Author's Notes:

AT LAST a new chapter! so very sorry for such a long wait, i very hope you enjoy this!

now i will say this, there will be a part, a talk of a dream, this idea came to me where there will be a second story based off Brandon's dreams, this being known as What If stories, so just putting that out there, anyway, enjoy!

“Luna, hey, it’s alright,” I spoke, my phone up to my ear as I paced back and forth along the floor of the living room, snacks, drinks, and the game system, a Play Station 4, which just in fact came in this morning if you can believe it; all set up and ready for Luna’s and I first ever Game Day. We had been planning this for a while, her coming over here, or me over there just to hang and play some games. Course she was more of the Xbox fan, but me, nah, I’m a Sony guy all the way. Yes I do have an Xbox (somewhere) but that was only because it was a gift from a family member. “Stuff happens, I can understand that. Your duty as a Princess comes first!”

“I know, it’s just…we planned this for a long time, and now this…I mean…”

“Luna, please,” I stopped her once more. “Whatever it is, you and the other Princesses are needed, get that done and we can simply plan this for another day. Ether way, you said that Shade would be returning today yes?”

“Sometime tomorrow, but she is on her way back yes…how is young Silver Arrow doing?” This only caused me to smile as I turned and made my way toward the kitchen, to see a small colt named Silver Arrow, cooking, with a smile on both of their faces; Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings. Watching as the two worked on making breakfast as I started to remember what happened; ad how he reacted to seeing who, and what, she truly was.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

“Cooooooool!” the way he said ‘cool’, it, well, sounded like that one cartoon show, Johnny Test if I believed, when he would say ‘cool’. But…was he not afraid, I mean, many ponies seemed to fear Chrysalis, mostly because I kept saying it was because they didn’t understand why she did what she did; but…well, I didn’t think THIS would happen. “Can you change into other things as well, like a bull, oh, oh? What about a dragon, can you turn into that?!” he started to bounce a bit in place when he looked, or kept on looking at Chrysalis, until I realized…he’s just a kid…this is well…I’m sure any kid would react like he did right? However, before I could even ask the question, that was no doubt on both mine, and Chrysalis’s mind, well, she beat me to the punch as she asked.

“Wait…you are not…you do not fear me?” she asked, speaking slowly, as if both asking Silver if he was for real, and if he was a bit…well I don’t want to say ‘slow’ if you know what I mean.

“No,” he answered, shaking his head back and forth, before looking between the two of us. “Why…should I be scared?”

“Well no...I mean, you know who she is yes?” I questioned, my eyes on him as he looked back to me, and then to her.

“Uh…the Changeling Queen right?” he asked tapping his chin with his hoof. “How do you say your name…or is it Nova Star?”

“Ch…Chrysalis,” she answered as he nodded.

“Okay! Do you mind if I call you that, or do I have to…”

“Hang on, back up a second!” now, some may think that was me yelling that out…you be wrong, it was indeed a very confused Chrysalis. “Why, why is it you are not scared, why are you not screaming in terror, I mean…” she looked to me, as I only shrugged. I mean what else do you want me to say? I was just as confused as she was!

“Brandon,” I jerked from my train of thought to look down at the colt before me as he asked. “Are you scared of her?”

“Huh?”

“Are you scared of her?”

“Well…when she is PMSing she can be…ow!” I yelled as I felt a hard snap along my ass as I looked back, seeing her glaring hard at me. “W…what?! This is how I claim down, I make freaking jokes!”

“Now is not the time for jokes!”

“Well excusesssss me Queeny,” another snap as I watched her horn glow as something, possible her magic whip me across the rear. As I yelped, it caused Silver to only laugh, or try not to laugh, as we heard the soft snicker of a colt holding back his laughter. “But to answer your question,” I muttered, giving the Queen a soft glare. “No…I’m not scared of her, I trust her with my very life if it came to something like that.” There was a short pause, as Silver seemed to think of something, before he could only nod.
“Then that is good enough for me then!”

