Change of Heart

Chapters

Alone
A New Life
A Home
Mother of the Monster
The Day at the Castle
A Vistor
Back in the Forest
Sacrifice

Alone

The scene keeps playing over in her head. The sight of her castle destroyed. The changelings that she has raised and cared for. Those pesky ponies and their friendship. They ruined everything! All she wanted to do was feed her family and now her family has abandoned her now she was just hungry.

It has been months since they attacked. Months since she lost everyone. Even longer since she last ate. She was starving now. She wondered the empty woods of the Everfree forest. She survived off the small pond she had found and animals she has discovered. But without love to feed upon her strength has left her and she now was barely strong enough for walking.

She walked slowly toward her small peaceful pond. Her stomach growled loudly as she began to lower herself into the pony. She slowly made her way to the center of the pond to bathe. She slowly began to use her horn and bring some hoof made soap she had made to help her through her days. She groaned in the pain as her horn glowed.

Careful she grabbed the soap with her hooves and began to rub the soap in. It bubbled around her hair and gave the water a dusty view from above. She lowered her body into the water rinsing the bubbles from her hair. She gave a slight smile as at bit of relief from the dirt that had been caught in her hair by the long day.

Apart of her wanted to just stay in the water, not caring if she drowned. It would probably be a reprieve from this constant state of hunger. But no, she rose her head from under the cool water and took in a deep breath. She had to live if she ever wanted to see her children again. She just needed to find something to eat. Something to help her manage.

She slowly began to swim for the shore. She heard a timber wolf at her home. She didn't have much, but she wasn't going to let a mangy mutt raid through it. She shot at the wolf with a blast from her horn. With this she let out a scream and fell. Her eyes now foggy and stomach now hollowed. She attempted to stand back up and get to her small tent for the night. But her feet refused to take the pressure from her weight. She deiced that she would slowly crawl for the shelter.

After about ten minutes of crawling she made it to the small tent against a tree. After placing herself inside she decided she would let in to the exhaustion. She closed her eyes and let the darkness fill around her.

She walked slowly up to her destroyed castle. Inside were the ponies that caused her destruction. They all stared at her as she made her way toward her previous throne room. Inside stood Thorax stood with all her subject. They saw her and smiled with open arms. She accepted her role as queen once more. She looked upon the ponies that had caused her so much pain and ordered her child to capture them. She feed at long last and gave her children food as well. The weakened Twilight body changed as she lost her love.

She woke to a start, the sound of laughter? She jerked her head and gave a soft sigh to notice she was still starving in this tent. But she quickly heard laughter again. She didn't have much but she couldn't fight. She was too weak, she had a feel this was going to hurt. Her horn began to glow as she bit her lip to hold in the scream. She fell to the ground once more, though the ground seemed a lot closer than before. And it was she had transformed into a filly. Not having the energy to change again however she accepted this defeat. Ready for her fate to hit her.

"Did you see that light?" Came a voice, it sounded young itself, like a young colt.

"Yea, Wait Trance don't go it could be trouble." Said a second voice this one however sounded more scared and like a filly.

The sound of hooves approached from behind. Chrysalis closed her eyes ready for these ponies to hopefully end her pain. She heard the world around her grow silent as a pair of hooves began to run toward her. She then fell into the sleep from her exhaustion once more.

She finally awoke. She was still a filly, but she wasn't in her tent anymore. No now she was in what looked to be a hospital. She began to try and stand but was stopped by a needle in her arm. She wanted to scream but decided against it. Instead she heard a colt speaking.

"You are awake?" He asked gently.

Chrysalis was silent terrified at this point.

The colt must have sensed her fear. He walked over to the bed. "It is okay now, me and my friend saw your light for help. We brought you here. You were hungry but for some reasons doctor saw the food isn't helping you? He said looking a tad worried at this. "What’s your name?" He asked trying to change the depressing subject.

At this Chrysalis finally spoke. "N-name?" She said softly, the voice she said didn't sound her own but she didn't know what else to say. She couldn't tell him, not if she wanted to live.

"Do you remember your name?"

To this Chrysalis stayed silent. She figured if she was going to make it through this she would have to be as weak as she felt.

"Oh dear, it's okay. I will help you." To this the colt ran out began to run from the hospital. Chrysalis stayed at in the bed confused and tired. She had felt a nice bed in months and she decided she would go back to her camp later for now though she would rest in the sweet fluffiness of the pillow. She laid down alone once more and fell back asleep.

Author's Note

Ok this was made before season 7 was aired. Anything that is incorrect from the show should just be accepted as an alternative universe.

A New Life

Chrysalis woke with a jump. The sound of the young colt running into her room along with two grown ponies. A Stallion that was a light brown and had a pair of wings. He had dark black hair and had a cutie mark of what seemed to be a pair of stars and a moon.
Beside him stood a mare that was also a pegasus, she was much more colorful. She was a bright pink with yellow mane. She was giving the young colt in front of her a slight smile, still unsure of something. She bore the cutie mark of a lovely peach and a flower beside it.

"Hello again, told you I would be back." Started the colt. "These are my parents, Dusty Star and Peach Bloom."

"Hi dear, my son tells me you do not remember much. Is this true." Asked the mare.

Chrysalis very much confuse due to being just awoken in this loud manner stayed silent. She stared at them for a moment and then got herself an idea. If she could get just a little love from them, she could gain the health she needs to survive. She shook her head silently.

"Oh dear" said the mare, she gave her husband a worried look. The stallion then nodded and looked back at Chrysalis.

"Ummm dearie we are going to have you come stay with us until you can regain some memory or your parent are found ok?" Said the stallion.

At this Chrysalis let a small smile appear, she was finally going to get a proper meal.

The colt smile and stared at Chrysalis, this kind of freaked her out, he didn't talk he just stared. At last he broke the silence.

"Oh, how silly of me you know about my parents but I forgot to tell you my own name. My name is Trance Cider." He said proudly. Chrysalis gave him a smile and began to lay down. She still wanted to rest in this warm bed while she could. She began to rest her eyes just as the colt then hopped up on the end of the bed. She sat straight up and look at the colt staring at her once more.

Peach Bloom grabbed her son and pulled her off the covers. "I apologize, he still in manner school." She said promptly looking at Trance with a disapproving glare. Trance back away from the bed and continued to smile.

"My son was right you are so very thin I will be back, I am going to get you some proper food to eat instead of this IV thingy." Said Dusty as he is heading out, he motioned his head for the others to leave with him, as they did Chrysalis saw a small piece of love float through the air. She smiled and swiped it from the air. She put it behind her back and looked at the ponies that now stared at her.
"Oh, I umm saw a fly." She said quickly.

These seemed to please the mare as she smiled and said, "well you catch it then." They went out of the room and Chrysalis pulled the thin piece of love from behind her.

Changelings are weird, they don't need a kiss or a hug to feed them, though those can help. No, they can see any live anywhere and if it is for them, or for whoever they are impersonating, they can eat it. Though gaining the love isn't easy but worth it. This love came from the mare, who was already warming up to Chrysalis, she may not have even know she let the love out but it was there. Ponies of course could not see the love but they knew it was there. Changelings can see love, it flies around in the air like dust.

Chrysalis smiled and began to bite down on the much-needed food. She had to stay a pony while doing this which wasn't easy and nearly made her pass out again. But she made it though and began to felt better already. She would need a lot more for her to full health but for now she was very much satisfied.

She heard footsteps coming toward her room. The door creaked open as a stallion in a lab coat walked in. He gave her a smile a looked down at his clip board.

"Hello Jane Hooves." He said looking at his clip board. "It seems you are having problems remembering?"

Chrysalis nodded. "Yes, sir but I am pretty sure my name is not Jane?"

To this the doctor chuckled as he scribbled down a note. His horn glowed as he made notes. "Yes I am sure it is not, but until you can remember your name or someone can tell us it is easier to call you Jane. That and it sounds more pony like then patient 2453. By the way I am Doctor Horse, I will be your doctor while you are here. And I think we need to get you into a cat-scan later to check and make sure nothing is wrong up in your noggin. "

To this Chrysalis gave a smile but was rather worried. What was a cat scan? Back in the hive if a changeling got sick they either needed to be fed or they were give one last good day. She was unaware of all these pony terms. the hospital itself was weird enough.

"Thank you doctor." She said quietly.

The doctor walked over toward Chrysalis and began to lift her arm. "You seem to be getting the food through at last." He said as he began to remove the needle from her arm.

"Yea I guess," she said, she did feel much better. But she didn't dare say it wasn't the food that helped her.

The doctor smiled and made marks on his clipboard. "Ok I will have a nurse come check your blood pressure in a bit you just settle back, and relax." He said and then began to leave. As he did the family of three returned with a small box.

Dusty looked at Chrysalis and handed her the box. "Sorry it took so long the hospital food sucks so we went to the hayburger." He said.
Never the less Chrysalis felt something weird she thanked Dusty and the others. She caught another few pieces of love floating around as they talked. She came up with excuses to way mostly that her hooves are asleep. That tended to work because they were sore from the IV. Shoved some of the love into one of the hayburger she had received. She thought it was amazing, and it seemed to fill her more than just love alone.

