Chapter 4
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Twilight sighed. She couldn’t sleep. It had been almost two weeks since she’d first woken in the infirmary and had lost it with her friends, Spike and Celestia.
While she’d felt bad about it the day after and had apologized to them for it, the reason why she’d blown up was still true and it still hurt.
They’d all apologized too, saying how they’d never ignore her and be sure to listen from now on, but that they also understood why she’d acted the way she did to them and said they felt they all deserved it.
As much as she wanted to disagree with them about that... she didn’t disagree. Despite her conscience telling her she shouldn’t feel that way, she was glad they understood the pain they’d put her through. She didn’t feel she should have held back.
Even after that, she hadn’t been able to really look at them all for a while.
She’d had several other visitors during that time. Minuette, Lyra Heartstrings, and Twinkleshine, ponies Twilight had known a bit at Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns. Lyra and Twinkleshine had even moved to Ponyville shortly after she’d arrived there herself.
All three had apologized for not realizing Chrysalis was pretending to be Cadance and allowed themselves to lower their guard enough that they’d been taken control of, they Twilight and Cadance told them they didn’t have to apologize, since they couldn’t have known and were too excited to be bridesmaids.
It was this same reason why Twilight had felt so guilty after she lashed out at her friends. They’d been no different. They’d been tricked, just like Minuette, Lyra, and Twinkleshine.
Her parents had also visited her, both not pleased when they learned how Shining had abandoned his sister. They learned this from Cadance, who’d listened to Twilight during that time after Celestia and the others had left after Twilight had blown up at them.
What kind of a friend am I? I should have been able to forgive them. They’re my friends, mentor and... Spike’s like my own child. A few tears slid from her closed eyes. But I didn’t. I lashed out at them. I... I...
She sniffled, opened her eyes and sat up in her bed.
She frowned. There was a blue bubble around her bed. She couldn’t hear anything and realized that it was a silence spell. Had somepony cast it? Why?
She glanced to where Cadance had been every time she’d woken up and noticed her seat was empty. Well, that explained the bubble... Wait. Why would Cadance cast a silencing spell over her bed?
A few seconds later it disappeared and Cadance walked around from the curtain she’d learned Shining Armour was behind. She looked... disheartened.
Twilight waited for Cadance to sit down before she asked, “Um, Cadance?”
Cadance looked to her, giving a weak smile. “Yes?”
“What were you doing with Shining Armour?” Twilight asked, tilting her head slightly. “And why did you cast a silencing spell around my bed while you were over there?”
Cadance hesitated, then sighed. “I was having a... talk with your brother.”
“Oh,” Twilight looked down at her forehooves, before glancing back at her. “What...? What about?”
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Cadance watched Twilight as she slept. She couldn’t help but be remained of when Twilight was a filly. She looked so peaceful, so sweet, so...
Cadance frowned. Along with thinking back to then she thought Twilight was... cute. And not the cute like a filly kind of cute. It was like...
“That can’t be right,” she whispered. “It’s like... like when I first noticed Shining Armour. But... that can’t be right at all.”
She tried to rationalize the thoughts playing throughout her mind, to figure out if she was just confused, worry for Twilight’s well being being mistaken for something it couldn’t be.
But, it was real, she couldn’t deny that. It was there, even though she had no idea how or when or even why, it was there.
She shook her head. No. No, I can’t possibly be thinking I’m starting to feel something for Twilight. I looked after her as a filly. It’s probably just something like how worried I’ve been.
She sighed. Why did she even have this idea in the first place? It was just so out of the blue that...
A groan came from the other side of the curtain, a groan she’d become familiar with whenever he’d gotten drunk on cider and she’d had to take him home.
Her first thought was to see how he was doing, before she remembered holding Twilight as she cried into her. Twilight and her friends, Celestia and Spike had each told her how hurt Twilight had been after Shining had left her behind.
Cadance got up and walked around the curtains separating the two beds, pausing to cast a silencing spell over Twilight’s bed, not wanting to wake her and walked to the side of the bed and waited for Shining Armour to open his eyes.
A few seconds later, his big blue eyes slowly opened and he looked to her, a weak and goofy smile on his face. “Hey.”
