Selene’s ears twitched a bit as she heard the floors creak making her think Applejack and her family was up and about till she heard whispering in front of her.

“So Cute”

“Awwww”

“She will be a great mother” the last voice caused her eyes to open as she noticed Discord was lying beside her as she moved her eyes up noticing the other five mares staring down at her with smiles on their faces. Blinking a moment Selene tried to sit up but noticed the fillies had climbed on top of her over the night.

“Is it morning?” she looked around as Applejack nodded. Selene let out a sneeze as Rarity picked up Sweetie bell from her back. Rainbow Dash moved Scootaloo and Applejack picked up Applebloom allowing her to sit up. Discord still had a smile on his face as he stood up helping her up on her hooves. She sniffed a bit as she moved her fins a bit as she stretched her hooves. Fluttershy walked over and placed her hoof on her forehead.

“Oh dear, you have a fever” she spoke up as she placed her hooves on either side of her cheeks.

“But I haven’t slept in brown kelp”

“Selene a fever can happen a lot on the surface. it was unseasonably cold yesterday.” Discord looked down at her in his claws.

“I thought I had her all bundled up” Rarity looked towards Twilight who nodded. Selene stayed silent as she watched the ponies whisper towards each other as she looked up towards Discord.

“So what are we doing today uncle?” she smiled as Discord looked down towards her.

“Oh your with us all day huh?” he smiled as Selene nodded. She could see his face light up as he pulled her into his arms hugging her softly as a smile grew on his face.

“Oh we have so much to do with so little time” he looked towards the mares as he bent down towards them “If you five ladies excuse me but I will take my niece and Fluttershy I will see you at home” he chuckled before disappearing with Selene in tow. Blinking for a moment Selene found herself in a small cottage with animals moving about as Discord placed her on a couch as he walked around the place mumbling. She silently watched as her tail moved behind her noticing he was tapping his foot. She let out a small sneeze causing him to turn towards her in a panic rushing over to her. He wrapped her up in a blanket with a cup of tea in her hooves before placing a thermometer in her mouth. Selene watched as he disappeared from the room as Fluttershy and Twilight walked in holding her clothes and her wheelchair. Twilight was staring at Selene who tried to wave towards her.

“Oh, my” Fluttershy walked over towards her fixing the blankets allowing her to move as she took the thermometer out of her mouth allowing Selene to speak a bit.

“He left mumbling to himself” she was pointing to the last spot he was standing in. As she was pointing to the spot he reappeared in the same spot holding a large thick book in his claws.

“Found it. I knew I hid this photo album somewhere” he chuckled as he walked over towards Selene sitting beside her “I took pictures or painted pictures of everything back then. My parents wanted away to keep me still during court and not hopping around from place to place.” He opened it up and he showed a picture of two large alicorns in the back. One was a white alicorn with a gradient mane that went from orange to a dark navy blue with stars in her mane. Her eyes were a soft blue as she wore a gold crown and necklace around her neck. Beside her was a dark royal blue alicorn with a silver mane and crown on his head. His silver necklace was very noticeable among his coat. In front of them was her mother Aurora in her silver armor and a brown unicorn with a black mane pushed back. He had a pair of glasses on his muzzle while a young Celestia and Luna were in front of them.

“My mother Queen Dawn and my father King Dusk. Mother was the soft type who loved to talk to ponies and helping them when they needed it. Father was the type who believed in a strong force and a strong hoof when things needed to be done. Mother loved my jokes at times and my father hated them so I mostly helped mother during the day. Aurora took up the night helping him with the army while Celestia and Luna learned how to rule when they were gone. Me and Aurora couldn’t hold the thrones since neither of us were alicorns and were not connected to the sun and moon. They kept us in court and wanted to keep our families connected in someway so mother made it where my family members would always be the day court’s scribe. Father made it where any family Aurora would have would be in charge of the guard both day and night and we both would keep a spot in both courts.” Discord flipped a page showing him in his royal attire as Aurora was still in her armor. Selene leaned against her as Twilight and Fluttershy gathered around looking at the album with him. One picture caught her eye as Celestia was sitting on the throne with a pie on her head and a brown unicorn with a salt and pepper mane was sitting beside her laughing.

“Who is that?” Selene pointed to the unicorn.

“That was me. Mother had passed three days ago and I was slowly losing my sanity. Celestia told me that by day four and five I was getting worse and my pranks were getting more harmful and tiring to ponies. I don’t remember the rest as it was just a blur for me” he flipped the page showing them more pictures as Luna was sitting on the nighted throne with a sullen face looking to an empty spot “Luna took your mother’s disappearance the hardest. I took my mother’s death hard and the spell the king placed on me started to ware one me.” he sighed as he flipped the book towards the front. He laid back in his spot-causing Selene to look up at him.

“You know ponies always told me I don’t look like my mother. I hardly look like my father and I always wonder” Selene was stopped as Discord pulled a hair from her head causing her to wince. He pulled a hair from his head before holding them up in his magic. She watched as a blue circle appeared around her hair before a red circle appeared around his. The bubbles connected turning a light purple causing him to stare down at her.

