History Awesome / LovedAndLost

* [[ForWantOfANail Before Shining Armor and Cadance get a chance to blast the Changelings out of Equestria]], Twilight uses [[ChekhovsGun the power-draining spell Jewelius showed her]] to turn them all small enough to fit in the glass jar he reveals.

* As [[HateSink conceited]] as [[ManipulativeBastard Jewelius]] proves himself to be later on, one cannot help but give him some respect for the audacious way he takes over Equestria's throne by telling everypony about Celestia, Shining Armor as well as the Mane Five's mistakes. [[RefugeInAudacity He throws them all — even Celestia — for a loop with his hostile accusations so utterly]] that [[NiceJobBreakingItHero their unsuccessful panic-induced escape attempt effectively turns everypony against them]]. [[spoiler:He originally planned to take control of Equestria as Chrysalis' partner, but as he witnessed all that happened canonically between everypony, he [[XanatosSpeedChess devised a new plan]] that resulted in him getting the Changelings he double-crossed behind bars, gaining the credit of saving the day with Twilight, and overthrowing the alicorns by scapegoating them as well as Shining Armor and Twilight's friends by using [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste the atmosphere of the invasion's immediate aftermath]] and carefully selected half-truths against them. [[VillainBall Had he afterwards]] kept [[SmugSnake his ego in check]] and [[JustBetweenYouAndMe his mouth shut]], his reign could have lasted longer than a week.]]
** For that matter, [[spoiler:winning the trust of [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Chrysalis]] to the point that she takes you as a [[UnholyMatrimony romantic interest]] and doesn't expect you to double-cross her even though she fails to drain love from you]] speaks volumes about how good you are at mind games. To put it in perspective: [[spoiler:in canon, Chrysalis fools everypony (even Twilight briefly before [[VillainBall squandering that]]), but Jewelius fools everypony Chrysalis fools as well as Chrysalis herself ''and'' Twilight much better than Chrysalis ever does]].
** In the 13th chapter, [[spoiler:things start falling out of Jewelius' hooves when both the heroes and Changelings are on the loose. However, when the heroes rush to the medical wing to rescue Cadance, he's still able to get there first with Vivian who subdues the heroes. Jewelius then decides to [[XanatosSpeedChess adapt to this unexpected turn]] by killing Cadance and framing the "crazed" heroes for it. If not for the fact that Cadance had just managed to free herself, Jewelius would have likely succeeded with this idea, possibly undoing Celestia's success in dispelling the hatred of Twilight and Canterlot's citizens towards her just moments ago. While completely open about his SmugSnake status now, he's still clever enough to come up with such an ingenious change of plans]].

* Without hesitation, the princesses, Shining Armor, and the rest of Twilight's friends all agree to return to Canterlot and save Twilight from a possible Changeling attack. Even though Jewelius has [[HeroesWithBadPublicity branded them as traitors]], and they might very well be heading into a trap as Luna ([[spoiler:[[ProperlyParanoid correctly]]]]) points out, they all want to keep Twilight safe and are [[MustMakeAmends determined to make up for the way they failed her as well as Canterlot's citizens]].

* In the 12th chapter, [[spoiler:Celestia [[FaceDeathWithDignity chooses to face the gallows without resistance or pleading to deaf ears]]. Accepting that Jewelius' grip on everypony is too strong and that her former subjects and student have lost all faith in her, she uses her last words to tell Twilight and everypony else how sorry she is for failing them and [[CueTheSun raises the sun one more time]]. The previously angry crowd and jaded Twilight are so touched by Celestia's sincere remorse that they start protesting against having her hanged. The Mane Five, Spike and Shining Armor just failed with their pleading to convince anypony that Celestia's hanging was wrong, but Celestia herself manages to do that simply by taking full responsibility over her mistakes]]. Let that sink in.
** [[spoiler:Before Celestia can be strangled by the rope, Luna [[ShootTheRope severs it with a magic blast]] and reveals herself from the crowd while using her [[NoIndoorVoice Royal Canterlot voice]].]]

