If you have sex with a changeling that looks like your beloved and you didn’t know and you end up having a child together, does it count as cheating?
Late-Night Surprise
Shining Armor woke to the sound of somepony rapping their hooves on the door. The Guardspony’s first thought was to ignore it and try to go back to sleep, but the rapping was repeated, more insistently this time.
Shining Armor looked over his shoulder at his wife’s sleeping form. He had hoped that perhaps she had woken up and he could feign sleep while she got the door, but no such luck.
Grumbling, Shining Armor got out of bed and trotted down stairs. As he approached the front door, he thought he heard a buzzing sound that quickly faded. Shrugging, he opened the door and looked out into the empty night.
“Damn foals,” he mumbled to himself.
He started to close the door, but before he could, Shining Armor heard a soft, innocent sound.
Looking down, he was greeted by the sight of a small bundle. Wrapped in blankets, there was a tiny, baby foal. The baby’s coat was white, much like Shining Armor’s, but had a slight pink tint. The baby’s mane was two very peculiar shades of teal, a bifurcation of dark and light and parted by a little curvy white horn. The baby’s small eyes were shiny and black.
Baby
Baby
Shining Armor felt his heart begin to seize up as the baby’s cuteness washed over him. The fact that the little thing was nibbling on a piece of paper did nothing to halt the stopping of his heart. But when he caught a glimpse of some writing on the paper, that was enough to delay a heart attack.
Shining Armor took the paper in his magical grasp and held it up before him. There was a single word written on the paper, in curvy lettering.
Chrysalis
And a heart had been drawn next to it.
Underneath that was a lipstick mark, in the unmistakable shape of a pair of lips, almost as if somepony had kissed the paper.
And there was a scent coming off the paper. It wasn’t unpleasant, just the opposite in fact. The scent stirred something in Shining Armor. He could remember when he had smelled that particular scent before. It had been on Cadance in the weeks before the wedding. It always seemed strongest whenever she had been… in the mood.
Shining Armor could remember wondering why Cadance was so needy at the time, but had chalked it up to her being just as in love with him as he was with her.
At least, that’s how Shining Armor thought things had gone. That changeling queen had put him in a nasty fog for a while and his memories of the time were hazy.
Shining Armor glanced back down at the infant, cuteness once more threatening to stop his heart. And then his brain suddenly put a few things together and the result was comparable to a defibrillator shock.
Oh no, no, no, no, no! It can’t be! I couldn’t have - could I have - I don’t -!
Shining Armor took a deep breath and organized his thoughts.
Okay, so current evidence suggests I have had a bastard love child with the queen of the changelings. It’s fine, everything’s fine. I can get through this.
“Who was at the door?” asked a sleepy voice.
Shining Armor glanced over his shoulder and saw Cadance standing there, yawning and rubbing her eyes.
“Darling!” Shining Armor shouted, turning around and throwing his forelegs wide in an effort to hide the baby from her view.
“Huh?” Cadance said, confused by her husband’s behavior.
“Uh, nopony was at the door,” Shining Armor said quickly, not lowering his forelegs. “Nothing is here either,” he added.
Cadance brought a hoof to her mouth to suppress a yawn. “Really? Then who was knocking?”
“Uh, pranksters.”
Cadance wondered what Shining Armor was hiding. Her tired brain conjured up thoughts of secret gifts to placate her curiosity. Cadance accepted this as the truth. After all, Shining Armor seemed to always be trying to make up for the 'I thought that changeling was you' thing and he was terrible at hiding things from her.
Cadance smiled and said “Well, come back to bed then dear.”
“Uh, in a moment, I have to, er, get a glass of milk.”
“Well, alright, just don’t be too long.” and with that, Cadance turned and trotted back up the stairs, speculating the nature of Shining Armor’s secret gift.
As soon as he heard the bedroom door close, Shining Armor turned his attention back to the baby and promptly began hyperventilating while telling himself to remain calm.
He then did the most logical thing he could think of. He wrote a note saying that Twilight had just sent an urgent letter for him to go to Ponyville, picked up the baby and Chrysalis’s note, and ran as fast as his legs would carry him to train station.
Since he needed to be there faster than was normally possible, Shining Armor roused the conductor of what was known as the Ludicrous Train. The metal monstrosity was just like a regular train save it had numerous rockets strapped to it and was painted plaid.
The train rocketed out of the station at a ferocious speed that nearly topped Shining Armor over in his seat. It soon leveled out though and Shining Armor was able to comfortably rest in his seat.
He cradled the baby, who was now asleep and snoring softly, and wondered how on the hay he was going to deal with this situation. But he soon remembered that he had been asleep when this started and the urge to close his eyes was strong.
A few minutes of eye rest can’t hurt. Shining Armor thought to himself.
Soon after closing his eyes, Shining Armor was lying on his back on the train’s ludicrously comfortable seats, snoring, with the baby cuddled against his chest.
(Now if that scene doesn’t make you go ‘awww’ you have no soul.)
Good god that is a long title
As for the story. I like how its going right now and I eagerly await more
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Panic is coming in chapter two. Brain rebooting levels of panic.
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Oh, you think that is a long title?
A Challenger Appears
My Little Doctor's Most Excellent Adventure Back to the Future 2: Judgment Day of the Looper Assassin's Creed
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good god why!?! I can't think of anything that long without just adding it to the story. Gotta give them props though that they draw people in
Oh, a bastard love chile, how hot.
