[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by guncannon109

Alright. The changlings feed on love right? Then why in the name of Celestia would Chrysalis just toss away an Alicorn that can mass produce the stuff at will? When she's taunting Twilight in the caves under Canterlotte it's pretty clear that she intended to have Twilight do away with the real Cadence so my question remains. Why throw away an unlimited source of nourishment?

Cadance's magic is completely at will. Why would she help Chrysalis?
You have to remember that Chrysalis is invading Canterlot. She had no intention of making friends. She had an army and she was ready to conquer. Cadance wouldn't use her spell to feed Chrysalis or the Changelings since they were enemies even before she had trapped her in the mines.
She had to do away with the real one so that Shining Armor, who was under Chrysalis's mind control spell (Which was made clear that took effect over time and wasn't immediate) wouldn't be able to encounter the real Cadance and ruin her plans.

So, her plan was:
1. Trap the real Cadance in the mines
2. Impersonate her
3. Begin her mind control spell on Shining
4. Use Shining's love for her as a source of food
5. Put Canterlot in a state of alert by making a threat (Doing this would divert attention from her, making her obvious differences from the real Cadance be unnoticed because everyone is too busy worrying about the possible attack on Canterlot)
6. Imprison Twilight and have her axe off the real Cadance
7. Once Shining is completely under her control, she'd have control of the Royal Guard
8. Invade Canterlot
9. Profit

She pretty much had a solid plan, since it's been confirmed that the Changelings can feed of love alone, the love doesn't have to be directed towards them (So the love Shining feels towards Cadance could feed other changelings than just Chrysalis).