“Goooood morning ladies and gentlecolts of Equestria and welcome to the Daily Dawn show! I’m your host, Mr. Big Show!” The background audience applause for the mustached stallion in white, most of them stomping on the floor with hooves while few others clapped with hands or claws. He adjusted his red tie and collar before flashing another bright smile at the camera. “And today we have an incredibly special guest joining us. She’s a very refined lady with very high standards when it comes to love. She is also a hard working mother who strives everyday to support the subjects she’s come to call her children. Please give a warm and hearty welcome to Queen Chrysalis!”
The floor rumbled even more vigorously as the Queen of the Changelings strode across the polished wooden stage. She sat upon the white sofa, taking up all the space while the Daily Dawn host sat upon the velvet red chair across from her. He gestured towards the glass round table between them where two cups of steaming dark drinks sat on red and white coasters shaped like a pair of candy canes crossing over each other.
“Care for some coffee?”
“No thank you.”
The stallion nodded. “Very well. Anyway on behalf of the Daily Dawn team, I want to say how honored we are to have such royalty as yourself grace our show with your presence. We’re very thankful you’ve accepted our invitation.”
“Likewise, Mr. Show. I’m enjoying the reception I’ve receiving as well,” Chrysalis said as she winked towards the audience. She inhaled deeply as she felt their admiration for her skyrocket.
“And not only royalty either. You also happen to be a huge star on the big screen! Many big name actors say they admire your skills in the theatrics and on camera, some even admit a bit of jealousy! I believe it’s true fact that many of us love your work.”
Chrysalis puffed her chest up and grew a huge smile. “I do take pride in what I do well.”
“And how well that is. Things have been going very well for you indeed after the successful peace talk between you and Princess Celestia.”
“Mmmh hmm.” Chrysalis glanced downwards. “You know, maybe I will take up on your offer.”
“Excellent!” Mr. Show leaned a little forward in his seat. “Anyway I know we have many questions about your upcoming big hit, but lately there have been a few rumors about you that many would like to confirm or dispel if that’s alright with you.”
Chrysalis drinking paused. She places down the cup. “About me? Well… I suppose I don’t mind. What are these rumors?”
“Well I don’t mean to bring up any bad feelings, but it’s about your motives behind the Canterlot Invasion all those years ago. Many speculate it’s for the sake of saving your people from love starvation, but lately there has been talk that this may not be the actual case. Some changelings have admitted to saying that the time the colony had before the invasion were rather fair and that they weren’t starving of love at all. Rather you made the first move on different reasons.”
Chrysalis remained stoic. “Mr. Show, you know I regret making that attack deeply. I had a foolish mindset back then and I don’t intend to make any more now.”
Mr. Show waved his hooves in front of him gently. “Hang on I apologise. I didn’t mean to accuse you of anything. No you see, these rumors are saying you’ve done the invasion out of motives that are not malicious at all.”
Chrysalis raised a brow. “Oh?”
“Yes. Some believe you did it for a reason not many would have expected until now. If you don’t mind?”
Chrysalis rubbed the inside of her lower lips against her lower teeth, contemplating of her decision. Then she shrugged. “Alright I guess it wouldn’t hurt to talk about it a little. But please make it short.”
“Thank you so much!” he eagerly clapped before bringing out a tablet. “Now I’ve compiled a list of the most popular rumors here, and here’s the big one that everyone is asking. ‘Did you invade Canterlot for your love of Princess Cadance?’”
Chrysalis choked a little. “Excuse me?!”
Mr. Show shrank back a bit with a little nervous smile. “Uhh well is it?”
“Of course not! She’s way too younger than me and not nearly as beautiful!”
“So you’re saying there’s someone else?”
Her eyes widened. “Whu- ”
“You’ve said that Cadance was ‘not nearly as beautiful’. Most would assume that you said she’s not very pretty, but I think some of us here know what you really meant.” With confidence regaining, he leaned forward again. “Is there someone else?”
