Sarah awoke with a groan, her head heavy and her eyes bleary. She took in a deep breath and then let it out again. This was hardly the first time she’d been captured, though she really wished it would stop happening. As she looked around, Sarah noticed several things; one, it was dark. Two, the lukewarm liquid that she was submerged in. It was strange stuff, it was not nearly as fluid as water, yet at the same time it was not as solid as the prewar ‘jello’ she’d had once. It hugged the contours of her naked body and Sarah took a moment to experiment with it but soon found her arms hitting the edge of the hard cocoon she was ensconced in.

You know, I’d make a quip about how often I find myself in this kind of situation, but it’s getting really old, Sarah told Nim.

Indeed, this really must stop happening to us, Nim agreed with a low throaty growl of annoyance.

So, know anything about our captors? Sarah asked her as she continued to probe the cocoon’s inner wall. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be padded slightly, most likely designed to protect her, or anyone else trapped within it, from hurting themselves.

Changelings, Nim answered sourly. They were not a major force in the world last I was here, their leader then was Queen Aurora if I remember correctly. She never bothered to send an actual envoy when we reestablished Equestria, but she never caused us any real trouble either.

Okay, so, is the one that has us this Aurora? Sarah asked before shaking her head. Actually, scratch that thought. Tell me exactly what we’re dealing with here.

I am not the best source of information, but I suppose my meager stores are better than nothing for you, Nim answered. Changelings are insectoid creatures that live in large hives. They feed off of emotions, primarily those related to love, lust, desire, and admiration. Personally, I do not see much difference between the second and the third, but then again, my opinion hardly weighs heavily upon the mind of the bugs.

Sarah frowned and nodded her head. Okay... so they’re like the giant ants?

More or less, though unlike the ants, the Queens and some of the ‘operators’ are self aware while the ‘drones’ are less than that, Nim answered.

... you know an awful lot for someone who says she doesn’t know that much, Sarah put in, her mental voice chiding Nim goodnaturedly.

What can I say; I know both little and much at once, Nim replied with a dry chuckle. So, the question now becomes ‘how do we escape’.

Hell if I know, this is Equestria, your turf, not mine, Sarah said as she glanced around the chamber a bit more. Try our standard ‘go along with things until they give us a good opportunity’ trick?

Seems to be the best course of action, Nim replied just as the woman’s sensitive ears twitched and she heard the near silent sound of hooves on the floor.

Company, Sarah stated, careful to keep her eyes looking where they’d been. Now wasn’t the time to reveal that she could see in the dark. She pretended not to notice until whoever it was drew closer to them and began to speak.

“Good morning, good morning, good morning, my little pet,” a low, sultry yet inherently menacing voice murmured in Sarah’s ear.

With practiced ease, Nim made Sarah’s body jump in simulated surprise, meanwhile Sarah asked.

Did she just call me her ‘pet’?

It appears so, this should be ‘fun’, Nim replied as the voice spoke again.

“What? No hello for your master?” the voice of what Sarah assumed was the taller changeling from before, the one who had bit her, asked. “Come now, my pet you must have something to say to me.”

“Who-who are you?” Sarah asked, her voice coming out in faux terror. “Wh-where am I?”

“I am Queen Chrysalis, your master, pet,” she replied and Sarah dimly felt something stroke the back of her neck, it immediately reminded her of a piece of fire ant chitin. “As for where you are, you’re in my Hive, located in the Badlands. We’re far away from your precious alicorn Princess.”

So, running is out, Sarah muttered to Nim.

Seems that way, Nim replied as she thought. We’ll have to find a way out of this room so that I can contact Luna, most likely in the dreamscape.

Wonderful, Sarah grunted as she turned to stare at Chrysalis with wide eyes.

“Wha-what do you want with me?” Sarah gasped through her ‘fear’.

“I want a perfect little pet,” Chrysalis answered as something slithered across the side of Sarah’s neck. It was wet. The woman’s skin crawled at the touch and goosebumps spread across her skin.

