The Body of a Behemoth, nay, but the Spirit to Challenge One
Light poked through Cyr's multiple eyelids. As he clicked open the last layer over his eyes, he was overwhelmed by the bright sensation of artificial light. He was laying in a bed with an confounding, incessant 'beeping' that seemed to originate from a...moving picture of some sort next to him.
The strange surface displayed a dull green line, followed by a number of rapidly-created spikes. It continued with its operation, and only then was Cyr distracted when he attempted to swallow. He found it extremely difficult to, as there was a thin tubing leading to his tongue, and every attempt to pull it out of his maw was met with a discouraging pinch.
Cyr tried to speak, but only a muffle was released in the room he found himself in, what with the tubing interfering with his tonsil fangs and his ability to move his jaw.
But the sound attracted the attention of a nearby nurse.
So he was in a hospital.
In public.
Where nopony was suppose to see him...
I'm calling it. It's Panic Time.
She hesitantly arrived at Cyr's side, and said, "I'm sorry, sir. The only locations that weren't completely covered in chitin were your...well, let's just say that placing a hydration cable there wouldn't be exactly hygienic. So all that was left to put an IV was in your mouth-"
Cyr mumbled, "Curgh roo gurgh irt errt?"
"I'm terribly sorry, sir. That's your only source of water right now, and you need plenty of it after your supplemental surgery," The nurse gestured at his chest.
There was a dressing fixed on the chitin of his chest with tape. Example of medical brilliance right there...
"And I'm afraid you are far from able to drink water on your own. So I cannot remove the IV line. Oh, but, some visitors would like to see you!"
Out of nowhere, Carrot Top landed on the normal-sized Changeling and gave him a bear hug that started to make his wound bleed again. From the direction Cyr had seen the mare jump out of, he saw the shadows of two alicorns watching at a distance.
Cyr suddenly felt a burning outline spread out across the chitin, as Carrot Top abruptly interrupted her own welcome gesture to give Cyr a slap in the face.
"Don't you EVER think about doing that again!"
"RURGHA RAH!"
"What a minute...are you the right Cyr? They found you in a hole in the middle of nowhere and you look smaller than usual."
Cyr ripped the plastic IV out from under his tongue, and successfully clearing himself through the immediate pain, he looked at her directly with his orange light receptors and yelped out, "I think I know who I am, Carrot Top!"
"Oh Celestia, Applejack and I thought we lost you, and we started to search all over for you when she got back and-"
"It's fine!"
"You don't look fine! And your voice! When did it get so...squeaky...and layered?"
"When I..." Cyr stopped. He didn't know how long he had been stuck inside the Pony Hospital.
"...actually I don't know. When did you find me?"
"Princess Luna came to me and said she found your body 3 days ago. And she said exactly that. 'Body'. Like you were dead already, and I didn't want to lose a friend and-"
"Like I said before, everything is going to be okay. Alright? Calm down! I'm fine!" Cyr attempted to give Carrot Top a smile so another could begin to eclipse on her face.
It didn't work.
Cyr asked with concern, "How are you? I'd feel a bit guilty to know that you were thinking about this the whole time I was..."
Left for dead.
Impaled.
Almost murdered by distant relatives.
"...errr, gone."
"I'm fine. But you? You almost...didn't..." Carrot Top couldn't finish. She was a tough mare, but the Princesses decided to give her some relief of not stating the news.
Celesta approached by Cyr's bedside, followed by Luna, and gravely informed, "You almost died, Cyr. That was more than we could have ever expected that could have gone wrong, and information of Changeling biology has been...lost over the years. Your actions were reckless, and misdirected."
"It was...stupid planning, on my part," Cyr nervously grinned. He foreboded a strong scolding for placing royal business in Canterlot at an indefinite halt with the absence of the Princesses.
Celestia's light scowl melted into a smile, "But...you did so with the intentions of saving the lives of others. You provided enough of a distraction to prevent Chrysalis and her forces from beginning their inevitable invasion. You grace us with a manner of sacrifice that even the most compassionate of ponies could not have summoned as immediately as you have. You of the heartfelt thanks of the Kingdom of Equestria. Consider yourself a honored member of it."
Both sisters proceeded to bow on the hospital floor.
Cyr quickly approached the Princesses, or at least attempted to as his legs wouldn't move when his mind told them to. The nerves were still deadened slightly from lack of oxygenated blood. "No, no, no. Stop, please."
The pair rose up from the floor, at Cyr's request.
"I did what any sane-"
Luna quickly mentioned, "Insane, you mean?" She giggled.
Cyr rolled his eyes and repeated again firmly, "I did what any sane individual would do."
