It's been a long time coming.

Chrysalis is finally ready to launch her attack against Equestria. Ponyville is overrun, Canterlot is on the brink. Even Celestia can't help the ponies now. With her new powers, Chrysalis can consume ponies in ways they can't even describe, and with each pony who falls, her army grows stronger.

All she needs in order to win is the secret that Bastion is keeping inside him.

But ponies are a tenacious lot, and little Bastion has some surprisingly powerful allies...

Author's note: if you have any questions about the disabled ratings, and you are new, please refer to this blog post on the subject, and also keep in mind the nature of this story in particular means spoilers in the comments would hurt a lot more than usual. Like, a lot a lot.

This will be the final part of the story series in the same universe as the Trial of Faux Pas.