“Okay, I’m going to bite,” Chrysalis answered walking forward and kneeling down slightly before asking. “Why, I mean, there has to be another reason why you don’t fear me…just why?” The colt looked along both me and Chrysalis, as if fighting with himself to say, or not say anything. After a short moment, he then looked up again, and nodded as he started to explain why, ad giving us a bit of a back story.

The two of us listened as we sat on the bed as he told us a small story of when he and his mother left Canterlot, for a small vacation. He spoke on how his mother family had a small cabin away from the bustle of everyone else; just to enjoy the peace and stillness of the world. He said that he was around the age of seven, so three years ago, so it seems. Chrysalis seemed to be listening all the more as he spoke how, when they entered the cabin, there was already someone there, a Changeling who was badly hurt. “We didn’t find out why or how she got hurt,” he spoke looking mostly to Chrysalis, I'm guessing because he thought it could’ve been one of her Changelings, of course I wouldn’t have known if it was or not. But she was really bad…not as bad as when…mom…” he started to look down, I could see what he was about to say, and I was about to reach over to pull him into a hug, hoping that he could keep on going, but, Chrysalis once more beat me to the punch. She sat down beside him, and dropped one of her wings about him in a sort of hug as he looked back up at her.

“You do not have to tell me this, I understand if this makes you feel…upset with your mother no longer here…”

“No…I wanna tell it,” he said looking up to her. “Only my mom and I ever knew her, and at least now; I can tells others.” The Changeling Queen only nodded her head slightly from this and held a gentle smile to him, before he closed his eyes and started his story once more.

“Mom was really scared of her,” he went on to saying as I leaned back along the bed to listen to his story. “She held me rather close, about to back us out…but I could see the pain in Web’s eyes…oh that’s the name she said she gave herself, Web…not really sure why.” He only shrugged and went on. “I was confused seeing how mom always told me; we should help anyone that was hurt or something. But here mom was, trying to pull me away. I looked up to her and asked her. ‘Mommy, what’s wrong, shouldn’t we help her?’ mom only looked down to me and seemed conflicted I think…that’s the word right?”

“That’s right,” I answered his question. “She taught you to help anyone that you think would need help; and here was one but she didn’t want to.”

“Uh huh,” he agreed. “She told me after all three of us became friends that she was scared and that she was sorry for not wanting to help Web at first.”

“Wait…you three became, friends?” Chrysalis asked as Silver looked up and nodded.

“Yup! She would come over a lot and visit us, she said she was…well I’m not sure what word she used to call herself, but she said she traveled a lot, and that she didn’t have a Hive.”

“Ah…I see, she was a Loner.”

“Huh?” both I and Silver asked at the same time before the Queen sighed and explained.

It is true, that Changeling Queens, have many Changelings under their rule, hundreds, thousands, it really depends on how many the Queen can get to gather under her banner. However, there are some born outside of the Hive, some without a queen.”

“Hang on a second…” I blinked and rubbed the top of my head. “Don’t…well I heard that Changeling Queens give birth to all of the Changelings under their control, like Queen Ants, or Bees.”

“Are you comparing me to a bug, Brandon?” she asked giving me a small glare as I only smiled and laughed sheepish.

“No, I uh…well uh…SO! Why not tell us more of this Loner stuff huh sweetie?” I smiled sheepish all the more before she glared and said.

“I’ll deal with you later, ether way as I was saying, and I’ll explain that part a bit before going on…no, Changelings Queens do not give birth to the Hive, and Changelings can have their own children with who they wish. A Loner, is a Changeling that was born or left a Hive, as the name says, they are alone, move about ether with a small group of Loners…and if you say they are not Loners if with others, Brandon, I swear by Celestial fat flank I will slap you upside the head!” my hand slowly found it way back down from the air, to the bed as she said those words. “Now, as I was saying,” she closed her eyes before saying. “When a female Changeling becomes Queen, there is one of few ways she can gain Changelings under her rule. The old ‘join me or be destroyed’ type way, find Loners to see if they wish to join her. These types of way are rather easy if the Changeling in question is in need of love. Or if coming by another Hive, seeing if anyone there would be willing to change Hives.”

