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Chapter 1
Daughter No more
Chrysalis POV
When was the last time Chrysalis saw the sky? That dangerous thing... If she was honest which she knew better then to be she detests open air. But that was likely just the result of being squirreled away deep in the hive for most of her life. Oh wait. That was a fun question. Perhaps she could impress her mother with that figuring out her age?
A show that she had done her best to learn of pony ways. Those little love bags loved to keep track of how many years they had been alive. Birthdays and such. If Changelings held a tradition such as that well the hive would be bankrupt in a matter of days.
But for now she should pick up the pace her mothers long legs made it a bit hard to walk after her. So jogging it would be. The light little plips and plaps of her chitin of her hooves on the floor of the hive would be a show they are closer to the surface. The snow up there never let these layers of the hive settle well. The floor should be hard and strong. The fact these upper floors always had to be repaired and replaced was a drain on the hive.
She knew better then to bring up the discomfort to her mother. As this was the trade for their prime location. A spot far in the north hidden into a mountain side. her Mother always demanded she take lessons on ancient history and equestrian politics. That was the only reason Chrysalis knew this was a good spot to hide the hive.
Right next to that endless snow storm that kept the.....Now she knew the name.....Come on Chrysalis those endless hours of listening to that crusty old drone would not be in vein!!....
THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE
Yes that was it. The Hive rested right on the border of that missing land. The endless storm that kept it hidden and missing would be co opted by the hive to kept it hidden too. But still....Lots of snow equals squishy upper floors...Yuck.
At last Chrysalis heard her mothers raspy buzzing voice call out. FINALLY. Silence was almost like a physical pain to the young Changeling princess.
Queen Clypeus [ Annoyed Ttone ] Faster daughter. I hardly have time for this as it already stands.
Ah. Never mind. That was not at all a chance to start a conversation. So she sped up the little plips and plaps of their hooves growing louder.
At last they reached it. That most upper ring of the hive. It was a stretched out cocoon of a room turned observatory. The transparent green walls allowing a view of the outside world without letting the magical storm outside in. While it was all tinted green there was hardly a point in seeing out there as it stood. Just snow storm more snow storm....Op! Look at that! More snow storm....Little bit of mountain side rock the hive was embedded into.
Her mother Queen Clypeus strode over to a small humble throne near the edge of one of the transparent green walls and placed a hoove onto it. Seams what ever this was about was to begin.
Queen Clypeus [ Calm Tone ] Chrysalis my little snow flake.
It took all Chrysalis had to not groan at the childish nick name her mother had given her.
Queen Clypeus [ Continuing ] The time has come for the next harvest.
.......Wait.....What?.....But it had only been 2 months......
Queen Clypeus [ More Sombre Tone ] Your old enough....No your smart enough never mind your age to know...This is too soon for it to mean anything good.
At last the princess spoke up. It was never wise to speak up to the queen as a Changeling but she was the Princess surly she had some ground to stand on to speak to the queen without being asked to.
Chrysalis [ Worried Tone ] Mother Queen. What has happened to our reserve of love bulbs?
Her mother who had never once seamed to show worry or regret or for Hives sake even pain...Flinched.......In a single moment the Princess of the hive thought the world just ended. For her mother to flinch meant what ever the problem was. Was too severe to fix.
Yet her mother quickly returned to that posture of complete control and surety the hive depended on.
Queen Clypeus [ Firm Tone ] Do not speak without permission daughter.
Chrysalis quickly shut her trap and stood a bit more formal. Avoiding a momentary impulse to salute. Yikes....She was no drone if she pulled that little salute stunt it would have been a clip to the ear for sure....
Her mother moved from the throne to the wall behind it staring out into the snow storm and after a sigh that was matched by a little irritated buzz of her green transparent wings. She began the explanation to the heir to the throne.
Queen Clypeus [ Continuing ] Its a matter of suffering from success my daughter. We had a blessed season of eggs this year. But we here on the border of the storm don't have enough pray to supply the larger population. So we only have enough left for 2 more months.
