Darkness. Darkness looms over Canterlot Castle and soon going to spread all over Equestria. On the eve of the Summer Sun Celebration and the 1 year anniversary of the return of Princess Luna, the princesses was meant to be readying themselves for a joyous and holy festival. This was anything but that.
Deep within the castle, in the throne room for Equestria's ruler, a sinister and corruptible ritual was happening. Suspended in midair by dark magic, the recently crowned Princess Twilight Sparkle putting up all of her might trying to resist the corrupting essence from taking hold of her. Grunting. Moaning. Struggling. Everything that she can to prevent her from becoming evil. However, this isn't a battle that she can see herself winning.
And the one who was doing this, the one who is trying to make Twilight into something like herself, was Queen Chrysalis, the ruler of the Changelings. Not expecting to see her so soon, Chrysalis was already acting her revenge plan and trying to turn Equestria's royalty into her loyal slaves. Menacing cackling was spewing from the Changeling Queen's mouth as she seeing a defenseless Twilight struggling to resist her transformation.
But for those who are joining this scene now and have the foolish fantasy of Princess Twilight somehow escaping, you are dead wrong. In between the desperate fighting for her life, Twilight peaked open her eyes and could see the other victims of Chrysalis's corruption. Large, tall ponies-turn-Changelings standing beside their queen. Insectoid wings standing tall, blackness covering their bodies and holes going through the bottom-end of their legs. And yet, they all have the faces that Twilight use to still admire.
Celesita. Luna. Cadence. Three pony princesses who were the rulers of pony kind were now standing beside Queen Chrysalis as their new mistress.
"How did this happen?" Twilight thought. "How could this have been prevented?"
As Princess Twilight saw her former role models, she couldn't help but to recall where this all began for her. When she first arrived at Canterlot as a new princess and when this nightmare began.
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As Princess Twilight Sparkle gets off of the flying royal chariot, she look up and admire the majesty of Canterlot Castle. Bright, warming colors still coat the outer walls. The regal architecture shows off the proud history of pony culture. And the brimming sun did nothing but to boost the beauty of the castle. And wait by the door wasn't just a royal escort but Princess Celestia as well.
"Princess Celestia!" Twilight cried cheerfully to her former mentor.
After a short, quick chuckle, Celestia loudly greets "Welcome Princess Twilight Sparkle to Your New Home!"
As the royal guards began assisting Spike with moving Twilight's luggage, the new pony princess went up to the white, regal mare and says to her "Um... Please Princess Celestia, just call me Twilight for now. I still haven't gotten use to the new "princess" part of my name yet."
After giving a devilish smirk, Celestia replies "Ok, but only if you just call me "Celestia" as well."
Twilight chuckle but could see how that made sense. She is a princess. She is now on the same level as her mentor and it might get annoying that they still constantly refer to each other by their formal titles. The only things that still separate them apart is experience. "Ok" Twilight eventually replied.
Celestia then exclaims "Good. Why don't we head on inside and I help show you to your new quarters."
After giving a pleasant smile, Twilight followed Celestia into the castle. Inside the royal foyer, the princesses were greeted with rows of loyal servants who were bowing upon their entrance.
"Wow. What an overwhelming welcome" Twilight remarked.
"Well this is to be expected for a new princess" Celestia explained. "This might seem all so new to you, but please try to get use to it."
"Um... ok."
As she tread pass all the bowing servants, Twilight couldn't help but to feel important. They respect her enough to lower their heads before her. How doesn't that make you feel like a special pony? Even when they passed through to the corridors, any worker pony they come across will instantly drop what they were doing and bow before them. "It overwhelming before but now it's going over the top" Twilight thought.
As they were walking, Celestia tries to struck up a conversation. "I hope you don't mind having to move away from you friends from Ponyville?"
At like that, any positive emotions that Twilight might have had was quickly dampened with the reminder of her friends. Rainbow Dash. Applejack. Fluttershy. Rarity. And who couldn't forget Pinkie Pie? After having been declared princess, Twilight was ordered to move back to Canterlot to assume her new duties.
Twilight replies "Well, I'm actually quite sad that I have to move away from my friends after I spent such a long time getting to know all of them. But, while I'm upset that I can't see them as often anymore, at least we can still keep in teach."
"Well that's good" Celestia responded.
