When Thorax woke up, he was in bed. He didn’t really know where he was actually, just assuming he was just in bed. As his vision got a bit better, he knew he was in bed this time. His head hurt like heck though. He sat up, looking around and about. He was supposed to get up, but his head hurt to much. He glanced to the exit of his sleeping chambers. He sighed, and struggled to his hooves. He felt dizzy, and light-headed, and couldn’t walk straight. Once he reached to exit, the light hurt his eyes for a moment, before it settled. He looked around, ignoring any signs of pain in him.

“ Thorax! “ Pharynx called. He looked to see his older-but shorter-brother, come toward him. It seemed like he was gonna say something, but he honestly didn’t want to hear it right now. Pharynx stopped, noticing Thorax’s expression. It was tired, and sullen.

“ ..Thorax? You feeling ok? “ He asked. Thorax only turned away, out of shun. Pharynx scowled.

“ Hey. I’m talking to you! “ He said, waving a leg in front of his younger-but taller-brother’s face. He heard Thorax hiss softly, and pushed it away. Pharynx was honestly, getting concerned. He tried to get his attention again, and his only responses were hissing and pushing his hoof away. Soon, he walked away. He was completely shunning Pharynx. His older brother just stood back, still a bit concerned. He wanted to follow him, but...he was honestly...kind of getting scared of him. He never shuns some creature, unless...

No. No, he couldn’t actually hate someone...right?

He’s just...too nice for that. Right? Pharynx just kept thinking he was just tired. Soon, he’ll be his normal old self again, and things will be fine. Yeah, everything will be just fine! Right? Right. Thorax looked over at Pharynx, confused why he was just standing there. His eyes squinted, and he continued to walk. Pharynx decided to just..check one more time. Just in-case! He started following Thorax again.

“ Bro, you- “

“ Oh, WILL YOU STOP?! “ He turned, yelling. Pharynx stepped back.

“ Woah, woah, woah! Bro, chill! “

“ Chill? CHILL?! HOW IN QUEEN’S NAME AM I SUPPOSED TO CHILL WHEN I’M BEING ASKED THE SAME QUESTION OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER, AND WHOEVER IS ASKING ME WON’T SHUT THEIR DAMN TRAP!!! “ He snapped. Pharynx just walked backward, as Thorax kept walking toward him, yelling like crazy.

“ Thorax, chill! I’m just asking if you were ok, ok?! “

“ SINCE WHEN DID YOU CARE, HUH?! HUH?! WHEN?!”

“ Thorax- “

“ What?! WHAT?! “ He hissed. Pharynx pointed behind the very, very inraged king. He turned and gasped. A long, dark green, hole-filled vine was behind him. It seemed like it came out of the ground, but none of them knew how, or why it was there. It was just..there.

“ ..Thorax- “

“ What... “ He growled. Pharynx flinched a bit, hearing that kind of tone out of his own brother. Also, considering, he just never heard this kind of tone from him at all. It had a strange echo behind it too. His eyes were different too...

“ Thorax, listen- “

“ Why? Why should I listen to YOU? “ He questioned. The vine grew longer, and kind of threatening, honestly. Pharynx scooted to the side a bit, Thorax’s green, reptile like eyes, following his movements. At this point, he didn’t know what to do. His own bro, the one who became king by showing kindness and love, was giving Pharynx the cold shoulder.

“ ...That’s what I thought.. “ He hissed, before walking away. The vine sunk back into the ground, like it was never even there. He just watched as the king walked off, and that’s when one Changeling seemed to cower in sight of him. It was odd, and just wrong. Pharynx’s thought of him being just tired, was completely erased from his head. There was no way there was just a simple answer to this.

He’d have to figure it out himself.

“ Where are we going? “ He blinked, realizing he was in the sky. His eyes were back to normal, as well.

We’re going to your so-called, “ Friends “.. The voice grumbled. Thorax kind of smiled, he kinda wanted to see Spike, but..he didn’t how he would react to him being around again. Would Spike hate him, like everypony else at the moment?

First, stop worrying, you’re going to give me a headache. Second, relax.

