The Changeling Queen
[Canterlot Judicial Hall.]
The ponies in the gallery were scrambling within the courtroom. The judges were screaming for order. However, most of the attention was now on Rainbow Dash. Her body was comically flat against the opposing wall of the courtroom. With her speed, no one can react in time to stop her. Rainbow is just that fast. Everyone expected to see Jason flatten against the wall. However, no one expected Pinkie Pie to push Jason out of the way. Jason and Pinkie sat on the floor with the party mare lying across his stomach. Pinkie winces as Rainbow peels off the wall and hits the ground. Looking back at Jason, Pinkie wonders why he stares intently at the ceiling.
"Are you okay?" Pinkie asks tentatively. Jason remains silent. "I better get up now, huh?"
"..."
"...Right..."
Pinkie Pie removes herself from Jason as Chrysalis approaches him. The changeling queen offers a hoof as he takes it and sits up. "Thanks. I slipped and couldn't get up for some reason,"
Chrysalis arches a brow at this before turning to Pinkie's hurt expression. "Yes, you should be more careful around marble floors. I don't know why you insist on balancing on two limbs when you have four,"
"What do I look like, a baby?"
"Speaking of foals, the Rainbow one and Cream one are stirring,"
Rainbow Dash was indeed shaking off the cobwebs. Her eyes refocus on Jason as she snorts angrily. Instantly, she was in the air again. Only this time, Chrysalis catches her in her aura. "Ah! Let. GO!!!"
"Dashie, please stop. You're making things worse!" Pinkie pleaded.
"I'm making things worse?! Are you bucking kidding me!? Look at what he did to Fluttershy! Trying to make us the bad guys. Spying on us! Everything was fine until he showed his ugly mug. Now Fluttershy's cutie maker is gone!!!"
Rarity was right beside Fluttershy as the shy mare had a vacant hollow expression with fresh tears staining her cheeks. A hateful scowl lands on Jason as Rarity goes on a tirade. "Are you proud of yourself? Does it feel good to harm an innocent mare? Fluttershy is a fragile pony. She abhors violence. It's only natural she'd run away from it. She doesn't deserve to lose her cutie mark for the actions of others or be criticized for her timid nature!"
"A timid mare? Is it true that Fluttershy? - as an element of harmony - faced the likes of Nightmare Moon, Discord, and yours truly?" Chrysalis asks. Jason emphasizes her point with memories from the Gjallarhorn of Fluttershy performing said acts.
"Yes, but she didn't do it alone,"
"Did she not face down a dragon that thousand times her size? A timid mare convinced a dragon to leave its den,"
The image changes to the elements going up to the cave where the dragon is sleeping. The court saw the various attempts of the bearers to wake the dragon failing. At first, Rarity smiles at the memory as it shows Fluttershy being her timid self and hiding away. But then, her smile leaves, leading her to get the dragon to go so she can claim his hoard of treasure. She cringes when Rainbow Dash bucks the dragon's snout, waking him in a rage. And she becomes nervous when Fluttershy activates her stare and dresses him down.
"How dare you. How dare you! Listen here, mister! Just because your big doesn't mean you get to b a bully! You have huge teeth, snore smoke, and breathe fire, but you do not - I repeat - do not hurt my friends! You got that!"
"Y-Yes, she did do that," Rarity said reluctantly.
A groan sounds from the judges as Ember covers her face. "Wonderful. Now I have to talk with Crimson about his dwelling relocation. No dragon believed it when he returned to the Dragonlands because of a pony,"
"I must ask why a group of civilians went to convince a fully grown dragon to leave its cave instead of you or your guard, Celestia?" Queen Novo said.
Celestia sighs as another of her decisions comes into question. "I believed that the presence of the royal guard might have led to a gross misunderstanding between the two parties. It was a chance to test Twilight and her friend's diplomacy skill,"
"A test that they very nearly failed due to the actions of that one!" Queen Novo points to Rainbow Dash, who stops struggling with Chrysalis's' hold as Luna's and Cadance's aura overrides Chrysalis as they sit Rainbow back at the defendant's bench."
"The disappointment is mounting, Miss Dash. This is the second time you are acting both carelessly and recklessly. There shall not be a third!" Luna stated. "The court will add attempted assault charges after your little display,"
"What!? But he--" Rainbow exclaimed.
"Jason conducted himself as a plaintiff should. You, as a defendant, only hurt Fluttershy and those beside you more," Cadance said with a shake of her head.
"Why did you not report the issue to Celestia instead of resorting to violence? Why were you also without the elements of harmony"?" Queen Novo continues."
"W-Well, the dragon wasn't bad, just a little thoughtless in his sleeping pattern. And Princess Celestia trusted us. I believed we could handle it, and we did!" Twilight said.
"Was it misplaced trust or incompetence all around, I wonder?"
"A little from column A and a lot from column B. But we also forget when sweet, timid Fluttershy stood up to a minotaur seeking his proper monetary compensation," Chrysalis said.
Playing the memory shows Rarity and Pinkie trying to dissuade a minotaur from seeing the shy mare. The judges all frown when Rarity and Pinkie refer to Iron Wall as a monster. Finally, after Fluttershy opens the door, Iron request what he is owed.
"You were a doormat, andIronn Will turned you into a lean, mean, assertive machine! Pay Iron Will what you owe Iron Wil!"
"No," Fluttershy said to the shock of everyone. "As I recall, during your workshop, you promised one hundred percent satisfaction from your customers, or we don't pay. Well, I am not satisfied,"
"Not only do we see FLutterhsy stand up to several creatures larger than her, but we also see the supposed good pony scamming a hardworking creature," Chrysalis said.
