My Little Pony: The Power of True Love and True Friendship

Chapter 12

Gathering Evidence

Princess Luna had come out to the balcony, Princess Celestia was standing out there watching for any threats towards the castle, Princess Luna said to Celestia, "Rest, my sister, as always, I will guard the night."

Meanwhile, Twilight was walking down a path around the castle, she saw the rest of the mane 6 sitting at a table, she went over and joined them, while they were sitting at the table, they saw Neo performing music for ponies in the area ("Majestic, Petalcingo" by 2 Petalcingo Guitarists and Violinist). The mane 6 and Spike listened to Neo's music and they enjoyed it very much, and the crowd of ponies around Neo who were listening to the music really enjoyed it. When Neo finished the song, the ponies clapped for him, especially the mane 6 and Spike, then Neo came and sat at the table with the mane 6 and Spike.

The ponies complimented him about his music and told how much they liked it, while they were sitting together, Pinkie Pie said, "Girls, I wonder why they throw rice at the bride and groom when they leave the wedding." Rartiy said, "Oh Pinkie Pie, that's a tradition, it's always done at weddings." Pinkie Pie said, "But why do they throw rice?" Neo made a joke and said, "Because tomatoes leave stains." The girls laughed at his joke and so did Spike, but Twilight wasn't laughing very much, Twilight thought the joke was funny and she was happy but she was still concerned about what was going on with Princess Cadence, all day long she had been a bully to everypony and was being so demanding and mean, she wasn't the same Cadence that Twilight knew.

Spike was still playing with the Cadence and Shining Armor figures that were to go on the wedding cake. Twilight went on about how Candence has been the worst bride to be ever, then Rarity said, "Twilight, whatever are you talking about, Cadance is an absolute gem." Twilight said, "Rarity, she's been so demanding, she's practically bullying everypony." Rarity said, "Well, of course she is, why shouldn't she expect the very best on her wedding day." Twilight said, "Applejack, did you know that after she told you how much she just 'love-love-loved' your hors d'eouvres, she threw them in the trash." Applejack said, "Aw, she was probably just trying to spare my feelin's." Twilight said, "No, she was just being fake and totally insincere." Fluttershy even mentioned that Cadence raised her voice at her about the decorations she was putting up, saying they looked horrible and to put up better ones. Twilight thought that was proof, but Fluttershy felt like she just couldn't be 100% perfect.

Then she mentioned that she was so rude to Neo about the music he was going to sing at the reception, Neo agreed with her, Twilight asked Rainbow Dash if she noticed anything about Cadence, but Rainbow Dash said that she had been too busy working on her sonic rainboom to notice the bride's bad attitude. Rarity was so sure that Cadence's bad behavior was just nerves and stress because she was about to get married and she wanted the wedding to be perfect, but then Twilight said, "Oh yeah, well I'm sure it's the result of being an awful pony who doesn't deserve to even know Shining Armor, let alone marry him." The ponies got concerned and Applejack said, "Think maybe you're bein' just a tiny bit possessive of your brother?" Neo said, 'No girls, Twilight is right, Cadence has been a bitch, a complete bitch." The girls were shocked at what Neo just said about Cadence, even Spike gasped, Rarity said, "Why Neo, how could you say such a thing about a princess?" Rainbow Dash said, "Yeah, what's your problem?" Neo said, "My problem, she's my problem, I working my ass off to perform for the princess's wedding reception and she treated me like shit." The girls gasped at his bad language, but Twilight said, "He is right, I saw her treat him badly, and I liked his music, he didn't deserve to be treated like so badly, she practically bullied him." Then Spike got off the table and went to a corner by a part of the castle.

The ponies tried to reason with Twilight and Neo, but they just went on about Cadence's bad behavior, Neo even threatened to not perform at the reception if she kept treating him like she was, but the ponies said he couldn't quit, Princess Celestia was counting on him to help with the wedding, but Neo said if he's gonna sing at the reception, Cadence had better clean up her attitude. Neo still had his theory that this Princess Cadence was not the Princess Cadence that Twilight has told him about, and Twilight was starting to think the same thing. Then Neo started to form a plan in his mind, he was going to prove to everypony that the alicorn princess who is marrying Shining Armor is NOT Princess Cadence, but somepony else, but he would have to prove it, and he knew exactly how he could.