"But, from what I hear from Luna, you did so for your friends. Your family. And you are humble about it also. There is no such stronger sign of benevolence, respect, or concern than that," Celestia warmly smiled. "Young Changeling-"
"I'm 417 years old," Cyr responded. "I think that disqualifies me from the 'Young' category."
Celestia chuckled, "Indeed. Cyr, Luna and I, the Regal Princesses of Equestria, owe you a debt of gratitude for your act.
"Well, as long as you make the sun and the moon rise and fall and keep madponies from gnawing on my flesh, then consider me satisfied," Cyr said with a blank face.
Luna pleaded, "Please. It's the least we can do for you. You've gone past the requirement of your sentence."
"A Royal-mandated punishment, I think, is a bit mood-killing to mention, don't you think, fair Princess?"
"To whom arth thou accusing the title of 'fair Princess', you-"
The same nurse from before interrupted the arguement, "Excuse me? Your Highnesses? The patient needs to rest."
Luna nearly screamed in opposition, "Nay! We demand an agreement from the second party to allow ourselves to commit him under an oath-"
The nurse opened the curtains behind her, revealing the crowd of ponies appearing around the patient bed.
The only word that escaped Luna's mouth was a quiet "Oh."
The nurse, and the crowd, then began to be surrounded by individual circles of green flame, each to respectively reveal themselves as members of the Praetorian Guards, which nearly rivaled in size of an alicorn.
Luna repeated herself, this time with a more prolonged effect, "Ohhh......sh-"
Celestia cut off Luna's exclaim of surprise with a furious shout, "You are all foals for arriving here! This Changeling is hereby an honorary Equestrian citizen! If you wish to claim his life, you'll have to get through us!"
"We haven't come here to fight," grumbled the Nurse-Praetorian.
Luna joined in to her sister's verbal barrage, "HA! So you admit to arriving here with violent intent! Wait....pardon?"
"We need to talk to the Behemoth-"
"Well, if you want to talk to him, go on ahead. Nopony will stop you, shapeshifting cretin."
The Praetorian, presumably the leader, shook his horned head. "No. Alone. You have no business in our matters."
Luna responded, "Excuse me, you declared war on us two months ago! Your matters are of our concer-"
"Our Queen is nowhere to be found. We arrived at where you found the bodies, but we could not find our Queen. She's still alive, but she had not found herself back in the Hive. She has been dishonored in battle by a..." the Praetorian paused to squint hatefully at Cyr. "...member of a lower caste. Her shame is great, and her accomplishments are naught but failure. Yet, this one, insignificant Worker, had survived the ordeal against a Changeling alicorn. Therefore, we wish..."
The entire group of Praetorians suddenly lowered themselves, much to the surprise of Cyr, Carrot Top, and the Royal Sisters, and mid-bow, they shouted in unison, "...to honor him as our ruler!."
Cyr was frozen for an entire half hour. The Royal Sisters removed the Praetorians from the premises to more suitable locations to wait for a lone Changeling to recover from shock. Thankfully they weren't imprisoned. But teleportation into suites under heavy guard inside the Canterlot Castle, figured Luna and Celestia, were more diplomatic terms.
Carrot Top decided to wait next to the open-mouthed Cyr, hoping that the sheer shock wouldn't catalyze his poor, repairing heart to go into cardiac arrest...or just implode on the spot.
Finally, Cyr whispered, "Tell me this is a dream. Or better, yet, that I died and woke up in Elysium."
Carrot Top bumped Cyr's ribs with a hoof, resulting in Cyr's painful exclaim.
"Nope. So...King of the Changelings, that's a nice gig if you decide to roll with it."
"Yeah..."
"So what now?"
Cyr closed his mouth, just realizing that a fly was bound to enter through it and clog his respiratory system sometime. And it was just his luck to probably happen.
"I...think I might do it."
"Well, I guess I'm friends with royalty now!" Carrot Top squealed.
"Not to burst your bubble, but-"
"Nope! Not gonna happen! Time to motherbuckin' celebra-"
"I'm not going to become a permanent ruler!" Cyr interrupted. "The Queen before Chrysalis, she's still alive. I gotta find her, and I need to make sure my caste is safe."
Carrot Top's face fell. "Oh..."
Cyr internally winced, "Heh. Sorry to ruin your expectations so soon."
"You just don't want a party because that would mean you'd have to get out of bed."
"You have me there," chuckled Cyr. "But tell me, do they only reserve these 'beds' for the sick and injured?"
"Umm...Cyr? Everypony has one."