But while Twilight was tying to look on the bright side and imagine seeing her friends in the future, Celestia suddenly says something that is most peculiar.
"But you must remember Twilight; from her on out, you wouldn't be needing your friends anymore."
"What!" Twilight yelled.
Twilight couldn't believe that Celestia had said that. Her mentor, who insisted that she needed to find friends in the first and how she could rely on them, is now insinuating that she should abandon them. Seeing Twilight's shocked face, Celestia explained
"Oh, but that doesn't mean you won't be seeing them in the future. Even in the near future in fact. It just that your new duties will require you to throw away all distractions that you may have. That includes your friends. Do you understand Twilight?"
"Um... I think I do?"
That was all that she could've said. Twilight doesn't want to forget about her friends. And yet, imagining some of her new princess duties: diplomacy, economics, growth and protection of the nation, those things are important enough that she mustn't be distracted on. But still, hearing Celestia saying those words, Twilight had a sinking feeling in her stomach that will sit with her through the rest of the evening.
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Later that evening, Princess Twilight sat comfortably on her bed in her new bedchamber. Spike was carried away by some of the castle servants who said that he need to be "debriefed" on some of his new duties. And so, the only company that Twilight has with her is her thought and those thoughts were telling her that something is off about the castle.
Not only what Celestia said is still bugging her, but the servants was also acting slight differently then usual. She might not know any of them but they don't seem to act how she imagine they would. They seem to act cold and distant and don't seem to interact with each other much. Some of which she isn't sure that they were properly trained as some had holding stuff in their mouths. When they notice her and if she said what is up, they just replied "We are getting ready for tomorrow" and then laugh to themselves. True, the Summer Sun Celebration is tomorrow and she assume some important guest might come to the castle, but she can't see that as an excuse to be cold and sloppy.
But as was in the depths of her thoughts, Twilight suddenly had a knock on the door. When her mind went back into reality, a familiar voice shout out from the other side of the door.
"Twilight! Are You There!? Can I Come In!?"
When she heard the voice, Twilight instantly recognized who it belonged to. She quickly jumps off her bed, flies to the door and quickly opened it with her magic. And on the other side of the doorway was a pink alicorn pony that Twilight loves so much.
"Cadence!" Twilight cries out with joy.
"Twilight!" Cadence replied back.
Both sister-in-laws quickly embrace in a warm hug. The moment was so heartwarming for them, they quickly do their identification ritual.
"Sunshine, Sunshine, Ladybugs Awake! Clap Your Hooves And Do A Little Shake!"
Once they made their secret hoof shake, Twilight felt more at ease. Knowing that her favorite sister is around relief a large amount of tension off her shoulders. But speaking of which, Twilight was a little bit confused on why she is here at Canterlot.
"Cadence, what are you doing here? Aren't you suppose to be ruling the Crystal Empire?"
Cadence happily explains "Well all the preparations are already set over at the Empire, so I thought I see how things are doing over here."
"Aww. Cadence, were you just checking up on me?"
"Hm-hm... Yeah, I guess that true. Mind if I can come in and chat for a bit."
"Of course! You didn't even need to ask."
As Cadence gracefully trods into the room, Twilight pull up some seats with her magic so her and her sister can sit on. As they sat comfortably on their lavish chairs, the sister began to relax and chat for a bit.
"So, I know it's only been a short while since you been declared a princess, but how you are taking the sudden change?"
"Well, it was a bit world shaking at first. Being given a massive responsibility, moving back to Canterlot and... and moving leaving my friends..."
Cadence quickly notices Twilight's face began to hang low and great sorrow painted across it. Being away from her friends was really eating away at her heart. With great tenderness, Cadence temporally got off her seat and gave Twilight a supportive hug.
"Oh Twilight, this must really be hard on you."
"Yeah, it is" Twilight whispered. And as the two mares were embracing each other, a tear of sadness leaked out from Twilight's eye and dripped onto Cadence.
After a moment or so to make Twilight feel better, Cadence back away from Twilight. "But you must remember Twilight, your new duties are very important."
"Yeah, I know Cadence" Twilight interjected. "Celestia already gave me the run down."
"So you must know what you have to do?"
After taking a deep breath to build up her strength, Twilight strongly replies "yes."
