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// The Kids and The Truth 
// Story: Knowing You Can Change 
// by hcnation123 
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			Fire Flowers was curious to say the least, she had never seen a changeling before, ony heard stories about them being really mean and obnoxious and she was here to investigate. She had brought her brother with her, he was a bit scared but she would be lying if she said she wasn't as well. Chrysalis had come about 4 hours ago it was 8:30 at night and the sun had finally gone down,, only a bit of it shined pass the horizon and it was time to see her.

"Fire, are you sure this is safe?" Frame Rate asked as heput his claw on the handle.

"Yea, stop being such a scary half-breed and open the door." she demanded.

"I don't even want to be here, why do I let you drag me into these things?"he wined as he let go of the door knob.

"Cause I'm older than you by a year, cause I have better grades than you, and..." she was interrupted from her speech by her brother.

"OK, one, I cant control when people get born so hush it with that. Two, you spend time with Twilight half the day, and even more on the weekend. Also, third, I'm better at fir and stronger than you so HA!" he said with triumph in his voice.

"You need to calm down LITTLE brother." she said standing on two legs and looking down on him.

Frame Rate had enough and tackled her and they began wrestling, loudly I might add, much to the . Chrysalis, who had just slept for 2 hours, woke up from the wrestlin that was happening outside her door. Slightly frustrated that she was woken from her sleep, she got up and stretched hed limbs then proceeded to open the door to see two half dragons wrestling on the ground. As amusing as it was to see the two smaller being wrestle around, also cute but she wouldn't admit it, this had woken her up fom her slumber and that was enough.

She cleared her throat, but the two wrestling figures didn't acknowledge her, then she tried a stomp of her hoof, which didn't work either. Then, with a glow of her crooked horn, she lifted the two and pulled them away from each other and sat them down. "Uhhh, Hello?" she tried to sound nice.

The two frozen up, not saying anything, though when Chrysalis took a sep forward, they ran and ran fast. Chrysalis, a little put down by this walked back in her room to et some more sleep.



Back with Crysalis telling the story to Fire Flower
"Chysalis! I already know how we met I was there" Frame Rate said in an annoying tone.

"OH Yeah, then I'll just skip that part, sorry" she said as she continued the story.
Back to the story




Chysalis had been sitting here for a few hours with a book, "The Great Ponysby", she thought it was an excellent book that tough a great lesson, she was actually close to finishing it. She had found a study in the mansion and decied to staythere, since she couldn't find it in herself to go to sleep. She was nearing the final chapter of the book when she was interrupted by someone coming into the room, she looked up to see Photo Finish walking into the room.

"Oh, I apologize, i didn't think anyone would be here at this hour." she said as she took a book from her saddlebag and sat in a chair across from her.

"It's fine, it is your house after all." the changeling said as she looked to the light blue mare.

"Alright." she began reading her book.

A few minutes passed befor anyone said anything, Chryslis, who was finished with her book, decided to break the silence. "I am sorry to interrupt you but, I must ask you something."

Photo put down her book and looked to thQueen and asked, "What would that be?"

"This whole taking another spouse thing, you are even taking the fact that I am a known national criminal better thaan most, what is your thought on all of this?" 

She sat down her book and looked to the changeling, "Yes, it was and still is a huge hurdle to overcome. I will not put it lightly, what you did was a horrible thing, despicable even, down right evil." she said with a bit of venom in her voice, and Chrysalis felt it. "Though, I am a firm believer in karma, and that is a force no one shall run from. In what you have done I believe this is karmas way to come back and kick your ass. I may not be able to relate or judge you as a changeling but I must say, and excuse me if I sound like a pessimist or a sadist, but I can't imagine what it felt like to see other of your race to drop dead, if front of you or out of reach. The horrors you must dream every night as you see people that even you as a Queen respect or love to see them die in your arms,in you dreams, or even in your very hooves. I can only apologize to you, say what you must about my speech but you can not deny what it is, the truth, the awful truth and you have to live with it. Now, what Spike has done for you is given you a second chance, and I hope you do not take it lightly beacuse could be the last chance you get" there was a small silence between them, only the faces they kept as they stared at each other.

'The truth hurts.' thats all the Queen of changeling or what was left of changeling thought as she levetated a nother book in front of her to read, but, behind the pages she cried, worst than she ever had before. Though she wasn't alone, Photo had gone to her and hugged her, because it is all she can do...for a friend.