Chrysalis looked down. Not at the floor but in a way through it. Thinking of each floor of the hive. Trying to count in her mind just how many little voices she was used to keeping quiet in her mind were there. She was not the Queen yet. But she was the princess so she had some control of the hivemind her mother kept on a tight leash.
There were lots of them. It wasn't her job yet so she kept it mostly to the back of her mind how many little drones would send out their little chittering bleats for commands. That was mothers task. Ugh she had no excitement in her heart for when she had to answer each of those chittering blasted little bleats.
But now she looked down and tried to count how many she could hear just in that moment. If a pony tried to do this their mind would likely shatter. Poor things must be soo hard to think with only your own mind to use.
That attempt to count just how many mind she could grasp was interrupted as her mother spoke further.
Queen Clypeus [ Still in Firm Tone ] Thus I will lead this next harvest.....
Her mother must have found her daughters reaction amusing as Chrysalis paused and went slack jawed.
Queen Clypeus [ Gleeful Tone ] Yes my daughter. That will leave you in charge for the first time. You will have to tend to the drones while Myself and our army venture beyond the Hiveminds reach. Speak now the thoughts blasting from your mind may scare a drone or two if you don't get them out my little Snow Flake
Chrysalis [ Stammering shocked Tone ] B-but mother what sort of harvest requires the Queens Direct aid. Surly Morpho Can command the troops as always!
Queen Clypeus [ Disappointed Tone ] Morpho may have good independence for a drone thus why I gave him the role of Commander. But they are not going to collect from the Equestrians. Harvesting too much from one place will lead to resistance. We shall be going to the Yaks instead. But their culture is too different from Equestrians for Morpho to lead the harvest well.
Chrysalis [ Accusing Tone ] Then pull him aside and just feed that information into his mind.
Chrysalis quickly took a step back as her Mothers wings open and she glared down at her daughter. Ah....Never a good idea to question the Queen. Even as the Princess.
After another sigh that was joined by buzzing wings her Mother carried on.
Queen Clypeus [ Matter Of Fact Tone ] Information given by the Hivemind will easily slip a drones mind if they stray out of its reach. For that reason I must go with the troops to ensure they don't make mistakes and get caught by the yaks. Unlike Equestrians they can be Violent rather easily.
Chrysalis bows her head. Her mother was right. Chrysalis Was just being lazy trying to figure out a way her mother could stay and for her to avoid having to do what she would always have to do one day. Might as well consider this luck. Not many Changeling princesses get a chance to practice leading before their mothers death.
Queen Clypeus [ Firm Tone ] Now then. Let us start the process. I shall only retain the drones needed for the Harvest. The rest I am guiding to fully call to you instead. Ready my little snow flake?
Chrysalis took a raspy breath. Feeling the chill down her throat as the chilly air in this floor of the hive fill her throat. Then nodded.
Queen Clypeus [ Amused Tone ] I said the same thing on my mothers death bed. I was not ready then.
Chrysalis had very little time to process her mothers little "Joke" before it began. Stabbing blinding white noise pain. She in a instance shoot to the floor gripping her ears and screaming out as her wings buzzed uncontrolled and feral.
It was too loud. Every little drone every last dammed one began to chitter and panic out in shock. Each Drone struggled with independence but they were far from mindless. Each could question each could reason. Much like children. Yet what little history the Drones knew pointed to one thing. Queens never pass on the Hivemind unless they were about to die. And as far as the hive was aware Queen Clypeus had been very well and strong today no signs of dying at all.
With that Chrysalis suddenly had most of the Hive shooting out panic calls. Demands for commands. dumber drones simply calling out to see if they were dead too. Smarter ones questioning what happened.
