//------------------------------// // A Talk with a Queen // Story: World of Ponies: A Collection of Days // by ShadowWalking18 //------------------------------// "Alpha Squad, take the left. Beta, the right. Today we take down this Hive once and for all." The Equestrian commander whispered as she gave orders to the soldiers under her command. With a nod the soldiers all moved towards their posts. The liquid glow of Changeling Hive Structure surrounding them in the darkness of the tunnels taken over by the changelings. Since the years following the attack by the changelings during the war, Equestria had sent soldiers out in the hopes of finding their hive and taking it down before another changeling army could be bred; and to capture or kill the changeling queen behind it all. The fact that there was another changeling queen out in the world was a cause of worry among the higher ups, given the changelings ability to rapidly reproduce. The army had worked for awhile now, searching for the hive since the end of the war, and yet for the most part had come across only small outposts or false hives. Their target was crafty, and quick; often managing to evacuate just before the army arrived when they had managed to pinpoint her location. But this time was different. The soldiers had dispatched a number of scouts and perimeter guards, before finally reaching the main tunnel entrances. And as the signal was given, they charged forward; surging into the hive main hub. And stopping dead in their tracks as some of their soldiers ran into a magic shield, and were sent flying back. The soldiers were stunned and shocked by the spell, but a quick order of the unicorns in the squad to come up and dispel the shield was given. But even as the battle mages came up and began their spells, a cruel and amused laugh seemed to echo around them in the cavern tunnel. "Oh, don't bother. That shield spell is nearly unbreakable." The soldiers stepped back, getting into battle posisitions as on the other side of the shield wall, a lithe black form slipped up to them; flanked by several large changelings. These were Changeling Elite guards, from what little was known of the species. And the lithe, sensual form before them was none other then the Queen herself. "Welcome Equestrians to my domain. I hope it is," The changeling queen giggled, "A pleasure." "Changelings," The commanding officer called, "You are found in violation of Equestrian law and charged as an enemy of the nation. If you surrender now, we will spare your life and the lives of your hive." The Queen smirke, showing a fanged smile, "Oh, such delightful terms. Mmmm, the thought of being strapped down and carried off by some of those stallions there is....appealing." The changeling queen licked her lips as she slid her hooves down her form, her eyes glowing a crimson red. "But I'm afraid I can't," The queen said, turning with a sway of her hips, "my hive is ready to leave you see. I just came to see if any of my pursuers might be worth my time taking into my chambers. Sadly, it seems that Celestia is keeping all the good stallions to herself. Greedy little whorse she is." A low growl went out amongst the troops, the anger apparent at the brazen insult to their princess. "But, enough chatter. I have places to go, good bye." The Queen said with a casual flick of her mane as she and her guards walked off. "Mages, get this shield down now!" The officer ordered. It took several hours for the unicorns to manage to take down the shield, and of course by then it was already too late. Once more the Changeling Queen had escaped. Celestia frowned as she looked over the report. Once more the changeling queen of the rogue hive had managed to evade capture. It was beginning to become a common thing, and it showed that this Queen was more cautious and skille in guile. Still, the fact that the soldiers had for once found the main hive instead of decoys was a small victory; after pulling up nothing for a long time. They could at least find her, but this issue with a shield spell. For one thing, if it was as tough as the unicorns made it out, that would mean that this changeling queen had a shield spell that was just as powerful as her own, if not more. But worse of all... ...changelings weren't suppose to be able to do magic. Shape shift magic was their own special ability, and changeling Queens did possess enough skill in magic to make basic attack spells. But advanced shield defense spells were, as Chrysalis herself had shown