My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

A Changeling’s Lament

Chapter 4

Betrayal

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtlalymx848

Full of Unrest - Tales of Vesperia OST

Chrysalis took in what Friction and Leon said and chuckled. “they think us as mere insects?”

“Indeed. Guess when it comes to us, they do judge books by the covers.” Leon said.

“Can’t exactly blame them. We didn’t leave a good impression the last time we came.” Friction said.

“Still… we can use this for our advantage.” Chrysalis said. The sounds of snoring came from within the caves they were at. They trio looked at the cave mouth and heard it. “and if push comes to shove, we can always launch the invasion ahead of schedule.”

“is he willing to go though with it?” Leon asked.

“that scum Orochi told me that he’s… hard to work with but, with the offer I have for him, he’ll follow my every word.”

“What do you want us to do now?” Friction asked.

“go and ready the troops. This time next week, Canterlot will be ours.”

“and what of yourself?” Leon asked.

Chrysalis summoned up a mirror and a little notepad with writing dribbled all over that. Not long after that, her body began to glow green. “I’m gonna have myself a wonderful time at the ball.”

End Song.

Edge sighed as he laid back on the bed given to him for his stay at Canterlot. “what am I going to do…?” he asked himself before he closed his eyes.

Just before they all left for Canterlot to help Luna and Trixie with the wedding, Friction and Leon came to Edge again and pulled their magic. They told him to write about everything that happens in the week leading up to the wedding so they can get a idea of what they’re up against. They also said that if he refused, Fluttershy was gonna sleep with the fishes, and to show they were serious, they brought some cinder blocks. So, Edge had no choice but to record every detail.

‘Day 1.

We arrived in Canterlot; the humans are acting like it was their first time here. I must tell you, this place looks beautiful in the winter. Looks so much better when it’s not ravaged with war. Celestia showed us to our rooms for our stay. She didn’t have enough room for all of us so the humans decided to camp out in the audience hall. Before we went to sleep, however, Applejack went right to work thinking of some great food ideas for the reception and rehearsal. Lina and Gourry, being the bottomless pits that they are, volunteered to taste test. Nobody bought that for a second.

Day 2.

They waste no time getting to work. Applejack went into the kitchen with her coltfriend Zilver, Bonbon, and Req. turns out that Req was a baker back at her home before she… well, according to her, got her life flipped upside down.

I got stuck looking after Eris since Dash is practicing her Sonic Rainboom. Thankfully, the CMC were able to take her off my hands.

Pinkie and Marble, along with Berry and Derpy, went to work, thinking of a good theme for the reception. Thankfully, Marble and Sora are able to counteract Pinkie’s infantile mind.

Rarity got right to work designing Luna’s Wedding Dress. She says she’s gonna model it after the night. Which is odd cause Luna is the princess of the night. Well, whatever. She also has Lloyd and Fox working on Trixie’s tux. Hope they know what they’re doing; they are designing for ponies and not humans.

And Fluttershy… Fluttershy… … I wish I could tell her how I feel. Blblblblbl. I’m okay now. Anyway, Fluttershy, along with Lyra, Octavia, and Vinyl are hard at work on the music. I just hope they don’t screw it up; having more then one person looking over the music can go bad.

As for the rest… I’m not sure what they’re doing. They disappeared as soon as we arrived. They seem to be planning something; they’re being secretive.

Day 3.

I called it. Fluttershy, Lyra, Octavia, and Vinyl are almost at blows with what music to play. Vinyl wants Dupstep while Lyra and Octavia want traditional band music. Fluttershy is staying out of it, which is good thinking. I don’t want her to get hurt.

Anyway, they aren’t the only division to be having trouble. Applejack and her group are arguing over what to serve the guests. It’s stupid, really. Hiccup and Toothless went out for a little competition with Dash to see who is the fastest flyer. It was a tie. Trixie had Spyro and Cynder fly out to the towns in Equestria to send invitations. Guess they want a big audience. They should be back in time for the rehearsal.

Amelia and Zelgadis are planning to make fireworks with their magic; a task harder then it sounds. Even with Jax reluctantly helping, it isn’t going well.

Anyway, the ‘secret’ group has gone out again, doing something. If only they told us what.

Day 4.

Red Alert! Red Alert!

Luna and Trixie had a argument. I’m wasn’t sure what it was about but it sounded big. Twilight’s hard at work to try and calm them down but there’s only so much she can do. Thankfully, Cadence just arrived and helped calm them down. Turns out they were arguing over how many guests will be at the ceremony itself. Really? They argued over that? They have the same friends. What, was it the other hundred who’re gonna be there? I don’t know.

