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// Trial,Truth,Tears 
// Story: True Friends till the end 
// by Chris Abbey 
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	Chris was heading down the hall to go towards a trial. He was trying to prove his innocence and say that he was not the one who killed the CMC but they had a map to his house a weapon and a changeling in a picture. He had at last given in and pleaded guilty. He knew either way he was going to die. He only had one regret that his friend Spike would find him guilty. As they entered the doors to the court room he noticed that ponies where looking at him with disgust and hatred. 
He had passed the family and friend of the CMC and noticed that spike was next to him and he had hope that Spike would prove his innocence  but as he looked at Spike he seen his own friend look worried and he knew that if he had to lie about their friendship to save himself . But Chris was not worried because at that moment he heard the Jude say may the defendant come to the stand. As he did he heard other ponies around him whisper and he started to make up lies but held some truth to them. 
He had gotten done with what he had to say and next came the CMC family and friends. They told everypony what they found and other details they had seen from the bodies. Spike was the last and had lied to protect himself from death but Chris was not worried he told the judge that he was scared of the changeling for it had not hurt him he just needed a place to hide. The Judge looked at him with a confused look but did not think to much about it. After he was done the jury was going to find him guilty no matter what had happened. 
He did not fear death for after they came back one of the ponies from the jury said"we find the defendant guilty " and with that he had been sentenced to death which was rare in ponyville. He had to wait three days before he would hang by the end of the noose. He had walked towards the end of ponyville three day later. He noticed that spike was on the stage and had mouthed the words"I am and will always be your friend". And as he walked up the stage to see for the last time what this sweet town had he was asked if he any last words. 
He looked out into the crowd  and said my only regret that I will not be able to hang out with my friend ever again and I am sorry for causing this wonderful town any problems.  With those last words the pony had pulled the lever and Chris was now hanging over the open gap dead but with a smile on his face. Spike knew his friend was innocent but then they heard a shout from the sky"Wait you got the wrong one this changeling had been the one who killed the CMC not that one" and then after those words Princess Celestia said"We found this traitor among are guards and he killed the CMC. She held it up and it knew it was not going to live for much longer". 
Chris Body had been removed from the rope and set on the ground and was folded up in a blanket. The traitor changeling looked at the crowd with a smile and was put to his death. Princess said to the crowd"This changeling was the traitor and the one we sentenced to death was named Chris he had been living here in the woods bothering nopony but we made a mistake and killed the wrong one. We shall bury Chris next to the CMC graves a sign of respect for his friend whoever it is and apologize to that pony who was kind to him. Later that day they had a funeral for Chris everypony had come to show respect to the good changeling and all but Spike had left he had  stayed there at the grave of his now friend and took out the scarf and gloves and laid them on the grave before walking away crying.