//------------------------------// // Chapter Eleven: The Canterlot Wedding (Part two) // Story: Equestria: A retelling of the story. // by xombiekilla //------------------------------// "Woah, now, back up. Were you right about Cadence not being Cadence? Are you sure about that, Twilight?" Rainbow asked with a raised eyebrow. "Rainbow, why would I lie about that?" "Because I think you might be jealous of Cadence, to a small degree." "Rainbow! That's ridiculous. Why in Equestria would I get jealous of my best foalsitter ever? You must have known something strange about her, right Applejack?" "I'm stayin' out of this, Twilight, and you need not make a fuss during this wedding." "Here, here, Darling. Twilight. I know you're stressed out, but please don't make this a bad day for us." "Yeah. No lousy attitudes allowed!" Pinkie bellowed out. "Oh my, I'm sorry, Twilight, but I kinda agree with everypony else on this," Fluttershy said to Twilight. "I can't believe my friends wouldn't even believe me. This is crazy." Twilight got up from where she sat with her friends and left their table. "No, Twilight. I think you're the one who's crazy here. You better not be trying to start anything during this wedding." Rainbow shouted towards her as she huffed and walked away. "You know what? Trying to bring something to your attention was a waste of my time. I'll have to handle this myself." Twilight walked away, on the verge of welling tears in her eyes. "Uh, you think we were too hard on her?" Applejack asked the group. "Nah. She's just got a chip on her shoulder. After today, everything will be fine." Rainbow responded. "How does your hair and dress look, Your Highness?" The make-up specialist asked Cadence. "It's great... r-really it is." 'Ugh. This thing is hideous. It's way too girly for my tastes.' "Thank you so much for this." Cadence forced a grin and did her best to bear this. "Are we finished with this yet?" "We certainly are, Princess. Now, you'll be ready for your groom-to-be." "Excellent." Cadence grinned evilly as she walked out and pulled Shining along. "It's almost time, Shining, dear. Come on!" "Y-Yes, Ma'am." He droned on in a haze, swooning as he followed her close behind. "Now, for the moment, we're all waiting for Cadence's wedding to begin. I, for one, am very excited about this. And we've got our bride and groom right now." Celestia welcomed them as the flower maids were showering them with beautiful flowers. They both walked down the aisle as, in the far distance, the Chameleon-Mech was observing the event. Celestia then proceeded to speak to bless them both before Twilight stormed in, to the annoyance of her friends. "Don't do it, Celestia; she's a snake disguised as Cadence. That mare is a fraud!" Everyone gasped at Twilight for her sudden intrusion; Rainbow rolled her eyes at the scene. "Twilight Sparkle! If what you say is true, then surely you have some proof of this claim, yes?" Celestia said with a stern look. "Well, no. I technically don't. In hindsight, I can see where and how this would be a problem." "Auntie, Celestia. Twilight's being so mean right now. All I wanted was a nice wedding today, and she's ruining it for both me and Shining." Cadence was making crocodile tears and trying to fake weeping. This sadly worked on Celestia. "Twilight Sparkle! You will cease this nonsense right now! Do I make myself clear?" Celestia said as Shining approached Twilight with glazed-over green eyes. "I d-do not want her in here at all. Twilight d-doesn't even deserve to be a b-bride maid for t-this." He struggled to get it out, a clear sign that something was wrong, yet nobody would believe Twilight. "But, Shining. I'm your little sister. You can't be serious." Twilight was crying at the cruel rejection by her manipulated big brother. "You heard him, Twilight. We told you not to make a scene, and what did you do? You made a scene." Rainbow shouted out, which did not help to make Twilight feel better. Celestia was right next to Shining, giving Twilight a look of disapproval. "B-But, Celestia-" "We have much to discuss after this wedding, Twilight." Celestia was glaring at Twilight as Twilight backed away and ran from the ballroom, crying. Cadence was grinning in satisfaction as she spoke up. "I need to use the restroom before we continue, if that'll be okay, Auntie." "Of course, Cadence. We'll be waiting for you." "Oh my. The drama, the intensity, the heartache. There's never a dull moment in that castle, I see." The Doctor was eating popcorn while sitting in his swivel chair and watching Twilight's intrusion as if it were a satirical film. "No, there doesn't appear to be, Doctor," Decoe said as they watched. The Doctor sat up and walked away. "I'm going to make myself a smoothie. A man can get parched, you know." "Whatever sounds good to you, Doctor. I think I'll enjoy a drink of some chilled motor oil, the organic kind; gotta stay in shape, bro." Decoe said as he walked away. "It's not my fault I was designed to look wide, brother." Bocoe protested. "Every robot has an excuse, I guess." Bocoe scoffed after Decoe shrugged and said he went into the robot rec room. Twilight was crying into the pillow in Cadence's guest room as Cadence walked in and saw her lying on the bed. With teary eyes, she looked up to see her and scowled. "Come back to gloat, you foul demon?" "Tempting, but no. I'm here to patch up a leak, as it were." Cadence's eyes were glowing bright green as she summoned a ring of lime-green flames to corral Twilight. "Goodbye, Twilight. Have fun with the real Cadence underneath the castle." "W-What? No! Don't do this..." Twilight yelped out as the flame consumed her, and she disappeared. Satisfied with her work, Cadence returned to the ballroom