Siege awoke the next day to a pleasant surprise. Next to him lay Lyra who was fast asleep. He check his timer. "9 hours left before I get my first student..." He thought to himself. It was extremely rare for a Guardian to get a student so quickly after only just being awakened.  

Siege started to wake Lyra up. He told her to get up with a quiet calm voice and gently nudged her awake. Her eyes opened and fluttered a bit as she got used to the light. She looked up to see Siege looking at her smiling warmly.

"I didn't know I was a nice bed." Siege said jokingly.

Lyra jumped up surprised. She had completely forgotten that she had slept with Siege. She started to remember the night before. After moving all the beds Lyra took the chance to look at the royal library. After looking through a few books on ancient myths she went back to the sleeping room, only to remember that there was no bed for her. She had looked around the castle for a nice place to sleep but couldn't find any. By chance she saw Siege laying under a tree and chose to just sleep with him. She was too tired to care at the time but now she needed to explain it, fearing that she would be thought of as crazy by Siege.

"Hehe..... Sorry, I didn't really have anywhere else to sleep." She said. She was blushing slightly.

"There's no need to be sorry, its nicer to wake up with a new friend then alone." Siege replied happily. "Shall we go grab something to eat?

Lyra nodded and the two went into the kitchen. It was still a mess but they where able to find enough fruit and other such things amongst the piles of flour, sugar and paper bags. They where the only two awake aside from Celestia, whom siege had heard walking around when they came in. Siege finished up his meal quickly. He wanted to tell the princess about the newcomer before the rest had woken up. He wasn't looking forward to Vella's arrival and would rather not talk about it or hear questions until he had known more himself.

"Lyra, could you wait here for a second?" Siege asked kindly.

"Ok." Lyra replied. She was long from finished with her meal. Siege walked around, stopping here and there to listen for the hoof steps of Celestia. He walked around the castle for a little while, before finding her.

"I must say, this castle looks much smaller on the outside." Siege said.

"It sure does, do you need me for anything?" Celestia asked.

"As a matter of fact, I do. Would you be oh so very kind as in to tell the others that they will be meeting a young and arrogant newcomer soon? Oh yah, there is a newcomer from my organisational coming. My first student for the mean time..."

"Why would they send a student to you?"

"Well lets just say her parents have some control in the organisation and they want there daughter to come train here under my eye. The report is that she has beatin everyone in her class and even some teachers in her training and is now very uptight and arrogant about it. They want me to tone her down so she can learn some discipline and respect for her higher ups."

"Sounds like quite a trouble your going to have then."

"Indeed....... Anyways would you please tell the others, I'm not looking forward to questions on the matter..."

"Very well, anything else?"

"Well Lyra ended up staying the night, in case you needed to know. Other than that, nothing special." Siege ended, he was lying on that part but would rather not talk about the fact that his own organisation had sent people to this system that wanted him dead. He nodded thankfully and walked back to the place where Lyra was. She was still eating when he came back.

"What did you need to do?" Lyra asked.

"Oh, it was nothing." Siege replied. For the mean time, he had nothing to do. He decided that the best thing he could do was just go up into the mountain and wait for the newcomer. The ship she was homed in on him so it would be better if she could be dropped of in an area that hardly had anything there. It would make for a better welcoming and he would immediately be able to test his student without harming any ponies in the process.

Once up at the top, Siege cleared a area that would be used for the fight. If he knew anything about arrogant people, which he did, he knew that the first thing Vella would do is challenge him. Clearing out an area was not hard with magic and he quickly had nothing to do anymore.

He sat down and starting to dig deep into his thoughts. The first thing he realized was that he never told Fluttershy why he called her little. Next he wondered what his new student would look like and what weapons she would use. Like Cell commanders Guardians used custom and unique weapons, often preferring close range  weapons instead of guns just due to the fact that it made there stealth mode much more useful. Also most Cell units were not trained to deal with close ranged combat and fell quickly to a blade. Only the best of both sides used melee weapons because of the danger in using them.

Whilst Siege continued to think Lyra was slowly making her way up the mountain. She knew the least about Siege and wanted to see what he did in his alone time. She had brought a quill and paper with to write down what she saw. It took about 30 minutes for her to make it all the way to the top. She hid behind a rock and watched Siege from a distance who was still too deep in thought to realize Lyra was there.

The rest of the ponies were waking up during all this, they yawned one by one as they grabbed some breakfast. Pinkie Pie started devouring the left over snacks whilst the rest of the ponies decided to just make some simple sandwiches.  No pony realised that Siege was gone until they had finished eating.

"Has anypony seen Siege this morning?" Flutteshy asked. She wanted to do some more talking with him about the whole Successor thing.

"I did hear him, but I haven't seen him yet." Twilight replied. "Speaking of which, where is Lyra? I know I heard her too."