For a second, Cadance was relieved, though she realized it wasn’t as much as she’d expected. It was relief, but not in the way she’d knew she should feel. She didn’t feel relief that her coltfriend-soon-to-be-husband was finally awake... she was relieved that Twilight’s brother was awake, not her husband-to-be.
Shining looked around, as if confused by something. “Why am I here?”
Cadance smiled. “If not for Twilight, you’d be far worse.”
Shining Armour frowned. “What are you talking about? She was accusing you of being evil.”
At once, Cadance felt her compassion for Shining disperse and glared at him.
He gulped. Having been dating as long as they had, he knew that look. It was the “You really messed up this time and I’m pissed” look Cadance wore whenever he did or said something that insulted or embarrassed her beyond simple coltfriend embarrassing marefriend embarrassed.
“The pony she accused of being evil wasn’t me, it was the Changeling Queen disguised as me,” she said flatly.
Shining Armour’s eyes went wide. “Changeling? I learned about those back when I was a colt in school. You mean one of them actually got to us?”
Cadance nodded. “If not for Twilight, I’d probably still be down in the caverns, trapped, while all Equestria became a feeding ground for them.”
Shining Armour paled, not easy to do when you’ve already got an alabaster coat. “I... Wow.” He tried to sit up. “I need to speak with her—”
Cadance put a hoof on his shoulder, holding him down. He tried to push away, but a firm shake of her head made him stop and sink back down.
“No, Shining. For one, you’re still weak from having so much of your energy drained by Chryslais. You could really hurt yourself if you try too much too soon. Also,” she closed her eyes, a sad look on her face, “I don’t Twilight will want to talk with you right now.”
Shining Armour frowned. “And why wouldn’t she want to talk to her own brother, the only pony she was really friends with before she left for Ponyville?”
Cadance sighed, opening her eyes. “For that very reason.”
Shining cocked his head. “Huh?”
Cadance shook her head, that look returning. “Shining, I realize you did it was because you’d been stressed and drained of so much, but you abandoned her. She’s devastated, Shining.”
His ears drooped, his face melting into shame. “She... she is.”
Cadance nodded. “And after you abandoned her, her friends and Spike did and then Celestia. Do you realize how much that hurt her?! Even after she forgave them, she can’t even bear to look at any of them. Imagine how she’ll feel when she sees you. She’s been crying in her sleep every night.”
The shame just grew deeper on the stallion’s face. “Really?”
Cadance nodded. “She felt completely abandoned, Shining. I’m surprised she was able to forgive them so soon, even if it was after she gave them all a verbal lashing I think they all deserved.”
Shining sank deeper into his covers. “And... me?”
Cadance snorted. “While her giving you a lash would be deserved, I don’t think she will. She just won’t be able to look you in the eye for a long time.”
Shining sighed. “I really messed up, didn’t I?”
She sat down, closing her eyes. They stayed silent for a few moments, before Cadance asked something, something that had been bugging her.
“Shining?” he looked to her. “Have you... what would you say if I told you... something’s strange when I look at Twilight?”
Shining raised an eyebrow. “Strange how?”
Cadance frowned, opening her eyes. “I’m not sure. It’s just... she saved my life, down in the caverns—”
“What do you mean?” Shining asked, a nervousness entering his voice.
Cadance explained to him what had happened. Her blasting the crystal wall, the spike falling, her pushing Twilight out the way and becoming impaled herself, Twilight saving her with some special healing spell and the strange feelings she’d been getting whenever she looked or thought about Twilight since then.
When Shining next spoke, his question threw her off-guard. “How’s the Changeling Queen doing?”
Cadance frowned. “I don’t know. She’s been in prison ever since we stopped her from taking over. I’ve been in here the whole time, watching over Twilight.”
Shining frowned. “Just Twilight?”
“Well, yeah, I...” Cadance trailed off, now confusion playing across her face. “I... don’t understand it, Shining. Whenever I worried about you, it wasn’t the way I expected. I’ve only been worried for you for Twilight’s sake. I...” she looked down, shame on her face. “I’m sorry, Shining. I didn’t think about it but... I’ve not been worrying about you like I should.” She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. “Is there something wrong with me?”
