The Heart of Pleasure
By Haunter Rayne
Ch 54 – A Change in the Mail

In the early hours of the morning just a little while before sun up there was a peculiar sound of laughter ringing through the Everfree Forest. Candles burned low with several already extinguished as a zebra and a stallion lay cuddled together underneath the covers of a rickety bed. Giggling pervaded the air as snickering followed in tune while hooves wrestled each other playfully. "H-, ha, no! Ha, Rayne, stop! Aahh- hehe, please! Wait, aahh!" Zecora cried like a whimsical filly.

Meanwhile Rayne smirked unsympathetically as he tickled the zebra's sides and nibbled on her ear both torturing and exciting her at the same time. "Hehe but I'm not done with you yet! Ha ha!" He laughed out catching her under her arms now and throwing Zecora into a wild fit of laughter and kicking!

"AAAH! RAYNE! HAHAHAHA! STOP, NO! HAHAHA!" Quickly she thrust her lips to his in a desperate plea for mercy. It was a plea that was accepted as Rayne released her underarms and wrapped himself around her to embrace her kiss instead. That was when she felt his hooves upon her hips which slowly rolled her flank back toward him. Blushing deeply Zecora folded her ears back before saying, "Oooh no, hehe. I'm sorry Rayne, I can take more more even though I love it so." She told him while reaching down trying to push his pelvis back away from her behind.

"Mmmm I'm sorry my dear but I can't help it. It's like I have no control over myself, I am bewitched by you." He teased, snarling and nipping her neck with his teeth erotically.

Rolling her eyes with a pleasured gasp she pushed again but weaker this time. "Rayne, I am sore!" She pleaded with a chuckle. "Four times is my limit you brute! I can take no more..." However now she wasn't even resisting as he parted her legs open. Desire clouded her senses as she spoke barely above a whisper, "You are forgiven so please... if you must have me again, do it with ease..."

But it came as a surprise when her boyfriend suddenly scooped her up into his arms. She stared up at him in shock laying princess style in his hold while he supported her head with a hoof. That was when he whispered almost melodically, "No I mean it, there is no defeating it. I have your magic within me, but your touch and scent and kiss are defeating me. You have me captivated. You have me intoxicated. You are my little love witch and I am under your spell."

Zecora giggled as Rayne swayed with her as if they were dancing softly where they lay in bed. "Oh I love when your affectionate side you show, but that isn't a very nice thing to call me you know." She chided him but was blushing like a grade school filly on her very first date. However that was when Rayne leaned his lips down just beside her ear. While Rayne hummed out a jazzy beat but changing the tone to be more of a lullaby instead, Zecora melted into a blushing mess that could no long resist him.

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"Those hooftips in my hair,
That sly come-hither stare,
That strips my conscience bare,
It's witchcraft!" Zecora's cheeks burned like fire from how she blushed as Rayne sang to her in a soft whispering melody.

"And I've got no defense for it.
The heat is too intense for it.
What good would common sense for it do?" Now Zecora buried her face into a pillow and screamed while smiling madly. She was quickly becoming overwhelmed by how sweet it felt being serenaded by Rayne like this. But despite that she still peaked an eye out not wanting to miss a moment of it.

'Cause it's witchcraft!" Rayne sang deeply.
"Wicked witchcraft!
And although, I know, it's strictly taboo!" Now Zecora looked up to him in awe with the most smitten look in her eyes that Rayne had ever seen.

"When you arouse the need in me,
My heart says yes indeed in me,
Proceed with what you're leading me to.

It's such an ancient pitch,
But one I wouldn't switch,
'Cause there's no nicer witch than you!" She chuckled bashfully and waived a paw toward him.

"'Cause it's witchcraft.
That crazy witchcraft.
And although, I know, it's strictly taboo!

When you arouse the need in me,
My heart says yes indeed in me,
Proceed with what you're leading me to.

It's such an ancient pitch,
But one that I'd never switch,
'Cause there's no nicer witch than you!" Rayne trailed off into kissing down her neck delicately as if she were a vibrant thing to be cherished and adored.

