So, it's been a couple of days since I got back. Upon arrival, I was greeted by my overly excited daughter. When she heard I'd gotten into a pickle, she was the first to sign up for the rescue. When I finally got around to telling her about the trip we'll be taking, she didn't like it at first. She didn't much like the ponies, but I managed to talk her into giving them a chance.

So, we're back in Canterlot, waiting outside outside the house the princesses said belongs to my pony parents. I knocked on the door and stepped back. After few moments later, the door opened to reveal a dark blue stallion with a gray mane and tail. The wrinkles on his face said he was old for sure. He even sounded like an old guy.

"Who's there?" Hey asked as he adjusted his glasses.

"It's me, um... dad," I said, "It's Twilight".

"Twily? Is... is that really... really you?" He asked.

"Yes, it's really me," I assured.

"I never thought I'd see you again," he said, inching close for a hug, "I never thought I'd see you again".

"Can I come in?" I asked.

"Yes, of course," He said, "You and your friends are always welcome in here whenever".

We all walked inside behind the old stallion. The house wasn't that bad, you could tell they still cared about it. Before too long, we reached what I assumed was the great hall of the house. It was nice and spacious, there was some nice furniture here and there. We were invited to sit where we desired while the stallion went to go get someone else. We all took a seat where we each felt most comfortable. I took the nice, leather recliner. We all waited ever so patiently until the stallion came back with an old gray mare with a white and very light purple mane and tail came out. She walked over and gave me a hug before taking her own seat.

"When we first heard you could not be found a year after going missing, I never thought I would ever see you again," The mare said, "Then, a couple of days ago, Princess Celestia came and said you'd finally come back. Only thing is, she said you've been living with changelings since you left all those years ago. Please, tell me that's not true".

"What's wrong with changelings?" Kara asked.

Oh boy, here we go...

"They're monsters, child," The mare said.

"They're not monsters, you racist old hag!" Kara called out.

"Kara, quiet!" I half growled, "Show some respect. If the princess's word is anything to go on, these ponies are technically your grandparents by blood".

"But she-" Kara said before I cut her off.

"Is obviously set in her old ways, like most elders are," I explained, "Now, either apologize and show some respect, or go into another room".

I love Kara to death, I really do, but that attitude of hers is one thing I wish I could change. I honestly don't know how she survived training for the hive Navy with her attitude intact.

"Sorry... about that," Kara said, albeit obviously reluctantly.

"Accepted," The old mare said before turning back to me, "So, I guess it's safe to assume it's true?"

"Yes, it is," I admitted, "Sixteen years ago, I didn't just go missing, I got turned into a baby and restarted life. Queen Chrysalis, my mother this time around, took me in and raised me among the other changelings. After sixteen years of living among them, I can safely say that changelings aren't the monsters ponies have made them out to be ever since the invasion I heard about. The hive was starving at the time, and mother got desperate. She would've tried diplomacy if she didn't fear rejection. To her, the risks outweighed the reward in that case. The truth is, though, she didn't want to rule Equestria, she was just a loving mother trying to feed her children".

"Or so she's told you," The old mare said.

All it took was one stern glare to keep Kara's obvious retort at bay.

"She wanted to kill me back then, you know," I said, "And she very easily could have. I was but a defenseless baby, she could've killed me with no effort at all. But she didn't. Instead, she took me in and raised me. That alone should say something about her".

"Well, it does show she has the means to show compassion and set aside old grudges," The stallion said.

"When did you find out you were a pony?" The mare asked.

"Six years ago, when I got pregnant with Kara," I explained, "Only changeling queens are capable of getting pregnant, so I knew something was wrong. I confronted mother about it, and she finally told me the truth".

"So, then this child here," The mare said, pointing to Kara, "Is actually you're biological daughter?"

"She is, yes," I admitted.

"But that means..." The old mare said before going into a trance like state.

"Yes, it means you're now related to monsters," I said.

Is it bad that I wanted to cackle like an evil madmare after saying that? Anyway, the rest of the visit went relatively smooth. Fenrir, Jade, and Swift were eventually allowed to drop their disguises. My old pony parents freaked out at first, but got over it eventually. After all, this is but hardly a drop in the bucket compared to their extended family of over ten thousand back at the hive. They'll have to get used to it some time, so we all figured now would be the best time to start. Kara's attitude stayed basically the same. I had a good talk with her about it, but it didn't do me any good. I really hope that'll change soon.

Tomorrow, we'll be traveling down to Ponyville. According to the princesses, that's where my old pony friends live. Princess Celestia said she'd send a letter to Spike, who is a dragon if I heard right, with instructions to meet up in the throne room of what used to be my castle back when I was an alicorn. I wish I could have a castle now, it'd be super awesome.

Author's Note

So, Twilight finally met her biological parents.

So, about Kara's character. I picture her as being hot headed and impulsive. Like I explained back at the end of My Little Twilight, the Nordic meaning of Kara is "The wild one", and I feel a hot headed/impulsive nature is kind of required to fit into that description. She is also proud of her heritage... well, the changeling side of it anyway.

Despite her hot headed nature, she can also be very sweet if you get to know her. She's also very protective. If she likes you, she'll give you a shoulder to cry on, then later hunt down those that hurt you.

I do hope you guys can come to like Kara as the story goes on. I'm going to do everything I can to flesh out her character is best I can.