Today was a fairly normal day the market was packed with ponies getting groceries or basic necessities though most seemed in a hurry as the bartering was quick and extremely fast. Though bartering was pretty easy charming mares and fast talking stallions was all part of royal training. So you had that covered.

As you continued through the market you spotted both Rarity and Pinkie, the two seemed to be looking over to a booth.

"What's going on?" You asked approaching the two, as they both turned and smiled.

"Oh hello Aiden, we've been trying to get Fluttershy to be more persuasive. And so far it isn't work." You looked towards Fluttershy looked as if she was trying to be sexy, though it just ended up look awkward. It also seemed like the seller wouldn't give her a discount,

"Do something Aiden, please." Rarity said giving her signature pout as you sighed and walked towards the seller.

"See I've even got another customer wanting the cherry, 30 bits or nothin'." You heard the seller say to Fluttershy.

"30!? I can't afford that!" She said in surprise.

"Hey 30 or get outta my stall."

"Whoa man 30 for a cherry? That cherry better clean the house and water the plants if you're charging that much." You butt in as you cross your arms.

"Hey lot of ponies want my fruits, ya either pay or leave." He looked as if he wasn't going to budge, a little persuasion would help.

"Come on man, 30 bits is a bit too steep I mean you're the only cherry sales men and you get them all the way from the badlands too. But man ponies here ain't rich like ponies in Canterlot, I mean would you pay 30 bits for apples here or peaches. Come on give the girl a discount. How about 5 bits and I'll pick up your next shipment of cherries." He began to think and looked at you and back at the cherry.

"You don't seem like you'll lie, alright tell me your name and I'll tell Cherry Jubilee about you." You nod

"I'm Aiden Hart." He drops his pen as his eyes widen.

"T-the Prince of White Leaf? That Aiden Hart." You nod and smile sliding him the bits.

"I'll make sure I get your shipment when you ask." He nods almost in an extremely amazing mood, you grab the cherry and handed Fluttersjy the fruit as she looked at you with amazement.

"That was amazing! Even without saying you were the prince you got him to agree in exchange for a favor!" Fluttershy looked almost star struck as you smiled.

"You just gotta work with your charms, I mean you have confusion." You point towards Pinkie who smiles. "And seductiveness." You point towards Rarity who gives you a stunning smile.

"It's all about how you deal with ponies, some ponies you need to fast talk. Others just a little charm'll work." She nods smiles as she begins saying that to herself.

"Thank you Aiden for giving a helping hand. Hopefully Fluttershy takes these listens to heart." Rarity says with a smile as she hugs you, you nod and smile.

"Well I gotta go, seems like you three were busy without me." You turn and begin walking.

You walked through town mindlessly walking through town until you stumbled into someone. You looked down to see a young filly, she rubbed her head as she looked up.

"I'm sorry mister, I wasn't looking where I was going." The filly said with an apologetic look, the filly made a twin obsidian black and a pristine white mane and tail to match. She wore a yellow Sunday dress as she had a ruby brooch in her mane that was perfect put to one of her bangs. Along with a pair of emerald earrings.

"It's no problem, so who are you? I never met a filly like you before, what's your name?"

"I'm Serendipity. It's nice to meet- oh ducky!" She walks away from you waddling towards a baby duck, you looked confused and followed her as she put her arms up like wings and waddled with the duck.

"Uh Dippy, where are you going?" You asked as Serendipity stopped and looked at you.

"I don't know, oh maybe you can guide me!" She says smiling as she taps her shoes.

"Alright, where do you need to go?" You asked, she began to look through her pockets and took out a small sheet of paper, surprisingly enough this was your address. You looked to see more of the note.

Little Root, you are to find my son and stay with him. Please learn everything you can from him. I understand you love it in White Leaf but you are now my son's student please learn what you can.

~Queen Carmelita Melia Hart

"This seems serious Seren-" You looked around the area and spotted Serendipity looking towards a large field where ponies were gathered, you ran up towards her as she looked at the speaker, who was Minotaur. He looked like motivation speaker as he seemed to be shouting and raving about something.