Chrysalis slammed a hoove into the mussy wet floor of the observatory room and blasted one simple command into the Hivemind
Chrysalis [ Demanding Desperate Tone] / SLOW DOWN! \
Ah that did the trick......Oh ow.......Okay wrong command. She could fell it. Some drones who were flying at the time had slowed. And then of course fallen down and landed a bit hard. Luckily she didn't command stop. Oh that would have been bad if she did that. <Okay Chrysalis dont give broad commands anymore>. She thought to her self. To which everybug in her head gave a confused little chitter.
Ah....Still had all those in here...
She began the hard work of standing up and the even harder work of splitting groups up in her own head and handing out explanations and commands. Luckily each drone that felt relief also brought herself some small measure of it. The pain was starting to fade as the Hive stopped panicking.
Queen Clypeus [ Amused Tone ] Everybug settled down yet?
She shot her mother a glare. All these years hearing the Hivemind she had never once been told the link was not one way. She always assumed her mothers calm kept all the drones calm. Clearly that was not the case. It was a 2 lane road. If the queen was calm the drones would likely calm down and thus a little feed back loop. But if the drones panic. Well the Queen would also panic if they didn't get a handle on the situation quickly.
That's far too much responsibility to dump on ones lap at a mothers dead bed. Well no matter she would now have practice unlike those that came before her.
Queen Clypeus [ Commanding Tone ] Keep the Hive well my little snow flake. I shall take our army and come back with love for all.
Chrysalis went to speak but more bleating chittering came from lower levels on requests for what to do with a cave in. Ugh. She gave her mother a bow. She assumed she would see her mother again. After all Queen Clypeus was according to the hives history the best leader they ever had.
Oh how Chrysalis would later wish she had said anything. Anything at all at her mothers final farewell. But at the time how could she have known.
3 Months. 3 dammed months.....
Chrysalis sat on the chair in that cocoon observatory room looking out to the storm with blurry week eyes. Begging without doing so for her mothers return.
The princess....No Queen Chrysalis sat there. She was Gaunt every damm Bug was now Gaunt in this hive. The food was ranning out after just 1 and a half month. Her mother had clearly lied to avoid making Chrysalis panic. After a month she finally had the bright idea to check on their reserves of love bulbs. They had only enough for 2 more weeks.
She herself then lied to the drones. She had to. If they panic so would she...Well they were all too tried to panic now at least. All things considered she had done well. No one was dead yet. Tight rations of love managed to stretch 2 weeks worth of love to another month and a half.
But today was the last bulb. She had given the command. As she sat starving and feeling the pain in her own stomach she could take small relief in feeling drones drain the tiny bit of love left to feed them selves. She needed them to do it. Sure she would love to eat. But a Queen cant do much without drones to do as she commands. So she had them take what was left. Today she was going to do something drastic.
She would lead the entire hive out. Likely down to Equestria. Yakyakistan was out of the question. What chance would starving Changelings stand against the ones who surly had found out and crush her mother and her whole army. Why else would her mother not have come back? She was dead Chrysalis knew that much.........
So Equestria it was. She knew the most about them anyway. Those few who could still change would lead this charge. Blend in and do what ever was needed to get any amount of love to bring back to those who could not change anymore. Bit by bit she would restore her hive then she could return to these walls her mother built.
.....Who in the Hive was she kidding.... Even those that just fed at most could change for one hour. How the Buck would a single one of them gather a bit of love. The best the could do was a quick back ally seduction. But that was lust. Not even edible. Love was Love for Hives sake. Lust is just flavouring. If they were ponies she would basically be asking them to eat tomato ketchup...
Maybe she should just disband the Hivemind? Just let those desperate drones get lost and confused. That way their deaths would not be her fault but their own.....No....It would still be her fault....
She pressed a hoove to the arm of the chair and strained to stand to push her self up onto all 4. Nearby a Drone she came to rely on called. Thorax a bright little young drone who showed a good bit of independence. Barely past being a grub likely his reason for being so independent. But that youth made him useful he needed less food. Thus could do his regular jobs still. One of which now being to come over and use what little magic he had at his age to grip the now Queen Chrysalis and bring her to stand up.
