The Sting Of The Love Bee

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Many ponies comfortable with their peaceful lives wouldn't dare to venture south of Equestria. Down the path of the Mysterious South led to the multiple lairs and feeding grounds of vicious monsters that lurk the area. To make matters worse, the landscape consisted of swamps, caves, jungles, deserts, and ruins, making travel extremely difficult. For the weak, there is no worse place to be in.

But, for the strong and the cruel, it meant a safe haven for anyone that's being watched or pursued. It gave its surviving asylum seekers a time to lick their wounds and stage another coup for the radiant land up north. Further down the uncharted terrain laid a fiendish, malformed castle. It wasn't built with brick, stone, or wood like most castles but with a mysterious substance that was able to change shape like its residents. Indeed, it was a hive of insectoid pony-like creatures that feast on the positive emotions of any and all living things. Each changeling was capable of shape-shifting into other creatures, making it easy to go behind enemy lines and tear apart nations from the inside out. They were a cunning race, but the most cunning and cruelest among all of them was their queen.

Chrysalis, the feared leader of the changelings, marched down the hallways of the alien structure, making her way to a room at the end. The sound of her hooves echoed down the halls, as a slight florescence of the goo littering the walls brightened her path forward. Without warning, she slammed open the chamber door, startling the changeling inside and causing him to drop a vial containing unknown liquid on the floor. The room was filled with scientific equipment: a chalkboard for making calculations, a table full of beakers and vials, a glass case containing rats for live study, and a another oblong object that was covered with a sheet. The changeling was also dressed for the part, wearing a traditional lab coat and glasses with thick lens. The glasses aren't necessary, as the changeling had 20/20 vision, but he insisted that it made him feel smarter. Chrysalis was about to see if it, indeed, produced results.

"Y-Your majesty!" the scientist stuttered in a raspy voice, bowing as awkwardly as possibly. "What a wonderful surprise to see you here!"

The queen scoffed and rolled her eyes, putting her hoof up in an attempt to silence the researcher. "Quit with the act. It's not a surprise if you send an envoy to ask for my immediate attention." The queen licked her lips and stared her subject in the eyes with a sinister, wanting grin. "Now, I heard that YOU have a surprise for ME."

"Y-Yes! Yes, I do!" The scientist scrambled to pick himself back up and pointed towards the sheet-covered object. "It's over here, underneath the sheet, waiting for your stamp of approval!" The queen followed her best (and only) researcher to the sheet-covered object. While she was anticipating the reveal of what's underneath, she already knows what to expect. The question was if it’s everything she could have hoped for?

"Behold! My greatest and latest breakthrough!" the scientist exclaimed ceremoniously as he lifts the covers of in a grand fashion. Underneath was a smaller, oval shaped glass case, containing a small insect inside.

"Your majesty, I present to you a love bee queen!"

The bee was twice the size and shape of the average bee and, instead of having a brown thorax and a yellow and black abdomen; the queen had white hairs covering the thorax and a light yellow abdomen. It also replaced the trademark black stripes around the abdomen for a heart-shaped mark that sat on the top, making it easy to tell the difference between it and a normal bee.

Chrysalis was almost jumping with excitement, but maintained her composure quickly. She approached the glass case and lowered her head to get a closer look. The bee was frightened by the hideous monster looking back at her.

"Well. This is a certainly a beautiful specimen you have here, professor,” said Chrysalis as she slowly backed away from the experiment and turned to her researcher. “Mind if I ask a few questions?” she asked sultrily.

"No! Please, ask away," the researcher obliged. He took a clipboard lying beside the glass case and prepared to give its queen whatever information was needed.

"Very good. First of all, what is the length of its stinger? Can it piece the toughest of hides?"

"I tested it against different materials. It can pierce through many fabrics."

"I see. That's good. Did you add the modification that I requested?"

"Yes, your majesty. Its venom sac is constantly producing more toxins than it needs. It's driving the bee to sting anything just to relieve the aches of a full organ.” The researcher blushed and averted its gaze. “It's much like, uh, going to the bathroom really badly and feeling refreshed afterwards."

Chrysalis was visibly disgusted, her tongue stuck out and she made a quick gagging noise. “Disgusting...” She used her right hoof to brush back her long hair and regain her regal composure. “But, that accurately describes what I wanted it to do. Have you tested the venom's effects?"