“ ..Can you...hear my thoughts? “

Yes?

“ ..I didn’t know that.. “ He rolled his eyes, continuing to fly to Ponyville. Well-he thought he was. He’d normally see Canterlot from somewhere if he was heading to Ponyville, but he didn’t see it anywhere! He was a little anxious about this now.

“ ..A-Are we going the right way? “

Yes. He had high-doubts at this point. He looked up to see the sky was dark. The clouds were dark gray, and there wasn’t any light around. He thought about landing, but they were in the middle of nowhere by now. After a few moments, he felt something wrap around his hoof. He looked down, to see a chain-like rope just...floating? He tilted his head, confused. How could this thing just...defy gravity? He suddenly felt a pull, like something tugging on it from below.

“ What the- “ He said, before getting pulled to the ground. He screeched the way down, freaked out. Is someone trying to capture me?! He thought. He collided with the ground, head-first. He was surprised he didn’t get a concussion, or brain damage. It was like his body just getting oddly stronger each day.

“ ..Ahh..wha.. “ His vision was blurry for a moment, before looking up. He saw what seemed to be a stallion, but they had a curved horn. They had a dark-pastel-purple coat, and a deep black mane and tail. They were pretty skinny, but not too skinny. They had deep purple eyes too. Around him were those crazy pony-changeling hybrids! Thorax immediately got up, and backed up into a tree.

“ W-What are those?! “ He asked, freaked out. The purple stallion looked to the creatures, and spoke.

“ These? These are just my creations... “ He said, calmly. Thorax’s eyes just stared at this stallion. His antlers and horns started to glow, ready to blast at any creature.

“ ..YOU made these?! Why?! “

“ Why do you need to know? “ The stallion asked. Thorax took a step forward, looking at the mangled contorted things in front of him. The Changeling-half of them were definitely of the Reformed. They were the only Changeling’s that were really around at this point.

“ Those ‘ creations ‘ are MY SUBJECTS! “

“ They are? Oh, my apologies, sir.. “

“ Thorax. “ He sneered. He was in disgust, in how some..pony could possibly do this to a different species! The stallion only seemed to smirk.

“ Do you realize how much PAIN they must’ve went through during this?! “

“ Oh no, of course not, Thorax! They’re just fine now, right? “ The stallion turned to one of the creatures. They didn’t make a noise, but it seemed like he “ knew “. He was actually a unicorn, so he grabbed a bucket with magic, and took out some flesh. He fed it to the creature, it swallowing it without chewing. Thorax covered his mouth, gagging a bit. The stallion looked over to him, still smirking. Thorax huffed for a second.

“ Who..are you.. “

“ Onyx Star. I was wondering what was caught on my rope. I was thinking it was just some of YOUR useless drones. “ He used his horn, as it glowed dark purple, as the un-tied part of the rope floated into the air, he casted a gravitational spell, most likely.

“ My drones, are NOT useless. “ He hissed. Onyx rolled his eyes, frowning. That’s when he started walking toward Thorax, examining him. He hissed softly, uncomfortable, and still disgusted.

“ My, my. You have quite the structure, and strength. Maybe, you could possibly be one of my creations, if you’re eager~ “ He teased. Thorax let out a small gasp, before growling.

“ NEVER! “ He yelled, a vine growing from the ground. It would be the same that Pharynx saw at the Hive. It would be next to Thorax, as a weapon. Onyx stepped back a bit, scowling. Thorax would fly up into the air, more vines growing around him. Onyx looked to the creatures, and pointed to the king.

“ Get him. “ He said. The hybrids turned to Thorax, and growled at him. The earth pony-hybrids ran at him, trying to leap on top of him. The vines around him would grab them, squishing them to death, as they exploded into blood and guts. Thorax took this chance to escape. He flew away, the vines disappearing into the ground.

“ FOLLOW HIM!! “ Onyx yelled, and the whole crowd of hybrids ran after him. Onyx also followed. Thorax kept flying, no looking back, or else he’ll slow down. Vines would grow behind him, and would squish the hybrids to death, crushing them, resulting in them exploding into a very gore-y sight. Thorax wasn’t really paying attention, because the unicorns, including Onyx, shot at his wings, putting too many holes in them. He fell to the ground, but got up as fast as possible.

