“I think you have a following” he pointed behind her causing Selene to look behind her noticing the little ones were following her. Turning around she looked at the fillies and colts walking around her gawking at her tail.

“So you’re a merpony?”

“Can you breathe underwater?”

“What kind of fish do you see?”

“How fast are you underwater” the kids were listing off a large amount of questions causing Selene to stand there staring at them. She opened her mouth as she wanted to say something but couldn’t. She turned her head towards Spike as her eyes lit up.

“Can you tell Twilight and Pinkie I will be at the lake?” she watched as his head nod before turning back to the little ones “Would you all like to see some magic and how I use my tail to swim?” she pointed towards her tail watching them nod. Selene smiled as she walked towards the lake with the class in tow. Once they arrived Selene untied herself from the frame before jumping into the lake. Popping her head out she waved her hooves above her head creating small bubbles for her to sit on as she looked towards the class. She noticed they were watching in shock as she waved towards them.

“So I can create small bubbles for me or another pony to sit on. If you can swim and want to sit on a bubble while I show you magic you can. If you can’t I can move closer to the shore if you want.” She moved a few bubbles towards the shore watching the three fillies from before hopping onto the bubble as a few others were watching silently.

“This is awesome!” Scootaloo shouted as Sweetie Bell nodded. Applebloom was poking the bubble before settling down on it. Once they were settled she moved a larger bubble towards the shore allowing a few others to climb on sitting about. Once most of the class was settled Selene looked at them as she clapped her hooves.

“Now to answer your questions. Yes, I can breathe underwater my gills sit on the back of my neck. Our gills stay hidden so our enemies can’t use them against us. For the fish, I see all kinds of different fish in the sea.” Waving her hoof she created an image showing Za without her armor “This is my guard Za. She is a Zebrafish which her name comes from her stripes. Her large spines where most of her fins are detachable. She holds different kinds of poisons and potions at the end of them. She carries a sleeping poison and a few stunning potions that she can use.” Selene made the image change as she made Ra appear “This is my other guard Ra. He is a shark pony. You want the fastest pony in the sea you can find him as most sharks can move pretty quickly”

“He can’t be faster than Rainbow Dash!” Scootaloo spoke up as Selene looked towards her.

“Well on land or in the air maybe not. However, in the sea, he is the fastest pony that I know.” Selene made the image disappear before showing Edan and Krill in front of them “This is Edan and Krill. Edan is a killer whale pony and they can grow to be larger than most ships. Krill is a humpback whale he can also grow larger than most ships. I think if they layout normally they can take up the throne room in Canterlot” she smiled as she noticed the ponies were watching intently.

“Wow” most of them were watching intently as her ears heard the sounds of hooves. Thinking it was ponies going about their day Selene went ahead and created small fish swimming around them as Selene watched the fillies and colts watching the fish around them. As she was keeping her magic up and going she noticed Twilight walking towards the pond with Pinkie pie and the teacher. Behind them were some concern parents walking up to the lake. Slowing the fish down Selene leaned over the bubble looking down towards Twilight. The others took noticed as they waved towards them.

“Selene!” Twilight spoke up as she smiled.

“Twilight! Are you here to help identify fish?” she titled her head as Twilight shook her head “Oh are you here to help answer questions?”

“I am here to help get the class back to the school” she had a weird smile on her face as Selene canceled out the fish causing the class to wine. She turned her attention to the bubbles the class was sitting on. Taking her time she moved them to the shore allowing the fillies and colts to jump from the bubbles. Selene waited till she was the last one before popping them and falling into the lake. Shaking her head she moved up towards the surface. She pulled herself out of the lake as the class gathered around her asking questions still.

“Well I think they like you” the teacher walked over towards her “I want to say sorry for how I acted before” she smiled as she held her hoof out towards Selene “I am Miss Cheerilee I run the school here in Ponyvile” Selene glanced towards her hoof as she lightly tapped it.

“I am Selene Star the daughter of King Triton and Queen Aroura and” she stopped as she looked towards Twilight “So I half to keep saying my titles to ponies?”

“No, you don’t” Twilight shook her head causing Selene to layout on the ground.

“Good I hate half of my titles” she smiled as she looked towards the fillies and colts as they were poking her fins. Spreading them out she laid still allowing them to feel her scales and fins causing them to giggle.

“Well, class we must get back to school. You need to get your items and homework” she smiled as Selene sat up and waved towards them.

“I’ll still be here if you have more questions” she smiled as she watched them run off with their teacher and some of the parents following them mumbling under their breath. Selene glanced towards Twilight and Pinkie.

“Sorry I ran off” she rubbed her hoof as Pinkie pulled her into a hug.