“Wait, that can happen?” I asked rubbing the back of my head; not really understanding how one could simple change Hives like that.”

“Yes, I have had a few of my Changelings, before the Canterlot evasion in fact, leave because they didn’t like the idea. I did not threaten to harm them if they left, and before they did leave, I gave them a small amount of love as they left. Fifteen in fact left the Hive, and I have yet to see or hear from them.”

“Was it hard watching them leaving?” Silver asked as Chrysalis sighed.

“It was, a small bit, but this was there choice.”

We spoke some more, Silver promising that he wouldn’t tell anyone of Chrysalis, who in turned thanked him. But before we could turn into bed, Silver asked. “Chrysalis…why did you try and invade Canterlot…couldn’t you have asked my Aunts for help?”

“That…is a sore subject for me to speak of little one,” Chrysalis spoke as she looked down to him, I already knew what it was, but I bet there was something much more then she was letting on. “Just know, that a long time ago, a very long time ago, I did try…it just didn’t work.”

“Why not?” he asked.

“Ponies, and a lot of others people, they fear what they don’t understand.”

“What do you mean by that?” he asked as I sighed, and started to speak.

“Everyone, fears what they don’t understand Silver, some may say they don’t, but there is a part of them that fears it all the more. Changelings are one such thing. They can morph, and even if they wanted to,” I looked to Chrysalis as she only nodded, allowing me to keep on going. “Controlling how someone thinks of them, mind control in a sense.”

At last, we were done, how long had we’d been speaking for, I didn’t know how long in fact we spoke, but when it was all done, and out of the way, I felt rather drained from the feeling of sleep, tugging at my eyes. “Still though,” Chrysalis spoke, pulling me once more away from my train of thought. “Thank you Silver Arrow, for telling us that bit about yourself, your mother and this Web Changeling. And thank you for understanding what I did what I had to do…hopefully you were not hurt during that time.”

“No,” he answered shaking his head side to side. “They were rather nice to us.”

“Good…but ether way it is rather late,” she said, earning herself a small yawn as Silver could only nod. “If you like we may speak of more of this in the morning.”

“I would like that,” he agreed before looking at the two of us. Wishing us a good night, he turned and left out of the room.

I sighed, rather surprised that this all went over rather well. My head lying on the pillow as I rubbed my eyes before saying. “I’m surprised on how well that went.” I commented as I turned to look at Chrysalis, her eyes slightly narrowed on me. “What?”

“Remember that bug like reference you said about me?”

“Yeahhhhh?” I asked slowly, before gasping as I felt myself picked up in her green like aura before dropped outside of the room, after hearing the door slam behind me. She…She kicked me out?! Does that mean I’m sleeping on the sofa…wait…did that just happen?!

“Brandon?” I heard the small voice of Arrow as I turned to see him peaking out of his room. “Did…Did she kick you out of your guys room?”

“Yup…”

“Was it because of the bug thing?”

“Yup…”

“Wanna play some games in the living room then for the night?”

“Sure, Elder Scrolls online?”

“I thought it was called Skyrim Online?” he asked as we made our way down the stairs, a soft chuckle coming over my lips.

“Nah, I think they are releasing Skyrim in a DLC at some point.”

“Again Luna,” I spoke, having spent just a moment to remember all that happened last night as I watched the two go about whatever they were doing now. “As I said, we can easily just postpone me kicking your flank!”

“Ha!” she scoffed in my ear as I sat down. Indeed Chrysalis made me sleep on the sofa, but I had little Silver Arrow as a buddy for the night, it was like a sleep over, we joked. “Please human, you can not best the Gamer Princess!”

“Mortal Kombat X.”

“…I hate you,”

“You just mad because I can use Johnny Cage so good!”

“This means war Brandon!” I just laughed loudly at her little rage fest before I then said. “By the way…about that dream last night…thanks, will she know that I was really in that dream as well?”

