Talk:To Where and Back Again - Part 1/@comment-7345250-20161006200208/@comment-24908786-20161008160302

Chrysalis' endgame was also her revenge for the Royal Wedding defeat. By kidnapping Equestria's Royal Family and primary defenders in the Elements of Harmony, the ones responsible for her defeat at the Royal Wedding, and replacing them with fakes, she could have the drones collect the love Ponyville, Canterlot, and the Crystal Empire have for the kidnapped royals and saviors and give it to her, making her stronger so that when the time comes, she can launch her second invasion, and when the Royal Guards and Wonderbolts realize they've been tricked, Equestria is already under Chrysalis' control.