Cadence smiles when she sees Twilight is trying to be tough. However, that smile slowly turns into a smirk and those supportive thoughts are slowly twists into a different kind of support.
"Say Twilight..."
"Hm?"
"Have you ever wondered why Equestria never had a queen?"
Twilight's thoughts of sorrow was instantly pushed aside due to the out of no where confusion of Cadence's question. "Um... Actually, no. I haven't really thought about it" she answered.
"I haven't really thought about it too" Cadence replied. "But isn't it strange? Equestria has 4 princesses but no queen to rule over all of us?"
"Well, do we really need one? Celestia already did a good job ruling Equestria for a 1000 years."
"Yes, but Equestria still needs a queen."
Twilight soon became unnerved by how the conversation is going. Cadence wasn't really being too strange or too suspicious, but the somewhat mellow tone was creeping Twilight out and something completely different to her character. It's almost like she changed or something. To continue the conversation, Twilight enquirers "Well then, is Celestia going to become queen or something?"
But in keeping to her unnerving mood, Cadence rather too calmly replies "No. Just that somepony else will be declared queen of Equestria."
"SOMEPONY ELSE!" Twilight screamed with surprise. This was massive news. World shaking news even. How could somepony else being put in charge of Equestria? "Who!?" Twilight desperately asks. "Is It Luna!? You!? Is It ME!?!?"
Seeing Twilight being scared and panicking, Cadence tries to calm her nerves and replies "No, it's not any of us, but it is somepony you already know."
"But Who!?"
Cadence was tempted to telling her right then and there, but she decided not to. Instead, she left Twilight handing by replying "Oh, you remember who they are later tonight if you stay up late enough."
"But I Want To Know Now!"
"You will Twilight, just be patient."
Twilight can't believing that Cadence was withholding important information from her. It's almost as if she is toying with her a bit too. "What has gotten into everyone?" she thought.
And then, leaving Twilight even more confused, Cadence began walking towards the door. But as she was about to leave, she stops and turn around to say something to Twilight.
"But if you're no longer interested to know who it is Twilight, you better stay asleep tonight and not wake up."
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Within the den of night, a certain purple alicorn princess couldn't sleep on her royal bed. She was twisting and turning and couldn't get a wink of sleep. Just that everything that happened today was really freaking her out. The servants acted strangely, Celestia telling her to abandon her friends, Cadence telling her that a new pony will be ruling Equestria. It was foolish of Twilight to see if she could sleep through this.
After Cadence had left, Twilight instincts was telling her to get the tartarus away from here and go to her friends in Ponyville. However, there was two problem. The first problem was that Twilight wasn't going to leave without Spike. She waited and she waited until he would return but her never came. When night had came, Twilight had thought about leaving without Spike. But not only did she couldn't bring herself to do it, there was the second problem that faced, she couldn't get back to Ponyville by herself. She had just gotten her wings and hadn't flew with them yet, she wasn't skilled enough in her teleportation spell to make her teleport between towns and she couldn't call a royal chariot to take her there without good reason. She did thought about legging it and using the train, but somepony would obviously recognize her and the other princesses might send guards to bring her back. No matter whatever way she looked at it, Twilight was trapped.
Eventually, when she could see that sleeping was pointless, Twilight throws off the quilt and gets up. Cadence seemed to have implied that something was going on tonight and that she might find out who this new queen is. Dread and anxiety was filling up her stomach as she was asking herself what she need to do.
But then, as she was pondering it on her feet, Twilight notice a faint green light seeping through her window. It wasn't bright or flashing or anything that is largely noticeable. But it was bright enough for Twilight to notice and fills her up with more fear. And went over towards the window to see where the light was coming. But while she didn't find anything right outside her window, she did see the cause of it.
Out high, high in the sky, was the large moon that would sweep across Equestria every night. However, it wasn't a pure, cleansing white moon like how it usually looks. It was not white, but Green! A greenish glow that would shock and terrify any pony who would look up towards it. It was startling and it was unnerving. It was like a greenish glow that you would see from a mistress of evil.
When she saw the green moon, Twilight couldn't believe her eyes. Usually, this would be a sign of a bad omen. Ponies would be panicking and the princesses would do something about it. However, she didn't not hear any sounds of fear of confusion. No pony was knocking on her door and inform her that there is a problem. These were signs that something is wrong and she need to do something about it.