While that was going on, everyone kept doing their jobs. Thankfully, the ‘brawls’ between the music group and the food group were able to resolve their differences and get back to work.

Fluttershy told me that they decided to go with a combination of Vinyl’s Dubstep and Lyra & Octavia’s Traditional. Think that’s how they did it Cadence’s but I don’t know. We were blown out of Canterlot, remember?

Day 5.

I’ve been feeling… weird today. Every time I was around Fluttershy, my chest tightened and my heart beat a mile a minute. I also got sweaty hooves and shallow breathing. I-I’m not sure what this means but Cadence thinks I have a crush for Fluttershy.

I… there… that can’t be the case. I’m a Changeling. We can’t fall in love or have a crush. There’s no physical way. Chrysalis told us that we are incapable of producing love by ourselves. There’s no… no… but is it possible… that I could be. That would explain why I’ve been acting weird. Ever since Req held that mistletoe over us and we kissed, I was… I was feeling weird whenever I was around her. And that would explain why I said to do this to Leon and Fracture.

Could this be… could this be what love is? But… if it’s true, she’s a Pony and I’m a Changeling. There’s no way… this would work out.

As for the day, nothing really big happened. Spyro and Cynder returned from sending invitations to the towns. That’s about it.

Day 6.

Tonight is the rehearsal. It’s going on just as I’m writing this. Also, the mystery group is going to reveal what they were working on this past week. Also, I was seeing some weird things around Canterlot lately. Ponies have been acting weird and I think know why.

Chrysalis is making her move and replacing ponies with her forces. I’m more worried about who the queen herself is going to replace. Odds are she’s not going to pull the same move twice and replace Cadence. They all know what she acted like when it was Chrysalis and there’s no way she can hide the pregnancy; she says it’ll be any day now. I’m worried. I don’t want to betray my kind but I don’t want to betray my friends. And Fluttershy.

… at the rehearsal, I am going to tell her about my feelings. If this truly is love I’m feeling for her, then she deserves to know so she’ll make a informed decision in case she meets a special somepony fit for her. I also plan to tell her Chrysalis’ plan, that she plans to invade again. But if Leon and Friction find out, they’ll kill her.

Ugh… I’ll decide whether to tell her the plan later. Right now, I’m gonna tell her my feelings. I know I run the risk of breaking my heart but I have to tell her.

Leon. Friction. Please. Talk Chrysalis out of this. For my sake. I don’t wish to see my friends… my Fluttershy, hurt. Or worse.

Please. Try to talk some sense into her.’

Leon and Friction finished reading the report left by Edge in a alleyway outside the castle. They both looked at each other with sympathetic eyes.

“Changelings can’t fall in love. Can we?” Friction asked

“Edge did. And he’s one of the toughest Changelings around. To see him fall from a ruthless foe to this. He softened.”

“For the better?”

Leon wasn’t sure. But he was curious why their queen would lie to them about them not being able to fall in love. Why would she lie? “well, we won’t come to any conclusions by sitting here. Come on.” they got up, donned their disguises, and flew off.

A black hoof came down on the report and pulled it up. “well, well Edge. I wasn’t expecting this from you. Seems that I’m gonna have to change my plans a bit.”

Edge eventually found the group at the Great Dining Hall just 30 minutes after the rehearsal was over. Fluttershy noticed him come in and looked back at him. “Edge. Where were you?”

Edge panted as he ran up to her. “I had some… things to take care of. What did I miss?”

“you missed the rehearsal, for one thing. Now, Req and her friends disappeared for some reason.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know.”

They were about to find out as a full stereo and stage suddenly rolled into the room by itself and stopped right in the middle.

“is she really doing this?” Hiccup asked, fully knowing the answer.

In a flash of smoke, Req appeared in the middle of the stage.

“She is.” Aura said, not really surprised by this.

“Req, what is this?” Luna asked.

“my wedding present from me to you two.” she replied. She spun a microphone into her hands. “a little song to dance too.” she snapped her fingers, making a little flash as a guitar-bearing Ash and Vinyl & her mix-table appeared with her. “just a bit of foreword; the song I choose might not fit for you guys but if you think about it, it kind of does. I mean, Nightmare Moon was a beast.” Luna and Trixie looked at Twi with confused expressions. “Think about it after listening to the song.” she cleared her throat. “And feel free to dance. I mean it.”

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4fFIGkiHxY

Beauty and the Beast - Jordan Sparks version.

Requiem:
♪Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly♪

“Beauty and the Beast?” Aura and Bahamut exclaimed in confusion. Not a song to play at a wedding. It does fit a couple but it wasn’t the bride and groom.

