Celestia

Luna led me back down the stairs after I told her my plan. She didns success: 13%. Not very good for normal situations, but given the circumstances and accounting for all of the variables, that was pretty decent. Our plan was very dangerous and so many things could go wrong, not just for us, but for my parents and Chrysalis and maybe all of Equestria.

t screw this ,

I said, raising my hands to my neck.

t trust you.Swing and a . If she knows that shes also highly likely that she has set up measures to avoid stealth attacks, so that

re doing a real good job at telling us what we can said Thorax. t you give us some advice?I thought it was we can do can even come close to her. So, the only thing to do is to lure her exactly do we do that?You got a broadcasting department? Start a riot and broadcast it all across Equestria. Shes when we grab said Thorax. ll have to put everything in place, so it might take a day or two.No! You donll be you want us to just go out and destroy our city in hopes of Chrysalis walking into our hands?Pretty if it doesn

t the best, but it said a changeling, who I assumed was Chrysalis.

re going after her, so she I said with a smile.

said Chrysalis.

I asked, raising my cuffs as the changelings left. re not going to let me go?We said Thorax.

I said sarcastically. I booked it downstairs and grabbed my sword off of the floor. I scrambled over to a table to get my pistol when I realised I was still in chains. I concentrated hard and felt my wrists and ankles pass through the cold steel with ease.

I said to myself. I ran back upstairs and outside and was almost knocked over by three changelings running past. They ran to a nearby house and kicked in the door, firing explosive spells all along the way. Okay. Time to go to work. I closed my eyes and concentrated hard. Sitting down on the floor, I began the spell. A heavy yellow haze erupted from my horn, filling the air with my golden aura. LetWhere he asked himself, lowering his leg and retracting the weapon. He ran off and began to punch randomly, sometimes hitting a changeling, sometimes touching nothing but air.

I said, grabbing my weapons and getting to my hooves. If my spell worked correctly, which it obviously did, all of the changelings affected would have a false perception of reality. They would see some things that werent be able to see was me.

I said, rushing through the city. It was easy avoiding the changelings, although every now and again somepony would swing at me. I dodged them and kept running until I got to the end of the staircase from the surface. To the left of it was a changeling who wasnTia!Is everything in order?Yes. Are you ready?Of is dangerous. This could go so bad so if we were somepony else, but wet mess that as it may, this plan relies heavily on others doing what we expect them to. This could go wrong because one person is out of

m not worried. Just cautious. Chrysalis should be coming soon.I have to go. You know what to .s return. 5 minutes passed before a changeling ran up and swung at me with a bladed hand. I ducked and stabbed her through the chest with my sword. When she fell to the ground, I kicked her over onto her back, loaded my pistol, and fired four rounds into her head.

shouted Chrysalis, grabbing me by the neck. She was back in her normal form and was staring at me with such an intense fury, almost like how Mom looked at her when she was masquerading as Cadence.

I asked, feigning fear and concern.

she shouted, turning her other hand into a sharp, twisted blade. She buried her blade into my throat, me instantly. I felt my body go numb and fall limp as the stasis spell went into effect. She removed her hand and picked Luna up from the floor, nuzzling her crying face into my sisterWhat if I get attacked?Your weapons are in the basement. Go get them and protect do you and your sister think you she asked as the entirety of Companies One and Three ran through the streets, destroying everything.

re going to have to trust us.s hallucinogen. Chrysalis got the full blast of it, meaning the plan was working. I calculated that if we got this far, our success chance would rise to 17%. Not much better, but better.

she asked in confusion.

I asked, grabbing her by the hand. I dragged her to the staircase and pulled her up them slowly.

she said. re killing each other.I know. Our plan may have gone ruined my worse than it was before.I know, and we

she asked, snapping her fingers and returning to her tall, teal-haired, emerald-eyed, gnarled and hole-riddled self.

. seven minutes, then come down the stairs. Tia and I will be in town hall preparing for the rest of the plan.What is the rest of the plan?!No time to explain!Tia!Is everything in order?Yes. Are you ready?Of is dangerous. This could go so bad so if we were somepony else, but wet mess that as it may, this plan relies heavily on others doing what we expect them to. This could go wrong because one person is out of

m not worried. Just cautious.d been here for a little too long.

she said. I ran a lap around the city, burning a few minutes. I moved through the crowds, the burning buildings, the changelings punching nothing. Celestiat hurting each other too bad.

I said, dropping to the floor. I closed my eyes and concentrated on casting the stasis spell. A small ball of blue light flew from my horn. It split into two orbs, one of which flew towards Tia. The other buried itself in my chest, waiting in dormancy for the trigger spell. Tia wouldnstabbedCelestia!What are you doing here?I warned you! I told you what would happen if one of my children died!Save my children!Stop this nonsense!Look! See what has happened because of your foolishness!A brother lays dead and I have Equestrian blood on my hands!The queen! Get her!Kneel!Listen to your mother when she is speaking to you! Are you satisfied? You called me weak, so you riot and kill each other?We wanted you to be , I

no, my queen. We just-Is this not what you wanted?! Isn

we said another.

m sure you are! Why don

said a different changeling.

ll show you vicious! Ire at war! You hear me?! We are going to war because of your foolishness!We said all of the changelings.

m going to go deliver the Equestrian to her mother, and when I return, my city better be spotless or I she shouted. She heaved me over her shoulder and threw Tia on her other. With one last glare at her children, she teleported out of the city. Apparently she didns feet. She rose from her throne in shock when Chrysalis dropped Celestia to the floor.

asked Mom in outrage.

said Chrysalis. s only fair. She killed one of mine.That was close!You asked Chrysalis angrily.

she said, snapping her fingers. I regained feeling in my body and jumped from ChrysalisLet I said, returning to normal.

asked the queen angrily.

re still strong and queen-like. You did as we expected, and now the changelings are under your control now.So you let me think that I had killed Celestia and started war with Twilight? you know how scared I was?Scared? Of what?Oh my goodness!I thought I was going to have to fight Twilight!You were scared to have to fight me?I

t find you threatening! I just don

t have to worry. I

said Celestia.

t even take us too long!Hm. I hate to admit it, but they did a pretty good we all agree to never talk about this again? This entire ordeal was very embarrassing for course. Girls, apologize to Chrysalis for giving her such a , , we , ers for the help. You two are going to make pretty good really think so?For a unicorn, that is. Maybe if you were a changeling, you she said, teleporting from the throne room.

m quite proud of you girls.I think you deserve some sort of two have done well, so I think it

said Tia in excitement.

I said. t you have to talk to Daddy about something?Just the old princesses. Nothing too bad. They left me a message and I

I asked.