//------------------------------// // Ocean by Liquidfirest0rm // Story: Tainted Love: A Twysalis Prompt Tag Collab // by Foals Errand //------------------------------// by Liquidfirest0rm "Chrysalis! You are being ridiculous!" Twilight shouted from the water, just off the beach. Her patience was quickly growing thin with her new wife. They were on their honeymoon, on a secluded island, far away from any pestering guards or drones who always felt the need to be close by incase either needed something. They had been there for two days now, and Chrysalis had refused to go in the water even once, always coming up with some excuse or another. Today, Twilight wasn't having any of it. She was going to spend time in the ocean with her wife, if she had to flood the island to do it. "No. I'm not going in and that's final!" Chrysalis retorted from her hiding spot in the nearby treeline. "Oh for the last time, you aren't related to any type of slug species, the saltwater isn't going to melt you!" Twilight yelled, stomping her front hooves and inadvertently splashing herself in the face. "I know that," Chrysalis replied, "Do I look slimy and squishy?" Twilight's eye twitched. "Wha... You... Urgh!!!! Fine! You wanna do this the hard way? We'll do this the hard way!" she yelled, the water around her starting to give off steam. Lighting up her horn, she encased the entire area that Chrysalis was in in her telekinetic grip and pulled everything up into the air. Several trees, bushes and a boulder made their way out over the water, Her wife screaming pleas and threats as she floated along with the debris. Once she was happy with the distance, Twilight released her hold and everything fell into the water. She wore a smug grin on her face as she made her way over to where Chrysalis should be. Her smile fell as she saw the mass of writhing black limbs and heard a half strangled cry for help. She immediately dove under the water, swimming over to where Chrysalis should be. She felt something latch onto her, and started making her way towards the surface. As she broke the surface she took in a big breath, hearing her wife coughing and sputtering behind her. She started making her way towards shallower water, stopping once she could stand up to let her passenger off. Chrysalis made a beeline to dry ground, coughing a few more times before turning on Twilight, a furious look on her face. "Are you crazy! You almost KILLED me!" Chrysalis screamed. "Oh it wasn't that bad, the water was only eight feet deep," Twilight said dismissively. "I can't swim, you featherbrained moron!" She yelled before a new coughing fit started up. Twilight looked at her, a mix of horror and hurt on her face. She rushed over and patted her on the back, trying to help her out of her coughing fit. "Are you ok?" Twilight asked. "Just peachy." Chrysalis replied, swatting the hoof off of her and walking away. The venom in her voice was not lost on Twilight as she followed her wife. "Chrysalis. I'm sorry, I didn't know." She quickly stopped as Chrysalis rounded on her, bringing them nose to nose. "If you would have just let it go this wouldn't have happened!" "If you'd have told me this from this beginning, I would have!" Twilight replied, her anger coming back a little. They both sat down, letting out sighs as they realized they were both to blame. They spent the next few minutes, looking anywhere but at each other. "I'm sorry," they both said in unison as they looked back at each other. Twilight held up her hoof so that she could speak first. "You're right, I shouldn't have pushed you so hard. This is your honeymoon as much as it is mine. Why didn't you just come right out and say that you couldn't swim when I asked you the first time?" Twilight asked. Chrysalis looked off to the side, a blush growing on her cheeks. "I didn't want you to think less of me. Sorry for yelling at you, and for the name calling." Twilight reached up and wrapped her arms and wings around the larger mare. "I would never think less of you just because you can't do something. Besides, now we have something we can do together." She beamed a smile at Chrysalis. Chrysalis shot her a questioning looked in return. "Swimming lessons!" Chrysalis groaned and rolled her eyes “I should have known,” she said, rolling her eyes as she pulled Twilight in tighter.