“You made more friends” she was hyper and bouncy as she released Selene “And that was the point of today” Pinkie looked towards Selene.

“Do you need help with the party still?”

“No the ponies canceled the party” Pinkie waved her hoof towards the merpony. Selene noticed the sad look on her face.

“I’m sorry. But if you don’t need me for the day I will be with Twilight teaching her some magic” She noticed Pinkie smile as she nuzzled Selene.

“That sounds like a good idea. I will come by with Zecora maybe she can help the ponies introduce you” Pinkie smiled as she walked away from them. Selene glanced towards Twilight.

“I am sorry if I did something wrong”

“No… no, the fillies and colts seemed to love you and from what I saw you were teaching them about the sea. I might get the girls to bring their sisters with them as it would be a good lesson for them.” Twilight broke into a smile as Selene walked over to the wheelchair strapping herself in. Once she was strapped they slowly walked into town as she noticed a few parents walking up towards her with Applejack and Rarity in the front.

“Rarity, Applejack what’s wrong” Twilight spoke up as Selene’s heart fell into her chest.

“Oh, the other parents were letting us know that some of the fillies and colts from Cheerilee’s class was getting taught by the lake by a crazy pony. Sweetie had told me she was enjoying the lesson that Selene was teaching them” Rarity glanced towards the merpony as she looked away.

“Ya Applebloom wants to know if she can know more” Applejack smiled as some of the parents looked towards them.

“Miss Applejack how can you say that?” a brown earth pony stallion walked up as he pushed his black mane back “This pony is…not a pony. She is a creature made of magic and will harm us all”

“Maybe I should have stayed with my aunts” Selene twitched her fins as Twilight looked towards the brown stallion.

“Mr. Rich she is not made by magic. Selene is a real pony from the sea. Her father is the king and her mother is not only the queen but the sister to the princesses” Twilight glanced at them as the others start to whisper. Selene’s fins started to twitch as Applejack and Rarity were staring at the ponies behind them.

“Now you know it's not nice to treat others this way. Didn’t the whole town learn this when Zecora first started coming around!” Rarity stomped her hoof as she glared at the ponies.

“But no pony should ever look like this” one of them pointed towards Selene who was gone from their sights by now. Selene had disappeared from the group as her heart was pounding in her chest and her hooves were shaking. She walked away from the group and moved through town towards the treehouse. Spike was standing in the doorway sweeping the leaves away from the house as he looked up noticing Selene walking towards him without Twilight.

“Where is Twilight?”

“Probably still with the angry group of ponies calling me a freak or a non-pony” She stopped at the front of the treehouse “Can you show me where Discord is staying? I want to talk to him” Selene was rubbing her leg as she heard a flash behind her. Discord was wearing a long bright red bathrobe with a light blue shower cap on his head and a rubber ducky in his claws.

“I heard my name being called” he smiled as Selene looked up at him.

“Can I talk to you” she watched as he looked down towards her noticing the hint of sadness in his eyes. He snapped the clothing items away from him as he nodded.

“You can use Twilight’s room to talk in private” Spike pointed upstairs. Selene took her time and walked up the stairs before up strapping herself out of the wheelchair. She curled up on the carpet in the bedroom as Discord sat in front of her.

“So what did you want to talk about?”

“How do you do it?”

“Excuse me?”

“How do you stand going through town and having ponies whispering about you? How do you look at them when they call you a freak who was created by magic? How can you listen to them when they say your not a pony?” she glanced up at him as he leaned down moving her mane.

“Well, I am not a pony so I can’t help with that part. But you shouldn’t let them get to you like that Selene. Ponies are unsure about others that challenge what they think is normal.”

“But they wouldn’t come into the bakery when I was with Pinkie. I think they even canceled a party with her because I was with her today. I was teaching the fillies and colts and they were happy but the parents weren’t” Selene sighed “I had to leave Twilight alone with them as my nerves got the best of me” she was glancing down as she felt him pull her into a soft hug and smiled.

“Oh, my dear listen. It’s never easy being in a new place with ponies you never have seen before. You just need to take the time and go with the flow.” He started to wave his body causing her to smile “trust me, Selene. I had to go through town months or was it a year after I had broken free and turned the town upside down in chaos” he chuckled as Selene kept her eyes on him.

“But did they call you”

“A freak yes they did” he placed some pillows under her hooves as he noticed her shifting about. Selene leaned on the pillow as her tail moved a bit as she looked towards him “Now you left Twilight with the ponies? Who walked you back here?” his arms were crossed as Selene looked away.

“I walked back alone” He watched as she kept her face hidden from him. Discord rubbed his eyes.

“My dear did your aunts tell you what they did to Blueblood at the moment?”

