Author's Note

In this chapter Tec is a bit violent and is question herself.

recorder is a type of flute.

009 Meeting of the court.

Celestia's office early morning.

I'm sitting in my office working on the long day I and Tec have before us, today's the day I announce Tec as my adopted foal.
Many of the nobles have tried to irritate me with questions about Tec and the problematic once forced me to open court so they can say their peace. Most of the families are just blowing hot air at me.

As I look over the speech for the day I think back on the days until today.

It's been six days after the dream incident. I have talk too Pin Scroll and Tec about it and they did some tests to try to figure something out and how I got taken into the dream with Tec.

Find something they did. It's seems that Tec don't have the ability to dream walk, she can only react to her own dream. 'What was it called lucid dreaming. She can control her own dream to some extent and know when she's dreaming.
It seems that when I and Tec laid in bed, her magic dragged my conscious with her into the dream.

But that's not the problem, it's that Tec magical power have grown again and as she tested her magic in the Mages Tower she almost blown out the wall behind the targets, even with the towers powerful magic shield. But thanks to me and Pin Scroll we saved it.

No pony knows what happened except the ponies in the room all part of Rosaria's squad as I have made them Tec's personal guard, as they can read Tec's mood. They where all in awe and fear of there new charge. Tec started to say sorry so many times I lost count, she still dose it sometimes when she meet with Pin Scroll. 'It's cute how she can be so adult like sometimes and so foalish other times, it's possibly because her body and soul are still fusing.

Me and Tec talked about Nightmare Moon at length and I learned my sister and Tec have spent time together from the time Tec left the hive. My sister are very fond of Tec, that is a problem in it self but I will have to cross that later. It seems Tec has tried to talk Nightmare out of making the night last forever, with no luck as Tec said Nightmare gets angry when Equestria and my self is talked about.

The other thing we found out is that the hive structure could block magic so I ask Tec to make some after I asked if the hive was safe to enter and learned that it's not. As the blue fungus that's on Tec's cut of leg is a magical fungus that takes control over it's host and make it go to a location where it can grow and spread it's spore. 'Sighing.' 'It's a new problem I have to fix, or we might get over run by what Tec called shroombis. At least Tec made some hive parts for us to test and Pin was over the sun with all he could test on it.

I put Tec in with the same educator as my niece Blueblood, so they can study together and be more friendly with each other. As expected Tec has a great deal of knowledge, I guess it's from her former world and from her bio-mom. There was only two things she's not good at history and pony etiquette as she haven't been privy to learn them, so I hired Fine Tune to train Tec in etiquette.

History was no problem as Tec is a fast learner, but. "I let my eyes scan over to the report from Rosaria."

Two days ago, nine in the morning music/dance room Canterlot castle.

The room is beautiful made with hard wood panel floor with patterns of flowers, sun and moon motives in a rhombus shape. The walls are white stone with the lower half covered with sculpted with a rising sun and lilys on a dark wood panel. On the wall opposite to the door into the room is three tall windows with an oval part at top to let in natural light, looking out towards Canterlot and Ponyville. The right side of the room has all sort of instruments, from a grand piano in the corner to a small recorder. On the left are a big mirror and two bookcases with books form training, music notes, etiquette. In the corner by the window is a Chaise longue couch made of dark wood with gold trim, the cushion is made of velvet in a light beige color.

On the Chaise longue couch lays a white changeling reading book with the title "Basics in the ballroom, your guide to succeed as a noble." At either side of the door into the room stands two guards, Rosaria on the right and Cloudy Falls on the left, outside is Smith Strike and Meteor Storm.

My new VIP (Very Important Pony) is sitting and waiting for her teacher Fine Tune to come and start her lesson, the VIP is reading one of the books on the subject. I can't understand my luck to have been assigned this job, I don't like it. It's Celestia's orders and my squad is the only ponies that can read Tec's mood, so we where assigned this job. It's

Smith's voice break my train of thought as he announces the teacher as the doors open, Entering is an unicorn mare bearing the name "High Light".