The researcher flipped through its papers. "We had the bee sting a male and female lab rat. Within minutes, they copulated."

The queen grinned. “Perfect! Just what I expected. Will too high a dosage kill anything? Will it cause any allergic reactions?"

"No, ma'am."

"Good. Our food is no good to us dead.” Chrysalis thought for a minute on what to ask next, but her face lit up when she realized she almost forgot one other detail. “What about the request I made to wire it its brain with what it wants to target?"

The researcher flipped through more papers. "They go after the hindquarters, as you requested. As you have wisely presumed, this makes the venom travel to the victim's sexual organs much quicker than usual,” it confirmed.

"Hmmmm...." Chrysalis put the tip of her hoof on her chin in thought, and turned to look at the experiment one more time.

"U-um," the scientist stuttered nervously. "Do you like it?" It’s scared to think of what will happen if a single imperfection was made.

Meanwhile, Chrysalis thought about all the applications and opportunities it would provide, all the chaos it could make, and all the food it could ever give her colony.

"No,” she said nonchalantly. I don't like it.” The queen turned her back on the container, and stuck her nose in the air.

The scientist tried desperately to speak, but couldn't answer. He was so taken aback by the queen's response that he stuttered uncontrollably. But, before he could get his first word out, the queen quickly turned to grab her subject’s face with her hooves and pulled his face to look upon hers. Her brow was furrowed with an evil, toothy, monstrous grin that can make the toughest changeling shiver with fear.

"I love it!", she exclaimed with a sadistic tone. The scientist was both relieved and terrified.

"I can see it now", Chrysalis said while she pulled the scientist to her side and outstretched her foreleg in front of her. "We will release this queen silently into Equestria. Steadily, their hives will grow in number and ponies will just be going about their business, thinking that they are just normal beehives. Soon, they will be everywhere, seeking out ponies to sting and sending them into a lusting frenzy. The streets and homes will be filled with ponies getting fat with love gained from they're uncontrollable urges.” The queen released her subject and walked forward.

“Then, we storm the area, feeding on all of the ponies until we are fat with love! They will be too distracted to attack back, and we will take over Equestria!” She turned to face the scientist once more, brimming with malice. “But, it doesn't stop there. Oh, no no no. When we get settled into our new homes, we will breed the ponies like cattle, and continue to feed off of them as they constantly lose themselves from being intoxicated with the venom. We will be the most powerful beings in Equestria, and nopony will stop us, especially since we already have the princesses of Equestria in our cocoons!"

Chrysalis stood on her hind legs, thrusted her forelegs upward, looked to the ceiling, and let out a long, evil laugh that echoed throughout the hive. The researcher was terrified, at first, but it quickly learned to embrace the moment and joined her by trying to laugh manically. What it let out was a geeky laugh, complete with a couple snorts when it tried to inhale. The queen gradually stopped upon hearing it and leaned her face towards the researcher with a clear look of contempt. It caught a peek of her mood, and covered its face to stop from laughing. Then, it sheepishly smiled and gave a short wave.

“Yeah, don’t ruin this moment for me,” the queen commanded with a low growl.

Suddenly, a changeling warrior, wearing otherworldly armor on its chitin, slammed the door against the wall and bursts into the room. Chrysalis and the researcher focused their attention on it, as it gave a knightly salute. “Your majesty!” it said, standing firmly. “An alarm has been sounded. There are 4 intruders in our lair, one of them being the traitor, Thorax. What are your orders?”

Chrysalis was furious that this was interrupting her moment of triumph, but realized that there’s no threat. If they are in the hive, then their magic (if they have any) was nullified, rendering them easier to capture. She stomped her hoof on the ground and shouted a command. “Do not let them near the throne room. Surround them and capture them. I will personally feed on Thorax this day…”

Understanding its orders, the soldier saluted and ran out the room to inform its comrades-in-arms. Chrysalis turned to the researcher next. “Cover that thing up and join them. Scout around for where they might be hiding!”

The researcher reluctantly obeyed. He dropped the clipboard on the floor and pulled the sheet over the glass container. The last thing the love bee queen saw was the face of Chrysalis staring back at it before being covered. An hour passed, as the queen heard many things: the shouting of the soldiers, the screaming of the intruders and, the most notable sound of all, an explosion from above that rocked the entire foundation. Afterwards, the rest of the day was silent and the queen tried to sleep and conserve its energy.

