Chrysalis opened her eyes. The room had grown considerably darker during the time she was in the human’s mind. Said human was still sound asleep in his bed, the sight of whom made her seethe and blush in rage and embarrassment at the same time. She clenched her teeth and lightly stomped over to the non-brony so she wouldn’t wake him up. The fact that she was taking his slumber into consideration only added to her growing levels of shame.
“You…” She hissed craning her head forward not because she wanted to look at his face, but because she REALLY REALLY wanted to crane her head forward. “You you you you you you you… You! You! You…”
He yawned and mumbled some incoherent words and something about a pen before shifting his face in Chrysalis’ direction. Then just for a moment in Equestrian history they say, Chrysalis' small heart grew three sizes that day.
“D’aawwwwww,” she drawled before physically and mentally slapping herself back into reality and her heart shrunk back to normal changeling size and she groaned frustrated.
“This can’t be happening,” she began to bite down on her hoof in a quiet state of panic “Not here! Not when I have it so good.”
Just then, fate decided to mock the changeling queen as TD began to stir from his sleep. In sheer dismay, Chrysalis turned into the first pony she could think of. TD sat up and yawned before he noticed the pony staring at him, smiling awkwardly.
“Luna?” TD inquired, his smiling face betraying deeply disturbed feelings.
“Y-yes?” the disguised changeling queen replied.
“Were you watching me in my sleep?” TD’s eyes widened ever so slightly.
She let out an uncomfortable giggle, “Maybe.”
TD shifted away from her. “Alright,” his face showing slight concern “Do you do this often?”
“Noooooooo…” Chrysalis’ heart beated rapidly.
…
“Luna?”
“Yes TD?”
“Did your eyes always glow green in the dark?” TD clenched his bed sheets.
She mentally slapped herself in the head. “Tis an alicorn thing,”
…
“Luna?” TD said through clenched teeth.
“Yes TD?”
“Why are your hooves perforated?” It didn’t take a genius to know TD was unsettled.
Not Luna’s face ached from awkwardly smiling so hard. “Fridays?”
….
“Luna?” TD’s eye twitched doing his best to conceal his sheer horror.
“Yes TD?”
“When did your teeth get so… carnivorous?”
“Well... l… you see… er- OK, SCREW IT!” Chrysalis readied her horn to fire a sleep spell on TD, but this time he was ready. As she fired, TD jumped out of the bed and dodged the magical bolt.
“Ha!” TD gloated. “I ain’t falling for that again!”
Chrysalis smiled maliciously as her horn glowed “Feisty, I like it.”
Before TD could raise an eyebrow, he was hit in the head by a levitating bed pan. He fell to the ground with a thud. Chrysalis changed back to normal. She levitated him on the bed and gently raised the covers to his chest. Her face was red with embarrassment; she begrudgingly gave him a peck on the cheek before proceeding to the nearest wall and banging her head against it repeatedly.
Life was… good?
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“Sister,” Luna said as we walked through the halls, “thou needn’t escort us to the courtroom. We can make it there on our own.”
I shook my head, “Nonsense Luna, you have been through too much. It’s the least I could do after all the trouble you have gone through.”
Luna smirked “We fear our sister has grown somewhat overprotective of us since the events of the morning.”
I smirked back before we stopped dead on our tracks. “Luna? Do you hear… thumping?”
Luna nodded, “Let us investigate.”
We flew through the hallway searching for the source of the noise. The thumping grew louder and louder until we reached the source. It just had to be the infirmary. I stepped in front, my horn glowed preparing for the worst. Luna stepped to the side and she nodded towards me. I signalled her ready and she magically swung the door opened. I hopped inside the room and found… Chrysalis banging her head against the wall? She callously gave me a glance to acknowledge my presence before continuing to bang her head against the wall.
“Chrysalis,” I stated in a cold voice, “So you finally show yourself.” She turned towards me and opened her mouth to speak, only to close it and continue face-walling. Luna entered the room and noticed Chrysalis’… unusual behaviour.
“What happened to her?” she asked in an inquisitive demeanour.
She hit her head against the wall one last time hard enough to crack the concrete. “Flowers and Chocolates. That’s it,” she sighed “I’ve made up my mind!”
There was a brief silence. “And?”
“The human is coming with me,” she said in a shameful rage.
My eyes widened in shock and confusion, “What?!”
“I said the human--” She was interrupted as TD began to lightly snore in his sleep, causing me and Chrysalis to ‘awwwwwwww’ in unison. Luna realized it almost instantly. “Really, Chrysalis?” she stated almost as if she was disappointed in her. “You too?”
Chrysalis sighed, frustrated. “I should have never taken that stupid pen.”
“What?”
“It doesn’t matter!” she yelled, mindful of his sleep. “He’s coming with me to my hive as my new coltfriend.”
“What?!” I responded angrily, “He’s my coltfriend!”
Luna’s eye twitched not believing what she was hearing. “Am I seriously hearing this?”
Chrysalis smiled mockingly, “Don’t worry Celestia, I’ll take good care of TD. He will make a fine king.”
I narrowed my eyes positioning myself for a fight, “What makes you think I will let you?”
Luna blinked, “No seriously, is this really happening?”
“Ha!” Chrysalis challenged, “And what are you going to do about it?”
“Well Chrysalis,” I smiled audaciously, “It seems there is something I can do about it. Cadance! Now!”
Chrysalis’ eyes widened in shock. The room was shrouded in silence for a moment… and then two… then three. Figuring she didn’t hear me, I repeated. “I said, Cadance now!” Still no response.
…
“Um… Cadance?”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The pink alicorn sniffled.
“Don’t let go Rose.” Cadance whispered as she witnessed a rather famous scene from a rather famous movie. “Never Let go.”
The female human tried to shake the male awake as the lifeboats rowed towards them. ‘They’re here Jack.’ she said, yet her lover ceased movement long ago. She continued shaking him, but she soon realized that it was futile, and she pulled her hand out of his lifeless one. ‘I'll never let go, Jack.’
“Jack! Nohohoooo!” Cadance bawled. “There was room on the bohohoard!”
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“This is really happening.” Luna muttered as I facehoofed. Chrysalis took our state of dismay as an opportunity and quickly grabbed TD’s shirt in her jaws and flew and opened the window flying away into the night sky. I followed, but before flying after, I quickly turned towards my sister.
“Luna! Cadance! Now!”
She nodded and dashed out the door. I spread my wings and flew out of the window, matching speeds that would put Rainbow Dash to shame. I soon caught up to Chrysalis who had evaded all my guards. I groaned in frustration at their lack of usefulness. Priorities, Celestia…
I kept tailing her. I couldn’t blast her because I might have shot TD in the process only adding to my rage. Chrysalis noticing she couldn’t outrun me decided it was time for a final confrontation. We landed on a lush meadow and levitated TD out of harm’s way. The night sky was crystal clear. Cool wind blew against my face and made the tall grass sway. I stood stoic, not muttering a word. I kept a calm face, yet the stare I was giving Chrysalis would have made armies crumble. I cracked my neck ready for the fight.
“Prepare yourself Chrysalis.” I said in a regal strength in my voice. “This. Ends. Now.”