‘Well, I'm sticking out like a sore thumb...' John thought walking into the convention center dressed in an anatomically correct (aside from being anthropomorphic) Queen Chrysalis suit, 'I'm still surprised my fat flanks fit in this second skin as well as it has.' He smiled, glad he found an adults only convention. Just imagine having to explain to a kid that the curvy, naked, bug-pony-lady is actually a slightly overweight guy in a costume. Now, he didn't go in just the Chrysie costume. He also had a TF2 RED Soldier trench coat on, and a custom made RED hood and mask combination with a Call of Duty, Ghosts skull painted on the front. There was a small area cut out for the horn in the mask. The busts of the actual costume made it uncomfortable the close up the coat due to size, so he got many stares from attendants, that thought he was a gal. Until he stopped talking with an "in character voice," that is.

He bought items from vendors, and attended a few panels here and there. Every once in awhile some of the costumes caught his attention. Mostly it was a version of well known or highly meme’d characters. The mane six, Solid Snake, Ichigo, and even friggin’ Pepe, among others. One of the costumed residents of this con was the cafe barista on the second floor. As our TF2, CoD, MLP hybrid cosplayer went up the steps to a small cafe he took notice of a small display set of My Little Pony villains. The only one missing from it was Chrysalis. He thought about it on his way to the cafe. It was a bit odd.

John payed for a “Nightmare Black Coffee,” as the Never Royal Luna called it. ‘Never Royal’ is a fan made version of the Equestrian Princesses where they live in, and interact directly with a more modern Equestria. As he walked away his attention was drawn to a group of people dressed up as a sort of amalgam of characters. One was a mix of Solid Snake and Twilight Sparkle. Another was Rainbow Dash and Ichigo Kurosaki. Someone had been on poni servers on Team Fortress 2 a few times, as they were Rarity in a Spy’s suit. There was also a Fluttershy that to the unknowing might think was a red hippy variant, but he could spot AluShy anywhere. Then there was their Applejack who was mixed with OgihcI, Ichigo’s Hallow/Demon side. While taking note of these people, John tripped over the safety railing, and began to fall.

Everything began to slow down as he got closer and closer to the ground. An impact seemed imminent, but just as he was about to hit; a violet portal opened up underneath him. Then he actually hit the ground on the other side with a sickening crack.