However that is when Zecora suddenly planted a hoof on his chest and shoved him onto his back while looked at him sternly. Rayne looked up in surprise to the adamant expression on her face as the zebra climbed up atop of him. "I love you Rayne." She said with a determined look in her eye. Before he could respond Rayne saw her reach down and impale herself on his rod before dropping her lips to his and riding him aggressively.

- Later that Morning in Ponyville-

"A-la-ta-da-ta-ah..." About an hour or two after sun up the small pony town was bustling as normal. Shops were open, ponies were at work, and passerby were going about their day. "La-ta-da-ah-ah..." Rayne hummed merrily to himself as he walked down the streets not having anything in particular to do today. "Good morning Mrs. Cake!" He called cheerfully.

Looking up from her empty mailbox with a scowling expression the light blue mare then saw Rayne approaching and a wave of relief washed over her face. "Oh Rayne! What a delight to see you again. How are you doing today?" She asked him kindly.

Rayne snickered and had to hold himself back as he said, "It has been a wonderful morning I must admit. And what about you? Uh, no mail today Mrs. Cake?"

"Today? You must be joking! I haven't received any mail in nearly a week. Mr Rich's property dues are coming up and my invoice has not been delivered. I haven't been tardy on a payment to him in years! But if I don't receive my invoice then I just don't know what to do."

"Hmm. That's strange." Rayne acknowledged. Then looking around he noticed a few other ponies all checking their mail boxes with awkward expressions as well. "Maybe I can run over to the post office for you and see if they are having any issues?"

"Oh if you could then you would just be a dear!" She said to him appreciatively.

Giving a nod Rayne made his way through town. However his joyful morning began to dampen as everywhere he looked he saw more empty mail boxes and angry ponies staring in bewilderment. "Huh, I guess this is causing more trouble around town than I thought. Derpy Hooves is the lead mail pony right? I wonder what could have... Hold on, what's this?" He asked himself as the Ponyville Post Office came into view.

Standing outside there was a small group of townsfolk who were all staring at the building in confusion. "Come on! Open up!" Cried an old withered looking stallion. He was slouched down with his head low and he wore a rather poor looking hairpiece on his head. Upon getting a closer look Rayne saw that it was Cranky Doodle Donkey who was now angrily banging a hoof on the door. "Would ya come on already and open up?! I need to order some stamps!"

"Oh Cranky, there is no need to be so forceful. It's not the door's fault. I don't think there is anypony inside." Beside him was another donkey with a bright smile and a bushy mane. Rayne recognized her as Cranky's wife Matilida.

They were not the only ones waiting outside though as Rayne also spotted a mare he didn't immediately recognize. She was bright yellow with a two toned orange mane. Her cutie mark was almost hard to see on her pastel looking flank but it appeared to be a little bee flying in between three leaf branches. "What?! Nopony inside?! But I have a flower shipments to make! If they aren't sent off by today then they will wither and my customer won't get the freshness that they ordered!"

Rayne watched the scene before him curiously. He thought about slipping an Obsidianwolf under the door to go look around but before he could react he heard another voice speak out from behind him. "Don't worry Junebug, we will get your flowers delivered in time." After turning around Rayne almost jumped out of his skin as he saw Mayor Mare standing right behind him. "Can somepony tell me what is going on here? I have received several complaints about mail not being delivered for the last few days."

With a snort Rayne bowed and stepped out of her way as Cranky Doodle grumpily yelled out to her. "The problem is the post office is closed! It has been for awhile now!"

"Oh dear." The mayor stated. "And what about the outgoing mail? Has that at least been collected?" But then Matilida stepped out of the way revealing a mailbox that was overflowing with a pile of letters and packages spilling out of it.

"Hey! You're supposed to be in charge around here! Where is that hair brained pegasus that you let manage this operation?!" The male donkey asked.

"Cranky! Now there is no need to be rude!" His overly polite wife scolded.

