“Are you sure she can’t hear us?”
“Yeah. I’m one hundred percent sure.”
“I heard she has eyes everywhere. All the time.”
“Yeah well I was told a fat pony would come through my chimney and lay me presents to open. We’ve all been lied to before.”
“Hey. I have a right to be nervous here.”
“Please, we’re completely safe.”
“We’re planning to leave. How is that keeping us safe?”
“We won’t get caught.”
“...”
“What? Are you ok”
“You know what? This plan was doomed from the beginning. You haven’t really convinced me of any reasons to leave or if our plan will even work.”
“There are plenty of reasons to leave.”
“Yeah? Like what?”
“Janet, I’m not even answering that. Just follow me through these ha-“
“Tell me. Convince me.”
“Janet-“
“Don’t fucking Janet me. This is death. We’ve seen what they have done to others who simply disrespected her. I’m not going to leave unless you tell me why.”
“Cause of the failed invasion!”
“Oh, the wedding one? That is no reason to leave.”
“Our big plan to take over failed. How is that nothing?”
“Plans always failed before Jaxon. There is never a reason to leave because of a mess up.”
“Janet we don’t have-“
“You can’t rush me!”
“Your taking too fucking long!”
“Jaxon, at this point, am I even a reason? Or is this just so you can fulfill your freedom or whatever the fuck?”
“The fuck? Yes! Yes! Us being able to show our love without it being taken away is a humongous fuckinng point in leaving! You remember when we first met?”
“Yeah. Of course.”
“We first sparked conversation. We worked in the same place. And we talked for hours. When we finally left, we’ll, I loved you. Don’t you remember that?”
“Yes, of course I do. I have to.”
“Is that not enough of a reason? We can be free! To love each other as much as we want!”
“I’m having second thoughts.”
“Why, is that why you did that weird jerk motion? Huh? Firing of the senses? Where the fuck did you learn about trust? Ok, listen. I know how to get out of here. Dodge the guards, get through the tunnels, and become working class ponies for the rest of our days. Do you not get that? Where was this coming from?”
“I’m thinking.”
“No. No your not.”
“Yes I am.”
“How? How? Is it the consequences? Because I assure you that if it’s that, I’ll take full responsibility for everything. I-“
“I’m thinking about our queen.”
“...what?”
“She try’s so hard to please everypony but nopony wants to listen. They keep love for themselves a little longer than they should and they become obsessed.”
“Janet? What was that jerk you did a while ago?”
“Nopony ever realizes the sacrifices she makes.”
“Your scaring me.”
“She loves us.”
“Please make this be a joke.”
“It’ll be ok.”
“Janet, I’m taking you away. They know. They know.”
“She loves you.”
“Please please, stop being so straight! Let me grab you! Get the fuck out of the range! I’ll free you.”
“I love you.”
“Oh fuck! Ohfucfuckfuckohfuckfuckfuckfuckohojohohohohfu-“
Dear Journal
A good day has bestowed us at the Hive. My way of rule touched many of my lovelies. The beauty in their eyes as they see a loving queen!
Silent appreciation...that’s what they always do as I walk by. They need me. They always will too. They don’t know what it’s like to feel that terrible emotion. Saving them is all I can do. My lovelies always understand.
Why am I writing this? Because a feeling dawned over me. A feeling of satisfaction. Of sound being quieted in an instant. The crickets chirp till they are crushed by the more superior shoe. Isnt silence wonderful? Sure, it can be filled with tension and suspense. But me and my lovelies always comfortably share the silence.
And we have a mutual relationship too. My lovelies give me my love while I protect them from it. Love leads to passion, and passion leads to hope. And hope leads to failure. And failure ruins silences. A good silence helps, never worsens the situation. The art of silence is gone, my friend.
And so after confronting some of my disgruntled lovelies, I made sure they understood the danger of the feelings they had. With a quick tuition, I saved them. They listened more than the ponies do, with no doubt. And my lovelies became good as new. Surveillance of them led me to see how much better they became. The first time they met now...it was beautiful. A silence held without any tension of feelings, doubt, or fear. It was dull. It was perfect.
