An Epic Adventure

There was no immediate escape available from my captors. It would have to wait until I could actually think of one. I silently cursed at myself for having let them get the better of me.

'At least your companion escaped.'

'Let's hope.'

Deciding to test how strong my current escort was, I struggled a bit against the magic hold that Evil Twilight had on me.

"Stop that. You can't escape." She scoffed. "My magic is stronger than you."

I scowled, but stopped my struggles. She headed to a set of large black doors, and two changeling gaurds immediately opened them. Evil Twilight walked right on in.

"I have brought the strange troublemaker, my Queen." She announced.

I snorted. "Seriously? That's the name you guys gave me? Yeesh. You aren't much on creativity, are you?"

"Our enemies have given us alot of trouble at every turn." The new voice made me tense. "But you, strange creature...you have given us the most trouble recently."

The black figure with holes all over her legs and a long, jaggedly shaped horn moved forward, green eyes full of hatred.

"Well, glad to be such a pain in your flank, then, Chrysalis." I said, boldly. "I was hoping I was making you mad. Honestly, I find doing so to be really...AAH!"

The yelp was involuntary, as suddenly a sickly green aura of magic surrounded me, squeezing hard as if to choke me.

"Silence, creature!" Chrysalis was livid. "I did not have you here to chat. I want answers. And you will give them to me."

"Maybe." I rasped out, her hold making breathing somewhat difficult."It depends on the answers you want."

Her smile was evil, and a chill went up my spine as she drew me closer.

"I want to know about your friends. And thier plans for attacking us."

Knowing it was probably a response I was going to regret, I shrugged and shook my head.

"Oh, well, in that case. Nah. I'm not giving you your answers."

Chrysalis gave me a rather terrifying look as her grip on me tightened.

"Oh good. I was hoping you would choose the hard way." She said, sounding thrilled.

'Crap.' I thought. 'That doesn't sound good.'

"You won't scare me into talking."

"Oh, I don't intend to."

"Really? Then how-?"

I was cut off mid question by her suddenly lifting me higher and throwing me across the room. I slammed into the wall and then hit the floor with a thud.

"Ow..." I grunted. "That wasn't nice, Chrysalis."

Her only answer was to pick me up and throw me into the wall again. I groaned as I hit the floor a second time, and rolled over, slightly dazed. Her royal meanness came and leaned over me, her snout inches from my face.

"I can do more to you than this." She said, voice low and threatening. "So very much more. And I will. Unless you tell me what I want to know."

She raised her leg and jammed her hoof down against my stomach with enough force to make me double up and grunt in pain.

'Jeez. This changeling is just insane.' I thought.

'She is more than that. She is evil. And you, young human...I am sorry you have fallen prey to her and her cruelty.' Cap sounded regretful and even sad.

'Eh, don't sweat it, Cap. Worst she can do is try to beat the answers out of me. But I'm tougher than that. I won't betray the others. Now or ever.'

Another jab from Chrysalis to the stomach snapped my attention back to her. She was glaring at me intensely.

"So. Will you do as I wish? Will you give me the information I want? Or do I continue to beat it out of you?"

I shrugged. "I hate to break it to ya, but I'm one stubborn creature, Chrysalis. You can threaten, yell, coax, beg, plead. Hell, you can even attempt to beat it out of me. But the fact is, none of that will work. Not unless I want to tell you. And I don't."

"Then maybe after I weaken you significantly, I will drain you of the love you possess, slowly and painfully."

"Go for it. Won't work."

I hoped my defiance wouldn't get me killed. Chysalis looked ready to end me, but she got some control over herself and lifted me up in the air, evilly chuckling.

"We shall see."

The next several minutes were not the most pleasant ones of my life, as I was basically used as a punching bag of sorts for Chrysalis to throw, kick, slam into the walls, and otherwise abuse.

'Ow!' I thought in synch with an outward yell of pain as I hit the wall for what had to be the twentieth time. 'What the hell is it with her and walls?! That freaking hurts!'

'I believe that is her point. To break you. Make you tell her what she wants to know. Hang in there, Liz. Don't let her win.'

'I'm not letting her win. I'll die first!'

Chrysalis chose to throw me at her marble throne next, and the jolt of pain that went through me was nearly unbearable as I landed hard on the edge of its arm with my side. I yelled so loudly in agony I was sure the entire castle heard me. Inwardly, I screamed and raged.

'I will take this tyrant down so hard when I get the chance! Maybe I'll even throw HER around for a while, including straight into that damn wall...oww!'

"...OWW!!!"

My inward shriek of agony pushed through to become an outward one as I hit Chrysalis's throne again before landing on the floor. I had time for one moan before I was once again airborne and flying into the wall at the other end of the large throneroom. I was in too much pain with that impact I couldn't even scream. I just layed there, until Chrysalis picked me up to continue what I deemed as her torture of me.

I had been so battered around by now I was honestly feeling like I was going to pass out. As my body connected with the edge of a large stone table, I nearly blacked out, and it was only with great difficulty I managed to keep myself conscious.

Chrysalis must have decided she was done beating me half senseless, because I finally was lifted high above her head, and slammed forcefully onto the floor in front of her, where I stayed, breathless, bruised, and pretty much unable to move. I was gonna feel this ordeal for a while. I wanted to cry from the pain, but I wasn't about to give that evil lunatic the satisfaction. I couldn't stop a whimper, however, as she jammed her hoof into my stomach and glared down at me.

"Are you ready to answer my questions?" Chrysalis enquired, obviously thinking her rather brutal treatment of me had broken me.

"No." It was all I could do to get the breath to talk. "I will never answer you."

If looks could kill, I would have been finished then and there. Chrysalis glared at me for the longest time before lifting me and throwing me viciously at the two changeling gaurds, who up til now had been watching with evil grins.

"Perhaps a night in one of our less wonderful dungeons will change your mind. Gaurds! Get this creature out of my sight!"

I was grabbed and unceremoniously dragged from the room, down the hall, and then through a dark doorway. I was grunting at nearly every step, my entire body screaming in painful protest at being moved. After being taken down a long flight of stairs, I was dragged to a wooden door with a small barred window in it. It was opened, and I was thrown non too gently inside.

Too weak to hold myself up, I simply fell on the floor as the door slammed shut behind me, and I heard the guards withdraw.

"Ugh..ow." I groaned.

'Liz, are you alright?'

'No offense, Cap, but that's kinda a stupid question.'

'I know you hurt. Can you tell me how much?'

'Its all running together, I don't know what hurts more. Best guess, I've got alot of bruises. Hopefully no broken bones.'

'If we can think of how to get you out of here, Twilight or the other Princesses can heal you. Or at least do a pain relief spell.'

I shifted and yelped. 'I hurt so bad right now...'

'I know. You did well, Liz. Others would have cracked under that treatment.'

'I'm too stubborn. Plus, I'd never betray the others, I told you.' I shifted again and groaned. 'Ugh. I'm tired and I hurt like hell. I'm gonna try to sleep. Ow.'

'Rest will be good for you.'

I closed my eyes, trying to shut out the pain my body was in, and soon fell into a restless sleep.