• Published 30th Aug 2018
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Things Change - Equimorto



Chrysalis coming to her to ask for friendship was something Celestia always hoped would one day happen. She did not expect things to go like this though.

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Loved to death

"What?" Chrysalis asked, taken aback by the alicorn's words.

"This was all just a test, and you passed it," Celestia replied, walking closer to the changeling.

"What?" Chrysalis repeated, still unsure of what was happening.

"I suppose I should explain what happened. You see, I became aware of your presence when you first entered the castle, and I wanted to make sure that you were telling the truth about your amnesia. So I cast a spell on myself and over the city of Canterlot, convincing ponies that I had always been a terrible ruler and modifying the city accordingly. I set up this to see if you could not only free my ponies from my oppressive rule, but also bring my corrupted self to return to my normal ways."

"You what?"

"Yes."

Chrysalis walked closer to Celestia, staring deep in her eyes. "So you forced your ponies to suffer your new self, knowing that if I failed things would remain like that and Equestria would be doomed, knowing that even if I was good there was a chance that you would be thrown in a dungeon, knowing that there was a possibility that I was still evil and that your actions would allow me to defeat you and rule over Equestria, and you even changed your memories of yourself, all so you could make sure that I was being sincere to you?"

Celestia rubbed the back of her neck with a hoof. "I did, yes."

Chrysalis took a step towards the alicorn. "That is-" she took another step "-without a doubt-" another step, almost face to face with the alicorn "-the sweetest thing someone has ever done form me," Chrysalis said, eyes beaming.

"Do you really think that?" Celestia asked.

"Of course! I would have never thought you could care so much for me."

"I do care for you. I love you, Chrysalis."

"I love you too, Celestia."

The two moved a little closer, eyes locked into those of the other, feeling each other's breath on their face, silently contemplating the one in front of them, until finally, after a few moments of hesitation, they moved together and embraced the other in a deep, passionate, warm hug of friendship, which was what they felt for each other.

The door burst open with a loud bang. "Oh come on!" Twilight shouted, entering the room. "That was a perfectly romantic scene and you ruined it! Will you two just kiss already?"

Chrysalis and Celestia looked at each other, giggling a little.

"I'm afraid this isn't one of your stories, Twilight," Celestia said.

The purple alicorn walked closer to the pair, an annoyed expression on her face as she stared at the two. "That was really anticlimactic, you know?"

"How about this then?" Chrysalis asked. Her body began to levitate and glow, and Twilight realised what was happening a moment too late, the resulting blast of energy sending her flying back out of the door.


"So, about that whole 'test' thing," Twilight said to Celestia, the two of them sitting under the shadow of a tree in the castle's gardens.

"What about it?" Celestia asked, looking at her student.

"You made that story up on the spot, didn't you?"

Celestia went back to looking at what was in front of her. "Maybe. Does it matter though? This are my memories and those of everypony else now, so there's not really a point in trying to figure out how things were before."

"I guess you're right. Still though, rewriting the memories of all your citizens? Isn't that a little extreme?"

"Friendship is magic, Twilight, but sometimes, friendship is mind control. That sounds like a title now that I've said it. 'Friendship is Mind Control'. Bah, I'm sure there's someone out there who already used it."

Sitting at Celestia's other side, Luna mumbled something about justice in her sleep.

Twilight looked at Celestia with a somewhat confused expression, her mouth half open and ready to ask a question, then she shook her head and went back to looking to the park in front of her. "So I guess things are back to normal now."

"I don't know, Twilight," the white alicorn said. "I would say..." Celestia looked at what was in front of her, the newly reformed Chrysalis playing in the park with some of her guards. "I would say that things changed."

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"Friendship is magic, Twilight, but sometimes, friendship is mind control. That sounds like a title now that I've said it. 'Friendship is Mind Control'. Bah, I'm sure there's someone out there who already used it."

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Kinda think a new tag called Absurd should be made. Because random really doesn’t really cut it here.

OK, first I was like, this deserves an upvote, why not? But after finishing it, I was like YAY! A new favourite! And I finally figured out the meaning of FimC. Good work, have a Fluttershy. :yay:

Chrysalis walked closer to Celestia, staring deep in her eyes. "So you forced your ponies to suffer your new self, knowing that if I failed things would remain like that and Equestria would be doomed, knowing that even if I was good there was a chance that you would be thrown in a dungeon, knowing that there was a possibility that I was still evil and that your actions would allow me to defeat you and rule over Equestria, and you even changed your memories of yourself, all so you could make sure that I was being sincere to you?"

Pointing out your problems doesn't make them go away

"I don't know, Twilight," the white alicorn said. "I would say..." Celestia looked at what was in front of her, the newly reformed Chrysalis playing in the park with some of her guards. "I would say that things changed ."

No. I refuse. No more. Fic over, no sequel. Bye

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Well that tactic wouldn't work on me. As soon as people start throwing out ridiculous numbers, I stop taking them seriously.

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See, comments like these make me wary to read this story. The idea looks like it could be fun, but the comment section here implies mood whiplash into grimderp.

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It isn't a true random story until it makes you consider a absurd tag frankly.

This is going to be a hot take but this story was tagged random, I don't see how you can complain about whiplash when it's technically on the cover.

The door burst open with a loud bang. "Oh come on!" Twilight shouted, entering the room. "That was a perfectly romantic scene and you ruined it! Will you two just kiss already?"

HOOOOOO!!! Just barfing in her Mouth Already!!!! :twilightangry2:

What the absolute f**k? :unsuresweetie: :twilightoops: :applejackconfused: :rainbowderp: :pinkiesick: :derpyderp1:

i... i don't even know. this is one of those stories that makes you question if it's brilliant or just so bad that it's good. if you planned all of it from the beginning, then it's brilliant. if you made it up as you went along, then you course corrected so hard that this thing flew off the rails and landed on a completely different track, and then kept going.
either way, kudos to you 'cause i love it.

"I suppose I should explain what happened. You see, I became aware of your presence when you first entered the castle, and I wanted to make sure that you were telling the truth about your amnesia. So I cast a spell on myself and over the city of Canterlot, convincing ponies that I had always been a terrible ruler and modifying the city accordingly. I set up this to see if you could not only free my ponies from my oppressive rule, but also bring my corrupted self to return to my normal ways."

I now un hate celestia

When I started reading, I didn't think it would be as much of a crackfic as it was. But it was well-executed. Stories like this make me wish there was a neutral vote.

I didn't know that this was going to be more than just one chapter, but I really like that this was extended. I'll be reading the rest of it.

Weird, fun, cute, absurd, and highly featuring Celestia? This story is those things, and more! It doesn't quite feel like an emotional rollercoaster, but more like an emotional spinning thingy with more spinning thingies on it that makes you kinda sick after a while and isn't that fun, but you still enjoy. If nothing else, I'd recommend it for the unique experience, and the frankly stellar comedy

Comes with free music recommendations!

SSSOOOO....SURREAL !!!!!!

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