The Land Before Us

Chapter 28 – A New Queen

The throne is quite as Celestia and Princess Platinum are away, the only sound coming from this room is Luna's own hooves clapping against the stone floor as she wait for her sister to enter the room like she said she would.

"Luna?"

The dark mare turns her head too a low voice, she studies the large white mare's slightly confused stare for a moment before she talks, "Yes?"

Celestia squints her eyes to her as she talks, "Princess Platinum has said you wished to speak with me?"

Luna blinks to her sister as she tries to understand her words, "But my sister you have just told me you wish to speak to me about Matt?"

The white mare losses her confusion as she thinks over Luna's words, "...Luna, you know that..."

"LUNA!"

The two sisters turn there heads to the out of breath old voice as Star Swirl holds his hoof out to them trying to catch his breath.

But the moment of silence is broken as Clover brings herself beside the panting old stallion, her eyes have not yet been laid onto the room but the name Luna has sparked her preplanned comment from her mouth, "...Celestia has stolen the element of harmony!..." Her voice is immediately cut from her mouth as her eyes drift to the shocked and bewildered tall white mare.

Preston has stopped himself from the door for a moment as he just listens to the conversation he can't see.

Luna shifts her eyes to the white mare with a questioning stare as Star Swirl tries to talk, "No..I...I think..." His voice is still too tired from his gallop to truly talk.

Celestia straightens her posture as she tries to understand the gasping old stallion, "Star Swirl what is the meaning of this?"

Star Swirl again tries to speak up as his voice comes back to him, "I believe that you were..."

The old stallions voice is cut off as a loud chime comes from behind where Luna and Celestia both stand.

"Hello..." Platinum has turned herself back to her own form as the white mare gives a sly smile to the four ponies in front of her gaze.

But Their eyes do not fall solely on the white mare, instead their eyes move to the gold crown with the bright purpley-pink glowing star.

"Princess Platinum, what is the meaning of this?!" Celestia squints her eyes to the white mare's devilish smirk as she lowers her head.

Platinum is unfazed by her stance as she holds her hoof to her and her eyes to the ceiling unamused, "Oh Celestia, your power is nothing to this weapon you have constructed."

Luna follows her sisters stance as she two lowers her horn.

But again Platinum only cocks her head in a smile as she talks, "Oh...Luna, you two?" She gives a slight gasp as she brings her hoof to her cheek, "...Whatever shall I do? The pony always in the shadow of her sister has taken a stand to me." She lets out a laugh as she stops her hoof to the ground. Her voice is starting to lose its tone as her body starts to take on a green aura, "...You two should be fearful of me...Equestria's new Queen..."

A horrendous laugh expels from her as she tilts her head up and allows the green swirls to move a little fast around her body, her horn and the crown atop her head take on a deep green glow as her figure starts to become shaded in her mist of magic

Preston moves his body behind Clover and Swirl as he looks into the room in the same trance like frozen stare to the swirling magic around the laughing mare.

"You think you are the most powerful..."
Platinum's voice has changed to Chrysalis’s echoey tone as her figure now has become encased in the magic.

"...You are so wrong..."

The room takes on a bight eye blinding green glow as her body starts to reappear in the room, only its no longer the white coated and pink maned Princess that occupies her spot.

Celestia is the first to bring her eyes back into focus as she looks over the wicked looking dark pony with tangled unbrushed green-blue mane, her voice is almost sad as she lifts her head from its point, "Princess Platinum....what happened to you?"

"Princess Platinum?!" Chrysalis gives another ear pounding laugh as she shakes her head, "NO, I am Queen Chrysalis, the most beautiful and most powerful mare in all of Equestria!" She lowers her head and her voice as her jagged horn and gold crown start to glow, "...And I alone will be the ruler of this land!"

Luna is taken back just like Celestia as they both stare at Princess Platinum’s bug like body.

But there gaze is not allowed to stay as Chrysalis's horn sparks up with a spell, as the magic runs up her horn and reaches the crown a loud booming chime of a powerful magic is echoed throughout the room. But the tremendous bolt spell Chrysalis had in mind does not happen as her green magic rolls into the crown...

