The rights of the original works belong to Kugane Maruyama and Hasbro respectively, this is a work with the purpose of entertaining and if possible to get a smile.
NOTES
EEA = Eight Edge Assassins, (I'll abbreviate because it's a hat to write it every time, Xd)
DK = Death Knight
SD = Shadow Demon
ES = Undead Emotional Suppressor.
This is a side story, a complement of AOGIE, and it's not necessary to read to understand the principal story; it is a direct and crude description of Chrysalis hardships under Ainz rule, in my opinion is one of the best villains if not the best of MLP series and this is her redemption from my perspective.
A Bug's Family
Peering out from the trees, Chrysalis watched the old unicorn grow defensive.
Yes, I have no doubt, if he was able to feel the presence of the creatures around him, I could not have surprised him in the open field. -thought the changeling-
The next instant he was knocked out and then she approached as her master's servants stared at her, quickly wrapped Starswirl in a cocoon of her wax and took him flying towards the cave, being closely followed by the SD and Hanzos who took the unicorn stuff.
Upon reaching her destination, she quickly hung her load on the ceiling as was her custom and made sure the layer over the horn was extra thick just in case, she took her designated spot behind the cocoon and waited.
After a few more minutes, Starswirl woke up and the former queen proceeded with the plan and after a perfect performance, they reached the current point.
"Before I was busy procuring food for my siblings / subjects, now I am not, in addition, a psychologist who I was going to in disguise to try to understand why I had so many problems in life, recommended that I face the problems with my parents with the intention of trying to understand myself, so it was a bit of both, chance and intention that I brought you two together today; is my turn now, what is this place where 'mother' is? I don't know anything about this place before the point where mother memories began, do you know 'father'?"
"Ahem, just a few rumors that I heard before, only then I just dismissed them, but maybe they have some truth, this swamp was supposed to be a dump for corpses during wartime in the past."
"Times of War?" I don't remember any wars in this area.
"Yes, you see according to the stories I remember, this place was considered cursed for having been a dump of corpses for a long time in the past, both for diseases and prisoners sentenced to death, animals or victims of war, apparently the swamp had the properties to consume everything that was thrown at him with a certain rhythm, I dismissed the stories as mere superstitions and began to use this place as a dump for my failed potions or dangerous experiments, apparently nothing has changed in a thousand years so I suspect it has done in much longer. "
So this place has special properties?
"So now it's my turn, tell me, what's your story? I've only heard that you attacked Canterlot by taking the place of Princess Cadence."
*Shigh* "Well yes, since we came into the world, we changelings experienced hunger, the desire to be loved, for a long time it was quite easy to stay hidden, we just needed to replace other ponies and we harvested love for the hive outside of Equestria, but a particularly bad season caused by external conflicts and hardships between nations, forced us to look deeper, that brought us to Canerlot, when I found out that a wedding was about to take place, I cautiously approached the bride and replaced it, sending it to the crystal caves under Mount Canter and the rest I am sure you have already heard, I must say it was not one of my most brilliant ideas." -finished the chngeling with real honesty-
"Mmmh, I see, the fact that you were starved could explain the desperate attack."
I can't believe it!, is he swallowing this nonsense?!
"My turn, you know, I do not understand how you are around here, that is, I have never known about a pony that lives more than 150 years, even in the most extreme cases they never reach 200, so how is it that you look so good to have more than a thousand? " Huhg, asking this is stupid, but Demiurge-sama said it's essential somehow
"Well, truth be told I'm not that old, I've barely passed 100, all the extra time I was stuck in limbo with the rest of the pillars to keep someone we thought guilty locked up all that time, but in the end ourselves we caused the appearance of the pony of the shadows, who freed us was the princess Twilight Sparkle, also helped us to realize our mistake and save our old friend Stygian. "
That damn pony, always sticking her nose where they don't call her!.
"It's my turn, speaking of the princess of friendship, when they told me about you, they mentioned that you seemed to have a kind of personal vendetta with her, why?"
"Why?, Why?, Because she ruined all my plans! She destroyed them when I already had the victory in my hooves in Canterlot, and as if that wasn't enough her damn student ruined my revenge later!, but she was not satisfied with that, they also took my hive from me, turning them all against me, now all my nephews/subjects despise me because of her!" ahhhh, how good it feels to be able to complain about this to someone, even in the middle of a farce "Because of her I lost everything! EVERYTHING!"
*Shigh* "I think I can say that I understand you, at least a little, but, you must know, holding such a hatred is not good, both for physical and mental health."