It was at this time that Rayne had managed to slip back out of the mayor's view. He saw that they continued to discuss the situation further but he quickly made his way off the street and down an alley between two nearby buildings. "That is an excellent question indeed. What IS Derpy Hooves right now?" He wondered and then looked around to make sure no pony was watching. After stomping a hoof nine shadows spread out upon the ground around him as if waiting upon his command. "Find her..." He ordered and quickly they all spread out in different directions through the town. "Very nice... these things certain have their usefulness. I should probably go hunt some more and soon."

It hadn't been long at all before two of the shadow hounds returned and jabbered their maws to him excitedly. Extending a hoof to pull them back into himself. "So she's at Cafe Hay, huh? Well, let's just go pay the place a visit then." He said with a smirk as the seven other shadows were immediately pulled back to him from around the town.

- A Few Buildings Over -

"I already told you! We, don't, know, anything, about it!" Bon Bon yelled out agitatedly. On the outside patio of the cafe three mares sat together at a table but anypony who looked over could tell that the seating had only been meant for two.

Lyra looked up from the shared salad she had ordered with Bon Bon and said, "It's just like she told you. We really don't know anything else about that magical light that spread through the sky. To be honest, it's kind of old news by now. Everypony is aware that it came from Twilight's castle though. So why have you been bothering everypony in town about this instead of just asking at the castle if you want to know so badly?"

Sitting there was a gray pegasus with a pale yellow mane looking crossed eyed between them. Derpy had been so determined in getting an answer but to Lyra's comment about her checking the castle she now lowered her head solemnly. "I... I can't do that." The other two looked to each other in confusion. Just then the waiter for the cafe brought out a large ice cream shake and placed it on the table.

"There you are!" Mayor Mare's voice called out causing the three of them to look up startled. In that moment Lyra reached up to grab one of the two straws stuck in the shake and she threw it out onto the ground. "Do you have any idea how many ponies have been looking for you?!" The mayor screamed. Derpy looked to the other two wondering which one of them the angry pony was yelling at but then she almost fell out of her seat once the older mare marched right up to her. "Explain yourself!"

"Well this should be good." Rayne smirked as he casually leaned against the corner of a nearby house to just listen in.

Meanwhile Bon Bon looked back to the shake and questioned, "Hey wait a minute. Where did my straw go?"

"I dunno...I guess you'll just have to share with me." Lyra replied and both of the mares giggled together.

With quite a snooty attitude Derpy Hooves raised her chin and said to the mayor, "I don't have to explain myself to you." She didn't even seem bothered by the shocked faces on the other ponies around her as she climbed down from her seat.

"Well that's not like her." Rayne commented as he looked on curiously.

Now fumbling over her words a little Mayor Mare tried again to get an explaination from the pegasus. "W-well, can you please explain to us about the mail situation?"

"What mail situation?" Derpy stopped and turned to ask.

Lyra quirked an eyebrow saying, "Uh, no pony in town has been getting their mail for several days now."

"And what would that have to do with me?" Derpy looked toward her and with both eyes scowling curiously.

It was Bon Bon who responded as she awkwardly pointed out, "Uh, you are the head mail pony in Ponyville. The other pegasi who work in the post office can't even get inside without you there to unlock the door."

Now there was a brief silence before Derpy turned to the two sitting at the table and very uncharacteristically for herself screamed, "Wait, I AM?!"

Looking even more nervous now Mayor Mare spoke up again. "Uh, yes Derpy. You have been our mail pony for years now. Are you feeling alright?"

"Wait a minute..." Rayne whispered to himself as he stepped forward squinting for a better look at Derpy Hooves. However just as he allowed himself to become distracted he accidentally collided right into Twilight who had been just stepping around the corner.

"Owwie... oh, hello Rayne. Nice to see you today." She said before they each helped each other back up. "I'm sorry though, I can't stay and talk. There is something that I really need to attend to."

Just then Rayne saw Pinkie Pie come bounding up from behind Twilight and slowly the rest of the mane six followed as well. After having rushed ahead of the group Pinkie joined the others in the cafe patio and loudly cheered, "Wow Derpy! How are you doing that? That's amazing!"

Lyra and Bon Bon looked from the angry Derpy Hooves to the cheering Pinkie Pie while both asking, "Uh, what's amazing?"