“No,” I heard her answer me back. “She will think of you as just a dream version of what she thought…perhaps you should speak to her more, and to your mare about both of your feelings for each other…I understand humans are not as…open to the ideas of herding such as we are…but as you saw last night…”

“Yeah, I know…” I answered, softly sighing before nodding to myself. “Anyway, thank you for at least trusting me enough to do that, I wouldn’t mind diving into other peoples dreams at times, If you allow me to?”

“Perhaps we shall again soon, just not the pink one…hooo…she is something else…what you have seen Brandon…does not compared to what her dreams are like!” I could only slightly agree with what Pinkie Pie was like, I knew just from meeting her a few times, mostly from the home coming party she threw for me…she was crazy, enough said.

After hanging up my phone and slipping it into my pocket, I made my way back toward the kitchen to watch the two as they interacted. Silver was standing on a chair, so that he could be at level with the counter, allowing him to see as Chrysalis used her magic to cut or move the items that she was doing. It looked like pancakes, smelled like pancakes…okay so it was pancakes! Silver would smile at her when she would look down at him, and she gave back a half hearted smile as she flipped the pancakes in the pan. I came up behind and pulled her into a hug, making her stand on her hind legs as she released a cute little eep from the sudden hug. Before she could say anything else, I kissed her along her neck ever so softly. Making her purr softly. Her wings buzzing and twitching slightly along my chest. “Morning there,” I spoke in her ear as I heard her only chuckle.

“Don’t try a get all nice with me, after what you called me last night...”

‘I implied it,” I pointed out. “And I didn’t mean it as a bad thing…but if you want me to stop being all nice and huggy…”

“I didn’t say that,” quickly answered as I only chuckled. Hugging her a bit more tightly as I gave her neck another kiss. Silver making a small gag like noise as I only playfully pushed him along his head. Causing him to laugh and bat at my hand. I was about to say something else, when a pop and a yawn was heard behind me.

“So…” a voice spoke from behind us, followed by a rather loud…over the top yawn. ‘What’s for breakfast?”

I turned back at once, not knowing who this new voice belonged to, as my right eye, raised a bit in utter confusion as to the…creature I was staring at. For one, he was wearing a sleeping cap on, as well as a sleeping gown, with moons and stars all about it…but body wise…just what was this thing? Whatever he was, he sure was…strange looking, rather chaotic. He seemed to be a living breathing jigsaw puzzle in a sense, different body parts placed about his body, I felt like I knew whatever this thing was, but the name just couldn’t reach my lips. That’s when I noticed something, noticed something that caused the blood to my face to go from normal, to bone white…he was looking at Chrysalis, as her Changeling form! “Hello?” he asked as I blinked, he now before me, but how did he… “Anyone home?” he asked lightly bonking my head as I blinked. “Luna did say you always spaced out, but I didn’t think she was for real.”

“Discord!” I heard Chrysalis hiss softly from behind me. “Discord, so that was what his name was. Wait did these two know each other? “What is the Spirit of Chaos doing here?”

“Well, I did smell food, and I was kinda getting hungry, so I thought I would pop right in and see if I can join you all for some morning grub!” he pulled me into a one arm hug as I looked up seeing him grin as he poked my nose with what seemed to be a lion paw. “It is the most important meal of the day and all!”

“Uh…” I spoke moving away from him and standing beside Chrysalis. “Do you two…know each other?”

“Not on a speaking term no,” Discord spoke once more as he snapped his talon, allowing a glass of…Chocolate milk to come into his grip as he took a small sip and threw it behind him, making it poof away. “I did watch from the garden as her little changelings invaded, and were then…what those humans called it…Team Rocketed.” I had to bring up a fist to my mouth to hold back a soft chuckle at this, I could only think of what he meant and what it meant, as Chrysalis gave me a death glare, one that warned me not to egg him on. “But, being stoned for a thousand years…twice mind you, you do get a chance to just, listen you know?” he then held up a lion paw and offered. “And do not worry, I don’t plan on telling Luna, or anyone else of who she is…I'm surprised they didn’t know, I knew the moment you came into Canterlot, and how you were just trying to control this human at first.” I raised my eyebrow at him, sure I knew of this, she did tell me this, but how did he know? “I’m the Spirit of Chaos, Brandon; I know a lot of things!” Did…Did he just read my mind?! “Perhaps…” Stop it! “Okay, okay, geez, seems Chrysalis been holding out on you, if you’re so tensed!”

