Luna's and Nightmare Moon's POV
Shortly after sunset
Canterlot Throne/War Room

Our husband was planning on spending time with us tonight, late into the night which we appreciated greatly. He wanted to start telling us about his day, but we told him to hold until we could lay with him on the throne bed. Once there, we asked him to lay in his naked human form to which he happily obliged us. We were lying facing one another with my back to the door and his back to the back of the throne bed. After our sigh of contented comfort, we gave our husband a thankful smile as he started to massage our front hooves. "Now then, our husband, relay to us your news."

"After we broke after breakfast and you went to greet the Pillars, Tia, Twilight, and I came here. And we got a surprise, two surprises actually." We saw amusement and even a little concern in his eyes as he told us this. He didn't stop massaging our hooves though. Because he was laying on his side, he still had use of both hands. And those wonderful fingers were gently rubbing all around a front hoof. Meanwhile, we looked up at him in curiosity at what these surprises were. We were quite surprised at what he said next. "Cadence was there as she apparently wanted to talk about war preparations, see Twilight, and then the Pillars after Twilight told her about them." We weren't surprised at this bit of news. "Queen Novo was actually there. Tia told me to go ahead and greet her, which I did. I wasn't expecting her to lip lock and french kiss me, though."

Okay, now that surprised us. Even ruffled our coat the wrong way. "She dared to make a move on our husband?" We couldn't help but put in a little growl into our voices at the audacity. Both of our voices as I, Nightmare Moon, also had something to say about that. We even spoke as one with our eyes being both Luna and Nightmare Moon. "Did she say why?"

He gave us a nod and then told us why. "It seems that when your mother put this," he paused long enough to rub a finger over the crystal shard in his chest before continuing, "into my chest, the seaponies interpreted that as your mother wanted me to be in charge. So, they are wanting her and I to marry."

We are sure our eyes flashed when we heard that and there was a definite growl in our voices as well. "She cannot without our approval and the approval of the entire herd."

Our husband, saw our discomfort and stopped massaging our hoof to hold our head in his hands. Where he then kissed us on our lips, which we eagerly returned and then heard his soft soothing voice reassuring us, "Yes, my Luna, my Nightmare, she knows. Tia told her as much." He saw that we were still a little agitated and so to calm us down he used those magical fingers of his to scratch behind our ear first. As we leaned our head toward his hand it brought us back to when we first met him in our dreamscape. Now, like then, it did the job of calming us down to where he returned to massaging our hoof once again. "Better?"

"Much, we thank you, our husband," we told him with a smile up into those wonderful eyes of his as he continued to tell us what happened.

"After that, Tia took Novo to show her our modern military. Twilight took Cadence to see the Pillars. And I started checking on everypony in the herd. Starting with Fluttershy, Ember, and Sweetie Belle." He smiled wide and chuckled as he told us about Solar. And our heart swelled at the thought of him seeing our foal for the first time. Holding our foal and seeing the same smile of joy on his face with our foal as well. "She went off to play with the animals and the birds while I talked inside. Apparently, I just missed Quick Shot from Fever Magazine. She came by to show Ember the edition featuring her that will be out tomorrow. She also wanted to show the edition featuring Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, so she went to go find them. And speaking of Scootaloo, I found her, Rainbow, and Flash at City Hall. Rainbow was going to introduce him to the weather team and how it doubles as the scout team for the town. And after Rainbow left with Flash to show him around, Scootaloo told me that she wanted me to wash her like I did Rainbow a while back in the Wonderbolt shower after undressing her."

Because we knew what was coming, we used a hind leg to gently start rubbing against his semi-hard cock. Using the soft fur of our coat to stimulate him as our leg lightly started rubbing him. As we looked up at him with what he called bedroom eyes, it pleased us that he immediately started responding to our advances. "Ah yes, we know of her rather erotic dreams that she's had of you slowly bucking her from behind and washing her at the same time as you did Rainbow Dash."

He gave us a nod of his head while he slowly shifts his hips forward while we feel his cock harden and lengthen to its wonderfully full erection for us. It pleased us to hear his arousal in his voice as he tells us what happened with him and Scootaloo. And the growing look of arousal and desire for us in his eyes as they peer into ours. "Yeah, she told me about that fantasy of hers right after Rainbow and Flash flew off. Then she asked me to fulfill it."

"Tell me, my husband." We lowered and softened our voice as we inched our head closer to his.

"Because of the military presence and the weather team doubling as scouts, there are male and female showers. So, I followed her into the female shower and morphed into this form." As he talked, we scooted closer so we could start lightly kissing his cheek. We felt his body responding to us with each small twitch of his cock against our hind leg. We stayed slow and made sure to rub our soft fur against his full length. From our own experience, we know that he enjoys the feeling of our soft fur coat against him. "Luna? Nightmare? Should we-?"

We silenced him with a light gentle kiss, then kissed down his cheek to whisper seductively into his ear. "Go ahead, our husband. Tell us how you pleasured her. Were there any mares there?"

We heard him take a slow calming breath before he tilted his head to the side and let us lightly kiss his neck as he continued talking. "Yes. Two from the weather team. Flitter and Cloud Chaser were there. They were shocked, of course, but they didn't complain."

