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The King of Love Bugs

by -Chaotic Discord-
Embracing the power to share love rather than steal it, the changelings work to reinvent themselves and their kingdom while Thorax seeks to introduce a more peaceful hive to Equestria.

Following the defeat of Queen Chrysalis, the princesses of Equestria seek to build a relationship with newly-crowned King Thorax and forge an alliance between ponies and changelings that has never been seen before.

While the changelings adjust to the broad, sympathetic intricacies of shared love magic, Thorax works to embrace his role as the hive's new patriarch, demonstrating a benevolent rule far different from his predecessor. Through sleeping and resting together in groups, he aims to cultivate harmony and empathy in a once turbulent hive and find a place for himself within it at last.

With the help of Equestrian royalty, a few good friends, and his brooding older brother, Thorax must now champion the idea of peaceful changelings in Equestria and show the world that his kind can change more than just their looks.

* Now in physical print! Check here for details!

* Main entry of the Love Bug Continuity!
* Takes place between seasons 6 and 9.
* Featured on a Tv.Tropes page.
* Story artwork created by Racingwolf.
* Edited by Double R Forrest.

Everyone
Complete
Comedy
Slice of Life
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 
PTTPC

149630 words: Estimated about 12 hours to read
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38 Chapters:

  1. An Elegant Discussion 2016-12-27 08:16:02 UTC
    5248
  2. The Crossroads of Friendship and Love - Part 1 2017-01-02 03:46:32 UTC
    3415
  3. The Crossroads of Friendship and Love - Part 2 2017-01-11 14:35:32 UTC
    4316
  4. The Crossroads of Friendship and Love - Part 3 2017-01-14 18:59:06 UTC
    5093
  5. Mornings are Never Easy, Twilight Sparkle 2017-01-31 16:09:25 UTC
    5167
  6. Bugs on a Train 2017-02-12 15:56:58 UTC
    1997
  7. Of Lustrous Bugs and Crystal Ponies - Part 1 2017-03-03 19:24:57 UTC
    3306
  8. Of Lustrous Bugs and Crystal Ponies - Part 2 2017-04-04 20:00:11 UTC
    3574
  9. The Summit of Love 2017-04-22 23:00:31 UTC
    4389
  10. Bug Moose is an Acquired Taste 2017-05-03 23:42:33 UTC
    2773
  11. Horse to Bug Horse Politics 2017-06-12 17:21:39 UTC
    4055
  12. The Festival of Friendship 2017-09-04 14:13:09 UTC
    2963
  13. All the More for Us 2021-06-02 21:52:30 UTC
    1734
  14. No Place Like Home - Part 1 2017-10-03 16:48:51 UTC
    3237
  15. No Place Like Home - Part 2 2017-10-19 21:59:38 UTC
    3938
  16. Something Truly Unruly This Way Comes 2017-11-16 20:04:54 UTC
    2264
  17. The Byroad of Bugs and Bedlam - Part 1 2018-04-09 20:33:56 UTC
    4395
  18. The Byroad of Bugs and Bedlam - Part 2 2018-08-09 18:34:10 UTC
    5102
  19. Brother, My Brother 2018-10-03 17:51:04 UTC
    4083
  20. As I Always Say, 'Better a Social Butterfly than a Shy Caterpillar'! 2019-09-04 18:03:14 UTC
    5222
  21. One Does Not Simply Nap Alone in a Changeling Hive 2019-11-04 18:28:57 UTC
    3884
  22. When Relaxing, Secure a Changeling 2020-05-04 02:06:54 UTC
    3826
  23. Cerulean is the Warmest Shade of Blue 2020-05-11 18:24:30 UTC
    4131
  24. A Capital Idea, Princess - Part 1 2020-05-30 16:17:54 UTC
    4086
  25. A Capital Idea, Princess - Part 2 2020-06-26 14:46:28 UTC
    4773
  26. A Capital Idea, Princess - Part 3 2020-08-03 16:40:07 UTC
    3177
  27. A Cordial Reunion 2020-09-01 15:34:54 UTC
    2934
  28. Day at the Museum - Part 1 2020-10-25 21:23:48 UTC
    3891
  29. Day at the Museum - Part 2 2020-12-01 18:10:32 UTC
    5031
  30. Tardy, Thy Name is Twilight Sparkle 2020-12-14 17:05:57 UTC
    4819
  31. My Brother's Keeper is All of Us 2020-12-25 17:54:28 UTC
    3082
  32. A Dinner, A Dozen 2021-01-23 13:56:56 UTC
    5866
  33. When Hosting a Sleepover, Secure Several Changelings 2021-01-28 15:02:33 UTC
    5013
  34. New Eras are Never Easy, King Thorax 2021-02-12 16:35:30 UTC
    4837
  35. The Voice of Change 2021-02-19 17:55:15 UTC
    4196
  36. Epilogue I: Cold Stone is a Solemn Reminder 2021-02-22 15:43:45 UTC
    3011
  37. Epilogue II: There are Many Bug Ponies, but This One is Mine 2021-03-01 14:15:40 UTC
    2647
  38. Epilogue III: My Place is Here With You 2021-06-07 21:18:23 UTC
    4155