Hunger

Raven stood on top of a hill and watched his newly acquired Nasods walk and fly around. The moonlight was reflected off their metal casing; this would be a problem for the mercenary as he wanted to use them as spies and scouts. Maybe a layer of paint could rectify this?

He continued to watch them as they moved around sluggishly. This was due to El's energy not being present. While the ambient magic could sustain them, it wasn't as potent as the El. "Their cores need to be modified." He said while rubbing his aching head. Raven could repair and even build Nasods, but he didn't know anything about modifying code.

Then, he needed to start building 2nd generation Nasods. Having combat-ready intelligent machines on his side would be helpful, but programming the AI would be a nightmare. "Oleander, Dew, Night, and Moondancer." His smartest Ponies. Although, he wondered if the dark unicorn would be any help in the field? The twins have experience working with machines, but they need to study Nasod anatomy and coding. As for the unicorn scholar, she's very knowledgeable and good at magic; and that's all he knew about her.

Raven hummed to himself and gave it more thought. "Vinyl Scratch." The fact she designed and built her own cannon made her another genius in her own right. Although, he finds her personality a little too brash for his liking. "I can iron that out later.' At the end of the day, he would test them all and see their strengths and weaknesses. He also had another problem, Suprise; hiding her identity would be a problem. After what the first sister said to him...No, "Maud, that was her name." After Maud told her, how long would it be before Ponies find out?

Suprise wasn't even her real name, just a placeholder. "Mena, that's what I will call her for now." Mena means love in certain languages, which is what that Pony needed right now. Now Raven had to find something for her to do; throwing parties would be too obvious and highly inappropriate at the moment. Raven snapped his finger in realization. "I need a chef!" Mena's talents were bakery related, but she could be taught how to cook other dishes. Like Harmony festival steak! Having steak, in general, would be nice... "Are cows in this world sapient?" Raven brushed aside that silly thought; of course, cows weren't sapient. Although?

As he continued to ponder, somepony snuck up behind him and wrapped their forelegs around his torso. "You let your guard down~" Raven instantly recognized the sickly sweet words but wanted to confirm it. He saw that Ambrosia was on her hind legs hugging him. "I see you got yourself new toys from that dusty old library."

"I'm losing my edge; I need to start training again." Raven thought, a little worried. "Yes, it's called Mementos, and it's more than just a library. A final resting place for humanity and Nasods alike." Raven crossed his arms and closed his eye for a brief second. "I have a favor to ask of you."

Ambrosia smiled mischievously, let go of Raven's torso, and took to the air. "Oh? Finally taking me up on my offer?" The Queen already knew that wasn't the case as she could sense his emotions. What she felt were worry and self-doubt.

"No, It's nothing trivial like that; it's something far more important." Raven took a deep breath before continuing because he knew Ambrosia wanted something in return. "I need farmers, a seamstress, architect, blacksmith, pegasuses," Raven wasn't fond of controlling the weather, but it could have its uses. Like breaking up or redirecting a storm. "And I will also need diggers for a sewer system, and I need a food taster while I work on producing love for your Hive." The Cyborg was happy to find that the second floor of Mementos was a laboratory with an Alchemy table. "As of right now, keeping you and your Hive fed is our top priority as you are the majority." Ambrosia blushed slightly at the statement.

"And finally, I will need some of your drones to help me form a small organization. Its primary function will be mail delivery." Every proper government needed a postal office. "Later on, I wish to expand upon it and have these employees perform odd jobs and help people." Of course, it was a means of revenue for the government and a way to keep taxes low. "It will be called COBO service." Raven got goosebumps and swore that Ariel was calling his name from the great beyond.

Ambrosia rubbed a hoof under her chin in thought. "You're asking for a lot, but I can make some arrangements. After all, you're working on our new food resource, but." The Queen flew closer and got in Raven's face. "I want something in return." Without warning, the Queen clung to the Human and brought him into a deep kiss.

"Oh shit!"

"It's intoxicating," Ambrosia happily thought as she drained the love from Raven. It wasn't enjoyable, but there was a hint of sweetness behind it. She could taste it all, his insecurities, hate, love, and sexual frustrations. Her long snake-like tongue wrapped around Raven's small one and started exploring the inside of his mouth. Just like his love, the inside of his mouth was bitter. Meanwhile, Raven found himself paralyzed due to the changeling feeding on him.

The Queen looked up and saw that the Human struggled as she fed on him. This got her excited; she loved seeing her prey struggle as she fed. Using her right hindleg, Ambrosia rubbed Raven's crotch and watched him squirm in frustration. To her surprise, Raven's lust tasted spicy and got stung slightly. "Time for the for the main course."

Ambrosia sunk her fangs into the side of Raven's mouth and drew blood from it. Ambrosia's eyes rolled to her head as she drank his blood. It was like drinking the finest champagne, and it was overlayed with her feeding on love. And as a bonus, she could feel her power grow from feeding on a Human's blood. Was all Human blood like this? If so, she wanted more.

Much to her annoyance, Raven was struggling even hard now. "Hypnosis should fix that." Her horn came to life, and her eyes started to glow. She stared into the Man's eye to calm him down, but that was a mistake. Ambrosia triggered something within Raven; Hunger.

