My Mommy is a Goddess

“Ok, let’s go over this again,” Twilight sighed.

The day after Hannah's arrival, Celestia informed the guards and the castle staff of Hannah so that everypony wouldn’t panic when they saw a human girl walking around. They also hired a royal tailor to make some new clothes for her (since Hannah insisted on having bigger selection of clothes than just the one pair of pajamas that she was wearing). For now, Hannah was to stay inside until Celestia could properly introduce her to society.

Celestia was busy setting up the arrangements for her announcement while Luna was in the archives, searching for a way to contact Faust. That left only Twilight to watch Hannah. And Twilight planned to take full advantage of her time with Hannah.

“I’m bored! I wanna play outside!” Hannah complained. For the past hour, Hannah had been sitting in her room, on a chair, answering questions about her home. Unfortunately, she was 8 years old, which meant that she wasn't exactly the best source of information for the human world. Also, she was getting REALLY bored.

“I’m sorry Hannah, but this is important! We need to get as much information about your world as possible if we’re going to send you back. Plus, it’s so interesting! Learning about the human culture will have a big impact on Equestrian society. We’ll be able to create new art, music, architecture, literature, everything! And your technology seems to be amazingly advanced. Being able to talk to others from far away with a plastic box? I’m getting goosebumps just thinking about it! Now tell me… how does a ‘T.V.’ work again?” Twilight asked, paper and quill ready.

Hannah gave a large sigh. “A T.V. is a big metal box with a screen that shows moving pictures. You can watch cartoons and movies on it when you turn it on.”

“And this, ‘remote,’ lets you switch between channels?”

Hannah gave a quick nod. “Yes, now can I go play outside?”

Twilight finished writing her last note as she looked up with a dreadful amount of enthusiasm. “But we’ve only just begun! In fact, I don’t think I'll have enough parchment to record it all! I’ll be right back, Hannah.” Twilight left the room with a stack of parchments, covered in notes from their previous, one hour long, talk.

Hannah just sat in her chair, bored out of her mind. Is this all I’m going to do today? Am I just going to sit here, talking about how to work a television remote? Hannah looked at the closed door. I bet it’ll take Twilight a while before she comes back. Maybe I can find something fun to do while she’s gone. Hannah jumped out of her seat, and opened the door. After checking to see if the coast was clear, she went out into the hallway. I think the kitchen was… that way! Hannah ran down the halls toward the kitchen, thinking of fun things to do along the way.

A few minutes after Hannah had left, Twilight came back with a stack of parchments and a dozen quills. “Ok, Hannah! I’ve got more parchments for us to-“ Twilight opened the door to find an empty bedroom. Twilight’s left eye began twitching uncontrollably. “HANNAH!”

Hannah was in the kitchen, exploring the vast array of cupboards and drawers. “What’s this thing? What does this do? I bet this is really cool!” Hannah tossed various kitchen supplies behind her as she dug deeper and deeper into the cabinets, interrupting the cooks that were working in the kitchen.

“L-lady Hannah. Please don’t touch tha- *crash*- never mind. You really shouldn't-*clatter *- oh well. L-lady Hannah, that's very dangerous! Please be careful with-*slice*- ... oh my.”

Hannah was getting tired of this. “I’m bored. Well, thanks for playing with me, but I’d better go. Twilight’s probably found out that I’m not in my room anymore. Bye!” Hannah jumped down from the counter, and ran through the double doors.

About 30 seconds later, Twilight burst inside. “W-was Hannah in here?” Twilight asked between breaths.

The kitchen staff nodded furiously. “Lady Hannah was just in here, throwing our kitchen supplies out of the drawers. She went out that door,” the chef said as she pointed towards the direction Hannah escaped from.

“Thank you for your help. And sorry about the mess, you can take the day off,” Twilight said as she ran out the kitchen.

The chef looked back at her staff. “What just happened?”

