Hello Parents
Starswirl slowly opened his eyes, the sound of a fly buzzing nearby waking him from his sleep. The last thing he remembered was a unicorn with an orange mane asking if she could take a picture with him, and everything after the green flash of her camera was blank in his memories. He tried to get up but found his hooves were tied by a rope, and something was preventing him from using his magic.
He looked around. He was lying on the ground near what looked like some kind of swamp, green water pooling around a large rotting black tree with a crack on the side. Large green-and-black flies buzzed around the tree, some of them resting on the white bones poking out where the water was less deep. The place appeared to be inside some sort of cavern, the only source of light a hole above the tree. It all seemed weirdly familiar to Starswirl, although he couldn't quite figure out why.
He tried to turn around to get a better understanding of what was happening, but he was suddenly distracted by a female voice speaking from somewhere above him.
"You're finally awake I see."
Starswirl looked up. A large, bug-like creature was crawling on the ceiling. Her body was mostly black in colour, except for the green-blue of her back and of her tattered mane and tail. Her wings and limbs appeared equally damaged, with large holes all over them, and her horn was twisted and curved. A crown sat on her head, as twisted as the rest of her, what had once been a beautiful jewel now bent and reshaped by the creature's dark magic. She turned her head towards him, a sickening noise coming from her neck as she executed the unnatural motion, and Starswirl got a good look at her piercing green eyes and at the sharp fangs inside her maws.
"Hi dad," Chrysalis said.
"Hi," Starswirl replied out of instinct. He hadn't exactly expected those words to come out of the creature's mouth, and it took him a couple of seconds to process what exactly she'd just said. "Excuse me, what did you just say? And for that matter, who are you? And where am I?" he asked.
"I'm your daughter," Chrysalis replied, descending towards him, her head remaining still while her body rotated, "my name is Chrysalis. This is where I was born. It's where you met my mother, remember?"
"No," Starswirl said. He slowly began to jerkily move his body away from the creature.
"Oh, I can understand that. It's been a long time after all. But I'm sure mum still remembers about it. Isn't that right mother?" Chrysalis asked, turning towards the tree.
The tree, being a tree, did not answer back. It would have been a rather weird occurrence if it had. It would have also raised a series of questions as to why it had never talked to Chrysalis after she'd been born. Chrysalis managed to somehow be disappointed by the silence anyway.
"Forgive her, she doesn't like to talk much," she said, turning back to Starswirl.
The unicorn had followed Chrysalis's gaze. "Were you talking to the tree?" he asked, confused.
"Who else?" Chrysalis replied.
Starswirl remained confused. "So wait, you're saying that I'm your father, and that tree over there is your mother? And wait, are you that Chrysalis? Queen Chrysalis the changeling, the one Celestia told me about, the one who tried to take over Equestria multiple times?"
Yep, that's me," the changeling said, nodding. "But I'm trying to be better. My therapist told me that I'm evil because of my problematic relationship with my parents, so I decided to get you two together so we could talk about our family."
"I'm still not sure of how you came to the conclusion that I'm your father and that tree is your mother," Starswirl said, still trying to move away from Chrysalis.
"Because you are!" Chrysalis took out an old and consumed wooden sign with a nail in the top, the writing impossible to read after the thing had seemingly been left to suffer the weather for centuries. "Remember this? You gave this to my mother before you left. That's how I was born, you nailed this into her and we changelings popped out of the crack in her bark."
Starswirl studied the sign. "Oh! Now I remember! So wait, you're telling me that changelings came out of that tree, and that's how your race was born?"
Chrysalis nodded, smiling.
"Well, I can see why you consider the tree to be your mother then."
"Exactly! And you're my father." Chrysalis walked up to Starswirl's body and lifted him up with her magic. "And now that you're finally back we can be a family again! We'll do all the things we didn't get to do when I was young, and you and mum will love each other and love me, and then I'll finally be good!" Chrysalis sat and opened her hooves wide, ready to hug Starswirl. "So, what do you say?"
"I'm still don't think that makes me your fa-"
"I will eat you if you refuse."
"I mean, of course I'll be your father, my dear!" Starswirl nervously exclaimed.
"Awesome!" Chrysalis cried out, tightly hugging Starswirl.
The unicorn began to gasp for breath.
"So what do you want to do first? Wanna go shopping? Or go to the park? Maybe play a game together? Or maybe you and mum can read me a bedtime story! What do you say, dad? ...Dad?"
Starswirl didn't answer, having passed out from the lack of oxygen.
"Sorry dad. Mum, I'm leaving him here for a while, watch him. I'll prepare all the stuff we need for our first family trip."
The tree was still a tree, and therefore it remained silent.
"It's a shame mum couldn't come. But we'll bring her a present when we go back," Chrysalis said.
"Of course, dear," Starswirl replied, panting for breath.
The ponies all around them watched from a distance, halfway between curious and frightened.
"Excuse me," a voice called from behind the couple, "what is happening?"
Starswirl slowly turned around.
"Me and my dad are visiting the city," Chrysalis replied from atop the unicorn's shoulders, an innocent smile on her face.
