Brilliance of the Queen
I am.
Yes. Yes, I am. Good to see that my self-awareness survived the procedure. Cogito ergo sum is an important part of this complete breakfast.
I am... I am....
Yes, thank you, me. I think we've established our own existence.
I am... me.
Amazing discovery there, subconscious. I suppose next you'll be telling us that the sky is blue.
But... what is me?
The question is "Who am I", you idiot. I swear, if you're going to get sidetracked by pointless musings, you could at least...
Who am I?
Oh no. Oh, no. No, no, no no no NO! This cannot be happening! Seriously? I mean, SERIOUSLY?
Who am I?
You're Queen Chrysalis! I mean, I'M Queen Chrysalis, but you're me! Queen of the Changelings, Devourer of Hearts, soon-to-be sovereign of the Crystal Empire? Ring any bells?
You... Chrysalis?
Yes, yes, that's right. I'm Chrysalis. And you're me.
But if you're Chrysalis, then who am I?
CHRYSALIS! Honestly, this isn't that hard! Why are we even having this argument? What the hell are you?
I am me. And you are Chrysalis.
No, WE are Chrysalis! Wait, what am I saying? There is no we! I am Chrysalis!
And I am me.
You are me, you insipid little toad! I'm the consciousness, the body, the soul, the whole nine yards! You're not even supposed to exist!
What am I?
Don't change the subject, you moron! I am a changeling, and I've only got a year to work out a concept of time before I get born!
Am I a baby? Is that why I'm so small?
Yes. For all intents and purposes, I am a baby right now. It's part of a long-term infiltration strat... Wait, why do you think you're small?
I remember being huge. Remember how long my legs used to be. Short and stubby right now.
Yes. I've had to cut down on muscle mass for this mission.
My wings are so big. And my horn is almost as big as my head.
It was this or starve myself until I didn't have internal organs. I chose the lesser evil. At least it's still a vaguely equine shape.
You said you were a queen. Why are you on the front lines?
There are some tricks that drones just can't pull off. Fetus substitution is one of them.
What's a fetus?
It's a guilt-free way of saying 'baby that's still in the womb'.
Did you eat a baby to get in here?
Nothing so morbid. I just took an opportunity to make them think a fetus was there.
How did you do that?
She fell asleep on a train. They're a very active couple, so they weren't suspicious. Next thing you know, I'm gorging myself on the richest bouquet the Equestrians can offer.
But my mouth doesn't even work. How am I so full?
Stop thinking like a pony. I'm a changeling. The only sustenance I need is love.
Somebody loves me? But how can they know me? The only thing that knows me is you.
It's pretty obvious that you're here. Pregnancies aren't known for being easy things to conceal. And yes, they do love you. Both of them.
Why?
Because...
Huh. That's weird.
What?
Nothing, it's just... I've never actually thought about why parents would love their children this much. I mean, they don't know anything about you, except maybe what gender you're going to be. But this love is more pure, more delicious, than anything I felt the last time. I'm surprised I haven't burst.
Should my tummy be hurting? Because it doesn't.
Well, of course not. I turned off my pain receptors for this mission. I'm getting gallons of unneeded nutrients pumped into me by this dumb mare. Unless I want to kick my way out of her at seven months, I had to turn the pain off.
I can get out of here?
Not with this form, you can't. The horn can't puncture, these wings don't have enough muscle mass to unfold fast enough, and there is no way I'm going to the trouble of growing claws right now.
Claws? Is it really so strong?
Not by much. Go on, feel for yourself.
Baby's first kick, indeed. How does it feel, Cadence?
Cadence? Is that my name?
No, Cadence is your mother. Well, in a way. You'll have to treat her like your mother for the first few years.
Years?
Yes, years. A few weeks posing as Cadence made me strong enough to take on Celestia. A childhood as her beloved alicorn princess daughter will make me the most powerful creature of all time!
What about your children?
My children? Wait, how the Tambelon do you know about them?
You think louder than you scream.
Right. Well, they're going for the slow burn. I have double agents everywhere. Celestia thinks they've defected, but all they're doing is building a new hive inside Equestria's borders. Sure, there'll be a few hundred thousand deaths, but we have to think about the big picture.
And what is the big picture?
