The Chrysalis Beach Episode


                                            "Chrysalis, lighten up! We're here to have fun~"

                                            >Chrysalis scowls at Twilight.

                                            >"Fun? What fun is there to have here? It's all sand!"

                                            >Twilight turned to see the others playing in the ocean with audible laughter.

                                            "Just sand? There's-"

                                            >"Don't even mention the water. I am not swimming."

                                            >Twilight looks a little confused, but soon smiles as an idea hits her.

                                            "Well, there's a lot you can do with sand! Like..."

                                            >Using her magic, she carefully crafts a large sand castle that looks awfully similar to the one back in Ponyville.

                                            "How about this? Both of us can make a sand castle, and if mine survives the next big tide, then you'll have to swim with us!"

                                            >This is the perfect opportunity! There's no way Chrysalis could resist a challenge like that.

                                            >No doubt she'll win against her inexperience and finally obtain a good excuse to drag her into the real fun.

                                            >As Twilight was absorbed in thinking about all the activities she could try bonding with her over, she suddenly hears a cackle nearby.

                                            >Looking over, it seems Chrysalis built her own sand castle.

                                            >If it could even be called a castle. It was more like a fort. Maybe she should channel her inner Rarity...

                                            "You're uh, sure you're not gonna do more with that? It's such a simple design, we can make whatever we want!"

                                            >Chrysalis glanced up and sneered at her.

                                            >"Sorry, miss -princess-, are my tastes not up to your high standards? We Changelings are all about practicality, not useless gaudiness."

                                            "No, I didn't mean it like that! It's just... yours can't possibly beat mine like that."

                                            >The queen analyzed their fortifications for a few seconds.

                                            >"Are we seeing the same reality? Please, don't make me laugh. Take a look at what's coming."

                                            >Twilight immediately gazed out toward the ocean, and saw a big wave coming in.

                                            "Time to put it to the test then!"

                                            >Confident in her victory, she grinned and turned back-

                                            >Her castle was in ruins, now looking like a hill more than anything.

                                            "H-hey! That's cheating!"

                                            >Chrysalis stood on top of it, just noisily slurping from a straw, eyeing the trek back from where they just came.

                                            >As the wave washed over her hooves and completely annihilated her enemy, she smirked.

                                            >"Don't be a sore loser. You never set any rules, so I did the smart thing."

                                            >Before trotting away, she hesitated and mumbled something.

                                            >"...for the record, I did have fun."

                                            >Once she got far enough away, Twilight simply huffed in frustration.