Author's Notes:

A small chapter just to say I wrote something to release this weekend. To be fair, there wasn't much to write about, just some things about Fairy's family and a small gaming scene.

I'll put those scenes once and a while, but it's just some small references that doesn't change much of the storyline, so I don't think this will need a crossover tag. If you can't figure out what game is it, then you're skimming through this, 'cause Sapphy explains just before the scene.

I hope you like it, and leave you opinion on the comments.

After dinner, we normally sit there for a while and talk about random shit, like how was our day and all. I sat at the end of the table, with Scarlett and Dolph at my sides, and Viper at Scarlett’s other side. Everyone was chatting among themselves, and Aguion turned to us. “So, how was the picnic, you four?” He asked with a smile. Everyone looked at us, waiting for our response.

“Meh, it was cool. Played a bit of water soccer – that wasn't polo here, nor in Zebrafrica –, met Spike and the other Guardians, had fun…” Scarlett shrugged.

“Really? Just that?” Moonlight asked with a raised eyebrow while she crossed her arms.

“Well, I did save a boy just before the picnic. And after the picnic I tried to explain our magic to Princess Twilight.” I grimaced. “The forest really is getting worse. A timberwolf followed the boy to the town; we got there just in time to stop the beast.”

Everyone matched my expression. Celestia may be paying us to kill those things when they attack, but that doesn’t mean we want them to attack. We're assholes, but not that much. “That’s bad.” Aguion said, nodding. “Better if we organize a routine for the patrols, both in-town and in the forest.” We all nodded in agreement.

Amber shook her head. “Changing the subject, what about your friends? They seemed interesting.”

“I’ll say! Spike and Eclipse both look cool, I like them already.” Draco said with a smile. “Eclipse said he can beat me on a race, I really hope he visit soon so he can bite my dust.” He laughed.

We giggled a bit. “Yeah, they’re fun. They like you too, Draco; I bet they’ll be here in a few days.” I said with a smile.

“The Aspects look interesting too. I’m looking forward to talk to them. Also, ‘soon-to-be-sister-in-law? Fucking really?” Niner Blaze stared at me while slowly shaking her head..

I snickered while remembering Nine’s reaction, along with the ones that saw the scene. “Oh come on, what was the problem? It will happen sooner or later.” I said, giggling.

Nine grumbled but didn’t respond; Aguion started to laugh at his girlfriend and I saw Dranitta pat Amber’s back, who was blushing like hell. Those reactions only made me and the others laugh harder.

After we calmed down a bit, I looked to the changelings of the family. “And you two, how you’ll disguise yourselves?” Dolph asked Bella and Lobis.

'Good question, actually. Bella was using a random pony disguise that dropped when she fell, but I doubt she'll keep it.' I thought.

They stopped to think about it. Normally they would use their natural form, only changing when they wanted or needed to. But the relations with the changelings aren’t exactly stable, even with the peace treaty between the ponies and the hives. “Same as always, I guess. I mean, if they can handle three griffons, a seapony, two kirins, a naga and two dragons, I’m sure they can handle two diamond dogs.” Lobis shrugged as they changed. Lobis turned into a wolf-like diamond dog, with the same black body and purple hair of his changeling form. Bella also didn’t change her color pallet, but she turned into a diamond dog that resembled a corgi.

“That’s ok.” I snickered. “But I really want to see Rarity’s reaction when she sees you two.” Spike told the group how Rarity’s first encounter with an ‘uncouth dog’ went; I laughed my ass off when he told us how she got out.

“Hey, I just noticed something.” Scarlett said. “The only ones that remembered to put their accessories on were me, Fairy, Amber and Flora.” They all stopped and looked towards a part of their body, were their trademark accessories were supposed to be. Some of us use our bracelets, belts and even hairpins as a weapon on one way or another, so we had to take them off before taking the plane.

Aguion and Amber both Feather Walked – a Wind spell that’s 'similar' to a teleport – out of the room and returned with their thingies. Aguion, Lightning, Lobis, Bella, Sunshine, Moonlight and Niner and Dolph’s were pendants of their main elements: Thunder (a lightning), Glyph (a rune), Sound (a soundwave), Nature (a dog paw silhouette), Light (a white/gold sun), Shadow (a black/grey moon), Fire (a fireball), and Water (a dolphin). Metta, Draco and Dranitta’s were bracelets that turned into different types of wrist weapons. Viper’s was a snake bracelet that snaked – heh – around her arm.

“Problem solved.” Aguion said when everyone put their thing on.

“Ok, better if I go organize my things. Did any of you seen my toy box?” Metta asked while getting up.

Scarlett’s brows furrowed. “You porn box is at the corridor upstairs, just like your playboy box.”

“Thanks!” She said while she walked towards the stairs, her tail brushing against Lobis neck for a moment. That’s Metta for you.

