“I’m starving… hey guards! When’s dinner gonna get here?”

I walked up to the cell door and looked to find Strong and another guard trying really hard to look mad at me. Their faces showed disapproval, but their shaking legs revealed fear. I gave them a sharp toothed smirk and their legs now looked like they would give out.

“It will be here momentarily mons- ma’am.” Strong answered making me frown at his slip.

“Hey come on guys, I wouldn’t hurt ya. You ponies are just too cute and adorable. Also, I may be a monster now, but I ain’t an evil monster okay. So come on, loosen up,” I said giving the gentlest smile I could.

Strong seemed to get a little bit of his courage back, but his face still displayed displeasure.

“How can we loosen up, when we know you can do that anytime you want?” He asked pointing his hoof towards my cell.

After Celestia left and a maid swept up the shattered plates off the floor, I immediately began testing my magic. Shattered rock littered the floor and the walls were honeycombed with holes. The metal table was warped beyond recognition after my spears ripped it apart and the chair was in pieces. Blue spears still poked out of the floor in odd directions with bits of blue magic flaking off them revealing how they would fade over time. My prison cell looked like a storm passed through it and only the bed remained untouched.

‘Okay maybe I went a little overboard, but I have powers now. Who wouldn’t go a little crazy?’

“Well Celestia said I could practice my magic. I mean… come on, I can summon levitating spears for crying out loud. What am I supposed to do, not throw them at things?” I asked.

Both Strong and the other guard looked at me with disbelief.

“YES, Princess Celestia wanted you to practice your magic so you wouldn’t accidentally do things like this. She wanted you to practice control, not see how much a stone wall can take a beating!” Strong shouted.

“Well you’re no fun at all. Jeez, why are you so mad about the cell? Can’t you just get a unicorn to magically clean up the place?” I asked shrugging my shoulders.

“What! No, it’ll take at least ten ponies to fix all this. What in the world makes you think that a single unicorn can cast enough spells simultaneously to fix all this damage?” Strong asked with a raised eyebrow.

‘Watching entire seasons of a certain purple unicorn cast spells as easily as breathing.’

I didn’t have a good answer to give so I just stood there in silence looking sheepish. Strong shook his head while the other guard gave me deadpan stare. After a minute of awkward silence, Strong and his comrade resumed their patrol and left me with a request to keep the damage to minimum for now on. I resumed my practice and instead of using spears to break things, I tried to see how many I could summon at time. Every time I summoned a spear it became easier to control them, and that instinct to attack things with them became unnecessary. I even managed to summon a few yellow spears, but this became a mistake when they ended up striking me instead of the wall. I panicked when the spears changed direction in the air and flew back at me and was surprised when the tips of the spears only left bruises instead of gaping holes.

I sat on my bed in confusion as I pulled up my tank top to stare at my injuries. The blue scales covered any discoloration, but a few of the scales were bent and protruding in uneven angles. It hurt to touch them so I thanked my resilient scales and left them alone to ponder why the spears weren’t doing their function and weren’t piercing anything.

‘They could do damage for sure if the wrecked room and guards I injured are anything to go by, but they acted more like blunt weapons than piercing ones,’ I contemplated.

I summoned a spear into my hand and touched the tip with my index finger. It felt like a rounded edge and it left me in confusion. While I didn’t plan on killing or maiming anything in the near future, it might pay off to learn how the spears can pierce through more than just tissue paper. Whenever I threw the spears around in my cell they would leave a serious impact on either the wall or table, but they would always bounce off after contact and dissipate. I focused on the spear in my hand and kept my finger on the tip as I tried to will it into a sharper point. The thin mass of energy in my hand molded in my hands as I focused on a thinner and keener edge. I smiled in victory when I felt the spear mold on command but lost that smile when I put a little too much pressure on my finger.

Specks of white dust began to spill from my finger and I dropped the spear as I realized I had no idea how to treat a monster’s cut. I stuck my finger in my mouth out of instinct to keep dust from leaking out of me, but this only made it worse when my razor sharp teeth cut into my finger even more. I yelped and dust began to leak generously from my finger and my panic only got worse. I pulled the sheets from my bed around my finger to stem the flow of dust and desperately tried to think of how injures were taken care of in Undertale.

‘Items. I need items,’ I thought quickly.

I looked around my cell and found the jug of water from lunch on the floor next to the warped metal table partially full after being tipped over. I briskly walked over to the jug, bringing the entire bed sheet with me, and drank what was left of its contents. I felt a little different, and risked a quick peek to see if my finger was still bleeding magic dust. The scales surrounding my finger looked like nothing had happen to them. The pain I felt around my abdomen was gone as well, and I lifted up my tank top again to see that all the scales were back in place.

