As I woke, I was greeted by the morning and the cold dew emanating off the glistening grass. I looked for Shadow but he was no where to be found. I stood to my feet and gave a quick stretch. I turned to grab my pack and found a note pinned to the bag. I gave the note a read over.

"Brother, I have returned to the realm of dreams and shadow. I have come to realize through your words of passion about the changling queen, Chrysalis, that I too; house these emotions for my beloved Luna. I do not wish to withhold my feelings any longer and shall confess my love to her. I would like to give thanks brother. I wished to venture further with you in your adventures but my place is in the dream world. Until we meet again, Shadow Kin."

I looked to the note and a smile over took me, a sense of happiness fulled my body and made my morning. I set the note in my pack and strapped it around my waist. I stead my wings wide and took to the air, making my way to the Hive.

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A couple hours passed and I arrived at the doors of the Hive, a feeling of nostalgia filled my mind. I did see the Hive last week, but this was a visit purely out of freewill and good intentions. A guard took notice of my gawking and asked,"Darkmoon, Are you alright?"

I snapped out of my moment of mindlessness and turned my attention to the guard,"Oh, it's nothing. Is Queen Chrysalis in?" and with a quick nod and a brief gesture, I followed the changling to the throne room. The halls were calm and quiet.

Once we arrived at the doors to the throne room, the guard signaled the guardsmen standing at the door to open it. Without question and through silence, they slowly began to open the doors. I found something to be off,'Why is everything so strange around here? They all seem to be.. scared.' I thought to myself. As the door cracked open, one of the guardsmen poked his head in and was greeted by a book. He flew back and rubbed his face in pain. "What's was that?" I asked.

"The usual, she's mad about something. We haven't been able to pin point the reason, or it would been dealt with already." The guard laying on the floor replied. He stood to his feet and motioned for me to enter the room,"Please try not to upset the Queen further."

I took a deep breath to calm myself. I've dealt with timberwolves attacking ponies in the woods, fought manticores raiding towns, even battled with three rebellious dragons but this was the challenge of a lifetime. To calm a ravenous changling leader into submission, just the very idea ran shivers up my spine.

"Alright gents" I took a quick stretch and cracked my neck in preparation,"If I'm not out within an hour, send an army to retrieve the body." the guards looked to me and nodded. As I began my approach on the door, the guards surrounding the area gave me a salute. I could have sworn that I heard someone say,"It was nice knowing you sir."

I took hold of the door and slipped through. What I saw was horrific, the damage around the room and the shattered paintings littering the floor. Broken glass and torn cloth accompanied each other scattered around the room. I looked to the throne to see it had been turned to face the window, blocking the sight of Chrysalis. Upon further inspection, I could see empty ice cream tubs stacked around it.

Light sniffles could be heard as I began to take my approach on the throne. My foot caught hold of a torn cloth and ripped it, echoing the tear throughout the room. She heard it Clear as day and the snuffles came to an immediate halt. Her voice ratted and roared,"Who is it? I do not wish for any visitor's today, tomorrow or any other day but feeding day. Once Dark is here; then you may enter, but until then I suggest you leave."

I stood in place engulfed by silence. I felt that if I spoke a word, my life would be at risk. Against my better judgement; I spoke up,"Is something wrong? Is there anything I can do, my queen?"

She shot out of the chair and faced me, her eyes puffy and red. Her mane was a mess and some ice cream had surrounded her mouth. "Dark? What are you doing here? Your not supposed to be here for another two days!" she made a quick attempt to fix her mane and tried to wipe off the ice cream, her mane was still messy and a spot on her lips still held onto a small amount of the frozen dessert but I was mainly focused onto her reddened emerald eyes. Seeing her crying shattered my heart. "I am sorry that I haven't prepared for your arrival." She looked around the room and smiled with unease. "We were attacked... by a family of badgers... Evil badgers, with a taste for vanilla ice cream."

I began my approach on the queen and stopped as I reached mere steps of her. The redness of her eyes were saddening. "What's wrong? Please tell me."

She broke and began crying onto my chest as she buried her face in. Her arms wrapped around my body and held me close as she spoke,"Dark, you hardly come over anymore. I thought that you.. that..." her words were stopped by her sobs of sadness.

"That what? What is it?" I asked. The tear ridden queen's cries were silenced as see stared into my eyes. Tears flowed down her face as she stared up, I lifted my hand and tenderly wiped the tears away. She smiled as I touched her skin.

"I feel for you Darkmoon, I wish to know you further. I wish for you to be mine, and only mine. The only question I ask is why haven't you spent any time with me? Your always on the road, and never seem to have the time to visit."

I looked into her eyes and smiled,"I'm sorry my queen, I was going through something very difficult at the time but that's all behind me. I've come to terms with it and have found a new outlook on life. The reason I am here now... is for you, and that's all I truly wish for. I see the pain I've caused you and it hurts to see you saddened. I will go though anything if it makes you feel better, I only wish to make you happy." her face brightened up as she shot towards me and tackled my body to the ground.

She planted her tender lips on mine as I ran my fingers through her unkempt mane. I retracted my mouth and looked into her eyes,"Hey, guess what?"

Chrysalis broke a heart warming smile,"What is it love?"

I placed my hand underneath her chin lovingly as I pulled her closer. My lips were a inch away from her's as I lightly licked the small piece of ice cream off,"Got it." We both broke out into laughter and shortly returned to making out. I began caressing her sides as she undid my tie.

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