Thorax, Twilight, Nightlight and Shining Armor were all staring at each other with expressions of shock and perplexity, but mostly Nightlight and Shining Armor.

Before questions could come from the two, Twilight decided to talk first before they even could.

"Dad, shiny, this here is Thorax." Twilight introduced, and Thorax waved at the two unicorns. "And Thorax, the dark unicorn over there is my dad, and the white unicorn there is my big brother." She told him.

"Hello you two." Thorax greeted with a smile "Its a pleasure to meet you guys." He said in a polite tone.

Nightlight was very perplexed by this, who is this changeling? Why is he in his house? And why is he next to his daughter? But before he could ask questions, his daughter spoke up again.

"Anyways Shining, can you sit at the couch please?" Twilight requested kindly "Me and Thorax have something to do." She told him.

Shining Armor was bewildered by this, what is this something that she needs to do with this Thorax changeling? But, he decided to do what she told and stood up from his chair. After that, he began to make his way to the couch but, he plans to continue to keep watch of the changeling for any sudden movements on her sister.

"Please take a seat Thorax."

"Thank you Twilight." Thorax said with a smile. After that, he walked to the dinning table. Once he got to it, he placed his backpack on the floor and sat on the seat where her big brother sat.

When Twilight saw that Thorax was seated in her brother's chair, she walked up to the dinning table after him. Once she got to it, she lowered her backpack against the left front leg and sat down on her chair.

Nightlight decided to stay in his chair to scrutinize what the changeling was going to do to his daughter for her own safety. Velvet wanted to calm him down but, she knew that her husband would yell at her so, she decided to not interfere.

Once Thorax saw that Twilight was seated, he activated his horn and unzipped his backpack. After that, he pulled out his pencil case as well as the essay paper, and Twilight did the same by bringing out her pencil case. Then, the changeling and the unicorn both unzipped their pencil cases and brought out pens and correction tapes. Finally, they commenced the process of working on their essay with Thorax deciding to speak first.

"Okay Twilight, let's begin our essay with the introduction first." Thorax told her, and Twilight nodded in response "So, I believe we should first say something about technology." He said.

"Okay so, what do you have in mind?"

After thinking for a brief moment, Thorax has came up with a response.

"I'd say we say something like 'Technology is very popular around Equestria with many suburbs being very advanced due to mayors ordering engineers and technicians building them. As a result, many popular techs like: escalators, elevators, vacuum cleaners, headphones have become drastically popular'." Thorax delineated.

Twilight took a while to acknowledge Thorax's statement, but, it is true that technologies like those have become extremely popular right now in their daily lives. So, she decided to go with that statement that Thorax described to her.

After that, Twilight began writing down on the sheet of paper based on what Thorax had said.

"Hey you."

When Thorax heard the voice, he looked up and saw Twilight's father Nightlight calling him.

"Yes sir?"

"What are you currently doing with my daughter?" He asked sternly.

"Oh, I am basically doing an essay that we were assigned to do by our English teacher at school." Thorax replied simply "And our teacher arranged me and Twilight as a group." He told him.

Nightlight found that statement to be very vague and weird because, he wouldn't just believe something like that. But, before he could ask him another question, Twilight was finished writing the sentence that Thorax told her about.

"Alright done." Twilight said, then she looked at Thorax again "So, what's next?" She asked again.

"Next, we talk about the advantages and disadvantages." He told her remembering what they need to talk about in the essay "So, the advantage about us using technology is that they are becoming more and more advanced significantly that many ponies and changelings are getting more happy with due to them making their lives more feasible and less complicated." He delineated.

"That's a good statement." Twilight said with a smile "I have a thought about one disadvantage." She told him.

"Shoot, I'm all ears." He told her.

"The disadvantages of using technologies in our daily lives is that it has made us become more lazier and less active due to many ponies and changelings using them for transport and delivery all of the time and never doing them ourselves. Therefore, the disadvantage of technology is that we rely too much on them for stuffs that we do not want to do in order to make it more delightful and uncomplicated for us." Twilight replied in a logical tone.

Thorax began to think about Twilight's statement for a bit. Although, it would be very resentful and offensive towards many ponies and changelings if the teachers read it but, she is veracious that they all use technology to make our lives more feasible and relaxing.

"Sounds good to me, great thinking Twilight." Thorax told her with a proud smile which made Twilight blush slightly. And Shining noticed the blush "I'll write this time." He said.

Twilight nodded and gave the sheet to Thorax. After that, Thorax clicked his own and began writing down the statements that he and Twilight both said to each other. While writing, Twilight was called by her father.

"Hey Twily." Nightlight called her.

