Chapter 11
Acari groaned and slowly opened her eyes, hissing when her head started throbbing painfully.
“Careful, Acari,” Phasmi’s voice came from her right. “I can’t see much, but I think the exoskeleton on your skull is a bit cracked. It’ll take some time to heal fully.”
“W-what happened?” Acari asked, trying to make sense of her surroundings.
“We’ve been captured.”
The statement helped Acari focus. Her eyes widened and she realized that other than her head, she couldn’t move at all. Both her and Phasmi were encased in a hard cocoon up to their necks, and two burly changeling guards stood nearby, watching them warily.
“What is going on here? Tell me why you have trapped us!” She glared at the guards. “As princess of the Hive I demand an answer!”
“Do not worry,” a voice responded.
The two guards saluted as a larger changeling stepped in and glared at the pair of them.
“Captain,” Acari spoke very slowly. “If you let us go now, your punishment will be reduced to that of what befits a simple misunderstanding.” She paused, looking at him in the eye. “It’s your only chance before I have you executed for treason.”
The captain laughed. “It’s funny you would threaten me so, when your family is being judged on that exact charge.”
“Who would accuse us of treason?” Phasmi asked, drawing the captain’s attention. “We haven’t betrayed anyone!”
“Oh,” the captain tilted his head. “Haven’t you?” His eyes narrowed. “Are you sure? Because we are all sure you did. And we have orders to deal with treasonous little princesses.”
“But—”
“Silence! You will all face your fate soon enough!” The captain snarled. With a sharp motion of his head, he indicated to the two guards to follow him, closing the entrance behind them.
“Dammit,” Acari swore. “I couldn’t even find out why they’re doing this.” She cringed when her head started throbbing again.
“Don’t worry,” Phasmi whispered. “We have a chance. The most effective fighter of all of us is still out there… Arachne is still free.”
o.0.o
Arachne struggled in vain against the goo that trapped her against the wall. “Why, you! How could you order us to do quests against each other and know that we were going to have to kill each other while you had kept your sister alive all this time?!” she shouted. “What happened to tradition?!”
Chrysalis shrugged. “Hey, I was pretty sure that Purity was dead.” She elbowed Rarity. “Wasn’t I sure you were dead? I was sure you were dead.”
Rarity rolled her eyes. “Yes, you were sure I was dead.”
Chrysalis smiled triumphantly at Arachne. “See? I was sure she was dead!”
“I get that!” Arachne growled. “So why is she still alive?”
“Secrets of the trade,” Chrysalis said before Rarity could say anything. She glanced at her sister and smiled. “But I’m happy she took my offer to visit to heart! And she brought friends!” She giggled. “Isn’t that awesome?”
“Yes!” Sweetie Belle said, bouncing around both queens. “Family reunion! Yay!”
“Shut up! You’re not related to me!” Arachne spat.
“Hm… that still leaves the nature of your punishment…” Chrysalis mused. “Maybe I can force a transformation with the help of Twili here…”
“Hey! Don’t call me that!” Twilight muttered.
“...and turn you into a fruit bat. I’ll let Sweetie and Purity decide what to do with you then.”
Arachne glanced uncomfortably at Sweetie and Rarity, who had started drooling and had a spaced-out look in their eyes. “Fruuuuit Baaats…” the pair echoed.
“Huh, maybe they are related.” Arachne muttered.
“Or maybe…” Chrysalis leaned in, her voice a whisper. “I will remove your memories… make you believe that you’re a Breezie with a weird accent and a fetish for pollen!”
“Hah! As if you could affect my memories!” Arachne challenged.
“Oh, but I can!” Chrysalis smiled viciously. “You probably don’t remember your older sister… Blowfly.”
Arachne frowned. “I never had an older sister named Blowfly.”
Chrysalis laughed maniacally. “That’s what you think NOW!”
Luna facehoofed. “She can’t be that gullible,” she muttered.
“Oh no!” Arachne gasped.
“You would be surprised,” Sweetie stated, standing next to Luna.
“Oh, yes!” Chrysalis gloated. “She was just like you! Only, rounder. But she challenged me, and as a punishment I erased her memory from all of you!”