“I will not be your tool,” Sarah said with a shake of her head as she tried to wriggle her way away from what was most certainly a tongue. Not needing to really put much ‘effort’ into the act. “Try getting a dog instead.”

“Oh, but a dog can’t do what I want, what I need,” Chrysalis replied and Sarah felt the tongue again. “Only you can do that.”

“And-and what do you need me to d-” Sarah was cut off as a gasp of pain rolled through her, coming from her neck.

Chrysalis had bitten into her and the woman arched her neck trying to break away. This proved fruitless however and Chrysalis kept her her grip as a warm feeling began to fill Sarah. The woman’s eyes widened as she began to feel... strangely warm and a low moan left her lips unbidden of her control.

Nim! What exactly is she do-doing to me?! Sarah gasped through the the unusual procedure.

Biting you, Nim replied.

You-you don’t say? Sarah demanded sardonically as the changeling released her and the warmth increased.

I don’t know, okay? Nim retorted uncertainly. Though, I must say, this is a most unusual feeling.

Sarah shut her eyes as another wave of pleasure ran through her and Chrysalis’ tongue trailed along the bite wound, lilting pleasantly over it.

“Oh my... that is some delicious love you have there,” Chrysalis said as she withdrew her tongue.

“What-what did you just do?” Sarah asked, her bottom lip trembling as the strange warmth spread further.

“Two things, my pet,” Chrysalis replied with a small chuckle as she walked around Sarah and the woman finally saw her face up close. A shock of messy mop of transparent blue hair fell about her narrow face and to be quite honest, she reminded Sarah of some of the chem addicts she’d met. “Firstly, I sampled a bit of your absolutely delicious love. Secondly, I injected you with a bit of a... let’s call it a drug shall we? All the other species do although I prefer ‘venom’ I guess it doesn’t really get the point across as well.”

Sarah’s eyes narrowed. If there was one thing she’d done her absolute best to avoid out in the Wasteland it was chem addiction. Of course, she’d taken a lot of Med-X in her day, but she’d always done her best to avoid it when possible.

“But... I’m not from here,” Sarah protested as another bubble of warmth exploded inside her and she had to snap her mouth shut to prevent another moan from escaping her lips. She shuddered in place for a moment until it passed. “Why... why would it work on me?”

“Because, my pet, changeling venom affects everyone,” Chrysalis replied with a soft lilting chuckle. “It’s evolved into a very potent tool over the millennia, not even the ‘mighty’ dragons are able to resist it.”

Well... that certainly explains the... pleasure, Nim said slowly as one of the waves hit her like a freight train.

Yeah, Sarah agreed, her face twitching as another wave slammed into her.

“Are you not going to fight me?” Chrysalis asked, her voice sounding a mite bit disappointed. “I have heard tales of your exploits with Luna, second hoof of course, but considering that she has been telling them to the palace with regularity, I expected more of a struggle out of you.”

Sarah thought for a moment and then stated. “Either I’m going to get out of this eventually and ram your horn so far up your cunt that it’s going to burst out your stomach, or Luna is going to show up and make you wish I had done that,” the woman stated resolutely before she gasped again as Chrysalis sank her teeth into her neck again, this time in a place that Sarah could actually see.

There was something almost fascinating about the look on Chrysalis’ face as she bit into the skin around her neck and Sarah saw that she was only really using the first half of her mouth to bite. As she bit down the changeling also moved her head up and down slightly in time with what must have been a silent drum beat. Another torrent of fire flooded Sarah’s system and for a moment she thought it was going to drown her before she suddenly felt Nim’s wings close around her.

The woman blinked and found herself in Nim’s embrace within her glade.

“Well... this is going to be very unpleasant,” Nim said after a long moment of silence passed between the two of them.

