For the next couple of days, Twilight spent her time in one of the bedrooms in the castle. Ash never left her side, because of her recent days in the Changeling Hives her nightmares had gotten worse. She woke up screaming every ten minute, and not even Princess Luna could stop them.

Yet, all she had to do was scream once, and Ash would be there to wake her and ease her mind. However, despite Ash's support, Twilight's current amount of distress didn’t come from her dreams, it came on her own body.

As Twilight woke from the Princess’s sun, she slowly got out of bed so as not to wake her bodyguard. Once out of bed, she hastily entered the bathroom and closed the door. Unlike the first time she had fallen asleep with Ash, Twilight was now wearing a long sleeved shirt and a pair of pajama bottoms. Twilight looked into the large bathroom mirror before taking off her shirt as she closed her eyes. Hesitantly Twilight opened her eyes and looked at her body. Dark red Summarian symbols littered her body. Her face and hands were the only part uncovered.

Fear gripped the Alicorn as she put her hands on the bathroom counter. “It’s gotten worse” Twilight breathed out, glancing at the door. “I can’t let him know.” The Alicorn hastily put her shirt back on before fixing her appearance. “I don’t want to be more of a burden on him than I already am.”

Twilight left the bathroom and went to wake Ash. However, she stopped. She couldn't help but notice how peaceful he looked when asleep. Walking up Twilight brushed a single hair from his face before smiling.

“Take away the jokes, the anger, and the distrust of the ponies... and you're really just... a beautiful creature” Twilight said with a smile.

Ash smiled, despite his eyes being closed, and spoke.

“That’s the nicest thing anyone has said to me.”

Twilight backed up, her face turning red in embarrassment. Ash sat up.

“And the nicest thing I heard up til now was from my father,” he added.

“What did he say?” Twilight asked.

“He called me a Bastard coated Bastard with Bastard filling” Ash said, leaving the bed and retrieving his harness. Twilight blinked at him.

“That’s horrible!"

“Well, my father was a complete asshole," Ash replied, his voice darkening in anger. "Cared more about his precious God more than his own wife and son.” Ash strapped his harness on with a sharp jerk. “I should've lived with my mother.”

“Was she... nicer?” Twilight asked, stepping out of the room.

"Compared to my father?” Ash asked, following behind. “My mother was the Holy angel of God.”

Twilight smiled as they made their way through the castle. "It sounds like you really cared about her."

“I did,” was all Ash said before the pair found the dining halls.

Sam and Twilight's friends sat at the sides, with the head of the table occupied by Shining Armor, Cadence and Celestia and Luna.

Ash gave a courtesy bow to the princess of Love and the Night.

“Your Highness’s” Ash shot at glare at the solar princess. “Celestia…”

“Demon...” Celestia replied in the same tone he had used.

“Celestia...” Twilight started to order, only to stop when Ash put his hand on her shoulder.

“Let’s go find somewhere else to eat,” Ash said.

The Princess of Friendship exhaled in frustration.

“That’s actually a good idea, Ashley,” Twilight replied, before leaving in the flash of a teleportation spell.

With Twilight gone, Ash turned to the Princess. “You do realise the more you continue with your current behavior, the faster you'll lose Twilight.”

Celestia stood, her voice cold and dark.

“My behavior is the cause of you bringing Evil onto my world!” Celestia growled.

"Yeah," Rainbow agreed, while Applejack gave a solemn nod.

“I never released the Demons of Kandar,” Ash barked. “I warned you time and time again not to read from that damned book! Fix your attitude or you will lose Twilight forever.”

Celestia slammed her hands on the table before teleporting into his face.

“I’ll only lose her because you are brainwashing her!” Celestia yelled, stabbing a finger at the human. “You've tainted her to where she can't tell between right and wrong anymore.” Her jabbing finger left a small scorch mark on his shirt. “You’ll warp her into a murderous monster who kills without discrimination like yourself."

Ash merely swatted Celestia's hand away.

