So, a few things went through my mind as I lie there letting Luna suck my face. Someone’s out of practice, but it’s cute; I wonder if she speaks in Old Equestrian while she’s getting fucked; I wonder if she tastes like blueberries…

“Hello to you too,” I said when she pulled back to breathe and stared down at me, “what’s going on?”

“I need you Alex,” she answered airily as she laid down on me and Cadence poked her head out of the study, “I-I need you to rut me.”

“Well, as much as I want to help you out, and believe me, I do, are you sure you want me to do it?” I asked as I looked at Cadence and she nodded for me to keep going, “Isn’t there some strong, or wimpy, stallion, or mare, you’ve had your eye on?”

“Yes, there is,” she replied as she laid her head on my shoulder and nuzzled me.

“Why didn’t you ask them then?”

“I am,” she said seductively as she nibbled my ear.

“Hmm,” I hummed as I looked at Cadence with a raised brow and she shrugged, “…Well, who am I to deny a friend in need?”

“Alex!” Cadence exclaimed.

“What?” I said as I stood up and held Luna close, “She asked for it.”

“Well, yeah, but… you can’t have sex with both of my aunties!”

“Why not?”

“… B-but, aren’t you and Auntie Celestia together?”

“Hmm,” I hummed as I thought about it, “I actually haven’t thought about that. I know she keeps saying as much, but… I’m gonna have to think about it. In the mean time, Luna and I will be in my room.”

“Wha-I-you-”

“You’re free to come and watch if you’re into that kind of thing,” I said as I started walking down the hall, “otherwise, why don’t you keep Velvet Note company. We shouldn’t be long… hopefully.”

“… Fine, whatever. Let’s go Velvet Note,” Cadence said as she stomped the other way down the hall.

“Where to Princess?” Velvet asked as she followed.

“Somewhere we can’t hear them.”

“That’ll be tough,” I called over my shoulder and I heard her hoof-steps become faster, “ah, it’s too much fun teasing her.”

“I grow tired of you teasing me,” Luna purred into my ear as I gave her ass a squeeze like I had been the whole time.

“Sorry, I’ll take care of you in a minute,” I replied before taking off through the halls and reaching my room in record time. I tossed her into the pit where she bounced and giggled before I jumped in after her, my pants slipping off of me as I jumped. When I landed, I pulled her in for another kiss that she was really eager to accept. As we kissed, I started to ease her onto her back, but was surprised when she suddenly flipped me over and laid on me.

“I was wondering what you were like in bed,” I commented as she looked at me hungrily again.

“D-do you not approve?” she asked as with sad eyes.

“Oh, I do approve,” I said with a smirk as I rubbed her cheek, “it’s pretty hot.”

“Then you would not mind servicing your princess, would you?” she asked as she walked forward until her pussy was right before my eyes.

“Of course n-” but I was quickly silenced as she sat on my face. I guess she really wants it. Without further delay, I opened my mouth, taking a taste of the dark flower before me as she started to rock her hips. Oh my god, that’s sour. Doesn’t taste like blueberries at all! … I feel like I’ve been cheated. Despite the almost awful taste she had, I forced myself to endure the foreplay as her pussy threatened to rip my tongue out of my mouth. Luckily, because of my technique or her aggressiveness, she came within a matter of minutes and her juices sprayed me in the face.

“Ah, what the fuck?!” I exclaimed as some got in my eyes and stung horribly. I quickly slid from under her and held my face as I continued to swear. I felt Luna wrap her hooves around my neck and lick my ear as I tried to massage the pain from my eyes. It wasn’t until then that I noticed something weird about her, but my train of thought was interrupted when I heard pounding on my door.

“Alex! Get out of there!” I heard Cadence’s voice yell through the thick door, “That’s not Auntie Luna!”

“Wha-” was all I got out before losing consciousness. I woke up some time later with a pain in my wings that made me roll over and fall off whatever I was laying on, making me grunt in pain as I hit the floor.

“Alex?” I heard Cadence’s voice call and slowly wake me up, “Alex, are you up?”

“Huh?” I mumbled as I sat up and rubbed my eyes with chained hands, noticing my pants less legs and being thankful that I could still see, “What the hell’s going on?”