We giggled softly before saying between light slow kisses against his neck, "I bet not. I don't blame...them for...being attracted to...my husband. I'm...very attracted...to him myself. Go on." We could feel his heart beginning to beat a little faster in his chest as arousal rushes through his body. Each small twitch of his cock against our leg told us how well we are working up our husband. And maybe we wouldn't get interrupted.

We felt him start to ever so slowly move his hips so his cock would rub against the motion of our hind leg. And in turn, it was quickly getting us aroused as well. Our own pussy was purring quite happily right now. "I was surprised that she wanted to get me off first," he began saying but stopped just long enough for a soft moan before continuing. "She knew that I could go twice before having to rest and she wanted me to last as long as I could. Therefore, she wanted to get me off first."

"Go on, tell me how she did it," we whispered and cooed up at him as we kissed slowly up his neck, to his cheek, and then whispered that into his ear.

"She used the tips of her wings. Wrapped her soft feathers around me and used them to slowly stroke me as she gently sucked on my head. Like you do from time to time." When we heard that, we scooted down some, lightly pecking kisses from his cheek, down his jawline, and down his neck, so we could extend a wing and wrap the end feathers around his hard cock. It was satisfying to us when he had to stop talking and moan in pleasure as we rubbed our feathers against the soft twitching flesh. "I didn't know that...she knew how to...do that."

"She's been taking lessons from Fluttershy," we told him with a content and happy sigh of pleasure of our own as we lightly peppered kisses across the top of his thick chest.

"Then she learned well because that was fucking-"

"Your highness?! Your majesty?!" suddenly came the voice of Lunar Captain Swift Wind as we heard her frantic hoofsteps race across the throne room. Her voice sounded just as frantic as the way her hooves pounded against the floor as she ran across the room. Which meant that it was important. "Sorry to interrupt," she began to say as she ran up the steps. It wasn't until she got up to the top of the steps that she understood exactly what she was interrupting. We turned our head around just in time to see her eyes widen and a blush appeared on her face. "Wow! Now I'm really sorry for interrupting," she said while staring down at our husband's cock with a look of awe and hunger. Then gave us a sheepish look when she met her eyes with ours because I was not pleased at her interruption. "But I got news that the Storm King made his first move against Equestria and that the Pony of Shadows is escorting one of his ships."

And just like that, the fun is over. Our husband's mind instantly turned all of his attention to our Captain as if our ministrations never happened. "Where? Tell me what you know." With his voice sounding every bit the concerned leader, he leaned up and over us, eager for the news. We were eager as well with our ears turned toward our Captain.

"They've come ashore near the Tenochtitlan Basin. Just SouthEast of the Badlands across the Flame Geyser Swamp. Reports are that he hasn't used his pony killing shadow thing yet, but he is using his shadows to protect the ship. But word was that his ship was attacking a small village nearby. But there is good news and I had to read the report a few times to make sure I was reading it correctly. One of our ships is protecting the village, which is the same ship that pursued the Storm King's ship in the first place. And this one is hard to believe, but Chrysalis is also protecting the village."

We couldn't believe our ears and both our husband and I had the same look of shock on our faces as we gazed at our Captain. "I couldn't believe it either even after reading the report for the third time."

"No, you can't come with me," he said to us as he looked down at us with a firm determination in his eyes. And we knew why he said it. He knew that we'd want to join the fight and in truth we do. However, we also know that we are pregnant as well. We looked down at our foal growing inside us, rubbed a hoof lightly across our growing womb, and then we nodded up at him. "We understand. However, we will stay with our Captain, so we can keep in touch."

"I wouldn't have it any other way. Let's go."

^_^

Emmit's POV
Fifteen minutes later
Hazel's Village

If Stygian was there and helping one of the Storm King's ships, then this would be my first chance to try to confront him. Which means that I'll need at least one of the Pillar's help. After a couple of seconds in thought, I morphed into my shadows and flew off toward the instant portal that leads to Ponyville. After arriving at Ponyville, I instantly took off toward Twilight's Castle. For this first meeting, there could only be two logical choices. Somnambula and Meadowbrook. For the first meeting, I wanted him to see that they are not there for a fight. Thereby, they are the best shot so far. I didn't have time to gently wake them up, so I just opened the door, flew in, and grabbed them. Needless to say, they didn't appreciate being woken up like that, being turned into shadows as well, and then flying with me. It was just the easiest and quickest way to get to where we were going. After apologizing to them for about a few minutes straight, they calmed down enough for me to tell them what was going on. After that, they were eager to help. They didn't believe that Chrysalis was protecting the town either.

The town was laid out like a circle around the large water well that the town obviously used for its water supply. As we approached the town, it looked like it was beginning to turn into a stalemate, luckily for us and the town. From where we approached the town, Chrysalis was standing in front of a small cottage on the other end of the small village. And from what I could tell, all of the inhabitants of the village were inside that one small cottage. Chrysalis was using a type of black shield to block any attack from Stygian and the Storm King's ship. Our ship was then able to concentrate its fire on the Storm King's ship. However, Stygian was on the deck with his own shield around the ship also blocking any attack.

After we solidified on the ground just beyond the large central well, told the girls my plan while watching the whole battle in front of me. "Alright, ladies, here's my plan. I'm going to try and separate Stygian from the Storm King's ship and on the ground where you can talk to him. If I do, then it's your job to get through to him while I and my smaller ship take care of the Storm King's ship. Got it?"