It grew late into the night before Chrysalis realized she had talked with these ponies all day. They began to turn off the lights and settle down. The night swept Chrysalis away, as the stars shined Chrysalis felt she was rather strong now. She wanted to just stay here forever though. Wanted to be able to feed and have a break. She looked at the young family that have taken her in, they had plenty of love and yes Chrysalis needed some of it, but they were producing more then she ate. She made sure she wouldn't eat it all so there would be some for others. She began to wonder how long can she feed off them? And how will she mange to go through it without being caught again?

Author's Note

I am looking for an editor, if you know any or are one your self i am sure i made some mistakes.

Sorry this took so long, family was in town and i had little time to work.

A Home

The stallions finished their talk and said their goodbyes. Rusty called Trance to come back and Chrysalis followed behind. She could finally ask about Zecora.

"So umm will I be seeing the zebra pony?" She asked as they began to walk down the street.

"Maybe. She might be able to help you. We will go to her tomorrow and see what she can do. "

Chrysalis began to worry again. She didn't want to leave she had finally gotten food and this weird feeling inside her made her want to just stay. She would have to choose though. Risk being revealed, or leave.

They arrived at a small house on the edge of ponyville. Rusty opened the door and opened his home to his family and young Chrysalis.
"Welcome to our home." Said trance as he began to bounce around. Chrysalis entered and smiled to see a nice cottage like feeling. It felt, warm? That didn't make sense changeling don't feel temperatures why did it feel warm? Oh well it didn't matter she liked the feeling. The house was nicely decorated with some lovely picture on the walls and a bright blue sofa and a green rug to match it. The fireplace was out but it was still beautiful, it was made of stone and it too had pictures on the mantel.

Chrysalis beamed at how this tiny home came together, but before she could walk in the door to much Trance grabbed her by the hoof and began to run her around. She past a dining room which had a small table with four chairs. The table seemed hoof made and had several carvings in the legs that made it look majestic. She wanted to look more but she was still being drag by the young colt.

"Come on I want to show you my room." He said as he began to haul her up the stair. He sure was a strong thing. She looked as the assorted color painted stair case and how there was several pictures on the wall. She was being pulled to fast to look at any of them but they were such a pretty sight. He pulled her down the hall which was painted white, with a bunch of colorful hoof prints of all sizes placed on it. At this she dug her feet into the ground pulling the colt to a stop. He turned to look at her. "What's wrong?" He asked thinking he may have over stepped his bounds.

"The hoof prints they have names on them? Who put them here?" Ask Chrysalis. She got a strange feeling from this wall and felt it was very special.

"Oh, this house has been in our family for nearly 500 moons. My great great great great grandma started this tradition whenever somepony in our family is born they come to this house and place a hoof print on the wall. See there is mine. Did that the day I got home from the hospital with my mama. and that one started it all." He said, he pointed to a hoof print that was dark red and looked a bit faded. But it still had energy off it. It felt weird like it was wanting to get rid of her.

"My mom says that my grandma that put that there was a unicorn. She placed a spell on her hoof and the wall so that anyone that places their hoof on it is either family or considered family. And that the way keeps away the demons and monsters. Protects us. Though I think she just told me that so I would go to bed at night." He said he began to pull Chrysalis hoof again and she went with him.

Protects the house? Wonder what it will do to her. She thought as she was running down the hall. There were hundreds of hooves on this wall some overlapping. That old one seems to be the only one that stood on its own like it was set apart or something.

He finally pulled her into a room at the end of the hall. It had blue wall paper with stars on the ceiling. There were several toys across the floor. There was a row of stuff animals stand on the dresser and several planes hanging from the ceiling by strings. The bed was decorated covers with what looked like video game controls.

"I know my room is awesome I got this thing in my closet my mom doesn't know about. Come look." He said happily

Chrysalis walked over and sat down ready to see a magazine of mares. That's what guys do right? Nope. He pulls out some pony armor.

"I got these a while back from my dad’s work. They were in the trash so I grabbed them and now I am a knight." He said proudly. He put the helmet on his head and began to march around the room. He looked a bit silly and the helmet was far too big for him. Though he didn't seem to care. He was just running around as if chasing something. He then grabbed a toy sword and tossed it to Chrysalis, he grabbed one for him and shouted. "Jane watch out for the evil dragon."

Chrysalis jumped and turned but nothing was there. Trance ran around her and held his sword out to thin air. Chrysalis began to wonder if this colt was right in the brain. Then she realized, he was playing. Like he did in the hospital. She held out her sword and followed his move. He swiped his sword and pointed to the other wall. Chrysalis took a swing and pretended to hit what he pointed at. Turns out he was pointing at something real, Dusty walked in.

"I have to admit that did hurt a bit. " He said as Chrysalis backed down dropping the sword. Dusty looked at Trance who was trying to hide the helmet under the bed.

"Trance me and your mother knew you have had it for a while. Stop trying to hide it. Trance me and your mother need to talk to you won't take long."

Chrysalis didn't understand the father wasn't mad when he took something he shouldn't have. Maybe he would speak to him later. But she didn't care about that right now she waited for them to leave the room, after sure being alone she began to catch the love that surrounded the room. She got some of it, but decided to leave some for the family to collect. They would still need it after all to stay connected and care for each other. Wait why did she care about that? She had never cared about the prey before? She gathered as much love as she could without hurting the family and the door slammed shut. Chrysalis jumped dropping the love she hadn't already eaten. Yes, she was still a pony but it still scared her.

She turns to see who was with her but there was nopony. Nopony was there? it didn't make sense.

"Jane time for lunch." Called Peach, and Chrysalis very confused ran through the hall and down the stairs.

Peach had mad some lovely soup for them to eat for lunch. Chrysalis dropped in some love and mixed it in. She drank all the soup and love and was rather content on the creaminess of it. After lunch, it was back to playtime. They played inside and out. Outside there was a large tree house that Chrysalis just adored. Adored? Is that the word she thought of, makes no sense because she should be able to feel these pony emotions for pony object. Why did she car?

They played out back in the tree house till dusk, and Peachy practically had to drag Chrysalis in from the tree house. Only deciding she would obey when she was a promised she could come back out tomorrow. They had some lovely salads and some more hayburgers. Chrysalis shoved a little love she collected in the burger and munched on her crunchy delight.

Afterward Peachy drew a bath and began to scrub down Trance. She then went to get Chrysalis and help her bathe but Chrysalis decided that she was not going to be touching her. It is one thing for a hug but she would much more prefer that she bathe alone. Without some pony trying to scrub her down.

"Jane stop running you need a bath!" Peach yelled as Chrysalis ran circles around the living room. Trance sat on the sofa laughing not bothering to help his mother nor Chrysalis. Peachy dash one way and another trying to catch her. But Chrysalis was no filly. Well she was but not really. She knew exactly how to avoid her.

"Jane! Come back you need to bathe you have been outside all afternoon you need to bathe before bed."

Trance laughed even more.

"NO!" Shouted Chrysalis playfully. Even though she was quite serious about not letting this mare bathe her, she still had to put up an act.

Peach finally stopped running, she was out of breath and panting heavily. She sat down and watch Trance laugh at the sight and Chrysalis hide behind the couch.

"Tell you what. I will get a bathe. But I want to do it alone!" Chrysalis said over the couch she wasn't going to give herself up without a replay. But no answer came. Trance began to laugh and snort. Chrysalis looked over the couch to see what was going on only to find that Peach was not even there. Chrysalis then remembered. She may have been thinking this was a game but the mother, she was a pegasus. She looked up to find the mare right over her swooping down. Chrysalis darted under the couch trying to get out of her reach. Didn't work, instead the mare grabbed her back hooves and pulled her out. She smiled and with an evil grin and flipped Chrysalis over on her back. Chrysalis closed her eyes in fear only to start a burst of laughter. What was this mare doing to her? She peaked though an eye laughing uncontrollably. Teach sat tickling her tummy and laughing as she did. Chrysalis tried to get away from this but nothing was moving right. He legs kicked and hooves nearly hit the mare. Peach let go and Chrysalis stupidly and Chrysalis took the chance and ran for the bathroom. Once Peach realize where she was going she flew after her. But Chrysalis beat her there and shut the door as fast as she could. Peach slammed right into the door.

"I will take a bath I promise." Said Chrysalis.

After bath time, it was time for bed. Chrysalis sat confused still deciding wither she should leave tonight. They placed her in a guest room. It was a large bed with a big blanket. This bed was even more comforting then the one at the hospital. As she layed down she felt the weight of all the fun she had today close her eyes. Guess that answered her question. she wasn't leaving tonight. She forgot to care if she was found out she gave her horn a soft glow to help her stay in pony form through the night. And then she was out.

She was back in the guest room this time she sat up and there was a sword pointed at her. She smiled thinking it was Trance so she sat up. It wasn't, it was a guard and Twilight, her friends stood behind her and Throax at their side. She looked terrified and confused she looked toward the hall and saw Trance looked as though he had been crying. Peach held him close and turned him away. Chrysalis looked at herself she was a changeling again. The spell it didn't work. No, not now she had finally had something to eat and somepony that could help her. A friend? Yes, she had a friend. And now she was about to be taken from him. Chrysalis began to cry and no pony said a word Twilight stood there her horn glowing thinking that it was a trick.

