A Change of Pace

"Announcing the arrival of Lady Light. Miss Light, your audience with the Royalty will now commence." An Earth pony yelled, nodding and heading out of the room.

"Your Highness's. I am here to talk to you today, about something that matters very much to me. Something you all might be on edge with. Changelings." Light's breath hitched as she ended her introduction.

Many gasps came from the Royalty, but Princess Celestia spoke up. "Why are you talking of such creatures?"

"Because," Light thought about how to word it. "I've seen the good in Changelings. After all, we have reformed Discord. Is there no mercy in trying to reform the Changelings? We cannot simply kill them because they fled their home, can we?"

"You mean to tell us you are keeping a Changeling at home?" Shining Armor questioned.

"As I am under oath, I must promise the truth; and the truth to that is, I rather not say until I am certain of something, if I am not imposing."

"It is an imposition to even think about allowing those beasts to walk among us!" Sheriff Silver Star yelled.

"Watch your tongue, Sheriff!" Light yelled, anger clear in her voice.

"Excuse me?!"

"Guards! Send two troops to Light's home and-"

"Don't." Princess Twilight Sparkle said loud enough for every pony to hear.

"What?!"

"Not all Changelings are bad, big brother, but, I think I might have a plan." Twilight said, a devilish smile crossing her lips.

-Meanwhile-

"I cannot believe Light would just do that to me! Just out of the blue-" Rain was cut off by a knock at the door.

She turned into her newest form, a violet unicorn with a lavender mane. She opened the door and found a note nailed to it. She tore it off and looked at it, eyes shrinking in horror.

"All citizens of Equestria welcome! We have caught a traitor by the name of Light who has sided with the Changelings! Come to Canterlot this evening at exactly six o'clock to watch the execution of this filthy traitor!

In anger, the Changeling changed to her natural form and took to the skies, unaware of her changing form. She flew to Canterlot as quick as she could, sometimes even firing a bolt of magic backwards to propel her quicker. Anger fueled this beast, this feral animal inside Rain, taking over and getting into 'Protective Mode'. Many ponies pointed to the sky, following the Changeling, but unaware of its species or origin.

With about an hour and a half, Rain arrived in the Canterlot Public Assessment Area, still in a blind rage. She saw the sun setting, indicating it being six bells in at least three minutes. Shining Armor and Sheriff Silver Star stood in her way, which was a poor decision.

Princesses Luna, Celestia, Twilight, and Cadence stood by the guillotine, waiting for the gathering of ponies.

Rain rushed up to Shining Armor ad swiftly kicked him in the neck, effectively putting him down for the count in a black blur. She turned to Sheriff Silver Star and growled, tackling him to the ground and placing him under a spell, telling him to interfere. She ran to the Princesses, but was healed by Cadence's magic upon reaching them. He then too, fainted from exhaustion, still sharing a link of anger and rage with Rain.

Rain then ran up to Twilight and growled at her, speaking a few words. "Let my friend go, or I will kill you and the other Princesses. Or, I could make you watch as I kill your friends. Just do not hurt mine."

She then swiftly kicked Twilight with her hind leg and on Twilight's middle, making her loose her breath for the moment. Rain then turned to the other Princesses who smiled sweetly.

"You think this is funny?! I'll kill this pony if I have to to get her back!" Rain said, tears rushing down her faces.

"Calm down, Rain." Princess Cadence mused.

"Don't even think about trying to defy me. I will do anything for Light. I'd even die. That's it. Take me. I'm the monster, not Light. She saved me from certain death. And loved me. And cared about me. And now that idiot had to go and get herself into more trouble! Please! Don't... don't take the one thing I have. Please..." Rain said, breaking down and crying, begging the Princesses with mercy.

Rain felt a familiar hoof on her shoulder. She looked up to a distorted vision of Light, and wiped her tears, jumping up onto her and crying and digging further into her fur.

"It was a test to make sure you were reformed, love." Light said delicately.

"You idiot... I thought you were gonna die, I was so scared. Don't leave me ever again. Promise me?" Rain looked up at Light, who nodded her head.

"I promise you, I'll never leave your side for as long as I live."

"Princess Twilight... I'm so sorry! And... and Sir Shining Armor and Sheriff Silver Star and Princesses." Rain bowed to them all. "I'm sorry, and I want to live in Equestria as... as a citizen. I want to apart of your hive- I mean, community."

"I forbid it," Princess Celestia said flatly. "Gotcha."

Rain smiled and hugged Light even tighter, nuzzling into her fur. She felt a little shove, and looked at Light, who had gotten on her 'knees' and levitated two rings out of a box.

"Do you wanna be my lover, Rain the Changeling, of the Cloud Clan?"

A long silence overcame the ponies watching, as well as the ponies in the court.

"No. I want to be your wife, Rain the Changeling, of Equestria. That's who I want to be,"

Light levitated a gold band over her fiancee's horn, it swinging down the curve to a perfect fit, and a silver band over her own horn.

"Why is mine gold and yours silver?"

"Because you're my number one, and I'll always put myself second."

"You're so cheesy, I could take a bite of you," Rain teased.

"Well maybe I love being this cheesy. Otherwise I'd have to be something else, like... wifeless and without happiness."

"You say the sweetest things, love."

"Well, I try, darling."