(POV Malice)

“So this is what you meant by drones usurping the throne.”

“Drone get off of my throne and bow to your leader.”

“Former leader i’m in charge now Chrysalis or should I call you slave for that is what you will be to me HAHAHAHAHA.”

“Wow really evil villain laugh.”

“Shut it creature.”

“No you are not going to talk to my friends like that understand and so with the power I hold. I MALICE YOU CHITIN TO A DEATH BATTLE WINNER TAKES THE HIVE!”

“No.”

“Oh I see you believe yourself to weak to fight me. Don’t worry I won’t tell anyone cause they can already see it.”

“I AM NOT WEAK!”

“Then accept the challenge.”

“Fine I King Chitin accept you terms and agree to this duel but only if there are no firearms only swords, shields, and magic.”

“Fine by me,” I said while putting my guns to the side and pulling out my energy sword and activating my jackal shield.

“The duel is to the death only one survivor,” He said while pulling out a large sword that seemed to be made from the black chitin of a changeling.

“Then stop stalling…weakling,” After that one word he charged head on at me. I readied my shield and armed my energy sword. “Come at me bitch.”

(POV Chrysalis)

I watched as Chitin charged at Malice sword in hand ready to cleave his head from his body. At my side I could hear the four drones that were with us shouting at him to move. I would have done the same until I saw his stance. He was ready to move out of the way of the charging king.

“Do not worry my drones he shall be fine.”

“How do you know my queen?”

“Just watch.”

The drones obeyed me and just in time to if we had been a few seconds more we would not have been able to see the battle that took place.

(POV Malice)

As the changeling king charged at me I thought about how many ways I could kill him. My thoughts were interrupted by the small drones yelling at me. Oh well might as well give them a show. Readying myself I waited till the proper moment. Time seemed to slow and my mind seemed to speed up. as he reached me I twisted my body to the side and stuck out my foot tripping him. His face plant was one that should have been in history books but what happened next was the grand finally his death.

(POV Chitin)

This stupid beast shall fall and I shall do with Chrysalis what I like. Slowly standing up I looked at the creature’s reflective face mask and saw my busted and bleeding snout. Turning towards it I brought up my sword to block it’s attack. Only to have my sword cut in two by the glowing blade. It then proceeded to ram me with it’s magic shield, knocking me off balance, and throwing me to the ground.

(Drone with red eyes)

I can’t believe it he cut Chitin’s sword in two and then he knocked him to the ground. In my mind I had no doubt that this would be our new King.

(POV Malice)

Chitin lay on the ground in front of me pleading for his life. Just like all beings he just wanted to live another day.

“Please don’t kill me. I…I’ll give you anything you want.”

“I want your skull as my trophy,” I whispered to him.

“No please no.”

“Pitiful you would have ran this hive to it’s death within hours of your rule,” I said while slowly walking towards him. Unfortunately I didn’t see his slight nod to his companions until Chrysalis yelled at me.

“Malice behind you.”

Turning around I saw four changelings rushing at me knives drawn. I acted on instinct stretching my arm out and shooting red whips of smoke into their lungs. They then fell to the ground coughing as their throats swelled cutting off their oxygen supply. “Chlorine gas,” I whispered to my self.

“Fellow changelings do you not see this creature is a monster,” Chitin said to the congregation of changelings.

“No he is not. He saved me and these four drones from the royal guards by killing twenty of them.”

Murmurs of the word “twenty” went around the room. With Chitin’s followers dead or dying I turned to him.

“Ah Chitin this is where your story ends and a new one begins,” I said while picking him up by the throat. “I AM THE NEW KING OF THE CHANGELINGS KING MALICE!” I shouted as I plunged my energy sword into his gut and letting his corpse hang there for a second or two before deactivating my sword and letting him fall to the ground.

“All hail King Malice!” Shouted one changeling causing the room to be filled with the sounds of cheering.

“Yes all hail the King,” I whispered looking over at Chrysalis.

