The Betting Game.

Chapter Three: Mistakes?

When they entered the library, Amadeus' smile was gone, Twilight angrily yelling at him "-and I still cannot believe you had the gall to call me that!"

"What? dear?" Amadeus said, chuckling some "Well with how you're acting towards me, you're making it look like I'm your Stallionfriend!"

Twilight balked at this, growling loudly "Name one time when I acted like that, one!"

" 'Took your time, didn't you?' " Amadeus mocked, smirking some " 'Doesn't matter, I found the book and I need you back at the library.' "

Twilight rolled her eyes "Oh yeah, so what just happened suddenly makes me your Marefriend," She then shook her head, heading over to a small island in a mess of books, "Well then, Sweetheart, since your such a nice Stallionfriend I expect this all to be cleaned up without question."

"Oh now that is low," Amadeus said, then shook his head as he started cleaning up the books. It didn't take long for him to hear small claws along the floor as he said loudly "So, does that mean I'm now Amadeus Sparkle or your Twilight Morrie?"

Twilight shuddered, blushing some as she glared at the half-breed, himself only laughing as Spike spoke up "Hey now, if you two are going to start that at least wait till I move out of that room!" Upon hearing this, Twilight started blushing deeply as Amadeus laughed harder, Twilight quickly dumping a load of books onto him.

"Clean, Now."

He kept chuckling, soon putting away books as he smirked back at her, "In all honesty" Amadeus said, "You're rather cute when your angered...Even more-so when your blushing." as he simply continued to work, he didn't notice the rather flustered Twilight behind him.

"You're an idiot." Twilight said softly, then looked to him "So your name is Amadeus Morrie?"

"One and only," Amadeus said, smiling as he put the books in place, "My mother gave it to me roughly...oh...Three thousand years ago?"

"Three thousand?!" Twilight exclaimed, a little surprised by the age of the pony in front of her, "Your kidding right?"

"No, did you not take history?" Amadeus said, looking back at the mare, "Silver Knight was captain of the guard about three thousand years ago, before being captured by Zylphia Morrie, the queen of the long extinct northern Changeling hive." He then smiled a bit, letting out a short flap of his wings, "I am the last of that hive, a natural born."

Twilight looked a little confused, "Wait, then how come I have never heard of you before? Let alone Silver Knight?"

Amadeus chuckled softly "And yet you've heard of Discord's tyranny? I'll give you a hint, Zylphia moved halfway across this world before Discord came to power, Silver died in a battle against the revolting hive that Zylphia left, and any records during that time was either burned or lost thanks to Discord." He then shelved another few books, "Least that I know of, the only relic I know of is that piece of armor that was stolen from me."

"Understandable, I guess..." Twilight said, then looked at him again, "And what do you mean by 'natural born'?"

Amadeus sighed, then waved a wing "Jeez, and here I thought you of all ponies, the one who help predict and stop Nightmare Moon, knew at least a little about Changelings..." He then turned and looked at her, putting away more and more of the books,

"Now, we'll start with the Drone Caste, these are the workers, the backbone of any hive, some drones, depending on the hive and the ruling Royal, are either mindless cannon fodder or simple minded workers, they take care of the eggs the queen lays and make sure the tunnels are safe and clear of any other creature.

"Next is the Guard Caste, while equally minded when it comes to Drones, Guards have thick carapaces along their backs, making an already tough creature tougher. They are the fighting force of any hive, willing to fight and die for their hive if need be.

"Next is the Royal Caste, and of course their the brains of the hive. While not as resilient as the Guards nor as stubborn as the Drones, the royals are the ones giving the orders, along with making the hive more robust. As you may know, a royal needs the essence of a male, or female, to make eggs, and depending on gender, the royal either has an ovipositor or the ability to make an egg sack.

"Now..." Amadeus cleared his throat softly, "A Natural Born, like me, is when a male Royal and female royal get together and use their more mammal parts to give birth to a foal, rather than lay an egg. It doesn't have to be two Changelings either. For example, Silver Knight was clearly a Pegasus, and my mother was a pure Changeling Royal. After a night of lovemaking and a few months later, something like me comes out. That is a natural born."

Twilight didn't really understand all this, until he put a book in front of her, "This should help," Amadeus said, "The Complete Guide to Inter Species Relationships. gives tips on more...psychical love making, from Cristal Ponies to Zebras and everything in-between."

Twilight blushed hotly, and Amadeus simply chuckled, ducking into his little room before Twilight could yell at him again, hearing muffled words outside the door.

"Spike! Take a-...actually, on second thought, I'll do it myself."

Celestia was doing her best to keep from laughing, looking at the parchment as Luna rolled with laughter behind her older sibling.

Dear Princess Celestia

Amadeus is nothing but a loud mouthed,improperly behaving creature that is honestly starting to fray my nerves to wits end. I would prefer having to deal with Discord, and even then it would be more tolerable than putting up with this over aged colt. Just this evening he called me his Marefriend only because I was needing his help, saying that the way I said it was calling him my Stallionfriend!

