After a while, you groan as your body feels a little numb, but slowly start to open your eyes to see that you're in a dark, but moist cave.

"Ah... I see you're coming around. The anesthetic venom must be finally wearing off." A twisted voice says nearby. "Take a moment to gather yourself, and gather your surroundings." It's hard for you to turn your head to see where the voice is coming from, but then you realize something. This isn't just any cave. This is the Changeling Kingdom.

"Yes, you're in a cave." The voice said blandly. "But it isn't nearly as bad as it could've been. You could have been stuck to the wall in a pile of green goop, slowly liquifying into some chunky soup as the diminishing love inside of you drains your body of the will to live." There is a small pause in the air before it's broken by the feminine voice.

"Oh... Shoot. That was a bit of a bad start. Hold on, let's start over." You hear the sound of hooves against the floor before she finally steps in front of you just as you start to regain movement in your body.

"Hello. I am Chrysalis. First name... Queen. And I, er, kidnapped you." She says with a bit of reluctance. You start to stand, about to protest before Chrysalis immediately glares and pushes you back down.

"Hold on, Let me--Sit down! Sit down and let me explain you dolt! I promise, you can tell me how horrible I am after this is over!" She lets out a quick sigh, recomposing herself before pacing around on her hooves.

"You see, my race is in an uncomfortable position. We require love to survive. But you see we... don't get very much of it. So I've been thinking, what's the best scenario where love reciprocates and builds on each other? The solution would have to be romantic love." She pauses, then lets out a sigh before looking at you.

"Listen. I've never done something like this before. The finer arts of swooning never really stuck with me. So here I am. In my barest form. Bluntly revealing the truth to you."