Down in the dungeons below the Castle of the Two Sisters sat a white marble dais. The original ceremonial role of the platform was unknown, but it had been appropriated for the cocoon of a changeling who had been immersed in a sea of royal jelly. Over the course of two months, the nutrient rich environment would catalyze the transformation of an ordinary adult changeling into a queen.

The cocoon slowly cracked open, and a thin trickle of liquid spilled out. A substantial section of the cocoon gave way next, flooding the chamber. The jelly oozed along the floor and threatened to envelop the hooves of a watching pegasus, who simply flapped his wings and hovered in the air as it continued on its way.

A changeling, almost as tall as Princess Luna, stepped out of the cocoon. She flicked her wet mane out of her eyes regally as she surveyed her surroundings. Her gossamer wings glistened as she unfolded them. She extended a long foreleg out and stepped off of the dais. The hoof slipped on the wet stonework and sent her crashing into the floor.

Thunderball glided over to her side and smirked. "Not used to the bigger body?"

Adjutant narrowed her eyes and spat a mouthful of jelly at him, hitting Thundeball squarely in the face.