Her Highness, Princess Luna, glares down at me, pure hostility in her eyes. I hang my head, wishing I could feel shame, or regret. But all those emotions have been purged out of me. "State your name, cutie mark and occupation" Luna says, spitting out the last word like venom.

I raise my head. "My name is Toxic Waste. I was an employee at the Rainbow Factory. My cutie mark is a gear with a toxic hazard sign on it." I say with a hollow voice. "Toxic Waste." Luna sneers, a mix of cold satisfaction and disgust on her face. "A fitting name for somepony like you." I don't say anything, but I know she's right. After everything I've done, I am just waste. I know I didn't have any control over what I did, but I could have tried to resist a little longer. Instead, I was turned in just a few weeks.

"You have been accused of assault, murder, foal-napping, and being an accomplice to all of these things. Do you deny any of these charges?" she asks, voice filled with disgust and cold hatred.

"No, your Highness." I respond. "All of these charges are true." Luna looks slightly annoyed that she doesn't get a reaction out of me, but that's barely possible anymore.

"Do you have any defense for why you committed these crimes?"

"Yes." At this, Luna looks surprised. "But it's too long of a story to tell. And I would rather spare the ponies here from hearing what we went through."

"I am an Alicorn," Luna says. "I am capable of casting a memory spell to see your... reasons for your crimes."

I nod. "Go ahead. I won't fight you." I close my eyes and lower my head. I take a deep breath, and wait.

Author's Note

Except in speech, all royalty (Luna, Twilight, Cadance, etc.) will be referred to by first name for writing purposes.
Also, the title of each chapter shows which character's PoV its from.