This mare has a baby blue coat with grey tail and mane, the mane is in a bun hold up with a pin. Her cutie mark is a white pillar with a shining reddish light on the top. The hassle nut brown sharp eyes behind a pair of round glasses lock onto our VIP and she huffs.

Tec eyes the teacher closes the book and stands. Then Tec smiles gives a quick bow never letting her eyes leave High Light.

Tec: "Hello miss High Light. It's so nice to meet you, but if my schedule is correct miss Fine Tune was suppose to be my teacher for this lesson."
HL: "She had double booked and I'am her replacement. AND it's LADY Light for you Tec'ondra."
Tec: "Oh, pulling rank are we, for you I'm PRINCESS Tec'ondra." Light is taken aback by Tec's word but regain her composer.
HL: "Is that the way to speak to your teacher, for what I learned your a princess of a fallen kingdom." Tec stands there still smiling. 'How can a kid be so creepy, well she's doing the right thing.
Tec: "So you're looking down on me for such a thing, I'm still a royal even if my kingdom is fallen. I'm still adopted by Princess Celestia. But what do you care, you seems to think that you're better then Celestia." Tec is using a sickly sweet voice in a calm manner, like talking to a foal. Light seems almost scared by Tec, her horn lights up and with a snap of a whip cracking on the chitin.

'She hit Tec with an riding crop.' To my and Cloudy surprise Tec don't react only to rise her hoof to stop us from crushing High Light.
HL: "You shall respect me." levitating the riding crop in a front of her.
Tec still smiling putting down her hoof: "So shall we start this SO called lesson. Oh one warning, hit me again and you will regret it."
HL: "Or what are you going to do, tell princess Celestia." With that Tec's smile disappear and her eyes became cold.
Tec: "Don't underestimate me Lady Light, If you hit me ONE more time I will take your crop break it then I will shove the pieces up where the sun don't shine." Her voice fully using her two-tone voice to make is more threatening.

Me and Cloudy shiver at the threat but the oblivious High Light just scuffs at Tec, like a foal can hurt her in many kind of way. But agree to start the lesson.
As they start there training it went well to a start, balance with a book on the head, right posture and walking with small corrections. While Light throws barbs against Tec and her not reacting to it. This makes Light more irritated the more she tries to break Tec.

I tried to let them take a break at times but Tec gives me a glare with the hidden words: 'Don't do anything.'
Three hours pass with no rest, Tec starts to look tired. Me and Cloudy exchange looks of worry with no interference to everything that's happening.

Of course Tec drops the book from her head and gets a smack with crop making her head turn as she was hit hard. Silence grows in the room, the only sound is the light hum of High Lights magic.

With a flash of red light cut into our vision blinding us. The sound of something breaking than scream off pain that turns into sobbing. It takes several seconds before I can see again and the horror High Light is laying on the floor on the side. Piss mixed with blood around her hind legs, crop broken in two have been shoved up her privets. I see Tec standing by her side glaring down at her, she leans down and says.

Tec: "Looks like you didn't heed my warning Lady Light." Her voice cold, emotionless.
Only whimper comes from High Light as her answer, Tec activates her magic to move the part inside High lights privets making her whimper and cry.
Tec: "Tell me whom sent you, witch noble is it? I will help you if you do. I will take away the pain."
High Light whimpering: "it, it's th 'whimper', the Stars family. They told me to make you weak to break you so they can use you."
Tec sighing: "And you did this in front of my guards are you that stupid?" Tec pulls out the two pieces witch High Light gives of a new whimper and a light moan.

After giving strange stare to High Light, Tec starts to heal her. "Now High Light how many foals have you broken is such a manner?" Tec asks.
HL: "What dose that matter? She whines.
Tec: "Everything and nothing. It's your choice you can tell me, or I can teach you how it feels to be one of the foals you trained."
High Light hesitates but as she has already felt some of what pain Tec can give her, she answer. "I don't remember, I have been hired by many families to train their foals."
Tec: "To bad, this is what you call foal abuse, I will make sure you get the price for your transaction."
HL: "What, but I did what you told me to do."
Tec: "That was the price for hitting me, you will now pay for hurting foals that couldn't do something back."
High Light looks defeated almost dead on the inside. Tec light up her horn again and a barrier I didn't notice is dispels and Smith and Meteor runs in.