** When Twilight speaks highly about Jewelius, Chrysalis mockingly tells her the same thing the disgraced heroes tried to tell her in the previous chapter: [[spoiler:Jewelius at first collaborated with Chrysalis before betraying her, is using Twilight to his advantage, and is likely trying to kill Cadance now]]. [[JerkassHasAPoint As much as Twilight doesn't want to believe Chrysalis, the latter's words fill her with doubt.]] When she runs to the medical wing after the Changelings use their chance to bolt before she can shrink them again, everything she witnesses there leaves her doubting Jewelius for the first time.
* While she [[BigBadWannabe spends most of the story in the background]] due to [[spoiler:Jewelius taking center stage and betraying her]], Queen Chrysalis proves herself to be just as conniving as she is in canon.

** Her above-mentioned act of [[NiceJobFixingItVillain planting seeds of doubt in Twilight's mind]] concerning [[spoiler:Jewelius]] ultimately leads to Twilight having her JerkassRealization.
** Finally, she [[spoiler:has a Changeling spy (who's disguised as Raven Inkwell) help Twilight free her captive parents, obtain the Elements of Harmony, and escape from Canterlot]] so that when [[spoiler: Jewelius is defeated and cornered by the heroes, she and her minions can take her revenge on him for his betrayal]].
* Just as the heroes are petrified by Vivian and the smug Jewelius is about to enter the medical wing to [[spoiler:kill Cadance and frame the heroes for it]], he finds Cadance [[DamselOutOfDistress sitting free]] on the hospital bed, levitating in the air two of Jewelius' doctors, and giving [[BewareTheNiceOnes an angry]] DeathGlare toward her rotten cousin. After knocking out the doctors, she blasts Jewelius, sending him flying onto Vivian, and breaking the latter's petrifying spell.

* Speaking of Cadence, she convinces a low-spirited Celestia (along with the rest of the heroes) to remain hopeful that Twilight will come around and help them defeat [[spoiler:Jewelius]].

** Spike gets one by preventing [[spoiler:Jewelius from escaping in his chariot]]. How does he do that? [[spoiler:By jamming one of the wheels with the wedding cake toppers [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Jewelius himself sent the exiled dragon just to taunt him]]]].
** Immediately after the previous example, [[spoiler:all the heroes surround Jewelius [[VillainsWantMercy who resorts to making pathetic excuses and promises]] so that the heroes will spare him. This only manages to make them even angrier. After all of the torment he inflicted upon the heroes throughout the story, it's satisfying to see him grovelling before them [[HourglassPlot just as the Mane Five did]] when he sentenced them to slavery]].
** Just as [[spoiler:Jewelius]] is surrounded by the heroes, [[spoiler:Chrysalis appears with her Changelings. They give [[AssholeVictim Jewelius]] his [[KarmicDeath well-deserved end]] by [[DevouredByTheHorde eating him alive]] much the same way [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Scar is eaten by the hyenas]]]].
--->[[spoiler:'''Jewelius''': Chrysalis, my love, please help me! Destroy them and we'll rule Equestria as promised!\\
'''Chrysalis''': My love?! I thought [[IronicEcho you said I was a 'despicable animal']]. You may not have any love for us to feed on, but we'll just have to settle on '''''everything''''' else. Feed on this despicable excuse of a pony, my subjects!]]

* The princesses, Shining Armor, and the rest of Twilight's friends all agree to return to Canterlot and save Twilight from a possible Changeling attack. Even though Jewelius has [[HeroesWithBadPublicity branded them as traitors]], and they might very well be heading into a trap as Luna ([[spoiler:[[ProperlyParanoid correctly]]]]) points out, they all want to keep Twilight safe and are [[MustMakeAmends determined to make up for the way they failed her as well as Canterlot's citizens]].

** Spike gets one by preventing [[spoiler:Jewelius from escaping in his chariot]]. How does he do that? [[spoiler:By wedging into one of the wheels the wedding cake toppers [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Jewelius himself sent to him just to taunt the exiled dragon]]]].

** Just as [[spoiler:Jewelius]] is surrounded by the heroes, [[spoiler:Chrysalis appears with her Changelings. They give [[AssholeVictim Jewelius]] his [[KarmicDeath well-deserved end]] by [[DevouredByTheHorde eating him alive]] much the same way [[Disney/TheLionKing Scar is eaten by the hyenas]]]].

