Author's Note

Credit goes to Valiant Charge who actually gave me a good chapter title :D

The Spark of Rebellion

Chrysalis stood, in the center of the room, ten not so happy faces staring at her. She gazed nervously around Twilight's throne room, rubbing her shoulder softly with a hoof. In the presence of all these new ponies, Night Winger took cover behind Chrysalis, cowering with fear. It wasn't for long as Night Winger found himself wrapped in his mother's magic and lifted into the air, which Scared him plenty, soon being placed down in front of Shining Armor, who took him into a rather tight hug.

Night Winger squirmed and screamed, as he tried to get away, but all attempts were useless as Shining Armor held tightly onto him, a tear slipping down his cheeks.

"MOMMYY!!" Night Winger cried, but Chrysalis ignored him and only lowered her head.

Shining Armor and Princess Cadence took Night Winger out of the room, his cries slowly fading down the halls.

Celestia cleared her throat, throwing her usual poker face towards Chrysalis, who only furthered lowering her head under all these glares.

"Explain." Celestia said coldly.

The saddened Chrysalis, tormented by her own thoughts rose her head slightly, just enough to stare back into Celestia's eyes.

"E-explain?"

All the ponies currently present nodded.

Chrysalis cleared her throat, followed by a nervous gulp of guilt. "Well..." Chrysalis began, her thoughts all jumbled, impeding her from thinking correctly as she tried and failed to grasp any sort of thought to help her through this. "You see..." Chrysalis' legs began to wobble.

She felt pathetic, unable to even stand properly.

"We're listening." Twilight said softly, a sincere smile upon her muzzle.

Chrysalis pawed at the tiled floor with her right fore hoof and gave a heavy sigh. "Celestia...if you're assuming I was making yet another attempt to take over Equestria...you were right..." Chrysalis lowered her head.

Gasps were heard around the room which made Chrysalis flinch.

"But it wouldn't have been for me." Chrysalis said quietly, which surprised her everypony still heard. "You see...like Thorax, Night Winger is different. He only wants friends, pony friends and that. He'd always talk about ponies and ask me why we can't be friends with them...I couldn't tell him of course since...since I tried to ruin Cadence's wedding."

Twilight growled slightly at that.

"His love for you ponies got him hated all around by my subjects who questioned if he should take my place as ruler. I wanted him to! I-i...I wanted to find a way to prove to my subjects my son wasn't a useless mongrel as I've heard him be called!" Chrysalis threw a hoof into the air, her breaths becoming slightly choppy. "Plus, at the same time, I needed a way to provide love for the hive since...they're dying!" Chrysalis choked out just as a tear slipped from her cheek.

She rubbed it away with a hoof, taking a moment to suck it all up.

"My subjects now even question my capabilities...I hear them talking about starting a revolution to throw me out and things like that. They can't provide for themselves you know! So...I dropped by the Crystal Empire nearly a month ago...and basically left my son under Shining Armor and Cadence's care."

"Why, Chrysalis?" Celestia asked, much softer this time out of pity for the crying Chrysalis.

"I...did things with Shining Armor that I shouldn't have during my time as Cadence..." Chrysalis looked away as more gasps were heard.

"How DARE you!" Celestia spat, her horn charging, mane and tail flickering as she took a step forward, lowering her head in a deep glare. Chrysalis, never having seen this side of Celestia took a step back, ridden with a fear she attempted to keep sealed, in hopes of holding onto the remaining bits of her dignity. Shook even more, watching Celestia's mane and tail turn to pure flames.

Twilight held Celestia back with a foreleg. "Let her explain."

Chrysalis gulped deeply.

"I WAS DESPERATE!" Chrysalis roared in her defense.

Everypony in the room snickered, even Celestia.

"What's so funny!?" the changeling queen demanded, returning the glare back to the group of giggly ponies.

"You...you said...you said you were...were desperate!" Rainbow managed to choke out through her laughs as she hovered above, a wide grin upon her muzzle.

"I didn't mean it like that!" Chrysalis blushed deeply against her black shell. "I needed love for my subjects!"

Rainbow was barely coming down from her laughing fit, tears rolling down her puffy cheeks from her reddened eyes. "You were still desperate, though!"

"Rainbow!" Twilight snapped up to her Rainbow maned friend.

