From the perspective of the Princess (or as much from her perspective as a little Drone like me can get in third person)

--Sighed Shadow the Book Keeper

It seemed for a moment that she wouldn't be obeyed. All her little Drones hesitated, however after a moment Metallic lunged. His fangs sank into Venom's throat and the bully Venom met the same fate as the Drone he had once loved, killed by a queens order. Venom hadn't even tried to defend himself.

Naiad wasn't really happy with the outcome. Normally Metallic wouldn't even still be alive after all he couldn't shape-shift. However she had to admit that he worked the hardest out of all her Drones and most of them respected him. He'd make a good leader but he would have a long road ahead of him to earn the respect of the hive.

"Very well done Metallic" Naiad's voice remained toneless but the young Drone stood a little taller when his Queen praised him. "Now I have another task for you all." The other warriors where either staring shocked at Metallic who still had Venom's throat in his mouth or staring shame faced at their hooves because they hadn't jumped to obey her.

Metallic dropped his kill and got back into line with the others. Naiad stood in front of them. "Today I will take the hive, before I challenge Night I want all of you sworn to me." a sworn Drone was the only one that remained loyal to a Queen even after she was killed or chased from the Hive. Naiad looked at Metallic first and he stood tall. Naiad met his gaze and cast the spell. Her voice rang in Metallic's head.

Do, you swear to obey and fallow me no matter what happens to the end of time?

"I do" Metallic Chirped and flinched as the spell bound him to his word.

Naiad moved to Haze and cast the spell again.

Do, you swear to obey and fallow me no matter what happens to the end of time?

He hesitated only for a moment "I do"

Naiad moved down the line until she had bound every one of her warriors to her. Afterwords she looked at them all.

"Metallic" The Drone looked at her "You'll be in charge you can pick your own second in command"

Metallic dipped his head to her "Thank you my Queen"

"We have a long battle ahead of us. Get everyone prepared"

"Yes my Queen"

Naiad only hoped having both Venom and Midnight's fighting skill would keep her warriors alive in the up coming battle. She called Fang, Hiss and Midnight back in and started thinking up her plan without another word to them.

From Naiad's Perspective

Naiad looked like Fang in every way. She even sounded and smelled like him. She walked with her head down and her shoulders slumped. Slowly she let the Drone warriors on either side of her lead her into the Queens chamber. Fang, Hiss, and Midnight where at this moment leading her warriors along a side rout to the room.

Naiad examined her surroundings. The Queens chamber was tall with a domed ceiling, A large chair sat in the center. Everything was made of a luminescent green wax like material. Attendants rushed from here to there and payed Naiad, masquerading as Fang no mind once so ever. The current Queen, Night sat smugly on the throne.
"Welcome Fang" Night said with a smile

From Fang's Perspective

"We need to get through there" Fang hissed quietly pointing at a hallway guarded by several warrior.

"I don't see how we'll get past them" Hiss whispered "We'll have to go around"

"We don't have time to go around" Metallic growled "My Queen needs us by her side as soon as she kills Night"

"I'll take care of it" Midnight hissed "Stay out of sight"

Obediently everyone tucked themselves into a hidden corner, It would have been so much easyer to get where they where going if Metallic could shape-shift, Fang mused over that fact.

Midnight walked out with her head high "Name and rank" Midnight said sharply. All four of the other Drones stood abruptly at attention.

"Warrior, Third Rank, Home Defense, My name is Moonlight, ma'am"

"Warrior, Fourth Rank, Home Defense, I'm Starlight"

"Warrior, Fourth Rank, Arial Strike team, I'm Sapphire, Though you already know that" she grumbled the last part

"Warrior Third Rank, Infiltration, I'm called Trickster"

"A Drone was killed in the hatchery, He's in the back part hidden away, you're all to go deal with the problem"

"Yes ma'am" Moonlight said and they all dashed off down the hall.

Midnight waited till there hoofsteps faded in the distance before turning around "All clear!"

From Naiad's Perspective

Naiad glared at the ground while Night continued to tease her. Naiad quickly realized that she had no respect for a Queen Who taunted a Drone before she killed it.