through both interrogation and study, impossible. At least for Chrysalis. So why could this Queen do such a spell. Celestia needed to find out, but the thought of dealing with that creature again did not sit well on her mind. Chrysalis could be impossible to work with, or even talk to. But never the less she would have too. Sighing as she put down the report, Celestia gathered herself and with her escort of Royal Guards, made her way once more to the prison in which the famed Queen Chrysalis of the Changelings lay held. "Ah, Celestia," Chrysalis hissed with a smirk, "Come again to visit? Have you brought me a tasty snack perhaps? Perhaps a nice, strong and handsome stallion?" "No you parasite," Celestia said, "I am here concerning the other changeling Queen." Chrysalis huffed and sat on her couch, crossing her hooves under her breasts, "Oh, you're no fun. But I don't see what you need me to tell you that you don't already know from having your scientists and mages poke me with their horns." Chrysalis smirked, and she lounged back, lifting a leg and letting her dress slid down the lithe, delicate looking limb and exposing the full leg, "Although, they weren't exactly poking me in the right places for me to like it. Maybe they can try again." Celestia rubbed her head, "Does your depravity know no ends?" Chrysalis paused, placed a hoof to her chin in thought, "Hmmmm. Nope!" She finished with a shake of her head. Celestia huffed, "Look. My soldiers found the queens hive." "Oh, then why are you here? Shouldn't they have captured her?" Chrysalis asked, though the smirk on her lips told Celestia she knew more then she was letting on. "The queen had a shield spell up. How could a changeling, even a queen, have access to such a spell. I want answers!" Celestia glared intently at Chrysalis as she finished. Chrysalis smirked, then sighed, "Oh, I suppose it can't be helped. I guess I can tell you, but I first you need to do something for me." "What?" Celestia asked, feeling cautious. "I want you to bring me Cadence and Shining Armor here." Chrysalis said with a shrug. "Why?" Celestia asked. "Oh, its a personal matter between us three and us alone. Let me talk to them in private. Then I will tell you what you want to know." Chrysalis said, smiling. Celestia looked hard at the changeling queen. She turned and walked away from the cell. "Star Bolt," Celestia said to one of her guards, "send a message to my niece, informing her to come with her husband as soon as possible." Cadence and Shining Armr looked around uneasily, as they walked through the hall. To say that they were confused by the summons they had recieved was an understatement. Cadence didn't mind if her aunt wished to see her, and she had brought Flurry with them to see her Aunt Celestia. But the fact that this trip was to see another craeture, did not rest easily on their minds. Especially considerng the history said creature had with them. "What could she possibly want to see us for?" Cadence asked her husband. "I don't know dear. But if Princess Celestia is asking us to come, we should try to get this over with as soon as possible." Shining said with a huff, then he turned to his daughter in his wife's hooves. "And then we can go show everypony in canterlot the cutest, best, most adorable filly in the whole world." Shining Armor said in that voice all adoring parents use with their infant children. Flurry giggled, before going back to sucking her hoof. Taking a turn, Shining and Cadence saw Celestia and her guards before them. Cadence rushed over, and hugged her aunt with a hoof, while Celestia wrapped both of hers around her niece. "Aunt Celestia," Cadence said with a smile, "Its so good to see you again." "And you too little niece," Celestia smiled, then looking down at Flurry Heart and nuzzling her nose against Flurry's nose, "And it is so good to see you too, my darling little grand niece." Flurry giggled, and placed her hooves on Celestia's face and nuzzled her back. Celestia giggled, and continued the adoring nuzzle before looking to her former Captain of the Guard. "Shining Armor. You are looking well." Celestia said. Shining Armor saulted, "Princess Celestia. It is good to see you again." Celestia chuckled, "Please Shining, you are my nephew in law now. We can be informal with each other in private." Shining Armor chuckled uneasily, "Uh, sorry force of habit." Celestia smiled slightly, before frowning, "I'm sorry this visit is not of a more family oriented nature. But..." "We understand. We