Roommates [Old Version]

"The shit I put up with..." I sighed, grumbling while the surrounding changeling servents took measurments of my body.

"Oh hush now, you're making this sound like a bad thing" Chrysalis grinned, observing me with an amused gaze.

"It's extremely tiring, and I haven't had a decent night's rest since I was born" I sighed, holding my arms out as the servents measured my biceps and forearms.

"You still have sleeping issues?" Chrysalis asked, perking a brow.

"Yeah, it's driven me insane a couple times" I remarked, letting out a sigh.

"I see... Perhaps I can have my doctors look at you?" she approached, laying her arms on the top of my head, resting her chin on there as well, making eye contact with me through the mirror I stood in front of.

"I know what's wrong with me, besides, pharmacy sleeping medicine is all I need to pass out" I replied, looking at her with a raised brow.

"I know something that could get you nice and sleepy~" Chrysalis cooed, smirking as she began to rub her breasts against my head.

"Oi" I grumbled, giving her a scolding glare in the mirror.

"You're no fun, Walter~" Chrysalis spoke with a playful pout.

"Meh" I shrugged, watching the servents give a satisfied nod with the ample amount of measurement information they gathered from me before exiting the room.

"You're going to look so sexy in your new armor, Walter~" Chrysalis spoke softly into my ear, rubbing my shoulders.

"I'm not already sexy?" I replied with a smirk.

"You'll make the armor look sexy" she rephrased, chuckling a bit.

"Yeah right" I rolled my eyes, snickering as I let out a slight yawn.

"If you're tired, why not take a nap?" Chryaslis asked, tilting her head.

"I can't do that right now, I still have to let the girls know I'm fine" I replied, causing Chrysalis to perk a brow.

"Those foals might prove to be rather troublesome, we wouldn't want them disturbing the main event, would they?" Chrysalis spoke, crossing her arms.

"Yeah, also, I don't want them notifying Celestia and sparking a war" I remarked, giving Chrysalis a scolding gaze.

"What? It's not like I would be able to wait until those foals were done with you to ask, they would've kept you busy for hours, if not days" Chrysalis harrumphed, taking a seat on her bed.

"I could've stopped them any time I wanted to" I grumbled, blushing.

"Right, then why weren't you?" Chrysalis retorted.

"Touche..." I sighed, shrugging a bit.

"I'll be a moment" I pulled out my phone, taking a seat on the edge of her bed as I dialed AJ's phone.

It picked up.

"WALTER! SWEET CELESTIA ARE YOU OKAY?!" I heard her holler over my cell phone's speakers.

"Yeah, sheesh, I'm fine!" I replied, rubbing my ringing ears.

"What is Chrysalis doing to you, are you in pain, are you safe!?" I heard Dash's concerned voice blurt out.

"Chrysalis didn't do a damn thing to me, Dash, I'm fine. Where are you right now?" I asked, wincing a bit once I felt Chrysalis scoot up to me, wrapping her legs around my waist, massaging my tense shoulders.

God damn it Chrysalis! I mentally hissed, casting her a stare before returning my gaze forward.

"Heading to Canterlot to get Celestia" AJ replied, I could hear chatter in the background.

"NO! Good god, do NOT tell Celestia!" I pinched the bridge of my nose.

"We already did, we're meeting up with her at the Canterlot train station" AJ replied, sounding confused.

"AJ, whatever you do, do NOT go on a hunt looking for me. I'm fine, I'll be back soon, I'm just doing something for Chrysalis real quick" only a deafening silence came from the phone once I was done speaking.

"Hello?" I spoke, wondering if they hung up on me.

"Did I just hear you right, saying that you were doing a favor for Chrysalis?" I heard Twilight ask in a silent yet noticebly tense voice.

"Don't get your panties in a bunch,  Chrysalis and I are... Uh... Are..." I trailed off, trying to think of something to say other than--

"Old lovers~" Chrysalis finished for me, a wide grin on her lips.

"...That" I sighed. I was so going to chew her out later...

"Is that Chrysali--WHAT!?" I heard Twilight, Dash, AJ, and pretty much the rest of the girls exclaim over the phone.

"I will explain everything and answer any question asked once this is over, so until then, all of you stay calm, and do NOT do anything irrational, do I make myself clear?" there was a pause of silence, then a few agitated sighs followed by Twilight clearing her throat.

"Very well, but I'm afraid it's Princess Celestia that'll want to talk with you more than us" Twilight replied, causing me to let out a tired sigh.