The alicorn princess shook her head, glancing at Hidden Tale, who had the grace to look embarrassed.
“But where is she now?!” Arachne asked desperately.
“I turned her into a fruit bat, like I will do to you! And you ate her! Bwahahahaha!”
“How were we ever in danger of a changeling invasion?” Luna muttered, closing her eyes for a moment. “This is… how did they even think they had a chance?”
“That is horrible!” Twilight Sparkle cried, horn igniting with anger and magic. “How could you do that to your own daughter?!”
Luna didn’t even blink. “Aha. And my question is answered.”
Chrysalis glanced at Twilight. “Do not presume to judge me, Sparkly, this is justice! The justice…” She drew a deep breath. “Of the HIVE!”
“Well, that is not justice!” Twilight challenged. “I wil— Rarity! What are you doing?!”
“There, there, Twilight…” Rarity said gently, pushing the mare away. “You’re just embarrassing ponykind. Come this way.”
“But—”
“Anyway,” Chrysalis said after a moment of silence had gone by. “It’s time to find my other daughters so that you all can be punished.”
“About that,” Luna spoke up. “We know what happened to them. Both Acari and Phasmi have been arrested by your guards. For murder.”
Chrysalis frowned. “Murder?”
“That’s what the guards said,” Hidden Tale confirmed.
Chrysalis remained still for a moment. “Oh. And uh, you said that Thysa was in Ponyville?”
Rarity nodded. “Yes, why?”
“Oh… no reason.” Chrysalis grinned.
o.0.o
Fluttershy had excused herself to sleep in Twilight’s extra bed, leaving Spike and Thysa alone in the library save for Owlowiscious, who perched silently on the windowsill.
“Would you like another hot chocolate, Thysa?” Spike asked.
“No, I’m okay, Spikey,” Thysa replied nuzzling the dragon, whose face went through several shades of red in seconds. “I’m just worried about aunty Purity, Sweetie Belle and the others.”
Spike sighed, sitting down next to her. “I know. I’m worried too. I hope Twilight is okay, but I’m sure that if anypony can bring them back it’s got to be Princess Luna and Rarity.”
Thysa smiled. “I’m sure they’re fine. I don’t think my sisters would risk hurting Princess Celestia’s student.”
Spike nodded. “To me Twilight is more than that, though… she’s like a sister.”
Thysa nodded back. “I… understand.” She turned, to look out the window. “For the longest time I didn’t see my sisters as they really were. I always thought they’d be a danger to me but…”
“It’s okay!” Spike blurted out, placing a comforting paw on her shoulder. “I’m sure things will be just fine.”
Thysa grinned. “I know. But it’s all the waiting that gets to me.”
It was then that someone knocked on the door.
Spike frowned. “I wonder who it could be. Maybe it’s Applejack? She was going to come back if she could…”
He marched towards the door when there was a second knock. “I’m coming! I’m coming!” He opened the door, annoyed at whoever it was. “Hey, it’s pretty late an—”
He was immediately dogpiled by three changelings, who were followed by several more.
“Thysa!” Spike roared. “Run!”
“There she is!” One of the guards said, pointing at her. Immediately several stood in front of her.
“Run!” Spike shouted, forcing his head to look in her direction. But what he saw made him stop struggling and gasp.
“All hail the Queen!”
o.0.o
“Chrysi…” Rarity’s tone was slightly threatening. “What are you not telling us?”
“Me? Oh. Nothing. Murder you say? Yes. Well then.” Chrysalis grinned and skipped past the others towards the door. “Maybe we should get going.”
Sweetie shook her head. “Why do I have a bad feeling about this?”
“Who knows?” Arachne asked from the wall. “Maybe it’s gas from all the fruit bats you ate.”
"Eww."
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Um, is that a typo? You went straight from chapter 10 to chapter 12. Where is chapter 11?
In other things, I'm estatic to see another chapter. Unfortionately I'll have to wait a bit to read it. I just thought I'd let you know about the numbering thing
Looooooooooved it!!! Plz dont stop with this amazing story.