“We are prisoners,” I heard Velvet Note’s voice answer a little ways off. As I stood up, I looked around and found that I was in a dungeon cell, grimy stone floors, iron bars, and all. When I looked through the bars, I saw Velvet in a cell right across from mine as she hung from chains against a wall.

“Prisoners?” I repeated as I tried to break my chains, but failed, “Whose prisoners? This is my sex dungeon in my castle.”

“No wonder I feel so comfortable,” I heard Rosewing’s voice say. Sticking my head through the decently spaced bars, I looked around and saw Rosewing in the same position as Velvet in her own cell.

“You might be comfortable, but I’m not,” I heard another familiar voice say.

“…They got you too, Trish?” I said.

“…Yeah,” she replied quietly.

“…Anyway, who is ‘they?’” I asked as I looked around my cell for a way out, “I remember hearing you yell about something Cadence, before I went out.”

“I was trying to tell you that Changelings have invaded your castle!” she exclaimed as I heard rattling chains, “After you left and I was left with who I thought was Velvet Note, I saw another one dragging away the real Velvet. When I did, I ran as fast as I could to warn you, and as I was warning you, the doors flew open and I caught a glimpse of Chrysalis before she knocked me out.”

“Hmm,” I hummed as I sat down on my bunk, “well, that’s unexpected. Does Celestia know about this?”

“I don’t know how she could. With any luck, Chrysalis might get overconfident and tell her about what’s going on, but after what happened to her last time, I doubt she’ll make that mistake.”

“… Guess it’s up to me then,” I said as I stood up, poked my head through the bars again, and scanned the dimly lit hall.

“Do you know a way out?” Velvet asked, “I do not remember there being any hidden passages in the castle.”

“Well, first I need to figure out what happened to my magic,” I said as I snapped my fingers a few times and nothing happened.

“She must have put one of those rings on you,” Rosewing offered and sure enough, when I looked at my hands, I found a silver band with weird writing on it, on my right hand.

“Good thing they didn’t chain me up to the wall,” I said as I slipped the ring off and easily broke the chains around my wrists, “now to get out of this cell.”

“Can you not just bend the bars?” Velvet asked as I paced around in thought.

“No. Down here, the doors only open if you say your safe word.”

“Jesus Christ, Alex,” Trish muttered.

“… So, I just have to think about what mine might be.”

“Is it the same for everypony?” Cadence asked.

“No, it’s unique to each person… Oh! Onomatopoeia!” I said and the locks on my cell unlocked, “Sweet.”

“Alright, now let us out!” Cadence said as I stepped out of my cell and looked at everyone else’s.

“Hmm… Nah,” I said as I started walking down the hall towards the stairs, “y’all will be safer down here.”

“Alex, this isn’t funny! Let me out!” Cadence screamed as I walked past her cell and saw her swinging and thrashing in her chains.

“Jeez, relax. You can come out when you figure out what your safe word is. Besides, the keys are up in my room. I’d have to sneak all the way there and back to get you out.”

“Wha- then at least tell Auntie Celestia about this!” she yelled as her thrashing didn’t stop.

“Alright, alright,” I said as I snapped my fingers and some parchment and a quill appeared, “let’s see… Dear Celestia, Changelings. Love, Alex.” With another snap of my fingers, the piece of paper with those five words vanished and I started walking towards the stairs again.

“Aren’t you going to wait until she comes with backup?” Cadence asked in a tone that told me she was totally done with my shit.

“And watch her overreact and wipeout an entire race? I don’t think so. Mass genocide is not something I ever want to see while I’m here. Now, don’t get too comfortable; I shouldn’t be long,” I said before I kept walking and passed Trish’s cell where she scowled at me and made me shudder, “I-I’ll get you out soon. I promise.”

Quickly and quietly, I climbed the stone steps back up to the main floor of the castle and ended up in one of the many hallways. Alright, if I was a bug queen that was hell-bent on taking over a nation, where would I be? …The throne room, duh. Within a few minutes, I was peaking around the corner of a hallway that led to the lobby and saw only two Changelings standing guard outside the doors of the throne room. Only two, huh? This would be easy if I knew how to deal with Changelings, but I don’t. So I guess the direct approach will have to do.

“What’s a guy have to do to get some decent bondage play around here?” I said as I walked out into the lobby, instantly grabbing the two Changelings’ attention.

“The important one got free!” one of the two buzzed as they charged down the stairs.

