Spyro, Ben, and their Skylander pals were all settling into Ponyville, just fine. It DID take the folks in town some time to get used to their appearances and powers (Skylander magic was, well…far more potent), but all in all, life was good.

Currently, the Mane 6, Spike, Ben, Spyro, Cynder, and the rest of the Skylanders are having a picnic together. The weather was practically perfect, the food was delicious, and nothing could ruin the moment...

...Until Spike belched up a scroll, which he caught in his hands. Everyone looked at him weirdly as he sheepishly opened the scroll, which Twilight took to read, finding it was from Princess Celestia.

"Dear Twilight, I am sure you are as excited as I am about the upcoming wedding in Canterlot."

"Wedding?" Twilight questioned.

"Oh yeah, the wedding!" Ben realized.

"Your brother, Shining Armor, is getting married. He informed us of it." Ignitor explained. "We apologize for not informing you."

"I will be presiding over the ceremony, but would very much like you and your friends to help with the preparations for this wonderful occasion. Fluttershy, I would like you and your songbird choir to provide the music."

Fluttershy gasped. "Oh my goodness! What an honor!"

"Pinkie Pie, I can think of no one more qualified than you to host the reception."

"Hip, hip, hooray!" Pinkie cheered.

"Applejack, you will be in charge of the catering for the reception."

"Well, color me pleased as punch!" Applejack smiled.

"Rainbow Dash, I would very much appreciate it if you could perform a Sonic Rainboom as the bride and groom complete their 'I do's'."

"Yes!"

"Rarity, you will be responsible for designing the dresses for the bride and her bridesmaids."

"Princess Celestia wants me to-" Rarity devolved into flustered muttering. "...wedding dress? For a Canterlot wedding... I, ah, ooh, oooh!"

And just like that, she fainted. Spike, Sparx, and Gill Grunt moved to fan her back to consciousness.

"And as for you, Twilight, you will be playing the most important role of all: Making sure that everything goes as planned. See you all very soon. Yours, Princess Celestia."

As Twilight finished reading the scroll, she turned to look at Ben and the Fire Skylanders with a peeved expression.

"You all seriously forgot to tell me my brother was getting married?! And even HE didn't think to tell me when we met up at Canterlot when you all first arrived?!"

"Hey, don't blame me! I tend to forget a lot of things!" Ben argued defensively.

"Your brother wanted to keep it as a surprise for you," Flameslinger explained. "I apologize if that upset you."

"But who is he even marrying?" Twilight asked.

"Uh, I think it was a...Mi Amore Cadenza or something like that." Eruptor said, scratching his head.

There was something vauigely familiar about that name, but Twilight didn't have much time to dwell.

"If…if you guys need help with the wedding?" Ben suggested. "We can help, right guys?"

The Skylanders quickly nodded in agreement and promises. Many of them remarked it'd be a nice change of pace and scenary at the very last.

"Besides, me and Cynder are still helping Spike figure out his Dragon Elemental powers." Spyro noted. "Big occasions like these usually mean big developments on that end."

Spike was happy to have his fellow dragons coming along.

-MLP-

The train to Canterlot was crowded since a total of 34 Skylanders were on board along with the Mane 6, Spike, and Ben. As everyone chatted excitedly about the wedding, Sonic Boom and Rainbow Dash noticed Ignitor sitting by himself.

"Something on your mind, big fella?" Rainbow asked as she walked over.

"Nothing much...just a memory." The Cursed Flame Knight said. "A long time ago, before I was cursed in this enchanted armor, I was a squire attending a royal wedding. An army of cyclops attacked, kidnapping the bride and groom. While the knights I served under were stretched thin, I set out to rescue them myself."

"I believe you've told me this story before." Sonic Boom noted.

"Tell me more!" Rainbow said excitedly. "Did you kick some butt and save the day?"

Ignitor nodded. "Indeed. It was during that time that I first met Spyro and Sparx, who were more than happy to aid me in my quest. Together, we vanquished the Cyclopses, and I was knighted for my courageous act. I helped Spyro on more adventures, even after I was bound to this cursed armor by an evil dragon's flames."

"How did you get cursed in the first place?" Rainbow asked.

"On my first mission as a knight, I was deceived by a cunning witch. The armor she gave me was said to protect me from even the deadliest flames...but when the dragon struck me with its fire breath, I was turned into a spirit of living flame, bound to the armor for eternity."

"Wow..."

Ignitor nodded. "It was hard coming to accept my new form, but Eon put his faith in me when I was appointed a Skylander. And to this day, my new powers have not failed me in helping my friends."

Ben was also looking out the window, just watching everything go by, as Twilight walked over to him.

"Are you okay?"

"That barrier wasn't there before, was it?"

Twilight looked to see what Ben was seeing and saw that it was a magical dome barrier covering all of Canterlot.

"Huh, I don't think so..."

Ben bit his lip. "I've got a bad feeling..."

-MLP-

Shining Armor was there to greet the party at Canterlot Station, so the trip was at least starting out nice.

"Ben! Guys!" He beamed, shaking hands and even messing with Ben's hair. "Been too long; glad to see you...and everyone else. We'll need to do introductions later."

"Good to see you too, Shining." Ben said as he fixed up his hair, then smirked. "But…better hold off on the intros…You got THAT to deal with."

As Twilight stormed towards her big brother, everyone made room for them.

"Twi…Twily?" Shining beamed and the asked when he saw the look on his sister's face.

"Why is it…?" The librarian asked. "That I had to learn about the wedding from Ben and the Skylanders!? What happened, BBBF?! Too busy making goo-goo eyes to call your baby sister?!"

"Congratulations on your Wedding! It must be a real good thing to get married." Spike said, trying to prevent a 'Twilight breakdown.'

