No pony could have predicted it, no creature could have known, none of the races, none of the ponies could have known that the day that would bring an end to their way of life would be like any normal day. The day in Ponyville started as any other would, it was a beautiful day in Equestria, Celestia's Sun shone as a pony in a dark cloak slipped from the shadows of allies and homes in Ponyville slowly making her way to the newly constructed massive crystalline castle tree in its center of the town.

As she reached the entrance she silently opened one of the massive doors and slipped inside expecting to be questioned but there was no one there. No guards, no servants, no one there to demand answers from this hooded intruder. The figure slunk across the hallways looking inside the rooms as she passed. There was not a lot inside them, bare amenities and the odd box of personal belongings but nothing that yet truly made the massive structure feel lived in. As the figure walked and reached a set of double doors that were open voices could be heard and the figure slunk deeper into the shadows.

Rainbow Dash stood next to Twilight who was busy sorting books onto one of the bookshelves lining the room. It had been a week since Tirek had destroyed the Golden Oaks Library and she still had so much to organize. "Come on Twilight, why did you do it!?" Rainbow yelled in anger. "Spitfire told me, she said you told her to not make me a Wonderbolt!”

As Rainbow yelled, Twilight took a deep breath and let it out slowly as she set the books she was levitating to the highest shelf down on the ground before turning to her friend. "That's not exactly what happened. She said with a wince. "Spitfire asked me to look at the records and see who was ready and one of the records she wanted an opinion on was yours."

Rainbow narrowed her eyes at Twilight as she crossed her arms. "You expect me to believe that?" She asked angrily. "I have the best records in the academy and I’ve aced every test I’ve taken!" She countered as she looked at Twilight. "Besides you didn't need to look at my file to know that, I came to the Golden Oaks a lot to study, hell you helped me for Celestia's sake! Come on Twi, I’m ready to be a Wonderbolt!"

"No you're not, Rainbow, you’re not yet ready." Twilight groaned as she rubbed her forehead. "Look you want to know what I said so bad then fine. I put you down for not being ready because while you are the best in your class, you still have problems controlling your emotions!" Twilight said as she gestured to Rainbow with a wave hinting that this was an example. "Spitfire’s told me about how you’re always ignoring the logistical side of the practices you go through and rush during the military training exercises. About how often your actions have caused your side high casualties in the simulations because you didn't plan ahead and act like a one pony army rather than a member of the team." Twilight further explained in depth before sighing and looking at Rainbow with a softer look.

"Look Rainbow as much as I hate to say it, the Wonderbolts are as much our military force as they are an entertainment group. You aren't just being taught how to be the best and fastest flyers but also military maneuvers and combat so that if Equestria ever were to go to war you would be able to handle important operations. The entertainment part is secondary to your military training because it's part of the Militaries 'public relations'." Twilight said as she placed a hand on Rainbow's shoulder.

"Look, as Princess Celestia's personal apprentice and even more so now as the new Princess, I get a lot of the mission debriefings and operations from the Royal Guard and Wonderbolts." Twilight said in a kind voice. "I have a hand in helping plan the missions sometimes because Celestia needs help, and Rainbow it's not always good. The Wonderbolts serve as Equestrias protectors in the sky, just like how the Royal Guard serves the population by acting as law enforcement, and in times of emergence our military force, the Wonderbolts protect the populace from threats they hopefully will never know about. From Griffon invasions to simple monsters, the Wonderbolts are tasked with protecting ponies by any means necessary even if it means killing."

Twilight took a deep breath as she looked Rainbow in the eyes. "Rainbow, until you're ready to learn to follow orders and think before you act, I’m afraid I had to let Spitfire know that in my professional opinion, you were not ready." She said as she removed her hand from Rainbow's shoulder.

“So that’s it?" Rainbow said sullenly as she looked at the ground. "I worked hard on getting into the Wonderbolts for years, you supported me all the way and you pick now to stab me in the back?!" She said, her voice growing later till she was yelling. “I thought you were my friend!” She yelled angrily as she glared at Twilight.

