The train ride from Canterlot to Ponyville proved largely uneventful, if lengthy. Chrysalis retained her Cadance form and refrained from speaking for the most part so as to avoid startling other ponies. Chrysalis had made the mistake of addressing the pony operating the snack cart, who merely looked at Cadance as if she had two heads, and promptly received the explanation that the Princess was merely sick. The snackmare gave her another funny look before passing the three ponies their orders and hurrying off.
“Chrysalis… you need to more careful. Your real voice is so beautiful, especially when you laugh… but… after the whole invasion at the wedding…” Shining Armor said, “We need to be careful, and very, very particular about who we tell – meaning nopony but this Zecora we’re going to meet, and maybe my parents.”
“You… you think my voice is pretty?”
This time it was Twilight Sparkle who replied. “Oh, yes! Your voice is wonderful, Chrysalis. It sounds so… organic! Oh, that’s not the right word… I can’t put my hoof on it, but your voice is really pretty.”
“Thank you, Twilight… that… that really means a lot to me. Thank you so much,” Chrysalis said, tears beginning to well in her eyes.
Shining Armor put a hoof around her shoulder. “Come on, love, don’t get choked up. Twiley and I love you for who you are, not for being Cadance. How many times am I going to have to tell you that? Look, we’re almost at the station. We can go talk to the zebra and get you that potion. Then, everything can just go on as it is, and we can tell the public when they’re ready.” The train began to decelerate, before coming to a screechy stop at the Ponyville station. Twilight stepped out of the compartment first, just in time to hear the conductor yell to whoever may have been listening:
“Fillies and Gentlecolts! The honorable Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and her husband Shining Armor!” Oh, ponyfeathers, Twilight cursed to herself.
“Shining? We have a slight problem. The conductor just announced your arrival in Ponyville – as well as Cadance’s. The whole town will be out here to see you! You can’t say a word, Chrysalis!” Twilight’s voice was stern, but there was a hint of fear behind it. “Shining accepts you, I accept you, the Princesses accept you – but the general public almost certainly won’t. Please, for everypony’s sake, stay silent, Chr- Cadance,” Twilight corrected herself as some other passengers moved past her in the narrow aisle. “Especially considering a quite a few of the wedding guests live here in Ponyville – namely my five closest friends, the Elements of Harmony. Oh, Celestia help us if Pinkie finds out you’re actually-”
“She’s actually what?” Twilight whirled around in terror, to find a horrifyingly familiar pink earth pony standing behind her.
“PINKIE? How did you-”
“The wall, silly,” Pinkie said, gesturing to a perfectly Pinkie-shaped hole in the wall, fluffy mane and tail included.
Twilight opened her mouth to ask another question, and closed it again before she drover herself to madness. “You know what? Forget it. Shining, Cadance, if you would step back into the compartment for a moment.”
The other two ponies obeyed, and Twilight stepped in after then, magically closing the door. Pinkie remained outside, seated on her haunches, patiently awaiting their exit. Much to her disappointment, the three ponies were encircled in a light purple aura and disappeared.
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Twilight, Shining Armor, and Chrysalis reappeared inside the library a moment later.
“Twiley… did you plan on us coming back?”
“What, why?”
Shining Armor raised a hoof and pointed it at the banner that hung from two of the upper shelves.
Welcome to Ponyville, Shining Armor and Princess Cadance! It proudly declared. Pinkie sat in a corner, inflating balloons and tossing hooffuls of confetti into the air.
“Twilight, how did she do that?” Chrysalis asked, shock that an earth pony had not only managed to arrive at the library faster than a teleporting unicorn and had half set up a party overriding her mental inhibitions against speaking. A hoof shot to her mouth, and the last thing Chrysalis saw before pink filled her vision was Twilight casting her a pained glare.
“Twilight?” Pinkie Pie asked, utterly violating ‘Cadance’s’ personal space. “I don’t think this is Princess Cadance. She sounds funny. She… smells funny.”
“I do not smell funny!” Indignant fury rose in Chrysalis voice, before once again realizing her mistake. Fear crept into her eyes and the apparent pink Alicorn shrunk back, Shining Armor rushing forward and putting himself bodily between his wife and Pinkie Pie.
