It has been a couple of days since the Timberwolf incident. The Young Queen spent most of the first day bathing in the rejuvenating waters of her new chamber, and just like her drones said, it was really worth it. Aside from the nasty bite in her back, most of her injuries were adjust gone, and her wings had begun to grow back.
The next day, she returned to her newly acquired job with Twilight Sparkle, slowly building her reputation and wealth towards her ultimate prize, the comfy chair!
However, not all things have really returned to normal. Much to Derpy’s displeasure, the Young Queen bombarded her with questions as some unexpected things began to happen in her body;
Derpy, why does the hivemind feel so strongly vivid all of a sudden? Is it normal?
Derpy, I'm beginning to feel some strong headaches, is there a way for me to tone the hivemind down?
Ugh, why am I having some weird cravings out of sudden?!
Uhm, Derpy? The soft chitin in my underbelly is expanding over my barrel… Am I okay?
Ugh, for Mother’s sake, now I'm getting nauseated. What in Tartarus is wrong with me?!
Sorry about that… I don't know why I got so moody, I'm probably tired. I'm going to sleep early today, good night, Derpy.
Now it was the third day after the incident. Derpy woke up around six in the morning, her disguise already in place. After spending years living undercover, she got accustomed to never letting it drop, even during sleep. Today, much to her relief, the Young Queen was sleeping in. Don't get her wrong, she loved to be back in a hivemind, but the constant barrage of questions and whining was really distracting recently…
She dropped her disguise for a few seconds, buzzing her sore wings and letting a few sparks off her horn. After the extreme flight three days ago, she really began to feel self-conscious about how tired she got. She was a locust changeling, flying like that shouldn’t make her tired at all!
I think I'll start doing some workout flying in the mornings…
She put up her disguise again, it was time to get out of bed and start the day. Yawning one last time to chase the sleepiness away, she threw up the covers and jumped out of bed. Paying a quick visit to the bathroom, Derpy brushed her teeth and freshened up a bit, since she took a bath before going to bed yesterday, she didn't need to take another one now.
From there, she left her room and crossed the corridor to Dinky’s room. Her room was much like Derpy’s; a small suite with light yellow wall paint and a beige carpet covering the floor. However, her room also had lots of dolls and plushies scattered all around, the remainder of yesterday's meet up Dinky had with a few friends.
Dinky lay in her single bed, buried under a mountain of pillows. Derpy walked carefully towards her, crossing the toy filled room like it was a minefield. She removed the top pillow with her wings to reveal the sleeping face of Dinky underneath. She giggled at her daughter’s expression, sleeping with an open mouth while hugging her pillow, a pool of drool forming besides her.
Derpy kissed the filly’s forehead, causing her to shift to the side. “Wakey wakey, my sleepy bed bug! It's almost time for school!” she chanted. Dinky loved to sleep all day, earning her ‘Bed Bug’ nickname.
“Just five more minutes…” the filly pleaded, still half asleep.
“Nu-hum, I want you to clear your room before you go to school, and you wouldn't want to be late for the pre-nightmare night party with Miss Cheerilee and your friends, right? Come on now, I'll prepare your breakfast in the meantime,” Derpy insisted, nudging Dinky with her muzzle.
“Humm, okay…” she groaned, rubbing her eyes, sitting up.
“Thanks, sweetie.” Derpy kissed her one more time before going down to the kitchen.
With practiced dexterity, Derpy quickly gathered all the ingredients she needed from her fridge and started to make some hay waffles. She mixed the hay, eggs and milk in a bowl with her wings while preheating the stove.
Fetching a plate from the cabinet on the wall next to her, she placed four steamy waffles on it and smeared them with a lot of maple syrup, Dinky’s favorite. She placed the food on the dining table near a glass of fresh apple juice. Derpy could hear the clip clop of tiny hooves running down the stairs, their movement being guided by an empty stomach.
“Remember what I told you about running on the stairs, sweetie, you might trip and hurt yourself,” Derpy reminded her, taking a seat at the dining table.
