~The Trial Of Queen Chrysalis Transcript.~
August 1st, 2 S.E
On the date of August first, in the second year of the Solarian Era, Queen Chrysalis, the former ruler of the Xenica changelings and current ruler of the Everfree hive is trialled again for her crimes against ponykind.
Princess Celestia walks in, accompanied by Princess Luna and Princess Cadance. They sit on their thrones.
Queen Twilight Sparkle shuffles her papers, her client, Queen Chrysalis sitting beside her.
“All rise in honour.” One of the guards announce. The crowd stands, bowing before sitting back down.
“Queen Chrysalis, we’re here today to negotiate your previous punishment,” Celestia says first.
The jury is seated.
“Whilst we have no power among changelings and therefore cannot trial you for those crimes, you have still committed acts against ponykind. Cadance, please list the defendant’s crimes.”
Princess Cadance unfurls a scroll before speaking. “Queen Chrysalis, you are accused of treason against the crown, attacking a foreign country and endangering Equestrian citizens. How do you plead?”
Queen Twilight and Queen Chrysalis share a look, the lavender one shaking her head. “Guilty as charged.”
The gathered crowd starts muttering, sharing confused glances.
“Guilty?” Cadance says, seemingly trying to elaborate.
Chrysalis nods. “We all know what I did that day. I do believe I shouldn’t elaborate. It is, after all, common knowledge.”
Twilight rises, shuffling her papers again before clearing her throat. “I’d like to say that my client, though guilty does not deserve a harsh punishment. You’ll see in these pamphlets that I have made that, although evil, she has in fact been redeemed!” She handed out papers among the jury with her magic.
The jury flicked through the pamphlets before setting them aside.
“I have personally seen to Chrysalis’s redemption and have monitored everything.” The lavender changeling pulled forth a chart, pointing towards it. “As you can see with my wonderfully illustrated graph, her good levels have in fact been on the incline whilst her evil is on the decline.
“I have concluded that this is in fact due to her continued friendship with me. Does that make me bais, you may ask. In fact, it does not. For she has written in this confession about her crimes!” Twilight withdrew another small stack of paper, placing it in front of the jury.
The jury share glances, an elderly earth pony adjusting his glasses before speaking. “The jury will now discuss.”
The jury left.
The jury returned, the elderly earth pony stepping forward. He cleared his throat.
“After much deliberation, the jury has decided Guilty. Her punishment shall be two hundred hours of community service and personally written apologies to families still mentally, physically and emotionally affected by the attack.”
A sad smile appears on Chrysalis’s muzzle and Queen Twilight Sparkle beamed brightly.
(Transcribed by Honey Ink, changeling scribe.)
Written in the margins are a couple of words. ‘I never knew about this.’