We stared at the stairs while Metta climbed them, and the moment she was out of sight Scarlett and Moonlight snickered. "Best Poison Joke ever." They said and giggled simultaneously.

‘I’m surprised she didn’t try to bed Scar or the other girls. They’re already of age, right?’ I thought while chuckling. “She’s right, let’s got organize our bedrooms.” I said, also getting up.

Aguion chuckled nervously. “Yeah, about that, there are only two bedrooms left. You girls are going to share.” I stopped on my tracks and turned to my brother.

“Seriously? Celestia didn’t put enough bedrooms here?” I asked disbelievingly.

He shrugged. “Looks like it.” He looked at me and the girls. “It isn't that big of a deal, is it?”

I looked at the others. Scarlett and Dolph shrugged while Viper said nothing. I looked at the golden pegasus again. “Yeah, no problem. We already shared our bedrooms for a while anyway; and I doubt we’re the only ones sharing.” I looked around the table and most of them nodded; the only ones that didn’t nod were Flora and Moonlight who got a room for themselves.

My friends stood up and we walked upstairs. “So, how we’re deciding who is sharing with whom?” Dolph asked.

We stopped at the last doors, one at each side of the corridor, our backpacks on the floor nearby the doors. “Two or one?” I suggested. I don’t know if you guys have this here – or maybe you have but with a different name – but it’s like that: When we need to decide teams of two or three members, everyone will put one or two fingers forward. The ‘ones’ are a team and the ‘twos’ are another. If the number of members in each team is different, we do it again until the teams are divided equally.

“Two or one!” We shouted, bobbing our hands with each word and putting our hands forward on the one. What? We learnt this when we had about seven years, old habits die hard.

I, Dolph and Scarlett put two, and Viper put one. I looked around and saw Viper glancing briefly at Scarlett. I smirked and used my telekinesis to pat Dolph twice in the back.

We did it again, with only Scarlett changing her number. I got paired with Dolph and Scarlett with Viper. “Ok, then. Looks like we’re together, huh, Dolph?” I said, trying to hide a smirk.

“Yep! Let’s go, see you two online.” She said and grabbed her backpack.

Viper and Scarlett nodded and grabbed their own backpacks before entering one of the rooms.

I grabbed mine and we entered to our bedroom. I closed the door behind me and turned to Dolph, who had a shit-eating smirk on her face. “You really should stop playing matchmaker.” She said, shaking her head slowly.

I chuckled and looked around. The room was spacious; I actually thought there was some kind of expansion spell like my backpack. There were two beds on either side of the room, with a chest under each, a window between the beds, a big wardrobe on one side, and a long table with two cushioned chairs on the other. I claimed the bed that was closer to the table.

I sighed in contentment while Dolph opened her backpack and started to stuff everything that wasn’t clothing inside her chest.

That did not sound right.

“So, do you think everyone is on?” She asked, getting up and starting to put her clothes inside the wardrobe. I got up and put my own random things inside my own chest.

Still doesn’t seem right.

“Dunno.” I answered, putting a stuffed animal inside the chest. “Maybe? We need to get online to know.” I stood up and walked to the other side of the wardrobe, putting my clothes inside it.

Dolph walked to the table and started to set up her laptop, I followed close behind. “Do we have internet here?” She asked.

“We have, we just need to get the Wi-Fi.” I responded, plugging our laptops on a nearby electrical outlet. “Be right back.” I said, exiting the room while she turned on our notebooks.

I went downstairs and searched for the modem. I found it on the living room, near the Xbox, and memorized the name and password before returning to the bedroom.“Cyber, 9203000868.” I said and she connected us to the Wi-Fi.

We logged on our Skype group and saw everyone was already connected. “Hey guys!” I greeted with a smile.

“Good to hear you, Valkyrie.” I heard Eclipse’s voice on my headphones.

“So, which game we’re going to play?” Luna asked.

“League of Legends? They couldn’t play yesterday.” Sapphyra suggested.

Everyone agreed. “Ok, let’s go.” Scarlett said.

We ran through the dragon's river as fast as we could; my Ghost spell giving me an extra speed boost while Spike’s boots was sprinting right behind me, easily keeping up. Behind us were three characters, a blue spectral woman with two blue spears going through her torso, a purple minotaur, and a blue little girl with a really big hammer aimed for my butt.

“Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit!” I shouted, literally running for my life. I held Pow-Pow, my gatling gun, with both hands while Fishbones, my rocket launcher, was securely strapped on my back; my long pigtails were wrapped in red ribbons and waving on the wind, just like the hem of my short red dress. Spike was wearing a grey tech armor, wielding a yellow technologic sword and shield.

“Hold on, help is coming!” Eclipse shouted, balancing his emerald staff with his long monkey tail and running toward us. Sapphyra and Luna right behind him.

