Queen Chrysalis examined her hybridized companion, still loyal to her despite the countless attempts at breaking his spirit to become yet another empty husk made for incubating basic drones. Poison Trail's special talents in undermining authority had led to key figures vanishing overnight along with a streak of key victories against Equestria.

Realizing that she couldn't forever suppress the autonomy of her hive now that it was expanding so drastically towards the management of multiple slave colonies and the logistics of an empire, a drastic change had to be made. For the first time in centuries, Chrysalis gestured to her broodmate and relaxed. This time around, she'd be the one incubating, bringing forth a new generation of free-willed hybrids infused with just enough pony DNA to cure the magical corruption Celestia had inflicted upon her. While the Princess hadn't been struck with a curse quite as cruel and long-lasting, it would still deal a critical blow to the morale of her followers long enough to allow her hive to finally evolve and adapt as opposed to merely survive.

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