Kingdom Of Everfree

Twilight growls and balls up her letter, tossing it into the ever growing pile of discards. "Okay Twilight, just keep it short and blunt. It's better to rip the band-aid off quick."

'Dear Celestia,

I have been turned into a Vampire. Do not worry, I had help and did not turn into a bloody thirsty killer. I request your presence to discuss how this effects my assignment here at Ponyville. Please respond at your leisure.

Twilight Sparkle.'

"No no no! That's not right." Twilight goes to ball up the letter but Spike quickly grabs it, rolls it, and sends it off. "Spike!"

Spike props his claws on his hips and glares at her. "You were going to die of hunger before you sent that letter. You haven't slept or eaten in a day and a half. I'd like my Mom to not die from hunger." Spike smiles and removes his hands from his hips. "Come on, foods ready and I made you a blood infused coffee."

Twilights beams and scoops him up, blowing into his stomach. "Whatever you would I do without my number one assistant?!" Twilight carries her giggling son downstairs and puts him in a chair before serving food and pouring drinks.

As soon as Twilight takes a sip of her drink, Daybreaker slams into the room, her eyes burning with hatred and rage. "Where is the filthy leech that has taken your life!"

"Celestia what's wrong?!" Twilight ask worriedly, bolting from her chair.

"She is no longer Celestia, but Daybreaker." Nightmare Moon says, coming in calmly. "And for good reason. If one of my children attacked you, they must have done it to others. There could be a whole hidden army. Can you remember anything of the one that turned you?"

"Yes, if we allow them to grow stronger all of Equestria will be in danger!" Daybreaker says.

Royal walks in with bag of blood and smiling widely. "Twilight! I brought you some more blood! Spike said-" She finally notices the Princesses and her smile widens further. "Hi!"

Daybreaker takes one look at Royal's fanged mouth and attacks. She slams the rod of her flaming lance into Royal's stomach. "You dare attack my student and control her?!"

Royal stands and heals her stomach before quickly dodging another attack. "I don't know what your talking about, Cel!"

"Don't play ignorant you monster! You will pay!"

Royal opens her wings and shoots into the sky, Daybreaker and Nightmare right on her heels.

"You even impersonated an Alicorn?!" Daybreaker and Nightmare attack together, Daybreaker with her lance and Nightmare with her scythe.

Royal ducks under Nightmare's wide swing and grabs Daybreaker's lance, swinging the Alicorn attached to into into the other. "Twilight! Some help please!?! I don't want to hurt them!"

Royal twists away from another fatal strike and roundhouses Nightmare.

Twilight worries her lower lip as the six watch helplessly as Royal tries her best to keep from hurting them while trying not to get killed herself. "You can't stay on the defensive. You have to attack. Try to knock them out!"

Royal nods and swoops through a team attack. She slams her fists into each of the stomachs before grabbing them and flying for the ground. She slams them head first into the ground, knocking them out instantly.

"I didn't mean break their necks!" Twilight panics, rushing to the prone Alicorns as they go back to normal.

"I didn't, their too strong for something as small as that to even scratch them. The only reason it knocked them out is because I slowly absorbed their power while we were fighting." Royal says, lifting Luna into her arms. "It's been a while my star." She whispers to the dark Alicorn. "Let's get them inside."

Twilight nods and carefully lifts Celestia. She leads Royal up stairs and into the guest room, setting Celestia down before making her as comfortable as possible. She turns and a small smile pulls at her lips at the sight.

Royal tucking in Luna and whispering soft reassuring words and a smile Twilight had only ever seen her give Scootaloo. Royal kisses Luna's forehead and looks up at Twilight. "What?"

"Nothing, I didn't say a word." Twilight smirks. "Let's leave them to rest and go find Scootaloo. Make sure her Mom has at least fed her."

"What about her dad?" Royal inquires as she follows Twilight out the door.

"He went to jail for domestic violence, public intoxication, child abuse, child abandonment, public indecency. And just to make sure that put him away I called my brother." Twilight's snarls, "That stallion got off easy if you ask me."

"Thank you." Royal says softly as Twilight knocks on the door of a rundown house.

"It's the least I could do after all of your help."

"What do you want Sparkle?" A burgundy Pegasus mare with white hair groans.

The sight of the haggard mare sends Royal into panicky/worried mother mode. "Has Scoots been fed yet, has she been cleaned, is she okay, is-" Twilight slams a hand over the panicking mare's mouth.

"This is Scootaloo's friend, Royal. She watches Scootaloo when she's not at home and is worried. Is Scootaloo home?" Twilight asks calmly.

The mare rolls her eyes and turns into house. "Scootaloo! Your friend and Twilight are here for you!"

The thunder of hooves fills the silence and Scootaloo comes rushing from up the stairs and straight into Royal's arms. "Royal!"

"Hello Little Sparrow, are you ready?" Scootaloo nods and Royal lifts the small girl onto her shoulders.

"Let's go. We've got to get the princesses into more comfortable beds." Royal says

"The Princesses are here!? Are you ready?" Scootaloo asks, bending over to look Royal in the face.

"As much as I'll ever be. Hopefully they'll forgive me for knocking them out."

"You what!"

Twilight giggles at the two.

"This is not funny! Do you even-"

Celestia groans as she sits up in the most comfortable bed she's ever been. She rubs the sleep from her eyes and stretches as she raises the sun. "That's odd, why is the Sun already up?" Yesterday's adventure floods back as she takes in the new yet familiar surroundings. "Luna!" Celestia gets up quickly but stops. "Where are my clothes?"