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Bastard Love Chili!?!
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Check your short description. It says chile instead of child and I just had to have some fun with that.
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Bastard Love Chili is the best Love Chili.
Looking forward to seeing how fast Shining can think on his feet!
That's a good Q.
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Thank you.
(Damnit, keep it together man. Wait, the mods approved my short description... Vengeance.)
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It is, is it not?
That long title would make Fall Out Boy envious.
As much as the story is near canon and in line with Shining, I cannot help but find myself seeing about... 3 other Shining/Chrysalis baby stories, with 1 of them having a similar plot with this one...
The title should be changed to 'Face Value' or something, the title is too long.
My body is ready for this adventure!
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Reggie... What are you doing here?
awwwww.... so cute..... cuter than
Also, I'm going to try to find a title longer than that and fail epicly.
MFW this story made it to popular box. :
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18 words
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I need to go ludicrous speed. (Love the reference.)
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Good Luck in your quest!
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Popular box?
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...I just made a flufflepuff gasp.
atleast it wasnt those fucking stupid story titles that have "Blah blah blah OR how i cant fuck three cocks with all these dildos in my mouth" titles
that would have made this title more long than it already is but atleast its to the point.
Also good story dont fuck it up douche
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Well, hard to argue with solid facts, but that's what lawyers are for.
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Thank you for getting that.
The answer to the title is: No, it is considered, by law, rape by deception.
2883687 that's why I've been dating a changeling!
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I...
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...I'm not sure how to respond to that.
Brilliant! Bloody brilliant lad. I am, As many wound say, Jumping out my chair and hoping to Celestia. That you continue and finish this story.
I dont get why he cant just tell Cadance the truth,
if they love each other, it shouldnt be a problem. Its her husbands kid after all, i dont get why they cant just raise him together ...?
Love the title. Never change it.
announcer voice: Does the title really have to be so damn long? Is this really going to be any good? Will the plot be focused and driven? Will the Mary sue's be absent or at a minimum?
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Whaaaaa? It's the best title ever! It even beats "Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix"!
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You know damn right that this is a great title!
I feel cheated! the short description said Shining had bastard love chili and there wasn't even any tex mex!
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I Think I know how to fill in this plot hole.
*ahem* Cadance is a loving wife and all-around good pony.
She is also a bucking lunatic.
There, I fixed it.
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What Mary Sue?
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That was a typo, but I love it so much now I can't bring myself to change it.
2884994 You mentioned OC's, and it's only the first chapter. Being an OC is a mary sue magnet, so be careful with your writing.
So, as it turns out, I have no soul.
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I actually doubt there will be many, if any, OCs in this story, much less mary sues.
However, I've got pretty much seven or eight main characters to work with, so there's really no need.
Her element is magic, that's basically a free pass.
Plus I can always go with, 'It was all a dream.'
2885014 me too bro
Isn't this like the forth story with this image? I know I'm tracking at least two. Sure has inspired a couple of writers. Oh well, can always use more.
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Links?
Oh man I don't have a soul
Still there have been a lot of stories like this but this one is certainly has a good start.
I like that it is going to be a comedy some many of them are serous.
Still I am wondering where everything is going with this.
But I like Shinning's reaction in this story the best, just like his sister.
Now I'm wondering about Cadance's most stories don't even get that far.
Heck most don't even get to Twilight's reaction & Spike's reaction. That is unless she was the one who revived the foal in the first place.
So is the foal a Filly or a Colt?
Does the little nipper have wings and sticky glue breath?
Well good luck and I wish you the best of luck.
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The Baby does have wings, but I don't think that'll come up as anything important.
And what do you mean, 'sticky glue breath'?
You know reading your other story on here I think iron will might show up here because who else could help shining armor in a bind?
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Hmmmmmmm
you mean like this? (mild cursing ahead)
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Aww, me neither.. That makes me sad little boy.
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Shining doesn't have feet.
spaceballs reference, I like it
I have no soul.
Darkness consumes you.
Why do you run?
We blind you. It blinds you.
All that is meaningful shall be drained from your body.
You will be a husk.
Let us corrupt you.
It is what the children command.
Darkness will be all.
There is no escaping, no hope.
You will fall,
And you will suffer.
The Darkness....
Let it rip you...
Let us rip you..
Why do you resist?
There is no chance of survival, you ponies.
Why do you not understand the commands of the children?
Let them torment you..
You are as worthless as sand...
You meaningless pieces of flesh and bone cannot do anything to stop the children.
They want to destroy you.
Why won't you let them?
LUDICROUS SPEED!!!
Really Spaceballs that's what u decided to go with? I Bucking luv it
Lol looks like I have no soul.
Hm, after reading the first chapter, I must say I'm extremely hooked. You indented your paragraphs, but there's no empty space between paragraphs. In a real book, that's the format; on Fimfiction, however, that's frowned upon because paragraph spacing makes it easier to read.
You didn't hit me over the head with humor or cuteness, just merely build some foundation for future shenanigans. I like that. You've given me enough to be interested, and a promise that it will become further interesting. Oh, and the title is amazing.
.9/5 (I'm taking .1 points because I'm a nitpicky reader when it comes to paragraph spacing! I will be reading this later )