Shining shook his head. “Nothing could be wrong with you, Cadance.” He smiled. “We’re probably just confused because of everything that’s happened. I’m sure we’ll feel better and everything will be normal again in no time.”
Cadance sighed. “I hope you’re right, Shining.”
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Cadance sighed, slumping in her chair. “It almost feels like... like something’s different between us, you know?” She shook her head. “He was probably right. I’m probably just confused after everything that’s happened.”
Twilight nodded, but looked away so the worry in her eyes wasn’t noticeable. Had Celestia maybe been right? Had she switch Cadance’s Soulbound to her, thus leaving Shining’s? She didn’t want to believe it, but if Cadance felt something was missing between her and Shining, that seemed like a possibility.
I hope I’m wrong, she thought miserably. I don’t want to have broken up Shining and Cadance’s marriage.
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Celestia sighed glaring down at all her paperwork. It had been flooding in for the last few days, more than 90% of it being from those wishing her to punish Chrysalis, half of them being from Blueblood.
She rubbed her temples. This had become so complicated and the constant demands to punish Chrysalis when she’d been through a lot already. She’d failed her plans, been abandoned by her own kind, stripped of her title and was now stuck in the dungeons. What more could she really do?
A knock from the door caused her to look up. “Enter.”
The door opened and four guards, two pegasi and two unicorns walked in and bowed.
“Pardon the interruption, Your Majesty,” the unicorn on the right said, straightening up. “However, there are several individuals that wish to speak with you about the Changeling Queen.”
Celestia’s face deadpanned. “Are they here to ask how I plan on punishing her?”
One of the pegasi shook his head. “They are worried for her.”
Celestia blinked. This was unexpected. “Tell them I will be there shortly.”
“At once, princess,” they bowed and left.
Half an hour later, Celestia was sitting on her throne, looking down at a group of thirty ponies. What was interesting was that they looked like ponies she saw on a regular basis whenever she went out into Canterlot. Some were fillies and colts, while others were the parents and the rest just random ponies. Some were pegasi, some Earth Ponies and other unicorns.
She leaned back. “Why is it you wish to know the current condition of the Changeling Queen, my little ponies?” she asked in a very stoic voice.
One of the ponies, an Earth Pony mare with a brown coat, blonde mane and tail, yellow eyes and an apple cart Cutie Mark, who’s Pegasus filly, with a red coat, blue mane and tail, brown eyes and no Cutie Mark hid behind her, looking up at Celestia with worry.
“We... we wish to be with her,” the mare replied.
Celestia blinked, confusion filling her mind. “Um, might I ask why?”
At once, every single pony burst into green flames. When they faded, the thirty ponies had been replaced with thirty Changelings.
The Changeling that had been the mare looked down, closing her eyes. “We do not wish to return to the hive,” she said in a voice that oddly was not distorted like the former Queen's had been “It is why we did not leave with the rest of our kind and remained hidden within your city until we could ascertain what had happened to Chrysalis.”
Celestia held up a hoof and several Royal Guards surrounded the Changelings. “Do you swear on your Queen’s name not to use your magic against us, or to free her?”
The Changelings all scowled, the first speaking. “We will swear on Chrysalis’ name, not the Queen’s.”
Celestia blinked again. That she had not expected. However, she returned to her stoic self and looked to the Changeling she’d been speaking to. “And why do you not wish to return to your hive, if I may ask?”
The scowls vanished, replaced with fear.
The nymph that had been the Pegasus filly clutched who was clearly her mother’s leg as the mother spoke. “Chrysalis is our true Queen. She came to Equestria with the goal of feeding our hive, our children. She has always thought about our survival beyond anything else.”
A shiver ran throughout all the Changelings.
“Her sister, however...” the Changeling gulped. “Chitan is cruel and malicious. If you even step a hoof out of line, she’ll fry you to a cinder.” Her nymph tightened her grip. “She, unlike Chrysalis, would sacrifice anything, even the nymphs, the future of our kind, to gain more power, without a care as to whether any Changelings would be around to enjoy the end results. Chrysalis, however, only cared to feed us and keep our hive alive, so,” she looked up to Celestia and put a hole-pocked hoof to her carapace, “on Chrysalis, our true Queen’s name, we promise not to resist or try to free her.”
