The morning was rough as the cold started to whip through the small town. Rarity had dropped off a warm sweater for Selene’s tail and a soft loose cape that she could wear while she was out. Twilight was helping Selene place the cape up before placing some of her leg warmers on her legs hoping to keep her warm as Applejack was standing at the door waiting. Applebloom was standing at her hooves trying her best to help as Selene smiled towards the small pony.

“So my sis said you are going to be helping this morning with the stall. Is that true?” her eyes looked up towards Selene pleading.

“Yes, but the question does your stall work on trade?”

“Oh yes, we do. You trade ponies the apples for bits” Applebloom smile as Selene looked towards her.

“Not shells or anything else worth the same value?”

“No just bits why?”

“Oh, I am used to working a stall where you trade an item for something worth the same price.”

“So what do you use to pay for items?” Applebloom walked with Selene out of the treehouse as Twilight pulled Applejack to the side to talk about a few things.

“Well if you can’t pay for items with shells or gems you trade items. So what are bits are they like shells.”

“Well, the most bits mean you're very wealthy like the ponies in Canterlot. Are shells like this in your home?” Hearing that Selene took a deep breath in.

“Well in my old home yes. I would like to make Ponyvile my new home as I am about to be kicked out of my old one. my father the king is being pressured to kick me out of the kingdom as they do not like me. They would rather one of my ten brothers to take the throne and well I want to have my family in a place that will want me. But after yesterday I am not sure any pony wants me here” she glanced towards the road as Applebloom hugged her leg.

“Hey, your neat and me and my friends want you here. You know a lot of cool things and your magic is awesome!” she held her hooves up as Selene smiled towards her.

“Alright now, where are we setting up this stall?” Selene glanced around as they got towards the center of town.”

“Over there” Applebloom pointed her hoof towards a flat paved area where a few ponies were out setting up for the day. Applejack was behind them as the large red Stallion Selene had noticed before came up behind her shortly pulling the cart behind him. He had stopped when he noticed Selene was standing beside his sister. Applejack pulled the cart off of him as she started to set it up.

“Aj” his voice was deep as Applejack looked towards her brother.

“Oh right, Big mac this is Selene. She staying with Twilight for a bit while her father and her aunts work out a peace treaty” She pointed at Selene who waved at him trying to keep her fins hidden.

“She dif”

“Now don’t you say different Big Mac! Selene is just like any other pony in this world trying to find their way.”

“But”

“I’m sorry about before. I didn’t mean to scare you or if I wondered onto your land, sir. If we can start again I am Selene Star” she held her hoof out towards him as he glanced down to her.

“Big Mac” he kept this eye on her.

“Nice to meet you” Selene let out a sigh as she looked around causing Applejack to glance towards her.

“Your stomach sug?”

“Yeah a little nervous and from the other problem” she smiled as Applejack nodded.

“Other problem?” Applebloom looked towards her.

“Oh that’s right bloom, Mac, make sure she doesn’t use her magic. Twilight told me the doctors have restricted her on magical use and if she dose alert Twilight. And Twilight will tell her aunts” Applejack placed an apple fritter in her hoof “And this is an apple fritter good for the stomach for a pregnant mare” she huffed causing Selene to turn a bright red.

“Pregnant! Wait but you were using magic yesterday” Applebloom looked up towards Selene as Applejack smiled.

“Twilight knows already” Selene smiled as she took a bite out of the fritter. Big Mac nodded as he stayed silent. Selene quickly finished off the fritter in her hooves as she moved towards the stall as Applebloom was quick to show her how to move things with her hooves.

“So who the father?” she glanced up at Selene who was bright red at this moment.

“I don’t think I should say.” She placed a basket next to hers.

“Why did he run off?”

“Bloom not nice”

“Oh and you're staring at her like she has done something wrong!” the filly pointed towards her brother who simply huff. She smiled as she knew she was right.

“Okay, so I was. But… I am not used to seeing Mis Twi’s experiments walking around” Selene blinked as she turned around towards him.

“I’m not an experiment” her ears flattened against her head as she went silent “I’m from the Tropics where Maremuda sits” she watched as he looked towards her before going silent. Selene tried to help with the wondering ponies but they were walking around still not sure about her. Taking a breath in and letting it out Selene stayed back and watched. Applebloom was nice enough to talk and keep her mind occupied but it wasn’t till Applejack came by smiling at her that broke the ice. Many of the ponies watched as Applejack was joking with her and talking peacefully.

“How’s the stall going?” she tilted her head as Selene rubbed the back of her head.

“They're avoiding me”

“Just wait for sug. I bet they will come and see you towards the end of the day. How about you go and walk around see what the market has for ya” Applejack waved her hoof as Selene looked towards her.

“Are you sure?”