“As I said," he repeated. “Keep this up and you will lose Twilight” He then turned and walked away, leaving Celestia smoldering behind him.

As the human left the castle, he failed to notice a pair of violet eyes, watching the whole thing.

---

I stood at the entrance waiting for Twilight. Fortunately, I didn’t have to wait long. She left the castle wearing a white long sleeved shirt and a purple long dress-like skirt, around her neck was my cross, which had the Changeling Queen’s flesh removed and cleaned. As she moved past in a huff I couldn’t help but notice something on the back of her neck. Her anger, however, prevented me from commentating. I knew where she was coming from.

“You overheard me and Celestia’s conversation?” I asked.

“I did,” Twilight said, turning to me with tears forming in her eyes. “Why can’t Celestia just admit this was our fault and not yours? You’ve done everything in your power to fix my mistake!"

I stepped towards her, as the tears fell down her cheeks.

“You... You're not the one to blame…” Twilight cried. “... We are! We did this because... because we never gave you a chance to explain!”

I pulled her into a tight hug. "Please don't cry," I asked. “I’ve told you none of this is your fault. So please stop blaming yourself.”

Twilight pulled herself from the hug, but wiped her eyes with a sigh. "I know," she said. "But it helps when I hear it from... well, you." She briefly smiled up at him before looking away. “To be honest... after everything that’s happened this morning, I... think I lost my appetite.” She grinned and glanced up at me. “So why don’t we just explore the Empire? Just you and me?”

“Sure,” I say before an idea came to mind. “Like a date?”

Twilights' eyes widened, and she turned away from me with a nervous stammer, her face turning as red as a tomato. “N-No! I-I wouldn't say... I mean... it's not a... a date, really! It's more..."

I lifted a hand. "Cool it, Princess, I'm only teasing."

Twilight stamped her foot, pursing her lips and struggling not to laugh. "You're awful!" she pouted, though the slap she gave to my shoulder still had a playful edge to it.

And so, for the rest of the day, Twilight and I walked around the Empire. At one point, we stopped in front of a jewelry vendor. Twilight purchased a silver necklace with an alicorn on it before handing it to me.

“Here” Twilight said, tapping at my cross. "Now we can be even. Faust will protect you... when I can't."

I wanted to reject it - after all, my faith in Faust was even less than my faith in God - but seeing her wide smile... I couldn't bring myself to say no. I lowered myself to her height, and let her put the Faust Idol around my neck.

“Thanks, sweetheart,” I said, glancing at the idol so Twilight didn't need to think I noticed the small blush shifiting across her cheeks.

We continued to explore until the sun began to set and our stomachs started growling.

Despite being in a much better mood, Twilight still gave the castle a conflicted look before turning to me with a grin. “So... where do you want to eat?”

“Preferably someplace that has meat,” I said, before noticing the uneasy look on the Princess. “But I’ll settle for some fruit or a regular salad."

Immediately, Twilight took my hand and pulled me in the direction of a restaurant. The Emerald Front was written across the top. Inside, it looked like a high class Fancy Restaurant; the Kind of Restaurant that I’d be charged for just by looking at the place.

“Twilight, I don’t want to be rude, but are you sure about this place?” I asked.

She smiled. “I’m positive."

A hostess approached us. “Princess Twilight," she greeted. "It’s an honor to have you dine with us.” The Hostess bowed before noticing me. “Um... May I ask what that thing is?”

“That Thing…” Twilight said, slightly irritated. “Is my bodyguard. Where I go, he goes.”

"Oh?" The crystal pony glanced up at me again before it connected. "Oh!" She gave an apologetic bow. "My sincerest apologies; I didn't realize... please accept my forgiveness, Princess."

“How about a table for two... please,” Twilight replied.

The Hostess scrambled to settle us at a table and get us menus. While it was amusing to see the pony scramble about, my humor faded when I saw the prices on the menu.

“Umm Twilight, I should let you know," I noted nervously. "My money is useless here."