"Enough." Came a voice. Chrysalis looked up to find everypony being turn to dust. She looked in the hall which is now empty as well. Nopony was to be seen. She heard hoof step coming from the hall. From the hall appeared a single pony. She seemed to be see through, and she had a pair of bright blue eyes.

"Hello Chrysalis, my name is Candy." She said sweetly. But something in her voice appeared rather strict.

"Strange don't you think that the creature everyone is fearful of and desperate to avoid is right here and scared of being found" She said walking beside the bed.

"Who are you?" Chrysalis stated looking annoyed.

"I have told you. The correct question you are looking for is what do you want." She said.

Chrysalis was silent, what was she a teacher? Made since a strict teach with a kind face. That is exactly what she seemed like.

"I am here to bring a warning. You hurt my family or I see you have bad intentions then I will smite you off this green earth and right up to the moon. Seemed to do Luna wonders maybe it can do the same for you."

Chrysalis now much more confused sat and look at this unicorn. Who was she to say that? And her family? Oh dear, her hoof was red like the fading paint on the wall. She was the protector.

"I mean them no harm I promise." Confessed Chrysalis.

"I see that I can straight through you, and that is the only reason I have not already alerted the Princess of your location. The dream you just had proved me right. You only wish for a friend."

"Changeling don't have friends! We are unable to give love and that is all a friendship is."

"Be careful with my grandson. He gets into trouble sometimes. am unable to leave the house so I am leaving it to you that you protect him." She said before she faded.

"Changelings don't have friends!!!!!" Cried Chrysalis as she disappeared.

"I will never have a friend."

Author's Note

Ok sorry i know it is a long chapter but there was alot to fit in it. I could have left out some detial but i truely think it just pulls the whole thing together. I hope you enjoyed.

Mother of the Monster

Chrysalis woke breathing heavily looking around the room and nearly jumping out of bed. She slams her hoof onto the floor. She heard a thud come from the other side of the bed. She lit her horn to see what it was and jumped onto the bed ready to attack.

"No wait it is me. Please."

Chrysalis stop and dropped the glow when she saw Trance laying down on the floor. "What are you doing here?" She asked confused looking at the time.

"I heard you crying, and you said some things."

Chrysalis froze, she had been speaking in her sleep again. How much did he hear? "W-what I say?"

"Just something about changeling and friends and about no friends. Didn't make since like I was getting every other word. We are friends, though right?"

"Of course." She said she wasn't even sure she believed it but I made him smile. "I said Changelings don't have friends not me." That sounded more like her, hide the obvious and protect herself. Though why did she feel so strange?

They decided to stay up till the morning and play. It was only an hour or two. For a while Chrysalis just stayed in bed and helped him read books. He really enjoyed the story of dinosaur wars.

When the sun came up Chrysalis began to worry about her trip to Zecora later. each came out and made a delightful pancake breakfast. Chrysalis helped and shoved some love into the batter. Peach placed the plates on each spot of the table.

"Made with love." Said Peach. She had no idea how much though. Chrysalis loved every bit.

"So, Jane today I am going to take you to Zecora and see what she can do to help you. Then if it works right we will find your parents." Said Rusty as he smiled eating his pancakes.

"And if it doesn't work?" Chrysalis asked, though she knew what would happen most likely she would be found out and imprisoned.

"Well then we will find something else." Said Peach giving her an encouraging smile.

Trance ready to go to school. And Peach got herself dressed in an apron. Rusty put on a black tie and grabbed an escorted Chrysalis outside. She trotted behind him dragging her feet as she goes.

"You have to keep up my dear." Said Rusty from ahead. Chrysalis nodded and speed up a bit.

She could still make a run for it. Right now, while there is a chance. And leave these filthy ponies, leave, Trance. She moaned at that thought. She can't have friends but that pony from her dream said to protect him. Protect him from what? Was he in danger? Did she know something Chrysalis didn't?

Before she knew it, they were at a small home which was inside a large hollow tree. Outside hanging from the trees were several large masks. They seemed rather creepy but Chrysalis just thought that was just another pony thing. Inside wasn't much different mask hung on the walls along with several bottles filled with various liquids. Shelves full of potion books and potions filled the home, with a large cauldron in the center.

"Who do I have the pleasure to meet? And what is the purpose of this greet?"

"Oh, hello Miss Zecora, umm I am Rusty Star and this is well, we call her Jane." Said Rusty.

"Ah yes friend has sent somepony in need. To what can I provide a deed?" Said Zecora.

"Why do you talk like that?" Asked Chrysalis, "none of the ponies in town spoke in rhyme?"

"Jane!" Whispered Rusty under his breath.

"To this question, it is quite alright. I mostly do it as a joke" Laughed Zecora.

"Well umm anyway miss Zecora, this little filly has lost her memory. We are hoping that you have something that can get it back."

Just then a crash came from the front door. In fell Trance whom had been eavesdropping on the whole conversation. His ears flattened as he looked back at the door realizing it was off it hinges.

"What's this another filly? This is getting a tad silly!" Said Zecora.

Chrysalis tried not to laugh at this silly rhyme. As Trance rose to his hooves and began to apologize. Dusty went on for a bit about how he should have been at school. But trance wasn't paying much attention instead his eyes were on Zecora who was gathering various ingredients from around her house. After a minute, Trance walked away and step toward the interesting zebra. He began to smile. and finally spoke.

"Can I help?" He asked watching Zecora place some things in the pot.

"Why of course come around here and help me chop up these basil leaves." She said, this wasn't in rhyme which made Chrysalis wonder even more about this strange pony.

But Trance happily ran around and began to chop at the leaves on the table. Zecora smiled to see the happy colt cutting away at the plant. Trance placed the leaves and the giant pot and went on to the next thing. After a while a large puff of smoke emerged from the pot and a bright light came from across the room. Chrysalis turn her head to find Trance now laying on the floor. She ran over to check on him only to see something stranger still glowing slightly on his flank. When the light disappeared, there was a small image of a potion bottle. Chrysalis was shocked she had d=heard of cutie marks but never really see one appear on a pony before. Rather Interesting. Trance stood up in a bit of a daze completely unaware that his cutie mark was there.

"What happened? Did the potion work?" Trance asked, as he looked in the pot.

"Haven't tried it yet, I like the mark thingy." Said Chrysalis acting to be cool about it. In her mind however she was rather fascinated.

"Mark?" He turns to look around the house and then at his body and stopped when he saw the cutie mark on his flank. "I GOT MY CUTIE MARK!" He yelled.

Chrysalis wanted to shove cotton in her ear because he was now yelling the same thing over and over.

"I got my cutie mark! I got my cutie mark!" Said trance as he bounced happily around the room. Zecora finally stopped him and told him that he would have to remake the potion if he spilled it. Zecora put a large spoon into the pot and poured some of the potion in bowl.

"Drink this little filly. It should help."

Chrysalis cautiously took the cup and drank it. Everypony stared at her as she swallowed every drop.

"How long should it take?" Asked Rusty.

"It should be immediate." Replied Zecora. She walked toward Chrysalis. "How do you feel little filly? Any memories?" She asked.

"No miss, I don't feel anything." Chrysalis spoke, of course that was a lie all the memories she once forgotten about. All the memories of her mother.

One ran though her mind.

"Chrysalis!" Came an angry voice from down the hall. The young filly that had looked rather stranger turned her head and stared at the doorway to the living room. Nothing but fear was in her eyes. Her eyes were a bright blue and as deep as the ocean. But this filly did have one problem. She looked strange. She had wings that looked like they came from a bug, and a horn on her head which had several holes in it. Her legs also had several holes which went straight through her body. But these holes did not hurt her, at least not normally. They were just there. They only bleed when injured although that does happen quite a lot.

The filly stopped playing the five wooden blocks which were in the room and she ran and hid in the small shelves against the walls. She held her hoof over her mouth to control her breathing.

"Chrysalis!!!!!" Yelled the voice once again.

Hooves were seen slightly through the crack in the doors as they passed by the shelf. Chrysalis let out a sigh of relief. Just as she did the doors swung open and Chrysalis let out a scream as a yellow light of magic surrounded her foot. As she was dragged out of her hiding spot she turns to see a large wooden bat being swung in the air toward her. After that It was black.

She woke up upside down and an extreme pain in her hooves in the holes. She began to cry for she knew this pain. She felt it often. She heard hooves walking toward her. She tried to stop crying but it just kept flowing. Chrysalis look to see an old mare walk in. She thinks she is old but really, she is only about 40. She walked around the filly that was held in the air but chains in the holes in her legs. Her legs began to bleed again.

"The school teacher called. Said she saw you trying to play on the playground with the other fillies and colts."

Chrysalis cried even more. "I just want some friend." She whimpered.