A new day passed, though the queen didn’t realize it. It’s still dark and silent all around her, as she ached from both hunger and an overflowing venom sac. Its stinger dripped small drops of whitish-green venom from the tip, as her abdomen expanded and bulged. Her fate may very well be for her to be created only to die the next day.

But then, the queen faintly heard voices, two voices that didn’t sound like her creator or his queen at all. One voice sounded timid and unsure, while the other voice sounded gruff and mean.

“Is this the room?” the timid voice said, outside of the door.

“Use your eyes, oh glorious and revered leader,” responded the gruff voice. “The sign on the wall says ‘Science Lab of Science: Keep out!’”

“Oh… I knew that.”

“Uh-huh.”

The queen heard the sound of the door opening. The voices are louder now.

“So… where do you think this ‘big project’ is?”

“I’m going to give you three guesses on where it is, and the first two that don’t involve that covered up object don’t count.”

“Oh, yeah. I suppose that being under a sheet would be super obvious.”

“You'd know! It certainly was the first place your bullies looked when you were a grub.

“Stop it, Pharynx. I’m not some punching bag anymore. I’m the leader of the changelings now.”

“Yeah, well, you’re still just a runt to me.”

The sheet was once again uncovered, allowing the queen bee to observe her surroundings again. She saw two figures: one familiar and one unfamiliar. The familiar figure was a changeling, but with a red wing-like fin on his head, a purple shell, and purple wings. The unfamiliar figure was a tall lime-green horse-like bug creature with orange antlers, green chitin, purple segmented wings, and a single wing for a tail. The two creatures peered closer inside of the glass case, trying to get a better view of the queen.

“Awww, it’s just a cute, little bee. Hi, little fella,” greeted the green, timid creature, waving its hooves. “Don’t get cute, Thorax,” growled Pharynx, looking at his brother with annoyance. Thorax flashed a silly grin, as his brother shook his head and noticed a clipboard on the floor. “What do you think a bee like this is doing here?” loudly wondered Thorax, getting lost in thought. Pharynx pulled all the papers up that were hanging off the clipboard and begun to glance over each page.

“It’s not a regular bee, Thorax. It’s a love bee queen, and it was recently created a couple days ago. That makes it the first of its kind,” Pharynx informed as he flipped through the papers.

Thorax let out a small gasp and looked towards his brother, eager to hear more. “Created? How?”

“Apparently, it was a simple process. Take Princess Cadence’s love magic; infuse it into a normal bee queen, and bam. Another freak of nature enters Equestria’s ecosystem.”

Thorax casually waved off his brother’s cynical statement with his hoof. “Awww, I’m sure it can find a place in nature somewhere.”

“Yeah, if you were a changeling queen taking over…” Pharynx stated with his nose still deep in the research notes. “Hear this: it produces more venom than it needs, causing pain and an overwhelming desire to sting, its venom brings the victim into love-induced state, and the queen and her subjects feed on love the venom produces.”

Thorax was disheartened by this news. It wasn’t a simple bee after all. It was a weapon to keep the former queen and her changelings fueled for battle. However, ever since her most recent defeat, most of the changelings undergone metamorphosis. This new race of creatures no longer fed on love and, instead, enjoyed their love of freedom.

“But…” Thorax hanged his ears and head down. “That would mean that this creature is just made to suffer for a cause that no longer exists anymore. What do we-”

“Hey, Thorax. Turn around for a second,” interrupted Pharynx as he motioned with his hoof to do so. Thorax is confused, wondering where he could be going with this. But, he placed his trust in his brother and did so. The bee queen watched as the green bug turned his back on her. Her compound eyes drifted downward from the back of his head toward his slim, perky hindquarters. His rump call out to the queen like a siren song, as she tried to fly forward with her stinger extended. But, the glass halted her progress as she tried desperately to sink her long sting into his cheeks for much-needed relief. Pharynx let out a loud laugh and pointed at the desperate bee, catching the attention of his brother. Thorax looked back to where he was pointing and was shocked to see the queen trying to attack him. “Ah! Pharynx, help!” pleaded the excitable leader.