“Of course. Go see what the others are selling” Applejack waved her off as Selene walked away from the stall nodding. Selene’s heart pounded a bit as she noticed a couple of ponies walking up to her. One was a cream color with an earth pony with a pink and nave mane and tail while the one beside her was a mint color unicorn with a white stripe in her mane and tail. The brown earth pony with a black mane and tail was standing behind them.

“Hello, I am Bon-Bon and this Lyra, my mate. Beside us is Mr. Rich are you new to town?” she smiled as Selene looked up at them.

“I’m Selene Star. I think Pinkie threw me a welcome party months ago? Soon after that, I was called away to Canterlot where my aunts were” she smiled as her eyes kept on the three ponies in front of her.

“Nice to meet you Miss Star” Mr. Rich smiled as Selene looked towards him, “I noticed that you were mentioned as a special guest at the gala the princesses held a couple of months ago” he fixed his tie around his neck as Selene nodded.

“The princesses threw the gala for my parents. My older brother was there so I let them have the spotlight. I don’t like being in the public eye too much” she smiled as the two ponies next to him stared at her.

“Wait you’re a princess?” they pointed towards her as Selene nodded.

“I don’t like using my titles as some of them are not important anymore” she smiled as Bon-bon was gawking at her as Lyra walked over and noticed her fins were sticking out of her cape. She grabbed Selene’s fin pulling it out and gawking at them.

“But why you are a princess”

“I have ten older brothers who are more qualified to hold the throne. I am the last child of my parents” she smiled as she felt a cold breeze come through causing her to snap her fins shut against her body shivering.

“Lyra” Bon-bon looked towards her mate causing the pony to smile sheepishly “I am sorry for her. She is just obsessed lately with weird items and things” Bon-bon was still glaring towards the mint color pony who walked back towards her side.

“So are you staying here alone?”

“No, I am staying with Twilight at the moment. We are going back to my home at the end of the week” Selene smiled as she noticed the ponies looking towards each other before nodding.

“Well it was nice to meet you but we have to get ready for Nightmare Night” Bon-bon smiled as Selene nodded back. She watched as the ponies walk away before going back to exploring the market. Walking around she ran into Applebloom and Sweetie Bell. She noticed they were staring at one of the stalls talking amongst themselves.

“Did Applejack close the stall up?” Selene spoke up causing the ponies to jump. Applebloom looked towards the merpony breathing heavily.

“Selene you scared us” she stomped her hoof as Selene’s ears flattened against her head.

“Sorry I thought you heard me coming. What are you two buying?” She tilted her head as Applebloom looked up to the stall.

“Nothing” Sweetie bell piped up as Selene felt another cold wind blowing through. She pulled the cape around her as Applebloom looked up towards her.

“Cold?”

“Never been out in weather like this. I can’t feel my fins” She let out small sneeze causing Applebloom and Sweetie bell to look towards each other.

“Twi’s or your sisters?” Applebloom spoke up as Sweetie shook her head.

“Isn’t she supposed to be with your sister all day?”

“So the farm to help granny?”

“Yes and we can get Scootaloo from the clubhouse” Sweetie smiled as Applebloom grabbed Selene’s hoof and started pulling the merpony through town towards the edge. Applebloom and Sweetie bell were jumping around Selene chatting away about different costume ideas for the upcoming holiday as they moved up the dirt road to a small house sitting nestled up against a large red barn. Selene sniffled even more as she could feel the cold burning her nose as she tried to breathe a bit. Applebloom pulled the screen door open allowing Selene to enter. Once she was in she could smell a lot of warm spices hitting her lungs.

“Applejack!” a loud voice called out as Applebloom walked in front of Selene.

“No granny it’s just me!” Applebloom shouted as an elderly green earth pony mare with a white mane and tail came walking in while using a cane.

“Oh Applebloom your friend is waiting in the living room as it was getting too cold for her to be outside anymore” she walked over to them as she glanced Selene up and down “Now who do you have here” she smiled as Selene bowed towards her.

“I am Selene Star nice to meet you” she held her hoof out to the mare.

“Well aren’t you polite” she smiled as she took Selene’s hoof and shook it.

“Thank you” she sniffled her nose a bit causing the elderly mare to glance up at her.

“Oh you must be cold as well come with me”

“Thank you. I guess I couldn’t help Applejack for the rest of the day.” Selene smiled as she followed the mare into the living area where Scootaloo was sitting in front of the fire drinking something. She glanced up as her eyes lit up.

“You brought the merpony here!” she smiled as Selene moved out of her wheelchair allowing her to layout in front of the fire.

“Yep!” Applebloom started to help with the cloak and the tail cover.

“Well, I’ll be an uncle to a pare! You’re a merpony” she smiled as Selene nodded.

“You know about us?”