“Discord!” Chrysalis screamed as she fired off a magical blast to which…his head spilt in half?!

“Cooooool,” Silver exclaimed as he watched Discord take a bow.

“The good…what?” was all I could say. This was random…too random for my taste.

“But being random is so much fun.”

“God Damn it stop that!”

To say that the table was tense would be an understatement, Chrysalis was glaring at him all the while, Silver…well, and he didn’t seem to mind ether way as he just ate away. I was lightly picking at my food, watching the two beings known as the Changeling Queen and The Spirit of Chaos…who at this point was floating many of his food about and eating each one as he pleased. Did these two know each other; it seemed Chrysalis really didn’t like him that much…seeing how she did try to blast his head off. “So…do you two know each other or something?”

“No,” my mare-friend said dryly. “However, I do not trust this one to know who I am…but it seemed he already knew. Now I am just wondering, what is his game…?”

“Game?” he asked with a piece of fake bacon sticking out of his mouth before slurping it in. “I have no game to play here little Chrysalis. None at all.”

“I don’t believe that for a second!” she hissed slamming her hoof along the table causing both me and Silver to jump. “You always have an end game, you always twist things around, just is your nature! You are Chaos!”

“Yes, yes, I get that,” he waved his lion paw and said. “But the world needs Chaos, and I give it just the little bit that it needs.”

“The True Humans, and Harmony is not enough?” I asked, not sounding upset or mad, just matter of fact.

“That, my dear little human, is far too much Chaos, to which I can agree on.” He placed all the things he was floating about him back on the table and sighed. “I’ll be frank, yes, I do cause chaos within the world, make someone life a bit…interesting, to say the least, but, I do not cause harm, I do not kill.” He looked me dead in the eyes, as I shrieked back a bit at this. “What these two groups are doing…perhaps there is no death…but there is something going on, and with Luna off to see what has happened already…this is just the start.”

“What…?”

“Your little Queeny here,” he answered pointing to Chrysalis. “She already has a good idea on what might be happening…seeing how one of her many smaller Hives is station near where Luna is going.”

“How do you…”

“I know many things, Chrysalis,” he cut her off before closing his eyes. “Trust me when I say this. Fluttershy had been teaching me the…ugh…Magic of Friendship for a while now,” he seemed to gag at the title, but kept going. “Though I would rather just go back to my old ways, of pranks and having fun…it is nice, to have a friend. I made a promise to Fluttershy, that if I can help ponies, or whoever, I should.

“I knew you had been back in Equestria for a long time,” he went on to saying as he took a drink out of his cup, this time tea. “And I had been keeping a rather close eye on you. When I watched you come closer and closer to this human here…it got me thinking, and I didn’t want to let the Princesses or others know. And now…well…I think I won’t tell them. As for why?” he leaned back and said. “Well, when Sun Butt or the others find out, I rather see their shock look when you had been here for a good long while. It will be interesting to say the least…a good chaotic show.”

“This is just amusing for you…isn’t it?” she demanded as he only chuckled.

“I like to see things play out…good, or bad.”

After a bit, the food done, and dishes washed, I thinking that he was going to be leaving soon, was more then…well not surprised when I felt him wrap an arm about me and said. “How about you and me go out for a little walk today?” he asked me as I raised an eyebrow. “Come now, you must have some things you have to do today, correct?”

“One thing yes…” I slowly answered as he clapped his hands together.

“Very good!” he exclaimed with a wide grin. “And beside, it will be good to talk to someone other then ponies, or Changelings Queens.” When I looked back toward Chrysalis however, I was surprised to see her shift into Nova Star…why? “Besides…she has a date of her own,” he whispered before teleporting away. Before I could ask anything more, a firm knock came along the door, causing me to slightly flinch. It’s kinda creepy how someone could do that…guess in a way; I’m still not use to the whole, magical thing quite yet. Ether way, I made my way toward the door, opening it, and was rather surprised of who I saw, standing on the other side.

