#changeling grubs

[ashleyfableblack]

Queen Chrysalis Sparkle smiled, rolling her eyes and shaking her head. She had been curled up in their marriage bed, waiting and wondering where her wife was for the last hour or so. Coming out from their bedchambers to Twilight's Relaxation Study, she had found her answer.

The Royal Family of New Canterlot had been gifted a new reclining chair from the visiting Diamond Dog delegates earlier that afternoon. The Double-Puffy Dapper-Deluxe Mk3. Twilight had been giving the chair a good breaking-in while reading a bedtime story to their newest clutch of little larvae, herself battling the tempting pull of sleep after a long day of courting their visiting potential allies. After discovering the lever on the side, it appeared that the battle was lost. She sighed. The chittering purrs of their tiny offspring, curled and tucked into her wife's body was just too perfect to disturb. The drool trailing from Twilight's sagging jaw was just a bonus. "And thus, the great nation of New Equestria is defeated, not by blade or bow, but by Bark-a-lounger...." Chrysalis chuckled. Scooping up a blanket in her magic, she gently draped it across her wife's snoring body. She gave a kiss to the lavender mare's horn and a gentle nuzzle to her cheek. "Rest well, little lilac." she purred. Humming a quiet tune, she left the serenity of the moment and sauntered back to their bedroom.

[baylardian-1]

Cadance being stepmom pilled. :)

[ponyartistbrainiac]

Goofy and fun doodles at 1 am

Man im tired

[amatres]

orin im in love with you

[coco-wheats]

Rewatched some mlp recently. I like changelings

[emptygoldstudio]

Ms Chrysalis, is there anything we can do to help you care for Ocellus?

I would send her my love to strengthen her, if I could.

Get better soon, little one <3

Chrysalis: Ocellus got well pretty fast, though it was quite a hussle to find the right medicine, but local changeling support group helped with it. I was mostly worried, since falling sick can be very dangerous for grubs, but it ended well. Thank you for reaching out!

[mylittleponyauprompts]

An AU where Twilight Sparkle has been a changeling this entire time. Her parents after having their first child, Shining Armor, are seemingly unable to conceive another child. They'd had no luck trying to conceive Another child themselves, so they started considering adoption. That was quickly decided on when they found an abandoned changeling grub/baby on their doorstep one night. Shining Armor was excited to have a sister, and the parents couldn't say no to him and to this young changeling. The family do extensive research on changelings, they have to keep their new grub Twilight Sparkle safe and healthy right?

Optional additions-

Shining Armor helped Twilight create her pony form by showing the younger toddler her drawings.

Twilight Sparkle does know she's a changeling. What she doesn't know is that she is a royal changeling. One of Chrysalis's hive finding the grub in the newest hatchlings and knowing what their Queen would do tries to find a family that would keep the child safe and alive.

Cadence knows since she was trusted enough to babysit Twilight during childhood.

Canterlot wedding goes very differently for multiple reasons. Shining Armor isn't as easily hypnotized by changeling magic do to being exposed to it throughout his childhood. He sees through Chrysalis's pretty easily. So he's the one to end up down in the Crystal caves instead of Cadence.

[molagboop]

Bug Horse brainrot from a warmup, let's go

Of all the Miniature Horse Creatures, changelings are among the most metal.

Changelings don't have "boys" and "girls", they have workers, soldiers, drones, and queens. They're like bees: they don't have gender, they have assignments. They're born with the tools to perform a task, and can take on the job of another "class" with the right diet and pheromones: the rest is up to a few molts or a nap in the hive wall.

The Queen lays the eggs which the other forms hatch from. Changelings don't have a sense of "family" in a heraldic sense: lesser changelings don't regard the Queen as their mother, and individuals only consider those who hatched from the same clutch as them as "siblings".

Workers take care of all the grubs, soldiers protect the hive, and drones help the queen make more bugs. Unlike real bees, drones aren't discarded once they've done their job: they can stick around. They often become workers or soldiers, but sometimes the hive either runs them off or cannibalizes them to save resources (typically, the former happens because the hive is attempting the latter). If you encounter a lone changeling with no hive affiliation, it's probably a drone that was swift enough to avoid chow time.

Loyalty to the Queen is maintained through a system of honor based on a few factors: 1. Does the Queen do her duties, and 2. What does she do to enamor her subjects to her.