"Now, hold on! That Mon-"Rarity quickly catches herself. "That Minotaur's seminar turned Fluttershy into an awful and horrid pony," Rarity said.
Another memory plays of Fluttershy interacting with ponies after IronWill'ss seminar. However, while some cases show ponies being rude to Fluttershy and the shy pegasus responds accordingly, other issues show Fluttershy being the aggressor. "Now, can you tell the court where in Iron Will's seminar he says throw ponies into haystacks, beat ponies out of a taxi, and mail post ponies in a display of irony? Fluttershy clearly states she is proud of her new attitude. And you two supported it. Fluttershy, in the end, even openly admits that she took the assertiveness lesson too far. So, Iron Will has grounds to sue all three of you for his compensation. Especially considering it was you two that convinced Fluttershy to do so,"
"But, his so-called lesson was far too general. Any pony could've done the same things Fluttershy did!"
"Then, where are the cases of other ponies who attended that seminar going over the top with their assertiveness?" Rarity could not answer. "It is only common sense to know when and where to be assertive. Although being assertive is not grounds for assaulting ponies."
"The court is inclined to agree, Miss Belle," Luna said. "The crown will hear his case about producing Iron Will with his full and proper payment for his seminar,"
"And, now the question becomes this; Is Fluttershy going to avoid accountability for her actions again? We saw it in the memories of Iron Will. We saw it with Jason. Hay, we even saw in this court when she used an ability known as the stare to attack Jason,"
The murmurs were starting to grate at Rarity's nerves. "Enough. You stand there so smug while talking about accountability? What about yours? You evaded punishment for crashing the wedding! You impersonated and foalnapped a princess! You committed espionage and brainwashing against Shinning Armor! You attempted an invasion! Yet, here you are now, trying to champion a creature that happens to have a grudge to make yourself seem virtuous! This whole charade is nothing more than your latest revenge plot. If I am guilty of hypocrisy, what about you, little pot?"
Chrysalis loses her smile and glares at the prissy unicorn. "You think it is so simple, don't you? I am a big evil villain who comes to ruin your lives. You believe me to be one-dimensional, only desiring revenge. Well, I'd be lying if I said otherwise. But, like I told Shinning Armor, we are effective because it is not just revenge. It is justice that drives us. You see, my dear element bearer, the one thing a villain affords you is that you can spot those of the same cloth. I've been around plenty of despicable creatures. Some are overt, like Sombra and Discord. Others are subtle and covert, like me. But, you and the Princess? Yours is a villainy that makes me sick to my stomach. The kind that hides behind their sanctimonious platitudes while being either willfully ignorant or blindly dismissive to the harm they cause!"
"And what harm has any of us brought unto you!" Cadance asks.
Chrysalis scoffs as she approaches the Gjallarhorn for the first time. The memory took place in an unknown castle and throne room. A different yet similar changeling to Chrysalis was waiting inside an empty throne save for a few guards. A small nymph beside her huddles closer as she can see and feel the baneful glares of the assembled ponies.
"Mother. Why are they staring at us like that? I feel something making me ill,"
"Tis alright, little Chrysalis. Keep close to me, always. We'll see the king and Queen of the pony land for aid,"
A moment later, a large teleportation dome appears. Two alicorns were flanked by two unicorns, a commander pegasi and a grinning Earth pony. The female alicorn arches a brow as she speaks while holding her foals. "Husband? What manner o creatures are these?"
"Egads!" The Earth pony said. "They remind me of the ants during the summertime harvest,"
"They do appear insect-like at first glance," The breaded wizard unicorn said.
"Urgh! And they are as vile!"[/] The unicorn mare said.
"State your business. Why have you come here?" The king spoke in a commanding tone.
My name is Metamorpha. With me is my daughter, Princess Chrysalis. We have to your bedding kingdom to ally ourselves with you," "/b]
The alicorns looked skeptical, while the unicorn mare was unimpressed. "You come to us, asking to participate in our kingdom and reap our spoils, with nothing to prove your worth? Such impertinence!"
"We are waring with the minotaurs of the east. What might you bring against them? Mayhaps you will use your visage to terrify them," The pegasus said.
Metaphorma smiles at her before green flames shroud her. A moment later and a minotaur was standing before the ponies. "We are changeling. We assume the form of any we desire. With our skill, we can--"
"ABOMINATION!!!" The king roars as the guards aim their spears. "You steal the form of your slain? Might you do the same to us if left unchecked,"
Chrysalis flew up to eye level with them. "No, sir. You don't die change. We can do so on our own," Chrysalis morphs into one of the foals in the Queen's hooves. "See?"
However, this did not get the reaction she hoped for, as the Queen sent out a burst of magic at her. Metamopha had little choice but to take the blast herself. "MOTHER!!!" Chrysalis shrieks as his mother collapses.
"Seize them!" The king ordered.
"Stay. S-strong little June bug...!" With the last of her magic, Metamorpha's magic surrounds Chrysalis, and she finds herself back in the hive. The memory ends with the little nymph releasing a wail of sadness.
"That's how I met your mother and father. King Solaris and Queen Selina. Starswirl, Princess Plantium. Commander Hurricane. Chancellor Pudding Head. You met with all of them while we were foals?" Celestia said in a hollow voice.
"Yes, that's how I met that's founders of Equestria. A political meeting of rulers ending in bloodshed!" Chrysalis sp" t as she glares at Celestia and then at Luna. "That is the true virtue you ponies hold. Fear. Hatred. Distrust. We came to offer our services. We came to see if we could join you, and what did that get us?"
