Part 2
 
>Next morning was absolute hell.
>You missed your alarm.
>Your mane was a mess.
>You were running late.
>But honestly, you didn’t care.
>Maybe you should get laid.
>With a different mare.
>That would make it all better, right Anon?
>But you knew.
>You always loved her.
 
>You cringe, as you slip on your bags.
>You decide to wear the locket today, one last time before you got rid of it.
>You had to let it go.
>You slowly shuffle you way to the school.
>You’re not excited to see Twilight anymore.
>”Shines!” A voice calls to you from behind.
>You turn to see Cadance, giddy as ever.
>”You will not believe what happened last night!”
“Shoot.”
>”Shining Armor proposed to me!”
“Really? That’s amazing, princess.” You say, feigning interest.
>She just loves to rub salt on the wound, doesn’t she?
>”A-Are you alright?” She cocks her head, looking worried.
“I just had some nightmares, that’s all, princess.”
>”Would you mind it if I walked with you today? I want to tell Twilight.”
“Be my guest, princess.”
>Oh this mare.
>She was repeatedly stabbing your heart, and then twisting it.
“So, did you say yes?”
>She looks to you with an unreadable expression.
>”Well… It was so sudden and-“
“Yes, or no?”
>”I said yes.”
>Those words hit you hard in the face.
>”Of course, silly!”
>You fake a smile.
>You half-wanted her to say no.
>Your day just got worse.
>”I told auntie right away, and the wedding is in a month!”
>You nod.
>”You’re coming, right?”
“Bet I get a death sentence if I don’t would I?”
>She laughs again.
>You quicken your pace.
>”Hey, are you alright? You seem… mad.”
>YES I’M FUCKING MAD YOU BITCH
“No, just getting a bit restless. It’s quiz day today.”
 
“More.”
>You drop the bucket, and the servant hands you another.
>You then dig into the frozen goodness, forgetting the pain.
>God, you were pathetic.
>Celestia joins you, as she nods the servants off.
>”Anonymous, I’m-“
“Would you like some ice cream, princess? I’m celebrating.”
>Celestia reluctantly takes a cup, and eats it in silence.
>”I’m sure you heard about the wedding.”
“Oh yeah! That got WAY over me.”
>You take another mouthful.
“I’m sorry princess; I thought I was over it.”
>Celestia looks to you sadly.
>”I understand Anon, we tend to get attached…”
>She looks away, before resuming.
>”It is a terrible lesson to learn, Anon. Emotions are powerful things, Love, especially.”
>You mumble, and take another bite.
>”I hope you can recover as soon as possible, will you be here at the wedding?”
>You turn and give her a stoic stare.
“I’ll think about it.”
>You lift the locket, eyeing carefully.
>Celestia shuffles in her place awkwardly, before getting up.
>”Well then, I should-“
“Princess, ponies say if we truly love something, we need to let it go. Do you agree?”
>Celestia is silent for a while.
>”I do.”
>Huh, nice choice of words there, Celestia.
>She turns to go, but she looks back one more time.
>”But remember Anonymous, if it comes back to you, it is yours.”
>And with that, she leaves.
>You are left dumbstruck.
>What the fuck did she mean?
>Whatever.
>But you’re right; you need to let it go.
>But if it comes back to you…
 