"Do you really think you can keep an eye on a filly like that? She's so adventurous." You removed your hat to see Sweetberry floating next you, something told you she was a little concerned on the way she walked away from almost everything.

"I can handle a filly like her, I just need to find her." You looked from side to side and spotted her walking towards a small patch of flowers where bees and gnats were gathering around.

"Buzzzzz, buzzzzz, hehe look at me I'm a bee like you." You approached the flower patch and crouch down next to Serendipity who buzzed as she let out a giggle.

"Hey Dippy, I know where you can find that address. It's near here actually." Her eyes lit up as she rose from her seat and nodded.

"Let's go let's go! My new teacher is waiting!" She happily shouts as she tugs at your hand, only having her hand on your fingers.

"Whoa calm down, tell me do you know who the Prince of White Leaf is?" You asked curiously, she shook her head but smiled.

"Queen Carmelita told me he was so nice that every pony in White Leaf loved him!" She says in a cheerful tone, you looked at her with curiosity and took her hand.

"I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, I'm the prince of White Leaf. Aiden Rhys Hart at your service." You said giving her a bow as she let out an ear shattering squee.

"Omigosh omigosh omigosh! You're the Prince of White Leaf, you're the Prince of White Leaf!" She was hyperventilating and looked as if she'd pass out, she was either a huge fan or simply was starstruck of seeing a royal.

"So tell me kiddo, you a fan or just because I'm Royal you're all excited?"

"A mega huge super fan!" She shouts as she began jumping around you, the idea of her being well this crazy about you, it was kind of awesome.

"Well I think we should go back to my place, get you aquatinted with your new home." She smiled and held her hands close together. You were nervous about having an apprentice now but seeing how she was so curious about the world, mix that with her attitude towards life she had the makings of being an amazing little floral user. You held Serendipity's hand as you took her away from the garden, the huge motivational speech was still going on with Fluttershy being the topic of it. Though at first she was shy and didn't seem to want to be aggressive one little incident turned that sweet mare into well, a bully. Kind of though you wouldn't say anything at least not yet.

Later...

Back at your house Serendipity was getting acquainted with your living room, she looked around in awe and even looked at a few plants around the house. If her eyes were stars they'd be shining brightly. Eventually she spotted Evie.

"Doggy! Oh Queen Carmelita would never let me keep a dog when I lived at the castle!" She says with a smile as she hugged Evie, Evie didn't seem to be bothered as she let out a yawn and continued sleep.

"What's with you and my mom? How did you ever come into contact with White Leafian Royalty?" You asked

"Um my mommy she's your mommy's handmaiden. She kept your mommy's clothes looking amazing and one day Queen Carmelita saw how I could have potential she taught the basic things of floral magic and she even helped me unlock my powers." Her smile was tiny but it was absolutely adorable. Your mother made it possible for a little girl to reach her magical goal, seeing this little filly grow excited by the fact that she could create flowers from patches of dirt. It was admirable.

"Show me your color pollen." She nods as she begins creating a small poffen of pollen and brings out her hand, she shows it towards you and smiles. The pollen had an amethyst color, with it sparkling every few seconds.

"Hmm normal deers and floral users only have solid green colored pollen. I'm guessing you're an exception." You showed her your mystical blue sparkling colored pollen.

"Queen Carmelita's pollen looks just like that, I've read books where deers and ponies alike saw the White Leafian Royalty held pollen with that exact same color. Is it possible that royalty only keeps that color because it recognizes them as strong floral users?!" She was getting excited by the minute smiling about the possibilities of a royal helping her.

"Relax there Dippy, you're getting too excited. Look for now if you're so good with animals tell me more about Evie." She happily nods and looks at her.

"She's a mixed wolf and husky, her mommy was a wolf and her daddy was a husky. They made her, wow! Almost 12 years ago! Oh she has five puppies in her belly, three are female and two are male. Huh that's weird some of them are tigers." You crouched down to Serendipity and smiled as you pat her head.

"Well now I know you're a pretty smart little filly, I know with some training and some time you could actually be a pretty good floral user." She got excited once more and held your hand as she jumped up and down.

