Revenge

Starlight Glimmer opened her eyes, visibly irritated. She couldn't remember what had happened. Her hooves were stuck to the ground, once again. Her magic was blocked, once again. If she had to be honest, she would've picked being held in a cocoon, where she couldn't move anything but her eyes, over being chained to the ground. Maybe it was seeing a change of things. Maybe it was the wind in her mane. Whatever it was, she preferred it by a landslide.

Starlight sighed, wanting to curl up in a ball. She knew she had fallen asleep earlier, and that only made her wonder what Chrysalis had done in that time. She didn't even know how long "that time" was. Maybe she was better off not knowing. Starlight turned her head back and forth, to observe her new location, though it was harder this time since her horn was glued to the top of the cage with the slimy green substance.

Thinking about her new place made her even more curious than before. Where had she been put the first time? Where were her friends right now? Were they safe? Did Chrysalis already pull out her plan?

The questions made her more light-headed than before, and she decided just to stop thinking about it. Though somewhere, deep in her mind, she couldn't stop wondering about her friends. Especially Twilight, who she'd had an agrument with. Who she had shouted at. Who had showed her what friendship was. Who had been hurt by her. I hope they're okay, she thought.

"Oh, don't worry. They're fine," whispered a taunting voice. It was (obviously) Chrysalis. Okay, so maybe she had said that last part out loud.

Starlight doubted every word that came out of Chrysalis's mouth. "What did you do with them?" she asked, about to get into a fighting stance and light up her horn. But then she realized she couldn't do either.

"I let them suffer," Chrysalis answered. Starlight opened her mouth to say something, but she interrupted. "Suffer from your disappearance."

Starlight closed her eyes in sadness. All that came back were the memories of her friends. They were so happy, yet they made her so sad, longing for them. She had depended on them to help her, and she tried to help them too. Wait. Did she? Maybe not. She wished she could make it up to them somehow, but at the moment, she was just a shadow.

When she opened her eyes again, they were filled with nostalgia and desire. But she realized Chrysalis wasn't here anymore. No one was, not even a changeling drone.

Starlight might not have been able to get into a fighting position, but her face definitely showed it. It was time to stop waiting for help. It was time to break free. She tried as hard as she could to escape the sticky green substance. She lifted her hooves up, she bent her legs and tilted her head down, groaning in agony. But she failed.

Twilight opened her eyes, completely confused. She couldn't remember what had happened. She couldn't see anything. She couldn't see anything but darkness. She tried to cast a spell to light up her horn, but failed. Her magic, or her horn in general, was blocked by a sticky green substance. She decided to walk around, to see if she could find an exit or anything like that. But her hooves were stuck to the ground with a sticky green substance. There was one last choice: flying. But of course, her hooves and horn being stuck, she couldn't muster enough windpower to move herself anywhere. She was stuck. She failed.

She closed her eyes, memories flooding back in like a hurricane. Befriending Starlight Glimmer, having fun with her. And of course, there were the bad memories, too. Her fights, her arguments. Her last argument. She hadn't supported her when she needed it. She hadn't comforted her when she needed it. She tried to show her the true meaning of friendship, what a good friend was. But she failed.

Rainbow Dash opened her eyes, really angry. She couldn't remember what had happened. Wait, no. She could remember a tiny bit. Something with fighting; she wasn't a coward, after all. Something about Starlight Glimmer missing. Something about everyone missing. Thinking of her friends and how they weren't here made her sad, and she closed her eyes. Wait, no. She couldn't be sad. She was tough.

Rainbow opened her eyes again, squinting. It was hard to see, but not impossible. Impossible wasn't a word that Rainbow Dash knew. Rainbow Dash realized her hooves were glued to the ground with some disgusting, sticky green stuff. "Ha!" she laughed. Was glue really going to stop her? She had wings.

She spread out her wings. But really, she couldn't. They were glued, too. She couldn't use her wings, couldn't use her hooves. But that wasn't a problem. She had guts. She had strength. She had bravery. She was awesome. But she couldn't really move around, and moving was the only way to escape, right? She was tough. And awesome. But she failed.

