Purple storm

Humming.

That is the first thing Queen Chrysalis heard as she slowly regained consciousness. At first, she assumed that the humming was simply due to the hive mind. Such an occurrence wasn't exactly uncommon after all, but it didn't take her long to realize that wasn't the case. Chrysalis"s eyes shot open in alarm. It took her all but two seconds to realize that she currently wasn't in the hive. It took her a few seconds longer to realize that she wasn't able to move.

"Your awake!"

A voice spoke. Immediately chrysalis"s eyes automatically darted towards the source of the voice. Only to realize that she was currently unable to spot the pony in question. This alone sent Chrysalis on edge. However, she was a changeling and as such, she had an ability all changelings had. Mentally reaching out she scanned the ponies emotions. Immediately she knew that the pony held no I will towards her. Chrysalis felt a sense of amazement and wonder from the mare. However, before she could go any deeper the pony spoke up once more.

"You wouldn't believe how long it took me to drag you over here." The mare giggled.

Immediately Chrysalis took offense to that.

The unknown pony shrugged. "At least I didn't have to kill any gross bugs, unlike Spike."

An overwhelming sense of horror hit Chrysalis square in the chest. With said emotion came memories. Memories that were previously forgotten until now.

Canterlot.

Invasion.

Princess Cadence and Shining Armor.

Failed.

She had failed.

Tears began to form themselves in Chrysalis"s eyes. Upon seeing this the pony shook her head. "Awww don't worry the pain will only last for a little while." Said pony reached over and gently wiped the changeling's tears away.

Green eyes met bright yellow ones.

"My name is Derpy by the way!" The pegasus smiled. Said smile was friendly and childlike in appearance.

Chrysalis hated it.

Despite this Chrysalis noticed something externally off about this mare. For one the mare's hoof in question was made of a crystal-like substance, and for another, the pony had trouble looking her in the eyes. So much so that Chrysalis was amazed that the mare could even see. After a moment Derpy removed her hoof. The grey pony then proceeds to human unknown tune. As she did this the mare went about gathering some much-needed supplies. Chrysalis"s tried desperately to move. However, try as she might the changeling couldn't even flinch. With that option out the window, Chrysalis then tried using her magic. Only for an immense pain to shoot up her skull. The pain was so great that Chrysalis was sure she was gonna lose consciousness. When that didn't happen the changeling then tried getting a good look at her horn.

She immediately regretted doing so.

What was once her horn? Was now nothing more than an empty stump. This realization alone sent shock waves to the changeling's soul. Without her horn, Chrysalis had no way of escaping. At least not in her current condition. With her hive possibly dead and her use of magic practically nonexistent she truly began to panic.

However, this was short-lived as the sound of a metal door opening reached her ears.

"You called?"

The changeling blinked in confusion. She heard a ponies voice and yet.

Reaching out further with her mind Chrysalis scanned the pony's emotions. Only to confirm what she already thought. This new pony. A mare judging by the sound of her voice felt only one thing.

Nothing.

This mare felt absolutely nothing. Love, hate. Passion, all of these emotions were practically nonexistent. To Chrysalis this pony was nothing more than a living breathing rock. Scratch that rocks are filled with more emotions than this mare. This alone terrified Chrysalis more than anything else in the world. This is because she can tell what ponies what truly capable of simply by their emotions. This alone helped her survive despite the odds many times over, but this? It was like fighting the world's deadliest fighter blindfolded.

"Oh, your awake" the pony stated. Her tone was void of any life. This alone sent a shiver down Chrysalis"s spine. "You probably have lots of questions." If Chrysalis could nod she would have. Seemly reading her mind the pony spoke up once more.

"Logically I don't see the need to answer any of them."

Chrysalis wanted to scream.

"With that being said however we should be done soon." With that, the mare walked over to a small table. This table was filled with various surgical items she deemed necessary. The grey mare spoke up. I seemly view this as a great opportunity to make conversation.

"Hey, Twilight?"

"Yes, Derpy?"

"Where's Spike?"

"Taking a shower." "Changeling blood is hard to remove, Especially with scales."

"That sucks."

"Indeed Derpy, indeed."

It was at that moment that Chrysalis truly began to cry.

Only to silently scream as a blade pierced her skin.
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Twilight neatly placed her surgical equipment into the order that she found most efficient. Of course, such a thing was logically debated instead of mere emotion. Regardless of which Twilight deemed it as useful nonetheless. Beside her Derpy happily wiped the blood from her hooves. Humming all the while. Turning towards her newfound project Twilight took the time to analyze their work. As far as she can tell everything should be in working order. Of course, there were several factors she wasn't aware of. For one how would Its body react to the implants? Twilight wasn't confident nor was she the exact opposite. That alone implies an emotional capability that she lacked. However Twilight was sure that the experiment was a success.

Of course, there was only one way to find out.

"Ohh can I do it?!" Derpy grinned. Practically bouncing her hooves in excitement. Not seeing a logical reason as to why not Twilight nodded. Clearing her throat Derpy spoke. Her voice changed from its usually bubbly tone to uncharacteristically serious.

"Up."

For several long moments, nothing happened. That is until the now dead changeling slowly rose from her spot on the table. Her eyes were as white as the color itself.

"What is your mission?" Derpy asked. The thing that was once royalty took several seconds to respond, and when it did its voice no longer belonged to Chrysalis.

"To serve in our end goal."

"Good" Twilight nodded. Derpy however merely grinned.

"Welcome to the team."