Chapter 2- Chrysalis: You know nothing of my pain!
“Urghh!”
As my carapace slams to the ground, a strange, strangled gurgle escapes my throat. The ground is a cold, stone floor. This is not where I was. Where was the grassy field I was in just moments ag-oh. Right. That. That cursed concrete, as it slowly creeps over my muzzle. I shiver as that memory fills my mind. Which leads me to wonder. Where am I?
We, Changelings, are masters of adaptation. As long as I can figure out where I am, I can survive. I can...I can’t move my head. No, not just my head, my body is heavy, my limbs won’t respond. What is this? Is it magic? Am I being restrained?
No. I cannot sense any magical presence on my body. Ugh, this pain. My body is so weak. Why am I so hungry? No, not hungry. I’m starving! Desperately I try to cry out, to look for food, to do something, anything. But my body won’t respond. I can scarcely keep my eyes open. Wait. Is that Cadance? The darkness is closing in. My thoughts are erratic. This wretched headache... So hungry. What is she doing here? Why am I so hungry? Why is she shouting...why is she running towards…
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Ugh...Where am I now? I can’t move. Am I finally in Tartarus where I belong? What is this cold sensation in my limbs? Huh? A tube? What is this? My eyes scan the room and fall upon a strange sight. That is not Cadance. It is too small, yet very clearly resembles her. A daughter perhaps? Is this the vengeance I’ve sought? Wait, it is talking to me.
“So...You claim this to be an infirmary. That you saved my life using your mother’s magic?... My horn, my magic. It isn’t working. What have you done to me?... Tell me!... I see; an anti-magical ring. So my failure in life is complete...A villain? You wretched whelp, you know nothing of me! “
My head hurts so badly, why must I bear the agony of such an existence? Talking to this little Alicorn, this thing that knows nothing of the pain I’ve been through. So, you say you want to know more about me, do you? Fine. I can’t do anything else it seems. I’ll play along, for now.
“No, I am no villain, child. I reached out time and again to your mother, the only one, whose magic could feed my starving brood. And yet, my pleas were met with deafening rejections. Meanwhile, my horde sought to eat. We grew ravenous, and so I deemed it necessary to take what was mine, what was ours. I had never wished to invade your wretched empire, but I was left with no choice.”
What do you mean Twilight said she tried to help? This child knows nothing of me, just what her ilk has fed her. Tried to help me, that’s a laugh.
“Twilight’s your aunt, is she? Well, your aunt never once reached a hoof out to me. That’s right, filly. Twilight Sparkle the great and benevolent Princess of Friendship, never once offered me such an option...Redeemed the Changelings? From what?... From themselves, how whimsical of them. I bet you think that the Changelings are in her debt now? A debt that never should have been. A Debt that your Alicorn brethren created!”
But it’s not entirely their fault, is it? No. As Queen, I was charged with protecting my brood; my children. And I failed. I couldn’t even feed them when they needed it most. I grew cold, hateful of outsiders, and my children paid the price. Perhaps it really is for the best, that they found a new way. Still…
“You should’ve let me die. A Queen who cannot protect her subjects is worthless. And I grow weary of this conversation. I will say nothing more. Get lost or when I get better I swear I'll strangle you.”
Hmph. You say you hope I recover even sooner now? I smell no hesitation in your words. What a weird pony you are, to care for a Changeling Queen with no fear. Perhaps you are different. Maybe I’ll talk to you tomorrow, whatever. I need some rest, I must be rid of this wretched headache!
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I see the need to feed on love carried over to Chrysalis's time in stone. I liked how you showed her mindset through all of this. It makes me very interested as to what you'll come up with for the other two.
I'd assume that Chrysalis would know her as Cadenza.
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In the show, Chrysalis portrays herself as cadenza however, she is outright told she is Cadance during the whole debacle. Given the scars it would leave, that is not a name she would easily forget.
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True, I suppose. I guess I was mostly thinking of advice, emotional support and resources for certain things she may need to help them with.
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The thing about hope, is it will often get much darker before the light shines again. This won't be solved by magic, this won't be solved with a song. Giving hope to another...can cause the giver to lose their own along the way. The tags may change as the tale goes on. I do hope you'll stick around.
Retconning a villain's motivations to make them look more sympathetic? How original...
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Why? She was referred to as "Cadance" many times during her masquerade.
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Nothing was retconned. The motives of Chrysalis, were never once explained directly in the show, other than trying to steal love from Cadance, and why? Why does she hate Cadance so much? we know nothing of the why or circumstances leading to it, canonically. We don't even know how or why the Changelings came to be. Thinking a bit about it, we know nothing about Changeling origins other than they eat love. We don't even know how they are born. I mean we assume chrysi is the broodmother because insect, but the hive has both males and females, unlike a real insect hive. Maybe chrysi isn't a mother but a simple queen?
This is told through her eyes and perspective of the situation. This is how I logically perceived her reasons for doing so.
I do hope you'll stay and enjoy the rest, now...Cozy Glow...that's gonna be a fun introduction to write. Though again, we know nothing about her. It is my hope that if viewed through their eyes...perhaps their actions as horrible as they were, could have been born of necessity.
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Chrysalis never showed any signs of hating Cadance in the show, or of trying to reach out to the ponies before attacking them. Cadance was captured and replaced because her impending marriage to Shining Armor provided a perfect opportunity to invade Canterlot.
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And why exactly did she invade? Why would the ruler of the Crystal Empire make a perfect target? Seems kind of odd to pick such a highly guarded, high-profile victim, don't you think? So what canon reason was there to do so? Why was she so possessive of Shining Armor especially in her words "No, I do not love the groom, in my heart, there is no room. But I want him to be all mine." since songs happen in-universe as has been shown, why did she care so much if not to attack Cadance specifically?
We can discuss our opinions all we wish but at the end of the day, neither of us has a factual clue. Though it is fine to speculate. As such this is my own speculation.
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Cadance wasn't the ruler of the Crystal Empire at that point, remember? I'd expect someone calling themselves "Loremaster" to be aware of that.
As for Shining Armor, he was essentially her power source. She'd want him nearby to keep herself charged up.
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In the end, it is all speculation. None of it is actually stated in the show. Please enjoy the story. This has been a fun discussion but honestly, this will be my last message about this to you. At least before I finish Cozy Glow's introduction chapter. The tags will definitely change once it is published. Currently halfway.
The character you have depicted here is anything but Chrysalis, remember her last words before her imprisonment, remember in what position she was turned into stone. She is a warrior who will fight until her last breath and there is nothing she hates more than friendship and ponies. She is the one who will rise again and again and stop at nothing to achieve her revenge.