‘It seems that my body follows game mechanics like Frisk does too. I get injured, I need to consume something to heal myself. I should probably stick to that healing method or else my own innate determination may turn me into a liquid puddle.’

I shuttered at the thought and was just glad to know that I wasn’t going leak any more magical essence. Monsters in Undertale underwent a freighting change when injected with determination, the essence that allowed humans to persist after death. The amalgamates were monsters that were liquefied and turned into disfigured shapes when their bodies couldn’t stand the pressure determination put on them. Undyne was the most determined out of all the monsters and when she fell during a genocide playthrough, she herself would melt from her own determination to keep on fighting. A bright light flashed at the edge of my vision and I blinked in surprise when I turned around to see Princess Luna herself standing in the center of my cell.

A briefcase and tray of food floated next to her as she struck a dramatic pose with her wings outstretched and her hoof poised above her head in a dramatic fashion. Her eyes were closed and her voice shook the shattered stone across the floor as she voiced her introduction.

“DO NOT WORRY YOUNG MONSTER, FOR WE HAVE COME TO AID THOU IN THY’S TIME OF NEED. WE ARE PRINCESS LUNA, RULER OF THE NIGHT AND DEFENDER OF THOSE WHO CAN’T DEFEND THEMSELVES. THROUGH US, THOU SHALL RECIVE FAIR TREATMENT IN THE EYES OF THE LAW AN-,” Luna thankfully stopped as she opened her eyes at last to see my discomfort as I folded my hands over the fins on my head to try and hinder her voice.

“Oh, I’m so sorry, I’m still trying to adjust to this new way of speech. Are you alright?”

A wicked thought creeped into mind as Luna tried to see if I was okay.

“WHAT?” I yelled.

Her eyes were as wide as dinner plates and spoke again.

“Are you alright? Can you he-,”

“WHAT?” I interrupted, fighting down a grin.

“This can’t be happening.”

“WHAT?”

“Oh no, Tia’s going to kill us. We just destroyed an alien visitor’s hearing. What are we going to do, what are we going to do? Will healing magic work? No, it’s too risky, our own royal physician said that such magic would be unwise at this point. Oh poor creature, we are truly sorry,” she apologized as her wings began to droop.

“Ah its fine princess, I forgive ya,” I said flashing her a wicked grin.

She did a double take from my response and her bafflement caused me to laugh as loudly as I could. I wiped a few tears of joy from my eyes to see the blue princess trying to compose herself and was glad to see that she wasn’t angry at my little prank.

“Ah, tis but a prank, thou- I mean, you certainly got me good, young monster. A fine trick, bravo.” She stomped her hoof on the ground to congratulate my shenanigans.

As soon as she was done congratulating me, she looked around my cell surprised at the destruction I caused. Unease crossed her face as she looked at me again and voiced her concerns.

“Did your magic cause all this? My sister told me that she left you to practice when she left but I didn’t expect this to be the aftermath.”

I scratched the back of my head in embarrassment before I responded.

“Yeah uh, sorry, I got a little carried away with all the newfound powers and what not. But, I think I can control it better now. So uh… there’s that at least. This isn’t going to affect my chances at the trial right?” I asked hopefully.

She gave off a huge sigh before responding.

“No, although destruction of royal property is a serious offense, my sister did give you permission to practice magic in your cell however you saw fit. Luckily I’m more than capable of cleaning this up myself.”

The blue aura surrounding Luna’s horn intensified and her eyes shinned with white light as I felt her alicorn magic sweep around the cell. The intense wave of power made my scales twitch as the magic in my body sensed the foreign power. Rocks littered over the floor swept pass my feet and reattached themselves on the wall showing virtually no signs of damage. The warped metal table was lifted up into the air and reconfigured to become its original form. Pieces of the chair folded back into place and it was set down next to the table. I felt a tugging on my hand and I released the bedsheet to allow Luna to take it towards the bed and fold it perfectly. My dust was still speckled over the bed sheet and I hoped Luna didn’t notice. I didn’t need her thinking that I was a child who couldn’t be trusted around sharp objects.

I felt Luna’s magic beginning to dissipate and the aura around her horn slightly faded while the white glow covering her eyes disappeared. She inspected her work looking for any imperfections, while I just stared in awe at her mastery over magic.

“There we go, I just saved the royal treasury a huge repair bill. Now are you ready for your dinner tonight Miss Undyne.” Luna placed the tray of food on the newly repaired table and set her briefcase next to one of the table legs with her aura. Salmon seemed to be on the menu again, thankfully it was a tiny morsel compared to the food surrounding it. Spinach and thinly sliced zucchini dressed with lemon juice, pecans, parmesan, and mint overshadowed the fish on both plates and my mouth watered at the sight. The desert this time were two little bowls of ice cream with hot fudge lathered over each scoop. To wash it all down was another jug of water.