“Don’t worry about it Ashley,” Twilight said with a smile. “I’ve got it covered."

Part of me was afraid to ask this but I didn’t want her to go broke paying for both of our meals. “How?” I ask.

Her smile became vengeful. “I’ll send the bill to Canterlot Castle, so order anything you want. The pricier the better, After all” her smile became more warm. "Somepony needs to compensate all the good you’ve done.”

I widened my eyes in surprise. “Well, Well, Well; Who knew a princess could be evil?” I say with a grin of my own. “Are you sure you’re the Princess of Friendship and not the Princess of Petty Revenge?”

Twilight just put a finger to her mouth and jokingly shushed me.

And so, Twilight and I ate a very expensive meal while drinking from their most expensive selection of wine. After our meal, we just talked to one another, learning more about each other. Twilight listened to my experiences intently, and I listened to her with the same enthusiasm. Eventually we were told to leave for a number of reasons. Reason one: we had cleared five bottles of their best selling wine. Reason two: we were being extremely loud with our laughter. And reason three: They were waiting for us to clear our table for another couple.

We left the restaurant... I'd say a little tipsy, but that was a major understatement. We nearly tripped over each other all the way back to the castle. Once inside the Castle, we made our way to Twilight’s room. Once at her door, we noticed Sam sleeping on the floor.

“W-Will she be good?” Twilight asked with a slur.

“She’ll..." I stuttered, opening the door. "She’ll be fine."

As I opened the door, Twilight smiled and grabbed me by the shirt. She pulled me into her room and right onto her bed.

"Ashley..." Twilight moaned, her face a dark red. “Can you..." her voice took on a seductive purr. "...Help me out of my shirt?”

In my drunken state, I saw no problem with her request. Briefly, I noticed strange markings across her belly. But my drunken mind pushed any worry from my brain, focusing me more on her soft breasts, pressing against my chest.

“Ashley…” Twilight breathed in my ear. “...I love you…” She kissed my cheek. “Please... Make me yours!”

For a moment, I froze. My eyes were wide. But then I heard evil laughter in my right ear. Turning, I saw a mini me with red clothes, wielding a pitchfork and horns.

“What the Fuck are you waiting for?” Devil me demanded. “You heard what she said! Reach into your pants, and pull out your cock! Bitches love that kinda shit!”

Evil Laughter filled my left ear. Turning, I saw another devil.

“Yeah, I know; I should be the angel, showing up to tell you not to pull your dick out.” My left Devil joked. “But we bitch slapped that mother fucker and sent him packing, so it’s smooth sailing. Let em rip boy!” Both devils vanished in a burst of fire.

And you know what? I followed their lead. I pressed my lips against the alicorn's, while at the same time undoing my belt. But right then, the sound of angels singing filled my ears, accompanied by a harp.

“Jesus loves the little children”

Looking right, I saw an Angel version of me with white clothes with a halo over his head. Wings fluttered on his back, and he strummed a harp one handed, the other hand over a black eye.

“Sorry I’m late,” the Angel apologized. “So what’s the deal here?” the Angel saw Twilight in her Drunken state. “Oh shit; don’t tell me you're thinking of whipping your dick out on this fine piece of woman are you?”

"Uh..." I mumbled, my hand already down my pants.

The Angel hit me upside the head with his harp. Holy sparks flew.

"Damn, man, what the...?" I stammered.

“Look man, I want you to look deep inside yourself and think about this!” the angel insisted. “You’re about to have sex with a 'literal' princess. You’ve got no condom, and I doubt she’s on birth control. Do you really want to be the guy who got a princess pregnant before she’s married?”

His words reached me. Twilight moaned in dismay, but her eyes were fluttering shut as I pulled away, and buckled my pants back up.

“That’s right, put the dick down.” the angel said with pride. “You got to go from the heart yo. Be smooth. Be Don Juan de la Nooch. Now I gotta go beat the shit out of two sucker punching little bitches. Remember: don’t pull it out until you both are ready... and sober.”

