Two Souls, One Ling

” We’re doing this? I mean..your gem...thing is cracked. “ Chrysalis asked, a bit nervous. They were in thick wood, dead wood. The Everfree was more lively than where they were, which was around the southeast of Equestria. The trees were almost just plain dead, and looked like they could easily just fall over.

“ Yes. I’m going to make it up to Twilight, for not being able to save Spike, like I was supposed to.. “ He said, tearing through all the tangled, dead branches. Chrysalis just walked next to him, phasing through the tangled mess.

“ Hey. It wasn’t your fault that he got captured. You got shot in the gem, and you’ve been coughing up black stuff all day. “ She said, rubbing her neck with one of her hooves. Thorax looked down at his chest, which was stained with black liquids, and his middle chest gem was cracked.

“ No, I’m no— “ He stopped, and started coughing. Chrysalis just watched, as black liquid shot out from his mouth. He took a minute to breathe, and looked to Chrysalis, who had her eyeslids lowered.

“ ...Ok...maybe a little.. “

” A little? “

“ ..Ok, a lot! But I’m going after Spike, ok?! “ He groaned, before continuing to walk. It took them about 30 minutes to get to these woods, and now it took them 20 more minutes to actually get to his lair. Thorax was already weakened, and still a bit dizzy from earlier. His chest ached like crazy, and everything.

“ Well, how’s your chest feeling so far? “ She asked, a bit nervously.

“ ..It hurts like hell.. “ He muttered. Chrysalis stopped for a moment, before continuing to walk. The rest of the way was silent, but after a few minutes, they got there. Thorax slowly crept into a nearby bush. It poked his body a lot, but he needed to stay hidden. Chrysalis just stood there, awkwardly.

” You can transform, you know? “ She said, but Thorax didn’t answer, and crept over to another bush. Chrysalis just...ignored it, and let it happen. He probably just wanted to be cool, or something. Frankly, she would probably do the same. Probably. This...was just a bit to far, for a Changeling leader. Thorax kept low, as he saw tons of hybrids guarding Onyx’s cabin. He shivered nervously.

“ W-What do I do now.. “ He whispered to himself, realizing he didn’t exactly make a plan. Thorax started quietly panicking. He looked around for a moment, before crawling over behind a tree. He could’ve sworn one of them saw him, crawling away. Thankfully, none of them saw. He pressed his back against the tree, tensed up. He sighed, shakily, and peeked behind the tree for a second. Thorax then took this chance to form into something small. A green flash surrounded him, and he appeared as a small, little fly. He buzzed into the air, and started heading toward Onyx’s cabin. None of them thought anything of him, but just a fly. He was relieved they didn’t think of much, and flew in through the bottom of the cabin door. He almost revealed his true form, as he looked around the gore-y scenery Onyx had. There were severed heads, legs, horns, wings, and cutie marks. They were all just pinned to the wall, like wallpaper. There were elytra’s, and transparent wings on the ground too.

“ Now, now, small dragon. No need to be so stressed~ “ Onyx said, patting Spike’s head, menacingly. Spike was chained to the wall by his neck, like a dog of some sorts. He looked beaten, which made Thorax feel worse for not saving him. Onyx just had a knife in his magic grasp.

“ Y-You won’t get away with this, Onyx! M-My friends are bound to be coming anytime soon! “ Spike yelled. Onyx just rolled his eyes, and sliced a cut on Spike’s scaly skin. It didn’t do much, but it still hurt him a bit. Spike looked around, nervously.

“ Oh, please. Those pathetic heroes aren’t coming. They’re most likely scared of me, which they should be. “ Onyx scoffed. Spike’s confidence went down at that sentence. Thorax just stuck to the wall, watching. He was waiting for Onyx to leave.

“ No..no, they’re coming for me! I know it! I-I know..one of them at least— “

“ Listen. Nobody is coming for a pathetic little dragon like you. If they were to try, those ponies would be dead. Especially the leader of the Changelings. “ He frowned, annoyed with Spike’s talking. He put his knife to Spike’s throat.

“ Then...if Twilight won’t come..then..Thorax might— “

“ That puny king wouldn’t dare! I weakened him by hitting his weak spot, which were his gems. He won’t be able to do anything to me, or my army! So, don’t you DARE mention his name in your hopes of saving! “ Onyx hissed, getting angry. Spike went silent, and stopped talking. Onyx smirked, and left the cabin. Thorax took this chance to try and quickly free Spike, with no repercussions. In a fly form, he buzzed onto the ground, next to Spike. He sat there for a moment, seeing his sullen expression honestly hurt.

“ ..You trapped too, huh? “ Spike said to the small fly. Thorax didn’t say anything. Spike just sighed, and curled up into a ball.

