The soul hovers over a lake of boiling lava whilst everyone else stands on solid rock overlooking the lava. PRINCESS HEART looks around at her surroundings and commentss. "Nice play Tirek has here."
"Indeed it is! Thanks for the compliment changeling princess." Said Tirek the centaur overlord, supreme ruler and warden of Tartarus as he comes into view with Cerberus the legendary 3 headed hellhound guard dog at his side. "Whose soul do we have here?" he asks. Shining Mirror's soul is wailing and crying by now.
"An earth pony mare's by the name of Shining Mirror, Tirek. She's here to be judged for crimes."
"Including malicious destruction of cabbages!" The cabbage vendor spoke up causing Tirek to raise an eyebrow and awkwardly mutter.
"O...k...."
hall we move to the courtroom?" Said HEART.
"Yes lets." said Tirek. The area becomes an Equestrian style courtroom with Shining Mirror in the dock/defendant stand. PRINCESS HEART is seen standing in the defense bench/stand while Applejack is in the prosecutor's bench/stand and Celestia, Luna, Twilight, Spike Sweetie Belle and the cabbage vendor and hundreds of angry souls sit in the jury seats as a jury of Shining Mirror's peers.
"Lets do this your honor." Started off HEART as she then remembers. "Oh yeah, your Honor here, the case file on everything up until now involving this case." said HEART as she hands him the case file as he reads it wearing reading glasses for them.
"Lets see now. Geas and mind/body switching spell combo...hundreds of souls dead because of old age and because she switched places with them condemning them to death before their time....desecrating the graves of many unicorns for theirvhorns for a necklace and bracelets...assaulting a changeling princess with an unicorn horn....These are deep..." Tirek says as he's cut off by the cabbage vendor rather angrily.
"DON'T FORGET THE MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF A CABBAGE CART AND CABBAGES!"
"......as I was saying and the...malicious destruction of a cabbage cart and the cabbages." Said Tirek giving the vendor an "are you serious" look. "these are all very deep charges..and a ridiculous charge for that cabbage cart incident.." said Tirek giving the file a look over amazed at the number of crimes that have taken place including a ridiculous one for cabbages.
"Big list huh Tirek?" commented PRINCESS HEART.
"Enough for an eternity of punishment for what she did." Said Tirek looking at Shining Mirror as she sits there just crying quietly.
"Indeed. Though we also this recording for you to watch. Figured it may give you a chuckle or 2. Seems the criminal here was willingly to anything to make up for her crimes. even public humiliation in front of royalty among a few others."Says HEART mentioning the recording earlier. "I present to the jury and court this evidence!" said HEART as she presents the the video while Shining Mirror blushes, highly embarassed at what she had to do.
Tirek grins at her saying, "Maybe we can lessen things slightly, I have three or four ideas for punishment." But first, Shining Mirror, how do you plead?"
Shining Mirror looks up at Tirek and simply says, "Guilty..your honor."
"Well then with the evidence stacked against you and your own verdict, I pronounce you GUITY AS CHARGED." Tirek slams his gavel on his stand. "Now then as punishment as I said, I've a few ideas." "Wiping her mind and sending her back to live another life for example." Said Tirek.
"Interesting idea your honor. What are the other ideas you have cause I figured a few hundred years of community service for her crimes as her punishment would work. I think afterwards we let her choose what'll ultimately happen to her. What her sentence will be." Said HEART smiling.
Tirek contemplates this before speaking again. "Another idea.....is to make her replace a dying filly and live the life the way that filly would. Or we could banish her to the lake of fire or freeze her in stone." PRINCESS HEART looks at Tirek and nods as she talks.
"I see. Well then Shining Mirror your choice. Out of the 5 ideas suggested, how do you want this to end? It's your choice so choose wisely if you don't want to suffer."
"What do you mean about the dying filly thing?" Asked Shining Mirror as she thinks of what punishment she'll choose for her crimes.
"OFF WITH HER HEAD! ONE FOR EACH HEAD OF CABBAGE!" yelled the cabbage vendor not letting it go.
"ENOUGH!!! THAT'S ENOUGH OF THE CABBAGES ALREADY OR I'LL CLEAR THE COURTROOM AND HOLD YOU IN COMTEMPT OF COURT!" Roared Tirek tiring of the cabbage vendor by now especially with this interruption.