“Capture, but do not harm!” the other finished as they closed in on me.

“STOP!” I exclaimed as I raised a hand and the two actually skidded to a stop a foot away from me, “… Sleepy time.” I quickly knocked each of them over the head and they promptly slumped over on top of each other. Picking up their cold, hard bodies, I climbed the stairs and knocked on the door.

“What is it?” Chrysalis called back in her weird, and admittedly, sexy voice, “I thought I told you to leave me be!”

“I guess that’s as good an invitation as any,” I mumbled as I opened the door.

“And what was that yell- … *sigh*” She let out possibly the most defeated sigh I’ve ever heard as I walked into the throne room and sat the two minions down on a couch.

“What’s with the sigh?” I asked as I made the long way up to her.

“I’m simply tired of the incompetence of the few drones I have left,” she explained as she rubbed her temples.

“Go easy on them. They haven’t gotten any love in who knows how long,” I said as I approached the stairs to the throne.

“Ah, so you know about us,” she said with a small smile, flashing me her white fangs.

“Of course. Who hasn’t heard about the Great Queen Chrysalis, ruler of the mighty Changelings-”

“Oh, do go on,” she said as her smile grew.

“-getting stomped by a pink pony and her boyfriend.” Her smile quickly changed into a frown as her eyes narrowed and she got up from my throne and walked down the steps.

“Oh no, don’t get up. You look good up there, honest,” I said as she started to circle me.

“You’re awfully cheeky for one that’s at a disadvantage,” she whispered into my ear.

“What are you talking about? I’m in complete control here,” I said as she stood in front of me and looked down at my semi-erect dick before looking back up at me with a raised brow, “… mostly in control. You’re voice is kinda sexy; I can’t help it.”

“It’s good that you find me attractive in some way,” she said as she turned around and presented me her ass, “it’ll make it a lot easier for you to give me your seed.”

“And what if, against my better judgment, I say no?”

“Then I’ll be forced to do something, against my better judgment,” she quipped as she stood up straight and nodded her head.

“…Ah, what the hell?” I mumbled as I watched Lilypop walk from behind the throne with another drone poking its horn at her throat, “Fuck you, Chrysalis.”

“That’s exactly what I want,” she chuckled as she turned around and threw her hooves around my neck before licking my face with her forked tongue, “you wouldn’t want anything to happen to the first pony you’ve helped, would you?”

“P-Prince?” Lilypop stuttered, “P-please help me.”

“Don’t worry, Lilypop. You’ll be fine. I just have to make sweet, sweet love to Miss Holey Hooves here, and you’ll be safe. So you might want to look away, but if you don’t mind me asking, why do you need my seed?”

“To birth more Changelings, of course. Alicorns are the only ones with enough magic to impregnate me, but with the only ones being female, I had a bit of a problem. But then you came along,” she explained as she rubbed herself on me, “when I heard how Celestia had fallen for some strange creature, I had to know more. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that she was making you a prince and with any luck, help you ascend. I was by far the most surprised to find out she was giving you her own magic to help your transformation.”

“…What do you mean?” I asked seriously, making her look at me as a big smile spread across her face.

“You don’t know?”

“…”

“Well, that does sound like Celestia; a noble princess willing to do anything for others, even if it causes her extreme pain.”

“What are you talking about?” I asked again.

“You didn’t notice when Celestia showed up at your little party last night? That she looked a little… tired?”

“Would you just fucking tell me?” I snapped.

“That drink she gave you? It had part of her in it; her horn to be exact,” she said as she rubbed hers across my cheek, “naturally born alicorns are next to impossible to come across, so the next best thing is to make one using parts of another. And let me tell you, I had a ball listening to her screams echo out of the castle.”

“…S-so what does that mean?” I mumbled as I started to feel a little uneasy, “She’ll be fine, right?”

“Oh, she’ll live,” Chrysalis answered with a huff as she let go of me and walked back up to my throne, “though, her magic is on par with a regular unicorn. I imagine she has trouble moving the sun now, but since she’s been doing it for so long, I’m sure it’s still second nature, even if it does drain her.”

“I… I don’t know what to say,” I muttered as I looked down at my hands, “I didn’t know she went so far for me.”

“You should be saying thank you. Because of her you’re technically half alicorn, but I suppose the magic you already had was so great it made you a full one. Now you get the privilege of assisting me in the rebirth of the Changeling race. So, will you or won’t you?”

