"Wake up prisoner! The Queen wishes to see you!" a raspy voice hissed out maliciously.

Your eye cracks open marginally, a groan escaping you as you roll onto your side, your stupidly hard 'bed' being made of nothing more than... whatever the rest of the Changeling hive was made of. You never paid attention in school, but you think it was bug vomit or something. When the sight of the two pony-shaped bug guards entered your narrowed field of vision, you gave them a glare... or tried. Seeing as your eyes were hardly open, you just ended up shutting them hard.

"Fuck you, I'm sleeping." you grumbled, turning away so they were at your back.

A growl indicated the guard that spoke to you did not like that, followed by a series of hoofsteps as he approached you. "Listen here you hairless ape, nopony denies the Queen her desires, it'll be our heads and yours if you-" he began to bark out at you, but you swung back to face him, arm extended to pound your fist on his head like an alarm clock. The blow ended up knocking him to the floor, earning a squeal of surprise from the other guard, backing up until he hit the opposite wall.

"Tell Holey-ness that if she wants to talk to me, she can come get me herself." you grumbled, shooting the remaining guard a death glare that made his knees knock together.

In response, you heard a hoity laugh from beyond the entrance to your cell, followed by the entrance of the aforementioned queen, shooting you a coy look beneath the unkempt mane that always reminded you of seaweed. You'd seen her every day for the past week since your kidnapping from Canterlot, and seeing as you'd only been there just over a week as well, her appearance was pretty standard for you. Or at least as standard as it could be while trying to process the fact you were stuck in magic horsey world, where the average citizen just barely came up to your waist. It seemed only the Alicorn Princesses and Queen Chrysalis could actually come up to your eye level. You'd be lying if it didn't give you a bit of a power trip.

"My dearest Anon, you are simply a delight to watch. I would ever so love to get a taste of you, if you'd be so inclined. I can make it well worth your while after all." Chrysalis purred, the tone reminding you of that cougar that hit on you that one time. It took all you had to keep from shuddering, cause then she'd know she could get to you.

"Yeah, well, I'm not exactly attracted to bugs or horses, so horse-bugs are another level of no for me." you mutter, pushing yourself into an upright position. You weren't going to get any sleep at this point, so you may as well accept it.

Giving a disappointed sigh, Chrysalis strode into the little room she had appointed as your prison, one of her forelegs kicking the guard on the floor to the side so she could stand before you. "I expected as much. We did jump the gun a bit when we kidnapped you. Usually I'd woo you in whatever shape best appeals to you, to the point you'd be simply enchanted with me, allowing me to drain the love out of you like the sweetest of nectar." she acknowledged, her face drifting towards yours, causing you to lean back.

"Yeah, I... I know this. You told me on Day One... what's with the exposition?" you asked, lifting a brow at her curiously. You already knew the answer. Ponies were weird and Changelings weren't much better.

Giving an annoyed huff, Chrysalis pulled away, choosing to sit on her flank now. "I'm a Queen, the sound of my voice is a blessing to my people. You should honestly feel honored that I choose to gift it to you as often as I do."

"Can I return it? Maybe get an exchange? I could really use some better sheets, maybe an actual mattress." you quickly counter, tossing aside the poorly weaved sheet made of leaves. Fucking. Leaves.

"The only mattress in the hive is in my room, which I'm more than willing to share." Chrysalis purred, making you shudder this time. Stupid horse-bug cougar. This earned a short laugh from her, but she didn't wait for you to vocalize a response. "Regardless, I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that Celestia has agreed to send an ambassador to negotiate the terms of your release. I knew she would eventually. You're one of a kind, she simply has to have you in her hooves."

Trying to ignore the implication Chrysalis was giving about Celestia, you asked "What's taking Sunbutt so long? I've been stuck in this hellhole for long enough as it is... Is it because I said she had a fat ass? Cause I meant that in a good way. Not that I want to fuck her, but I can still appreciate a fine butt."

Chrysalis had to stomp her hoof on the floor a few times, snickering at your nickname for the princess, as well as what you had to say about her. "Oh Anon, you simply are too much! Why, I have every intention of making things as difficult as possible for these negotiations, just to have you close at hoof. They will be as long and hard as possible... much as I enjoy all things." she said, her tongue running over her fangs, making you think it wasn't love as much as lust that these creepy bugs needed. Why couldn't they be as repulsed by you as you were of them? Probably cause they thrived on interspecies stuff.

Taking your silence as a sign she should continue, Chrysalis elaborated. "Regardless, she hadn't agreed to negotiations until now because she was trying to take you back by force. Shows how truly self-righteous she is, miserable bitch." Chrysalis muttered with a roll of her eyes. "But of course, it's a futile effort. My hive is a fortress. Anti-pony magic, aerial and ground troops on constant patrol, and I've found more than a couple of... deterrents to help keep any standing pony army from trying to march upon us anyways." Chrysalis added, a sinister undertone as she said 'deterrents'.