Smith: "Sarg, what happen, their was a barrier stoping us form entering."
Tec: "It was me. I put up a barrier that my mother taught me, It's a quick spell that last for a minute or two as an stationary shield. Take this failure to the dungeon." She says as she points to High Light.

Both Smith and Meteor look at each other then at me, then back to Tec and giving a quick salute "Yes your highness."
Tec: "Oh and send some guards to investigate if Fine Tune and her family is okay, if not rescue them and make sure that the guards we send are not in association with the Stars and their allies." We all give Tec a Salute and a "Yes your highness."

Smith gag High Light and put her in chains, he and Meteor drag her towards the dungeon. Cloudy runs of to give orders to the guards. I walk over to Tec as she sits down with a sad face. "Are you okay your highness?" Tec shake her head. "No I always feel bad every time I hurt somepony, even if it's necessary, I don't know why." I look at her a bit confused as I know Tec was once an enforcer in her former life.

She looks up to me and give me a reply. "I know what you think, how can you feel bad with your past. It's easy I dislike humans always have and I was filled with rage that's ingrain in my soul for them. But ponies are not as bad, they always try to be good to other ponies. 'Tec shake her head then give me a sad smile.' "That dose not mean there no bad ponies, I know you have meet them."

I'm about to answer when she walks over to one of the bookcase and takes out an orb. She hoof it over to me and say.
"This is a recorder orb, it have recorded all that happen in this room, Pin Scroll gave some to me to help me. I know you must report this to Celestia."
I give her a nod.

She's about to say some more but is cut of with a knock on the door and it opens four maids enter together with Cloudy. Three of the maids starts to clean up puddle of blood and piss, the fourth maid walks up to us with Cloudy. "If I remember this pegasus maid is Tec's personal maid 'Ebony Flower'. She's a former military officer, I don't know much about her but she was selected by Celestia herself so she must be reliable.

She has a light beige coat, black mane/tail and have emerald green eye, her body is sturdy, tall and muscles like that of an active military member if I look closely I can see scars on her body (with a cutie mark of a black flower with green steam and yellow anthers). She's wearing a prance (france) maid outfit and has a eye patch over her left eye and some white knee socks, she have some hidden weapons in her wings and under her uniform 'Maybe more that I haven't found.'.

She speak with a hoarse voice. "Your highness it's time for your meeting with Chief Engineer Gear Track." Tec sighs and nods. "Ah, yes take me to my torturer whom press me with questions of technology from my..." She stops looking at the other maids then back us. "You know." We all nods and walks out of the room down the hall to Tec's room.

Sighing I put down the report from Rosaria, take a sip of my cup of tea 'Hmm, It got cold.' Using my magic I reheat it and take another sip. 'This is a problem, if the Stars have taken an interest in Tec already. I need to make it more safe for her or try to get them to hold back.'

My thoughts are interrupted with a knock at the door and the voice from my personal aid. "Princess it's soon time for the Court." I put down my cup. "You can enter Red Ink." A white earth pony with red mane/tail enters and close the door behind her. Letting her brown eyes scan over the clip board she says. "Must of the nobles have left reply that they will take part of the in the meeting and the ball afterwards your highness."

Tia: "Red Ink, you can call me Celestia, how long have we know each other?"
Red: "About 30 years."
Tia: "32, how many of them have you worked for me?"
Red: "16 years."
Tia: "Yes 16 years, I even was there at your wedding and the birth of your daughter."
Red cheeks becomes pink: "Yes and I'm grateful for that, if it wasn't for you I might have lost my little sweetie."
Tia: "So you don't see me as a friend after all we been through." I say with a fake sob.
Red give me a deadpan stare. "Oh, please Celestia you don't fool anypony."
I laugh giving her a smile. "So hows your foal Inkwell?"
Red: "She just start to walk and exploring, she runs off as soon you look away, she get hooves on anything she can reach. It's so terrifying how fast she is."