Celestia was rather surprised. She had not expected such loyalty to be given to the Chrysalis. It did, however, touch her heart that not all Changelings were so heartless that abandoned one of the their own and leave her to the fate of others.
The Alicorn stood and nodded. “Very well. Guards, escort these Changeling’s to Chrysalis’ cell. Do not harm them or place any restraints on them. I believe we can trust them to keep their word.”
The guards looked hesitant, but nodded and escorted the large group of Changelings out of the throne room and down the hall, several staff pausing, their mouths hanging open in shock as they watched the creatures walking calmly down their halls, though a few maids couldn’t help but smile at the nymphs. Even monster children could still be cute, in their own way.
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Chrysalis sighed as she lay on her bed in her cell. She was amazed the ponies were being so kind to her, considering what she’d done and tried to do to them all.
She still wondered why she couldn’t stop thinking about Shining Armour. She’d asked a few of the guards from time to time and a small amount of them had been kind enough to answer her with more than a grunt. Shining Armour was finally awake and he seemed to be fine.
Chrysalis could not explain how much it had eased her to know that he was finally awake and that there didn’t seem to be any lasting damage from what she’d done to him.
She was pulled from her thoughts when she felt something, something she thought she’d never feel again. The presence of other Changelings.
She sat up, letting her mind reach out to them. It was different from before. Back then, she had been completely attuned to each and every thought her Changelings had, but, this wasn’t the same. She could feel their presence, taste their anticipation in the air, but she could not hear their thoughts, see into their minds.
At first, the anticipation scared her, thoughts of assassins being sent by her sister to eliminate her filling her mind, before she realized it wasn’t that type of anticipation. It was... joyous.
The sound of voices echoed throughout the dungeons until she saw several guards approach her cell door. Behind them she could see at least thirty pairs of eyes from adult and nymph Changelings, all looking at her with joy.
She could taste their happiness on the air. They were glad she was alright, happy to see her alive.
The door was opened and the Changelings all filed into the large cell, which was big enough for twice as many of them. Once the last nymph had scampered inside, the door closed and locked and the guards went away.
The Changelings all bowed.
“Our Queen,” one of them, a female said, smiling up at her, “we are all overjoyed to see you are alright.”
Chrysalis looked away, ashamed. “I’m not the Queen, not anymore.” She didn't bother having the distortion in her voice anymore. Fear tactic she had tried, that was in the end pointless, to make her sound more intimidating when she would take over.
“Not to us, Your Highness,” the Changeling replied, caused Chrysalis to pause. “We remain loyal to you, a Queen who wished only to aid her subjects. We will always be loyal to you.”
Chrysalis blinked and looked to each Changeling and saw no sign of falsehoods in any of them. They had all come here, to her cell, only to serve their Queen.
She smiled and looked to the Changeling who had spoken. “What is your name, my Changeling?”
“Carapace, my Queen,” she replied, then motioned to the nymph at her side. “And this is my daughter, Aphid.”
Chrysalis nodded, then looked to them all. “Have you come to free me?”
Carapace shook her head. “We cannot, Your Highness. For to do so would be to spit on your name.”
Chrysalis cocked the foreskin where an eyebrow would be if Changeling’s had eyebrows. “I... don’t understand.”
“F-fow us to see you, Y-youw Majesty,” young Aphid squeaked, a little scared, Chrysalis could taste it, “we had to s-sweaw on youw name that we would n-not twy to fwee you if awwowed to come widout hindwance.”
Chrysalis smiled and leaned down and nuzzled the small nymph. “No need to be scared, little one. I am humbled that you would all do such a thing.”
The nymph relaxed and smiled. “Y-you’we welcome, Youw Highness.”
“Also,” Carapace said, nodding to the others, “as we wish not to associate ourselves with the new hive, we offer to serve you under a new form.”
Before Chrysalis could ask what she meant, all the Changelings burst into bright blue flames. When they faded, they looked more like ponies than Changelings.
