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Starlight Glimmer managed to successfully save the Mane 6, Spike, and the Princesses from Queen Chrysalis while inspiring the changelings to reform.
Except for Chrysalis. She instead chose to flee in disgrace after warning Starlight to sleep with one eye open.
However, as the group watched Chrysalis run away, Spike asked a big question.
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KEVIN.
I love this story as since ponies are a prey species, intelligence isn’t their strong suit
In the sequel "Chrysalis Shouldn't We Do Something?": Cozy Glow tries to get Chrysalis to take initiative in capturing Discord.
They blow her off because she's a child.
if applejack was smarter she should of said, i understand RAINBOW your just not fast enough to catch her
I loved Flurry Heart's part in this. The absolute stupidity of the struggle for the baby to talk reason into adults is hilarious!
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I don’t know that I’d call them flat-out dumb for being a “prey species”.
But it does somewhat stand to reason that they just wouldn’t have anywhere near the instinct to hunt down and kill a prospective threat before it can come back that a bunch of humans might, and that would actually explain a fair few oddities of pony behavior -- such as being at times seemingly ridiculously forgiving (and thus incidentally restoring peace in the “herd”) or even the highest levels of government appearing to be oddly ignorant of most anything going on beyond Equestria’s own immediate borders and thus getting repeatedly caught napping.
Love this story! Got a nice laugh out of it!
Though, there’s still one thing that kinda boggles me...
Twilight has been known to break the 4th wall, too.
Then again, this version of Twilight probably just forgot.
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I sometimes forget one of the changelings is named Kevin
. Missed opportunity there.
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I don't think it has anything to do with ponies being a "prey species" per se, but they do have their not-so-smart moments.
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That could've been a funny alternate ending
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it was one of my favorite parts of the story too. It's just something about the baby being the "smart" one that has an extra comedy kick to me
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Interesting points there.
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Glad you liked the story! Funny thing is, how Twilight broke the fourth wall once was more or less addressed in the story pre-editing, but I took it out because she only did it one time. It may have been better if I had kept it in to avert that potential plot hole.
Is that why Chrysalis directed all of her hate for this event onto Starlight like that, the fact she saw Starlight as the leader of the group? Because I was always somewhat baffled by why she hated Starlight, and only Starlight, so strongly for her role in all of this, because Starlight probably shouldn't get sole credit for it (and I don't think she'd really want it, honestly). To be honest, Thorax is probably the one more deserving of it, considering he was the one who gave the insider info that made the incident even possible, effectively enabling the group to even take action at all, and it was he who instigated the transformation by being the first to do the deed that started it.
Plus, he was also the one who replaced Chrysalis on the throne, so you'd think that'd count for a lot too.
Eh, he'll adjust eventually.
No, she just doesn't think you meet the needed qualifications to be included in the list, Trixie.
Then again, maybe Trixie's voice is to Twilight like that of the buzzing of a fly--just a background noise you eventually learn to tune out.
Sorry Trixie, you're just too easy a punching bag this fic, I guess. Maybe next fic, then.
Chrysi is really on the ball when it comes to her minions. Not counting the whole “being betrayed by all of them simultaneously” thing.
Fair enough Discord. I’m not a big fan of mature stuff.
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It's that prey are stupid it's more that with herd animals that the larger a group is the collective intelligence is lowered. Same goes with the changelings, individually they are pretty smart, but the swarm is less so. Ponies are smart, the herd is dumb.
I've heard that allegedly, it was originally the plan for Chrysalis to have instead teleported away, which would've made more sense, honestly, lol.
The most amusing parts of this were Flurry being the smart one, and Trixie being snubbed so hard... I'm still kinda on the fence if Twilight would intentionally do that to troll her.
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You could say the same for Chrysalis seeming to hate Twilight waaaay more for her defeat than she does Cadance and Shining Armor, despite the fact that she physically did less to eject her from Canterlot than they did (the comics basically do this, and the show more or less seems compatible to the point here).