“… You’re not giving me a lot of options,” I said as I flexed my hands, “I mean, there hasn’t really been any negotiating.”

“There’s nothing to negotiate. You give me your seed and I might not hurt this pretty mare,” she said as the drone pressed its horn against Lilypop’s throat and drew blood, “and after she had just got an answer to her stallion problem too.”

“… How about this,” I said as I put a hand on my chin and started walking up the stairs, “I promise I get you pregnant, let you stay in my castle and get all the lust you can stand even,”

“That was already the plan,” she said in a bored tone as I stood in front of her and the drone took a step back with Lilypop.

“-but, you promise to not try and take over Equestria when your kids are born. Just stay here with me and I can guarantee your race’s survival.”

“… Despite the fact that you are in no position to negotiate anything more than what I have been kind enough to offer, I wouldn’t dream of settling for anything less than the kingdom I deserve,” she replied with a shake of her head, “and since you even had the gall to propose such a ridiculous idea, the original deal is off. Kill her.”

“Wait, wait, wait!” I exclaimed as I reached a hand out at the drone and Lilypop, “J-just think for a second!”

“…What?”

“J-just think about how angry Celestia’s already gonna be when she finds out you’ve taken me hostage on top of killing one of her citizens! She’s gonna be livid! She’ll be so angry, she won’t hesitate to kill you, who I should remind has next to no magic or energy to fight back, and what few Changelings you have left, which is what? Like, five?”

“…” she stayed silent as she glanced away.

“At that point, it won’t matter how much magic she has. She’ll find a way to exterminate you and what’s left of your kind.”

“… Did you just call me, a bug?” she muttered as her face became blank.

“… W-what?”

“You said, ‘exterminate like a bug,’ didn’t you?” she said as she turned and looked at me blankly.

“N-no? And if I did, what does it matter? You guys are bugs, ri-” I couldn’t finish my sentence as I was suddenly pounced on by Chrysalis and we tumbled down the stairs. When we stopped, I was flat on my back as she stood over me with a face that came close to the one Cadence gave me that one time I joked about being dead. I almost wet my nonexistent pants as she glared at me.

“DON’T EVER CALL ME A BUG!” she screamed as spit flew onto my face, “It’ll be a cold day in Tartarus when I let anypony get away with calling me a bug! Luckily for you, I need you alive… but her-” She was about to get off of me when I heard the doors suddenly burst open.

“Alex! I got your letter and I-” I heard Celestia’s voice say over the sound of hoof-steps. Looking up, I saw an upside down Celestia stare at us with a blank face as Royal Guards stood around her. I could see her eye start to twitch as her mane and tail started to catch fire and the sunlight shining through the giant windows quickly dimmed. The room grew incredibly hot as Celestia became the only source of light and her guards shuffled away from her. Right as she took a step forward, I heard the sound of a breaking window, making me look past Chrysalis and see Luna swoop down and pull Lilypop out of the drone’s grasp, taking one thing off my mind.

Right as I heard the sound of Celestia’s horn charging up, I quickly grabbed Chrysalis and got up, spreading and covering us with my wings as I felt a blast of magic fly toward us. Before I knew it, I was on fire, and holy shit did it hurt. I could feel my skin and feathers melt the second the blast hit me, and screamed as my muscle and bone caught fire. Luckily, I didn’t have to experience the immense pain for very long before the fire was put out and sunlight filled the room again.

“ALEX!” Celestia screamed as I heard her hoof-steps race up behind me. I stood there panting as I waited for the pain to fade, but it didn’t. I clutched Chrysalis to my chest as I fell to my knees and used every bit of strength I had to stay conscious. When Celestia rushed up next to me, she tried to pull Chrysalis away from me, but I held on tight.

“D-don’t,” I croaked, making Celestia stop immediately, “s-she’s m-m-my g-guest.”

“A-Alex,” Celestia sobbed as tears streamed down her face, “I’m so sorry.”

“I-I’ll b-be f-fine,” I said as I tried to move an arm to comfort her, but couldn’t because it hurt too much, “I-I just n-need t-to r-r-rest.” That’s when I blacked out. The next thing I knew, I was slowly waking up and staring up at a white ceiling with a weight on my chest.

“Ugh, my back,” I groaned as I brought a hand to my face, “where am I?”

