“Nothing” Twilight looked towards Selene as she sat there shocked.

“Wait really? I thought you would want to test your merpony powers” She kept her eyes on Twilight as she shook her head.

“Well I want to dive into my books and start here before moving to the library in Canterlot” she placed a smile on her face as Selene nodded.

“I can help if you want?” she glanced towards Twilight as she shook her head again.

“Nope,” Twilight giggled as she caused Selene to stare at her in confusion.

“Okay” Selene watched as Twilight made a fresh pot of coffee before pulling books from the shelves. Ra walked over to Shining armor poking him in the side.

“So anything new we should know about?” he had a grin on his face as Shining looked down towards Ra.

“No nothing at all” Shining sighed as Ra looked over at Za.

“Twilight we're taking Shining here for drinks that he owes us” Ra smiled pulling the shocked guard out of the library.

“I told you not to bet against Ra” Za sang out leaving Selene on the couch watching Twilight. She noticed Twilight was piling up the books in front of her. She settled down in front of a table opening up three books at once.

“You can read all of these books” Selene moved from the couch as she looked towards the books.

“Yep” was the only thing she said causing Selene to look towards the tank. Moving from the couch Selene silently slip into the tank. Taking a deep breath in she moved towards the bottom where her bags were sitting. Digging through the bags she pulled out an item wrapped up in cloth. Pulling the cloth away from the item she noticed a small sapphire crown with a large mother of pearl sitting in the middle with two small white diamonds on either side. taking a deep breath in she looked up at the opening of the tank. Pulling herself out of the tank she noticed Twilight’s friends were sitting around her. They were talking like normal with Twilight only nodding.

“What is wrong with you Twi!” Rainbow Dash yelled as Twilight shut the book in front of her.

“I am studying Rainbow Dash” Twilight snapped as she moved another book in front of her keeping two more in the air. Selene sighed as she rolled the crown in her hooves before placing it on her head. After placing it on her head she could feel her magic boil to the surface changing her physically and magically. She glanced along herself noticing her tail was longer and a darker shade of blue with silver scales scattered about. She looked to her hooves noticing they were longer as well as her. She had never really taken the time to watch as her magic changed her as it scared her a bit. Glancing back she noticed her fins were larger and wider.

“Ow!” Selene spoke up as she hit the ceiling of the treehouse. Rubbing her head she looked towards Twilight. She was piling up more books in front of her causing her friends to stare at her with looks of worry. She moved from the tank waving her hoof around. The walls of the room were enveloped in water as different types of fish floated around the room. Selene stayed silent as she made a small bubble behind her allowing her to sit comfortably in the treehouse.

“Twilight this isn’t you” Rainbow and the others moved around Twilight.

“What isn’t me? I always study” she growled as Selene looked down at the purple unicorn.

“Twilight this isn’t you” Selene spoke up causing the others to stare.

“Oh, my” Fluttershy spoke up as she backed away from Selene. The others did the same as Twilight looked up from her book.

“Oh, what is wrong with you? It’s just Selene” her voice died in her throat as she looked back at Selene. Dropping her book she backed up from Selene as she reached out and pulled her closer to her.

“Twilight your friends are right this isn’t you. You are nicer than this.” her voice was soft with a bit of a melody to it. Twilight was staring in shock as Selene smiled towards her.

“How are you and what do you want?” her voice was shaking as she looked up towards Selene.

“What do you mean? It’s me Twilight. I mean I grew a bit but this is what happens” she giggled a bit as she kept her eye on Twilight as she shook her head. Twilight had summoned a mirror in front of her allowing Selene to catch a glimpse of herself. Looking into the mirror Selene’s eyes widen as she noticed her mane. Her mane looked like a large flowing bubble with different size golden fish flowing in and out of her mane. She noticed her eyes were marbled blue and white. They mostly look like the ocean floor when the sun was peering through the water. Her fins went up as she started to huff a bit.

“What! The! Seas!” she shouted as she sat up looking around “no…no…no…no” Selene started to spin around before stopping. Her eyes were rolling around in her head as she looked down towards her hooves. Tears were forming in her eyes as she placed her hoofs into her lap. The girls were staring at the merpony as they moved around Twilight.

“ I didn’t think my crown would change me this much?” Selene spoke up breaking the awful silence in the room. Twilight blinked a bit as she moved towards the merpony a bit.

“Do you think you can come down here for a moment?” Twilight waved her hoof causing Selene to lean down. As she leaned down Twilight took a long look but she also able to get a good look at her back noticing the gem in between her fins.

“Selene?” she spoke up causing the merpony to nod.