“Sorry!” the little filly apologized, slowing down her pace. “I finished cleaning up my room, Mom,” she continued, climbing on the chair in front of her waffles.
“Thank you, dear. Now, have you decided what Nightmare Night costume you’ll be wearing tomorrow night?”
“Hum, I was thinking, since you like to call me bed bug, maybe I should go with some scary bug monster costume tomorrow!” the filly announced with pride, her mouth dripping with syrup.
“But what about your princess dress you used last Nightmare Night? That looked great on you,” Derpy argued.
“I checked it yesterday, it’s too tight, I’m a grown up filly now, you know! Besides, I wanted to use something scary!” Dinky claimed, raising her hooves in a threatening manner.
“Hehe, alright then, I think I might have an idea of what you may like…” Derpy teased her, laughing at her cute antics.
“Can you help me with my costume, Mommy?” Dinky asked with big, puppy eyes.
“Sure, we can work on it after you’re back from your party at school.”
Suddenly, the filly gasped in shock. She was so distracted that she was late for her party! She downed her apple juice in one big gulp and stuffed her mouth with as much waffles as she could fit in. She jumped down the chair and ran to the front door. “Thanks, Mom, gotta go!”
Rolling her eyes and smiling, Derpy proceeded to wash the dishes and finish her chores at home, her mind wondering how cute Dinky would look like if she was a changeling larva. She couldn’t help herself, she simply had to make that happen!
After finishing the dishes and putting her washed clothes to dry, Derpy put on a fitness outfit and took off for her newly added workout session. She flew around town for a few minutes, purposely beating her wings harder than she needed to so she could build up her stamina.
Deciding to take a quick break, she landed in front of Sugarcube Corner to buy her own breakfast. The bakery was mostly empty this early in the morning, most ponies that shopped here at these hours tend to have their orders place the previous day so they only had to pick it up, but others, like Derpy, were frequent customers, so their goods were already waiting for them.
From behind the counter, a pink earth pony with pink, curly mane carried a tray of cupcakes from the kitchen, a huge smile forming on her face when she saw Derpy.
“Hi Pinkie, glad to see you’re back! How was your trip to your parent’s farm?” Derpy asked, leaning on the counter.
Pinkie placed her tray on a balcony and greeted the pegasus mare. “It was super fun! I even convinced my sisters to decorate the farm for Nightmare Night!”
“That’s great news.” Derpy smiled, sympathetically. “Do you have any muffins?”
“Of course I have, silly! Four muffins coming right up!” The pink pony laughed, bouncing to the kitchen to fetch Derpy’s order.
“A-actually Pinkie, make it two, please,” Derpy asked her with great level of difficulty.
“Only two?” Pinkie skidded into a halt. Her eyes went wide like she had heard the most profane thing ever. “Are you feeling okay?”
A deep blush took hold of Derpy’s face. “I-I’m trying to lose some weight… I’m getting too tired too easily, and m-my rump is too big…”
Pinkie knew all too well how hard it was to keep in shape, the fact that she had such a sweet tooth and that she worked in a bakery didn’t make things easier, but she would never take away her goodies, never!
“Pff, that’s nonsense! You don’t need to take your muffins out! I’ll bake you some diet muffins tomorrow so don’t go losing your faith in them, you hear me?!” the crazy pink mare proposed, hoofing her a bag with the two muffins.
“O-okay, thanks, Pie.” Derpy picked up the bag with her mouth and took off again.
She landed on a cloud just above the town square, eating her two muffins like they were her last. From up there, she could see that most of the preparations for Nightmare Night were already done, only the game and food booths were still missing, but those were usually installed early in the day of the festival.
After she finished her breakfast, she flew back home, took a quick bath, and put on her mailmare uniform, time to go to work.
The rest of the day was very uneventful, too uneventful to be more precise. Derpy expected the Young Queen to bombard her with questions once more, but alas, she never did. She would ask her hivemates if the Queen was alright from time to time, but everytime she asked, the only thing they had to tell her was; “She’s still sleeping.”