Despite his words, Twilight tried to reach up for me again. I pushed her away.

“Twilight," I said firmly. "As much as I want this... I Can’t.”

“You...You’re right..." Her head slumped. "I..Don’t...” Her eyes slid shut. "Zzzzzzz...”

I chuckled, easing her into bed. "Sleep well Princess." I crawled in next to her. “I don’t want to hear you scream anymore. I’ll make sure you sleep easy tonight.” And with that, I closed my eyes.

---

I awoke the following morning to find Twilight’s arms wrapped around me. I couldn’t help but smile at her. Unfortunately that smile faded when I noticed the markings. In my drunken state I hadn't realized...

"Twilight?" I whispered. "Twilight!"

Twilight sat up with a yawn. “Good morning Ashley,” Twilight said before her smile faded, and she realized her shirt was gone. With a yelp, she tried to cover her markings, but I pulled them back.

“Chrysalis worsened your markings” I said, my eyes moving from mark to mark. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I didn’t want to burden you more than I already have” Twilight stammered, looking away in shame.

“Twilight, this is serious!” I say, making her look directly into my eyes. “I’m going to protect you no matter what, but I can't do that if you don't tell me when these get worse, okay?"

“Oh... Okay” Twilight said, getting out of bed to get dressed.

Together, we left the room and headed to the Dining Hall. This time however nobody was present, which hopefully would make for a peaceful meal. We sat down as the servants came out with food. Twilight got a Daisy sandwich, while I was given a Crystal Fruit salad. It wasn’t red meat but I was willing to take what I could get. About halfway through our breakfast, I saw Sam approach, looking at us with sadness.

“Sam?” I asked, but she ran back through the castle.

"What... happened?" Twilight asked.

I stood. "Nothing good," I said. Already, my gut was telling me things were going to go south soon.

---

~Yesterday Night~

Outside the restaurant, Samantha watched Ash and Twilight eating their meal. Thoroughly enjoying each other's company. Laughing. Joking...

Sam bit into her hand in frustration.

"Just a bodyguard, huh Jacob?" Sam growled, digging into her hand. "Does a bodyguard sleep with his charge every night? Does he share a meal with her?" She nearly tore her hand in half, her blood dripping to the street.

“͙͒If̳ ̓y̘̾ou̞ͯ ͚̂w̪ͥa̜ͩnt́ ̱̎t̟͆ö ̼k͙n͔̿ow͕ͧ,̘ͪ"͗ an eerie voice came from behind the half-deadite. "͉T͖h͙e͙n̝ ̓f́o͉ḻlͧow̦ m̃e̜ͤ.͙̃"̝

Whipping her head around Sam caught sight of a black cloak disappearing behind the corner of the Restaurant. Glancing back at Ash, Sam broke into a jog in an attempt to catch up with the mysterious figure. However, just as she rounded the corner, she saw the figure's cloak vanish around another corner. And each time Sam reached said corner, she only got an agonizing glimpse of that cloak vanishing around another corner.

Eventually Sam found herself standing right in front of a deadend. The figure was nowhere in sight. At first.

“̠̿S̝̈o͈͆ ͙̔gl͈͐a͔d̤̐ y͛o̭̅u̟ͭ c͖͐o̱̿u̩l̗̅d͖ ͣj̚o̜i̙n̯ͪ ̫m̘͊e,̊ S͎̃ȧ̟mạ̄nt͊ha͎.͓”̰ͩ

Whipping her head around, Sam finally saw the cloaked figure. Reaching up, the figure pulled down her hood. A familiar fanged smile flashed in the shadows.

“Chrysalis!” Sam charged the Changeling, only to be thrown back by her magic.