A world full of love for our species to gorge itself on for all eternity. The daughter of the Princess of Love is the most ideally placed pony to guide Equestrian civilization in the ways we need. Ergo, I am here.
But why am I here?
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it was magic. The body forming a new identity independent of the mind... Maybe I've ended up stepping on destiny's tail, and this is its way of punishing me.
Will I still be here when we're born?
Oh, there's no question of that. The body is responding to you now. I can't even twitch a muscle. If anything, I'll be the one to fade away into nothing.
What? No! Who will I have to talk to?
There'll be an entire empire at your beck and call. You'll hardly meet any definitions of lonely.
But what about the changelings?
Even if I never take over, this plan has been set up so that they'll have flawlessly integrated into Equestria by the turn of the century. They won't even need me at that point.
...
They'll have me.
So, this is a thing.
Okay, some context. Since Flurry Heart first poked those wings out from her swaddling, I've been constantly putting forth the theory that she's a changeling infiltrator. Partly because that would be a great way to bring back the changelings, and partly because children with hideous birth defects are the entire origin for the changeling legend.
So for the second time, welcome to my inarticulate regurgitation of headcanon! If I were forced to compare it to The Stars Did Aid In Our Escape, I'd definitely say this one's got the edge. That's probably just me being jaded about the past, though. They're probably somewhere around the same skill level (i.e., guttershite).
If for some reason you enjoyed this short romp of stupid, be sure to leave a comment telling me why. If you hated it, I'd still urge you to comment, so that I can know what I did wrong.
And because it's been going through my head a hundred times a second since I started writing:
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Hrm, an interesting concept! Though I'd say it borders on being a dark story rather than a comedy. Then again, maybe there's something funny about this that I'm missing. Either way!
7014942 Considering you're the One Crime at a Time dude, I won't question your sense of the dark. Tag added.
Also, obligatory 'omg senpai noticed me'.
Well this is interesting, but whatever life this Flurry Heart will live is likely to be even more interesting.
7014965 Glad to hear that you liked it.
7014959
I think it's the intent behind Chrysalis's plan and the fact that she planted a babbu in Cadance that gives me a dark vibe towards it. But, that's just me.
7015000 No, definitely dark. Honestly, if this story had started a few minutes earlier in Chryssi's plan, this would have an M rating.
This is actually... disturbingly plausible.
This is something I could see happening. Have a can of applause!
7015154 That is lovely to hear. Always nice to know that one's theory about the royal baby being replaced pre-birth is plausible. Now if only the British government would recognize such allegations...
7015255
ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED.
(Epilepsy warning.)
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I... wat... why... this... I'm tempted to say this is REALLY FUCKING STUPID and out of character.
7015690 Congratulations for spotting the obvious!
You get a cookie.
http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/
7015778 Look I don't like to be the buzzkill here. I just think that under different circumstances this might have actually been a thing. But it's sort of hard to swallow. Plus I'm pretty sure that it's highly immoral and it... feels wrong.
I don't like it. But... I don't hate it either. This confuses me altogether.
7016356 You say that as if it's possible for an evil queen crawling into a princess's womb and taking the form of a baby to be anything other than highly immoral.
I myself use the phrase 'inarticulate regurgitation of headcanon' to describe this thing. Not meant to be good. Not meant to be worth the time it takes to read it. DEFINITELY not worth the time it took to write it, and I say that as someone who basically only finished writing this because I wanted to knock out something Flurry Heart-related before the hiatus was over.
Now unfollow me.
Before you read the criticism part of this- Yes, I like this story.
This makes me feel uncomfortable. Yes, it's out of character; irrelevant in the scheme of things but worth noting.
It just strikes the wrong chord with me, and the comedy element is a little bland, all things considered.
And yet it somehow works. I like it.
7016383 I agree with everything you said except the part where you implied there was something you enjoyed about this thing.
7016381 Unfollow you? Why? You didn't do something bad. Aaand I guess this could have been an attempt at reincarnation from Chrysalis. Anything is possible really. Anyway thanks for talking to me about this.
7016424 Unfollow me because I already have to deal with a guy who follows me because I kicked his ass and a guy who follows me because he's so desperate for attention that he wants to be my friend even after mocking my entire worldview.