“Damn, I get to eat with two princesses in one day. You keep spoiling me like this and I’ll never want to leave this cell,” I said grinning.

Luna giggled at my comment.

“Let’s hope not. I don’t want you spending any more time in here after what my sister told me of your story. Also I come with news over the possibility of your brother coming with you to Eques.”

All the thoughts in my mind grinded to a halt when she mentioned my little bro. I tore my eyes away from the food and Luna had my full attention.

“Astral reports have confirmed that two more objects fell from the sky on the day you arrived. My sister has begun an investigation on the whereabouts of their landing sites in the far east beyond our borders and has sent letters to neighboring nations to request help in locating them.”

“When do you think you’ll find him?” I asked hastily.

“Keep in mind, we’re not exactly sure if he was one of the objects or not. But rest assured, if your brother was one of the objects we’ll find him for you. You have my word,” Luna said lifting a huge weight off my shoulders.

I sat down in the chair relieved at the news and Luna conjured up a pony sized chair to sit down with me at the table. She continued to speak as she brought her suitcase up and opened it on the table with her magic and simultaneously used a fork and knife to cut into her zucchini.

“I have reviewed all the reports of the incident, including my sister’s conversation with you this afternoon. However, while my sister only wanted a general understanding of the incident, I require a more detailed explanation. In order to anticipate what the prosecution may use, I need every detail explained to make a strong defense. First though, we need to come to a conclusion on the charges you wish to plead not guilty to.”

“Ok, what are the charges?” I asked as I savored the lemon juice and mint from the zucchini.

“Three charges on the destruction of private property, resisting arrest from a royal officer, then kidnapping an officer as well. Multiple assault charges on several officers and lastly…well…, attempted murder.”

I choked on my zucchini and beat my chest to dislodge it from my throat. As soon as I got my breath back, I voiced my disbelief.

“Murder!? I didn’t try to kill anyone, I mean I hurt the guards and all, but I didn’t hurt anyone severely didn’t I? Dr. Hoof said that everyone that got hurt only got away with minor injuries.”

Luna calmly brought out a file from her briefcase and read out loud what was inside.

“According to a Miss Chrono Piece, after you destroyed her emporium you attempted to eat her until she ran away to the safety of the royal guards.”

“Who?” I asked with a raised eyebrow.

“The pony whose clock shop you destroyed,” Luna answered.

Memories of a scared green earth pony cowering in fear resurfaced and I couldn’t remember at what I point I looked like I would try and eat her.

“Listen, there must be a misunderstanding, I did nothing that suggested I would try and eat her. I asked her if she was a pony and she freaked out and bolted out the shop. That’s it, I swear,” I said hoping Luna would believe me.

“That’s why I’m here Undyne. We are going to go through every single detail of your side of the incident, and we’ll make a defense on the crimes you’re actually not guilty of. So start from the beginning and we’ll go from there,” Luna said.

“Ok…alright, it all started when me and my little brother Jack went to a con…” I once again retold my tale to the princess. Luna was taking notes on sheets of paper and would ask questions to clarify the smallest details. The description of the vendor at the con, the void I was transformed in, my reactions to the guards ordering my surrender. Luna interrupted me at one point to go to the barred window and raised the moon (‘So cool!’). We went over every event of the incident in detail and I answered her questions with confidence. That is until we got to the part about how I begged the guards to let me go.

“Hold on, from the guard’s report on the incident, the guards stated that you said ‘I swear on Princess Celestia’s sun that I had no control over what happened.’ How did you know of my sister’s existence prior to coming to this world?” Luna asked.

I panicked as I completely forgot that I said that. I luckily managed to not tell Celestia that her world was a TV show when I told her my story. Luna kept staring at me waiting for an answer, and when I couldn’t think of an excuse I sighed and told her everything. How her world was viewed as entertainment for humans in my world and how the Elements of Harmony were the main focus. She kept staring at me in stunned silence until I finished, and the princess of the moon was at a loss for words.

“I, I, how, wha…” Luna babbled.

‘I think I broke Princess Luna.’

“I can prove it too, tell me, do you remember your first Nightmare Night after your return from the moon?” I asked.

My question snapped her back to reality and she answered.

“Of course, Nightmare Night was just a week ago. You know what happened?”

‘Wait, only a week ago? So that means I’m stuck in the middle of season two then.’

“Yep, in fact, I remember a small detail that isn’t common knowledge to most ponies. You gained a cute little admirer in a pirate outfit that night, his name is Pipsqueak, and after you told him that Nightmare Night would continue, he hugged you and said that you were his favorite princess.” I said showing off my toothy grin.