“Alex!” a few different voices said, making me stop rubbing my face and look around. I found myself laying in a bed surrounded by Cadence, Velvet Note, Rosewing, Celestia, who I was laying my head on, and Chrysalis, who was laying on top of me asleep.

“What’s going on?” I asked as Celestia nuzzled me and I rubbed her cheek.

“We’re in your medical wing,” Cadence answered a she too nuzzled me, “you’ve been asleep for three days.”

“Three days?” I repeated, “Damn, was I really hurt that bad?”

“No,” Velvet answered, “your magic deflected a lot of the damage. It only took you about a day to heal completely along with Princess Celestia. The rest was spent recovering your magic.”

“What happened to you?” I asked Celestia as I turned to her.

“I was able to absorb some the damage you took to speed up your recovery,” she answered.

“Aw, why’d you do that? I was gonna be fine. A little browner than before maybe, but I’m sure I would have lived.”

“I-I know. I just…” she mumbled as I felt her cheek become wet against mine, “Alex, I’m so, so sorry. I never meant to hurt you.”

“It’s fine,” I said as I rubbed her neck, “I’m not dead, so it’s cool. I’m just glad she’s alright.”

“… Why did you protect her?” Celestia asked as she scowled at Chrysalis, “Why would you defend such a cruel creature like her?”

“Well, besides her trying to take over Equestria, how is she so cruel?” I asked, seemingly throwing everyone for a loop, “I mean, I get she captured and impersonated Cadence and that’s definitely inexcusable, but as of right now, she’s just trying to survive after having practically her whole race die out.”

“She… she” Cadence and Celestia stuttered in an attempt to think of good reasons.

“Sure she’s a little rough around the edges, literally,” I said as I felt her hard body poke me, “but if you just give her a chance, I’m sure she can be a nice person… maybe.”

“Alex, I don’t trust her,” Celestia said flatly.

“I’m not asking you to trust her, I’m asking you to not kill her and her race just cause she threatened to have sex with me.”

“… She what?”

“… Nothing, I’m just asking you to trust me. I’ll watch over her and the few Changelings she has. I’ll put them to work or something.”

“Oh, I don’t think so,” Chrysalis said as she raised her head, making everyone in the room tense up, “I work for nopony.”

“Well, as far as I can tell, this is a win-win for you,” I said as I looked into her slitted eyes, “you get to have whatever lust comes in and keep yourself healthy, and if you somehow get your hooves on my seed, then what am I gonna do?”

“Alex!” Celestia exclaimed.

“Relax, it’s fine,” I said as I finally sat up with a grunt and my healed wings stretched out, “the odds of that happening are extremely low.”

“Yeah, just like the odds of Auntie Luna wanting you to buck were low,” Cadence muttered.

“I must say, that was my best acting yet,” Chrysalis commented with a smirk. Cadence and Celestia started to growl angrily before I patted both of them on the head.

“Relax. She and her five won’t be able to leave, trust me.”

“Oh? Says who?” Chrysalis asked as she sneered at me.

“Oh, just little ole me,” I said and with a snap of my fingers, a red band appeared around one of her hooves, “this will let me know if you do.”

“This is supposed to stop me?” she asked with a smirk.

“No, I am. So, you can go ahead and try to leave, but if you thought Celestia was angry when she showed up,” I said as I held her chin and stared into her eyes, “you don’t wanna know what I look like when I am.” Her cheeks turned a weird shade of green that made me think she was going to be sick, so I let her go.

“So, don’t leave my sight unless I tell you to. Anyway, let me get up and stretch my legs,” I said and Chrysalis quickly jumped off of me, “why were sitting on me anyway?”

“You had a death grip on me,” she answered as she stretched and cracked her back.

“Oh, sorry,” I said as I swung my legs over the side of the bed and tried to stand up, but couldn’t hold myself up and was quickly caught by Cadence, “thanks.”

“No problem, but,” she said as she helped me get my footing and Celestia took her place on my left, “I’m going to go back to the castle. I can’t stand being in the same room as her.”

“Alright, then let Luna know Alex is fine,” Celestia said as the two nuzzled each other.

“You be careful, Alex. It’s like you can’t go a day without something happening to you,” Cadence said as she headed for the door.

“Yeah, what I wouldn’t give to have a normal, boring day,” I replied as I waved, “see ya. Shouldn’t you go with her?”