** In the 13th chapter, [[spoiler:things start falling out of Jewelius' hooves when both the heroes and Changelings are on the loose. However, when the heroes rush to the medical wing to rescue Cadance, he's still able to get there first with Vivian who subdues the heroes. Jewelius then decides to [[XanatosSpeedChess adapt to this unexpected turn]] by killing Cadance and framing the "crazed" heroes for it. If not for the fact that Cadance had just managed to free herself, Jewelius would have most likely succeeded with this idea. While completely open about his SmugSnake status now, he's still clever enough to come up with such an ingenious change of plans]].

* [[ForWantOfANail Before Shining Armor and Cadance get a chance to blast the Changelings out of Equestria]], Twilight uses a power-draining spell to turn them all small enough to fit in a glass jar.
* As [[HateSink conceited]] as [[ManipulativeBastard Jewelius]] proves himself to be later on, one cannot help but give him some respect for the audacious way he takes over Equestria's throne by telling everypony about Celestia, Shining Armor as well as the Mane Five's mistakes. [[RefugeInAudacity He throws them all — even Celestia — for a loop with his hostile accusations so utterly]] that [[NiceJobBreakingItHero their unsuccessful panic-induced escape attempt effectively turns everypony against them]]. [[spoiler:He originally planned to take control of Equestria as Chrysalis' partner, but as he witnessed all that happened canonically between everypony, he [[XanatosSpeedChess devised a new plan]] that resulted in him getting the Changelings he double-crossed behind bars, getting the credit of saving the day with Twilight, and overthrowing the alicorns by scapegoating them as well as Shining Armor and Twilight's friends by using [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste the atmosphere of the invasion's immediate aftermath]] and carefully selected half-truths against them. [[VillainBall Had he afterwards]] kept [[SmugSnake his ego in check]] and [[JustBetweenYouAndMe his mouth shut]], his reign could have lasted longer than a week.]]
** For that matter, [[spoiler:winning the trust of [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Chrysalis]] to the point that she takes you as a [[UnholyMatrimony romantic interest]] and doesn't expect you to double-cross her even though she fails to drain love from you]] speaks volumes about how good you are at mind games. To put it in perspective: [[spoiler:in canon, Chrysalis fools everypony (even Twilight briefly before [[VillainBall squandering that]]), but Jewelius fools everypony Chrysalis fools as well as Chrysalis herself ''and'' Twilight much better than Chrysalis ever does.]]
** In the 13th chapter, [[spoiler:things start falling out of Jewelius' hooves when both the heroes and Changelings are on the loose. However, when the heroes rush to the medical center to rescue Cadance, he's still able to get there first with Vivian who subdues the heroes. Jewelius then decides to [[XanatosSpeedChess adapt to this setback]] by killing Cadance and framing the "crazed" heroes for it. If not for the fact that Cadance had just managed to free herself, Jewelius would have most likely succeeded with this idea. While completely open about his SmugSnake status now, he's still clever enough to come up with such an ingenious change of plans]].

* In the 12th chapter, [[spoiler:Celestia [[FaceDeathWithDignity chooses to face the gallows without resistance or pleading to deaf ears]]. Accepting that Jewelius' grip on everypony is too strong and that her former subjects and student have lost all faith in her, she uses her last words to tell Twilight and everypony else how sorry she is for failing them and raises the sun one more time. The previously angry crowd and jaded Twilight are so touched by Celestia's sincere remorse that they start protesting against having her hanged. The Mane Five, Spike and Shining Armor just failed with their pleading to convince anypony that Celestia's hanging was wrong, but Celestia herself manages to do that simply by taking full responsibility over her mistakes]]. Let that sink in.

** When Twilight speaks highly about Jewelius, Chrysalis mockingly tells her the same thing the disgraced heroes tried to tell her in the previous chapter: [[spoiler:Jewelius at first collaborated with Chrysalis before betraying her, is using Twilight to his advantage, and is likely trying to kill Cadance now]]. [[JerkassHasAPoint As much as Twilight doesn't want to believe Chrysalis, the latter's words fill her with doubt.]] When she runs to the medical wing after the Changelings use their chance to bolt before she can shrink them again, everything she witnesses there leaves her doubting Jewelius for the first time. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Nice job starting the big reality check, Chrysalis!]]