"Really? Thank you thank you thank you! You're the nicest human ever in the entire world!" Now you knew there was a child underneath it all, it was cute.

"Okay okay relax, I think it's time you got to bed. Just give yourself a chance to sleep." She nods and smiles as she holds your hand, you began taking her to her room or more realistically the guest room of your house. She stepped inside to see that it was pretty empty, the closet had no clothes inside, the bed was relatively big as there were dressers directly across from the bed along with dress drawer near the bed.

"I know it's pretty empty and all and since you're my short noticed student feel free to decorate it any way you'd want." She smiles and hugs you, she buried her face into your leg as she was happy, or at least that's what you could tell.

"I'll make sure I'm on my best behavior!" She says grinning as you nodded and pat her head.

"That's good to hear kiddo." She smiles and hugs you. This kid really does brighten your mood, as much as one pony can.

Canterlot...

"Hello mom…sorry I'm late." Dago apologizes

"It's okay where did we leave off?" Celestia asks

"Your first dance with dad."

"Oh right, the dance." She smiles with fondness.

After the dance ended Orion kept looking at me before separating and giving me a small bow.

"Thank you your highness." He said with the cutest smile.

"Not at all, it's not everyday you dance with a goddess." I jokingly mention with a soft giggle. He joins in the laugher and nods.

"Indeed." He looked at Liam and chuckles again when he saw him talking with Carmelita. "Well you look at that, seems like the birthday girl, got herself a present, do you think he knows with who he just danced with?"

"No, he looks happy though, and Carmen she's happy ever since her father passed away she hasn't smiled like that in months."

"Indeed." He nods before taking my hand and guiding me away from them. "lets give those 2 some space, its her birthday after all."

"Of course where would we go though, White Leaf's city is just a giant forest the forest floor I mean."

"Anywhere works, I heard that at night this place can be very romantic." He realized what he said and noticed that he was still holding my hand so he let go of it. "Sorry princess."

"Why be embarrassed we're both adults, well I am you're still young. Actually I'm more of an old lady." I said with a laugh, He laughs again before nodding.

"True, but I'm the only one who can pull off a beard between the 2 of us."

"Haha quite adorable to boast to a older woman."

"come on Pri…you know what lets forget about the titles, Celestia don't be so harsh on yourself. You look as beautiful as any other mare in their 980s, maybe even prettier."

"And here I thought I looked 21 oh well that's off." She says with a laugh

"Don't push it either Celestia, remember what happen to those with too much vanity." We continued walking until we found a garden with some animals running around. "hey look, fireflies."

"They look amazing, they float so endlessly as if there is no care in the world."

"its like a micro space show, just for us." He sat on a bench nearby and invited me to sit next to him.

"Space it's wonderful don't you think." I began to tear up a bit, space always reminded me of Luna and Luna was so young when she turned into Nightmare that I cried every time I was alone. "I'm sorry I've just been thinking about someone dear to me she's gone."

He felt bad for me and used his wing to cover my back while bringing me closer without saying anything and letting me have my moment.

"Thank you dear it's so comforting to have some pony near." I said with a sigh wiping my tears.

"Anytime Celestia, I won't pretend to know how you feel, but I know what its like to feel so alone and helpless."

"Alone helpless, things no one can help in the world. Hmmm I wonder if the children in the future would feel the same." I said with a sigh

"Why would they? They have their parents right beside them don't they?"

"Some won't some will, some might just disappear. Who knows with life it's unpredictable."

"Yeah." He held my hand again. "Come Celestia, lets not think something so depressing, look…" He pointed to a couple of bunnies playing around. "We have such a beautiful show in front of us, why don't we concentrate on the now?"

"Little bunnies running towards one another, something reminds me of those two over." She points towards a small brown bunny shyly approaching another brown bunny giving it flowers, but the brown bunny hug him. "It reminds me of your friends Liam he's shy isn't he?" I asked

"Yeah, he is, but something tells me that all he needs is just one little push to open up."