They still had their black carapaces and the colours of their manes and tails hadn’t changed, but so much more had. The holes in their hooves and wings were gone, making them look rather beautiful, if Chrysalis was perfectly honest and their horns were no longer gnarled and looked like normal unicorn horns, if a little sharper and their eyes were now like hers.
They all bowed to her, saying in unison, “We will serve as your new Changelings, Chrysalis, true Queen of the Changelings.”
Chrysalis couldn’t help but smile at the loyalty of these Changelings, the few of her children that had not abandoned her.
The nymph stepped forward, her horn glowing with cyan aura and Chrysalis felt her restraints, the collar and wing ones, fall away.
The old part of her, the part that hadn’t worried about Shining Armour’s safety, told her to blast a hole through the wall and lead her small group of Changeling away, to prepare for revenge.
However, that old part of her was but a whisper these days, as the part of her that did care for Shining Armour’s safety, told her to stay, not just for him, but for those of her children who had remained loyal to her, those who could not return to the hive on bane of death.
There was a flash of blue fire that surrounded the Changeling. When it faded, she looked like her subjects, only with her crown on her head.
“So, Queen Chwysalis,” Aphid asked cautiously, “How come you didn’t fight youw way out?”
Chrysalis thought about why she hadn’t left. She could not fully explain it, but she supposed she could try her best to explain the strange things that had happened since the failed invasion at the wedding.
She sat down, indicating for them all to do so, which they did at once and she began explaining everything that had happened at the wedding since she’d felt strange and seen that strange green thread surrounded by green stars, only for the stars to vanish and be replaced by a blue thread. After all, maybe one of them might know what had happened.
Such a nice chapter.
Oooh looking forwards to this... also love the idea of the 'new changelings' having removed the parts of them that made them scary and warlike. I.E. The holes and stuff that made them frightening to a pony as well as the blade horns and I think the next logical step would be for Chryssi to do so as well ya know? Make her look more 'queen of the new hive' material if it pleases you.
Awesome I look forward to that chapter
You don't have to worry. This was a very good chapter. As for the wedding redux, I have a feeling there will be a couple of objections. Mainly, from the bride and groom. Poor Twilight. The guilt is going to eat her alive.
While this is an interesting story, there are quite a few mistakes around the place, missing words, misspelled words, etc.
The mistakes are not enough for me to stop reading, but yeah, they are distracting.
You could do with a good proof-reader, I would suggest The Proofreader Group, though it will take some patience and work to find a good proofreader (i.e. follow the instructions and go through the google doc to find a proof reader), as those who just post through the forums against the rules tend to get unvetted proofreaders.
Welp, now we know why she was cut off from the hive. Not saying I didn't see this coming, but it's nice to be right every once in a while.
Looking forward to what you have further planed mate.
This chapter feels a lot to me like you're just trying to push on to the more interesting parts. The beginning in particular seems too tell-y to me, especially since it catalogs a significant emotional event that isn't given its due (Twilight apologizing to her friends, trying and failing to forgive them in her heart).
That said, Cadance explaining to Shining Armor how hurt Twilight was worked well, though I kind of expected a stronger response from Cadance to start with—something like "I was evil!" followed by a hurried clarification, or at least a more emphatic "that wasn't me!".
There also seemed to be some awkwardness in Shining Armor's lines, there. Like the one where he says he learned about changelings in school. Specifying 'in school" makes him feel younger than he should be.
D'aaaawwwwww I can only imagine the tiny, chubby little changeling talking like that.
4898337 I agree
MOAR APPLES CHAPTERS
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This chapter is reminding me an Awful lot like the sequel to 'Honey Pie', except with Chrysalis as the (semi-)redeemed exile-turned-leader of a new hive.
Okay. Before I read this chapter.
When I left off, twilight had just finished not forgiving her friends, right?
...if they could remove the holes just like that why didn't they do it before this? Is it an actual transformation or just the same as when they turn into a pony and completely temporary? If its the first that kind of came out of nowhere with no explanation unless I missed something.
but be reminded
Chrysalis.