“My dear you may not look like your mother but you have her spirit of adventure and stubbornness” he glanced back towards the book opening it to a certain page. Her mother was lying on her bed with bandages wrapped around her and a cast on her leg with a bandage around her horn.

“Your mother went with your grandfather into war without thinking of where the enemy was going to be. It was a mock war so it wasn’t supposed to end up with your mother getting injured. However, your mother’s squad was pushed into the forest where she took on a full-grown chimera. She cracked her horn, a few ribs, and her back hoof but her team members survived to get our father.” He smiled as he pulled her close to him as Selene twitched her tail a bit.

“Aww look at Discord” Fluttershy had pointed towards the other picture of the unicorn as a foal. He was sitting in the middle of his mother’s crown as she smiled down at him. Discord turned red as he closed the book in front of him.

“Yes well we have the day ahead of us what do you two want to do?” he looked towards them as Selene sat on the couch looking up at them.

“I was just going to follow you two if you had anything” Selene blinked as Discord looked towards his roommate”

“Well, I need to help the animals. I was going to get a few of them ready for winter and Mr. Bear was coming to get his back adjusted” she smiled as Discord looked towards Selene.

“Alright, I am keeping her away from the animals. Not sure what they will do to her” this made the merpony look towards her tail as Discord placed her tail warmer back on. Fluttershy pulled a scarf out and walked towards Selene who shook her head.

“I can’t wear scarves. The cape is all I can handle as my gills are getting irritated” she moved her hair up as she bent her head down revealing her gills on the back of her neck. Fluttershy placed the scarf down as she walked closer noticing her gills were bright red with a slim red ring around them. Fluttershy looked towards her as she pulled the tail warmer off of her.

“Oh no your not going outside” she spoke up in a soft voice as she walked towards the kitchen after placing Selene on her stomach.

“Mother mode has been activated….I repeat mother mode has been activated” Selene turned her head towards Discord noticing he was wearing a bright blue police uniform as he held a radio in his claws. Selene tilted her head as she was confused. Her fins laid out as she heard snoring coming from Twilight who had fallen asleep on the couch. Discord giggled as Selene felt a cold wet rag on her gills causing her tail to shiver. Turning her head around she saw Fluttershy standing there with a book in her hoof.

“Oh, it says your gills are inflamed. You shouldn’t be out in this weather if it’s cold.” She closed the book as Selene rolls towards her side placing a hoof on her stomach as it was getting harder for her to lay on her stomach anymore. Selene watched as he placed a pillow under her head.

“I guess you can stay here and keep me company then” he grinned as he laid out beside her “Oh your aunts loved the pictures by the way” he smiled as Selene glared at him.

“What pictures?”

“The ones I sent of you with the girls sleeping on you” he chuckled as Selene pushed him a bit.

“Really?” she was turning red as he nodded his head. Sighing softly Selene nestled into the pillow as she closed her eyes. Discord looked towards her noticing Selene had once again fallen asleep as he tilted his head. His eyes glanced back towards Twilight waking up from her nap.

“Fluttershy I am sorry” she was blushing as Fluttershy shook her head as she walked in wearing a lightweight coat.

“It’s alright” her voice smiled as she walked over to her friend.

“Twilight can you write to the princess and ask the merponies in Canterlot if it's normal for her to be this tired?” he glanced towards the purple unicorn.

“She probably not use to running around this much. Plus she carrying a child and her magic is probably not helping” Fluttershy spoke up as Discord ran his claw through her mane. His tail was flicking behind him as he sighed a bit. Twilight glanced towards Fluttershy as the Pegasus smiled back.

“Rainbow has her tomorrow right?”

“Yeah, then Rarity.”

“Well I will pass her on to Rainbow tomorrow morning” she smiled as Twilight nodded as she walked out of the house. Hearing the door shut Selene opened an eye as she sat up looking around. She noticed Discord and Fluttershy were busy looking towards the door talking amongst themselves. Selene took the time as she slipped away looking around the house. She came back and was pulled into a hug.

“I thought you ran off”

“I was just looking around” Selene glanced up at Discord as Fluttershy was nuzzling her.

“Well since we can’t go outside how about you help me with the animals inside” Selene followed Fluttershy into the kitchen as a white bunny sat on the counter stomping his hoof. Selene sat on a small stool beside Fluttershy watching her how to use a knife in her hoof. Taking the time she watched as the Pegasus show her slowly how to use the knife before sliding one towards her. Selene picked up the knife and followed Fluttershy’s instructions on how to use it. It took a while but she was getting the hang of it as she was cutting up carrots and some apples. The white bunny was watching her as a few birds started to fly over and watch. Selene looked up towards the animals as she was cutting. While her eyes were on the birds the knife she had in her hoof went through the other holding the apple. Biting her lip Selene let the knife go causing Fluttershy to turn towards her. Glancing towards the merpony Fluttershy noticed the blood on the cutting board.

“Selene you need to look at what you are cutting” she grabbed Selene’s hoof and grabbed it towards her. The knife was still sticking out of her hoof causing Fluttershy to go pale. She quickly wrapped up the hoof keeping the knife stable. Selene felt her self being pulled away from the kitchen as Fluttershy wrapped her cloak around her.

