They came from the Everfree

Christian's plan was flawless. And by flawless, I mean that he thought it was flawless. It was quite a simple plan, actually. Step one : use the freak abilities, which technically aren't magic, to break out of the magic proof cell. Step two : mock prisoners on the way out, taunting them on how they will never escape. And step three : kill everypony in that bloody castle.

That sounded about right. Oddly enough, Painis came up with the first step. For an apparently braindead cannibalistic freak, Christian had to admit he had a sense of observation. Demopan accepted for an unusual as soon as they got back home. None of them knew what the MeeM thought about it though. So they took his usual "MeeM !" As a 'yes'.

At the other side of the iron bars, a rookie, Flash Sentry, heard the faint voice of one of the prisoners, saying "You might want to stay away from the door, mate, we're going out." Of course, he simply chuckled, thinking those criminal scums thought they could do anything about their situation. "Your loss, wanker." Said the prisoner once again. Then, Flash Sentry heard the sound of a metalic object being crushed. Then, everything went black.

Things weren't going well in Canterlot. There was a mixture of good and bad news, actually. Good news ! Captain Shining Armor was getting married. To an alicorn princess ! Bad news, his sister, Twilight Sparkle, of Ponyville, was being inexplicably hostile towards said princess. Good news ! She apparently left the ceremony. Bad news : the Captain was under mind control, by the Queen of the Changelings herself, who then used the crazy and stereotyped power of love to defeat Princess Celestia.

That's how badass Romeo and Juliet would've been in Equestria.

But things still looked extremely bad, as the entire city was filled with changelings, spreading terror through town, killing the orphan and the widow, torturing the innocent to death, taking no prisoners, mercilessly slaughtering everything in their way. For some reason, this didn't happen, and the bug ponies casually wandered around, waiting for their queen's next orders.

Like most insects, they had a hive mind. And the message it told them was clear. "STOP THE SIX MARES."

So they rushed. They never disobeyed a direct order from the queen before, and they never would. Upon finding the Elements of Harmony, they surrounded them, then proceeded to take their appearances. They were surrounded. By themselves. They never learned anything about fighting. They were done. At least, they thought, until ...

TCHAK !

Thump.

Something fell on the ground. It was a bloodied face, distorted with an expression of horror and incomprehension. But worst of all, it was the face of the Element of Generosity, required to use the Elements of Harmony. Everypony and everyling paused, for two reasons.

First, Rarity was still standing, sticking with her friends. Second, the face slowly dissolved into green slime. And every single changeling knew what it meant. One of them just got head decapitated with such force, that the head of the poor dear was sent flying to the middle of the shapeshifter legion. And they heard it.

A short laugh. They all turned to its source. Next to the small army stood three stallions and a piece of wood. One of them, armed with a bloodied katana, marched forward. "Everything above your neck is going to be a fine, red, MIST !" He spat, before thrusting his blade inside the nearest changeling, disguised as the Element of Loyalty.

Christian just killed one of the ponies who just got him back in town. And there were still so many. "It's like Christmas morning ..." he chuckled, then grinned like a maniac upon seeing the look of horror on his soon-to-be victims. "Why so serious ?!" He whispered in a surprisingly very audible way, before charging, murdering everything on his way, followed by Demopan who panned everything, Painis Cupcake who ate the 'ponies' alive, and MeeM, who, instead of spreading the disease, inexplicably shot needles out of his seemingly wooden body.

Changelings, besides the hive mind, had an instinct, telling them to either crack some skulls, or run the buck away. It dictated them the latter, as they scattered, still disguised as the ponies Christian wanted to repeatedly kill so much.

Twilight Sparkle saw two things. A gruesome event, featuring the very creature which was sent to the highest security magic proof cell of the entire country. And an opening. A way out. She turned to her friends, who were busy emptying their stomach on the streets of Canterlot, and spoke up. "This is our chance !" She said desperately, going through the fastest way to the Elements. "We must move, quick !"

And moving they did, as they promptly entered the castle ... where more changelings were waiting for them.

This was the bloody BEST day of Christian's life ! He didn't care that the bodies he hacked spontaneously desintegrated, he was just happy to kill. After what seemed like five minutes of fun where it's been twenty minutes of absolute carnage. There wasn't a single changeling standing. They were all either dead, or, if they were lucky, had run away. The blood stayed, though, as the small group of freaks was covered with greenish slime.

But Christian didn't care. There was more to kill. The castle in front of him was full of ponies. He could cut through more guts. And he would. Or, more precisely, he would have, if it wasn't for the pink aura slowly growing inside the throne room. It grew bigger and bigger. Christian didn't really mind it, until it suddenly burst out. Demopan didn't flinch. Painis Cupcake barely noticed. MeeM ... nopony knew for sure. But Christian felt it, as it forced his balance off, and pushed him away from the floor, literally sending him flying. "BLOODY HELL !" He angrily yelled, as he was forcibly removed from Canterlot.

Queen Chrysalis was in a desperate situation. Two thirds of her army didn't respond. It had been killed. She didn't know how, or by what, but it was enough for her to drop her guard for a couple of seconds, allowing that idiot prince and that stupid princess to kick her out of Canterlot, using the power of ...

"Love ..." she growled. Her source of food, the reason she was strong, caused her demise. She didn't want to hear anything about Canterlot for the next five years. That was, until one of her youngest soldiers came in, panting.

"O-O, my queen .. we have f-found the one responsible for h-half of the army ... d-d-dying ..."

At least she would get revenge. She expected to see a pony. She wasn't deceived, as a seemingly pissed grey coated pegasus walked inside her room, another segment of the cave in which the hive resided. She was already thinking of multiple ways to torture him, until she heard some part of his mumbling. "Those pracing showponies ..." he whispered to himself. "I'll get revenge ... I'll get bloody revenge ..."

All of sudden, Queen Chrysalis was very interested into that pegasus. A free will ? Which hated other ponies ? She changed her mind.

She now wanted to know everything about what happened in Equestria during the past three months.