When I Loved You

Princess Celestia sat on her throne, waiting for Shining Armor and Princess Cadance to show up. She had sent some guards to follow Cadance around and report back anything suspicious. She was sure that something was wrong with Cadance. Even if it wasn't an evil thing, she was worried about her niece.

The throne room door opened and three guards calmly walked in. They bowed to their Princess and lowered their spears to the ground as a sign of respect. It was odd that they had come back so early, she had only sent them out ten minutes ago.

"What is your report on Princess Cadance?" Celestia asked. The guards stood up from their bows.

"Princess Cadance and is perfectly safe and there's nothing odd with her. She had been doing her normal wedding duties all morning. She's currently with the party planner." One of the guards explained. That was very odd. Even if the guards had seen everything was fine, they should have stayed with Cadance for a little longer.

"You're telling me you three didn't see anything worth reporting at all?" Celestia asked. All three guards shook their heads. Now this was getting weird. These were Celestia's best guards, they never came back from a mission this early. They would thoroughly investigate any mission Celestia gives them, which can take hours. Celestia stared at her guards. All of their eyes were green. Weren't they yellow before? Maybe she was mistaken. Celestia shook her head and waved her hoof.

"I've heard enough, you're free to go." Celestia stated. The three guards turned around and walked towards the throne room door. The walked in perfect unison. Celestia leaned in her hoof and let out a soft raspberry. Everything was very odd that day. Cadance was nervous around her, her guards were more laid back than usual, and there was a villain threat.

"I don't know who's doing this." Celestia muttered to herself. There was no way all of this sudden odd behavior was normal. This had to be the work of a villain, but who? It couldn't be Discord, he was still in the labyrinth. If he had come back, Canterlot would have been in utter chaos. She had suspected King Sombra but he had died. If he had miraculously come back from the dead, he wouldn't be able to get into Canterlot due to the magical bubble so it couldn't be him.

Celestia didn't know which villain it could be. All of the other villains she had dealt with in the past were either reformed, dead, or have been inactive for thousands of years. None of this made sense.

The throne room door opened, making Celestia turning around. Princess Cadance sauntered in with her eyes closed. Her fiance, Shining Armor, trailing behind her like a lost puppy. Celestia hopped off of her throne and approached the lovely couple.

"Hello aunt Celestia." Cadance said happily, opening her eyes. She looked at Celestia and her face turned red. She quickly looked down at the floor. Celestia gave a fake smile, hoping to cheer her niece up.

"Hello Cadance, how was your wedding planning today?" Celestia asked. Cadance let out a soft mumble and kicked her hoof on the ground. Celestia frowned and walked over to her niece. , putting her hoof on her back. Cadance tensed up. Poor thing, she was terrified.

"Cadance sweetheart, I know you're scared right now but it's okay. Nothing bad is going to happen and your wedding is going to be wonderful." Celestia reassured. Cadance looked up to Celestia, her face still burning red. "I'm going to give you extra guards for protection. Besides, your fiance is the captain of the Royal Guard." Celestia said with a wink. She looked over at Shining Armor who was staring at the ground. He was usually was very attentive.

"Is Shining Armor doing okay? He seems very....out of it." Celestia said in a concerned tone. Cadance looked at her fiance and dismissively waved her hoof.

"He's been having some bad migraines but he's alright. Isn't that right darling?" She asked. Shining Armor instantly snapped out of his gaze and started to beam.

"I'm perfectly fine Princess, there's no reason to worry." Shining Armor reassured. Celestia let out a soft breath of relief. At least Shining Armor was acting normal. He was one of Cadance's only hopes of being safe.

"I'll send you extra guards for your safety. After your wedding, everything is going to be alright. You'll go back to your normal life." Celestia reassured. Celestia made eye contact with a few of the guards at the door and gestured for them to come over. Five guards rushed over to Celestia and bowed.

"Stay with Princess Cadance until after the wedding. Don't let anyone get too close to her." Celestia ordered. The guards nodded their heads and got in a circle formation around Cadance.

"Thank you aunt Celestia." Cadance thanked before turning around. She walked away with her guards following her in a close huddle. Shining Armor trailed behind his fiance. Once they all left the room and closed the doors behind them, Celestia let out a sigh of relief. She walked over to her throne and sat on it. She levitated some papers from behind her throne. She had been making a chart on which villains were most likely to come back. So far she had narrowed it down to 10 villains.

It was time to figure it out.

Celestia around the castle, feeling the night breeze on her coat. She had spent the whole day trying to figure out who the villain was. Maybe it was a new villain? Maybe the threat was made by some kids who thought it would be funny to send Canterlot into a panic. Either way, she had no leads.

Celestia let out a sigh and continued to walk. She should go check on Cadance, she hadn't heard from her since she sent her out with extra guards which was hours ago. Celestia walked away from the castle, making her way into town. Since it was late at night, no ponies would be in the streets to gush over the Princess, which was a relief. Celestia just wanted a peaceful meeting with her niece.

Cadance was staying at Shining Armors' place until the wedding because he didn't live too far from the castle. After the wedding and their honeymoon, they were going to move into the castle. Celestia approached Shining Armors' house, only to see that the door was open a crack. Celestia slowly opened the door and stepped inside to see that the house was dark. It was far too early for Cadance to go to bed so there was no reason for every light to be off.

What if the villain had gotten past the guards? What if Cadance was hurt? Celestia lit up her horn and looked around, ready to fight. She could hear shouting from upstairs, making her look up. Celestia flew up the flight of stairs in a hurry, charging up her magic.

Once Celestia got to the top of the stairs, she slowly approached the only open door. A green light came from the room and the shouting got louder as she approached it. Celestia peeked into the room to see Twilight scowling at Cadance. Cadance's horn was glowing green and she smirked at Twilight. Shining Armor and the guards Celestia had sent to stay with Cadance, stood around Twilight. All of their eyes were glowing green and the looked like they were in a trance.

"I don't know who you are but you won't get away with this!" Twilight exclaimed with an angry snarl on her face. Cadance put her hoof up to her mouth and let out a loud laugh.

"I'd like to see you try and stop me," Cadance said, letting her horn glow brighter. A green flame surrounded Twilight and quickly washed over her. Within seconds, the flame disappeared and Twilight was gone. Cadance let out a groan and stretched out her hind legs.

"Ugh this form is killing me." Cadance said. A green flame engulfed Cadance's body before quickly disappearing. Cadance was replaced with a tall black changeling with black holes all over her body. She had a jagged black horn and clear bug-like wings with holes in them. Her hair was long and green with holes in them. Celestia let out a soft gasp.

"Chrysalis."