“W- well I, uh, um- ”
“I mean the list is quite big. There were a lot of ponies at the Royal Wedding of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor. Most are speculating it was either her or him that you invaded for out of love. You couldn’t bear to see them be wedded without in you the equation, so you decided to intercept the vows with your passion. Or perhaps it was Princess Twilight whom you singled out? Many are loving the calculative chemistry you two have in your pairing. The strategic queen and the educated princess. Quite a combo.”
“Princess Twilight is a fine mare but let me assure you I have no romantic feelings for her- ”
Mr. Show suddenly got up and slammed his fore hooves on the table with force. Surprisingly it didn’t break. “Then who is it then? The world is dying to know!”
“Why are you so insistent on this?!”
“Because it’s my job to inform the public the greater truth! The greater romance behind everything that is known! The demand is great, Queen Chrysalis, and I must deliver it. I plead, your highness! Who did you do it for?!”
Chrysalis felt like screaming at the top of her lungs and tearing her hair out. She could feel every single eyes in the room looking upon her, waiting on her, judging her. All cameras were upon her, broadcasting her vulnerability to the entire Unable to bear the pressure, she shouted. “OK I’LL ADMIT IT! I DID INVADE CANTERLOT BECAUSE OF SOMEONE!” She swiftly grasped the cup in her magic and chugged the entire content down her throat.
Mr. Show watched with a stunned expression. “Whoa.”
Chrysalis glared daggers towards the cameras. “And let me tell you, world, that I am not afraid to take my stand right here and now! I am not ashamed to proclaim who I love on screen. I’ve done it so many times before and this doesn’t feel any different. In fact, it feels even stronger!” Chrysalis jumped onto the table and struck a pose, raising her hoof high into the air. “Yes I attacked the capital out of love. Yes I deterred the wedding out of love! I even entered into big world of movies! I did it all because I just wanted to be noticed by you! It’s been so many long years and even after all that, you still haven’t returned my calls!”
“C- calls?” Mr. Show stammered.
“And now I’m going to shout your name at the top of my lungs and let the whole world know how long you’ve kept me on edge, how long you’ve denied me your love! Are. You. Ready?!”
The crowd was going nuts. Thundered the air went, filled with the sound of cheering, hooves, and clapping. Chrysalis can feel everyone was on the edges of their seats. The hearts of everyone witnessing this event were beating as one. This is it.
“A thousand years it has been since you’ve visited me in my chamber and took vows of love with me, but you’ve never fulfilled them since then. It’s a terrible crime you’ve wrought upon my heart and now I’ll let thee be exposed! I call your name, Celestia Sol Helios!”
Chrysalis took a deep breath and listened to the crowd. If they weren’t at their loudest before, they were now. She could feel the excitement rising through the roof, the confirmation setting their emotions ablaze. She was on top of the world, then Chrysalis realized what she had done.
“... Oh boy.”
In the halls of Canterlot castle was the personal chambers of Princess Celestia. As a safety measure, the doors to her room is enchanted to only open to a select few. Princess Luna happened to be one of them. However, as Princess of the Night, she felt that using the door was for squares, and she's anything but that. Soaring through the sky above the castle, Luna made a sharp turn around towards the Sun Tower where Celestia’s chamber lay and aimed a hind leg towards a window. She precisely kicked through the target and shattered the glass into fine dust. She rolled across the purple carpet and immediately got up on her hooves before using her magic to collect all the glass dust, using them to repair the window.
“Celestia! We’ve heard the news from our television screen! Is it true?! Did you indeed do the thing with Queen Chrysalis?”
Luna held her breath as she watched Celestia turned her head towards her from the TV screen. On it, Luna could see Chrysalis was still holding her pose. She could also hear Celestia finish chewing her crunchy cereal before swallowing.
“Uhh… well… yes?”
“Oh. My. Faust. You didn’t.”
“What what else do you want me say?”
“Sister, I am beyond both belief and excitement. Do you realize what is going to happen next?!”
Celestia resisted the urge to vomit. “Please noooo.”
Luna wrapped her foreleg around Celestia. “Sis, it’s time.”
“Please stop.”
“For you and Chrysalis.”
“No.”
“To go ooonn- ”
“I don’t want to.”
“A DATE!”
“I wish I could die right now.”