“Doesn’t matter to me,” a nearby cook replied. “I have the day off.” He threw his apron off and walked out, others following his example. “I need some aspirin.”

Hannah was running down the hall but slowed down when she saw a pair of guards standing in front of the archives. She walked over to them with a big smile. “Hi there, Mr. and Mrs. Guardpony. Whatcha doing?” Hannah poked the guards repeatedly. “Are you playing a game? Aren’t you bored of standing there all the time?”

The guards didn’t move an inch, their expressions unreadable. Hannah decided that it was time to resort to her secret weapon. She stood on her toes so that she could reach their heads, and began petting them.

“Lady Hannah. Please refrain from touching us. We’re on duty,” the male guard said.

Hannah didn’t give up. She continued to pet their heads and began rubbing behind their ears as well. She could tell that they were about to break.

“L-lady Hannah. Please stop immediately. We don’t have time to play around with you.” Although the guard seemed to be composed, his legs were wobbling like crazy, threatening to topple him. The guard beside him simply fell to the ground and rolled onto her back. “Blue Angel! What do you think you’re doing?” shouted the male guard.

“Settle down, Swift Wing. We’ve been standing here all day, and if she wants to give me a belly rub, then I’m not complaining. Ohhh yeah, that’s the spot.” Blue Angel moaned.

Swift Wing couldn't stand it anymore. “Ah, I give up.” He fell onto the ground next to Blue Angel and joined her in kicking the air.

Twilight watched all of this with a dumbfounded look on her face. I should be more careful around Hannah. Her belly rubs are really powerful! Twilight tiptoed up behind Hannah and cleared her throat. “Ahem.”

Hannah looked back and saw an unamused Twilight Sparkle. “Oh, hi Twilight!” Hannah said sheepishly.

“Hannah… what are you doing?” Twilight asked.

“I’m petting the guards. Sitting in my room was really boring!”

“I know, but it’s really important that we finish our discussion. Please, let’s just go back to your room and-“

Hannah stopped rubbing their bellies and stood up. “Whelp, I’m going to go play outside now, Bye!” Hannah sprinted down the hallway, leaving a confused alicorn princess with two guards laying on the floor.

“Hey! Come back here, Hannah!” Twilight yelled as she chased after her.

Swift Wing and Blue Angel looked at each other. "So... does this mean that the belly rub is over?" Blue Angel asked.

“Catch me if you can!” Hannah shouted. Despite her small stature, Hannah had a lot of energy. She shot down the hall at impressive speeds, laughing the whole time.

“Hannah, be careful! Please, just slow down for a second!” Twilight tried to stop Hannah with her levitation spell, but was somehow was unable to get a grip on her. What the… Twilight tried a second time, but failed once again as Hannah slipped right through her magic. S-she’s resistant to magic?!

Hannah looked back and giggled as Twilight continued to pursue her. Hannah had plenty of energy, but a fully grown pony was still much faster than an adolescent human girl. However, what Hannah lacked in speed, she made up for with agility. At the end of the hallway, when Twilight was within hoof’s reach, Hannah took a sharp left turn, causing Twilight hit the wall face first, unable to slow down in time.

“Wheeee! I win!” Hannah cheered as she ran out the door. "I'll be back later, Twilight!"

Twilight shook her head to clear the dizziness and ran out after her. "Hannah, wait!" Twilight threw open the doors to the courtyard, but Hannah was nowhere in sight.

“Hannah! HANNAH!" Twilight called, hearing no response. Twilight switched into panic mode. "Oh no! What am I going to do? Oh, I’m in so much trouble! If Celestia finds out about this, she’ll banish me from Equestria! Or throw me in a dungeon! Or even banish me and then throw me in a dungeon in the place that she banishes me to!” Twilight began hyperventilating. “Ok, I have a plan. I’ll transform back into a unicorn, change my name, face, and color, and travel all throughout Equestria as a stage-show magician! That way, the princess won’t find me, and-“

Twilight slapped herself. "Snap out of it, Twilight. Hannah's safety is the priority right now." Twilight got up, and ran towards the barracks. When she arrived, she ran past the guards who immediately stood to attention and tried to salute her. "Shining Armor! I need to talk to you!" Twilight yelled as she furiously knocked at his office door. "SHINING ARMOR!"