“Yeah, it really i-” Sarah was interrupted mid sentence as another moan tried to break through but she slammed her teeth shut and captured it before it could escape. “-is, it really is,” the woman agreed with a firm nod. “Can you shut it out?”

“Most of it, I’m afraid that I can’t cut off all of it... after all, it’s effecting your body, not your mind,” the alicorn said as she gave Sarah a nuzzle and the woman jerked softly. “In other words, your mind will remain clean and untainted... but your body may well be ‘hers’.”

“I’m going back,” Sarah replied.

“What?” Nim asked in shock. “Why would you want to go back?”

“Because I’d rather not have her finding out about yo-yo-you this early,” Sarah stated flatly.

“Sarah, please, I am more then capable of defending myself,” Nim replied with a scoff. “Especially within your mind. The only more defensible place would be Luna’s, but she’s absent, as usual.”

Sarah shook her head. They didn’t have time for this. Instead she opened her eyes and ‘came to’ just as Chrysalis lifted her jaws again. The woman saw four deep puncture marks in her neck and they began to bleed until Chrysalis’ narrow velvety tongue rolled over them and as she licked up the blood, the wound began to clot almost immediately. Despite herself, Sarah wanted the jaws back already. She scowled at the thought and glared at the Changeling Queen balefully.

“No, don’t think you’ll escape,” Chrysalis said as if no time had passed since she’d begun to bite Sarah. “Nor do I think your precious Luna will be here to save you any time soon. There’s no way she could know about you and this room is sealed magically to prevent any ‘dreamwalking escapades’ you might have been hoping for. I learned my lesson about that once already.”

Sarah shuddered as another burst of pleasure trailed up her spine but she just grit her teeth, refusing to give Chrysalis the satisfaction of another moan. On the bright side, that did give Sarah a bit of information as to why Chrysalis was doing this. She may not have joined Spencer and Fawkes on a large number of their ‘cases’, but something that Spencer had been very clear about was that there was always a motive of some sort.

For example, why did The Family abduct Ian West from Arefu? Because the boy had killed and cannibalized his parents and they were trying to ‘reform’ him.

Chrysalis’ motive was a bit simpler then that. She obviously wanted revenge against Luna for something.

Indeed, it appears that’s what she is after, Nim replied as she invisibly laid her wings against Sarah’s shoulders comfortingly. Wonderful, it seems that she is causing us yet more problems.

Sarah was too distracted trying to withstrain another moan of pleasure to notice the later half of what Nim had said. Instead she just glared more at Chrysalis and continued to fight down the feelings of almost orgasmic bliss that were floating through her entire body at once.

“Why would you do all this?” Sarah asked, playing stupid.

“I’ll explain later, when you’re more malleable,” Chrysalis replied before said before she leaned forwards and placed a kiss on Sarah’s lips, sending a new, nearly overwhelming flash of bliss through Sarah’s body. “For the moment, it’s because it’s rather fun.”

Then without another word, she turned and walked out of the chambers leaving Sarah’s incredibly hungry body alone in the room.

Sarah closed her eyes again and retreated to Nim’s glade.

Without a word, the alicorn wrapped her wings around the woman and pulled her close as she shuddered in the grips of the drug.

“T-this is worse then the aliens,” Sarah declared as her fingers shook and she hugged the alicorn’s neck tightly.

“I would agree with that,” Nim murmured as she did what she could to comfort the woman. “But do not worry, you will be safe in here Sarah. If she tries to take your mind then I will repulse her until she batters herself to bits against the walls.”

“Thanks Nim, I love you,” Sarah said softly before she looked up at the alicorn and leaned forwards to kiss her gently on the lips. The alicorn reciprocated the gesture and for a long moment everything was perfect. Then another shudder rolled through Sarah, this one originating at the base of her spine and she locked her arms around Nim even tighter.

“And I love you, Sarah,” the alicorn replied softly as she closed the woman off from the rest of the glade, preparing for the oncoming storm.