Moving through the entrance of the Hive, shaking the snow off my cloak, “So… where is she?” I asked, looking to Thorax.
“The Queen and Princess is waiting in the throneroom, sir,” he said, “Would you like me to escort you?”
“Thank you,” I told him.
Not like I didn’t know the way by now, but he had his task from his Queen. I moved to follow him, shifting my wings beneath the cloak.
Chrysalis had summoned me when I woke up this morning. It better be fucking important, but it very likely was if Skitter was there as well.
The throneroom was like I remembered it. Throne, big containers of love… gel. Chrysalis were lounging on the throne like usual while Skitter was sitting on the short and flat stairs heading up to the throne.
What was really rare though was that they weren’t glaring at each other. Instead both of them turned to look at me as I entered.
I froze for a split second before I continued. It just can’t be a good thing if they aren’t fighting about something.
I gave them a small bow, spreading my wings, “Queen Chrysalis, Princess Skitter.”
Skitter looked like she was about to say something before she closed her mouth again. Chrysalis instead moved off the throne, heading down the steps, “Page,” she said, “I have decided to contact one of the other hives.”
I blinked at her in surprise, “You did?”
Chrysalis nodded as she stopped before me, “I have. The one in the Griffon territory.”
Skitter spoke up from where she was waiting, “if you can point out where it is.”
I shifted my wings before I sighed, “Yeah, I know where it is. I’ll get a map drawn up. Mind I can only give the general area of where most Changelings are, not the actual position of the entrance of the hive.”
“You will go with them,” Chrysalis said as she looked down to me, “To ensure that it’s clear that the effort is supported by the ponies.”
I slowly started to nod as she spoke before I answered, “No.”
Whatever she had expected, that wasn’t that, “...What?”
“No,” I said again, looking up at her, “I have way too much to do already to go galloping off to the griffons to play diplomacy with another hive. I’m already dealing with finding a way to get thestrals accepted among ponies, improve the acceptance of Changelings, see what I can do to help Midnight get back home, keep my wife and marefriend happy, actually finish my book at some bloody point and then everything else that’s happening! So no, Queen Chrysalis. I’m not going to gallop off to the next continent just because you suddenly managed to pull the stick out of your arse about this!”
Chrysalis' wings buzzed in annoyance as she glared down at me, “It was your idea!”
“Yes, but your timing sucks!” I said and glared up at her, “So either you wait or you find some other way of handling it!”
Chrysalis hissed something beneath her breath before she nodded, “Very well,” she finally said, moving past me, brushing her side against mine as she did, “I suppose the danger of the expedition went up significantly, I hope the dro-”
I didn’t let her go any further. Lightning my horn, I slashed a bar of force towards her hooves.
She didn’t expect that. She didn’t expect that at all.
It hit her like a sweeping kick, her hooves going out from beneath her and she faceplanted hard onto the resin floor of the throne room.
I turned around quickly and as she rolled to get her hooves back beneath herself, I planted my hoof on her chest, pushing her back down hard against the floor, “Do not try to guilt me into going, Chrysalis. I won’t stand for it and I know that you know that I care for your Changelings. And I know that you do too,” I snarled to her, “I won’t stand for it, especially when I know you wouldn’t do that.”
She looked up at me, her eyes wide in surprise before they slowly went back to normal, “...It seems like I underestimated you, Zeezzkekeezzkzk.” she said. The last word being something in ancient changeling I didn’t catch.
I knew a few words and a couple of phrases… well, understood them at least. A pony larynx just wasn’t made to speak ancient changeling beyond certain words and my accent was according to Skitter, horrible.
But I doubt it was particularly polite from the way Skitters eyes widened.
I stepped back, putting my hoof back onto the floor, “I’m your ally, Chrysalis. Not your subordinate. I’ll go with the delegation, but not now. Especially not into griffon territory, this will need to be planned and official for it to work right.”
Chrysalis rolled onto her hooves and got back up, “Very well,” she said with a small buzz of her wings, “Daughter?”
“...Yes, My Queen?”
“Organize it with the ponies,” she said before she smirked and leaned in to whisper, “I win this time, My Little Predator,” into my ear before she moved past me out of the chamber.
I blinked blankly at the throne for a second before I facehooved. I just agreed to go to the other hive when something else major fell off my plate, didn’t I?
Which had been her plan the entire time as Skitter's original idea had been for the changelings to handle it on their own.
I finally dropped my hoof back onto the floor and looked at Skitter, “Sometimes I really dislike your mother, other times I’m too impressed to be even mad. That was amazing.”
Skitter shifted a bit uncomfortably.
Gotta love em, Page. Gotta love em.
Sometimes he is a bit too smart for his own good.
Especially if Chrisy plays the “meta meta” game.