"No. I-It was a time of war. It hardens us all. And harmony was yet to be found between the tribes. Surely, with your ability to change the form, that such a reaction---"
Chrysalis cut Luna off before she could finish. "So, because of who we are, my mother deserved to be tortured?! Yes! Tortured! After she got me to safety, your famed wizard Starswirl experimented on her for days!" Chrysalis took an aggressive step to the defendant's bench. "Go ahead! Doubt my claims! I'd love to shatter that image of the great Starswirl the Breaded! Do you want to see what it's like to hit your skin peeled away? Well, any takers?"
No one breathes a word in objection. "We shall accept your word on this. Such imagery may prove traumatic to witness. As I am sure you already know...." Luna said softly.
"When you share a connection to the hive mind, your thoughts are not just yours. Your feeling is not just yours. My mother was strong enough to hide what she was experiencing, but her memories came to me when she died. I saw everything he did! My only saving grace was that some of our elite drones recovered my mother before that bastard could gleam anything of our species!"
"B-But he's Starswirl the Breaded. He wouldn't..." Twould pauses as Chrysalis stares into her soul. She would not dare finish lest she sees her all-time hero's name forever tarnished.
"Then, that's where your animosity towards ponies comes from? Because of how you were treated as a foal?" Cadance asks "more softly this time.
"That's where it started. I suffered two more slights against me years later. One was from you, Princess Celestia. And you, Mi Amore Cadenza!"
"How can you count that as an offense when I was but a foal? Or perhaps, you are referring to the wedding day? It is my shame to admit that you bested me that day. Or are you counting me along with Cadance?" Celestia asks.
"Big surprise! You got mad because Cadance and Shining Armor sent you packing for crashing their wedding!" Rainbow said. Most of the gallery shares her sentiments.
"No, Celestia, I am not counting you with your niece. The wedding day shall forever be her sin against me and my race. No, the slight you dealt me came from this," Chrysalis brings two documents up to project the words for the court.
"Dear Princess Celestia. My name is June Bug. I am the Princess of the changelings. I am writing this letter to you because I heard you were a kind pony, unlike the others. My mommy doesn't like ponies very much. But I know you are good and that there are good ponies. I look forward to meeting you,"
"Who letter is that from? June Bug?" Cadance asks"
Chrysalis shivers before she responds. "...She was my daughter. There must always be a queen to the hive. The most potent queens are born from the love of a mate. However, as a survival trait, a queen can asexually reproduce should no mate be present. This method runs a high risk of the Queen becoming infertile to the prior process of conceiving progeny. And, unfortunately, I am picky when choosing mates," Chrysalis said as a soft smile formed.
"You seemed fond of my Shining Armor!" Cadance said, her tone laced with venom.
Chrysalis rolls her eyes. "Please, do you know how much love a bride and groom produce on their wedding day? Weddings are a full buffet to a changeling. Shinings a decent colt toy. But I never dip into someone else's sloppy seconds,"
"Hey!" Shining calls out, only for Cadance to silence him with a glare.
"I see. But I've never gotI'vethat letter in my docket," Celestia informs.
"Then, what do you call this?!" Chrysalis summons a second paper to read aloud. "To whom it may concern, it is within the interest of preserving Equestia's gloEquestia'se by not associating with the inferior likes of literal bugs. Your presence would be a plague to our way of life. Therefore, an audience with you and your ilk is denied. Further attempts at interactions will resort to ill tidings. Don't write again, signed Princess Celestia. This is your royal seal!"
Inspecting the letter, Celestia frowns as she replies. "I know who wrote this letter. It was a unicorn by the name of Flippant Desire of house Avarice. They were a noble clan that I disbarred for stealing from the royal treasury and selling equestrian secrets to the enemy. One of his duties was handling royal documents while I was busy with other affairs,"
"I suppose it did not matter if it was you or that stallion. The result would've been would've. Ponies skittish nature rejecting non-ponies,"
"Now you speak in conjecture! Had I known of this letter, I would have offered you an ear and worked out some negotiation. I have made great strides to turn Equestria away from those savage beginnings. If you had come, you would've been--"
"--Don't give me that!" Chrysalis cuts the Princess off. "Even if you are different from your wretched parents, can you say the same for your subjects? Would they hold your views when you are not huddling over their shoulder? How many of my changelings would've stuffed before they are treated with basic decency?"
"No, I can not force ponies to confirm my views. Doing so would take away free will - make me a tyrant - I can only stand as an example for all ponies to carry themselves,"
Chrysalis smirks as she gestures to Jason. The human glared at a hole through the Solar Princess as she did not meet his gaze. "I am sure Jason has some critiques of how wonderful an example you set, Princess. He still has so much to show,"
"You said it was your daughter. What has happened?" Queen Novo asks.
Chrysalis lets out a bitter chuckle. "The royal wedding of Princess Carance and Shining Armor happened. June Bug was a healthy nymph despite her birthing method. But she was stubborn. She argued with me constantly about trying the pony method, believing that true friendship you tote so much. Naturally, because of my experience, I forbade it. But, she would go with my plan if I did not follow some of her requests,"
"Which were?" Luna asks.
"No one comes under harm. Everyone has their memories erased after sufficient love harvesting. And, sending a note to announce our arrival,"
"Why would you knowingly declare your attack? Is that not arrogant?" Ember asks.
"Yes, but then, June Bug had a stroke of genius to the idea. Ponies generate more emotion during a stressful situations. So, with the threat against the capital made and my agents soothing the masses, the emotional harvest would've kept my changeling fed for decades. But everything fell apart when you got wise to my plan, Twilight,"
"The fault all your own. You treated every pony like dirt. Then, you sent me to the cravens with Cadance. If you had been nicer or left me alone, I would not have freed Cadance!" Twilight said.