“I’ve decided to stay with you for a day or two to make sure you’re fully healed,” Celestia said as she nuzzled me again, “I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to you… again.”

“Aw, what’d I do to deserve a friend as good as you?” I asked as I hugged her.

“…W-we’re, still friends?” she asked as she rested her head on my shoulder, “not… l-lovers?”

“Uuuhhhh,” I said as I looked at the others in the room, none of whom gave me any answers, but Chrysalis licked her lips hungrily, so that told me something, “… you know what? I don’t actually have an answer to that.”

“I see,” she said sadly.

“But just give me some time, like a day or two, and I’ll have an answer for you. I just, need to think about some things,” I said as Trish’s cruel words went through my head.

“I can do that,” Celestia said as she smiled at me, “I’ve waited a long time for you, so what’s a few more days?”

“I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be. Now, let’s get you something to eat. I’m sure you’re starving, I know I am,” she said as she led me to the door, the rest of the group following close behind.

“With all the meat on your flank, I’d say you eat plenty,” Chrysalis poked. Celestia started to say something back, but was silenced by the sound of me back-handing Chrysalis across the face. Everyone was silent as I stood there staring at Chrysalis blankly as she rubbed her face and looked back at me just as blankly. It took a second, but I eventually snapped back to normal as I dropped and held my hand.

“Uh… s-sorry. J-just don’t say shit like that again,” I said quickly before walking the rest of the way out of the room and down the hall. It took a bit, but everyone else eventually rejoined me as Celestia jumped into my arms and Chrysalis stayed at the back of the group. As we walked, Velvet and Rosewing told me all about the nothing that happened while I was out. Each of the six came and visited me at least once, with Twilight and Rainbow doing so the most, which I kind of thought was weird and made a mental note to go see them. Luna was in Canterlot taking care of business, but was keeping me company while I was sleeping, though I couldn’t remember.

Apparently, Trish was still locked up in the dungeon until yesterday and needless to say, was pretty upset about it. Rosewing warned me not to try talking to her for a while and I knew that wouldn’t take any effort to do. When we got to the dinning room, we found an entire feast waiting for us, so we all sat down and ate, even Chrysalis. The meal that I found out was dinner, went by pretty smoothly, though the only ones willing to talk were Celestia and I, so it was pretty quiet. Once the few chefs Celestia brought cleaned up the table, we decided to call it a night despite my restlessness. Rosewing disappeared to wherever she goes when I’m not paying attention to her, Velvet went to my study to organize for tomorrow, and Celestia and Chrysalis followed me to my room. When we went in, Celestia stopped Chrysalis at the door.

“Your room is next door,” she said as nicely as she could, “please try not to disturb us.” Without saying anything, Chrysalis just trotted to the left and I heard her open and close her door. When she did, Celestia closed ours and trotted over to the bar.

“Have a seat, Alex. I’ll make us some drinks,” she said as she started mixing something.

“Sure,” I replied as I sat on a couch that was facing my giant glass wall and looked out at the sun setting over the distant mountains. …I wonder if I can move it. Without really thinking, I stretched my hand that was covered in red mist towards the orange ball o’ fire and concentrated. For a split second, it became the same shade of red my hand was before the strain was too much and I gave up. When I did, Celestia trotted over and sat next to me as she floated our drinks over.

“What is this?” I asked as I looked at the purple liquid.

“A drink Luna came up with a long time ago; Angelic Night, she calls it,” she said before sipping hers.

“Does it have any alicorn in it?” I asked, making her spit-take.

“W-wha, n-no, I-”

“Celestia, why didn’t you tell me?” I asked calmly.

“… I wanted to surprise you…”

“Well, I’m pretty surprised by how much effort it took to make that drink, but I guess I couldn’t have stopped you,” I said as I looked at her horn that I just realized was significantly shorter, “and it’s not like I would have said no if you told me after handing me the cup. Just… don’t put yourself through something like that again because of me. It hurts me just thinking about how painful that had to have been.”

“It wasn’t that bad,” she said as she waved her hoof dismissively and I just looked at her with a raised brow, “…Okay, maybe it hurt a little.”

“Just don’t do it again,” I said as I wrapped an arm around her and she cuddled up to me.