"Fine, fine... I'll see you guys later" and with that, I hung up, leaning back into Chrysalis with a groan.

"I'm sorry" Chrysalis whimpered with her ears splayed back.

"Don't be, it's fine" I replied, staring at the ceiling blankly.

"I pretty much forced you to come out here" Chrysalis spoke, twidling her fingers absentmindedly.

"Yeah, but I ain't gonna let some smug asshole marry you, if I have to pose as your husband, then so be it" I replied, glancing up at her.

"You're so sweet..." she smiled, laying back with me resting on top of her.

"Um... I've got to go to the bathroom, I'm a bit musky and grimey from the whole chase back in Ponyville" I spoke, blushing darkly.

"Oh sure, you can use my bathroom" she spoke, sitting up, guiding me towards the large wooden door that I assumed was to her bathroom.

She walked inside with me, showing me everything I needed to know before looking down at me with a strange smile. I tilted my head, looking up at her quizzically.

"I can't thank you enough for doing this for me" she spoke, placing her hands on my shoulders.

"It's not a problem, Chryssie. You helped me quite a lot back in the day, so I owe you one" I replied, smiling awkwardly.

"Did I help you?" she asked, her tone suddenly shifting to that of concern.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked, looking up at her.

"Don't act oblivious, Walter... I can feel your emotions, even taste them at times... You're in pain, Walter... So much pain" she spoke, looking at me with her big green eyes.

"I know I am, Chryssie..." I let out a sigh, letting her hands intertwined with my own.

"You know, physically, I'm thirty years old..." Chrysalis began, earning my attention.

"Oh?" I perked a brow.

"I'm hundreds of years old, Walter... And in those years, I've been cruel and bitter... Evil is an understatement. When humans came along, my hive began to thrive... I can feed my changelings, let alone I have the power to protect them, yet I still felt this bitterness in me... I was alone, and I hated it... To the point where I cursed my own changelings for having what I felt I never could achieve... That is, until I met you, Walter..." Chrysalis spoke, nuzzling my head.

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Chrysalis scowled bitterly down at the scape of the small city that she ruled as it was slowly being constructed within the confines of this hollowed mountain. Her subjects were thriving, the love that these humans provided fed them greatly to the point where keeping a desired human form was just second-nature. Some changelings chose to take on human forms to be with their mates, some remained the same, it was a matter of their  choice really.

Chrysalis stared venomously upon this sight, sure she should be happy that her subjects are well fed, and that she has more than enough power to protect them come the time of war, hell she could wipe out Canterlot and grant more land for her subjects... In fact, she even started her plans for the invasion. Something however just dug at her; something felt hollow,missing, empty.

Her absentminded scowling was interrupted by the approaching footsteps of one of her subjects, one of her guards. He stopped at the base of her balcony's steps, saluting her with a blank expression. Chrysalis perked a brow, she had not asked for any of her subjects to report to her presence immediately... There was nothing on her mind that was to happen today, so this was rather intriguing.

"What is it?" Chrysalis asked in a bland and aggrovated tone.

"My Queen, there is an issue" the changeling spoke, lowering his salute.

"What issue?" she asked with an annoyed stare.

"We caught a minor working amongst our construction crew" he spoke, causing Chrysalis to perk her brow.

"Oh, a foal acting as if they were a grown-up I see?" Chrysalis smirked with a furrowed brow, crossing her arms.

"U-Uh... He doesn't look like a child you see, when we asked for an ID, he made a run for it... It took twelve of us to corner him, and fifteen to keep him held down until we could put restraints on him" Chrysalis' furrowed brow rose into that of intrigue.

"I'm impressed... Where is he now?" she asked, walking down the steps, approaching the changeling guard.

"He is being held in an interrogation office, shall I retrieve him for you?" he asked, looking over at her.

"No need, I'll head down there myself and see this brat for myself" she spoke with an amused grin.

"A-Are you certain, my Queen?" the changeling asked, stuttering a bit.

"I am a grown mare, I can take care of myself..." Chrysalis spoke, halting in her tracks for a moment.

Her guard, stuttered... She could feel the intimidation dripping from his voice, the fear, the unsure concern for her safety, the Queen of Changelings, a force not to be trifled with. This only pushed her curiosity to more extreme heights, how intimidating could this adolescent be?

A few minutes later, Chrysalis was looking back on her words, rolling them around in her head with both doubt and confusion. 'How intimidating could this adolescent be?' He isn't an adolescent, he's a freaking hairless gorilla!

