Everypony knows the story of how the changelings under Queen Chrysalis tried to take over Canterlot. But in reality, Queen Chrysalis doesn't exist, and the invasion was intended to fail right from the start.

Things are not always like they seem, especially when they're staged by one of Canterlot's prime actresses and illusionists.

This story might be a little confusing, so if you feel like you're missing something important, feel free to look up the info page.

Set in the CrystalVerse.

This story is my entry to the contest on MLPchan about rewriting episodes from the show. However, the truth is that I've been wanting to write this for over five months before the contest gave me the final motivation.
I wrote this story for myself, not for the contest.