“Twilight… I think… I think it’s the changeling queen!” Pinkie hissed, her attempt to make a whisper carry across the room resulting in everypony – and the now present dragon – hearing it.
Shining Armor shot his sister a concerned look, wordlessly asking if it was worth trying to conceal it anymore.
“Shining… it’s useless. I’m honestly surprised Pinkie didn’t know immediately. Chrysalis, you can tell her. Pinkie… don’t freak out. I really, really need you not to freak out.”
Chrysalis sighed and let her disguise evaporate. Pinkie gasped and tried to escape from the library through a window. Twilight and Shining Armor both grabbed her tail, their combined magical might proving too much for Pinkie to escape from. They dragged the pink earth mare, kicking and screaming, across the floor, back to the feet of Chrysalis.
“You… I remember you,” Chrysalis began, “You were so nice, so cheerful, always laughing. You taught me that fun little dance, and recommended your DJ friend for the reception. Pinkie Pie… thank you for contributing as you did to my wedding. You truly helped make my wedding the perfect day.”
Pinkie Pie stopped talking and looked to Twilight for validation, who nodded. “That’s right Pinkie. This is Princess Cadance. The Princess Cadance we all know, anyway.”
Pinkie Pie looked about ready to explode, as her emotions waged a violent and brutal war across her face – anger, fear, confusion, acceptance, elation, surprise, understanding. She opened her mouth, and Twilight promptly muted her with a hoof.
“Pinkie Pie. Remember what you told me? Losing a friend’s trust is the fastest way to lose a friend. You don’t want to lose Chrysalis as a friend, do you?” Pinkie thought about it for a second, and shook her head, giving her best smile despite having a hoof in her mouth. “Good. Now, I need you to Pinkie Promise me you won’t tell anypony, or anything, ok?” Pinkie nodded. “Will you be quiet if I take my hoof away?” Pinkie hesitated then nodded. Twilight withdrew her hoof, ready to cover her friend’s mouth again at a moment’s notice. Pinkie Pie worked her jaw before standing up.
“So the Princess Cadance you knew and loved was actually Queen Chrysalis the whole time? Shining Armor knows and is ok with this?” Pinkie Pie worked the thoughts aloud, Twilight shocked at how calm she was. “That’s wonderful! I should throw you guys a party! A Happy ‘You Found Out Your Wife Was Actually A Changeling All Along And That’s Awesome’ party! It would be the greatest! Oh, but we could be the only guests… Twilight, can I tell Applejack and Rarity and Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy please please please?”
“I’m sorry Pinkie, not now. Not yet. Maybe soon, but not yet,” Shining Armor interjected. “I would love to let you throw us a party, especially given how awesome that one you threw on our wedding night was. However, given the events of our wedding day? Chrysalis can’t very well reveal herself to the public. The backlash would be horrific. We’ll think of something, though. When we do? I would be honored if you would throw a party for us.”
“Indeed we would be, Pinkie Pie. Your parties are wonderful,” Chrysalis added. Pinkie visibly tensed up at the sound of the changeling’s voice, but proudly strode over and gave the queen a hug.
“I’m sure there’s an explanation for everything that happened at the wedding, and I’ll be perfectly willing to sit and hear it from you, miss Chrysalis. I hope we can have a wonderful friendship,” the pink earth mare said. Twilight Sparkle was shocked at her maturity, but chose not to ruin the moment. Chrysalis visibly perked up at the love coming from Pinkie Pie. The changeling smiled, gladly retuning the hug.
“Thank you so much, Pinkie Pie.”
“You’re welcome, Chrissy-wissy,” Pinkie responded. “Why didn’t you change your voice, though? It’s almost like you wanted to be found out.”
“Actually Pinkie, that’s why we’re here,” Twilight began, “Chrysalis seems to have lost the ability to change her voice. We were going to see Zecora about that.”
“Oh! That sounds bad! If she can’t change her voice then she can’t talk in public!”
“Exactly the problem, Pinkie. Now, if you don’t mind, we’re going to go visit our mutual zebra friend.”
“Okie dokie lokie! Can I come along?”
“Umm… Pinkie, if you wouldn’t mind,” Twilight started, bringing one hoof behind her head and rubbing the back of her neck nervously, “We’d like to draw as little attention as possible, and, well… ‘subtle’ isn’t your strong suit. You understand, right, Pinkie?” The party pony deflated a little but nodded.