Chrysalis rolled her eyes in annoyance with a low gruff. "Anyway, I got pregnant. How, I don't know. It just happened."

Celestia stood tall once more, but till fell a couple inches shorter than Chrysalis and narrowed her eyes. "So, Shining is the father of Night Winger?"

Chrysalis nodded. "Which is why I chose them to care for him...I knew Shining would understand...Twilight, Starlight, Cadence, Spike and the guards at the Empire, Shining tells me all treat him very well." Chrysalis lowered her head sadly. "Better than I ever could have." Chrysalis then sniffled once. "I know it was a big risk...but it was either a certain death, or a chance for him to live healthy...and so I took that chance...he gets to be with his daddy..."

Next to sniffle was Fluttershy who seemed to be on the edge of tears, a hoof to her muzzle. Celestia even seemed a little upset from this.

"Being the next to lead the changelings,my subjects didn't like it very much when I told them I left my son with ponies. Night Winger thinks Shining Armor and Cadence hate him because a group of changelings took their forms and left him in the Everfree..."

All the ponies, save for Celestia gasped.

"I knew it would happen. It was inevitable. I also knew he'd be taken into caring hooves."

"Zecora?" Twilight asked with a tilt of her head.

Chrysalis nodded. "When I came to drop off Night Winger, I saw her in the Everfree as I flew over. She seemed like a...caring zebra...and thank...the sun...I was right..."

Celestia stifled a small giggle at that. "You're...very welcome."

"So, I took care of those three then came back...I knew by now he'd have figured out my attack on Cadence's wedding and he'd hate me...so I took the form of Zecora and I stayed with him while she was out...but she ended up returning before I could leave. I had to explain the wedding thing to him and after that he was okay again...so then we left, and you ponies found us...just in time too."

Celestia gave a small nod. "That's all perfectly well understandable...but what was your plan to fail to conquer again?"

Chrysalis rolled her eyes again. "Celestia please. I blew you down with one shot. You know you can't take me." Chrysalis smirked, hoping to keep the flaming devil sealed for it scared even her plenty.

Celestia on the other hoof was rather taken back by such a comment and found herself blushing from embarrassment. "But then you got defeated by two...not as highly powerful ponies."

"Maybe so, but if they're the lower ones, how come you couldn't beat me? Maybe you're the lesser one, Celestia, dear." Chrysalis took a step forward.

Celestia lifted a hoof slightly, opening her mouth as if she were going to say something, but stared away in defeat. "Just get on with your point already." she said annoyingly.

Chrysalis smiled, returning to where she stood previously, her dignity had returned. "Well...my plan WAS to use the love Night Winger was being given from Shining and Cadence and power my army enough so you wouldn't be able to stop even my drones. They'd attack here, the Empire and the Canterlot castle...you'd be defenseless against us."

Celestia chuckled. "You forgot about-"

"Ah ah! You didn't allow me to finish!" Chrysalis winked. "The...sad part is...I'd counter the spell...a rather powerful spell I would have to use...probably exhausting me of ll my energy, rendering me unconscious...possibly fatal to use a spell to protect thousands of drones, but make it look like Night Winger performed it...and he'd get his respect..." Chrysalis lowered her head and sniffled once more. "I love him so much...I...I'd end my own life to preserve his..."

Chrysalis tried, but failed this time against the tears and she soon became a bawling mess on the floor.

*****

"WHAT DO WE WANT!?" shouted a tall, bulky changeling, nearing the height of Chrysalis. He held a spear high above his head, standing high above the others on Chrysalis' balcony where she'd give her speeches. His voice was deep and intimidating, menacing even.

"FREEDOM!!" shouted came the reply of nearly the entire hive who all wore protective iron armor and spears of their own.

"WHEN DO WE WANT IT!?"

"NOOWWWW!!"

"THEN FOLLOW ME, MY FRIENDS AND I SHALL LEAD US TO THE VICTORY WE RIGHTFULLY DESERVE!!" the bulky changeling turned and lit his horn, blowing a gaping hole in the ceiling above, the night sky showing bright under the moon. "FIRST WE TAKE OUT CHRYSALIS, THEN WE TAKE EQUESTRIA!!"

In a loud and endless roar, they took flight and flew out into the dark night.