Chrysalis sucks her teeth. "You try being around the creatures that killed your mother and stay civil. I had to remove you since you proved troublesome. Just be glad I loved my daughter more than I hated you, ponies. My original plans were far messier. Especially for you, Cadenza. But my daughter was so insistent on her plan. Right up to the moment, you blasted us from Canterlot," Another bitter chuckle leaves Chrysalis as creatures display sadness. "You know, you would think that your barrier of love would strengthen us instead of blowing us away. The funny thing is that it did,"
"It did?" Shining Armor asks nervously.
"Yes, you dullard! While the kinetic force of the spell pushed us away, it was still love-infused magic. But that did not matter in the end. That much love all at once without proper increments is like feeding a starving, malnourished creature a fast food buffet. Most of my drones died of sensory overload before they hit the ground…."
A sudden and horrible realization hits Cadance like a freight train. "You mean the other drones—"
"…" The changeling queen remains silent as Chrysalis shows the memory to everyone. She was the first to hit the ground. Her limbs broke apart upon impact, and the chitin around her torso cracked. Despite these injuries, Chrysalis slowly heals. Her features are one of pain and anger.
"Gah! Insolent prey. I will - Ah - I will be back!" A shadow looms over the downed Queen as she looks back up. There was a heavy thud and sickening splat as Chrysalis saw several of her drones crash against the ground Blood and viscera shot out in every direction as she watched her hive die. "N-No. No!!!" Chrysalis could only watch as my body fell. A particularly harsh impact lands right next to Chrysalis. The dust settles as Chrysalis feels all the color drain from her being. There, her daughter June Bug lay with a jagged, sharp stone piercing from her bin through her left eye socket. The vision was lost while blood oozed from the wound. Her right gaze was unfocused, with tears streaming down her cheek. Chrysalis hobbled to her daughter as best as she could. She stumbles and falls next to her daughter's face as she gently caresses it.
*Gurgle*
Chrysalis choked back a sob at the pitiful sound her daughter was making. There was no saving her. With tears streaming from her eyes, Chrysalis taps her horn against June Bug and the noises she is making. The memory ends with Chrysalis softly crying while holding her deceased daughter, glaring into the space toward Canterlot. "...I'm sorry..." Cadance said after a moment of silence. "I didn't mean to - I wanted you gone for ruining my wedding and attempting to steal Shining. But, I'd never wished that on a mother..."
"Don't be too quick to lay your sympathies, dear. What happened was a tragedy, yes. But you still attacked another nation's capital with an army. Casualties in any conflict of that scale are bound to happen," Shining Armor said.
"Well, what was the alternative when someone is desperate?" Jason suddenly said. "Can anyone here - who saw what happened to Chrysalis's mother - feel safe enough to open negotiations?"
No one had a rebutal. "You ponies and your skittish nature and tribalist tendencies leave no room for negotiation. I suppose I should've tried peace again, but at what risk? Are you and your kind any different from a thousand years ago? How can you ask me to let go of my hatred when you all cling to your fear and distrust?" Chrysalis said before gesturing to Jason. "Meeting Jason has only reinforced my opinion that you are as villainous as I could ever be!"
"Since the beginning of this trial, you two have come up in many conversations and speculation about your relationship. Cadance posed the question earlier. Now, it is time you expand upon that; how did you and Jason meet?"
Chrysalis walks back to the Gjallarhorn. A new memory plays out with Jason running through the Everfree Forest. From his panicked expression, everyone assumed that one of the creatures native to the forest was chasing him. However, as Jason stopped to catch his breath, nothing was behind him. Collapsing on his knees, Jason stares intently at the ground. The court saw Jason looking the worst he's ever been so far. A tattered and ripped-up cloak covered his malnourished-looking frame. The same scarring over his blind eye looked more recent. However, a new addition the court participants missed gave everyone pause. An angry red indention formed a perfect circle around Jason's neck. The human in the memory was not bothered by this newest scar. He idly traced it with his fingertips before rustling in the bush caught his attention. Spotting the scrub, several more rustles went off. However, Jason made no move to hide. Instead, he sighed and waited.
"Not my first choice, but I won't complain..."
The rustling continued until several changelings emerged from the bushes, with Chrysalis closely following them. "The emotional spike is here, my queen," A drone said.
"There's nothing here," Chrysalis said. Chrysalis notices Jason kneeling in front of her as she recoils. "Expect the unusual wildlife,"
"My queen!" The drone alerted with his horn glowing. "The emotions are coming from this creature!"
Chrysalis arches a brow and approaches with her magic active. Taken aback, Chrysalis began to stalk around Jason's form. "Interesting. These emotions you exhibit. They are far too complex to be from the average wild beast. Despair. Depression. Anguish. And little sprinkles of rage. Well, more than a little sprinkle. The emotion was enough to alert nearly all my sentries around Equestria from potency alone. But, I've never seen a creature such as yourself. What are you?"
"...Does it matter?" Jason asked.
Confusion forms on the gather changelings group. "The queen has given you an order, creature!" One of the drones hissed.
"Well, you didn't call me a freak. You are already better than them. And, Chrysalis asked a question, not gave me an order,"
"You know me? And who are they? I imagine from your sorry state that you escaped from somewhere unsavory. Are you an exotic pet? A new zoo exhibit, perhaps?" Chrysalis asks.
"As I said, it doesn't matter. I might as well be an ant the world likes to step on. What's one more hoof to the list? Who am I before the great Queen of the changelings? Just do what you're going to do..."
Chrysalis arches another brow as her magic surrounds Jason. The human did not resist as she brought him closer. "Do as I wish, hmm? Since you are familiar with me and my kind. You realize that forcefully draining your emotions will render you a withered husk. There isn't a single creature alive that would want such a fate. So, is this act a strange sense of bravado for your kind?"