"FRIENDS? A FREAK LIKE YOU DON'T GET FRIENDS!!!!!" She yelled as a metal pipe swung and hit the fillies back. Chrysalis let out a scream as the stinging pain ran through her body. The mare began to walk away. "Mommy please let me down I won't go back please mommy. Don't leave me." Cried Chrysalis. The mare turned her head slightly not looking at the filly.

"A freak like you needs a nice long punishment for her sins."

So, there she hung for hours. Until at last her mother came back and untied her. She fell to the ground laying on her back and sat up to look at her hind legs. The mare left quickly as she came. Leaving the filly to cry in the pain in her legs and hooves. Eventfully she tried to stand and limped out of the tortures of the basement. She peaked her head out of the door to hear her mother 3 rooms away in the kitchen. Chrysalis limped slowly into her room. It was not much of a room, the walls were plain and grey, all that was in it was a bed with a light pale blanket and a single pillow. There wasn't even a window or any toys. Though there was some book on a small shelf against the wall. These books were the only thing that brought her comfort. Her mother hated taking her in public so she went to the library alone and brought back books. Mostly because reading kept Chrysalis out of trouble, Chrysalis really enjoyed magic books. Some new ones were coming out by a marvelous Stallion known as Star Swirled the Bearded. At least that was the name he used in the book. She read through ever book in hope that she can find a spell that can make her normal. She found one she hadn't read yet and carried it to her bed.

She spent a while ready until a sandwich was slid under the door. Her horn glowed a bright green as the plate was levitated to her. She continued reading her book, she is learning about a interesting spell that may be able to help her at least get out of this house. She placed down her sandwich and gave the spell a try. Her horn glowed brightly as she tried to constraint. A large flash grew and push light all around the room. As she did this she begun to change. Her teeth grew sharp and pointed and her pupils narrowed. She let out a scream, not that anyone would come to help.

When the light died down she got herself up to see herself in a mirror. This spell didn't work! It only made matter worse, and now she was very hungry. She took a bit of the sandwich and spit it on the floor. Why did that taste like worms? It was awful! She ran out of her room still with a limp in her legs. She ran straight into her mother. Who had a stallion with her?

"Chrysalis!" Started her mother but she paused and looked at the stallion. "I thought I told you to stay in your room when mother has her friend over!" Chrysalis just stared in the air, here was some kind of red heart coming off of him. Chrysalis reached out and grabbed one only to be pushed back into her room by her mother. She held the heart tightly in hand. Never had she seen something like this before and it smelt so tasty.

"Quit embarrassing me!" Her mother mutter in an angry tone. "Now Charlie, where were we?"

The door slammed behind her and Chrysalis heard the lock of the key. She turned back to her bed and began to munch on the chewy red heart. She loved it, it was warm and smelled like honey. She wished she could have more but, how could she? She was trapped in her room again. But this time she felt strong her injury in her leg no longer hurt and she felt she could take down a bull. The next time mother opened that door. She would be free.

Author's Note

Sorry this took so long. Got swept away with my video games. Next one should be out shortly, unless I die......

The Day at the Castle

Chrysalis, Trance, and Rusty walked home the whole way Trance jumped around showing anypony who would look his cutie mark. Rusty seemed a tad upset that the potion didn't work. Ask they trotted along Rusty stop to see Throax again.

"Rusty, Nice to see you. How did the potion with Zecora go?" Asked Thorax as he looked at Chrysalis.

"Unfortunately, the potion didn't work. But no worries it may come back on its own." Said Rusty looking hopefully at Chrysalis, which she reaches a small grin to give him comfort. It was not a long grin for only a second later Trance grabbed her hoof and started pulling her down the road.
Rusty saw that Trance was going down the street and saw he was heading toward the library. Which was now held in the large castle due to a battle in ponyville had blown up the old Golden Oak Library.

"Best go get them. Before he brings home the library." Joked Rusty.

"Oh, I was heading that way as well mind if I join you?" Asked Thorax.

So, the two friends walked toward the large castle in the town.

Once at the castle, Rusty looked toward the library, on his way he passed his wife. "Peach my love, why are you here?"

"I came for a cook book to help me with dinner. But was that Jane and Trance running through here?" She asked still concerned that her son was not in school.

"Yes, afraid so, Trance thought it to himself that he would follow me and Jane into the woods to Zecora. Did he show his surprise?" Trance asked not wanted to spoil the fact of his cutie mark.

"No, he hadn't don't think he could see me running that fast." She replied as she began to walk with Trance and Thorax. They finally arrived at the library to find Chrysalis holding a stack of books with her magic. Each book was about potion and even more were being added by the young colt. Whom seemed to be pulling every book off the potion shelves.

"Seven." Said Peach as she walked over to Chrysalis. "I don't know why you need all of these but you certainly cannot read them all before they are being overdue. And..." She stopped as she looked at her son who was now look at each cover trying to find the best books that suit his needs.

"You got your cutie mark." Said Peach as she happily lifted her son into the air.

"Shhhhhhhhh!" Hissed a voice from across the library. The voice came from the purple alicorn who was getting closer. Chrysalis dropped the books in shock of two of the ponies she hated most were now stand in front of her. She stepped beside Trance for some comfort.

"Your highness." Said the small family as they bowed their heads.

"No need please. I hate publicity." Said Twilight as she began to flush.

The family stood up and Chrysalis felt a bit of relief that they did. She did not want to be found out now. The ponies from all around the library began to come toward the alicorn with questions and statements on their love for her. Chrysalis stood by Trance as he ignored the crowd looking at more books. Chrysalis stared at Trances bookbag because it seemed quite a bit bigger then when he left for school.

"Umm Trance, What's in your bag?" Asked Chrysalis.

Trance looked at his bag remembering that what he had done. "Oh, Zecora gave me some potions as a basis to help me. This one can cause in explosion!" Said Trance as he looked fascinated at the bottle.

"A grown pony gave a child something that can blow up the house?" Chrysalis asked worried and in sure.

They continued looking at books because Chrysalis didn't feel like pressing the matter to the point where he is annoyed. They looked as peach and Rusty explained the situation of Jane to Twilight. Who was rather interested in finding a solution.

A large pounding came from the closed doors of that castle. Everypony ran to see the commotion Once there they saw a large flash of red light and the doors fell off the hinges.

"Hey! That was an ancient door! Do you have any idea how much it is going to cost to replace it?" Yelled a small purple dragon.

The dust began to settle and in walked a group of bat-ponies. A Stallion with a pair of wings and a dark black coat and a bright red main. A unicorn mare with a light red coat and a yellow main. and small filly with wings by her side. Her head was low and her coat a dark black with a dark blue main. They all seemed to be related. The mare's horn glowed a bright red and following behind them was magic red bubbles, each containing a pony.

"TWILGITH SPARKLE!" Yelled the stallion. As the last of the dust clear Chrysalis saw his face. Steamworth. A pony that only wish is to disturb and rule the ponies that once shunned him for his color. Chrysalis used him as an ally to capture Candace so during their wedding. One he was found out as the pony that let Chrysalis in he was sent away in banishment. It appears he had found his old friend and had finally gotten married.

But that was not the issue the issue was Chrysalis finally saw the faces in the bubbles. They were the friends of the princess. Before she could think much else Trance ran past her and pulled out the potion he claimed will make an explosion. Chrysalis ran after him to try and stop him. But it was too late he yelled. "LET THEM GO!" At the top of his lungs and hurled the bottle toward the stallion. The bottle broke and smoke bomb appeared.

Now the colt stood only 3 yards away from the stallion as he and his family coughed.

"Cute stunt kid. I will kill you first." Said the stallion as he stepped forward Chrysalis saw he was in danger. She remembered her dream and remember something else. He was her friend. She ran in front of him and stood horn glowing ready to pounce.

"You will not!" She spoke sternly.

"Ahh and who is going to stop me? You? Pathetic." He spoke as he got closer.

Chrysalis thought for a moment she can't do much magic in this form. Nor was she going to let her friend get hurt. She had made up her mind. A green ring surrounded her and Trance fell to the ground tripping on a bottle. Chrysalis began to grow taller and holes in her hoofs began to show. Everypony gasped as her true form came out. Peach and Dusty whom was running to protect their son were now frozen in place.

"I will," she spoke as her horn glowed once more. A bright light shot from her horn toward the mare catching her off guard and releasing the bubbles around her. The five friends fell to the ground as their bubble popped. They ran tighter toward the mare to try and stop her from using another spell. Another bright light shot toward the stallion who was still in shock to see his old ally going against them.

Finally, Thorax swept in and other ponies began to get into the fight. Twilight flew over to her friends and Chrysalis saw this as her chance to get away. She may have blown her cover but she still didn't want to be imprisoned. But to no prevail as she tried to sneak out of the cloud of smoke which now was a battle guard in golden armor were wait to point their spear as her throat. Her ears fell back as they put a chain around her hoof. The battle died down behind her and she looked to see Streamworth in chains also held by guard his daughter stood cornered crying. She hoped for mercy for she never wanted any of this. The mare now had a magic protect preventer on her horn and was also in chains. Trance looked around to Chrysalis and spotted her. He began to run toward her, but was stopped by his mother. Who was now looking at Chrysalis with much disgust.

