Take Two
By Scribe Feather
A typical summer day in the Crystal Empire always came with its usual cool crisp air, but today in particular something felt off. There was a stillness in the air that was unnaturally calm, like the calming before a dark storm.
Shining Armor was busy manning his office, toiling around in the usual paperwork that came with being the Captain of the Guard. Today had more paperwork to get through then usual because today marked the end of the month. Tomorrow a whole list of new things would have to be established in order for the Crystal Castle’s guards to run smoothly and efficiently. Shift scheduling, new patrol formations around the castle grounds, and most important of all, next month’s payroll. Everything needed Shining Armor’s approval and looked over with his detail oriented eye before tomorrow where all of it would be implemented.
The office was quiet, save for the faint scribbling of Shining’s feathered quill that glowed with his rose colored magic. A single, yellow candle flickered on the desk near his numerous stacks of paperwork that waited for him to look through. If one were to listen very carefully, one could even hear the ticking of a large clock that sat in the halls outside his door.
The white stallion was getting through his work quite smoothly. Not even sundown and he had already gotten through more than half of his work load. And it was a good thing too, all this work kept him away from his family: his loving wife and happy baby daughter.
Suddenly the quiet and still air was ruined by a hasty gallop of hoofsteps that quickly charged at Shining’s door. Bursting into the door ran a crystal pony guard, dressed in standard issue light blue, crystalline armor. The green pony had a panicked look on his face, incredibly out of breath from his frantic dash.
“Changelings!” the unicorn guard forced out between breaths, urgently gathering his breath as he struggled to force out his words. “The city’s already overrun!”
Shining Armor stood right to attention, pushing away from his desk and meeting the other pony near the doorway. “Where’s Cadance and Flurry?” he asked with urgency.
“They’re already in the safe room, Captain,” the guard answered.
“Take me to them,” Shining ordered.
“Right away, sir,” the crystal guard bowed his head before quickly rushing out the door with Shining behind him.
The two made a mad dash across the halls of the crystal castle, stopping for nothing as Shining’s determination kept him pushing forward. The tall windows they passed opened up to a city below that was swarming with gray changelings. Crystal ponies laid scattered across the city as soldiers scrambled to keep the peace. The sheer number of changelings overwhelmed the landscape, dotting the city in a thin, gray fog.
For now, Shining ignored all this chaos, solely focused on insuring his family was safe before he thought to join the troops in the city. He galloped with such speed that he even overtook his guide, switching places with the other stallion as the two made their way to the safe room.
In times of crisis, it was arranged that any important political figures or royalty would be evacuated to a room collectively known as the ‘safe room’. Free of any windows and nestled in the deep center of the Crystal Castle, this room was strategically chosen for its security and easy to defend perimeter. Its location was kept secret, only known by the highest authority, Shining Armor included.
Shining led the charge into the room once they arrived, barreling through the single door that stood in the way. The safe room was a sizable chamber with basic amenities handled in the form of simple beds, boxes of shelf stable food, and stockpiled supplies for emergencies.
Princess Cadance was near the far wall, visibly worried as she paced from left to right. She raised her head to see Shining Armor as he charged into the room.
“Shiny! I was so worried!” Cadance ran up to the stallion, rushing in for a hug.
Shining embraced his wife, so relieved that she was safe and sound. “Cadance! Where’s Flurry Heart?”
“She’s...safe...” Cadance’s voice began to fluctuate, fading in and out between her normal voice and a lower tone. “Safe and sound...”
Shining broke away from his wife and took a cautious step backwards. “...What have you done with my wife?”
Cadance grinned devilishly before letting out a hearty laugh. The laugh fluctuated before settling down on a lower tone. Her eyes flashed green for a second before a torrent of green magic light blasted from the floor around her.
In Cadance’s place, a tall, dark gray changeling stood with a fiendish stance. Two light blue wings stretched out from her back as a crooked black horn stood proudly on top her head.
The regal changeling stretched her head high into the air, radiating with powerful magic “Shining Armor,” she spoke with sinister calmness, “it’s been a long time.”
“Chrysalis!” Shining growled, his horn flashing to life with a powerful glow. “What have you done with Cadance, you snake?!”
The changeling queen frowned, “why Shining Armor, I’m hurt. I would think I’d have a warmer reception.” Her exaggerated, mocking frown quickly turned back into a devilish grin, “after all we’ve been through.”
“There is nothing between us!” Shining growled, his horn glowing a magnificent rose color as he readied for battle. “Guard!” He called out to the crystal guard who stood at the doorway.
Only the pony didn’t respond and only stood there with an evil grin. In a flash of green, the crystal pony was replaced with a changeling, blocking the only exit out of the room.
