As the sun sets

by Daydream Sky

3

Previous Chapter

    The queen placed her first gnarled hoof on the ground. “At long last!” She screeched, followed by all of her subjects landing. Most outlined a path to the castle, where others walked along side their loving queen.  The queen originally planned on slowly walking toward the castle dramatically, but she couldn’t help but go at a slow gallop. It was just to exciting! Plus she didn’t want to waste any time, letting them prepare. It would ruin everything. Quickly Chrysalis neared the castle. About ten feet from the entrance the queen gestured at the changelings. They then proceeded to fly off far into the distance behind a nearby mountain range. Seconds later she arrived to the castle.  The entrance was blocked off, but it was a truly stupid and poor attempt of slowing down the happy queen. She stood for a moment looking up at the beautiful structure. After a while, she started to flap her small frail looking wings. She just stood there, flapping her decorative wings for a few moments before seeing a young pegasus mare running into what was probably her home. The changeling then proceeded to transform her wings into larger versions of those of the mare. She slowly lifted off of the ground. From the sky she flew toward a large stain-glass window picturing Twilight and her stupid little elements of harmony all together. “Damn you Twilight.” she said as she backed up 30 or so feet before flying forward at high speed, smashing the damned window.  Glass stuck out of the queen, from her grotesque horn to her knotted tail. The illusion of the pink wings started to fade then all at once poofed away. She then galloped toward what used to be her room.

  “Chrysalis is in the building!” A huffing unicron guard said coming from the throne room.

“Sister?” Luna asked looking at Celestia.”What shall we do? We don’t even know where she is!”.

“We...we will...Wait!” Celestia said, thinking. “She would probably go up to her former room!” She said, confusing Luna.

“Oh sister? What do you mean?” She asked very confused.

“Well,” Celestia explained with a sad sigh, “Chrysalis is a former friend. She was once a kind changeling filly, who was separated from her hive. I took her in. Until one day her hive came back for her.”

“Uh. Sorry to interrupt and all, but we still have a big problem your majesty.”Another unicorn guard said putting everyone back on track.

  “Guys! Celestia is in grave danger!” The purple unicorn mare exclaimed. Her friends all cocked their heads toward her, staring blankly. “Ya’ll don’t worry we’ll just catch tomorrow’s train.” Applejack said. “Ya, and besides Celestia is like the most awesomest, strongest, powerfulest, bestest, coolestest pony out there!” Rainbow added. Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack and looked at her confused. “Coolestest?” Rarity asked, but Rainbow dismissed it.

  “Clink!” that was the sound continuously ringing through Celestia’s ears as her horn collided with Chrysalis’s. Celestia quickly hit the queen with a magic wave. The changeling flew backward, then lunged back  slightly cutting the princess’s ear. The ivory alicorn then jumped back firing a beam of magic from her horn directing at the changeling. Chrysalis dodged it though. Only bits of her tail getting singed. This continued until Celestia got some leverage and through Chrysalis back. Before Celestia could do anything else though, the changeling tossed a beam of light. It hit the princess right in her horn, breaking it and throwing her back. She fired another ray at her and it pierced her chest. Adding another thick layer of crimson to her coat. Her eyes started to fill with both tears and blood. Chrysalis snickered as she took form of the injured mare. Celestia’s eyes started to shake, and her mouth started to drip with dark red blood. Her former horn poured out with magical essence and blood, little strands of flesh hung out of it as if searching for it’s missing half. Her mane had stopped flowing and her cutie  mark darkened to grayscale. Her legs and hooves were very cut up and parts were swollen. Her left ear missing it’s top half.  Her right wing being held on only by a few strands of skin. Chrysalis stood up above the flinching body. She quietly laughed. The waltzed towards the untouched balcony of her former room. Just before she could reach it though, Celestia mustered up the last bits of magic and slammed Chrysalis with a golden aura out far back to the Hell from which she came.