I laugh again, drying a tear.
Tia: "Ah, yes many foal's are like that, there where some that prefer read, but most are active once."
Red: "That's right, my sweetie is one of the more active one, but I have seen worse especial unicorns."
Tia: "Hmm, the magic surge and pegasus fly and crash against things, it's hard for all parents."
Red: "Are you okay Celestia? You look tired. Did something happen."
I shake my head. "No, it's just that Tec might have many problems in a near future."
Red: "The allied noble, that are full of greed?"

I only nod and let out a big sigh.
Red: "Why do you let them do as they please."
Tia: "They're still doing their work, to help Equestria. I have made some safety feature so they can't take power from me.
Red: "Yeah, but that don't mean they can't use your adopted children, I heard from some of the maids that Tec'ondra meet that horrible High Light, what happened there. Is she okay?"

Tia: "Tec is fine, High Light hit Tec and she retaliated by breaking the ridding crop and shoving the pieces up her privets and interrogate her, then sent her to the dungeon."
Red: "That's scary. It that really okay with you."
Tia: "Yes, Tec only defended her self in the beginning and she did heal High Light after she was done. "
Red: "Oh, but that's still bad. Do you feel responsible for it?"
Tia: "For Tec no, for what High Light did yes. What she's done to Tec is not the first time."
Red: "Not the first time?"

I take a deep breath. "Yes, what been counted 23 foals and more is coming to light, that High Light have trained."
Red Lets out a gasp. "You mean?" I only nod as an reply.

We let the severity become a silences that hang it the air. After some time I see Red Ink shake her head and with a warm smile she says. "I happy that the young princess is a strong creature and we could speak more about it, but we most get going or are you going to let your daughter face the nobles herself?"

At that I giggle and rises from my cushion, we exit my office making our way to throne room. "You know I should let her fight for her self, maybe then most nobles would stop doing things for them self and stop asking for dumb demands. But I'm afraid most of the families would end up dead or worse."

Red Ink freezes at my words but quickly recover. "You can't be serious, can the young princess be that dangerous?"
I look at her form over my shoulder and give nod. "I have told you what she did in her former life and how she got here. Don't you think some of her former self remain."

I see Red Ink think as we walk, with some time she gives me a nod and I return face forward.
We enter court I seat myself down on the throne and Red Ink by my side, we watch as the nobles enter and takes their seats and some reporters walking to the sides all waiting to see this new princess and whisper with each other. I see many good families have come they're here to assist me, some of the bad are here as well, they're only here to protest and try to earn favor from Tec. "Fight my little changeling, I know you can do it. From a side door I see Pin Scroll and Gear Track witch gives me a nod.

As all the nobles are seated the doors open and in walks Tec'ondra and then four of her personal guards two in front and two behind her.

Tec'ondra herself is walking in with a strength I only see in veterans of the court, walking tall head held high, eyes focused on me with a neutral face. She's wearing a dark red dress with a white under layer and the royal purple and gold accessories. My heart fills with warmth and pride to see her this cute. 'I wish I could take a picture, but we can do that later, now it's the ceremony.

Guards split to each side of the throne and so we start the pledge to Equestria.

My day started in horror as I was blinded when Ebony Flower open the curtains letting the sun light flood the room. 'What the buck is the sun stronger today.' I roll over to try to get more sleep and to shield my eyes. But in vain I got grab at the scruff of the neck and is lifted unto a chair. Eyes flicker with light spots I barley pic out my breakfast of one red apple, two toasts (one with cheese, other some fruit jam.) a cup of coffee and a glass of blackberry juice. Blinking a few times and rubbing my eyes I think. Why the big rush, whats happening to day? Well at least I got coffee.' I take the cup and start to drink.