Luna just stared at me in bafflement for a few seconds and got up to pace around the cell. I could figuratively hear the gears grinding in her head trying to comprehend my information dump. After a few minutes Luna sat back down, outwardly a bit calmer, and ready to speak again.

“Since I can’t prove in any way that your claim is false, I’ll just have to accept that your explanation as truth given the available information. However, this information is to remain secret at all times. Do you understand? Our little ponies can’t know that their world is being watched by extraterrestrial beings. It would cause a panic, so I will consult with my sister on this new information. Do I have your word that you won’t speak of this to anypony else?” Luna asked.

“Yeah, don’t worry about it, I promise not to tell anypony else. Besides, me just being here might make all knowledge I have of the future false. If Nightmare Night was just a few nights ago, then that means I’ve landed way early in the show. For all I know, events in future seasons might not even occur with me just existing. I could just be in an alternate universe, and if that’s the case, I don’t think you have to worry about aliens watching every moment of your lives,” I said trying to reassure her.

“Alternate universes have been theorized before, you may be right,” Luna said considering my theory.

We continued the rest of the evening talking about the rest of the events of my rampage and Luna offered her recommendations.

“I recommend that you plead guilty to vandalizing the alley wall, destroying the food cart, and all the charges against the royal guard. There is evidence and creditable witnesses to each crime and by your own admission you say you are guilty of them. Pleading guilty will make the court hearing about your punishment easier on you when my sister comes to a decision.”

“However, I urge you to plead not guilty when faced with the charges of destroying Miss Chrono Piece’s emporium and her attempted murder. You had no control over what happened to her store and I’m sure I can label it as an accident that couldn’t be avoided. For her supposed attempted murder, there is no evidence beyond her word alone, and when I cross-examine her testimony I’ll see to it that the court believes our side of the events. Now let’s go over what you’ll say when you’re brought up to testify.”

Luna and I spent hours in the night going over what I would say in court and by the end I was about to drop dead from the lack of sleep. We finally wrapped everything up and Luna got ready to go. Before she left I just had to let her know my gratitude.

“Thank you so much for doing this. I never thought I would get Princess Luna herself to be my lawyer. I’ve never been on trial before, even in my own world, it means a lot to me that you’re doing this,” I said thanking her.

“I have only come to grips with the new laws since my return, but I couldn’t just let somepony like you go to trial unprepared. This meeting has proven to me that you are a being more than worthy of redemption. Out of all the victims in this entire mess, you are the one that has been hurt most of all. You have been torn away from your family, your home, and even your own body. Of course I would come to defend you,” Luna said smiling warmly.

Waterworks threatened to spill again but I forced them down before I spoke.

“Both you and Celestia have been nothing but kind to me after I’ve done nothing but cause you two trouble. I do not care what anyone else says. You two are truly the best princesses in the world.”

Luna looked down at her hooves and smiled in embarrassment before looking up at me again.

“Now you are the one that is being too kind. Sweet dreams Undyne.”

With that final note, Luna vanished in a flash of light taking her briefcase and empty food tray with her.

I laid in my plush chair reading the guard reports once again in preparation for the trial tomorrow. In my study, a comely fire lit up the room and set a calming atmosphere. I already had in mind what punishment was suitable to Undyne’s crimes but I’ll come to a final decision when my sister and the prosecution had presented their cases. A creature like Undyne didn’t deserve to be locked away and forgotten like the nobles desperately wanted to. Undyne had the misfortune of landing in Canterlot of all places, and while a simple royal pardon from me would have resolved the issue in any other town or city, the nobles here made that difficult. They would call me a merciful saint if I pardoned her for committing her crimes in someplace like Ponyville. Although, since she committed her crimes here, they would question the decision at every turn and it could cause unforeseen consequences in Undyne’s future.

When I read the morning newspaper, Undyne was of course on the front page and she was already declared a villain the likes of Discord. The Dread Fish, they called her. Terror of Canterlot and devourer of all ponies after the clock shop owner Chrono Piece told the Press how Undyne tried to eat her. After reviewing the reports and actually talking to Undyne herself, I was more than skeptical of the clock clerk’s claim. All my years of experience in communication with all kinds of sentient beings had made me a master at judging character no matter the race. By the end of this trial, I hope my little ponies will see what I saw in that cell.

‘Somepony who is lost and alone, who can admit her mistakes and just wants to find what family she has left. A helping hoof is what she needs, not a prison sentence.’

