The Hive

by bananamaru

Rating: everyone
Tags: Nightmare Moon, Drama, Mystery, Comedy, Queen Chrysalis, Starswirl the Bearded, Adventure, Clover the Clever, Princess Celestia, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark
Length: 2672

We think that Queen Chrysalis is unforgivable. But we never knew the whole story. Starswirl the Bearded and Clover the Clever are going on adventures, mainly focusing on the mystery of the magic that made Princess Luna turn into Nightmare Moon.

Queen Chrysalis is evil. She has a heart full of hatred. But little do we know that she wasn't always this way. Her family, childhood, and friends are all what turned her into the monster she is today.

We know that Princess Luna supposedly became Nightmare Moon because she thought she wasn't loved. But is that really all that happened? Starswirl the Bearded and Clover the Clever are determined to solve the mystery of why an innocent, kind, loving pony was turned into a real-life Nightmare.

Published 2017-09-19 02:20:18 UTC
Last updated 2017-09-21 01:15:59 UTC

Cocoon: Part 1

"Zolan! Come!" Shouted Queen Viviana.

It was 3:28 in the afternoon. The Queen was anxiously waiting for the King to arrive.

"I'm on my way...huff, huff...almost...huff, huff...there!" yelled King Zolano. He flew as fast a he could; the Queen hated waiting. "I'm...here..." The King was breathing so heavily he didn't even notice what was happening. "Sorry, I got held up...by some...changelings...on my way here, and—"

"It's about time you arrived! Look! Our daughter's about to hatch!" Exclaimed the Queen.

"Wait, WHAT?!" Asked the King in confusion.

"WATCH!!!!!" The Queen demanded.

"Okay, okay. I am."

Slowly, the cocoon began to lose its many layers. Soon, there would be a new princess in the kingdom. A princess who would one day take on her mother and father's roles and become Queen.

The cocoon was now so thin that it fell from the branch and into the King's hooves. As the young changeling slowly opened her eyes for the first time, she knew she wanted to rule everything she saw. She emerged from the cocoon and crawled into her mother's and father's hooves and giggled.

"Chrysalis." Said the Queen. "Her name is Chrysalis."

Chrysalis would lead the kingdom with grace, love, kindness, and positivity.

Or so they thought.

Cocoon: Part 2

"Um, Starswirl?" Said Clover the Clever as Starswirl the Bearded dragged her through the Canterlot Castle. "Where exactly are you taking me?"

"No time to explain, Clover. We must hurry if we are to speak with her before she is overtaken." Replied Starswirl.

"Who is 'she'?" Inquired Clover. "And where are we? Better yet, WHEN are we?!"

"I already told you! Clover, we must hurry! Come on!

As they hurried through the Palace, Clover became more and more confused. Thoughts such as:

Where am I?
Who is he taking me to?
What time period is this?
What does "overtaken" mean?
Why and when did I agree to this?! Aghhhh!

Suddenly, they stopped. Clover recognized the room they were in...somehow. As she looked around the spacious room for clues, she saw three things that stuck out.

There were two chairs at the other end the hall.

There was a hole in the bigger chair.

There was a strange, dark figure near the chairs. The figure was growing and getting darker.

She was definitely not in the present. Nor the past. She was deep into the future.
She saw a tall, graceful, light figure across from the dark one.

And that's when she realized something.

She was at the place and time where Princess Luna would turn into Nightmare Moon.

"We're too late," said Starswirl in defeat. "We couldn't save her."

Larva: Part 2

Starswirl charged up his horn. Clover was afraid and asked him many questions, but no matter what she asked, the only reply she ever got from him was "No time. We must go"

Finally, she took up the courage to ask him how he knew that this would happen.

"I...um...gulp...uh..." he stuttered as he tried to find an excuse.

"TELL ME!!!" Demanded Clover.

"Okay, Clover, I will tell you after we get out of here. But you have to listen closely to me now, as well. I will tell you specific directions to conduct the spell. Together!"

The time is now
The time is here
To reverse the clock
And have no fear!

The past, present, and future
All lie in our hooves
So we ask you, Princess
For your help and magic, too.

And all that was left in their place was a large cloud of magical energy.

Growth: Part 2

Starswirl the Bearded and Clover the Clever appeared in what seemed to be the Everfree Forest. The Everfree Forest was a dark, spooky wilderness with few inhabitants. The Zebra tribe, however, once lived there, but ever since ponies started moving farther south and into Ponyville and surrounding cities, most of them had moved out. Only few remained.

Walking through this treacherous land was tricky. Starswirl and Clover knew that they would have to be very aware of their surroundings. The underbrush seemed to have a mind of its own and was always covering the main paths, and glowing eyes watched their every move. All of these ghostly features of the forest gave them more adrenaline than they had while in Canterlot. Eventually, they found themselves in a clearing. At first, all they saw was fog. But when the clouds cleared, they immediately recognized the place they were in; The Castle of the Two Sisters. Of course, since they were back in their own time period, the palace was abandoned, yet intact.

