"Skyla…" Fable whispered. "Oh, dear, you'll all join her soon!" Chrysalis laughed. Suddenly, she lunged at Cadence. Spark looked down at the heart in Fable's arms. The boy pulled her tail and she glanced over. "We need to get the heart away from here!" Berry whispered. Spark nodded and brought the other kids close to him. Berry grabbed Skyla's motionless body. Spark teleported them out and they appeared on the other side of the door. "What are we going to do?!" Fable gasped, hearing her aunt scream. "The heart will repeal the forces of evil if we can get it to work again." Berry said. Fable nodded and went outside the front door.
"Mom!" Fable cried, running to her. "Aunt Cadence is being attacked by queen Chrysalis!" Twilight gasped and looked at her brother. "We'll help Cadence, you all, stay put!" Shining said. The ponies ran inside. "We need the heart to work and for ponies to put their love into it!" Berry said.
Chrysalis knocked Cadence onto the ground just as Twilight and Shining entered. "Oh, good of you to come!" The queen cooed. "What have you done to my daughter?!" Shining growled. "Simple, my love! I.. well, I killed her, but you shall have many stepchildren to replace her when I take you back with me!" Chrysalis laughed at the prince. "The crystal heart will protect this kingdom!" Twilight growled. "Oh yes, your nonworking heart that went haywire because your daughter switched sides and now she's…." Chrysalis looked into the corner and saw that Skyla's body wasn't there, or the other children, or the crystal heart. "You've all be distracting me." She growled. The royalty looked defeated "Oh! You fools! You think that those brats can save you! They won't have a chance now." The queen laughed. Twilight cried out and shot a spell at Chrysalis, sending her launching away to the back of the room. She stood and grinded her fangs together. "Come on! Fight me!" Shining growled. "What? So your little sister can escape me again and save the day? I've learned not to underestimate her. And besides,I don't want a scratch on my fiancé!" The queen cooed. She hit him with that spell that got him glued to the floor. "Really?!" He cried. Twilight gasped and dodged Chrysalis's beams. Cadance had finally gained conscious and joined the fight. "Please hurry, kids!" Twilight muttered.
"How on earth can we get this thing going?!" Berry cried, kicking the crystal heart. "We need a act of powerful love to do it if it stops working like this!" Fable said. Suddenly there was a loud crash and the kids gasped as Chrysalis flew out, followed by Cadance and Twilight. "Fable! We need the heart working, now!" Berry cried. "I can't get it!" Fable growled, puffing up her cheeks and sent one sparkle from her mane. Chrysalis saw them and lunged for the heart. Fable screamed but Spark slide in front of her. He used his magic and growled at the strength he was using to keep the queen frozen. "Hurry! I can't keep her here for long!" He grunted. Fable nodded and ran away with Berry behind her and Skyla on his back. Spark gasped as his magic failed. The queen, finding her prey gone, looked around for the heart and the princess who held it. She found her running away and fired her stopping spell. Fable screamed and the heart flung out of her hoofs. It hit the ground, surprisingly, not shattering. Berry gasped and ran to her side. Spark growled and cast a spell, only stopping the queen for a few seconds. He ran up to Fable and set her free. At that moment, Chrysalis swooped down, and grabbed the crystal heart. "No!" Berry creid. He lept up and grabbed onto the heart. "Get off, you foolish child!" Chrysalis growled. She shoved him off and threw the heart to the ground. Still not shattering, probably magic, Chrysalis flew down, about to destroy it herself. "She's going to break the heart, and I can't do anything to stop it." Fable whispered, still stuck. "I'm useless, I feel so alone!" She cried. Berry placed Skyla's body behind him and Spark walked up. "Fable Sparkle, you are not alone. You are in a place beside all of us! I'm with you! Berry here. And… Even Skyla! She will always to be right here for you!" Spark said, hugging his friend. Fable looked over at Skyla. "I love you…" She whispered. Under Chrysalis hoof, the heart started to glow. "What?" The queen gasped. Fable smiled in spite of herself. "a bit more strength.." She said. "I'll give you it." Spark said. He walked close to her and they crossed horns. Spark's horn started to glow its signature pink. Suddenly, Fable's glowed blue. "I've seen this before!" Chrysalis gasped. The children lifted into the air and pink surrounded them. They open their eyes which were now pure white. The crystal heart spun and glowed. It rose and a white beam shot from it. It spun around Skyla's body and it lifted, spinning. Suddenly, her alicorn princess disguise flashed on her changeling self. She landed softly on the ground, all was silent. Suddenly, Skyla gasped in air, choking and sputtering. Chrysalis saw this distraction and lunged at Fable, knocking her to the ground and breaking her and Spark's contact. Skyla finally came around and gasped. The queen was choking Fable. The little princess cried out and longed to stop the burning in her lungs. "Goodbye, you little nuisance!" Chrysalis laughed. "Stop!" A voice boomed. The queen let go and turned. Skyla was flying in the air, wings spread out behind her, hoofs put together, the crystal heart glowing and spinning above her, held by her changeling green magic. "Ponies of Equestria! Hear me!" Skyla said, eyes glowing white. Her voice went across the world.
