“What?” She paused as though breaking the silence would trigger something. Her heart was still racing like a Wonderbolt from the sheer sight of them all. It was like the gemstone caverns all over again. Only difference was she wasn’t being replaced by one of them and getting her husband stolen. A single changeling stood up and cleared its throat.
“Your highness,” Cadence shivered. Its voice was like it had a cheese grater for a tongue.
“We are your devoted and loving subjects. After Queen Chrysalis’s tragic death, we all decided to go to our new successor; Queen Cadence.” Cadence just stared, too petrified to speak. Confused, the royal adviser hummed a single half note.
“Queen Cadence loves us all” Oh god they were chanting.
“Queen Cadence will not fall” in Perfect unison
“Queen Cadence guides our life
For our queen, we sacrifice
Queen Cadence knows what to do
Queen Cadence we salute
Queen Cadence takes a stand
Queen Cadence; beauty of the land”
Cadence had no idea what to say to that. She was surrounded by hundreds of changelings worshiping her like…like she was her aunts or something!
“Your most beautiful, we will do anything you command. We are your devoted and loving subjects.” Cadence looked around for just some place to sit and think, but every corner of the room had a changeling in it watching her with creepy, blue eyes. She nudged her husband, but he was snoring hard. She looked at her disgusting followers. They were, technically, her followers. Maybe they’d listen to her; they did say they’d do anything for her. Princess Cadence decided to speak.
“Ch-changelings,” She spoke with nervousness. Every changeling stood to attention. Cadence gulped. They were all looking at her like they expected her to entertain them. She trembled and forced a smile in the face of danger.
“I would like to be alone for…some time.” A changeling in the back raised a hoof. Why would he raise his hoof? This isn’t primary school.
“Um…yes?” She replied still baring that unnatural grin and sweating bullets.
“Your highness, how long shall we wait?” Cadence paused. She asked them to wait and they asked how long? How obedient were these things? Then again, it could still be a trap. Lure her into a false sense of security and control then attack. Then restrain her and suck the love from her body like a parasite! Weren't these things already parasites? Wait, first things first, get these things out of her room.
“Until…I say other wise.” Another hoof rose. Cadence looked around for some kind of intervention. She nudged Shining Armor a little harder. If there were a time she needed him, now would be freaking excellent!
“Your most beautiful, how shall we wait? Shall we remain standing or bowing? Or perhaps neither and we do something else. ” Cadence swallowed.
“Um, just lie down and relax.” Another hoof. How many questions did these things have?! This wasn’t so much as scary now but annoying! Regardless, she kept her guard up.
“Your royalty, where shall we lay?”
“Um, stay…outside my door…please. Anywhere is okay…don’t make a mess!” She said as they all stood to leave. Princess Cadence sighed. The sound of marching hooves stirred Prince Armor’s slumber. He got on his feet as fast as he could. He watched the pony-like monsters file out quietly like ants. Their faces were blank and simple like children.
“Cadence!” He hugged his wife. As soon as it finished, Shining gave his wife a look of deep concern.
“Are you alright?” He asked circling her to check for any injuries or blemishes or things of suspicion.
“I’m fine Shiny, just a little shocked is all.” She laughed uncomfortably.
“Those changelings told me I’m their new queen since Chrysalis died.” Cadence explained with a grimace. She sooo did not want to be the queen of love sucking bug-ponies. Shining threw his forearms around her.
“You can’t let them! I won’t let them! You’re my Love Princess not their…disgusting, bedraggled, and deranged, changeling queen!” Cadence smiled softly and kissed his cheek.
“I know Shiny, but I’m not sure of what to do. There’s just so many of them and one of me.” In response, he kissed her cheek and smiled reassuringly.
“Just watch and learn Cady.” He opened the door. Every pair of blue eyes turned around. With a deep breath, he came up with the stupidest, rage induced face he could think of (imagine Trixie’s when she demanded a magic duel).
“GET OUT OF MY CASTLE, MY KINGDOM, AND MY SIGHT YOU DISGUSTING, MALFORMED MISTAKES OF THE GODDESS HERSELF!! IF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU IS NOT DEAD OR GONE IN THE NEXT TWO SECONDS I SHALL UNLEASH TARTARUS’S WRATH UPON YOU LESSER MORTALS!!!!!” The changelings stared at him for two seconds then resumed staring blankly and silently obeying. He closed the doors and turned to his wife. “Weird, that works on the cadets all the time.” Cadence face-hoofed. Stallions.