She gave a nod to the little drone as his horn stopped glowing as he panted from the effort. He may be doing better but even he was starting to starve. And magic at his age was always going to be draining.
Slowly she strode towards the stair case. Time to gather the hive. One final hurrah for Changeling kind........Wait..........
She looked up at the transparent walls of the observatory.....No....No snow?.........
Turning from the stair case she trotted over using a sudden rush of hope to push her self forward and toward the wall to look outside. She then crossed past the line of shadow and into the ray of light coming in through the green tinted cocoon like wall. She felt it. Heat....For the first time her black chitin quickly soaking in the green tinted rays of sunshine.
It can't be...
But there it was. A brake in the storm. It was ending? The ever eternal storm that kept the hive and that ancient pony crystal empire thingy hidden for soo long was ending?
The storm was ending more and more getting softer. There in the distance. She could see something....A tower? Yes a Tower!! It was made of Crystal!
That Crystal Empire thing must be real! And it was closer then Equestria was. If it had ponies...It had love... It had food. Right there right down there was food. Undefended food!!!
Thorax would shudder in shock as the Hivemind felt it. Hope shot through the Queen. And a command a clear hope granting command. /Form up.\ /Follow me.\ And lastly /FOOD\
His wings buzz and his fangs let drool slip as he began to rush over to the young Queen who was already barrelling down the steps like a feral boar chasing down some poor creature.
They had first found some sort of watch tower made of crystal. They had followed the road next to it into the valley in the mountain range for hours before they found it.
It was a dam Miracle. Nothing short of it. Nothing could deny it. Before them a whole city a WHOLE BUCKING CITY OF SLEEPING KNOCKED OUT PONIES!!! PONIES WHO WERE CUDDLING FOR WARMPTH!
LOVE!!! IT WAS IN THE BUCKING AIR HERE!!!
How had these ponies survived 1000 years in that storm? She had no idea none seamed to be Alicorns. Thus it was a Miracle no other explanation.
All around her she felt it. Joy unbelievable Joy. Relief and here and there full on manic brake downs of joy and relief. Those ones she quickly shot a command to trying to avoid any accidents.
But she had to be calm. Even with thus rush through her body she could not risk things getting out of hand. Here her hive the leftovers of her mothers hive was gathering the ponies who cuddled in their unconscious state and already began feeding. If they fed to much in their starved state they could likely cause more harm then good to their stomachs. So she blasted out command after command to drones too lost in joy to think clearly.
/Slow down\ /Take your time\
Then she felt it. Some drones around six in total were feeding on one pair of ponies too much. The stallion and a smaller colt. Likely father and son. Such a pure bond. A easy to feed on bond. But they were using that pair too much. The father was getting a grey mane rapidly and the colts breath was getting weak.
She didn't know why she cared...This was food..........It was the point...........but..........Well..........The hive almost died today....A march in that snow in that state would have killed them all.......And here a Miracle happened. whether they intended it or not. these ponies had saved her hive... She couldn't let a single one die on her watch. She was a Royal. Royals had dignity. She was not some bandit that killed to survive.
With wrath she didn't know she could have toward her own kind she came in like a wave of water on a beach. Slamming into the group of drones and sending one into a crystal building wall so hard she swore he died for a moment before she felt him taking a breath into the lungs she just knocked the air out of through the hivemind.
The drones confused and shock chitter and panic bowing to her as one spoke with voice instead of mind
Drone [ Panicked Tone ] My Queen what did we do to displease you?!
Hmph seams her tendency to want to speak back had rubbed off on her drones...Fine what ever. Mother was gone it was her hive now she could rule it as she wanted.
Chrysalis [ Stern Tone ] You were about to kill these little miracles. I had ordered a calm feeding. Not some blood bath you witless worm.
Beside the drone that spoke up another did so. Yep her tendency to speak up had for sure rubbed off on the hivemind.