(POV Celestia)

Luna and I were ready. We had studied as many healing spells as we could find before going into Rainbow Dash’s room where her friends were waiting. We had mentally prepared ourselves for the disgusting sight of Rainbow Dash’s injuries.

“Princess do you think it will work,” Twilight asked.

“I do not know if it will and neither does Luna,” I sighed. “We have not seen wounds like these in over a thousand years.”

“But you can at least stop the pain right?” Asked Fluttershy.

“Yes we shall at least stop the pain and heal her skin but her wings may take some time.”

“Sister?”

“Yes Luna.”

“Shall we begin?”

“Yes we should,” I said while powering up my horn as Luna did the same.

We then both combined our power shooting a blinding white beam of magic at Rainbow’s prone form.

(POV Twilight)

For a few minutes I could not see what was happening but eventually the princesses ended the beam. The first of us five to go up was surprisingly Fluttershy behind her were the other three and then last was me. What we saw terrified me. Rainbow’s right wing had no feathers on it, one of her legs was missing part of it, and all her hair was gone.

“I am sorry we could not regenerate her feathers. Whatever Malice did it is blocking most of the healing spell’s power.”

“How princess he has no magic?”

“I do not know but with all the hate he put into his missile I believe it could be affecting the wound.”

“That would make some sense because hate is a very strong magic nearly as powerful as friendship.”

“Yes it is.”

(Malice)

It had been a few hours since I killed Chitin and at the moment I was speaking with Chrysalis about how much food she has.

“We do not have much love left and the captured ponies seem to be running dry.”

“Running dry?” I was not surprised about the captured ponies because she told me that changelings cannot create their own love.

“Yes the ponies have started to realize where they are and are holding back love from us.”

“Hmmm. The first pony to run dry I want taken down to that room I asked you for and strapped down to a table.”

“What do you plan to do?”

“I plan to study our enemy,” I said as Chrysalis’s eyes widened realizing what I was planning to do. “Also using your magic can you make the room sound proof?”

“Yes I can.”

“Excellent,” I said while imitating a character from a show I used to watch on earth.

“What are you doing with your hands.”

“Nothing,” I quickly responded. “It’s just something from my home.”

“Also what do you want us to do with the guards you killed.”

“Take them down to the room too and don’t worry I’m not going to dissect them I’m just going to study them.”

“The same way you are going to study that pony?” She said with a hint of worry on her face.

“No I’m not going to study them that way because even though they are dead and they were working for Chitin they are still my people or changelings whichever you prefer.”

“Oh good.”

“The reason I need them is to study the way you bodies function so I can build new armor for them.”

“But we already have natural armor why would we need more?”

“Because I easily hurled a spear through one of them and even without my super strength it is easy to pass through.”

“Oh ok,” She replied. “And why do you need the pony.”

“I need to study their weak spots so that we know where to shoot also I don’t know if their organs are arranged the same way yours or mine are,” I explained. “Also can you get someone to move these guard’s bodies to the same place?”

“Yes I will do that right now.”

“Good now I’m going to sit on my throne,” After that sentence she quickly walked out of the throne room to go do whatever she does down here.

(POV random pony)

“What the buck where am I, I said looking around the dark room.

“You are in my lab,” said a malevolent and mysterious voice.

“Where are you?” I asked looking to where I thought the voice was and seeing two things. The first was a large digging thing and the second was a glowing cube with a sphere on top.

“Well I’m right here,” said the voice as a black armored creature came into vision.

“What’s going on here?”

“Oh nothing I’m just conducting a study.”

“What type of study.”

“one where you have two choices,” It said while turning on a light and putting up a large drawing of a pony’s body from the front, the back, and the side. “Choice one is you tell me what I want to know.”

“And choice two?”

“I get it my own way,” The creature stated while pulling out a large blade from a table lined with saws, drills, scissors, and other cutting tools.

“Wait are you going to dissect me?” I said while noticing my hands and legs were tied down.

“Only if I have to,” It said while putting the knife away.

(POV Malice)

“Now what is your name?”