“I am your friend Rainbow!” Twilight retired as anger creeped into her voice. “I’m trying to help you not get yourself or your comrades killed during a dangerous mission. Equestria may be at peace now but you've seen what our enemies are like. Just last week we fought Tirek himself and almost lost! Rainbow, I do want you to be a Wonderbolt but I also don't want you learning the cost of not following orders or what being part of the team means when facing someone like him or Nightmare Moon or Chrysalis or any of the numerous monsters in Equestria! Better you learn such things when training and in a controlled environment, not when on the battlefield where every action could mean your death or the death of others that could be relying on you.”

“Yeah, well I don’t see it that way!” Rainbow retorted and prepared to continue but was cut off by Twilight raising a hand. "Look Rainbow, I never said not to make you a Wonderbolt." She said cutting her argument off before it could start. "I said to give you another few months before she considers it. Please stop being so stubborn, all I ask is for you to stay and receive six more months of leadership and tactical training. Spitfire and I talked and she even offered that she could train you one on one so that you would know what it means to make the right choices as a leader. She also said if you agreed to this then you would be ahead of everypony else when it came time for officer training."

As Twilight, trying to placate the angry pegasus she once more went to place her hand on her shoulder again only for Rainbow to back away. "Please Rainbow, once you show some improvements I am sure Spitfire will-” “You know what, I’m done listening to this." Rainbow said as she turned away from Twilight. "I’m done listening to a pony with wings who's still having trouble flying despite having them for a year! Just because I don't do well with a team doesn't mean I'll screw up a mission but apparently one of my best friends doesn’t think so and as a result I'm grounded and can’t work with the Wonderbolts anymore! Screw you Twilight, I’m good enough to be a Wonderbolt. Fuck you!” She yelled as she stormed away leaving Twilight to stare after her in shock till the sounds of the doors slamming shut was heard.

Twilight was silent as she looked in the direction of the closed doors and sighed as she lit her magic and wrapped it around the books she sat down, continuing to organize the shelves of her new castle's library. "Sorry Rainbow, but I know what it's like to be unprepared for a roll you're going to be thrust into and I don’t want you to have the same problems as I am having now."

As Twilight was focused back on shelving the books the cloaked figure remained hidden for several moments waiting to see of anypony else was around but after waiting for five minutes she decided that she must be alone and slowly moved forward sneaking up behind the alicorn and grabbing her from behind before slammed her into one the bookshelf causing Twilight to gasp in shock and pain as she was pulled of the bookshelf she was smooshed up against and thrown across the room by the cloaked figure before she could recover.

With a gasped groan Twilight got the air back in her lungs and got herself propped up onto her elbows just in time for the tall cloaked pony to come and stand over them and pull their hood down revealing a pony with a dark blue coat. "Greeting Twilight Sparkle." The Pony said as green flames enveloped the pony burning away the visage and revealing chitinous skin, long greenish hair and piercing green eyes.

"Chrysalis, why are you here?" Twilight growled as the queen stood over her with a smirk.

"Why, I'm here for you Twilight, after all you are one of the few to see past my illusions and to the real me. You're a thorn in my side and I've been trying to figure out how to be rid of you for some time." The queen grabbed twilight by the throat and lifted her off the ground. "You in particular but to be honest you're just the first to be dealt with. After all the Elements as well as those damn princesses you ponies worship must go as well." She spat. "But First I must make sure I have no more trouble from you." She said as she drew a knife, narrowed her eyes, and stabbed Twilight in the stomach causing the young alicorn to gasp in shock before Chrysalis released her to fall to the ground.

As Twilight fell to the ground she gasped and clutched her stomach whimpering in pain as Chrysalis grinned above her and slowly circled like a shark looking for an opening. "Even if I die Equestria will find a way to survive and defeat you." Twilight gasped out as she looked up at Chrysalis with a dark look.

Chrysalis chuckled. "Perhaps but you see I realized that when I invaded during the wedding my plans didn't go nearly far enough." Chrysalis said as her smile grew. "I should have dealt with you the moment I had the opportunity but I didn't." Chrysalis said as she reared her foot back and drove it deep into Twilight's stomach causing her to scream and cough up blood before she leaned down and slammed her fist into the young Alicorn's head. Twilight ground but had no time to react as she was pulled up by her neck causing her to choke as her head was slammed into the ground again repeatedly as Chrysalis laughed. "I'm going to enjoy them finding your mutilated body, there despair, there pain and fear; it will taste so delicious!" She said exactly as she raised the knife and stabbed Twilight through her right eye and twisted, ripping it out.