The door opened and the captain of the royal guard quickly put Twilight in a headlock to noogie her head. "Hey there, Princess screams-a-lot. Why are you yelling in the hallway and destroying my door? If you wanted to visit I could've-"

Twilight didn't have time for this. She reached behind herself, grabbed Shining Armor's head, and flipped him over her body, slamming him onto the ground. "Shiny, I'm sorry but we really have to hurry. "Hannah ran outside the castle and I can't find her!"

Shining Armor didn't know what surprised him more. The fact that Twilight had let Hannah out of her sight, or the fact that she just broke out of his headlock and threw him onto the ground without breaking a sweat.

"Shining!"

Shining Armor broke out of his daze. "Sorry, I'll get the guards to look for her right away. Come with me." Twilight and Shining Armor ran down the hall towards the training grounds, where most of the guards were at this time.

"Around what time did Hannah get outside?" Shining armor asked.

"About 5 minutes ago, but she's really quick. She could be at Canterlot station by now."

"Got it. Don't worry, Twilight. I'll get the guard right on it." When Twilight and Shining Armor had reached the field, Shining Armor cleared his throat. "DETAIL! ATTEN-HUT!" Hundreds of guards immediately stood at attention and shouted back.

"SIR!"

"Hannah Faust is missing. She could be anywhere from the castle grounds to edge of Canterlot, and we need to find her. Spread out and search every sector. I don't want even one stone to be left unturned. DISMISSED!”

The guards saluted and shouted back in unison. "SIR, YES SIR!" They immediately left the training grounds, leaving only Twilight and Shining Armor.

"I’ll want to help search for her too," Twilight said.

"All right. You take to the skies and search overhead. I’ll go tell the princesses what happened. Hopefully, we’ll be able to find her before there's any trouble."

Hannah skipped down the roads of Canterlot, humming happily. I wonder if there's something fun to do around here. She continued along, completely oblivious to the large amount of attention that she was attracting. Hannah looked around for somepony to talk to and saw a pony couple sitting at an outdoor table together, sharing ice cream. She walked up to them, and gave them a big smile.

"Excuse me, is there a-"

"Eeeeek! Monster!" The couple jumped out of their seats and ran away.

"Wait! i just wanted to..." Hannah watched them gallop out of sight. What's their problem? Hannah simply shrugged and continued to walk forward. This time however, she had begun to notice all of the stares that were being thrown her way. Ponies that were once conversing at their tables, taking walks outside, and eating at restaurants, had all stopped what they were doing to quietly stare at Hannah. Even the fillies and colts stopped playing to stare at her. Hannah wanted to know what the big deal was so she walked straight up to the kids. “Why are you all staring at me?”

They immediately started screaming and ran away. “AAHHHH! The monster’s coming to get us! Help! Help!” They ran off, leaving Hannah all alone.

“W-wait! I’m not a monster!” Hannah looked around her. A crowd were starting to form around Hannah, eyes staring at her from all directions. Although the ponies remained silent, Hannah could tell what they were thinking.

What does it want?

It went after those poor kids!

Stay away from that thing.

It’s a monster.

“N-no. I’m not a monster! I’m not!” Hannah was terrified. She was all alone without Celestia, Luna, or Twilight to protect her from the menacing glares of the ponies around her. Hannah was overwhelmed. She fell to her knees, shut her eyes, and covered her ears. "H-help! Twilight! Luna! Celestia! Anyone!"

From the crowd, a royal guard emerged and walked towards her. "Lady, Hannah. I’m here to take you home."

Hannah looked at him in fear and backed away. "No! I'm going to wait for Twilight!"

