Chrysalis's plan might've failed in Canterlot, but she has a plan B.
To have a changeling/pony hybrid (thanks to a late night with Shining) and use the child's powers for her own doing.
But when a regular earth pony (that almost looks like Shining) spawns with absolutely no changeling features or powers whatsoever, she realizes that, not only will she bring it to the father, since she has no idea how take care of a pony, but that that was her last shot at getting food for her subjects. Her plans at helping her children have failed one too many times now.
Maybe she shouldn't try anymore...Maybe she should just...give up...give up and take this abomination away from her so she can finally end this!
Unless the child and his step parents can change that.

Authors words...yo: As per usual. Editing by Alticron.
and don't worry. This is Chrysie's story here. Not Shining's.

Today is astronomy day, and Luna's dragging her marefriend Twilight on a night-time flight.
On this flight, however, Twilight learns more about herself than the stars.

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The queen has fallen. Her kingdom has splintered. The failure at Canterlot, however, did not begin her downfall.

It was the son she bore. Called by changelings a Halfling, his blood mixed with the blood of ponies has him marked as an abominition in the eyes of the most conservative of changelings. Fearing change and what a mixed breed foal might mean, the Royal caste collaborated with members of the Religious caste to declare the queen and her child outcast from changeling society, effectively stripping her of her title and the authority with it. With her kingdom in a state of civil war, the fleeing former queen does the unexpected and sets her sights upon the Crystal Empire for refuge.

With a small group of loyal followers, she made her way to the north, into the Everwinter Storm where the Crystal Empire awaited. There, a changeling priestess offers refuge and Sanctuary on holy ground. There, the queen might be able to secure a refuge for her son. Perhaps his father would be keen to take him in while she set about the business of righting the wrongs against her.

Vengeance, but only after her son is seen to a safe and secure environment.

But why let him be raised by prey?

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In 2014, Convention 13 was signed as a world treaty. The Convention was rules for first contact. In 2017, the Convention is finally being put to use.

A Xenologist and a Marine initiate first contact. Unfortunately, the Xenologist is an Australian madman, and the Marine is a nineteen year old. This can not go wrong at all.

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First Saddle Arabria then Prance now we've lost contact with all the major towns and cities here in Equestria. We've even lost the Elements to this...thing. It has killed everything in it's path, now it's at the doorstep to the castle. My sister and I are trapped in these halls having to hear the only thing my people have heard before their deaths, a choirs of voices singing. Always ending with the same repeated words before they died. "He's coming...he's coming...he's coming..."

(Just a little something I wanted to make in spirit for the Fouth of July. I hope you enjoy)
(Inspired from this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iVsdRbhnc )

Equestria's magic is gone.

Without magic, equine society collapses.

Without magic, nothing grows.

Without magic, ponies can't even stand up on their own.

Equestria's only hope for survival lies in the mysterious ape-like creatures that arrived when the magic left.

Unable to communicate or take care of itself, the pony population finds itself reduced to livestock to a race that knows nothing about them.

As humankind tries to find out where these creatures come from and why they are here, one pony is just trying to come to terms with his new status, while his 'owners' learn how to take care of him.

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Twilight has developed a device that can detect strange signals coming from outer space; signals from aliens! She gathers her friends so that they can all listen in.

But they may not like what they hear...

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A failed experiment.

Not exactly new for Twilight. But when the outcome brings forth its own science, the likes of which her nation hadn't even yet dared to hope for, the ponies of Equestria slowly realize that they're in for the adventure of a lifetime.

The problem is, they might just not be ready for the revolutions that technological advancement always brings.

And they're about to get hundreds of years of human science and advancements all at once.

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Cynical noble who hates everything.
Royal guard with big potential and a lot to learn.
Big, simple farmer with heart of gold.
Crazy self proclaimed time traveler.
Hotblooded, always second weather manager.
Expert lover and clumsy celebrity flier.

These six stallions will have to band together and discover true power of Elements of Harmony and Friendship to save Equestria from everlasting night.
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Ever since she was small, Queen Chrysalis has dreamed of finding her people the greatest feeding ground and now she's finally closer than she's ever been to success. She's prepared her disguise perfectly and she's convinced that nopony will ever see through it. But even the best laid plans have their flaws, and Chrysalis soon finds herself trying to sabotage her own plan.

N.B. The rating of this fic has changed from "everyone" to "teen" preemptively. As far as I'm aware it's going to stay roughly rated "everyone" for quite a few chapters yet, but I don't want anyone to start reading this now and regret it later when things get a bit darker.