Slowly, Pip forced open the large metal doors, stepping inside the throne room as they slammed together behind him, sealing him inside. The heart of Chrysalis’ palace was nearly completely dark, with the exception of a few blue torches on the walls.

“So, Pip. I see you managed to defeat my Hivenly Knights. I would say that I’m impressed, but I somehow knew all along you would make it here,” changeling queen said, knocking her hooves together, making light fill the room and allowing Pip to finally see her sitting upon her throne at the far end of the room.

“Yes, your knights were actually really easy, now that I know their weaknesses. But Chrysalis, do we really have to fight? You could always just surrender.”

Chrysalis stood up from her throne, revealing that she was now clad in ornate, gilded armor, covering the majority of her already strong carapace. As was the changeling fashion, the armor was covered with black spikes, making the queen a truly terrifying sight.

“Pip, the self-proclaimed hero, there will be no surrender allowed. Today you stand as the hero of ponykind, and I, as the hero of my children. The moment you opened that door, you had sealed our fate today. Now, the time has come to see which of us truly is deserving of victory.”
The queen reached for a large sword on her wall, and took it down, holding it with both hooves and turning back to him quickly, making her red cape roll in the wind for a moment.

Pip reached down and drew the experimental sword that had been his sword of choice since the tournament, and Chrysalis glared, readying herself. Pip ran towards her and swung his sword in hopes of hitting her midsection, but the queen stepped to the side, and swung her sword down hard, shattering Pip’s blade.

“No, Pip. That little toy will not do today. I want you to use your real sword.”

Nervously, Pip drew his steel sword from its sheath, and held it tightly in his hooves.

“Shucks, par’ner, this filly sure is strong! I think y’all might want mah help!” said the voice of gnome in his head, and Pip felt the extra strength once again return to him.

Chrysalis raised her sword high in the air, and brought it down on Pip as he blocked, sending sparks as the swords collided. Again and again, the two traded blows, blocking each other’s sword, however, Pip managed to hit Chrysalis' armor several times, and slowly but surely he started to make dents in it. His entire journey had been building up to this fight, and yet he had never imagined that in the end, he would be facing off against what had become his best friend. The two stepped back from one another, panting heavily.

“Not….bad… for a little colt such as yourself. I finally can see just how powerful those spirits have made you, Pip!” said Chrysalis, a hoof holding her chest.

“Chrysalis, your already looking a little beat up. We don’t have to fight one another, just surrender!” Pip pleaded with his travel companion and greatest enemy, but she shook her head, taking off her helmet so that she could see better

“Nonsense, I am the queen of the changelings, it is my job to slay all who would wish to harm my children!”

Chrysalis charged at Pip, and swung her sword, cutting through his shirt and drawing a few drops of blood, forcing the colt to hold his chest with a hoof.

“Don’t you see, Pip? This is a fight for our lives! Don’t expect me to hold back like I just did.”

Pip winced as he took his hoof from his chest, and swung at the queen as hard as he could, cutting a chip into her sword when she blocked. She swung with all her might in return, and Pip stepped out of the way, her sword suddenly shattering as it collided with the hard stone floor. Realizing that she had finally been disarmed, Chrysalis took a deep breath, and faced Pip.

“Well bravo, hero of ponykind. It would appear you have managed to disarm me.”

Chrysalis dropped to her knees, hanging her head down in acceptance of defeat

“Chrysalis…..please surrender, I don’t want to kill you!” Pip said, taking a step back, lowering his sword.

“Don’t you understand, Pip? This is how it has to be. You, the hero, have defeated me. Now it is time for you to fulfill your destiny, and slay me. For the good of your ‘goddess’ “.

Pip sighed and slowly slid his sword back into its sheath, kneeling down to try and reason with Chrysalis

“Chrysalis, I don’t want to kill you. Yes, you’re a changeling, but you’re not evil! I’ve spent the past…Celestia-knows-how-long traveling the world with you, and I know now that you’re not evil! So please cut it out, and please just admit your defeat.”

Chrysalis looked up at Pip as he reached to brush her mane, her eyes beginning to water as she slapped his hoof away and pushed him back, standing up.

