One day, a pegasus messenger stumbles into the palace and collapses at the foot of Celestia's throne, too exhausted to even stand. He had flown in all the way from the Badlands in order to deliver his news in time.
The changelings are coming.
Now it is up to Princess Celestia to figure out the changeling question before it is too late. Why do they attack in the open when their strength lies with deception? Why do they consume by force when kindness and generosity would help them more? What sort of thoughts lurk in the mind of a creature that consumes emotion?
If she can understand Chrysalis, maybe she can avert the oncoming disaster.
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i can uderstand the pic of the story is Chrysalis, but it's all wrong. The face looks like something made for comedy.
OOOOOH SHIT
You have my attention.
Are you just in a really changeling-y mindset, or is this foreshadowing for some other twist?
Moooooore!
That. Was. Great!
A very interesting approach to an surrendering Chrysalis.
I've read stories about her surrendering before (for example this one: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/202780/winds-of-change ), but never one, that actually began with how exactly she surrendered and that focussed on Celestia's interactions with her rather than Twilight's.
I really liked how you described the psychological pressure and the assumptions everypony spontaneously made.
If you continue this like you started it, I can already tell, that it'll be one of my favourites here.
Faved and liked.
(P. S.: Just so you know. My favourite story here is Hive Alive; another Chrysalis Story^^)
(P. P. S.: I have to agree with DevourMistress. You should consider changing the pic. Though it might be somewhat artistic I think it's a little confusing if you try to connect it to the story.)
That about changelings being like rain wasn't metaphore for their attack?
Wow, right up the the very last line.
Then- POW, dope-slapped and leaving the reader gawking.
I'm not certain a second chapter can hope to compare to that lead-in but I'll most definitely be waiting for it.
Please, continue.
How does she know the name of the Changeling Queen?
5306455 She told them her name.
5306469 I don't remember seeing that in the episode
5306555 Eh, maybe she didn't. I don't think it particularly matters though. We'll just say Cadance learned it when she was being held prisoner.
...Well. That was not the chapter ending I was expecting. Very interesting!
That last line, interesting. Maybe the reason this army is so big is because it isn't an army at all, but all the changelings, including their civilian population.
This strikes me as important. And possibly Crystal Empire related.
Wait Wtf. That ending actually caught me off guard... In a good way.
You done forgot the opening quotation mark.
So that ending happened. I'm at a loss for words. It's also wonderful to read your stuff again. Really looking forward to more!
.... anyone else getting a sense of Gurren Lagann-esque shenanigans?
Well, it was a good story.
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Fantastic story, thanks for writing.
You can has review!
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Holy shit! Thank you so much. This is only the second time someone's reviewed what I've written, and it makes me feel really good that it's a positive one this time.
I reread this every few weeks...its that gripping.