Unexpected

It has been a month since chrysalis has been imprisoned. When I told the news to my little ponies the news of chrysalis and the fate of the changelings their reactions were sympathetic to the changelings. I am glad that my ponies were still kind enough in nature to forgive the changelings even after the whole unpleasant situation. Or at least most of them. I heard that prince blueblood got most of the snobby bigoted nobles from canterlot and had their own their own version of the gala. Only difference is that they somehow managed to have fun. I don’t like my ponies acting like racists.

I only recently heard got word of the party after I got a letter sent by pinkie pie. Even she wouldn’t throw a party for that. Glad to see that twilight and her friends still are being good ponies and not still holding grudge on chrysalis. When I told cadence and shining armor about chrysalis and the changelings they had very mixed feelings on how they should feel. They seemed to forgive the changelings but not chrysalis. Not that I can blame them for what she put them both through. It’s all I can ask for at this point.

Right now its shortly after my sister raised the moon and I am on my balcony looking down at my little ponies thinking on what to do with chrysalis. She is a broken mare trying to punish herself for what happened to her changelings. I know she is tyrant that nearly won in taking over equestrian, but I still feel sympathy for her since I can sort of relate to her situation. When I had to banish my sister that was one of the hardest things I ever had to do. It was not exactly killing but in the situation it sure felt like it. But in chrysalis case she feels like she slaughter everyone she knows and blames herself even though we have no confirmation what exactly killed the changelings. On some nights I can hear her crying from my bedroom all the way down from the dungeon.

“Tia?”

I turned around to see my sister Luna behind me. She had a concerned look on her face as she walked up to me.

“Hello dear sister why are thou still up?”

“Oh hello Luna I’m just thinking.”

“Sister we know that look. Tell us what is troubling you?”

I sighed. “It’s about chrysalis”

“Oh. Is this about the extermination of her race?”

“Partly. Its more on the fact I can’t help but feel sympathy for her when I hear her crying at night.”

“It has been rather noticeable. Hath thou thought of anything to deal with the issue?”

“I have one idea but, I don’t think you are going to like it.”

“Sister we doubt it can be that bad. Just tell us.”

“I think I want to take it upon myself to try and redeem her.”

Her eyes widened and the silence was so quite you couldn't even hear crickets.

“Well we are not going to lie and say that doesn’t surprise us. But why take it upon yourself dear sister?”

“Well beside the fact that I haven’t done anything worth mentioning in while I think I am the only one who can help her deal with this situation. I may not know the pain of losing an entire race but, I know what it’s like to lose family.”

We both stood there in silence for a minute.

“Well that aside, we don’t see any reason not to convince you otherwise. I can defiantly see the major advantage of having her as an ally. Despite the unpleasantness of what happened at the wedding it was still a very impressive feat. We just ask to be careful sister.”

“Don’t worry Luna I will be fine.”

“Alright we trust thou sister. Hath a goodnight.”

She then flew to her own balcony.

Hopefully by the time this is all over it will have a happy ending.

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(---POV Chrysalis---)

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(---Next Morning---)

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I am lying down on the floor in my cell. I have extremely thick chains on my front hooves, back hooves, torso, and neck all wrapped tight. All my injures when I first got here were treated so look pretty much the same. Well except the crown. I never did like it much but it was one of the only ways to possibly show celestia I was serious. Well that and her face were priceless. Hey some things can’t change no matter how broken you are.

If I am being honest with myself I deserve all this. I was the one who convinced all my subjects on that suicide mission. Even if any survived none of them would ever forgive me. I wouldn’t blame them. I am responsible for all their deaths. I just tried to be good queen like I was born to do. I am a monster.

A guard then came in and put down a doggy bowl full of meat for me to eat. I don’t like the idea of having to eat like dog but, I still need to eat no matter how humiliating it is. The guard then had smug smile on his face and decided to dump the meat on the floor in the furthest part of the room where it was very hard to in my chains. He kept that stupid grin on his face on and left.

Just because I am imprisoned doesn’t mean I don’t like it when the guards do stuff like that. Asshole. I then got up and moved best I could and moved closer and closer to the meat. I managed to eat half of the pile of meat before my chains reached their limit. I reach the rest of it but all it did was aggravate me and make me look more like a dog. I eventfully gave up and went back to my sleeping corner. Despite me crying myself to sleep most nights I still have some of my pride. It is the only thing I got left. I hate being treated like a dog, but I still need to keep myself alive.

Then suddenly the door opened again and celestia walked in. Did not expect that so soon. But with the still remaining pride I had left I decided to remain silence and pretend to not even notice her.

“Hello chrysalis.”

I remained silent not looking at her.

“I can understand if you don’t want to talk to me but just hear me out. I understand you are in a depressed state and you think that punishing yourself is the only answer. But trust me it only makes things worse. I speak from experience. I might have a way to help you chrysalis but, you are going to do what I ask of you. If not for me then do it for your subjects even if they are no longer with us. Would you rather they remember you as what your now or someone trying to do the right thing?”

I stood there in silence for minute but then she stood up and I turned to look at her.

“You are better at manipulation then I gave you credit for.”