"No mommy she saved me she was only helping. Where are they taking her?" She cried trying to break free of his mother’s grip.

Chrysalis began to walk with the guards her head down and a single tear rolled down her face. The other prisoners followed. Finally Trance bit down on his mother hoof and ran toward Chrysalis. He ran and grabbed on to Chrysalis's hoof and stopped her from walking. The guards began to surround Chrysalis with their spears once more pointed at her. Twilight walked over to the colt who was desperately trying to hold on to his friend.

"Trance, is it? Chrysalis is a changing. She has made it very clear that she hates ponies. She was saving herself. She doesn't care. She never will." She said coldly and plainly. She knew it would hurt the colts feeling but it had to be said.

Chrysalis turned her head and tried not to show the pain on her face. Twilight's horn glowed as the now scream colt was pulled from her leg. Downstairs she went with the guards and into her own cell. There she was left alone and let her emotions get the best of her. She let out a final scream in anger before laying down and cried.

Author's Note

Ok so i had this one planned for a while. Still looking for an editor, if you know one that can help me that would be amazing. I am afraid my mother took one look at The Nightly War and then began to cry. She was rather scared of the fact of demons in ponies :twilightoops: She has refused to read any of my stories horror or not. She doesn't really trust me.....

A Vistor

Chrysalis layed down in her cell. A tight chain wrapped around her neck, and four chains weaved in and out of her holes in her hooves. She was reminded of the horrors of her past again. Images flashing in and out of her head from her time being suspended off the ground. At least here she could sit down. She was alone in her cell but could see that the other cells also held prisoners. The family of bat-ponies were locked away in separate cells. The daughter now sat crying to herself as her parents argued. Chrysalis felt she wanted to comfort her but she was too far out of reach.
Chrysalis layed her head down thinking over the events of the day. What could she have done to avoid this? Nothing she had this coming for a long time. She felt the guilt of feeding off that family for the last few days. They had been so kind to her. Especially that colt. Even after finding out who she was he still wanted her to stay.
It felt like weeks with nothing to do but sit still and wait. The filly began to beg her father for food. When the door to the dungeon opened and in walked Twilight. She completely ignored Chrysalis and the parents. Both the mare and stallion stood yelling at her profusely saying such foul language. Even when Chrysalis was at her worst in anger she always held her tongue from that language especially in front of a filly!!

Twilight however just focused her gaze at this crying filly who now was covering her head. Twilight's horn glowed as a set of keys came off the wall. The went to the filly’s cell and unlocked it with a slight click. "Hello there."

"Leave her be your horrible bit-" Yelled the mare, but she was cut off by a spell that was cast by Twilight placing an invisible muzzle on all the surrounding prisoners.

"Now that everything is quiet. You and I must talk my dear." Twilight spoke trying to calm the filly. Twilight laced her hoof on the filly’s chains and brought the keys down releasing them from her leg. This got the filly to look up at the purple eyes that looked so kind.

"Now yesterday you did not seem so happy about the scene your parents played in my castle did you?" Twilight asked. Though it seemed more like a statement. The filly looked at the princess and realized she was expecting an answer. The foal looked to her parent as she saw their angry face she looked back at the ground and layed down with her hooves hiding her head again. Almost as if she could change her coat to blend in with the floor, she tried to hide form the faces all around her.

"That's what I thought." Twilight said as her horn lit a second light around the first which kept the muzzles on the pones. This new light also went around the filly’s whole body as she was levitated off the ground. She helplessly floated behind the princess toward the door. She waved goodbye to her parents that had abused so much in the past. In the door way stood a yellow pegasus waiting.
"Fluttershy, I don't know how you knew. You were right she, they are all up her wings and her back." She said as she put the filly down in front of the mare. To this Chrysalis looked at the fillies back never paying any attention to it earlier. Even from her cell which was quite a bit away she could see pink scars u her back form what seemed like a whip. He wings were worn and ruffled from years of abuse. That filly never wanted to do was she had done. She was forced.

For some reason this angered Chrysalis more than anything she wanted to get out and smack both those parents silly for doing that. They didn't deserve a daughter. Maybe Twilight, for once, was doing something smart
The door closed with a bang and the muzzles were released from the mouths of the ponies. The parents then started yelling at the top of their lungs. Chrysalis wanted to yell back at them but deiced she would need her strength. After all she was now prisoner and yes, she may be fed but she will never get love again.

Months assed and she felt almost as weak as she had when she was in the forest. The daughter of the abusive bat-ponies came to visit every now and then. Fluttershy had taken it upon herself to care for the foal as she grew up. Chrysalis soon learned the fillies name was Nightly Gaze and she lived up to it. She had gotten her cutie mark recently of a telescope. She enjoyed telling her parents about her new life and how happy she was. But they never showed any kindness always saying she should get them out and yelling at her. Chrysalis gave up trying to defend her. She was always muzzled so the family could talk.

One day the door opened and she saw the glow of the purple alicorn's horn from the door. Chrysalis waited for her muzzle but it never came. She looked up and saw that it was the couple's muzzle that was sealed. She looked at the door rather curious. Who would come visit her?

In ran a rather grown up Trance who was happy to see her for the first time in forever. At this point, Chrysalis was very weak and very thin. With no love over these months she got back to her weak self. Trance ran to the cage smiling happily. Twilight followed behind him. She didn't seem happy about this meeting. Chrysalis however didn't care she was overjoyed to see him again. His smile went to a concerning frown after he got close to see the chains and condition she was in.

"Chrysalis are you ok? It looks like you haven't eaten in forever!" Trance said concerned trying to reach her through the bars. Chrysalis tried to move herself forward for him to reach just one simple touch would give her peace. But her chains denied her from positioning herself to the front of her cage. Twilight saw the struggle of Chrysalis face and looked rather upset at her performance. Trance was onto something she was thin. Twilight never paid her attention but she looked starving. But she knew why that was and refused to accommodate that pleasure of hers. However right now she figured Chrysalis could use a small lesson on friendship. She loosened the chains on her and watched as Chrysalis crawled toward the young stallion. They hugged happily as Chrysalis finally spoke.

"I am fine. I am feed fine, I just have a weird eating habit. Need more then these ponies can give. "

Twilight stood shocked form what she heard. She sounded liked she was trying to protect the stallion from the fate that she had chosen. Had this creature that seemed so full of hate possibly made a friend? NO, it was an act. Like what she tried to pull on that guard a while back.

"Anything I can do?" Trance asked picking up Chrysalis head as she began to feel the weakness in her neck. Chrysalis looked up at him and saw all the love that surrounded him. Was that all for her? How could a pony care about a monster like her?

"Don't try Chrysalis." Stated Twilight. Trance looked back at her with a pleading eye and then back at Chrysalis after realizing what she needed. After her capture, he looked up changelings they needed love to live. Trance looked at her face as it layed on him through the bars... He wasn't sure how it worked but he knew one thing. He loved her. Without warning he leaned in and gave Chrysalis a kiss upon her lip.

Twilight nor Chrysalis saw this coming Twilight leaped forward and Chrysalis just stayed in place shocked at what this colt had done. Twilight pull him back away from the cell as she watched Chrysalis with a hateful glare. Chrysalis felt a tad bit of response back in her body, but before she could react she felt the chains weaving back between her hooves. Chrysalis tried to stand and give a thanks to her friend only to find he was being held back by Twilight.
"Chrysalis! I told you not to try why did you do that? How did you do that? That magic blocker should have-"

"I didn't." Said Chrysalis still shocked at this act from Trance.

"Please don't hurt her she is my friend, please Twilight. She doesn't deserve what you have done to her. She only wanted to help!" Trance yelled as he was slowly pushed into the hall outside the dungeon. His yells and cries still were held from outside as the magic holding the other two prisoner’s mouths at bay were released.

Chrysalis just stood staring at the door as her friend was taken away.

Her chains now kept her to the back of her cage. Twilight visited day to talk and tighten her chains. "Out of all the things Chrysalis. What did you do to the colt? I thought for maybe a second you could change you could make a friend." Twilight went on and on about friendship for a while. But Chrysalis never said a word instead she stared at the door where her friends was taken.

"Did you care for him?" Twilight asked, to those word Chrysalis looked back and focused on the princess who stood in her cage. Chrysalis never would admit how she felt to a prim princess. She tried that before, and she didn't plan on doing it again.

"Why don't you talk to Celestia. She is the one that can explain why I am the way I am. I am tired of my past and only wish for the future to come quickly."

"Chrysalis! What I don't understand is why you won't even try to change. If you want to live you need to change or you will die of starvation-"

"I will not! You feed me food of your pony kind. Though I may stop taking it due to this. No I will not starve without love! What happens to me is much worse. I grow weak lose powers lose the ability to stand and speak. If that were the worse I would be fine, but no it just so happens that I will grow in much pain. I will lose my sight my legs will begin to grow long and stale. They will be unusable. And then my wings will fall of then my horn. I am no normal changeling as you think. I am the first changeling! And were most changelings will die without love I will not. No matter how much I wish I could!"
Twilight stood shocked at these words. The sound of this disgusted her. Made her question even more why she is unwilling to change if this would be her fate. She had to talk to Celestia.

