Chapter 1: Plots and Plans.
Sombra was angry.
He had been beaten by weaklings and was now floating around the polar ices as a small cloud of condensed magic.
"Damn them!", he snarled to himself,"A thousand years to plan my vengeance and I was defeated by a baby and a princess in training?!"
Sombra was angry.
Luckily for him anger was his element. As soon as he had coagulated into this cloud, he had begun planning, in between bouts of rage, Sombra decided he needed to absorb more negative emotions.
Things like hate, sadness, and fear gave him power. Sombra soon realized, however,
"Damn goody two-hooves ponies don't give off enough negative emotions for any amount of travel to be worth it. I'm going to have to think outside the box..." A grin of sharp teeth appeared on the cloud as he whispered,"...Or perhaps outside the world." He began to rant to himself," HeHeHe... Traveling a long distance will take too much energy! HaHa! But making a hole will only take a little! HaHaHa!"
With that he started to weave a spell that took nearly no magic to complete. This only took a few moments but he was giggling the entire time. Finally, the spell was ready. With a small burst of magic, Sombra created a small hole in the fabric of reality. Knowing it would close soon he dove though, his ephemeral body easily passing though the inch wide gap.
Sombra looked around his new surroundings to find that he was on a large building in a densely packed city. He looked down to find swarms of tall chimpish creatures busying about. Sombra could literally taste the negative emotions radiating off these creatures. He grinned again as he felt his power return. Only a few minutes here and he would has as much power as he had before the ponies stopped him
"No no no...", he began,"...I will need as much power as possible! Perhaps these creatures can provide it for me!"
Several months later, back in Equestria, a new princess has been crowned. The whole of pony kind was celebrating Princess Twilight Sparkles coronation... All but a group of insect like creatures known of as Changelings. Banished to the frozen wastes by the powerful rulers of the Crystal Empire, though that wasn't their tittle at the time, and forced to fend for themselves in the cold. They had discovered a system of caves and were currently using them for shelter.
Deep inside the caves the Queen of the Changelings was feeding her swarm of children.
"Oh dear...",she panted as she finally finished,"...You were all very hungry, weren't you?" The most she got in response was a low drone as they fluttered their wings happily. She smiled tiredly and barely managed to retain her dignity as she dragged herself to her chambers. She laid down on her bed of silky lichens found in the caves. She gave a small groan of pleasure as the soreness lessened and allowed her to relax
"I don't know how many times I can do that again", she muttered to herself. The love that she fed to her children was their only source of energy at the moment and it was running out. "I need to do something soon or my children will starve", she was now addressing the stone ceiling as if it could give her the answer. She jumped when a voice actually answered her,"Mother Chrysalis, there are ways to save them." She looked at the door and spotted her oldest and smartest child standing in the doorway. She smiled and said,"Hello Fang dear, please come in." The Changeling, Fang, approached his mother and said"You are getting tired from the feedings Mother, it's bad for your health." Chrysalis chuckled to herself."Leave it to Fang to notice...",she thought. She trusted Fang in a way that she didn't trust the rest of her children. He took the role of the protective big brother for his siblings and always thought of them before himself. Being the smartest of her children also helped since she could rely on him to take some responsibility off of her. "I know dear, but I can't think of any way to feed them. The invasion was doomed to fail and that wasn't planned or wanted." Fang gave his mother a look that could only be described as scolding. "Then you should have gauged your love better! The effects didn't all happen at once and you had time to stop it!" Chrysalis was a little stunned by these words and tried to form a response,"But I...The princesses...My children needed..." Unable to find a proper denial she sighed in defeat and said,"I suppose you're right, but what other options do I have? We need love to survive but the other races hate us."She finished with a sad tone. Fang actually laughed at that and Chrysalis gave him a look of confusion. As he managed to calm himself down Fang exclaimed,"You're wrong on that one Mother!" At her questioning gaze he explained,"Most races hadn't even heard about us before the invasion. Most probably think of us as a troubled race in need of help. Besides, I happen to know that the ponies have a strong moral sense of second chances." Chrysalis though for a moment before asking,"But how could they help us? We can't just approach them and ask 'Hello, can we siphon off your love for food?' It just won't work!" Tears started to form in her eyes as she spoke. Fang rested his hoof on her leg and said,"But you forget, the pony princess you imitated is the alicorn of love. She can generate it at will. We could simply ask her for help." Chrysalis perked up for a moment but her ears drooped when she said," But how could we justify the invasion? She probably hates me in particular so why would she help?" Fang smiled up at his mother and said,"For the invasion? Simple! Tell the truth! You were suffering from the effects of a medical issue. As for her actually helping us, like I said, she is the alicorn of love. Hate isn't really her thing." Chrysalis smiled gleefully and jumped up, soreness forgotten, and embraced Fang in a tight hug."You're a genius my child!", she yelled happily,"We need to start preparations! Gather your smartest siblings and get ready for a diplomatic mission!" She dropped Fang and had to hold back a laugh at the look of utter shock on her child's face."I-I-I-I'm going!? But...I've never been away from you for that long! What if I make a mistake?! I could jeopardize the entire hive! I...", he was silenced by a hoof on her muzzle. "Don't fret my dear...",began Chrysalis,"...You are the most intelligent and resourceful of all my children. You will not fail." Fang hesitantly smiled and made his way to the door. "I'm just gonna... go collect the others. How many should I bring?" Chrysalis thought for a second before answering,"Find three to come with you. Bring them to me before you go so I can explain whats happening." Fang nodded and left, leaving Chrysalis to her thoughts,"I really hope this works..."
A couple hours later, Fang, one of his brothers, and two of his sisters, were on his way to the Crystal Empire. The brother, Tunnel Borer, and the sisters, Green Mane and Leaf Wing, were the most intelligent Changelings that Fang could find, though not the bravest. None of them participated in the invasion and all of them were relatively timid. Fang almost laughed out loud as they flew. "I'm the only one here that could even handle myself in a fight", he thought with dismay. He glanced over to his siblings, who were having a quiet midair conversation, and realized that they were actually just out of childhood." I guess I will have to protect them. At least they know not to antagonize anypony." Shaking those thoughts off, Fang began to think about how they were going to approach the ponies." Just landing in the Castle courtyard might work, but the guards would probably attack us", he thought. He sighed in annoyance, attracting the attention of his siblings." Brother?", Asked Leaf Wing," are you okay?"." Yes, I'm just trying to figure out how to go about this", he answered. They were silent for a moment until Green mane exclaimed," Oh! I have an idea!" At the others questioning looks, she explained," we simply walk into the city! If we are stopped by the guards then we can tell them we are on a diplomatic mission. If we aren't stopped, we can just walk to the Castle and ask for an audience." Fang was so stunned that he forgot to flap for a moment. Buzzing his wings to catch up again, he yelled happily," that's a great idea!", Then inwardly he thought.," Maybe I'm not the smartest changeling after all."