The Changepony

by TheShaddowedSnow


Prologue: A Dark Birth

Queen Chrysalis sighed and nuzzled the cocoon of her child. She was unsure of how her child would turn out, but she hoped the child would be able to live happily with her. Chrysalis' child was half pony, half Changeling, and non of the Elders knew how she would turn out. Finally, the cocoon in which all Changeling eggs are born, and a pale tan filly crept trough the inner green liquid and tumbled out, shivering. Chrysalis nuzzled her close and looked out of the cave she and her Changelings were forced to live in after being forced back out of Canterlot. Chrysalis felt anger boil within her, but quickly crushed it down, focusing on her love for her child, which transferred as a green misty light into the tiny horn on her daughter's head. Her daughter had Changeling wings and horn, however, her wings were a tanish, orangish color, along with pale tan...fur? That was odd, but Chrysalis figured it was because she was half pony. Her mane looked like a non-holed version of the queen's own mane and was the same color as her wings, almost like leaves fallen on the ground in fall. "Fallen Leaves, you will rise to be great" she murmured as her daughter finished feeding, sooner than the Queen of Changelings thought possible. The Queen just chuckled, and used her magic to move her child into her bed chambers. "There there...mommy will be right here...my little heir..."