When Apex Cornea asked Pharynx-dominus, Head General of the Hive's army, to mentor him, he never expected the outbreak of near war with the ponies. He never expected his mentor to be called away. He never even considered that Thorax, the Outcast, the Heirless Prince, the Rankless One, would try to leave the Hive because he doesn't believe in their methods.
Even more so, he never thought that he would end up seeing the older changeling...kind of has point. Now, there is so much more in store for him than he ever expected.
*Rated with the Violence tag for later fight scenes and blood*
Chapters (30)
Ooh.
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Yeah
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That’s probably the first time I’ve seen unreformed Pharynx be nice.
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Well, he had Thorax encouraging him
Awww...
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Yep
So, Zecora?
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Mm...maybe
And now we come to The Times They Are A Changeling. Can't imagine Pharynx is gonna take what happens next very well.
Aight, I'm kinda excited to see the next part. Mostly cause I wanna see how Pharynx and Apex play into this
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Oh trust me, he's not gonna like it. But remember, he's hurt, he might not have much of a say
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And I am excited to show you!
My thoughts after Thorax left: 'Aight, prepare the anvil. It's about to get painful'
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Especially for Pharynx, who really can't handle screw ups right now
Huh... I guess that would explain how Thorax got past all the royal guards when returning to the crystal empire.
Once again, I'm excited to see how Pharynx and Apex will play into this, especially after when Thorax is accepted into the crystal empire
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I've had that headcanon for a while, actually -- that Thorax shapeshifted into something inconspicuous, and that's why none of the guards saw him until he and Spike reappeared in the throne room
As for Phar and Pex, you'll soon find out, and I think you'll enjoy what I have in mind...
Does Chrysalis appear in this story?
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Yeah, towards the end, and in a couple of the sequels.
Wait, doesn't Zecora use herbs? Or does potions not really count?
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Well, I think she does use herbs, but following the canon timeline, Twi hasn't been around Zecora enough to see her using herbs for her potions or remedies. So would be the first time she's seen herbal healing
I am so ready to hear how Pharynx will react to that
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*Snicker* You won't be disappointed
Tsunderebug's back?
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He never left. Phar just hasn't needed to put his walls back up for a bit
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Still, love his reaction to Apex calling him Uncle
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I wrote that scene purely for his reaction
Ok, now I just wanna see Pharynx sit through one of Twilight's lectures
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He'll probably pretend to be bored while he's secretly understanding everything and only acting like he's not interested so Twi doesn't get excited
And the citizens of Canterlot?
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Meant to imply that they don't plan on going into the city
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I know, I'm just imagining what happens the citizens see them if they did
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Probably panic until they see the princesses are with them
I mean, it's from an infant, so it can't be worse than 'uncle', right?
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True, but for a Tsunderebug, it's downright lethal
North Star? Is that a reference to Jesus?
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Erm...no, I'm not religious. The North star is an actual star in the sky, people used to use it as a natural compass
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Ah ok then, also I know what the North Star is, I'm just asking rhetorically
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Oh, no. Like I said, not religious, so you'll get very few concepts of religion dragged into my stories
Isn't it supposed to be non-meat choices?
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Ah, yeah, oops
Why does that sound like Cadence is treating Thorax and Pharynx like pets? Or is that just me?
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Er-I was actually going for motherly
I feel like that's everyone's reaction when they saw Thorax's wings in 'To Where and Back Again'
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True. I thought they were pretty though
“That, my little changelings, is the North Star. It is called that because no matter where you are in the world, it will always guide you home.”
That will only work so long as you are in the Northern Hemisphere... so not "No matter where".
To perform night celestial navigation in the southern hemisphere on earth, we have the constellation of Crux (the Southern Cross) and the Pointers (Alpha and Beta Centauri). Together they point to a spot above the south pole.
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...Thank you for the astronomy lesson. But you realize this chapter isn't supposed to be a guide for how to tell where you are without a compass or map, right? It was supposed to be a sentimental chapter about Luna opening up to her new friends
Now I'm just wondering who Apex encountered, mostly 'cause of how Apex reacted
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Heh, well, either way, he definitely feels doomed
Oh, shut up.
YOU were right in the middle of raiding Spike's home—again—when Thorax pulled you away. YOU don't get to act like you're any moral authority. At least Thorax has the excuse of not having actively fought that day, even if that's not a super-strong argument either.
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Well, yes, I do see your point. But keep in mind that Pharynx doesn't know who Spike is, beyond that he is a young dragon, he knows the Princesses (which automatically makes him a "threat" with Pharynx's mindset), and he made his baby brother cry. Right now, he's not thinking about what worse things he did to the ponies Spike lives with, he's thinking about what Spike did to his brother, and instinctively trying to stick up for the one that he cares about.
Discord is breaking the 4th wall and is aware that this is not canon... I love it!