"...I don't know what I've been missing!" Cyr exclaimed. "And this, what is this magical contraption? It drives me simply mad having to listen to it all day!"
Cyr gestured at the machine giving off an irritating, constant beeping.
"Cyr?"
"Hmm?"
"That's a heart rate monitor. Oh and that reminds me. Take off the bandage!"
"Wha-" Cyr began to protest.
"Luna arrived mid-surgery, and told me that even though we couldn't save any of the chitin, the heart started to partially heal itself, and...well you gotta see this!"
"Carrot Top-"
Cyr was interrupted when the mare tugged down on his patient gown and tore off the bandage.
Cyr saw that not only was the bleeding stopped, but the hole was still there. Along with the seemingly whole-bodied, untouched heart, pumping blood healthily.
To Cyr, the sight of seeing one's own organ was both incredible, yet disgusting.
Carrot Top smiled, "I guess Changelings have hearts after all!"
Cyr chuckled. "So what does this 'heart-rate monitor' do?"
"It detects whether you're still with us or not. It runs on electricity."
"Fascinating....what's electricity?"
Now the real nurse that was suppose to attend to patients that afternoon confronted the pair just as Carrot Top was about to face-hoof and begin to explain the most fundamental of technological principles in terms so simple that a filly could have understood.
Carrot Top shouted, as soon as she saw the linen-clad figure, shouted, "I don't think so! No Changeling's gonna hurt my friend while he's in injured! Hee-ya!"
Carrot Top clocked the nurse on the snout with a fore-arm.
Cyr inched forward, "Uh...CT?"
"And stay down!"
"Carrot Top..."
"Come on, Cyr, we gotta get out of here!"
"Carrot Top! That nurse was an actual pony!"
The nurse weakly rose up, along with some help with Carrot Top, and instructed, "Yes, and at the risk of getting assaulted again, I regret to inform you that visiting hours are over."
The nurse trotted away, declaring that same statement to other patients, while Carrot Top said to her, "Sorry, Nurse Redheart!"
She turned back to Cyr. "Listen, I need to tell you something. And it's really important that I get your response on something."
Carrot Top went from giggling to serious in a nanosecond flat. Not good.
"Okay, shoot."
With some apprehension, Carrot Top continued.
"I'm pregnant..."
Cyr's eyes opened wide. "Wow. And umm...the father?"
"Noteworthy."
"Should I...beat him up in a dark alley, or what? Congratulations, and all, but you haven't specified what you wanted to ask me."
"Would you like to become their godfather?"
Cyr hesitated, "Carrot Top, there is no way that your other half is going to agree to this-"
"I'll make him, even if I'm not married to him yet."
"I'm old enough to be your great-great-grandfather. I'm not suited for this."
"That just means that the foals will have some really interesting facts to tell about their extended family in the years to come," Carrot Top joked. She knew she was getting to him.
Cyr considered with a hoof to his chin. It can't hurt, I guess.
"I...would be honored to be the foal's godfather."
"Knew I could count on you," Carrot Top sweetly returned. She pecked Cyr on the cheek and left his room.
Cyr, exhausted out of his mind, quickly fell asleep. Too much had occurred before and after his bouts of unconsciousness.
And that last thought that was in his mind?
Godfather...
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Next chapter will be out tomorrow! Sorry!
Yes read the next chapter -not there- btw I wonder how pinkie will react to him now being the king of the changelings now btw2 I was joking by the chapter thing
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for now.
XD I was just thinking about saying in response to the authors note, "Oh I would.....IF IT WAS OUT!" But since you are sorry I guess its ok.....
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1906859 well then why did you tell us to read the nxt chapter?
I want to but the next chapter isn't there yet.
Kishin, have my babies.
Except I'm male.
...Fuck physics, this is Pinkie Pie.
So in a sort of "Keep what you kill" kind of way, Cry's overthrown the Queen and assumed her place in the changeling throne that hive. Well, that's not too shabby-- acting King until he can find the previous queen. Will Cry get any bigger now that he's a royalty caste, like Chrisalis? No body means Chrisalis is still out there, scheming her little schemes (probably poisoning a dagger to put in Cry's back too). It's a little sad that he's kindof stated he will be leaving for the hive as soon as he gets out of bed... tho, he might be making a large purchase at the bed store before leaving, heh.
I still think this is a very good result. No, not the hole in his side. That he's in charge, for now. He might actually be able to change the monstrous reputation of changelings, most likely by changing the relationship between changelings and ponies from a parasitic one to a partnership. Granted, mimicking ponies won't help on the farm but each one is like a little alicorn, they can fly and cast a bit of magic. That's got to make them highly adaptable to any situation-- a jack of all trades, yet master of none.