"Yes, we understand," Somnambula responded to me although she sounded a little nervous. I didn't blame her for that. I was nervous about how this whole thing would turn out as well. And as the two ships continued to exchange fire almost directly above the house that Chrysalis was protecting, I had genuinely no clue on how to go about separating Stygian from the ship. But I had to do something because whatever unicorn was on my ship was at his or her limit because the shield started to falter and flicker. So, after morphing into shadows, I took off to help. I barely grazed Chrysalis' shield around the house just as the unicorn on my ship must have passed out or something because the shield completely failed. I flew up and between the two ships just in time to put up a golden shield around my ship just as the Storm King's ship fired all its cannons at once.

"Just in time, sire! Our shield unicorn just passed out," the captain of the ship was a pegasus mare that thanked me as cannonballs bounced off of my shield and to the ground below.

"You're welcome, Captain. I think she deserves a good rest," I suggested with a smile down at the unicorn.

"Aye," she agreed then motioned for one of the crew forward. "Arrow? Get her down below to rest."

"Now, let's see what I can do about getting Stygian to talk," I mumbled softly before walking up to the edge of the deck. After spotting Stygian on the deck, and especially after seeing him glaring over at me, I tried talking to him. "Stygian? Your friends Samnambula and Meadowbrook are down below to talk to you. Please talk with them. We understand now that they misunderstood your intentions. They aren't here to fight you but talk with you. There's no need for you to remain in the shadows anymore." I called out to him while holding my shield steady and strong in the hopes that he'll listen at least.

"NO!" he shouted back and fired off a massive shadow ball at my shield in retaliation. My shield held as it dissipated against the shield. "I don't believe you! They betrayed me and now I want revenge."

To my surprise, Somnambula flew up between us and simply hovered there. "Stygian," her voice was filled with sorrow as she slowly flew over to where he stood on the deck of the other ship. She even had her front hooves open wide as if offering him a hug. "Please, talk with us. We are sorry for betraying you. We didn't understand what you were trying to do and we didn't give you a chance to explain." She was still slowly flying toward him with her front legs wide open. I knew what she was doing and I agreed with it. However, I also knew that it could be the very last thing she did if Stygian choose to take his revenge. "We now know that you were only trying to make yourself stronger so you could fight beside us, not against us."

"Please Stygian, please talk to us," I heard Meadowbrook's emotional plea from below. "Please, Stygian. We want our friend back."

I saw hesitancy in his eyes as he watched Somnambula slowly fly closer to him. But he didn't do anything against her either because there was hope in his eyes as well. Hope that both Meadowbrook and Somnambula were actually telling the truth. His eyes began to lose the hate and need for revenge the closer she got. She represented hope after all and she was now just outside of his shield.

You don't need them, Stygian.

We all heard the voice. And even though the voice was clearly from the Pony of Shadows, it wasn't Stygian talking. It was the shadows talking. A soft hissing enticing voice that seduced from the darkness. This just became another battle. A battle for Stygian's mind and will.

"We know you don't need us, Stygian. But we want you," Somnambula said to him with a voice that sounded like she was pouring her entire heart into it.

"We want you to come back to us," Meadow brook called out from below, sounding like she too put her whole heart into her voice.

They really don't care about you! Take your revenge!

"If they didn't care about you, Stygian, then they wouldn't put their lives on the line to try and get you back," I called out to him from across the gap. The battlefield was still as either side had quit firing at the other. I didn't know what Chrysalis was doing, but she didn't matter right now. Right now, all that mattered was Stygian. And I could see the conflicting emotions on his large shadow face whenever the shadows weren't talking. "Look at her, Stygian. She's right there in front of you totally defenseless. You could kill her easily. She wouldn't do that if she didn't want you as a friend again. She wouldn't do that if there was no hope for you. You don't need the shadows anymore. Your friends want you back."

I saw the battle for his mind in the look on the shadow's face as he thought it over. Various expressions of doubt and hope were in those eyes as the seconds ticked by. Until he came to a decision. A decision that the shadows didn't like apparently.

NO! You need me for revenge! Take your revenge. They betrayed you. I WON'T LET YOU LEAVE!

And indeed, Stygian was trying to leave when his head suddenly appeared coming out of the chest of the Pony of Shadows. He was fighting hard to as his face looked strained with effort. The rest of the crew aboard the Storm King's ship stood around as if not knowing what to do. Suited us fine. Stygian needed help and that's when Somnambula flew forward just as the Shadow's shield dropped. "Hold on, Stygian," she cried out, flew forward, grabbed his head, and began helping him.

"Captain? As soon as Stygian, Somnambula, and I are free of the ship, tear it to tiny pieces," I told him and then flew off toward the other ship in shadow form to help Somnambula free Stygian. Helping Stygian escape at this point was the easy part. What to do about the shadows afterward is something else entirely. With a battle cry that I tried to sound like Optimus Prime, I rammed my own shadow form into the Pony of Shadows, forcing the Pony of Shadows away from Stygian and away from the ship. "Shadows! Begone!" That got Stygian free from the Pony of Shadows where Somnambula was now able to fly him down to the ground. And I myself dashed away just in time before hearing...