"Do you usually play with your food? Is that why the ponies beat you so easily? Whose the one with false bravado here?"
Chrysalis gritted her. She's gotten tired of this strange insolence. Her magical hold grew tighter as she sneered at him. "Curb your tongue! Do not think a lowly creature like you can talk down to me. I will--"
"What?! What are you going to do!?" The sudden shout made Chrysalis lose her hold. Jason fell to the floor. He got up with a glare as Chrysalis felt a sudden surge of rage flowing off of him. "Talk. Talk. Talk! That's all you fucking are! You had everything! You beat Celestia! You captured the elements! And you still fucked it up! Now, you're here in this godforsaken forest trying to scare someone who's done with everything!" Jason tore off his cloak and revealed the rest of his battered body. All the changelings recoiled in shock and disgust while Chrysalis was gawking. "Do you think you can do better than this? Huh? Do you think you're a monster? That you're evil? Let me tell you, you got nothing on the ponies! So go ahead! Find a clean spot and leave your mark. Then, for once in your life, finish the job!!!"
Chrysalis was at a loss for words. No one had spoken to her like that. No one has said anything in a tone that sounds so angry and defeated. The raw emotion from every word of the creature sent her reeling. "Ponies? Did you say ponies did this...?"
"..." Jason merely slump back to his knees, his outburst draining him of his remaining energy.
Chrysalis sucks her teeth and moves closer. She taps her horn to his head as her magic glows. There was a green flash as Jason collapsed, and Chrysalis recoiled while doing the same. The drone was by her side immediately. "My queen?"
Chrysalis immediately did not acknowledge her drone as she got on shaky hooves. ...I am fine,
"What of the creature? Should we end its suffering?"
Chrysalis at Jason's prone for a time before getting up. "No, we're taking Jason back to the hive,"
The drones exchanged a look but complied. "Yes, my queen,"
Chrysalis snapped at them when one of the drones began to drag Jason. "Stop it, you idiots! Must I do everything?" She surrounds Jason in her magic, far more gently than earlier, as she drapes him across her back. We are returning to the hive now. I want a room thoroughly clean. And prepare some suitable food for our guest here. I expect you to treat him like he was another ling amongst the hive. There will be no mention of his scars. And, you will be as cordial as possible. Understand?
"Y-yes, my queen,"
The memory ends as the changelings and the human teleported away. "As far as first impressions go, I'd say we hit it off rather well," Chrysalis said cheekily.
"I fail to see how your meeting with Chrysalis is any better than meeting Twilight. The worse you can say was she was rude. But, Chrysalis abducted you!" Rarity stated.
"Yet, she was far more courteous, kind, and generous than the elements you represent. That says a lot about you heroes when your enemies uphold your virtues. But, since you are so opinionated and sure of yourself, let's talk about you now, Rarity," Jason said as Rarity felt a foreboding chill down her spine.
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I was rereading this because I was bored then I finish and go to the home area and see it just updated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn4jIlFwuLU
Quite the backstories on what happened to Chrysalis and the horrific official 'first contact' with the Ponies. Starswirl's (and the rest of his group's) credibility will go down the drain.
Plus the reveal that she once had a daughter and what happened to her was shocking.
Also, I love the growing deconstruction of the various moments of the show that paint our "heroes" in an ever increasingly negative light. Especially once the real consequences of their actions didn't really end on a "good/happy" note after all.
Can't wait to see the so-called "Element of Generosity" about to have her life and especially reputation come crashing down.
Great chapter, welcome back.
Although I noticed a lot of grammatical errors, but that didn’t take away from the experience.
Keep it up!
Many spelling errors
Amazing. That is all I can say about this chapter. *Virtual applause*
Yes...Yes...Yeeeeessssss!
Celestia has been ignoring the world around her she knew of changelings before the wedding considering cadence knew of them and revealed to everyone the bride was a fake and yet she depended on twilight and friends to all the work of keeping up relations between nations and kept putting them in danger for stuff that they were just lucky to survive.
Excellent chapter. It was nice seeing Pinkie start to stand up for Jason, who in return seemed extremely confused as to why she helped him. And it was also interesting to read your version of Chrysalis' backstory. Now I'm wondering if part of the reason Chrysalis is being kind to him is not just because they share similar experiences with the ponies but because she's personally taking care of him now. her way to fill the void in her heart because of her diseased daughter.
Jason ignoring Pinkie is straight savage. How does it feel, numb nuts?
Meanwhile, the others are being as aggressively ignorant as they can be. Something tells me that season 8 will never happen.
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And what exactly is the Ending Universe? Are you saying this is a crossover or something?
i smell a crush
I forgot to say this earlier.
I see Jason comments that Spike's loyalty is impressive but says the ponies don't deserve that loyalty with what they did to him.
And mentions it shows how the ponies have such a strong grip on Spike's heart and hopes to free him from that grip eventually
Despite the many errors, it is still an excellent story. Rereading it again immediately.
Dont know if it’s just me, but I’m rooting for Jason x Chrysalis
So I was sort of right, Pinkie did stop Rainbow from hurting Jason, but by pushing him out of the way and not by attacking Rainbow. It was fitting for him to pretend he didn't see her as payback for avoiding him like the plague.
I agree about Iron Will, he told Fluttershy to be assertive and stand up for herself, not be a complete bitch and bully others, that was all on her.
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i mean it seems discord has done something to their memorys if i am reading this right. By the end of this Celestia and Luna are going to have to do some drastic work on their country and the education system. Also something i think might be a good point for them to bring up against celestia is the sun and moon needing her and luna still. I mean i can understand it as a tradition for them to do in public every now and then but the lack of any other plan for if they are not availible is either stupidity or flat out blackmail on other countrys to make them back off
Not bad, but it has some spelling and grammar errors.
