Letters to Cozy Glow

by Fluttercheer

A Letter from a Sappy Bug

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Dear Cozy Glow,

my name is Thorax. I am the new leader of the Changeling Hive.

“Oh, really? The new leader?” Cozy perked up. “What happened to the old one? Did some good old backstabbing happen?” She wiggled her eyebrows.

Once, I was like you. I was a threat for Equestria and I stood loyal at the side of my former queen, Chrysalis. I was committing crimes against ponies in her name. But one day, this changed.

“So, another former villain..... Well, isn't that nice,” Cozy Glow grumbled and stuck out her tongue. “Please tell me that you at least backstabbed her and that you overthrew her in a bloody and merciless battle for dominance!” Cozy stiffled a yawn.

I was attacking Canterlot together with Chrysalis and my people. I was always a timid changeling, different than the others, and when I saw Princess Twilight and her friends fight for Equestria, I knew I couldn't do this anymore.

“Princess Twilight here, Princess Twilight there..... Get to the point!” Her voice became shrill at the end.

I was hiding until the battle was over. And after our army was defeated and we had been chased out of Canterlot, I got separated from the rest of my hive. I used the chance to run away and I never turned back. I have never returned to my hive, until the day Chrysalis was defeated.

“Now we're talking!” Cozy Glow had begun slumping in the middle of her cage, but now she sat up straight and her mouth formed a vile grin. “It's time for backstabbing!”

Chrysalis had kidnapped Princess Twilight and her friends, the royal family of the Crystal Empire and even Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. I managed to reach Ponyville and I led Discord, Starlight Glimmer and her friend Trixie through Chrysalis' hive. And when we arrived in Chrysalis' throne room.....

“Yes, yes, what happened then?” Cozy's eyes were glowing and she seemed like in trance.

…..I did the opposite of what Chrysalis has taught me. Instead of stealing love, I was giving love. And the other changelings followed my example. We all gave love to Chrysalis and this transformed us into a new kind of changelings.

Cozy Glow looked at the paper in her hooves, dumbfounded. “Gee, sappy like this? That's the most boring way of backstabbing someone I ever heard about.....”

The changeling hive blew up by all the love energy. Starlight Glimmer offered Chrysalis forgiveness and a new chance among us, but Chrysalis just mocked her, swore revenge and fled. And then we.....

“And then you lived happily ever after as a commune of sappy bugs.....” Now, Cozy finally yawned, loud and demonstrative. “You really bore me, Thorax, I can't even read until the end..... Your letter puts me to sleep.” She crumpled the letter to a ball. “Maybe Cerberus wants to play with it,” Cozy spoke and tossed the ball out of her cage. It landed right on Cerberus' nose, whose six eyes looked down in surprise.
“I'm taking a nap now, I bet this won't be any more boring than your excuse of a letter, Thorax,” Cozy said while she curled up right where she sat. A second later, the walls of Tartarus echoed her snores.

Comments

[Bronycommander]

Very nice. I Loved the idea of throrax From the Start he was introduced. Not everyone of an Evil Nation is Bad

[Blast]

Pigheadedness.

[Yosh-E-O]

It is easy to believe Cozy would be getting fed up with what, in large part, is a series of letters that have the same theme going on. This, as is well established, would not work on her because she is not the typical villain. Her reasons are very different and psychologically-based instead of having to learn a new way of doing things that did not cause negative consequences to others.

More simply, she needs more of what the CMC threw at her. Basically telling her that she wasn't off the hook, how Cozy would need to 'earn' a place to come back to, and how they would not feel any sense of sympathy if Cozy went to her old ways. (Well, Sweetie Belle may as she's always been the most relaxed of the trio)

Twilight did have a good idea with the letters. However, as we are learning, Cozy falls outside allll Twilight has come to learn as the go-tos for 'friendship'.

Perhaps some time in Discord's 'Chaos Realm' would get Cozy thinking? That is if it doesn't drive her into madness first.

[Fluttercheer]

9981521

Though the way Cozy is now talking to herself, or monologuing, may lead into some unforeseen effect of the letters and the order in which they are being received.

Because Gilda unintentionally gave Cozy ideas? Just wait until Tempest Shadow writes Cozy.

I'd wonder if coming in contact with Gabby would result in Cozy feeling like she was being mocked?

Gabby can be quite fragile, I fear that would end in tears on her part quickly. Cozy Glow is not exactly someone you'd like to mock, she can get quite ugly in her responses.

I can just imagine Cozy coming to Griffonstone and meeting lovable Grandpa Gruff. He's a bit of an 'expert' himself. Plus, as we learned from the shopkeeper, I doubt cozy would put up with always being asked to pay before anything else.

Cozy would not be able to stay at Grandpa's Gruff side for a long time. Before long, he would annoy her enough that she leaves him.
And in a Griffonstone prior to Gilda's efforts, Cozy Glow would ran against a hard brick wall with trying to rally the griffons around her as her army. Unless she has all the bits for that.
But after Gilda inspired many griffons to live friendship, there is definitely a bit of fertile ground for Cozy's manipulative talents.

cozy arrives and Gilda rolls her eyes and just says, "And I thought Gabby was obnoxois.". Gilda would then, in all likelihood, find a way to bring the Pegasus down with one of her famous lines like, "You're dorkin' up the skies, squirt!".

I'm sure Gilda is much more diplomatic than this today. Especially if she deals with a filly who needs to learn what real friendship is.

[Fluttercheer]

9996408

Thank you! Watching Cozy grow and getting to the bottom of what made her a villain is the goal with this story/therapy for her. A new chapter will come out today!^^

[Emperor Draxgaroth]

I am the new leader of the Changeling Hive

No you are not... you are a coward, a traitor and a usurper... the only true leader of the Changelings is their rightful Queen