“I can’t make any promises,” she said before turning my head and kissing me. We finished our drinks as we watched the sun finish setting and watch Luna lift the moon. As we did, Celestia fell asleep while I was wide-awake. Not wanting to lie around like I had been for the past few days, I covered her with a blanket before quietly leaving the room. As I closed the door behind me, I caught Velvet trotting over to hers.

“Hey, Velvet,” I greeted.

“Oh, Sir,” she said flatly as she looked up from her papers with a small jump, “did you need something?”

“No, just stepping out for a bit, so don’t worry about me,” I said as I leaned against her door, “now, I know it’s only been a little while and you haven’t done that much in the last few days, but how are you liking it here?”

“It is manageable, but I did not expect there to be so much excitement.”

“You and me both, but then again, I guess I should have,” I said with a shake of my head.

“What do you mean?” she asked as she sat down.

“Well, I can’t tell you outright, but I know a lot about this place; Equestria I mean, despite not being from here. But I guess it’s not so much the knowledge I have that’s surprising, but the way that I got it.”

“…”

“…Aren’t you going to ask how I got the knowledge?” I asked after a brief silence.

“No. You said you could not tell me outright, so I will not pry,” she said simply.

“Heh, thanks. Well, I might tell you one day since you look like the type that can keep a secret.”

“I have been told that I cannot,” she said flatly making me snort.

“Heh, well, I might tell you anyway,” I said as I stood up straight, “have a good night, Velvet.”

“… U-uh, Sir?” she called after I only took a few steps.

“Hmm?”

“C-can I do something unprofessional and you promise you will not get mad?”

“…Sure,” I said as I turned around and was met with a hug, “… Oh, I’m mad.”

“You promised!” she said as she started to let go, but I pulled her back in.

“I’m mad you would think hugs are unprofessional, especially when you know what my line of work is,” I said as I let go and she dropped back down on her hooves, “let me know the next time you need, or want, a hug.”

“… Of course,” she said before I turned back around and left, “h-have a good night, Sir!”

“You too,” I called back before rounding a corner, “now… what to do?” I wandered from hall to hall in search of something to do since my usual nightly activity was unavailable, until I came across some doors that led out into a courtyard where a lush garden was. As I walked through it, I looked up at the twinkling night sky that seemed to be sending a message that only I could understand.

“Despite my hate for the princesses,” a voice suddenly started next to me making me look down and see Chrysalis lying down and looking up, “I can’t say I hate the beauty they create.”

“Well, you could say that this night is only possible because of Nightmare Moon,” I said as I sat down a foot away from her.

“That tyrant couldn’t create anything this beautiful.”

“So she’s the tyrant, huh?”

“Of course.”

“Then what are you?”

“… A mother that only wants the best for her children.” I looked down from the sky and at Chrysalis who was staring at the ground with an expression I couldn’t quite read.

“… I’m sorry I hit you earlier,” I said after a while as I looked back up at the sky.

“Don’t be. I’m not,” she replied making me sigh, “but I know why you did it, even if you don’t.”

“… Look, I’m gonna be honest with you,” I said as I looked at her again and she met my gaze, “I don’t care if you want to have a bunch of kids and revive your dying race, hell I’ll even help you willingly. But what I do care about is what you do afterward. I’ll technically be their dad and the last thing I want my kids to do is kill innocent ponies over something that had nothing to do with them.”

“But you don’t know what she did to me, to us!” she exclaimed.

“Then enlighten me,” I said as I leaned my head on my fist, “I’ve got all night.” She stared at me silently for a moment before letting out a sigh and looking back up at the night sky.

“… A long time ago, so long I don’t remember how many years, as I was taking the title of queen from my dying mother, the king and queen of Equestria ordered for the elimination of the Changelings. We had lived in relative peace with the ponies in our own small kingdom on the outskirts of Equestria; we promised to only take the love we needed as long as we didn’t terrorize settlements or forcefully take it.

“In those times, we weren’t as much of a hive mind and were quite diverse with many different kinds of Changelings. Because of that, we couldn’t account for every single Changeling’s actions, and when a few decided to capture ponies and drain them of all their emotions until they were mere husks, the king and queen weren’t happy. They sent an army to our home and left it in ruins over the actions of those few. They even went as far to assume Changelings had invaded settlements and posed as ponies for an endless supply of love and ended up killing some of their own. While an ingenious plan, all Changelings were still quite dependent on the queen; me.

