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>Anon smiles.
A: “It can be a crazy place. You just might fit in. Why do you hate ponies so much, anyway?”
C: “Their incessant friendliness and positivity are overbearing. They disgust me.”
>Anon chuckles.
A: “You’ve been pretty friendly yourself, recently, Chryssi.”
>She scoffs.
C: “A Queen is expected to provide for her subjects.”
A: “I’m not one of your ‘subjects’.”
C: “You’re my King, and as Queen it is my duty to-”
>Anon’s laughter interrupts her, and he sits up, shaking his head.
C: “W-what? Why are you laughing?”
A: “Since when am I a King?”
>Realizing the implication of what she just said, Chrysalis begins to stammer out a response, but Anon interrupts her, his tone becoming serious.
A: “I’m not a puppet. I’m not gonna roll over and let you control me, Chrysalis.”
>There is silence between them for several minutes.
>Emotions swirl through Chrysalis’s head, and she can’t find the words to express what she wants to say.
C: “Anon…”
A: “Yeah?”
C: “Why do you want to go to the Crystal Empire? I thought… Do you really desire conquest?”
>Anon looks up at the stars.
>”I just want to be free of this curse.” He thinks to himself. “Right?”
>He looks down at his hand.
>”But… Do I really? I’ve never felt so powerful. I’ve never felt so… Alive.”
>He clenches his fist.
>”What *do* I want? Maybe… Maybe this is what I’m meant to be. Maybe I’m…”
A: “I’m a human. Conquest, war… That’s sorta what we do.”
C: “So humans are a race of monsters, after all. You’re only following your nature.”
A: “No, that’s… Not quite right. At least, I don’t think so. Humans in general are… Well I wouldn’t call them monsters.”
>Anon looks back towards the sky, just in time to see a shooting star.
>A wicked smile creeps upon his face.
A: “But me?”
>He points at himself with his thumb, and looks down at Chrysalis beside him.
A: “I’m definitely a monster.”
C: “So you’re not lying when you say you want to take the Crystal Empire?”
>Anon thinks to himself for a moment, and then suddenly stands up.
A: “I’ve decided.”
>Chrysalis looks up at him.
A: “I’m not going to take the Crystal Empire.”
C: “You-”
A: “I’m going to take everything.”
C: “Oh?”
>Chrysalis’s growing concern and broiling despair suddenly begin to fade, as she watches Anon look out upon the night, an odd fire in his eyes.
A: “This world… This perfect little world…”
>He raises his arm, hand outstretched, palm facing upwards.
A: “I’m going to make it mine.”
>His fingers curl into a fist.
A: “No more living like a hermit. No more running away.”
>A vision of Twilight and the other ponies flashes through his mind.
>“No more pain.” He thinks to himself.
C: “Anon…”
>Chrysalis is breathing heavily, staring at Anon with glittering eyes, enraptured by his ambition.
>He looks down at her.
>He’d got so caught up in his own thoughts he almost forgot he was talking to her, and not to himself.
>”This curse…” He thinks. “No. Fuck the curse. This is what I want.”
A: “That means you, too.”
C: “W-what?”
>Chrysalis’s expression is a mix of arousal and worry.
>The dark flames in his eyes frighten her, but at the same time, he’s everything she wanted him to be.
>No.
>He’s more.
>What is this she’s feeling?
>This isn’t love…
>Is it?
>He steps closer to her, standing directly over her.
C: “A-Anon!?”
A: “You’re the first. The first thing in this world I’m taking.”
>He kneels beside her, and reaches out a hand to touch her chin.
A: “You’re mine.”
>A jolt of fear shoots through her, and something finally snaps.
>Chrysalis regains a bit of her composure, and her pride.
>She stands straight up, and knocks Anon’s hand away.
C: “Don’t get ahead of yourself! I am a Queen! I belong to nopony!”
>Anon stands tall, and crosses his arms.
C: “You-!”
>She hesitates.
C: “If anything, you belong to me! I’ll use you to take my revenge on those detestable ponies!”
A: “Go on then. Try it.”