Fluttershy opened her eyes, extremely scared. She couldn't remember what had happened. All she knew was that her friends were gone. No, she was the one who was gone. The coward who had gone from her home, her animals, her friends. She failed. She kept thinking about them, missing them more and more. Memories of their bonds with each other came to her mind.

She longed for a laugh from Pinkie Pie, a compliment from Rarity. For Rainbow Dash to defend her, for Applejack to comfort her. For Angel Bunny's cuddles and just a sense of Twilight being there. And of course, Starlight. How could she forget about the one who had saved Equestria from Chrysalis, the one who had gone missing a few days ago? She longed for her to be here. She longed for everyone to be here.

Fluttershy put on her bravest face and filled herself with the courage of Rainbow Dash. She flipped her wings as hard as she could, but her hooves were stuck to the ground. 2.3 wingpower wasn't going to get her anywhere. She couldn't do anything. She had tried her hardest to succeed. But she failed.

Applejack opened her eyes, concerned. She couldn't remember what had happened. Why was she anxious, again? Right. Starlight had been taken by Chrysalis, and now she was missing. She lowered her ears and eyelids. Apples are tough on the outside, sure, but sometimes they can be torn on the inside.

She missed her friends. They were all gone. Why she was alone, she had no idea. It probably had something to do with Chrysalis. She tried to buck the air in frustration, but her hooves were stuck to the ground. Sticky stuff, probably changeling stuff. She wanted so badly to kick that darn Chrysalis. Wait. She'd probably tried, hadn't she? But she failed.

Rarity opened her eyes, worried. She couldn't remember what had happened. Was she okay? She looked down, and even in the darkness, she could tell. Her hooves were in slimy, sticky green stuff. Yuck! She screamed while trying to escape it. It was no use. No one else was here, and she couldn't move. She was stuck in globs of muck. If only there were some ice cream, it might've helped to calm her down.

She missed her friends. She couldn't remember much, but she knew everything had to do with Queen Chrysalis. Pinkie Pie was probably somehow so cheerful right now, Rainbow Dash so ready to fight. Applejack was probably standing strong, Fluttershy trying to talk her out of it. Twilight and Starlight were probably activating their horns, ready to attack. Spike was probably ferociously breathing fire. And what was she doing? Sitting around here, waiting for someone to free her.

Wait. She had magic too. But unfortunately, not right now, since her horn was stuck in icky changeling stuff. She wanted to save her friends, to save herself. But she failed.

Pinkie Pie opened her eyes, filled with glee. She remembered a great deal about what had happened today. Oh, wasn't it fun to blow confetti at Queen Chrysalis? Wasn't it fun to leap into action, to be the hero again? Wasn't it fun to try and save Starlight Glimmer? Wasn't it fun to save her and her friends? Cheerfully, she attempted to hop, then realized she couldn't. Her hooves were stuck to the ground, and there was no way she could get out of the glue that had stuck her. Bummer.

Oh well, she thought. Maybe I can just drill my way through! And she spun her hair, drilling through the substance. Only it didn't work. Her hair got stuck, but at least she managed to pull it out. There was no way she could do the same with her hooves. Thinking about the green substance, she remembered some other things that had happened.

She and her friends arrived at the castle, since they'd already checked everywhere else in Ponyville. Starlight had to be in the castle. She might have been, but now they would never know. Chrysalis stood, front and center, in the castle. Her face had a smirk on it. The girls started to fight. But something happened. They failed.

Right. She and her friends tried to stop Chrysalis. She even assaulted her with cake. But she failed.

Spike crossed his arms, irritated. His eyes were closed, so he didn't know if anyone was watching him right now. He had overheard Chrysalis talking about capturing his friends and taking them to seperate places they would hate. Of course. Now, instead of just finding and saving Starlight, he had to do that for six other ponies. Of course he wanted to, and he would have, if his feet and claws weren't glued to the cage he was stuck in. There was even a sticky strand of dew around his mouth so that he couldn't open it and breath fire. Chrysalis was smart, wasn't she?

Not smart enough, though. She wanted to give everyone a potion that made them forget what had happened, along with putting them to sleep for a while. Luckily, it only worked on ponies. Being a dragon, he was immune to this particular spell. But he kept his eyes closed, just in case. It's better to be safe than sorry. But maybe, sometimes, you had to take a leap of faith and not be safe. He'd tried that. But he failed.