* In the 12th chapter, [[spoiler:Celestia [[FaceDeathWithDignity chooses to face the gallows without resistance or pleading to deaf ears]]. Accepting that Jewelius' grip on everypony is too strong, she uses her last words to tell Twilight and everypony else how sorry she is for failing them and raises the sun one more time. The previously angry crowd and jaded Twilight are so touched by Celestia's sincere remorse that they start protesting against having her hanged. The Mane Five, Spike and Shining Armor just failed with their pleading to convince anypony that Celestia's hanging was wrong, but Celestia herself manages to do that simply by taking full responsibility over her mistakes]]. Let that sink in.

* As [[HateSink conceited]] as [[ManipulativeBastard Jewelius]] proves himself to be later on, one cannot help but give him some respect for the audacious way he takes over Equestria's throne by telling everypony about Celestia, Shining Armor as well as the Mane Five's mistakes. [[RefugeInAudacity He throws them all — even Celestia — for a loop with his hostile accusations so utterly]] that [[NiceJobBreakingItHero their unsuccessful panic-induced escape attempt effectively turns everypony against them]]. [[spoiler:He originally planned to take control of Equestria as Chrysalis' partner, but as he witnessed all that happened canonically between everypony, he [[XanatosSpeedChess devised a new plan]] that resulted in him getting the Changelings he double-crossed behind bars, getting the credit of saving the day with Twilight, and overthrowing the alicorns by scapegoating them as well as Shining Armor and Twilight's friends by using against them [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste the atmosphere of the invasion's immediate aftermath]] and carefully selected half-truths. [[VillainBall Had he afterwards]] kept [[SmugSnake his ego in check]] and [[JustBetweenYouAndMe his mouth shut]], his reign could have lasted longer than a week.]]

* As [[HateSink conceited]] as [[ManipulativeBastard Jewelius]] proves himself to be later on, one cannot help but give him some respect for the audacious way he takes over Equestria's throne by telling everypony about Celestia, Shining Armor as well as the Mane Five's mistakes. [[RefugeInAudacity He throws them all — even Celestia — for a loop with his hostile accusations so utterly]] that [[NiceJobBreakingItHero their unsuccessful panic-induced escape attempt effectively turns everypony against them]]. [[spoiler:He originally planned to take control of Equestria as Chrysalis' partner, but as he witnessed all that happened canonically between everypony, he [[XanatosSpeedChess devised a new plan]] that resulted in him getting behind bars the Changelings he double-crossed, getting the credit of saving the day with Twilight, and overthrowing the alicorns by scapegoating them as well as Shining Armor and Twilight's friends by using against them [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste the atmosphere of the invasion's immediate aftermath]] and carefully selected half-truths. [[VillainBall Had he afterwards]] kept [[SmugSnake his ego in check]] and [[JustBetweenYouAndMe his mouth shut]], his reign could have lasted longer than a week.]]

* As [[HateSink conceited]] as [[ManipulativeBastard Jewelius]] proves himself to be later on, one cannot help but give him some respect for the audacious way he takes over Equestria's throne by telling everypony about Celestia, Shining Armor as well as the Mane Five's mistakes. [[RefugeInAudacity He throws them all — even Celestia — for a loop with his hostile accusations so utterly]] that [[NiceJobBreakingItHero their unsuccessful panic-induced escape attempt effectively turns everypony against them]]. [[spoiler:He originally planned to take control of Equestria as Chrysalis' partner, but as he witnessed all that happened canonically between everypony, he [[XanatosSpeedChess devised a new plan]] that resulted in him getting behind bars the Changelings he double-crossed, getting the credit of saving the day with Twilight, and overthrowing the alicorns by scapegoating them as well as Shining Armor and Twilight's friends by using against them [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste the atmosphere of the invasion's immediate aftermath]] and carefully selected half-truths. If [[VillainBall he had afterwards]] kept [[SmugSnake his ego in check]] and [[JustBetweenYouAndMe his mouth shut]], his reign could have lasted longer than a week.]]
** For that matter, [[spoiler:winning the trust of [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Chrysalis]] to the point that she takes you as a [[UnholyMatrimony romantic interest]] and doesn't expect you to double-cross her even though she fails to drain love from you]] speaks volumes about how good you are at mind games. [[spoiler:In canon, Chrysalis fools everypony (even Twilight briefly before [[VillainBall squandering that]]), but Jewelius fools everypony Chrysalis fools as well as Chrysalis herself ''and'' Twilight much better than Chrysalis ever does.]]

