Gummy's a very silent gator.
Mostly he just blinks. And stares. And blinks again, in a soulless, reptilian way.
But as springtime descends on Ponyville, Gummy starts to feel the effects of a very special time.
Alligator mating season.
And this time, Gummy isn't going to just stand around and blink.

Rated teen for one naughty alligator.

A worried question from Twilight Sparkle reveals one of Equestria's best-hidden secrets, one that no pony could possibly imagine.
After all, a truth that turns all of Equestrian history upside down is not to be trifled with.
But maybe Celestia hasn't learned her lesson.

Story edited by the fabulous bobdat.

In the years after the dangerous Discord War, but before the banishment of Nightmare Moon, love is in short supply. Ponies are inclined to be fearful and mistrustful, and are only slowly beginning to adjust to a peaceful lifestyle, with kind rulers. This is bad news for changelings.
The hive is getting hungry and becoming weak. It is accepted that the ailing queen will die. However, this old changeling has one last trick; her death will come about giving birth to the new hive leader.
The changeling most closely related to her will step out of the woodwork and become regent to the young monarch. Strange that he was the runt of the hatch, and trailed the old queen like a weak shadow.
And yet, it looks like good times are a'coming to the hive! But not all is as it seems.
The child queen is weak in mind, as a normal young queen would not be able to survive on her limited rations. She is bullied mercilessly. The day she is granted her ritual Proving quest, no one expects her to survive. But if she does...she will gain her full rights as a ruler, and be granted a name, something rare among changelings. And she will wield her power supreme.

Edited by the awesome bobdat