"We are in our own time. Follow me. We must get to safety," said Starswirl

They trotted across the long, narrow, wooden bridge to the castle and rushed past the entrance. Once they were safely inside, Starswirl used his magic to close the gates.

"Starswirl! You promised to tell me exactly how you knew about the Princesses and that Creature!" Demanded Clover.

"Ok, ok, I'll tell you," he replied. "Come, let's sit. It's going to be a long story."

Life: Part 1

The new Queen was so full of hatred and darkness that eventually, her evilness spread to all of the changelings in the Ko'a Hive. And by creating monsters such as these, Queen Chrysalis had done exactly what was necessary to take over all Kingdoms in the land.

"Your majesty," said Xanthori, one of Queen Chrysalis's servants, "The great Queen Naira of the Re-avī Hive has come from afar to speak with you."

"Thank you, Xanthori. Bring her in," replied Chrysalis.

It was only a matter of seconds before the gates opened and the guards brought Queen Naira into the palace. She looked exhausted and worried. Behind her, changelings were hissing and calling her names, such as "soft", "babyish", and "weird". She didn't know what they were talking about.

"Oh dear! You must look outside, Chrysalis! There are creatures," exclaimed Queen Naira as she stumbled into the long hall."Mean, nasty, and not to mention negative! Also, what happened to their hooves and hair? There's holes! What kind of monsters are they? You really should take care of that pro—"

And she stopped complaining as soon as she looked up.

"Y-you-you're one of those, um, holey creatures?" Asked Queen Naira.

"Yes. I am," replied the villainous queen. "Is there a problem with that?"

"No!" Answered Naira.

"Good. Now you wanted to speak with me?"

"Um, uh...oh! Right!" Queen Naira began her speech."As you may know, Equestria and The Crystal Empire have joined forces and are now more powerful than any kingdom. Equestria has also become allies with The Dragon Lands—"

"Get to the point already!" Demanded Chrysalis.

"Ok! Ok!" Answered Naira. "So...I guess what I'm trying to say...is that if we form an alliance, we will be very powerful. We can work together to—"

"TO CONQUER ALL KINGDOMS IN THE LAND?" Inquired Chrysalis.

"Um...not exactly what I had in mind...but something better...trust me," replied the young, kind Queen.

"Fine. Go on then," mumbled Chrysalis in frustration.

"Okay," Naira continued. "So...as I was saying, we could work together to help the other Hives. Like the Pav'ex Hive and the Yin Hive. We can help! We will help each other by sharing our resources, troops, and just making each hive better than ever! You see, an alliance would be great for both of us!"

Chrysalis thought this through for a few minutes. An ally would be great...she could take over that hive and use its changelings for her army.

"So?" Asked Naira, reaching out her hoof. "What do you say? Will you take the gift of my friendship?"

At the word, friendship, Chrysalis froze. She got very angry.

"Friendship....snicker, snicker....is for little ponies who are so weak and desperate for power that they feel the need to join up with POWERFUL ponies!" Exclaimed Chrysalis, who had now lost all control.

"So...I'm guessing that's a 'no'?" Said Naira, ever so quietly. She was so afraid of her fellow Queen that she could barely move a muscle.

"OF COURSE ITS A 'NO'! GET OUT, AND NEVER COME BACK!!! EVER!!!!!" Screamed Chrysalis.

Naira flew out of the Ko'a Hive quicker than a swarm of parasprites.

And Chrysalis made up her mind that she would never, ever "join forces" with anyone.

Ever.

Life: Part 2

Now that Clover had sat down with him on the empty thrones, Starswirl cleared his throat and began his story.

"Long ago, when Equestria was still very young, two sisters ruled the land. The eldest sister watched over the day. The other the night. Every morning at dawn, the eldest sister would raise the sun up into the sky to bring day. She would bring light and warmth to the ponies' faces. And at dusk, when the day was nearly over, she would lower the sun, therefore giving the youngest her signal. Once the sun was gone, the youngest sister would raise the moon to bring the night. And at dawn, she would lower it, giving way for her sister's sun. And so, this cycle repeated for over 1,000 years.

"But then, the youngest sister felt that she was underappreciated by the ponies of Equestria. She grew jealous and hateful toward her sister, for the ponies played during the day. They were happy and lively. Yet during the youngest sister's icredible night, they slept. They ignored the everlasting beauty of the stars twinkling in the deep blue sky.

"So, the youngest became so angry with her sister and so doubtful of herself that every day and night became a tormenting Nightmare, in which she would have visions of her pain. She would see herself overcoming the pain. Yet she didn't like what she saw. She would wake up sweating and terrified of it. One day, she couldn't take it anymore. She hated how ponies treated her, and she was sick of it. So she gave in to her horrific Nightmares. And that's when she became the Nightmare."

Larva: Part 1

The newborn changeling was growing up so fast. Her mother and father loved her dearly. They spoiled her rotten. She was given whatever she wanted, and if she didn't get exactly what she asked for, something bad would happen. The parents were tired of her constant tantrums about the rules of the hive or the food or the color of a toy. Yet they still loved her.

