//------------------------------// // Trade You // Story: Outsider: A Time for Change // by Sillyponyme //------------------------------// Twilight made her way to the closest train station and got on the next train to Dodge Junction. She sat quietly and received food on the way despite not asking for any. She had refused to eat being to focused on her student. The thought of having a student of her own made her smile. She never thought that she would be where Celestia was not so long ago, taking on a student. It was a great feeling and she could only wonder if Celestia was as worried for her as she was with Sweetie Belle. Once she arrived, she left the train in a hurry and took off to find Sweetie Belle when she bumped into some pony. “Sorry, in a hurry.” “Slow down there, oh Princess Twilight, what are you doing here?” Cherry Jubilee stood up off the ground and shook off the dust. “I apologize but I must go.” With that said, Twilight took off. “It must have to do with the war, poor girl barely a princess and already she had to deal with a war.” Cherry shook her head and went back to her business. It had taken Twilight half an hour to reach the entrance to the Bad Lands. “Please be here Sweetie?” “Ugh, my head.” Sweetie Belles eyes fluttered open, the sun had gone down. “Where am I?” As she looked around, she found that the light of the moon came through the entrance of the cave. She tried to stand but couldn’t, ropes kept her pinned. “Don’t bother, you won’t get free.” A pony said from behind Sweetie. “Where am I?” Sweetie asked but didn’t receive an answer and so she continued to struggle. Eventually she gave up and relaxed, having lost the energy to continue. “Where am I, let me go. When Twilight gets here you’ll be in deep trouble.” Sweetie spoke into the darkness of the cave. She heard the chuckle of the Changeling Queen. “Chrysalis!” “Do you really think that she can save you, when she gets here she wont live long. I just wish that I could have found Rarity’s sister; it’s her that I wanted. It looks like I’ll have to use my sons little marefriend instead.” Chrysalis walked closer to Sweetie and smiled. “Don’t worry; I’ll end your life quickly.” “First off, you’re a fool Chrysalis, I am Rarity’s sister or at least was. After she ditched me when you attacked…why am I even explaining anything to you? Second, I’m not his marefriend, not after what he did to me so go screw yourself.” Sweetie spit at Chrysalis and then heard a shocked and pleasant voice to hear. “Sweetie Belle, watch your tongue. I can’t believe you would ever say that.” Twilight walked into the cave sweating profusely. “Now if you wouldn’t mind giving me my student back, that would be wonderful.” Twilight lit her horn and glared at Chrysalis. “I suppose that having the princess and leader of the elements in my possession is a better prize then having the element of generosity. You are the one that ruined everything for me after all. Canterlot should have been mine but you just had to stick your nose in it. I just wish that my son hadn’t messed up so badly.” Chrysalis smiled and then gave a whistle. Many Changeling guards blocked the entrance to the cave trapping Twilight in the cave. “Let me guess, his name is Crush?” Twilight kept an eye on all the changelings around her. “Yes and he did such a terrible job at finding Rarity’s sister or at least that was what I thought before Sweetie Belle here told me otherwise.” Chrysalis grabbed onto Sweetie Belle’s face and squished it as she spoke. “Don’t touch her or Crush, I admittedly misjudged him.” Twilight lit up her horn ready to strike Chrysalis. “Don’t defend him Twilight, he betrayed me.” Sweetie glared at the ground angrily as best she could but being pinned on her back made it difficult. “No Sweetie, he didn’t, his own mother set him up, I’m sure of it.” Twilight smiled at Sweetie and then focused her attention on the Changeling queen. “One of my guards found the note that he wrote and the one that Sweetie got. You imprisoned your own son didn’t you and had somepony else frame him. I put it all together on the way here, I can bet that you plan on executing him don’t you?” Chrysalis stomped her hooves on the ground in applaud to Twilight. “Very good Princess, you truly are the smart one aren’t you.” She whistled and two changelings wrapped a rope around Sweeties neck. “NO, leave her alone!” Twilight yelled frightened and ready to attack. “Take me and let Sweetie Belle go.” Twilight hoped to at least save Sweetie if not herself and her student. “Please, let Sweetie go and I will go with you peacefully.” “Hmmmm, alright, I let her go and I get you?” Twilight nodded, Chrysalis nodded and the changelings let Sweetie go. Sweetie ran straight to Twilight and wrapped her in a hug. “What are you doing, what makes you think that she will let you live?” Sweetie thoroughly worried for her teacher now. “I know she won’t let me live but you are more important, now go and don’t worry, I’ll be fine.” Sweetie shook her head trying to refuse but Twilight wouldn’t have it. “Go and don’t come back, I love you Sweetie Belle. You’re just like the little sister I never had, now go.” Sweetie after a lot of hesitation, finally ran off. Twilight looked up to Chrysalis. “You going to tie me up now?” As she said that, Twilight was pushed to the ground and chained up. “Oh Princess, you’re not as smart as I thought. You came here alone and then traded yourself for Sweetie Belle when you should know very well that I wouldn’t let her go so easily.” Chrysalis whistled and some guards flew off. “Go get her back, she makes wonderful bait.” Twilight’s eyes widened in horror and anger. “No, don’t touch her you witch, leave her alone.” Twilight struggled to free herself even with the use of her magic. “First I kill you, then the mare and after that, I kill Crush for betraying me.” Chrysalis walked over to Twilight, lifted her head up and hit her in the head knocking her out. “Take the princess away, put her with Crush.” The guards that went after Sweetie Belle came back beaten up. “What happened?” Just then Rainbow Dash and friends came rushing into the cave. “So she isn’t so stupid after all, just slightly stupid. Go kill her now, make sure that no pony can save their princess.” “No, I won’t let you.” Rainbow Dash flew off past Chrysalis. “Let’s get’em girls.” Applejack and the others charged. ‘Rarity, wherever ya are, get over here fast, we need ya.’ Applejack kicked the changelings as she rushed forward.