will see her," Cadence then held out Flurry Heart to Celestia, "Here, why don't you spend some time with your grand niece. It's been awhile since you saw her." Celestia smiled, and took the young alicorn in her hooves, "If you need anything, my guards will not be far." Cadence and Shining Armor nodded, before going down the hall toward Chrysalis' cell. Celestia watched them go, before looking to Flurry Heart. "Come along little deary, let us see what little game we can play hmmm?" Celestia said with a smile. Flurry Heart giggled and hugged her grand aunt. "Ah, I wondered if you two would actually show up," Chrysalis said, as she stood up from her couch and moved over to the bars at her cell. She slide and wrapped a hoof around one of them, and leaned against it as she raised a leg, "Shining, its especially good to see you." "Sorry, the feeling isn't mutal Chrysalis." Shining said with a glare. "Oooh," Chrysalis, placing a hoof to her lips in a pout, "so mean to little old me." Chrysalis smirked, licking her lips, "But then again, I love a mean stallion. They can be so rough," Chrysalis sucked in a husky breath, "aggressive. Especially in the bed." "Enough of your games Chrysalis," Cadence snapped, "You asked to see us, now what do you want?" "Oooh, don't sound so harsh Cadence," Chrysalis pouted, "Is it so bad to want to see my two favorite ponies in the whole world. I must say it was quiet fun playing as you. Though, I must say I found working with a...inferior figure to be somewhat boring." "Inferior figure!?!" Cadence shouted in rage. "Uh, sweetie..." Shining Armor started, but Chrysalis cut him off. "Of course," Chrysalis said, standing straight, with a shrug, "I mean lets face the facts, compared to me you are just simply lacking." Cadence growled, and Shining stood between her and the cell. "Now, Cadence you know she is just-Agh!" Shining Armor started, before Chrysalis grabbed his tail and yanked him toward the bars of her cell. Shining Armor went frozen, as he felt two strangly soft orbs surround the sides of his face, a beat of a heart felt just barely through fabric. A hoof wrapping around his chest as a tail wrapped about his leg. "You must see it, don't you Shining darling," Chrysalis said, griding herself against Shinings back through the gap in the bars, her chest moving Shinings armor side to side with her breasts. Shining Armor was stiff, mouth hanging agap, unable to speak. Cadence was seeing red. "I'm well more endowed then your dear little wife, and my hips are fit for bearing babies. And the fact is, Celestia needs to keep the guards of my cell down the end of the hall just to keep them safe from me." Chrysalis said, lowering her mouth to breathe warm air against Shining's ear. Shining felt a shiver run down his spine. Cadence started to grind her teeth. Chrysalis chuckled as she kept going, "And I have years of experience in the bed. I can take any male through a whirlwind of delights that leaves them almost brain dead. Frankly Cadence, in terms of being a lover, you are still just a novice." Steam started to come out of Cadence's ears as her eyes ignited into burning flames from the lowest depths of hell. "And," Chrysalis turned Shining around so that he was looking up right at her, even as she pressed him against her body. His attempts to push away, useless as he soon realized that the changeling queen was alot stronger then she looked. "And," Chrysalis went on, I can become any female of any species. You must be getting so bored of plowing the same, old-" Cadence twitched and slammed her hoof through the wall of the prison, leaving a small hole. "-alicorn." Chrysalis finished, nibbling the tip of Shining's ear, "What do you want Shining dear? Something exotic?" With a flash, Chrysalis form changed to that of a zebra mare, "Or perhaps something more, interspecies? Hmmm, I bet you would love to do some BDSM with a griffonness?" Chrysalis form changed again into the form of a griffonness, "Or maybe you have other desires? Maybe some intimate fantasy's?" Chrysalis changed her form and she became Celestia, then Luna. Then a number of well known noble mares in Canterlot. "Unhand him!" Cadence shouted, her horn flaring as she yanked Shining from Chrysalis grip, and pulled his face right into her chest. "Mmmph!" Shining Armor said, muffled. "Don't listen to her Shining. She is an evil, seductress whorse!" "Ouch." Chrysalis deadpanned, flicking her mane back, "No need to be rude." She stuck her lips out in a pout. Cadence started