She finally did it. She had taken over Canterlot, defeated princess Celestia, and her student. But something was wrong. The way Shining Armor and Princess Cadence flashed, and floated in the air… Before she could react, she was being thrown out of the castle, all her minions being pushed along beside her.

Queen Chrysalis awoke with a gasp. “That was three months ago.” She had to remind herself. “Why do I still dream about it?” She rose up, and left the crude little cave, and entered the forest. The midday sun was glaring in her eyes, and she had to squint. She tried to cover her green, serpentine eyes, but the holes in her arms made it impractical. The former queen stretched her insect like wings, and fixed her light blue mane. As she walked over to the puddle, she noticed it was dirty again. “Great. I was once the queen of the changelings, and now I have to drink from a hole in the ground.” She looked at the puddle in disgust, and thought about clean water. Her horn dimly glowed green for a second, then sparked and fizzled as its magic failed.

“What is this? Did I finally run out of love to feed off of?” The shocked queen had been moving around from forest to forest in search of food, love, to feed from. Without it, her magic was basically useless. “Impossible!” she concentrated on the murky puddle in rage, and it slowly turned clear. “Finally, some success!” as chrysalis drank the water, she couldn’t help but to wonder where she was. Her endless wandering had to have brought her closer to a source of love, right?

A sudden noise in the distance broke her concentration. Timber wolves. the same one that had hunted her for days. As she finished her drink, she started to walk through the thick forest. The terrain was very dark, even in the afternoon. It was like the trees were trying to blot out the sun. When Chrysalis reached a particularly dense patch, she tried to fly over, but found that she still didn’t have the energy. The former queen hadn't been able to fly for the past month. She instead turned to her left and kept walking.

The sun was setting now, and Chrysalis was exhausted. She would have to settle down for the night. As she began to search for a cave, she heard a quiet trickling noise. Similar to that of… water! Finally, some luck! She began to rush towards the joyous sound with glee. Then she heard it. The distinct sound of laughter; Coming from near the water. She slowed her approach optimistically, missing the sign saying “Welcome to the Everfree Forest!” she could hear it more distinctly now, it sounded like somepony was near the water; and they weren't alone. Chrysalis was near the water’s edge, but behind the bushes on the opposite side of the lake. She peeped out to see who was there. “MMPH!” she nearly screamed out of surprise at the sight of the ponies on the other side. Standing there, were the six ponies that were present during her jettison from Canterlot castle.

Chrysalis just stood there watching. She started to listen in to the conversation, “I don’t know Twilight, sure seems like an awful place to build a bridge…” “Well, you may be true, but Fluttershy says she needs it for her friends!” the former queen watched as they all left one by one, until only the purple one known as Twilight remained. She looked around and sat down. Her horn glowed a faint purple, and her bag opened up, revealing blueprints for said bridge. Chrysalis was shocked. She didn't know what to do; she could risk approaching her, but that might end in disaster. Or, she could just wait for her to leave, but then she would have to walk away. She let her curiosity get the better of her.