Pharnyx wiped a tear from his eye and calmed his laughter. “Oh, that’s rich. Says here it prefers to sting butts, because it helps the venom get to reproductive organs faster! Thorax blushed a deep red and stretched out his wings to try and cover his rear. He can still hear Pharynx chuckling as he looked down at the floor. “I can see this bee causing a lot of trouble if it goes free,” Thorax moaned with a sigh.

“So, oh wise ruler, what do suggest we do with it?” questioned Pharynx as he looked his brother in the eyes for an answer. Thorax is torn between two decisions: let her loose, or end her life. He wished that he could keep her contained and feed her until she died of natural causes, but the pain of the venom building up inside made him feel pity for the poor creature. He sadly looked at Pharnyx and made his decree. “I can’t kill her, Pharynx. I never liked hurting others, let alone killing innocent creatures…” Thorax steeled himself, took a deep breath, and held his head high. “You’ll have to do it.”

Pharnyx rolled his eyes and lowered his eyelids in disappointment. “How very brave of you,” he stated sarcastically. He dropped the clipboard on the stone floor and lifted the glass case with his magic, levitating it beside him as he went towards the door. “Don’t worry, ya big wimp. I’ll take this outside and kill it where you and the rest of your spineless subjects don’t see it.”

Thorax was fraught with guilt over his decision, but he knew he made the right choice in the long run. He turned to his beloved brother and expressed his feelings with a smile on his face. “You’re a good brother, Pharynx. Thank you for understanding.”

“Yeah, yeah. Get over yourself already…” he responded rudely.

Pharynx finally managed to distance himself from his brother and the rest of the hive. He was sitting outside in the wastelands, alone. He looked all around him to see if he was followed. His heightened warrior instincts told him that nothing was approaching him, nor was any changeling around that may have shape-shifted and sent to spy on him. He flashed a smirk, and levitated the container to his face, looking at the queen one final time.

“Genius. Absolutely genius. Who knew that the answer to infinite food would be right here in my grasp?” Pharynx thought to himself. “If my brother thinks that he can keep his reign for long, he’s got another think coming. Their ways of love and understanding won’t last long in this dog-eat-dog world. The strongest survive, and our queen will be back to teach this again. Until she does, we’ll be ready to strike.”

Pharynx unscrewed the cap of the container, lowered it down to the ground, and shape-shifted into a large rock to avoid being stung. The queen bee was confused to where her carrier went, but forgot about it when she realized she’s free. Pharynx watched as the queen stretched its wings, took off, and made a beeline to the north, where the food and shelter was plentiful. He chuckled to himself, satisfied with the thought of doing what his queen would command him to do in his glory days.

A few weeks pass…

Fluttershy opened her eyes to the sound of knocking downstairs. It’s a rhythmic tapping, gentle enough for Fluttershy to sleep through, but loud enough to hear it. She let out a loud yawn and closed her eyes again, still half asleep. As her face settled on her pillow again, the knocking turned into a very loud banging! She’s shocked awake as she launched her head from her pillow and surveyed her surroundings. Her heart was beating fast as the easily excitable pony questioned where the racket was coming from. Then, she heard a shout from outside her window.

“Fluttershy! Wake up! I wanna talk to you!”

“Rainbow Dash? Why is she here so early in the-“ Futtershy’s train of thought derailed as soon as she sees the alarm clock on her bedside table. “OH NO! I overslept! Did I set the alarm?!” She flipped the clock over and found out that she didn’t. She clicked her mouth in frustration and turned her clock to face forward again. “Why are you such a klutz, Fluttershy?”

She lifted the blankets off of her and forced herself to get up. Still sleepy, she wobbled a bit as she walked towards the window. She unlatched and opened it to peer downward. Sure enough, Rainbow Dash was looking up at her with a rather annoyed look on her face.

“Come on!” Rainbow shouted to her. “How long are you going to make us wait?”

“Us?” Fluttershy peered down further to find her other close friends, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Starlight Glimmer.

