Twilight let out a yawn as she looked towards Selene noticing she was asleep still. She placed her head down on Selene’s shoulder causing her to move a bit. Twilight froze as Selene opened an eye and sat up for a moment. She smiled softly as Twilight was trying to stay still but her tail was moving a bit.

“What are you listening to?” she broke the silence in the room as Twilight sat up.

“I was listening to the waves”

“The waves?” Selene sat up as she looked towards her.

“When I laid with you the first time I heard the ocean. I could see it in my dreams and I only been to the beach at least once in my life” Twilight turned to stare at her “For some reason when I lay with you I feel calm and I can hear the ocean and see the animals” Twilight was smiling as Selene had a grin on her face. She sat up as she moved towards Twilight.

“I can show you something a bit more.” Selene noticed Twilight sitting up as she looked towards Selene.

“Really?” she started to smile.

“I can but I need you to trust me Twilight. I say that because what I want to show you is what I feel all the time. You know how you felt the ocean only when you're with me. I feel that all the time. Now when I say trust me because if I do not end the magic connection correctly you could end up with two things. The first one would be an allergic reaction to the magic. Some reactions range from stiff mussels to having a high fever and difficult breathing. The second is that my magic can latch out and make a permanent connection to you” Selene watched as Twilight glanced at her hooves.

“Okay, but how do you know what kind of reaction I will have?” Twilight tilted her head as Selene sighed.

“I am allergic to Sleep spells. No pony knew until my brother placed one on me in front of my mother. When a sleep spell is used on me I have a very high fever for days. I cannot breathe on my own and I cannot use my tail. The doctors either don’t want to try or they cannot find a single thing wrong with me because this is new to them. Now I don’t know if you will have a reaction I was just giving you some that might happen.” Selene watched as Twilight leaned back slouching “Take a few days and let me know” she smiled as Twilight shook her head.

“No if I cannot properly study curses without becoming a different pony towards others I at least want to study something” she sat up straight puffing her chest out. Selene gave her an odd look.

“Are you sure?” she watched as Twilight nodded her head. Selene leaned over and gripped her hooves as she leaned in and kissed her deeply. Twilight’s eyes widen as she noticed the edges of the bubble started to ripple before she felt another jolt of magic run through her body. She let a huff out as she closed her eyes pressing into the kiss. As she closed her eyes she could the sound of the ocean with different sounds this time. She heard some frequencies that she never heard before as she slowly opens her eyes. Twilight was standing in the middle of the ocean silver fish swimming around her in schools as a large grey whale passed over her. The sand on the floor was in gentle waves as small orange fish moved in and out of the coral while eels chased them. Twilight reached out towards the fish watching as a few rubbed up against her hoof causing her to smile. She could feel them and hear them as the whales gathered around the schools talking back and forth to each other. She turned around as she was able to move through the water watching the schools of fish break up fleeing from the whales. The view started to change around her as she was standing in a large colosseum with white marbled walls filled with empty seats. Twilight looked around confused as Selene appeared in front of her.

“Where are we?” Twilight looked towards her as she held her hooves out.

“This is a mental training area. You see my father was the one who taught us magic. Most of it was out in the waking world but most of the dangerous spells he taught us would be here” Selene waved her hoof as the floor started to crack allowing Twilight to see the glow from the lava below the surface before she could feel the heat.

“That is”

“Deadly yes” Selene waved her hoof again causing the crack to seal up “He only taught us the dangerous spells mentally so we wouldn’t hurt others while practicing. He also did it to show us what a royal merpony can do and how draining the magic can be if we use it the wrong way. My father also taught us this magic so we could keep ourselves safe if we were away from the kingdom.” She smiled as she looked towards Twilights.

“So you can teach me spells here?” Twilight’s eyes lit up as Selene nodded.

“I can teach you so much since you are not a full merpony. This is also a great place where you can practice swimming” She giggled as Twilight started to blush.