The Queen's duties involve making more changelings, assessing the hive's needs and giving orders, which can be verbal or communicated through pheromones. She decides whether they need more workers, soldiers, etc. Sometimes there's a surplus of workers but not enough soldiers to fend off a recent trend of invaders. If need be, she can produce the necessary pheromones to initiate a "change of command" and get a few workers started on the biological shift towards soldiery. Other duties involve overseeing nectar production, structural maintenance , etc.

Regarding how Queens earn their repute and thus maintain the right to rule: most of it involves social stuff, like choosing to sing chittery songs to the grubs. Making good decisions that gets the least amount of workers and soldiers killed also helps.

Changelings produce "honey" like bees. It's called nectar.

Changelings are parasites: they get their sustenance from a host. They primarily eat love, but they can subsist on meat: their mandibles are certainly built for it.

It's important to note that changelings aren't "biologically predisposed to being evil" by virtue of being classified as parasites. They are neither unthinking nor sub-horse. Changelings have feelings and free will: if they don't like the Queen, they'll simply eat her.

[the-starry-traveller]

Lore: Queen Chrysalis's successors: Princess Rusty Iron & Prince Chippy

Rusty Iron Bio:

Rusty Iron was born from Celestia's 1st husband, Daemon Prince Artemis. She is the younger sister of Bright Torch. Although born an alicorn, her magic was quite unstable when she was much younger, resulting in much ridicule and bullying from her step siblings, along with her brother. She has a strong relationship with her brother and his family, including little Nebula

Rusty Iron was driven out/fled from Canterlot after Celestia caught her mating with Chippy during the first Changeling invasion. She later stayed in Queen Chrysalis's Hive.

Like her brother, Rusty Iron discovered her true magic was dark aura manipulation, which led to her being hated more by others... During the war, she led the hive forces under the daemon clan banner, mainly performing espionage & sabotage activities against the Southern Alliance. After the war, she plans to govern the hive with her mate and raise her new born grub son, Nox.

Chippy Bio:

Chippy was born from the union of Queen Crystalis and a majestic unicorn. After their wedding, Crystalis was left heartbroken when her mate abandoned her and fled. This experience left her with a deep-seated resentment and suspicion towards ponies. Similar to Rusty, he has always felt like an outsider.

Nevertheless, by displaying kindness and patience towards his fellow hive members and setting a positive example, he gradually gained recognition as the rightful heir to Crystalis's throne. After Throax departed to establish his own hive, he emerged victorious in the hive's election, securing his position as the next leader, triumphing over Cipher Claws.

If all goes according to plan, the intense conflict among the different factions of changelings will finally come to an end. A peace agreement will be reached, ensuring that fair laws are put in place and that changelings receive the recognition they deserve. This will mark the beginning of a new era for changelings, one that promises prosperity and growth.

// Mod will draw princess Celestia's family tree much later, so that it's less confusing.

[rotteneldritchhorror]

Mr Grub is changeling coded to me

[dragunsblood]

been working more on my post canon mlp writing project and i think i finally have what i want some of the conflict to be! been fleshing out one part of it specifically. a rogue changeling hive located in the disputed territory between stormheim and the dragon's migratory territory, hivehold was founded by a few rogue military generals under chrysalis, who upon rejecting the new changeling way under thorax, sought to rebuild a changeling hive worthy of chrysalis' return. new grubs are indoctrinated into chrysalis' belief system, which is worshipped like a religion in hivehold. Currently, hivehold is ran by Hive Sergeant Mantis, a cruel and strict changeling. One of our main characters is also from hivehold! Junebug was created by using magic, a changeling egg, and a shard from chrysalis' petrified form. Junebug was meant to be a true successor to chrysalis, a changeling strong enough, cruel enough to take over equus. but when an event starts to shake junebug's faith in the hive, what will they chose to do? :3

[ashleyfableblack]

From the Sparkle Royal Family of New Canterlot to you and yours, across all boundaries of race, sex, gender and culture, the love in our hearts is just as real, just as awesome and all a part of the same amazing experience of living in this big, beautiful world. Here's to seeing you happy, healthy and loved this Pride Month and beyond- for all your days- Li'l tiny grub, Alicorn Queen, Big Mama Bughorse or whatever you got.

[welcome-home-official]

Emric is a changeling grub so he can be tiny af.

