After traveling on the train for a day the Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity ran towards the castle. Zero and Rainbow Dash flew as fast as they could while trying to keep up with the gang. Spike sitting on top of Rainbow Dash as she flew. Along the train ride home Jade had figured out how to transform back to her ring state and was now sitting perfectly on Spike's claw. The band of ponies and two dragons arrived at the castle in great time. Their luggage was waiting for them inside, but that didn't matter at the moment. Twilight lead the gang to the hospital wing with great speeds. When they opened the door they found Princess Luna standing next to a bed. Before anyone could speak she held up a hoof to silence them. Slowly she started to walk over to them.
"Princess I know you weren't at the wedding, but what are you thinking about letting her in her? Do you know what she did?" Twilight complained. Though a tad unnerved at Twilight's outburst Luna kept her calm. "I am well aware of what she has done and you have every right to be enraged Twilight Sparkle, but this is not the time to let that rage go Twilight. Chrysalis if you could please sit up." Princess Luna said. The body that was in the bed started to move and the covers covering it started to fall off. When it did it revealed a sad and broken excuse for a powerful ruler. In front of them was no longer Queen Chrysalis queen of the changelings, now she was just Chrysalis the broken changeling queen. Stitches appeared all over her body, her left foreleg was in a sling, and half of her horn was missing. A large mass of bandages were rapped around her mid section too. Her eyes had lost their ever enchanted glow and were now a shadow of their former selves. "What happened?", "Who did this to you?", "How did you get here in that condition?". Questions flew across the room rapidly, too fast for the still injured ex-queen to take.
"Please be quiet." She softly said. Everyone's mouth snapped shut. Chrysalis sighed as she began her speech. "First I owe all of you an apology. Especially to you Twilight Sparkle. While I was just trying to feed my people I harmed your friendship a great deal and for that I'm sorry. And as for you questions about how I got here in this condition I will tell you." Chrysalis said. She closed her eyes for a moment before she continued. Luna casted a spell that allowed them to seem into Chrysalis's mind. "It all started after the wedding."
The changeling population had dropped alarmingly, but not all at once. Months past without the changelings getting a decent meal. Many had starved to death. The ones that didn't starve were slowly begin tortured from their intense hunger pains. When all hope seemed lost a changeling spy had brought back good news. There was a nearby town that could serve as an easy meal. Chrysalis didn't think twice about it. She ordered a couple of changelings to go in to be insertions in the town. It wasn't before long that the changeling insertions were able to bring back enough food to keep the others satisfied. Queen Chrysalis made out a plan. By now the residents of the town should be emotionally drained by now. That should allow them to take over the town with ease. Tomorrow at dawn they would attack. The plan went out smoothly as ever. It was as easy as taking candy from a baby. There was one detail that the changeling queen had not known about. The town had just got a new resident that night and had a little wolf pup with him. Said resident's pup was cornered by a commander changeling and two other changelings. It was easy prey. The pup's emotions carried the scent of fear and terror, but underneath all of that was the savior smell of hope and love. The changelings drooled at the smell. Sadly they would never get a chance to even get a small taste of it. For the resident that owned the pup had showed up. Driving his claws deep into the changeling's commander's back and ripping out his spine. The other two changelings backed away in fear.
In front of them was a teen dragon. His body was covered in yellow scales and his spine spikes were a neon blue. His claws was drenched in changeling blood. His eye's were aflame with rage and blood lust. Using the spine he ripped out of the commander's back he chocked one of the changelings remaining. The other one standing by him tried to knock him out with a magic blast, but the dragon had turned the other one he was chocking to block the blast. The chocked changeling's head couldn't take the pressure of the spell and lack of oxygen and caused the poor changeling to fall to the ground never to get up again. The last changeling was too shocked to do anything. It had just killed it's own comrade. This gave the dragon enough time to claw out the changeling's throat and left it to slowly bleed and suffocate to death. It went back to the little pup. Apparently the little pup had it's eye's closed and ears shut tight. The dragon picked up the little wolf pup in his arms and cradled it. Slowly the pup's ears began to open and his eyes started to open as well. As fate would have it as soon as the pup was relaxed and comfortable to be back in it's owner's arms more changelings swarmed the area. Once again the teen dragon's eyes filled with rage and blood lust.
"Thats all I shall tell for now."Queen Chrysalis said, concluding her story. Everyone in the room was astounded. "H....How do we know that your telling the truth?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Ah can tell when somepony is lyin', but that there story ain't no lie." Applejack said. Everyone took her word for it and decided to end the conversation for the day. Fluttershy had left the room at the first mentioning of gore. Twilight and Rainbow Dash went to go look for Fluttershy. The rest started to walk around the castle. Jade had transformed herself back into her pony form. "Can you give me some kind of warning before you do that? It feels weird." Spike stated. "Well sorry. Ever since we came back from the forest I've been itching to get to use my own body!" Jade exclaimed. "Then why did you transform back into a ring on the train ride back home?" Spike asked. "I take up less space that way." Jade replied. "Also I get to peep inside that wonderful brain of yours. I didn't know you had a crush on Rarity!" Spike stopped dead in his tracks. He turned to Jade, fell to his knees and pleaded that Jade not tell anyone. "Fine I won't tell anyone, but this will do great as blackmail someday." Jade said as she walked past Spike. "Now where's the jewelry place. For some reason I have a craving for gems."