“beu-what and the who-now?” Applejack asked.

Requiem:
♪Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast♪

After a few seconds of listening, they have to admit that it does kind-of fit them. Luna was pocessed by Nightmare Moon, technically turning her into a beast and Trixie does have some enchanting qualities.

Luna offered her hoof to Trixie and she took it. Luna pulled her close and the two began to dance.

Requiem:
♪Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just a sure
As the sun will rise♪

Spyro & Cynder, Halo & Twilight, Pinkie & Marble, Rarity & Spike, Lyra & Bonbon, Lina & Gourry, Zelgadis & Amelia, Applejack & Zilver eventually joined in the dancing. Since their significant other was on stage, Aura and Sora danced together. some ballroom danced like Trixie and Luna, others did a hip-hop variant.

The rest did their own moves to the song. Derpy danced with a imaginary version of her true love, Dash did some playful dancing with Eris, and Celestia remembered back to her days with Cosmos and when they danced. The rest of them just clapped along.

Requiem:
♪Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast♪

While dancing, Spike whispered something into Rarity’s ear. She gasped softly before tears welled up in her eyes. She whispered something back to him, causing him to smile. They held each other closer as their dancing slowed.

“what did he say to her?” Twi wondered, noticing it as she and Halo danced.

“something just right.” Halo said with a smirk.

“I think I already know what you’re talking about.” she looked to them and smiled. “and I wish them luck.”

Requiem:
♪Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just a sure
As the sun will rise♪

Fluttershy sighed as she sat down on a chair right next to Edge.

“why aren’t you dancing?” he asked.

“I don’t feel like it.” she said. “This is a dance for couples, new and old. Besides, none of the other single people are dancing.”

Edge did notice that but he didn’t care. He got off his chair and grabbed Fluttershy’s hoof. “Come on. You deserve a dance.”

Edge dragged her out to the dancefloor, much to her surprise. Before she knew it, they were dancing. Slow dancing.

Requiem:
♪Tale as old as time
Tune as old as song
Bittersweet and strange
Finding you can change
Learning you were wrong♪

The whole world seemed to disappear as ‘Shy and Edge danced together, losing each other in the other‘s eyes. If others were looking, they didn’t care.

“Fluttershy… there’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you.”

“What?”

Edge got nervous. Nervous enough to make him sweat.

Requiem:
♪Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast♪

His necklace reflected light up into his eyes. He blinked and looked down at it. Staring at it gave him confidence.

“Fluttershy… I love you…”

She gasped and held her mouth when he said that.

Requiem:
♪Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast♪

“Well… what do you say?” he tenderly asked.

Fluttershy wasn’t sure what to say about that. He was a Changeling and she was a Pony. It would be… weird.

Requiem:
♪Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast♪

End Song.

The crowd stopped dancing and clapped at Requiem’s performance.

Edge and Fluttershy didn’t. he was still waiting for her answer.

“Well?” he asked.

“Edge, I… you’re a Changeling. There’s no way this would work out. If they found out who you were, they’d take you away and I don’t want to face that.”

Edge knew where she was going and sadly looked down. “I see.” he let go of her and turned to leave. “Sorry for troubling you for this. I guess this was just a foolish Changeling’s insanity.” he walked away, defeated and heart-broken.

Fluttershy sadly watched him leave but didn’t feel as heart-broken. She’s certain he was just saying that because of the necklace she gave him. “Yeah. That what it was.” then why was she feeling like she put her heart is in a million pieces.

Jax, sitting in a chair cause she didn’t feel like dancing, overheard this. She tried to remember where she heard the word from. “Changeling? Wasn’t that the…”

Edge depressingly walked though the castle halls, not caring if anyone saw him. He knew having his heart broken was a big possibility, but he never thought it would hurt this much. He eventually made it outside and found himself inside a rotunda. He leaned on the railing and looked down at the land far below. He dropped his disguise with a sigh and planted his forehead on the railing. “That was a stupid idea.”

“why yes it was, but you did it anyway.” a familiar sinister voice said.

Edge wasn’t surprised when he heard that voice. He turned around to see Chrysalis standing there in the entrance. Leon and Friction were with her as well. She walked on in as her two best troops took up positions inside the rotunda.

“look at you. You’re a shell of your former self.” Edge looked away from Chrysalis. “it just goes to show that love is only good for food, nothing else. Falling in love will lead to heartbreak and devastation. But of course, I don’t have to tell you that.”

“Why are you here?” Edge depressingly asked.