The sun was just above the horizon, slowly making space for the moon and the stars. Derpy had already picked Dinky from school and they had spent about one hour in the living room floor, making her costume. But the Young Queen was still sleeping…
Something wasn’t right…
“Mom? Mommy!” Dinky cried, waving her hooves in front of her mother.
“W-what? Oh, sorry, Dinky,” Derpy replied, shaking her head vigorously.
“Is everything okay? You were dozing off?” the filly asked, worried about her mom.
“I was just… thinking about something, don’t worry about it,” Derpy dismissed.
“Okay… Can you pass me the grey paint please?” Dinky asked, pointing to a can of spray.
“Here it is…”
Suddenly, a rather unregal shriek echoed through the hivemind, ‘AHHH!’
Derpy shot up straight, her ears turning in the hive’s direction. It was the Young Queen, something must have happened!
“I-I’m sorry, Dinky, I forgot to do… something, in the office. I’ll finish your costume when I get back home, alright?” she apologized, quickly gathering everything up and placing it on the living room’s table.
Derpy arrived at the hive a few minutes later, panting hard due to the exertion. When inside, it was almost like a glimpse into chaos itself. The drones zoomed in and out of the chambers, gathering everything they could find and piling it up at the Queen’s room.
“What’s happening?” she asked a passing gatherer.
“T-the Queen is…” she started to say, but was interrupted by the Young Queen bursting out of her room. Her belly hung low from her barrel, the frail chitin coverage stretched to its limits, almost completely see through. Inside her belly, dozens and dozens of glowing dots pulsated in synchrony like a heartbeat.
“You’re expecting eggs!” Derpy cheered in joy, it has been years since she last had the opportunity to watch over her old hive’s eggs, one of her favorite activities.
The Young Queen wasn’t as excited though, panic and anxiety clearly painted on her face. “H-H-How could this happen?! I didn’t even…” she derailed, making a lewd gesture with her hooves, causing Derpy to giggle.
“You don’t need too, every Changeling Queen lays her eggs eventually, with a mate or not,” Derpy explained, patting the distressed changeling on the back.
“But I’m too young to be a mother! It’s barely been weeks since I hatched myself!” the Queen countered.
“Well, your body says otherwise…” Derpy pointed to her swollen belly. “Don’t worry, this is wonderful news! Come, let’s get you in the Hatchery, there you can rest and lay your eggs without having to worry to transport them later.”
The Young Queen was escorted to the Hatchery by the entire hive, like she was the most precious thing in Equestria. And at that moment, she was. Once there, the workers and gatherers build a simple bed made of half-hardened slime. Comfortable and malleable, perfect for egg laying.
“Good luck!” Derpy wished as she closed the chamber’s door to give her Queen some privacy.
“W-what do you mean good…” Was the only thing she managed to say before being left alone in the Hatchery.
The following minutes were the most intense exercise the hive ever experienced. The Queen, nervous and afraid, spat a torrent of questions, requests, and commands over the hivemind in an attempt to get her mind out of that horrifying situation.
Should I lay them in the water?
I don’t think so…
Is it too hot in here? Or maybe too cold?
Quick, someling find a book about maternity!
There’s probably nothing about changelings there…
The eggs are pulsating faster, is this normal?!
Bring back the Timberwolves! It’s way less terrifying than this!
“Is she going to be okay?” A gatherer asked Derpy, worried about her Queen.
“Don’t worry, I think the most frightening part has passed. Well, at least if she’s not laying the entire Egg Cluster…”
AHHH MY BELLY IS FALLING OFF!
“Yeah… it was the Egg Cluster…”
A couple of more minutes have passed, though it felt like an eternity. The drones laid scattered along the hive, waiting patiently for their Queen to return. A wave of worry and doubt could be picked up on the hivemind as the drones thought about what comes next.
“Now that she has her own children, will she replace us?”