to grind against Shining, wrapping her tail around his leg, "My husband could care less about that...bug body of yours or whatever body you can take. He choose me to marry, and this body to bear his children and do all sorts of things with, every night! Every day too. And...and...and every other weekend as well." Cadence looked at her husband, "Right Shining, this is the mare you chose to indulge every perveted fantasy you could think of. And these are the hips that have and will continue to bear your babies." Cadence gripped Shining's hooves and moved them down her body. Shining Armor just blushed, unable to say anything. "Right!?" Cadence shouted, glaring at her husband. "Mph!" Shining muffled, nodding his head vigorously. Cadence smiled, and then stuck her tongue at Chrysalis. Chrysalis chuckled, "Oh don't be so childish Cadence. Why don't you come over here, and put that tongue to some real work." "What!?" Cadence gasped, releasing Shining and covering herself with her hooves. Shining Armor slupped to the ground and leaned against the wall, hold his hooves over his nose and crossing his legs. "Oh don't be shy. I must admit, you do have qualities one can enjoy. Such a sweet innocent filly, it would be so delicious to teach you everything I know." Chrysalis said, wrapping her hooves around a bar of her cell door, and leaning against it like a mares working at a strip club would, the shoulder strap of her gown slipping off to show her bare shoulder. Cadence blushed, eyes bulging in a look of pure shock. Chrysalis soon burst into laughter, clutching her sides, "Ahahaha, oh you should see the looks on your faces." Cadence still looked flustered, but she growled and stomped up to the cell. "Look, you cheese legged insect," She started, sticking her hoof through the bars and into Chrysalis' face. Chrysalis laughed, holding up her hooves, "Take it easy princess, I'm just having some fun. You can't imagine how boring this cell is, and I rarely get any entertainment." Cadence scowled. Chrysalis sighed, "Fine. I've had my fun, now I guess I should hold up my end and give you the information you want. Well, go get Celestia." Cadence huffed, and with a nod she walked off, Shining Armor following behind her. Chrysalis watched the two go, and licked her lips as she watched their flanks. "Well Chrysalis," Celestia said. "Yes, yes Celestia. I'll tell you what you want to know." Chrysalis said with a huff. "Thank you," Celestia said, and looked to her niece, "And thank you Cadence. I won't ask what she wanted to talk to you about; but I'm sure it was not pleasant." "Hey, no need to be rude." Chrysalis deadpanned. "At least something came from it," Cadence said, "Aunt, I can hold Flurry if you wish." "Nonsense. I haven't seen the little dear in a long time. I'd like to hold her a little bit longer, if it is alright." Celestia asked, tickling Flurry's tummy with her hoof. Flurry giggled and gripped Celestia's hoof and popped it into her mouth. Cadence smiled, "No, it is alright." Celestia smiled at Cadence, then returned her gaze to Chrysalis. "Now Chrysalis. The other changeling queen. I want answers." Celestia stated. "Yes, yes." Chrysalis sighed, "I know. Fine, where do I begin." "Your relation to her would be a good start." Celestia stated. Chrysalis flicked her mane, "Well, what is there to say, other then that she is my daughter." "Your daughter!?" Celestia, Cadence and Shining Armor all shouted in surprise. Chrysalis smirked, "What? You sound surprised." "But how can she reproduce? It was learned that all other changelings but you are infertile drones." Celestia demanded. Chrysalis chuckled, "Well, that is where a biology lesson comes into play, so..." Chrysalis shifted her form again, now looking like a school teacher, with a pair of glasses and a tight fitting pink shirt and short mini skirt. Her mane tied up in a bun. "Now class, listen well," Chrysalis said, looking intently on Shining. Cadence growled and wrapped her hooves around her husband protectively. Chrysalis laughed, "Well, lets start with the basics. As you know, changelings are divided into a number of categories. There are the worker drones, males and females of smaller stature that work to spread the Hive Structure and prepare food and other such duties, like cleaning, garbage disposal and the like. Then there is the warrior class, you know them well and then a sub category known as the Elite Warrior class. After that come the Handmaiden class, all of whom are female and act as my personal