//------------------------------// // prologue // Story: Changeing a mare's heart // by vampyr-pony //------------------------------// ~Welcome to Equestria. The land of hope, freedom and peace.~ A land of fools. Princess Chrysalis snorts in anger. Her mother said she needed to learn to live and think like her food so she would be able to hunt and lead her people better. What good is thinking like a bunch of fools that think love and happiness is all there is to life? What about the rest of us that go through pain and heartache? A tear runs down the pink furred cheek of her unicorn disguise as she remembers the day the Army Commander came to her and her mother with the news that her father wouldn’t be coming home. He would be so proud of me to know that grandmother chose me to lead after her. Turning and walking away from the welcoming statue, Chrysalis walk s to catch the train to her temporary new home. Why give a town such a silly name? * * * Walking into Ponyville, a pink unicorn mare with a white mane and tail walks into the library. “Oh! Are you Snowflower? You must be her. She is supposed to come to town today, and that means she is new! I know everyone in Ponyville and I don’t know you so you must be new and that means you must be Snowflower because Snowflower is the only new pony Ponyville should be getting today. Unless you’re not new, which means you used to be here before and so you might not be Snowflower…so are you Snowflower?!” The pink unicorn looks at the little pink earth pony filly with incredulity. “Um…yes?” “yay! I’m Pinkiepie by the way. I live with Mr. and Mrs. Cake at Sugarcube Corner. So how are you?” Snowflower’s jaw drops as she stares. Is this real? What is this pony? “I-I’m good…” Snow turns around and runs back to the Train Station, getting her ticket and getting on just before the door closes and it leaves. Sitting down in a seat with a sigh, Snowflower looks around to see an empty train cart. In a flash of green fire, Chrysalis sits where Snowflower once sat. While sitting down relaxing, Chrysalis hears a voice over the intercom. “~ Train from Ponyville to Canterlot, estimated arrival time in 3 hours. Please have a pleasant ride. Thank you.~” * * * The trip to cantorlot was uneventful. As the train neared the station, Chrysalis donned her disguise again. Just as the last of the green flame disappears from view, the train conductor’s voice comes over the intercom again “~ we are now arriving at cantorlot station, please remember to take any items you may have brought along with you and have a nice day.~” Leaving the train, Snowflower bumps into this little violet filly with a star cutiemark. “Sorry!” As Snow turns to give her usual snarl and insult, she freezes and her breath catches in her throat. “wh-who are you?” Snow asks in a choked whisper with a blush upon her cheeks. The violet unicorn gives a smile that makes Snowflowers’s heart skip a beat in her chest. What is it with me? Why would something like this speck of food affect me so? I can’t seem to act like myself around this filly! “My name is twilight. I’m Princess Celestia’s personal student. You are...?” “I-I-I’m Sn-Snowflower. Nice to meet you” Snow stutters out with a goofy smile, her fingers curling through the white braid in her hair. What is wrong with me! STOP! Stop right now!! Struggling with her emotions, Snow finally remembers what was going on. “oh! I need to find a place to stay!” Turning and running away from the stunning mare, Snowflower finds a dark . Lighting her hiding place up with green fire for a second, chrysalis tries to calm her racing heart what is with me and that filly? I want, no need to see her again. I must know more… where does she live? * * * After spending all day asking around, she found out that the filly’s full name was Twilight sparkle and that she just left for Ponyville to help the princess with some stuff for the annual Summer Sun Celebration. And she should be back the next day after the rising of the sun. Chrysalis also found out that she had a brother that was a royal guard and was dating another princess. This just a family in the well! It wouldn’t hurt to get in good with the princess of the country…maybe she could be the leader of a new rule…where the love the need is given instead of stolen. It would make life for the hive so much easier!! * * * After finding a hotel and using magic to get herself a room for free, Chrysalis woke up early the next morning so she could be ready for the return arrival of that perfect filly. As she sat waiting, the white moon overhead, never noticing the disappearance of a certain mark on the face of the moon, Chrysalis thought hard on what to do what to say when she finally saw her again. Maybe I could ask her to lunch? Or maybe a walk through the park? No, no, no. that s too sappy. Hmm, shouldn’t the sun be up by now? Waiting for hours, the sun comes up, the trains come and go, but no twilight. Ever shows up… As the moon rises and the sun sets, chrysalis wonders , why didn’t she show? heading back to the hotel, chrysalis gets ready to wake up early so she can try again. * * * “did you hear?” “it was terrible” “I’m so happy for them” “it must have been scary” On the way to the train station the next morning, chrysalis heard big news about two different things that day. First was that twilight’s older brother had asked for the pink princess’s hand in marriage and she said yes. Second, Twilight was a hero and was staying indefinably in Ponyville. Now I know how to gain her heart, I will prove my strength to her…and I know just the young colt to help me.