"Please dear Pinkie," Mayor Mare began, "now really isn't the time for-"

"Your eyes!" Pinkie shouted. "They aren't cross eyed right now like they usually are. I mean, I can cross my eyes for maybe a minute... but then it starts to hurt. Is it backwards for you? Like, you can straighten your eyes instead of crossing them for a little while?"

Most of the ponies around just ignored Pinkie and her quirky behavior as they all looked back to see Derpy's eyes crooked like normal now. But one particular stallion had much stronger feelings on the issue. "NOOO!!!" Rayne growled out through his teeth while wanting to charge forward but not with by Mayor Mare and the princess both standing there together. He even failed to notice when Applejack walked up to him followed by Rainbow Dash.

"Hey!" Dash exclaimed pulling Rayne by the shoulder.

"You alright there darling?" Applejack asked seeing the distraught look on his face.

Remembering that these were his girlfriends he softened his tone but could not pull his eyes away from the gray pegasus who was quickly being surrounded by authority figures. "Y-ya.. yeah sorry. I- I'm just really upset about the mail being late. Listen I... I'm sorry but can you both excuse me for a moment?" Rayne asked, blindly giving a kiss to the side of Applejack's head instead of her cheek and blowing another kiss toward Rainbow Dash but missing her entirely. Both of the mares looked to each other in complete bewilderment.

"NNOOOOO!!!!!!" Derpy suddenly shrieked as she saw Twilight approaching. The cry of fright almost knocked everypony off their hooves and quickly they looked around in a panic wondering if the town were being attacked by something again. "No! Not you! I'll go! Please! I'll do anything you want, just stay away from me!!!" Derpy screamed while falling back onto her rump and crawling backwards in such a panic that she didn't even seem to notice as she trampled across her own wings in a way that appeared as if it'd be very painful.

Twilight hadn't even spoken yet and now stood frozen looking around at the others with no clue as to why Derpy seemed so afraid of her. "Uh, hey there... Derpy. You okay? I was only going to ask if I could hel-"

"I'm sorry! Don't do anything else to me, please!" Derpy cried out as she suddenly turned on her hooves and sped off trying to fly away from the cafe.

"H-hey! Wait! What did I even do to you?!" Twilight called out. But as Derpy soared down the street she was not just fleeing the cafe, she seemed to be flying straight out of the town.

All of a sudden there was a blur of color as Rainbow Dash zoomed out in front of the gray pegasus to stop her dead in her tracks. "Hold it!" Dash yelled. "What is going on with you?! I have NEVER seen you yell at another pony! Not even once! Derpy, we're friends! Why are you-"

"Heeeey!" Twilight yelled as she and the others attempted to catch up.

The gray pegasus looked frightened and quivered as if she were being rounded upon by dangerous beasts instead of the ponies she grew up around. "Just let me go! I won't come back again! Please!"

"Let you go?" Dash asked. "Derpy, why wouldn't we want to have you around?! We don't want you to leave in the first place. We are trying to help you!"

"Dash, get away!" Twilight yelled as she finally caught up. "I don't think that's-" however the princess was not able to finish her sentance as something happened that none of them expected. "Aauugh!"

The ground just in front of Twilight's hooves turned dark as a billowy black mist rose from below. Then a figure shot up like a stone wall that obscured her view of the two pegasi beyond. Twilight gasped and fumbled backwards in fright. But staring upwards caused the sun to shine in her eyes blinding her from seeing any detail of the dark beast that blocked her path. All Twilight could see was teeth.

"Twi, look out!" Applejack screamed as she threw a rope and quickly pulled the princess back.

After raising it's head high the creature then swung its mouth down blasting a pulse of dark magic at the ground. Immedistely a massive obsidian wall rose up from the ground. It spread out like a wave from the dark creature's jaws putting up a twenty foot barrier all the way around where Derpy and Rainbow Dash were standing together. Worse yet gigantic spiked barbs stuck out threatening which prevented anypony fromeven getting close. "Aaah!!!" Dash screamed from beyond the wall which caused the hearts of her other five friends to clench in terror.

However just as quickly as the menacing creature had appeared, the obsidian wall suddenly dissipated into a puff of shadowy smoke leaving only a frightened Rainbow Dash lying alone on the ground.

