Twilight trotted down the castle hall feeling refreshed and energized after a good night's sleep. She smiled thinking of all the possibilities the day could bring. Maybe she'd go see if Rarity was free for a trip to the spa. Or she could see if Rainbow Dash was free for some chillaxing as the pegasus called it. Maybe help AJ at Sweet Apple Acres. Or she could go to Fluttershy's cottage and introduce Tempest & Grubber to Discord. "Ok, maybe that last one isn't such a good idea." She chuckled to herself as she continued down the hall. Her trek was brought to an abrupt stop however when she noticed Grubber outside the library door, looking around nervously.

"Oh, good morning Grubber. What brings you by the library?" She asked somewhat confused having expected the chubby little beast to be in the dining room with Spike chowing down on a large stack of pancakes.

"Oh, ah, hey princess, i'm just waitin on Tempest. She's been ahh, actin kinda weird this morning." Grubber responded, a concerned look on his face.

"Weird? How so?" Twilight asked.

"Well she got up super early, which isn't really weird for her I guess. But she woke me up too and she was kinda rude and stuff. And then when she was in the restroom I could hear her talking to herself, like alot and she had like three different voices, it was creepy." Grubber explained to Twilight.

Twilight shook her head absorbing all the information she had just recieved. Looking down at the anxious Grubber. "Well thats. ...interesting, but it still doesn't explain what you're doing in front of the library." She chuckled.

"Oh yea, that. Well that's because after she got her armor on and everything she just trotted in there and slammed the door." Grubber exclaimed.

Twilight looked at the door and opened it with her magic. Trotting into the room she saw Tempest sitting in her chair reading a book. "Good morning Tempest." She sang greeting her friend with a smile.

Tempest looked up from her tome. "Oh, good morning princess." She replied in a tone somewhat more gruff and much less respectful then she had the past few days.

"So what are you reading?" Twilight asked. A curious look on her face.

"Oh, just.....brushing up." Tempest chuckled slyly as she put the book down. Twilight now being able to see the front, noticing it was her brother's old copy of A Guide to Guardsponying: Rules & Regulations for The Ages that he donated to her new library after Golden Oaks had been destroyed.

"Well i'm always happy to see a friend interested in reading." Twilight grinned. "But maybe next time let Grubber join in on the fun." She nervously added.

Tempest just looked at Twilight, her eyes like knives that cut through her very soul. "Honestly, I don't think that one even knows how to read." She scoffed.

"OK, obviously somepony woke up on the wrong side of the bed" Twilight thought to herself. "Well i'm going to go see if Spike's finished breakfast, wanna come with? She nervously asked the mare.

"I'll be along in a minute." The hornless unicorn non-chelauntly replied.

"Well, ok then." Twilight responded as she slowly left the room.

"You should'nt be so disrespectful to her
She is our princess." Tempest's voice echoed. "Yea, don't be mean to mama!" The young filly Fizzypop chimmed in. "Oh be quite you two." The commander huffed. "I already told you, i'm the one incharge today. Now sitback and see how a real warrior protects royalty." The Commander cackled, taunting her other two selves.

After a rather akward breakfast Twilight left the castle with Tempest in tow. Spike & Grubber opting to stay at the castle. Twilight looked over at her friend and couldn't help but notice that she did indeed seem to have a more ominous air about her then usual. Her facial expression much more serious then usual, her hoofsteps much more tense and rigid.

Twilight gulped. "So ah, I was thinking of visiting my friends today. I'm sure they'll be happy to see you agiain." She nervously grinned.

"Wether they are happy to see me or not is irrelivant. I am here to do my job as a royal guard, nothing more." The unicorn stated matter of factly.

" Oh, ok." Twilight sighed letting out a sad whinny. Something was deffinently wrong with her friend. She knew Tempest had a rough go of it, both in life and not to long ago as her royal guard, but she thought the two had grown close enough to share their problems with each other. The fact that she was now retreating back behind her walls and acting so cold made Twilight feel as if she was failing her new friend.

Twilght and Tempest continued their slow, akward trek through Ponyville when all of a sudden a pink blur tackled the pony princess. "Good morning Twilight! What yea doin!?" Pinkie smiled still atop her friend. Twilight was about to respond when she heard Tempest growl. "Ms. Pie get yourself off the princess this minute."

Pinkie Pie just jumped off of Twilight and meeped. Tempest slowly trotted up to the Pink Pony "Section 18 Rule #184-2. Any impromptu, unapproved or unwanted physical interaction with a princess is punishable with two weeks of community service and a 500 bit fine." The Commander sneered.

"Five hundred bits!?" Pinkie shreeked. A shocked and confused look on her face. "Well, it was nice to see yea Twilight, later.
" she chuckled nervously as she ran off in a pink puff.

"What the hay was that Tempest?" Twilight huffed.

"Just doing my job princess. Rules are rules." She smiled maniacly. "And Pinkie's my friend" Twilight huffed in retort. "Then she needs to learn to follow the rules." Tempest replied. Twilight just huffed again as she began to trot off towards Sweet Apple Acres.