“Changelings aren’t like normal ponies. They’re fearless monsters! You saw them hail down on Canterlot? Hitting the ground like that would seriously injure a normal pony but they went on just fine!” She said as her wings shivered in the thought of a crash landing.
“We need more information about these things. Is there any paper around? We should write a letter to the princesses or maybe Twilight.” Shining offered. Cadence gulped with a look of absolute horror on her face.
“No…we’d need to go to my office,” She shuddered. “It’s…down the hall.”
~~A few minutes later~~
“Are you ready?”
“No…” Cadence trembled behind her husband. Shining smiled arrogantly at the ingenious of his plan. Who needs military advisers anyway? Shining Armor conjured a pink, semi-sphere shield with his cutie mark on it. Cadence squeaked in terror as he flung the doors open with magic. Every pair of blue eyes was on them again. Shining lowered his head, pawed at the ground, and snorted.
“One…”
“Hold on, I think we should-”
“Two…”
“Are you listening?! I said we should-”
“THREE!!!” Shining charged through the crowd of changelings with Cadence right behind him.
“AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! AAAAAHHHH!!! AAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!”
Changelings bounced off his shield like snow off the front of a snow plow as they galloped through the hall. Shining had to keep his ears down to muffle his wife’s screaming. The changelings didn’t move out of the way. They simply accepted being thrown left and right as their queen screamed past them. It was a one hundred yard dash and ninety seconds Cadence would never forget.
Shining threw a door on the left open; hitting a changeling in the face. Cadence ran through it and he soon after. Shining shook his wife as her screams reverberated off the walls.
“Calm down Cadence! We’re here! Stop screaming!” But she continued. Shining Armor tried to remember how to extinguish his baby sister’s horrible cries. He clamped her mouth shut between his hooves and looked her right in the eyes. “Cadence,” He spoke slowly and very quietly.
“Count to five. When you get to five, you’ll get a treat.” Cadence took a deep breath.
“One, two, three, four, five” She counted. Her husband kissed her.
“Are you feeling better?” He asked. Cadence giggled.
“Yeah, thanks Shiny. I just need to do one more thing.” She punched with all the fury a mare could produce.
“Hey!” He rubbed the hoof mark on his cheek. Cadence’s glare silenced him.
“What kind of plan was THAT?! Just plow through the changelings like a psychopath?! Is that your plan for crowd control next time I go out?!” She yelled.
“It worked didn’t it? I explained everything and you were the one screaming like when we went on the Shadow Bolt roller coaster.”
“All you said was stay behind me and get ready to run!”
“Isn’t that what we did?” Shining smiled nervously. Cadence rolled her eyes and walked away. He hoof pumped after victoriously dodging a bullet. Cadence levitated a quill, ink well, and paper on her desk.
“Well, what are we going to write?” She asked. The top already said Dear Princess Celestia and Luna.
“Um, bring the best pest control services you have?”
I'm visualizing the whole plowing thing right now. It's odd.
>Inb4 Luna and Celestia are distinctly unhelpful
Because thats just how they roll.
This story is AWESOME!!! Keep it up
I have a sudden odd thought about how this continues...
"Dear Cadance,
You say the image of Changelings causes you issues? Ask them to take on the image of ponies while in your presence. They are your devoted followers, they will do whatever you say. Once you are able to deal with them, order them to be productive citizens of the Crystal Empire, and then treat them like any other citizen. That should solve everything.
Your Aunt,
Luna.
P.S. Stop being such a baby."
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celestia yes but I think luna would rather start a feast to congratulate cadance for the conquering of the title queen of the chamgelings^^
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No, Luna would just totally misinterpret the entire situation, and give advice that, while it would be perfectly fine for Cadence if she was living a Millennia ago, is not really applicable in the modern day.
Like "Make them all swear an oath of vassalage to you."
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lets just hope luna doesn´t try to arrange a marriage to ensure the loyalty of the changelings^^
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"That tis a wonderful idea! Quickly, We must arrange for Our niece to be wed with one of the Changling aristocracy to ensure their loyalty via blood ties!"
"But she's already married! To my brother!"
"And?"
For extra fun, imagine everything Shining Armor is saying in the voice of Sterling Archer.
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"Polygamie has been outlawed luna"
"Truly?"
"Yes............why are you looking at me like that?"
wow
that was funny! XD
i cant wait to see what the others will say and more importantly what will be the fate of the changelings! X3
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"Well its a good thing that I only have supreme executive, and for all I know, legislative and judicial power as well, in Equestria. Now fetch my shotgun, its time to hold a wedding."