“I understand Twilight. I hope everything works out for you, Chrysalis. It was nice to see you again, Shining Armor!” Pinkie proceeded to trot happily out the door of the library, humming a tune to herself.
It was then a young dragon finally managed to form a word.
“Ch-ch-chrysalis?” He stammered.
“Oh, Spike! Spike? Spike!” Twilight rushed to her assistant’s side. Spike was visibly trembling with fright, but a look of determination burned in his eyes.
“Twilight… get back… I apologize for anything that happens to your books…” Spike inhaled deeply, and leapt through the air towards Chrysalis. The changeling did little more than raise a hoof in protest as green flames were cast around her, not hot enough to burn her carapace. Moments later, small, sharp claws skittered off her lower legs, the baby dragon desperate to cause some form of physical harm to the changeling. Realizing the futility of his efforts, Spike fell over, sobbing.
“Why… why don’t you just leave my family alone…”
“Spike, Chrysalis is our family,” Twilight said, levitating the crying dragon from Chrysalis’ feet to her own back. “It’s kind of odd, actually. We never knew Princess Cadance. The pony who we always knew? It was Queen Chrysalis here, in disguise. Spike – Spike. SPIKE!” Twilight yelled, the baby dragon’s eyes showing a clear failure and lack of willingness to accept this as the truth. “Spike… just… watch. Shining, would you mind…?” Twilight magically passed the baby dragon to her older brother, before gesturing for Chrysalis to join her in the middle of the floor. Twilight leaned over and whispered in her ear, the black mare giggling and nodding. Without a further word, both ponies leaned over towards each other.
“Sunshine, Sunshine, Ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!” They sang in perfect unison, not placing a single step out of sync with each other. Shining Armor laughed at the display and Twilight blushed a little, Spike’s mind uncertain of what his eyes just saw. Shining Armor set him down gently.
“I… I think… Twi?”
“Yes Spike?”
“I don’t feel so good. I’m going to bed,” he said flatly, eyes glazed over. He moved up the stairs again almost mechanically, closing the door behind him.
“Well… that went… interestingly,” Chrysalis said, trying in vain to suppress a giggle.
“Twiley… is he going to be ok?” Shining Armor asked.
“He’ll be fine. I just think… I think it would have been much better if we’d actually planned out how we were going to tell him,” Twilight responded. “He’ll come around, though. Don’t worry. He’s a wonderful dragon deep down, he’s just… young,” Twilight said, with a light smile. She glanced up at the windows, and noticed the setting sun.
“Oh, darn. I always forget how long the train ride from Canterlot takes. It’s getting late, too late to go into the Everfree. We’ll have to wait until tomorrow to visit Zecora. I trust that won’t be too much of a problem? I’ve got a spare bedroom on the ground floor. Just please…” Twilight knew what she wanted to say, but couldn’t bring herself to. Not in front of, much less about, her brother.
“Thank you Twilight. Don’t worry, we won’t do anything,” Chrysalis added with a wink. “Say, do you have that cloud battle game? You said it’s too late to go into the Everfree, but it’s hardly early enough to go to sleep. Perhaps a film?”
“Oh yes! I’ve got plenty of board games, and I have a projector and some movies in the basement! Oh, it’ll be just like a sleepover! Only… when two of the participants are a newlywed couple still… technically… on their honeymoon…” Twilight’s enthusiasm drained as her mind went places she didn’t think existed. “On second thought!” Twilight cast a spell faster than she ever had before.
Shining Armor yawned, abruptly feeling utterly exhausted. “Hey, Twiley… do you think you could show Chrysalis and me to the spare bedroom? I’m feeling,” he yawned again, “really sleepy. She looks like she is, too…” he trailed off, gesturing to his wife with his head. The changeling queen was nodding off, obviously struggling to keep her eyes open.
Oh thank Celestia that worked. I’ll have to use that memory-erasing spell on myself later… but for now, these two being asleep is the best option. “Right this way, you two, it’s just in there…” Twilight ushered the sleepy ponies to their bed, the couple not even bothering with blankets and instead just collapsing on the mattress in each other’s embrace. They really do make a cute couple. I think they even look better than Shining and ‘Cadance’ did. Heh, that’s kinda funny. Twilight left the bedroom, chose a random book from her shelves, and headed upstairs to read herself to sleep.