"FIRE!" from the captain as her ship gave the enemy a broadside. Her ship listed and tilted to the side as her cannons fired all at once. The Storm King's ship and all the creatures on board were torn to shreds in the resulting explosions. After landing on the ground next to Stygian, Somnambula, and Meadowbrook, I watched as the Pony of Shadows flew away from the burning ship and stopped long enough to give me a death glare before flying off somewhere. I let him go because there were more important priorities to attend to right now. Three of which were standing right beside me. "Stygian? Ladies? I bet you three have a lot to talk about. We'll leave shortly, so if you will excuse me there's a changeling queen that I need to speak to," I told them politely then turned toward the house that Chrysalis was standing in front of and started walking over to her. This ought to be interesting.

While walking over to her, I tried gauging her reactions, facial features, and any other indication of what she might be thinking. After the Storm King's ship exploded, Chrysalis dissipated her shield and now was simply standing there a few feet in front of the doorway with a resigned expression. As if she has made up her mind on something and now was going to follow it through. The villagers that were hiding in the small cottage were now slowly walking out with a couple of them looking around at the damage. "Chrysalis?" I asked rhetorically as I walked up to her and eyed her carefully. "I can't believe that I'm saying this, but thank you for helping save the village."

"When your Tree of Harmony challenged me, I met that challenge as you can see," Chrysalis began to explain which was fine except I had no idea what the challenge was. "How dare she say that I'm afraid of being reformed! How dare she say that I'm afraid of anything!" The longer she talked the more heated she became. And the more heated she got the more the ponies that were hiding in the cottage behind her started walking away from her. All but one filly. "I'm not afraid of being reformed by you or any creature. I'm not afraid of giving love, how dare she. I am Queen Chrysalis and I'll show her and all of Equestria that I'm not afraid of anything. Therefore, take this..." She was almost screaming by the end of her short rant. And before I could even react, right in front of the filly standing beside her, she sat her butt down in front of me, grabbed my head with her front hooves, and lip locked with me. It wasn't just another run-of-the-mill kiss either. There was genuine lust and desire in her kiss. Her tongue even prodded my lips to gain entrance. To say that this was surprising would be an understatement. This was downright shocking. Yet, I opened my mouth and let her tongue in anyway mostly out of dire curiosity. I even had half a mind to return her kiss due to how passionate and demanding it was.

By the time I had decided to start returning her kiss, she stopped and pulled back from me. Then she flat out said, "Be prepared, Emmit because I'm going to give you every bit and scrap of love that I have." And she did, too. After stepping back, she closed her eyes and started pouring out her love to me. I wasn't a changeling, so I couldn't receive it as a changeling would. But that doesn't mean I couldn't feel it nonetheless. I felt love being poured into me. It was another surprise that she was even capable of it, much less having any sort of genuine love, to begin with. And yet I felt it, so I couldn't deny it. I felt her love and at least some love for me. Now that really threw me for a loop.

And the fun wasn't over either because, like all other changelings, she too was suddenly wrapped in a large green cocoon. Thus I stood there and waited with bated breath to see what she would be like after her transformation. A couple of seconds later, I had my answer. Her new form was very colorful and pretty I'll have to admit. Her main body was a two-tone color that slowly shaded from orange at her hooves to a light yellow at her head, ears, and horn. In like manner was her hair and mane. Also, two-toned in color that shaded from yellow at the ends to a bright green at her head and base of the tail. Her wings were also a two-tone shade from deep purple at the base of the wing to light blue at the ends. Around her middle was a green and yellow shaded chitin wrap with dark purple chitin that covered her entire back to her tail. She still had the crown on her head, but it was deep orange now with dark red pearls at the ends. Around her chest and shoulders was a deep orange floof. And her eyes were as blue as the sky above. All in all, it was a good look for her.

I didn't say anything right away, but the little filly knew exactly what to say. "Wow, Chrysalis! You're pretty," the little filly practically danced around Chrysalis as she took in Chrysalis' new look. Chrysalis herself, meanwhile, was looking herself over. Or at least everywhere she could look without a mirror.

"Ugh...too bright for my liking," Chrysalis commented down at the little filly with a slight roll of her eyes. That disappointed and slightly disgusted look changed, however, when she looked up at me and noticed the smile on my face. "But if my darling Emmit likes it, then I won't complain," I actually heard her say as her face changed to that of a smirk as she started walking over to me.

The little filly followed along beside her, almost skipping with questions. One of which was, "Are you married to him or something?"

"No," Chrysalis actually giggles a little as she steps up to me, turns herself around, and leans against me with a wing around me. "But we do have kids together."

Well, this is weird.

Luckily for me, the pegasus captain flew down in front of us and sharply saluted. However, she had to pause for a second or two to look over at the newly colored Chrysalis before addressing me. "Glad everything worked out sire. Your orders?" The little filly's jaw dropped in surprise and awe as she looked between the Captain and I.

"If you need to restock go ahead, otherwise it's back to patrol," I told her with a sharp salute of my own.

She returned it with, "Aye, sire," and then took off for her ship again.

Then Meadowbrook, Somnambula, and Stygian walked around to also stand in front of us. "Is that Chrysalis? Why did her body change?" Stygian asked while looking and sounding nervous while he and his two friends looked over the newly changed Chrysalis.

"Before their change, such as this, changelings fed on the emotion, love. Thus they were always hungry and always needed love like we need regular food. However, after they give love instead of taking it, their bodies change to this. This is their true form and in this form, they don't need to feed on love anymore. Therefore, they never go hungry." After saying that, I pulled away enough to eye Chrysalis with suspicion. "Which leads to why she's doing all of this. Why the sudden change of heart?"