Sensing great danger and malevolence afoot, Twilight decides to investigate things. Something is definitely wrong with the other princesses and she was determined to find out.
Twilight quietly snuck out of her room and creep down the hallways. Fortunately for her, there weren't any guards around to try to stop her. But then again, the was another bad sign that things aren't right. Guards should always be around to monitor and protect the castle. And yet, corridor after corridor, Twilight saw no other pony was around. This troubles her even further and moves quicker around the castle.
Since the green was a clear sign that something's wrong, Twilight instinctively went looking for Princess Luna. As the caretaker of the moon, she has some control of the appearance. From how it travels in the night sky to the lunar phases, if the moon looks green, something isn't well for the princess of the night.
Twilight tried to look for Princess Luna's bed room. But as she was looking for it, she suddenly felt an indescribable presence. Like I said, Twilight didn't know how to put. Maybe it was her alicorn powers or a power left behind from the Elements of Harmony, but something was telling her to search the nearby throne room. Feeling compelled to follow this feeling, Twilight let her instincts guide her and take her to the throne.
When she went inside, Twilight was greeted by a eerily foreboding and dark atmosphere. She could still see but felt that it was too dark for this time of night. When she had a quick glance around, Twilight thought no one was around. But when she look towards the end of the room, right by the throne and the devilish green moon was visible through a sly light, she finally notice that somepony was here. She had a hard time recognizing them through the darkness, but Twilight realizes them as Princess Luna.
"Princess Luna" Twilight softly spoken out with slight joy. But as soon as she said it, soon remembers that Luna might be different like Celestia and Cadence and that she should be on guard.
At first, Luna didn't respond and just looking up towards the green moon. Cautiously, Twilight moves closer towards her, hoping that she could do something when she get near. But as soon as Twilight was in the middle of the hall, Luna finally says something to her.
While still looking at the moon, Luna asks "Isn't it beautiful Twilight Sparkle?"
"What!" Twilight responded.
"Isn't it beautiful? The green moon that shines down on this night and shows us it's magnificent beauty."
Twilight was at a lost for words. She had no way on describing the moon that she has been seeing tonight. But even if she could, she probably wouldn't give the same praises that Luna was giving it. In all honesty, she was half expecting that Luna will turn around with an evil grin and transform into Nightmare Moon. But instead, Luna gives Twilight a weird piece of information.
"Since ancient times, the moon will change it's color and different civilizations will associate that color towards them. Red. Blue. Yellow. And when the moon change into their color, that particular race of ponies will rejoice and celebrate the appearance of their moon."
Twilight vaguely remembers reading that in an old history book once. But while she understands it, she doesn't know how it relates to them. The ponies of Equestria had always associate themselves with the standard whiteness of the moon and can't understand why she should be happy that it's green. Unless...
"Do you know who celebrates the green moon Twilight Sparkle?"
Twilight was at a lost for words, unsure on what to answer. But as she subconsciously take a few step backwards, she bumped into somepony behind her. The bump startled her, but she does not want to look behind. But when she does, she was greeted by a being that she never expected. A being who was tall and black, a horn like a unicorn but wings like a bug. A person that Twilight never expected to see so soon.
"Changelings" Queen Chrysalis says soft as she grinds to Twilight.
Twilight was petrified with her mouth wide. Utterly shock to seeing one of her enemies right before. Her first instinct was to quickly back some distance between her and Chrysalis. However, as she walk backwards in a fast pace, Twilight soon bumped into somepony else. When she look behind herself again, she saw all three princesses standing behind her. Celestia, Luna and Cadence. Three ponies who everyone admired was staring... admiringly towards Queen Chrysalis.
"Welcome my queen" said all the princesses in unison.
Confusion and scattered thoughts was filling up Twilight's head and she feels like her brain is about to crash. And then, in a moment that is both so shocking and yet quite obvious, the alicorn princesses went through a sudden transformation. Gone were bright colors and motherly and calming appearances. Emerging from green flames that envelop their bodies were 3 tall, black Changelings.
However, these Changelings weren't ordinary drones that she saw during the invasion. These Changelings still retain the similarities to the princesses that they disguise themselves. The Celestia-Changeling still has a long and flowing mane. The Cadence-Changeling still has the face of the sister that Twilight loves to see. And the Luna-Changeling still has that posture that Twilight often see Luna in during important events. The still look like the princesses, just in Changeling form.
