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The Bug in the Herd

by Skijarama
(Set after season 6) Chrysalis has been struggling to survive in the aftermath of her hive's reformation. By pure chance, a resident of Ponyville may be her best chance for survival, and possibly even redemption.

(Set after Season 6, completely disregards season 7 when that comes around, due to the nature of this story.)

It has been several months since Queen Chrysalis retreated from her hive, disappearing into the horizon of the badlands. Relations between Equestria and the Changeling Kingdom have improved dramatically in that time. But Chrysalis is still on the loose, likely playing it safe and quiet, feeding on scraps wherever she can.
It is on one night, at the edge of Ponyville that Tone Shift, an earth pony she had snacked on before, finds her. She is wounded, starving and weak. Despite not remembering their previous encounter, Tone Shift decides to help her anyway, taking the former Changeling Queen into his home to nurse her back to health. With little other choice, Chrysalis accepts his offer to help, wondering what fate has in store for her.

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(Sex tag is mostly for suggestive dialogue and jokes, as well as maybe mild sexual content later on.)

Teen
Complete
Romance
Sex
Sad
Drama
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 
QSMO

43988 words: Estimated about 4 hours to read

19 Chapters:

  1. 0 - Prologue 2017-02-05 04:32:00 UTC
    1008
  2. 1 - Frustrations in Finances 2017-02-05 04:37:46 UTC
    2656
  3. 2 - Unusual House Guest 2017-02-12 10:02:35 UTC
    3023
  4. 3 - Gifts and Paranoia 2017-02-28 20:06:40 UTC
    2308
  5. 4 - Memories of Loved Ones 2017-03-04 20:09:03 UTC
    2112
  6. 5 - Among Smiling Faces 2017-03-12 01:41:14 UTC
    2631
  7. 6 - Captured Memories 2017-03-14 00:47:05 UTC
    2065
  8. 7 - Talks and Employment 2017-03-16 02:02:49 UTC
    2111
  9. 8 - Baltimare 2017-03-17 02:40:27 UTC
    2326
  10. 9 - Payback and Nightmares 2017-03-17 20:39:52 UTC
    2186
  11. 10 - Voices on the Radio 2017-03-18 19:33:53 UTC
    2051
  12. 11 - Sharing Fears 2017-03-20 06:01:10 UTC
    3536
  13. 12 - 'Pillow' Talk and Homecoming 2017-03-26 03:10:35 UTC
    2352
  14. 13 - Better Off 2017-03-26 18:53:24 UTC
    2249
  15. 14 - Ursa 2017-03-27 01:37:08 UTC
    2953
  16. 15 - This Heart, Trapped in Chitin 2017-03-29 20:02:32 UTC
    2107
  17. 16 - Giving Freely 2017-04-02 05:59:06 UTC
    2725
  18. 17 - Epilogue 2017-04-02 05:59:36 UTC
    2518
  19. [APRIL FOOLS] 1,622 - Idiocy in Spring 2017-04-01 16:23:02 UTC
    1071