"Maybe they went out to the city?" Pinkie Pie said hyperly. A new sugar rush was on its way. "Why don't we go look for him? Its not like we have anything better to do."

All the ponies got up and started walking out the door to the castle gate. At that same time princess Celestia started walking in a different door. She saw the tail of twilight and quickly called out. "Wait, I have some news!"

The 6 walked back in so they could hear her better. "Whats the news princess?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Siege had told me that a visitor will be coming from a his organisation. She will be arriving some time today."

"Oh boy, Whats her name, what does she look like, does she like cupcakes......?" Pinkie Pie flooded in an endless swarm of questions about the visitor.

"I don't know much about her but what I do know is that she is an arrogant fighter that is her to be trained by Siege for a while. Atleast that is what Siege was sure on. If you see him, try not to ask too much about it, he doesn't seem very happy about the matter and asked himself if i could tell you."

"Yes princess, speaking of which, have you seen him anywhere? We haven't seen him all morning." Twlight asked.

"Aside from when we had our little chat, I haven't seen him. Sorry girls." Celestia said. The girls looked at her with some disappointment.

"Well looks like we have a plan for the day, lets look for Siege!!" Pinkie Pie said happily.

"But first you need to clean up the kitchen." Celestia said with a smile. Pinkie Pie shot out the door and came back almost instantly. She was covered in flour. "Done!!" Pinkie yelled.

The ponies just looked at each other and ignored what had just happened. This was Pinkie Pie after all. They said there goodbyes to the princess before walking out of the room. There search for Siege had begon. Twilight mentioned to the others that they would have to look up aswell as in the streets. He could've been on one of the buildings.

Unfortunately for them Siege was far away from where they were. He had stopped thinking and was testing his blades. He was striking at trees and rocks, looking at how deep they would go. He was suprised to find that in some cases the blade would cut straight through both wood and rock, but in other cases they would resist attack completely. It all seemed to depend on the angle of attack. Swiping went far better on the trees if the blade was going from up to down, but rocks would only break if he hit them in a crack or thin piece.

Lyra watched the entire time, studying Siege's every move. She was surpised she hadn't been spotted yet. She was very happy though. Rarely did she get to study animals outside of the Everfree forest nor did she get to do it in this safety. This was the first time that she saw Siege's weapons though and she wondered why he had any. Being that she knew the least about Siege, she assumed it was just just for hunting or defense, Nothing too special. Later she would ask him about it but for now, she was just going to watch him.

Siege got bored with testing his blades. All around him were pieces of stone and wood. The a new question in him sparked. He knew that he could move thing with magic and calm creature with it, but there had to be more. He started lifting up of the surrounding stone and wood with his magic. He began testing sending different pulses at the mix. Most did nothing but a few did. He learn how to heat up the rubble or cool it off by sending waves of energy around it or removing energy. He played away, learning what the tunes did to the objects. There were two things he focused on. At one point he was able to briefly fuse the stone and wood together but it quickly shifted back. He kept pulsing at the rubble to make the wave more precise.

Finally after a few minutes of testing and tuning he was able to cast a spell which left the stone and wood fused together. Next he tried to form the mix into different shapes. He may have known how to lift and move things with magic, but not how to add or release pressure on an item. He kept working on it for a long time. Every minute he practiced the better it went but it was a lot to learn without knowledge or help from others.

Lyra watched continuously and even forgot to write things down. What she was watching amazed her, Siege was not just using magic but creating new spells and she was witnessing the process at work. Few knew how to change temperature with magic but never before had she seen things fusing together or being shifted when solid. She didn't know how he was doing it and she had been one of the best students in her magic school, aside from Twilight and some others. Lyra didn't think that Siege was a master at magic based on how he was doing things. She could see and even feel the energy around her being affected and shifted. He was using a method of magic that was unheard of. Quickly she began writing everything down trying not to miss anything. This was not just a great discovery for her but maybe even the way ponies used magic from then on.

Siege finally got the hang off changing the rubble's form and started shifting it around, breaking it apart and fusing it back together. He was a bit proud of himself for learning so much in a matter of hours and knew that it would come to use later on.  He checked his timer. Vella would be arriving in about 15 minutes give or take. Siege started taking some deep breathes and did his best to release and stress he had before he would meet his new student. He hated arrogant things and people above all else. It was those people who would normally end up fleeing battlefields and leave there allies to die. Siege saw arrogance as a pathetic way to make someone feel better about themselves without and real proof backing it up even when they did.

Suddenly Siege saw something move in the corner of his eye. He walked to the edge of the mountain top and stopped there. He looked down and listened carefully. He was able to make out some whispers underneath him. Siege jumped down using his hooked blade to catch the edge of the mountain as he fell and saw to familiar pegasi under an overhang. It was Rainbow dash and Fluttershy.