[jaded-but-queer]

Here is part of the rewrite where I describe where the mane six currently is in life when Screwball is about two years old

As well as a completely separate scene describing the “disappointing” birth of Mothball

Obviously these are going to be tweaked much more in the final draft but here’s a sneak peek of my interpretation of this story ✨

Scene 1

It had been a bit over two years since everything happened, and Fluttershy knew it was not the most… conventional of situations. Especially since it resulted in her marrying the literal embodiment of chaos and disharmony, of course being ironic with her being a part of the Mane Six of Equestria. However, love knows no bounds and they were the living embodiment of it; and Fluttershy honestly could not be happier. She had been able to settle down and feel content with her husband, and most of her friends had been able to enjoy the same luxury.

Rarity had finally agreed to move in with Applejack after being convinced that her wife could not stand the idea of being apart from her family’s farm for longer than what she deemed necessary; but it was the way Applejack had phrased it that eventually persuaded Rarity to accept it: “I was born and raised on that farm, and I will proudly die on that farm just like my ma and pa did”. They’ve apparently adopted two darling little foals, of their own, just a few days ago, and Fluttershy was still debating what she should give them as a welcome present.

Twilight Sparkle claimed that she was in a “long-distance” relationship and did not give much context beyond that, and Rainbow Dash was currently single and perfectly okay with that–turns out her and Soarin did not last long-term but they kept things cordial due to the twins they had a few years ago. Fluttershy did suspect that Rainbow might have been seeing someone on the downlow but was considerate enough not to pry, besides her friend will no doubt shout to the rooftops about her newest partner once she was ready to do so.

And last but certainly not least, Pinkie Pie had ended up marrying her fellow party pony Cheese Sandwich in a surprise shotgun wedding just one month after Fluttershy got hitched. Although it came as a shock to no pony when they ended up having three more foals afterwards, and it was a miracle to every pony that they were all either quiet or shy in comparison to their rambunctious parents.

Scene 2

Chrysalis sighed as she stared blankly from across the cramped nursery at the wiggling and chirping grub that had finally hatched out of its egg, appearing to be a carbon copy of her when she was that age. However, something told her it wasn’t what she had hoped and prayed to their ancestors for.

While she knew it had not been confirmed yet, she already had a bad feeling from the moment the egg began to slowly hatch just thirty minutes prior.

She decided to forgo informing her husband of the news, not being in the mood to watch him shoot dirty looks every five seconds at General Mantis as he sat by her side.

Something they have learned over the years was how to immediately identify the sex of a royal hatchling, and it was quite a simple procedure that could be done in just a few minutes: comparing the weight and looking at how colorful the patterns on its worm-like body are.

And judging by the lack of celebration from one of the nurse Changelings checking it, Chrysalis’s suspicions were finally confirmed.

As she glanced around at the extravagant gifts given to her by officials and family members, she was again reminded of one clear fact: they had been expecting a girl to hatch out of that egg, not the puny male that was chirping desperately for love and affection to feed it.

“Just my luck,” she bitterly murmured to herself, “yet another son; as if I am being endlessly punished by my late mother for my failures.”

The hatchling was staring blankly at her, as if expecting for her to come cradle him like a doting mother but, how could she when she was so utterly displeased with this outcome.

She already had one single daughter, and that was her treasured and idolized daughter, Vespula, the beloved Crown Princess of the Changeling Empire.

[strawberryspritzy]

Meet ̶H̶o̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶B̶l̶u̶e̶ Ringlet! An abandoned grub that was produced from the evil changeling queen herself who was later found by Starlight. Shocked by the uncanny resemblance, Starlight immediately took to caring for the young grub much like her own*. Ringlet has a large case of Gifted Kid Burnout syndrome; of course she's plenty talented and gifted but Starlight did kind of put a little bit too much pressure on her growing up unknowingly.

It wasn't until her true form awakened and was revealed that she finally felt like herself.

SB: $15

MI: $2

AB: $30

[pheonixdrop]

Zenix and Laurence get along alright when he comes back. Zenix doesn’t like him because he doesn’t really like changelings (for obvious reasons) but he finds it comforting to have someone who can understand it when he gets upset and starts buzzing and chittering instead of using his words. Laurence doesn’t totally trust Zenix because of the stories he’s heard about him, but a changeling’s ‘brood’ can also consist of smaller hivemates who need guardians, so Laurence’s instincts promptly decide Zenix is a grub [term for a baby changeling] and he has to parent him.

(Changelingspeak is more like a communication system than an actual language, like morse code.)

FUCK YES…. I love whe stories involve funky instinctual things like this.