The Changeling Queen found herself on her back with Raven pushing deeper into the kiss, much to her delight. The Human had pinned her down, making sure she wouldn't escape. Feeling satisfied, Raven pulled back from the forced kiss and looked down at Ambrosia in a mixture of anger and frustration. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

Meanwhile, Ambrosia just lay there smiling because she got the Human hot and bothered. "I was hungry, plus." Ambrosia wiggled her hips and stuck her tongue out. "I want to bear your children." She could feel it for a brief second, Raven considered it, and the hungry urge within grew even more potent. This was most likely a primal instinct; he was the last of his kind.

"We're not even the same species; our genetics don't match!"

Ambrosia rolled her eyes; the former mercenary had much to learn about Changeling. "I'm a Changeling Queen; it doesn't matter if we're not the same species."

She felt Raven's anger fade and curiosity took its place. "So instead of freaks of nature, we'll just make more Changeling drones?" He asked skeptically.

Ambrosia nodded happily. "Yup and my next clutch will be unstoppable with your seed. And if I'm lucky, or unlucky enough, I'll give birth to a proto Queen. If you're lucky enough, she'll even inherit the color of your mane and personality, but enough talk." As the Queen spreads her hind legs, Raven could smell the lovely armoire of honey. "Now claim your prize~."

Raven felt a primal urge well up deep within. He wanted to Ravage the Queen and make his. And who would stop him? But as he thought more and more about this, the feeling of shame and disgust started taking over. "What am I doing? I have a woman pinned under me, and all I think about is making her my property." Then Seris's face came to his mind, then Rena's.

"No, I can't." Ambrosia lets out a disappointed whine as Raven gets off her and sits on the grass. "I'm sorry, I truly am, but I-" Raven paused we he made a pained face. "It still hurts."

Ambrosia sat on her haunches beside the Human. "Your fiance?" She was right about the fiance part, but the Queen had a feeling there was more to it.

"Yes, just give me time, and I'll give you my...seed." Raven felt dirty for just saying that and felt even worse about agreeing to have relations with the Changeling. He wasn't disgusted by the action itself but by the fact that he would father drones one day. "Give me a year, and I'll be ready."

Ambrosia narrowed her eyes and got to the Human. "I doubt you'll last that long, and if I find out that you did the nasty with another mare or stallion."

"My barn door doesn't swing that way," Raven said in disgust.

Ignoring that comment, she continued. "I'm coming for you, and nothing stops me from getting this." She got in his face and pointed at his crotch. "Are we clear?" She said, staring into his one eye.

"Lovely, more sexual harassment" Raven truly wondered how his entire life led him to this very moment; A bug pony Queen wanting to mate with him. "I'll keep that in mind, and I'm sure I can keep myself in check. Ponies and Changelings lack a certain trait that men love."

"Breast!"

"Really, you Humans find it sexy when creatures stand on two legs? Maybe I should transform myself into a diamond dog or a minotaur, "Ambrosia guessed because Raven's emotions gave her mixed signals.

Raven turned a dark shade of green when she mentioned those two races. "No, I rather throw myself into a fire pit before even coming close to a female minotaur." From Oleander's description of the race, the female minotaurs take after female cows. Simply disgusting. "And I'm not a dog fucker."

"So what? Horse fucker is up to your standards?" She grinned as she asked this.

"It's preferable." Raven sighed sadly. "My life has really come to this, a discussion if I rather have sex with a dog or a horse. Sweet goddess, my father must be rolling in his grave right now." Raven rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Sssssoooo" She drew out that one word and laid her head on Raven's shoulder. "Are all Human stallions stubborn as you? You know, a normal stallion wouldn't pass up the chance to lay with a Queen."

"Why are we still talking about this?" Raven thought in anguish. "I'm not a stallion, and no. Sadly, if another Human male took my place, I would have no doubt he would be running around and humping everything with a pulse. I've met many degenerates during my time as captain." Bandits came to his mind,

"There aren't any other Humans around to judge you. I'm sure it'll be fine if you had two mares or three in your life?" Ambrosia offered.

This didn't sway Raven. "I'll stick to my teachings, thank you very much."

"You'll break~."

"I doubt that."

"..."

"..."

"How long do Humans last in bed?"

"I'm leaving."

Raven was tackled as he tried getting to his feet. "No~ I'm still hungry." Ambrosia clung onto Raven. As she got ready to sink her fangs into his neck, she was stopped by Raven's claw. "Come on! Can't I have a small meal? I promise I'll keep my hooves off of you!"

"Grrr, I swear to the goddess, if your hooves go below the belt, I'm throwing you off this hil-GAH!" He was cut off as Ambrosia sunk her fangs into his neck and began to drain the love and blood out of him. "You got five minutes." These Ponies always found a new way to annoy him.

[The Outcasts]

[Art by KirillK]

Author's Note

Sorry guys, the POV of everyone else had to be delayed, mostly a writing problem. So I came up with a mini-chapter. Again really sorry.

Also, amazing artwork by KirillK, check out their stuff!

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