Mobbing Musicians

The changeling lead Octavia into what may be the smallest hive on Equus. They passed many wounded or crippled changelings, "This is what you ponies do to everything you don't understand."

Octavia looked at all the changelings in horror. They weren't in Sun Empire Land any more, so Octavia's theory was proven correct about other pony factions. "......Miss Tile.....I'll have 100 fresh ponies here for you to siphon off by next week." Octavia said, crushing the wine glass in her hoof.

"Don't expect to get them back.....and thank you." She said, bringing her to the most heavily guarded area of the hive. Which meant the two of the few drones who could stand on their own.

"I have plenty of ponies i can send you that I don't care for, and you are welcome." Octavia said as her phone buzzed with a response from Vinyl.

The guards looked at Octavia in gratitude. Octavia nodded to them as Shimmering led her along.

"Chrysalis!" She said, walking up to a large pod that dominated the room. It was filled with a green liquid and Octavia could see a hazy figure that resembled a pony inside. But a huge portion of it's body was missing, "Mommy brought you a big batch of love!"

There was some slight movement from within the pod. Octavia texted one of her most powerful contacts, Celestia, and asked for 100 sex drunk slaves. "Need. Them. Asap." she typed before pressing send.

"Come up to the top so Mommy can feed you sweetie." Shimmering buzzed to the top of the pod where there was a hole to allow her to feed the injured changeling.

Chrysalis weakly swam up to the top "Just like that sweetie, good job!" Shimmering said with a smile, hiding the great pain it caused her to see her daughter like this. Chrysalis tried to smile back at her.

Octavia was in tears from the spectacle. She quickly gave Shimmering a couple more liters worth of love.

"Mommy has found a brand new source of love! Which means she can make you all better soon!" She says, holding her daughter's cheeks.

"B...better?" Chrysalis said weakly in a raspy whisper.

"Better." Shimmering says, a tear escaping down her cheek.

Octavia wiped the tears off of her muzzle, just in time for new ones to sprout forth. Chrysalis weakly turned to face Octavia.

"Shimmering Tile. You have my word as one of the bosses of The Octaves, that I will do everything in my power to make sure your daughter survives!" Octavia said, still crying.

"I appreciate that and thank you for it, but your sadness will only hamper the progress. Please wait outside while I feed her. I will rejoin you in a few minutes."

Octavia nodded and walked outside of the room. As she leaves she sees a bed roll set up at the base of the pod. It seems Shimmering spends her nights next to her daughter.....Octavia bit her lip to try to suppress the memories and the sadness in her.

"Now then," Shimmering said as Octavia leaves, "Is Mommy's little grub ready for her big meal?"

Y...yes..." Chrysalis said weakly.

"Come here so Mommy can show you how much she loves you little grub...." she said, kissing her deeply and feeding her all the love she could spare. And then a little more.

Chrysalis returned the kiss, feeling the love enter her.

Outside of the room, Octavia had her face buried in her hooves, unable to control her sobs anymore. She feels a pair of chitinous hooves wrap around her. Octavia looked up to see Shimmering's uncharacteristically concerned expression. Octavia just hugged her back and cried harder. After a couple of minutes, Octavia calmed down. She separated from the hug and wiped away the remaining tears.

".....Now it's my turn to ask you what you're hiding. I know my daughter's state is terrible, and very tear inducing, but you don't know either of us....tell me what's wrong." Shimmering said, placing a hoof on her shoulder.

Octavia sighed sadly as she recounted her past experiences. "My wife and I....we....we tried to have a kid once......I miscarried.....and ever since then, I've been too scared to try again.....seeing somepony else with a daughter in such a horrid state just reminded me of old painful memories...." Octavia said as she wiped away the last remnants of her tears.

Shimmering looked at Octavia in shock at this news. Octavia gave her a pained smile. "I vow, on my honor as one of the bosses of one of the most respected syndicates in the world that I won't let what happened to me happen to you." She said, placing a hoof on Shimmering's shoulder.

Shimmering reached a tender hoof to Octavia's own hoof. "Thank....that....that means a lot....Octavia." She said with a small smile. "I'm sorry for being so stubborn earlier....and I'm sorry to hear about your kid....." Shimmering said.

Octavia stood up and stretched. "Don't worry about it." She said, sealing away her feelings about the past behind a mental vault once more.

Shimmering still looked concerned but dropped the subject for now.

"Octavia.....please allow me to treat you to dinner. I must thank you, and I cannot spare a drone to be a servant."

Octavia smiled softly at that. "Sure, but I'm paying." She said.

"Funds are not a problem. I will be paying."

"Are you sure? Looking at the state of your hive....I'm not sure i can accept you spending money on my account." Octavia pointed out.

"Infiltration is our specialty, Octavia. Robbery is all too easy." Shimmering said with a chuckle.

"....Fair enough." Octavia chuckled in response.

"Now besides your wife, I want you to describe your dream date." Shimmering said.

Octavia crossed her hooves. "No."

"I don't want to be your wife while we have dinner, I want to be me...but I can't because you know. Changeling." Shimmering Tile pointed out.

"Alright then. In that case, just be that Sunbeam mare from before when I met you."

"Alright. That works." Shimmering said before changing into Sunbeam.

She then created a new portal to go to a five star restaurant. "Let's get to know each other, yeah?" Shimmering, or rather Sunbeam said.

Octavia chuckled and followed her through the portal.