Determined to not give the changelings the upper hand, Shining turned his attention back to Chrysalis, his horn glowing brighter.
“Oh please,” Chrysalis rolled her eyes before she leaned her head forward. A deep, green glow emerged from her horn, glowing brightly before shooting out towards Shining Armor. The magical bolt struck Shining’s horn, throwing his concentration off and forcing him to look away from his intense scowl at the changeling queen.
His magic suddenly ceased as an eerie green glow grew around his eyes. His expression of anger and determination quickly fell to foggy blankness.
“Good,” Chrysalis grinned devilishly as her horn’s aura faded. “I’m glad we haven’t forgotten our place.” She circled the stallion who remained frozen in place, zombified by her dominating magic. “Best get you dressed up before we go meet your wife.”
Meanwhile Princess Cadance was pacing in her throne room. Her hoofsteps loudly echoed off the tall, crystalline walls. The worried princess grew more concerned for her husband with each passing second. She felt so powerless standing there, hopelessly unable to do anything from her post.
Finally, as if answering her prayers, the huge throne room doors creaked open, revealing Shining Armor who peeked his head through the door.
“Shining! Thank goodness you’re here!” Cadance came charging down the length of the throne room. “Queen Chrysalis’s returned and she-” Her words suddenly stopped as her body froze right where it was. She looked towards Shining in disbelief, her mouth hanging open wide.
Shining seemed almost normal, but something in his expression seemed off. A thick diaper now crinkled between his legs as he so effortlessly walked into the room without a care in the world. His eyes appeared to have a faint green hue to them as he carried himself with an odd amount of spritely pride.
“What’s up?” the white unicorn asked in such a light hearted manner. One would almost think the Crystal Empire wasn’t being invaded based on his attitude.
“There’s no time! The changelings are invading again and we need to-” Cadance’s words cut off as Shining waddled into the room. Trailing closely behind him was Queen Chrysalis.
“Always in such a hurry. There’s no rush,” the tall changeling grinned a fanged grin. “Shining Armor here was just telling me how much he loves to play. So cute hearing him go on and on about his diapers. Isn’t that right, Shiny?”
“Oh yes, mommy,” Shiny chirped with bright eyes and a happy, childlike voice, “I love my diapers!”
“Mommy,” Chrysalis smiled wider at the word before turning her attention back to Cadance, “isn’t it lovely to have Shining back in diapers? I always get so worried about him when I leave him unprotected.” She held her head up high in triumph and sheer arrogance, “but I suppose having two royals in diapers would get rather confusing.”
Cadance took up a fierce stance, her horn glowing brightly. “What have you done with Flurry Heart!?”
“She’s safe,” the queen grinned, “safely tucked away someplace where she can feed my changelings for generations.” The changeling was visibly enjoying the torment, “you’ve raised quite the loving child, Cadance. So affectionate, so full of life.” Her devilish grin grew as she continued, “so full of love just ripe for the picking...”
“If you’ve harmed her, I swear I’ll-”
“I haven’t hurt her at all. She is worth much more to me alive and unharmed.” Chrysalis rolled her eyes at such an obvious answer. “I’ve been working on your husband for months now and his love for you has been so strong.” The changeling so calmly brushed a hoof across Shining Armor’s chin, making Cadance tense up with anger. “Even with me taking your place, he didn’t notice a thing. So many dinner dates and trips to the zoo, and he couldn’t see past my oh so clever disguise.” To prove a point, the smug changeling phased into her Cadance form, strongly resembling the alicorn princess save for the fangs that carried over from her natural state. This evil form of Cadance devilishly grinned back at the original. “Your daughter took some convincing, but soon I had both of them under my control, eager to please me and eager to love.”
Shining slipped in close to Queen Chrysalis, hugging her leg tightly as he groveled at her feet. His thick diaper failed to affect his mood at all as he so affectionately hugged the changeling. Chrysalis just grinned down at her obedient little slave, changing back to her original form with another evil laugh.
“Of course, feeding off your child has left me with some...side effects,” Chrysalis motioned towards Shining’s diaper, “but I would say it’s an improvement. Wouldn’t you agree?” She gently shook the stallion off her leg before nudging him up to his feet. “Stand up for me, Shiny. Give your wife a little demonstration.”
Shining hopped up to his feet without question, promptly trotting into the middle of the two. He turned on his hooves to face Chrysalis who gave him a sinister grin that he couldn’t seem to get enough of. Cadance was given a full view of his diapered rump put proudly on display before her.
“Now Shiny,” Chrysalis started, “what do good boys do in their diapers?”
Shining simply nodded as his back legs spread out apart from each other. His legs bent ever so slightly as his eager smile slowly faded into hard concentration.