“I’m so sorry! I overslept! Hold on, I’ll be right down!” shouted Fluttershy as she turned to get ready for her visit. Suddenly, her favorite pet rabbit, Angel, greeted her by latching on her right foreleg, spooking the already stressed pony and making her shout. “Goodness! Angel Bunny, don’t scare me like that. Are you ok?” Angel doesn’t respond, but continued to latch onto her leg. Looking closely, she found that he wasn’t just giving her a hug. He’s thrusting upwards in a rhythmic motion. Fluttershy let out a gasp. “Angel, no! That’s not appropriate!” She gave a gentle kick to shake him off, but he only managed to latch on to her leg again. “NO!” She gave a firmer kick this time, which sent him tumbling back. Fluttershy approached closer, lowered her head, and got into eye level with him. “Stop it! Is this how you treat all the lady bunnies around here? You have some nerve, mister!” Angel responded by latching onto her face.

Fluttershy lets out a shriek and tumbled backward. She tripped over her own legs and tumbled, landing on her rump with a thud. She clenched her teeth, breathing through them, and winced as the sensitive, burning pain washes over her. She completely forgot about her session with Braeburn the other day, and the welts from the wasp stings on her butt are still healing. Worse yet, the pain triggered a reaction of arousal, and that’s not something she wanted to have with a horny bunny on the loose. She slowly lifted herself up from the floor as Angel continued to grind against her snout. Declaring that to be the final straw, Fluttershy walked to the door out of her room, pulled Angel off her face, placed him on the floor, and slammed the door behind her. “You’re not coming out until you behave!” she yelled softly. Finally, she managed to make her way downstairs, only to find that several of her pets are mating.

“Ah! Oh, my goodness!” Seeing animals mate was nothing new to her but seeing them doing it openly in her own home, gathered in a small animal orgy, was startling, to say the least. She walked around the frisky animals as she head to the front door. Upon reaching the knob, she opened it, dashed outside, and closed it as quickly as possible to prevent her friends from seeing the commotion inside. With her back to the door and her wings, forelegs, and hind legs doing their best to deny entry, her eyes focused their attention on her friends, who were concerned, annoyed, and suspicious. “Um…Hi,” Fluttershy whimpered meekly, starting to sweat bullets.

“Hi. Took your sweet time coming down to meet us, huh?” Rainbow asked suspiciously, glaring at Fluttershy.

“Uh, I was just feeding my animals. That’s what I do.” Fluttershy forced her back off the door while avoiding Rainbow’s gaze.

“Regardless,” Starlight butted in, “Because we are your friends and we treasure you as one dearly, we all agreed that it was time to talk about your...” Starlight put her hoof to chin and thought of a delicate word. “Problem” was the best she can come up with.

“Problem…?” Fluttershy’s mind raced to find a meaning behind that. Was it a problem with her animals or a problem about her?

“Ev’ry time ah see ya, Fluttershy, ya always have a fresh set o’ bandages on yer rump. I'm starting to think that sumthin's wrong withcha.” Applejack clarified. Fluttershy’s blood ran cold and her heart started to beat faster. She didn’t like where this was going. Her eyes darted between Applejack and Rainbow Dash, who were both giving her stern looks. Fluttershy finally set her eyes on Twilight, who was the only one of the group who knew of her fetish. Twilight shook her head subtly at Fluttershy, mouthing the words “I’m so sorry” to her.

“Twilight… You didn’t-“

“Know?” Rarity interrupted, applying a bit of powder on her cheeks. “Well, darling, if I may be so blunt, we all don’t know what’s going on. Twilight insisted that she's no different.” She closed her powder case and put it away in her designer purse. “So, if you are asking for help, we’re all here to listen.”

Fluttershy tilted her head to the side a little, confused about what Rarity is saying.

Pinkie Pie jumped up in front of Fluttershy and went nose to nose with her. “Fluttershy, I’m not usually very serious, but this is a very serious issue! You don’t have to hide anything from us!” Pinkie quickly bounced behind Twilight and used her hooves to pull on her wings. “After all, you’re friends with a princess! Say the word and they will go to the dungeon where they will never hurt you again!”

“Pinkie!” Twilight fold her wings again and gave Pinkie a stern look. She took the hint and backed off.

“H-Hurting?” Fluttershy whispered to herself.

“Who is hurting you?” Rainbow Dash finally said her piece. “Who around here has the gall to lay a hoof on you?!” She’s fuming at the idea of someone bullying Fluttershy again, especially after all the abuse she took in her childhood.

