Freeing the queen and paying respects

“Want some?"

Chrysalis looked at the monkey thing, a shocked expression on her face. It had just freed her and let gave her access to her magic. This has to be some kind of trap. She thought as Forge took a bite out of his slice of pizza and held the rest of the pizza under her muzzle. “It’s just pizza, you must be sick of prison food." When the pizza smell hit her nose her stomach betrayed her, growling loudly.

Forge chuckled and she glared at him, taking a piece of pizza with her magic and hungrily eating it. Forge used his magic to keep the platter up in the air and sat down next to the door and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen and started writing down everything that he would need for a new smithy, if he was going to protect the elements he could at least continue his work.

Chrysalis had just finished the whole pie and she saw him pretty much ignoring her, writing something on a piece of paper. She frowned. So this thing is going to study me, well I'll give him the research of his life! She rose to her full height, wings at full extension. “Creature" she yelled in her most evil voice. “Prepare for th-"

Not looking up from his writing, Forge interrupted her. " You need to be more sadistic sounding for a good evil voice” he told her, “ now be quiet, I have to remember everything I need to ask Tia for my new smithy."

"W-What?" A confused Chrysalis asked. "Aren't you here to study me?" Forge snorted.

"Christ no, I just thought you would want some pizza and I wanted to see the pony bug thing-"

"Changeling"

"-changeling that almost brought Canterlot to its knees. You did have a good plan control a powerful unicorn and take Canterlot from the inside. What kills me is that my stupid ass nephew KNEW that an invasion was coming and you still almost got'em. I gotta say, that sucks." Chrysalis sighed, sitting next to him.

"I know; all of that planning and I end up left for dead..... Wait, who’s your nephew?"

"Since Tia has a cousin that married jackass Shining Armor and Tia's my sister I guess he's my nephew, one that really doesn't deserve his position as captain mind you."

Now Chrysalis was really confused. "Who’s Tia?"

"Celestia"

"Okay... How are you her brother?"

“I'm adopted."

"Ooooo. So what are you called?"

"You can call me Forger or Forge." Chrysalis gasped. Even in the badlands they had heard of the Thanes and what they did during the Chaos wars.

"B-But you all died."

"Nope, accidental stoning, I just got out a few hours ago in fact."

"Congratulations."

"Thanks"

"Now are you going to tell me why you are really here, you going to execute the evil queen?" Forge chuckled.

"No offence -"

"Chrysalis"

“Christ that’s a mouth full ... How about Chrissy?"

"That's fine."

"Anyway, no offence Chrissy, but I shit more evil things than you." Chrysalis looked at him quizingly and slightly offended.

"What do you mean?"

"Did anypony die when you invaded?"

"I don't think so; I wanted Canterlot, not corpses." She explained to him.

"Would you kill me to get out of this door?" She looked at him and then at the unlocked, slightly opened door and weighted her chances on getting out of the castle in one piece.

"No" Forge chuckled.

"So you don't want to hurt anypony?" Chrysalis shrugged.

"Not really." Forge spread his arms and grinned at her.

"See? Not an evil bone in your body; come on" He said, getting up and opening the door. Chrysalis looked at him funny as he motioned her out the door.

"Where are we going?"

"Well, first I’m going to get you cleaned up; a bath would be good for you. Then we're going to tell Tia that you're staying with me in ponyville, or you can go back to your hive if you want."

“Why? Aren't I an enemy of the state for trying to take over Canterlot?" Forge chuckled again as she trotted out of her cell.

"What you call an invasion I call a training exercise, besides I want to see the look on Tia's face when I bring you out into the war room....."

“Where’s Forge?" Celestia asked as Reaper, Longstrider, Applebloom, and Sweete Belle, and Scootaloo (who they found on their way back to the war room) stuffed as much pizza as they could into their mouths. Reaper shrugged,

“He was with us when we got the pizzas, you want some Tia?" Celestia was busy rolling her eyes when she heard footsteps coming from outside of the war room with.... another pair of hoofsteps? Who is he bringing? Celestia thought as Forge walked through the room as calm as can be with the changeling queen Chrysalis. The other humans looked curious as all hell broke loose.