Chrysalis rolled her eyes with a rather cute harumph as she responded, "The Tree of Harmony challenged me. She said that I was afraid of being all goody goody. And you know how I respond to challenges."

Now it was my turn for my jaw to drop and look at her with disbelief. And after pulling away from her, it was my turn to challenge her. "Now hold on a second. I did the same thing and you just ignored me. So, why now?"

"Yep, they must be in love," the filly giggled as she just stood there with a wide smile on her face and looking between us.

"Why is that?" Somnambula asked with curiosity why the filly would say such a thing.

"They're arguing," the filly said with a short quick shrug and another cute giggle.

"Hazel's right, you talk too much," Chrysalis grinned then grabbed my head with her hooves and lip locked with me again. I was still too shocked and surprised to return much of her surprisingly very passionate kiss. She even french kissed me again with her tongue darting into my mouth once more. And when she ended the kiss with an exaggerated mwaw, she blinked her eyes rapidly at me, as if she was being cute, and then practically stopped my heart with her next words. "Won't your herd be surprised when I show up looking like this?"

"Well...fuck."

^_^

Luna, Nightmare's POV
Throne/War Room

As we lay on the bed slash throne in the war slash throne room, we ran a hoof lightly across our growing belly as if wanting to stroke the ever-increasing life within. We knew why our husband didn't want us to go with him. It's to protect the growing life within us. Our son and or daughter. We have yet to know if it's one foal or two. We understood in our head that no pregnant mare should be fighting of putting herself in danger. Because the life of the precious foal should be protected at all costs. It's just now that we are pregnant ourselves, we can actually feel that maternal instinct within us instead of just mentally understanding it. We also fully understand now how Tia felt whenever Emmit, and even I, went off to fight one of the ponies from the Shadow Organization and she was left behind. Wanting our husband always safe to help raise our foal like he's already doing, so not wanting him to go. But also knowing that he has to. And feeling so helpless at not knowing what's going on is getting us nervous. Our mind is already thinking about what-ifs.

What if he gets hurt? What if, heaven forbid, he actually gets killed? What would that mean for us? Other questions began running through our mind whether we wanted them or not. And we just couldn't seem to stop thinking about other possibilities. Would he succeed in freeing Stygian from the shadows? Why is Chrysalis protecting a small village? We haven't known Chrysalis to actually protect a village. Maybe she had plans to take it over and use it to rebuild herself. What was Chrysalis' endgame?

We knew that at least some of those questions were going to get answered because our husband walked into the throne room. We got up from the bed throne and started waddling, because of the growing baby belly, over to him. We were overjoyed to see him and see that he was safe and well. However, we also noticed that he had a slight bit of nervousness in his eyes. We didn't understand why, until we saw a changeling walk in behind him. She wasn't one of the changed drones because she's too tall. It didn't register who it was until I saw the small crown that was on her head.

"Crysalis?" I asked while waddling up quickly to our husband to stand beside him as he turned to face the former queen of the changelings.

"Hi, Luna. How do you like my new look?" she asked as she all but strutted and sashayed across the floor. The predatory look that she was always known for was still in her eyes. However, that look had shifted. The evil smile that we've always seen her wear had changed as well. She had apparently changed and decided to give love and change into her true form. But why?

"What happened? Why did you decide to change after refusing so vehemently before?" I had to ask while leaning against my husband and enjoying the presence of his tails around us, pulling us against him.

Chrysalis walked up to us, sat her butt down on the floor, and said, "The Tree of Harmony challenged me. She kept claiming that I was afraid of living the goody goody life." She scoffed with a quick triumphant laugh and a roll of her eyes. "I am not and I'll prove it to her like I'll prove it to everypony that Chrysalis is not afraid of anything."

I eyed her carefully with a cautious and wary look. "So you have no desire to take over Equestria anymore?"

"I don't," Chrysalis said immediately. Then she paused and her eyes widened as if suddenly realizing something. "Wait...I...really don't. I'm not hungry anymore either." She looked over at Emmit with those wide eyes filled with shock and now even a little fear. "I know you said that I wouldn't be hungry. But why don't I have the desire to conquer Equestria anymore? Why is that gone? What did the change do to me?"

"It brought you into harmony with the rest of Equestria, Chrysalis," came the Tree of Harmony's voice. She appeared to our right, Chrysalis left, with a wide smile on her crystal Twilight-looking face. Then we watched her look at our husband with a wide thankful smile, walk up to him, and lightly kissed him. "That's from her Empress for a job well done," she said then turned back toward Chrysalis once more. "Let Emmit and his herd be your guide to your new life, Chrysalis." And then she faded away and left.

It was then that we saw a look of realization spread across her face. "She tricked me," Chrysalis said softly as if her mind was still trying to process that information. "The Tree of Harmony tricked me."

"I believe she did," we heard our husband say with a tone of voice that told us he, too, was a little shocked by it. Then his voice turned humorous as he chuckled, "I guess I'm rubbing off on her."