"Yes, I know, the Psychologist explained it to me, that's why I'm trying to solve my problems first and then time will tell, I have another question, what is that about the pony of the shadows?"
The conversation was moving between various topics in no apparent order, but Chrysalis between unrelated and specific questions, little by little got a lot of information from Starswirl about the potions discarded in the swamp, from here she learned about the list of failures that the the old unicorn kept track and then asked the final question on the list he received from the Archfiend.
"Mmmm, with all the materials you put on 'mother', I don't see how it could feed the development of a creature, that is, something is missing, like a direction or instructions or something like that, haven't you made something or given something to drink mother without her realizing it?, right? "
The Changeling's words made the unicorn think and the look she gave him only made him concentrate more, then he remembered and turned red.
"Oh!"
"Mhn? *GHASPH* don't tell me you did something to her" -said the changeling pretending surprise-
"I-it's kind of embarrassing, but I think there's a good chance that's the cause."
"That? What do you mean? Did you use something on her without her permission? But how dirty!"
"No! It's not what you think, there was a position that I discarded, this one had the intention of making a projection of my possible ancestry, so I had my… ahem, how to say it, I had my essence in it and if I'm not wrong, it was one of the ones I spilled in the swamp, in fact, if I remember correctly it was one of the last." -said the unicorn with a slight blush on his cheeks-
His ancestry? His essence? If what he says is true, that potion then had his ... *Gruuughkk*
"Gha! No! I want that image out of my head!" *Gruuughkk*
Shaking her head vehemently, the changeling tried to undo the mental image with all her might and after a few minutes she succeeded.
* Pant pant pant * "Now I know why no foal can bear to see his parents in the act, I don't know how long it will take me to forget that image."
"Well, it was very nice chatting with you, but I think I should hurry to get to the next town, after all, it's getting late and I haven't eaten yet," -the pony got up and adjusted his wardrobe- "I am currently traveling all over Equestria, but… if you want us to meet again to talk… just send a letter to Princess Twilight in Poniville, she will know how to contact me, "-he secured his wagon and advanced, but when he reached the entrance of the cave he He stopped for a moment and turning over his shoulder, he said goodbye- "See you later... daughter."
These words made her forget the mental image of the unicorn repeatedly sticking his member in the hollow of a tree, but it was not because of the words, but rather because of what accompanied them.
So this is how it tastes? I would never have believed it, it was just a sip, a bite and diluted between pride and appreciation, but, even so, it was so sweet, so delicious...
A voice interrupted her thoughts and when she turned to her right, she could see the portal from which the demon came out closing.
"What's wrong Chrysalis, has something unexpected happened?"
"Eh? Ah, Demiurge-sama, no, well something like that, do you remember that I feed on emotions? More precisely on love?"
"Indeed, I am aware of your nutritional needs, why is your question?"
"Actually I can feed on any emotion, but only love is capable of nourishing my race, however, from our appearance, the only way to survive was by stealing it and it is always a delicious delicacy, that's why I previously had Torax as a idiot for accepting the friendship of the ponies, but at this moment, even though it was only a small sample diluted among other emotions, the love that that unicorn voluntarily gave to my real me, tasted infinitely better than any amount I had stolen before, "-the changeling turned her gaze to the cave entrance again-" It's simply the tastiest and most filling I've ever tasted."
"Is that so?"
The response the Archfiend received was only a nod from the former queen.
"I see... well, anyway, we have to move, we have already obtained enough information to prove or disprove many of my theories regarding your existence, now we have to leave immediately, there is still much to do."
The demon took a couple of steps forward and created a portal, seeing him disappear Chrysalis finally came out of her stupor, got up and hurriedly followed him.
Oh no, they are going to leave me behind!
-O-
In the middle of a clearing in the Everfree Forest, there were several figures, the first part of the experiment had already been carried out, and the Archfiend was carefully reviewing the results.
Curious, the tree of harmony undid only part of the spell, and as a result the pieces of wood that served as the base were left with the rest, so now they have irregular shapes and retain the colors of the ponies they imitated, we will have to study them later in detail.
Seeing that the ritual had been prepared for the second time, he put the piece of pink wood he was studying in his inventory and spoke to the former queen.
"You're done?"
"Yes Demiurge-sama, I just finished preparing everything."
The demon took out a scroll from his pocket and used it, as the skeleton dragon faded from view, the Archfiend continued.