Drone 2 [ Confused ] Little Miracles? My Queen as soon as they wake it will take work to keep feeding a lot of work. We just want to feed before they start resisting again [ Ending off like a sassy child wanting more cookies tone ]
...He did have a point. When they woke up they would go back to the game of spy craft and theft of love....Wait.......These ponies....The Crystal Empire...It had a ruler right? Ponies followed Alicorns.
If they found this places Alicorn and held them hostage she could use that to get love without the whole spy craft thing.
Chrysalis [ Stern Tone ] For ignoring my orders I have a new task for you six. Go to that castle looking structure and find a Alicorn bring it to me.
Drone [ Confused Tone ] ...My Queen....Um..What's a Alicorn?
The six drones would flinch as Chrysalis slapped her forehead with a hoof. She then angrily points at her horn and then her wings.
Chrysalis [ Annoyed Tone ] A pony with both a Horn and Wings like us. Bigger then normal ponies like how my mother was bigger then all of us.
The six nod and buzz off flying away to the castle looking thing. Ugh her mother never saw a point in education for drones who lacked independence but by the Bucking hive it made for some dumb drones. Maybe she should build a school in the hive for all grubs....Ugh maybe just see if she can teach Thorax first. One test at a time for the new Queen of the hive.
They had not found a Alicorn. That shocked the Queen enough. No leader? But that was basically forgotten upon what they had found. The second a drone even began to comprehend it Chrysalis had first drooled like a dumb filly who saw chocolate for the first time. Second began buzzing toward the castle full speed. Third blasted one simple command to all drones with in the Crystal city.
/ D O N O T T O U C H T H A T \
It was some sort of magical object. Maybe the thing that kept that 1000 year snow storm going. Shaped like a heart.....Yes she knows it highly Ironic considering her species. Worse it gave off love. Quiet literally it ran on it. It used the same magic her kind feeds on to do what ever it was doing.
When she landed before it she looked at it drooling. She opened her mouth. This would be the queens meal. She began to feed and for the love of any thing close to gods she hardly believes in it was better then any food she had before. In just a moment and she was not even Gaunt anymore. This love was soo refined and so pure she felt stronger then her mother ever had. But then one drones chittering bleat came in the Hivemind...Ignored....Then another........Then a few more.........Okay alot more.
It began snowing again....Guess the storm was not over. With a groan at the beast meal passing her by she stopped. She just got this Hive back on track she cant risk it staying her just for some admittedly perfect food...Wait....False alarm?....Okay a bit more eating then.
She opens her mouth and fed a bit....Okay another snow flake report.....Stopped.......Snow stops.......Wait........Okay this thing was not responsible for making the storm it stopped the storm? Was that why all these knocked out Ponies were knocked out cuddling? They must have been feeding this heart shaped gem love until it could be strong enough to end the storm. Cause when she stopped draining it the love filled back up. Yep it must be feeding on love like Changelings do.
But it was soo much better at it....Wait no... It simply got all this love willingly. There was no trick they gave to love to this stone with intent and purpose....What...What if her kind stopped tricking love out of ponies and got it willingly?
.......A idea began to brew into the young queens mind....
Then a command left said mind
/ Gather all the ponies bring them around this Crystal heart...All Drones also gather. \
It was only one hour in and now the whole city was here Changeling and Pony. Time for her plan to be enacted and explained.
Chrysalis [ Stern Tone ] My Hive. My drones we have lived much as the Storm has. Fast and aggressive. We did as needed for survival! But that ended in disaster. A long drawn out fury of desperation has lead our kind with out our notice. It is time for a change one that is permeant!
She stomped her hoove feeling her conviction spread to her drones each began to feel and know her plan was not just for herself but to ensure changeling kind never would again end up starving in a hidden little hole.
Chrysalis [ Confident Tone ] Those of you who can manage take up your magic and wipe these ponies memories of anything before the storm!