I went on a walk just before the night began in its full glory. The moonlight glistens off the green rocks, and I saw a beautiful mosaic of green and brown and black. It was a masterpiece of random shapes and sizes. It had no plan. Nothing. Yet this was produced?
I walked through the light too. It was warm and I felt the glow of the heavens.
They say I’m a fiend. Oh that poor couple. When they lay broken and defeated in years to come, they will hope I would have saved him.
I’m doing the work as a favor, friend. I’m sure of this. To protect all. To protect my lovelies. Non deserve to feel defeated after ones words. I destroy those. Those who decide to pick on the others. To be shunned is to be given no respect. I burned those villages down. I did. I followed through. And my lovelies are safe now. Safe forever. And they will never turn gray. I wont allow it.
Their loving queen.
“Tia, please-“
“What were you thinking?!?!”
“I wasn’t! But I said I’m-“
“You went against my specific instructions to keep things under control. You instead decided to fire shots into the crowd! You killed two!”
“Tia, please I’m-“
“You’ve come this far Chrissy. I kept you close and this is how you repay me?”
“Tia, let me ex-“
“The other night, you barked at Luna! For what?”
“I-“
“You talk against the nobles and my people, your changeling soldiers terroize the city, you destroy peace attempts, and you advise me against laws that should have been made in the first part!”
“Why didn’t you say this before?”
“Because I loved you! Ok? But it’s been too much Chrissy. You’ve been ruining not only my political affairs, but my personal ones too.”
“...so you want me to leave?”
“No, no, goodness no. I never should have made my girlfriend an ambassador with me. I’m sorry.”
“Oh...ok! Well then-“
“We just need a long break.”
“A break?”
“For Lunas sake, you killed two ponies!”
“On accident!”
“It doesn’t matter! It’s lucky I love you enough to try and work it out.”
“Don’t. Don’t do that.”
“What?”
“Your using that against me. You never loved me, did you?”
“Chrissy-“
“What, used me as your ambassador? Yeah, sorry I didn’t work out for you there.”
“You can’t put this on-“
“I did everything for your approval. I took a demotion, and I left my Hive so we can rule together. All because I thought we loved each other. And you know love helps us, right? You know that. And I needed you”
“I-“
“And now your throwing it all away because your pawn didn’t work out. You ponies don’t deserve love.”
“Your skin-“
“Love is too good for you Celestia! You ruin it’s name!”
“Chrissy, please, your changing!”
“I’m taking my soldiers and leaving.”
“Wait...why are you leaving me here? You can’t just leave! Please I’m-“
“I love you too much to stay. Isn’t that why you haven’t seized me yet?”
“...”
“There guards out the door, isn’t there?”
“When you turned away, I...”
“Your never going to change are you?”
We were sent away after that. For good. But it’s not her fault really. We both were over taken by that ghastly feeling we all call love. It’ll leave all ponies conscious soon enough. And my sweet Tia will learn what true love is. And that’s silence. Dead. Silence.
The bridge hung low. The now charcoal figure walked across the bridge over the shallow lake they had. The sun still gleamed off of her. The one thing she missed was being that beautiful green and orange. She loved being beautiful. She was stronger now.
She didn’t dare going out there again. She wasn’t ready for the outside at this time. She knew her time would come later. But Celestia was corrupting others. She was giving them the falsified feeling of love. Twilight, was it? She would be left out to die as soon as she messes up. It’s a rotation. She would save that one for another time. She will learn how to love.
“She will be saved.”
“Hello, it’s nice to meet you.”
“No, the pleasures all mine. What are you doing here?”
“Working the West Mines.”
“That’s awesome! Me too!”
“Woah!”
“...”
“...”
“Aight well I better get going...”
“Jaxon.”
“Janet.”
“Right. Well bye...”
“Yeah. Bye.”
Author's Note
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