Being a princess seems easy on the surface, but as Cadance reflects on her coronation, she realizes that the cost was too high, as she knows what happened to her fellow princess Amore, who dared to challenge the system. This past isn't something she can just hide, and she comes to realize that she could lose Shining Armor in much the same way...and decides to take action. Winner of a Midwest Brony Fest fanfiction contest.
Have you ever wondered why the Canterlot royal family just seems to keep expanding at an exponential rate? Turns out, there's a reason for everything, but that reason may not be for the most unselfish of reasons...
Shining Armor and Princess Cadance discover that their daughter, Princess Skyla, has been abducted by Chrysalis, but a changeling filly with identity issues may help them more than either could have imagined.