* In the 12th chapter, [[spoiler:Celestia [[FaceDeathWithDignity chooses to face the gallows without resistance or pleading to deaf ears]]. Accepting that Jewelius' grip on everypony is too strong, she uses her last words to tell Twilight and everypony else how sorry she is for failing them and raises the sun one more time. The previously angry crowd and jaded Twilight are so touched by Celestia's sincere remorse that they start protesting against having her hanged. The Mane Five, Spike and Shining Armor just failed to convince anypony that Celestia's hanging is wrong with their pleading, but Celestia herself manages to do that simply by taking full responsibility over her mistakes]]. Let that sink in.

* In the 12th chapter, [[spoiler:Celestia [[FaceDeathWithDignity chooses to face the gallows without resistance or pleading to deaf ears]]. Accepting that Jewelius' grip on everypony is too strong, she uses her final speech to tell Twilight and everypony else how sorry she is for failing them and raises the sun one more time. The previously angry crowd and jaded Twilight are so touched by Celestia's sincere remorse that they start protesting against having her hanged. The Mane Five, Spike and Shining Armor just failed with all their pleading to convince anypony that Celestia's hanging is wrong, but Celestia herself manages to do that simply by taking full responsibility over her mistakes]]. Let that sink in.

* The princesses, Shining Armor, and the rest of Twilight's friends all agree to return to Canterlot and save Twilight from a possible Changeling attack. Even though Jewelius has [[HeroesWithBadPublicity branded them as traitors]], and they might very well be heading into a trap as Luna ([[spoiler:[[ProperlyParanoid correctly]]]]) points out, they all want to keep Twilight safe and are [[MustMakeAmends determined to atone for failing her as well as Canterlot's citizens]].

** Immediately after the previous example, [[spoiler:all the heroes surround Jewelius [[VillainsWantMercy who resorts to making pathetic excuses and promises]] so that the heroes will spare him. This only manages to make them even angrier. After all of the torment he made them suffer throughout the story, it's satisfying to see him grovelling before them [[HourglassPlot just as the Mane Five did]] when he sentenced them to slavery]].

** Immediately after the previous example, [[spoiler:all the heroes surround Jewelius [[VillainsWantMercy who resorts to making pathetic excuses and promises]] that only manage to make them even angrier. After all of the torment he made them suffer throughout the story, it's satisfying to see him grovelling before them [[HourglassPlot just as the Mane Five did]] when he sentenced them to slavery]].

** Immediately after the previous example, [[spoiler:all the heroes surround Jewelius [[VillainsWantMercy who resorts to making pathetic excuses and promises]] that only manage to make them even angrier. After all the torment he put them all through throughout the story, it's satisfying to see him grovelling before them [[HourglassPlot like the Mane Five did]] when he sentenced them to slavery]].

* The princesses, Shining Armor, and the rest of Twilight's friends all agree to return to Canterlot and save Twilight from a possible Changeling attack. Even though Jewelius has [[HeroesWithBadPublicity branded them as traitors]], and they might very well be heading into a trap as Luna ([[spoiler: [[ProperlyParanoid correctly]]]]) points out, they all want to keep Twilight safe and are [[MustMakeAmends determined to atone for failing her as well as Canterlot's citizens]].

** She is able to escape from captivity due to [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy the guards getting too close to her cell]].

--->[[spoiler:'''Jewelius''': [[VillainsWantMercy Chrysalis, my love, please help me! Destroy them and we'll rule Equestria as promised!]]\\

* The princesses, Shining Armor, and the rest of Twilight's friends all agree to return to Canterlot to save Twilight from a possible Changeling attack. Even though Jewelius has [[HeroesWithBadPublicity branded them as traitors]] and might very well be heading into a trap as Luna ([[spoiler: [[ProperlyParanoid correctly]]]]) points out, they all want to keep Twilight safe and are [[MustMakeAmends determined to atone for failing her as well as Canterlot's citizens]].

* Speaking of Cadence, she convinces a low-spirited Celestia (along with the rest of the heroes) to remain hopeful that Twilight will come around and help them defeat [[spoiler: Jewelius]].