Chrysalis brought out the reports he wrote. “According to you, they aren’t expecting us. This is going to be like taking candy from a filly.” she sent the report away. “so, do you know of the plan?”

“yes. Leon and Friction told me when I gave them the report.”

“What plan?”

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAtYoTLrxCU

Shepard’s/Estate Betrayal - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 OST

Jax, Halo, Hiccup & Toothless, Twilight, Sora, and Ash walked across the grounds towards the rotunda.

“Ah. Twilight Sparkle. Long time, no killin’.” Chrysalis joked.

“I was hoping not to never see you again!” Twilight angrily said.

“But I was hoping to see you.” Chrysalis evilly snickered. “I have a lot of nasty things I wish to do to you and thankfully for me, you can’t fight back unless you want your unborn foal to get hurt.” Halo stepped in front of Twi to protect her. “Oh. And you got yourself a boy toy. How quaint. He can watch while I kill you.”

“who is this?” Hiccup asked.

“oh. I heard there were unknown creatures here. I just didn’t realize they were so ugly.”

“Ugly!?” Sora exclaimed.

“just what are you planning, Chrysalis?” Twi insisted.

“Ugh. Ever the stubborn one. Well, if you must know, I plan on taking over Canterlot. And this time, I won’t fail.”

Ash scoffed. “yeah, right. You were defeated before. You can be defeated again.”

“not true. This time, I planned ahead.” her horn glowed green. Everyone’s body stiffened as they were lifted into the air. “and this time, I made no mistakes.” a green blast shot out her horn, hit the group dead center, and sent them flying back into the snow. Chrysalis slowly walked out after them as they struggled to get up. A whip came out of her horn, broke into 7, and held them all in place.

Jax struggled to get up when she noticed royal guards watching from above. “Hey! Get Help!” she called out. The guards glowed green and revealed themselves to be Changelings.

“I planned for that as well.” Chrysalis said as she walked up. “My first mistake last time was announcing that I was going to attack. A mistake I am certainly not making again. The second was not having any of my forces in position. As you can see, I made sure of that.”

“the others will find out about this!” Halo snarled.

“Will they?” Chrysalis snickered. Her body glowed as green fire swirled around her and made her disguise.

“What?” Twilight gasped.

Standing before them was another Twilight but with no preggo belly and with wings. “the 3rd mistake was taking someone’s place with a recognizable personality. You figured out right away that I wasn’t Cadence. But this time, if I keep my mouth shut, then they won’t figure it out.” Leon glowed and took on Halo’s guise and Friction took on her spying persona. “and the 4th…” she summoned out a enchanted knife and a life-sized picture of Celestia. “is not killing Celestia when I had the chance.” the knife hovered far from them. “as soon as Celestia says ‘you may now kiss the bride’…” the knife shot thought mid-air and sliced though Celestia’s picture cleanly. Twilight snarled as she tried to get out of the whip.

Hiccup noticed that one of that hadn’t changed yet. “Seems you’re short one persona, queeny. That guy there isn’t changing.”

“Oh.” Chrysalis playfully said. She looked to Edge and snickered. “you might as well do it. Your heart is already broken anyway and there‘s no way they‘ll forgive you when they do find out.”

Edge sighed as he looked away from everyone. His body glowed with green fire as he reluctantly changed back into his Ponysona. Everyone collectively gasped when they saw it was their friend. “Edge?”

“Edge?” Chrysalis playfully mimicked. “Yes, It was Edge. Your friend is one of us. Spying on your every move.” Chrysalis’s horn glowed, causing a ring of green fire to appear around them. Leon and Friction gasped when they saw it. “now, since you know so much, it’s time for you to say bye-bye.”

“Not again!” Twi exclaimed, knowing full well what happened last time.

Halo snarled as he looked at Edge. “I knew all along something was off with you, ever since the cabin 2 weeks ago.” the fire created a dome and began to sink into the ground. “I hope your happy with yourself, Edge.” Halo’s words hit Edge right in the heart. First he was love-broken now his friends hate him.

Chrysalis sensed this and comforted him as she lowered the dome into the ground. Everyone inside yelled out, hoping someone will listen and rescue them. “Ponies will never accept us as one of their own, Edge. They will always view us as freaks of nature; beings that shouldn’t exist. They may pretend to be your friend but they are just pretending to be your friend. At the first chance they get, they will take your heart and smash it.”

Edge knew that wasn’t true. Fluttershy didn’t smash his heart; She broke it into a million pieces.

The 4 Changelings watched the dome sink into the ground, taking any nuisances with it. That sight gave Leon and Friction second thoughts about this.