He stood around six foot five inches, weighing roughly four hundred pounds or more. He was husky, but she could see the muscle bulging in his biceps, forearms, legs, and from the collarbone up. Screw a brick house, this mammoth was a fucking steel  fortress! His arms were hairy, along his his neck and upper lip. He was dressed in a tank top and denim jeans along with steel-toed work boots and work gloves. She could see his chest hair peeking out from the loose tank top, as well as a few other sole spots of body hair. His hair was long, shaggy, like that of a mildly unkempt mane. His skin was slightly tan, glazed in sweat, only emphasizing his muscular arms. His jawline could break through concrete. His brow was thick and bulky...

His eyes...

His eyes were gentle, vast, deep, and the most warming shade of a light golden brown that just looked into her very soul, as if she wore nore clothes at all and he was completely comfortable with that, as if he didn't mind the real her. His eyes were filled with understanding, patience, kindness, gentleness, care, love... But also something else that throwed her off completely...

Darkness...

Beneath the light of his eyes, lied the barely visible layers of thick blackness that held every negative emotion in the book; the strongest one being depression. Beneath his tender gaze, she could see the stare of a bruised soul, someone who is in constant pain, bearing a wound that may never heal. She saw monsters inside of him, she saw demons and creatures that even made her mentally cringe.

His anger...

His anger was controlled, yet it thrashed within its restrained like a rabid beast. She could feel his anger wanting to be unleashed, she could feel the possible wrath he could inflict if he were to leave his rage unattended for even the smallest second. It baffled her, to see such warmth in his heart and mind yet sense that morbid darkness that lies beneath it like a weed.

Her thoughts were interrupted when one of the guards opened the door to the room this young man was being held in. She cleared her throat, huffing a stray strand of hair from her face before walking into the room, taking a seat across the table before this young man. He simply gave her a look of shame and mild annoyance; annoyance aimed towards himself, not her or any of her subjects strangely enough.

"Your name" Chrysalis demanded, crossing one leg over the other.

"Walter Theodore Barnes..." he replied, often glancing up at her from his blank gaze at the ground.

"Your age" she pressed on, folding her hands together.

"Seventeen..." he replied, his voice deep and gruff.

"Odd, you don't look seventeen..." she replied, raising a brow.

"Thyroid dysfunction" he responded blandly, as if he'd heard that many times before.

"I see..." she replied, tapping her lower lip in deep thought. "What do you intend to gain from working in a job required for adults?" she inquired, tilting her head.

"The pay for jobs with my age limit is lower than dino-shit" he replied, crossing his arms.

"What a colorful way to put it" Chrysalis remarked with a smirk.

"Everyone, er... Everypony here in Equestria is racist anyhow. I can't get a decently paying job unless I'm bending over backwards..." he explained, his voice sounding tired.

"I see... Tell me, what are your interests in doing with the money you 'earn'?" she inquired, leaning further onto the table.

"College..." he replied, earning a quizzical stare from the Changeling Queen.

"College, you say?" she tilted her head.

"Is that surprising to you?" he asked with a furrowed brow.

"Most children your age--" she was cut off by a sudden burst of rage she felt from deep within him, as well as a bit of pain.

"I wasn't allowed to be a child, so don't call me what I'm not" he spoke in a stern tone, causing the guards in the room to gasp, even aim their weapons at him.

"Don't you dare talk to the Queen that way!" one of them exclaimed, however, this Walter boy just stared blankly at the spear, not phased or anything... If anything, he seemed welcoming to it.

"At ease..." Chrysalis spoke, raising a dismissive hand.

The guards hesitantly nodded before lowering their weapons.

"Tell you what, you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours..." she proposed with a smirk.

"Go on..." he spoke, raising one his of his thick furry brows.

"You become my servant, and I will pay you triple the amount they're paying you in construction, does that sound interesting to you?" she asked, tilting her head.

He paused for a moment, staring her up and down dexterously. His eyes pierced her like probes, to be honest, it made a hot feeling rise in her chest. Unlike most humans, he controlled the majority of his emotions. Usually, there would be humans with bleeding hearts or clingly personalities, or basically those with no emotional restraints whatsoever... But with him, he was calm, cool, and collected. He observed her and weighed his options logically, he acted completely out of his age... And it aroused her.

"Deal" he spoke, extending his hand.

"Glad to do business with you, Walter" she said with a grin, shaking the young man's cumbersome hand.

"Same..." he replied in monotone, unaware of the plans that Chrysalis had for him...