We regrouped on the mid route, the other team doing the same, and we started to ‘poke’ each other. “Stripes, can you start?” I said, shooting the pistol that shot fireworks just for shits and giggles. Sapphyra threw one of her pink technologic kamas at one enemy, putting a mark on him, and Luna sent crescent wave of lunar magic from her golden ornamented crescent blade to gradually lower the enemies' HP. We evaded most of our their attacks, also.

“Ok.” Eclipse turned invisible, leaving a copy on his previous place, and ran towards the other team; he jumped at them and spun fast with his staff expanded, knocking everyone up. We instantly followed and tried to kill the other team, but everything went south too fast. Sapphyra jumped and tried to use her kamas to kill the spectrum lady, but the little girl tackled her into a wall, stunning the dragoness and making her a vulnerable target for the spectre, the others turned to Eclipse and he couldn’t even run before his HP also dropped to zero.

“Oh, for fuck sake…” Luna muttered and ran towards the river we came from, making the little girl and an older blonde girl with white clothes follow her. Luna tried to slow them down with a bit of lunar magic from her crescent blade, but it wasn’t doing much. She summoned a shield of lunar magic and energy petals to protect herself, but she was counting on us to win the teamfight.

“Now, Emerald!” I shouted and we ran towards the three that still were on the mid lane. Spike used the solar magic on his sword to teleport to near the iron, anchor-wielding giant of the other team while I ran around them to attack the ghost. My gatling gun fired at an incredible rate, killing the spectrum fast; I then threw three grenades on the floor, the grenades exploding and snaring the giant and the minotaur, who were ready to jump at me. I started to gun them down, with Spike stunning and assisting with the damage. Triple Kill. The other two killed Luna, receiving great damage in the process, and turned to us; the taller girl tried to kill me with a beam of light, but I sidestepped and fired my pistol at her, the firework dealt high damage and slowed her. I released my gatling gun, the gun slung on a strap aroung my neck, and grabbed the bazooka strapped to my back. Two missiles, Quadra Kill.

Now the smaller one, she jumped at me and stunned me on the wall, but Spike was ready to protect me. "Solar Flare!" He shouted as he pointed the tip of his sword to the sun above. The sun seemed to glow brighter and released a pillar of fire that impacted the girl, stunning her too and enchanting Spike's sword. He teleported with his sword again and slammed his shield on her face, making the stun last longer while I stepped away and started firing at her with my gatling gun as soon as I got out of the stun. But Poppy is a Poppy, so she endured all the damage and focused me for very long, attacking me with her hammer very fast and stunning me multiple times. When she finally had enough, she started to run towards the middle route again, but I slowed her with my pistol and started to fire with my bazooka.

She used a Flash spell to try and run to safety, but I was just behind her. “Crap, she’s out of range!” I growled, Spike panting in exhaustion. “Wait. MY FUCKING ULT IS ON!” I facepalmed. I turned back to my fleeing opponent with a smirk and prepared a shot with my bazooka. “Super Mega Death Rocket!” I shouted, firing a colossal missile. The missile flew towards the little girl, and I don't even need to tell what happened next. Announcer! That's your cue!

“PENTAKILL!” I heard the announcer shout with an astonished tone, and me and Spike grinned widely. We ran to the mid route and destroyed their inhib' tower, then inhibitor, then nexus' towers. When the enemy returned we – along with Eclipse, who TP'd to their base – were already attacking their nexus and Spike protected me like a wall, so there wasn’t much to do. “GG!” All the Guardians said with me, just as I gave the last hit on the nexus.

“VICTORY!” The announcer proclaimed.

“Good work guys!”Dolph praised while we looked at the match’s results.

“Good work playing Leona, Spike. I thought you didn’t like her.” I said with a smile, impressed Spike could play with one of the supports he hated the most.

“I don’t, but sometimes I just want to change things a bit. Thanks, though.” He replied. I could almost hear his proud smile. “I got lucky for winning the Project: Leona skin on the Hextech system.” He adimitted.

“Yeah.” Sapphyra said before yawning. “Sorry guys, but I’m going to sleep. It’s 4 am, already.” She said tiredly. I looked to the clock and saw she was right.

“Aww, already?” I whined, gaining a few chuckles. "Oh well... Anyways, why don't we meet tomorrow morning? I can probably teach you five a few spells. I did promise to do this when we figured out a way to meet each other every day." I suggested.

“Five?” Luna asked. I could imagine her brow furrowing.

“Yeah! Even if you already know more spells than me, I want to figure out your passive and class.” I shrugged.

“Fine by me!” Spike said happily. “Until tomorrow, then. And congratulations for the Penta, Valkyrie.”

“Thanks, Emerald. See you all soon.” I disconnected and turned off my laptop, Dolph doing the same after she said her goodbyes. We jumped on our beds and covered ourselves. “Goodnight, Dolph.” I said with a yawn.

“Night, Fairy.”