4902921 it's a transformation like when they become ponies
As much as the story is progressing right, I am peeved that Cadence is reprimanding Shining when she can clearly deduce he had no idea what is happening around him, under mind-control and was slowly losing magic and life by it.
And this goes to my read later list.
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Lolol.
Aphid needs to join the CMC ASAP!!!!! THE CUTENESS SHALL BE DOUBLED!!!!!
4899851 Agreed, utterly adorable!
4908713 So just a cosmetic one??? Ie, if a pony where to feel the horns they'd feel the real shape or feel holes in the legs????
4919452 no, their transformations are physical so the horns and holes wouldn't be felt should anyone touch them, but they're not their permanent form. It's just the form they take to honour. Chrysalis since they don't want to serve under chitin or have anything to do with her
4919658 ok, thanks for clarifying. But still, CMC plus Aphid = diabetes inducing cuteness. And yay, we get some good changelings!
Well the story looks good. And this looks rather good. I can see Chrysalis and her little hive change for the better because of her new bond. A new love that could create a new branch of the Changeling race, one filled with love and a willingness to live beside ponies in happiness, and develop willing love.
As for Twilight and Cadence, well this is a romance I am looking forward to its development.
Lovely heartbreak between the four afflicted by the snap, and it's heartwarming to see Chrysalis still has subjects, but you could really stand to use an editor. For example, at one point you wrote survivor instead of serve.
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Let me get this straight. You do not remember something you just obsessed over? Like hell. You can forget to wear socks, you can forget to eat breakfast, but you never forget your traumas. Ever.
Yes, I do not like Soulmate concept. You don`t need to whine about how I don`t like it either.
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Hmm. At first, I am not whining. There is a difference between our posts. Calm down and stop trying to insult.
And about your question: people often don't remember some things correctly - for some time - when being waking up after injury.
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Not if what they are to remember is the centerpiece of their problem. Besides, do we even see any transition? Any attempt to recall? Any sudden realization? No, Twilight shifts from Contrite Schoolgirl to Raging Bitch mode at mach stupid.
Look, it`s not hard. Just say - "Yes, it`s a plot hole. Author fluffed up." and we can put all of it behind.
As for "difference"? None whatsoever.
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At first...
"It is definately not a plot hole and author didn't "fluffed up" - that's what I'm saying. And it is my opinion.
At second...
This was not "centerpiece of Twilight's problem". Cadence almost died - that and only that was important to Twilight before she collapsed and after she awaked. Everything else wasn't important anymore.
I don't understand why you are even posting there if you don't like this fic. Move on, and it is done. Oh, wait, you can't? I see. That's why I don't like Russian people... many ot them can only insult everything that they see and they believe that their point of view is only truth in the world. At least, author is trying to write something and actually doing this right. You, on the other hand, are not "correcting" some mistakes, you are just putting down the quality of written based on false things. In other words, all your posts look as if you are seeking to find flaws where they are insignificant or do not exist at all. This is fanfic. It doesn't need to be pure perfection and have godlike quality of "Eternal". But every good fanfic on this site is precious. It is important. If you think you can write better than someone, then please, keep it to yourself, because even if it is true - it doesn't matter at all. The dragon will never fly if you will cut his wings again and again and again.
Some fans are trying to create, and some fans are trying to bring them down for no reason. Sometimes both types are united. I think that no one needs anger in this fandom. Let's just be nice and kind.
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Why I`m posting this? Because the concept in synopsis had been intriguing enough, and I was sorely disappointed at the hamfisted execution of thereof. Who knows, maybe if I point out to author that it wasn`t very good, the next attempt will be better.
If you are so certain it was intentional, why don`t you back your consideration with reasoning? Why would Twilight suddenly forget about the fact when she was talking with Celestia, even willing to accept her admonishments without complaint, but the moment Mane 6 turn up, it`s ragebitching time?
If there is a person she should be the most sore at, it would be definitely Celestia. So why Twilight lets herself be treated by exactly that person as a guilty child?
Again, there is no transition of any kind. We don`t get to see anything going on with Twilight at all as she switches from contrite to bitching. She just swaps from one to another as if it was a normal thing to do.
