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"I owe my life to that infuriating mare. If it weren't for her and that insufferably annoying happiness, I would still be within that mind prison. I wish I could rip her throat out to stop all that friendship talk, but I shall not, for she is like family." - Princess Chrysalis, forty second reunion interview.

It had been a tenuous three days since Twilight had taken Instar to meet her friends. Generally, Twilight had been dreading the trip to Canterlot for two main reasons. The first was that while Instar didn't know specifically what Chrysalis had done, she might a less than desirable reaction to the statue of Chrysalis, Cozy Glow and Tirek.

The second was that while the statue was created from the magic of two of the most powerful ponies to have ever existed, it was also created from Discord's chaos magic and she was practically terrified of the statue reacting in some way to Instar's presence.

Looking up from the floor, Twilight scanned the tiny train station nestled up beside Ponyville and sighed. Despite her reservations, she had agreed that Instar should see more of Equestria than the castle and Sugarcube corner.

She glanced beside her and couldn't help but give Instar a deadpan look upon seeing that she had transformed into a perfect copy of herself.

"Must you always copy me?" she asked, rolling her eyes.

"Yes?" Instar replied, grinning.

Twilight, for all of her intelligence and knowledge, still couldn't figure out how the Queen was able to soak up so much raw information so quickly. She had multiple theories, of course, but most of them simply revolved around Instar instinctively needing to, so she could infiltrate. Those theories never really sat right with her.

"I guess I can use this then!" she spoke, using her magic to unzip the duffle bag sat down beside the bench they were resting on.

Pulling out a light blue scarf, with frilly bits on the ends, she levitated it around Instar's neck and gently brushed it down with her hoof. "There. Now ponies can tell us apart," she began, shaking her head. "I would rather you not take my form, but if you must.

"How long will train take?" Instar asked, her lavender wings fluttering while she scooted closer, a hoof feeling the scarf. "Feed?"

Twilight flicked her eyes around, from glancing towards the track, to look at the Queen. "I fed you this morning. You can't be that hungry already."

"I," Instar started, opening her mouth, then shutting it with a shake of her head.

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked, placing a hoof on the mare's own. "You can tell me."

For the first time since Twilight had taken Instar into her home, the Queen looked worried. "I... I greedy. Sorry."

Twilight blinked and shook her head. "Instar," she whispered, scooting over so their sides brushed together. "Don't be. You're a growing Queen. My books say you need to keep up your reserves just in case of a growth spurt."

Instar didn't know what to say and simply resolved herself to lay there quietly with, what the ponies would call, her friend. Twilight was much more to her than that though. Instincts told her she was hers, in body and love, and while she could trust them, actively wanting to show how she felt was another story altogether.

Though, after a good ten minutes, the Queen dropped her disguise and allowed herself to lay against Twilight bare chitin against fur, with that scarf securely wrapped around her neck.

The train ride up towards Canterlot was, much uneventful. Not wanting too much attention, Twilight had opted to use a private carriage which Celestia had gifted her once she ascended to her Alicornhood as a way to not be hounded by ponies while she travelled.

"It's okay, 'Star," Twilight whispered, laying down on the floor. She stared up at the Queen who had her hooves planted firmly on either side of her head and barrel. "N-No pony will disturb us..."

Instar gazed down; her personality having changed completely as soon as Twilight had mentioned a feeding. Gone was the curious Queen and in her place was the Queen of the Changelings. Lifting her right hoof, she pressed it down on Twilight's chest and rubbed through her floof, their eyes connecting.

Twilight's cheeks began to darken as she felt the pull of her emotion. There was a noticeable mental pull towards the Queen, of Twilight's love draining away and leaving a pit within her mind. That pit didn't bother Twilight so much once the closest emotion began to fill it, expanding exponentially outwards and flooding her body with hormones.

Instar felt the new emotion flood her pony and lowered herself to gently kiss and nuzzle at Twilight's neck while happily chirping.

"Ah..." Twilight whimpered, biting her lip to stifle a moan.

Her body was shivering with pleasure. Every subtle movement of the Queen could be felt, and it was as if electricity was being zapped through her nerves. She didn't want it to end.

"I-Instar," she cooed, bringing her hooves up and holding the mare tight. "Dear Celestia..." she cried, arching her back.

Instar licked up the Alicorn's neck, then nibbled, eliciting a squeal of delight from the mare. While she enjoyed the feeding and, obviously, the food which came with it, she loved hearing the noises her Twilight would make. Each subtle change in tone and pitch was music to her ears and simply spurred her on to do more.

"Twilight like?" she whispered, pressing her body down completely and gazing into the mare's half-lidded, sultry eyes.

"Twilight very much like," the Alicorn purred, her hips bucking as her arousal drifted around the carriage.

"Who you want?" Instar asked, pressing her own hips down, only to hear and feel the wet plap of flesh.

With a gasp and a shudder, Twilight chewed on her lip and looked away, embarrassed.

"Who you want?" she asked, again, nudging Twilight's cheek forcefully. "Tell."

"B-Buck... me!" she moaned, dragging her hooves along Instar's chitin, which quickly burnt away in green fire, revealing a smirking Twilight above the Alicorn. "N-No... without wings." Another burst of fire and Twilight's own wings flared out beneath her in ecstasy. "Yes!"

The train pulled sluggishly into the station with the screech of brakes and the hiss of steam. It wasn't long before the doors to the carriages opened and ponies exited into the capital of Equestria, the crown jewel: Canterlot.