>You pace around the grass, going back and forth.
>You’ve been here for at least two hours.
>You take a sudden stop, and clutch the locket with your magic.
>You then clench your teeth, as you ready to throw it to the abyss.
>But you can’t.
>The aura shakes wildly, before falling to the ground.
>You pick it up, and pace again.
>You stop, and take a deep breath.
>At least the air was soothing.
>You sit on the grass, enjoying the sight of the rising moon.
>You just sit there- alone- basking in the moonlight.
>Almost three years ago, you were happy here.
>This was your spot.
>Our spot…
>You sigh, and look down to the locket.
>With one last push, you finally send the locket flying to the valleys below.
>You lean onto a tree, and close your eyes.
>Like a prisoner waiting for the axe.
>You were to letting go.
>Then you hear soft wing flaps.
>You pause, and open your eyes.
>The locket was floating right in front of you, covered in a pink aura.
>”What you got there, Shines?”
>Cadance.
“Nothing.” You quickly hide the locket behind you.
>”Doesn’t look like nothing.”
“Princess, this doesn’t concern you.”
>”I know a love-sick stallion when I see one, who’s the mare?”
“What makes you thi-“
>”A heart locket. Come on.”
“Please, this has nothing to do with you.”
>”Well, I’m royalty; and by my decree, this is my business.”
>She tugs at the locket behind you with her own magic.
“No!” You grab the locket with your magic as well.
>Why must she make it harder for you?
>”Just… give it…”
>No way you’re letting her see it.
>You pull harder.
>Damn, this mare is dedicated.
>”Shines, make it easy for yourself, I can help!”
>She struggles back.
“No you can’t!”
>”Yes, I can, now let me see!”
“Why do you care?!”
>”I want to help a friend!”
“I’m not your friend!”
>”Too bad! I say so!”
“Stop it!”
>”Just give it up!”
“FUCK OFF!”
>And with that, a blast of green aura covered Cadance.
>The locket goes flying again, back to the gorge.
>She’s gone.
>You sigh, and plop down to the ground.
>Every time you wanted to let go…
 
>”NO YOU!”
>Cadance shouted back, but was only greeted with echoes of her own voice.
>She opened her eyes, and saw that she was in a crystalline cave.
>Her reflection stared back at her.
>And then one of them moved.
>It let out a smirk, before stepping out of the crystal.
>Cadance backed off slowly, only to be stopped by something behind her.
>She slowly turned around to see an army of blue eyes, staring back at her.
>Before she could scream, a strong magic gripped her.
>”Hello Cadance, nice to meet you.” Her reflection hissed.
>And then, her reflection melted into a bug-like pony.
>It had crooked, jet black horn.
>Holes covered its rotting legs, ebony black chitin covering the pony.
>Cadance saw the deep green eyes, and her sharp canines, which hissed with her words.
>Sickly green mane dressed the head of this… creature.
>”But where are my manners? Let me introduce myself.”
>She throws Cadance to the wall.
>”I. Am. Chrysalis.”
>And with that, she lets out an ear-piercing laugh, as the walls of the cave shifted around her.
>Cadance could only shake in place, as the labyrinth formed around her.
>She fired all she got at the walls, but it only reflected the bolts back at her.
>Soon, she was battered and tired.
>Cadance fell to the ground, defeated.
>She could only sob, as she waited for help.
 
>You got up late again.
>You felt miserable.
>You groan as you slip out of the bed, and slowly headed to the shower.
>You’re calling in sick today.
>You glance over the newspaper, and surprise, surprise, it’s all about the wedding.
>Cadance and Shining is almost celebrity now.
>You open the window, crumple the newspaper, and throw it out.
>You don’t forget to incinerate anything within its five meter radius.
>You head into the kitchen, and start grabbing random tidbits for your breakfast.
>And lo, comes in the mare of your pains.
>You can see she’s surrounded by reporters, scribbling down every word she’s saying.
>You ignore it, and take your seat.
>You munch through your morning mixture of cheese and crackers, with some toast.
>You don’t forget to take your own brew of coffee.
 
>”And yes, this is going to be the best wedding of all time, an unsurpassed one to all of history, ponies.”
>God, she sounds so stuck up now.
>”Where’s my water?”
>Wait, your perspective on objective reality isn’t flawed, she IS stuck up.
>Okay, maybe a little, but that’s far from the point.
>Good, more the reason to hate her.
>You’d hoped she’ll not go around telling everyone about last night.
>”And I’d like to add- And look who it is!”
>You can feel the gaze shift to you.
>You turn slowly, and face the legion of reporters.
>”This is the pony who was trying to confess his love for me last night!”
>Whut.
>You can only grunt in surprise.
>”Yes, you were trying to give me that locket, is it not?”
>You get off the stool.
>You lick your lips, and lift up all of your items.
“Look, I don’t think that’s right at all-“
>”Of course I’m right! I’m Princess Mi Amore Cadenza! And who are you, peasant?”
>The reporters note this.
“Hey!” You raise your voice.
>The suspense in the room is almost murder.
“I don’t know what you got in your little head of yours, but you came to bother ME.”
>Everypony gasps.
>Oh come on, ponies.
>”That’s what you want everypony to think, Shines, you were following me all week!”
>Fuck this gay Equestria.
>You grunt in annoyance, and slowly make your way out of the kitchen.
>Well, looks like you’re going to stay sick for a longer while.
>You ignore the sounds of agitated reporters behind you, as you slam the door close.
>You forgot your butter.
>This day just can’t get any worse.
>You slowly make your way to your room.
>You finish your food there, and spend the rest of the day asleep.
 
