"I have to say, I'm absolutely astounded here. Never in all my years as an unlicensed medical practitioner have I ever seen anything like this. I can't even begin to imagine what the two of you did that would trigger something like this," Chitin stated, the most expression on his face as you'd ever seen on him as he stared in absolute wonder.

"Was the unlicensed part of that description really necessary? Makes me think I went to the wrong person about this," you stated, wringing your hands together uncertainly.

Taking his eyes off of Apocrita for a moment, Chitin gave you a minuscule glare. "I'll have you know that unlicensed doctors are the ones that see and handle the most bizarre cases, taking what registered doctors cannot or will not. I'm certain you give me the same simple case patient those aristocratic doctors in Canterlot see every day and I'd be able to fix what ails them for half the trouble. You give them one of my patients, and they'd be lucky to to give them an easy death," he quickly declared, his brow twitching with irritation.

"Where was all this doctor pride when you were looking at me and wondering how I functioned without an exoskeleton?" you asked, finding the socially awkward Changeling a bit more sensitive than you initially thought.

"I blame the hormones in the air. Between Queen Chrysalis, and now Apocrita, there are pheromones being emitted that have effects on Changelings the likes of which we've never seen. That orgy you caused is proof enough of that. You realize how many patients I had to deal with because of dehydration after that? Not that I'm upset. Rather, I'm curious. You should contact me the next time you plan on having sexua-" Chitin began to ramble, the thoughts and considerations for what effect you had on the horse-bugs practically being broadcast on his face.

"Hey dipshits, mind talking about Anon's fucking ego later and helping me out first?" Apocrita hissed, drawing the two of you back to her.

The two of you stared up at Ap, nestled into the corner of your room, right where the walls and ceiling met. She was stuck to it due to a pale, reflective cocoon that seemed to shine with every color of the rainbow when hit with light, which had already covered her legs and torso, leaving only her head unveiled, which showed you just enough of the fact that her exoskeleton was starting to fade from black to grey while the light seemed to be flickering from her violet eyes.

When you had woken up, she was already like this, although she still had more of her torso available. When you returned with Chitin, she was in the process of throwing up some crazy, gay pride flag colored vomit that seemed to morph itself into place, hardening into the cocoon that was covering her body.

"Sorry, this is just... I think you're dying, so this is really fucked up," you admitted. She looked like she was withering away. What if those were her own organs she was throwing up? Was this an STD thing? You were pretty sure you were clean, but maybe you brought something over from your world that you didn't know about... or Chrysalis gave you something. Oh that bitch! If she gave you horse herpes, you were going to be so pissed.

"She's not dying," Chiting corrected, walking over to the wall to climb up it on account of his missing wing. Staring at the cocoon, even giving it a light tap of one of his hooves, Chitin continued "She's simply preparing herself for a metamorphosis."

"Bullshit! I already underwent metamorphosis!" Ap spat, her forked tongue flailing angrily as she did so. You noticed she was cursing a lot more too, maybe a hormonal thing.

"You did, to go from a larva to an adult. This, however, is signs that you're on your way to becoming a queen," Chitin stated, not at all disturbed by her harsh words.

"Wait, she's becoming a queen? I didn't know Changelings could have more than one queen... course, I don't know shit about Changelings," you considered, trying to think how that would work.

Sighing, with a roll of her eyes that seemed strained from her current condition, Ap said "We can't. Physically speaking, yes, it happens, but... we're not a species that can support two rulers like that. Chrysalis might be fine with making you her King, but that's more of an honorary title. Males don't have capacity to rise to the next stage as females do."

"Agreed, it's totally unheard of. Such a thing would raise questions as to how we are supposed to produce mass swarms of new larvae. You'd basically be Queen Chrysalis' decoration," Chitin agreed, flicking his tongue out to apparently taste the cocoon, smacking his lips in approval.

"As for the idea of two queens, it's been... attempted before, but it won't work. One always needs more than they have, more than they can bare to share. It's always led to a rather violent and gore filled duel where one comes out on top, often eating the heart of the loser. It's not necessary to end that way, but it's a symbolic thing," Ap elaborated further, seemingly less impressed about this all than you'd expect.

"But... regardless, you can become a queen. Then you can usurp Chrysalis as ruler of the hive, dueling her either to the death or perhaps through some sort of sex marathon contest, proving you as the new big bug bitch in charge. Then, you would lead the hive into a new age of prosperity, likely by leading a vigorous new series of raids to kidnap from smaller pony settlements until you've taken total control of them, then lure the princesses to a festival that you would ambush them, using superior numbers to hold them down and replace them too, making Canterlot and the rest of Equestria easy pickings soon after. I have to say, you're a nefarious, cold hearted bitch, but I respect your style," you ranted, the depths of your nefarious, sinister nature spilling out in a way that made Chitin and Apocrita exchange glances.