The royal guard grabbed Hannah's arm and lifted her to her feet. "I'm sorry, but I have my orders. You’ll have to come with me." The guard kept his grip tight and started to drag Hannah away from the crowd.

Hannah started crying. "No no no! Twilight! TWILIGHT!" Hannah struggled and twisted to get out of his grip, but it was too tight. “Let me go! LET ME GO!” Hannah screamed desperately. Without her realizing, Hannah’s entire body began to glow. The guard's eyes widened in surprise as the magic around her began to collect and glow brighter as it condensed into Hannah's body. When magic stopped flowing into her, it dispersed outward, creating a powerful explosion. Ponies that were nearby were blown away while the explosion forced the guard to let go of Hannah's arm and slammed him into a wall. That was when the crowd started to panic.

"HELP! THAT THING JUST KILLED A GUARD!"

“RUN AWAY!”

"THERE'S A MONSTER IN CANTERLOT!"

Ponies scrambled to get away, pushing, shoving, and screaming to escape Hannah’s wrath. Twilight, who was flying overhead, saw the explosion and flew towards its direction. Twilight landed in the midst of all the chaos. “What’s going on here? What happened?” Nopony listened and ran right past her. Twilight gave up trying to talk to anypony and started walking towards the explosion site, calling for Hannah. "Hannah! Are you around here? Answer me!" When Twilight got close enough to the crater's edge, she could hear the sound of Hannah crying. Twilight quickly flew inside and landed beside her.

"Hannah! Are you ok? Are you hurt?"

Hannah immediately recognized Twilight’s voice and jumped up to wrap her arms around Twilight’s neck. "Twilight! I was so scared! They were all staring at me, and they called me a monster, and they were going to take me away! I'm sorry for not listening to you. I promise I'll listen to you from now on and I'll never run away again!"

Hannah continued to cry as Twilight wrapped her wings around Hannah. "It's ok, Hannah. You're safe now." Twilight said gently. "Let's go back to the castle."

Hannah was told to wait in her room while Twilight, Luna, and Celestia discussed Hannah’s future. The chaos from today’s events had shaken the citizens of Canterlot greatly, and the princesses couldn’t leave things as they were. The throne room was cleared out so that they could speak to each other privately.

"So, were there any casualties?" Celestia asked.

"No, Princess. The guard had a few broken ribs, but there were no other injuries." Twilight reported.

"Tis nothing short of a miracle. Judging by the size of the crater, the guard should have been crushed by the sheer force of the explosion. We should be thankful that he was wearing protective armor," Luna said.

"Indeed. But what truly concerns me is Hannah. What are going to do with her? From what you told me, not only is she resistant to magic, but she creates magical explosions when she is distressed. If this is true, then she is even more difficult to handle than we initially thought."

“But it wasn’t her fault! Everypony was scaring her and calling her a monster! Plus, that guard just grabbed her arm and tried to take her against her will. She was only defending herself.” Twilight argued.

“Yes, but that guard had orders to bring Hannah back to the castle. And If I remember correctly, it was you and Shining Armor who gave the orders.”

Twilight flattened her ears. “You’re right. And I’m also the one who let Hannah leave the castle in the first place. So please don’t punish Hannah for my mistakes. Punish me instead.” Twilight lowered her head, ready to accept whatever punishment Celestia deemed fit.

Celestia closed her eyes in thought. “After what happened today, I don’t believe that Hannah will be able to stay here in Canterlot. And it also seems that Hannah needs somepony to watch her during her time here in Equestria.” Celestia had made her decision. “Twilight Sparkle, element of magic and my greatest student, until we are able to find a way to contact Faust and return her daughter, you shall be appointed as Hannah Faust’s legal guardian.”

Twilight whipped her head up. “Huh? B-but, Princess Celestia, I was the one who let Hannah leave the castle grounds!”

