Chrysalis flinched as they walked down the hall. Ever since Twilight and her had left the large chamber, Twilight noticed the queen flinch every so often for no visible reason.

She didn't care though; no, she deserved to have her throat cut.

"Wait...!" Chrysalis said suddenly.

Twilight looked back and saw the changeling queen slumped against the wall, laying on the floor. She was panting, making small yelps as she flinched. As she tried to stand up, her legs gave out and she slid back against the wall.

"Chrysalis, what's wrong?" Twilight asked flatly. "Is there something wrong?"

"Y-Yes." She breathed. "The changelings, they're waking up, but there cutting themselves off. I can feel it... All of them cutting themselves off from the hive, and connecting to you. Congratulations Twilight, you have taken everything away from me. My children, soon enough, my home... The only thing left to take, is my life."

"And I assure you, I will be taking that, very, very slowly." Twilight said. "Now get up, you laying here isn't helping me. All you're doing is wasting my time. If you're so strong, the mighty queen of the changelings, laying on the floor like what she is, an insect. If you're so strong, than stand above me. Do it just as you've been doing."

"Do not... Mock me. I could crush you even from here." Chrysalis said baring her teeth.

"Of course you can. So, if you could crush another queen, surely you could easily crush one of those miners?" She said leaning down until her face was only an inch from the other queen's. "Or are you scared of them? Scared because you know they are bigger, stronger, and they hate you."

"M-My children do not hate me!" She hissed.

"Then why did they leave you?" Twilight shot back as Chrysalis face went from anger to acceptance. "Now you get it. Maybe if you weren't so cruel to them, they would still care for you. And you know what else? You could have saved so many lives that one day, you remember it, the one where my brother shot you out from Canterlot? If you weren't so cruel, Equestria might have listened to a treaty."

"Peace? And with those murderous hay eaters?" Chrysalis spat. "I would rather have my throat cut before I speak of peace with Celestia or her mentally corrupted sister."

"Well see about that, won't we?" Twilight muttered. "You know, there is still something I have been wondering about you. Something that has been nagging at the back of my mind ever since I read that book. May I ask you, your highness?" She said giving a mock bow.

Snorting, Chrysalis nodded. Twilight narrowed here eyes, running her tongue over her teeth she opened her mouth to speak but closed it before putting a hoof to her chin. Her eyes widened slightly before she gave a small smile.

"How is it, you the most feared and hated changeling, managed to escape Princess Celestia and Luna?" She asked.

"When we saw we were losing, we came here." Chrysalis said.

"So, the mighty Chrysalis didn't fight, but hid in a hole?" Twilight said bluntly. "I'm impressed. You came from hiding in a hole, to a full on invasion, and now you're back to hiding in a hole as you get the drones to do the dirty work. Excuse me if I hold my applause."

"When the time comes," Chrysalis hissed. "You are going to regret your choice of words. Especially after I put you in a hole of your own!"

"Ooh! Is that a threat? Or an empty promise like you made the other changelings when you invaded Canterlot?" Twilight shot back. "Face it Chrysalis, I've already won. As for you, you're just here as a decoration at his point. Now, are you able to take us to our room so we can begin? Or do I have to carry you? Which I will not, so don't bother answering that."

"Just go. Get out of my sight." Chrysalis said. "At this point, I don't care what you do. Just leave me alone, I have company I must meet."

"Oh, then I guess I can go with you?" Twilight said.

"No!" Chrysalis said stomping a hoof. "You will not follow me! I will snap your neck here if you do so!" She yelled baring her teeth fully.

"Touchy, touchy, did I hit a nerve?" Twilight said poking at the larger queen's teeth. "You should really put those away, somepony might lose an eye."

"Or a jugular." Chrysalis ghissed. "Well, at least you've gotten over your fear of me. I would say this is a larger improvement then what I had originally planned." She smiled. "That is very, drone like in a sense."

"I'm still frightened," Twilight said turning away. "But, that is all covered by the anger I have for you."

Chrysalis watched as the smaller queen walked away. Narrowing her eyes, she looked around before pulling a root overhead. The wall in front of her slid up exposing a new passage. Looking around once more, she entered, but failed to notice the invisible, but blurred figured following closely behind.

Chrysalis shut the entrance and picked up an extinguished torch before lighting it. Blinking from the sudden change in lighting, she stared ahead momentarily before going forward.

The changeling queen's eyes darted nervously to the sides as she progressed, stepping on a root that was dry enough to snap, she flinched. Stopping on a particularly loud one, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Continuing, the torch flickered as the temperature began to drop. Gulping even as she went, frost began to crunch underhoof as it spread across the walls and floor. Clinging to her, frost began to pile on her back until she shook it off. Looking down, she sighed as she saw snow begin to form. Taking the first step, she winced from the cold and the crunch.

The one trailing her was shaking from the cold. Confused as to why it was getting colder, and in an inactive volcano no less, the follower crept on.

Chrysalis, continued on, teeth chattering and eyes nearly closed. She put her torch in her mouth and held it closer. Stepping into more of the snow, she put the torch into an opening on the wall. The side burst into life as a fire swept across the cut in the rock, and stopping at a large set of doors.

They were a large set of metal doors, shining a light blue, untouched by the elements below the surface of the ground. Taking a deep breath, Chrysalis lifted both fore-hooves and pushed them open without a sound. With no hinges marking where the doors were connected, they slid easily open. Moving quickly, her follower moved inside as the doors shut with a strong wind following. Moving to a corner in the room, the stalker watched in curiosity as Chrysalis stood at the entrance.

