Queen Chrysalis could not be anymore thrilled at how wonderfully her master plan was carried out.
Only Twilight Sparkle was suspicious of her antics, but not even she could unmask her true nature and her so-called friends had only driven her away in the end causing her to run away.
In all honesty, Chrysalis had to admit that even she couldn’t see the logistics in how her friends’ treated her. Coldly dismissing Twilight instead of trying to be there for her when she was having a mental breakdown. She didn’t even have to perform spells on them for them to abandon her, that was all them.
Nonetheless Chrysalis had succeeded in taking over Canterlot with little to no time. Twilight’s friends, Celestia, Shining Armor, and Cadence had all fallen to Chrysalis and they would continue to be her lowly prisoners in the Dungeons Of Canterlot.
As she sat at the throne of Canterlot, her head of patrol, Pharynx had arrived at last.
“Ah Pharynx. What’s today’s report?” Chrysalis asked with sinister delight.
“Canterlot has been subdued flawlessly your majesty. However, our Intel tells us that Princess Luna has escaped before our soldiers could get to her.” Pharynx said neutrally, delivering both good and bad news.
Chrysalis growled at the mention of Princess Luna escaping. She was a threat for sure, and if she could somehow save Equestria, everything she worked for would be ruined.
“Find a way to capture her then!” Chrysalis replied back furiously, “I will not allow any chance of her ruining my plans!”
“Of course my Queen.” Pharynx nodded firmly before flying off.
Chrysalis smirked as she sat back in her throne, doing what her mother could only dream of. She finally had done it. She had conquered the kingdom of Equestria and it was all hers’ now. Her mother was wrong after all, she was not weak, in fact, she was the most powerful being in Equestria.
The Mane Five, Spike, Celestia, and Shining Armor could not be anymore ashamed than they were right now as they sat in the Canterlot Dungeons.
Not only did they fail to protect Canterlot from the threat among them but they had been so wrapped up in their wedding plans that they couldn’t even see that Cadence was Chrysalis the entire time until it was too late.
Worst of all, they had driven their dearest friend away from them.
“Twilight… oh, how could she forgive any of us for this?” Fluttershy sighed sadly.
“No, she’ll come back. Twilight always comes ba-“ Spike began hopefully before Rainbow Dash yelled out,
“No! She’s not coming back! We’ve driven her away and now she’s never gonna want to see us again!” Rainbow Dash ranted furiously.
“You don’t know Twilight like I do! She cares about the ponies she gets close to Rainbow Dash, even before she met you five.” Spike said sternly.
“I have to agree with Spike. If Twilight is the same pony I know she is, she’ll come back.” Applejack nodded proudly.
“Even if that were true, how could she even make it here?” Rarity asked curiously which caused the group to lose some hope before Pinkie Pie smiled brightly.
“I don’t know, but it’s Twilight. She’ll find a way.” Pinkie Pie shrugged with a smirk. It was barely an explanation but it made too much sense to all of them.
Cadence smiled at the ponies and dragon’s beaming hope when she noticed her would be husband looking out sadly in the distance.
“Shining…” Cadence asked carefully which caused the stallion to sigh sadly.
“This is all my fault.” Shining Armor said miserably.
“Shining Armor, you were under the spell of Chrysalis. There was nothing you could’ve done.” Celestia reminded the former captain of the guard.
“But I still had some control of my actions. If I had just been more attentive, I could’ve figured her out sooner and…” Shining Armor began before tearing up, “Maybe I wouldn’t have driven Twilight away.”
Cadence reached to embrace Shining Armor which he returned with tears pooling out. The only comfort he had was that Twilight was safe from Chrysalis… for now.
A hooded unicorn narrowed their eyes as they looked at the fallen city of Canterlot. The destruction was devastating, and it was all but a Changelings’ playground now. It disgusted them to no end.
“I understand your fury.” A royal voice spoke to which the unicorn turned furiously to flare her horn before the pony talking stepped out of the shadows before revealing itself to be Princess Luna.
“Do not be alarmed, it is just me.” Luna smiled softly to which the unicorn raised an eyebrow at.
“I know it is tough to trust anypony in this situation but I can assure you, it is truly me.” Luna calmly reassured the hooded figure which caused them to sigh and let their horn down.
“I was foolish. I didn’t think of any other possibility and now my friends are under the command of that monster.” The unicorn sighed sadly.
“I understand your plight, but we cannot allow ourselves to succumb to guilt now. At this point, all we can do is fight for Equestria but it will take time but with your help, I am certain we will succeed. What do you say Twilight Sparkle?” Luna said encouragingly.
The unicorn removed its hood to reveal herself to be Twilight Sparkle with a smile on her face.
“I’m willing to do my part.” She said optimistically.