“Well if you don’t have what it takes to finish the job, then I will!” she exclaimed, picking up her broken sword, prepared to kill Pip once more. Taking a deep breath, she charged at Pip, and in doing so, forced him to finally finish the task. Pip kneeled down and held his sword out, forcing her to be impaled, the sword pushing through one of the dents in her armor, and coming out the other side of her hard carapace, neon green blood dripping off the blade.

Chrysalis slowly let out her breath, and her eyes grew heavy.

“Thank….you Pip. Somehow…I knew you could…. become the hero you dreamed of…..”

Slowly, Chrysalis slid down the blade, laying ontop of Pip and drenching his clothes in her blood. A final tear dripped onto his face from above, and Pip felt his hooves shaking, unable to believe that he had actually just killed his best friend. Pip slowly laid her body on the ground, and knelt down beside her, holding a hoof to his chest, when suddenly, his eyes began to feel heavy once more.

However, unlike the previous times, a large, white beam of light surrounded Pip, and he felt his body being teleported to somewhere new.

Lying on the floor, Pip slowly picked himself up, and looked around, finding himself in a huge, white palace with bright red carpeting, the sun shining brightly even where there were no windows.

“Oh brave hero Pip, I cannot put into words the amount of happiness you have given me today.” Said a voice at the far end of the room. Pip looked towards the voice, and saw his Goddess Celestia sitting on her massive marble throne.

“Come closer, dear Pip. Do not be afraid!”

Pip slowly walked up to the throne, strangely feeling all the pain and fatigue of his last battle to be missing entirely.

“Yes, my Goddess?” Pip asked humbly.

“Pip, you have managed to far exceed any expectations I had for you. Not only were you the first hero to make it to the changeling homeland, but you were also the only colt in all of Equestria who was strong enough to kill their queen. Thanks to you, pony-kind will forever know peace, as soon as the last of the changelings die off. Truly, I cannot think of a finer colt in the land than you!”

“Why…thank you, my Goddess. It was certainly a difficult task, but I am very humbled by your praise, as I live to serve you.” Pip said, kneeling to Celestia as she smiled

“Pip, you truly deserve a reward, for your unprecedented bravery. As such, you shall forever be granted a home in Canterlot, right outside of my royal castle. And in addition, I will allow you to pick any mare in the land, and you may have her as your wife.”

Pip smiled softly, and as soon as Celestia had finished speaking, a servant of hers, a small, green mare with a brown mane walked by the door.

“You there, miss!” Pip called out, and she stuck her head inside the room.

“Yes, Pip the Hero?” She asked, confused.

“Celestia, I choose this one!” he said proudly, and turned back to his Goddess.

“Really, are you completely sure she is your choice? You don’t want to take any time to think?”

He shook his head, and she walked into the room, standing by him. Celestia rolled her eyes, thinking ‘Some colts really are just animals’.

“Then so be it, I, Goddess Celestia, henceforth declare that you two are now lawfully wed. You may kiss the…bride.”

The two shared a nervous kiss, and trotted out of the castle, making their way to Pips new home in Canterlot. Upon entering, Pip locked the door behind them, and the mare burst into green flame, revealing that she had been Chrysalis all along.

“Wow, I can’t believe that worked!” Said Pip, shocked

“I know, for a goddess, she is pretty stupid. But it doesn’t matter; now we are both legal citizens of Canterlot, and I’m dead as far as she knows.”

The two shared a laugh, and a tight, loving hug, then let go.

“Though, you know Pippy, it is our honeymoon….” she said, grinning sensually and staring at her new husband

“Em….I don’t like where this is going!” Pip said, backing up nervously.

“It doesn’t matter, even your goddess can’t save you now!” Chrysalis yelled, and pounced on Pip.

The End.

Author's Note

I apologize for yet another reference to something, but that's a good title, dang it xD

I hope you guys have enjoyed my fanfic that took forever to write, thank you very much for all the views and thumbs up, as this is my most popular story ever.

I may or may not write another fanfic in the future, I'm just not sure, because I'm bad about never finishing things that I start.