The children went back. Now it is believed to the potion would take you to where you need to be. They appeared to be in a stormy night and Spark and Fable recognized the location. "Canterlot Castle!" They gasped. Suddenly a cloaked mare ran up. She had a bundle under her cloak, they all saw. The mare, they realized was a unicorn for the bundle was taken with pink magic. She took her hood off and she had a white mane with a blue coat. "I feel I recognize her…" Fable whispered. The mare looked at the bundle and took away some of them. Sleeping, was a baby colt. "I'm so sorry, my poor baby!" The girl sobbed. She placed it down. "Fable… Fable… I-I know who she is…" Spark said. The girls looked at him. "My mother… You see, I'm a orphan." He whispered. "What?!" Fable gasped. "I'm sorry I've never told you." Spark said. "I-it okay…" Fable whispered. "I'm… I'm sorry, if it makes it any better, I never felt like I had any parents either." Skyla said. Suddenly it all vanished. They were back in Zecora's hut. "S-should we take another sip?" Fable asked. "Sure."

They appeared in a dark and gloomy forest. "Where-" Skyla stopped. There was a rustle in the bushes. Out popped a pretty little filly, she was a pink alicorn with pink purple and yellow curls. She looked about a year younger then Spark and Fable, who were now five, it seemed impossible but it was true. "Pretty!" The filly cried, running over to a daisy. Suddenly, a green beam shot from a bush. The little girl gasped but the beam missed and hit her flower. The daisy turned to ashes and the pegasus watched it crumple. She started to cry and after a few minutes of balling, a small voice spoke. "I'm sorry! Don't be mad at me!" The filly sniffed and looked up. A young black hole-filled alicorn stepped out of the bush she had cobwebby green mane and looked upset. "I'm sorry, again… I just have bad aim." The changeling whispered. "It's ok… My name is Cadence." The pegasus girl said. "Cadence?!" The children gasped together. "But she's a pegasus!" Spark cried. "Mom was a pegasus before she became an alicorn." Skyla said. "Then she performed a princess worthy deed." Fable whispered. "Oh…" Spark whispered. The changeling smiled. "Hi Cadance… I'm Chrysalis, princess Chrysalis." She snapped. "Chrysalis?!" The foals gasped. "Can we be friends?" Cadance asked. "My mommy…" Chrysalis started. "Pretty please?" Cadance asked. "Oh, alright." The changeling sighed.

The world flashed and the children were in drafty castle. "I wish I knew how to find the garden!" A teenage Cadance sighed, now a alicorn and had her curls tied back in a ponytail. "Oh hello, princess." A voice said. The three princesses and the little colt turned to see a guard. "Chrissy!" Cadence cried, running to the guard. It was engulfed in green flames and a teenage Chrysalis was there. There suddenly was a flash of pink magic and Cadance hid her friend behind her. The changeling turned to a guard while a confused teenage white unicorn with a blue mane looked up at Princess Cadance. He was holding a baby purple unicorn with a pink stripe in her violet mane. "Oh… Oh!" The stallion gasped. He stood and bowed to the princess. "I'm sorry, your majesty, I am Shining Armor, my little sister, Twilight Sparkle, she has been having magic outbursts…" He started. "I completely understand, what a cute baby!" Cadance giggled, holding up Twilight who smiled and gurgled. Chrysalis, who was disguised, watched from the corner. "He's cute too…" She whispered, so the foals had to strain their ears to hear it. "She thinks dad's… Handsome?" Skyla gasped. "Ah, look at mom, she's so adorable!" Fable creid. "I'm pleased to meet you, and this little ray of sunshine!" Cadence laughed. Shining shook his head. "Oh, I'm pleased to meet you, princess." He said. Spark looked over at Chrysalis. "She's making a weird face…" He said. The fillies turned and saw the changeling blushing. "She's… Fallen in love…" Skyla whispered. "That was quick…" Fable said. "Maybe I can help with Twilight, I'm pretty good with foals." Cadance said. "Really? Is it okay if… Well you watch her for a minute? I need to finish mopping the floors." Shining asked. "Of course! You work at the palace?" Cadance asked. Shining sighed. "No… But I want to be a royal guard, someday." Cadance smiled and said, softly, "I hope you succeed." She whispered. The couple stared at each other for a few minutes and they giggled together. "Well… Bye…" Shining said. He walked away, slowly. The door closed and Cadance levitated Twilight on her back. "Bye…" She whispered. "Buh bye!" Twilight giggled. Chrysalis changed to her real self. "Wasn't he handsome?" She sighed walking out. "Yes…" Cadance said, putting Twilight on the ground. "Isn't she just the sweetest thing?" The princess asked. "Sure, whatever…." Chrysalis sighed. "Deep, deep, love…" Skyla whispered.

