Queen Chrysalis Reforms (Accidentally)

by RainbowDoubleDash

Depression

Tirek had become a living taxi service, as a pegasus filly (or something that might have been a pegasus filly, anyway) sat on his shoulder, and a morose Reformed changeling queen lay sprawled across his back. “It…it…it didn’t work…!” Chrysalis cried. “I d-drained all the l-love I could from that p-pony…and it didn’t work! I d-didn’t even d-darken in shade a little…!” Great tears fell from her eyes, splattering onto the ground below. “I’M STILL FUZZY…!”

She couldn’t see Tirek or Cozy roll their eyes, nor see Tirek pass two bits to Cozy, who stuffed them into her jacket. “He’s gonna be okay, though, right?” Cozy asked.

“Of course he is…” Chrysalis moaned as she continued to hang limply off of Tirek. “He’ll wake up in a day with a headache. I even left him inside and tucked in bed. Because that’s what I have to do now. I’m Reformed.”

“What?” Tirek asked, stopping and looking back at Chrysalis.

Chrysalis continued to stare at the ground. “I’m Reformed. I’m good now, don’t you see? That’s what all this fuzz and big poofy hair and bright colors mean. It means I have to be good. So I left a fire going in his fireplace and I left some cookies by his bedside. That’s what a good creature would do, I think. I am new at it.”

“Oh for the love of – ”

“Yes!” Chrysalis moaned. “For the love! That’s what I have to do.” Her wings buzzed and she picked herself up off of Tirek’s back. “I have to go. I can’t be part of Grogar’s Legion of Doom anymore. I guess I should go live with Thorax, or maybe see if I can move in with Cadance now. Yes, that’s what I’ll do. I’ll go and live with Cadance, apologize for everything. I’ll be Flurry Heart’s nanny. I’ll make her oatmeal and teach her to pounce, or whatever nannies do for foals.”

“The first thing, sure, the second, not so much,” Cozy informed her.

Tirek reached up and grabbed Chrysalis’ tail before she could fly off. He decided to not observe aloud how soft and smooth it was. “Chrysalis, you’re not good.”

“Recent, major chromatic changes in my life suggest otherwise.”

“You drained a pony completely of love and left him all alone. Sure, he might be fine, especially since you tucked him up and left him with a fire. But he might not be. That’s not good. Ergo, you’re not good.”

Chrysalis hovered in midair, still facing away from the two. “Really?” She asked.

“Really, really,” Cozy said. “I mean, that’s more negligent then evil. But it’s definitely not good.”

Chrysalis turned around. Her blue eyes were huge and full of tears. “Thank you!” She cried, flitting down and pulling Tirek and Cozy into as tight a hug as she’d ever given any creature while not in disguise.

“You know, doing this will probably not help with the fact that you Reformed,” Tirek said.

Chrysalis broke away from the hug, realizing the truth. She landed on the ground and sat back on her haunches, twirling her front hooves around each other. “So…what should we tell Grogar?”

Author's Note:

Oatmeal and pouncing being taught to a baby Flurry Heart by a changeling is a reference to Dear Small Pony Book, by Carapace (among other of his works) (although it's Thorax doing the teaching in them, not Chrysalis). Read Carapace's stories!

Comments

[djthomp]

I think Flurry would take to pouncing quite happily.

[Mossy Pages]

Trick them. Say you reformed.
Trick the poniiiiiiieeees.

[Dirty Bit]

God, I enjoy Chrysalis in this chapter

[RainbowDoubleDash]

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Yeah, this one’s my favorite.

[Scyphi]

Yeah, I thought that might be a reference to Dear Pony Book. Not that I can blame you--it's a darn good fic.

[Godslittleprincess]

She's giving Rarity a run for the title of "Biggest Drama Queen."

[tsaukpaetra]

Ha, Chrissy is being almost racist...

[RoyalBardofCanterlot]

Poor Chryssy...her dramatics make me laugh though.

[RoyalBardofCanterlot]

It's weirdly sweet that Cozy and Tirek still accept her.

[RainbowDoubleDash]

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There's actually a reason for it! Check it out: 9655065

[Darkstarling]

Core identity undermining... oh dear.

[xonxt]

Does she know that she can still just shape-shift into her old black-carapaced self?

[FridayPie]

9661654
That icon mixed with the comment brings to mind a variation of famous phrase from Startrek TNG.

[RainbowDoubleDash]

9661654
Aside from it being less funny, I covered the reasons why this might not be a viable long-term solution here, 9654229

[hiroandre]

She's going completly nuts. Love it.
She's so extra, her reaction has to be extra too. Definitly nailed that facet of her character.

[Razzy]

She's going coo coo for coco pops! Well, more than usual, I mean.

[Pharaoh]

I’ll be Flurry Heart’s nanny. I’ll make her oatmeal and teach her to pounce, or whatever nannies do for foals.”

“Really, really,” Cozy said. “I mean, that’s more negligent then evil . But it’s definitely not good .”

Chrysalis the negligent nanny.

[Acadians6545]

read carapace's books

Already have bro.

[Master king]

She differently want overboard in this chapter.

[jen_lee_hattie]

She couldn’t see Tirek or Cozy roll their eyes, nor see Tirek pass two bits to Cozy, who stuffed them into her jacket. “He’s gonna be okay, though, right?” Cozy asked.

Yeah, now the two of you give 1k bits

*cozy give me 1k bits*

*Trick give me 1k bits*

Thank you for the bits.

[Midknight Defender]

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The nobles snuck a 99.9% gambling proceeds tax through in subsection c, sub header 4, sub-sub section iii, paragraph 312 of the new fiscal appropriations bill while Celestia was distracted by a cart full of cakes.

You get one bit.