Fang ran down the hall way and around a corner coming to a halt in front of Midnight. "Come on! She said yes!" he said smiling before running back. After a moment of confused hesitation Midnight followed. The Drones however didn't make it all the way back to Princess Naiad's hide out because, to Fangs surprise the Princess was waiting outside of it for them with Hiss at her side. Fang nearly ran right in to her, he slammed his hooves down to stop himself about a foot away and slid to a stop with his face a few inches from hers. “I’m sor-” The startled Drone started to apologies, but Midnight had been running right behind him and now, since she’d had no warning when he had stopped, crashed into Fang. Both of them flew forward slamming into the princess and sending all three of them crashing into the ground. Hiss hissed in surprise which would have been funny if both Midnight and Fang didn’t expect to be killed.

Midnight got up first “I’m so sorry my Queen I should have been more careful” She said panicking and crouching low to the ground.

Fang feeling a little dizzy climbed of the Princess from where he’d crash landed on top of her. “I’m s-sorry Princess I sh-should have been watching where I was going” He stammered cowering so low to the ground that his stomach brushed the slime there. That part of the Hatchery really needed to be cleaned up.

Princess Naiad laid on her back where she had been knocked down for a moment stunned. After a few seconds she got carefully to her hooves. She stood for a while saying nothing while Fang and Midnight both waited for her to kill them. Fang kept his eyes glued to the ground and Midnight next to him was doing the same. He didn’t even have to look at her to tell that he knew Midnight well enough to know that she’d be just as terrified as he was.

“Well then” The Princess said, Fang glanced up at her as she shock herself off as if she was trying to get water off herself. “Next time Fang try to keep your eyes in front of you while you’re running”

“Yes Princess” Fang said relived.

Princess Naiad turned to Midnight “Name and rank.” She said simply. She didn’t look angry at having been crashed into.

Midnight stood up “Warrior, My Queen, Second Rank, Home Defense” She stood up strait head up and somehow managed to keep her eyes on the ground in that position “My name’s Midnight, My Queen”. Second Rank Warriors where among the best, Third Rank Warriors where good, Forth Rank warriors where okay, Fifth Rank Warriors where in training, and First Rank Warriors where Sworn to the Queen.

Fang cursed silently in his rush he’d forgotten to tell Midnight that The Princess preferred to be called Princess.

“I’m not Queen yet” The Princess said calmly.

“Of course Princess” Midnight said dipping her head a bit and shooting a look at Fang who smiled shyly at her in return.

The Princess’s eyes focused on Midnight “You wish to turn your back on your Queen” It was traditionally the same question as when she had asked Fang why she was still alive and required one of the same traditional answers, oddly though Midnight didn’t answer it as she should have.

“I was alive in Queen Lilly’s time, Princess, Queen Night destroyed everything she had worked for and now seeks to destroy the Hive as well, she’s a coward and a fool and I wish only to live to see her destruction” Midnight said with a darkness in her voice that Fang had never expected.

The Princess looked taken aback but she recovered quickly. “Very well then”

After a moment of awkward silence, in which Midnight’s eyes slowly went from blazing to embarrassed and concerned, The Princess looked up and lifted her nose to the air. “hmmmm…” she said slowly.

“Princess is something wrong?” Hiss asked sounding worried.

“Yes…” The Princess looked at Midnight “Why don’t you prove yourself to me?” she said with a smile sitting down “You where followed. Bring the Drone here.” As soon as she finished talking something shot away from behind a nearby egg sack. Without a word Midnight gave chase. The Princess turned to Fang “I want a report. Follow them” Fang dipped his head and ran after the two.

When Fang had caught up with Midnight she had Venom cornered, with a growl the changeling lunged at her and the two of them rolled on to the ground. Fang crouched against the wall to watch the fight in relative safety.

Midnight went down with Venom’s first attack and rolled when she hit the ground so that she wound up on top of him rather that the other way around. Venom, pinned beneath Midnight, twisted trying to get free. In an attempt to make him stop she reached to bit his shoulder but he tried to sink his teeth into her throat at the same time. Midnight quickly abandoned her attack and jumped back Venom spun to his feet and lunged at her again. Midnight jumped out of the way and sank her teeth into his wing. Venom hissed rather than scream, he’d probable been trained to fight quietly, Fang wouldn’t have been surprised if Venom was one of Night’s assassins. Midnight tightened her grip if Venom tried to turn at this point then he ran the risk of tearing his wing completely off. Midnight rolled back onto her back with Venom’s wing still in her mouth and once she was in a better position to land a blow kicked him in the head. He rocked for a moment and then tried to yank away from her, he jerked trying to get free of her and Fang heard a sickening rip as Venom’s wing tore mostly off staying on only enough to let Midnight keep her hold on him. He screamed and Midnight kicked him in the head again cutting him off. Venom hit the ground out cold.

Midnight pulled Venom’s unconscious body onto her back and started walking back to the Princess. Fang trotted after her and she stopped walking long enough to glance at him a bit surprised before continuing on her way without a word.

When they got back to The Princess Midnight deposited Venom in front of her and took a step back standing at attention. Fang stood a little bit to the right of The Princess and stood at a scouts attention, back strait, neck curved up and then down, head pointed to the ground. Princess Naiad looked at Venom then at Midnight “very well done”

Author's Note

Sorry for the long wait and the short chapter. I'v been very busy with other things.
I want you all to choose venom's fate.
Would you rather Naiad..
...keep him,
...kill him, or
...keep him and kill him later