“Do I need you to come here?” Twilight looked around as Selene shook her head.

“No I can give you full access right now” she smiled as Twilight shivered. She looked around as she felt a large jolt of magic running through her before she could feel Selene press into her as she moved her hooves to Twilight’s

“Oh wow” Twilight was blushing as Selene was giggling.

“It takes a bit to get used to”

“So will my tail change or will scales start to appear on me now without the shell?” Twilight moved closer to Selene.

“Your tail will stay the same. It will only change when you will stay with the merpony you want to be with. If this works out between us I can give you a scale from my tail and place it on yours and you do the same. However, your scales will not appear on you as mine do. You will still need the shell to use your merpony powers” Selene looked around and sighed a bit.

“Are you alright?” Twilight moved closer as Selene nodded.

“Of course I was wondering if you can show me some magic” she smiled as Selene blushed a bit.

“Alright,” Selene made three large bubbles each one a different color “The blue bubble will have the foundation of a sonar spell. Whales and bats use sonar to find where they are going. Merponies use it as well when there is no light in the ocean. The pink one has the foundation of a shield spell. From what I have read the shield spell is different from what you use on land. The orange bubble has the foundation of a wave spell. This spell is used to quickly push others away from you” Selene pushed the blue bubble towards her allowing her to see the spell work that was held in the bubble.

“Once you solve the spell in the bubble you can use it” Selene moved from Twilight as she did a similar spell. Twilight watched as she sounded like the whales but with a different pitch to it. Placing her hooves on the bubble Twilight moved the bubble around reading and mentally trying to figure the spell out. Her eyes lit up as she noticed the spell glowing before the bubble disappeared.

“It’s gone” she looked around as Selene started to giggle.

“You were able to solve it. So try it out” Selene waved her hoof towards her as Twilight took her deep breath in. She could feel her magic building up as she opened her mouth to use the spell but she could feel her gills opening up. Once they were open she noticed another sound but with a high pitch to it. Selene rubbed her ears as she looked at Twilight.

“Bring it down a bit” Twilight nodded as she tried again noticing the pitch had lowered as Selene smiled “Better”

“So you don’t you use sonar out of your mouth?” Twilight floated around as Selene nodded.

“Sonar is used through our gills. The shield and the wave spell are used through our hooves however the wave spell can be used with your tail with practice.” Selene was glancing over at her as Twilight was nodding “The shield spell is the second easiest as some of the others need a bit more knowledge on merponies before you can use them” She watched as Twilight started to glance down at the floor.

“Twilight” Selene looked back at the purple merpony. She noticed how quiet she was causing her to move over.

“I’m fine” her hooves were shaking as Selene quickly wrapped her hooves around her.

“You are not fine” Selene sat her down on the floor of the arena as she looked around “Star!” she shouted causing Twilight to grip her.

“We don’t need her” Twilight looked up as she noticed a tall silver merpony appeared in front of them. Her tail was long dust rose-red color as her mane was silver like her top half but with a strip of dark red running through her mane. Her eyes were a soft pink as she moved towards the pair looking down. She placed her hooves on Twilight as Selene moved to the side.

“ Slow deep breathes Twilight” her voice was soft as she ran her hooves along her forelegs.

“Selene who is she?” her eyes glanced up at Selene as she was met with a shocked expression.

“This is Star. You know her” Selene spoke up as the bubbles popped causing Selene to glance over at the other side of the arena. She watched as Star picked up Twilight before the scenery changed around them both. Twilight looked around noticing the different bottles filled with different color potions. Most of them were glowing different colors than what sat inside of them. Her eyes glanced around noticing the strings of pearls hanging from the shelves as gold and silver was nestled between the bottles. Her eyes looked up and noticed lines of silver-lined the walls. Star placed her down on a bed of seaweed before moving to the walls.

“Selene this is not Star” Twilight moved towards Selene.

“Twilight what does Star look to you?” Selene tilted her head as Star let out a soft chuckle.