Hope to see Jason forgive Pinkie Pie, interesting to see Celestia's mother and father as xenophobes, still don't blame Cadance for defending herself, it was a invasion after all, chrysalis may had good intent to feed her hive and not hurt anyone, but malice was still there, the road to hell is paved with good intent! Maybe if she asked Princess Cadance things would have turned out differently, she may of thought Royal sisters was against her because of that letter, but she didn't know where Cadance stood on the matter!
"So, that justifies mass murder and regicide? Under normal circumstances, it would've been justified, but intent and previous wrong doings committed by your kind made peace impossible, or at least a less viable option than trying to beat a dragon like Torch with a stick instead of magic that could bitch slap him. They were going to leave after the harvest, no one would've been hurt, but you had to do things the hard way."
"There's a saying back home: 'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'. You wouldn't be wrong if you said it would only create a vicious cycle of revenge that both sides name justice, but at the same time, the punishment should always fit the crime, and both sides were well beyond talking by the time of the wedding. Unfortunately, dead ponies can't be charged, but in cases like Starswirl, you can correct history and point out that he and many other ponies, your parents included, were even more vile and evil than Twilight tried to prove humans were. Our history is probably as bloody, if not more so, but at least we try not to idolize murderers like them, at least we try to make sure our history is accurate, which is more than can be said about you."
"You're all murderers, and you have the arrogance to call us monsters after everything you've done? If it weren't for June, your kind would be nothing more than livestock, the ones who weren't brutally killed during the invasion anyway, and you repaid that mercy with blood. Climb down that mountain of corpses and try saying you're good ponies, that we're the monsters. If you can honestly say that with a straight face and not have the Horn call you out on your bullshit, we can end the tribunal here and drop the rest of the charges."
"How many times do we have to remind you ponies this isn't about revenge. This is about justice." Jason states proudly, staring down twilight.
"Justice? JUSTICE!! How is any of this justice? Canterlot is burning, ponies are rioting in the streets and fluttershy is catatonic. You haven't brought justice you have only brought chaos." Twilight seethes with anger at Jason, her wings flare as glares up into Jason's only working eye. She ignored her mentor and the judges demanding for her to stand down, instead she continues her berating comments. "We were happy before you came along. Everypony was happy before you came along and ruined everything. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAS A BAD LIFE DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN RUIN EVERYPONY ELSE'S!!!!"
Jason only smirks at the sight, a wave of satisfaction washes over him as he witnesses every creature seeing the true side of their princess. "All I have done is reveal the truth, how you ponies react to said truth is completely your choice. You only have yourselves to blame little twilight" jason chuckles as he sees twilights anger rise
"And your still wrong dear Twilight, Jason and I aren't the only victims of equestrias cruelty. Are we Jason?" Chrysalis adding her earn smug smirk.
"Ooooh no we most certainly are not" jason replies signally the gjallarhorn to come to him
Twilight is dumbfounded for a split second before returning to her anger.
"What are you two talking about, I'll admit what the residents of ponyville did to you was bad, but it's not like the citizens of equestria does this on a daily basis." Twilight states, she now has listen to her mentors demands and calmed down and return to the defendant bench. As jason glares and narrows his eyes. But he retains his composure.
"Oh twilight, that is exactly what you ponies do" Jason lays his hand on the gjallarhorn. The gjallarhorn transforms but is paused between forms as jason continues "how about we start off with the griffons cause why not? Grandpa gruff, tell me do you recall an exchange program between equestria and the griffon kingdom?"
Grandpa gruff is surprised at the question being directed at him but answered nonetheless, "why yes I do, a young griff by the name of Gale went to manehatten I think. He volunteered so he may know more about equestrian culture."
"But he never returned did he?" Jason replies.
Grandpa gruff reluctantly nods "yes I havent heard from him since he went over there nor have I seen him in griffon stone, I always assumed he chose to stay and that hes still in that town."
Jason slowly Paces back and forth creating an unsettling atmosphere before continuing. "You are... technically not wrong, Gale is still in that town" gruff gave a confused look in response.
"What do you mean he is technically still in the city?"
You see I would tell you, but I think it would be better to show you." Jason takes his hand off the gjallarhorn as it continues to morph and transform. It now shows an image of a young turquoise colored griffon with a wide smile, a bright gleam in his eyes stepping off the train duffle bag in claw. But the young Griffon fails to see the stares fall upon him as he exits the train station.
'alright equestria let's see what you got' the younge Gale thinks to himself as he trots down the town. His eyes gaze in wonder at the amount of stores and restaurants in the city "wowee this city has everything I never seen so much stores opened at once" Gale says out loud, childlike wonderment blinding him to all the ponies staring whispering to each other. Many of the courtroom members talk amongst themselves comparing this sequence to Jason's first time in ponyville
Gale then spots a cafe that cafe that catches his eye more then the others, and decided to make his way inside. As the bell attached to the doorframe rings the mare at the counter turns her attention to the door and almost falls of her stool as her eyes meet the griffon. She watches as Gale sits down at one of the cafe's booth's and looks around the restaurant.
Reacting quickly the young mare rushes off to another room and comes out a with a larger much older unicorn stallion. Who approaches Gale just as he was about to pick up a menu
Gale notices the stallion just as he comes into his side view, "oh hello my name is Gale is was wondering if y'all were hiring? Oh and can I get some coffee I always wanted to try equest-"
Gale is cut off by the unicorn stallion "I'm sorry sir but I'm going to have to ask you to leave were closing soon."