"Y..yes your honor. Sorry." Says the cabbage vendor shutting up about his cabbages finally.
"You would have to do what that filly would do, you would have not much free will." said Tirek explaining.
"Basically you'd have to replace the dying filly and live their life like they wanted to. changelings occasionally do this as a sentence or depending on a different hive as I noticed for a specific changeling living in Canterlot named Flitter, honoring a death wish type think as an honorable thing his hive does. Something about the "Old Way." He did it for a stallion who was dying after a mishap happened during an adventure." Said HEART explaining even futher.
"So I would be magically unable to be myself? Still....does she have family members that love her?" Asked Shining Mirror.
"Depends on the filly you might replace. If she didn't, well I think child abuse is enough to lock them away for a long time. I see that happen occasionally and well they should be glad Discord isn't given the privilege of handing out punishments cause he's creative." "but yeah if you choose this path we'll find ones who loved their daughter to the end." spoke HEART.
"I would be happy to be someone's beloved daughter, since it will do some good." Said Shining.
PRINCESS HEART looked at her and says, "I see. Is that the punishment you ultimately choose Shining Mirror?"
"Yes, it is." Shining says as she bows her head low.
PRINCESS HEART looks to the jury as she speaks again. "Any objections? Speak now or forever hold your peace. And if I hear one cabbage out you vendor..." She threatens eyes glowing.
One pony suggests, "Why not give her twelve lashes first, make her suffer some pain?"
"I guess that could work. She does need to make up for the crimes. Shining to you object to this?" HEART asks.
She sighs. "Do what you have to do." "Very well then. said HEART as she pulls out of her inventory a whip and gives her 12 quick lashes. Shining wails but makes no attempt to avoid her well-deserved punishment. "Ok that takes care of that. Curaza!" shouted HEART as she casts a powerful healing spell, fully healing Shining's wounds and glaring at the pony who suggested the whips.
"You happy then?" The stallion nods and Shining manages a weak smile at being healed. "Tirek what say you? Shall we end the proceedings with your judgement and sentence?" Asked HEART.
"Which race do you think she should become in her new life?" Asked Tirek.
"Hmm...lets see...I think Unicorn will do." spoke HEART.
"Very well then. If you ever try and repeat your offences or say who you are you will be unable to, nor will you ever wipe off a love kiss. Let's find a suitable Unicorn to turn her into." Said Tirek.
"Sounds appropriate. though one thing your honor, make it so there's an exception. That the only ones she'll be able to say who she really is, is to Applebloom and her family as they occasionally check on her. I think trying to earn their forgiveness in her new life will be a good thing to add to her sentence as well as, learning the magic of friendship." HEART says smiling at Celestia and Twilight as she suggests the friendship lessons.
"Good idea, now all we have to do is find a foal for her to take the place of. There is one in Canterlot hospital that might fit the bill." spoke Tirek.
"Yes..hmm..lets see.. Would she happen to be related to Diamond Tiara by chance? Cause if so this will work well." asked HEART.
"That would be good to make her Diamond's sister. Except Diamond is an earth pony." Applebloom said.
"So? Pony genetics are all weird and wonky. We have 2 earth ponies who's children are an unicorn and pegasus. Pumpkin and Pound Cake anyone? This would make sense easy." Said HEART mentioning the chaotic logic of pony genetics.
"You will provide a bridge between Diamond and the CMC then as well. You shall replace the dying Shapphire Tiara and be the best little sister friend forever Diamond Tiara ever had and will get through to her and end her bullying ways lest she eventually ends up here from the path her deeds may eventually take." Spoke Tirek giving his full sentence.
Diamond meanwhile sits by her dying sister, stroking her with a hoof with tears in her eyes. "Oh Shapphire please live. I'd give anything just to see you smile." Said Diamond Tiara crying.
Back in Tartarus, Shining Mirror says "Very well then, I'm going to enjoy my final new life to the fullest."
"Alright then. Well your honor lets end the proceedings then." HEART says.
Tirek taps his gavel and speaks. "Very well then! Court is adjourn!"