"WHAT was THAT?!" Pinkie cried out.

"What happened to Derpy?! She's missing!" Fluttershy cried out.

"What happened to Rainbow Dash?!" Rarity shouted as she rushed forward.

Applejack stayed behind with Twilight who was sitting dumbfounded on the ground. The others crowded around the rainbow maned pegasus that was left visibly shaking and alone. "It took her... it took her!" Dash yelled out while staring at the empty patch of dirt as if her friend Derpy would reappear if she just wished hard enough for it.

Rubbing her back gently Fluttershy whispered, "It'll be okay Rainbow. We'll find her."

But then they heard Twilight speak out to them from behind. "I don't think we'll have to. Applejack, do you think you could get some tools together and pry the door off from Derpy's house? I'm willing to bet that we'll find her incapacitated but unharmed right in her home. Also Rarity, please find Spike and have him send a letter to Celestia asking for some of the royal guard to please patrol Ponyville for awhile."

Looking back over Rarity nervously replied, "Why yes, of course. But Twilight, what is going on? What just happened and what do you mean Derpy is at home?"

Twilight stepped up to rejoin her friends before saying, "I don't think that was Derpy who we all saw a moment ago. Derpy would never run away from her friends or forget that she is a mail pony. She loves that job. I think that it wa-"

"Twilight move your hoof!" Rainbow Dash suddenly screamed. She leaned forward pointing to the ground where the princess had stepped right into an over sized paw print in the dirt. "That's it!" Dash screamed. "That is the track I saw! It was just like this!"

"Hold on there now." Applejack called out as the others stepped back as well seeing the four paw prints and gasping at the size of them. "What track? What are you talkin-"

"The traaack Applejack!" Rainbow Dash whined while trying to quiet her voice. Looking around noticing that the mayor and several other ponies were starting to catch up Dash whispered as quickly as she could. "You know...with Discord... showing us southern Equestria... south of Tartarus... with Tirek...!" She hissed between her teeth so that the newcomers wouldn't hear. "The tracks that I found... These are them!"

Suddenly realization set in as all their eyes popped open frightfully now. "Scratch that," Twilight whimpered, "maybe we need Celestia to send A LOT of guards! We need to find Spike now! Everypony! Please, get into your houses!" She ordered to the townsponies as she and the rest of the mane six all raced to return to Twilight's castle.

- Down in the Abandoned Tunnels Below Ponyville -

All was dark as a gentle whimpering echoed through an unlit passageway. Drips of water could be heard falling from stalactites over head. However as Derpy quivered with her eyes closed there was a gentle rumbling that purred out like a chorus to comfort the gray mare.

"...Oh!" She gasped in surprise as a water droplet landed upon her nose from overhead. It took her a moment but soon she realized that her eyes were open and there was simply no light around for her to see. That is when it hit her that she was not alone though. Wrapped around her was a being quite large in size with soft fur and it was vibrating while holding her in its grasp. "Ahh! What- let me go! What are you?!" Derpy screamed as she scrambled away. However she had not moved move than a foot or two before she felt herself walk into a solid dirt wall. Now Derpy shivered realizing how warm the creature had felt compared to the cold of the dark space she was now in. The echoing silence in the darkness made her anxiety grow as she reached around feeling the earthy wall in front of her. "H-hello? Who- what is there? Where am I?"

"You are safe... where no one who would hurt you will find you..."

Derpy didn't know why it had frightened her when a deep voice responded to her asking. Softly she waived a hoof out into the dark feeling nothing but air. She leaned forward and swiped again until her hoof came into contact with something big. Exploring around she felt a large head before her but she pulled back when she discovered the size of the fangs upon the creature. "A-and... you aren't going to hurt me?" She asked while leaning back against the dirt wall.

"Never... I would never allow you to be hurt. That is why I saved you..." The deep voice whispered.

"Where am I?" Derpy asked.

"Underground...in a series of tunnels that most ponies don't seem to know about. I figured that since you once lived underground that you might be more comfortable in a setting like this... now please, shield your eyes..." Then a soft light filled the space as a magical ball of flame flicked into existence before floating up overhead.