All carriages except one; the private carriage.

Inside, Twilight was cuddling up beside a slightly smaller, non-alicorn Twilight with a relaxed and horribly happy smile on her face. Even the blow of the conductor's whistle couldn't break the glow that was fallen over her. Unfortunately, the tap on the darkened window certainly did!

Jumping up, she gasped and shuddered as she felt the stickiness covering most of her body. Flaring her horn, she magicked her fluids off of herself, then again off of Instar, before stretching her wings and back.

"Star," she whispered, nuzzling the sleeping mare. "It's time to go."

Instar sighed and rolled off of the bench they had cuddled on, then rescinded her disguise. "You were delicious, Twilight," she whispered, giggling upon seeing the Alicorn's cheeks practically steaming from how hot they became.

"J-Just come on... silly Changeling..." Twilight mumbled, trotting towards the carriage door and levitating her duffel bag over.

Exiting the carriage, the pair were assaulted with the hustle and bustle of Canterlot station. As one of the major hubs of transportation within Equestria, all types of ponies, Gryphons and even Kirin filtered through the station, all packed in and making it hard to move without brushing up against another.

Instar looked around in awe at the scene she had just been brought into. She could feel so many different emotions. Love for family members leaving, sadness of a couple breaking up, anger of missing a train; all things that Twilight couldn't give her. While she didn't like the taste of some of the emotions, they were a new experience and one that the Queen was relishing.

Finding the Twilight had begun to pull away, she rushed forwards to keep up with the Alicorn and found herself being bumped around by the ponies that were pushing past her to make it to their train on time. She could tell that their anger was more directed at her personally and tried her best to not let herself be pushed around in the sea of ponies, at least until a lavender aura surrounded her and pulled her up and over to where Twilight was standing.

"Sorry about that..." Twilight said, rubbing her leg and giving a sheepish smile. "I'm used to Spike sitting on my back that I didn't realize you might have trouble with it."

Instar shook her head. "It okay, Twilight," she replied, before taking a look around. "So many emotion... but they don't like me."

Twilight winced and rubbed Instar's leg. "I'll tell you why, once we reach the castle gardens."

Exiting the station, the crowds thinned out considerably and allowed the pair to walk side by side towards the castle. As Twilight had suspected, plenty of ponies stared, whispered to each other, or openly glared at Instar. Thankfully none dared to do anything other than scoff due to a Princess being by the Queen's side.

All the while, Twilight kept her wing around Instar's barrel, making sure that her eyes were scanning around them for anything that might have been thrown. She could never be too careful, considering the history with Changelings Canterlot had built up.

Walking up to the palace gates, Twilight needed no introduction to the guards, but she found herself explaining who Instar was and why she was there. Even with Thorax having been an esteemed guest, the guards didn't seem happy to have the Changeling enter, but Twilight couldn't be barred entry and with a glare, they opened the gates for them.

"Sorry about that... ponies are still rather touchy nowadays," Twilight whispered, squeezing the Queen with her wing and feeling the rather impressive amount of love that she had drained.

"I like home better," Instar muttered, her ears folding down.

"Yeah... but we're nearly there. Then we have a meeting with a friend that I'm sure you'll be happy about."

Reaching the gardens, Twilight brought Instar through the hedge maze towards the centre, where the newest addition of Canterlot's statue collection resided. The centre of the maze was protected with numerous wards that ran along the luminescent, domed surface, many of which she had helped to design, to keep the trio of petrified villains inside, assuming they ever escaped their stone.

Placing her hoof on the surface, her magic pulsed and a doorway formed through the hoof-thick magic, allowing the pair to walk inside, before closing up once again.

"This is the loneliest place on the planet," Twilight muttered, looking around at the interior with a hint of sadness. "No sound, no ponies... nothing can get through those wards without a Princess's touch."

"I feel," Instar said, moving closer to the statue, confused. "I feel this one," she continued, placing her hoof to Chrysalis's own.

"Just one?" Twilight asked, standing beside her and looking up at the snarling form of the former Changeling Queen with a hint of worry. "You can't feel the others?"

Focusing on the other two, she blinked. "Weak. Faded."

Sighing in relief, that the other two were still alive, Twilight nodded. "Good."

Twilight looked down and let out a huff, drawing the attention of her friend. "This is Chrysalis," Twilight started, glancing to Instar. "She is... was a Changeling Queen. Just like you."

"She like me?"

"Very much so. I first met her years ago when," Twilight trailed off, but took a deep breath and continued. "When she attacked this city. Her army attacked and hurt a lot of innocent ponies." She could feel Instar's eyes staring at her and closed her own, retelling the story of Cadance and her brother's wedding. "That's why ponies don't like you... you remind them of what they went through. It might have been years ago, but many lost family members in that attack."

Instar tilted her head, trying to understand what Twilight meant, but it finally clicked, and she flicked her eyes up to Chrysalis. "She is bad?"

Twilight nodded.

"Am I bad?" Instar asked, looking back to Twilight, worried.

Twilight hastily shook her head. "No! Of course not! You're sweet and lovely and not bad at all."

"Why is she bad?"

"Well... because she attack-"

"No," the Queen interrupted, holding a hoof up. "Why is she bad?"

Twilight blinked, then realized what Instar meant. "Oh," she whispered, staring up at the statue and looking at it in a different light. "I... I don't know why she was bad."