She watched the drones who could use memory spells begin but soon a bit of confusion spread. Something else already had. Darker magic then their own was already blocking these ponies memories of before the storm.
Well no matter makes it easier....Okay it did worry her a bit but for now she had to keep up the good things and worry about the bad things later.
Chrysalis [ Calm Tone ] Very well... For now my Drones pick a Pony. You are to begin a new life as their Permanent twin.
Some shock went out into the Hivemind. Permanent changes? They understood why they had to pretend to be twins. Drones unlike royals could not take a form that did not exist they had to take form of something else that they could connect to. But permeant that would take alot of energy.
Chrysalis [ Reassuring Tone ] There is love in the air in this land my Drones. Feel it in my mind my Hive. We can do this. You can become part of the families here. The Crystal empire has been disconnected for ages beyond memory of outsiders. And with the lack of memories these ponies have we can say this land is blessed by Twinhood.
She saw some smarter drones connect dots and some began to gasp Thorax much to her pride was one of the first to take that breath of understanding
Chrysalis [ Confident Tone ] We will no longer be thieves. We can live with heads held high. Live among our pray and get pure love! Pure food without any distaste from the trickery of our past!
Then it began Thorax who had been so useful to her proved to be so again. He walked to a young Teen Stallion with Black fur and a pink mane. He tilted his head looking at the Ponies Cutie Mark. It was a Book with a torn out page.
Then with a flash of Green Thorax changed into the Stallions copy...No Twin. Thorax turned to the other Drones and held a hoove out to the young Queen.
Thorax [ Demanding tone ] Our Queen asks us to live as more then mere bugs waiting to starve! Why are we waiting! Let us do our best to respect our name sake! WE ARE CHANGELINGS LETS CHANGE AND ADAPT TO OUR WORLD AS IT CHANGES!
He all but shouted the last bit. But it took well the Hivemind was now in full agreement flash after flash began. Fast at first then slowing down as those who knew how showed those who didn't know how to preform their species natural magics. Luckily this spell was almost instinctual to her kind. So learning did not take weeks nor days nor Hours. Lucky....She had no idea if any of these Ponies would wake up soon.
But the miracles continued every last drone even those who had almost starved to death managed the spell before any of their counter parts would be twins woke up.
Chrysalis [ Calm Tone ] Now to ensure these Ponies do not question us. I shall take on the role of their leader and make sure they accept you as their twins.
Unlike the drones she was a royal she could take many ponies apparencies into her mind and work the spell natural to changelings and meddle it to get any appearance she so desired. So with a grin and a education in Pony history she knew all it took to make Ponies obey without question was to have to simply have a Alicorn.
The Hive watched as they began to lay next to their would be passed out Twins as their queen of black and green flashed into a green inferno. Then first they saw wings. Wings of pink and feathers. Then a horn of pink with no jagged edges or holes. Next legs of Pink and of course no holes. All coated in fur. Chrysalis was a teen so she if she was to keep this form permanently she needed it as such. That meant she needed a cutie mark....Hmmm
Ah yes the Artifact that inspired this. The gem that was more of a love eater then even her kind. On her flank appeared the Crystal heart. With 2 Golden markers to establish this was the Cutie mark of a royal.
May as well be her Cutie Mark. She was to be a Alicorn she needed to be stronger far stronger then a regular Changeling queen. Only way to do that was to take a bit off the top from the Crystal heart. Just a bit would not hurt and the love from all these ponies refined in that Gem. Well that was sure to bring even her to at least a convincing Alicorn for the ponies here. So if her new life task was to keep it safe and feed on it. Yep that would be a Cutie Mark for sure.
Lasty the Mane and tail. Darker Pink with streeks of yellow and brighter pink. with edges of yellow lower down the mane and tail.
Then Thorax would yelp bringing the Queen...Well back to Princess now maybe? Alicorns never took full royal titles for some reason. But what had he yelped for?