guard and caretakers when I am laying eggs. All of these drone types are infertile, and are incapable of reproducing. I as the Queen, am the only changeling who reproduces with the help of a special class of changeling, the High Males." Chrysalis went over to a bulb of Hive Structure, within the sleeping form of a large male changeling, "this is a High Male, and his sole duty, is to prove himself superior to all other High Males to become my consort and in doing so, be the one to mate with me to imprint on my eggs when I am laying. But of course, all of the changelings born from such a mating will either be infertile drones, or other High Males who will challange his superiority to be my consort." "Wait, wait, wait," Cadence said, "if you birth the High Males, does that mean that you are...." "Reproducing with the equivalent of my own sons?" Chrysalis said, "Yes. You could say it is something like that." "Ugh! That is revolting!" Cadence gasped. Chrysalis rolled her eyes, "Oh, don't act like that. We changelings have a different genetic structure from you ponies. We don't suffer the same consequences of Interbreeding as you ponies do." "But," Celestia started, "if all of your children born with a High Male are infertile, then how do you preserve the species if you should die Chrysalis?" Chrysalis smiled, "A good question. It's really simple, since High Males can only produce drones, we Changeling queens must seek other a different source of genetic material in order to breed a new queen. In short, we must mate with a male that is not a changeling High Male. When we do that, a special egg I produce in my body is fertilzed and a new Changeling Queen egg is produced. The new queen will always be a changeling, no matter what species the father was." "I see. But that still does not explain her ability to use a shield spell that only a few ponies could even muster." Celsetia stated. Chrysalis shrugged, "Oh, that is easy. You see, the fertilized Queen Egg, while birthing a changeling, will retain certain abilities from the species of the father. So like, if I mated with a dragon, I would birth a queen who could breathe fire or something. Frankly, the abilities that new Queen acquires is difficult to tell, and I've only ever had one daughter queen in my lifetime so far." "So then you mated with a pony, and the resulting queen acquired the ability to use Equestrian magic." Celestia said, feeling a sense of dread. Chrysalis smirked, "Does that scare you Celestia?" "It worries me. And I can only pity whatever poor stallion you seduced." Celestia scowled. "Oh, don't be so mean. You might hurt his feelings." Chrysalis said with a smirk, showing her teeth as she gazed at Shining Armor. Cadence and Celestia blinked, and they looked at Shining Armor. Then to Chrysalis. Shining. Chrysalis. Shining. Chrysalis. Shining's eyes bulged andhe choked on a gasp. "No..." Cadence said, shaking her head with wide eyes. "Th-that...you can't be-" Shining stammered, looking at Chrysalis in shock. "Oh, don't be so embarassed Shining. You should be proud of our daughter. She is really a smart little changeling." Chrysalis said, before bursting into laughter. Shining Armor choked, and looked to Celestia and Cadence. He felt his heart stop, as he saw the disapproving look in Celestia's eyes, and the look of pain, and yet intent murder, in his wife's eyes. "W-wait. I couldn't have! This is just another game of hers." Shining said quickly in his defense. Cadence blinked, then frowned and looked at Chrysalis, "He is right. It would be just like you to say something like this as a cruel joke." Chrysalis chuckled, "Oh Shining. Do you recall a night, the day before the wedding. When you thought that the Cadence with you, was the real Cadence?" Shining Armor blinked, "Uh....yeah." "And," Chrysalis continued, "do you recall a little bottle of wine you brought with you, and half way through you began to pressure Cadence about a little....premarital intimacy?" Shinin Armor felt a sudden feeling of dread, "Uh...y-yes...." Chrysalis smirked, "You were really an animal that night. I still think about it when I'm lonely at night." The silence that followed, you could have heard a pin drop. Shining Armor, rigged and stiff with fear, slowly looked to his wife. "C-C-Cadence-" He started. "Shining you jerk!" Cadence shouted, as her hoof connected with Shining's face, sending him flying into the wall. "AGGH!" Shining Armor shouted, as blood shot from his nose as he hit the wall, then the