//------------------------------// // Becoming Evil // Story: A Deceiving Wedding // by Petitprincess //------------------------------// King Metamorphosis transformed back into Shining Armor and started heading downstairs. He heard Twilight talking to someone but he didn’t know who. He hid himself behind a wall and listened. Twilight came inside Cadence and Shining’s house to talk to them. She seemed very upset about something. Cadence was staring at herself in the mirror, she had her dress on and she was making sure everything looked perfect. She saw Twilight and beamed. “Twilight! Your soon-to-be sister-in-law is looking beautiful, don’t you think?” There wasn’t an answer. She turned around and saw Twilight’s sad expression. She asked, “Is everything alright?” This was something hard for Twilight to say, especially since it’s about her brother. But, he’s been acting different lately. Sure, her friends haven’t heard of or seen her brother, but they should at least realize his nasty attitude, well excluding Pinkie. She needed to get another pony’s opinion, and Cadence is her only option. She spoke up, “We need to talk. It’s about my brother. Has he-” They heard somepony clear their throat. They turn and saw Metamorphosis on the steps, sending a suspicious glare at mostly Twilight. Cadence stammered, “Oh, uh, hi, Shiny.” He walked down the steps, still sending the glare at Twilight. She gawked at his stare but sent one back at him. It made her feel weird. He looked at Cadence and demanded, “Can I speak with you for a moment, sweetie?” She nodded and he started walking to study room. Cadence looked Twilight and sent her a reassuring stare. “Better go see what he wants.” She explained. She walked into the room with him and they started talking rather loud. Feeling kind of curious, Twilight sneaked up to the door and opened it up slightly. She peeked through. She didn’t really hear parts of the conversation but she heard this one loud and clear. Shining ranted, “I thought I made it perfectly clear I didn’t want you to wear that veil.” Cadence protested, “It was my aunt’s favorite veil.” “And?” He questioned. He didn’t even care one bit. That made her furious. She continued, “And I think I should wear it.” He warned, “Are you disagreeing with me?” “I guess I am! Ah!” She exclaimed. There was a painful shot of pain that went through her head. It caused her to jerk back. She didn’t understand why she was getting it though. Shining consoled, “Oh, are you getting a headache?” She fell to the ground and in pain. He shot a beam to her horn that made her eyes go all derpy. Twilight’s eyes widened when she saw what her brother did. She never thought he would do something…so…so…evil! Cadence started getting back up slowly. Her eyes glowed green and she had a blank stare. Metamorphosis asked, “Feeling better?” She nodded to him. Twilight whispered, “Oh my gosh! I can’t believe. My brother is becoming EVIL!” She ran out the door without warning. Cadence ran out to get Twilight. She called, “Twilight!” Shining stopped her. “Let her go.” He began nuzzling her, acting as if nothing happened. She wasn’t comforted by it at all. She felt really bad for Twilight. She said to mostly herself, “It seemed like she had something else she wanted to tell me.” (A/N: I’m skipping the part where Twilight’s friends become bridesmaids, because not much changes.) Ballroom An Alicorn was the priest of the wedding. She has a white coat, light cerulean, light turquoise, and very light cobalt sparkly mane, pale, light grayish magenta eyes, and her cutie mark is a stylized sun. She also has a golden necklace that as an amethyst on it. Twilight’s friends come walking in when church organ music started playing. She praised, “Perfect, girls. No need to rush!” Rarity and Rainbow Dash exchange thrilled faces to each other. They continued on forward when they noticed they were a little behind. The Alicorn continued, “Then of course, Cadence will enter.” Two guards standing by the doors opened up them up with their magic and Cadence was on the other end. She started walking in slowly. Metamorphosis’ eyes widened when he saw how beautiful she was. He whispered, “Best plan ever, Chrysalis.” She walked up the steps and faced him. She continued, “I’ll say a few words, and then we’ll begin the vows. Shining Armor, you’ll get the rings from your Best Mare.” They all looked over and didn’t see Twilight. All they saw was Spike playing with the toppers…again. Cadence asked, “Hey…has anypony seen Twilight?” The doors burst open, showing an exhausted Twilight. She gasped, “I’m sorry. I’m here. Sorry, Cadence and Princess Celestia.” She trotted up to her Metamorphosis’ side. She stared at him observantly. He just sent her a weird and uncomfortable glance. Celestia sighed in relief. “It’s alright, Twilight. Now, do you have the rings?” She kind of hesitated, but she presented the rings. Metamorphosis used his magic and levitated them onto his and Cadence’s horn. She concluded, “And then you two will be pronounced Mare and Colt. Then, you’ll walk out the balcony to see the subjects. Alright, that concludes the wedding preparations.” Everypony was getting ready to leave the Ballroom, until Twilight called out to Metamorphosis, “Uh, Shining, can we talk?” He nodded and started walking towards her. Twilight waited until everyone left out the room. Once they were gone, she began, “You’ve been acting different lately.” He acted as if he was surprised. He explained, “But, Twilight, it’s my big day. It’s not that big of a surprise.” “Yes, I know. That still doesn’t give you the right to be so rude, especially with Cadence!” She ranted. That caused him to get very irritated. He didn’t understand how she knew. But, he didn’t want to jump to conclusions. Before he could ask, she said, “I saw you put a spell on her that made her eyes go all-” She made her eyes go into a derpy fashion. He glared at her, which caused her to jump back. He explained, “That ‘spell’ I put on her, was to help with her headache. She’s been getting them because she’s been so stressed out.” Twilight’s jaw dropped. She chuckled nervously. He continued, “And I’m so sorry that I was just trying to make some adjustments to the preparations. It’s my day Twilight, not yours! Why did you think I was acting that way?” She gulped down a lump. She swirled her hoofs on the floor, feeling really ashamed. She mumbled, “I thought you were evil.” “You thought I was WHAT! I can’t believe you would think about me like that! Your own brother! Your own flesh and blood!” He went on. Twilight started crying. Metamorphosis kept hearing her apologize in her thoughts. He thought, See! I can get things handled on my own, Chrysalis. I should get a prize for this acting. He continued, “If you feel that way, then you can forget about being my Best Mare! In fact, if I were you, I wouldn’t show up to the wedding at all!” She placed her hooves up to her eyes. She whispered, “I’m so sorry.” He said, “It’s as if you had a choice, anyway.” She saw a faint green glow. She moved her hoofs away and she saw Shining with an evil smile on his face. His horn shined green and green flames started circling around her. When they were done, his horn stopped shining and his eyes flashed green. A dome went over her and she started sinking into the ground. He started walking away from her and went out of the Ballroom. Cadence started galloping towards him. She asked, “What happened? I heard you two arguing.” He said, “It’s nothing. Twilight was just so stressed. She decided to skip the wedding.” Her eyes flashed green and she just nodded. He smiled evily once again and walked by her side. Everything’s working out perfectly, He thought smugly.