"You mean like that." Another approaches the shy bunny pushing him towards the other bunny as the other bunny instantly hugs him and kisses him

"Yeah like that, although I'm starting to fear that I might had woken up a ladies man, the last mares he talk with, gave him their phones, after 15 minutes, the guy is good."

"Like that?" She points towards a large group of bunnies around the shy one. "It's cute isn't it?"

"Its is, and kind of scary, its like they are representing us, oh look here is yours." He pointed to a large pure white bunny next to the brown bunny that hug her.

"Still it's cute, I wouldn't mind being a bunny if I were to be another animal." He smiled and looked at the show.

"Things will be easier right? No titles, no problems, no responsibilities, just…" He looked into my eyes. "…2 bunnies, playing around…and enjoying life." He unconsciously approached me and gave me a kiss that lasted for a couple of minutes before getting away. "By the way, I think you would be a extremely beautiful multicoloured bunny."

"Of course I would be my mane shows it." I sigh in happiness and takes a picture of me and Orion holding bunnies.

"After that, things start between us, of course do to our position we didn't had a choose but to keep things a secret, his nation was at a time dealing with a treat, risking his people and I was to busy juggling my work, my duties with the sun and the moon, and the security of Canterlot, yet we somehow, manage to make it work." She chuckle and look up. "And of course Liam didn't waste time with Carmelita either, it was through a note from your father that I discover that those 2 were getting more serious on their relationship, we took this photo in one of our dates."

Dago looks at it and notices his mom with pink hair and wearing sunglasses while the man besides her was wearing matching sunglases too and had a hat in his head.

"Is this…dad?" He asks looking closely at the man in the picture.

"Yes, that is. It's adorable isn't it seeing us disguised like that just to hide love."

"You were right mom, I kind of look like him, minus the beard, I wonder if I'll get one."

"I'm sure you will, though I never thought of you having one."

"Perhaps, still now I see why you like so much to dance with me" that give him something to think "mom, did you and dad ever got married?"

"We did, the years with him were sweet unfortunately we couldn't have a big wedding like Carmen."

"Oh." He looks down with sadness "Would you had liked to had one?"

"I would've, but I did see multiple things. When you were a baby you and Aiden were friends. Though it lasted a year, your friendship it was still cute and rather stupid of me to not notice my best friend's child when I taught him here."

"Don't be so harsh on yourself mom, nobody would have noticed, and I'm happy to know that you and dad really love each other, we even meet sooner than I thought, how incredible was that?"

"Yes, I will have to tell you more even our first double date." She says with a giggle, he smile and stand up to hug her.

"That can wait for later. For now I would wish to hold in this memory, I love you mom."

"I love you too sweetheart."

Ponyville...

Serendipity and you continued on trying to get the little handmaiden filly. She continued her usual antics with animals following around insects and pretending to follow them. Several times she spotted butterflies and flapped her hands as if they were wings, other times she spotted bees and quickly moved her hands and pretended to be a fast flapping bee.

She didn't mind the stares that everyone gave her, in fact she looked as if she got them for awhile and she didn't really care not in the very least.

"So tell me Dippy, how did your mom and my mom get along. Are they friends?" You asked

"Mmhmm mommy says that she's really good friends with her. They really get along with each other my mom is still your mom's handmaiden years after she first joined." You smiled and nodded you continued through town with Serendipity near you, you thought of ways you could teach this filly, the idea of having a student was still a surprise though if your mom did send you a student did that mean she was confident in your teaching skills or floral skills. That was still a mystery, though you made one thing clear you had to keep this filly from harming herself.

You continued walking through town and witnessed Fluttershy well being extremely different. For starters that sweet demeanor wasn't there anymore, it was replaced by a more fierce and easily angered Fluttershy. She shoved a mare who accidentally got in her way along with kicked a basket full of flowers from a stallion who seemed to be selling them.

"Aiden!" Fluttershy shouts as her sweet sounding voice wasn't gone, well at least to you. She was slightly louder as she approached you, her smile large and vibrant good looks still over her.