I think it's because she underestimated Starlight by not briefing any of her minions on so much as her name (none of them address her by name, if you pay attention, in S6, but Chrysalis addressed her as Twilight's sole pupil, which itself isn't technically true if you're considering that Sweetie Belle is Twilight's apprentice in magic), but instead of confronting the possibility that she made a mistake, miscalculated, in much the same way she screwed up with how she handled Twilight (she was petty and sadistic enough to validate her when she was groveling, tried to bait her into attacking Cadance, possibly lethally), she would rather lash out, and put the blame squarely/primarily on them.
You can also (not mutually exclusively) argue that it ties into just how little she respects the changelings, if she puts them all in a singular category after they betrayed her, rather than Thorax getting a special place in that regard. It's not like it's indicated that Chrysalis has always had a strong amount of respect for their individuality.
...That, or she has a mental disorder that causes her to hyperfixate on purple-shaded ponies, for a comedic answer.But in addition to all of that, I think Chrysalis would see Starlight, as someone strongly associated with Twilight, as the one who offered her a way out, the one who acted as a speaker, as the leader of the group (and she essentially was, mind). Starlight likely wouldn't want to take sole credit for it either, I'd agree.
It isn't really that rational for Chrysalis to think that way, but I think it makes a twisted amount of sense for someone with her mindset.
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Hmm! A fair argument, I think.
Flurry is a sensible individual in the midst of a cartoon world! This should not happen. Quick, Discord and Pinkie, prepare the mind-wiping device! She must think in a twisted loop like the rest of them, or there will be grave consequences.
Oh yeah, that reminds me. Hey Discord, CHECK THIS OUT! *Alondro sends Discord the link to e621*
11217162 Chrysalis teleports... and ends up in the Fluffleverse...
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One of the reasons I thought of as to why Chrysalis seemed to only blame Starlight and not Thorax is that, in addition to Starlight being the leader of the group, it could be that it was a sign that, on some level, she somewhat cared about Thorax. if so, that could have made it harder for her to hate him or for that matter, any of the changelings for going rouge on her. Or, she thought that Thorax could only play the role he did in saving the gang because Starlight was there and he would have never done it if it wasn't for her. He did become the new changeling leader, but it was really Starlight's idea, so Chrysalis might have blamed that on Starlight too.
Yet another reason for Chrysalis not being angry at Thorax but hated Starlight is that it was partly discriminatory in nature; Starlight being a pony, but Thorax being a fellow changeling, could have spared Thorax of Chrysalis's hate.
If that's true, I wonder why they dropped the idea. Maybe they didn't want to get Chrysalis teleportation for some reason. Then again, if she would have teleported away, I would have had no ammo for this story, so silver lining?
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Yep, it shows that she knew them, just not as well as she thought she did.
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That intrigues me. Maybe I could have some fun with that someday.
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Chrysalis: I made a terrible mistake.
Where's a 30-06 when you need one!?
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It seemed like they were implicitly going for "Chrysalis makes an example out of Thorax," so I go with the latter on that front.
On the note of "teleportation," I feel like it wouldn't have really been much of a stretch, considering how she banished Twilight to those caves in her debut... but yeah, at least it's fun to poke fun at.
I'm admittedly very biased in that I'm very much so not inclined to give Chrysalis the benefit of the doubt on her compassion, or the lack thereof. She could still, in my mind, want revenge, but she'd hardly paint just Thorax with the brush of that, since they all joined him. She might not take too pleasure in desiring it, unlike tormenting Starlight, and whenever she'd get around to possibly seeking revenge on Cadance because she realized how much of an afterthought she was, on account of it reflecting a shortcoming of hers, but I see it as entirely possible that she still would go through with taking revenge on them, whatever that entailed.
Keep in mind that Chrysalis straight up tried to replace her former hive with ponies at the first opportunity in S8-S9, with no indications it was meant to be some intermediary step to getting her hive back, because of how she was emphasizing them doing what she wanted, not merely serving as food this time. It doesn't help that Chrysalis also never so much as spoke about any concerns for how her hive was doing without her, and under that "weak fool's leadership," or some such, seemed to have dropped them like a hot potato.
(in which she possibly revised her revenge desires for being more long-term)
You might argue that her S9 plan statements were saying that on behalf of the group, and that she'd leave her own kingdom's plans to herself, but that to me doesn't track with her stated desire for the Windigos pointedly only including her, and wanting ponies to be her subjects. For Chrysalis, being Queen is something that truly, as far as she's concerned, doesn't require her to rule over changelings for it to be the case, so long as she is a ruler.