Seems like a pretty huge development for the changelings to crown as (temporary) king someone was just declared by the Princesses themselves to be an honored citizen of Equestria. Ought to open up some convenient diplomatic possibilities.
Celesta approached by Cyr's bedside
missing a letter there
oh, and leaving an authors not the read the next chapter before the next chapter is up is kinda premature, no?
You kind of fucked the story up a little (Insert Shrug Pawny Here) Like you should have taken the development a little slower and get into more depth and shit.
and that scene with CT punching the nurse I was like WTF that was teh random 
My Precious
Mmmm....Don't you love that fresh-off-the-press-chapter smell?
u tell me to read the next chapter when i cant u sir are a troll
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Ah, but what time tomorrow? ...or would it be later today? What day is it again?
And in other news, the former Queen is on the run, the former former Queen will soon be returned to her throne, and any of Cyr's old brood not currently rendered limbless and kept alive via vile and unholy magics will soon know their first taste of freedom in over 400 years.
...wait, how many more chapters are there?
...... Damn.... That was.... Awesome...
oh and for the lulz I bet Carrot Top just made an offer he.
pause for dramatic effect.
just couldn't refuse.
Soooo.... Cyr now has a hole in his body showing his heart. Guess it's like the hole in that one guy's stomach, allowing others to watch food be digested through it.
Don't tell us to read the next chapter when there is none -_-
Hmm... One problem.
The old queen, no matter how nice, wasn't the one to change Cyr. It was Chrysalis.
So, he's gonna have to find the changeling queen who is actively hiding, rather than the one who is imprisoned in hiding.
And, should he find her, what would be her motivation for telling him anything? Honor?
Bah, Chrysalis only has pride. And one with a wounded pride is just as dangerous as a wounded animal.
In any way, it will definitely be interesting to see where this goes. Onward, you glorious author!
1908480Ahahahahaha.NO.
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Ummm...I posted a comment that said the next update was tomorrow...
Well, THAT escalated quickly. He went from a guy who was dying of a giant hole--
To a King, a Godfather, a Honorary Equestrian Citizen...and a guy who is still dying of a giant hole.
YES!
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That's how life works sometimes...
What a curious turn of events. Godfather, Equestrian, King, and Guy-With-Anatomically-Fascinating-Hole-In-Chest. All within fifteen minutes, that's a new academy record.
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Is that good or bad?
I think I'm going to cry if its bad...
I wanted to end it with a good note tho...
Holy wowza...
Updating while you read? I can honestly say I've never had that happen to me before.
You're missing out on front page time by posting in batches, though. You get into the three last featured spots on every update, so you could drag that out over several days and get much more exposure time.
Onto the story! Well, this is a rather weird turn of events, that's for sure. I guess Chrysalis only woke up after Cyr was removed, otherwise she wouldn't be convinced she 'lost' to him. As it is, with him disappearing without so much as a blood trail, yeah, I can see her thinking he just triumphantly walked away somehow.
Corrections and remarks:
> inside the Canterlot Castle , figured Luna and Celestia
Errant space before that comma.
> if you decide to role with it.
The expression is "roll with it"
> Not good
Missing period behind this.
> that the foals will some really interesting facts
"will [have] some really interesting facts"
Before I click those those tiny arrows....
Hmmmm. King of Changelings.
Normal size
Regenerating organs
Godfather.
The only way to make him more epic is to lose the first three letters or the last six.
1907314 Who's cry?
...I'm confuzzled?
This chapter, compared to the one I just read, seems like a whole different story altogether. More stuff happened in a single afternoon than in the whole story (more or less). This feels kind of sped up, and a bit chaotic.
Stuff gets thrown at your face and fades away before you can get out of shock that it just actually happened. This was a wild dream sequence or something?
OHHHHHHH CYR UNLOCKED ALL THE CHANGELING ACHIEVEMENTS IN WORLD OF EQUESTRIA! OHHHHHHHHHH!!
1908355 YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1924749 God
Done!
information on.
So... He got extremely lucky and didn't even kill Chryssie and is alive only 'cause she decided against killing him when she woke up and left before he was found, and that somehow makes him the king. Riiiiiiiiiight.
So uuh, my comment.
This last chapter is SUPER rushed, so many plot points and throws at comedy here that the pacing was just thrown out the window.
But that's fine because I'd like to sleep now.
Super good read (at least at the slow start), cheers for the efforts boi!
And good night!
He's the ruler not the king. 🤔 well, maybe.
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Princess Alternia also has a chest hole. Clearly the best and bravest lings get them!