"ͦN̰on͎ͬe̞ͤ ͌o̯f͉ ͉t̜h̰a̘t͉͂,̚ ͤS̆ͅǎm͍aͦn̽th̪a̹͛,̋ ̠͛d̟̿e̮a̻r̈́,ͦ" Chrysalis said smugly. "̾Iͯͅ ̳t͍̀h̫o̩̾û͖g̼͑h͙tͩ y̦o̦͆uͦ ͉w͍ere̗̓ ̘̌he̩ͬre t̳o͐ ̟͗ḵn̞̍ow̲ w̳͌h̦ͭy ̳the̺ ̐p̣͐r̀í͇n̈ċ̤e͙s̱̊s͔'̦͒ ̃b̮odͅy̽gû̬ard ͣd̆òes̑ñ̪'t ͪā̰c͂t̤ ͒li͋kẽ ̑ạͩ ͪͅpr̒ȏp͍e̳̎r̟ ̬͛b͖őd̖yg̪͛u̬a͖ͣr̠ḍ.̝̌"̗

Sam jumped up, ready for another attack, but stopped as the Queen's words registered to her. “Start talking, Bug.”

The Queen grimaced at Sam's insult, but just barely kept her smile intact. "̬̍Th͛ͅe P͚ͬriͣnces̮ͮs̞͆ ͖ͣo̮ͫf̯ ͦF͕rịe͕ͥn͙̅d̲s̿h͖̄i͖ͮp̺, ͦTw̟ͬi͓͆ḷ̑i̝͌g͎h̤tͨ ͇̍S̆pa͊r̃k͖le?̠̊ T̃hͩe̥rė̗ ͑i̭ͦs͓̾ ͕ă͕ de̜ë́p̤ ̖a̤f̭f̗eͪct̔iȍ̹n̫ in ͕her͂ ͎̋he͆a̅rt ̇f͋o̓r ̬M͓r͋.͊ ͍ͦW͕̾i̼ll͓í͙a͓̐ṁ̥s͉.̿"̺

Sam rolled her eyes. "You don't think I've noticed? I may not be some Princess of Love, but I can tell when someone has a crush on someone else."

"A̩͋n̖ͥd̝́ ͇̐c̰än̳ͨ ̩y͈ỏ͍u̘ ̓t͙͗ẻl̝̚l̉ ̹̽w̍hen̘͒ ̂t̩ha̗̎t̔ c̈rͅu͔s̫h͊ i̠s̲.͆.̬ͮ. ̳̄r̜e̪ͭci͑prọ͌ċ̠a̲ted?͖̇"̪̐ Chrysalis asked, her tongue flicking like a snake. "͖̈I͊ ̜cͮa͚n.̜"̿

Sam cracked her knuckles, shaking her head. "Not possible," she growled. "He's human. She's a pony. She's not even that good looking! If Ash was going to fall in love with someone it would be...”

"ͥY̚ọu?"͍ The Changeling Queen's horn glowed, and she laughed in glee. "̈A̤h̯̏,̠ͮ ̹ͦI͌ u͍nd̖̃e͖ͬrs͕̓t̖̚a̳̐nd̔.͇ ̥ͮY͉es̤,̮ ͌I ̱c̽ͅan͍ ̞s͐e͔n̘̋s͍ͬe͚ͥ ̜t̟̾h̎e̬̓ ͫĺov͙ͫe ͔ͬyͬou̯̿ ̦͑ho̖̎l̩̎d̺ ̻ȉň̟ you̳r̓ ̰͂hea̫ͨrt͙ f͇oͬrͦ h̲̿i̲ͥm͙.̥"̲

Sam crossed her arms. “What of it Bug?”

"̺̌I͙͐t ̯mͅu̺s̲t bͣė̳ ̤ŝo͕͋ ̐t̙̽r̠a̰gͫi͈̒c,"͕̆ Chrysalis cooed, struggling to sound sympathetic. "Haͦv̝̓in̰͐gͪ ͭy̟̏o̭͂ur ̫m̩aẗ̰́e̼ b͎ͥe̲ ̹ͩi̲n͚ͣ ̰̎l̫ov͔ͦe͈͗ ̬͋w̤ȋ̗ẗ͚́h ͔͐an͈oͬthͩe̥r̤.̏"̯

Sam seethed, but Chrysalis spoke over her before she could speak.

