Shining Armor blinked. He blinked again, more to confirm it was dark around him rather than his eyes being closed. He shifted around, confirming that all four of his limbs were still attached, albeit aching something fierce. All right. I'm trapped under some rocks. Shining Armor's horn glowed as he reached out with his telekinesis, but the light quickly died down. Okay, way too many to shift. Twily and her friends were off to the side of the cave-in, so I should be getting help soon. No need to panic, Shiny. Just– He shifted around, finding his backside butting into something warm behind him. Something with a smooth, hard, outer layer...

“Why hello, my Prince! I was wondering when you'd notice me back here.”

Shining Armor's heart froze as Chrysalis spoke. His horn lit up once more, and he craned his head around as much as he could in the confined space. Sure enough, right behind him, the former queen of the Changelings lay there, her body pressed firmly against his and limbs gently resting over his body. “Son of a diamond dog,” he breathed out.

Chrysalis grinned at him. “Comfortable? We might be here a while. That was a rather big cave-in. Exciting, too! Gets the blood pumping, doesn't it?” She fluttered her eyes at him and flicked her forked tongue out into the air.

Shining Armor stared at her. “Please don't. I'd prefer not to have to gouge my eyes out with my own severed horn.”

Chrysalis cackled. “Oh, Shiny! So funny. You might want to get comfortable, darling. Who knows if anyone else survived the cave-in? We might have to share body heat.”

Any rejoinder was silenced as a small flash of light gained their attention. A tiny, translucent image of Twilight Sparkle's head appeared. “Shiny? Shiny! Oh, thank Celestia you're all right.”

Shining Armor tossed his head in Chrysalis' direction. “Depends on your definition of 'all right', Twily.”

Twilight's eyes widened. “Ho, boy. Well, the good news is everyone else is all right. Starlight and I are going to clear the debris covering you and... Chrysalis in about a minute. We have to proceed cautiously, to make sure we don't accidentally crush you. Hang tight. We'll have you out as quickly as possible!”

Chrysalis craned her head around as much as she could. “Take your time, Twily!” she called out, even as Twilight's head disappeared. “Oh, and I was just getting comfy.”

Shining Armor wiggled around. “Can't you, I don't know, change into something smaller?”

Chrysalis growled. She waved her head about. “This magic-inhibitor ring your 'dear' sister slipped onto my horn prevents me from doing any magic,” she said, doing her best to draw attention to a small band of shining silver metal around her jagged horn. “In all seriousness, if I could, I'd change into something big and strong and get us both out of here.”

The surrounding area started rumbling slightly. Shining Armor nickered. “If you're expecting thanks, forget it. After everything you've done, in general and specifically to my family and I?”

Chrysalis drew back slightly. “You forgave Starlight Glimmer,” she said.

“Starlight's worked hard to earn our forgiveness,” Shining Armor said.

Twilight's head appeared again. “Shiny, we're at the layer right above you.” She swallowed, and even through the translucence, nervousness could be seen. “Could you two... move together, to minimize what we've got to move and make sure we don't hurt either of you?” Her gaze shot to the left. “And don't try anything funny, Chrysalis!”

Chrysalis smirked. “Oh, me? I wouldn't dream of it” She slid her body forward. “Scooch back, Shiny. Princess' orders, this time!”

Shining Armor ground his teeth together, but slid his body back as much as he could. It pressed firmly against Chrysalis' underside. He felt her heartbeat, her breath. He closed his eyes. Out of this soon, out of this soon...

The rocks immediately above their heads finally started shifting. Light pierced their little hovel as the rocks floated away. Starlight Glimmer and twilight Sparkle stood over them, horns glowing as they freed the two. “Thank Celestia!” Starlight cried out. She looked down at the pair. “How are you?”

Chrysalis leaned in close to Shining Armor's ear. “Was it good for you?”

A white blur shot out of the hole, landing next to Twilight.

Chrysalis shrugged. “Well, can't blame a girl for trying.”