The Hell of Life

Chrysalis followed Fluttershy to her cottage, they walked in silence. It was beginning to get awkward so Chrysalis broke the silence.

"Fluttershy?"

"Yes?"

"...Why were you defending me back their, from your friends?"

"Oh, well, I just thing that everypony deserves a second chance. No matter what they have done, if I can show them that you are not a bad pony, maybe then they will be nice to you." Fluttershy said with a smile.

"You... think I'm not evil?"

"Well, no." She said, as they walked in silence again, until it was Fluttershy that broke the silence. "Chrysalis, how did you survive the magical blast? What happened to your wings, horn and height? If-if you don't mind me asking." Chrysalis hesitated with her response, but decided it would be better to tell her.

"I... I didn't survive." She responded, causing Fluttershy to become confused. Chrysalis saw this and begun to explain. She explained how she did not live through the blast and how she awoke in the Purgatory. She then went on to explain how she battled the demons of the Purgatory, including how she had to kill the hell-lords. When she was done explaining, Fluttershy was shivering like a leaf.

"Th-that sounds l-like an awful place." She shuddered.

"It is." Chrysalis responded. "And I fear that if I die again, I will be sent there once more." Just then, Chrysalis felt Fluttershy wrap her hooves around her, bringing her into a hug.

"Then I won't l-let you go back there." She said. Chrysalis was shocked by her action. This brought tears to her eyes. She returned the hug.

"Thank you Fluttershy."

Fluttershy and Chrysalis soon made it back to the cottage... with sompony waiting.

"Well, it took you long enough." Discord said in an annoyed voice. "This rabbit of your won't leave me alone, and I don't know why. I was having the nicest dream." He said with a frown. Indeed, Fluttershy's rabbit, Angel Bunny, had been tugging on Discord's goat leg, but as soon as he saw Fluttershy, he stopped, ran up to her and slapped her.

'What a way to thank the pony that takes care of your needs.' Chrysalis thought.

"I know you were worried about me when I just left like that. But it was important." Fluttershy said. Just then, a bright flash momentarily blinded both her and Chrysalis, when they could see again, Discord was in front of them.

"Well, what do we have here?" He asked, picking Chrysalis up by her tail.

"H-hey!" She yelped.

"Well, if it isn't my old friend Chrysalis! How have you been doing? Hey, need any disguise's, cause I have one right here!" He said, snapping his fingers. In a bright flash, Chrysalis was wearing a clown suit, causing Fluttershy to yelp and hide behind her couch and the rabbit to commit a face paw. Discord was trying to suppress his laughter by holding his claw to his mouth. He eventually reached for Chrysalis' nose... and honked it, causing Chrysalis to growl in irritation.

Discord couldn't hold it in anymore, he dropped Chrysalis and fell to the ground rolling around in laughter.

"Damn Discord." Chrysalis hissed under her breath while taking the clown suit off.

"How-how is my favorite queen doing?" Discord asked, eventually calming down.

"Other then being dead for... who knows how long, fine." She responded, taking the last of the clown suit off, which disappeared in a flash. But Discord was now confused.

"Being dead? Dead to the world, or literally dead?"

"Literally dead, do you really thing I would be dead to the world?"

"... You went to the Purgatory, didn't you?"

"Yes, I'm surprised you even know what that is."

"Chrysalis, you are talking to Discord, of course I would know bout the Purgatory. Hell, I used to send ponies to the Purgatory... but I soon stopped as I saw that I was loosing ponies to make miserable."

"You're sick." Chrysalis said with disgust.

"I know, I use to be, but thanks to her," Discord snapped his paw and Fluttershy appeared in his arms. "I'm a new draconequus, ready to help a pony in need."

"Discord, if you don't mind, can you put me down?" Fluttershy asked, which Discord happily obliged by. He then went back to his couch, levitating Angel off in the process, seeing him laying in his "favorite spot". Seeing Discord go to the couch made Chrysalis realize something.

"Uh, Fluttershy, were will I be sleeping for tonight."

"Oh my, I completely forgot, I-I don't know where you will sleep." She responded

"Don't worry you two, I've got it." Discord said as he snapped his talons, causing a small bed to fall through the roof, said roof being repaired in another snap.

"Oh, thanks..."

"Your welcome, but thanks to you, I've been up for so long now, that I won't be able t-" Discord started, but fell asleep mid sentence. Chrysalis rolled her eyes and headed for the bed Discord produced. It was barely big enough for her, but was able to find a comfortable position to at least sleep in. Seeing that she was comfortable, Fluttershy began to walk to her bedroom.

"Goodnight Chrysalis." She said before she left.

"...Goodnight." She responded, with that, Chrysalis slowly drifted off to sleep.

Chrysalis opened slowly opened her eyes, no longer feeling the bed underneath her. She looked towards the ground and saw that she was laying on dirt. She picked herself up and got on her hooves.

"Wh-what?!" She asked in disbelief. She started to hear something screaming, she turned to the source... and her eyes shrunk. It was a hell-lord. Chrysalis was about to run, until she felt something latch on to her leg. She looked down and saw that it was a claw, she tried to shake it off in a panic, but more grabbed on, holding her still. The hell-lord was now next to her, it made its way to her front, and grabbed her.

Chrysalis awoke with a jump, she was panting. She looked around, seeing that she was back at the cottage. She slowly calmed down.

'It-it was just a dream.' She thought, she laid back down and, with a little apprehension, closed her eyes.