"Uh hey Shy, you need something you asked?" As you looked at Fluttershy still looked the same, had the same clothes and everything about her was the same as before.

"No I just thought I'd say hi, after all you and I really don't get to see one another very often. I mean both of us have very different work schedules, you're the busiest out of all of us. A Prince living in this little town what are the odds." You looked at this new and strange Fluttershy as she seemed to be engaging in small talk.

"Uh well I guess that's how life is, I mean being prince isn't really easy. Then again I don't do much concerning the country, I usually laze around and do nothing but now that's no more these days." You say with a smile.

"Whys that?" Fluttershy asks with concern.

"Uh well it's because I got a student yesterday and she's a little eccentric." You mentioned pointing towards Serendipity who pretended to have antennas on her head as she began wiggling them around in front of a colony of ants.

"I hope you aren't too stressed I would hate to see you have any undue stress." She says with a smile as she holds your chin. You had the weirdest affection for this girl, at one point you're scared of her, another she's oddly attractive.

"Uh t-thanks Shy, I'll uh keep that in mind." You say smiling as she smiles, she walks away as you let out a sigh of relief.

"She really likes you!" Serendipity says as she catches up to you, her smile was large as was the colony of ants following from behind.

"R-right, we should get going." You say with a smile as you struggled to keep what she said to yourself. Adorable and cute she was with the affirmation.

A few hours later...

Serendipity slept in your lap, not the weirdest thing in the world but kind of constituted as that. Though she was the one who initially climbed into your lab, it was rather late at night and Riley had gone to bed and so did Luna, you took Serendipity to her room and placed her in her bed as she turned over hugging a stuffed butterfly of hers.

You turned away from the room and returned to the living room, you sat in your living room the only sound was the sound of dogs howling in the distance. You closed your eyes as today was an amazingly odd day.

Later...

Your eyes open as you began to struggle to keep them open, you looked around lifting your head tiredly before drooping once more. You turned your head and heard what sounded like screams, the muffled sound of it you couldn't tell if it were real or fake.

"Well well well, Aiden Rhys Hart, son of Liam Rhys Hart and Carmelita Melia Sythis. It's amazing your mother changing last names just like that when your father and mother fucked and created you! Then again I'm pretty sure they were suckered into a marriage after you were conceived." The strange mare says tauntingly as she picked up your chin and smiled, you looked to her to see her razor sharp teeth along with slender almost snake like forked tongue. You tried saying something, but only drooping down.

"Hmmm your father, he was such a kind young man. Always thought of others even thought the best of me, though that caring side didn't even amount to how much he cared for your mother! I felt so horrible so unloved by him because of that bitch, I'm going to make sure you never leave this hive!" She shout as she grabs your cheeks.

"I'll make your life hell." She says with a sinister smile, you closed your eyes and slowly fell asleep.

Later...

"Wake up kid! Wake up!" Your head rose as you looked towards an older looking man, he had a five o'clock shadow wearing a white lab coat. Underneath that lab coat was a dress shirt suit/vest combo with a pair of black slacks.

"Come kid open your mouth say something." He says as he slaps you, you stayed silent and smiled as he nods.

"At least you aren't brain dead, come on I'm getting you outta. Chrysalis has no right keepin' you here." He manages to remove the goo as you fall to the ground, everything felt wobbly as you tried to regain your balance. You looked up towards the man as he grabbed your shoulder and straighten you out.

"T-thank you." You say in between breaths as he nods and looks around.

"Don't thank me yet kid, we gotta get to drone spawn centers. That's where they send out the drones on mission, if you don't know what a changeling is. It's a bug who can change into a different pony, but it needs love. Where does it get love my semi mute friend?" You shrug as he nods.

"Exactly! Through the changeling drone centers, once they're out in the world. They feed off of ponies love like a fat tick wanting blood, as far as I'm concerned I'm done studying these damn bugs. I just need to get to the drone center go to White Leaf and see my wife again." He looks around throughout each corridor making sure not to step out when guards passed by.

Though once you got the maternal ward you walked through the ward to see countless changelings babies. Their tiny bodies moved to and fro as they suckled on their baby bottles filled with a dark pink substance.

