Unforeseen Consequences - The letter

>After that whole thing with Cherrywood’s friends and a good scolding from Moonlight’s part. The three of you left the school and walked through the snowy streets of Canterlot.
>Before you headed towards that donut’s joint where Twilight was waiting for you. Moonlight told your bat to go straight to the castle. Which frickin’ stank because you wanted to spend more time with her!
>Not everything was bad though. Cherrywood said goodbye to you with a kiss and boy did you like those kisses of her! After that, it was just you and Moonlight again.
>It actually took a good while to get there. Canterlot was now brimming with activity despite the cold weather. Ponies were walking down the streets, enjoying a nice hot drink at the many cafés or restaurants, going shopping or just… y’know, boasting about how rich they were.
>As for the donut’s joint, well… It stood out thanks to how common it looked. If anything, it was refreshing to see such an unremarkable place in the middle of a city filled with unique and awe-inspiring architecture.
>To be completely fair, it kind of fit Twilight very well, despite her being a princess… and incredibly, unbelievably, and undeniably sexy… she was actually very, very humble.
>You felt Moonlight placing her hoof on your shoulder and giving you a gentle tug ”Alright little dude, this is where we part ways”
“I…uh… alright… thanks for everything, Moonlight”
>You really couldn’t look at her in the eye… especially not after that scolding you received
>Moonlight raised an eyebrow at you and then shook her head “C’mon, little dude. No need to be all moppy. Yes, I know, that scold was probably something you didn’t expect, but some discipline is never bad, especially for somepony your age”

“I…”
>Your ears dropped as you let out a miserable sigh
“You’re right, Moonlight. I did deserve that scolding, even when I had good intentions, getting into a fight was simply a stupid move. I ended up costing the election to my friends and looked like a dumb pony when I’m supposed to be above that.”
>Moonlight gently caressed your mane, making you feel a bit better ”Well little dude, if I know Luna, and trust me, I do. She will probably tell you that there are times you simply have no choice but to fight, but getting into a fight because some guy was being a jerk? Nah, you must solve that kind of stuff with that chatting skill of yours.”
“Y-yeah, now I have to pony up and take in whatever my moms have in store for me.”
>”It’s a good thing you mention that, because…” Moonlight produced a little scroll from her saddlebag and handled it to you “Here, don’t read it out loud and don’t show it to anypony”
“Alright… but why give me this now instead of, y’know, literally all the time we’ve been together?”
>Moonlight replied with a simple shrug and a “meh” tone ”Orders from Princess Celestia. Now if you excuse me, I have lots of work to do in the castle.” Moonlight extended her wings and took off into the sky at an amazing speed.
>You held the scroll closer to you and opened it. Yeah, alright these massive letters are something that your mom loved to do.
“Yeah… that seems something like my mom would do, still… this is oddly confidential, even for… nah, that’s also like her. I bet is her own scolding or something like that”
>And for the first part you were right!

>”My dear Anon: Let me start by stating that yes, you are absolutely and totally grounded. I already picked up all your comic books and hid them. You shall also help the castle staff with their cleaning duties for the next month. That last part was Luna’s idea, not mine. I wanted to clarify this so you can know who to thank for when you’re scrubbing the royal toilets. These terms are not negotiable and if you try to talk your way out with the maids, you can bet your entire collection of superhero dolls that I will know. Before you say “C’mon, it wasn’t that bad” consider who you are, and more importantly, who you are working so hard to be. Oh, one last thing before we move onto more “important” business, as an added bonus for your little punishment, you shall also do your best –which I very well know is always THE best- to start saying somepony, anypony, everypony, etc. This extra part was my idea, not Luna’s. Hope you have fun with it.”
>You know… it probably wasn’t a good thing that you were right…
>Dang… this was… well… At least there’s a hole that you can totally exploit. Mostly because, c’mon, it’s not like your mom could know what you say when she ain’t around you.
>But as you continue reading, well… your hopes died pretty quickly.
>“One last, LAST thing before we get to the meaty part. Yes, I can and will totally know if you ignore that last part of your punishment. Don’t ask why or how. Your dear and amazing mother has her ways. Keep that in mind at all times, my dear.”
>You didn’t doubt that she was saying the truth about that last part. The only pony more… “Mysterious” than Discord was definitely your mom Celestia.

>Which was kind of frightening but also totally rad, yo!
>That mystery aspect of your mom made you to simply accept the torment that awaited you and move on with the more interesting part of the letter.
>As you continued reading the letter, you thought that it probably was a good move that you didn’t actually bet something with Moonlight, because oh boy, the letter went off the rails into something you couldn’t have seen coming …
>Which, now that you think about it, coming from your mom, that wasn’t too surprising.
>”My dear son, sadly we have to move on from these light hearted subjects to much darker ones. I am of course talking about the schemes of Queen Chrysalis to take over our homeland.”
>Your eyes became wide open and the outer world became a black void when you read the name “Queen Chrysalis”. That horrible creature from the depths of Tartarus, that monster who lied to the ones she swore to protect just to fulfill her own ambitions.
>You felt your heart racing as a cold sensation ran down through your body. You were feeling fear, but nonetheless, you had to press on. You may get scared just by hearing that name, but that wasn’t nearly enough as to make you give up on protecting your subjects and your kingdom.
>You gulped down your fears, took a deep a breath and continued reading the letter.

