Taking the Queen

As Twilight walked down the corridor, she was filled to the brim with anxiety. What did she have to be afraid of? She was the decision maker, here, and she would be extending the choice to Chrysalis as to whether or not to cooperate. She had all of the power, and at the end of this conversation, she would be giving some of it away, specifically the decision that she was uncomfortable making. She was about to have a weight taken off of her shoulders, so why was she experiencing an overwhelming sense of dread?

When she reached the cell, she was greeted by the sight of Chrysalis hanging from the wall with her hooves over her head. The door was open, and the guard was trying to untangle her. "Come to laugh?" asked Chrysalis, scowling at Twilight.

The guard stopped and bowed to Twilight. "I'm sorry, Princess. When I started my shift ten minutes ago, I found her like this. I thought it was too cruel to leave her so bound, as she was not done up yesterday. I should have asked first."

"No, no, you're fine," smiled Twilight, placing a hoof on his shoulder. "She's not supposed to be like this." Twilight's horn lit up and the cables began to unbind from Chrysalis' legs. "How did you do this to yourself?"

"Wouldn't you like to know," sneered Chrysalis.

"Yeah, I would," snapped Twilight. "That's why I asked."

"And what makes you think I'm going to tell you?"

"What I'm about to tell you is going to make you regret not telling me now."

"No, I don't think I will."

Twilight smirked. "Well, I was about to feed you, but since you've decided to change my mind, I suppose I'll just... not."

"Ha! I'm not even hungry!"

As if in response, Chrysalis' stomach growled quite loudly. "You sure about that?"

"Positive." Chrysalis' stomach growled again.

"Sounds like you haven't eaten in two weeks."

"Joke's on you, it's only been ten days!"

Immediately, Chrysalis regretted her words. Why had she said anything? She could have remained silent, and Twilight would have had no idea how long she had been away from her food source. She could have bluffed high and made Twilight want to feed her or bluffed low and used her weaker condition as proof that Twilight was mistreating her to the guards. She may have been able to leverage a better deal, but that was out the window now.

"Well, then, this should be a relief to you and your growling stomach. I have a list of terms that you need to accept, and if you do, you can feast directly from me, in less than an hour's time."

Chrysalis' stomach rumbled a third time. "I suppose I don't have a choice, do I?"

"You do have a choice," smiled Twilight. "I'm giving you the choice. Do you remember what you said yesterday about how I didn't have the stomach to let a prisoner just wither away, but you did? Well, that responsibility is now yours. You will be the prisoner, and you will be the one who determines whether or not you will be fed."

"Letting the inmates run the dungeon?" smiled Chrysalis. "In that case, I decide that I shall eat as much as I want. And you shall be my first meal!"

With enough of her bindings undone by Twilight's magic, she lunged forward. In response, Twilight blasted her in the face with a repulsion spell, smacking Chrysalis against the wall, while blowing herself back several steps.

"Sorry," huffed Twilight, scrambling to her hooves. "That was more powerful than I had intended. Are you okay?"

Chrysalis opened her mouth and sucked up what little compassion Twilight had just offered, chuckling as her stomach was no longer completely empty.

"I hope you enjoyed that," puffed Twilight. "I'll not be giving you any more today. I was going to feed you a full meal, but with that, I don't think you deserve it anymore."

"Save your bullshit for somepony who believes it."

Twilight shrugged and waved for the guard to follow her out of the cell. "I suppose then that you don't want to take my deal today. That's fine. I don't have to give it to you. But I will be the bigger creature here and tell you what it is. Let it not be said that I'm unfair.

"First and foremost, it is up to you to decide whether or not I feed you. This will be through our daily interactions. If you behave yourself and perform well in the tasks that I assign you, then you will have earned the right to be fed that day at my discretion. If you do not behave, then I have no obligation to feed you. If you wish to feed regularly, you must become a productive member of society."

"Why?" smiled Chrysalis. "Do the stallions in Canterlot not have productive members? Is your population on the decline? Is that why you altered the anatomical structure of my hive? You wanted a good fuck, didn't you?"

Twilight looked on as Chrysalis went on her tirade, clearly not amused. "Finished?"

Chrysalis grinned wide. "Or perhaps you think your society has no productive members because you've only ever fucked your brother, and the resulting offspring was inviable?"

Twilight's look of disinterest turned to one of disdain. "You can stop now."

"Or perhaps you knew from the beginning that it was inviable, and only sucked him off because you didn't want to bring such an abomination into the world? Not that I blame you; it'd be an ugly ba--"

Twilight's horn lit up and Chrysalis' mouth was forced open with a rather large ball gag, which was tightened around the back of her head one more notch than was recommended, making it very uncomfortable to wear. If left in for too long, it could potentially damage her teeth and jaw, but Twilight wasn't planning on leaving her like this all night.

"Now, you are meant to become a productive member of society. That means you are to understand what it is to behave in a competent way, be honest and truthful, have manners, and present yourself in such a way that would have you deemed as helpful and societally acceptable. As it is not expected for you to have all of the knowledge as to how our social structure works, I will be administering lessons to you. After every successful lesson, you will be fed appropriately, and when I deem you as fit for release, you will be tested on your ability to perform your duties. Now, since you are in such a state as you are unable to answer, I will give you some time to consider my proposal. I'll be back this afternoon."

Twilight slammed the door shut and walked away, letting the guard know that he was not to enter her cell until she returned. Being freed from the wall had made Chrysalis too cocky, and she'd made an attack on a princess. This was not going to be easy.