“Don’t be a fool! She would never do that!”
“But… we’re not her children, we were just sent by mother Elysia to help here…”
“But we don’t know where mother’s hive is… will she just cast us out to save love for her young?”
These doubts worried Derpy, so she reached for the crowd to soothe them. ‘Brothers, sisters, throughout all the years I spent living with my Dinky, I found out that there’s nothing more powerful than the love of a mother for her children. Even if the children aren’t directly hers, she will embrace them and protect them. I know for a fact that you can expect nothing less of our Young Queen.’
Her speech seemed to quiet down most of the worries, but some of them still lingered.
“H-how can you be sure? You have just recently been assimilated into the hivemind…” A warrior near her asked.
“Call it ‘mother’s intuition’.” Derpy replied, smiling.
The conversation was cut short by a powerful surge rippling through the hivemind, the impact was so strong that it even disrupted it’s broadcast for a few seconds. Soon after things finally calmed down, an immense happiness filled the emptiness left by the interruption, feeding into every single changeling in the hive, stronger than any love they collected over these few days.
The whole hive was silent. Everyling slowly approached the door to the Hatchery. Peeking inside, they saw the tired form of the Young Queen, tears of joy ran down her cheeks as she held a big, glowing Egg Cluster in her embrace.
My children, come in and meet your siblings.
The Egg Cluster was resting on its place in the Hatchery, the whole hivemind celebrated the birth of their new younglings, the new generation of changelings that would help the Hive to develop and grow, help the family, to grow.
The Queen rested on her sofa back in the hidden room at the library, her barrel significantly slimmer now that her chitinous membrane slowly began to regrow. Derpy sat right next to her.
“You did a great job back there.” Derpy complemented her.
“I was scared to death…” The queen confessed, letting out a heavy sigh of relief.
“All of us were, it’s a very special occasion after all…” Derpy was interrupted by a bright flash that came from the Young Queen’s crown. It melded itself into the Queen’s head, melting and sculpting itself into a completely new crown, now part of her body.
“What was that?” She asked, confused, trying to find a reflective surface to see her crown.
“I’ve seen this before! A Queen or Arch Queen would gift her crown to its heir, and when they reached full maturity, the crown would fuse with their bodies, becoming their own crown. The laying of your first eggs must have triggered its transformation!” Derpy explained. “Hehe, I guess I can’t call you the ‘Young Queen’ anymore huh?”
“Maybe I should be the one calling you Queen, you know way more stuff then I do!” The Queen joked, as they both went into laughter.
Looking over the window, Derpy noticed how dark it was getting. She got up and went for the door. “I’m sorry my Queen, but I need to return to Dinky. I need to finish her Nightmare Night costume for tomorrow…”
But then, an idea came to her mind. “Hey, why don’t you and you drones celebrate Nightmare Night with us? It would be a great way to celebrate your official maturity! You could even go undisguised!” and then another idea ran over the other. “Oh, oh, better yet, why don’t you turn the hive into a Nightmare Night attraction? It’s the perfect place to set a scary maze, ponies would love it!”
Derpy’s excitement was contagious and the Queen really considerer these options. “Yeah, that might be fun, and my drones deserve the break. I’ll think about it.”
“Alright, See you later!”
3) For the NMN might be usefull to get the ponys used to the apperance of lings (but im tempted for 4 just to see what the bonus is)
Now the eggs:
2 Geneshifters since be build the pool for a reason
1 Caretaker
1 Gatherer
1 Warrior
And the one Infiltrator
Yay! More choices!
Anyway...
Hive/Queen; either 1 or 2. The drones need to heal and while Nightmare Night would be fun, it's risky. While I love all of them (especially 4), the fact that you might be caught (which I'm assuming means that others find out that you are a changeling or that they discover your hive) combined with the need to heal leads me toward 1.
Grubs/nymphs; 1 each in caretaker and geneshifter, 1 warrior, and two more gatherers. More love collected and better protection means that that the hive can grow faster, while remaining protected.