“We were in a time of weakness because of the shift of power. They lost their connection to the queen for just long enough to not be able to fight back. All were slaughtered in mere hours, like bugs… but that’s not even the worst part…” By this point, I had scooted right next to Chrysalis and had a comforting hand on her back.

“T-they… they made me watch as they took what little life my mother had. After watching my sisters and brothers die throughout the day and ending it with the death of my mother… I was ready for them to just end it… but they didn’t. They left the weakest of my kind and me alive, because they were ‘merciful.’ It was their so-called, ‘mercy’ that kept me alive and forced me to feel the pain of my whole race, my whole family, and make me live with it knowing I couldn’t stop it.” A steady stream of tears had started falling down her black cheeks as she continued to look up at the sky as if it was all the comfort she needed before she turned her sad gaze back to me.

“So when you call me a tyrant, or Changelings bugs, or say that I’m doing this out of revenge, just remember who the real tyrants were and exterminated an entire race for the sake of revenge…” I was speechless. To think that such a peaceful and harmless race like the ponies were capable of such, human like actions. I couldn’t even begin to imagine of what other terrible things they possibly did that was on par or worse than what humans have done.

“… But they’ve changed,” I muttered as I rubbed her back that had softened and felt like regular pony hair.

“… What?”

“They’ve evolved, learned. They know now that mass genocide is terrible and nopony would be willing to commit it. Sure they’re still relatively intolerant to new intelligent life, but they quickly learn to move past it and create friendships and bonds that last forever. I’ve seen it happen, and it will happen. You still have a chance to make those bonds and recreate the kingdom that you lost. All you have to do is let go of the past and take that chance.” There was silence for a long while as she stared me right in the eyes, looking for something.

“… It’s not that easy,” she whispered as her tears started up again, “it’s not that easy to wipe away all that pain and suffering that I experienced, not once, but twice. I-I don’t think I could handle it again.”

“I know,” I whispered as I pulled her head into my chest and hugged her gently, “just think about it, and whenever you make your decision, I’ll be behind it 100%. Even if it goes against whatever Celestia says.”

“… Even though you love her?” I couldn’t say anything, how could I? The being that senses and eats emotions for sustenance would of course be able to see who my love is, and was, for; I just hoped it wasn’t misplaced.

“… Does Celestia know about any of this?” I asked as I wiped the tear streaks from her cheeks.

“… It’s possible, but from our encounters, she either doesn’t remember, or doesn’t know. But what I do know is that I saw the same killing intent in her eyes as her parents’. She would have killed me and my drones in an instant.”

“I know, I felt it,” I said as I flexed my wings.

“… So, than-”

“I’m gonna stop you right there,” I said after I put a finger to her lips, “for one, I don’t know if you’ve ever thanked anyone before, so I don’t want you to suddenly die from saying the words. And two, only thank me once you’re either ruling Equestria, or ruling along side it. Premature thank you’s are the worst.” She chuckled lightly as she pulled away from me.

“You’re right. I don’t give thanks often, only to those who I like or feed me,” she said before suddenly kissing me for a second, “so thank you for that.”

“Huh, I wonder which category I’m in,” I said with a slight chuckle of my own before flopping over onto my back.

“Well, you’ll have to keep wondering,” she said as she laid on her back next to me, “but I guess your castle is a good start for my kingdom.”

“Hey, if you're taking my seed, it’s gonna be half of my kingdom too. I want at least some ownership rights. Like, I’ll rule every other week or something.”

“You’ll be lucky if I let you rule at all. Traditional Changeling hierarchy leaves males second to females.”

“Well, times are a changin. We might have to tweak that a little bit.”

“I’ll think about it,” she sighed. We went quiet and it wasn’t long before the dream world took me and Luna hounded me about why I didn’t talk to her for the last few days. Apparently, having life threatening injuries isn’t a good enough reason to not talk to your friends.

Author's Notes:

I said someone would notice, and just as quickly as she did, she was taken care of, for the most part. So now, Alex has a new weapon in his arsenal for taking over Equestria, and did someone say something about getting pregnant? The last thing anyone wants are little half human half pony half changeling abominations running around, but maybe it'll set the gender numbers straight. Anyway, the six will make a return soon as certain things get found out and resolved by Alex's trusty dong.