“Oh sure did. Saw a young merpony back when I was a youngin in Baltimare. It was a hot day and a rare chance father took me to the beach.” She laughed as Selene laid on her side her nose turning red “Now all yall wait here and I will fetch some drinks” she smiled before disappearing out of the room. Once she was out of the room the three fillies started to talk about there Nightmare night costumes. Selene’s ear went up as she looked over to the fillies.

“What is Nightmare Night?” her question caused the fillies to turn towards her.

“You don’t know what Nightmare night?” Scootaloo spoke up as Selene shook her head.

“I don’t have a Nightmare night where I am live”

“Oh, Nightmare night is the best!” Sweetie Bell held her hooves up as the elderly mare walked back in.

“Yall telling her about Nightmare Night?” she smiled as she placed a cup of hot chocolate in Selene’s hooves as she gave the others one to. Selene nodded as the fillies smiled.

“Yeah, we were just about to tell her about the candy and the haunted houses the town puts on” Applebloom smiled as Selene glanced towards her.

“Wait candy?” her ears picked up as Scootaloo nodded.

“You go around collecting candy. Then you go and place it in front of Nightmare moon statue and hope she doesn’t come for you. It’s fun when Princess Luna comes and joins in on the fun” the orange pony smiled as Selene glanced towards her.

“Oh, that sounds like found. But I don’t think I can do a lot of haunted houses” she smiled as the fillies looked towards her.

“Oh?” Applebloom looked towards Selene.

“I need my wheelchair at the moment. The doctors don’t want me using my magic at the moment” she smiled as she took a sip of her drink tasting chocolate and some bits of cinnamon. She looked towards the fillies noticing the wheels turning in their head.

“We can decorate your wheelchair!” Sweetie Bell spoke up as Selene looked towards them shaking her head.

“You don’t half to do that for me. I am not even sure if the costume will fit by the time Nightmare Night comes around. Also, I am not sure if I will be around as the princesses are going to escort me to the Tropics next week”

“Wait you're going home?” they stared at her with puppy dog eyes.

“Well, I am just returning to the islands for a bit. I am returning with the princesses as I do wish to make Ponyvile my home” she noticed their face lit up like candles.

“Cool! First, we get Zecora a Zebra and now we get a merpony!” Scootaloo smiled as Selene placed her empty cup in front of her.

“Can we play matchmakers with her and get our cutie marks in merpony love!” they smiled as Selene looked at them shocked.

“I’m already dating somepony” once she said that she could hear some groans from them.

“Why are they all taken!”

“You three shouldn’t be dabbling in love. You should be busy being fillies”

“But we want our cutie marks” they groaned as Selene blinked at her.

“Merponies don’t have cutie marks while in the sea. I noticed they get them when they come on land and they don’t care what they look like. Why does it matter if your cutie mark is a certain picture?” Selene tilted her head.

“Cutie marks tell you what decides where your life is going to go and what your good at!”

“Well, what happens if you get something you don’t like? Then you're stuck with it for life right? I think you should take the time and look around you and figure out what you truly want” Selene watched as they glanced towards each other with shocked expressions. Selene laid there on her side with a hoof on her stomach as it started to giggle.

“Are you okay sug?” Granny smith spoke up as Selene turned her head towards the elderly mare.

“I am carrying twins and I think the drink is just upsetting them” she smiled as the elderly mare smiled while the fillies ran up towards her.

“Your carrying twins! Are they going to be merponies as well?”

“No, it seems like one will and the other will be a unicorn like their father” she smiled. This caused more questions as the fillies were bouncing up and down as Selene looked down towards them.

“Are they going to be a unicorn?”

“An Earth pony?”

“A Pegasus?”

“Will they also have fins?”

“Will they be able to breathe underwater?”

“Okay, no more sugar for you three” Selene was giggling as she looked towards the fillies watching them bounce off the walls with questions. Granny Smith had a good chuckle as Selene did her best to answer questions trying to survive the sugar rush they were going through. Once they had crashed for a while Selene let a breath out as she stretched out in front of the fire as the fillies had cozied up against her. Selene closed her eyes as she laid there enjoying the warmth. After a while of hearing nothing but cracking from the fire and the rocker Granny smith was in creaking Selene could hear a door open. Opening an eye she noticed Applejack and her brother Big mac standing in a doorway looking towards her.

“To much sugar” she whispered as the two nodded. Applejack walked over and placed a blanket over them before handing her a pillow for her head.

“We weren’t sure where you wandered off to.”

“I walked around the market then I ran into Applebloom and Sweetie bell. I started to sneeze and I couldn’t feel my fins at that point. Applebloom brought me here to warm up. Asked a lot of questions as well” Selene whispered out softly as Applejack nodded.

“Well, I will tell Twi and the others where you are.” She turned on her heels and walked out of the room as Selene looked up towards Big Mac. He stayed silent as he disappeared into the kitchen grabbing a sandwich before moving up the stairs. Selene placed on the pillow before closing her eyes and enjoying the peace.