Chrysalis groaned as she forced herself to her hooves, she carefully made her way down the stairs. She slowly trotted through the building into the dining room, she heard out Applejack shout “Chrysalis!”

Chrysalis flinched as Applejack stormed down the stairs “You should have waited for me, what if you got hurt?!”

Chrysalis slumped “I’m sorry, I just didn’t want to spend too long in bed.”

Applejack took a deep breath “I was going to be in soon but you need to be more careful. Now take a seat while I get more bandages.” Chrysalis took a seat in the kitchen, it was not long before Applejack came down with some bandages.

The two stayed silent as Applejack removed the bandages, she looked at the wounds. They had all closed and were healing quickly, Applejack blinked “I have never seen wounds heal this fast.”

Chrysalis nodded “Changelings are products of centuries of evolution, we heal fast and fight hard. The only creature with better healing factors then us are Alicorns who can heal all manners of wounds within seconds, I’ll be fighting fit in a few days time.”

Applejack frowned”That explains how despite how hard we hit you, you got right back up. That was a rough time.” She shook her head “That means soon you can help out on the farm.”

Chrysalis gave Applejack something she thought she would never see from the former Queen, a warm smile “I have plenty of experience on farms, they were always a good source of love. There always something special about the families that lived in farms, the love there was different, stronger than anything else I had ever felt.”

Applejack smiled “I’m glad that you shared that with me. I have some chores to do after breakfast, feel free to explore the orchid but don’t overdo it.”

Chrysalis nodded still smiling “I will.”

Apple Bloom exited the kitchen with a smile, placing several plates of pancakes on the table. Apple Bloom asked “So what is it like back home, Ah’m curious.”

Chrysalis shook her head “Home was on the road, every-ling had to work for the good of the hive. Even me, I spent more time out of hive than in it, I even a foal once she was beautiful and it was the best ten years of my life. I was happily married on an apple farm like this one. I was a young Royal, the heir to the throne but they discovered I had a child outside of the hive and invaded the farm.”

Applejack’s eyes widened “What happened then.”

Chrysalis took a deep breath “I nearly died. I was taken back to the hive for healing, I found out later that my family was protected by the guard after the attack so they were safe. After I recovered, I awoke in a green pod. I snuck out of the room, and headed to the throne room with one single thing on my mind. I had to protect my daughter and the rest of my family. I entered the room and impaled my mother the current Queen on my horn killing her. Then as the sole remaining Royal I became Queen.”

Apple Bloom shuddered “That sounds horrible, why would you do something like that.”

Applejack frowned “Ah don’t like it either Apple Bloom but what you do if someone threatened your foal.” Tears started to form in her eyes “Our parents gave their lives for us, they… they…”

Chrysalis wrapped her hooves around the sobbing mare “Let it out, the loss of family hurts. I have learned to put it past me but that comes from centuries of experience. Let it out.”

Applejack began to cry on Chrysalis’s withers, Apple Bloom joined in the hug the trio sitting there a. Big Mac trotted down the stairs and smiled at what he saw. He grabbed a plate of his own and after eating left the farmhouse to do the chores.

Granny Smith meanwhile was smiling from the Kitchen, their guest was doing wonders for Applejack but her name was familiar. Granny Smith just couldn’t quite place it. The trio sat there for a couple of hours before Applejack recovered, she looked outside to see a tired Big Mac “Why didn’t say something Big Mac, Ah could have helped.”

Big Mac shook his head “Eenope.”

Granny Smith smiled “You needed this, we both saw it. Our new guest has been doing wonder for you, you’ve been happier lately.”

Chrysalis smiled “I’m just glad to be given a place to stay, I have struggled with a lot. I have stayed in a place like this in centuries. My past will no longer haunt me.”

Meanwhile somewhere in Equestria a massive Earth pony mare with a black coat and deep green mane was travelling along the road two large saddlebags strapped to her back “I haven’t been to Ponyville in a while. I wonder how Granny Smith is doing?”

She arrived at the borders of Manehatten with a warm smile. Ponies blinked in confusion as none had ever seen such a massive pony, she trotted into a high class hotel the pristine glowing golden walls showed the true opulence of the structure. The mare trotted up to a light blue unicorn mare with a dark blue in fancy clothes. The unicorn blinked in confusion “May inquire as to why you are here?”

The Earth Pony mare smiled as her eyes glowed with green magic levitating a ten thousand bits out of her saddlebags “Will this be enough or me to rent out a room for the night?”

The Unicorn mare nodded eagerly “Of course, we just need a name for your records.”

The Earth Pony mare smiled “Chrysanthenum Apple, I can take my bags up to my room but could you give me a newspaper. I know little of recent events.”

The unicorn mare smiled gave her a key “The paper will be in your room by the time you get there. Chrysanthenum put the key in her bags and headed up through the lavish hallways to a small quaint room on the second floor. She happily trotted over to the table setting her saddlebags next to the table, she picked up the newspaper and began to read. Her eyes narrowed as she read the paper, by the end of the first paragraph she looked at the paper “I will pay a visit to Canterlot after I visit Ponyville, I’m coming for you mother.”

Author's Note

I hope you enjoyed this chapter.