Wow, updated the same day I favorited! That's a first for me, but I ain't complainin'!
Keep up the good work!
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Undying.
DARN IT, PINKIE!
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Personally, I prefer to use Immortality as a word to describe beings like Captain Jack Harkness, for instance, who literally cannot die, as the etymology of the word suggests.
There are plenty of words to choose from, but I'd use Invulnerable to apply to beings like Superman (most of the time, from what little I know), and call those who cannot die of natural causes possessors of Infinite Longevity. It's a bit cumbersome, but less open to interpretation.
breaking that fourth wall again ...eh?
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I remember reading this some time ago and thought that this was just a one-off. Now that this is being updated more often I am excited everyday to find out where the story will go. Good on you my friend, keep updating the story because it is very very good and I love to see more of this.
1733574 Jack can die, he just revives.
Timeless: unaffected or unchanged by time; ageless
You have captured my interest with this story, continue.
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i think for a lot of people subscribe to several definitions of immortality.
Type A: Can and will live forever unless slain. Weakest brand of immortality.
Type B: Same as A, except when slain will eventually reincarnate
Type C: Literally cannot die. If they can be wounded they can literally be wounded to the degree they should be dead and yet still persists. For max trolling potential throw into sun or black hole. Often married with a supernatural healing factor.
Mix and match with whatever other godlike powers. Most cases when it comes to Godhood is Type B mixed with near indestructibility (got to watch for weapons forged by Gods or Demons since those seem the be the leading case of permanent death for Gods and Goddesses in fiction.)
Have a potato.
No wall is safe.
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"I don't want to put up with this!"
*cast sleep spell*
"All better..."
I am so happy that you continued this.
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Please make this like 40K+ words. K? K. Good
Moar!
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Thank you all, I'm glad you like it :D 40k words might be a bit of a stretch, but I definitely will see this story to completion. Just slowing down for a few days because I have finals and I AM writing OTHER stuff...
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it does
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Twilight Sparkle happened. Or did she...?
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Having this take place in an alternate continuity removes the conflict. The main issue is that after the invasion during the wedding, everypony but Luna and Celestia thinks Chrysalis is the leader of a hostile nation. If the changelings had never attacked, the story would have gone something like this:
Chrysalis: "Shining Armor, I'm sorry, but I've been deceitful. I'm a changeling."
SA: "Well... huh. What's a changeling?"
Chrysalis: "A species of shapeshifting ponies who use love as sustenance."
SA: "Oh, cool. Let's tell the public tomorrow."
Public: "Whoa, Princess Cadance is actually this really awesome shapeshifting pony! Hooray!"
The point is right now the public is afraid of changelings, and even more afraid of Chrysalis, because the invasion happened.
Anyway, thanks for everything, everypony. I hope you all enjoy where this story goes.
1594699 Me too
After reading the fimfic called "wedding bell blues" I knew i had to find a Chrysalis/Shining armor story with a mature and romantic love. I doubted it would exist but...
You really made me very happy! This is even better than i hoped for!
Cant wait for the next chapter!!!
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Ahahaha Wedding Bell Blues XD That fic is great... I'm glad you like this one, though :D
1733658 Don't forget the subset of Type C where they can't regenerate
Im being nice, and i had to learn this the hard way from my first story. Your idea is good, dont get me wrong, but you tell us WAY to much. You need to go into depth and SHOW us what you want.
I was in your shoes, and i understand how you are feeling, and as people tried to tell me what i needed to do, they didnt explain it well enough so i had to figure this out through practice and comparison.
"Just because YOU know what is going on, doesent me We do."
to be less broad, lets use an example from here.
Near the top, you say they teleported into the library and a party is in the works. you only TOLD us that there was a party and a banner was waiting.
You need to SHOW us the cake on the table that was laready cut, the streamers hanging from the bookshelves, the piniata waiting to be busted open in the corner next to a old and weathered bat, and that a large picture of punch had lemons floating in at next to a ladel and several disposable cups.
Heres an xample of what you put.