“Discord” Fluttershy called out causing the Spirit of chaos to float in on an invisible wind.

“Yes,” he sang out turning down looking at the ponies. He noticed the knife in Selene’s hoof.

“I tried cutting vegetables today” she held her hoof up as Discord leaned down as he placed his claws on her hoof pulling it slowly towards him. He unwrapped her hoof as he pulled the knife out before placing his paw over the cut healing it quickly.

“You need to be careful. What made you do this?”

“I saw small birds sitting around a very angry bunny. I’ve never seen small birds like those before. Why are they small?” she looked up towards him as he patting her head smiling.

“You know you remind me of your grandmother more than your own mother” he smiled.

“Can you talk to me about her. I don’t think I am cut out to be in a kitchen” she blushed as Discord looked towards Fluttershy. She was nodding deeply as she wanted to keep Selene as far away from the kitchen.

“Well, my mother would find every little thing so fascinating. She would want to learn everything about the world and would go out of her way to learn it. Once she had found something she didn’t know she would latch on to it with hope and determination. Her eyes were so bright as she would stare up at everything trying to unravel the secrets it might hold. She was shy when alone with me and my family but when she was in front of ponies she knew how to handle her weight. She was like you in areas of uncertainty.”

“Uncertainty? I am never uncertain” Selene puffed her chest out as Discord let out a laugh.

“My dear at times you are most uncertain. I can see it in the way you look at Twilight. You glance towards your stomach or your ears twitch while your mouth moves while your voice stays hidden. You glance at her friends stopping for a moment before glancing out looking towards the train. Her hooves shake as you follow them. You are uncertain about so many things and you are second-guessing yourself. Your eyes are twitchy as if you want to run. It’s never good to run my dear it will hurt the ones you love” he ran a claw through her mane as Selene glanced up noticing the pearl around his neck.

“Is aunt Celestia making you wear that for punishment?” he pointed up towards the pearl. His eyes glanced down towards the necklace as he shook his head.

“No, but I am working on something for a pony” he smiled. Selene nodded as she went back to looking through the book. Discord glanced down at her as he leaned his head into his paw. His mind started to wonder if his life would be different if he knew his sister was alive for all these years. He was also thinking about how Selene’s life would be if he was around and if her aunts were around as well. Would she still be scared of ponies? Would the nobles still try to harm her? he closed his eyes for a bit before opening them as he noticed Selene had the book closed and holding it out to him. Her face was shocked as she pulled the book down to her.

“I didn’t know you were asleep. I’m sorry for waking you up” her ears flattened against her head as he shook his head.

“I was just thinking my dear” he took the book away from her as she smiled at him nodding. He smiled as he placed the book away as he turned back towards her. He started to fill her mind with different stories from his many adventures from his past. Fluttershy was watching from the doorway with a smile as she left the room leaving him alone with the merpony. She came back after a few hours later to find Selene reading a book as she was laying out on the couch covered up in a blanket with a wet rag over her gills. Fluttershy looked up towards Discord with a smile causing him to look away with a blush.

“Have fun?” she looked up towards Discord as he nodded.

“I never had some pony who was willing to just sit and listen. Other than you” he leaned down and kissed her cheek causing Fluttershy to turn a bright red. He giggled a bit as he walked into the kitchen leaving her stunned in the doorway. Selene glanced up as she noticed the yellow mare leaning up against the doorway.

“Fluttershy?” Selene closed her book as the mare held her hoof up.

“I’m Alright” she smiled softly as she turned around disappearing into the kitchen. Selene shrugged as she looked down towards the book in her hooves. She was slowly reading it as her ears twitched a bit. Closing the book she let a sigh out as she watched a bunny enter the room staring up at her before running off. She could only watch as the rest of the animals left leaving her alone. Selene shook her head as she opened up the book again. Once her eyes laid on the page she heard shouting coming from the kitchen causing her to move from the couch towards the room. Discord was floating around the kitchen with different items floating around him. He was looking down towards Fluttershy who was blushing at this point.

“I don’t think she can do this again Discord” Fluttershy was soft as she looked up towards the spirit of chaos.

“Do not say never, my dear. We can always try again with her” he kept his eyes on the items as he started to hum.

“But Dissy I don’t think her hooves can hold a knife. I am not sure if she even knows how to write properly. I am not sure if this will work” her eyes glance up towards the knife and the other objects he had laid out before him.

“Then I will be the one to teach her” he smiled.

“you have claws and a paw that can easily hold stuff” he let out a small chuckle when he heard that. He used his magic to change himself into a medium build brown unicorn with salt and pepper hair. His tail matched as he had a tan scroll with the sun on the top and the crescent moon on the bottom. In the middle was star sketched out while a quill laid next to it. He glanced down towards the Pegasus his yellow eyes watching her behind a small pair of glasses sitting on his muzzle.

“I think this will do” he kept the smile on his face noticing Fluttershy had turned red while watching him.

“I’m still not sure Discord”

“Trust me” he smiled as he placed the different ingredients in front of him “What could go wrong”