Also, a question; why does 4 (Hive/Queen, party at the hive) have such a high chance of being caught? Is it because you would be inviting ponies, or is it just changelings at the activity (which I would totally get behind if the chance of being caught were lower)?
I think we should go for #4, for the eggs: 2 caretakers, 2 geneshifters, 1 warrior, and 1 worker. I can't wait to name one of the new babies.
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There are only 5 available units to be customized, the sixth one will be inflators. You named 1 more
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Ponies will visit the hive as a "house of scares". Nothing will be disguised, so there is a higher chance that at least one of them might get suspicious.
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Thanks for voting
Hive/Queen: Number three.
Grubs/Nymphs: 2 Warriors, 2 Geneshifters, 1 Caretaker , and 1 Worker.
Hive/Queen:4
Eggs:2 Geneshifter, 2 Warriors and 1 Caretaker.
Hive and Queen: 1. We could not afford unnecessary risk.
Grubs: 1 additional unit of Warriors and 1 unit of Workers. 1 unit of Geneshifters and Caretakers. 1 unit in reserve.
Hive and Queen: Number 3
Grubs: 2 Geneshifters, 1 Caretaker, 1 Warrior, 1 Worker
Two Caretakers
One Worker
One Gatherer
One Warrior
Hive and Queen choices: (3) It would be the best to get everyone's spirit Up And Have some Fun Time. Also, Keep In Mind Need To Keep The younglings Safe.
The little grubs: Workers +1 Having and Extra Hoves Will Help About.
Warriors +2 Need To Get More Security To Protect the Hive.
Caretaker +2 Have 2 Will Help Dealing with The Little Ones in need.
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There are only a total of 5 units available to be chosen, the sixth one is already set
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Oh.
First, we need a better name than just "Queen". Something to work on maybe.
For the Queen: number 4. Host a Nightmare Night activity. Have fun, and show Ponyville a good time!
For the grubs: Hug those little bugs! Lett'em know they're well loved. Set the grub's assignments as (2) two workers, (1) one caretaker, (1) one warrior and (1) one geneshifter.
(2): A 25% chance of being caught is just too high right now, considering that we haven't built our Covert Network yet. We should participate in Nightmare Night, but let caution be our watchword.
As for the eggs:
Caretakers (1) These being advanced Gatherers, should be able to gather enough Love to support the others
Geneshifter (2) The sooner we can reap the benefits of the Gene Pool, the better; and upgrades for our Drones can improve everything.
Warriors (1) Those Timberwolves were frightening, we need better Hive defenses.
Workers (1) Let's make sure to keep up the rate of building - there are so many useful annexes to build, and we'd like to be able to have two sets of Workers working in shifts.
i say now is the time for some risk. for nightmare night 4
as for the eggs, 2 warriors
2 gathers
and one caretaker seems to be safe for now, geneshifters can wait for round two for now as we need more warriors and gathers badly.
Hive and Queen
3 the hive is not finished better not to risk us if things go wrong
grubs
1) Gatherers
3) Warriors (have 1)
4) Workers (have 1)
And the one Infiltrator
Double "building her"
Multiple small errors, " obteve flight" and "should lace"
1 gatherer, 1 warrior, 1 caretaker,1 worker and 1 geneshifter. more workers will allow for more frequent projects without stalling and more warroirs will mean more safety from wild threats.
for the queen i choose 4, it could be played off as a themed attraction
For the nightmare night i personally feel 3 but not against 4, and fir the little ones 1 caretakers 1 geneshifter, 1 warrior, 1 worker and 1 Gather.
okay... I agree with the group, one for all except Infiltrator (since there's an autofill already)
and do number 4, sure they could get caught but either way the fact that a race put effort in to join a pony holiday to help said ponies enjoy themselves will most likely make everyone open to more friendly communication rather than blind panic and aggression.