An while Princesses Twilight looks utterly dumbfounded, Queen Chrysalis just laughs. Laughs at her confusion, her predicament and her ultimate fate.
Surrounded. Trapped. Frightened. Putting on a strong bravado. These are the words that's best describes the princess of friendship at the moment. What she thought would be her taking up her new post at Canterlot Castle was turned into a day long nightmare of grief and stress and torment as her former mentors and role models was betraying Twilight's perception of them.
But as the Changeling Queen, Chrysalis, and her 3 Changeling servants were standing around Twilight, the young princess tries to put fight their evil, victories faces with one of courage and determination.
"CHRYSALIS!" she shouted. "Why Are You Back Here!?"
However, Chrysalis just laughs at Twilight's defensive front, mocking her for being so brave. "Well isn't obvious, my little Twilight Sparkle?" she gloats as she begins to walk around her. "I'm here to take me rightful place as QUEEN of Equestria!"
As the pompous gloat and proclamation of victory infuriates the friendship princess, she take notice the other Changelings that have her surrounded. The ones that took the guises of the pony princesses. As she Chrysalis walk by them, Twilight notice their eyes moved away from her and gazes of love admiration began shooting to their queen. At that moments, Twilight came to a realization that made perfect sense to her that boost her confidence.
"I should have known."
"Should have known what?" Chrysalis inquire.
As all Changeling eyes were on the well educated alicorn, Twilight laid out her thoughts.
"You're trying to restart your infiltration of Equestria! Only this time, you decided to replace all the princesses with your Changeling drones!"
The room fall silent. Twilight is confident with herself that this was the right conclusion. But while she was sure with herself, all of her spectators had their eyes widened at her. Almost as if they were bewildered with her deduction. And things made a turn to confusion for the young alicorn princess when all the Changeling, with Chrysalis being the loudest, burst out laughing.
Surprised with their out of nowhere laughter, Twilight cries out loud "W-What!? Why Are You All Laughing At Me!?"
When the laughter soon subsides, Chrysalis orders her minions to "Explain it to here."
Twilight was scared and confused. What is needed to be explained to her? How was her conclusion wrong? As questions was swirling in her mind, the Changeling that still retain the similarities to Princess Celestia steps forward. She slowly run her hole-filled hoof up Twilight's throat, gently push up her chin so she can look her in the eye and softly whispers...
"Oh Twilight. As insightful as ever. However, you had one thing wrong my dear. We're not ordinary Changeling disguised as Princesses...
We are the princesses!"
Shock. Horror. The death's orchestra of revelations began playing as Twilight takes in the words that "Celestia" had said. "W-What!?!?" Twilight muttered, the only words she can make in a short time.
"Luna" explains "Our gracious queen have liberated us from our meaningless pony lives and we are reborn as Changeling Princesses!"
"Cadence" then adds while getting close to Chrysalis "We are now devoted to our new queen and want to bring her ambitions into reality."
"No!" Twilight shouted. "That's A Lie! These Can't Be The Princesses!"
"But they are Twilight" Chrysalis rebutted. She look towards the "Changeling Princesses" and commands them "Prove to her who you are."
Twilight was steadfast in her belief. She can not believe that the other princesses would fall to Quenn Chrysalis's influence. But as Changeling Celestia stepped closer to her, Twilight, for a moment, mistook her for the real princess. She was about to shake it off until
"Remember the day where you became my personal student, after you hatch Spike from his dragon egg. You told me everything about yourself. Even the part where you set up an altar of me in your bedroom."
Twilight jumps back. "H-How Do You Know That!"
Changeling Celestia chuckles and says "Because you told me about it, silly."
Twilight was baffled. She never told anypony about that information, except for Celestia in the way that "this Celestia" had described. Unless there was some other reason, then this Changeling Princesses must have been the princess of the sun.
Changeling Luna then appear beside her and says to Twilight "Remember how you helped by on my first Nightmare Night Twilight? You help me won the trust from all the ponies in Ponyville and then you lend me your prize tickets so I can get a Nightmare Moon plushie of myself"
Twilight soon jumps away from her too. That was true too. She did lend Luna the tickets to get that plushie. These truths were convincing her that they were the real princesses. Real, but in Changeling form. And before she could say or do anything else, Changeling Cadence tap Twilight's shoulder and gets her to notice her.