The main five looked up and wondered what was happening. "Equestria! For all you hold dear and love! Help me now!" Skyla's voice rang. The citizens of Ponyville and the main five bowed, the ground turned blue. Princess Celestia and Luna bowed as well. The whole land Equestria bowed, including princess Twilight and Cadence, who had been trying to calm down the citizens. Spark bowed and Berry wiped a tear away and bowed as well. The ground glowed blue and then went it to the heart. It shone and Chrysalis screeched. Crystal started to encase her hooves. "No…. NO!" The queen screamed as the crystal creeped up her body. "Curse you! Curse you all!" She cried. The others gaped as she screamed and was finally encased fully in crystal.
The heart shot a silver wave and the ponies turned crystal. The sky filled with gorgeous colors. "Oh wow!" Fable gasped, her usually straight curls tied into a twist. The children watched Skyla close her eyes and gently hit the ground. Her violet eyes turned to their changeling green. She turned to her true self, now a crystal pony, with her green hair curled into a fancy bun and and a silver tiara on her head. She looked at the statue of the queen. She sighed softly. "I had no choice…" She whispered. Fable ran to her and she and her friends hugged her. "We saved Equestria…" She whispered.
Thirteen Years later:
And do you, Princess Fable Sparkle take Spark Lulamoon to be your lawfully wedded husband?" Celestia asked. Fable smiled at her prince charming. "I do." She whispered. "Then my I now announce you stallion and wife, you ma-" Spark swept up Fable and they kissed passionately. Skyla, now nineteen, giggled along with Pumpkin. Skyla grinned at Berry, Spark's best stallion, and of course, Skyla was the mare of honor for her cousin. The crowd went wild.
Later, Fable hugged Skyla goodbye. "See you in a few weeks! Thank you!" She cried. Spark helped his princess onto the carriage and they waved goodbye to everypony. "Treat my daughter right!" Flash laughed. "Good luck, you two!" Pumpkin cried. "Good bye!" Fable yelled, throwing her bouquet of purple and white roses out the window. Pumpkin caught it and giggled. "Aw! Who's the lucky stallion?" Skyla asked, nudging her adopted sister.
Skyla had her parents, of course, but she also had her adopted family. The girl realized that the changelings were quite lonely, so, to cause less suspicion, she lived there with Berry. Today was the biggest day of her life. "If no objections, I now pronounce you, princess Skyla, daughter of princess Cadance and prince Shining Armor, queen of the changeling kingdom!" Berry said, placing the golden crown on the mare's head. The changelings clapped and Skyla smiled at her parents, aunts, her adopted family, her cousin and her husband, everypony who had brought her to this day. She stood. "Thank you, for taking me for your queen! I know you have all been raised to be evil! Nopony has felt the embrace of darkness more than I, or the pull of light! These struggles will hurt you, but we can make the changelings good again! I promise." Skyla said. The crowd cheered and bowed. Their new queen bowed back. "All hail queen Skyla!" The crowd cheered. She looked to Berry and she smiled. "Thank you!" Skyla said again.
"Hey! Your majesty!" Fable laughed later. She ran and Skyla smiled. "Hello, how are you enjoying the after party?" The young queen asked. "Of course, but I want to give you a gift, the other princesses and I want to give you a gift, anyway." Her cousin said. Celestia, Luna, Twilight, and Cadence walked up. Celestia levitated a big metal box over. "Queen Skyla, please open it." Luna said, pushing it forward. The mare nodded and pressed a small, diamond shaped button on the side. The top curled open like a flower and a bright light shined out. Skyla peered in and gasped. "I couldn't…" She whispered. Twilight nodded. "You can. The heart must stay in the empire, but this, this is the purest shard of crystal, if anything should happen to the heart, you have the key to repair it." Twilight said, elevating the shard that was on a golden chain around her niece's neck. "I will protect it with my life." Skyla whispered. "Thank you, queen Skyla." Cadence said, hugging her daughter. The mare looked into her kingdom. She would always remember this, forever. "I will forever remember this, and I will forever stay strong, no matter if the pull of darkness touches me, I will remain queen of the changelings and protector of the shard of the crystal heart." She sighed. So, there once was a young princess that was secretly one of a different kind. She tried to be good or evil, and she struggled. This girl met new ponies and reunited with others. She was put at much danger but faced it with head held high. Today, in Ponyville, she remains a hero, but to those whose lives she changed, she will always remain in their hearts, forever.
I'm done! I'm done! Oh yeah! I'm done! Okay, so you're probably wondering, where is Starlight, what about Flurry Heart? This is a alternate universe and the season five finale and season six premiere wasn't taken into account, because this was made before those events and I'm too lazy to add them in. I'm thinking about doing a sequel to Heart or Hollow. To give you a hint, it's going to probably be about Flurry Heart and Skyla bonding. But I need a request for a sequel if I should do it. It might be a few weeks before I can start it, not many weeks just not zippy quick. Also, I've loved making this! I hope you loved it too