Gone

"Hello"

"AH!" Twilight screamed as she saw the changeling queen stand over her bed. It would be a pretty horrifying sight a day ago, but considering the events of yesterday, she wasn't nearly as surprised. "You know most ponies would knock when they enter."

"Is that so? Well it appears I am not most ponies. I also happen to be your only companion." Queen Chrysalis said. "Now come on. You should get down for breakfast." With a flash, Chrysalis teleported downstairs to the kitchen.

  "Breakfast?" Twilight said confused. A pony...well not exactly a pony, who once tried to kill her and everyone else in Equestria, was serving her breakfast. Was she taking pity on Twilight? Who knew. All Twilight knew is that she was hungry and that breakfast was waiting. Twilight walked down to find Spike was cooking her breakfast.

   "Oh hi Spike. Wait...Spike? You aren't...huh?" Twilight said scratching her mane. This wasn't right. Spike and everyone was gone. At least to her knowledge.

    "It shouldn't be hard to figure out Twilight Sparkle. After all I am a changeling." "Spike" said.

    "Wait...you?" Twilight said with amazement.

     "Mhm. Yes. Me. And this is your breakfast." "Spike" said handing Twilight some eggs. "I figured that the Big Bad Changeling Chrysalis was too scary for you. So I chose a form you would recognize. Happy?"

    "Can you act like Spike?" Twilight asked with a brow raised.

     "No."

     "Then I'm not satisfied."

  "Get used to it. This is the only Spike you'll see for three days." "Spike" said drinking some tea. "Its easier than taking over a kingdom."

   "I don't understand how you can be this way."

   "You do what you have to do as a queen. You feed off of emotions or you die. Though frankly the latter is tempting considering," the queen looked at the holes in her hoof, "the circumstances. You do something that seems like a giant monopoly, everypony thinks you're the bad guy."

   "But you're just so...sadistic when you do things. It's unnatural."

"Be honest princess. When you defeat your enemies, how many times do you grin?" This question caught Twilight off guard and prompted her to change the subject.

"So. How's life as a changeling queen? I mean, if I fail I had better be prepared right?" Twilight said awkwardly. Chrysalis took another sip of her tea.

"You didn't answer my question. You can't avoid it princess. You and I, we are one and the same. We both do what we must to protect our people. Most of the time, it ends up hurting others." The queen smirked as she transformed herself into Twilight and back.

"I am different than you! I don't enslave people!" Twilight said as she dropped her fork.

                    "Do you? If I recall, you 'redeem' your enemies. Show them the 'magic of friendship'. Truth is they're prisoners of war. They're captives. They have no choice but to follow you or they die. Pretty sad life if you ask me. To follow someone against your will. It's even worse when you're immortal. So ask yourself now princess, who is evil?" Twilight stared not knowing what to say next. "Trixie. You know the name yes. You should because you ruined her life. And now she is one of us because she had nothing left to live for."

   "That's not true! We made up! She apologized!" Twilight slammed the table.

   "Silly princess! Apologizing doesn't mean she was scorned by nearly every single person she met!"

    "I-I never knew! I-"

     "Discord! You turned him to stone when all he wanted to do was have a little fun! Then you forced him to obey your precious princess of the sun. He even escaped later on! How much proof do you need?"

     "You! You're twisting my actions!"

     "You killed King Sombra!"

      "No!"

       "Nearly every single pony you and your friends don't like has ended up having their lives ruined or they became a changeling! How do you feel about that?!"

    "Stop! Please! Please!" Twilight said as she broke down sobbing.

       "Stop? Stop telling you the truth when you lie? I'm just pointing out facts! You act like we are villains! When the real villain is..."

"Noooooo!" Twilight screamed. The room was silent. The queen thought she made her point.

    "I'm sorry. I may have taken this a bit too far." The queen apologized as she put down her tea.

   "No I'm sorry. I was wrong to judge you." Twilight said. "So how are the ponies you mentioned?"

  "Actually, they can't take their mind off you. They mostly blame you for their lives. One actually just hates your friends. Particularly the blue one"

"Who would that be?"

  "I think you've known enough for one day. I'm supposed to help your sanity not destroy it."

    "I suppose so. You can turn into anyone is that right?"

      "Yes, that is correct. I can also mimic their voices as you are hearing now."

        "Could you, mimic my mom and dad?" For the first time, Chrysalis delivered a real genuine smile.

        "Gladly." Chrysalis's skeleton was covered up by a white skin with a mane mixed between purple and white. "Some party trick huh?"

           "Yeah, some party trick..."