Dark Rose

Dark Rose is a fanfiction written by Roger334 in 2014. Taking place right after the events of the Royal Wedding, Queen Chrysalis and Princess Celestia trade lives. With their new identities, each leader must face their problems at their own way.

Summary
Taking place right after the events of the Royal Wedding, Equestria, once again, will face its darkest hour with a new kind of danger never seen before.

Join Princess Chrysalis, the new Changeling Monarch, in her race against time before Queen Celestia, the evil Solar Ruler, can accomplish her goals.

Featuring over 10 different all-time favorite characters in more than 5 new locations, "Dark Rose" is the last quest to save Equestria from darkness once and for all.

Queen Celestia (Chrysalis)
She is the main antagonist of the story. Her true identity was Chrysalis, the former Changeling Queen. Just like before, her attitude was sour, cold and hostile towards other ponies, except for the ones that could helped her achieve her selfish goals. She liked to wear black jewelry most of the times. Her evilness can only be compared with her passion for sweets. Besides the tittle of "Queen", she also demanded to be addressed as "Supreme Highness" or "Solar Queen".

Princess Chrysalis (Celestia)
Contrary to what everychangeling expected, she was kind, tolerant and very respectful towards others. All her subjects were treated as equals by her. No crown or jewel covered her body. When Luna, blinded by her fake sister's lies, invaded the Changeling City, she used her changeling abilities to disguise herself as Nightmare Moon, Luna's former evil self. The love of Twilight, Bani and all her new changeling friends, healed her during the final battle against the Dark Ruler.

Princess Cadance
She was the first pony to notice Celestia's new attitude towards her and other ponies. Not being able to understand what was going on in the castle, she contacted Twilight and Luna to help her find the truth.

Princess Luna
Still feeling regretful for her past mistakes, she blindly followed all her new sister's lies and evil plans in order to regain her trust. Ultimately, during the final battle, she almost attacked her real sister, who still was trapped inside the body of Chrysalis. In the end, her wisdom and compassion saved her.

Twilight Sparkle
Briefly depicted in the story, she aided Cadance in her quest to find the truth behind Celestia's lately hostile attitude. Just like her friends, she was taunted by Queen Celestia's lies.

Bani
He is the young changeling creature who first met Celestia right after the swap, during her attempt to escape her own castle. He has orange eyes and wings, contrary to what everypony used to think about changelings. He always considered Princess Chrysalis as his hero.

The Changeling Knights (Aina & Samsei)
Chosen by their unique camouflage abilities and combat skills, both changelings were part of the elite royal guard of Chrysalis. They helped her Queen past the guards and sneak inside Canterlot's Palace. Amazingly, they ignored her Queen's true intentions.

Atrocious, The Infernal Beast of the North
He was a black fiery dragon that once terrorized Equestria with his dark intentions. Not much is known about his origins or death, but based on Celestia's and Cadance's feelings, he was really evil that even nowadays, they remember him with fear.

Canterlot
Most of the story takes place inside the vast halls of Canterlot's Palace. The life of the Princesses, and the Queen, in the story, always took place in there.

Idohn Canyon
Equestria's northern mountain range, mainly formed by the union of the Alfred Mountains and the Idohn Canyon's cliffs and plateau. The rocky region has always been inaccessible to regular ponies, due to its dangerous heights, razor plains and tricky caves.

Endcliff
Also called "The Changeling City", it is the main capital of The Changeling Empire. Located atop the most distant region of the canyon, the city was built many centuries ago with mud. Based on what it was revealed on the story, The Great Mud Palace of Endcliff, the castle of the changeling royalty, had been rebuilt several times over the centuries. The most notable example was when Atrocious destroyed the city in the distant past.