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"NO, I won´t let you do that to my brother and my sister-in-law"
"Now that you mention it.....your are part of equstrias royalty and currently unwed"
" Here´s your shotgun"
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In all seriousness, I'm pretty sure this takes place way before the s3 finale, so Twilight isn't eligible for shit as far as dynastic marriages go. Then again, her being a princess just because she grew wings..... is not remotely how royalty works. Also: Twilight Sparkle, successfully taking on an Alicorn eons older and thus more powerful then she is. Choose one and only one. Seriously, Luna has probably forgotten more mystical lore about the occult and sorcery and magic and all that jazz then Twilight will learn in the next two thousand years.
"HAVE NO FEAR TWILIGHT SPARKLE, FOR WE HAVE ALREADY PLANNED FOR YOUR WEDDING WITH RAINBOW DASH AND APPLEJACK! YOUR DAYS OF ACCURSED SOLITUDE SHALL SOON COME TO AN END."
>Also geez we need a shouting Luna Emote.
That's not a dash, that's a trot.
I'm guessing she's in too much of a shock to realize she could have just told them to step aside and have one of them answer any questions she has.
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Of course, if you were in a room full of snakes, does it matter what kind of sprint you take? I mean, yes very fast, but you'd be screaming and freaking out too much to realize. but I get what you're saying. Where I'm from, we had a children's competition and one event was a one hundred yard dash with 'dash' being a noun meaning length or path in which one runs or sprints or dashes...etc
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think of a snow plow, but Shining's the plow and the changelings are snow. Or maybe the last time a big wave hit the beach and something solid like a big rock got in its way so the water splashed on the sides. So changelings are just flying about from the special shield Shining created as Cadence and a clear path follow behind.
Or here
The bush is the shield, the water is the changelings, and finn is Shining and Cadence. Makes the most sense 0:55-1:15
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Do I get to pet them? lol
Actually I thought maybe you meant nineteen(19) seconds. Since if it's ninety(90), then going slightly faster then 1m per second isn't enough to have them bouncing off the shield.
Cue the Mane 6 getting on the next train to the Empire...
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I'm no good at science and physics and such. Sorry
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Don't be, it's still a good story and I'm going to keep reading. It's just a bit jarring for someone who is good at that stuff.
In the background, I can see this as the scene from "Life of Brian" where ten thousand changelings all chant in unison, "Yes, we are all individuals and can make our own decisions. Tell us more, Oh Queen!"
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That'd be hilarious!
One of the best stories/fics I've read
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I got it! Shining's shield is made of magic that mimics rubber at its most bounciest! So anything that touches it flies off in a radius of two feet. Think of a crap load of powerful and ready rubber bands all over the surface of the shield that snap the moment something touches it making it fly off and sting like Tartarus Take that science!
2703673DO IT! DO IT!
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Maybe, it's not that I dislike the idea, it's just (forgive my rude selfishness) my story you know? It's one I created and as an author I shall dictate where it goes. I'll certainly keep it in mind, but I will make no guarantees.
And again, sorry for coming off as rude and selfish. I appreciate every comment I receive. Including yours!
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Why thank you.
The idea is interesting, and I'm enjoying it so far. Do you have any sort of plans for this, or writing it as you go?
Props for being awesome before the story has even truly started.
Faved and tracked.
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I want to say both kind of While it's true, I'm not sure how this'll all work out and the story comes to me chapter by chapter, at the same time there's a feeling of undiscovered answers in me that will tell me what to write when the time comes.
MY FINGERS ARE POSSESSED!
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you're right, I shall fix that right now. Thanks
This looks good and interesting, but I think you should avoid writing things such as
in your story, as it may break the reader's immersion.
Wait a minute... Dashie slammed into a barn so hard she created a Sonic Rainnuke! AND WAS PERFECTLY FINE!!!!
RAINBOW DASH IS A CHANGELING QUEEN!!!!
How has no one ever thought of this befo- *checks stories* Oh wait, there's like 10 thousand Dash-is-a-changeling stories. Never mind.
Cadence: You know, Shining. I could always fly us down form the castle window.
Shining facehooved.
Also, Changelings as for orders to the slightest detail, I bet Cadence will learn first hoof what kind of mess Chrysalis had to deal with everyday. Luckly she didn't had to tell them "Do not forget to breath," every five seconds.
I swear, if someone animated Shiny Armor's yelling rage face or when the pair were snow plowing changelings while charging and screaming, I don't think I could stop laughing
Umm, obeying what specifically? Candace's 'let me think' order or Shining's bellow?