I was going at around fifty miles an hour in what feels like an endless tunnel of living meat. It honestly felt like one of those water slides but much more revolting. Finally, after what seems to be mere seconds, "I regret going into whatever this thing is!" I yelled out as I was ejected forcefully from the jaws of the Nydus Worm. I landed onto the ground with a thud.

Rising unsteadily, I was accompanied with the rejuvenating feeling of the fresh, forest air. "Air. Air has never felt this good in a long time," I spoke to myself as I choked out the internal ooze the Nydus Worm uses in order to accelerate transportation.

I looked around. I was in a familiar forest. It was definitely similar to the one that I was in, but is it truly the one that I was previously attacked in? My eyes wandered around. My search revealed bloodstains tainting the branches and the grass around the forest. "Yup. This is definitely the forest that I was in."

Before I could even take a step, a familiar being stepped out of the bushes and greeted, "Well, you certainly made an entrance." You guessed it--it was Chrysalis. She smirks at me as she inspected the leviathan of a Zerg creature behind me. "Interesting. I guess you took the meaning of 'wormhole' to a new level."

I scoffed. "Alright. You and your hive are completely fine, right? Can I please have the antidote already?"

Chrysalis eyed me with an arced eyebrow. "Antidote? Antidote for what exactly?"

My glare became a level higher sterner. "The antidote for the poison you've injected into me!" I yelled out as I held the pinkie up in front of her face.

Chrysalis burst into a fit of laughter. "Oh! You actually believed that you were inflicted with a poison?!" Her laughing became more profuse as I simply glared at her in awe. "I'd never risk killing an asset as valuable as you!"

"W-what? You mean..."

Chrysalis cut me off as she continued on laughing like a madman, "You were never poisoned!"

Soon enough, the Nydus Worm behind me began spewing out wave after wave of Zerg creatures from its maw. They all landed with more grace in comparison to my rather pitiful attempt at landing. Chrysalis widened her eyes as her laughter suddenly came to a stop. Much to my surprise however, instead of fear, curiosity was instilled in the mien of Chrysalis.

"Oh. Shiny new army. Eh?" Chrysalis spoke out.

My adviser approached me, observing Chrysalis who was standing beside me. "My queen, I sense an immense amount of psionic power stored within this creature. Shall we assimilate it?"

Chrysalis choked on what seemed to be her own spit as she struggled to speak out, "You- A queen!? You're a female? It seems that I was mislead by your voice! Though, you certainly act like one."

I stammered as my rage suddenly turned into chgarin, "W-what the hell!? Of course I'm a guy! It's just that she's pre-wired into addressing me as 'queen'! It's something to do with the Zerg system being-"

My adviser interjected, "My queen, if it perturbs you that much, I may address you to something more appropriate?"

Before I could reply to my Zerg adviser, Chrysalis spoke out, giving me no time to respond, "You know what? I was actually planning on studying your biology. I would have copied your physique then shift into a female of your species and seduce you into submission, but since you're not a-"

My face reddened with warmth as I quickly averted my face to prevent further embarrassment. "No! The hell! I am a guy! I've got the 'organ' and body system to prove it!"

"I'll have to see it to believe it," Chrysalis quickly stated.

I sighed. "Alright. Alright. What do you want? I know you're not harassing me for no reason. So what is it?"

Chrysalis chuckled slyly. "You catch on quick. I wish to "study" some of your army. Perhaps I can make something great out of the research I'll produce."

I stormed off towards the castle, cutting away the thick verdure away with my recently acquired sword. "Fine! Do whatever! Adviser, let her do whatever with my army, but don't let her go too far with anything!" I said as I began vanishing from view.

"Shall we assimilate her afterwards? It shall be quite beneficial-"

I yelled out from the murky depths of the foliage. "No! Just don't let her do anything too extreme with my army!"

I continued on traveling through the thicket riddled of ivy. My blade flashed, reflecting the sunlight piercing through the dense cover of the forest as I continued on hacking away the greenery. "Damned changeling... She just used me by promising an antidote for a poison that didn't even exist."

Suddenly, I felt the air around me distort and warp. This sensation was familiar to me by now that I could recognize it as very potent magic being activated. My heart began to race as I dove into the bushes. Few of the vines entangled my limbs. Shifting around, I swiftly cut the troublesome ivy with a cut from my sword.

I poked my head from the foliage, utilizing the shadows to cloak me from view. There was nothing within me in a fifty-feet radius. Confused, I emerged from the bushes.

"Oh! Shiny, look! A resident of the Everfree!" a feminine voice spoke out from somewhere causing me to recoil back in shock. "No. Wait! It appears to be a traveler of some sort. He definitely looks like one."

It was too late for me to submerge into the foliage as I encountered a pink mare. Accompanying the mare was a stallion. His uniform was decorated to the style of a high-ranking officer. What worried me was that the pink one was both a unicorn and a pegasus; much like the Two Sisters. The blue-maned one was simply a unicorn, but judging his attire, he was an able soldier.