"Well hello there, mind telling me what you were doing?" Siege asked blandly.

"We were watching you." Fluttershy said simply. She and Rainbow had found Siege quite a while ago but she didn't want to bother him, urging Rainbow not too as well.

"May ask for how long?"

"About a half an hour. You looked so busy and we didn't want to disturb you."

"Well okay though you can just tell me next time." Siege ended and started pulling himself back up the side of the mountain.  He sat back down and looked at his timer one last time. "Just 11 more minutes before she arrives." Siege said to himself.

"I wonder what she will be like." Fluttershy said to Rainbow.

"I hope she is as cool as Siege" Rainbow replied. The two began talking to each other about the newcomer whilst Siege just sat close to the center of his little arena. The last few minutes pasted and Siege saw the transport ship with his visor as it entered the atmosphere. As it got closer Fluttershy and Rainbow started to see it. They watched as a strange metal bird looking thing came closer and closer. Fluttershy got nerves and walked behind Siege using him like a shield.

"I suggest that you two make some distance unless you want to get hurt." Siege said protectively. The last thing he wanted was for them to get hurt. Against Fluttershy's instincts she began to fly away and together with Rainbow found a spot on the other end of the far end of the mountain.

At this point the transport ship was very close and started preparing to land. A large gust of wind was felt as it made its final decent. Once the ship was at a safe distance from the ground a door opened and a girl jumped out of the ship. The ship then quickly started flying away.

"Looks like she has ruined someones day before even making it to the planet." Siege said. He felt bad for who ever was flying it.

The girl looked at Siege with some anger. She had short, dark red hair and eyes to match. She wore a black vest, darker pants and simple shoes. She also wore two yellow armbands.

"I can assume that you are my new student, Vella." Siege said with no sense of kindness or sincerity.

"Yah, whats it to you?" Vella replied. Siege could immediately tell that he was not going to like her. "All I have to do is beat you and I can live freely, without all those damn rules." Vella said. She started to rush at Siege Pulling two knives from her vest. She struck at Siege but he was easily able to dodge it. Vella continued her assault, but failed.

"They say you were talented in fighting but from the looks of it either they made a mistake or what qualifies as talented has really dropped in the past years." Siege said tauntingly. He knew she was not doing her best and felt insulted by that. He put his hood on and prepared for the next attacks.

"I'm only warming up." Vella said living up to her arrogant name. She made some distance between her and Siege and rushed at him again. This time she went far faster and gave Siege only a second or two to react. This was all the time he needed though and as Vella tried to strike him He grabbed her arm. She swung with the other arm and he grabbed it as well. He then proceeded to headbutt Vella, knocking her to the ground.

Rainbow and Fluttershy watch in awe as the two fought. At first they were a bit angry at Vella for attacking Siege but quickly felt sorry for her as she was beat to the ground time after time by Siege. Not once did Siege use his own weapons. He was fighting her to teach her her first lesson. Don't underestimate your enemies.

"You don't know when to give up, do you?" Siege said no longer taunting her. He now knew her level of fighting and wanted to end it quickly. Vella got up slowly again and tried to attack Siege. She was really slowing down. She had been so used to winning her fights quickly and without damaged that she could not fight for this long.

Vella tried one last assault on Siege. She did her final rush and strike with all her force in a fashion that hadn't failed her once. As she stuck down she swapped the the position of her knife, moving it from a striking angle to a stabbing angle. No one ever saw this coming and she had yet to fail landing a blow that could cause massive wounds. This time was very different. There was a pause as Vella looked at her arm. Siege had grabbed in between her knife and started lifting her off the ground. She felt a extreme pain in her hand, forcing her to drop her knife. Out of panic, she began flailing her free arm and legs around trying to break free from Siege's tight hold. Siege let out his blade and placed it against her neck. Vella froze.

"And you want to call yourself a Guardian....." Siege said coldly. He understood that she wanted to win but to do so in such a manner angered him greatly.  "Its the people like you that I watched killing each other for the own self honor and pride.... You make me sick." If the blow had hit him, it would have killed him almost instantly.

"Now you listen to me and you listen to me good, him you ever try such a thing to me or anything that lives on this planet, I will make you suffer...." Siege let her go and she fell to the ground. His voice filled her head and the effect was easily seen. She sat up, to weak to stand anymore and looked up at Siege. He looked back down at her.

"Do I make myself clear?" He finished. He looked down at Vella, who had started to cry softly. It was an emotional shock and the event broke down her ego like a crumbling wall. She was so used to winning that the massive loss she had just faced seemed to have destroyed her. After wiping away the last of her tears she tried to stand up but couldn't due to the fight.

