Douglas 2: The Douggenning

-CHRYSALIS POV

I could see Luna being overwhelmed. She was vanquishing many of the beasts, but there were simply too many. I aimed for the window and broke through, my chimera maw brimming with flame, torching a row of creatures. I turned around and slammed a spiked manticore’s tail into the remaining beasts, and turned the rest to stone with my cockatrice eyes. I assumed my form and helped the princess to her feet. She was stammering

“Wha…why…you…”

“I’m going to aid you. Simple as that.” I could see the doubt in her face, but she shook it off and sent me to the cellar, where most of the ponies were being kept. My long fangs diced my opposition as I loped down halls with the speed of a sabre cat, and those who got too close to me were vaporized by the heat of a sunsprite. To think, this case had once been the stage for my own invasion of Canterlot. Now, I was saving it from another. I arrived at the basement to see one creature opening a guard, while another was being decapitated. My kraken tentacle seized and pulverized both of them. I looked into the shelter before taking my own shape. The ponies were all reasonably astonished to see me. Only one dared to approach me: the pink one.

“Dougie sent you, didn’t he?”

“That he did.”

-LUNA POV

I had no time to doubt Chrysalis. My kingdom was in danger, and I was willing to grab onto whatever sliver of hope I could. My sister taught me that. As I dashed to the throne room, my thoughts went to Celestia. She was more than my sister, she was my mentor. everything I knew about myself had been given to me by Celestia. Everything I knew about magic, leadership, perseverance, and compassion had been taught to me by the ruler of Equestria. I could hear her voice in my head, that gentle majesty which painted the colors of my world.

“You are strong only when you can depend on your friends, Luna. Remember that. Everyone relies on each other. You rely on me for guidance. I rely on you for solace. But above all, remember who you are, Luna. You are a princess. Now…” The memories were drowned out by the roar outside. A matrix of green light permeated the city, before it swallowed the barrier and barreled into the distance. I knew that light, it was changeling magic. Had Chrysalis betrayed me? The bolt was still traveling I could see movement on the horizon, was it more of those creatures? The thought terrified me far more than any prospect of a vengeful queen. I quickly flew out a window, rising high into the night sky as I focused on the limits of my sight. There was surely another wave approaching, but I caught only a glimpse before the green magic struck. The blast was thunderous, shrinking to a pinprick of light before an enormous dome razed the area. It expanded rapidly, before dissipating. When the light cleared, I gasped. The landscape had been transformed to one I knew implicitly: lunar wasteland. The impact had chewed a crater from the earth, a barren crag. I whirled about, scanning the city for the source of this destruction. A single figure stood in the middle of the city, trails of carcasses stemming from where he stood. The figure was shrouded in green flame. It was not Chrysalis.

It was Douglas.

-PINKIE PIE POV

“What are YOU doing here..ach!” Shining Armor just limped in from the other side of the room, and he looked really mad. Chrysalis did impersonate his wife and try to ruin his wedding, after all. He tried to move, but he fell. He’d looked really tired when he came in, but he was bleeding bad. Chrysalis teleported over him, and he started squirming on the ground. She rolled him over, and Twilight screamed. One of Shining’s back legs had been ripped off at the knee. Little wires hung from the stump. It was awful. Chrysalis finally said something.

“Lie still.” She swung her mane into her mouth, and tore a good part of it off with her teeth. She moved it next to a struggling Shining Armor’s bad leg, who looked at her with a look of hate and confusion. He hit her a couple of times, but Chrysalis never moved, concentrating on joining the wound with her hair. When she’d wound the stump completely, she shot green light at the hair and the limb. Both of them glowed together, and when the glow faded, Shining had his leg back. He looked up at Chrysalis, who just walked towards the other ponies. A lot more of the ponies were hurt, but Chrysalis fixed them right up. They were scared of her at first, which was kinda fair, but now that she was helping, everypony started to trust her. I could see that this was all new to her by the way she acted almost nervous when ponies came to her and asked her for help. I was glad. I’d thought a lot about what she did in Canterlot. Sure, she was mean and scary, but she was just looking for food for the other changelings. She couldn’t be all bad. And here she was, helping out the ponies. Chrysalis was in the center of a big circle of ponies. She was healing the ones that needed it, and clumsily trying to comfort the ones who were crying. Meanwhile, Twilight was kneeling next to her brother. They didn’t talk, they just put their heads close to one another while Twilight cried. Shining Armor looked away suddenly, and pointed at the window. I looked too. Green light was everywhere! It flew all over the city, and even ate up the big bubble around Canterlot. I could sort of see something tall far away, and I had to go. I walked over to Chrysalis.

“My Dougie’s still out there! Will you help me find him?” She looked at Twilight and Shining Armor. Twilight nodded to Chrysalis, and she nodded at me. We left together, with Chrysalis leading, and we stepped into the city.