>”The secret and intelligence services in conjunction with our now changeling allies have managed to uncover more about Chrysalis’ plan. As you know, a platoon of changelings will be arriving to Canterlot on Friday. We found out that they will be using an airboat as their method of transport and disguise themselves as part of the cargo. After that, the changelings will proceed to replace unspecified ponies in order to take over Canterlot, Ponyville and the Crystal Empire’s castles. If they achieve this, they shall conquer Equestria without anypony knowing it.”
“W-Wow…”
>As much as it disgusted you to admit, you had to give credit where credit is due. That plan is… kind of brilliant. A phantom coup d’état. Chrysalis’ plan is not to make Equestria crumble but rather she is taking a much simpler and optimal approach.
>She plans on replacing the heads of state with her own puppets. It’s easy to see where she will go from there. Change politics that shall affect culture, education, economics, etc. All to benefit her own interests.
>You hated to admit this too but… if you were to conquer a country, you would have done something very similar to this.
>There was also a question that was lingering your mind. What is the objective of this letter? From what you have gathered, she has already all necessary info to take down Chrysalis’ plan for good. Why send a letter at all instead of telling you in person?

>You shook your head to banish those thoughts from your mind. They weren’t important and you weren’t some kind of edgy kid who just wants to control everyone. You had to focus again.
>And so, you continued reading with a clearer mind.
>”I am deeply sorry if I painted a grim picture there, but I wanted to make it perfectly clear what will happen if we fail to stop Chrysalis. Now, I do know how your mind works, in fact, you and I think very similarly in a lot of ways. You must be thinking why I am sending you this letter in the first place, along with other, darker thoughts…”
>Sweet Scott! That was a perfect guess! That’s awesome, mate!
>”Indeed it is. My dear sunshine, despite all the progress we have made in such a short time, we are missing a key piece of information. We do not know what airboat that shall transport changelings in nor do we know the specific hour in which they will arrive. This, as you surely have already guessed, is when you and Twilight Sparkle come into play. The only thing we know about this airboat is that it belongs to one of Blueblood’s companies.”
>When you read that blasted name, you couldn’t help but to let out a growl as your blood started to boil.
“Blueblood”
>”I wouldn’t be asking you what I am about to ask you if we had another chance. As you are very well aware, Blueblood has an arrogance that is unmatched even by the high council of Griffonstone. When we requested the information that we so desperately need, Blueblood took it as if we were begging him to come back to the castle. In exchange for the information, Blueblood has made a list demands that are simply impossible to fulfill before the changelings arrive.”
>THAT PIECE OF FILTH! HOW DARE HE TO DENY THAT INFO WHEN THE FATE OF EQUESTRIA IS HANGING FROM A FRICKIN’ THREAD! YOU SHOULD SHOOT A LASER AT THAT SCUM!

>>31056406 (You)
>”Yes, I know, I almost popped a vein when I read his written response. So in light that getting the information directly from Blueblood has proven to be fruitless, your mission shall be retrieve the information that we need to save Equestria. Luckily, your schedule already adapts perfectly for this task. We managed to trick Blueblood into assisting Miss Rarity’s boutique grand opening. How you will proceed and what methods you will use in order to succeed is something that Luna and I have decided to leave to your judgment. In case you need something from us, you can ask Twilight to send a letter to the castle.”
>Well… you will have to gather all your frickin’ patience for this but… you had to do it. You MUST do it, and if by some random chance you and Twilight fail, there’s always the option to ask Discord and Eris to soften Blueblood up.
>You were almost done with the letter. So you let out another sigh and continued reading
>”I know what you are thinking and the answer is not yet. We shall ask the spirits of chaos to deal with Blueblood only if we have no other option left, and even then I’d prefer to use other methods. My Anon, please don’t be scared of the weight of this mission. You are the best of us and even more than that. We know that you will succeed where we have failed, and remember that no matter what happens, your mothers will always love you.”
>”P.S. Twilight does not know about the mission. We decided that this would be for the best since it will allow you to come up with a better plan.”
>P.P.S. Please don’t take this as a lack of trust in Twilight. She has accomplished many wonders and we are sure that she will accomplish more. It’s just that, when Twilight, is not exactly the best planner that Equestria has ever seen when she’s under pressure.”

>”P.P.P.S. The success of this mission shall not affect your punishment, so don’t you try to use that as a bargain coin later on.”
>”P.P.P.P.S. Please eat something before returning to the castle. Luna has been very stubborn about cooking dinner and I don’t want you to get hospitalized for food poisoning.”
>”P.P.P.P.P.S. This letter has a spell that will destroy it after you finish reading it. Yes, I shall teach you that spell and yes, you can use it for some minor pranks.”
>”P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Good luck and remember that your Mommies love you!”
>After you read that last line, the scroll floated a few feet away from you and burst into flames until nothing but ashes were left.
“Mate, that was… Ahh!”
>One last part of the scroll suddenly landed on your face, covering your eyes. When you removed it you noticed that there was something written on it.
>”I know, it’s totally tubercular!”