"Sunshine, Sunshine, Ladybugs awake..."
Twilight eyes widened.
"... Clap your hooves and do a little shake."
No. No. No, No, No, NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo! Twilight was shouting no in her head that leak out her mouth. "No no no..."
Her head feels dizzy, her eyes was beginning to ball with tears and she feels a strong swelling deep inside her throat. Twilight could not believe this horror. She could not believe this but it appears to be the truth. The princesses, the ones that stand before her, really have became Changelings and are willing to serve Chrysalis.
Queen Chrysalis then steps forward and then she declares "And now it's your turn to join the hive!"
Shock! Fear! The desire to preserve one's self! Twilight had to get out of there before she can be corrupted. But before should lift any of her four legs, the former pony princesses form a strong magical field around her from with their Changeling magic and stops her from moving. They had thwarted Twilight's flee attempt before it had a chance to began.
She was soon suspended into midair and soon drifts towards Chrysalis. It was like they were handing her over to her. The words "she was scared" is nowhere near the best description you can have for Twilight's current state. Fear consumed the small alicorn pony as she is struggling for life to be free from this torment.
"No! NOOOOO! PLEASE LET ME GO!" Twilight cry out with all of the air in her lungs. She manage to twist her head to the former pony princesses, the ones who mentored and guided her, ponies who would risk their lives to protect her if they could, and pleads "CELESTIA! LUNA! CADENCE! PLEASE SAVE ME!!!"
However, none of them was moving a muscle. None of them tried to resist their queen and pull Twilight away. They just stood there, happily watching as Chrysalis is about to begin the "Changeling-fication Ritual". They even smiling and act like this is just another step in life. "Don't worry Twilight" Celestia nonchalantly said. "It'll only hurt for a minute."
Hearing those words from "Celestia's" mouth was soul crushing, devastating and despair inducing. It was like there was no hope for this young princess of friendship. Twilight's head became filled with hopelessness and despair and push river of tears through her eyes as she was now in Chrysalis's grasp.
"And now we begin" Twilight swiftly declares.
Somehow, the room gotten darker. Darker then the skin of the Changelings and darker then the abyss from within Chrysalis's empty heart. The only light that shine within this malevolent darkness was the Changeling moon that still hangs outside and the Changeling magic that is about to be cast. As Chrysalis's horn glows bright green, forcing her to use all of her will to cast this one difficult spell, Twilight stare helplessly and watch as a eternal nightmare awaits her.
At first, nothing happened. In the brief, calming moment before the storm, Twilight felt nothing that earned any fear or panic. She felt nothing bad at all. As she was waiting for some sort of pain or agony, she grew a delusion that the spell was going to work. In fact, she felt slight good. Great in fact. It was like the fear and stress was slowly dissipating as the scene goes on. Twilight felt so relaxed that she could sit back and let Chrysalis change......
Wait A Minute!
Twilight stops that thought-train before it could reach it's destination. Why is she feeling so relaxed? What part of this situation calls her to be relaxed? This boggles Twilight's mind and kept her from loosing focus.
And then it hits her. It hits her harder then any train or magical energy blast. She looks down upon herself. Down to any parts of her body that she could see. There, she saw what was happening to her. Fut leaving her legs. Wings slowly being de-feathered and turning into insectoid wings. Even her hair was being washed away and being replace by the green from Chrysalis's main.
Twilight was becoming a Changeling!
"AAAAAHH!" Twilight screamed with every fiber in her still (somewhat) pony being.
And as soon as she start to shift and turn and struggle, and large tsunami of pain flush through her nerves. It was like as soon as she tries to resist the process, mind-blowing pain will begin to smite her for being disobedient. However, fear out weighs the pain as Twilight tries to get out from being and Changeling.
"Ugh! She's starting resist" Chrysalis groans. As she try to maintain her hold on Twilight while also still continuing the ritual, she order the other Changeling princesses "Try to calm her down while I finishing the Change!"
At her queen's command, the princess soon huddle around Twilight. Like a parent holding their filly during their vaccine injection, they try to physically hold her down and try to "comfort her."