Siege got down and helped her up. He was angry but was not going to be any crueler. It seemed like  what he had done was a mean thing to do but was necessary. This was not the first time he had been around such people. During his own training his teachers would do far worse things when a student acted in such a manner and he was not planning to be the same way.

Vella, first tried to deny the help she was being given but quickly gave in to Siege. He waved at Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash as if saying to them to come over.

"Well that was eventful." Siege said. He wasn't angry anymore. Though he did still not like the fact Vella had tried to kill him, he didn't want to see much more negative in her. She was talented and hopefully, with Siege's help she could learn to listen and respect others. Her arrogance was not completely her fault. Siege remembered how his trainers used to praise him and other talented trainees and how they would be told to take full pride in there actions and to actively look down on others. It was a trick the Heads of the program had used to ween out the worst of the group. Those who stayed respectful would later be sent to higher rankings and would be granted more important systems. They needed not to just be good warriors but also good people so that they could befriend intelligent lifeforms. Those who where influenced to greatly and became arrogant uptight people were sent to people like him, to be trained in discipline and respect.

"Was that really needed Siege? She looks really hurt." Fluttershy said. Her urge to help others was showing.

"Now, Yes. Other times, probably not." Siege replied. "With these kind of people its just better to show them there place before they start getting carried away." He looked at Vella. "You think you can stand on your own or should I just carry you?"

"I think I can stand on my own." Vella said. Siege slowly let go of her, letting her try and hold up her own weight. She ended up falling to her knees again, she was just in to much pain to stand. Siege removed his hood and revealed a little smile. "I guess I can just carry you, but I'm not gonna do all the work." He lifted her up by the arm, making sure to avoid her hand and    put her arm around the back o his neck and shoulder. Vella didn't really know how to react. Only a few minutes ago she was being beatin to a pulp by the very person that was now helping her but decided not to fight him.

"Fluttershy, Rainbow dash, Could you notify the princesses that the newcomer is here? I will take care of my little student for now. We have some talking to do." Siege asked.

"You can count on us!" Rainbow Dash said. She and Fluttershy flew down the mountain in search for the princesses. Siege smiled and continued walking, with Vella trying to walk next to him.

"Lyra, you can come out now!" Siege called out. Lyra jumped up surprised. She quickly ran up to Siege and Vella.

"How did you know I was there?" Lyra asked

"You'd be surprised how loud you write." Lyra blushed a little, she had been caught spying again.

"Well Vella, anything on your mind?" Siege asked. He was trying to be friendly. He felt bad for her and realized he had been a little to hard on her.

Vella looked at him with a confused look. She couldn't understand how he was acting.

"Aside from complaining about my aching body, I have nothing." Vella finally replied. Lyra immediately noticed that she spoke in the same manner as Siege.

Vella looked down and suddenly realized what had been walking next to her and Siege the entire time. "Is that a..... pony?" She asked softly.

"Yes, it is. Surprised?" Siege replied.

"Very."

"Oh by the way, sorry for how our little fight just now turned out. Lets just say the Organisation gave you a rather bad name and assumptions got the better of me. I will explain your situation tomorrow, the sun will be setting soon and your body definitively needs some rest." Siege finally said as they got down the mountain.

They slowly walked into the castle. Siege moved Vella to the garden as quickly as she could go. The last thing she needed now was somepony bothering her. He set her down under the tree he had slept at the last couple of days and walked away. Lyra had followed them the entire time.

"Why did she get so calm after the fight?" Lyra asked curiously.

"Magic." Siege replied. He wasn't joking. To ensure Vella didn't get herself any more hurt or anything along those lines he calmed her down the same way he had calmed down Luna.

"Lyra, can you tell the others not to come near the garden for now. I will be keeping an eye on my little student until she wakes up and I don't need anypony bothering her until I have talked with her. He walked back to the garden and sat next to Vella who was starting to doze off. It would be a sleepless night for him but he didn't want her to wake up and try to run away or anything along the those lines.

"Today went better than expected. I hope tomorrow goes as good."

[It seems like the chapters will just keep on getting bigger. I'm hoping I can use The new "Vella" Character considering I don't want to get rid of her. Though I'm still wondering if people read this bottom bar-thing, I'm still gonna just keep adding it. Anyways I hope you liked the new chapter. For the mean time I'm gonna try to keep my crazy out of the story and try doing so more focusing on the ponies, including Lyra. At first I was just using her to help me come up with more idea's for a story but now I think I'm gonna keep her. She may not be the same as in most other fanfics but I kinda like that.I combed through this chapter and found quite a few mistakes, they should be gone now and I should probably comb the other chapters...  Having nothing else to say, I'm off!!]     Next Chapter: Dark within. Estimated time remaining: 24 Minutes