“They see me when I am mad. I have a black mane with a bloody red tail with black and red eyes. What you see now Twilight is what Selene sees. This is what I…no this is what I use to be Twilight” she picked up a potion from the wall as she handed it to Twilight.

“Okay, so what is in this potion?” Twilight glanced up as Star looked towards her.

“Lets see, Snail slime boiled with emerald and ruby dust, and some sea horse bones ground to a fine powder and some ground unicorn horn that has been aged under the sea for ten years” Star rubbed her chin as she smiled “Best stamina potion I can create” she placed her hooves together as Twilight shook her head. She started to freak out when she heard the unicorn horn.

“Oh it’s not that bad” she huffed as she turned towards the shelves, “ I think that potion came in a book Selene found in a ship that once belong to princess Platinum. I think the ship was sung by some Pegasus ponies at the time.”

“What but there is no recorded history of her ever leaving Equestria!” Twilight moved towards Star.

“The Tropics were apart of Equestria till the disappearance of the Crystal Empire. When that disappeared ponies stopped traveling north. It was only recently when my father went out for help” Selene started mumbling causing Twilight and Star turned towards her. Selene had her eyes closed still as she was swaying a bit. Twilight’s eyes widen as she felt Selene losing her grip as she started to slip.

“Selene your slipping” Twilight shouted as Selene opened her eyes.

“Too much”, she huffed as Star looked towards Selene.

“Twilight what are you two doing?” Star moved down as Twilight looked up at the merpony.

“Selene connected me to her magic” Her voice was shaking as Star cursed. She moved down as she placed her hooves on Selene’s shoulders.

“Selene you need to break the connection now!” she shouted causing Selene to disappear leaving Twilight behind.

“Damn it I should have checked” she growled as she ran her hoof through her hoof.

“Is this why I see you like this?” Twilight was shaking a bit as Star looked over at her.

“A bit. I was a charm before being tainted” Star sighed as Twilight started to feel Selene started to move her magic away slowly.

“How did you become tainted?” Twilight looked over at her.

“You will need to find out However that is part of breaking me” she smiled as Twilight watched the scenery move around her. She quickly blinked as she noticed Selene was in front of her huffing as her face was flushed. Selene broke the kiss as she fell against the bubble. Twilight started to move towards her but the bubble they were sitting on started to break apart dropping them into the pool. Twilight grabbed Selene pushing her onto the edge of the pool. Star appeared beside the pool helping Twilight with Selene.

“What should I do?” Twilight looked up at the cursed merpony noticing only the black lines on her chest stayed.

“Both of you rest and no more magic for a while.” Star carried her to the bedroom as Twilight tapped her shell allowing her tail to recede. She watched as Star placed Selene on the bed using her magic on the sleeping merpony. Twilight moved in as she noticed Selene’s tail was replaced with a pair of legs.

“ She has some magic left but her body can’t handle any more” Star looked towards Twilight.

“Are you okay?” Twilight looked at her as Star nodded.

“I am. I will leave her with you” she smiled as she disappeared into the shadows. Twilight rolled her eyes as she walked into the bathroom she grabbed a nearby washcloth placing it in the sink. Turning the water on cold she allowed the rag to dampen before ringing it out. She walked towards Selene placing the rag on her forehead causing her to move. Stopping for a moment she watched as Selene settled in causing her to breathe easily. She picked up Selene for a bit while she pulled the covers back. She placed Selene on the bed again before moving the covers over her. After tucking Selene in she moved to the other side and curled up under the blankets yawning. She closed her eyes as she settled in for the rest of the evening.

Author's Notes:

So for right now, I am stepping back from this one. I am still writing it but with the show ending and ME trying to figure out how to end the other story "Mare in the Everfree Forest," this might take a back burner for a bit. I want to see how the show ends as much as I do not want it to end. I still welcome the comments and they have been very helpful to those who have left them. I know when I write I get very much in my head and it takes someone to tell me what is wrong.