Chrysalis was humming to herself as she was baking in the kitchen, she began to sing as she remembered something from far in her past.

Love blooms in my heart, my family stands with me

We are a clan, an unstoppable legion of the earth

May the sun face us, may the moon despise us

We will fight on for our freedom

Applejack hearing the song entered the room only to blush as she saw the former Queen’s flank swinging side to side, Chrysalis continued to sign not noticing the blushing mare leave the room as she was too caught up in the memories.

Their magic can’t bring us down, not their fire or ice

The cold clouds above will fall to our stalwart hearts

We are the unchallenged guardian of the world

The ground below heads out mighty call

Our power is vast and our endurance unmatched

We cater to the land, enriching with magic and giving it life

Our descendants will carry on our grand legacy

The masters of nature will live on through the harshest cold and hottest flame

She stopped singing as she noticed the first batch of baked good was finished. She put them on the bench before putting in the second batch. Chyrsa trotted in with a smile “You remember the song, you used to sing that all the time when I was a filly.”

Chrysalis smiled “I never forgot it, even with the time I was away I never forgot that song. I sung it to myself, it was the only way I could get any sleep.” She then shook her head “I believe you should go and talk to our Royal guests. This will be a good opportunity for them to let off some steam and recover.”

Chyrsa frowned “Do I have too.”

Chrysalis frowned “Yes, I am not foolish enough to hold some petty grudge over this. I lost and they won, that is the end of it.” Chyrsa mumbled something as she trotted out of the room, Chrysalis turned to the door “I know you’re there Granny Smith, I’m sure you know it’s rude to eavesdrop on others.”

Granny Smith sighed “I know but I was just wondering what is you plan with the two Princesses in our living room. I am not exactly comfortable with the tension in the air.”

Chrysalis frowned “I’ll handle Chyrsa and sort all of this out. Don’t worry, things are calmer now.” Chrysalis smiled as she turned to the oven to see the second batch was finished. She levitated it out of the over and placed them on the bench, she then levitated out the first batch out with her.

Luna and Celestia were sitting on one side while Chyrsa was sitting next to Applejack. Big Mac and Apple Bloom were sitting between the two groups. Chrysalis levitated the food onto the table, two pies, several turnovers and various other apple related products were placed on the table. I was not long before everyone in the room started grabbing their share of food, Celestia took a bite and smiled “This is really good.”

Chrysalis smiled “I’m glad you enjoy my baked goods, I have quite a few recipes that I haven’t taught anyone else but I think that should change soon.”

Luna turned to Chrysalis “I’m curious, do you Changelings have any enemies that may threaten us in the future?”

Chrysalis frowned “Not really, it is pretty hard to have enemies when nothing knows you exist. Well there was the sirens, creature that live to create hatred are going to cause problems for those who feed off love.”

Celestia grimaced “Three of them caused us some trouble a while back. Starswirl banished them to a different dimension.”

Chrysalis grimaced “So some manged to slip away, it was a long and violent war. Many died during that war, I wasn’t hatched yet so I don’t exactly know all the details.”

Applejack raised an eyebrow “What about the Wendigos? Didn’t they cause a great amount of hatred in Ponies.”

Chyrsa shook her head “Not really, they just fed off the hatred and malice between the three tribes that had resurfaced. From what mum told me there was little they could do about that other than stop it from escalating to full blown war.”

Chrysalis grimaced “Those were really dark days, there was talk of trying to fake a war to unify Equestria. Our kind was starving to death from the lack of love, there was even talk on invaded Equestria pumping it full of love and then vanishing. Finally three brave changelings through an ancient force of magic changed themselves into ponies permanently and through their hard work they turned the tide of history. They were Clover the Clever, Smart Cookie and Private Pansy.”

Everypony save Luna and Chyrsa gasped, Luna however was deep in thought. She remembered back in the day, Clover in particular always had that far-away look in her eyes as if she had abandoned something long ago. Apple Bloom frowned “That can’t be right, can it?”

Luna frowned “I believe it, Clover often was distracted by something. Smart Cookie and Private Pansy often were concerned at Clover’s behaviour, often consoling her when she was having a bad day. It does make sense in hindsight.”

Celestia frowned “I never did pay much attention to them after I took the throne, maybe I should have been more attentive.”

Meanwhile in Canterlot a group of nobles had gathered in secret, they were grinning “Now it’s time to put Equestria back into the hooves of the unicorns and return it to how it was eons ago. Then we can truly take over the world as it is our birthright.” Several mercenary leaders were inside the building listening to the orders of their clients as they got ready to march on Canterlot.

Author's Note

I hope you enjoyed this chapter.