But: yay, new travel Stories from the Griffin lands. :)
Just binged the entire series. A work of art.
On another note, you seem to have confused you're was/were's quite a few times in the last couple books...
Thanks for the new chapter! Looking forward to the update!
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Did Chrysalis called him a king of the hive, changelings in their language or something similar like that?
Why do I feel like this is converging on having changelings pretending to be thestrals to boost the numbers.
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Knowing Chrysalis and what just happened it will probably happen
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Or we eventually get Chrysalis added to Page's herd and suddenly we have a whole bunch of changeling-alicorn thestral hybrids running around. Cue Discord laughing his ass off.
Page, you just failed on your moment of badass assertiveness, failed epically. But, for your defence, it's hard to win against ancient Chessmaster.
I damn love Page!verse Chrysalis, imagine if she would be like that in show.
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That would start a natural selection of ponies in Equestria.
Ponies, like pegasi and unicorns, will become rarer and hybrids will be big in numbers.
Earth ponies wouldn't be that multiple but there still should be more of them than unicorns and pegasi because changelings don't have their strength. Maybe alicorn hybrid would slowly replace them
Chrysalis is no fool Page! She knows some of your buttons to push to get you trotting to her song and dance. Better start on some willpower to keep from being used by all these mares. XD
Chrysalis: You may leave now, My Little Predator. Guards! You all may leave as well...I need to speak to my daughter.
*Page and the guards leave the room*
Skitter: Really Mother? You're lucky he doesn't know that word in our language!
Chrysalis: It's a great ancient title! He should be honored!
Skitter: "Beloved Seed Provider" doesn't exactly sit well with pony kind, Mother!
Chrysalis: Hush! I just talked the strongest male in Equestria into having a honeymoon with us. Be happy!
Skitter: ...Ok I'm a little happy about that...permission to commerce the dance of joy?
Chrysalis: Granted~!
*Chrysalis and Skitter starts dancing on their tiptoes and squealing like bunch of fangirls*
It’s been how long since you met her and your still amazed by her? Damn. Your losing your touch there Page!
(When did Page meet Chrysalis again? Tis been so very long)
That, or it was something really respectful
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Cadance and Shining's wedding, I think it was in the first story but it might have been the second
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The canon fight between her and Celestia in the Season 2 finale, where he did the magical equivalent of chucking a fruit knife at her.
Sorry, but IT HAS TO BE DONE.
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Loving every part of the story, really good one!
Chrysalis disappears behind a corner and collapses. “Oh by the first egg I am so hot right now!” She fans herself with her wings. “You will be mine. And our Changelings will be smart and gloriously batty!”
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Well the thing, is it would be destroyed anyway
If you replace it timely with the blank parchment you won't cause problems.
Hot to do it without causing more problems?
Time travel outside the library before Midnight appearing in this timeline.
How long?
Just enough to cast an invisibility spell, get inside the library and position yourself in a good place to not get hit by any stray spell .
Then you replace the parchment with the spell and quickly time travel back
All you had to do is to replace the real parchment with the spell with the fake one the moment it won't be opened again.
The parchment was destroyed anyway so it wasn't needed in the future in the first place .
Taking it won't change events that already happened
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I tried to find if there is Chrysalis dancing on her tiptoes one on four hooves but that's the closest one that I found
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loophole there, take past stuff and shove it somewhere where past you can't find it
What did she call him?
My future king?
My future lover?
My future larve daddy?
Next time we meet i will be on top of you ~♡
I guess that's one way to get a Changeling Queen turned on. Dominating her in her own Hive. Probably bet she called him her King. I am so looking forward to what Chrysalis said.
Not sure it's your win Cryssie. You didn't want this happening in the first place!
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I think she is aware of that. I also think "Zeezzkekeezzkzk" means something entirely opposite of what Page thought. She slowly changes and so her goal. What exactly is that goal we can only speculate, but I think she actually won this round.
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Giggity
Just kiss him on the lips gurl! FFS!
The sexual tension page isn't seeing makes me
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As established in the other......well....books he is a DENSE stallion
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Not sure eif I made a comment on one of your posts or now but something I am find humorous is ever time I see your name pop up in the comments of a story or well let be honest to this great work books I know I will like it
Every time I read his name, I can literally feel the timeline somewhat destabilize… it just feels so wrong seeing him as a soldier…
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This is Chrysalis we’re talking about. Add
20%50% more slurs or something, then you should have something more or less accurate.Example:Hah, nope! These types of slurs are not appropriate for a T rated story…
Repercussions
Chapter 31
Zeezzkekeezzkzk... Blank Page just become literally the future of the Hive ♡
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Thanks
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You got me there for a second 👍
Chrysalis is the smartest character in this saga.