Lyra gave me a blank look as well, did she think I wouldn’t be here, or maybe she just didn’t think I would’ve been the one to answer; strange how that could be of course. But seeing her standing there and just blinking; I at last spoke out. “Uh…hey there Lyra,” I answered as she gave me a somewhat sheepish smile. “What are you…?”

“Nova Star invited me.” she exclaimed before I could say anything else. “She wanted to talk to me about something, so I thought I come over and see what she wanted to talk about.” Strange, she never told me she was meeting anyone today, much less Lyra for that matter. I could only give her a small nod at this as I stood off toward the side, letting her walk inside; she looked back and shared one more smile before asking. “Hey where are you going?”

“Going to check out my time at work,” I said, really that was what the plan was today. “Maybe I’ll be back sooner then I think.” She gave me a raised eyebrow look and said. “And no, this is not just because of your meeting, trust me, I didn’t know of it until you just told me of it right now, anyway, have fun talking about…whatever.”

After she went inside, my mind wondered to what’s he was going to be talking about with Chryrilis…I mean, I remembered my time at the hospital rather well, to know that the two had a…understanding in one way or another. Lyra still loved me, that much was known, and did I still love her; of course I did! “A lot on your mind?” I jerked hearing Discord voice once more as I jerked my head left and right, at first he was rather fun, but if he was mind reading me again I swear… “On your shoulder!” I blinked and jerked my head left and right and soon saw him sitting on my right shoulder, as a tiny little…well him. He was big enough that he could’ve easily sat on my hand if he wanted to, his legs dangling back and forth as he smiled at me.

“What do you want?”

“Where are you going?”

“Going to my place of work to get my times,” I answered him still walking. Fancy Pants shop was near the castle, maybe he was thinking we were going there?

“At the castle…never saw you there before.”

“I work with Fancy Pants,” I sighed and then asked. “Okay really what do you want Discord, you’re starting to bug me now.” He only gave me a rather large grin as I said this as I only sighed, why did I have this feeling that today was going to be a long one at that.

And boy was I right, muttering under my breath as I made my way home, it was such a long day. Discord, following me wherever I went, to which the one and only stop I had planed for the day was to meet up with Fancy, to see how my next week work time was. He was gone for a few days, not sure what; for I never asked. However there was one interesting thing that happened today, I’m not sure if he knew that she wanted to speak to me, but in ether way, it worked out for the best of us. To who am I talking about, would be Princess Celestia, when I was there at the castle, not even sure how I got there now that I think about it, Discord was bugging the hell out of me as I tried to simply get away from him; with no avail. But when we got there, the guards seeming allowing us through, I saw the princess walking toward us, somewhat shock plastered along her face. Before she could say anything though, Discord disappeared, his laugh still echoing a bit. “I really have no idea on how you can deal with that guy,” I pointed out as the princess of the sun simply chuckled ever so softly, shaking her head side to side.

“You get use to him after a while. But I’m surprised you are here, my sister is not around; but at least this better help me then just sending to gather you.”

“Huh?” I asked as she lifted a hoof and said.

“Walk and talk with me, will you?” she asked looking to me, and before I could answer, she started to walk away.

“Silver Arrow, he is not giving you an sort of trouble, is he?” she asked as we made our way down the long hallway, pictures, and banner coming down along the walls as we made our way down. The soft claps of my shoes and her hooves easily heard as we made our way toward the end.

“No, he’s a good kid, he and Nova get along rather well, as the same with me.”

“You two did go through a lot together in such a short amount of time, I know I am sounding like an old record by saying this, but it does seem to be the case in the matter.”

“Hrm…anyway, why did you need to speak to me, Princess? Is there something wrong?” she seemed to gaze away for a moment, and before long, we found ourselves inside a lush garden. Luna often took me here a lot, mostly when it was night time when I came over for game night. I’ve seen it a few times in the day light, but not inside of it while it was still light out.