I actually had tears in my eyes after reading that I was laughing so much.
woohoo an update
Yeah, you do have to wonder how the Changelings were ever a threat to anyone. I can only assume that, being empaths, Chrysalis being around Sweetie for so long has caused her to develop a foalish and Crusader-like personality. She should drift back to 'normal' in time... or whatever passes for normal with her anyway.
Today is my birthday. I'm 22. I want the next chapter of this story by the end of the day. I don't care if the grammar makes my eyes bleed.
I MUST KNOW!!!
Thank you for your understanding. For a rough draft, this seems relatively error free. Carry on.
Hah!
I kinda half-expected Thysa to be the mastermind in all this
...she may still very well be, actually
Looks like someling planned a counter coupe d'état. Clever girl.
All hail Queen Thysa.
4196367 Had nifty jurassic park image for a moment, then my comp went screwy due to my internet company being a bunch of eff-ups. Long story short, apparently I can't post pictures properly
Amusing chapter, especially Chrysalis messing with her daughter's head. I can't wait to see everything explained.
4196414 That's okay, same problem here. Public hotspots have slow internet connections so I couldn't upload that line from one of the hunters in Jurassic Park.
No chapter eleven? Why no chapter eleven?
4196530 The chapter order was changed by the April Fools chapter (7 I believe)
Oh, Thysa Thysa Thysa.
What on earth did you do?
4196185
Could have been an April Foals Day joke chapter that was removed because, hay, April Fools Day exists for Bullies to cause those with low self esteem to commit suicide.
And that's terrible.
Awsome chapter. And if i may, update moar often!!!
Pleas make some awsom hilarous inputs.
4196657
no it doesn't. It goes 6, aprils fool 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12.
Thysa: Hail to the Queen, baby.
*munch munch* What's your problem?
Fruit bat. It does taste awesome.
Short, but very well done. Definitely looking forward to more, especially since Thysa seems to have won the crown by default.
4196185
Obviously, Chrysalis removed Chapter 11 from the site's memory. Truly, her evil knows no bounds.
oh lol the way Chryssi is messing with her daughter.
somehow i think Sweetie Bell is a bad influence on her or should i say good influence?
4196838 as FanOfMostEverything said:
Twilight Sparkle really knows how to disappoint Luna.
Ahh! Musical fruit bats...bean bats, pickled boiled egg bats and beer pong?
4197127
maybe
... This chapter was monumentally silly.
Keep going, Wandy?
Wouldn't surprise me much if fruit bats really did make ponies gassy.
Twilight being socially awkward as usual. Nothing new there.
What is this delicious schemes that Chrysalis is cooking up. If there were anything i was able to do find out sooner I would.
How is it that every time you publish a chapter for this story, it's good? Keep it up, dude. Keep it up.
I love how Chrysalis is chewing on the scenery not because she is crazily evil or anything, but for the sheer hilarity of it.
I'm done. I can't read any further for sake of breaking my sides.
Behold Equestria! Your soon-to-be next alicorn princess.
This has been thoroughly amusing.
I actually read from "the three sisters" to this one. In.A.Day. That almost never happens, unless the story is just amazingly interesting and/or funny. I can't wait for the next chapter!!!!
I have a weakness for this sort of construction. Thank you.
Hmmm yess, quite enjoyable.
My two reactions:
and
Commence read.
Ha.
The absurdity is high in this one...
~Skeeter The Lurker
4201226 Me too.
pfffffffffffffffffft
That's both about what I expected and entirely unexpected.
...Huh.
I have achieved Desuvana.
Thank you...
Oh god, do you know how akward it is to burst out laughing in the middle of your sister's wedding? Thank god I turned it into a cough...
Knew it. I saw the hints.
That while exchange about Princess Bowfly...
ahem. Might wanna re-check that...
its CLAW!
You truly have a gift with comedy
I can just imagine all of this chaos happening.
In one day.
“Don’t worry,” Phasmi whispered. “We have a chance. The most effective fighter of all of us is still out there… Arachne is still free.”
o.0.o
Arachne struggled in vain against the goo that trapped her against the wall.
THE IRONY IS DELICIOUS
hahahaha LOL