>You’re awake to the sound of knocking your door.
>”Mr. Shines, are you in there? We’re from Equestria daily!”
“Coming.”
>You lazily fall out of bed, and walk to the door.
>The guy won’t stop knocking.
>You reach out to the knob and-
>You immediately lock the door.
>You quickly usher a chair under the knob, holding it in place.
>You also push a dresser in front of it.
>You then place vase on the dresser, just to top it off.
>There, nothing will get through.
 
>Suddenly, in a large flash of golden light, Celestia teleports into the room.
>Goddamn magic.
>”Anonymous, what is this am I hearing?”
>Maybe you should have magic-proofed the room.
>Celestia sure looks mad.
>”I thought you were over this!”
“I am!”
>”Then, what is this?” She throws newspaper at your face.
>Aw shit, you’re not reading that.
“Look, princess, I don’t know what possessed Cadance, but she’s making this up!”
>Celestia looks to you in a mixture of confusion and anger.
>”She’s making it up?”
“She’s the one who came to bother me last night.”
>”Are you telling the truth?”
“Am I a pony?”
>”Well, technically-“
“Yes, I’m telling the truth.”
>Celestia studies your pokerface, pausing for a second.
>”I shall look into this, but if you try anything again, Anonymous…”
“Throw me in the dungeon, why don’t you.”
>Celestia teleports away.
>You sigh, and start magic-proofing your room.
>You don’t want any more ponies jumping in again.
>You don’t get to play around with your own magic, but hey, that’s the price.
>Over the course of three hours, you saw too many teleports being rejected by the room.
>A pony almost materializing, and then sent back.
>One actually made it, until you threw her out.
>It was almost entertaining.
>Soon enough, you hear another knock.
>You sigh.
>Well, at least this one was nice enough to knock.
>The rest were just barging in.
>From the sound of it, looks like metal to the door.
>Either the reporters got tired of waiting and broke out the guns, or it’s the guards.
>Or Celestia, she had that golden shoe thing.
>Realizing the importance and giving up, you go to answer the door.
>But first, the barricade.
“Coming.”
>You call to the knocker, but the tapping is much louder and harder.
>They must really love you.
“Comi-“
>The door and it barricades explode to tiny bits.
>You, right by the door, is flung to the far side of the room, hitting the wall.
>You land to the hard floor, coughing.
>You think you have some wooden pricks all over you.
>That is going to hurt later.
>Actually, you can see a piece right now.
>You grimace, and pull it out with your teeth.
>You still had your room magic-proofed.
>You look up, past the smoke, to your offender.
>And what a surprise.
>Shining Armor.
>”I heard some things about you and my fiancée, Shines.”
>God fucking dammit.
“Yeah, you’re a quick one, aren’t ya?”
>You struggle to your feet, and look defiantly to Shining Armor.
>You still beat this fucker to pulp last time.
>Wait no, Anon, you’re here to fix things, not to fight.
>”Is that an insult?”
>You shake your head apologetically.
“Sorry about that, I’m a bit irked, you’ll understand.”
>Shining loosens up at the apology.
>”Well I-“
“And disregard what you have heard; it is just a stupid rumor. You check me in lie detection, Shining Armor.”
>Shining easily dispels the proofing in your room.
>”Well, that was easy.”
“I’m hurt.”
>”Your magical structure is so… familiar.”
>You shrug.
“I get that a lot.”
>”Now, let’s do that lie detection again…”
>You sigh.
>You remove the entire pricks all over your body in a single push.
>That was uncomfortable.
>Well, this is going to be another long day.
>Looks like long days are your thing now, Anon, better get the daylight savings.
>”Now, for the first question…” Shining rolls out a long parchment.
“Is that really necessary?”
>You walk over, and put the scroll down with a hoof.
>You are a bit taller than Shining, maybe an inch or two.
“Look, I have no intention getting in your wedding.”
>Shining’s horn glows, and it lets out a green blip.
>”Well, you sound clean.”
“Go on.”
>”So, did you go over to Cadance last night?”
“No, she came to me.”
>Green blip.
>”Do you have feelings for her?”
>You pause.
“No.”
>The horn blips red.
>Shining glares at you.
“Fine, I do, but I know too well to keep it with me.”
>Green light.
 “No need to feel sorry for me, Shining.”
>”I do not.”
>And with that, he leaves your room.
>You slowly pick up the pieces, re-assembling the door.
>As the door finally gains its form, another guard breaks through it.
>You sigh.
>Celestia rushes in as well, and starts looking at you worriedly.
“Yes?”
>”I heard the commotion between Shining Armor and you, so I came down as soon as possible.”
>You silently walk up to the broken door, and slowly meld it again.
>Once all of the pieces are in place, you let out one last spark, repairing the wooden item.
>”You know, you should work as a fixer.”
“Can I help you, princess?”
>Celestia looks to you once more, before exiting through the fixed door.
>You then slump to the floor, trying to take it what just happened.
>What was with Cadance?
>This was not her.
>You go over to your bag, and reach into the pocket.
>There’s nothing there.
>Oh right, you threw it away.
>You jump into your bed, and curl up under the covers.
>You never felt so alone.
 