“I placed my crown on hoping my magic would calm you down Twilight. I saw you snapping at your friends and noticed you were starting to turn into the scholars that my father hired. Look I told you the rules because I did not want you to end up like them.” She pulled Twilight a bit closer before placing her on a smaller bubble. Selene sat up as she looked towards Twilight.

“How would I end up like them? I am studying your curse here on the surface Selene” Twilight spoke up causing her friends to stare at each other.

“The scholars my father had hired started as you did. They talked to Star and then went to hit the books. They never left the library, they never ate the food or water the servers brought them. The others who did not talk to Star tried dragging them away from the books but failed. I found out later from the other scholars that their peers did not move from one book. They thought they had eaten hours ago and that they only started studying when ten days had passed. They did not sleep since the guards would watch over them. The fourth scholar's death is when my father stopped trying to break my curse.” Selene shook her head before glancing at Twilight.

“Star is going to kill me!” Twilight shouted as Selene held her hoof up.

“She will not kill you Twilight! Star is not doing this to you. this is the effect of taking on her challenge, however, if you stick to my rules you will be fine.” She smiled as Twilight glared at her.

“How will I be fine!” she shouted again as Selene sat up straight sighing.

“My first rule is to tell your friends about Star. I said this so they know who Star is and what you are studying. I also said this so your friends can step in and pull you from your studies when you need it. My second rule is to ask me anything. You will not be affected by this curse if you are talking to me or Star directly. My third rule take a break. I mean force yourself to take a break Twilight even if you half to set a timer. Following my rules you will be fine” Selene smiled as Twilight calmed down a bit as she curled up on the bubble. Selene pushed the bubble towards the floor allowing Twilight to rejoin her friends.

“I can wait outside” Selene smiled as Twilight looked up towards her.

“Are you sure?” she watched as Selene nodded her head.

“My tail is cramping up and I would like to give you some time alone with each other” she kept her smile up as she waved her hoof towards them.

“Fair enough” Twilight looked towards the door before looking up at Selene sizing the two items up, “I think I will take them upstairs to talk” Twilight smiled as she pushed her friends up the stairs leaving Selene to her thoughts. Moving off of her bubble she made it into a bed. snuggling up into the bed she watched as the door opened up as Ra and Za walked through with Shining Armor in the middle. Ra had a disgruntled look on his face as his eyes stayed focused on the ground.

“I told you this town has no nightlife yet. Just wait another few years it might” Shining was laughing as Ra shot him a glare.

“I wanted to bet you finally at a drinking contest” he huffed as Za shook her head.

“When will you two bone heads learn?” she questioned her husbands choice in gambling as Shining smiled while wrapping a hoof around Ra’s neck.

“Never!” they both smiled as Selene looked down and watched them enter the room.

“I wonder where Twilight went?” Shining noticed the books lying around.

“She and the others went upstairs” Selene spoke up causing Shining nodding.

“She went upstairs” they smiled silently as they suddenly stopped. The three of them slowly turned their heads upwards as they saw Selene watching them.

“Selene!?” Ra and Za spoke up causing her to nod. Shining Armor passed out as Ra started to giggle.

“Never meet a stallion afraid of a Queen?” he was laughing as Za shot him a glare before breaking her spell. Jumping up into the air hoping she would float around but was cut short as Selene picked her up. She placed Za on a small bubble before doing the same to Ra.

“What spell did Twilight cast on you” Za spoke up as Selene started to blush.

“I placed my crown on” she tried to hide her face into her hooves.

“Oh trying to make an impression are we?” Za giggled as Selene started to turn red.

“Za! I just wanted to place my crown on to help Twilight. I noticed she was starting to act like the scholar's father hired” she huffed as Za sighed shaking her head.

“I should have stopped Star before she gave Twilight the bloody challenge” Za ran her hoof through her mane as Selene looked away. Selene looked towards the stairs as the gem on her back started to glow. Her form changed into something easily manageable. Her tail changed into a short white tail with along of white and blue iridescent fins or ribbons. Her fins on her back disappeared as her crown changed into a large wide white brim hat with the same type of fins and ribbon hanging from it.

“Oh, a jellyfish!” Ra was drooling as Selene giggled before moving up the stairs. She found it easier to keep herself floating instead of dragging herself along the floor. She moved towards Twilight’s door knocking on it before opening it up with her hoof.

“Twilight I came to see how you were doing” Selene poked her head in as she was pushed into the room by a pink blur “Pinkie watch it you could get stung” Selene spoke up as she noticed Pinkie Pie was hugging her tightly.

“Oh, darling you changed!” Rarity spoke as Selene nodded while moving into the room.

