The Capture of Chrysalis (Parsons)

"I could be one, but it would draw too much attention, & if I'm disguised as another race I'm still a changeling…", rose explained in an elegant voice

 

Steel grinned. "Alright, Rose. Forgive me for being uninformed." He said, faking sorrow.

 

"You're terrible at that", rose giggled,"I was taught nearly everything about faking emotions…"

 

"Come here, you." Steel said, wrapping Rose in a hug

 

Rose returned the hug with a giggle, then Nuzzled him

 

"We don't have a time limit on this mission..." Steel pointed out

 

Rose smiled,"that's good... We might fail if we did…"

 

"We can walk slow...and talk on the way." Steel said, beginning to trot slowly towards the hive

 

(Rose us headed to Manehattan first, as a waypoint)

rose smiled & walked beside steel, a wing around him

 

"Are any of your family at the hive?" Steel asked

 

"At the hive all that weren't once ponies are the young of chrysalis or the queens, before her... We're almost all family..."

 

"Will you mind if I have to harm them?" He asked.

 

"No, we act like one pony to another, like strangers..."

 

"Alright." Steel said, craning his neck over and leaning his head on her.

 

Rose blushed slightly & smiled, nuzzling him as they walked

 

"I brought money, so we can stay in a hotel if we stop in Manehattan." Steel said, nuzzling Rose back

 

Rose smiled,"I was already headed there... A hotel sounds like it would be nice..."

 

"You deserve it." Steel assured her.

 

Rose smiled & kissed his cheek

 

Rose giggled softly,"we should get there by tonight..."