Gale raises his eyebrow in confusion and looks around the room seeing a bunch of other patrons chatting and eating their food some. But some were giving him dirty looks "but it's the middle of the day?"
The stallion huffs but contains and hides his frustration "alright sir the real reason is that the other patrons been sending in complaints about you causing a disturbance" the stallion claims. "I have no choice but to make you leave
Gale is taken aback by the obvious lie But that's not true I haven't done anything, I just got here and sat down i ain't bothered no creature" Gale claims his voice getting a bit loud.
The stallions eyes twitch Sir I have asked you nicely if you don't leave now I will be forced to get the guards involved
Gales shock widens. His eyes scanned the room almost every pony was staring at him many giving him hateful glares. Mothers shielded their foals from him. Gale immediately felt unsafe and decided it was best to leave. Hearing some hurtful remarks on the way out under the ponies breath.
The vision ends with the courtroom in shock. Every creature was silent all except grandpa gruff who was seething and clenching his talons
Jason seemly satisfied with the reaction continues speaking. "But things didn't end there they only got worse
"What do you mean, you still haven't answered my question" Gruff slammed his claws onto the table. He notices Jason's unreadable blank expression this only heighten his urgency for an answer. "WHAT HAPPENED TO GALE WHY DIDN'T HE COME BACK!!!"
The sudden outburst from grandpa gruff caused many to jump. But Jason kept his blank expression, breathing in a deep breath and letting it go before approaching grandpa gruff and the other judges but focuses his gaze on grandpa gruff.
"He died." Jason stated bluntly giving grandpa gruff a sympathetic and somber look their eye contact unbreaking.
The courtroom was completely silent a pin rolling could be heard. Many were left in a state of shock not noticing jason reaching his hand to the gjallarhorn before it was too late.
The new memory shows something awful the remaining mane six and the princesses couldn't believe what they were seeing. Three ponies, a pegasus, a unicorn, and an earth pony were all brutally beating Gale behind an alley way dumpster all of them yelled out slurs and insults at the poor griffon as he cried in pain and begged for them to stop.
But his pleas fell on deaf ears as they continued to raise their hooves and slam them into his body.
The pegasus eventually stomped hard onto his wings and they gave a sicking crunch as the pegasus stallion twisted and dug his hooves into them. The unicorn bucked him in the stomach and stomped on his claws breaking them.
The earth pony slowly made his way up to Gale's head with one last raise of his hooves brought them down onto Gales skull killing him. But they didn't stop, they didn't realize Gale was already dead.
The memory continued to show the three stallions assualt and beat the poor griffons corpse. Until.
"STOP! STOP! STOP! JUST STOP!!!" Grandpa gruff cried out as his tears began to flow
"NO MORE PLEASE I CAN'T WATCH ANYMORE PLEASE" he begged
The memory quickly evaporated as Grandpa gruff continued to sob at seeing one of his fellow griffons die in such a brutal fashion.
Even jason let out a few of his own tears at seeing a grown griffon cry. But still continued with his speech
"I know this is alot to take in, but this must be seen whether we like it or not. Because It wasnt just Gale nor was it just griffons. Zebras, dragons, yaks, minotaur diamond dogs, even sea ponies have been victims of equestria. The only difference between me and them. I SURVIVED"
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Very nice. Although, we do lowkey glorify our villains. How many movies and tv series talk about Hitler? What about organized crime? We show most people succeeding in doing despicable things.
Welp…. Rarity might be regretting opening her mouth soon…. I was hoping for Rainbow Dash next though… while it might be easy to outright blame Discord for all this… there’s a pattern of treatment and behavior that predates his introduction. Maybe they should bring up their treatment of the CMC during the Gabby Gums incident? It would show that even removing all the outside “beasties” ponies are happy to ostracize each other, even foals who literally wouldn’t know any better.
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Indeed.
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I got something it the works regarding that.
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I think a lot of things past season 5 is subject to change.
This chapter needs some proofreading, many spelling and grammar errors
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Oh, we are going from the least to the greatest offender. While writing this, I was tempted to do Rainbow, but I think it will take away the impact of doing her and AJ early. Because, again, Twilight's actions pale compared to getting ribs shattered and lightning threw at you.
So, Pinkie shoved Jason out of Rainbow Dash's way.
Even more points are being made on ponykind's hypocrisy. Kind of feels satisfying to see their world crumbling down.
Can't wait for Rarity's turn on being called out for her wrongdoings.
The question is: will it involve the "true" relationship between Rarity and Sweetie Belle?
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Is this an actual story? If not, it's good.
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I don't know what you mean about Rarity and Sweetie Belle's relationship. Is that a story? Send me the link, please.
Oh next chapter is definitely gonna be juicy. Seeing how Rarity, "The Element of Generosity", has tried to steal, shown signs of greed on varied levels, used her looks to get favors, etc... Can just barely wait for the "next-button".
Also curious that how many pony diplomats have written xenophobic missives to other nations using Celestias name? And how many have (ab)used the "moving sun and moon" card to get things to Equestrias benefit, and then call it "good diplomacy"? Or how many non-ponies have Starswirl experimented on?...
EDIT: Oh, and lets not forget the relics from other nations that Celestia gave to Twilight to use in her friendship school, that also excluded some creatures entirely.
This is quite interesting I can't wait for the next chapter
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I don't remember the name of the story, but it involves the reveal near the end of it where Sweetie Belle reveals to Button Mash that Rarity isn't her sister...but her mother.
There are some stories that use this big reveal moment for reasons that are up to the authors. Not saying you should, that would be stupid and selfish of me. You're the author of this Alternative Ending story, thus, you write what you want.
My advice, pay attention to your grammar and spelling. A delayed story is a good one, but a rushed story will forever be bad.