“No should they?” Selene moved her head as she looked up at him. She noticed his face as he sighed as he glanced towards the merpony. His claws moved from his face as he crossed them in front of him.

“Selene they placed Blueblood under my care along with the other elements” he held up the bead hanging around his neck “They are waiting for your brothers to come to shore before making a choice or starting a trial. Plus the other ponies involved have not been caught. I am shocked when they let you come here to Ponyvile for the week” he looked towards her as she curled herself up into a ball as her fins started to twitch. She could feel him place his paw on her back causing her to glance up at him.

“He’s not going to”

“No, he is tucked away in a never-ending Nightmare at the moment till he gets his day in court” Discord was rubbing her back as Selene uncurled herself as she heard the stairs creaking. The door opened up as Fluttershy poked her head in with a smile on her face.

“Fluttershy dear what are you doing here?” Discord was shocked as the yellow Pegasus came walking in.

“Twilight came over asking if Selene was with me. She went missing and I knew you were with Spike last night. I thought you came back over to finish out details for your game. Spike told me you were up here with Selene and I told him to go find Twilight.” She walked over towards Selene placing a wing over the shaken merpony “You made them worried Selene.”

“My heart started to pound and I was getting scared and I didn’t want Star coming out in a fit of rage because ponies were calling me a freak. I thought it was best to leave” she glanced over at the pony as Fluttershy rested her head on Selene’s head.

“Oh, you poor dear” she removed her wing as she moved around the room placing more pillows around her with a blanket over her tail “You lay here and I will get some tea started and gather the girls” he walked out of the room as Selene rested her body against the pillows. Discord sighed as he looked over at Selene.

“Who are you with tomorrow?”

“Applejack then Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash leaving Rarity last” Selene glanced up as Discord sat on the ground his tail twitching behind him while his eyes rolled in his head. Selene chuckled a bit as she watched his eyes. Fluttershy walked up with a hot tea kettle and a couple of cups placing it between her and Discord.

“I will get the girls so we can make up another plan” Fluttershy smiled as she walked out of the room. Selene made the water move from the kettle as it floated in front of her. Discord glanced towards her as he moved a cup under the water.

“You’re not supposed to use your magic”

“But how do unicorns survive?”

“With their hooves” he chuckled as Selene laid there and watched him as his head shot up.

“They got back quickly” he smiled as the sound of a stamped hit her ears. Watching the door fly open Twilight was huffing as she was upfront while the girls were behind her looking towards the pair.

“Selene there you are” She ran towards her nuzzling her softly. Selene smiled as her fins relaxed as she pulled the pillows towards her.

“I learned my lesson the last time Twilight” she looked over to the purple unicorn.

“Why did you run off?” she laid out beside her as Selene glanced towards the cup in her hooves.

“I didn’t want Star to come out and to make things worse with the ponies in town. I also didn’t want to make things complicated with my aunts” her ears flattened against her head as Twilight nuzzled her. the others looked down with a worried look in their eyes.

“You should have told me you were leaving then just to disappear” Twilight placed her hoof on Selene’s. The merpony nodded as she placed the cup down as she looked up to the others in the doorway.

“I know I am supposed to help with Applejack but what can I do on a farm?”

“Well I was going to have you help me in the town market tomorrow” Applejack rubbed the back of her head.

“How about you do that” Pinkie and Twilight looked towards the farmer “It will get her out in the open and it will allow ponies to interact with her. Plus it will let them see she is not the freak she is and I can bring Zecora to see her”

“Who is this Zecora that you are speaking about?” Selene tilted her head.

“Oh, she is a zebra that lives in the forest” Pinkie giggled.

“Does she rhyme?”

“Yeah, why?”

“Oh, I meet her already. I fell asleep in a run-down stone building but I woke up in her house. She was very nice but I couldn’t keep up with the rhymes she was speaking in.” Selene smiled as Pinkie stopped in her tracks.

“You meet her already?”

“She helped me out of the forest the last time” Selene smiled as her tail waved behind her as Pinkie smile.

“Good this will help things tomorrow” Pinkie smiled before disappearing from the room. Selene sat up and glance around the room as the others were giggling.

“Sug that’s Pinkie don’t try to look for her. I bet she long back at Sugar Cube corner by now” Applejack fixed her hat as she looked towards the merpony “You might want to sleep early tonight. I will be around early to get ya for the market” Applejack walked out of the room with the others following. Twilight stayed leaning up against Selene as Discord patted her head.

“I will swing by the market to see how you are doing” he spoke up before disappearing out of the room. Selene smiled as she nuzzled up to Twilight noticing the unicorn was resting calmly as her breathing was calmed down. Selene felt a bit bad as she looked towards Twilight. Selene pulled the blanket from her tail and placed it over the resting unicorn before watching the sky turn dark and grey.