Chapter 3 Confrontation
Edited by: TheUltimateBrony-Class-S
Equestria, Badlands: 10 minutes after the changelings reformed (Blacklight's POV)
Everything happened just like in the show: from Thorax disguising himself as Starlight, and as Starlight had destroyed Queen Chrysalis's throne, me and my brother hid behind some of the columns of the throne room. When the hole place practically exploded and Chrysalis came out from underneath the rubble, I stepped in before Starlight could say anything to her she froze up when she heard my voice.
"Hello Rose it's been a long time," I said with happiness and a bit of sadness.
"D-d-daddy" Chrysalis/Rose stutters with tears in her eyes.
Everyone else then yelled in response, "DADDY!!?"
I paid them no mind. "Hello my little Rose it's been so long since I've seen you my child," I said with a sigh, "but you must stop this vendetta for revenge it will not change the past...I don't expect you to forgive them but I do wish for you to trust your children and change. Share your love energy and evolve... become the changeling you were meant to be."
After letting the information sink in, I say, "And if you don't trust them, then please, my daughter, I beg you to trust in me," having stated that with hope in my voice.
We wait there for what felt like hours, before she says "O-o-okay, I'll trust you," then she began to share her love and then I felt it, the virus within her, like the others, it began to mutate and evolve.
Rose transforms like the rest of them, and once the transformation was complete, she looked just like she did when she was created, except her tail was more like her wings now, and her crown looked like it was made of yellow sticks shaped like a crown. She then ran up and embraced me in a hug, which I returned, finally our family is whole again. Then I noticed our audience, seeing everyone who was here, and it was just like the show, but then I saw Twilight Sparkle and then I sensed it, and if not for me having control over my facial expressions, I would have shown immense shock on my face.
'I-... I know that sense but how, how does she have it?' I thought, then I turned my focus on Celestia who looked uncomfortable under my gaze, telling me everything I needed to know, and I gave her a quick look that said 'you and me are going to have a long talk when were done here.'
She got the gesture and simply slugged her shoulders and nodded her head.
Canterlot, Castle: 3 hours later (Blacklight's POV)
After answering questions from everyone, besides the princesses and rose, for obvious reasons, we went to Canterlot, to which me and celestia went into a meeting room while my brother tried to play some games with Luna. When we were in the room, and the door was shut, I quickly morphed my left hand into something that looks like the blunt fist from the first Prototype game, except this had what looked like Unicorn horns coming out of the knuckles, then I used my magic to put a soundproofing-spell around the room, after all, you can't be too careful.
Once I was finished I turned towards Celestia as she spoke, "So, what did you want to ask-?"
I cut her off, "What did you do, Celestia?" I asked, anger and frustration clear in my voice.
"Wha… what do you mean?" She asked, worry and guilt in her eyes.
"You know DAMN well what I mean... What did you do to Twilight Sparkle?" I asked, anger becoming more apparent in my voice
"I-I-I don't know what you’re talking about?" She said with a quiver in her voice.
"Oh, you know well enough, tell me Celestia, why? Why in the name of all of creation does Twilight have the Prototype Virus in her, hmm? Because, last time I checked, before me and my brother were imprisoned in stone, you were the only one who had access to it. So care to explain what caused you to do something so reckless and stupid?" I ask her with a disappointed look.
She looks at me with an apologetic expression and regret in her eyes. "I didn't have a choice," she stated in a somber tone.
"Yes you did, you and I both know what the Prototype Virus was capable of and, need I remind you of how many died? You’re lucky the virus was compatible with her, but now I want to know why you infected her with the virus, knowing what would happen if it wasn't compatible with her?" I asked.
Celestia, sighed, "It happened the day she... ‘ascended’... I… I rushed it, when we were in the Astral Plane and she was transforming into an Alicorn her body… it couldn't handle the godlike magic and she... she..." Celestia trailed off with tears in her eyes I just waited for her to continue "...she died and due to us being in the Astral Plane, time was much slower, so I quickly teleported the Element of Magic and the Prototype Virus to me with the intention of bringing her back and so after the virus healed her body, I used whatever power I had over the Elements to bring her back, before sending her back to Ponyville. But nothing too drastic has happened to her, nothing really changed with her... so, there's no need to worry...right?" she asked.
"Yes, Celestia, there is something to worry about,” I sigh before continuing, “Celestia, due to me being stuck in stone, the Prototype Virus has been somewhat dormant, but... now that I'm free, it will be fully active and the more physical changes will happen, which is why I'm going to stay with her and teach her how to control her new abilities when they surface, but I expect you to tell her the truth about why I'm teaching her. I'll give you three days to tell her, because if you don't then I will," I say, crossing my arms.
She lets out a heavy sigh, "I know," she said with tears in her eyes.
"And I know you meant well when you released me and my brother from stone," I said
Celestia suddenly looked shocked, "How... did you know?" She asked.
I let out another sigh, "Celestia, as much as we have fought in the past, did you think I wouldn’t learn how to sense your magic when you use it?" I asked.
She looked embarrassed and a blush became apparent on her face as her tears dried.
"I know you meant well Celestia, but we weren’t meant to be released for, at least, another two-hundred years, you and me both know what is meant to happen," I said, using my magic to show the vision that we saw all those years ago.
There was fire, a destroyed city, ponies lay dead on the blood soaked ground, the sky was red with ash raining down, and there was a figure standing in the center of the city who had a crazed look in his eyes. Then came the message: “... And there stood a lone figure… a being who lost everything it cared about... one who went insane… a being who had torn the universe asunder… the devourer of Gods… his name is Blacklight..." With that, the vision ended.
"We must not allow that future to come to pass," I said to her, and she nods in agreement.
After we talked some more, we started to head for the door but before she went out I stopped her.
"Look, Celestia, you know I don't blame you for creating that company, the one that took so many lives... right?" I asked her.
She looks at me for a moment, with a sorrowful expression, "Yes, I know... but I just wish I'd listened to you sooner... maybe we could have saved so many more ponies if I had..." she said with tears, glistening in her eyes, and I gave her a hug in response.
"I understand Celestia, but we can't change the past... we can, however, learn from it" I said with a small smile.
She sniffled, before she said, “Thanks.”
“You’re welcome,” I replied, pulling out of the hug before opening the door, then I dispelled the soundproofing-spell as we walked out heading towards our destination, and explained to her what we were going to do for the foreseeable future.
*To be continued*