Okay, soooo there’s a bit of a head-canon with this one and it’s connected to the ‘What Lies Beneath’ episode.
In it we saw Ocellus fear was that changelings can’t change. But what I found interesting that in this illusion she had the form of Crysalis…soooo, why was’t she simple in her old, pre-metamorphed form? And from there my head-canon formed. Simple what if Ocellus have a stonger connection to Crysalis.
So basically, while technically every changeling are the off-springs of Crysalis, they are not her, well, “children”. They are just drones, in serve of the hive. But there’s a point the hive can’t extend anymore and sub hives needs to be made. And these hives needs their own ruler. Like a “princess”. Stronger than the drones, but not as much as the queen.
And one of these “princess” was Ocellus. She born just a few years before Crysalis plan to take over Equestria. She was so sure of her success she needed to preaper to have a heir, but off course her plan failed. So for Ocellus, Crysalis really is a mother like figure hence why part of her fear, not just that she and changeling can’t change, but she will be like Crysalis when she’s older.
“So…the cowards are so afraid of me they sent little Ocellus to face me. And I nearly thought this was a losing battle. To what does your dear old queen owe the visit, little one?”
