Title: Chrysalis's Ultimate Plan

Premise: MLP: FIM. Queen Chrysalis has a wicked plan in which she captures most of the unicorns of Equestria and brings them to her hive. The mane six rush in to save them, but they are too late, and witness something unspeakably cruel. Featuring Thunder Strike and Asphyxia. Based on the final battle from Overlord 2 (most disappointingly easy final boss ever).

Date Posted: 01/08/13

Personal Comments: I meant to do a Halo chapter here about Master Chief meeting up with Arbiter to talk about Cortana. Just don't feel up for it right now. Maybe later. I meant do do the last couple of chapters in a certain order actually, but then the Didact in Equestria chapter took a really long time (in terms of word count, it's the longest chapter I got here so far!).

Still going through a bit of writer's block. Still haven't really been able to work on my constructive projects. Kind of been getting sucked in to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Sort of been drifting away from the world of fanfiction and MLP.

You know what I'd like to see? A crossover between MLP and Overlord. Can't believe no one has thought that up yet. Same thing goes for Halo and Ben 10.

Listened to "Overlord Combat" from the Overlord 2 Soundtrack while writing this. Awesome song.

I thought about maybe having Discord play Thunder Strike's role in this, but then I thought... nah.

Once all the changelings were beaten down, Twilight and her friends rushed through the dark hall of the hive into the next room. If their information was right, this was where the unicorns were being kept.

They found themselves on the balcony of a large room. They looked down over the stone railing into a large pit that the unicorns were being kept in. They were all screaming, trying to climb their way out, all with horrified looks on their faces. As they tried to climb, some electric force on the walls kept shocking them, making them fall back down into the pit.

Twilight tried to think of what to do, but before anything good entered her mind, a voice shouted out from the other side of the room.

"You're too late," the hoarse voice spat. "Preparations for the asension are almost complete!" And then she coughed.

The six ponies looked ahead to the other side to see Princess Asphyxia standing on the balcony, flashing a wicked smile of sharp teeth.

"Soon, my sister will cast her spell, and then, nothing shall stop her! Nothing!"

"Ah, can it, Phyxie!" Chrysalis snapped as she hovered into the room, shoving her sister to the side. "Someone may get the impression that this was YOUR doing."

"Well, Sor-ry!" Her sister grumbled before coughing again.

"You little foals really thought you could stop me?" Chrysalis laughed.

"What are you planning?" Twilight demanded.

"Let everypony go!" Rainbow barked, "Or we'll squash every one of you!"

"Hm hmph," Chrysalis giggled. "As if you could stop me now. You see, in this pit, the unicorns have been refined, harvested for their magic. The process is nearly complete. I will absorb this magic, and I will rise from changeling to Goddess!"

That being said, Chryaslis shot a green bolt of energy into the pit. The unicorns inside screamed blood-curdling screeches. Twilight and her friends watched in horror as their skin slowly wrinkled, eventually falling off the bones like mush. Their eyes started bleeding. It was as though they were looking into the Ark of the Covenant from Indiana Jones.

Rarity started to weep. "I... I've never seen anything so cruel," She whispered. She turned her head away so she did not have to see the gruesome sight.

Finally, Chrysalis jumped into the pit, and green lighting shot out in all directions, the pit itself glowing a bright green. The hive began to shake, the walls started to crumble.

The citizens of Canterlot were running around in a great panic. The city was being terrorized by a giant blob of green, glowing slime. This green slime was actually pure magic. The magic had be so concentrated it had solidified.

The guards and wonderbolts were trying to lead them away to safety. One such group of guards was Thunder Strike and his platoon. Thunder had ordered his men to lead on a large group of civilians. He himself stopped to see the giant beast.

Thunder knew that the changelings were behind this; mostly because Asphyxia was leading the way. He wanted to fight, but he had his orders, and protecting the civilians was important after all. It IS the main duty of the guard. He had watched Twilight and her five friends combat the creature with the Elements of Harmony. Its magic concentration was so great though, it could even overpower the elements. It then swallowed two of them, though Thunder missed who.

"Sir!" Metal Jacket's voice shouted out. Thunder turned to face his old friend. Fire Bolt and Artillery were at his side, both in a firm salute.

"I told you to evacuate the citizens!" Thunder snapped.

"Sword and Shield are in charge, sir," Jacket replied, "We came to assist you. Princess Luna's orders."

"Luna?" Thunder raised an eyebrow. "Why would she-"

"She ordered me to leave my squadron and regroup with you as well," Bullet Noses' muffled voice said as the black pegasus landed beside Thunder.

"Bow down to your knew God, The Great Devourer!" Asphyxia shouted. She turned around to face the Devourer next. "You are truly a magnificent sight, sister! And I am sure when you are ready, you will reward me for my loyalty!"

The creature paused its slithering for a moment, and stood looking over Asphyxia. Finally, one snout shot down and covered Asphyxia. With a slurping sound, it swallowed the changeling princess whole.

"No!" Celestia's voice rang out. She and Luna hovered above the Devourer. Both blasted it with a pair of magical beams. "There must be balance. The cycle must be maintained."

"Cycle?" Thunder asked his companions. "What is she talking about?"

"I think it's pretty clear," Jacket replied. "When one force gets out of control, another must rise to stop it."

"There cannot be light without darkness," Celestia continued.

"And that darkness would be you, Thunder," Bullet Nose said.

And at that moment, Thunder knew what to do. "Yes. I understand. This town isn't big enough for two major villains."

"Just tell us what to do and consider it done," Fire exclaimed.

"Alright, I have an idea," Thunder replied. "I'll try to weaken it with my magic-draining spell. When it looks weak enough, Jacket, Bolt, Artie, hit it with everything you got, and we MAY be able to extract Chrysalis. Now let's move!"