Twilight hears from ponies talking about it that Granny Smith is dead now and she goes to comfort Applejack and Apple Bloom over their lost. "Oh my, this is horrible. I can't believe Granny Smith has passed on." Said Twilight sadly as she begins to gallop to Sweet Apple Acres. one fourth of the way there she sees that Applejack and Applebloom is headed her way with Granny Smith's body. "Applejack...I better meet up with her. Hey Applejack! I heard Granny Smith died, come to the library and we can talk about it." Said Twilight getting Applejack's attention and bringing her over to her as they head to the library and start talking about her death.
"Oh sugarcube I can't believe she's gone." Said Applejack with tears in her eyes.
"Same here Applejack. I'm here for you." Said Twilight as she comforts Applejack. "Spike bring us some hot chocolate please." Said Twilight getting Spike to bring in some hot chocolate.
"Sure thing Twilight." Said Spike smiling as he goes to make some.
PRINCESS HEART Walks into Ponyville and she started looking for Twilight Sparkle. "Hmm...In case I need backup, I should have PSYCHO PIE and SPECTRUM DASH on standby in case something happens. And I know ALICOR is always with me, being the Alicorn spirit of love and love itself. DEATH'S even ready to help if needed, especially in cases like these." Said HEART as she contemplates her options in case things go awry as she heads to the library and knocks on the door.
*Knock Knock* "Hello?" says Twilight as she opens it with a crying Applejack nearby.
PRINCESS HEART then heads inside undisguised being unable to even change for some reason that she hasn't realized yet. Since birth she's been unable shapeshift, a basic ability changeling are born with and taught how to use. Whether a disability or someone screwing around with her life for diabolically evil kicks is unknown even to her or her mother the queen of Hive Chrysalis. "Hello there." Said HEART smiling with 2 fangs showings showing as she greets them. The body of Granny Smith lies on the ground with a horrible look of fear and disgust on it's face and Applejack and Applebloom jump from PRINCESS HEART'S surprise appearance.
PRINCESS HEART'S smile doesn't falter dispite their reaction understanding why they have this reaction as she looks looks at the body with sadness on her face. "How sad, she died with fear on her face it seems...." *"Applebloom...instead of the enemy. The Real Granny Smith never got to met her grandchildren because of her."* Thought PRINCESS HEART as she looks over the body and mentally her notes on the tragedy.
When they all see HEART is a changeling royal who is not Chrysalis, Applejack asks, rather suspiciously "Who are you and why are you in Ponyville for?"
PRINCESS HEART bows a bit and looks at Applejack expectantly. "I'm the Changeling Princess and Queen Chrysalis' daughter, of hive Chrysalis, PRINCESS HEART, the changeling princess of love. I'm kinda on a mission to undo a great evil that has been plaguing this universe of yours for centuries and finally bury it to rest for good and could use your help actually." Says HEART explaining her visit.
"I could try, although....I'm sad for poor Granny Smith." Said Applejack, sadness on her face as tears fall.
"I can see that. Judging by her look, I'd say she died from an heart attack while in great shock....and interesting enough, her death is kinda connected to my mission. Could you guys maybe have the filly, Applebloom there, leave the room please? what I have to say isn't something for a filly to have to hear." said PRINCESS HEART getting down to business with a serious look on her face, the air tense as she speaks.
"U..Um ok then Ms. HEART." Said Applebloom hesitating for a moment and then trotting outside. PRINCESS HEART watches her leave and then casts a silence spell around the room so only those in the room can hear the conversation, meaning those outside the library won't hear a thing said.
"Ok then, now that she's taken care of, There's something important you both need to know Applejack and Twilight Sparkle. but first, are either of you familiar with the cursed spell called a Geas?" Said HEART with a serious tone in her voice.
"I've heard of it, " Twilight says, "A spell to stop someone doing something. "And its not always used for evil." Twilight mentions.
"Correct, and often used together with a body or mind switching spell. Twilight have you sensed anything evil lately by chance?" Asked HEART getting straight to the point.
"Yes, a sense of great evil.....so Granny Smith was murdered by magic?" Questioned Twilight.
"Wait so Magic killed Granny!?" asked Applejack shocked all of a sudden.
PRINCESS HEART Shakes head her head as she responds. "No it was by natural causes that she died, old age and a heart attack to be exact but magic was involved sort of. And...it involved Applebloom as well from what I've observed when I first came across this specific universe. I travel the multiverse you see to undo the horrific evils that plague certain Equestrias. And I finally found yours again after something tried to lock me out. It pains me to say this but that wasn't Applebloom who left. It was an Imposter using her body." Said HEART with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"So Apple Bloom is....a changeling??" Yelled both Twilight and Applejack shocked.
"No. I'd know if any of you were changelings being a changeling princess and having access to the hivemind and none of you are changelings so that rules that possibility out. That was indeed the real Applebloom yet at the same time it wasn't. I mentioned the Geas combo. Do the math, connect the dots and the truth will be clear." Said HEART wisely.
"So.....Granny Smith.....stole Apple Bloom's body??! But I've known Granny for so long, she can't be evil. And how as an earth pony would she cast magic anyway?" Applejack asks shocked and confused at the relevantion.
"All Earth ponies have magic in them, it's what connects them to the Earth. But this magic was unicorn magic from back when Discord ruled before his original stoning. Back then all tribes could use such magic, including an Earth Pony named Shining Mirror." "You never knew the real Granny Smith sadly. She was killed in this same way in her youth by this same villain taking Applebloom's body for a joyride." Said HEART explaining the truth of what really happened.
"So....all this time....Granny Smith was a killer," says a very angry Applejack enraged over this info.
PRINCESS HEART stares at her and replies. "Pretty much only she didn't need to actually kill her victims. She pulled this off minutes before each of her previous victims would've died to ensure she'd stay alive while the last body died of old age. Shining Mirror, an Earth pony villain from Discord's time, desecrated hundreds of Unicorn graves for their horns to make into a necklace and bracelets. That's how she could still use her magic. Before Granny Smith died, Shining Mirror used that Geas combo to switch bodies again leaving Applebloom to die in Granny Smith's place of old age and heart attack from panicking just like all her previous victims, The real Granny Smith included." "A harsh way to go, never experiencing their life to the fullest." mentions HEART as she speaks.
"So.....I've lost my sister for good. That's even worse then the real Granny Smith dying." Said Applejack bursting into tears over this relevation.