Also this evening, he handed me a book on mating like I was some Filly, along with giving a somewhat poor description when it came to the act itself, treating me like some idiot! I do not understand why you put him under my care, but I would like to request a change, if just to be able to put a gag in his mouth to shut him up!

As for the friendship report, today I learned that sometimes we do have to go a little far for some friends, I would much rather not get into details, though I will say that Rarity did surprise me today with something.

Your Faithful Student

Twilight Sparkle.

P.s. You did not tell me he was over three thousand years old.

"What do you say, big sister?" Luna said, smirking some as she did her best to suppress a giggle, "We give it a few more days till we 'warn' your student?"

Celestia smiled back at her sister, then giggled some "I'd be surprised if they didn't just go at it tomorrow, with how much their already acting like a couple."

The two matriarchs continued laughing, loudly enough that a certain god of chaos chuckled along too before teleporting in. "Ah, so the game begins huh?" Discord said, smiling some as he chuckled along, "I heard that the Apple family has already placed bets, care to join in?"

Celestia was a little surprised by the spirit of chaos, but smiled none the less as Luna rolled back over onto all four hooves, "Gladly, what will be the wager?"

Now it was Discords moment to be confused "Not even going to ask why I was following our new friend?" Celestia simply shook her head before he continued "Very well, if you win, I follow your orders for a week, both you and your sister." He then playfully flew up for a bit, landing on his front as he looked at the sisters, "Now, what do I get if I win?"

Celestia thought for a moment, then leaned over to Luna to whisper something in her ear, causing the Lunar Princess to blush then playfully hit the Solar Princess with a wing, "Sister!" Luna said "That is so scandalous! I agree."

Discord lifted an eyebrow, but it didn't take long for a grin to come across his face as he looked at the pair, "As in the both of you, together?" Celestia nodded as Discord grinned wider, "Alright, what are we betting on?"

Celestia thought for a moment, then smiled some, "Which one makes the first move, Amadeus or Twilight." She then waved a wing "Sister, you agree that Amadeus would be the first to move, right?"

Luna nodded as Discord chuckled "Ah, so I get the reserved Librarian," Discord said with a smirk, "How bout we make it a bit more interesting?"

"How so?"

"We can alter the dreams of the one's we're betting on."

"Oh, now your cheating."

"Have I ever played fair Tia?"

Celestia was quiet for a bit, then grinned, "Very well, but both Luna and I can alter Amadeus' dreams to our heart's content, you are alone on Twilight, unless you can find someone else to join in on the bet before its over."

Discord grinned, letting out a paw as Celestia shook it with her hoof "Deal, and I have just the Changeling in mind." Before Celestia could ask an explanation, the Lord of Chaos was gone in a puff of smoke, one that just somehow tasted of blueberries.

---Discord was here, eat it 52---

Chrysalis yawned softly, nuzzling one of her many recently hatched foals as she gave it a little love, a muted blue coming from her snout into the others as she did feel a little tired from the transfer of love, though it did not distract her enough as her ears twitched forward, the mismatched Draconequus looking at the Changeling queen, the little Changeling foal looking at the mismatched creature in surprise.

"And what do I owe the pleasure of seeing the Princesses Lapdog?" Chrysalis said, using the hive mind connection to summon a drone to take the little foal, "Before you ask, no, we are not buying any chocolate covered whatever."

Discord made a small noise, pretending to be hurt "Oh, dear me, that means my chocolate covered chocolate will never be sold!" He then chuckled as Chrysalis simply rolled her eyes, "But I digress, that is not why I'm here."

Chrysalis waited for a moment, then growled a bit, "Well?" Chrysalis said softly, "Are you going to explain why your here, or are you here to simply annoy me?"

Discord smiled wickedly "I'm sure you know a half-royal called Amadeus, right?" Chrysalis' ears perked up, looking at Discord in disbelief before having a talon cover her mouth, "he's currently living with the Element of Magic, Twilight Sparkle, and I may have put a charm spell on the two as a joke."

Chrysalis couldn't believe her ears, "Zylphia's son is alive, and you put a charm spell on him and Celestia's Number one Student?! Celestia is going to ki-"

"It was her idea"

"What?"

Discord chuckled at Chrysalis, her jaw dropped and wings flat down, unable to process what she had been told, "You heard me, Princess Celestia herself ordered me to put a charm spell on both Twilight and Amadeus as a way to feed him at first, but then we realized he didn't need love, so now its a bet to see how long they last. Applejack and her brother is betting bits, I can't help but think that the other element bearers will find some way to bet themselves, Twilight excluded of course, as for Celestia, Luna, and I..." Discord smiled some "If they win, I follow their orders without question for a week, and if I win-" Discord's grin soon became much more wider "-I get their virginity, least when it comes to Stallions, everyone knows Celestia enjoys the moon as much as Luna enjoys the sun after-all." Discord then coughed a bit, holding out his lion's paw "And I was just wondering if you would like to take part in the royal deflowering, if we win. I do believe a week taking orders is well worth the chance if we lose."

Chrysalis was shocked, stunned at the offer put in front of her. It didn't take a second to figure out her answer, hoof in his paw as she grinned "Deal."

Discord laughed some, "Very well! Now then, let me explain just what we will be doing..."