After knowing the existence of chrysalis’s daughter, I’m two fucking steps away from sending a nuke point blank at both Ponyville and canterlot.
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"And that's three murderers who are still roaming free, living out their lives like any normal day, and what did this poor griffon get? All he wanted was to learn, and he did. He learned that a race that preaches peace, love, acceptance, and harmony for all, wishes to keep such rights- not luxuries, rights to themselves. He did nothing else but exist, like me and the changelings. At best, all you ponies gave him is an unmarked grave, that's if you even moved his body by this point.
"Now imagine Zecora in his position? Spike? If they're willing to kill a grown griffon for no legally much less morally justifiable reason, find some sick form of satisfaction from brutally beating a griffon who's begging them to stop, only to keep going after he's dead, would you really put it past them to kill a zebra? How about a baby dragon? We already established that you ponies, not just the founders of Equestria, but the princess' parents, and Starswirl himself were all for cold blooded murder and torture, something you all obviously haven't evolved past."
"Justice is when the punishment fits the crime, and justice can be cruel, especially when the law and morality do not align. A pony could make an honest mistake and end up imprisoned for a long time, a thief could be living a life of luxury they earned through their hard work until the law breaks down his door, a murderer who only targeted other murderers could be executed for passing righteous judgement on them. Regardless, the accused and accusers will always feel like they are the victim when they don't get their justice."
"Yes, you were happy, but we're not thanks to your kind. We're not doing this because 'we had bad lives', we're doing this because we seek justice for crimes committed against us. If your happiness should take priority over our legal and moral rights to expose corruption, hypocrisy, and achieve justice and applicable reparations, then you're only proving our points."
"Did we not have a right to be happy, or is that luxury exclusive to you? Did he not have a right to happiness? What about his friends and family? What about their justice? If your happiness should take priority over our justice, then so should the happiness of the murderers and their families over the justice that is owed to the griffon and his friends and family, and that would be proof enough you are unworthy of your crown."
"We've already proven that your happiness came at the unlawful expense of others more than once, three perfect examples being Spike, Trixie, and Iron Will. Would Nightmare Moon not have been happy? How about Discord? The changelings definitely would've been a lot happier if your founders weren't bloodthirsty monsters. How about Sombra? Tirek? Starlight Glimmer? Sunset Shimmer? In the name of justice and harmony, you've ruined the happiness of others, the only difference between us is that we're doing this through the legal system. You took matters into your own hands even when you had no legal business doing so, and you were called a hero for it. But we do things the way your laws say they're supposed to be done and we're the monsters? Why don't you just get a Purge going at this point?"
"There are other sayings back home. 'What goes around comes around', 'you reap what you sow', one I like particularly is something like 'we are each the architects of our own demise'. We're not ruining any lives, we're only here to do as plaintiffs do, prove the defendants guilty. The lives of criminals aren't ruined because they were caught, their lives are ruined the moment they take that expensive jewelry, the moment they force themselves on another, the moment they plunge the knife, just the consequences have a habit of being slow to catch up."
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Definitely room to expand on that.
Thanks for the chapter 😊
Do the buffalo next.
I don't think that Appleloosa and the Buffalo conflict is settled by pie.
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https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203371/the-ending-verse
Knowing Rarity is next… I’m kinda hoping we get another view of the Diamond Dog incident… it could easily be a case of her trespassing, poaching, resisting arrest, and escape from sentencing. Rarity seems to be the type to hear what she wants to hear along with Rainbow, maybe the situation was explained by the Alphas (Rover, Spot, and Fido)… but she was too busy being a prissy princess to listen? I have a soft spot for Diamond dogs, I won’t lie, since they seem to have a raw deal in Equestria, and in the comics it’s implied once they had a thriving civilization. Makes you wonder what happened to cause it to collapse?….
Like i always said:
MOOORREEE
-certain character from Star Wars
This is war. Psychological warfare.
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The character I made Gale is part of a story I'm making though I changed a few things just to fit the bill better
It'd be great if there was a scene like this at some point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K03Y2FP9qhI
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Oh, this is good. It gave me the perfect idea. Thanks.
It's so good! I want more! ^^
Great chapter though it does need editing somewhat badly.
Let me preface this by saying I love the story and I can't wait for the next chapter, but I have a few issues with this one. Mainly, Chrysalis's justification feels the weakest so far. Her mom was tortured and killed, which is horrible, but that still doesn't justify a full scale invasion. Especially when she's admitted that she planned to murder Cadence but was only talked out of it by her daughter. Speaking of which, her daughter being a casualty in the invasion doesn't really mean a whole lot? Like... Shining is right. You invaded and attacked them. It was a battle. Casualties were going to happen. You don't get to play victim when you were the clear aggressor in this case.
The sins of the father isn't a justification to completely abandon any chance or attempt at peace either. Celestia is the polar opposite of her parents, clearly. Chrysalis should have been able to know that over her very long life, regardless of racist ponies trying to stop her daughter's letter from going through.
I dunno, that whole part just felt like a really weak argument to me. In fact, Celestia being targeted as much as she has just doesn't hold a lot of weight to me either. She's the ruler of the entire kingdom. There's a LOT of responsibility involved in that. She can't be expected to handle every single thing directly or even oversee others handling things directly. The dragon should have been a Mayor Mare issue with ponyville guards, not Celestia. Having Twilight and her friends handle things isn't the best decision every time, but you also can't expect her to micromanage every single thing about her kingdom either.
Aside from those two things, the spelling and grammar were particularly bad in this chapter.
Again, I do really like the story and I am excited to see what happens next, but those things kinda bugged me this time. Hehe, get it? Bugged? Lol