"You can start, [Invisibility]"
At the moment when she seemed to be left alone, the changeling decided that it was a good time to start, took a deep breath and concentrated her magic, closed her eyes, took a deep breath to calm herself and used the spell again, the result was exactly the same as the Previous time, the copies of the M6s stood up after the tree trunks opened like roses, but just by looking at them, the ex-queen realized that they were exactly the same as the previous copies.
*Shigh* "Listen well useless, everyone is going to obey, like it or not!"
After futile resistance from the copies, they all fell under Demiurge's mantra of domination and all the cratures that intervened in the operation withdrew through a portal.
The former queen, approached until she was standing in front of the demon and prostrating herself asked.
"Demiurge-sama, everything has turned out just as predicted, will we do any other tests?"
"No, we have already accomplished what we came here to do, it's time to go back, [Gate], we have to leave" -he said with a smile that promised nothing good to the copies- "[Get up and follow me]"
The demon crossed the portal, closely followed by the copies, behind them crossed the team of Red and the dragon, while Chrysalis took a last look around.
"Well, at least they spared me the embarrassment of one last defeat, but, although I wish the worst for those pesky mares, I don't even wish them to fall into the clutches of that demon, *shigh* I think I feel sorry even for their copies." *trembling*
The changeling crossed the portal and it closed behind her.
-O-
During the next two weeks, Chrysalis' routine returned to normal, the spy classes with Solution resumed, increasing in level steadily, so it was decided that it was sufficient for her current level, so at the beginning of the following week her training changed to fencing, a class in which she competed almost constantly with Tempest, whenever their classes coincided.
The next three and a half weeks followed roughly the same line, with changing topics to cover, from espionage and combat, to basic level magic practices, but that Thursday afternoon, her practice in Arimaspi territory was cut short by a call.
* Pirip pirip pirip pirip *
Mhn?, a 'Message'? "This is Chrysalis."
When she answered, the changeling stopped her flight and landed on a thick branch of a tree.
"Chrysalis, I'm afraid we will have to cut your tracking practice, I need you to report to the ranch immediately."
Hugh I don't like going there. "Understood, I'll go right away."
When she was about to yell at the creature that served as her practice partner, it was already in front of her.
"Oh, you're here, I guess they already warned you, didn't they?"
The quadruped canine with antlers in its hundreds, nodded slightly and the chains that floated around it rang with the movement, it was a Greater Barghest, one of the many pets of Aura.
Without wasting time, they immediately headed towards the ranch; Upon arrival, Chrysalis had to land, otherwise the antiaircraft defenses of the place would destroy her.
*Shigh* It's a headache to always have to cross this place at trot. -the ex-queen thought-
Trying not to pay attention to anything around her, the changeling stumbled toward the office, but an exclamation made her stop in her tracks midway.
"MASTER!, PLEASE!, I WILL OBEY YOU IN EVERYTHING!, I WILL EVEN LICK YOUR HOOVES UNTIL I LEAVE THEM GLOWING!, BUT PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU!"
Involuntarily she turned towards the origin... and she regretted having done it; chained to a stake, was the copy of Twilight that she had created, only that her appearance was beyond terrible, the cheeks were sunken due to lack of food, the wings had been cut almost from the base and the horn seemed to have been sanded to the skull recently as it was still bleeding, there were scars everywhere and it was missing fur in many places, the mane was only vestiges of the original and the tail practically non-existent, her bits were clearly visible, it was missing the front right leg, it only had a stump in its place, the voice was hoarse from shouting, but what caused her most nausea was the enormous amount of terror and despair that emanated from her.
*GUHUK* Even though I know it's just a copy, I don't even wish that on her. *guhuk*
She kept walking, if she stayed there she would end up vomiting, but the screams behind her made sure she made it to the office even with a queasy stomach.
"NO! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE! I WILL DO EVERYTHING YOU ASK ME! I WILL BE WHAT YOU ASK ME! YOUR TOY, YOUR SEAT, YOUR ENTERTAINMENT! YOUR BITCH, JUST DON'T LEAVE HERE!, PLEASE MASTER!"
When she entered the office, the Archdemon immediately identified her discomfort.
"Ara, don't tell me she begged you again? I thought she couldn't react anymore, in short, she is a survivor, the others broke up very soon, but she still remains somewhat sane."
"Yes, she begged me again, but this time her emotions almost made me throw up."
"I see, then I will move her, so you will no longer pass in front of her when you have to come to the office," -the demon stood up- "but for now we have to go, Ainz-sama is waiting for us."
-OR-
Upon exiting the portal, the first thing the changeling noticed was the grass.
Grass? Didn't we go to the throne room?
