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// Part 3 Chrysalis in Ponyville 
// Story: A Second Chance 
// by Pochi 
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	Chrysalis reaches the border of the Everfree Forest, from a distance she can hear pony laughter and singing. She peeks from behind a tree and spectates the ponies in the neighboring town known as Ponyville. Though uncaring about her position as queen before, she makes a stand and wants nothing more but to overthrow her daughter for betraying her and stealing her kingdom right up from under her. Chrysalis hatches a plan.

"Let's see, " Chrysalis ponders to herself, "This town looks helpless enough. If I were to swoop in take control of the populace with my drone army I-" She pauses and realizes something missing, "That's right I don't have my drones anymore." She thinks harder this time, "What if, I used my magic fungus to mind control the populace! I mean, that's what really happened to the Changelings. Ignorant zebra, she thought Changelings were happy and merry, 'blah blah blah, joyous jubilee'! Bah! Changelings were born from Everfree Fungus, there's nothing joyous about that! That's what the legends say anyway." She scoffs.

Chrysalis looks down at the healing potion, "I better drink this now. The faster I heal, the quicker I can claim this town and retrieve my throne. Curse that Aldora, betrayed me just like her spoiled father." She drinks the red pearly potion and throws the flask aside. She waits, counting the minutes, "I wonder how long this potion will take! I've got a kingdom to take back! Blast it!"

Her stomach begins to churn and a faint glow radiates from her body. Her right eye begins to grow back and her eye opens, but the emerald green from her eyes whitens and her eye shape slowly contorts. The holes in her legs and horn begin to close up. 

"What the-?" She grunts, "What's happening? That lying zebra!"

Her night grey coat brightens into an egg shell white and her fangs shorten until they are no more. 

"This can't be happening! I've been tricked! Ah!"

Her ribs are put back into place and lost parts of her mane grow back. Her wings become smaller and rounded off with spots now instead of holes. Her mane shines a brilliant cyan hue matching the color of the afternoon sky. Her legs shorten and her stature begins to shrink. Her once intimating voice now becomes soft-spoken and hushed.

"No! No. No..."

Finally, her horn straightens out and dwindles to match the proportions of her feeble structure. The once feared Changeling Queen has now been reduced to a young filly.

"No! No! No! That no good Zebra! I'm going back, I'm going to find her and tell her what's what! This isn't fair!" She storms off in a huff but not too long after, a group of school fillies skip and sing their way off to class escorted by an older pony. Out of the corner of the older pony's eye, she catches what appears to be a filly playing hooky.

"Well, well, well!" The older pony exclaimed, "What do y'all make of this! Hey you! Little filly, come here!"

Chrysalis in her new form doesn't notice the pony calling for her. Chrysalis was about to stomp angrily towards Zecora's hut when the older pony taps her shoulder.

"So now where do you think you're going to little lady?"

Chrysalis spins around and hisses viciously.

The pony disgusted with the filly's manners retaliates, "Well now, that's awfully rude don't ya think? In any case, get to school like the other good fillies. Come on, get a move on!"

Out from behind the antagonizing pony, a younger pony peeps up, "Hey Applejack? I don't know this pony. I think she's new around here, maybe she's lost?"

"Huh? New ya say?" Applejack steps back a little and looks back at the little yellow filly, "I think you're right. I've never seen her around these parts before! Well, I'll be! Welcome to Ponyville little filly! Is it true? Are ya lost?" Applejack begins to sympathize with disguised Chrysalis.

Chrysalis takes a moment to think, "This blasted dolt thinks I belong in school! Well, jokes on her, doesn't she recognize who I am! Well, I guess not if she genuinely believes I'm a filly. Wait a minute, she looks kind of familiar!"

A rowdy voice barks at the three ponies, "Hey! What's the hold up? We're going to be late!" An orange pony with a punkish purple mane appears before them, "Who's this?"

The four ponies now look at Chrysalis with wide eyes, excited to hear her introduction. A small white unicorn bounces up with the rest of them next to the loud orange one. Chrysalis decides to play along. She figures she can get familiar with the town then acquire her true form after.

Chrysalis speaks up and plays the part, "My name is..." She thinks to herself. A name, a name, any name! Come on! She becomes frustrated and decides to choose the name of her deceased mother. She clears her throat and in a quiet filly voice says, "My name is Amaryllis. I'm new around here and yes it's true! I'm terribly lost!"

The white unicorn shrieks in excitement, "Yay! A new pony at our school! A new pony!" She bounces up and down, unable to contain herself, "I'm Sweetie Belle! Nice to meet you!"

The other ponies take turns introducing themselves. Applejack looking up at the school's clock tower from a distance says, "Okay now, y'all can talk more during recess! We gotta get you fillies to class! Come on Amaryllis, we'll show you the way to school!"

The fillies cheer as they take their new potential friend to school, but "Amaryllis" doesn't seem to thrilled.