The young Queen wasn't strong enough to take on her elder in a fair fight, however, she didn't realy need the fight to be fair. Her entire plane relied on Night doing what Naiad thought she would do however seeing as Naiad had all of Night's memories she had a bit of an unfair advantage in predicting her opponents moves.

Night continued to rant and her horn started to glow. "Of course i'm going to kill you myself. Don't worry my little drone I'll make it quick"

Good Naiad thought happily Then we'll be done here killing you will be the easy part If Metallic doesn't get here in time I will not be able to keep control of the Hive

Night turned to face Naiad and leveled her horn to the young would be Drone's head. "Any last words? No? You sure?" and she fired the spell.

Naiad cast the counter spell very quickly and Night's death curse redirected and hit her hard in the chest. Naiad let her disguise fall in the same moment. For a second the two Queens stared at each other, then Night collapsed, Naiad went to make sure she was really dead. For a moment everything was quiet, once Naiad had made reassured herself she turned to face everyone who was watching. Almost immediately two Drones started to growl, they where both warriors warriors sworn to Nights serves and they would die with there master, but it would be inappropriate if Naiad killed them herself, One of them, the larger of the two lunged at her.

From Metallic's perspective

The young copper Drone ran into the room and lunged at the Drone who dared challenge his Queen. He rammed the warrior hard in the side and knocked him to the ground, Several other warriors whom Metallic assumed had been sworn to Queen Night came into the room from a back entrance, and as well as the other one who was already there, where confronted by his hatch-mates.

His Queen had done her part in slaying the last Queen but If Naiad was to take the Hive then all Night's sworn warriors must be slain by her own. That meant that Queen Naiad taking the Hive relied just as much on Metallic killing this Drone now standing in front of him as her killing Night.

So then Metallic was ready for a fight. He would prove his worth to his Queen right here.

The other changeling lunged and Metallic flipped onto his back and kicked up sending him flying. He caught himself mid air and landed quickly . The two circled each other for a moment then Metallic lunged making it look at first like he was jumping but then skitting on the ground and sliding under his stunned opponent. Metallic flipped over and bit into the changelings belly. Night's warrior took to the air and for a moment Metallic clung to his hold before he let go and let his wings hold him up. The other changeling charged and Metallic who was less than half his size dropped to the ground rather than let himself be hit.

He took to the air again immediately though, While his age may put him at a disadvantage in the air He'd rather meet his opponent in air than have the changeling above him. They faced each other again. Night's changeling charged a second time and this time Metallic charged to meet him. At the last moment before impact Metallic flipped upside down, he dropped down then shot upwards and whiled his opponent, who had been expecting to crash into him, tried to right himself in the air, Metallic dived and cast a crash spell, one of the few spells he actually knew.Green fire surrounded him and in a rather short distance he picked up a lot of speed. He hit his target very hard and they both slammed into the ground. Metallic pulled himself upright. He only needed to glance at the warrior to know that he was dead, His spine had probably snapped as soon as he'd been hit.

Metallic looked up to see everyone else wrapping up there fights as well Starlight didn't have a scratch on her and it only took him a moment to see why, she kept coming up behind someone already fighting and finishing them off while they were distracted, Pipsqueak seemed to have a broken wing but was otherwise fine, Haze wasn't moving and was probably dead. Metallic didn't see any other serious wounds. Chomp finished off the last of Night's warriors and that was it, they where done.

"The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!" Metallic wasn't sure who said it first but all the other changelings in the room picked it up very quickly.

"The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!" Fang, Hiss, and Midnight all smiled and joined the chant.

"The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!" The whole room shouted it

"The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!" Changelings in the area by the Queens chamber had heard it and picked it up.

"The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!" Everyone started changing from purple to silver

"The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!" The whole Hive was chanting

"The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!" Queen Naiad was Queen. Hiss and Fang had done it. They'd gotten rid of Night.

"The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!"

Author's Note

The Changeling Hive mentality that I have created is loosely based of a Bee Hive mentality.