"Yes dad?" Twilight asked looking at her dad.

"Why are you working with this changeling?" He asked with a perplexed expression.

"Because the teacher arranged me with him?" She replied with a raise of her eyebrow "Plus, I'm okay with it." She told him.

Nightlight had an incredulous expression towards his daughter when he heard that preposterous reply. Why in Equestria would his daughter want to work with a weirdo like him? He can tell that something is very suspicious about him judging by that expression of his. But, before he could ask his daughter another question, Thorax spoke up again.

"Alright Twilight, time for the conclusion." Thorax told her, and she nodded in response "We can say something like 'So in conclusion, technology is very dandy and helpful in our daily lives but-"

"But using them for a long time would have repercussions and disadvantages too, as well as making us do less exercise which could make us very unhealthy." She finished.

"Wonderful!"

Then, Thorax began to write down all of these statements that he and Twilight both said together.

Nightlight and Shining were both very suspicious about the behaviours of both Thorax and Twilight, judging by the situation, Twilight must have a crush on the changeling considering that they both saw them talking and smiling together as well as doing the essay happily together. Thirty seconds later, Thorax was finished writing.

"Alright, that's our essay completed!" Thorax said with a smile "Well done Twilight!" He said in a proud tone.

"Woohoo!" Twilight exclaimed shooting her hooves up in the air "You're not bad yourself as well Thorax." She told him.

"Thank you so much."

Twilight was now staring at Thorax with a dreamy expression, she has a warm sensation within her due to him being by her side as well as always being very polite to her. She is now in love with him.

"Ah anyways, that should wrap it up for today." Thorax told her "I have to head back home, and I'll give the essay to our teacher by tomorrow okay?" He finished as he placed the essay and pencil case into his backpack.

"Okay Thorax." Twilight said with a smile. "I'll lead you to the front door." She told him.

Thorax nodded and stood up from Shining Armor's seat wearing his backpack in the process. After that, Twilight stood up after him. Then, she began to lead him to the front door of her house.

Once they got to it, Twilight gripped onto the door handle with her magic and pulled it open. After that, Thorax stepped out of the door.

"I appreciate you inviting me over Twilight, I wish you a wonderful day." He told her with a smile.

"You too Thorax, you too."

After that, Thorax turned around and began to walk down the short steps of her house.

Twilight was now feeling a bit depressed due to him leaving very early, she wanted to repay him with something, and she just had the greatest thing in mind. So, she walked up to him slowly.

"Hey Thorax."

"Yes Twilight?"

Just as Thorax turned around, Twilight pulled him in and planted a light kiss on his right cheek. Five seconds later, Twilight pulled back and saw that Thorax was now blushing madly which made her giggle.

"Goodbye Thorax." Twilight said as she closed the door.

"Goodbye Twilight." Thorax said softly. After that, he began to walk back to his house, his parents would be coming back home from work soon.

After Twilight had said goodbye to Thorax as well as giving him a quick peck to his right cheek, she turned around, and immediately she was met with traumatized expressions from her parents and big brother.

"What?" Twilight asked with a perplexed expression.

"D-did you just kissed him?" Velvet asked with a shocked expression.

Twilight sighed when she heard this question, there was no point in lying.

"Yes I did mom." Twilight replied with a nod, and that made her father enraged.

"How could you Twily?!" Nightlight exclaimed which made Twilight flinch a little "He is probably a vile and greedy changeling!" He told her sternly which made Twilight's eyes widen.

"How dare you say something like that dad?!" Twilight shouted at him which shocked her mother "Thorax is a very polite and gentle changeling who has been helping me with some assignments at school!" She told him.

"And because of that you have been growing fond of him?!" Shining asked with a perplexed and angry expression.

"Not only because of that Shiny, Thorax has treated me after I got bullied by two mares." Twilight told him "It is a because he is a very empathetic changeling who cares for everyone around him. In addition to that, he says that his dream is to join the Ponyville Ambulance Service." She finished.

Nightlight, Shining Armor and Velvet were left with astonished and traumatized mixed expressions from Twilight shouting at them. But, there was this one topic that Velvet was concerned about.

"Wait Twilight, did you say that you were bullied?" Velvet asked. Then, Twilight sighed in annoyance and decided to not reply to the question.

"Whatever, I'm feeling fatigue right now, I want to go to bed." She told them.

After that, Twilight walked past her parents and big brother and made her way to the staircase. Once she got to it, she began to go upstairs and head to her bedroom leaving her family standing there with shocked expressions.

"Just what exactly is this mare doing in her school?" Nightlight asked.

Author's Note

Another chapter accomplished! I hope you all enjoyed it!