Chapter 12: Nightmares

A/N: Revival will be the next thing I update. Just wanted to get this out first.

I left Canterlot with Twilight and the others, glad to be human again, and not a woman or mare. When Twilight and I got back to hers, Spike handed me a heavy letter with Celestia's neat writing on it,

To George Mills,

Enclosed is over 9000 bits in cash, I owe you it. Can we forgive each other now?

From Princess Celestia

P.S: Luna says don't disturb her dream watching again,

P.P.S: Jk, annoy her all you want.

I silently laughed at that and took the heavy envelope to my area of the library. I hid it in my pillow sack and went to browse the houses on sale, I wanted a nice but fairly cheap one, so I could spend the rest of my money decorating it. I had a look around Ponyville at all the houses on sale. I found one I particularly liked. It wasn't too far away from the library either. It was a simple bungalow. A few rooms, a kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms and a living room. The door opened out into his living room. It cost little over 3000 bits. Stuff could either cost cheap or expensive, there wasn't an inbetween. I paid all the cash and Mayor Mare gave me the keys. I spent the rest of the day redecorating, I placed my stick in the corner and lied down on my newly acquired double bed. It had simple blue sheets and a few pillows. Suddenly, the door flew open and Midnight flew in, panting,

"Hey, George," he said, casually, trying and failing to look cool,

"Hey Midnight," I replied, "why are you here?"

"Princess Calm Waters wants to see you in her court,"

"Ookay," I said. I forgot that Chrysalis turned into Calm Waters when Celestia reversed the conversion.

"Also she wants you to bring Ven-I mean Twilight along too," he said, stumbling over his words.

"Are you sure you're ok?" I asked,

He sighed, "no, I'll tell you and Twi all about it in Princess Calm Water's castle,"

"Okay," I repeated, unsure what to say.

1 HOUR LATER

Twilight, Midnight and I arrived at Calm Water's castle and got escorted by Midnight's two lieutenants. Neither of them said anything, just like every other guard apart from Shining Armour (severely wounded after the changeling incident) and Midnight.

We entered her court and she spoke up,

"Guards, leave us," the two lieutenants exited the room.

"Tell me," she said, "have any of you been having nightmares since the invasion?"

"Yes," Twilight said, "it's always the same. We go in to beat Celestia and succeed. Then everything starts to light up, and it stings badly. Then it's as if my body is being pulled apart and I'm terrified,"

"I've had the same dream," Midnight says and Calm Waters agrees,

"I haven't had any nightmares," I said, "but that's probably because I was a mare for a bit,"

"I think I know where these nightmares are coming from," Calm Waters states,

"When you were converted, you were connected and fully integrated into the hive mind. Now you're back to normal but the connection weakly remains. The nightmares are being spawned in the hive mind by most likely another hive to try and weaken us, so then can try and take over. But hey, that's just a theory, a fanfiction theory. Thanks for watching." (I had to put that in. Sorry.)

"Umm what?" I asked,

"Nothing important," she said, "so yeah, the only way to stop these nightmares is to reconvert. Nothing else will. But this time, as Chrysalis, I won't attack Canterlot but I'll forge an alliance with Celestia,"

"So, you're saying that, despite not being converted, I am still connected weakly to the hive mind," Midnight said. Calm Waters replied,

"You were in the presence of a changeling queen, princess and guard captains. Being in the presence of lots of powerful ranked changelings at the same time tends to leave a bit of the hive mind in anyone around,"

"Okay I think I get it," Midnight said.

"I'm gonna need to tell Celestia this," said Twilight but Calm Waters said,

"I told her yesterday, she's coming here very soon to reverse her anti conversion spell so you don't have to go through the pain of the cocoon conversion again,"

As soon as she finished that sentence, Celestia walked in and I glared at her, despite all the cash she gave me, I almost was taken over by a mare personality. It takes more then just money and a whack round the head with a stick to forgive something like that.

"Hello," she said, "I heard what's been going on. Calm Waters, are you sure that this is the right thing to do. You've only been a pony for a few days and you already want to be Chrysalis again,"

"Sister, I may call myself Chrysalis in that body but it's still me in there, I won't lose control again,"

"Okay, if you're sure about this," Celestia confirmed.

"WAIT!" Twilight yelled, "will this make me a changeling princess again?"

"Yes," Celestia said, "the other bearers haven't been having nightmares because you only made them into drones, they were barely in the hive mind to begin with,"

Celestia's horn lit up the yellow colour and I felt myself shrink. I closed my eyes, not watching it happen to me. This time, as I reconnected to the hive mind, there was no ongoing chant of 'obey', just small conversations between drones. Then two highly powerful figures emerged in it. I assumed it was Chrysalis and Twilight/Venom. I assumed she would keep the name Twilight. I opened my eyes to see Chrysalis and Celestia talking in hushed whispers. Suddenly Celestia says,

"There is now a confirmed alliance between Equestria and Chrysalis's hive. Created on the 19th February 1183,"

"So that's the date here," I muttered to myself. I remembered how to shapeshift again so I morphed back into myself with a burst of green fire. Twilight did the same but Chrysalis stayed how she was.

"Aren't you gonna change back?" Celestia asked Chrysalis,

"No," she replied, "if we have an alliance now, there's no point in going back,"

THAT NIGHT

I mourned Ethan. Twilight had preserved his body for me as I had my gender problem. I decided to cremate him and keep his ashes in my house in an urn. I made a speech at his funeral, only Celestia, Luna, Chrysalis, The Mane 6 and I were there.

"Ethan was a good guy. He didn't deserve to die like that but he died a hero amongst changelings, protecting their queen. We had our arguments, everyone argues. I wished I would never have to say this, but I'm sorry, this was all my fault. I caused all of this. Goodbye Ethan, I will always remember you,"

A/N

Sorry to end on a sad ending. So now George is a changeling again, but this time he has more free will. What will happen next?

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