"Oh..." Princess Luna replied. "...Okay then. I'll leave you two to your business," she said, then she turned around and flew away.
Starswirl silently mouthed the words 'save me', but he was too out of breath from carrying his daughter around like she was a little filly and nopony heard him.
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Haha, this is awesome. Just the other day I was thinking, "Wait, she is Starswirl's blood, technically... glad to see something like this pop out so soon after.
You know what. I'm starting to think Chrysalis has just been in her Terrible Two(thousand)s all along.
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I want Chysalis’ origins so much too. I mean I want to see if the tree of harmony is corrupting everything with its magic.
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What you just does not make any amount of sense considering the fact that it is a magical force of good and only good and we have never ever seen anything in the series that shows the tree is capable of dark magic or corrupting things.
9270018
You absolutely sure?
Because Gallus could have died that one time. And that would be on the tree.
I don't think even the pillars could anticipate the tree being sapient.
This feels like the beginning of SKYNET.
9270026
Been a while since I last watched a season 8 episode. I am going to catch up soon just need to wait until my exams are over but I know a few details about the episode
I really don't think that part of the tree with Gallus counts. It was after all a test and in turn an illusion so there was no chance of him actually being killed because if something in the illusion got to Gallus it would just disappear and turn to something else to test him.
Imagine the look on Twilight's face if/when she finds out about this.
9270018
That’s the point. It knows only good and what would happen if it decided to get rid of evil by robbing all of Equestria’s freedom?
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What you just said still does not make any kind of sense. I seriously doubt that the tree would do something like that because it would be extremely contradictory of what the tree came from and what it was made for. Not to mention it was made by the different personalities by the Pillars of Equestria not to mention it might also have imprinted the personality traits of the Mane Six.
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Okay... I’ll try to make an example. Let’s say that you created a perfect A.I. program; it evolves, it learns, and sees good and evil but as it evolves, so does its purpose. The tree was made to protect Equestria and it made from powerful magic that performs miracles. What would happen if that powerful magic gave it an actual soul, it’s alive and has its own mind. What would happen if it’s purpose to protect Equestria constantly fails despite its power and destroy its purpose and make its own destiny. To protect Equestria forever, freedoms of all creatures must be sacrifice and the creators and wielders become its enforcers. I think it would make a epic season 9 finale, destroy the tree for the freedoms or allow the tree to destroy the freedom of all. I got it from Justice League episode with the Justice Lords.
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I know what you were going for in the previous comments. But they still don’t make any sense and I seriously doubt that what you are going for will happen. Ever. The reason being is because the tree has shown us that it understands friendship in What Lies Beaneath in a way that pretty shows that what you are saying could happen will not happen.
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Lame... and shows of this year and next will be cliques.
9270157
So you want it to be a bland cliche that has been done to death?
Awww, such an loving family,,,
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Let me sum up the factor that pretty much ends all arguments here...Main Six/ Pillars being linked to the tree of harmony in one way or another, does not negate corruption of values why? Because ultimately they themselves have more often than not have acted selfishly to justify themselves as heroes, if anyone remembers the wedding incident there was no way you could not notice the fakers behavior while disguised as Cadance. Ergo, they all turned a willful blind eye to this and it cost everyone big.
We see this repeated in the Seaquestria visit during the Movie, slightly different variables same principle, you ignore problems and they will kill you. Now as what this has to do with the tree and the argument in general is simple, the bearers and the pillars are completely incapable of realizing that a situation is not entirely about them, and often focus on their own selfish desires getting to carried away in the process. Ergo the most Important point for the tree not going rouge is gone because it's entire existence is based on doing good take that ability away and what happens then?
Go on reply I know you want to...
Wait...does that mean that the Tree of Harmony is (probably) Chryssie's aunt?
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Wouldn't sister in law be more appropriate?
9270505
Well, I was considering that the two trees would be sisters....
There should be a continuation of this as one of those day time talk shows like Jerry Springer and Maury or what ever. "Starswirl you... are the father!"
Luna’s reaction is one of the most sensible I have come across.
I wouldn't mind seeing where this goes.
Really, someone should draw this
Is scaredorable a word? Because it should be a word describing the final scene.
You know I want a serious fic about this concept with starlight being a direct granddaughter of starswirl for extra drama. So technically Chrissy and starlight would be related.
Hilarious work, though it doesn't quite feel like a complete story in and of itself. Yes, I've read the prequels, but this still doesn't feel substantial enough on its own; it's a scene, not a story.
Mind you, when the harshest criticism I can offer is "There's not enough of this good thing," you still did a good job.
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After reading those lines this scene here pops into my head:
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Your stories are the new blood to the weakening and decaying body of comedies.
Pretty good. I feel like it could have used another scene or just made the ending scene longer, it doesn't quite feel whole but what we've got amused.
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Yeah the last two feel kind of incomplete ... Good stories sure ... But I agree this feels like it's missing something.
This story needs more.
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Fiendship is magic, Chrysalis' origin story
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Me to.
Tree of change, is a cousin of Tree of harmony
This needs another chapter:(
Chrysalis tries, even though her methods aren't the best. I hope things work out for her and her family somehow.