"What do I do? Where do I go? I don't know what to do. What's going to happen to me?" Questions started coming out of Chrysalis as her eyes went wide with panic starting to seep in. And it appeared as if she was starting to hyperventilate as well because her breathing started getting quicker and more rapid. Seeing her like this was an odd sight to see. "All I've ever done is try and take over Equestria. I don't know how to do anything else." And for the first time in her life, we think that she is truly lost, scared, and confused. We even had a little pity for her. But only a little though. For I, Nightmare Moon, was just as lost once. And Emmit, our husband, brought us into harmony again. So, we know that he can do the same for Chrysalis as well. Mayhaps that's what the Tree of Harmony is counting on. If so, then we have mixed feeling about that. And right now, Chrysalis was standing in front of us in a state of panic and hyperventilating.

After seeing Emmit's look of pity on his face, we decided to at least talk to Chrysalis. Or at least, I, Nightmare Moon. After changing our look to Nightmare Moon, I put a hoof against his leg in essence telling him that I wanted to talk to her. He gave me a nod of understanding and I then started to slowly walk up to her. While walking up to her, I felt like being a former villain myself, I could help her. "Chrysalis? Do you recognize me?"

I watched Chrysalis look up and blink a few times before it registered who I was. "Nightmare Moon? B-But you were defeated and killed!"

"Defeated, yes. Killed, no," I said to her while stepping up to her. "I, Nightmare Moon, am one with Luna. I am her and she is me. I was never born by magic or ever was my own pony. Luna's mind created me during a time of emotional turmoil. A separate personality, if you will. When the Elements of Harmony hit me, she couldn't separate me from Luna because I am Luna. So, she did the only thing she could think of. Trapped me deep in the recesses of her mind. Until Emmit found the solution and was able to make us whole again." At this point in my explanation, both of us were speaking with Luna's eye in one eye and my cat-like eye in the other. "We are one again thanks to our husband. If our husband can make us whole again, then he can do the same for you, Chrysalis. The Choice is yours."

As we talked to Chrysalis, we could tell that she didn't fully understand when she blinked a few times then shook her head. "I don't understand what you mean by separate personality. I don't know what to do. I don't have the desire to take over Equestria anymore." She still looked to be on the verge of hyperventilating and panicking.

And as our husband stepped up to us, I told her, "Then let our husband help you find your way as the Tree of Harmony suggested."

In truth, our husband, I wouldn't be suggesting that if the Tree of Harmony didn't suggest it.

He looked over at us with his loving eyes, leaned in to give us a loving kiss, and then walked over to Chrysalis and pulled her into a hug. I know, my Luna, my Nightmare. I'm still not sure what to do with her myself. She, above all, will have the worst time changing.

I watched Chrysalis hug Emmit like a lifeline with her hooves around him, her eyes wide, and her body slightly shaking as she quietly said, "For the first time I've ever known, I'm terrified."

And for the first time in all of my life, I believed her. She truly was terrified for the first real time in her life.

^_^

Rarity's POV
Next Morning
Mistmane's Room

After telling Pinkie what was happening this morning, she was all too happy to watch little Bruce for me while I helped prepare Mistmane for her big reveal with Cadence. Cadence was with me and talked with her and coached her about what to do based on what she wanted while I prepared her mane and tail. We were all in her room in the bathroom as I worked on her mane.

"Now, there's nothing for you to worry about, darling. Rockhoof will have to pick his jaw off the floor when he sees you," I encouraged her while running a brush through her mane as the water flowed through it to wash the shampoo away. I used my magic with my special brush to use on her hair, so there were no tangles in her hair. She had to look her absolute very best for her big reveal.

"I've just never done this before is all, so I'm really nervous."

"Listen to me, Mistmane," Cadence stepped up to her, put a gentle hoof against Mistmane's chin, and turned her head just enough so Mistmane would look at her. "I'm the Princess of Love. It's what I do," she said with a smile as Mistmane gazed into her eyes. "And I can tell that he likes you. So just go for it. All in."

"And you think it's best for me not to wear anything?" she asked with a quizzical look.

"Oh yes, definitely," I told her while running my special brush through her mane. "Don't wear a single thing, but a smile. That way he'll see all the work done to your coat, mane, and tail. The shampoo I'm using is the same one I use regularly that keeps my coat and hair looking fabulous." I singed and emphasized the last word while finishing her mane.

She blushed at that as she said sheepishly, "It's just that I've never went...well...naked before. It was just expected for all ponies to wear at least some clothes."

Both Cadence and I giggled at that while I ran the brush through her mane a few more times just to make sure. Then, I put the brush away to step in front of her next to Cadence. "All the better, darling. Present yourself to him au naturel."

"As you approach him, let your heart do all the talking, Mistmane," Cadence said with a happy, almost giddy, smile. "See the stallion that you want to love. And let him see that you want him to love you. All of you. Every bit of you."

"I get it," Mistmane gave us both a smile and even giggled a little. "A part of me can't believe that Emmit was able to restore my youth. I'm so grateful to him."

"Believe me, Mistmane, I understand completely," I told her while motioning her outside of the bathroom, so I could finish preparing her. I went first with Mistmane following me to sit in front of a dresser with a mirror with Cadence following. "He saved my life and that's when I really fell in love with him. Now sit here, darling and we'll finish you up for your big reveal for your stallion." After she sat down, I began really working on her mane, tail, and her body. I wanted to add just a little bit of shine to her. Not much, just a little. Didn't want to overdo it.

"The way he did it was rather...intimate, and my body itched like mad during the transformation," she told us as I added the shine to her mane. "But I am so thankful I went through it. Now I can look forward to being a mother."

