Story
Canterlot is hyped up. Everypony is talking about the big wedding at the Castle.
Mustard flutters in excitement as he watches. "I've heard about this! It's the royal wedding! It was so awesome how love won out at the end for how strong it was!"
You nod, looking up at the barrier above you, noting the dots starting to gather.
Mustard points, "Look, everypony is gathering for the wedding now! Can we go watch? Please?! I would love to see that bug queen get squashed by love myself!"
You shrug as you both enter the castle. The wedding room is packed with ponies. The wedding goes just as you remember. Chrysalis reveals herself, takes out Celestia, and the Mane Six run off before eventually being captured by the changelings. It isn't until Cadence says, "My love will give you strength" to Shining Armor that you notice a difference.
"Oh no, dear Princess. None of that. You needn't worry. With your talent and your title, there will be plenty of time to see how much love you have, but not today!" Chrysalis uses her magic to surround Cadence in a green field. She laughs. "Twilight caught by my minions, Cadence trapped, and Celestia defeated. This day really has been perfect!"
"Oh yeah, evil bug queen!" Mustard glares. "We're going to stop you! My friend [USERNAME] and I know you have a page and changed the story because we know you were supposed to lose like the loser you are! Admit it!"
Chrysalis rolls her eyes, "I admit I underestimated Twilight and Princess Cadence before, and that cost me dearly. We are starving while every single pony seems to be swimming in love!"
"Why not just ask them to share it?" Mustard asks.
"Kid, would you let my changelings suck any amount of love out of you or any pony you know?!" Chrysalis asks dryly.
"Well…no." Mustard realizes.
"And so my colony continues to starve! So, unless you all have a better idea, we are going to conquer this land for our hive and feast!"
[CHOICE]
Have any better ideas?
> Changeling dating service? (Chaos)
> You distract Chrysalis while Mustard steals the page away. (Hero)
> Nope. I got nothing. (Villain)
[ENDING A: CHAOS]
You think about it and then look at Chrysalis. "This is all for your changelings can feed on love, right?” you say. “But how does putting ponies in cocoons help with that? Nopony is going to love you upside down. Is that supposed to keep who you're going to be safe so you have something to copy from?"
"It can. It also helps to keep your kind from escaping," Chrysalis explains.
"Fair. But what if your food didn't want to escape? What if your food came to you willingly?" you wonder.
"Why would anypony willingly get their love sucked out of them?!" Mustard whispers.
"I'm listening." Chrysalis flies down.
"You have a page. Instead of conquering Equestria, make stores around the country with your changelings. Advertise how you can transform into any creature at all! Any pony can come and practice a date with somepony they love or even with someone they know will never love them! Heck, since I'm assuming you can feed on any type of love, you can be superheroes, ponies of legend, and even the princesses. It will take time, but so long as you only feed on some of their love instead of taking all of it, every creature would flock to you. Who hasn't wanted a chance to tell some creature they love that they love them without fearing the answer!"
Chrysalis thinks on this. "Very well. We will try this plan, but if it doesn't work, we go back to conquering!"
"Fair enough." You nod as Chrysalis and her changelings fly away.
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[ENDING B: HERO]
"Give me a second to think about it." You nod, turning to Mustard. "Here's the plan." You whisper, "I'm going to distract her while you grab the page."
"You got it!" Mustard nods.
"Your Eminence," you start, turning back to Chrysalis, "your problem needs to be handled delicately. On the one hoof, you and your kin need love as a food source. On the other, ponies need love for love's sake. Perhaps, we can work together to find a solution to benefit every creature."
As you continue to pad your sentences like a lawyer, Mustard sneaks through the wedding crowd. The crowd quickly makes room and hides the young colt as he moves through it.
He gets to the front, spots the page, and dashes out, grasping it as her eyes finally flicked away from you and to where the filly just pilfered the precious paper. "Got it!" Mustard grins.
"Change it back quick!" you yell.
Chrysalis charges after Mustard. With a thought, an orange glow erupts and you find yourself after the wedding, everything back to normal and no changeling in sight.
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[ENDING C: VILLAIN]
You think on it and sigh. "I don't know. I know that the ponies deserve to be free, but your kind deserves to eat too. I've got nothing." You admit.
"Then stay out of my way." Chrysalis huffs. She uses her magic to push you back against changelings who hold you tight, looking towards the window. Changelings capture the ponies at Canterlot one by one. Chrysalis makes cocoon after cocoon for the growing supply of ponies until the entire ceiling is covered in sickly green tint. "Finally! Canterlot is ours and we are free to eat as we wish!" The changelings cheer. "And this is only the first step! Now that we have their princesses, taking all of the ponies will be child's play!"
"What!" Mustard gasps, "but you said you just needed food!"
"Yes, I needed food, but I also wanted to conquer the land. We're always in need of a bigger hive for more changelings! You know how it is. You get too big for your horseshoes and so you find a new place to live!"
"You are so evil!" Mustard spits.
"Oh, thank you for noticing. I do try my very best. Now then, where were we? Oh yes." Chrysalis glows with a sickeningly green light as her magic slowly travels through her body. Her body turns white. Her eyes turn pink. Her hair flows in the colors of the sunrise. She laughs an evil version of Celestia's giggle. "It's time to fool all of your subjects into coming straight into my web."
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