ground. "ShiningArmor,Ican'tbelieveyouwoulddosuchahorriblethingtobetrayme.Youbeast,youbrute.Youonemindedhorndog!Ihateyou,Ihateyou.Youevil,evil,evilstallion!Ican'tbelieveyouwoulddosuchathingtome!" Cadence shouted as she began to beat Shining Armor to a pulp. Chrysalis laughed, and Celestia groaned, rubbing her head. Flurry Heart giggled, sticking her foot into her mouth. Shining Armor lay on the ground, both eyes black and puffy. Bruises all about his body, and just barely concious. Cadence stood over him, breathing heavily. "Oh, don't blame him too much. If it means anything, I was using a pheramon to get him into the mood. I was hungry that night." Chrysalis said, looking at her hoof. "You...couldn't...have said that....sooner?" Shining Armor gasped. "Oh. Silly me." Chrysalis giggled. "Well, I think this has been....eye opening." Celestia started, "Good bye Chrysalis." Chrysalis blinked, "W-wait! I have a proposistion!" Celestia stopped, and turned, "What kind?" "Let me out." Chrysalis said simply. "Why the buck would we do that!?" Cadence hissed. Chrysalis sighed, "Look. I know we don't get along, but I can't stand being bound in this cell. My hive can't survive forever in stasis. They need to be free. You must be having trouble finding my daughter, let me go out and do it for you." "And why would you do that? And how could we even trust you?" Celestia asked. "Besides being free? I know we didn't get off to a good start, but if it means saving my drones, I will gladly swear any oath. Besides, my daughter and I have a little fight to settle. We didn't exactly leave on good terms, and she did steal something from me." Chrysalis said. Celestia looked intently at Chrysalis. Her mind, deep in thought. Chrysalis looked with begging eyes at Celestia, "Please. I swear, I will never try to take over Equestria again. Just allow me and my hive to go free. In return, I will help you capture my daughter." Celestia bit her lip. "Auntie?" Cadence said, looking at Celestia curiously. "You will give your word, that you will never seek to harm my little ponies or seek to take over Equestria ever again. And you will obey my every command in the hunt for your daughter." Celestia said. "Aunt Celestia!" Cadence gasped, "You can't be serious?!" "I am. This new changeling queen has proven difficult, and more powerful then I realized, and if we wish to capture her, we need every advantage." Celestia sighed, "even if I am loath to do so." Chrysalis smiled, "Believe me Celestia, the feeling is mutual. Still, if it means getting out of this cell. Fine. I swear to never seek to conquer Equestria, or harm her citizens. Even if it means we will need to find a new food source." "We can work out your need for love later." Celestia said, as she opened the door to Chrysalis cell. Chrysalis took a tenative step out, before stretching, "Ahhh, it feels good to be out of that cell." "I am serious Chrysalis. Do not make me regret this. Or I will end you, and your entire species. Do you understand?" Celestia leveled a glare at Chrysalis. "Yes, yes. I know when I'm beat." Chrysalis sighed, she turned to her cell and her eyes glowed, causing the Hive structure pods to glow; and slowly each changeling within the pod slid out, covered in goo as their bodies slowly regained conciousness. "I will first need to establish a Hive base you understand." Chrysalis said. "The cavern system under Canterlot will do. I will be able to keep a closer eye on you that way." Celestia said. "Keeping me on a short leash? I like that. Don't expect me to bark though." Chrysalis said with a smirk. When the last of the changeling's in the pods was awake and active again, Celestia handed Flurry over to Cadece,and she and Chrysalis walked out, with the changelings following behind their queen. "I hope you know what you are doing, Auntie." Cadence said, holding Flurry tightly to her. Now just her and Shining, Cadence looked down at her husband. "C-Cadenec. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I swear I didn't know." Shining begged, tears in his eyes. Cadence frowned, and sighed, "I know. I shouldn't blame you so hard." Shining Armor smiled, but Cadence pointed a hoof down at him. "But," She hissed, "You will be sleeping on the couch for a whole year. Do you undersand?" "Yes dear." Shining Armor said with a defeated sigh. "Good," Cadence said with a nod, "Now, lets go home." And with that, Cadence walked out of the prison, carrying her daughter in her hooves. And dragging her husband behind her with her magic.