"It is very rewarding," Cadence said with a happy voice and a happy giggle to go with it as she watched on.

"Oh indeed yes," I added while I worked on her mane. Mistmane was looking between Cadence and I through the mirror that was in front of her on the dresser. "Motherhood is very rewarding. But I will add, just be thankful that you aren't having one from Emmit. I still like the taste of meat even after giving birth."

She looked at me with a shocked and horrific look. "Does every pregnant mare in his herd eat meat as well?" she asked while looking a little green.

"So far, yes," I told her then winced apologetically. "Sorry, I supposed I shouldn't have mentioned it right now. You're looking a little green and it's messing up your lovely look. So, let me finish you up and get you to your stallion."

^_^

It wasn't long after that I was satisfied with my work and Cadence was happy with her coaching Mistmane. So, right now Mistmane, Cadence, and I were walking out of her room and started heading for the dining room where everypony was going to have breakfast.

Emmit, darling? Is Rockhoof in the dining room already?

Yes, he is. Is she ready?

Neither Cadence nor I said anything as we walked slowly down the hallway. I was walking right beside Mistmane and watching her carefully, trying to gauge what she was thinking by the look in her eyes and how she was walking. And what Cadence said to her seemed to be working because the look in her eyes started to soften and an alluring smile slowly appeared on her face.

Yes and we are almost there now.

And we were. By the time we arrived at the dining room, Mistmane looked every bit in love and on the prowl for her stallion. After we walked into the room, we saw that Emmit had placed Rockhoof on our left about halfway down the room. Almost everypony was there, except for Chrysalis and Starswirl. Even Ember, the CMC, Queen Novo, Fluttershy, and all of Emmit's foals were also there. Needless to say, the table was quite full. And after we walked in, there was a collective gasp as every eye turned to us. Mistmane's friends were affected the most by her secret transformation. Stygian and Flash's eyes went wide in shock, awe, and even desire as they looked upon her.

However, she only had eyes for Rockhoof. Cadence and I stayed around the door as Mistmane slowly started walking around the table and across the room toward the shocked Rockhoof. "Mistmane," my husband gave her a polite happy smile and a respectful nod of his head as he passed her as he walked toward me. Mistmane walked across the room like Celestia and Luna always did with her steps slow, sure, and steady. I was quite proud of my work as her mane, tail, and fur coat was gleaming in the dining room's light. We've heard that her mane and tail flowed like Tia's and Luna's. And right now that's what they were doing, blowing in a gentle breeze that wasn't there. I couldn't see her eyes because her mane was in the way, but by Rockhoof's reaction, he was liking what he was seeing.

Emmit walked up next to me, put his tails around me, and gently pulled me against him as the whole room watched the newly restored Mistmane walk up to Rockhoof. Rockhoof's eyes were wide to take her all in and his mouth was hanging open as if in perpetual shock. We all heard Mistmane giggle softly at Rockhoof's silent acknowledgment of her beauty. Seeing that his mind had locked up, she brought him out of it with a soft light kiss against his lips. She didn't rush it either, but slowly leaned up, tilted her head to the side, and slowly pressed her lips against his. The effect was immediate. "Mistmane? Is tha' you?" he asked in his thick Scot accent after he shook his head and blinked a few times to make sure he didn't imagine it.

Mistmane giggled very softly again and took another couple of short steps forward, so she could lightly place soft kisses against the side of his muzzle, and then his cheek, and after resting her head against his cheek, she closed her eyes. "Yes, Rockhoof. It's really me. I have been restored and I'm here to tell you that I'm for you, Rockhoof," she whispered into his ear. And to back up what she said, she started to lightly and slowly start kissing down his jaw and to his neck.

Meanwhile, there were a lot of smiles around the room. Especially Cadence, Emmit, and I. I leaned against my husband and laid my head against his shoulder and enjoyed the scene and the love in the air along with his tails around me. Rockhoof, on the other hoof, was clearly enjoying himself and was obviously aroused due to how hung he was right now and out of his sheath. But he also didn't know what to do with himself as Mistmane kissed back up his neck, his jaw, and the side of his muzzle, and then finished with a deeply passionate and lust-filled kiss that turned his head for a loop. After she broke the kiss, she stepped forward and pressed her head into his neck. Being careful of her horn of course.

Rockhoof seemed to return the awkward hug and lowered his head. Which apparently was just what she wanted because she slowly started pulling away letting Rockhoof's nose rub down her back and trace her spine. It was an arousing sight to watch his nose slowly trace along her spine all the way to her dock. Once there she very slowly started walking away from him while using her tail to brush and rub his chin. All while giving him a come with me look. Rockhoof stood there and watched her walk away with his eyes wide and his nostrils flared in arousal. It only took another few steps before Rainbow rolled her eyes and fluttered up to him to whisper for him to go get her. That seemed to snap him out of it enough to make him walk after her like he was in some trance.

"Now that those two lovebirds are on their way, let's have breakfast." After announcing that, he kissed me good morning and then started walking toward the kitchen with Pinkie. I took Pinkie's place to look after our foals next to Fluttershy while they fixed breakfast for us. And the meat breakfast for Twilight, Luna, and Ember.