"Anon, remind me to make you my adviser if this succeeds. Hive knows I'll need that terrifying mind of yours," Apocrita requested.

"What do you mean 'if this succeeds'? You'll become a queen for sure, then fight Chrysalis," you asked, ignoring the insulting compliment, or complimentary insult, she had made.

"Metamorphosis is... time consuming. It's not like shapeshifting, where we can alter our bodies with ease and at will. The queen hopeful is infusing themselves in a cocoon of love, permeating it through their entire bodies, nourishing the individual cells with it, to allow for the truest potential of a Changeling to become unrestrained. Furthermore, with her specific peculiarities, I'm not sure what effect this might have on her," Chitin explained, hopping down from the wall so he could look at you as he detailed the process.

"What peculiarities?"

"Her cocoon is different than the history books have stated for past queens. Most produced a pure black and came out perfectly healthy as such. Queen Chrysalis herself is noted as having a unique green, and as expected has been the most powerful queen yet," Chitin pointed out.

"Furthermore, I wouldn't be the first potential queen to rise in her time," Apocrita admitted, looking down to the best of her ability, weary from her current condition and her own thoughts. "In the past, two potential queens had gotten into their cocoons, and even had the foresight to run off and hide somewhere before doing so, but Chrysalis hunted them down and killed them before they ever emerged. A third actually succeeded from emerging, but Chrysalis easily took her down. I was still a larva when that happened, and fact of the matter is, she's only gotten stronger since then."

"Well... fuck. And you're... you're stuck to my ceiling. In my prison room..." you recognized, looking her over.

"Indeed, the guards will discover me, report it to her, and she'll rip me out before I fin-AAAAGAGH!" Apocrita started to agree, only to violently expel more of the reflective rainbow vomit that made up her cocoon, the fluid magically forming itself up around the top of her head instead of covering her face outright. "Goddammit Anon! This fucking hurts! I blame you for all of this!" she cursed, shooting a weary, yet furious glare at you.

"I never thought I'd hear that until someone was giving birth to my kid... although, I did cum inside... oh god, are you pregnant? Can I get Changelings pregnant? I came inside of Chrysalis too!" you shouted, realizing you might be the father of a whole new generation ugly bug monsters.

"Maybe. Changelings can generally get impregnated by any species they can imitate... which is basically anything. Still not certain on you," Chitin stated, giving a shrug as he thought it over. "I wonder what sort of effect that might have on the offspring. I should inquire of Queen Chrysalis if she's going to lay a new brood."

"Assholes, focus on me and my problems first!" Apocrita snarled, the hormones clearly hitting her harder as she glared at you too. "Chrysalis is going to eat me and bathe in my metamorphic fluids when she finds me! Fix this!" she commanded, just before hurling up some more of the cocoon fluid, shrinking the small window of her head you had left.

"There's no fixing this. If we tried to stop the metamorphosis at all, it'll kill you, your body yearning for the concentrated love it would need. The only way to 'fix' things would be to accelerate the process by applying more love to you while in the cocoon, but that's essentially impossible and highly untested... not that I'd be willing to examine such a thing," Chitin informed, giving his chin a thoughtful stroke as he wondered how it could be done.

As if a light went off in your head, you gave a wide grin, giving Ap a thumbs up. "I've got this solved Ap. My dick, which has now earned the title of Queenmaker, got you into this mess, it'll get you out of this," you assured her.

"No, Anon, I don't need anything else from your dick," Ap stated, shaking what little of her head she could.

"No, seriously, I got this. You need more love, so every day you're in there, I'll masturbate and rub my love goo all over your cocoon. It'll totally help out... by the way, what's your verdict on love goo for my cum? Sounds weird to me, but it works as well," you stated, the idea solid in your mind.

"Anon, I swear, if you rub your fucking jizz on my cocoon, I will snap your dick off when I finally emerge," Ap threatened, trying to snarl, but finding it hard to do so in her weary state.

"Just think of it like moisturizer, rubbing it into your exoskeleton for a nice, smooth carapace. It'll be difficult getting it up there, but if I have an exceptionally strong orgasm, I think I can make it. It'll be a labor of love, which should make it all the more effective," you continued, ignoring her warnings of what she'd do to you.

"Don't you da-AAAAGAGAGAH!" she tried to decline once more, only for more of the multicolored vomit to be expelled, her eyes now hidden, leaving only her mouth left.

"I'm glad you agree. And don't worry, we'll keep you hidden. We won't let anyone come in here, I'll get Chitin to transform into you to hide the fact that you're gone, and I'll probably fuck Chrysalis some more so she won't have time to question things," you assured her once more, patting Chitin on the head as you roped him into this.