Fluttershy’s ears perked up and her eyes widened in surprise to what everypony was insinuating. “N-No!” exclaimed Fluttershy. “You got it all wrong! Nopony is-”

“Then, what’s going on? Is it somepony we know? Is it Discord? It's Discord, isn't it?” interrupted Rainbow Dash.

"No! Discord would never hurt me!"

"Yeah? What about Braeburn? AJ told me that he went to visit you. Did he touch you?!"

Applejack cut through the crowd to confront Rainbow Dash. "What?! Lissen good, Rainbow. Baseless accusations is one thin', but don't you go muddying mah family's name!" she yelled.

Rainbow Dash figuratively locked horns with Applejack. "Yeah? And how do you know?" she asked.

"I know 'im well enough to know Braeburn wouldn't hurt a fly. It was just a friendly chat and nothin' more!"

Rainbow went nose-to-nose with AppleJack. "He travels all the way from Apploosa to have a chat? A likely story!"

"STOP!"

Everypony turned their attention towards Fluttershy. She wanted to clear this up, more than ever, but when she opened her mouth, only air came out. She started to shake uncontrollably as she stared down at the dirt pathway in front of her cottage. Her eyes slowly developed tears as scenarios played in her head.

“Stings?! You let bees and wasps sting you? Why?” Rainbow’s voice echoed in her mind. She doesn’t know why. To her, that’s what excited her. She didn’t need it, but she found it to be a thrilling way to help her insect friends vent. “Wait, you get off on it?! Like, sexually?! That’s so stupid! You’re stupid. Are you so suicidal that you try to get stung to death or something? Get some therapy, you freak! I can’t be seen hanging out with you!”

“N-Nothing’s wrong,” stuttered Fluttershy, unable to hold back her tears. “I’m telling the truth. Nothing’s wrong.” She bent her legs to allow herself to lay her knees on the ground. She repeated to herself that "nothing's wrong" as her friends, including Rainbow Dash, can’t help but feel a bit of sorrow for their dear friend. Rainbow started to tear up a tiny bit at the sight of her friend’s tears dripping on the dirt. She approached Fluttershy carefully and puts her hoof on her shoulder.

“I-I’m sorry, Fluttershy. I didn’t mean to make you feel this way. I was just worried that someone might be hurting you…” Rainbow Dash closed her eyes as Fluttershy sniffles and gasps, trying to hold back from crying. “Ever since you've been bullied in the Junior Speedsters, I can't bear the thought of somepony tormenting you. I'd rather be called 'Rainbow Crash' a thousand times than to hear one mean thing said to you." Fluttershy looked up at Rainbow Dash, trying to see past the tears covering her eyes. "That's why I gathered everypony here. I wanted to see if I could help in any way, but I think I may have seriously jumped to conclusions. I'm sorry for pressuring you like I did."

Fluttershy sniffed and collected her thoughts. "It's ok, Rainbow Dash," she reassured. "I know that you had your best interests at heart. More than ever, Zecora’s advice rang in Fluttershy’s head. It was advice that was given to her when she asked Zecora how she might one day let them know her deepest desires.

“Ponies are like clocks, understand? Some are small and some are grand, but many have a different design. Though they all tell time when the gears all click, they are built in different ways that makes them tick. You’re no different, Fluttershy. Though you think you might be sick or are part of a divine trick, I assure you that what you like is what makes you tick. So, for my sake, don’t think you’re bizarre. Do not feel ashamed about who you are. If you tell your friends your concerns, then you will see. They still love you, I guarantee.”

“Thank you, Zecora.”

Fluttershy extended her foreleg around Rainbow Dash’s neck to give her as deep of a hug as she could muster. Rainbow Dash repaid her in kind and helped her up on her hooves. They both smile a reassuring smile at each other as Rainbow wiped away the tears off Fluttershy’s cheek. Rainbow then allowed Fluttershy some room to breathe and to speak.