---------please excuse this interruption in the story. Even narrators need to drink coke and eat pizza.---------

WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!
Pinkie Pie! I told you not to bother me while doing stories! Come on! Out!
BUT COLOR STORM!!!!
Pinkie! Get out!
YOU DIDNT TELL THEM WHAT THE HIVE IS LIKE!!!!!! OR WHAT ZOLANO AND VIVIANA LOOK LIKE!!!!! PR WHAT CHRYSALIS LOOK LIKE!!!!!
Pinkie Pie! Stop! Just Sto—waaaaiiiit....you're right! Ok thanks Pinkie!
No problem! Laalalalalaaaa!

--------now, back to your regularly scheduled program---------

The Hive was a beautiful kingdom. Well, back then, at least. It was filled with joy and love. The changeling kingdom was the second most kind and positive kingdom in the land at that time. While everyone there was full of love and happiness, there was one changeling who was the opposite; Princess Chrysalis. Her heart was full of hatred and darkness. She loved violence and only enjoyed it when her subjects were mean. Every changeling was colorful and beautiful, except for Chrysalis. The minute she first opened her eyes, a small hole appeared in her hoof. This is because of the extreme greed she experienced. All throughout her life, more and more holes appeared in her body, and by the time she was only five, she had at least two medium size holes in each hoof.

Only later, when the young princess was twelve years old, and had a dark teal mane and tail full of holes and a jet black coat that was darker than the night, is when her parents realized that their precious, lovely, positive daughter wasn't normal.

She was anything but normal. She was cruel, hateful, and horrifying. She was evil.

Growth: Part 1

By now, Princess Chrysalis is fifteen. Next year she will become Queen. Her mother and father, Queen Viviana and King Zolano had feared that day for three years. They knew that their daughter was evil, yet nothing could stop her. Chrysalis thinks that she can just eat other changelings' love and still be seen as a wonderful, innocent angel by her parents. They knew that once she was Queen, she would have the rights to The Vault, where they kept every single scroll of recorded changeling history. She would have access to The Wise Ones, the three changelings that knew all. If she found out about any of the other kingdoms that shared the land, she would want them all. The first to be destroyed would be Equestria. Then the Crystal Empire. Then the Dragon Lands, and then Yazyakistan. Finally, she would find all the portals and destroy every world and dimension. Unless the Equestrian Elements of Harmony were united, along with all Alicorn Magic and The Crystal Heart's full power...no, it's not possible. Not even the kindest pony would agree.

So a year passed, and Queen Viviana and King Zolano knew that the time had come. Their daughter received her crown, and she laughed. She laughed hysterically and screamed:

"THANK YOU, MOTHER AND FATHER. THE (snicker) CROWN IS SIMPLY GORGEOUS!!!"

"We-we're g-g-glad that y-you think s-s-so..."

"WELL THEN. I GUESS THAT THE LAST THING YOU'LL EVER FEEL IS GLADNESS!!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"
And she pointed her horn at her parents. She stared at them with eyes full of hatred.

"SORRY, MOTHER! THERE'S A NEW QUEEN IN THE HIVE!!!!!!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!"

Her mother and father screamed, and then slowly withered, until all that was left was a pile of dust. A wind gust swept it away.

"Now, who's going to be the lucky changeling to become the first to join my minion army?"
And so, she became Queen Chrysalis.

Prince: Part 1

Queen Chrysalis could never be the same. She had locked everyone out of her life for good. She saw only the negative, and devoured the love of ponies and foreign changelings. But even though she was as dark and cold as the harshest winter's night, there was one thing she loved dearly; her King. His full name was Dark Skies, but he went by King Sombra. He was almost as evil as she was. Sombra was a unicorn from the Crystal Empire. Ponies there jeered and laughed at his crooked, unnatural-looking horn, and one day, he decided to stop the cruel remarks. He decided that since keeping quiet and doing hoping for the best was not helping his situation whatsoever, he knew that the only other path to take was evil.

He enslaved every single pony in the Crystal Empire and placed an invisibility spell on the entire kingdom that would last until he died. On one of his many espionage-purposed missions, he ran into what seemed to be the most beautiful Equestrian Alicorn Princess, whom led him straight into an evil changeling hive! When the Queen of this hive came out of the tall, evil-looking palace, she didn't see a trespasser, (as the changelings were informing her), but a cruel, gorgeous, strong stallion. He saw no evil monster, but a tremendously powerful, beautiful, and intelligent mare. They were perfect for each other.

They had their wedding that very day. The two were inseparable, and when the time came for Sombra to leave her, she didn't know what to do with herself. She knew the cause of his death. It was not age; no, he was much too young. It was Equestrian magic. Some Equestrian ponies had destroyed the Inner Shard of his horn, which he gave to the Empire as a third eye to make sure they were always miserable.

And so, Queen Chrysalis came to hate Equestria and its inhabitants more than she hated the thought of kindness.