“No, nothing is wrong, I was just wondering how the small colt is doing. While he was here, before finding out whom Blue Blood truly was…he was distance a lot of the times, barely speaking to anyone. When he did speak, it was of a great respect for you. Luna got a rather large kick when he kept calling you Shovel Knight. Because of the weapon of choice you used.” Ugh…I knew I was never going to let that one down. “And when he would go out to visit you, he always came but, much more happier then he was before. He did lose his mother in a rather horrid way, and I believe you are the only thing keeping him from going into a deep sate of depression. You are his weight to the ground, Brandon; you must know this.” I really didn’t say anything when she said this, not sure what to say. “Ether way, the reason I wanted to speak to you; there are two things I must tell you, or, one of them is what I wish to ask of you.”

“Oh, and what might that be?”

“How would you…like to be the legal guardian of Silver Arrow?”

That made me look at her, stopping and turning my body fully to look at her, or slightly look up I should say. “Are you asking me…to adopt him?”

“Oh, no, no, no,” she waved her head slightly back and forth in a quick session. “No, I am asking you if you would be willing to care for him. Silver Arrow’s father, my nephew…as you can plainly see, will have noting to do with him, and in his current sate of mind, I will not force him to care for the child, if all he will do Is say those same things he did before.” This cause me to grunt my teeth a bit, hopefully she didn’t hear or saw the movements. “No, what I am asking, will you be willing to care for him. I can gather the papers saying that you have the rights to care for the colt, when he goes to public school, because truthfully I believe he needs that more then ever right now.” I said nothing more as she kept on talking. “I know you also deeply care for him, and I’m sure you have a good reason for it.” I couldn’t remember if I ever told her about my father or not, and really I didn’t want to say anything about him. It was true, now that I think of it, compared to me and Silver Arrow, we had something in common, and that was that our father’s never wanted anything to for with us. Maybe that is the reason I wanted to make sure he was cared for, that someone wanted to be there for him. “If you are willing, I can easily gather the papers for you to sign for tomorrow.”

I really didn’t know what to say to this, what would Silver Arrow think of this, would he want to even want to stay with me as such? With Chrysalis? He seemed to be fine staying with both myself and Chrysalis, even more so that he knew who she really was. What would the changeling queen say though, would this be alright, could, and would she be fine with someone else always living with us? As much as I wish I could say right now, that yes, I would do so, this is a lot to think about Princess…and I do have someone else living with me at the moment. My Mare-friend Nova.” I looked up to her before then adding. “Let me speak to the both of them when I get back today, I don’t want Silver to think he doesn’t have a choice in the matter.” This caused her to wear a small smile as she nodded.

“Of course, will you have an answer by tomorrow at lunch?”

“Yes,” I agreed as she nodded back. “Then I wish you all the best then, and hope your choice comes by easily.”

Opening the door to my home, after thinking back to the small talk we had, I sighed softly and rubbed my eyes. The Princess and I sat down for what felt like hours, going over some things that would happen if I decided to take Silver Arrow in, mostly so that I would hear it from her, and no mistakes were to be made. She told me of a mouthy bill he would give me, money to care for Silver, the money she took away from Blue Blood. She always wanted to know if I would be willing to allow her to enroll him is her School for Gifted Unicorns. I asked her why, me thinking it was because he was family. But all she said was, ‘it’s too soon to tell you why he should come to this school, all that you should know, is that what you think happened; didn’t happen as such.’ What the hell did that mean? And really…I’ve seen him use a bit of magic, but it was basic magic, could he do it, would he even want to go? And then there was still the one question that I thought of really…would he want to stay here, with me as his legal guardian? I mean I am still young compared to most humans, could I do it, could I care for a small colt? I released another sigh as I made my way inside the home, closing and locking the door, as well as kicking off my shoes. The blinds were closed, allowing darkness to come over the room. Even then, by the time I did leave and make my way toward my home, the sun was already setting in the first place, ether way. Peaking into the living room, I saw the glow of the TV going on, Chrysalis in her changeling form, watching it, as she turned and released a small smile. Lyra must’ve already left as I came over and sat down beside her. “How was your afternoon with, Lyra?” I asked her as she looked to me and then back to the TV.