"So she stopped trying to take me back and is willing to trade." you reiterated flatly, wishing she'd have just gotten to the point.

"Indeed. But as I stated, I plan on making things difficult. If not only because I know how truly valuable a treasure you are now, both in her eyes and my own, but because I want to make her suffer for daring to defy me!" Chrysalis acknowledged, her hoof stamping down as her voice rose in anger.

You weren't intimidated, simply rolling your eyes and standing, grunting as you heard a few bones pop. At your full height, you were essentially taller than Chrysalis still, your eyes just a little over her own, but her horn technically made her taller than you, just as it had with Celestia. "So why'd you come down her to tell me all this, if not just to torment me and say I'll probably be stuck here for a while longer?" you asked, stretching your limbs to help limber up.

Rising to her own hooves, Chrysalis smirked at you. "I was going to let you know that since we've finally entered this phase, I've decided to allow you free roam of the hive."

That actually had your interest.

"You're just going to let me wander around wherever I want?"

"Yes and no." she said with a shrug, glancing over her shoulder for a moment. "I've already determined there's nothing you can really do to damage my efforts here, outside of harassing my subjects, but why deny you a good time? After all, I'm always willing to show you one." she stated, lifting her brows knowingly at you. Hearing you groan, she continued "But I can't risk anything, you're simply too valuable. So I'll be assigning you a dedicated guard."

"M-m-m-me?" the guard behind Chrysalis whimpered, earning him a contemptuous glare from Chrysalis.

"Not you, you sniveling worm! Get out of here!" she barked. Her twisted horn lit up, encompassing the knocked out guard in a magical aura, sending him flying at his cohort. "And take this filth with you!"

"Queen Chrysalis, winner of the Humanitarian of the Year award." you joked while watching the guard pull his companion out of the room. Then you questioned if 'humanitarian' was even a word here. Would it be Ponytarian? Or Equestritarian? And then would it be different for Chrysalis? Changelingtarian? Dammit, these were the hard hitting questions you had to know the answers to.

You were pulled out of your stupor as another Changeling entered the room. They looked like pretty much every other Changeling did, but with some differences. Their eyes were more of a violet color than the typical blue with matching back armor, ears that seemed less ragged than most, and a somewhat more slender throat. The sharp set of their glare made them the almost pleasing differences offset.

Turning back to you, Chrysalis said "This is the guard I was speaking of. Her name is Apocrita, one of my elites. I've instructed her to look after you and follow any command you issue, with the exception of a few that I believe would lead to any... treacherous actions on your part."

"Her?" was the first thing that came out of your mouth, eyeing the Changeling more, unable to really tell. You had half figured that Chrysalis was the only female in the hive, although you did remember a few things about colony insects that said most were usually sterile females, but this was going way over your head.

"Yes, her. Don't tell me you're some sort of misogynist." Chrysalis said, giving a click of her tongue. "Seriously Anon, your cruelty to my subjects is a delight for me as well, but that's a form of malice that's hardly becoming. I thought better of you."

"What? No, fuck that. I think you're all equally shitty." you quickly counter. "It's just... I thought... never mind."

Chrysalis gave you a long look, before shrugging and turning back to Apocrita. "Well? Don't just stand there, introduce yourself."

The Changeling took a few steps forward before letting her wings flare out to her sides. "My apologies, my queen." she said, giving a bow. "I am Apocrita, my lady's elite guard and now yours. It is my... duty to serve you, Anon." she declared. You couldn't help but notice the hesitation, like she had been searching for the right word before choosing duty. Probably wasn't her honor or pleasure to serve anyone but her queen.

"... I'm going to call you Ap for short." you respond. There was a moment where Apocrita's mouth opened in what seemed to be defiance, but a venomous look from Chrysalis cut her short.

"If that is your wish, sir." she acknowledged begrudgingly.

"Simply excellent!" Chrysalis nearly squealed, her hooves tapping together. "Now come, I have much to do today, and I'm sure Anon is simply dying to tour the hive, but first, let us get some food in us... unless, you're willing to give me something to eat right here, Anon." Chrysalis announced, her eyes shooting back to you with a sultry look.

You chose to walk past Chrysalis, earning a shocked look from Apocrita as you made your way out of the room. "Sorry, but you don't have a mini-fridge in here, so I don't have any snacks." you retorted, choosing to ignore the obvious implications of her words.

Chrysalis merely chuckled and followed after you, her wings flicking out a few times as she did so. "I'll crack you eventually, Anon, and when I do, it's just going to taste all the sweeter, like a fine wine."

"I bet." you muttered. "Thirsty bitch."

Author's Notes:

Always love me some Anon stories, but so few do anything with him/you outside of Ponyville or Canterlot. Figured it'd be fun to see what it'd be like if he was stuck with someone else.