“Shining! Wh-what are you doing?!” Cadance watched in horror as the foggy eyed stallion slumped his shoulders and lazily blinked at nothing. His face then started to scrunch up as tiny grunts came from his muzzle. A squishy brown mess began pushing itself into his diaper as the padding drooped and crinkled loudly to make room for the large mess.
He didn’t look at all phased by the fact that he just soiled himself like a baby. Shining continued staring blankly ahead, unfocused on nothing. A small smile now grew on his face, not of pleasure or satisfaction, but one of content mindness.
“Sh-Shining?” Cadance could hardly believe her eyes.
“No need to feel left out Princess,” Chrysalis’s eyes now met with Cadance’s and the princess could do nothing in defiance. The moment her eye met with the queen’s green eyes she was hooked. “You will be joining him soon enough.”
Cadance cringed as she so desperately tried to look away. She tried to close her eyes, but something prevented her from doing so, something unseen and magical. She stared deeply into the queen’s eyes, feeling a fog grow over her mind with each passing second. It slowly became harder and harder to look away.
“There’s no use trying to resist, Princess. With every pony I control, I grow more powerful,” the hypnotic glow in Chrysalis's eyes intensified as she continued, “now I have all the power I need to put you in your place,”
Still Cadance resisted, straining as her forehead burned with pain. Every time she tried to look away, something would pull her back into the queen’s hold. The only thing she could hope to look at besides Chrysalis’s swirling green eyes was Shining, who was now happily standing by the changeling’s side like a puppy. The smell from his freshly soiled diaper started to permeate through the diaper’s thick padding and into the open air where it teased Cadance’s nostrils with its foul odor.
Cadance’s nose scrunched up as she tried to will the hypnotic suggestion away. The more she tried to resist, the heavier the mental load seemed to be. When she pushed back at the hypnotic magic the fog seemed to push back harder.
Chrysalis's horn shined a deep green, glowing brighter and stronger as she intensified the spell. She pushed back at any resistance Cadance tried to throw her way, leaning forward as she gained the upper hand over the princess. As if sealing her fate, a thick diaper was floated out from behind the changeling, magically wrapping itself around Cadance's waist.
The sudden softness and added cushion around her rump was enough to finally throw Cadance's concentration off and sucum to the hypnotic suggestion. “M-mommy...” was the only word that could be heard amidst Cadance’s dazed babbling before her diaper finally began filling up with a large, brown mess.
She succumbed to the changeling’s powers much easier after that. She stood idly by as the magic worked deep into her conscious mind, filling her thoughts up with obedience as her diaper filled up with a lumpy ooze.
Chrysalis reveled in the results as she watched Cadance’s diaper sag between her legs. Her magic’s glow faded as she stepped back to enjoy the fruits of her labor. "Now you see that there is no need to resist. My magic has grown more powerful than yours ever could!"
Once she was finished soiling herself, Cadance plopped to the ground, aimlessly laying there with a drool covered chin.
Chrysalis smiled and had herself a good laugh. “Wonderful!” she exclaimed, “looks like you finally have a playmate, Shiny. Sorry it took so long.”
Shining’s eyes widened like a kid in a candy store. “Yay!” he loudly exclaimed before waddling over to his diapered wife. He happily plopped his own diapered rump onto the ground beside her, eagerly wanting to play with his new friend.
Another evil laugh erupted from Chrysalis’s mouth as she walked in further. She effortlessly stepped over the regressed couple, paying them no mind as she eyed the crystal throne.
The main doors opened once again and a pair of changeling soldiers walked into the room. They walked about halfway into the room before bowing. “The castle is secure, my Queen,” one of the changeling soldiers stated mid-bow, “by nightfall the city will be ours.”
“Excellent,” Chrysalis chuckled as she made herself comfortable on the crystal throne. Before her gurgled Cadance and Shining Armor, now too involved in drooling over themselves to notice their heavily used diapers. “When it is done, gather up the ponies for rehabilitation,” she leaned back in her newly acquired throne, basking in the regality of power. She grinned devilishly as she watched the two diapered ponies crawl around aimlessly in front of her. Their heavily used diapers sloshed and squished with each sloppy step they made and their faces had gotten rather messy from their immense drooling. Chrysalis just smiled, basking in the success of her devious plan. She then raised her head to notice the changeling soldiers still standing at the throne room’s door. “Is there something else?”
“Forgive me, your highness,” one of the changeling said, taking a single step into the throne room, “but your actions won’t go unnoticed. The other alicorns will catch word and retaliate.”
Chrysalis just let out a large, hearty laugh. “Let them come!” she boasted with a brash craning of her head into the air, “all the more ponies to regress into foals!”