Chrysie opened her eyes. A sense of happiness washed over her. Hopefully Pinkie Pie kept her promise. Chrysalis jumped out of bed, ready to start her day. She put on her dress, and tied her long mane behind her head. She walked down the stairs. Twilight and Spike weren't to be seen. “They must be planning the party!” the changeling said to herself. Chrysie giddily moved over to the table and had herself some breakfast. After said breakfast she moved to a mirror to look at herself. Each time she looked at herself, she saw an entirely new person, and today was no exception. The way she did her mane up just added onto Rarity’s dress. She had truly changed, in a way. She was still Chrysalis, but nicer. and she was proud of herself. For once in her life, she was truly happy.

Twilight burst through the door. “Oh good! You’re awake! Come on; the parties about to begin!” a smile spread across Chrysie’s face. She ran over to Twilight, who turned and ran out of the library. Chrysie followed Twilight through the unusually empty streets to the town center. She led the changeling around to the back of the stage, without any one seeing her. “This is it! This day is going to be… no.” her voice trailed off at the thought of the last time she said those words. “No matter! I'm just glad to be here! Thank you Twilight.” She gave Twilight Sparkle a big hug. Twilight hugged her back. “Fillies and Gentle colts!” The mare of Ponyville began, “We have gathered here today to welcome someone new into our town!  This person isn’t a pony by chance,” the ponies in the crowd look at each other in confusion. “She, I have been told, has been through a lot of hard ships in the past few months…” Twilight turned to Chrysie. “I told her everything about you this time. She knows who you are.” Chrysie gave a small sigh of relief. At least one pony would like her… “And although she might look different from us, she shares the same heart.”

At these words, Chrysie’s soul was raised to new heights. “So without do, please give a BIG, welcoming hand to Chrysie!” Twilight motioned for her to go on stage. Chrysie was hesitant at first. She slowly walked out onto the stage. As Chrysie looked into the crowd, she could definitely see mixed reactions; most of them fear out of recognition. She tried to smile reassuringly, and she felt that the ponies were warming up to her. As she approached the podium, the mare stepped aside and let the changeling take the mic.

“Hello everypony!” She said warmly. “My name is, was, Chrysalis, but you all can just call me Chrysie. As you might be able to tell, I’m not exactly from around here. In fact I stumbled into Equestria by accident; you see…” As the changeling wove the tale of her life, the ponies of the crowd listened intently. As the day wore on, the ponies felt every word of the changelings speech pluck at their souls. At the start, many young ponies were scared, but they warmed up to her. Many of them weren’t, but eventually she melted everyone’s hearts at the story of the past couple of days. “And that is how I made it here. So what do you say? Can we let this party start?” The massive crowd of ponies almost unanimously shouted in agreement. The curtain behind Chrysie lifted, to reveal Vinyl Scratch and Pinkie Pie behind a turntable and mixer set; large speakers on either side of them. The speakers boomed to life, and started blaring music. Chrysie hopped off of the stage and into the crowd.

After she had her fill of dancing, she made her way over to the dessert bar. She picked up a muffin and examined it in the moonlight. This one was blueberry. Chrysie gulped it down in one bite. As she was sipping on some punch, she noticed a young colt approach her nervously. “Did you really do all those things?” He asked nervously. “Yes I did, and they weren’t easy.” “Wow! I thought you were scary at first, but now you’re the coolest person I know!” at these words, the former changeling smiled. Some thing clicked in her head. She learned a valuable lesson about friendship that night.