“It’s Molotov.”

“Special tallent?”

“Burning things.”

“Good good. Now I am going to untie you hands so don’t do anything stupid ok.”

“Ok,” Molotov said as I untied him.”

“Now on this diagram where is a pony’s heart?” Molotov pointed to the center of the chest. “Hmmm different then my body structure already.”

“So are you conducting a study of a ponies body cause if you want a unicorn or pegasus I can’t help they've got their own body structures.”

“Ok then thank you for that information.”

“Your welcome.”

“Now next question where are your lungs?”

“In the middle of the chest it’s the same on all ponies but thats the only one I know of that’s the same.”

“Good I am glad you are being cooperative.”

This pony is doing very well I thought I would have to use my ‘tools’ but no he is doing just fine. Our questions went further into the night until about seven o’clock.

“You must be getting hungry.”

“A little bit but I doubt you have anything for me because you changelings only eat love.”

“Well I’m not a changeling. Now since you have been so cooperative I am going to let you off the table but I will have to but and eight foot wall around so that you cant leave ok.”

“It’s not like I could there’s probably at least a hundred changelings out there.”

“That is true but a their king I have an status I have to live up to.”

“Ok also if you get food don’t get the blue flowers they cause awful side effects.”

“Thanks for the information,” I said as I build the wall and then jet packed over it and quickly walking out the door only to run into the changeling with red eyes.

“Oh my king I am quite sorry are you all right.”

“I am fine but I have a question for you.”

“What is it my king?”

“Why do you have red eyes while the rest have green?”

“Oh that well I am one of the last drones from another colony that was wiped out by the ponies so my eye colors are different.”

“And why are you taller than the others?”

“Because I have the capability to become a queen but I promise not to try and usurp the throne from you my king.”

“I understand now.”

“I am sorry my king but I must go back to my duties.”

“Wait because of your status I would like to give you a name if that is aright with you.”

“A name but those are reserved for kings and queens of the hive.”

“I believe that everyone should have a name but first is yours. Hmmm how about Ruby because of your eyes.”

“It sounds amazing my king thank you so very much.”

“Now I have another question where can I get some food around here?”

“Well we don’t have much love left but we can spare some.”

“I don’t eat love I eat meat and vegetables.”

“Like the dragons and the ponies?”

“Yes like them.”

“I can send a group of warriors and normal drones to go get some meat and food for you.”

“That would be great now come and notify me when they return with some food.”

“Yes my king,” she said as she walked off.

Now to go speak with molotov some more. I then turned around and went back through the doors.

(POV Molotov)

I wonder if I’ll ever leave this place or if I’ll be a test subject forever. My family has probably given up after all it has been two or three years since the invasion of Canterlot they probably think I’m dead. Wouldn’t matter anyways I would just go back to prison.

“Molotov.”

“Oh hey Malice what’s up?”

“What did you do in Equestria?”

“I was a criminal.”

“Why?”

“For openly speaking about the horrors that she was doing behind their backs.”

“Like what?”

“What I mostly didn’t like was the tests I heard about and how she refused to help the changelings which then forced them to invade.”

“Tests?”

“Most on changelings. Like the one where how it would respond to being pumped full of love some what like an overdose.”

“And what happened?”

“Think about a balloon that is filled up to much after a few seconds POP it explodes.”

“Hmmm that is quite a horrible test.”

“But that’s not all. Some of her subjects were ponies criminals like me the tests were things like magical feedback resistance, super serums, and pain tolerance. She treated them like they couldn’t even feel it.”

“Wow that is horrible.”

“I know right.”

“But there is something I have to ask. do you have any loyalty to Celestia?”

“No I have absolutely no loyalty to her.”

“Hmmm I had something else to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“Well the changelings are bringing us some food but the problem is they probably think I’m torturing you.”

“Why?”

“Because I told them I was going to study you.”

“Oh that type of study so is this the part where you kill me?”

“Yes and no I am going to give you another choice.”

“What are the choices?”