"These kids are the reason why the hive continues going, most of these changelings and I mean the adults can last months without love and feed on a little bit and feel fine. But these babies, they need a ton and without it they'll most likely die. Though you can't change ponies enemies, I tried that once with my best friend. His rash decision was the death of him." The older looking man looked sad as a tear rolled down his cheek, he quickly wiped his tear and continued walking through the ward.

Once changeling caught your eye, she looked as if she was 7 years old. She waved at you smiling as walked towards the window and put a small stick doll to the window and smiled. You smiled and waved back as she walked over to the center of the room and played with the doll. She changed from a changeling and into a pony, she had an peach colored coat with a twin auburn and maroon colored mane. Her eyes were a bright green as she approached the window and put her hand against the window, you slowly reach for the window and placed your hand on it. She smiled and giggled.

"That's Cicada, the next queen of the hive. After Chrysalis dies she makes the decisions for the hive, and the road Chrysalis is taking it's not very long before she takes the hive and makes it into her image." You nod and looked to a small open underneath the window, you conjured up a small flower and slipped it through. You rose up to the window and smiled as she looked at the flower small amount of love came out as she looked at you with eagerness, her horn slowly made love as the tiny pink hearts floated off gently to the ceiling.

"Changelings rarely create love, seeing a princess fawn over you. It's the first I've seen." He mentions as Cicada waved at you as you walked with the man. You continued on towards the drone area until you looked to a large open area.

"This thing sends tons of drones to one area so they could go out and take whatever love is around the area, it's gonna get a little sticky so stand still and give me a minute." You entered the area and looked around to see sticky like ink around the area. It looked like webbing around the room.

"So my mute friend got any family?" He asks

"Uh mom back in White Leaf."

"Hahaha haven't heard of that place in years, gotta say I've got myself a cutie of a wife in White Leaf, a not so baby boy there too. It's been what 20 years since I've been gone, since Chrysalis kept me prisoner in this damn hive I don't even know what the hell's out there." He begins typing into a computer system as he smiled and nodded.

"Alright, I've entered an anonymous number. The changelings won't know where we went so, hold on alright." Once inside the man stood perfectly still as the only mess from beneath his feet slowly crawled up his leg as it began to engulf his lower body in an extremely slow crawl.

"Just stay calm kid, we'll be out in a bit." You closed your eyes as the web began to cover your face as darkness was all that was seen.

White Leaf...

Your eyes open as you looked around to see yourself in an open garden field. The sticky stuff from the changeling pod was stuck on your fingertips, you rose to your feet to see the castle in the distance. The moon was high in the sky and the only thing was that you needed to get home. The man wasn't with you anymore, you began your trek towards the castle.

It took awhile but you finally got home. The guards let you in easily as they noticed that you arrived unexpectedly, you walked up towards the castle throne room. You looked forward to see your mom kissing the man who saved you, your mom looked passed and gasped as she ran towards you.

"Oh my baby boy is safe! Don't worry mommy won't let anyone hurt you, I'm just happy you're okay!" She says kissing your cheeks.

"Who's he?" You asked as you looked behind your mother, she smiled and nodded.

"He's your dad Aiden, Liam Rhys Hart." She says smiling as you stood there dumbfounded the same guy who made you with your mom was also the same guy who saved you from being Chrysalis's captive. Whatever came next would be an odd choice of the world.

Later...

'You won't believe this shit, my biological dad. My real dad is alive! And I'm freaking the fuck out!'

'Okay calm down, and tell me what's going on?' Aloe asked

'My dad, my real one is alive. Remember how I'm the prince of White Leaf, and things are getting crazy as hell my dad. The guy who I was originally born with, he's alive I thought he was dead. My mom thought he was dead, I just don't know how to deal with it.

Relax and just try to spend time with your dad. I know you're freaking out, but you can't freak out okay. I just want you to smile, and send me a picture okay. You did as she told you to do, you smiled at the phone.

See that smile is what you need to do, anything to keep that smile. Aloe was an amazing friend, and you needed her.