“̝Do͙ ̐yoû k̄nͅo͊w̉ ̙wh̚at̄ ̏nͅi̲gh̫̓ṱmͬarͤeͣsͣ ͩm̉ͅy ͕h̔i͈̅vͣe̳ ͆g̭a͙ͨv̌ȇ͔ ͆hi͌m?̅ ̓E̜̓aͬc̫hͣ ni̭gh͈tm͉̈a̹r̿ě ̟̋he w̍ḯt͋n̦͗ȅṣͬs̻ͨed̃ ̽wͯà͉s̪̓ ͅḇ́e̲in̦̈g ̚fo̘r̭c̥͌e̤ͭd̏ ̺t̬o ̇w̩at̘͛c̮̒h̖ ̾t̟͗h̔e̖ ͕́m̉a̳̾n̿y̠̿ d̳́eath͉ͭs o̝f ͈͌the̎ ͋ͅPr̻̊in͔̊c̯ȅ̪s̞s̘̈́.̣"͐ She shook her head with mock pity. "̗͑Än̮d̟ ño͕ṭ a͎ ̈́s̹iͦn̫gl͚e̾ o̭ṅe ͉ͯi̮̓n̲vo̮ͥl̿v͒ḙdͮ ͉̾y͓͛o̻͂uͮ.”͈

Sam's fists clenched. She struggled not to try and sink them into the Queen's face. "I don't believe you!"

Chrysalis just nodded. "Y͑e̒s͎,̽ ̙w̖o͕ͬrd̈́s ̙͗ȃr̻ě̫ ̜̽b̺ͪu̮t ̄win͉ͫd̉,̭" she admitted, before her horn glowed green. "́B̤̉u̩t ŷo͊ȕrͥ ̓e͈y̰̽e͔̅s̻ ̃a͊r͋e͗ n̓o͎t̺̆ sô ̬̌ea̎s͗ỉͅl̥̾y̑ ͙ͣdeͧcͫe͛ive̅d̲.͍̃"͖

Sam blinked a few times before seeing a blacked out cloud above her body.

“What did you just do to me?” Sam demanded.

“̫I̘’ͭvḛ͐ ͥg̟iͥv̊ẽ̲ǹ ̰̋y̺o̟͂ǔ͕ m̹̈́y͍̎ ͩC͉h̃a͖n̐ge͎l̽iͫn̥g s͚̉i̺ͦg̒h͍͒t̼,̌"ͥ Chrysalis explained. "̇Ī̫t̟ w̹ͬi̅ll͒ ͨl̯̃et̰ͨ ͩy͚o͚͗ủ̫ s̪̿ee ͓͒wh̲ó ̚a cͨre̺̅aͨt̪u̔ré̤ ̒l͎ȯ̼v͕͂e͙sͫ.̈́"̱ͣ She glanced behind her. “͕̑I ̖́mu͔st̖̑ ̀l̤e̪a̽ve͆.̦ ̙Ŭ̯s͕̓e ̹y̰o͕̓ur ̖̉ne̼w̠f̠̃ỏ͓u͙n͑d͙͛ ̀s̊ȋ̹gh͖ͬt͒ to̭ pr̺ͩo̳ṿ͗eͫ ṁ̮e w̝r̩ö̩́ng̪͒.͇ ͭSh̪͂o̯u̓ld̚ ̦yo̽u̒ ͆f̭̾a͉il̗̄, ̫mèet ̺̚me͎ ͎h̻ẻr̿e̼ ̔tͤo̎m̦or͕ͫrͭõ̜w̯ ̪ṋ̆i̺gȟ̝t͇,̎ ̩a͕n̓d I̐ p̱r̒o̠m̮ͩi̖ͬsͪe̐ ̤yo̳u͇͑’̥ͣl̦͋l͕ g̭e̱t̹ y̭o͗u̳r̩̅ m͎ͥa̻ͩt̗e.̹”̂

Chrysalis vanished in a flash of green light, her laugh echoing in the alley.