Riddle me this - if she was willing to deal with Celestia civilly and even submissively, WHAT did the rest of Mane 6 do to her that Celestia didn`t to make them be treated so differently?
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I will disregard your preaching as I refuse to sink to that level. Anyone who will abandon honesty in favor of "niceness" is not a person anyone should call a friend.
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Oh. Whatever. Have a good day.
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Just as I thought. Nice as you please, but rather lacking in substance.
Do you even realize just how hurtful it is? The empty platitudes, the endless "oh, so nice", the lies you tell people to prop their wobbling self-esteem? Because many will believe you and your ilk. "We`re perfect as is", "everyone`s different", "I don`t have to be perfect", "haters be hating"... Trite, and oh so poisonous seed of mediocrity.
No. The worst troll is better then you and your ilk. They may mock your effort, but they will not murder your muses in the crib.
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In short, there is no need for your post. Take care of it, would you kindly?
4933326 fine sorry have nice day
Hell yeah! I like this story :)
More or I will send you the skulls of 3 year old cats that were killed by a 7 year old hey it's the internet after the sea of porn you can find anything
AHHHHH!!!! I needs another chapter!!!!!
This is a marvaless story! Its moving alone just perfectly for my liking and I love reading it. The story is truely exciting! I so want to hear more about the Changelings! That Nymph is just so Adwable!
I've always found the soulbond concept really interesting so it's very cool to see it applied to MLP. Plus, the choice of pairings is unique and they set up an interesting dynamic I think. Small technical errors aside, I'm definitely keeping an eye on this fic. :)
More please.
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no...they all apologised and she didnt understand at first...then she remembers and flips over to bitch mode...there was a transition.
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I was not talking about that at all. My point was this - Mane 6 and Celestia are guilty of exactly the same crime - believing the fake over Twilight and failing to even try and figure out/support Twilight when she obviously was under duress and in agitated state.
So why is that Mane 6 get bitching two-barrels point-blank, but not Celestia? If Twilight was THAT pissed off to blow up at Mane 6, then she would be just as liable to blow up at Celestia. The chain of logic in that would be simple - "Don`t you dare lecture me, you useless fop. I was in a bad situation and I made a decision. It may not be the best decision overall, but in that particular situation, it was the lesser of evils. You have no place to lecture me, given how you spent that time blindly lollygagging with an obvious impostor. For reference - next time you`d rather ponies not do drastic acts of magic, you really should be more attentive to your own bloody security."
5444874 oh...my bad, sorry
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It may have something to do with how much being "Celestia's Student" is still at the core of Twilight's identity. When her mentor tells her something was done wrong, it was done wrong, and that's that. She's extremely devoted to her mentor and values their relationship very highly. If she blows up, then that's over and Twilight has no purpose in life, breaks down, and goes into an existential crisis.
So her subconscious sweeps things under the mental carpet and makes excuses to protect her from dangerous thoughts. Remember when Twilight went all the way to Canterlot to have her birthday and Celestia didn't even show up for five minutes to say hello even though she was in the same building? Twilight doesn't, but could offer a dozen reasons why it was no big deal, that Celestia had more important things to do, that she wasn't really expecting her to show up anyway, and, really, she ought to feel guilty at pressuring her to come by holding it there, of all places. Celestia could hardly be blamed if she was angry at her student for such an affront.
And this:
...is fine from somebody who has no particular relationship to the Sun Princess. But someone who idolizes her would have trouble thinking - let alone saying - it. And, of course, Celestia is not only her idol, but also her boss and her ruler. It's generally not safe to lash out at people in such positions.
5502941 glad someone finally gets why i wrote that scene that way
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I see Twilight as a pretty warped individual. She's put Celestia up on such a high pedestal that it distorts any attempt to rationally approach her - or their relationship - into madness. She's sane enough on other subjects, but not that one.
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That does not explain why she bitches out Mane 6. Remember - making friends was also a Celestia-ordained chore. If she has no problems casually discarding this much, why would she suddenly shrink away from much lesser sin?
