The Changelings Are Due in Canterlot

by Meta Four

3. Even Less Canon Than Usual Secret Bonus Alternate Universe What-If Edition: THE SCARY DOOR

You are entering another dimension, kind of like a cafeteria, but creepier. Like, the only entree is “mystery meat”, and the salad bar only has “mystery salad”, and the only drink is “bug juice”. And then you notice that all the other diners are monsters, or something. You try to run away, but your hoof lands in a mysterious puddle on the floor. As you slip and fall, you bang your head against … The Scary Door.

Vis-a-vis our prior correspondence, I present to you: Twilight Sparkle, a unicorn prodigy who’s about to set in motion a calamitous chain of events she never could have foreseen …

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Twilight Sparkle rushed into the throne room of the Canterlot Royal Palace.

“Princess Celestia!” she cried. “There are changelings among us, I’m sure of it! We need to convene a special committee to find them and root them out!”

“Excellent idea, Twilight Sparkle,” Princess Celestia said. “In fact, it’s such a great idea, I already did it! Here’s the committee, right now!”

Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy marched into the throne room.

Rainbow Dash said, “You are the changeling, Twilight Sparkle!”

Then, Twilight Sparkle was a bug. “Oh, no! I never could have foreseen this calamitous chain of events!”

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On that day, Twilight Sparkle truly learned the bitterest lesson of all: Don’t be a changeling.

Author's Note:

Thank you for reading.

If you'd like to keep reading, then have a look at this deleted scene.

Comments

[Yami Vizzini]

Mmm, I haven't had bug juice in years....

And I suppose I never will again, with Celestia's new laws giving those bugs a free pass.

[JFalk]

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To be fair there are some Twilight Zone episodes with a more optimistic/heartwarming bent: One for the Angels, Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room, The Night of the Meek...

[FanOfMostEverything]

Magnificently done. I regret throwing this in the Read Later bin. I especially regret letting it sit for more than a month. An engrossing read from start to finish with a good message and a great ending. Thank you for it.

[glennbyrnes]

With all this paranoia and prejudice, even if the changelings did attack, they would probably starve to death. They feed on love, you know.

[Meta Four]

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Scientist: I have combined the DNA of the world's most evil animals, to make the most evil creature of them all!
[A pod opens, and a cloud of steam rolls out. The steam clears, revealing a pony inside.]
Pony: Turns out it's pony.

[Kryssi]

7392922 Who said Chrysalis was telling the truth about that?

[Cursed Quill]

It was a natural outgrowth of her own and the mob's arguments: she's been acting different ever since she heard Cadence was getting married…

[Cursed Quill]

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You just gave me an idea for a fanfic.

[PresentPerfect]

On that day, Twilight Sparkle truly learned the bitterest lesson of all: Don’t be a changeling.

A lesson we can all take to heart. XD