“ ..I hope somepony could come and save me.. “

“ Well, your in luck. “ Thorax said, in his normal form. Spike looked next to him, surprised. Thorax smiled softly, as Spike smiled and hugged the king. He patted his back, and tried to free Spike, immediately. Thorax’s antlers glowed, and started to try and rip the chain off. He never really worked with chains before, so he didn’t know what to do.

“ Thorax, pulling won’t work. Try looking for a key, or-or something! “ Spike suggested. Thorax nodded, thinking about a random horror movie he watched before with Spike. Thorax got up, and started wandering about. He gasped, and looked down, as he saw that he crushed a Changeling’s elytra. He shivered, and kept walking, but more careful. He looked around all of the drawers, cabinets, random doors. Nothing. No sign of a key anywhere! Then...

“ Well, well, well~. What do we have here? A pesky bug looking through my things! “ Onyx said, twirling the key in his magic grasp. Thorax gasped, and looked behind him, seeing the evil purple pony. He growled, yet made a small nervous noise behind it. He had been caught. A Renegade Changeling’s worst nightmare.

“ Onyx. Let Spike go. “ Thorax demanded. Onyx only laughed, and a swarm of hybrids appeared. Thorax stood his battle stance, before coughing. Black liquids shot out of his mouth. Thorax huffed, and broke a sweat.

“ Thorax, Thorax, Thorax. Don’t you see? Your weak. When your weak, you can:t do as much damage as before. So, choose. You leave... “ He grabbed Spike, and held a knife up to his neck.

“ ..or the dragon GETS IT.. “ He hissed, smiling. The hybrids giggled as well. Thorax charged his antlers, and tried shooting at Onyx, but it was blocked, and reflected. His attack, then hit him, cracking his gem even more. Thorax wheezed, and hacked. Onyx giggled. He grabbed Thorax wit his magic, and started throwing him against walls. Thorax’s antlers were getting bruised, and cut. His body was getting damaged. After a while, he threw Thorax into a wall, that was pinned up with horns. Thorax gasped, and cried in pain. He fell to the ground, his back bleeding out.

“ Hehehe! Oh, Thorax. You’ve beaten me once...but not this time! Your weakened. “ Onyx teased, and threw Spike into a creepy looking machine. A metal door closed, with a glass window. Spike started banging on it.

“ THORAX! “ Spike called out. Thorax coughed up black liquids, and got up. His legs shook, and his body bled like crazy. His entire body was in pain. The horns just stabbed into his back, which hurt a lot.

“ ..S-Spi..I..I- “ Thorax wheezed, shaking violently. Onyx pushed Thorax down easily, as the king just fell. The king was losing his vision, and sounds blurred out. All he heard, was Spike calling his name in fear. The last thing he saw, was Onyx’s smirking face, before blacking out.

The second she woke up, she was tied up. Of course. She looked around, finally being able to be awake. She had to wait for a while, and it sucked. She saw Spike, crying. His weeping made her feel...bad? She didn’t know how she felt. Chrysalis looked around, and tried biting at the ropes she was tied up in.

“ Come on...come on.. “ She hissed, her sharp fangs trying to tear the thick rope. Chrysalis finally was able to get out of those cursed ropes. She shook her head, and walked over to the machine Spike was in. She knocked on the glass, and Spike looked up, his eyes full with tears. He gasped, and backed away.

“ W-Who are you?! “ He asked, scared of the menacing Changeling. Chrysalis thought for a moment, and tried remembering her fake name.

“ ...Ultra. I’m Ultra, and I’m here to help you escape. “ She said, blankly, as she looked around the machine. She found a few buttons, that she knew did things, so...all she had to do..was press buttons, and see which one opens the door. She pressed a few buttons, and waited. She saw that...nothing happened. She tried again. Nothing. Again? Nothing. She groaned, and tried to see if there were words by the buttons. There was. She just wasn’t paying any attention. One button had ‘ Open Door ‘ on it. She hummed, and pressed it. The door let out steam, and opened. Spike took a few seconds, before stepping out. He looked to the Renegade looking Changeling, and smiled nervously.

“ ..Thanks? “

“ Don’t thank me yet! We still need to leave! Here. “ She said, before scratching a hole into one of the walls of the cabin. After a few moments, it cut a hole through, which she was also able to make bigger. She climbed through, and reached out her hoof through it to Spike, after she got out. Spike hesitated, before grabbing her hoof. He climbed out, and quickly hugged Chrysalis. She blushed, awkwardly. She patted her back real fast, before flying into the air. Spike spread his wings out, and flew next to him.

“ Ok, let’s go. Fast. “ She said, flying off quickly. Spike followed behind her. For some reason, he clinged onto her, although he should know not to hug random strangers. She blushed.

This was the only good thing she would do. Ever.