Twilight screamed as her eye was ripped from its socket, the pain almost knocking her out but the adrenaline kept her conscious as Chrysalis raised the knife to her face and licked the blood from it and when she reached the eye she bit into it and pulled it from the knife, the juices of the mangled eye still on the weapon as she dramatically swallowed it with an audible gulp. "With your death all of Equestria will fall into despair and as they mourn your death I shall unleash my swarm and claim what's rightfully mine." Chrysalis laughed as she grabbed the alicorn and turned her over. "But first I will enjoy myself." She said in an almost delirious voice as she placed the knife to the base of Twilight's wings and began to saw them off messily.

Twilight screamed as the knife cut deep into her flesh and almost blacked out again as the knife met her bones and Chrysalis began to saw at them. "Struggle all you like my dear, this knife is enchanted to cut through anything." Chrysalis leaned down her face next to Twilight's ear. "Even bone but that doesn't mean it will go in a single cut." She said as she continued to chop the wing off. Twilight screamed as after what felt like eternity the wing finally ripped from her back and unseen by her Chrysalis's smile grew more deranged and ecstatic as she moved the blade to the next and proceeded to do the same.

After finally severing the second wing Chrysalis stood and kicked Twilight over so that she lay on her now severed and bloody stump that her wings were once attached to and posed over the half conscious alicorn holding the wings as if they were extravagant fans. "How do I look dear?" She asked with a giggle. "Don't I just look absolutely radiant darling?" She asked as her form shifted to that of Rarity's.

Twilight didn't respond to the Queen's actions other than simply gasping for breath and weakly glare as she lay there. "Awe, do you need some help my dear?" She asked as she bent over the half conscious alicorn who stared at her before making a weak attempt to talk. "What's that?" Chrysalis asked as she looked at the mangled mare before her. "I couldn't hear you." She said as she tossed the wings away and knelt down. "Why don't you say it again." She said with an arrogant grin as she returned to her changeling form and leaned over her victim.

"I... said... Fuck you... cunt." Twilight said before spitting blood at the queen's face, it landed on her cheek.

Chrysalis froze in shock before reaching a hand up to her cheek and wiping the blood from it and looking at it before chucking, however slowly the chuckling devolved into full laughter. "Ah, I'm going to enjoy this." She said as she grabbed the knife and ripped Twilight's dress fully off seeing her Cutie Mark on her shoulders and drove her knife into the skin around them and began to slowly cut. Twilight's eyes widened as her mouth fell open but no sound came as Chrysalis slowly carved the skin around her cutie marks off before moving to the next one and after agonizing moments Chrysalis finally held up two pieces of her skin. "I think I could make a set of earrings out of these." She said as she held them up to her ears before dramatically sighing. "Aw, they're too big." She said in fake sadness before tossing them aside. "Ah well, We still have so much more to do." She said as she once more picked up the knife and grinned as she leaned back over the already near dead Alicorn.

To Twilight, the torture lasted for what felt like hours and by the time the queen was done Twilight's voice had long since left from the screaming but her eyes still looked upon the Changeling Queen with disgust and now a small fragment of spite. "Ah if only I could keep you for longer Twilight, by the time I'd be done with you I'd have you so broken you'd be screaming and moaning in pleasure with each cut as I used my power to change your pain to pleasure." As she spoke her eyes glowed green with power. "But sadly I have things to do and a swarm to unleash upon hapless Ponies. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did Twilight Sparkle." Chrysalis said as she raised the blade above her head and plunged it deep into the alicorns head killing her but not before she was vaguely aware of her slowly curving the blade and with a flourish twisting her horn from her skull and grinning as Twilights awareness fade to black, tears falling from her eyes as she was finally released from her torment the light in them faded.