Neo got up and said, "Excuse me girls, there's something I have to take care of, I'll catch up with you later." Then Neo walked off, but he noticed Spike sitting in the corner playing with the bride and groom wedding cake figures, just to be funny, Neo shouted, "Hey Spike, quit playing with yourself back there." Spike gasped and saw Neo, Spike walked off with the figures while Neo walked over to the room where Cadence and Shining Armor were staying in.

Neo went inside, luckily, they weren't there, Neo went into the back room, Neo took a small camcorder out of his pocket, he floated up to the ceiling and installed the camcorder in a concealed place where they wouldn't be able to see it. Then Neo ran out of the room as quickly as he could, afraid that he might get caught, then Shining Armor came into the room.

A few minutes later, Twilight came to see him, she wanted to talk to him, she thought he was making big mistake marrying Princess Cadence, but before she could say anything, Princess Cadence came in and she said she wanted to talk to Shining Armor in private. Twilight thought that Cadence sure had a way of sneaking up on people, then Cadence and Shining Armor went into the back room where Neo had installed his camcorder. While they were alone in the room, Twilight watched them from the crack in the door, they seemed to be talking about Twilight, but then Cadence said that she didn't want Shining Armor to wear what he was wearing, Shining Armor said he was gonna wear it anyway, but then Cadence got mad and her eyes glowed green and so did her horn. Shining Armor seemed to be in pain, his eyes glowed as well and it seemed like she was hypnotizing him, when Twilight saw what was happening, she knew she and Neo were right, she wasn't just unpleasant and rude, she was downright evil. Then she ran off, then Cadence and Shining Armor came out of the room, he seemed better but he wondered why Twilight ran off, Twilight wanted to talk to Neo and tell him what she just witnessed.

Neo was going back to Cadence and Shining Armor's room to retrieve his camera, then Princess Luna said, "Who goes there?" she flew down to Neo and said, "Oh it's you Neo dear, please stay indoors." She walked Neo back into the castle and asked him to stay indoors so she could guard the night for any suspicious activity. She went back to the castle tower to guard the night.

Then Neo ran off quickly to retrieve his camcorder, he went back to the room he left it in, luckily Cadence and Shining Armor had left the room, he went into the back room and retrieved his camcorder.

Meanwhile, Twilight found her friends, she was about to tell them what was going on when she saw her friends wearing bridesmaids dresses, Fluttershy said that they were gonna be Cadence's new bridesmaids, Twilight asked what happened to her old bridesmaids, Applejack said that she didn't say why but she had asked the mane 6 to replace them. Twilight just couldn't believe it, now she was really sure that something bad was going on, Rarity thought that Cadence was so wonderful about asking them to be her new bridesmaids. Twilight felt like she was on her own along with Neo.

Princess Celestia, Princess Cadence, and Shining Armor were in the dance hall, preparing for their rehearsal, Twilight was looking for Neo to talk to him about everything she had found out. The rest of the mane 6 and Spike were already in the hall, waiting for Neo and Twilight to join them, Princess Celestia decided to go find them.

Meanwhile, Neo was sitting in his room, looking at the footage that got recorded on his camcorder, and sure enough, the camcorder recorded everything that Twilight had witnessed. Neo wanted to wait and confront Cadence when he had enough evidence and when the time was right. Then Neo pulled out his computer and looked into a database, he was looking into the files of creatures in Equestria that have been accused of any crimes, but before he look any further, Princess Celestia knocked on the door and said, "Neo dear, are you in there?" Neo quickly closed his computer, put away the camcorder and said, "Yes." Princess Celestia came inside and said, "We're about to rehearse for the wedding tomorrow, could you please come with me to the dance hall so we can get started?" Neo obeyed her and he walked with Princess Celestia to the hall. She asked Neo where Twilight was and he said he didn't know.

Then they got to the hall, the ponies were happy to see Neo as always, Princess Celestia gave directions about how the wedding will go, Neo will play the Bridal March music when Cadence enters, then Princess Celestia said, "I'll say a few words, and then we'll begin with the vows, Shining Armor, you'll get the ring from your best mare." Spike was still playing with the wedding cake figures, Shining Armor was about to ask where Twilight was, then the door slammed opened and Twilight was there glaring angrily. Twilight said, " I'm here, I'm not gonna stand next to her, and neither should you." The mane 6, Spike, Neo and Shining Armor were appalled by her behavior, Cadence said to just ignore her, but then Twilight stomped angrily over to Cadence. Fluttershy and Applejack asked if she was okay, but Twilight ignored them and backed them off, then Twilight stood in front of Cadence and Shining Armor and said, "I've got something to say, she's evil."

End of chapter 12.