Sadly the rest of the rest of the day didn't go much better as Tempest spent the entire time pointing out every little infraction or imperfecion AJ was guilty of regarding her interactions with the princess or the state of her farm. Later at Rarity's Tempest scared Sweetie Bell & Opal so bad Twilight had to leave before Rarity snapped and attacked the guardspony. Rainbow Dash fell asleep listening to all the rules and regulations regarding the proper ways to fly alongside a princess being woken-up by a zap from Tempest's stub of a horn and Fluttershy was in shock when the guardspony dropkicked and beat-up Discord quicker then even the lord of chaos could react. And of course what day would be complete without listening to Starlight & Trixie complain about Tempest barging into Star's bedroom telling them to quite down while they were in the middle of their "funtime." Tempest however continually defending herself stating that she was just following the proper rules & regulations and that it was her friend's faults for not knowing them. Twilight went to bed frustrated & exhausted hoping that tomorrow would be a better day.

Twilight opened-up her eyes, stretching her hooves yawning as her wings stretched out. All of a sudden she paused noticing Tempest was sitting at the foot of her bed.

"Eeayahh!" Twilight screamed jumping up and nearly hitting the ceiling in reaction to the unexpected site.

"Good morning princess." Tempest cheered. Her voice a bit more high pitched then usual. "Ready to play?" The unicorn asked in happy upbeat tone.

"Ready to what?" Twilight asked, a very confused look on her face. "Oh, ah, I mean, ready for the day." Tempest blushed.

"Ok." Twilight replied still somewhat unsure of what had gotten into her friend. "I'll, i'll go get ready and you, you just wait here." Twilight told the filly. "Okie-dokie!" Fizzypop smiled as Twilight akwardly slinked into her bathroom.

"Oh real smooth, not suspicious at all." The commanders voice mocked. "C'mon now, give her a chance." Tempest retorted.

Fizzlepop just rolled her eyes. "You'll see, as long as we're nice mama will love us best, you'll see."

As the day before Twilight and Tempest left the castle, though today Twilight noticed her friend was in a much more positive mood. Her steps a happy prance, her smile wide and her eyes full of filly like innocence.

"Well, i'm glad to see you're feeling better today Tempest." Twilight smiled back at her friend.

"Me too. And i'm sorry I was such a grumpy pants yesterday princess." Tempest replied.

"Grumpy Pants, really?" Twilight thought to herself. Coming from Tempest that didn't sound right. None the less Twilight brushed it off "ah, well, don't worry about it. We all have our off days." She reassured her friend. Tempest just chuckled happily as she continued to prance alongside her.

Once they got to Ponyville Twilight decided to stop by Sugarcube Corner and check-up on Pinkie. Inside the confectionary ponies were chatting and enjoying their brunch and snacks. Twilight approached the counter and greeted her friend. "Good morning Pinkie Pie" She sang as she put her front hooves up on the counter.

"Oh, heya Twilight morning." She smiled at the alicorn before letting out a nervous gulp as she saw Tempest. "Ha, heya Fizzy how yea doin." She nervously chuckled a single bead of sweat rolling down her face.

Fizzlepop noticed how nervous the pink pony was and lowered her head. "I'm sorry I was such a meanie yesterday Pinkie. I was a, just, not in the best mood." Fizzlepop blushed.

Pinkie smiled as wide as ponialy possible and drew Fizzlepop in for a hug. "Aww, it's ok Fizzy, I know ponies can be grumpy sometimes." She replied, tightly hugging the mare. "Hey, I know, how's a super fizzy soda on the house sound?" Pinkie asked with a chuckle. "Oh, yes please!" Fizzlepop replied.

Twilight looked on confused. She still had no idea what had caused this change in her friend but she was glad that she was getting along with Pinkie again.

The rest of the day went along pretty smoothly. Tempest apologized to all of their friends for the day before and even offered to help them out. At AJ's she helped buck apples and feed the chickens. She even helped Applebloom fix a small hole in the roof of the CMC's club house. At Rarity's she played with Sweetie Bell and Opal while Twilight helped the fashionista pick the final designs for her new Nightmare Night inspired fashion line. And at the park she and Scootaloo cheered Twilight and Dash on as they flew. Finally they had a nice relaxing tea with Fluttershy. Tempest apologizing to Discord, the draconiques begrudingly accepting. The only minor incidents the entire day were Tempest stopping Lyra & Bon-Bon as they attempted to come up to talk to her telling the princess that she might be in stranger danger, though once Twilight explained they were friends as well she backed down an apologized to the two. Then there was an akward moment where Twilight couldn't pry Tempest away from a toy store window as she stared wide-eyed at a cutesy Songbird Serenade plush that Twilight eventually caved and ended-up buying her.

Back at the castle Twilght was exhausted and ready for bed. She set down her saddle bags and yawned. "I'm pooped" she yawned and stretched out her legs. Looking back at Tempest who had followed her into her bedroom. "Ahh, you don't have to keep guarding me, day's over." She akwardly told the mare.

"Oh, ok" Tempest pouted, hugging her Songbird plush tightly. Twilight saw the sad look on her friends face and her heart sank.
"Well, I guess you can stay in here tonight if you want." She sighed. Tempest beamed as she jumped up on Twilights bed and curled-up. Twilight just rolled her eyes. Today had been another weird day, but at least her friends were happy, Tempest was happy. So maybe a little weirdness wasn't too bad.

Author's Notes:

Welp, that was interesting.

Next time a brief interlude, then back to the split-personality goodness!

As always will comeback and try to fix errors later.