Tail Of Tarsus

"Hiss"  The changelings architects always were rather proud of the echo in Chrysalis' throne chamber.  I personally thought everypony else's hiss sounded more menacing than my own.

Below the Queen had captured that washed out purple unicorn, Starlight.  Queen Chrysalis always took her victory speech really seriously.  We rehearsed infiltration practice over a hundred times, mostly because she did not feel her victory speech was quite right. I could tell Chrysalis was happy it was Starlight captured.  After all, she thought Starlight and Thorax might try something.  The blue unicorn was a surprise and who can predict Discord?

I kind of just tuned her out.  I was more interested in finding Thorax. If anything I had nothing but respect for Thorax.  During Nyph-hood Thorax only wanted a friend.  I too wanted a friend, I just knew the best way to get one was to act like everypony else.

I looked back down at the scene, this time Thorax was being held by Chrysalis. Having played him during infiltration practice, I knew the true hate the Queen had for traitors.  She once ripped my wings off during practice, because my role as Thorax was too convincing (if I do say so myself). Changelings wins grow back, but it still hurt.  The queen never even apologized for it.  I knew Thorax was in for a world of hurt.

What happened next I'm not sure anyone understood. Thorax glowed like a light bulb, then transformed into a colorful beast. Then another changelings, then another, then another.  Share the love I could hear the changelings repeat.

Like my brothers I unleashed my stores of love, but nothing happened. I did not transform, although it did make me a little hungrier. I tried again only harder this time. Closing my eyes to focus.  When I opened my eyes I could see a  black hole-filled arm. Furthermore, I was the only nearly the only one.  Looking around I took the form of a distant changelings. After-all the only way to make friends is to act like everypony else.