The room, was made of the same blue metal as the doors, contrasting with the floor which was a black crystal. There were candles, lit with purple and blue flames, lining the walls and edges of the floor. But not one touching the floor itself. Chrysalis stared straight ahead at the small pillar in the center of the room, a solid white crystal with a hole at the top. Moving to it, she eyed it warily before sticking her horn in.

She gasped and pulled away, a thin trail of blue mist connecting her horn to the pillar. Her eyes were a blank, as white as the snow as she stared at nothing, but at something.

"O-Of course," she said. "She suspects only that I am at work. No, she suspects nothing else. But, something has come up, a changeling, the one I sent away. He is returning, and he is a threat. What am I to do with him when he returns?"

She stood there, swaying slightly as the mist flashed multiple times. She gasped sharply before nodding.

"Of course, he must be purged. Purged from both hives. Yes, I will when I see him. But, what am I to do with Twilight? She lacks any emotion but anger towards me. How am I to teach her, to make it believable to even Celestia and Luna themselves? She openly mocks me now. She does nothing but joke towards me."

After a moment, the connection flashed brightly and Chrysalis fell onto her haunches, seemingly trying to back away from it.

"No! No, wait!" She yelled as pointed crystals rose from the ground around her and slowly inched their way towards her throat. "I can still do it! I-I just need to improvise! I-I can bribe her! Give her something I know she'll desire to give to the traitor! " She said inclining her head as the tips pressed into her chitin. "Trust me, just as I have trusted you. My life, would have faded if it were not for you, and I owe you my life. You own my life. I have no reason to make any flaw in your plan, so I must improvise to keep it together."

The connection was dark for a second, slowly, it rose in color until it made the metal surrounding them dark in contrast. The crystals fell back down, and Chrysalis immediately bowed in front of the small pillar. The mist flashed once before she nodded, cutting it, she looked straight at Alfred as he uncloaked.

"You," she said hissing at him. "Have been spared. Now leave this place and do not speak a word of it!"

"But, what is it you are going to bribe her with?" Alfred asked.

"Something she'll want to give her traitorous friend. But, I see now that even my own offspring cannot be trusted with this. My partner," she said stepping forward. "Has ordered me to kill anything that stands in my way. Know this, Twilight Sparkle will pay, dearly for what she has done to us."

"W-Who is us?" He asked as she stepped forward again. "This isn't going to end well for me, is it?"

"I love you, you know I do, right?" She asked letting a small smile form as she got down on her haunches. "You know that son? How much I love you?" She said taking his hoof.

"From all of your suicidal plans, to ponynappings, I would say very little." He spat. "Well, go on, kill me. Right here, right now!" He yelled.

"My partner," she said. "Granted that you be spared. But only you. Do not make me regret this anymore than I have too." She said before wrapping her fore-legs around his and with a sudden jerk, pushed them down in the middles with a snap.

He screamed as she let him go. Letting him fall onto the crystal, he rolled onto his back and stared at his broken fore-legs before looking at her. No anger, no fear, just a look of hurt marked him.

"I hope you're happy mother," he said through a choked voice. "I hope this grand plan is worth the lives of your own children! How many have died? How many have died because of your stupid plan? Well, come on!"

"I'm sorry, my child," she sighed. "I never wanted this to happen. It wasn't supposed to be like this. I'm sorry, my child, but this is goodbye. Forever, I'm afraid."

"You don't have the nerve." He hissed. "Maybe to one of your little hybrids, but not-"

His eyes widened and his voice stopped in a second. Spitting up green blood, he looked down at his chest and stared at the crystal standing from it. Looking past Chrysalis, he saw the crystal pillar glowing with the same blue energy.

"I'm sorry, I truly, truly am." Chrysalis said putting a hoof on his shoulder. "But you couldn't stop, could you? You couldn't stop caring, could you? Go on, rest, you can dream for an eternity now. Your own dreams, your own imagination, your own life and freedom... All yours now. Go on, rest, my child." She said letting a single tear roll down her cheek. "Mother loves you, so very much."

"I-I... I have one last trick... M-Mother..." Alfred grinned. "Tada." He said before his horn flashed a vibrant green, and he disappeared in a flash of emerald fire.

Chrysalis sat there, shocked at what had happened. The pillar, hitting her against the wall with a tendril of blue mist held her to the floor. As she winced form the pain, she heard the faintest scream over her speeding heart beat. Sighing, she closed her eyes as she heard the crystals shift again.

When a minute passed, she opened her eyes and saw herself being held in front of the doors by the same tendril. Looking back at it, it connected itself to her again.

"You want me to force her?" She said. "But how? She has more than enough magic to detonate the volcano. No, I would never question you. Of course, keep her away from it. It must be guarded, of course. But, how am I going to force her to stay?"

The tendril flashed brightly before disconnecting. She gasped and stared at the white crystal, gulping, she nodded.

"O-Of course, threaten her subjects, and I control her. I will do as you say, immediately." She said. Looking back at the blood that had pooled, she spoke in a mere whisper. "Poor Alfred, he was only doing as he thought best, as I taught him to do, protect the ones he cares about. But, how did he find out?" She spoke under her breath. "Later. I must keep her from leaving. Otherwise, the hive will perish."

Author's Notes:

Can anyone guess who Chrysalis's partner in crime is now?

And more of this twisted plan comes into light, only to leave much more in the darkness. What does a volcano have to do with this? Why would it be bad for Twilight to snoop around there? And will Twilight defend her followers? Or leave them to die at the power of the hidden villain?

And please go easy on the criticism for this chapter, my nephew thought it would be funny to turn the tower off before I saved half of this. I had to rewrite this, at Six O'clock in the morning. And the worst part of it all, someone was drinking my Coke Cola and I barely got any.