“ No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! “ He’d mumble, out of panic. They were still following him, the vines still squishing them. Thorax looked about, trying to find a escape, but then, there were vines right in front of him. It looked like they were making a staircase for him, as he ran up all of them. He saw the vines disappear behind him, so he just kept running, before he tripped. He shut his eyes, thinking that he was gonna fall, but..he didn’t? He opened his eyes again, to see that the vines were holding him up perfectly! He smiled, getting up, and turning to the group. He gave them a wink, and kept running. He heard the Pegasus-hybrids flying behind him, and tried running faster.

“ Go, go, go! “ He told himself, out-loud. He then saw a random portal in front of him. Confused, he stopped. It didn’t look bad, like Onyx did it. It was...weird. He was thinking for a bit too long, because the Pegasus-hybrids leaped on him, and they went through the portal. Onyx saw the portal, and found a chance to catch up.

They warped to Ponyville, the Pegasus-hybrids holding Thorax down. He struggled to get up, as they were pretty strong. He shot at all of them, the hybrids falling off of him, allowing him to get up. He looked at his wings, as they were damaged heavily. He felt something hit his head, and he fell to the ground. He moaned in pain, as he looked up to see Onyx Star. He had an evil smirk on his face. He had a chain in his magic grasp, and clamped the chain-like leash around Thorax’s neck. He pulled at the chain, bringing the Changeling’s head closer to him. Thorax gasped, wincing.

“ Hehehehe.. “ Onyx giggled. The hybrids surrounded him, making sure he didn’t escape. Thorax would try and struggle away. Onyx would then hit Thorax’s head at the ground, bruising him. Thorax moaned in pain again, rubbing his head, only to be pulled to Onyx again. The stallion just kept smiling, insane.

“ ..You’ll pay for this.. “ Thorax huffed.

“ Oh, really? “ He questioned, throwing Thorax to the ground.

“ ..I-I’ll make you pay..for this.. “ Thorax growled. Onyx rolled his eyes and stomped on Thorax’s chest. He gasped, wincing again.

“ How? What will YOU do? “ He questioned. Thorax’s eyes glistened green for a moment. Thorax smiled, sinisterly. His antlers would glow green, and green, glowing, translucent, long vine would wrap around Onyx neck. Vines would wrap around the collar of the leash, and glowed green, ripping the collar in half. His hole-filled wings, morphed back together, glistening a dark pastel blue. His eyes would change, into the type of eyes Chrysalis has. His chitin turning into a dark lime green, his carapace darkening a bit, as well as his antlers. This odd glowing aura would shine around his head, and tail. When the glowing stopped, a dark pastel turquoise mane and tail appear. His elytra fades to a pastel-like-nicotine color, with a pastel light blue “ V “ across it. His horn, longer, and filled with holes and bent about.

Thorax wasn’t in control anymore.

“ This. “ She smiled. The ground would rumble, and a giant vine would grow out of the ground. Onyx, and the creatures watched in fear. The vine cracked, and rumbled, and it scooped up the creatures, all in one go. It threw them all into the air, all of the hybrids screaming. Onyx couldn’t say anything. He scowled at the Changeling.

“ You..You.. “ He wheezed.

“ QUIET. “ She demanded. The vine tightened around his neck, choking him. She opens her elytra, and her translucent, pastel blue wings flew toward him. She gave him a creepy smile, before biting into Onyx’s neck. He screamed in pain, as her fangs dug into his coat. She let go of him, dropping him to the ground, his neck bleeding.

“ I would run, if I were you.. “ She said, looking at her hoof, sassily. Onyx didn’t say anything, only running off into a portal. She’d walk toward his blood, that dripped onto the ground. She looked down at it, and forced a giggle. She’d hold her head, and would lose control over Thorax’s body. The next thing he did, was collapse, passing out.

Author's Note

I think I went to far guys—

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