Celestia and Luna got up, horns charge with spells as the other girls got what weapons they could, Rarity and Twilight had their magic, Pinkie, now wake, had her party cannon that she had gotten out of nowhere, Applejack grabbed a chair and was about to throw it at the changeling, Rainbow flew up into the air and was about to smash into her, and Fluttershy was hiding under the table. Chrysalis charged her horn, ready to defend herself.

With an eye roll, Forge brought his fingers to his lips and whistled. Everyone in the room had their respective appendices covering their ears as Forge whistled long and hard. After he was done he glared at them all. "Everyone calm the fuck down, now. Christ, all she did was try to take over Equestria." He chuckled at all of the confused faces as Celestia was trying to form words.

"Forge" She said, trying to calm herself. "Why is an enemy of the state out of her cell?"

"That’s easy" Forge stated, patting a still weary Chrysalis on the shoulder "When you build the base she's going to be my roomie."

"WHAT!" All of the ponies yelled as the human’s sported faked hurt looks.

"Aw Forgey" Longstrider said "You don't want us to live with you?" Forge snorted.

"Get your own houses, unless you want to help me in my blacksmithing?" He said, looking somewhat hopeful. Both of the humans shivered, shaking their heads no.

"I'd rather put my balls through the grinder." Reaper said.

"Blacksmithing is fun!" Forge said, offended.

"No its not you crazy bastard, it’s loud, hot, and exhausting! Not to mention you make it fucking dangerous!"

“That’s exactly what the black guy would say!” Forge all but spat.

“What does that mean you son of….”

As the humans argued Celestia was sporting a pretty impressive frown. “Girls" She said to the mares and the fillies as calmly as she could “Could you please leave for a few minutes, I need to have a little talk with Forge." Nodding, the girls left, moving around Chrysalis as far as they could. Using her magic to grab the human’s cloths, Celestia made them crash into each other with 3 OOOOFFFf's.

“What the fuck Tia?" Forge said as he rubbed his now bruised head.

“Forge" She said, rubbing her temples with her hoof "You’re free after 2000 years of accidental imprisonment and you already let an enemy of the state out of her prison, can you please tell me why?" Forge smiled, walking over to Celestia patted her on her head, messing up her mane. He answered as Celestia thought how Forge could mess up her mane when it was pure magic and therefore not touchable.

"Sure Tia, first, changeling magic is different from pony magic so I wanted to experiment on what her magic would do to metal. Second, really, what did she do? Took over Canterlot for 5 minutes. Anypony you should blame that on is that dumbass captain of yours. He knew an attack was coming and it still caught everypony off guard. Third, have you had a normal conversation with her? She's actually pretty nice."

"She feeds on love." Celestia deadpanned

"We all have our problems Tia." Forge quipped "Don't you still have that problem with cake?"

Despite everything Celestia blushed, "I-I don't have a problem with cake!"

"Really?" Forge teased "if I brought a big ass cake out here it wouldn't be eaten in 5 minutes by somepony?"

“S-Shut up!"

As Forge and Celestia argued, Luna and the other humans walked over to Chrysalis, who was trying very hard not to laugh. "Hello Chrysalis" Luna said, extending a hoof in greeting which Chrysalis shook. "I didn't see you when you tried to take over Canterlot." Chrysalis looked at Luna confused.

"Why aren't you mad at me like your sister?" Luna shrugged.

"Forge IS right, and you changelings needed love to survive and nopony really got hurt so no harm no foul."
The humans also introduced themselves and the 4 of them had a nice conversation as Forge and Tia argued; both of them so close their foreheads touching, Tia with a scowl and a look at could kill and Forge looking like he was trying hard not to laugh. The argument shifted to dangerous territory, Tia's physical condition

“I AM NOT OUT OF SHAPE!”

“Are you sure Tia? You look like you gained a few pounds."

“BUCK YOU!"

“Come on Tia, no need to be short, it’s probably not even your fault that you look like you're pregnant, you’re probably too busy ruling for proper exercise." Celestia took a threatening posture, her wings ourstreched.

“You say one more thing I'm beating your flank into the ground."

"AWWW is wittle Tia mad?"

Celestia had had enough, she charged a laughing Forge, intending to buck him into next week. Both of them kept running around the table, Tia chasing him. Soon though, the chaser was becoming the chasee as Forge was behind her, mischief in his eyes. Tia knew what he was going to do and increased her speed, trying to get away from him. The chase lasted a good 10 minutes before Tia slowed down, unused to the physical strain. It was all Forge needed.