“My friends,” she stated with newfound confidence, “I’m thankful to have true friends like you that love and care for me. But, if I’ve made you all so worried, then I think it’s time for the truth to come out.” As Fluttershy was speaking, Starlight Glimmer spotted what looks like a bee approaching Fluttershy’s right flank. Part of her wants to say something, but she didn’t want to ruin her friend’s speech. “These wounds you keep seeing aren’t cause by any pony. That’s because, I’m-”

Fluttershy’s heart skipped a beat as she feels something land on her rump, stopping her speech cold. At first, she hoped it’s just a beetle or a grasshopper, anything other than what she feared it could be. But, her fears were realized when she felt something sharp.

“No… No, please. Not now. Not in front of everypony!”

Fluttershy let out a pained squeak as the bee’s stinger penetrated the outer skin and dug deeper down, piercing near her previous wasp welts. Its abdomen shrinks in size as it unleashed a wash of venom inside, sending shivers throughout the pony’s whole body and a blazing heat between her loins. Fluttershy groaned as the heat causes her to vaginal lips to wink uncontrollably.

“What’s going on?” says Rainbow, confused.

“Darling, what’s wrong?” chimed in Rarity alongside her.

“Fluttershy! Hold on, I’ll swat it off!” Starlight rushed to Fluttershy’s side and looked for the attacker on her rump. She’s surprised to find that it’s not any normal bee, but a bee she’s never seen before. Still, Starlight managed to grab a hold of the bee with her magic while it was pumping contents into Fluttershy. She pulled on the bee slowly, pulling the stinger little by little out of her until it was dislodged out, sparking a moan from Fluttershy. The bee writhed around a bit in confusion, trying to sting whoever has a hold of it.

“Twilight, come here! You need to see this!” called Starlight. Fluttershy manages to hold back on her intense sexual urges for the moment and turned to face the bee that’s levitating for all to see. Twilight peered closer to examine the markings on the bee. “I’ve… never seen a bee like this. White fur, lighter yellow abdomen, and a heart on its back?” Twilight summoned a large entomology book and flipped through the pages, seeking an entry based on its description. But, after a bit of searching, the results came up empty. “There’s nothing here, and this is the latest edition of Everything Insects that I own!” Twilight peered at the bee again, this time with a smile on her face. “Could this be a new species of bee?”

Rainbow rolled her eyes and groans. “Can you be an egghead later and focus on how Fluttershy just took a dose of that thing’s venom?”

Rarity rushed to Fluttershy’s side, pushing away Rainbow Dash. “Goodness, she’s right!” she exclaimed as she examined the wound. She puts her hooves on Fluttershy’s right cheek to spread the fur and get a better look at the stinger’s entry point. Around the welt is a red mark in the shape of heart. Rarity tells Twilight to make note of this. “Fluttershy, darling, are you ok? How are you feeling? Do I need to call Nurse Redheart?”

Fluttershy stepped forward a bit, silently protesting against Rarity touching her rump. She contemplated what happened in the past few minutes and how she felt now. “Good.” she muttered. She lifted her head a little higher and repeated herself for all to hear. “I feel…good~” Her friends looked at each other with confused looks on their faces, trying to decipher what she meant by that. All the while, Fluttershy was trying to ride off the overwhelming arousal that’s forming in her mind and nether regions, but no such luck. Her tail swished, her lips trembled, and her clitoris winked. She looked at the bee closely, wondering where in the world it came from.

“Let it go, Starlight.”

Starlight looks at Fluttershy like she’s crazy. “What? We can’t do that! We don't know what it's capable of doing and-“

“As far as I know, bees in hive consists of a queen, drones, and workers.” Fluttershy shook off the lust momentarily to address an issue that’s been bothering her. “It may be bigger than your average bee, but I can tell you confidently that you are holding a worker by the size of the abdomen.” Twilight sighed. She knew that Fluttershy is absolutely right, but she didn’t say anything yet because she didn’t want to lose a valuable specimen.

“Something is going on,” Fluttershy continued. “My animals have been behaving very strangely and, after feeling the effects of its sting, I think I know why.” She regained her composure almost completely. “Let it go. I’ll follow it to its hive and let you know where it is. Then, you can have the whole nest to study.”

This all sounded very logical to Starlight. If there’s on bee like this, there are more. “Ok, get back, everypony. I’m letting it loose!” she announced. The more squeamish ponies backed away quickly. Fluttershy, Twilight, and Startlight watched as the bee is placed on the ground. It stumbled a bit to get its bearings, and then took off in a straight line. Fluttershy wasted no time chasing after it.