“Wait, why am I going again?”
>Celestia places a hoof on your shoulder.
>”Because it will mean so much to Cadance, and she asked for you, personally.”
>You sigh.
“Isn’t that the problem, princess?”
>She shrugs.
“The journalists would be all over me.”
>”Come on Anon, there is no such thing as bad publicity.”
>She laughs, as you give her a death glare.
“Do I HAVE to wear this bow tie?”
>”Come on, Anon, you look quite dapper!”
>Celestia chuckles, before leading the way.
>You take a deep breath, and slowly head into the party.
>The ponies stop their idle chat as you near them, recognizing you from the papers.
>You can only smile and wave, as they slowly whisper among themselves.
>Great, just great.
>You shoot Celestia a begging stare, but she ignores you.
>The two of you slowly make your way to the center of the party.
>The entire room is silent now, only the soft music filling the ambiance.
>You can finally see Cadance with Shining Armor, and them noticing you.
>Shining shoots you a death glare, while Cadance is looking at you weird.
>She slowly makes her way to you, her horn glowing.
>You are frozen in place, horrified at Cadance’s expression.
>It is full of malice.
>She then scans over your head with her magic, and smiles devilishly.
>”You love me don’t you?” She announces.
>The crowd gasps.
>You shutter, and you slowly take steps backward.
>She is following you, still looking at you with an intent to seduce.
“I-I-“
>Your eyes trail off to Shining, who is about to blow you to pieces.
>You look to Celestia, who can only gasp in the turn of events.
>You don’t dare look at Cadance.
>”Shocked? Don’t be, I’m the love princess after all.”
>She then lets out a silvery laugh, and that is your cue.
>You run away, passing the seas of ponies immediately.
>When your sprint comes to a halt, you find yourself back in the gardens, in your spot.
>You sigh, and plop on the soft grass.
>Something in the distance glows to the moonlight.
>You squint your eyes, trying to focus on the glow.
>It has slightly golden glow, blinking slowly.
>You can only guess it is your locket, tucked away deep down.
>”Anonymous!” You can hear Celestia call for you.
>You ignore it, and hop over the railings, slowly descending over to the valleys.
>You know what you were going to do.
>You were going to get that locket back, and you are going to get the hell out of here.
 
>Cadance took another left turn in the caves, hoping for the exit.
>She sighed; as she found another endless expand of caves.
>And then, she saw something.
>A small glow, just for a second.
>Weak, but strong enough to be seen.
>Cadance sighed a breath of relief, as she headed towards the light.