A change of heart

by Arcane Anonymity
A changeling is taken prisoner after being thrown from Canterlot. The ponies don't know much about the changeling, and viceversa... once everything comes to light, what will fate hold for the little worker?

Hi. I am Iridescence, originally a changeling hatchery worker and breeder for Concordia's house (hive, if you will) of Love, I got 'volunteered' to Chrysalis's house of Unity. Once the green queen's plan got changed from 'feeding' to 'conquest' at the last moment, I got drafted.

I don't know why. My only redeeming qualities are my higher-than-normal capacity for magic, and memory-muddling and transfer spells. Not exactly warrior material.

Fighting along the drones... uh, changelings who starved until they lost their wills and minds, was incredibly awkward. Then it all went to hell in a wicker basket.

Then I woke up in a pony hospital and found out Celestia and Luna are in reality the greatest villains in the entirety of changeling history, their 'precautionary' actions having lead to the Age of Wanderings, the fall of the Central Hive of Queen Harmony and the war of the Six Houses, the current famine, and many other disasters that have pushed us into this horrible corner and resulted in the deaths of millions of changelings through our history.

Oh, and I'm likely going to face trial in a court full of ignorant bigots, and I might get assassinated if the queens think I could reveal the location of the hives - if they don't find out what I know first, in which case a war could be a likely outcome if things aren't handled with the utmost of care.

Again, the many bigots are likely to cause the war - declare it themselves, I'd guess.

The only solace I can find is that, if things are not handled fairly and in accordance of the teachings of the Elements, the next time they are activated Celestia and Luna will face the consequences of a lie nearly three thousand years of age. Though the Nightmare Moon incident kind of counts already.

Meh, I pledged my life to that pony already. Being a proper Bearer and knowing the truth grants her the power to make things right. It's no longer on my hooves.

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This is, of course, right after the end of season two. I do not know the direction this will take -not even the ending- so season three could get partially or even totally thrown out the window. Tags subject to change.

I don't own MLP. Hasbro does.

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
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24922 words: Estimated about 2 hours to read

9 Chapters:

  1. Prologue - 0 - A Spark 2013-01-26 02:34:43 UTC
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  2. Act I - Chapter 1 - Discoveries 2013-01-28 06:39:51 UTC
    3127
  3. Act I - Chapter 2 - Secrets and lies and truths 2013-02-02 04:44:01 UTC
    3039
  4. Act I - Chapter 3 - Outside the walls 2013-02-05 06:41:07 UTC
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  5. Act I - Chapter 4 - Not Enough 2013-02-22 07:11:53 UTC
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  6. Act I - Chapter 5 - Council 2013-03-18 02:15:05 UTC
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  7. Act I - Chapter 6 - Discussions 2013-05-24 04:05:16 UTC
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  8. Act I - Chapter 7 - Stirring Thoughts 2013-07-18 00:47:02 UTC
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  9. Act I - Chapter 8 - A Collection of Sacrifices 2013-08-14 19:39:44 UTC
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