Hive/Queen: 3
the eggs:
2 Geneshifters
1 Caretakers
1 Gatherer
1 worker
just fond this story today and i must say i love it; while i will be voting for the foreseeable future i'm not much of a talker so don't expect me to go into detail behind my reasoning without being asked
Queen/Hive: 4
2 Warriors (this way you can have one unit to scout around, one unit protecting gatherers, & one unit resting to switch with one of the other units)
1 Workers (while one unit is working the other is resting and by keeping them on a rotating shift you won't worry about them getting to tired)
1 Cartaker (to take care of any future larvae)
1 Geneshifter (they can upgrade any units that are resting. I would do warriors first, then workers, then gatherer's)
Just found this and I'm loving it. You get a fav❤ & a thumbs up 👍. Keep up the good work
I don't know about this "Nightmare Night" my Queen... while choosing not to go would seem suspicious, going undisguised feels more so. After all, what are the odds of as many ponies as we number all choosing the same disguise? Unless, of course, we host a... "haunted house", was it called... but that has its own concerns that could lead to our discovery. And while revealing ourselves appears to be a future goal, the time is not yet right for that. Still, the reputation we'd obtain from doing that successfully may be worth the risk.
As for our new brothers and sisters, I agree with the idea of spreading their specialties out. Those jobs we have are in need of more, and those we don't are ones we should have as well.
Translation:
Queen's Choice 2 or 4 (so not 1, and DEFINITELY NOT 3)
Add 1 to all Roles besides Gatherers. If we have an extra (i.e. if the auto added Infiltrates haven't been added already), put the spare unit into Caretakers.
@Nameless Queen
Records indicate your mini-golem has not yet been activated, I can understand if it was lost in transport and has not arrived yet.
The Grid is a light with new unit I take it you had your first set of eggs.
your wing is starting to show signs of returning so a replacement will not be sent.
AndTru is working on getting a better lock-on for your hive, a beacon/transmission tower will help in that matter.
The boss will be in ponyville for Nightmare Night, look for a changeling with blue eyes is all I can say.
Records office Of Trudeau, inc.
P.S. Let us know if you get this transmission, the hive mind is a new way of talking for us and to that point you may have lost that last transmission.
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Hosting, let alone planning and running a nightmare night activity, while the entire hive is exhausted, just after you laid eggs... I can't tell wheather you're still buzzed from the laying, or having a bout of temporary insanity... Nonetheless, this is an important event for the locals, and as much as I am loathe to admit it, going would endear them to us. I would suggest that anyling that wishes to stay and recouperate to do so, whereas anyling that wishes to go to this event should go with a group. We've already had enough timberwolf attacks I think.
Honestly, anything that says bonus is always worth the risk. Besides, it is Nightmare night, many things can be explained away easily. I chose 4
Hive/Queen: 3 sounds like the best between risk and reward. Maybe a party during Hearth's Warming, but that's later.
Eggs:
1 new Gatherer
2 new Workers
1 new Caretaker
1 new Geneshifter
I will be honest. This is a major opportunity! This could be a great way to increase morale and increase our trepidation with Ponyville. Now I am aware that going out on Nightmare night is very risky as we could be discovered. However, if we want to be able to make peaceful negotiation, we need the ponies to trust us. I’m a bit reluctant to choosing the ones with the highest risk because of what had happened in the last chapter. I know that number 4 is the most riskiest one of them all with a 35%, But my gut and mind is telling me to go with that one. My choice will be number 4!
Simple version:
Hive and Queen: 4
I’m a bit confused on what you meant about the eggs. If you could explain I might make my choice for the eggs.
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you can choose what the remaining 5 units will develop into, for example; you can choose them to be 2 Gatherers, 1 Geneshifter and 1 warrior, stuff like that
Definitely 4) Host a Nightmare Night Activity at the Hive
Public Integration may be a way off but secrets hurt 2 parties, the ones keeping the secret AND the ones the secret is kept from. Approached the right way this could go well for the hive. As long as the queen gets pony volunteers (not Derpy to keep her from being associated in the public mind as it risks her cover and lifestyle) from outside the hive to help set up so it not just some suspicious outside group doing a haunted house (that can only lead to disaster).
