Sorry this chapter's not long. I just wanted to get something out for this story 'cause it's been a while :)


As she watched the sirens devour the fish as if they'd never eaten before, she smirked. See? You can trust me. She though, chuckling to herself. Suddenly, she felt something tug on her cloak, and she turned her head. There was a young pony, which was obviously just a changeling in disguise, looking at her. He looked confused and curious.

"Yes? What is it?" She whispered, trying not to let the sirens hear. The pony looked inquisitively at the sirens.

"My queen, why do we have to be ponies? Why can't we show them what we really are? Wouldn't they trust us more then, thinking that we had nothing to hide? It's not like they know what changelings are."

"We don't know that. They could know full well what we are. I'm just taking every necessary precaution. We have to be careful."

"But I don't like this pony form!" He complained, still trying to keep his voice in a whisper.

"Well, I guess you'll just have to learn to like it." She growled. The pony huffed disappointedly before an idea came to his head.

"Well, why can't we just overpower them? I mean, we easily outnumber them, and now they're powerless and weak. Couldn't we just force them to do what we want instead of having to wait so long?"

"Fool!" Chrysalis exclaimed, causing the pony to shrink back a bit. "What part of 'we need them to trust us' did you not understand? They're more likely to do what we want if they trust us. We can't just go straight to violence. Remember: all good things come to those who wait. We just have to be patient." With a sigh, the pony nodded, turning around.

"Fine. I just hope you know what you're doing..." He muttered, beginning to walk away. Chrysalis grinned deviously.

"I usually do."

~o~

As their stomachs filled, the sirens' eating had become less desperate. They were relaxed now, eating more casually. Adagio was the first to finish, and she lifted her broad head, looking at her surroundings. Remembering where she was, her eyes widened, and she looked at the elderly pony that had been so kind as to give them a much-needed meal. But she only had one question: why? She licked the last of the previous meal off of her muzzle as her companions continued to make the pile of fish gradually smaller. Adagio stared at the stranger pony for a few more moments before morphing her body back to a pony, her hunger craze now over. She walked cautiously up to the stranger, who watched her with amusement as she approached.

"My dear, is there a reason you're looking at me in such a way?" The stranger asked. Adagio narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

"No, it's just...well, it's not that I'm not grateful, but...why would you do this for us? You certainly don't know us. I would remember meeting someone like you." The elderly pony chuckled.

"You're right. We've never met before. But when I heard of your rather unfortunate situation, I thought that I should help in any way possible. You see, I am a big fan of you three." Adagio's eyes widened.

"You...are? I wasn't aware we had fans. From what I could tell, everyone still hates us." She said dryly. The pony chuckled, pulling her hood down, revealing her face. For an elderly pony, she looked surprisingly quite beautiful. Her fur was a very dark gray, and her mane was teal. Something about her seemed familiar, but Adagio couldn't quite figure out what.

"Indeed. Ponies are insufferable creatures at times. There are only a few good ones left out there, it seems. Which, by the way, brings me again to the point of my deal."

"Oh yes, the deal. What is it?" Hoofsteps were heard, and Adagio looked to see Aria and Sonata hesitantly join her, standing on either side of her. The elderly pony paused before grinning.

"What if I told you...that I could give you your power back?"


I'm going to post a picture of what Chrysalis looks like now sometime this week. Probably. Or next week. X3