Oh....Oh his would be twin was waking up....Wait she could not call her self Chrysalis nor Thorax could say to his would be twin his name was Thorax...For Buck sake... Oh Idea!
They have the same Cutie Marks and are twins. It was simple! She sent out the Command.
/They have missing memory. You woke up first ask if they know their names. Once they give them explain you have a similar name but shake it up a tiny bit maybe put it backwards!\
As for her own name augh she would think as these ponies wake up.
She watched taking a seat and keep those pink feathery wings out so even those in the back of the crowd would spot a Alicorn was sat before them all. She kept close eyes on Thorax. His would be twin was first to wake so his example would be the one the dumber drones would follow.
Thorax gulped as his wou-...Well now its just twin isn't it if she stopped using would be so would they. So yes his twin rose from cuddling a orange Mare with a black mane of older age. Perhaps a mother? Older sister? well that would come later.
The Stallion of Black fur and Pink Mane stares in shock at Thorax when he was awake enough to question it. Thorax went into action.
Thorax [ Confused Tone ] Uhhh wait are you my twin? What's your name?
The Teen Stallion paused then looked down then up as he recalled it.
Page Tear [ Befuddled Tone ] My names Page Tear
Thorax gave a acted gasp then spoke again
Thorax [ Relieved Tone ] Then we have to be twins! My names Torn Page!
The Teen stallion looked down to his own cutie mark then at the copies cutie mark before him then let out a laugh
Page Tear [ Relieved but somewhat Tired Tone ] Dam how the hay will our sister keep track of who's who when she wakes up
Thorax/ Torn Page [ Worried Tone ] Wait that's our sister? Ugh I feel awful how could I forget family
Chrysalis held in a snicker such a little sneak. And Page Tear fell for it hook line sinker. As the teen stallion patted his twins shoulder
Page Tear [ comforting Tone ] Whoa calm down brother. I didn't remember my own twin and matter of fact cant remember much else other then my name. So I don't think big sis will blame you for forgetting her. She is gonna clip my ear for forgetting my twin for sure.
As others began to wake up drones followed in Thorax's little bait trap. Make them think they forgot their twin and thus the kind ponies would sway off any thing the drones "Forgot" as minor and unworthy of apology or questioning.
But as Everypony began to realize how many twin pairs were out there it was time for Chrysalis to step in and prevent any further questioning.
She stepped up and flapped her wings as her horn began to shine with the same power of the Crystal heart and at least she chose her new name and began her new rule as a Princess of Drones and Ponies.
Princess Cadance [ Proud Loud Tone ] EVERYPONY!! WE DID IT. WE BEAT BACK THE STORM. IT MAY HAVE COST US MEMORIES. BUT OUR LOVE WON OUT!! THE LOVE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND ONE ANOTHER HAS BEAT BACK THE STORM. I YOUR PRINCESS CADANCE THANK YOU LAND OF TWINS FOR THE POWER YOU GRANTED THE HEART!!!
She waited...Waited and felt a bead of sweat run down her brow please...Please for the love of the Hive accept it.
Then one pony shouted out
[ Excited Tone ] WE DID IT EVERYPONY OUR PRINCESS GOT US OUT THE STORM!! LONG LIVE THE LAND OF TWINS!
Cheers erupted from Pony twin and Drone twin alike.
So it was. The daughter of Queen Clypeus was no more. Now stood Princess Cadance Alicorn of love and ruler of the Crystal Empire. Land of Twins.
Author Note - Wrote this all in one night as first time doing a Fic and have no idea how to save it beyond finishing a chapter. So thanks for reading the set up chapter of more to come I hope. If my passion remains for this project.
Also because of that rush I beg you forgive any spelling mistakes. Writing as a dyslexic is pretty hard
We got a lot more work to do before we get to a point in the story where that Animatic that inspired this happens. Hope your ready for that edge when it gets here.
Tags of Violence and death are in here for later chapters. When Changelings get caught and Ponies go full on prejudice mode. Not in there yet is all.