Ebony voice coming from the bathroom with the background noise of a tub being filled. "Eat up quickly so you can have your bath, the other maids will be here shortly with your dress and to fix your mane." I freezes almost doing a spit take with my coffee. "What do you mean with a dress, Ebony?" She pokes her head out and her neutral face respond. "Your highness it's the day you're shown to the court and the public, did you forget." I let out a whimper and curses under my breath. 'It's bucking today, by the sun how did I forget something this big? Sighing I lift my cheese toast and flip it over the jam one making it easier to eat and tastier, taking a bite I shiver as cheese combine with the berry jam taste hit my tongue. 'Is this some sort of cheddar and the berry jam I can get hint of blackberry, strawberry and there's something more.' 'Ah, buck it I need to focus and don't let my brain wander.'

After taking another bite I start to prepare my self with what I must do today and summon three books (one on etiquette, one with the pledge info, the last one is my personal note book.) after the meeting with High Light I gathered all info I could about the nobles with the help of Celestia and ESS at least all they wanted me to know, I sense there're thing they're hiding from me. I continue to eat as I start look over the pledge, not that I don't remember it just to refresh it as me and Fine Tune already went through it all.
'I'm happy to know that Fine Tune and her family is fine as they where only fooled with a simple scheme that Fine Tune's mother was ill and as she lives out side Canterlot they had left to the town. But as they learned she was fine it all click into place for them, that they where fooled and returned. It seems that High Light was going to use an item she had with her that should make me more obedient (not the riding crop). It had no effect on me for some odd reason, Pin Scroll is checking it for the time being.

"All be damned." I speak out in irritation. Ebony looks out from the bath room again. "Are you okay your highness?" I shake my head. "No I can't focus on my read through of material, I'm to distracted, as my mind starts to wander when I try to read my books and notes." I hear how the water stops flowing and Ebony comes out and looks over my breakfast and me, then gives me a hug. "It's okay your just nervous.- 'Releasing me from the hug she continue. -May I propose that you finish eating first then take the bath and when all is finished, you can look through all notes and prepare for the day ahead." I only nod in defeat and teleport the books away as she continue to prep my bath.

After finishing my breakfast I was pushed into the bath prepared and I get a scrub down of a lifetime, the damned brush get every place I could think of and more. After I'm dried and getting swarmed by maid that get me ready for the day, fixing mane/tail puts on a dress that makes me feel conscious of what I am. Looking at my self in the mirror do a little twirl and a light bow, with the sound of maids ah-ing and o-ing over me. But all I can think of is that I'm a girl for the most part a changeling princess. Still not used to it. From time to time I get these periods where I get self conscious and start to question my self.

My thoughts are cut of as the emotions of lust spill over me. Looking at the maids in the mirror I can see one of them ready to pounce but Ebony Flower tells the maids to leave as they're done with fixing me, as they do said maid now with eyes of lust and sorrowful eyes looks back at me before the doors shut. This is not the first time I get the feeling of lust form somepony. I sometimes unconsciously release a form of pheromone that make ponies lust for me. But only a few ponies react to it, it's like my body is trying to say something but I haven't figure it out yet. Not even with my mothers memories can I find an answers, Pin Scroll made me an trinket that suppress almost all of the pheromone but someponies still react.

Sitting down on a chair I summon my books again and try to read but I'm to distracted to make any progress.
Only thinking about myself, how I react to all around me. Some like the old me cold, aggressive, emotionless from my gang
day. Or creative, playful with a hint of teaching others actions have consequences like I try to do in my roll playing with my friends. 'One I failed to follow myself.' The bigger thing I change is that I change a nation with the knowledge from my old life, machines how to implement magical runes with them to make them better and safer, more so then my old world world. Now I heard that they're building a some new airship and trains with some of the ideas I taught them. 'Why did I do that? I do regret it but I can't stop it now. Bucking Pin Scroll for starting to search for metal like mithril and others with magical properties. I don't even know if they exist here. I need to control myself when talking with him, maybe I just miss
discuss rpg with someone.'