“But art thou not the one who hath saved her as well? She has seemed to take a great liking to you. We recall Lady Hannah saying something along the lines of ‘We apologize for not obeying thee, we shall listen to thy commandments from this day forward, and we shalt never run away from thy presence again’. If Lady Hannah keeps true to these promises, then the safest place for her to dwell will be with thee, Twilight Sparkle.”

Celestia nodded. “Well spoken, sister. And as I have said, staying in Canterlot is not an option for Hannah. At least not until we give enough time for things cool down. So, Twilight, what do you think about staying in Ponyville with Hannah for a while?”

Twilight's face lit up. “You’re sending me back to Ponyville? Oh my gosh, thank you! I’ll be able to visit all of my friends again!"

Celestia smiled. "I know you must be excited, but do not forget. You are also charged with the task of keeping Hannah under control. You must help her understand her powers, as well as protect her with your life. Do you understand, Twilight?"

Twilight bowed. "I understand. Thank you so much, Princess, I’ll start packing right away. And don’t worry about Hannah, I won’t let you down.” Twilight left the room and ran towards Hannah’s bedroom to tell her the news.

Luna looked to Celestia with worry. “Sister, are you certain that this is a wise decision? Ponyville is not the safest place to keep the daughter of a goddess. Especially so for a wild card such as Hannah.”

Celestia looked to Luna. “Twilight has proven herself to be the one of the most capable mares I have ever met. She will undoubtedly give Hannah the love and protection she needs. And if there is anypony that can help Hannah control her powers, it is Twilight.”

Twilight ran up to Hannah’s room. *knock* “Hannah? Are you in there?” Twilight asked through the door.

Hannah walked up to the doorknob. “Is that you, Twilight?”

“Yes, Hannah. May I come in?”

“Ok.” Hannah opened the door for Twilight and yelped in surprise when she was lifted up into the air.

“Hannah I have something amazing to tell you. We’re going to Ponyville!” Twilight laughed as she hugged the living daylights out of Hannah. “I can’t wait for you to meet my new friends! There’s Pinkie Pie, Rarity, FlutterShy, Rainbow Dash, AppleJack, and even the Cutie Mark Crusaders! You’ll fit in perfectly!”

“I…can’t…breathe,” Hannah squeaked.

“Sorry,” Twilight said as she let Hannah go. “It’s just that I’m just so excited! Everypony there is really kind and accepting. So you’ll be able to play outside all you want. And there's all sorts of fun things to do at Ponyville. It's going to be great!”

Hannah jumped into her bed and covered herself with the bed sheets. “I’m not going. I'm staying right here in the castle.”

“What do you mean you're not going?" Twilight asked. When Hannah didn't respond, Twilight walked over to the bed and sat beside her. "What’s wrong, Hannah? Wasn't playing outside and having fun the reason you ran away in the first place? Don’t you want to make some new friends?”

“I don’t need any new friends. Having you, Princess Luna, and Princess Celestia, is good enough for me.”

Twilight sighed. Hannah reminded Twilight so much of her old self that it hurt. “Hannah, I also once thought that I didn’t need any friends. I had my parents, my brother, my foalsitter, and Princess Celestia to take care of me. I thought that making new friends would be a waste of my time, but I was wrong. By opening my heart to others, I've become happier than I had ever been in my entire life. So please give Ponyville a chance. For me?”

Hannah looked out from under her sheets and was stared down by a pair of the biggest, widest, and shiniest magenta eyes she had ever seen. Hannah was defeated instantly. Hannah wasn't the only one who could be cute and adorable. “Oh alright. I’ll go.” Hannah said.

Twilight smiled and gave Hannah a hug. “Thank you, Hannah. Now go to sleep, you've had a rough day. We’ll start packing early in the morning so that we can be in Ponyville by mid-afternoon, tomorrow,” Twilight said as she tucked Hannah in and switched off the lights. “Sweet dreams,” Twilight whispered as she shut the door.