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I've always thought Chrysalis was in it solely for herself and giving herself as much power as she could so to rule over all, and never really bought into any of the theories that she really cared all that much for her subjects either...but it's still a valid possibility to consider, particularly on other people's fics who might not subscribe to that same line of thought.
That said, if that assumption is correct, and Chryssi's in it just for herself, then again that just raises questions why the focus on Starlight first and foremost when she'd more or at least just as likely have an axe to grind with several, some you'd think would be higher priorities due to their status--Twilight and Thorax, for example, are both in positions of authority with the resources to resist her that Starlight herself wouldn't have, at least to the same level. Honestly, Starlight seems more like small potatoes in comparison, at least strategically/politically speaking, even with Starlight's noteworthy level of magical power.
...then again, I suppose it was Chrysalis assuming precisely that about Starlight that had helped set her up for being overthrown in the first place...
...so I guess Chrysalis may have actually learned a lesson from that for a change.
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If Chrysalis would have won in the season 9 finale, I wouldn't be surprised if she would have confronted Throax at some point. Not necessarily for revenge, but to get out any resentment toward him that she didn't show in canon, perhaps due to her being obsessed with getting payback on Starlight.
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In this case, it can still make sense for Chrysalis to mostly focus on Starlight due to pure butthurt, since Starlight led the team that ruined her plans and status as the changeling queen in the S6 finale. Twilight is a princess, but she didn't do much that caused Chrysalis to lose her hive directly. The same goes for the other Princesses, since they are all captured in the season 6 finale. And even then, in seasons 8 and 9, Chrysalis wasn't solely gunning for Starlight, as
11221761 kindly pointed out with some of the quotes from Chrysalis. If Twilight wasn't caught and was the one to lead Starlight, Discord, Trixie, and Thorax to the changeling hive, Chrysalis probably would have had the hate for Twi that she had for Starlight post-season 6 and beyond in canon.
I personally found it much weirder that she suddenly had a grudge against Twilight in S8, even if the meta reason was "Twilight is the show's central main character, so the show ultimately revolves around her" and that meant Chrysalis needed to have a bit of a hate-boner for the aborkable Bookhorse by that point. Even more so due to how Discord was planning to use her and the legion of doom to boost Twilight's confidence, so he was trying to line them up against Twi and the mane 6. From Chyrsalis' point of view, it would make sense for Chrysalis to hate Shining Armor and Cadance since they kicked her butt in the S2 finale, and she and Celestia seemed to have a history. She could have a grudge against Twi and the mane 6 for being able to hold their own against the changelings in their fight in S2, but even then, Chrysalis should have hated Twilight no more than she would the rest of the mane 6. So, her saying "Together, we will destroy Twilight Sparkle and her meddlesome friends!" instead of something like "Together, we will destroy those meddlesome ponies/mares!" was a bit odd to me once I really thought about it.
Haha, beautiful! I love how Flurry and Trixie and Spike got lines and how Chrysalis was almost tracked down!
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Isn't her saying that predicted by Grogar saying the same thing in a earlier episode?
I always thought she just had that line on the brain because Grogar said it first.
It kinda makes sense given how much she's suffered because of them at his hooves by that point in time.
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Chrysalis did say a similar line in the "The Mean 6" episode, but her lines right after it still showed she was prioritizing getting back at Starlight, but also hated Twilight and the mane 6. There were also some possible implications that Chrysalis was been gunning for the mane 6 as a way to get back at Starlight by taking away her friends.
Part of me is really curious what would have happened if Chrysalis was left on her own, and if she would have eventually tried to go after Starlight directly, similar to how she did it in the S9 finale, or if she would have tried something else. Or just simply went more and more crazy but never actually try any attacks.
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My head cannon is that she would eventually try to create her own Changelings.
All she needs is a a image and DNA.
Judging from what she uses for the Mean Six Cutie Marks, the former doesn't need to be perfectly accurate to work.
As for the latter, if she gets desperate enough, there's plenty of Changeling DNA she can use if she sacrificed her main and tail.
It doesn't seem to take much.