Celestia arrived soon after she got Twilight's letter. She made her way into the castle a tad worried about the conversation they would need to have today.

"Princess! You came." Twilight said happily running to her mentor.

"Yes, I got your letter. And my dear if you truly want to know I will tell you but it is not pretty nor, am I proud of the past." Celestia said.

Twilight looked confused as they made their way to the study. The two alicorns sat down on some soft couches. Twilight looked at her teacher waiting for the story she was hoping would explain why Chrysalis refused to look at thing her way.

Celestia let out a sigh and began. "My dear Chrysalis was born different from other fillies. She was born around the time of Star-swirled. But she was born with hole in her hooves and horn. She unlike most was also born an alicorn. But she was born with the bug like wings you see today."

Twilight stared confused, this didn't explain much. Expect that she was born weird. But an alicorn? "I thought you said Flurry Heart was the first alicorn born Equestria ever saw."

"That's because Equestria never really saw Chrysalis. Chrysalis's mother was not a good mare. When she saw how her child looked she tried to deny her. Try to understand Chrysalis grew up trapped in the house of her mother. Every time she tried to go out and make friends her mother would do unspeakable things to her. Hang her upside down and abuse her. She used the holes in her legs and wrapped them in chains and held them in the air. While she whipped her."

Twilight stared at the ground upset and angry about this. Chrysalis never had friend. That explained why she couldn't seem to show much emotion. She was never given any.

"One day Chrysalis got a book from the library. It was old ancient. Its cover said it was by Star Swirled but this was not one of his. This held darker magic. I am still uncertain how it ended up in a library. Anyways, she used a spell thinking it would help her escape her mother’s house and when she casted it, things started to go south. I had no idea Chrysalis ever was in trouble, didn't know she existed. Until one day she came to the castle she looked evil then and I did not know what else to do. She was feeding off the love of my subjects. She never meant to but she had attacked her mother and killed her. All she wanted was love. The one thing she was denied all her life. That what the spell did. Find the thing you have been denied and make you feed off if it."

Twilight began to look at her hooves. What was this spell. How can a filly be so strong?

Celestia continued. "Finally, the guard caught her and brought her to me. She was crying when I first saw her. Said she didn't know how to make it stop. Explained about her mother and the spell. I looked everywhere for a spell that would pull this curse off her. But to no prevail. She needed love, and no matter how much she got she would need more. My ponies were already scared and hopeless. I didn't see any other choice but to get rid of her. I thought I would be doing her a kindness. She found out my intentions. I don't blame her for what she did then. She found broke out and ran. All was right and my land. I thought she had died long ago. Not until Cadence's wedding did I realize she was alive."

Twilight looked at the Celestia, had her mentor really consider killing a filly? And one that had been through all that to start with. She felt bad for the creature in her dungeon. Twilight ran off from her to another room. Leaving Celestia to sit in silence.

Downstairs Chrysalis sat as she heard the door open again. This time she was shocked to see Celestia coming in. Celestia close the door behind her and looked at Chrysalis. Slowly she walked down the row of cells to Chrysalis. Where she sat outside the cell and stared at her.

"Long time no see." Celestia said.

"Hmp. Ya not long enough. What do you want?" Chrysalis spoke rudely.

"Just to check on you." She looked back at Chrysalis legs. They were in chains just like when she was a filly. That must hurt. Celestia's horn glowed as the chains were unwrapped from her holes. Chrysalis let out a sigh of relief as her hooves were free. She looked up to Chrysalis as she left the dungeon. she let out a slight smile before laying down with her now free hooves spread across the cage.

A few weeks later a morning start quiet. The couple had recently been allowed to share a cell, ever since they have been making non-stop noise. Chrysalis never even saw any love coming from those two. She began to think they just do that to pass the time. A sudden crash however came from the door. The dust didn't have time to settle before Trance ran into the room. He ran straight to Chrysalis.

"Hello. Let’s get you help!" He said as he rummaged through his bag. He pulled out a dark green potion which he poured on the door. Though the kiss she received the week’s prier had worn off and she was once again weak. Even weaker then she was before. She could not stand but she looked up at Trance with get fear and worry. The cage lock seemed to melt as the potion was poured. He saves a little bit of it and bucked the door down. He ran to her side and poured the potion on the chains around her neck and hooves. He got under her waist and began to drag her on his back.

"Come on Chrysalis, you got to get out. You will die!" He said as he dragged her out of the dungeon. The two bat-ponies watch sitting by in awe at this sight.

Guards form around the castle quickly ran toward the dungeon. Trance watched while holding his friend on his back as the guard surrounded him. Twilight appeared with a pop and a flash of purple light.

"Trance, young one she is not what you think. She has brained washed you. Give her to us. we can help you." Twilight pleading trying to reach out. Trance however had layed Chrysalis down on the floor and poured the last of his potion on her horn.

"NO!" Yelled Twilight as she ran forward to stop this. Only to have the wind knocked out of her by a spell that escaped Chrysalis’s horn, sending all the guards back, she passed out from the spell and begun to bleed from her nose. Trance quickly picked her up and ran for the exit. Spike saw them run by and watched as he could do nothing to help. They ran straight out the front door and into the Everfree forest.

"I got you Chrysalis. No one will hurt you again."

Back in the Forest

Chrysalis eyes peeked open to see tree surrounding her. She blinked and tried to stand but fell due her legs being much to weak. 'It must have all been a dream. ' She thought thinking over the events that seemed so real. 'I was in such desperate need of food I dreamt the whole thing. Oh, but was it a lovely dream.' She thought looking back at the ground and watched the breeze push the grass ever so slightly. She wanted to just start crying. She wished could doze off and dream again.
She suddenly heard hoof steps coming toward her. But with no more power she layed there helpless. She closed her eyes readying for a hard arrest. But instead she felt a warm wet pair of lips on her cheeks. She looked up to find Trance standing over her. He held a stick carrying two buckets of water on his back. He slowly placed them next to Chrysalis.
The kiss already took some effect as Chrysalis began to try and rise to her feet. She looked at him confused still airy on the even she last remembered. She remembered the crashing of doors and Trance standing over her. She remembered them being surrounded and Chrysalis did only what she could and blast off the last bit of magic she could muster. Then it was blackness.

Trance saw her worry gaze as he looked at him and went to her side to comfort her. "Don't get up. You are still weak." He said helping her back down. He had run her into the forest trying to break free of the guard and eventually lost them. He had wondered back to that magical waterfall he first found a filly at and begun to work on fixing up the tent from long weathering. Every now and then making sure to give Chrysalis a hug or peek on the cheek. He had begun to worry she would not wake. The kiss in the dungeon seemed to work immediately, but this time it took several acts of kindness and love. Just to get her to open her eyes!

As Trance sat beside her Chrysalis noted he was a lot bigger then he used to be. How old was he when she left? Do ponies grow faster than changelings? This made no sense, it been so long since she was... No! That was her past. But still Trance seemed he was in his teens now considering his size. How long was she locked up? And what has this stallion done?

"Trance, where are your parents?" Chrysalis asked at last to break the silence. Trance who had his head snuggled over the back of the mare looked at her with tears on the ridge of his eyes.

"They are back at home. I had to leave them behind." He said looking at the ground. Oh, how he missed them. But oh, how he loved her.

Chrysalis just looked at him shocked to see him say that. He may look older but to her he was only a few year old, still a colt! Compared to her, he was infant like. And he left his family to save her? She felt a warm feeling inside that made her very happy. Then she felt something she hadn't felt in a very long time. Drums inside her chest beat softly. It only lasted a minute but it was enough to get Chrysalis head wrapped around the idea of a loved one. She leaned down and gave him a kiss right on the lips. A small light came from Trances flank. It stung for a moment but still felt amazing. Trance looked up at the mare and back at his flank.
He saw his cutie mark of course a small glass bottle with a blue liquid inside but now in with the liquid was a bright pink heart. He stared shocked at this. He had heard of this happening before but it was rare. Chrysalis jumped at the sight overwhelmed by what she saw. She had never heard of a cutie mark changing! Trance however just looked at her and smiled happily as he ran and gave her a hug. She of course hugged back still confused she finally asked.

"What just happened?"
“I read about these, they are rare. Only when two creatures, that are a varied species, fall in love, this happens. It gives a mark to both.” He said as he smiled at her.
Chrysalis looked at her own flank to find a small heart on it. She had never had a cutie mark! And this is the closes thing to one she will ever have. “I had always wanted a cutie mark. Never had one as a child.”
Trance looked at her confused. “I thought changelings don’t get cutie marks?” He said smiling snuggling up close.
“I wasn’t always a changeling. I was born a pony, a strange looking one but still a pony.” Chrysalis said as she replied to his affection. They just leaned up against each other as Chrysalis began to explain her past. Trance listened careful shocked by her pains of the past. He knew she couldn’t have been like the Princess said.