Sam shook her head before racing back to the Castle. “She’s wrong! Ash would never fall for a pony,” Sam thought as she stormed into the castle and hid herself close to Twilight’s room.

Unfortunately, they didn’t return until late at night and by then Sam had fallen asleep. Sam awoke that morning and entered the princess’s room, only to find it empty. The Half-Deadite went to the dining hall. And there, she finally found them.

And with the Changeling Sight... Sam's hope was shattered into despair. Above Twilight was a pink cloud which held an image of Ash. Sam’s heart dropped even further when she looked at Ash. In a cloud above his head, there were multiple images of the Princess of Friendship.

Not even hearing Ash or Twilight call out to her, Sam fled the castle, racing into the empire. Without realizing it, she found herself back at the alley where she had spoken with the Changeling Queen. Sam leaned against the wall before sliding to the ground, curling into a ball.

“You asshole...” Sam whispered, the tears escaping her eyes.

Time lost meaning to Sam. She didn't notice when Luna raised the moon. She barely noticed when the cloaked figure returned.

She only noticed when the changeling sight left her eyes. Turning, she saw Chrysalis, trying to hide smugness behind a facade of pity.

"̳We̻͛r̲̋e ̬y̽oͮu ̤̂wͦr̥͌o̮ͥn̘ͬg̦,̲̊ ̂Sa̍ma̗̅ñt͉ͤh͚ͯa?̤̎"̇ Chrysalis asked.

Sam rose up, wiping away her tears. “You said I could get Ash for myself.” Sam said, her voice monotone and dead. “How... exactly... would you do that?”

Chrysalis' vile grin widened. “ͦHan̊d õ͉ve͂r̮̊ ͅTw̟͛i͑l͆ig̰ht͎͒ Sp̞arͩkl̓e.̤ͨ ̭ͥA̭llo̩w ͨm̫͌ẹ ̅t̝ö ̟̈́b̫͌r̯iͯn͇ͣgͩ ̳m̗y̼͛ ͖cͦh͍͛il̜̓d͓̚ře̼n̅ ͗i̝n̄t̼o̫ͮ tͣhi̳̎s w͚̉o̼r͍̆lḓ. ̤̐H̻ẽ̙l͓p̟̄ ̌m̯e d͓̊o͙ tͣͅh̪a̅t́,̪ ̳̉aͦnͨd̦ ̐Iͦ ̠̈p̤ͦrͮo̝mi̦s͚͋ĕ ͕ͭn̬o͚̐ ̖h̲ͯa͋rm̳̚ ̝w̞i̗̍l̉l͛ ̞b͉̐ef̮̓all ̏yͥọ̈́u̬ ͦn͋ö̖́r̳͐ ̝yͬo̞ůr͎̊ ͋mͨaṫ̬e̹.ͦ”̌

Sam looked away as Chrysalis approached her.

“̯ͭTh̎e͔̿ ͥt̤w̞o͗ ̩oͧf̘̏ ͙̃y̰̑ou ̹cͨá͈n̈ ̎l̺i͚̾v̦e̘ ͣḁs̟ ̑f̑a̲r ̺̅aw̓a͋y̫̅ ̫ȃs ̝y͓o̫̅u̎ ͤw͙͒is̰̒hͭ,̳̓ ͧẽ̦ven̟ ͨh͖̅ă͓vẹ͂ ă͖s͕ͨ ͓ͮm̟any̯ ̣̃s̱̈́p̝ͫà͚w̳n͙ å͔s̲ͫ ̪y͎o̻uͩ ̹w̮̿i̦s̭h̺.͍ͭ”͈͂ Chrysalis made Sam look at her. “̤Ĵu͙s̚t̪ ̩b͛ri̤ͯng̝ m̭e ̞̆t͔h̹e̫͆ P̍riͦn̻c̗ess̭̓.ͫ”̐

Sam breathed, and blinked hard in resolution. "Consider it done."

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