MLP-Harmonics
The Strangest Custody Battle in Equestrian History pt. 4
In the Crystal Empire at the top of the castle Chrys sits around hiding away from people.
"So this is where you disappeared to." Ditzy says flying overhead. "A lot of people are looking for ya."
"I'm sorry." Chrys says dejected. "I just don't want to deal with that right now."
"Deal with what?"
"My parents fighting each other." Chrys says standing up. "I don't want to see my parent's fighting anymore."
"Well why are they fighting?"
"You don't know, their fighting about who's going to keep me."
"Why?"
"I don't know, I was happy having both my parents for once in my life and now I'm being made to choose between them."
"Well what do you want to do?"
"Well I want to go off with Aunt Twilight and study more magic, but I have my responsibilities as the Changeling Princess." Chrys says thinking about things, before falling to the ground in a huff. "I don't know what I want."
"Well why don't you just think about it for a minute." Ditzy says flying down to her side. "I'll stick with ya, until you make up your mind."
"Thanks, you're a good friend."
"I try to be."
Meanwhile inside the courtroom everyone sits around in silence as Celestia opens up the letter with the results from Shinning Armor's paternity test results on Chrys.
"Okay, it seems that Chrysalis's claims are correct Chrys is in fact your daughter Shinning Armor." Celestia says looking at the letter. "With that out of the way, we should probably get around to your arguments about why you should get custody."
As Celestia says this Chrysalis and Shinning Armor stare at each other enraged by the mere sight of the other.
"Okay, Shinning Armor you go first."
"Thank you Princess." Shinning Armor says turning his attention to the jury before walking towards them. "I have recently become the father of four fillies and foals and have done all I can to be a good father, but I didn't know about my fifth child and she's gone most of her life not knowing me."
Shinning Armor stares back at Chrysalis holding back his anger.
"I don't want anything to take her away from me again, I want to be in my daughter's life is that so wrong?"
As the jury looks on Chrysalis looks back enraged barely containing herself.
"ENOUGH OF THIS CRAP!" Chrysalis says yelling out getting the attention of the whole courtroom. "I can't sit here and listen to this anymore, I won't let anyone snatch my daughter away from me!"
"She's my daughter as well, and I want to be in her life."
"I don't care if she's your daughter, were you there when she cried out as an infant scared of the dark, were you there when she had accidents and hurt herself." Chrysalis yells out. "No you weren't, I was there every time taking care of her and giving her all the love she could ever need, not just me but the entire hive."
As Chrysalis yells out the Changelings in the courtroom start hissing loudly agreeing with their queen.
"I never had the chance, I was never given an opportunity to be there for her." Shinning Armor says enraged. "You stole that right away from me!"
The ponies in the crowd start yelling out agreeing with Shinning Armor and yelling at the Changelings as they start yelling back at each other and throwing things at each other. As the courtroom erupts in chaos Celestia watches on alongside the jury.
"Oh this is some marvelous chaos, I wish I could take some credit for it." Discord says excitedly looking at the courtroom.
"Discord, don't joke like that." Fluttershy says hiding away under the bench. "But this is getting out of hand."
"Yeah, even I don't know how to make everyone have fun here." Pinkie Pie says as she holds up an umbrella to block debris.
"Yeah, but do they have to be so rowdy, their hurting the magnificent Trixie's ears." Trixie says covering her ears.
"Yes they are quite noisy." Luna says annoyed.
"Princess Celestia, are you going to let them keep going like this?" Twilight asks concerned for the crowd.
"They have to keep going like this, especially those two there." Celestia says pointing at Shinning Armor and Chrysalis yelling at each other among the crowd. "They need to release all their pent up rage, don't you think so?"
As the crowd yells out the courtroom doors swing open as Chrys alongside Ditzy fly into the room.
"Um, am I interrupting something?" Chrys says nervously. "If I am then, I'll come back later."
Upon seeing Chrys, Chrysalis and the Changelings stop yelling and rampaging and calm down before rushing to her side.
"Honey, what're you doing here?" Chrysalis asks curiously. "I didn't want you to see any of this."
"Sorry Mother, but I don't want to see you and Father fighting anymore." Chrys says nervously. "I want my family to get along, in fact I want everyone to get along so no more fighting."
As Chrys says this the Changelings respond and start returning to their seats, as Celestia and the jury watch on curiously talking amongst themselves.
"Okay then everyone, I think the jury has made their decision." Celestia says seriously.
"Well then what is it?" Chrysalis asks walking back to the defendants seat.
"Yes what is it?" Shinning Armor says glaring at Chrysalis.
"Now Shinning, you need to calm down." Cadance says annoyed by his actions. "In fact all of you need to calm down and relax."
"That's for sure." Twilight says annoyed.
"In fact no matter what I don't want anyone here to freak out about the results." Cadance says seriously glaring at the crowd.
The crowd silently agree before Celestia turns her attention to the Jury, and handing them all a piece of paper.
"Now Jury if you'd please?"
The jury all mark the paper with their hoofprint before handing the papers to Luna who stands up and looks on seriously.
"WE THE JURY FIND IN FAVOR OF...." Luna says in a loud booming voice hurting the crowds ears.
"Um Sister, you might wanna tune it down a smidge."
"Right." Luna says embarrassed. "Right, we the jury find in favor of....."