“Your mom sounds like an awful pony.”
“She was but I umm, once I used the spell I lost control for a bit. Desperate for affection of her, I am not fully sure what happened. I just woke up surrounded guards and her blood on my hooves. They took me to Celestia and I ran away. Stayed out of sight in the shadows for a long time. Till I learned control and what it took to feed me. Though I had met a nice stallion once or twice. I needed love I was drunk and went for it. Nothing stuck like you, but I eventually had several thousands. I was strange, it took one time with a stallion and then the changeling helped me produce a hive afterward. I was like a bee, felt weird but did what needed to be done.”

“Sounds rough.”

“Well, wasn’t easy. I know it sounds bad, but it really wasn’t that bad. I had children, before at least.”

“Before?”

“Well after Starlight and the others, I lost them. They hate me now. You’ve seen it, Thorax, he always was different. I thought if I could lead him right, but no. He betrayed me and turned all the others against me.”
“Did you really try to drain him of his love?”

Chrysalis sighed and looked at the ground. “Yes, you see I didn’t think changelings could care for ponies. And if I wanted to get him help and back to the hive I needed to drain him of the love he had. I didn’t think a thing that had to feed off love could love. Though I am beginning to see that’s not fully accurate.”

“Yeah I get that. I guess it is just hard for me to separate emotions.”

“You remember what you said about your grandmother protecting your house?” Chrysalis asked trying to catch his eyes.
“Yes.”

“Well it is true. I saw her, she came to me in my dreams on my first night there. She told me that she saw my intentions. She saw them before I even did. But she told me that I was to protect you. And I don’t ever plan on going back on that deal. I promise will never hurt you, or your family.” Trance looked at her smiling. He was very happy that she felt that way. Even more happy to know that she loved him as much as he loved her.

Trance went in for another kiss, but didn’t plan to stop. They rolled around through the night smiling and laughing. Trance dozed off and Chrysalis rolled over and let him rest. She went over and began to drink some water. She looked at him as he smiled and realized, she had never been happier. She wanted this life to last forever.
She walked back and sat beside him and watched the fluffy hearts float in the air. For once in her life she didn’t want to eat. She just wanted to sit in it and let him smile through the night. She then saw something leave her own body.
A small green heart.

The day after Trance snuck into town. He only bought one thing, an ax. He brought it home and held it in his muzzle as he chopped. He cut down tree after tree. Chrysalis used her magic and striped the tree and tuned them into planks of wood. They began to place them in a pile, and Chrysalis went to sit down.
Trance went beside her and gave her a sweaty kiss. Chrysalis of course didn’t argue and gave it back. They looked at their day of demanding work and begun sleep. The next day Trance went back to town, this time he had to get nails. Lots of them. He begun at the hard ware but they ran out rather quickly. He went back to Chrysalis for some advice.

“I know only one pony that would have the rest of the nails that you need.” Her horn began to glow as he was lift in the air. He was surrounded by a ball of light and then it disappeared. Chrysalis fell rubbing her horn. “Haven’t used that spell in decades.”
Trance looked at himself to see what she did, only to realize, he wasn’t himself. “I’m a mare! What did you do?”
“It is a disguising spell. It is easy for me to use it on myself, being the way I am. But on other ponies, does hurt a tad. No worries I can change you back.” She said as she saw his worried face.

Trance however was lost in the pair of wings on his back. They worked! He had never had wings! And now he didn’t look like himself he could see his parents! He can visit them without worrying about being followed back to Chrysalis. He looked at her smiling overwhelmed with joy. “Thank you! Thank you so much! I can visit my parents! I don’t have to watch my back! This is amazing.” He said as he jumped on her with a hug. He gave her a big kiss. Chrysalis sat there for a moment unsure how she felt being kissed by a mare, but allowed it anyways due to his joy.
“Just be careful, where as I can take it off anytime, it runs out in ten hours. So you have to be back by then.”

Trance nodded and stood up and smiled. He ran back to town quickly getting the rest of the supplies. He then remembered. His parents were under watch. If he went to them talking about himself, he would shoot a red flag. A letter, yes. He could write them a letter.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I know you do not understand, but I promise you I am happy. I fell in love,

And Chrysalis made me more happy then you can imagine. I know this now that both

Chrysalis and I are meant to be. For more information, you can look un the book, An Extra Heart.

It will explain. Just know that it is in the bottle on my cutie mark. She has one too. I am making us a heart.

Please don’t come looking. Please don’t bring guards. They will only hurt her again. And you have no idea how much that would hurt me. I am safe, and so is she. Tell the Princess she will not harm anypony. I have her now, and she and I are as happy as ever.

Love
Trance.

Yeah that will work. He rolled up the scroll and flew over to his house.
For a pony that has never flown. He sucked. He hit every tree on the way there. But that didn’t discourage him too much. He just enjoyed being in the air. He saw why his parents liked it so much. He finally reached the house, he just stood there for a moment. He then walked up to the house and place the letter at the door. He went to leave but stopped at the sight of a pony in his path. He stared at her because she seemed see through.
“How are you my dear Trance.” She said softly with a smile.
Trance just stood terrified he looked down at himself yea he’s still a she. He looked back up at her and saw her beginning to laugh.
“My dear I won’t say anything but I can see straight through that disguise that that pretty mare casted on you. Just glad to know you are safe. That mare always keeps her word.” She said.
Trance looked puzzled and looked back toward the mare only to find she is gone. Where did she go? No matter that event startled him and he took off running back to Chrysalis.

“Wait see through? Did she look old?” Chrysalis said as Trance paced worry all over his face. Chrysalis had changed him back once he got home.
“Yea she looked like a old mare, though she dyes her hair.” He said he paced across the the length of the lake.

“I know this mare, she is the pony that protects your house. She visited me in my sleep.” Chrysalis said as she began to lit her horn as various berries gathered from the bushes around her into a basket.
“My grandma? Why was she talking to me? She never showed herself before!”

“She probably wanted to just check on you. She seemed to care a lot about you, at least when I knew her.”
“Ok but how do we know she won’t tell everypony about us?”

“If she said what you said she said, she won’t. She wants to protect you and she tends to be somepony that is good at judging character.”
This seemed to calm Trance because he final stopped pacing and began to work on building again. Trance worked long into the night until Chrysalis finally stopped him, making him eat, wash, and come to bed. The curled up close to each other and dozed off, leaving the day behind them.

“Chrysalis, we need to talk!” Said a voice. Chrysalis looked up to find Luna beside her as she picked berries.

“H-how did you find me.” She asked dropping the basket looking around for guards.

“This is a dream, I found the blocked spell you were using to keep me out. You are getting sloppy. I demand to learn your location, perhaps we can take it easy upon you and lock you in a nicer cell.”

Chrysalis looked around her in the forest, Luna can’t find her! Ha! She was safe. “Luna I am afraid I can’t do that. I have not been this happy since, well ever.” She said as she sat down smiling proud.

“Perhaps your spell on the young stallion does not work in his sleep. I will find you through him.”

“Oh Luna, I am sorry. It is not a spell. I have tried to tell you silly ponies but he really does care. In fact, he is the first pony I have met to care for a beast of a thing such as myself. Never once has he rose a hoof to hurt me. And frankly I like that.”

“Chrysalis, I understand you don’t like imprisonment but-“

“But nothing. Talk to your sister, I have been either in prison or on the run my whole life. Even as a filly I was kept in a cage and now, now I am free. Yes, I am still on the run but, come on I have a stallion that loves me. And we plan to make a lovely home. I promise you I will harm nopony else. But I am not going to be left in a cell so I can painfully watch my horns and wings fall off! If at any point Trance does not wish to stay, which I very much doubt, I will send him home to his parents.”
“What makes you think he wants to stay!” Luna shouted she was beginning to get rather angry at the beast.

To this however Chrysalis just stood up. Turning herself to let Luna looked to find a small heart on her flank. “I got my cutie mark! I know I thought I would have gotten it as a filly. But I mean really! How is anypony supposed to find their talent if they are stuck in a house trapped by a witch.” Chrysalis stated, she looked at the mark and smiled. “Oh, it is not just me. Little Trance has gotten a heart on his mark as well! Right inside the potion bottle.”

“Then why have your looks not changed?”

“Look. I believe this conversation has gone on long enough. I have a lot to work hard today. And now it is time to get started.”

Luna vanished as Chrysalis begun the blink her eyes. As she woke to lovely sign of her friend. He had already begun working. “How long have you been up?” Chrysalis asked as she begun to get up and dust off her coat.

“Few hours, kept have intruders in my dreams. Didn’t want to say something that will get us caught.”

“Princess Luna visited you too huh? What did she say?” She asked walking over and lifted a hammer and begun to help.

“Just that she wanted to help me. Trying to find you. They all think I am under some spell.”

“They are just ponies. They always have thought the worst of me. Stupid wedding.”

“Huh?”

“Never mind. What you say we finish this house and tomorrow I use that nifty spell and we go get a bed. That way tomorrow night we can have some fun.”