The pegasus looked out from behind a hoof as a withered cave tunnel came into view. It led forward and it led back but nothing else could be seen in either direction. Then after taking a moment for her eyes to adjusted to the light she took a good look at her savior. But what she saw caused her to almost topple backwards in fright, not having expected to see an enormous panther standing nearly twice her size. "Holey crap! What the heck are you?!" She screamed but beast seemed to pay her words no mind.

"I'm here for you. I have been looking for you. Tell me, does this place ease your troubles at all?" The feline asked while gesturing at the tunnel.

Taking a moment to assess that the black cat was not immediately turning her into his lunch she looked around and raised an eyebrow to ask, "Why do you think that a pegasus would feel comforted being trapped down in a dark cave?"

Now the dark figure smirked. "Because you are not a pegasus. I know who you truly are... and I know, everything about you. I can...I can smell you." He hissed in delight and she watched as his large nasal passage take a deep whiff of her scent.

"Of course you can smell me. You are a cat... and I am three feet in front of you." She pointed out but she feared that had not been what he meant. Nervously she glanced around again but it was clear to her that she had no where to go. There were only two paths. He blocked one and was pointed to chase her down the other if she fled. In addition it was clear to her that this beast could use magic. She did not see how she could flee even if she wanted to.

"That is not what I meant. I can smell you, the real you. You smell of treebark and cave water... It is an earthy scent but I think you smell beautiful..." The large cat purred loudly and leaned over her until his face reflected in her eyes. "Show me those eyes... those big green eyes..." He whispered as his tail waived behind him excitely.

"But, my eyes are an apple golden color..." The pegasus whispered.

"No they aren't... my queen..." The panther hissed and placed his paws on the wall to each side of her while the hairs on his body began to rise on end.

Feeling trapped and afraid Derpy Hooves nodded and the panther leaned back to give her room. The pegasus shimmered in a brilliant light before growing to only a head shorter than the panther was. Long green hair fell from a head with a crooked horn reaching high up above. Lengthy slender legs stretched down from a lithe feminine frame. Insect wings fluttered nervously over a dark chitin body. And green rimmed eyes with a dark center scowled out curiously to the muscular feline that towered overhead. What surprised her though was the expression on the panther's face when he looked upon her. She thought it was pity she saw in his bright blue eyes as his gaze roamed freely across her body.

"I'm sorry, is this not what you were expecting? Do I come as a disappointment to you?!" Chrysalis hissed at him bitterly.

"W-what..." Rayne gasped out. Keeping his thoughts private he stared at the changeling with his mouth agape. "What is this... this isn't the Chrysalis that I know from the show... what happened to her?!" He thought as a sympathetic pain clutched his heart until his mouth ran dry. The former changeling queen stood before him looking worn. Her limbs were frail and her eyes were sunken in. Her mane was dry and unkempt like straw left to splinter. Her hooves looked like they might crack if she pressed upon them too hard. And even the holes that signaturely ran through her body looked more pronounced as if she was wasting away. "What... HAPPENED TO HER?!" Rayne's thoughts roared out as rage overtook him.

"What do you want with me? If you knew who I am then why did you save me?" Chrysalis demanded to know.

She could not tell if the snarl that followed was one of anger or affection. And at that moment Rayne couldn't quite tell either. "Mmmrrraawwllll... such beauty. Such beauty allowed to waste... I can't, I can't stand it..."

"Beauty?" Chrysalis scoffed. "I am hideous! And proud!" She hissed out and for the first time behaving with the attitude that Rayne would have expected from her. "But I own who I am. I am a queen! And you will answer my questions when I ask them of you!" She shouted now standing her ground as if adopting the opinion to fight if she could not flee.

Smirking confidently now the panther looked her in the eyes as if his respect for the changeling was rekindled. "You are absolutely right, your highness. You ask what I want from you? My answer is... everything. What do I wish to offer you? Anything. I'm here now and my intention is to give you what you have never had before..." She recoiled slightly feeling unnerved by his response and not understanding at all what he was talking about. "But first...allow me to be the one to help you for what you need at the moment."

