For the first time in a long time, the Apple Family Reunion is being held somewhere other than Sweet Apple Acres. Big Mac decides this is his chance to finally have some time to himself and volunteers to stay behind to look after the homestead. But time alone doesn't mean that the chores can be ignored.

Berry Punch has had her eye on a certain stallion for a while now, and with his family out of the way, it's the perfect chance to test the waters.

Failing once in her attempt to take Canterlot and failing again in her attempt to take down Twilight, one would think Chrysalis would have cut her losses and let things be, but the queen has once again appeared, this time in broad daylight with no disguise and no army. Her weapon of choice? Diplomacy.

Now Twilight is having to deal with the changeling queen, but surely putting up with her antics will be worth the knowledge she's willing to provide about her mysterious race and the potential undiscovered agents still within their midst...right?

Takes place before Magical Mystery Cure and diverges from there.

With thanks to MisterGunpowder for proofreading and editing.

Revision History:

05/09/2015: Chapter 1 updated with millions of little corrections.
05/20/2015: Chapter 2 revised and edited with another million small and large corrections.
06/12/2015: Chapter 3 given a thorough editing and revision.
06/23/2015: Chapter 4 taken to the gutter and edited twice to be sure.
07/14/2015: Chapter 5 thoroughly brutalized with the editing stick.
08/03/2016: Chapter 6 finally edited. Yes, I'm still alive, dammit.
09/29/2016: Chapter 7 fell out of the editing tree and hit every editing branch on the way down.
10/26/2016: Chapter 8 has emerged from the editing emergency room.
11/17/2016: Chapter 9 found and edited. No casualties reported.
11/30/2016: Chapter 10 treated for whiplash after lightning fast editing.
12/22/2016: Chapter 11 edited. Chrysalis shot first.
01/17/2017: Epilogue edited. Time to hit the cider.

For Twilight Sparkle's Secret Shipfic Folder Fanfic And Fanart Contest.

Cheerilee awakens in a strange place, unaware of just whom she has angered, and the price she has to pay for her crimes against the depraved master of shipping.
Unfortunately for her, she has a long chain of horrific consequences in store.

This card game made me feel violated. Trying to imagine being trapped in a card like Cheerilee during a game was even worse. I love it, I hate it, and I can't resist writing a fic about it.

I hope this helps you distinguished folk experience the depravity just like I did.

Oh and while you're at it, go write your own wonderfully insane fics for this contest. Everyone knows that such a heinous crime as creating a game like that can only be punished with bad fanfics.

Do it, filly. They deserve it. Also, I might find it amusing to read when I find it.

After successfully completing another mercenary mission, Deadpool feels that he is living an unfulfilled life. As he flips through his television, he discovers a show called My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Deadpool becomes instantly obsessed, and not long after, he starts comparing and contrasting the world he lives in today to the world of Equestria. He suddenly concludes to himself that Equestria would be a better place to live in...