Tackling the princess to the ground, Forge gave her a raspberry right on her belly. "Forger!" She yelled, trying to get out of his grasp as he kept doing it on the most ticklish part of her belly. "Stop *giggle* at once * giggle* I'm a princess for bucks sake!"

Luna coughed, making the two look up at her, Celestia kicking Forge across the room, Forge landed on his ass with a yelp. "Damnit Tia!" She stuck her tongue out at him and looked at her sister. “Yes Luna?" Luna had a small smile on her face, she missed these family squabbles, it really was good that they were back. “Well Tia” She said” I think we should we should let Chrysalis stay with Forge, she really does seem nice."

Celestia put a hoof to her chin, deep in thought. “Hummmmm...... Chrysalis do you promise not to hurt any of my subjects?"

“Sure" Chrysalis said

“.....Okay, why not?”

“Wait a fucking second!" Forge yelled " You flip the fuck out on me and when Luna says it’s okay then your all for it?! Fuck you Tia!"

“I love you too Forge."

“I’m going to shove that horn of yours up your ass."

“Yes I missed you to and yes, the weather really has been lovely."

The siblings looked at each other, both of them trying not to laugh. They were able to keep straight faces for a good 2 minutes but then it broke when Celestia snorted. Forge snorted back and they both broke out into laughter, Celestia trotting over to forge and wrapping him into a hug. “I really missed this." She said as Forge hugged her back.

“Me too Tia"

“You know I am sorry, we tried for years to free you 3."

“I know, we could see you." Celestia gasped.

“You could see while you were frozen?" She said, almost to tears. Forge chuckled.

“It really wasn't that bad, it was nice to just stand around and do nothing, peaceful really. While I stood there I got some ideas for new metal combinations. Which reminds me” Forge pulled out a piece of paper and handing it to her. Celestia chuckled and raised an eyebrow as she read all that he wanted for a workplace.

"Why do you need all of this Forge? Is the 300 pound anvil and all of these chemicals necessary?..... And what do you need a smelter for?" Forge chuckled, rubbing the back of his head.

"Classified" He said.

She burst out laughing. "You know Forge, we found some new metals; do you want me to send them with you?" Forge got a crazed, mad scientist look in his eyes.

"New metals" He muttered to himself “Think of all of the tests I can do with them, think of all of the possibilities!" Celestia chuckled as Forge rambled on to himself, getting more and more excited. Using her magic to open the doors, Celestia saw to her amusement that the 6 girls fall over, each of them having a glass in their hooves, it was easy to see they were trying to listen to the conversation.

"I'm guessing that you girls heard most of that?" The girls sheepishly nodded, most of them not looking at Chrysalis with anger anymore. "Good, now that’s all settled...." She winked at Rainbow Dash, who grinned, that was the sign she was waiting for. Walking seductively over to Forge, how looked at her with unease in his eyes. All of the girls, even the fillies, really didn't really think that Forge was as scared of mares as Celestia said, he was a bad motherbucker after all.

" So Forge" Rainbow said, her eyes half lidded as she got closer, swaying her hips back and forth seductively, Forge backing away, fear growing more and more prevalent in his face. " you look like such a big stron-"

Pinkie suddenly appeared right in front of him, standing on her back hooves and she arms wide, towering (in his mind at least) over him she said," Get off those cloths silly!"

Now none of the girls really thought themselves as terror inspiring in any way, shape, of form, but the look on his face was one of pure, unfiltered terror on his now pale face. He turned toward the window and made a beeline toward it, moving at ridiculous speed for how big he was.

“That boy got slave feet." Reaper remarked as Forge neared the window, probably intending to jump out of it, not being able to fly be damned. Longstrider looked at him, a small frown on his face.

“You’re a racist bastard." Reaper looked down at him from his nose.

“Shut up and make me a sandwich honkey."

Celestia put her magic through the window so when Forge tried to jump through it to moved like rubber, flinging him right back with a loud crash. Undeterred, he kept trying, terror still on his face. Forge wasn't a person that would let things like magic windows stop him from getting away from a dreaded *shudder* mare. “He really is scared of mares!" Dash said, on the ground laughing.

SMASH!

“Princess" Twilight said.

SMASH!

“How long-

SMASH!

“Is he going to do-

SMASH!

“This?"