"Help me? Help me how?" She asked wishing again that she had a better option for running away.

"Forgive me for saying so your majesty but you are looking less than your best. You seem tired... and worn. You are drained. Your wings have lost their shine. Your limbs look frail. And those beautiful eyes lack the strength that I know they are capable of."

"OH COURSE I LOOK THIS WAY!" She screeched out which surprised him as her words echoed throughout the tunnels. "I have lost everything! I have lost my hive, my home, my... dignity! Twilight Sparkle and her friends have taken EVERYTHING from me! I have been feeding on animals just to survive! I-" she whimpered as tears begin to fall from her face. "I am starving! I am so hungry!" Then she fell to one knee as if the last of her strength were failing her. The changeling's eyes spread wide as if a need greater than herself was brought to mind. "And I am alone... I have never been alone... I am a queen, I am used to having someone to talk to, to serve me... but I have no one....I..." Now her face turned away as she whispered so softly that Rayne would have missed it had he not been in his panther form. "I miss my children..." She whimpered longingly as tears dripped across her cheeks. But then her rage manifested again as she almost bit outward. "You know NOTHING of me!"

"Hmph. You will see..." Rayne purred. "There will be plenty of time for that later on now that I have found you. But first, we have to get your strength back up. So please... feed from me." The large cat offered.

"What?!" Chrysalis shrieked in surprise.

"You do still feed on love energy, don't you your majesty?" He asked as he lowered his head in a bow to her.

"You- you WANT me to devour your love?" She asked him while looking around as if it were some kind of trick.

To this Rayne nodded and said, "Indeed. In fact, you might find that I come 'prepared' with an abundance for you."

Chrysalis was still looking as if she weren't certain but she stepped forward nonetheless as she was not about to turn down a free meal. Stretching her maw open in a similar way that Rayne did to steal magic, a wavering pink mist billowed from the beast to make it's way into the changeling's jaws. "Auuuuhh!" As soon as his love essence touch her lips Chrysalis gasped in surprise and straightened up as if she had just been struck by lightning. "Wha- what is this...?" She choked out in between heavy breaths as the pupil's in her eyes shrank to the size of needle points.

Rayne grinned proudly as she fed. Unlike others who were left drained after being fed upon by a changeling this pleasure pony only smirked while offering up his heart to fill the mare as much as she desired. "That's it... take as much as you want my dear. And worry not. Love like mine has no end, especially when it comes to you. So eat your fill..." He cooed to her softly while taking Chrysalis into his arms.

"It's so... pure... I've never tasted... why doesn't it run out?" She babbled incoherently looking almost as if she were riding on a shot of heroin as Rayne's love began coursing through her veins. "You... taste like an army of hearts. There is... I taste... an earth pony. And there is a zebra... and is that Applejack too...? All of their love..." The panther purred as he watched the reflective shine to her wings brighten. The sunken rings around her eyes slowly began to fill in. The chitin of her body seemed to smooth out and not appear so ragged. Then even her flowing green main seemed to thicken into a luxurious head of hair that ran smooth and elegant down her back. "H-how... how are you doing this?" She whispered as she was beginning to look intoxicated with a dreamy smile spread across her lips.

Cradling her up against his chest the panther stroked her cheek affectionately before saying, "It is simple. I'm sure you can taste it for yourself but I will say it anyways... I am in love with you Chrysalis. Deeply and madly in love with the beautiful queen of the changeling's..."

"Wh-what?!" She gasped as his words began to startle her from her euphoric stupor.

The black feline spoke confidently as he brushed her long hair with his claws. "I will be here for you so that you will never be alone. I will watch over you, protect you, and never let another harm you. Not ever, ever again." Then Rayne leaned down gently pressing his lips upon hers.

"Mmmrrrmm!" She screamed in surprise. "Mmrmph- how-m... dare you... mmm... defile me like.... mhhmm... like...." But then Rayne smirked as he felt her hoof stop beating upon his chest. Slowly her resistance weakened her eyes closed and she eagerly began to kiss him back. Both of her hooves wrapped around his neck as she sucked hungrily against lips as if she could only breathe if through his kiss. She was still feeding from his energy between their hungry feast of one another's embrace. And as all of Rayne's thoughts were filled with only his want for her, the love she soaked up threw her into a frenzy for him.