Trance gave her a smile and got back to work. He didn’t have much anymore but, but what he had now. Was worth way more than anything of his past. And he couldn’t be prouder. He only wished his parents were as understanding of Chrysalis as he was. Then he could bring them out and live with them. But no pony ever listens now a day.
After finally finishing the cabin Chrysalis and Trance curled together and layed down. They layed by the empty fireplace and dozed off. Morning came without another invasive dream. Chrysalis new spell work. She cast her spell and left Trance as a new looking stallion she had seen in Canterlot during the wedding. What was his name? Blue Blood? She went with a new looked as a mare she had seen in Manehatten, something along the lines of Suri? Oh well now more than ever I suppose. They most desperately wanted a bed. And Chrysalis really was hoping to look for other furniture as well.
They took off from their home into town. They first bought a cart to help them through their day. They had come across a lot of money buried in the wood. They didn’t know why it was there but they were not going to turn it down. They bought a lovely large bed, a couch, and several kitchen appliances. They ran into Rarity on their way to get some electronics, and some lights.
“You are pulling a cart? Huh, never thought I see the day where a clean freak prince would be trotting around ponyville and pulling a dusty wooden cart!”
Trance just stood still the cart on his back as she inspected him. Chrysalis stepped in to try and help. “He is a nice stallion once you get to know him.”

“Funny you would be the one to say that Suri! Who do you think you are coming back her to insult me!”

“I am not insulting anyone. We just wanted some furniture. Ponyville has amazing wood work and rather unique designs.”

“Never thought a high placed Prince would be in this small town. But where are my manners. I must introduce you to my shop. It has many lovely dresses and suits.”

“N-no thank you. I am fine, we just wanted furniture.” Said Trance as he began to sweat. This mare knew both these ponies and that was about to get them caught. He tugged on Chrysalis signaling time for them to high tail it out of there.

“Well Rarity as much fun as this meet up was we have a train to catch. This lovely Prince here was kind enough to help me today. And now we must go before he is late for his dinner. We are hoping to get a bath to get rid of all this nasty dirt by then.” Said Chrysalis as she pushed Trance back toward the train station. They walked to the train station and made sure that Rarity wasn’t following them before sneaking into the forest. Chrysalis released the spell from them and walked over to Trance. “Ok so we still need lamps for the house, but frankly I say only one should go. And honestly, I believe it should be you in that disguise I used the first time. It was silly of me to change it up so I could go with you. That stallion in Canterlot was a prince? He seemed to have no basic manners!”

Trance however was still shaking a tad as he walked toward the house. Chrysalis looked at him and gave him a reassuring kiss. That made him seem to steady out. Chrysalis gave him a smile and looked begun continue walking toward the house. Once there, Chrysalis’s horn lit and the furniture begun to fly into the house. They layed out a lovely rug and arranged the furniture.

They finished and begun to head off to bed. Chrysalis and Trance didn’t hesitate to get to work. Even after a long day of work, they made love.

Months passed. Chrysalis had had a very long night. But she couldn’t be more happy. In her hooves she held a newborn filly. Trance sat at her side and they did nothing but smiled. The filly had a bright blue coat. Her holes in her hooves were small, and her wings that of a normal pegasus. Chrysalis still sweating from all the work. Trance just looked at her and the filly smiling.

They were parents.

Sacrifice

Years have passed. The young filly reminded Chrysalis so much of herself in looks. Though she had something Chrysalis never had, a caring family. Trance had gotten used to the fact that seeing his parents was just too dangerous. And with the little one, he didn't want to risk his child's life on the fact he missed home. No, he had grown very much apart from his parents. After he left them that note he hadn't had the chance to get back to the house, princess Twilight nearly tripled the guards there.

"Christa! Supper time!" Trance called as he finished cooking the hayburgers. He set them on a plate and moves them onto the table he had made. Chrysalis came in smiling as she held a fresh basket of barriers. They have learned to live off the land. And with Trance's potion they have learned to successfully grow their own farm. Chrysalis still enjoyed bathing in the pond, but now since they hooked up plumbing, they save that for after Christa goes to bed.

Christa however was growing ever so much. She was now a young filly and had a light blue coat. Her yellow mane matched amazing with her pink eyes. Chrysalis smiled as she washed up and sat down.
" So Christa care to tell your father what you learned today?" Chrysalis said as she took a bit of her burger. Christa however looked up at her father and shook her head quietly. Trance looked at her realizing how quiet she had been. It wasn't like her. Christa I would love to know what you know. I won't judge.
She gave her father a wide smile showing him all the holes in her teeth. Trance nearly sit out his food. "What happened" he said standing and rushing over to her.

"Poison Joke is not as tasty as it looks is it my dear?" Chrysalis said taking another bite of her burger. After hearing this Trance took a step back trying not to laugh. Knowing that his daughter was in no danger and that he can easily fix this, this was hilarious. Christa banged her head back on the table closing her mouth. Her face red from embarrassment. Trance walked over to his cabinet and grabbed a small blue bottle. He poured it into Christa's drink and handed it back to her. Christa of course took it rather quickly and swallowed it down. She felt her teeth regrown on the spot.
"Next time my dear, when we say don't go near the blue flowers, please do not go near the blue flowers." Chrysalis said taking another bite of her burger. Chrysalis looked over to trance and swiped her hoof through the air and shoved the air into her sandwich. Trance grew used to this. She didn't take much love these days, she liked having it hanging around the house. That way Christa could feel all the love around her. But every now and then Chrysalis would just grab a piece or two a day. Said it was enough to keep her going, and she did love mixing it with the supper Trance made. Christa did not have her mothers powers to see the love around her. But she knew it was there. She felt it daily.
Christa may have some of her mothers looks, but she also had some of her fathers. Her wings were that of a ordinary pegasus, but she also had a horn that held holes like her mother. She also had holes along her legs. Her colorful coat was that of her fathers side. She was happy to be how she was. And no one in the world had told her she was weird looking. Granted she had never been out of the forest. But she didn't really care to.

Chrysalis walked her upstairs to a bedroom room and layed Christa down for bed. Christa's room was covered in the light green paint and several light brown trees. Various animals were painted on the walls as well as three hoof prints over top the bedpost. Toys were pilled into the bin on one side and small painting along the bed. The paintings were painted there by Christa.

"Well goodnight my dear." Chrysalis said as she gave her daughter a kiss for the night. Chrysalis stood up and walked across the room and turned off the lamp. She smiled as she closed the door leaving as much love as she could in the room.

Chrysalis went into her own room, which was purple and black. The dark black carpet stood out in the purple walls. Chrysalis walked over to her bed and crawled in with Trance. Trance put his book down and rolled over and turn off the light.

The next day Chrysalis heard Christa come in for breakfast. She placed some peaches and hay on the table and then went to go fix her a glass of lemonade. Trance walked in and sat next to Christa and smiled as he begun to make a potion from the book he was reading last night. Chrysalis looked down at her flank, she smiled as she remembered the day her child was born. It was by far the best and most painful day in her life. When she heard Christa for the first time she felt her flank glow. She looked down to find the cutie mark she had received when she realized her love for Trance now had a smaller heart next to it.
Christa ate her food and looked back at Chrysalis. "Mom, can I go and play outside? I know to stay away form the flowers." Trance chuckled as he remembered to make more of that potion. Chrysalis gave her a smile and nodded. Christa ran out to play with her toys he father made her awhile back. She used her magic and waved a doll into the air running around as it to make it fly.
Inside Chrysalis looked at Trance as she walked toward him giving him a kiss on his cheek. Trance blushed and returned in giving one to her. Chrysalis took some love from the air and shoved it into the waffles she was making. Trance gave a chuckle at the thought and went back to making his potions.

"MOOOMMMMMYY!!!!!!" Came a blood curdling scream from outside. Chrysalis dropped her things and Trance along side her ran outside to find their daughter. They looked around for a moment to spot her on the edge of the cut down tress. She was surrounded by stallions in golden armor. All of them pointing spears at the young filly. Their horns all lite. Chrysalis and Trance charged into the action.

Chrysalis stood in front of them protecting her child. Trance grabbed Christa and begun to pull her away. Chrysalis horn lite up as she shot off into the crowd of stallions. The guards all dodged and ran toward her. Three rays of light ran past Chrysalis. She was carefully dodging the stallions trying to tackle her. She looked back at her family. Trance still trying to pull Christa away as she fought back to try to reach her mother. "Mom!! We can't leave mommy!!" Christa begged. Chrysalis looked back and saw a ray of light just before it hit her. She was flown backwards.
Trance froze at the seen of his love being shot. He et go of Christa, who ran toward her mothers body. "MOMMY!" She screamed as tears rolled down her face.
Chrysalis looked up to Christa and smiled. "You are the most beautiful filly in all of Equestria. Don't let anyone tell you other wise." Chrysalis moaned, her blood poured from her wounds. "Mommy no, please mommy."
Chrysalis looked at Trance and gave him the widest smile she could. "I love you." Chrysalis said as she closed her eyes for the last time.

Author's Note

So harsh ending. Sorry it took so long. Their are probably a thousand of writers that could have down this story better. BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THIS IDEA!!!!! SO HA!!

But ya if someone thinks they can do this story better by all means go for it. Just all i ak is please credit me. Night night yall.