Celestia laughed. “Forge-

SMASH!

“You know-

SMASH!

"That Twilight-

SMASH!

"Has a baby-

SMASH!

"Dragon that lives with her."

Forger was suddenly in front of her, a crazed look on his face. “You have a dragon?!" He said, almost squeeing.

“Yes Spi-" Forge lifted her in the air and started to swinging her around.

“This is great; I have access to dragon fire!" He happily said, " Warloc-" He stopped, a sad look on his face as he put a slightly sick Twilight down. “Tia" He said, his voice filled with sadness. “Where did you put the memorials?" The mares watched as the humans and the alicorns grew somber. Not saying anything, Celestia turned to the door, the humans and Luna following her.

The 6 girls and the 3 fillies looked at each other, they didn't know if they should go with them or not. After a quick deliberation, the girls let Pinkie and Fluttershy stay with the fillies as they followed them, Chrysalis not far behind. They found them in Celestia's private gardens, Celestia, Luna, Reaper, and Longstrider about 50 feet away from Forger, who was by 2 statues, one of a tall cloaked figure with a staff in its hands, the other looked like a human but it was one its knees, it looked female and it had wings that fell to its sides, its arms cupped in what looked like a silent prayer.

The girls walked over to the sad group, each of them silent. Luna gave them a small smile and she looked back at Forge, who somehow looked smaller, his hands on each of the statues. He looked like he was talking to them. “Forge always mourns alone, he doesn't want to see anyone to see him cry." Longstrider, who was now somber looking, said. "Those two are Empress and Warlock girls, our brother and sister. You might know Warlock by a different name though, StarSwirl the Bearded."

Twilight looked at him in shocked, "StarSwirl the bearded was a human?!" She asked the princess, who simply nodded, looking sad. "We thought it would be easier if ponies thought that StarSwirl was a pony." Celestia said. Both of the humans nodded and looked back at Forge.

" You know Tia, it probably was for the best that you froze us. When Empress died Forge almost broke, but when Warlock died he did break. It took us years to get him out of his madness." The princesses nodded, both looking equally sad.

"Forge always took their deaths so hard, remember girls-" Celestia said to the girls, each of them about to cry "you need to make Forge forget, no not forget, but come to terms with everything."

The girls had tears in their eyes as they looked at Forge, Who was walking toward them, now looking like his usual self. He walked over to them and the other 2 humans went to pay their respects. Forge looked at the girls and the changeling queen, each of them almost to tears, with something in their eyes. Forge felt a little happier that he finally got to say goodbye to Warlock. The girls scooted closer to him. Forge cocked his head at them, confused What are the-
He began to think as all 5 girls slammed into him, each of them trying to hug him, each of them crying.
He looked pleadingly at Celestia, how merely chuckled at his discomfort. “Girls-" He said. They ignored him, still crying.

“Girls-"

“Girls it’s okay; get off me-" Still nothing.

With a sigh and some magic, Forge got each of the girls off of him, Rarity being the hardest to get off him. They looked at him with tears in their eyes and Forge felt oddly touched. " Thanks girls" He said as he turned to Tia. " Tia, we still have to morn, I also want to have a little talk with your guards in a few days. Are you going for get my smithy set up before I get to Forge’s Town?" Celestia gave him a small smile and she wrapped him and Luna in a hug.

" Okay Forge, it'll take a couple of days to get the party ready." Pinkie, who appeared out of nowhere said.

"Party?" Forge turned to her and sadly smiled.

“Yes Pinkie, a mourning party, 3 days of hard partying. It’s considered one of the biggest and best party you can go to." Forge looked at Applejack and Rarity “You girls might want to send the little ones home; it’s going to be a rough couple of days.” Pinkie's smile grew 10 times that day as she hopped around him.

" CanIgoIwanttogotothissuperawsomepart-" Forge clamped his hand over mouth.

"Calm down for god sakes. All of you can come."

"You mean to the mourning party?" Longstrider asked as he and Reaper walked back to the group.

"Yep. Remember though girls" He told them" That you HAVE to drink or you’re not allowed to be there." The girls cocked their heads at him.

"Why wouldn't we drink, this party can't be that bad." Twilight said as the princesses and the humans chuckled.

“Let’s put it this way Ms. Sparkle" Reaper said “If you don't get Alcohol poisoning you’re not partying hard enough at one of these things........"