"I'd decline, but I am curious to see what the effects of this human love induced metamorphosis can do. Although, will she be alright with you having sex with Queen Chrysalis still?" Chitin asked.

"I'm still here, don't talk like I'm gone already," Apocrita grumbled, only her frown visible at this point. "And I have to say... that's not a bad plan. I could also care less if he fucked her, I knew what I was getting into when I fel- let him have sex with me. Hell, I'd known about his command to have sex with her whenever he wants, he's a total asshole like that. But we're love sucking bugs, who are we to judge? I'm still convinced he's his world's version of a Changeling is all."

"Permission to see other women? I think I really do love you," you swooned, lifting a hand to your head like you were light headed. "You know what, your mouth is still available, how about a quick blowjob for the road? Just don't puke over my dick," you suggested, looking to see if there were any proper grooves for you to climb the walls with. It was going to be a difficult attempt, but you'd get your dick in her mouth.

"Be serious for a moment," Apocrita groaned. "My life is in your hands, so... please Anon, don't make me regret this. Don't make me regret this... don't make me regret you, please."

Sighing, you gave her a salute she wouldn't be able to see and said "Ap... I'm a colossal fuck up. I've done nothing but make things worse since I've gotten here, from making the negotiations for my own release impossible to not having had sex with Chrysalis earlier, I'll admit that. However, this one thing, making sure you're safe... I'll put my life on the line for it."

Ap smiled at that and said "Thank you Anon, despite my better judgment, I believe you. I... I lov-AGAAAAAGH!"

Unfortunately, before Apocrita could finish, she expelled more of the cocoon goo, sealing her off from the rest of the room.

"... man, what a mood killer," you grunted, crossing your arms as you stared up at pale cocoon that was fucking up the decor of your room.

"While I may not be a romantic, even I have to agree," Chitin stated before engulfing himself in magic, appearing as a perfect imitation of Ap before she barfed out a cocoon. "Now, lets go deceive the rest of the hive, you... dibspit," Chitin stated, his voice a perfect replica of Ap's, but totally missing the mark at the same time.

"... I miss Ap already," you whined, frowning at your knock-off Apocrita.

"Better get used to it. Even when she emerges, she might not remain the same as she was before. Metamorphosis is more than a physical change, it is a mental and emotional one," Apo-Chitin stated, carrying the same uncaring tone he usually did, but in Ap's familiar voice.

Grunting, you shook your head. "Couldn't have mentioned that before she became a wall ornament?"

"What good would that have done? We can't stop it. We can only hope she'll remember us fondly when she gets out... and wins against Chrysalis. You might be spared, but I'll be disemboweled and fed to the larvae for helping you two if she ends up losing or we get caught," he retorted, rolling his eyes before he wandered up the wall, giving the cocoon another inspection.

"Surprising that researching her metamorphosis is so important to you that you'd risk your life," you pointed out, watching as he crawled down to your bed, taking your sheets and bringing them back over to the cocoon.

"It is a fascinating find for sure, but I suppose it's just the sort of payment I expect for sticking my neck out for my friends," he replied, surprising you with the statement, even as he began to expel a goo to the sheets that would allow him to stick it to the walls and ceiling, covering the cocoon. Noticing your silence, he looked to you curiously. "That is what friends do, right? Risk their lives for one another?" he asked, clearly uncertain in his own assessment.

You chuckled, not expecting the creepy unlicensed doctor bug to see you as his friend, let alone to the point of willingly put his life on the line for you. "Only really good friends... hey, I've got to ask... is it gay if I have sex with you while you're in Ap's body?"

"No, but we're not good enough friends for us to do that," he replied, hopping down again and moving for the door.

"You're willing to risk your life for us, but not fuck me? That's fucked up," you whined, following him, still not sure if you should be as attracted to him as you were right now.

"If we mess up with this, I'll simply be killed and that's the end of it. I mate with you, then I'll be living the rest of my life with that regret," he explained, waiting for you to open the door and finish the conversation.

"Damn man, that's harsh... yeah, I think we are good friends. After all, we're both total assholes."

Author's Notes:

Honestly didn't plan on going this route with Apocrita, but after some consideration, and the random chaos that is writing new chapters with new ideas every day, I decided a new path for Ap. One with blackjack. And hookers. In fact, forget Ap!

Of course, this new path will also take her away for a few chapters, which I'm sure will be met with some sorrow. So hopefully I'll be able to alleviate that with kinky bug horse sex. Prepare yourself for leg holes being violated!

Also, seriously, I love all the speculation I've been seeing leading up to this about what would happen after Anon and Ap had sex, especially after the cliffhanger last chapter. Almost made me want to delay with another oddly bullshit chapter, if only to drag this out.