A Falling Star in Ponyville

The wedding was only a few weeks away and both Falling Star and Rarity were extremely busy with preperations. Rarity was busy with making the bridesmaids dresses and her own, while Falling Star was busy checking and aiding with the preperations. Though they were busy during the day, at night they would return to their house and spend time together. Granted most of the time they spent together, they were sleeping. But when ever they could, they would grab a blanket and cuddle in front of the fireplace, like they had after their first date. Both of them were as happy as could be, for they felt they had found their soul mates in each other. Every night, the two of them would come home tired and unkempt. They never got more than a few sentences into a conversation, usually about how much they loved each other, before they would both collapse from exhaustion. Then, in the morning, everything would begin again. This pattern continued up till the day before the wedding.

*

Though it seemed like an eternity later, the wedding preperations were complete. Falling Star couldn't thank his friends enough for their help in setting everything up. The Apple family had gladly offered to help with the cattering, which would include a vast amount of their famous apple cider, Fluttershy had generously offered for them to use the path at her cottage, since it had a natural opening and there would be room for everypony on the guest list. Pinkie Pie was putting together the reception, Rainbow Dash was going to do the triple sonic rainboom with a 360 degree counterclockwise spiral after he and Rarity had completed their vows, and naturally Twilight was making sure everything went perfectly. DJ Pon-3, aka Vinyl Scratch, would be providing the musical entertainment at the reception and Octavia would be playing the wedding processional. Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo were to be the flower fillies, and Derpy Hooves was helping with invitation delivery. Big Mac, Caramel, and Slishy helped set everything up in record time, and the Cakes were going to make their best creation ever. Everything would be perfect. So why did it feel like an something was wrong? Suddenly, Everypony heard a terrified scream. Looking around, nopony saw anypony being scared. That's when it hit Falling Star like a ton of bricks. The scream had come from Rarity's boutique. After looking at his friends, Star took flight and headed to the Boutique at his top speed, praying to Celestia and Luna that he wasn't too late.

*

Rarity was just about to put the finishing touches on her wedding. She had been working on it for days and she was sure that it was perfect. She was giddy with excitment and she couldn't stop giggling. Tomorrow was the day she had been waiting for. Everything was set up perfectly. Star had his tux and he was ready. His whole family would be in attendance and so would hers. She would be a true princess by the end of the day tomorrow. Nothing could ruin her good mood. She was getting married to her soul mate. Nothing could make her happier. She was so preoccupied with her dress and her happiness that she didn't even hear the crash as her door was broken down. It wasn't until it was too late, that Rarity screamed in terror. She wasn't sure that anypony had heard her, but she hoped Star did.

*

Flying as fast as he could, Falling Star made it to the Boutique soon after hearing Rarity scream. He looked at the broken door and it filled his heart with a fear unlike any other. Star raced into the Boutique, calling for Rarity. When he got to her room, he knew he was too late. Falling Star cried out in pain and sadness and sorrow and rage. He couldn't think straight, he couldn't breathe, and his heart had stopped beating in his chest. He was as a stone statue. But then, the floodgates burst and his tears flowed like the mighty rivers of the Everfree Forest. There, on the floor, in the only patch light, was the body of his beloved one, His Rarity, lying in a pool of crimson.

*

Falling Star used his magic to try to move the body, when suddenly it changed. That wasn't his Rarity, it was a changeling, and it was alive. Falling Star became filled with rage. The changelings were going to pay. But, his brain told him, the changlings aren't smart enough to think of something like this on their own. Somepony had thought up this plan for them. Somepony that loved chaos more than anything. "Discord...." was all Star said before pinning the changeling to the floor and forcing it to tell him everything it knew. After he learned everything from the changeling, he sent a signal to Bladed Hooves to come and take it to prison. Once Bladed Hooves had arrived and was dealing with the changeling, Falling Star flew to his home and went inside a secret room that even Rarity didn't know about. There, he conjured up a vision of the real Rarity and was relieved to see her unharmed, albiet in the darkness. But his relief didn't last long. Soon the Darkness was shattered by a piercing light, and two familiar laughs rang in the vision, Chrysalis and Discord. Then, he heard a new, unfamilier laugh, Darker than the others and filled with pure evil. He knew the owner of this new laugh meant to harm his Rarity.

*

Star ran out of his house and took to the skies, only to be blocked by Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. "Move." He said to them. The two of them grabbed Star and brought him down to the ground where the others were waiting. "What's going on, Star? What Happened?" Twilight asked him as he started breaking down again.
"They took her...They took Rarity.....They took my Rarity" He said between sobs.
"Who took her, Star?" The purple unicorn asked in confusion.
"Chrysalis and Discord and Someone more powerful than even the two of them combined."
The others stood in shock and horror as Star told them everything he had learned from the changeling.
"We need to get Rarity back before tomorrow" Twilight Said after a few minutes of silence
"Yeah and we Will." Said the other mares.
"We? No. I'm going alone...." Star began to say
"Rarity is our best friend. We are coming with you to save her, whether you want us to or not." Rainbow Dash said. Even Fluttershy had an unusually Determined gleam in her eyes as Rainbow Dash said it.
"If you all insist on coming, I'll gladly accept your help." Star said
With that, they set off, having already packed their bags for a long journey.
Who knew if they would all even come back alive.