(Takes place in AU during "To Where and Back Again, Part 2" for obvious reasons. Idea inspired by LittleshyFiM.)
When Thorax stops holding back and starts sharing love, magic is unleashed that causes not only the changelings to change but Starlight as well. In fact, the magic ends up changing her species completely.
To the shock of everyone, Starlight Glimmer is no longer a pony. Now, she is a changeling, and the queen of the changelings to boot.
Overwhelmed with this sudden change and the responsibilities that come with it, Starlight must quickly adapt and try to be a leader for her new hive. And this includes what to do with the former queen, Chrysalis.
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That TwiStar moment got me all choked up. It’s just… I just….
Stop it before I cry.
Awww, man, this was a great AU one-shot. REALLY emotional stuff and the stuff about Starlight becoming the new Changeling Queen. Also appreciated how Chrysalis actually was captured with the possibility of eventually being reformed if and when she can be shown enough love.
On another note, I like how this has an open-ended enough note to allow for a fair bit of sequel potential. For example, Starlight learning a lot more about the Changeling race from Thorax and the two getting much closer in the process, eventually sharing the leadership as Queen and King. Another possible one would be Chrysalis ACTUALLY learning that love earned and shared DOES provide more long-term strength. Or Trixie and Sunburst getting much closer from helping each other working through their mixed emotions of both being proud of Starlight, but also both knowing they're going to miss her a lot, given her duties as Changeling Queen wouldn't leave her much time for herself and her friends. Or Diamond Tiara taking the spot as Twilight's new student at the Crusaders' recommendation. Or what have you.
Anyway, definitely looking forward to more of your work in general.
nice work
Hm.
sigh another abuse chrysalis what next? make starlight execute her hmm?
Awesome work.
Oh my god this is touching. Take my like.
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No. Don't stop before they cry
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Some of these make sense. Not sure about DT being Twilight's new student.
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This.
This is such a sweet story! I love how you've explored Starlight's growth as a character and made such a touching story out of it wrapped in a nice bow.
A small note of feedback since I noticed you added it to a shelf for it: Generally, you don't have to add exclamation points in the narration to add drama or excitement. Usually the words do that themselves, and adding the explanation point can read as a bit comedic sometimes. You certainly can if you want to though!
Very nice fic! I enjoyed the read!
Sorry I keep editing this comment, I have social anxiety lol