Celestia rummages through the wardrobe until she finds a flowing spider silk sun dress. She slips it on and brushes her fingers through her hair before heading out. As she traverses the corridors she takes in the new yet familiar decor of her old home.

The sound of voices finally reaches her ears and she enters a common area. Burgundy with beige animals cover the walls and a lush dusty rose carpet covers the floor. Plush couches and pillows are scattered in an ordered mess across the area.

Down three stairs on the other side of the room is an elegant dining room. Beautiful paintings and murals Celestia hadn't seen in centuries hang on the walls. At the hand carved white obsidian table is Twilight and her friends, the CMCs, Luna, and... "You."

Every head turns quickly to her and Luna quickly gets up. "Celestia before you attack. She is not who you think she is. It's Royal."

"It can't be. It's been over a thousand years since we've seen her. Royal is dead." Celestia denies, her mind storming with confusion between logic and the mare in front of her. "How old were you when I was born?"

"Five and six days." Royal answers quickly.

"What did you used to call our butler/babysitter?"

"A Butt-Snack. He would chase me with the funniest little grimace. Like he was trying not to smile."

Celestia falters. "How much older am I than Luna?"

"Two years, three months, one day and six hours."

Celestia's brow furrow's as she tries to think of a question only the real Royal would know. "Why does Luna call herself Mistress of the Night instead of Queen, Princess or Goddess?"

"Because when were kids Luna snuck in during my training. After she declared that I was to be her knight and she was my Queen. I asked if I could call her Mistress instead, because she had my heart and loyalty. She insisted on calling herself Mistress ever since. Drove Golden Heart crazing." Royal places her hand to her chest and flips her hair. "The Mistress of the Night orders thou to give us thine Haybacon father!"

Luna groans in embarrassment.

Celestia's eyes widen. "It's really you?! How?!"

"I don't know. After thirty I stopped showing any signs of aging." A timer dings and Royal teleports three backpacks into her hands.

"Bye Royal!" Sweet Belle hollers as she grabs her bag and rushes off. "See you later Sis."

Apple Bloom kisses Apple Jack's cheek and grabs her bag before hugging Royal. "Bye y'all, don't get into any trouble!"

"Back at yah!" Apple Jack calls.

Scootaloo grabs her bag and tries to bolt.

"Ah, Apple Jack got a kiss." Royal pouts.

"But Ma!" Scootaloo whines. "The Princesses are here." She whispers to Royal but everyone still heard.

"No buts Little Sparrow." Royal crouches down and they but heads before turning around and shaking their tails together. They bump buts and hug. "I love you."

"Love you too." Scootaloo kisses her cheek and rushes away.

Royal props her hands on her hips and smirks at Apple Jack. "Eat that Jackie."

"Whatever Roy." Apple Jack chuckles.

"Wait! You had a child!? With whom?!" Celestia asks, finally popping out of the shock.

"Gods no, Cel! She's my adopted daughter, well hopefully she will be. That's another reason Twilight contacted you." Royal smiles and nudges Twilight.

"Right. Royal would like your approval so she can go through the approval of the home and probable parent to Scootaloo as fast as possible." Twilight explains. "Royal has rebuilt the whole Castle. She's renewed murals and paintings, made the Castle fun and safe for a child, created personalized rooms for us Six and you two- As you saw earlier. She's got the finances and skills needed to raise a Pegasus Filly."

"We understand Twilight Sparkle. Let us inspect the Castle." Luna says, her sister nodding in agreement. Luna latches her arm into Royal's and pats it. "Now, show us the home you've made and we can evaluate the situation and decide if you and your home is qualified to take care of this child."

Royal smiles and bow's her head. "As you wish Mistress." Royal leads the sisters into the corridor and as soon as the last tail hair is out of sight Twilight and Rarity clasp hands.

"Aaaah! They look so good together!" Rarity says.

"I know! Let's go follow them. Come on girls." Twilight calls, speed walking after the large Alicorns.

They hang back out of ear shot and watch the expressions of surprise and warmth of fond memories flash across the Princesses' faces.

"Ah sure hope they let Royal adopt Scootaloo." Apple Jack says, watching the Princesses' reactions with furrowed brows.

"Darling, calm down. I'm positive they'll say yes. I mean look at this place. She did this all by herself for Scootaloo. Even if they didn't like it, which they obviously do, Luna will say yes just because-" Rarity gesticulates helplessly at Royal and Luna. "It's obvious."

"What's obvious, Rare?" Pinkie Pie asks, squinting at the two dark mares as the three laugh.

"It's obvious that Luna likes Royal quite a bit." Fluttershy supplies.

"Duh! We like her too! So?" Pinkie frowns.

"No." Rainbow whispers into the pink power balls ear and the others watch her face slowly light up.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh! Oookaaaaaaaaay!" She grins widely.

"Either way, Royal's got this." Twilight says.

"You girls do know that I can hear every word your saying." Royal calls down the corridor.

"What where they chatting about?" Luna asks, still holding onto Royal's arm.

"Oh it's nothing." Royal says innocently.

"Come on, that's not fair. Ever since we were kids you've kept all the gossip to yourself." Celestia pouts. "I could really use your ears to weed out the... well, Weeds in our court."

"Um, actually that's another thing I wanted to talk to you about. I would like to join the Royal guard as an official Dignitary of the Kingdoms of Everfree."

"What?!" The sisters blurt together.

The Mane 6 rush up. "What what?!" They ask.

"Let's discuss it in the throne room." Royal says, pushing the huge doors open.

"Royal is super proud of the throne room." Twilight whispers to Celestia.

Luna and Celestia's eyes widen.