“Well first off I am doing a test on what it would do to meld flesh with machine.”

“Like a cyborg.”

“Yes like a cyborg. I have two changing bodies that I was testing on before they brought you in here,” Malice said as he pulled out a body with it’s right arm being a saw and instead of wings it had fire coming from two small tubes on it’s back. “This one was of course a test and barely has a brain but thats mostly because I killed it first.”

“And the second?”

“He turned out better but with the same amount of brain power.”

“Oh how so.”

“He is incased in a metallic body with a large chain gun strapped to his back along with a grenade launcher and a anti air rocket launcher.”

“Don’t know what those are but it sounds cool.”

“Oh it is but back to the choices. The first is death.”

“Not for me.”

“And the second is you become one of my cyborgs and wear this helmet,” He said pulling out a black helmet with a glass front that I couldn’t see past.”

“Cool.”

“Oh course if you choose this action then there will be a lot more choices for your suit.”

“I choose cyborg mode.”

“Well let’s get started then.”

(POV Molotov)

System reboot in progress

Wha why is it so dark?

Deactivating visor shield

After those words I could see again but it seemed somewhat different.

Activating HUD

Instantly multiple items sprang up in my vision. One of them looked like it was telling the time.

Activating motor controls and sensor implants

Suddenly I could move my arms, legs, and head.

“Molotov,” I heard a voice to my left and looked words it and saw Malice sitting at a desk in front of a bunch of glass objects and buttons.

“What’s up,” I said now finally hearing my voice. It was the same as before but had a small buzz to it. “What’s with my voice?”

“Oh it must be because of the helmet or the augmentations.”

“Ok.”

“Now for some tests. Can you stand up?”

“I’ll try,” I then stood up like I normally would but now I was around twice his hight. “Wow I’m so tall.”

“Yes that would be the metallic body suit around you. Now look left and right,” I did as he said. “Good now up and down,” I completed those objectives too. “Try moving your arms around,” I did as he asked moving them in all different directions and then looking at them.

“Wow this is so cool.”

“Now for the HUD check. In the top right of your vision can you see the time?”

“Yes it says 7:00pm.”

“Correct. Next what do you see in the top left?”

“It has some sort of musket with numbers next to it and then under it there is a long tube with a box on one end and a small flame on the other.”

“Good now you can either say this or think.”

“Think what?”

“I was getting to that as I was saying you can say or think the words ‘flame thrower activate’ understand.”

“Ok I’ll try it. “FLAME THROWER ACTIVATE,” Only a few seconds after those words the front of my left forearm popped up and a tube with a small flame came out of it. “What does this do?”

“Clench your left fist really hard,” I did as he told me and to my surprise a large stream of fire flew out of it. “Woah.”

“Cool right now try thinking about it deactivating,” I did as he told me and thought about it deactivating and with that thought the tube slid back into it’s slot and my forearm went back to it’s original place.

“Now reach behind your back for a large musket grip and pullet from your back,” I did as told and found the odd musket. Once I had pulled around I saw that it had six barrels instead of just one. “That is your chain gun the barrels rotate and fire fifty bullets per-second.”

“Wow.”

“Go ahead and try it out I put up a target to your left.”

“Ok I will,” I then did as he said placing the musket in both hands and setting my legs right I aimed the ‘chain gun’ down range and pulled the trigger.

“BUZZZZZZZZZZZ,” was the sound it made as it fired.

“Good good that is all for now so put the gun back and take off your helmet by lightly grabbing it twisting left until it clicks and then pulling up,” I did as he demonstrated and pulled it off.

“This is quite new to me and will take some getting used to.”

“Yes it will but first let’s go eat my changelings brought us some meat and vegetables I will have to cook the meat myself but it does not matter cause I get to do it my own special way but I have no clue what you got.”

“They got me dandelions, grass, and hay it’s not that bad actually so they did a pretty good job.”

“Yes yes they did.”

Author's Note

Longest Chapter yet. Again if you have any criticism then go ahead and tell me.