to finish her wedding. "I'm back, everypony! Let's finish this up, shall we?" She chirped. "Hey guys, you noticed that Cadence suddenly had to use the restroom no sooner after Twilight left? We might have made a mistake here." Rainbow said as Cadence and Shining stood parallel, facing each other. "Now, if there are no further interruptions, let us proceed. Cadence, Do you take Shining Armor to be your lawfully wedded husband?" "I do." "And Shining Armor, do you take Cadence as your lawfully wedded wife?" "I-I do.." "Then, by the power vested in me as the Princess of Equestria, I declare you both to be husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride." Cadence then moved in and siphoned away every drop of love energy from Shining Armor. He looked weakened like an empty husk and collapsed onto the floor as everyone gasped in surprise. Cadence's body then began to glow a bright green aura. "You should have listened to your precious little student, Celestia." "W-What is the meaning of this? Cad- no, you're not Cadence; who're you?" The disguised mare then revealed herself to have an obsidian-charcoal chitin shelling as her lithe and sleek body, long and swampy-green hair draped over her shoulders. She had a long and forked tongue, sharp fangs, insectoid wings, and a crooked horn with holes throughout her body. She cackled as she stood before Celestia, who stood her ground. "I am Chrysalis, queen of the changelings. It is my job to provide food for my subjects." "Well then, I owe Twilight an apology. Now that you so foolishly have revealed yourself, I'll deal with you." Luna joined in. "Sister, we can both take her on." "No, Luna, get the others to safety. I'll handle this imposter." "Alright then, Tia. Show her who's boss!" Luna cheered as they both stood for a magic duel. "Well then, Celestia. I've got all the charged-up power that I need. Go ahead, take your shot!" "Arrogant, aren't you, Chrysalis? Very well then, you asked for this!" Celestia fired her magic beam as Chrysalis fired hers; they clashed together as Chrysalis's beam was much stronger than Celestia's. The magic beam was glowing green and expanding as it raced towards Celestia. As she gasped. In moments, Celestia was thrown to the ground with a burnt horn, her crown inches away from her reach as she lay sprawled over the floor. "Tia! No!" Luna cried out as Chrysalis summoned her minions as they smashed through the windows and flooded the ballroom. "You have lost this fight, Celestia. My children, Wrap her up into a cocoon! I want her to watch her kingdom's demise." As they fired their sticky green goo all over her to glue her body to the floor, she wretched and gagged in disgust as some goo went into her mouth. "Blegh. That tastes so disgusting. Luna! Get help. Any help will do. Equestria's in trouble, and you're our only hope!" The sticky changeling goo wrapped all over Celestia's body as she squirmed and struggled in vain until a green fluid filled the cocoon, making her body slack from the numbness, and her voice muffled. "Yes, Tia. You can count on me! I shall return with help." Luna flew up, dodging some shots of green goo as they splattered onto the floor, and she flew out of the window. "This could be a problem. After her, my children. Hunt her down!" Luna was frantically flying away to search for help for Equestria's salvation. "Go now, My children! Feed!" Many fled to feed upon the ponies as Twilight's friends left to fight them. While everyone was being raided and captured during the Canterlot Wedding disaster, Luna had no choice but to flee as she was flying away from the castle to get help. Dr. Bruner was drinking out of a fruit smoothie, watching the invasion from a lawn chair atop his balcony at his Everfree Base. "Ahh... I need to make these smoothies more often. I don't have to do anything about those pesky Elements; whoever this queen is can do all the work for me. Then, when I'm ready, I'll storm in to create the Bruner Empire." "There you are, Doctor. I cannot believe that I'm saying this... But we need your help." Luna said as she landed on his balcony. The Doctor then spat out his drink and coughed to clear his throat upon hearing this. "And why should I ever help out my enemies, huh? My head still hurts from that Checker Wrecking Ball!" The Doctor raised his brow as he listened to Luna. "Because Chrysalis truly is a wicked creature. Do you think she'll stop at us? She'll want to conquer everything, even you." "Ha. Hahaha. Oh, I would love to see her try it. I'd also love to see her as a crater on my front lawn." Just then, a stray changeling landed on the Doctor's balcony pursuing Luna and saw one of the machines he was working on. "Hey you, get away from that!" It stuck out its tongue as it shot some magic into it, causing it to blow up and fall apart, making the Doctor's left eye twitch, "Why you, insignificant, little insect!" A fire was in the Doctor's eyes as Luna leaned against him. "Is that motivation enough for thee?" Luna said as she saw the Doctor brandish his energy gun, set it to non-fatal, and fire it at the changeling; as it fried his body, making him shriek and convulse in place before passing out. "Ouch. That looked harsh." "He should be thankful that it was just shy of being lethal. Nobody messes with my machines." "So, you'll be ready to fight with us then?" "Grr... y-yes, I will be. Decoe, Bocoe, Prepare my Bruner Mobile. System... Get my prototype mech suit ready. I'm going exterminating." "Aye, aye, Doctor!" Both robots said as they saluted him, and he stepped into his mechanical wardrobe unit. The steel curtains covered him up as Luna looked on with interest and heard the various sparks and beeping of the suit assembled onto the Doctor's body.