"But still, who is this Princess Mi Amore Cadenza even supposed to be?" Twilight demanded. "When did you even meet this girl?"

Shining chuckled. "Twily, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza is Cadance, your old foalsitter."

That threw Twilight for a complete loop, and her previously sour mood immediately brightened.

"Cadance? As in THE Cadance? As in the greatest foalsitter in all the history of foalsitters?!"

"I take it you two have a history?" Ben noted.

"Ohmygoshohmygosh! Cadance is only the most amazing ever! She's beautiful, she's caring, she's kind..."

Twilight smiled as she thought back to her childhood and all the good times she spent with Cadance and how compassionate and kind she was, spreading love to others and helping anyone in need.

"How many Equestrians can just spread love wherever they go? I only know of one! And you're marrying her!" Twilight danced happily. "You're marrying Cadance! You're marrying Cadance!"

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything important."

Everyone turned around to see a beautiful woman approach. She had pink skin, moderate violet hair with moderate rose and pale gold streaks, and was dressed befitting a princess, much like Celestia and Luna. She also had wings and a horn, indicating she was an Alicorn.

However, Ignitor didn't see that. Instead, he saw a beautiful yet wicked woman with black skin, green bug-like eyes, teal blue hair, a gnarled black horn, fanged teeth, and an evil grin.

Much to Twilight, Ben, and Shining's shock, Ignitor drew his sword and pointed it at 'Cadance'.

"WHO ARE YOU, IMPOSTER?!"

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Use your words, buddy, not your sword!" Ben pleaded as he held the Fire Knight back.

"What has gotten into you?!" Twilight snapped as she used her magic to project a wall between Ignitor and Cadance.

"I'm assuming my duty as a knight! Why can't you see that this is not the real Cadance!?"

"We are so sorry about him, Shining!" Ben apologized as he pulled Ignitor away, Twilight joining him. "We'll calm him down."

Shining frowned but nodded in understanding, not noticing the calculating look Cadance was giving Ignitor as well as the thoughts running through her head.

"Curious...how did that fool see through my disguise?"

-MLP-

Most of the Skylanders had already split up to help out the Mane 6 with setting up the wedding. Twilight and Ben had brought Ignitor to the castle, where Spike had been discussing things with Spyro and Cynder as Celestia helped with overseeing the wedding preparations.

"Ignitor, why did you go crazy like that? What did you mean Cadance was a fake?" Twilight asked.

Ignitor was much calmer now, taking a moment to admonish himself for acting so foolish.

"I apologize, Ms. Sparkle...but the reason I said she was a fake was because I could see it."

"See it?"

"When we are indoctrinated into the Skylanders, Master Eon bestows upon us various magical abilities, one of which is to see through malevolent disguises. It doesn't work on full-scale illusions, but thankfully, this impostor's disguise is magically genetic, allowing me to see who she truly is."

"You can see through people's disguises?" Spike asked. "That's so cool!"

"Yeah, it's come in handy a few times." Spyro chuckled. "Heck, Kaos pretty much gave up on any infiltration schemes once he realized we could see through whatever disguises he or his minions put on."

"If what you're saying is true..." Twilight gasped in horrified realization. "Then the real Cadance must have been kidnapped! We have to find and rescue her!"

"And we will." Cynder firmly said. "But we don't know anything about this imposter or what she wants. We will need to warn your friends to keep an eye out for what she might be planning."

"Yeah, and since I'm Eon's son...I think I might be able to help out." Ben said. "See, Dad taught me some magic spells that I can use to help you see exactly what the Skylanders see. Basically, I'm going to tune your magic signature to that of Skylands."

"Okay..." Twilight nodded as she held out her hand, which Ben took.

"Alright, you're obviously the Magic Element. So brace yourself, this might tingle a little."

Twilight shuddered as she felt Ben's magic mingle with her own. She then looked at her palm and saw the Magic Element symbol glowing on it before vanishing. Other than that, she didn't feel any different.

"Okay, here's the plan: we split up and play along with this impostor's game, have Ben do what he just did for the rest of Twilight's friends, and Ignitor and Twilight will try to find the real Cadance. We have to do this in a few days before the Wedding Ceremony," Spyro said.

"We shall endeavor to find her and bring her home safe." Ignitor declared.

"Well, you all seem to be in quite the planning mood."

Everyone present jumped and turned to see Celestia approaching, a serious look on her face.

"P-Princess Celestia!" Twilight gasped. "H-How much did you hear?"

"Enough," Celestia said. "It is a little unsettling that the bride might be a Changeling. A creature that feeds on love and shapeshifts into any form."

"Oh, so we got a Shapeshifting Parasite on our hands?" Ben asked. "Yeah, that's definitely not straight out of The Thing."

"Ignitor and I are going to find the real Cadance and rescue her," Twilight explained. "Ben is going to help my friends see through the disguise so we can all be ready for what she has planned."

Celestia nodded. "A very sound plan. I shall make sure to play along so as not to raise suspicion. In the meantime, I must help Spike with his training."

"And we'll help. After all, he needs a Purple Dragon to learn HOW to be a Purple Dragon." Spyro chuckled.

"Alright, we've got a plan in place, people! Let's put it into action!" Ben declared, pumping his fist in the air.

Knightmare Lord A/N:

The Canterlot Wedding is going to go a bit differently thanks to the Skylanders being involved. A lot of action is going down in the next chapter so stay tuned, folks!

Mrotrax A/N:

Sorry for the long delay! But we're back now!

After attending a MLP Con (sorry, forgot the official name) KnightmareLord has been hit with waves of inspiration for this story. So, for the fans of this, you can expect more regular updates soon.

Until we meet again? Stay safe!