“It was fine, we talked is all.”

“Gonna tell me about what?”

“No,” she said matter of fact like, as I frowned a bit.

“You gonna tell me why you invited her over?”

“No.” I only rolled my eyes once more at this but didn’t push myself to go on. “You know…” she smiled looking to me. “Silver Arrow is upstairs sleeping already,” she said as she shut off the TV, leaving the room now much darker. Her eyes glowing the soft green as she turned to look at me fully. Before I could even move, I felt her climb up on me, her arms wrapping about my neck as I blushed softly up at her. “I think now is a good time for you to…feed me, don’t you think?”

“Eh…” I chuckled softly and then groaned out softly as I felt her nibble and softly bite my neck. My ands flexing along the sofa, as I even thrust my hips up. When she removed her mouth from my neck and looked to me, she pressed her lips along my lips as I kissed her back. Holding her close to my body as her tongue invaded my mouth. I tasted her, and she tasted me as I felt a groan escape her lips. Her hoof trailing down my sides, nearly to my pants…until a flash of light and a voice stopped us.

“HAZA!” The booming loud voice of Princess Luna was heard, causing both myself and Chrysalis eyes to widen in shock. “Thy Princess of Gaming has doth return to kick thy…”

All three of us just looked at each other, not even a word was said, I mean, what can you really say, when you have a Changeling Queen on your lap; a princess looking at her with a death filled glare, and a human underneath said human, who was her best friend?

“Feathers…”

“You vile creature…” I low hiss of anger came over Princess Luna, a voice I had never heard from her before. “You dare return here, and you have taken my friend under your spell?!”

“L…Luna it’s not like that!” I called out pushing her off me as I stood up, Luna, dropping whatever she had with her to the ground as her horn glowed; her wings spread wide open as she glared at her. “Just let us explain!”

“There is nothing to be explained my friend, you are under her control, and I shall break you of it!”

“No I’m not!” I called out to her and moved forward, but I felt Chrysalis place a hoof along my shoulder as I looked back at her. She shook her head once, but I could see the fear in her eyes. Was this out judgment day?

“Release your hold on the human, Changeling, or by the name of the moon, I will not think twice of making you by force!” I watched as Chrysalis moved in front of me, pushing me back a bit, but I still saw her, Luna’s hard glare.

“He is not under my control, Princess of the Night, you have no need to fear, and he is of sound of clear mind. I have done nothing since the wedding to show I am hostel toward the ponies here.”

“Lies!” she screeched her horn glowing larger, her hoof stomping into the ground, causing it to crack. “We know what thy has done in Appleoosa, what you have done to thy ponies who live a peaceful life, there is no use in lying any more!” Appleoosa, I knew of the city, it was far off, not sure where it was for real, because I never cared to look, but what did she mean by this?

“I do not what you mean,” she defended herself as she took a step back, her own horn glowing. “I’d not been there in quite some time, and I’ve been here all day!” it seemed words were not working, her horn glowing as I watched the two; before watching Luna release a blast of magic!

I don’t know what came over me, but I pushed Chrysalis out of the way as quickly and as hard as I could, but this would be my downfall, for now I was in the path of the magical blast. My eyes widening, as I heard the scream of Chrysalis, the eyes widening of Luna, as the blast hit me, sending me flying toward the wall from the force of the blast. My back, slammed into the wall, the cracking sound of…something, rang loud and clear. My body, stuck, creating a crater in the wall, which matched my body shape, a cough escaping my lips, as well as a mouth full of blood that painted the ground, and my shirt with its red taint. Looking to where my arms were, I could see spider webs of cracks from where the wall connected my body, and like a part in an old cartoon, I started to feel my body move forward. Slowly, as my face made its way toward the ground. A pain coming to my front now, the taste of blood still fresh in my mouth, my body, in so much pain I didn’t know what WASN’T in pain; before my whole world went black.