The room vanished, they were in the castle and Cadance ran into the room. "Twilight? Oh, Twilight, where are you?" She called. "Cadence?" Shining asked walking in. The foals suddenly heard another door open and Chrysalis, undisguised, came in. "A changeling! Cadance! Find Twilight and get behind me!" Shining growled. "Um… She's right here…" Chrysalis whispered, she lifted her hoof and a filly Twilight Sparkle, about three or four, was clinging to it. "Twilie! Let her go, you fiend!" The servant cried. "Shining! Twilight know Chrysalis…. Chrysalis is my friend and helps me foal sit! Chrissy… Are you okay? Why did you come?" Cadance asked. "I-I came to see you… And Shining…" Chrysalis whispered. "What's going on?" Shining asked. "Er.. Sh-shining Armor… Um, you don't know me very well...and...well," Chrysalis stuttered. "Go on…" Cadance whispered, edging her on. "I… I… Many years I've seen you… And, well… Shining... I think… I feel… I… Love you, and I'm sorry about that." Chrysalis said to Shining. "WHAT?!" Cadance, Shining, Spark, Fable, and Skyla gasped. "I never knew!" Cadance whispered. "I'm sorry…" Shining started. Suddenly, filly Twilight gasped. She ran to her brother and grabbed a little,velvet,black box from his pocket on his apron. She opened it and giggled. There was a golden ring with four, small, white, diamonds in it. "Pretty!" Twilight gasped. The teens stared at her. "Oh…" Shining whispered. "Awkward!" Spark muttered. "Very…" Fable breathed. "Wh-what's this?" Chrysalis creid. Shining levitated the ring up. "Well… It's too late now…." Shining said. He slowly bowed to Cadance. "Cadance… I was going to wait till we were older, and I didn't know what other time to get this… So…" He sighed. "Princess mi amora cadenza, will you marry me?" The two princesses, Cadance and Chrysalis, gasped. "Yes….but in many years, I'm too young… And Chrysalis…" Cadance turned to her friend. "You… You! How could you?!" Chrysalis sobbed. "Chrissy, I'm so sorry… But I love him…" Cadance whispered. "You love him? You love him! But of course you love him! Cadance… or should I call you cadenza? I don't know! My mother told me to befriend you! Our friendship, it's all fake!" The changeling screamed. "No! It's not! When we met, you said, you missed. You hit my flower! I alway knew you were trying to kill me! But you missed, Chrysalis! You missed! When I asked you to be my friend, you were worried about your mother! Your mother probably wants me even more dead! I'm no longer a naive little pegasus! Our friendship, to me at least, it was always real! I don't only love him, I love you!" Cadance sobbed. "Oh, shut up!" Chrysalis growled. "I hate you now! I may have loved you once, but I have always loved Shining more!" The room was silent. "No…" Shining said. "I don't love you, and how dare you threaten my fiancee!" He shouted. He shoved Cadance, who was holding Twilight, behind him. "You fools! You innocent fools!" Chrysalis screamed. "You are just… awful! You better keep yourself safe, you and all you hold dear, my sweet Cadence!" Chrysalis laughed. "Please, we're friends!" Cadance gasped. "Wake up, princess! We're not friends, never were!" Chrysalis growled. "I'm sorry…" The other alicorn whispered.

The children were suddenly back in Zecora's hut. "Oh my…." Spark whispered. "More?' Fable asked. "I can't… Queen Chrysalis needs this." Skyla whispered. "Chrysalis?! Your working for her?! Did you see her revengeful eyes back there?" Fable growled. Spark lit his horn menacingly. "Whoa! Whoa! I can explain!" Skyla creid. And so she did. She told how she had really been a changeling and had discovered it one year ago, but it seemed like a millennium. She told how a guard of the kingdom had taken her in and how he left her later on. She told how the princess and her heroic act of getting her cutie mark was her doing, making the other foals glare at her. The story continued on how she ran away, and found a new family, how, because of her foolishness, they were taken for bait, she was now a servant to the Queen. "That sounds awful!" Fable gasped. "Isn't it?" A voice said behind her. They turned and saw a army of changelings standing in the doorway. "Who did we miss that?" Spark creid. "Skyla, dear, you have taken far too long! We got worried. Not only have you got the potion, but you have a colt, which is always good to have around, and the most treasured thing of all, the little princess as well!" A changling lautghed. The army grabbed the foals tightly but the leader practically strangled the changeling who held Fable. "Gently! This little pony's Twilight Sparkle's daughter! We can't hurt a hair on her head." He said. Fable tried to bite him, but he grabbed her chin. "Careful, darling! We don't want you to strain yourself!" The leader cackled. "Get your hoofs of her!" Spark yelled, struggling. "Sir, I get the fillies, but why this worthless boy?" The soldier holding him asked. "Oh, I thought of a better idea for him!" The leader said. "We let him go!" He answered. "But wouldn't he tell…. the elements of harmony." A soldier realized. "I'll never go to the castle! If I do, I'll make sure the elements will come to stop you!" Spark spat. "Could somepony escort our little hero to the friendship kingdom?" The leader asked. Two changelings nodded, but Skyla cried out. "No! He's not a baby! Spark, go tell Twilight, she'll find a way to help! Don't let her give Chrysalis what she wants!" The changelings gagged her. Two creature flew down and push Spark out. "Fable! Don't worry! We'll rescue you!' He cried as the changelings pushed him out. "I hope you do…" Fable whispered.

Back to the friendship castle, Twilight looked out the window. "Where is she?" She muttered. "Twi, you've been asking where she's been for a hour!" Rainbow creid. She and the rest of the elements were sitting in the throne room. "Maybe she got hungry and stopped at the bakery!' Pinkie giggled. "Pinkie, the bakery's been closed for a few weeks!" Rarity said. "It is very odd…" Applejack whispered. "Twilight! Twilight!" Spike cried, running into the room. "Spike? What is it, is Fable back?" Twilight asked. "She's not coming back, princess.' A changeling growled, pushing Spike aside. The mane six gasped. Spark ran in, but another changeling grabbed him. "Your highness! Fable and your niece, Skyla has been kidnapped! But, you ca-" The changeling blocked his mouth. "What have you done to my daughter?" Twilight growled. "And Cadance's!" Rainbow creid. "Didn't you hear the brat? We have them at the hive!" The leader said. "Wh-what can we do?" Fluttershy asked. "Simple! Give yourselves up, you won't be a problem to us anymore!' A changeling said. "We couldn't!" Twilight cried. "But what about Fable and Skyla?" Applejack asked. "Indeed, what about them?" A changeling whispered. "But…" Twilight gasped, then realized, what other option was there? "Well, princess?" The changeling asked. The elements of harmony, saviors the world, might have to give themselves up to the powers of darkness