I already sent letters to all the other kingdoms to notify them of Undyne’s presence and to keep a look out for the two other objects that fell from the sky. I paid special attention to my allies in the eastern kingdoms and hoped I would gain some sign of Undyne’s brother by the end of the week. Finding the brother was as much as a personal priority as it was a security one. Both my sister and I had felt the dark disturbance and we knew that the new visitors to our world might be connected to it in some way. It could not be just a coincidence, as dark power such as this hasn’t been felt since the rule of Sombra. Even then, this new dark magic was more powerful than anything I felt from Sombra and it shook me to my core. It made me nervous for what the future had in store for my little ponies and me.

A knock on my door interrupted my thoughts and I laid the reports on an end table before responding.

“Come in.”

My little sister Luna came through the door and she looked troubled.

“What is it Lulu, did something happen with our new guest?”

She nodded her head.

“Yes Tia, while the meeting went well, she revealed some interesting information that we need to discuss.”

I was escorted through the halls of the castle by the royal guards and I could hardly keep the fangirl in me contained. So many familiar halls passed me by until we got to a hallway with iconic stain glass windows. The first one showed six little ponies blasting a vile Nightmare Moon, releasing Luna from her corrupting influence. Two more showed my favorite draconequus being defeated by Celestia and Luna in the past and end up being defeated once again by the new Elements of Harmony. I wanted to stay and gawk at the works of art, but the magical aura tugging at my cuffs forced me to move faster.

Eight royal guards surrounded me as we headed towards the throne room and my anxiety began to catch up with me again. Several voices were heard beyond the large door at the end of the hall and they kept getting louder with each step I took. I felt like I was marching towards my doom and I had to keep reminding myself to calm down.

‘I’m going to be fine. I’m going to be fine. I’m going to be fine. I’m going to be fine…’

I repeated my mantra until we got to the door and two of the unicorn guards in front of me glowed their horns to open it. The voices were silenced at my entrance and I was surprised by the throne room’s total makeover. Luxurious bleachers along both sides of the room seated dozens of ponies, all staring at me with various expressions. Some stared at me with outright fear, leaning back in their seats as I passed them on the luxurious carpet. Others glared at me with scorn, looking at me as if I was some insect that needed to be squashed. A few though stared at me with innocent curiosity, and I recognized a few of them as Fancy Pants and a yet to be married Princess Cadence.

Celestia sat on her throne on the dais watching me with a neutral expression as I was directed towards an elevated podium at the end of the carpet. The guards chained my cuffs to the podium and scattered to take up positions throughout the throne room, leaving only two at my sides. To my right a few meters away stood Luna next to a large podium and across from her and to my left stood another pony on a similarly large podium. This new pony had to be the prosecutor and he stood at attention with his nose high in the air, not even acknowledging my presence with those purple eyes. His fur was dark blue and his long mane was the same color in a darker shade. He was clad in a pitch-black suit and purple tie that covered his barrel and just barely covered his butt tattoo. The mark was a simple set of golden scales covered in chains and he finally acknowledged my existence with a disinterested glance. I didn’t get to form an opinion of him as Celestia began the proceedings with a stomp of her hoof.

“The court is now in session for the trial of Miss Undyne. The prosecution and defense will now state their names for the record.”

“Princess Luna, representing the defendant your honor.”

“Binding Law, representing the ponies of Canterlot your honor,” his voice was soothing and punctuated clearly.

“Are you ready to begin?” Celestia said questioning both sides.

“We are,” They both said in perfect unison.

“Very well, is the defendant ready hear the charges levied against her?” Celestia asked me.

“Y-Yes, your honor,” I answered her nervously. Gone was the motherly princess that visited me in my cell and in her place stood a no nonsense leader.

“You may either plead guilty or not guilty to the following: On the charge of the destruction of private property. You are accused of razing Miss Chrono Piece’s place of business, ‘Tick Tock Measurements’, causing nearly 300,522 bits in property damages. How do you plead?” Celestia asked.

“Not guilty, your honor.” I answered.

Small murmurs from the crowd behind me voiced their disbelief. I could hear a few of the whispers.

“She denies what she’s done? What kind of monster is she?” One mare whispered aghast.

“What do expect from a creature who wear’s such appalling clothing?” Another mare answered.

I grinded my teeth in anger and tried to think of something else before I let that pony know what I thought of her own clothes.

“Very well, on the charge of the attempted murder of Miss Chrono Piece. How do you plead?” Celestia continued.

“Not guilty, your honor.” I answered again.

This caused a louder response from the crowd and Celestia stomped her hoof on her throne to silence them.

“This court shall keep silent throughout the rest of the session or it will be converted into a private hearing.” Celestia commanded.

“I’ll resume listing off the charges…” Celestia continued.

I pleaded guilty to the rest of the charges and I glanced back towards the crowd to see very confused faces. I think they expected me to plead not guilty to all the charges and I had to hide a smirk when I saw one stallion scratching his head in confusion.