"Twilight, it's alright" Changeling Cadence explained. "You just relax and it'll be over in a minute."
"No! No...!"
"It only get more painful the more that you resists" Changeling Luna added.
It was true. In the brief moments of slowing down, Twilight did felt a sharp decrees in pain. It was like the only option for her to take was to relax and let this corrupting magic change her. It was... to tempting to fall into darkness and let herself become a Changeling
However, the flame of resistance hadn't yet been extinguished. In her final moment of fighting back, Twilight tries to look back and find the door in the room. She was imagining, at any moment now, that her friends will burst through that door and come to rescue her. It was a futile fantasy, a hopeless dream in fact, but it was the only thing that was holding her mind together a she please in her mind to happen.
"Guys..."
"Please save me..."
"I'm right here..."
"Please Save Me!"
"Rainbow Dash?" "Applejack?" "Pinkie Pie?" "Fluttershy?" "Rarity?" "Spike?" "Anypony?" "Anypony at all?" "I'd even let Discord save me if he gets me out of this."
"Anypony..."
"Anypony...?
"Please..."
"I'm scared!"
But despite how much she pleads, no pony will come through that door. No pony or chaos spirit will come to rescue her. The absent of other sounds was like daggers to her heart and piercing through to her soul. The only thing that the princess of friendship could feel is unparalleled and endless despair.
But within this soul shattering moment, where all hope was lost in Twilight's eyes, Changeling Celestia step into her sight.
"Don't worry" she said. "We're here for you."
Like a mother holding a crying child, Celestia rapped her rot-hole ridden hooves around Twilight, hugging her. The other princesses followed suit as they did their best to comfort her. It was... heartwarming. Even though they're love sucking Changelings now, they can still show their love to her. It's was... comforting.
Changeling Cadence softly says to Twilight "Whatever challenges your new Changeling life will entail-"
"-We can sort it out together" Changeling Luna finished off.
As the Changeling Princesses were welcoming her with open hooves, Twilight felt like she was at home. Like all the stress and worries had washed away from her. "Maybe turning a Changeling... won't be so bad she thought" she thought.
When those words echoed in her mind, when she opened up to the Changeling-fication process, her descension into Changeling-hood was secured. Twilight floated, softly in the air, without a care in the world, and let Queen Chrysalis finish the process. The queen. Her queen. The one she is going to serve. New thoughts and emotions began infecting her mind, sending all of her love and devotion towards Chrysalis.
She loves queen Chrysalis. She will do anything to make her ambitions into reality. Twilight Sparkle is a Changeling Princess who serves Queen Chrysalis.
And with that, the ritual had finally been completed. Chrysalis let Twilight down, exhausted for casting a really advanced Changeling spell. And down on the ground, was Twilight Sparkle, who was too was drained. Gone were her pony features. Gone were her purple colors and pegasus wings. Instead, she was a Changeling, in body and soul.
Celestia, Luna and Cadence help Twilight off the floor. "Are you ok Twilight?" Celestia ask her.
And then, in her new, darkened mouth, Twilight first words as a Changelings were "Yes... Never Better." And then she smiles, fully embracing her rebirth.
But while the princesses were ecstatic that Twilight had finally joined their ranks, a still tired Chrysalis says to all of them "Ahem! You all live now live to serve ME, remember?"
And like that, all of their focuses were now in their queen. Like robots following their programming, they help guide Chrysalis to Equestria's royal throne. A throne that once hold mighty pony rulers from ages long past, now hold a Changeling as it's monarch. As Chrysalis sat on the regal chair, she regained enough of her strength to be well. She look down at her servants. 4 Changeling Princesses stood before her, heads bowing down and waiting for their next command.
"Who are you?"
"We are Changeling! We live to serve our queen!"
"Who is your queen?"
"You are out queen, queen Chrysalis. We will shower you with all of our love and the love of others that will serve you as your sustenance."
"Good. And where will this other love be coming from to be serve as my food?"
"From the ponies of Equestria that you are the rightful ruler of."
"Good... Good...... AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
As Queen Chrysalis laughs maniacally into the night, the princesses, the former princesses of Equestria, are happy that their ruler is happy. They love their queen and can't wait to bring Equestria into a new era under her rule.
And thus the age of Changelings had began.
