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// Omake - Cadence's Letters To the Changelings - 
// Story: Pony Pov Series: The Last Temptation Of Silver Spoon 
// by Alex Warlorn 
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Pony POV Series
Drabble "Cadence's Letters" 
Written By Alex Warlorn

"I, Queen Mi Amore Cadenza Equestria, of the Changeling Swarm, hereby address all of my subjects.

"In light of our new alliance with Equestria, and the peace treaty I have signed as the head of state of the Changeling Swarm: changeling magic is now under the same laws and restrictions as all pony magic. Namely, not only will shape shifting used in fraud and identity theft be punished, but changeling magic used to influence, manipulate, dominate, control, or otherwise affect the minds, emotions, thoughts, actions of a pony, or otherwise violate a creature's free-will, shall be most severely punished." -- Official Formal Address by Princess Mi Amore Cadenza Equestria In Canterlot





Hours after Princess Cadenza made her announcement regarding changeling magic and its place under Equestrian law, changelings were witnessed panicking. Terrified Changelings told this reporter that Princess Cadence was saying that changelings were to be expected to be sealed into one form like had happened with war criminal Kabutomushi before his banishment to the sun.

Also mere hours after Princess Cadenza made her announcement, a pony whose name has not yet been publicly released, attacked a changeling (whose name has also not been released yet to the public), supposedly telling their target that the changeling couldn't fight back or they'd be disobeying their new queen. Sources stated the guard caught the hate crime quickly before severe injury could occur. -- Equestrian Times Special Evening Edition.





"Your Majesty, are you punishing EVERY changeling for the actions of some? Would you make it a crime for unicorns to teleport for the sake of the privacy of others? Or Pegasi for flying because it's unfair to Earth Ponies who have to pay for the upkeep of bridges the pegasi don't use but they do?" -- Your Servant, Death Stalker Of the Changeling Guard.

"If you want to punish changelings, then PLEASE just punish us soldiers!"
-- Your Servant, Lady Bug Of the Changeling Guard





"I, Queen Mi Amore Cadenza Equestria, of the Changeling Swarm, herby address all of my subjects.

"I apologize that my decree was misunderstood. I sincerely do. But understand: Earth Ponies are banned from beating somepony to the point of hospitalization with their strength, unicorns are banned from seriously harming others with their magic, and pegasi aren't allowed to create tornadoes to intentionally harm innocents. I did not mean Changelings are forbidden from using their magic at ALL. Not in the least. I meant that Changelings are banned from HARMING others with their magic. If we desire to assume different forms, we are free to do so so long as we aren't HARMING others by doing so. If you have a lover who desires you use mind magic on them of their own free-will, and you don't take advantage of that sacred trust, then you are free to do so. If you desire to use shapeshifting for any reason OTHER than to cause harm, it is permitted. Use of mind magic or shapeshifting for SELF-DEFENSE that is genuinely in self-defense is DECIDEDLY allowed. But punishment will be far more severe should it turn out to be an excuse for harming or taking advantage of innocents. The same is true for any Equestrian who does the same to us, the changelings of the Swarm."

"And I am also aware that Changelings can't live on ambient love alone in many cases...As SHARED love is far more powerful than STOLEN love, those of us who have a lover who is genuine and shares love with them willingly, if both consent, are to share the extra stockpiled love with the Swarm." -- Official Formal Address by Princess Mi Amore Cadenza Equestria The Morning After Her Previous Official Formal Address





To many Changelings' surprise, most warm hearted ponies have had no problem with Princess Cadence's proposal for giving extra love to the changeling community 'love bank', so long as they gave their love to their lover first.

Even further to their shock is the idea certain warm hearted ponies have created THEMSELVES:

Until the Changelings prove themselves trustworthy enough that they no longer need it, the equal of a blood drive is to be in place where ponies come by of their own choice and may willingly donate some of their love to be given to the Swarm to ensure the changeling tribe is able to survive. The Gatherers present (changelings who can hold large amounts of love for the rest of the Swarm) can ONLY be the most trustworthy of Changelings and are under extremely tight watch for safety's sake, with medical ponies present just in case, but the turn out has been surprisingly high. The amount of love collected has staggered many Gatherers. 

"The act of giving love increased the result," one pony said on request of anonymity.

"Why?...After all we did?" a stunned Changeling asked at the announcement, particularly when it was revealed it'd been the ponies' idea.

"We're ponies," Nurse Red Heart said during Ponyville's first 'love drive' in response to a Gatherer's startled response to the turn out. "You never had to STEAL love, merely tell us you NEEDED it. We have plenty to share."

"But...how can you forgive..."

"Because it wouldn't do you any good if we proved you right that you HAD to steal our love, would it? We ponies prefer to practice what we preach."
-- Sunny Forecast, Canterlot Chronicles