“That concludes the charges levied against the defendant. The court shall now consider the arguments from both parties on the matter of Chrono Piece’s property and her attempted murder. At the end of each debate I will judge whether Miss Undyne is truly guilty of these crimes. Then, a hearing will take place to decide her final punishment when all her crimes are truly known. We will now discuss Miss Chrono Piece’s property damage. The prosecution may now call upon any witnesses and evidence.”

“Thank you your honor. The evidence explains itself, Miss Undyne was seen directly at the scene of the crime and it was confirmed by the royal guards that she was the purple object that fell on Chrono Piece’s establishment that day,” Binding Law stated.

“Objection! Your honor, my client doesn’t deny that she fell on the building in question. She does deny however, that she had any control over where she landed. This was an accident that nopony could have foreseen or prevented as my client was sent to our world without her consent by an unknown offender,” Luna interrupted.

“Sustained, very well, can the prosecution provide evidence to prove that the defendant caused Tick Tock Measurement’s destruction intentionally or through negligence?” Celestia asked.

“The prosecution calls upon Undyne herself to testify before the court.” Law said directing his eyes towards me.

I was unchained from my podium and brought to stand on a large silver disk on the floor in front of Celestia’s dais. I faced towards Luna and Law with my back to Celestia and tried to remember all that Luna and me discussed last night.

‘Just be calm and answer his questions. Control my emotions and remember every detail of what happened. Don’t lose sight of what happened, no matter how many times he may bend the truth.’

“Miss Undyne, explain to the court exactly how you came to our world. Please be detailed and try not to miss too many details. I know it must be difficult since that fall rattled your mind,” Law asked nonchalantly.

Luna seemed ready to object again but I stopped her with a subtle wave.

“Actually I’m in tip top shape. The royal physician himself Dr. Steady Hoof declared me of stable mind and body yesterday morning.” I said earning a smile from Luna.

I told my story to the court and mentioned every detail I could think of. I told them about the food at the convention, the outfits me and my brother were wearing, the vendor that sold me the spear, and what I looked like before all this happened. I voiced every detail.

“I was in a pitch black void after the flash of light. I felt like I was falling the entire time and I couldn’t accurately tell you how much time I spent in there. After what felt like forever, I felt pain all across my body. I could feel my hair and teeth falling out and being replaced. My skin burned and itched for so long that it felt like it would last forever. When it all thankfully ended, I had no time to see what was done to me when I saw another flash of light. After the light was cleared, I found myself falling towards Equestria and I thought I was about to meet my doom. Then a purple shade covered my vision before I could see where I was going to land and I blacked out. When I woke up I was in the clock shop, thankful just being alive.” I said finishing my testimony.

I gazed back at my audience and their mood seemed to undergo a massive shift. Fearful eyes were replaced with sympathetic ones, while the angry glares shifted into uncertainty. It seemed like I was gaining the crowd.

“That’s quite the story Miss Undyne, but I find it a little hard to believe.” Law said causing me to force down a sudden spike of anger.

“What’s so unbelievable about it?” I asked.

“You say that some unassuming merchant caused your departure from your world and yet there has been no evidence shown that another entity was involved when you arrived in our world. I propose another theory however; I say that you wanted to come here intentionally. Then when you came to our world you accidentally flew off course and destroyed Miss Chrono Piece’s establishment due to your own negligence.” Law finished.

“Objection! Your honor, the prosecution has no evidence to support this theory.” Luna said decrying Law’s assumption.

“Neither does the defendant your honor. What is certain however, is exactly what I said in the beginning. Miss Undyne was the object that destroyed Chrono Piece’s shop that day. Therefore, since no other being can be made accountable for her crash, she must be held responsible,” Law argued.

“Objection overruled, the prosecution is correct, unless evidence is brought forth to prove that another entity was involved, Undyne must be held responsible for damages.” Celestia said in finality.

‘Oh come ooooon!’

“The defense does have evidence to offer the court your honor. The defense calls upon guard captain Shining Armor to provide evidence of a third party," Luna said.

“Objection! The prosecution was not made aware of such evidence before the trial your honor,” Law said outraged.

“There is evidence that has yet to be confirmed your honor, and I would like to rectify that. The good captain was involved in the investigation and he would know exactly what kind of magic was left in the shop when the defendant crashed. I would like to see if Undyne’s magic signature matches the magic left at the sight,” Luna specified.

“Objection overruled, very well, the guards will bring Shining Armor in to clarify this at once,” Celestia ordered.

After a few minutes Shining Armor replaced me on the silver circle and I was returned to my podium. Luna began her questioning.

“Captain Armor you have been trained like many other royal guards to identify and track magical signatures and what kind of spells they once formed, correct?”

