Chapter 6: Trade You
Twilight made her way to the closest train station and got on the next train to Dodge Junction. Twilight sat quietly but received food on the way despite not asking for any. Twilight had refused to eat being to focused on her student. The thought of having a student of her own made her smile. Once she arrived, she left the train in a hurry and took off to find Sweetie Belle when she bumped into some pony. "Sorry, in a hurry."
"Slow down there, oh Princess Twilight, what are you doing here?" Cherry Jubilee asked standing up off the ground.
"I apologize but I must go." With that said, Twilight took off.
"It must have to do with the war, poor girl barely a princess and having to deal with a war." Cherry shook her head and went back to her business.
It had taken Twilight half an hour to reach the entrance to the Bad Lands. "Where are you Sweetie?"
"Ugh, my head." Sweetie Belles eyes fluttered open, the sun had gone down. "Where am I?" As she looked around, she found that the light of the moon came through the entrance of the cave. She tried to stand but couldn't, ropes kept her down.
"Don't bother, you won't get free." A pony said from behind Sweetie.
"Where am I?" Sweetie asked but didn't receive an answer and so she continued to struggle. Eventually she gave up and relaxed, having lost the energy to continue. "Where am I, let me go. When Twilight gets here you'll be in deep trouble." Sweetie said into the dark of the cave. She then heard the chuckle of the Changeling Queen. "Chrysalis!"
"Do you really think that she can save you, when she gets here she wont live long. I just wish that I could have found Rarity's sister; it's her that I wanted. It looks like I'll have to use my sons little marefriend instead." Chrysalis walked closer to Sweetie and smiled. "Don't worry; I'll end your life quickly."
"First off, you're a fool Chrysalis, I am Rarity's sister or at least was. After she ditched me when you attacked, why am I even explaining anything to you? Second, I'm not his marefriend, not after what he did to me so go screw yourself." Sweetie said and then heard a shocked voice and a pleasant one to hear.
"Sweetie Belle, watch your tongue. I can't believe you would ever say that." Twilight said walking into the cave sweating profusely. "Now if you wouldn't mind giving me my student back, that would be wonderful." Twilight glared at Chrysalis.
"I suppose that having the princess and leader of the elements in my possession is a better prize then having the element of generosity. You are the one that ruined everything for me after all. Canterlot should have been mine but you just had to stick your nose in it. I just wish that my son hadn't messed up so badly." Chrysalis smiled and then gave a whistle. Many Changeling guards blocked the entrance to the cave blocking Twilight in.
"Let me guess, his name is Crush?" Twilight kept an eye on all the changelings around her.
"Yes and he did such a terrible job at finding Rarity's sister or at least that was what I thought before Sweetie Belle here told me otherwise." Chrysalis grabbed onto Sweetie Belle's face and squished it as she spoke.
"Don't touch her or Crush, I misjudged him." Twilight lit up her horn ready to strike Chrysalis.
"Don't defend him Twilight, he betrayed me." Sweetie glared at the ground angrily.
"No Sweetie, he didn't, his own mother set him up I'm sure." Twilight smiled at Sweetie and then focused her attention on the Changeling queen. "One of my guards found the note that he wrote and the one that Sweetie got. You imprisoned your own son didn't you and had somepony else frame him. I put it all together on the way here, I can bet that you plan on executing him don't you?"
Chrysalis stomped her hooves on the ground in applaud to Twilight. "Very good Princess, you truly are the smart one aren't you." She whistled and two changelings wrapped a rope around Sweeties neck.
"NO, leave her alone!" Twilight yelled ready to attack. "Take me and let Sweetie Belle go." Twilight hoped to at least save Sweetie if not herself and her student. "Please, let Sweetie go and I will go with you peacefully."
"Hmmmm, alright, I'll let her go and I get you?" Twilight nodded, Chrysalis nodded and the changelings let Sweetie go. Sweetie ran straight to Twilight.
"What are you doing, what makes you think that she will let you live?" Sweetie asked worried for her teacher.
"I know she won't but you are more important, now go and don't worry, I'll be fine." Sweetie shook her head trying to refuse but Twilight wouldn't have it. "Go and don't come back, I love you Sweetie Belle. You're just like the little sister I never had, now go." Sweetie finally nodded and ran off. Twilight looked up to Chrysalis. "You going to tie me up now?" As she said that, Twilight was pushed to the ground and chained up.
"Oh Princess, you're not as smart as I thought. You came here alone and then traded yourself for Sweetie Belle when you should know very well that I wouldn't let her go so easily." Chrysalis whistled and some guards flew off. "Go get her back, she makes wonderful bait."
Twilight's eyes widened in horror and anger. "No, don't touch her you witch, leave her alone." Twilight said struggling to free herself even with the use of her magic.
"First I kill you, then the mare and after that, I kill Crush for betraying me." Chrysalis walked over to Twilight, lifted her head up and hit her in the head knocking her out. "Take the princess away, put her with Crush." The guards that went after Sweetie Belle came back beaten up. "What happened?" Just then Rainbow Dash and friends came rushing into the cave. "So she isn't so stupid after all, just slightly. Go kill her now, make sure that no pony can save their princess."
"No, I won't let you." Rainbow Dash flew off past Chrysalis.
"Let's get'em her girls." Applejack and the others charged. 'Rarity, wherever ya are, get over here fast, we need ya.' Applejack kicked the changelings as she rushed forward.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed the chapter and please review, thank you. I didn't have a good title for this chapter.