I had to steel my nerves as they approached me. They certainly didn't look hostile towards me, so it's best for me to keep my cool. "Hey! Have you seen a monster around here?"

I jested with a smile "There are a lot of monsters here. Mind being more specific?" It was a facade of a smile. Deep within my mind, fear was rebounding in the walls of my mentality. Let's say I have a newly found fear of winged unicorns after that encounter with Luna.

"Oh. Where are my manners. I am the Princess of Love, Mi Amore Cadenza. This is my husband, Prince Shining Armor." She extends her hoof towards her hubby who was just staring at me with cautious eyes. I was fighting back the urge to laugh out loud as she proclaimed her title.

'Seriously? 'Princess of Love'? These titles are ridiculous. On a more serious note, she's a princess. There's no doubt that there's immense power within her... and she brought along her husband. It's almost guaranteed that there's an army nearby which maybe be related to that surge of magic that I just felt earlier.'

"Hm. I'm surprised you can talk," Shining Armor spoke out.

'Wow. Isn't he just a gentleman?'

Shining Armor lets out a calm sigh. "We're in search for a monster named the Summoner. By orders of Celestia, we're tasked to detain this beast." I strained my body as those words hit my ears.

My facial expression drooped down to a frown. "Well. I suppose the monster you're looking for is right in front of you," I spoke as I did a short bow.

Both of them took a step back with a startled expression. "I knew it!" Shining Armor exclaimed as he drew out his saber with his magic. "You looked suspicious! Prepare yourself-"

I quickly cut him off as I raised my blade and prepared a fighting stance, "Don't act too hasty, though. You've found your mark, then what? You look like someone important in Celestia's military. Are you a general, or something?" I spoke, noting his apparel that was similar to the Royal Guards, but was discernable from the generic guards.

Shining nodded to my question with a spiteful glare directed at me. "A captain, to be exact."

I continued, "Isn't it ill-advised to handle a top-priority target by yourself? After all, I managed to beat Luna. Chances are, I'm going to escape with ease, or one of you will end up dying."

I was permeating a cold atmosphere as they began to back away in wariness. It felt as if I was threatening them, but in all sincerity, I was just trying to coax them to avoid fighting me. It looks like my ruse will succeed, but this will only buy me a finite amount of time. There's no doubt that there's going to be a skirmish.

"Fine then," Armor spat out with a chilling leer. "We are occupying Ponyville. With such a large establishment blockading your route, you'll have no choice but to attack us."

"I see." My words were carried with a voice of serene calmness. "Well then, I look forward to it."

"Why do this? Why do you have to spread such violence to this place?" Cadanza inquired, her eyes were depicting sorrow.

I sighed. "I honestly don't know. When I got here, I was knocked out. Then I was brought into custody in some sort of castle. Yeah, I know. Great job on the Welcoming Committee. When I woke up, it was already too late. My friends were already ravaging through your towns. I never wanted this to even happen, you know? Oh well. I guess fate just wants us to be enemies."

"Do you think such lies will deceive us?" Shining Armor spat out.

"Lies. Truths. Believe whatever you want it to be. Only I know the real story," with a casual shrug, I turned around. Facing away from them, I began to travel into the abysmal shrubbery. "I'll be seeing you."

I kept on walking until I could no longer feel their presence. Turning around, I was relieved when I saw that they weren't following me. Slumping to the ground, I exhaled. "Wow. Did I really manage to pretend like a badass and actually succeed in that?"

"Pft. You were actually just pretending? For a moment, you actually persuaded me into believing that you had a backbone, Queeny," a voice condescendingly spoke out. The owner of the voice emerged out of the bushes, revealing Chrysalis approaching me with a rather disappointed look.

Emerging from the bush as well was my Zerg adviser. "My queen, I am outraged to report that she has murdered exactly five of your army's combatants as tribute to her research."

"What?! I thought I told you to not allow her to do something extreme?" I spoke out.

"My queen. With out numbers, five is barely anything. If she had killed twenty of us, or me, I'd consider that extreme and would have disposed of her," the Zerg queen replied.

"Nonetheless, you did a good show on threatening my former enemies." Chrysalis clapped her hooves as if to congratulate me.

"Former enemies? You mean to say..." I trailed off.

"Yup. I have a certain grudge with them. Due to that fact, I'll help you out with the impending siege on the already decimated Ponyville for absolutely no price whatsoever." Chrysalis began to head towards the previously mentioned establishment.

Chrysalis turned her head around as she continued on walking, "Well? Come on. We've rallied you army. I've rallied mine as well." She smirks as she continued, "Or is your feminine side preventing you from laying waste to your enemies?"

I groaned. "Still on about with this act? Really?"