Chrysalis grinned as she stood admiring her handy work as a crash was heard and the sound of hooves was heard before the doors to the library were blasted off the hinges by a combined yellow and blue aura that send them flying and Celestia and Luna charged in, the remaining Elements, Spike and even Discord close behind and just in time to see Chrysalis, standing over Twilight and smiling, open a portal. "Too late~." Chrysalis sang as she stepped through the portal just as Discord charged forward with a blind roar of rage and anger only to crash into the wall as the portal closed just as he reached it. As Discord pulled himself from the wall and the Elements stood in shock Celestia and Luna ran to Twilight's body, Celestia scooping her up as she looked at the mutilated body slowly beginning to weep.

Hesitantly the remaining Elements began to approach however Luna quickly turned to them, a dark look in her eyes. "Not another step!" Luna yelled, causing the others to freeze. "Better you remember her as she was." She said tears streaming down her face as she turned back to Celestia who clung to the body of Twilight and wept like a mother who had lost her child.

Twilight's death was not a quiet affair, no pony could deny that it wasn’t hidden but the news spread throughout Equestria and beyond far faster than anypony thought possible. Of course the fact that changelings were behind it was no secret either and rumors spread that the reason the news was spread so fast was due to them trying to destabilize the kingdom.

However weather these rumors were true or not didn't matter, a hero of Equestria had been murdered, her death at the hands of the Changeling Queen Chrysalis being all but confirmed several days later as the rulers of Equestria made a formal declaration announcing her death and her soon to be held funeral. from across Equestria ponies made their way to the capital to pay respects, Twilight's actions as the Element of Magic having touched countless individuals. As word spread beyond the borders of Equestria so too did many of the other races' rulers come to pay their respects and offer assistance to Celestia and Luna.

The funeral was held a week after her death, the casket kept closed out of respect to the deceased mare and her family as it was carried by the Royal Guard from Ponyville to the train and from there delivered to Canterlot where her body was escorted by the Guard once more to the Garden of Heroes, her brother and former Captain of the Royal Guard, Prince Shining Armor leading the procession as they walked her there. The Garden of Heroes was the graveyard where the greatest of Equestrian heroes were laid to rest and held the likes of Starswirl the Bearded, Clover the Clever, Princess Platinum of Unicornia, and Commander Hurricane. She would rest with the Heroes of old, another legend to pass into history.

No pony expected the turn out, the streets of Ponyville were lined with her friend and more as everypony that could came, friends and family gathered at the head of the procession but even those who Twilight had helped throughout her time as the Element of Magic and before came from across Equestria however once the funeral had passed Equestria did not fall into despair like Chrysalis had believed.

As the ponies Ponies cried their sorrow and sadness changed and turned to something that many of the other races thought the modern pony had forgotten, anger and now that the funeral had passed the time of morning had as weel and now the time came for the voices of ponies to cry out for blood. In trying to break Equestria Chrysalis had done the one thing no other race had since the Great Griffon War over a thousand years ago, she had crossed the line and gone too far.

While Pony society was quick to forget the other races did not forget so easily and some held long records detailing the past before the Nightmare War led by the corrupted Lunar Princess. While the modern Ponies were a soft race, more prone to kindness and friendship, they had once been a force to be feared and with the sparks of war once more awoken in the Equestrian ponies it was as if overnight the ponies rose up and prepared for war. Blacksmiths hammers rang out as they struck their anvils, Mages gathered in their long sealed off libraries gathering knowledge that had been cast aside for favor of peace, the Royal Guard that had become simply a ceremonial tradition awoke from it's ancient slumber with training no longer meant to keep the peace but to kill.

Deep within Canterlot Castle the doors to an ancient and sealed armory that had been locked and hidden away since the end of the Nightmare War and the defeat of the Lunar Rebellion were ripped open by Celestia, As she entered the torchlight from outside the room glinted off ancient golden armor and a dusty halberd, beside it sat armor similar to that worn by Nightmare Moon and an ancient sword. Celestia and Luna stepped forward as the armor pieces rose in their magic coming to rest against their forms and locking into place for the first time in over a thousand years. The peace and harmony that Equestia had known for so long, that Celestia had worked so hard to bring about, was no more. The fires of war that had once been extinguished with but ashen embers remaining again roared in the hearts of Ponies.

Author's Note

So the Rewrite has begun, I hope you enjoy.

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