Remember - Elements of Harmony flatly depends on her keeping friends. If she`s no longer friends with Mane 6, she deprives Equestria of one of the most powerful defenses it has. On a whim. Frankly, if this act of treason didn`t make her bat an eye, what possible damn could she give about personal disapproval of Celestia?
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Look, you can have one or another. Not both in the same time. Either Twilight has had been transformed by an experience into a jaded vengeful bitch ready and willing to rip everypony a new one over all of the slights they heaped on her over the years, OR she`s still meek and mild-mannered person who simply wouldn`t have it in her to hold anything against anyone, even if they demonstrably hurt, neglected and betrayed her.
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She's been Celestia's student far longer than she's known her friends and has a deeper resulting relationship. Remember, too, that she's probably not rational at this point and hasn't made that connection.
I don't doubt that she'd lay the blame at their doors rather than accepting it for herself. She still hopes to salvage - or expects to retain unchanged - her relationship with Celestia. Maybe she's subconsciously trying to roll back the clock to before she went to Ponyville? Again, though, we aren't at the point where she's had time to cool down and think things all the way through.
In any case, Celestia is the one who gets to decide whether something is treason or not. It's probably better to stay on her good side.
How many people who suck up to their bosses at work abuse their families at home? I wouldn't be surprised if she's lashing out at her friends because she can't, psychologically, bring herself to lash out at her mentor. So whatever's wrong with Celestia must (irrationally) be their fault somehow.
Try to look at Twilight's situation. She's spent most of her conscious life doing everything in her power to be good enough for Celestia. She's dedicated her life to this alicorn, put herself in danger time and again on her word alone that it needed doing. She's rejected having friends or doing other things in her life because that would take effort away from the all-important task of pleasing Celestia. To burn her bridges would be to admit that her entire life up to this point was wasted. It's like a cult. People stay in and put up with horrible abuses because they can't bring themselves to admit that what they've spending their time and money on wasn't worth it. You can find plenty of people right now who are convinced that squandering their life savings on disseminating Harold Camping's false prophecy was worthwhile. Twilight's going to have to do a lot of soul-searching to figure out who she sans Celestia and be willing to cut her losses before she can even consider chewing out her mentor.
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....Seriously? What do you think would be more important to Celestia - an errant spell or a one-of-a-kind magical artifact? If Celestia is upset over a spell that any skilled unicorn can cast, what makes you think she wouldn`t be downright furious about disrupting the Elements of Harmony for the foreseeable future? Frankly, if Twilight was THAT worried about backlash from Celestia, she`d lie through her teeth and tell the Mane 6 that all is well and of course she forgives them, because if she didn`t, Elements wouldn`t work anymore.
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It depends on your flavor of fanon. The Elements aren't well explained (though I doubt they are persuadable by white lies) and operate more as a deus ex machina than anything else. The bearers may or may not be replaceable and we have no idea how deep or shallow the pool of potential recruits is or how they are selected. It may well be that Celestia and Luna will be able to use them again. It may well be that the Elements pick their own bearers and five minutes after the original Mane Six break up their mystically-chosen replacements will just happen to meet up seemingly at random. It may well be that the things are ruined for good. It may well be any number of things because it's all fanon.
In any case, nobody's had time to think their way through any of this. Celestia hasn't had time to realize her ace in the hole isn't there any more - let alone decide what she wants to do about or who to blame if she blames anyone. Twilight hasn't had time to realize this either and is still focused on letting fly at her (former?) friends. Everyone is still dazed, confused, upset and uncertain. We've had time to sit around and ponder things for days at a distance, but nobody in the story has that luxury. They're still stumbling around acting on emotions. We'll just have to see what sparks fly once they get around to considering the consequences.
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I`m not talking about the exact mechanics of elements, here. I`m talking about how Twilight would see it. She does not know much about elements herself, but she DOES know two facts - they`re all needed to make it work (she tested that when she tried to hand over Loyalty to Spike) and that Celestia put forth a whole LOT of an effort to get elements out into the play. So she`ll definitely be very much unwilling to jeopardize elements, if she were that fearful of Celestia.
So when's the next chapter coming out?
5628112 Gonna admit I'm curious on that too seeing as Autum's been doing all these other stories without updating this one.