^_^

Emmit's POV
Just after breakfast
Chrysalis' Room

All during breakfast I greeted everypony around, especially the mares and my foals in my herd. I try my best to give every one of them equal attention which is why I went around the room and greeted them while stealing some of their breakfast. Because of the sight of Mistmane and Rockhoof leaving together, breakfast was rather upbeat. And I could tell that Stygian and the other Pillars have already talked some simply by the look on their faces. So, breakfast was fun and lively. However, after breakfast, I needed to see Chrysalis. Little Solar wanted to go with mommy this morning, so I told her to be a good girl and keep all the soldiers in line. She giggled happily and hugged my face as she said, "Yes, daddy," and then left with mommy.

As I was walking down the hallway toward Chrysalis' room, I was surprised then both Fluttershy and Ember started walking on either side of me. I levitated our two thestril foals from her back to mine and covered them with my tails as we walked. "I gather that both of you want to be with me as I talk with Chrysalis?" I asked the largely rhetorical question while looking curiously between them as we walked down the hallway.

"Yes, my mate, we do," Ember spoke first with a tone of voice that told me she was curious. "I need to see the change myself," she went on to say with a firm look of determination in her eyes. I felt that in her hands as she laid a claw-like hand on my neck and squeezed gently and protectively. "You know how I feel about that...that..."

"I think I understand," I told her with a small smile at her. "Truth be told, I'm still surprised myself that it happened."

"I wanted to go see her because I'm still the Element of Kindness and I think that she needs some kindness right now," she says with her usual warm smile. Then I watched her change into Flutterbat and looked over at me with a protective look of her own. "And to let her know that if she desires our mate, then she must have all our approval," Flutterbat hissed out with heat in her voice.

That same heat echoed in Ember's voice as she replied, "And I wholeheartedly agree. To think that she'd trick out mate and use you as that angers me."

"Oh yeah, that happened before you showed up, didn't it?" Again, it was a rhetorical question as I realized that Ember showed up after Chrysalis disguised herself as Daring Do. I then sighed as we stopped in front of Chrysalis' private room door. "I agree with both of you that she needs to prove herself. And yes, she needs to be watched. And while I agree with what the Tree of Harmony did and while I'm glad to see that Chrysalis has quite literally changed, it also put me into a difficult position. On one hand, I see that she needs guidance in rediscovering herself which is true to the Tree of Harmony's wishes. However, on the other hand, she's still Chrysalis and because of her past, many will seek her head on a silver platter." After turning around with my back to Chrysalis' door, I looked at them both. "I realize that both of you are angry with her and don't trust her. Heck, I don't trust her either. However, I am asking you to be civil and try to see her as a broken mare that's scared and confused and quite literally doesn't know what to do with herself. Okay?"

And with their nods, I opened the door and walked into Chrysalis' room with them. I also noticed that Flutterbat stayed visible as well as we walked inside. The room was laid out similarly to a hotel room with the bathroom by the door and the bedroom just beyond it. Chrysalis was sitting on the table while gazing out of the window into the world beyond. Which means, she had her back to us. After walking in and shutting the door behind us, it took me a couple of seconds to reinforce that she actually did change. That it wasn't part of my imagination. Chrysalis has literally changed and she's in her guest room staring out the window to the world outside. I, myself, wasn't sure what to say or do.

But Ember and Flutterbat did apparently. Both of them started walking over to the table by the window and each one sat in a chair on either side of her. And sat in silence while looking up at Chrysalis. Meanwhile, I slowly walked my way over to the table and sat down on the floor behind her. I could tell that she knew we were there because her ears twitched and moved in our direction.

"I've been up all night thinking," Chrysalis finally said after another couple of minutes of silence. She just started talking while gazing out of the window with her voice soft and contemplative. "I don't have the desire to take over Equestria anymore. I don't have all that anger anymore. What did that change do to me?" She paused while thinking about what to say before continuing. "I was tricked into this by saying that I was afraid of being good and doing good. I'm not hungry anymore either. After finding that out, I realized that I really am afraid of being good and doing good. That she was right. I am afraid of being good. I don't know what to do with my life. And for the first time in my life, I'm truly afraid."

"We are aware of your deception as Daring Do regarding our mate Emmit," Ember told her with a glare at her, with heat in her voice, and her arms crossed over her chest. Flutterbat hissed softly in agreement with the unspoken sentiment behind it. I knew that she knew that I was there behind her back because her ears flicked in my direction even after we sat around the table that she was sitting on.

She even proved that by turning her head around and gazing at me. It was a look that I never thought I'd see on her face. I actually saw some regret in her eyes along with contemplation and confusion. "I wasn't expecting him or Rainbow Dash to be there, but I knew that I could use them to get what I wanted. Then we got caught and I got tied up under him. Rainbow started encouraging him and..." She paused as a genuine smile started to spread over her face. "And I would agree with her that he's a good buck. And the Tree of Harmony was right. I was glad that his seed took."

"And now?" Flutterbat asked with a low challenging hiss.

"Then, even though unexpected at the time, he became a means to an end. Now, I'm confused and conflicted. And for the first time in my life, I think I'm feeling actual regret," she said to us with her eyes looking at me. I could actually see that in her eyes, which was surprising. Then again, the Tree of Harmony did say that she changed Chrysalis to be in Harmony with Equestria. And obviously, that means changing Chrysalis to her core.

I guess I'm just like Ember and Flutterbat, I just had to see it to believe it and I was there when it happened.

In case anypony is wondering what Chrysalis looks like, I decided to go with the coloring in this Equestria Daily post here.