“That is correct,” He answered.

“As I understand it, you personally examined the magic left behind in the store in question. Can you describe the type of spell it once formed?”

“I can, it was a powerful protection spell. The spell was formed to absorb kinetic force and I know this to be true because I excel in such spells,” He said confidently.

“Would you be able to tell if the magic used to form the spell was from Undyne’s own magic?”

“I would but I would need your honor’s permission to approach the suspect and inspect her magic.”

“Permission granted,” Celestia fired away.

Shining Armor approached my podium with a glowing horn and I felt an odd tickling sensation all across my body. I couldn’t resist giggling and Shining Armor raised an eyebrow.

“Hey, I’m literally made of magic, so technically I guess you could say that you're feeling me up right now,” I said before I fell into a fit of giggles.

The intense blush on his face added more to my fun and I sighed in relief when he finally finished. He returned to the silver circle and stated his findings.

“After (cough) examining the suspect, I can confidently say that the magic used to create the protection spell did not come from her.”

“There you have it; a third party WAS involved in Undyne’s arrival here in Equestria. Therefore, I move to remove these charges due to the lack of investigation in this other party that could be directly responsible for the destruction of Tick Tock Measurements,” Luna demanded.

“Does the prosecution have a rebuttal?” Celestia asked.

Binding Law seemed deep in thought for a few seconds before answering.

“No your honor, the prosecution rests”

“Then I have come to a conclusion. Due this new evidence being brought before the court, I hereby absolve Miss Undyne of the responsibility of destroying Tick Tock Measurements,” Celestia said to my immense satisfaction.

“Now Miss Undyne, you are now being accused of attempted murder by the owner of Tick Tock Measurements, Chrono Piece. The prosecution may now call upon any witnesses and evidence,” Celestia continued.

I just barely caught Law doing an eyeroll before he answered the princess.

“The prosecution calls upon the victim herself, Chrono Piece.”

A familiar raven maned and green coated mare entered the throne room from a side door and stood on the silver disk. Her eyes glared at me with pure hate and I could see she was just itching to let me know what she thinks of me.

“Chrono Piece, can you testify to the court exactly what happened to you that day after Miss Undyne crashed into your shop?” Law asked.

“Gladly, I’ll tell you exactly what happened. When that thing destroyed my shop…” Chrono went on until Luna stopped her in her tracks.

“Objection! Unnecessary insults towards the defendant and we’ve already dropped the destruction charge against her not just a few minutes ago.”

“Sustained, Chrono Piece, you will cease calling the accused insults and recognize that the charges for destroying your shop have been dropped,” Celestia ordered her sternly.

“Y-Yes your honor,” She said bowing towards Celestia before she continued.

I saw Binding Law silently banging his head against the podium.

“When Undyne…crashed… into my store, I was immediately fearful for my life. When she rose up and screamed for joy I whimpered, unintentionally drawing attention to myself. She turned to me and stared at me with a hungry eye. She asked if I was a pony, and I saw her drag her tongue across those horrible jagged teeth of hers’. Fearing for my life, I ran outside and heard her chasing after me. I felt jagged claws rake across my left back leg and I thanked the universe that I managed to get outside before she could grab me. I called for the guards and left for the hospital to get my wounds treated. Here are the cuts she left on me,” She finished showing Celestia and the court two long gashes visibly stitched together on her left back leg.

“Does the prosecution have any questions?” Celestia asked.

Binding Law ceased his banging to address her with a bored look.

“No your honor.”

“Then the defense may cross-examine the testimony,” Celestia said turning her attention towards Luna.

‘How did this mare even get this into court? How could my blunt nails leave gashes that long? How did she even get them?’

“Chrono Piece, you say my client raked her claws against your leg correct?” Luna asked her.

“Yes, did you not see the marks?” she asked

“Oh I did, so you say they were these claws huh. Undyne show the court your hands please,” Luna asked me.

I raised my chained hands in the air for all to see and what they saw were pitifully dull fingernails.

“Maybe those ‘claws’ might leave a tiny scrape, but they barely seem capable of breaking skin. Let alone the gashes you have on your leg.” Luna condescended.

“It, it, it was her teeth! She must have tried to grab me with her mouth then,” Chrono defended.

“So it’s her teeth then. Wow, how could you miss that tiny little detail?” Luna asked.

“I was scared okay! Something must have cut my legs, so who else could have done it but her?” Chrono said with her confidence shaking.

Luna pulled out a folder with Chrono’s name on it as she responded

“Actually, I can explain it with this report your doctor wrote up after she finished stitching your leg. It seems like your wound was traced with wooden splinters she removed as she stitched your leg. Before she could report this to you, you had already filed your release papers and were out the door to tell the press how my client tried to eat you.”

