Chapter 3: Together Forever
"Then by the power vested in me by the alicorn Faust, I pronounce you mare and stallion. You may kiss the bride."
With that, Fate grabbed Elegance completely off-guard and pulled him into a kiss of the purest of love as Celestia had ever seen, the only purer being that of Cadace and Shining Armor's.
The entire chapel went up with a joyous uproar as the newly wed couple made their way down the aisle. Celestia stepped down from the altar and made for the way back into the castle, but was stopped by Luna.
"Where do you think you're goin, dear sister," asked Luna.
"I have something I need to take care of," said Celestia with a smile. "Don'y worry, I'llbe with you all shortly. You know I cannot resist a good cake!"
Luna giggled at that. "True, dear sister. We will see you later, then." Luna cantered of behind all the other ponies, leaving only Celestia and Winter in the chapel.
"I thought you'd have gone with everypony," Celestia said.
"That wasn't Fate," Winter said with a concerned look.
"What?"
"It was a changeling, a queen, to be exact," Winter said.
"Who was it," asked Celestia. "Chrysalis? Platinum? Chrysalia!?"
"Cynderia," Winter said solemly, "We must act quickly if we are to stop her."
"Are you sure," asked Celestia in a serious tone.
"Dead serious," Winter said.
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Cynderia had never been so thrilled!
Nopony had noticed her swap out with Fate, and she believed nopony would. The Canterlot dungeons were the last place anypony would look, and she knew it.
Thank you Cynderia, a voice in her head said. She turned to Elegance. "Did you say something, dearest?"
"No," Elegance replied casually. "Why?"
"Oh, I must just be imagining things," Cynderia said.
No, you're not, said a different voice, this one obviously female.
Cynderia looked around anxiously to see where the person who was talking to her was, but it was only her and Elegance in the chariot.
Or so she thought.
Suddenly, the real Fate and Princess Celestia appeared out of nowhere on the chariot in front of them.
Cynderia gasped as Elegance wrung her neck with a magical rope. "Thought you had me fooled, did you? Nopony kisses like Fate."
Fate blushed at the comment, but returned her attention to Cynderia. "What was that spell that Cadance and Shining used?"
"I think it went something like this," Elegance said as he and Fat touched horns, sending a blast of pure love outwards.
Two changelings were sent flying off the chariot, and when Fate opened her eyes, only she and Elegance remained on the chariot.
Celestia hadn't had enough time to counter the spell this time around.