In all honesty, and with the least malice possible, I don't need a third annoying hanger-on with whom I have zero emotional connection, even if it does seem like you're extending an olive branch. Unless you actually like any of my stuff and genuinely want to see more, I sincerely want you to leave me alone.
7016440 Chill i just would like to see more of your stuff. Honest. There's nothing wrong with that is there?
7016451 Wow.
Okay. I am legit sorry for jumping to conclusions there. I seriously thought you were just following to try and balance out the criticism.
My bad. Thousand apologies, I'm a pessimistic asshole, etc.
Welcome to the 'Stare Uncomfortably at Moriarty' club. Don't buy the t-shirts, try the punch.
7016475 I'm in a rather good mood today. This is... rather petty to be honest. I mean it's rather small and there's no need to get riled up about it anyway. So... ttyl? I gotta sleep.
7017932 You know, I've been reading books that date as far back as the origin of this phrase for twenty years now, and that's the first time I've seen it written that way. That and a few rudimentary Google searches later, I have one thing to say....
You're wrong.
7017932 Looking it up, it's 'beck and call'. 'Beck' being the old word for 'beckon'.
It's ok. Kind of dark, but that's what the tag is there for, right?
7019543 Yeah.
7014959 So... She infiltrated an entire kingdom with love eaters to overthrow it and then was like, Holy BuckApples! They just have to stay put And Love Comes!
7020650
7020672 Chrysalis:
IT NEVER MADE SO MUCH SENSE!
...when I watch the next season premiere, I am going to have this running through my head.
7023641 SUCCESS!
I take it that means you enjoyed it?
7023738
It was memorable, that's for sure. It didn't seem all that dark at first, but the more I think about it the darker it gets...
7023964 DOUBLE SUCCESS!
Woah. This is really cool... Hm. I'll have to think about that theory a bit... Well done. I very much enjoyed reading this.
7024690 Thank you! So happy to hear that!
It's not that dark... she never ate a baby!
Still, it's a pretty darn good plan, overall. Minus the part where she kind of set herself up to stop... being. Eh! Good enough for government work.
7031934 I've seen worse government work in canon.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed it!
Not bad. and it leaves enough that if you wanted to you could make a big story.
This is actually hilarious. Though I will say, I thought she'd somehow turned her own brain into a separate person so it could come up with better ideas for her at first.
Alright, let's see what's going on here.
I'm of two minds regarding this piece. On the one hand I enjoyed seeing Chrysalis wax philosophical about her swarm, love, and life in general. It's always interesting to see different characters' thought processes, and you characterize her in a manner I found believable. The twist is interesting; I honestly cannot say whether it's better to give it away early in the story or later, so I won't comment on the one you chose.
On the other hand, I hate how there is barely any narrative to this story. It doesn't need to be a ton, and it could even be presented in the form of Chrysalis' dialogue if you really wanted, but right now it's a bunch of talking heads and no sense real of what they actually feel.
7074918 Call it lack of plotting, an urge to get it out quick or getting tired of taking so long to slam it out, I don't really have any good excuses. It was always meant to be just a quick one-shot headcanon dump, and I'm not going to apologize for that.
All of your criticisms are still valid, of course, and if I ever revisit this semi-seriously, I will definitely take that into consideration. But as is, all I can really say is thanks for the feedback.
You need to make a sequel.
7087731 Do I, though? Where would it go from here?
7087769
Five-year-old Flurry Heart and her imaginary friend wreak havoc?
7087781 Ooooooh...
I had not considered the Calvin & Hobbes angle.
So wonderfully dark and humorous. I love it!
So apparently, this is meant to give life to the idea that Chrysalis can somehow go into the mind of Flurry Heart and act as an agent, or failing that, groom her for the future position of Changeling Queen.
Sweet.
I don't have any useful feedback for this though, because this is more of an expression of a concept than anything else, and I have to say that I've only ever seen this executed once.
7374160 Less the idea that Chrysalis can enter Flurry Heart's mind, and more the idea that Chrysalis turned into Cadence's baby and accidentally developed a second consciousness that become the dominant mind.
Still, glad you enjoyed it. I do occasionally toss around the idea of writing an actual story with this idea, sort of like Calvin & Hobbes but a tad more sinister.
I really like this. I've never thought of this kind of concealment before, and it's an ingenious one. But not only that, the mechanics of it, with the whole other mind going on, that's just.... wow.