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Herzlos was having a great day. First, she had hidden a bunch of changeling eggs from their parents, making them freak out and spend hours looking for them. Next, she had disguised herself as a pony elementary school teacher just so she could scream at all of the students and make them cry. Then, she smashed a little foal’s birthday cake that their mother had spent all day making by hoof. And lastly, she tore all pictures another foal had made for her grandmother to pieces, frightening the foal in the process because she was in her changeling form grinning as evilly as she could at the little filly.
Now, she heard about a group of pathetic wannabe heroes invading their hive, including a certain draqonequess.
She also knew that they were trying to save their friends from the clutches of the mighty changelings.
She would stop them, and then they’d see that friendship doesn’t always prevail.
Discord was a fool to reform, she thought to herself.
Although, she mused silently.
He didn’t have much of a choice, did he? He could either be reformed, or be a statue for all eternity. He could be pretending to be reformed though. That would make sense. Then, he could trick all of those foolish ponies into thinking he was good, and then strike. But, that idea seems unlikely, with that Fluttershy twit. I’ve seen how he looks at her. He obviously actually cares about her at least. Maybe I can use his affection for her to my advantage.
A wicked smile appeared on her face.
Now, all she had to do was bring the idea up to their queen.
Prancing off to the throne room to do just that, she hummed ‘It’s a small world after all.’
When she got to her destination, she immediately bowed in front of the queen.
“Your highness, I have a marvelous plan to distract Discord and hopefully foil the plans of the ones who have invaded our hive.”, she mumbled, her voice laced with honey.
“Tell me your plan.”, Chrysalis demanded.
“What if I lured Discord over to me by posing as Fluttershy? I can stall him for as long as I can with a bunch of weeping and crying, basically just being how the coward of a pony Fluttershy is. Then, if that doesn’t work, we will have more changelings posing as Fluttershy, all of us crying and claiming to be the real one. He won’t know what to do! He will be caught in my- I mean our trap! I can’t wait to see the look on his face! That lost, utterly helpless look that I love so much! I’ll break his confidence just like I did with Fluttershy when we were foals, making him insecure and untrusting just like I did to her! It will be AWESOME! It couldn’t even be twenty percent cooler, as that winged know it all show off says, if I tried to make it so!”, Herzlos exclaimed, and then she started cackling like a maniac until she was roiling in the floor with laughter at just the thought of her marvelous scheme.
“RISE BEFORE YOUR QUEEN, YOU FOAL”, screamed Chrysalis.
Herzlos immediately got up off the floor and bowed once more.
“My apologies my queen. I don’t know what came over me.”, she muttered.
One day I’ll get you, and you won’t even see it coming. Then, I’ll take my rightful place as ruler of this hive.
She smiled at her queen, but on the inside she was sneering.
“You are excused. Now, all who wish to participate in this plan, go with Herzlos.”, said Chrysalis.
Only three changelings moved closer to Herzlos to follow her, and one had to be elbowed by his friend to be convinced into going.
Good, they’re all terrified of me, as they should be., Herzlos tight with a smirk.
Growling with frustration, Chrysalis face hoofed.
“Alright, half of you are going, OR ELSE!”, she shouted.
A few of the changelings giggled, noticing the visible hoof print on their queen’s forehead. Thankfully, they went unnoticed.
“NOW!”, screamed Chrysalis when none of her subjects moved to follow her orders.
All of the changelings, save one, jumped when Chrysalis raised her voice, and saluted, showing that they would do what they were told.
“This way, everyone.”, Herzlos said in Fluttershy’s voice, testing it out.
Finally, they got to where they were going.
It was time. She changed into her Fluttershy form.
“Please, help.”, Herzlos said, sobbing and trembling.
“Fluttershy!”, Discord exclaimed, running over to her.
“I’m stuck.”, she said, looking at her pink tail which was stuck under a rock.
“You certainly are, and I should probably help you get free, but-.”, Discord said, pausing, then chuckling and wagging his finger.
“But what?”, asked the false Fluttershy.
“You’re obviously NOT Fluttershy!”, accused Discord, pushing the once wagging finger into Herzlos’ face, making her nose scrunch up.
Inside, Herzlos was panicking. How could her perfect plan possibly fail? But on the outside, she kept her cool, mustering up a depressed face, and flattening her ears back while looking to the right with seemingly sad eyes.
“Oh.”, she said with a voice that sounded dejected.
Man, I’m really killing it with my acting today. I just hope it’s good enough to fool him. , she thought to herself.
“I mean, I’m separated from the group, and just so happen to come across the one pony I care most about? I can smell the setup a mile away.”, Discord finished, crossing his arms.
Herzlos started sniffling dramatically.
“No. You’re right. There’s no way you should trust me. Just go find the others. I understand!”, she said, ending with literal waterfalls of tears shooting out of her eyes.
“Oh come on!”, Discord complained.
Suddenly, he heard several more sobs coming from behind him.
Turning around, he saw many more Fluttershys, all sobbing.
Discord got a look on his face that just screamed ‘what have I gotten myself into.’
“We’re probably all changelings. You shouldn’t rescue any of us.”, continued Herzlos, as Discord turned to look at her when she started talking again.
“Unless, you think maybe one of us might be the real Fluttershy. That certainly would be a nasty changeling trick wouldn’t it.”, she continued, her face morphing into various evil expressions as she spoke.
The other changelings continued to sob.
“I’m the real one.”, said one.
“I’m the real one.”, said another.
“I’m the real Fluttershy.”, claimed yet another one.
Discord was completely surrounded by copies of his first friend in utter despair and hopelessness, and his heart, that his friend had proved to him that he had, shattered into a million pieces.
An absolutely hopeless look came across his face.
Herzlos smiled to herself, and mentally gave herself a pat on the back.
All in a days work for the most evil changeling.
Author's Note
I know most people disagree that any changeling could pose be more evil than the queen herself, but I got inspired by the clip of this in ‘To Wherd and Back Again’, when I saw the absolutely evil look in that changelings eyes in that episode.
Anyway, does anyone know if this changeling in here technically counts as an OC or not? Please tell me what y’all think of this fic. I may write more of this story, but I haven’t decided yet. As of now, it’s a one shot. Peace out!