Luna let her statement fill the air and Chrono Piece stared at her wound in disbelief.

“Now I have one final question. With all the broken wood from your clocks and rooftop scattered across your store, do you think it’s at least possible that you accidentally scraped your leg against the debris in your haste to escape my client?” Luna asked her.

Chrono Piece stared at me again. Gone were her enraged eyes and instead replaced by confusion. She sighed as she stared down at the floor in shame.

“It’s possible, yes,” she answered.

“No further questions, your honor,” Luna told her sister.

“Does the prosecution wish to present anything else before the court?” Celestia asked.

“No your honor,” Law said dejectedly.

Chrono Piece was escorted out of the room with tears in her eyes.

“You may now present any closing statements before I come to a decision,” Celestia stated to both of them.

“I have none your honor,” Law said turning towards Luna to give her the floor.

Luna left her podium and stood before her sister and the rest of the court, confidence revealed all across her appearance.

“Your honor, ponies of Canterlot, today before your eyes stand’s a creature torn from everything she knew and landed in the worst circumstances possible. She didn’t choose to come here and had to endure untold amounts of pain before she arrived. Like anypony else, she was afraid. Like anypony else, she made mistakes in response to that fear. Like few other ponies, she can admit her mistakes. Undyne is not this ‘Terror of Canterlot’ the Press has made her out to be. She is a sentient being like anypony else, and like anypony else, she needs help when she’s at her lowest.”

Luna retook her place at her podium and Celestia cleared her throat to give the final verdict.

“Given the lack of confidence in the accuser’s testimony on the charges that Undyne attempted to take her life. I hereby proclaim Undyne as Not Guilty.”

Me and Luna sat inside her private quarters after the trial had ended, waiting for our lunch to arrive. She insisted that we don’t celebrate yet until an agreement was made on the punishment for the crimes I was still admittedly guilty of. But it didn’t stop me from hugging the life out of her.

“You-, ahh, really are quite strong (cough) aren’t you!” Luna wheezed under my intense bear hug.

I let her go and started praising how awesome she was in there. This was the first time in days where I felt like my freedom wasn’t going to be taken from me and I actually started to think of plans to find my brother. After I served whatever punishment Celestia deemed fit, I planned to find my brother and go sightseeing before we looked for a way to get home. There were so many things possible to me now that I realized I can explore a cartoon world and experience what it was like to have magic powers. When I told Luna how awesome her closing speech was, I remembered something from the show that caused me to lose my excitement.

“You know Luna you were on the ball when you said that, like anypony else, I needed help when I was at my lowest.” I said to her.

“But of course, it was the truth after all,” She said matter of factly.

“So you know that you probably need help yourself then?” I asked her.

She started at me with confusion

“What do you mean?” She asked.

“You know I watched a show about your world right? In that show, I saw an episode that showed that you had been torturing yourself with a Tantabus over the guilt you still felt for being Nightmare Moon,” I said bringing myself to a knee to look at her evenly in the eye.

She covered herself protectively with her wings and looked away from me with a guilt ridden face. I gently grasped her head and nudged her to look at me again to see my sympathetic face. She seemed on the verge of tears.

“I deserve to never have a good night’s sleep. I deserve my punishment after I ensured so many restless and fearful nights all those years ago. Why should I get good night’s sleep after I caused so many horrible nightmares for so many ponies?” She asked me.

My brother would do this to himself too. He would constantly belittle himself after each time he failed over the smallest things. It was up to me almost every time to tell him how stupid it was and how unproductive he was being. He was never bettering himself whenever he called himself a loser or a failure of a son. Luckily he had broken out his habit by college, but it was only after me and my parents got him to see how much of a good person he was, and how smart he could be.

“Listen, you are doing nothing but hurting yourself by doing this. You aren’t making up for your mistakes by allowing some monster cause you senseless misery. You and I both know you messed up bad. But if you don’t tell yourself that you’re a good pony that’s doing good work to make up for it, then listen to me instead. You just defended me in front of all those ponies out there. You lent a helping hoof to someone who has done nothing but cause trouble since she got here. You’ve owned up to what you’ve done already, so please stop torturing yourself before you break from all this pressure I know your building up on yourself. I already consider you a good friend Luna, even though we practically just met.”

“I don’t expect you to just forgive yourself over one conversation with me. So I beg you, talk with someone who loves you deeply. Talk with your sister and tell her how you still feel all this guilt. She’s your family, and family needs to know a part of it is still hurting. Maybe then, you’ll know how much of a good pony you really are and move on,” I finished putting my heart and soul in my words.

I saw the faintest hints of a smile on her lips and I moved in to give her one more hug.

“Okay…,okay, I will,” She answered.