But an authoritative voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Excellent, thanks for coming so quickly."
Immediately they both prostrated themselves and the guardian spoke for both of them.
"We are not deserving of your kind words Ainz-sama, we are just following your orders."
There he is again, I can't understand him, when he's not being scary, he's extremely humble, it's just too stark contrast, I wonder if I'll ever get used to it. -thought the changeling-
I have called you for two reasons, first of all, to thank you for your hard work, your information gathering and procurement of raw materials keeps Nazarick in excellent condition Demiurge."
"I really appreciate your compliments Ainz-sama, but I still have a lot to cover."
"In the same way your progress is commendable."
"Yes"
"And second, Chrysalis."
"Yes"
"Your cooperation and correct performance of your first task has been satisfactory, so both of you will benefit from your reward, from this moment on, you will officially be the deputy head of the intelligence section of the sorcerer kingdom, your direct superior will be Demiurge, you will perform all his orders without question. "
"I am very grateful for the honor Ainz-sama, but I don't think I am worthy of such a reward."
"Apparently there is a misunderstanding, that is your position in the sorcerer kingdom, not your reward."
These words put an expression of doubt on the changeling and a smile on the Archfiend.
"No, your reward is this." -said the Overlord, gesturing to the servant behind him-
The maid advanced pushing a service cart, on it was a small rectangular chest and on this was a book, the maid handed the book to Chrysalis and she took it with her hooves.
"A book? Is it some subject that I should cover immediately my lord?" -she asked with doubt-
"No, that book is the result of the joint efforts of both of you, it is a summoning item, this is how you will serve Nazarick, in the chest are the necessary materials, just open it and apply as much magic as you can on it."
With the words of the skeleton, the servant placed the chest on the floor in front of the former queen and withdrew along with the cart, but not before giving her master a bow.
Chrysalis opened the chest and saw that in it there was a large amount of gold coins, on these, there were what appeared to be seeds.
Anyway, it's not the weirdest thing I've done. -she thought-
She opened the book and realized that it was full of runes and symbols that she did not know, as well as different languages, following his master's instructions, she concentrated all her magic and poured it into the book, she did not save a bit.
Falling exhausted to the ground, the book did not fall with her, it remained floating in the air, when she looked up, she saw how the gold dissolved, becoming totally liquid, the seeds sank in it and then the book exploded in a powerful flash .
When the stains stopped clouding her vision, Chrysalis's jaw got loose, if it had not been attached to her skull, it would have fallen to the ground; in front of her, there was a company composed of three sections and an additional platoon; at the head of each section was a changeling and in front of everyone was an imposing-looking warrior.
She couldn't believe it, she could feel each and every one of them in her mind, the tears overflowing from her eyes.
T-there are e-everyone, warriors, royal guards, workers, infiltrators and everyone else, there is none missing.
The warrior in front of everyone approached Chrysalis and prostrated himself.
"My queen, Captain Stinger reporting to your service, the hive awaits your orders."
After these words of the changeling prostrate before her, the former queen turned to the Overlord, her mouth trembling and the tears did not stop streaming from her eyes, she advanced and prostrated herself in a totally submissive way before her master.
"Aa-ainz-s-sama, I-I, I have n-no w-words, I had lost it e-everything, am I not dreaming?"
"No Chrysalis, this is indeed your new hive."
At that moment, the queen again, without stopping crying, recited her vows again, but this time in a more sincere way.
"I, *snif* Chrysalis CorNigrum *snif* solemnly swear *snif* to serve my benevolent master and lord Ainz Ooal Gown-sama, be it in war or peace, life or death, I swear to bring benefits to his house of power, I swear that I will never betray or harm my great master and lord Ainz Ooal Gown-sama, I swear *snif* to serve in my lord's ranks until the end of eternity, in this life or any other. *snif*"
Hey? Why are you repeating your vows again? Did you forget that you had promised me loyalty before? Anyway *shigh*
"I accept your oath, and I swear that under the name of Ainz Ooal Gown, I will ensure the continuity of your natural life, and I will inflict punishment or reward as is fair, I will always be the prosperity of those who serve me with diligence and the worst nightmare of those that oppose me."
I think it was something like that, didn't I? I hope I didn't screw up.
"Long live Ainz Ooal Gown-sama, my master, may his kingdom be eternal!." Chrysalis said in a firm voice.
"""Long live Ainz Ooal Gown-sama, our lord, may his kingdom be eternal.""" -The rest of the changelings replied in the background, prostrating themselves before the Overlord-
What has happened? -the Overlord thought confused-