Top Secret

It was a few moments after Mulia and Cranky married and Ponyville’s streets where now repaired from the bugbear attack and decorated with Pinkie’s many party favors. Everypony was either dancing, playing games or eating one of the many snacks Pinkie cooked. Derpy kept apologizing for accidentally locking Princess Twilight and her friends out of the wedding without knowing. Time Turner spent most of his time telling a few ponies about his flameless fireworks. Bon Bon and Lyra sat at a table eating cupcakes. Bon Bon listened as Lyra went on about how she wanted to hear stories of the cases Bon Bon has had.

“I wanna hear every story you have!” Lyra stated.

“I’d have to check with the pony in charge first,” Bon Bon said.

"Oh, who’s that?” Lyra asked leaning in.

“Sorry Lyra, that’s one thing that’s been sworn to never be revealed,” Bon Bon said. Lyra just huffed and crossed her front hooves. Just then they heard ponies cheer and they looked. Princess Celestia and Luna were joining the reception finally.

“Yay! you came!” Pinkie Pie chimed bouncing up to the royal sisters.

“We shan't miss such a big party Pinkie Pie,” Luna stated with a smile.

“Yes, we just had to return home and get the gift somepony forgot,” Celestia said turning her head to Luna.

“Then next time dear sister, “ Luna chimed, “ don’t forget,”. After a brief moment, Pinkie giggled which caused the princesses to smile and giggle as well. The party went on all day. Bon Bon was watching Lyra try to hit a pinata shaped like a balloon when somepony tapped her shoulder. She looked and it was Twilight along with Celestia and Luna.

“Princesses,” Bon Bon greeted and bowed.

“The princesses were asking for you,” Twilight told her.

“You were?” Bon Bon asked a little shocked.

“We’ve heard you’re the best candy maker in Ponyville,” Celestia stated.

“That's what all the ponies say,” Bon Bon said with a smile.

“We would like to order a huge box of your candies,” Luna said, “ten of each,”. Bon Bon’s eyes widened.

“You want that much candy?”

“It would seem my sister has a sweet tooth,” Luna giggled nudging Celestia.

“Ha ha Luna,” Celestia giggled, “the truth is our candy room is becoming low and we’ve yet to try sugary sweets from Ponyville,”.

“I will have the order done by this weekend!” Bon Bon promised. Celestia and Luna nodded and trotted off.

All week Bon Bon worked on making every candy she had a recipe too. She made so much she had to pack them in several boxes. Friday afternoon she had finished making and packing all the treats and was getting ready to head to Canterlot. “Are you still gonna trot with me to the train station?” Bon Bon asked a pouting Lyra.

“I guess,” Lyra said as she stood up, “just wish I could go with you, but I have to stay and perform at some dinner thing with Octavia,”.

“Well other then Octavia, you're the best instrumentalist in Ponyville,” Bon Bon said, “only you can match the beauty in the music like Octavia,”.

“True, plus it’s easy bits,” Lyra said as they headed out the door. Lyra holding the boxes in her magic.

Princess Celestia sat at her throne as Luna looked out the window into the castle yard. “Are you sure this will work sister?”.

“It has too,” Celestia said standing up and trotting over to her sister, “they’ve seemed to see that what she did was wrong,”.

“But, do you think they’re genuine in their willingness to leave their lives behind?” Luna asked.

“Yes, there are other ways to do what they have to do to live without cruelty or corruption,” Celestia stated as there was a knock on the throne room doors.

“Enter!” Luna called as the doors glowed a light yellow in magical mist and two guards trotted in.

“Your candy order has arrived,” one guard said as they moved aside and Bon Bon trotted in with a wagon of boxes hooked onto her back.

“Oh my,” Luna said walking up to the wagon, “I didn’t think our order was that big,”.

“Our candy room shall surely be stocked up now,” Celestia said, “take our order to the candy room and leave us with our guest,”. The guards nodded and took the wagon of candy and left. As soon as the doors closed the princesses wore expressions of seriousness.

“Agent Sweetie Drops,” Luna said, “we called you here for something non-candy related,”.

“What?” Sweetie drops asked, “so I spent a week making candy for nothing?!”.

“I’m sorry we had to ask that of you,” Celestia said with a soft smile, “but we have a case for you of the most importance,”.

“What is it?” she asked as her eyes widened in fear, “the bugbear is back again!”.

“No no, nothing like that,” Celestia assured her, “I know you’re good with monsters, but what we need your help with is more of a...creature,”.

“Creature?” Sweetie Drops asked, “Like from the ever free?”.

“Not exactly,” Celestia said.

“Maybe we should show her sister,” Luna suggested. Celestia nodded.

“follow us,” she and Luna walked to a stained glass window. Celestia’s magic hugged the window and it slid out of place to reveal a hidden passageway. She followed behind the princesses as they trotted down a stone pathway lit by torches on the walls. They reached a big wooden door at the end of the pathway.

“Please, do not be fearful,” Luna said as they pushed open the door. Sweetie Drops didn't notice anything at first, but a soft green glow from the room. Then a little giggle caught her attention. A little changeling filly waddled out.

“Hi Miss Princess!” it said and hugged Celestia’s hoof. Sweetie Drop gasped and stumbled back.

“A changeling!”. The little changeling’s ears went down and it hid behind Celestia’s flowing mane.

“Please don’t be afraid Sweetie Drops,” Celestia said, “they mean no harm to us,”.

“They?” Sweetie Drop asked trying to keep calm. Just then two more changelings walked out. Sweetie Drop could tell by their looks that they were adults.

“These three changelings came to me shortly after the attack had ended,” Celestia informed, “they didn’t like what the queen was making them do. They came to me for protection and a place to hide,”.

“But why?” Sweetie Drops asked, “they attacked us,”.

“Yes, but they were simply doing as their ruler made them,” Celestia said, “they no longer want to be under her rule,”.

“So why didn’t they just tell her?” Sweetie Drops asked still confused.

“From what they’ve told us Queen Chrysalis isn’t the same queen she used to be,” Celestia told, “recently she has become much darker, bent on world rule instead of doing what she must for her subjects,”.

“But are sure we can trust them?” Sweetie Drops asked.

“You did not see the state of their fear when they came to us,” Luna said, “we do not doubt their story at all,”.

“Then how can I help?” she asked.

“Agent Sweetie Drops, we want you to help us with making pony identities for these changelings and helping them blend in with the rest of the ponies,”. Celestia said with a look of seriousness on her face.

“How?” Sweetie Drops asked, “I mean, we can't just have them take on other ponies’ appearances,”.

“No, we’ll create ones of their own,” Celestia said, “names, coat colors, mane colors, eyes colors and even cutie marks. We’ll come up with it all,”.

“Are you willing to take this case Agent Sweetie Drops?” Luna asked as both princesses looked at her. She nodded,

“Let’s do this!”.