Chrysalis sighed and let her disguise evaporate. Pinkie gasped and tried to escape from the library through a window. Twilight and Shining Armor both grabbed her tail, their combined magical might proving too much for Pinkie to escape from. They dragged the pink earth mare, kicking and screaming, across the floor, back to the feet of Chrysalis
Here is what I would put.
With a reluctant sigh, Cadence's horn glowed and a eerie green flame covered her body, causing a violent growth spurt to extend her tall form to an titanic one, complete with the gagged horn and the strange crown shaped growth on her head. Even though her pointed teeth were frightening, she tried and failed to compensate with a nervous smile.
Pinkie, defying gravity as normal, floated in the air, her eyes becoming gigantic while her pupils inversly shunk. She turned and sprinted because her life depended on it towards the nearest window, climbing over Twilight's writing desk and preparing to crash through the glass until two chomps on her tail grabbed her and pulled her back, causing wood to peel from the floor as her hooves clung to it like a cat.
Shining Armor, always the Gentlestalilion, leviatated the pink mare up and lengthwise across his back, ignoring her frightened kicks to his side and as she screamed, "GAH! Save me! I don't wanna be a green chandalier, I don't wanna!"
Returning in front of his wife, Shining Armor gently set the petrified pink earth pony down. Before she could try to escape again, Twilight appeard in front of her, pointing her hoof like a trainer lecturing a puppy, she ordered "Sit!" to which Pinkie Pie's bottom slammed agianst the floor, "quiet!" Pinkie Pies lips met, and with it, her jaw locked shut, but the sound of her teeth chattering was still audible. "And Stay!"
The firghted mare looked up, haivng to crane her neck to look back into the green eyes and big desperate toothy smile of the exMatriarch of the Changeling Hive.
See. I used to think i could write and let the users imagination fill in the holes, but in reality it is incredibly boring to read because as a reader we dont posess the same ideas you had when you wrote it.
Yeah, after this chapter, I think I'm going to close out of this fic. I'm sorry, your intention to make a consensual Shining/Chrysalis romance fic was a good one and a good idea, but the execution just doesn't work. It ultimately has no point since this Chrysalis doesn't have the canon Chrysalis' personality. Stories should make sense in the context of canon, I know that, but you've written the justification for this story in such a way that there really is no point to this being about Chrysalis. Like I said in my last comment, she's just Cadence as a changeling, nothing more; Chrysalis isn't actually here. Sorry, but I just really can't get into this.
1971991 hm. Looks like someone's jimmies got rustled!
FANFICS don't have to make that much sense, if that was the case there wouldn't be any shipfics (of any kind) except for Rarity
Chapter 4 perversions... heh heh heh...
>>>Oh, it’ll be just like a sleepover! Only… when two of the participants are a newlywed couple still… technically… on their honeymoon…” Twilight’s enthusiasm..>>>
...WENT THROUGH THE ROOF!! "You two start making frantic love while I get the film camera! Nothing sells better than hot Changeling-Pony sexx0rz!"
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first thought that comes to mind when I pictured Twilight and Chryssy doing the dance
1971991 i understand where your coming from, but nonetheless it is a very good theory that he had provided. And technically it is still in canon since all that time Cadance was actually Chrsalyis
You Found Out Your Wife Was Actually A Changeling All Along And That’s Awesome’ party...wow...I'm
speechlessspeachless1975913 what they're saying is that they feel she's too much OOC. Makes sense in a way
She is in no way a miss. She is a Queen, and a Princess, and is now married so it'd be Mrs. anyways. Also, if she was a Miss, it would still be capitalized. (This message brought to you by the Twilight Sparkle Pedants' Association )
Pinkie must make some good money at the bakery to pay for random property damage like this.
7060427 I assume it's covered by Pinkie Insurance, which is the standard part of all insurance policies. If you don't have on your waver no-one in Equestria will go to you for insurance.
“Sunshine, Sunshine, Ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!” They sang in perfect unison, not placing a single step out of sync with each other. Shining Armor laughed at the display and Twilight blushed a little, Spike’s mind uncertain of what his eyes just saw. Shining Armor set him down gently.
Spike has a lot to take in.
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you're picture perfectly matches your comment xD
Awww come on, just explain it to him like a comic book! He'll get what you mean instantly.
Ms. Twi I don't feel so good.
*Turns to ashes*