Chrysalis lets out a pained yell as the crown almost burns on her head, she's quick to throw the crown to the ground, and as the gold crown hits the ground the high pitched chime shatters the windows around the room.

Clover and Preston jump a little to the glass falling in and out of the castle but Swirl, Celestia and Luna just keep their eyes on the black mare still letting out a yell.

"WHAT is this!"

Celestia's voice comes up as she holds her head high, "Greed and hate is not what makes a element of harmony...you are wrong Chrysalis it is no weapon...it is a tool to spread love and toleration around this land..."

Chrysalis grinds her teeth to their words as she shakes her head, "NO! I am the most powerful! I have worked too hard for this all not to be mine!" Her horn sparks up in a bubbly green as a bolt of magic is sent screaming towards Celestia.

The bolt is blocked by a blue field as Luna's horn sparks up.

Celestia's horn is quick to fire back in response as she jerks her head forward. The spell hits against Chrysalis and is absorbed by her as she lets out a pained scream.

Another spell is sent from Luna as the dark mare stumbles back towards the throne.

"AHH!!" Chrysalis is once again struck by the spell and pushed back, she's unable to retaliate as she falls to her front legs.

Celestia and Luna's horns glow waiting to see if she has given up.

"Y-you think you are undefeatable? H-HA!" Chrysalis pushes herself from the ground as her horn glows again, "You're wrong!!"

"AHHH!" Chrysalis is stuck by a white light of magic, but the stream is not sent from Celestia, Luna or Swirl...instead the crown still resting where it has dropped has sent a bolt of light towards Chrysalis.

The dark black mare falls to the ground as she lays on her side in agony.

Luna slightly turns her gaze from the screaming mare as the bright white light leaves her body.

The dark black mare's back and front legs now have burned holes in them along with her blue bug like wings. Her voice is lost as she lays on the ground in a slight sob as she keeps repeating something to herself unable to keep the fight going.

Celestia is silent for a moment as her horn glows a faint gold and the crown is floated over to her head and placed on top...She slowly trots over to wear Chrysalis lays as she listens to the mare's fading voice.

"He lied...he lied...."

"What are you talking about Chrysalis?" Celestia holds her eyes ready for anything but her voice is a low stern sweetness as she waits for a response.

"D-Discord lied!"

Celestia's voice picks up a little as she talks, "Where is Discord?"

Chrysalis mumbles something as she tries to move her legs to bring herself up, but she's too weak to stand."

"Where Chrysalis?" Celestia's voice comes back down to the dark mare a little louder as she talks.
"I...I will show you..."
Chrysalis's horn glows a faint green as the doors leading from the throne room to her bed room open, "T...the mirror...."

Celestia turns her head back to Luna with a powerful voice as her words leave her mouth, "My sister are you ready to face Discord?"

Luna is hesitant to nod her head but she does, "I am by your side my sister..." As her words leave her mouth a gold necklace starts to form around her neck with the same white light as the element of harmony's magic...the low chime only last a moment as she looks down the gold necklace is starting to become real around her; the necklace has an emblem of the moon in the center.

Swirl squints his eyes to the light as he tries to understand what he just saw.

Celestia looks back down to Chrysalis as she talks, "When you can stand you will show me what you mean."

Chrysalis nods her head as she pants to the ground.

"What's all the noi..." The stallion's voice is cut off as he comes next to Swirl, Clover and Preston at the door.

Celestia turns her head to the guard's voice as she talks, "Please find General Stonehooves please."

The stallion's mouth is in a gasp but he nods his head as he moves away from the door and gallops down the hall.

As the stallion leaves the hallway Swirl turns from the room and starts to mumble to himself as he begins a slow trot from the door.

Clover and Preston follow after him on instinct alone as Clover speaks up, "Where are we going Master?"

Swirl's mumble comes back up as he talks, "How did the elements of harmony just start to work? How did they get the power they needed?..." His eyes widen as he turns back to the two following him, "...Follow me..."

End of chapter 28