I have changed many thing around me some for the better, some that can be for the worse in a near future, only time will tell.

I tried to learn all I can about the world I live in now, all I see is how big of a different this world is compared with the one in the show. Many of the ponies that are colds/stallions in the show are fillies/mare here and that there are so many more things that is different more cities then the shows creators made. Nothing is perfect maybe there are other changes, is Discord worse or better? Is Chrysalis different maybe she's nicer here or a monster? How is Cadence, Sunset Shimmer, all the others, even Celestia is different.

I feel so lost right now, there're so many thing that I don't know and all of it is scaring me.
I'm WEAK aren't I, my wish to come here changed the love I felt for it. It's a change I was not ready for. It's as they say, it's one thing to fantasize about a place, but it's another thing to live it.

Now I'm about to make the biggest change there is, I will become officially part of Celestia's family in front of the court and the puplic all the living creatures and their nations, their rulers. What changes are going to follow this? I'm scared so scared.

I freeze as I notice I'm standing in front of the throne room. 'How did I get here? How long was I lost in my thoughts.
What am I going to do? 'RUN.' What, no I need to see this through I need do this for myself and for those whom supported my new life here. So lets do this.

Shaking my head I straiten myself, tilt my head upwards slightly. Taking a few deep breath as is wait for the doors to open.
The doors open with the sounds of light string and brass music playing, I start to walk down the red carpet towards the throne. Hearing faint whispers from the nobles around me. Suns only know what they're thinking. Many emotions run rampage as I keep walking, disgust, hate, anger and many more. Somewhere is the feeling of happier emotions they're few but there, the most powerful emotions comes from Celestia herself, happiness, pride, motherly love.

It's like I'm walking into the raging fire all the emotions filling my very being almost blinding, coming closer it's like I put my hand towards the fire, the heat from the emotions burning me. 'Please Tia close off your emotions, please it hurts' I start to feel tears forming when it all stops. As if my prayer is granted the fire calms itself the emotions letting me recover and focus on the ceremony.

Kneeling down I rest my right hoof over my heart I start to recite the pledge for Equestria and Celestia. As it's ended I freeze in that position, waiting. Soon the sound of magic comes closer and I feel a weight being placed on my head and the soft voice of Celestia commands me to rise. "Rise princess Tec'ondra today is a new beginning, for today you're welcome into my family and becomes a part of Equestria."

I rises looking up at Tia with a smile, she smiles back then looks up towards the nobles and the press, Turning I do the same.
"I hear by welcome princess Tec'ondra and will guide and aid her for the future of Equestria."
Many cameras goes of and murmurs can be heard, I see one stallion rises from his seat and speak out. "Is that wise your highness she could have come here to destroy Equestria or worse." Many of the nobles nod in agreement.
"I know your worry is valid, but I can make sure that your your fear is wrongly placed, as after princess Tec'ondra arrival many new knowledge and ideas have come forth form the crown and do any of you my little ponies know where they all come from?" Celestia reply looking over the crowed.

Some of the nobles says the name of Gear Track and Pin Scroll but Celestia shakes her head. "No my little ponies all of those ideas are just moved through them and all have the same origin." She comes up beside me and rest one wing on my back. "From this mind, with her knowledge she have already help Equestia more than many others. Making more jobs, the economy blooming and help our ponies to live a better life." Many of the nobles are in shock and awe as Gear Track and Pin Scroll joins us, I look between them as the look back and gives me a nod.

Celestia continues "My little ponies this changeling have help us, why not let her live here with us so we can nurture a mind strong and brilliant as this ones. So my little ponies is it wrong to have her by our side to aid us as we aid her."
The murmurs turns into cheers and they start to stomp their hooves in applause.

"Now join us in celebrating the new princess in the ball room." Celestia ends it as she lets go of me as the nobles leave the throne room.

As the nobles have left she sits down and hugs me hard whispering. "I'm proud of you my little changeling, my little Tec."