“Of course I did. My tail was bugging me and I can’t take my crown off since my magic has built up over time I went to something smaller” she smiled as she removed Pinkie from her waist.

“But you're different!” Rarity shouted as Selene moved in front of them.

“Of course Rarity if it’s in the sea I can change into it. I thought a Jellyfish would be the easiest thing to be at the moment” she smiled as she lifted her head allowing her to see the girls. Twilight was walking around her as Rainbow Dash moved in front of her.

“How long has your magic been storing up?” Twilight spoke up as Selene looked back towards her.

“About five years now why?” Selene noticed her face went pale as she pushed past the fins gripping Selene’s shoulders.

“That’s bad! A pony could die not using their magic for five years!” she was gripping her shoulders hard as Selene pointed to her hat.

“My magic at the current moment comes from my crown. When and if I hit thirty my magic will be unlocked for me to use.” Selene smiled at her before feeling Twilight shake her again.

“It’s still a bad thing Selene!” Twilight shouted causing her to look down at her. Once she saw the look on Twilight’s face Selene’s heart sunk in her chest.

“Alright, I will not hold back my power anymore. I promise” Selene smiled as she noticed Twilight easing up a bit.

“Pinkie Promise?” she kept her eye on Selene who nodded before looking to her legs.

“Um…before I can Pinkie promise your tail is not out” Selene looked to her as Pinkie shook her head.

“No silly a Pinkie promise goes like this. You say “cross your heart and hope to fly and stick a cupcake in your eye” Pinkie Pie smiled brightly as Selene looked down to Twilight.

“Oh! Under the sea, you normally wrap the bottom portion of your fins together and swear on your tails. It’s called a Pinkie promise their because it started with two merponies with pink tails bound to others vowed they would leave their mates and marry the ones they love. The meaning changed over the years but when in pone” Selene shrugged “So cross my heart and hope to fly and stick a cupcake in my eye” Selene rubbed her face and sighed as she hit her face. She noticed Twilight had calmed down a bit after she had spoken the promise. She wrapped her legs around Twilight hugging her.

“Better?” she leaned down as Twilight nodded “Good” Selene smiled as she removed her hooves not wanting to make the hug awkward. She wanted the hug to continue since it was nice hugging another pony beside her guards and her stuff animals.

“You okay sug” Applejack spoke up as she noticed Selene’s tail and hat was turning a dark red as Twilight looked up and noticed her mane was turning black and she had a smile on her muzzle.

“Of course. I never really started a hug before. I mean Pinkie has hugged me before but I never started it.” Selene’s voice stayed the same as her eyes changed. Twilight froze as she noticed Selene was tilting her head down keeping her eyes out of sight.

“Well shucks you don’t half to be embarrassed about it” Applejack was grinning as Selene leaned down towards Twilight.

“Is that true?” Star whispered to Twilight who simply nodded.

“Yes why” Twilight looked up at Star.

“Selene was freaking out. I wasn’t sure if she was hurt or excited so I wanted to look. Should I introduce myself Twilight?” Star pointed towards her friends showing her fangs. Twilight looked towards her friends as she started to shake. Star placed her hoof under Twilight’s chin moving her head towards her.

“I am not here to harm Twilight not anymore” Star kept her smile but widen it to let her see the fangs sitting in her mouth. Twilight's color drained a bit from her face.

“Never knew you had fangs” Twilight spoke up as Star giggled.

“Neither does Selene however if you want I can show you what I can do with these” she leaned in and licked Twilight’s ear.

“Star!” Star winced as both Twilight and Selene yelled.

“Alright...alright I get it” Star sat up rubbing her head “I swear can’t tease a pony without getting yelled out” She crossed her hooves as she let out a huff. Twilight quickly turned a beet red.

“Star…Let Selene out!” she yelled as Selene sat up straight looking down at her. She started to laugh before leaning down close to her smiling again.

“I will” She chuckled as she moved in closer to Twilight giving her another kiss on the lips. Twilight stiffened up as she watched Star press her lips against her “You’ll see me soon” she winked before closing her eyes. Selene shook her head as she returned to normal her colors slowly changing back to normal. She noticed Twilight was standing in front of her stiff as aboard.

“Twilight” Selene reached out and poked her causing Twilight to zip over to her friends. Her face was flushing as Selene sighed. She looked around the room looking for a door and found one. Selene moved towards the door and slipped into it thinking it was a way out.

“Dearie I think that’s the bathroom” Rarity spoke up causing Selene to look around for a light. Using her magic she lit up the fabric hanging from her hat. She noticed a tub in the corner along with a sink next to her.

“Oh by the seas!” Selene shouted as she leaned up against the door sighing.