Enigma Will need to have a good excuse for knowing what a changeling hive looks like. Being seen doing research would help here also putting in some false features based on what ponies think a hive would look would help the townponies believe it is a fake though realistic hive. Also illusion and disguise magic of the pony helpers.
Now could also be a good time for Enigma to start leaving some subtle but non aggressive or hostile clues given her proximity to Twilight. Then when she reveals it won’t be too large a shock. The trick will be to engage Twilight’s interest in learning new things without her immediately summoning the Royal sisters (though getting her to send a letter of introduction like a diplomat would would hopefully be met with suspicion at most as oppose to being seen as a second invasion.
Would Princess Luna be at Ponyville’s festival again this year? Would she recognise a changeling hive?
Not seen the CMC yet but I can just see them stumbling into an area of the hive where they met and befriend some/all of the grubs.
Love the bonding moments. Family is what you make it. Derpy turn into an advisor of sorts especially in the areas of pony interaction and feelings in general. In this alone she has prove more than worth the cost. Will any of the hive start calling her big sister?
How was Enigma able to work with Twilight while she was pregnant? Did she hide it with disguise magic? Send a drone in her place or ask for a leave of absence (and if so what reason)?
For the new hive members I would agree with rebelwulf00 reasons for the most part but switch the geneshifter (ie researcher) with an extra gatherer. Having a surplus of supplies means if something unforeseen happens you can dip into your rainy day fund without having to wait for your resources to build up. Though keep the stores in multiple locations (like Robinson Crusoe did with his gunpowder so if it was spoiled by rain or hit with lightning he wouldn’t lose all of it)
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2 Warriors
1 Workers
1 Cartaker
1 Gatherer
(Action): 4
M-My queen. If I may, not all of us could go undisguised. Freaks like me are already an odd sight among our own kind let alone ponies, I do however believe that there is wisdom in allowing others to do so, and opening up the hive for a social event will quell some questions about living arrangement.
(New 'lings):
Gatherer; 1
Infiltrator; (Pre-selected; 1)
Warriors; 1
Workers: 0
Caretakers: 1
Geneshifters: 2
Your majesty's decision to maximize our hive's abilities by adding infiltrators to our ranks is most favourable, I do have my own ideas of what other staff we could use of course, I would suggest that a few more gatherers to deal with the increased burden of feeding from the new additions, the recent timberwolf incident highlights a slight need for more protectors, meanwhile despite the recent incident I assure you that for the moment we builders have things under control and do not require assistance, it is a good idea to be sure to use our 'new unit types' of course, however some discussion around the hivemind shows that the others are just as excited as I am at the idea of new discoveries and so I propose that extra researchers would be preferred.
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You need to wait for when new changelings are added to the Available list over the hivemind blogpost
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No worries, common mistake
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Get your protoss heresy out of here!
I say 3 for nightmare night for queen and some of the hive so ponies can see what changelings look like. As for units, one of the other two new unit types each along with 2 gatherers to keep up with the increasing numbers and one warrior in the event another group of temberwolfs or some other creature attacks the hive.
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Lol Warhammer
Queen: 4 (best bonus/risk ratio)
New units (5 to assign):
1x1 (total of 3 gatherers)
1x3 (total of 2 warriors)
1x4 (total of 2 workers)
1x5 (total of 1 caretaker)
1x6 (total of 1 gene shifter)
What issues and effects would being discovered have? Are they all bad outcomes? Is it discovery by an individual or small group? Or is it discovery by Ponyville ‘s community, the guard or the country?
Don’t you mean, "confessed, letting out"?
I choose choice #4
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thank you
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It all depends on the Queen's reputation and her following actions
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For what?
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pointing the misspellings
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Oh. Well, when something bugs me, I have to help fix it. Especially if I’m right.
H and Q:3
Warriors 2
Gathers:2
Infiltrator 1
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Yes we need more Zerglings