However that was when a new sensation began to overtake Chrysalis. She had been mulling over his offer in her mind, trying to consider if she would accept this strange beast's offer or not when suddenly everything changed. His love energy now felt like nirvana against her lips and she was overwhelmed with rhapsody as she felt a yearning from her own heart. She realized it wasn't the affections he had for others that she was feeding upon anymore. Instead it was specifically his feelings that he had for her.

Chrysalis could not hold back as her eyes flooded with tears that ran down her cheeks. This was no longer the agrressive feeding that she had intended. This panther was giving his love to her and Chrysalis surprised herself in discovering that she was wanting it. It felt safe, it felt true, it felt like something she had never felt before... it was satisfying. "What is happening? The love energy... it is overflowing from me..." She gasped. Just then something began to shine but she could not tell from where. Pulling back from him she screamed in fright, "You are trying to change me! I will not be reformed!"

But the panther held her tight. "Of course you won't be. I would never allow that to happen." Then with no further struggling from her their lips found each other's again.

Looking down from the corner of her eye she noticed that it was something on the panther's hip that was shining. It was a shimmering of green and black that almost began to fill the room. Likewise she noticed a similar light begin to come from herself where her hooves had holes gapped through her. It was a magic that she was not familiar with and it flooded the space around them in their colors. It seemed to build up brighter and brighter as she just closed her eyes feeling like her heart was exploding.

"Chrysalis..." Rayne mumbled as his paws roamed across her body. "You are more delightful than I ever could have dreamed. You are perfect... beautiful and majestic... Chrysalis I... I lov-" But that is when Rayne suddenly fell forward into complete emptiness with no one in his arms. "What?!" He screamed as he looked around but did not see her. "N-NO! NN-NNOOO!!!"

Rayne looked down one tunnel and then looked down the other but she was nowhere to be seen. Quickly Rayne perked up his ears but heard no hooves trotting or wings flapping. The light overhead exploded into a gleaming beacon as panther leapt up to his paws wondering where she had gone. But that was when he saw a small hole in the ground as if a tiny mole had just tunneled away. "Wait!" He roared, tearing down through the dirt like a Diamond Dog and following the path that eventually lead up to the surface.

"Chrysalis! CHRYSALIS!!!" He screamed as he sprung up from the ground. Looking around he found himself in a field not far off from town but he could see the edge of the Everfree Forest in the distance. Quickly his eyes darted every which way but he saw nothing. No birds, no animals, no clue as to what she had changed into next in order to evade him. Slamming a paw to the ground nine shadows spread out all around him. "Find her!" He ordered but the faces of all of them faulted. "I don't care if you don't know what to look for! Find everything! Just FIND HER!!!" Rayne roared out until the grass was blown back from his breath.

The nine shadows disappeared into the woods all moving with incredible speed. But the panther dropped to his knees and looked down to his empty paws as tears began to form in his eyes.

Author's Notes:

Uh oh, did you all hear that? It's true that a lot of mares have been giving Rayne their affections but they have just been riding out the enjoyment of a pleasure pony. But now Rayne has gotten his first "I love you."

So was anyone able to guess that Derpy got replaced before reading this chapter? I did leave a very subtle hint to it before.

So it wasn't a typo, who liked my "Holey Crap" joke from Chrysalis? Haha.

And here we have it folks! The long awaited debut of the Changeling Queen in my story. It's just heartbreaking to find that it's such a sad scene.

So for the short of it, Chrysalis has seemed broken in all of the episodes since losing her hive. She talks a little insane as if she's lost it. This blow was detrimental to her. And I was trying to portray the "early stages" of that which the show didn't go into. Don't worry, Rayne will find Chrysalis again... in time. But she has a lot of crazy to work through first.

And poor Rayne... if you think about it the pleasure pony was lucky that his heart didn't just break at getting so close to having one of his true loves and then losing her.