Author's Note

Hello all, thanks for waiting on this chapter.
There is not much to say about this chapter. There are little info about "Vampire the Requiem" not fully right as it's been along time ago I played it.

Thanks for reading.

006 Reports, Adoption talks, dream scape.

Celestias office

It's been four days after the dual between Tec and Ice Pike. Celestia ordered an investigation on the event why three nobles could enter the closed down training arena and how Tec used magic with a null ring on, even if it was a low level earth magic.
She has also sent a Social worker to interview Tec for finding the best choice for family.

Now four days after the dual they have all gathered to give their reports. We have Pin Scroll with a stake of paper and a small box, Sargent Rosaria and a new pony a social worker "Foals Heart" an Pegasus with sea green coat, mane and tail is in a dark green with white trim and orange eyes, her cutie mark is two foals hugging forming a heart. They all sit around a table, with tea ware with a salted caramel cake and many various cookies on plates.

Celestia looks over the ponies and sweets, she pour some tea for her self and a slice of cake then speak.
"As you all know that the incident that happen four days ago and I ordered an investigation on it." She takes little of her tea. "And so we're all here to talk about our findings, Rosi you can start."

Rosi gives a quick nod. "Yes your highness. We have interrogated the three nobles to see why/how they was got passed the guards." Rosi cough into her hoof. "What we found was that an guard gave them permission to enter the training grounds the name of the guard is Long Shot, but we don't have a guard by that name, so I pressed deeper. What we found was that the guard have disappeared, we have tried tracking the magical signature and much more. But found nothing, so all I can say is that there was an infiltrator, might have been an other changeling. You can read all of this in the report. I have contacted ESS (Equestria Secret Service) to help in the investigation."

Celestia gives an neutral stare then sighs. "Thanks Rosi, we might need to ask Tec to help with the search or give advice. What are we going to do with Ice Pike."
"Well she's under the rules of the dual at the moment and is owns Tec a favor, she have been released from the hospital. Her family have voiced some concerns about this especial as Tec is royalty of a other kingdom and a foal."

"Yes, they have come to me to help Ice Pike, we're still waiting to see what Tec has planed, Pin Scroll what's your report on Tec using magic with a null ring on." Says Celestia.

He puts down a big stack of papers on the table and starts speaking in depth on the subject, until Celestia stops him. "Can you explain it in common ponish Pin?"
He looks around on all the confused faces and nods. "Sorry about that Celestia, I will try." He uses his magic to readjust the papers. "Yes, there're was two things that made Tec use magic. First: She's been trained her magic even with a null ring on, but after I checked the monitoring report all she's been doing is meditate twice a day morning and night. So I asked Tec when she was able to answer, Tec spoke of a theory an fictional theory. I have the details in the report."

He uses his magic to drink a bit of tea before proceeding.
"The second thing: Was she pushed herself over here body's limitation with the help of adrenaline and it broke the null ring and almost killed her. As her body couldn't handle the magical transformation form outside her body into it and with this she was risking to not be able to use magic again, but luckily it didn't happen, it's odd that she didn't pass out with all the pain that she should have felt, even Dr. Hoofs said so."

Celestia nods, Rosi and miss Heart looks shocked by this. Rosi asks. "So you mean she pushed herself through the null ring by risking her own life?" Pin nods. "Yes, she is suffering from it now and is on bed rest to doctors say so."

A meek voice joins in. "I'm so sorry to interrupt, but am I suppose to hear this?" All eyes locks onto Foals Heart and Celestia answers. "Yes, miss Heart. This is so you can get more information about the foal you're going to give a foster home to. I have heard that you haven't had much luck with Tec. As if she avoid your questions."

Miss Heart nods. "Yeah, princess Tec'ondra have been giving me little in answers and when we get to a subject she doesn't want to speak about her emotions shut down and she becomes cold, like the reports I have read. I believe it's some kind of defense action, to remove her own feelings on the matter." The others nod at this.

"So do you have any idea how to get her to open up?" Asked Celestia, miss Heart gives her a sheepish look. "I have an idea how to make her open up but it's better for her to do it herself, if we push to hard she will run away. So I recommend that we put her in a family that can give her a sense of safety and calm."

"Have you found a family that take in that odd thing?" Ask Rosi as she gives a disgusted face. "Rosaria you can't call a foal that, you should feel ashamed at yourself." Screams miss Heart out anger filling her eyes, Heart was about to say something but was interrupted by Celestia. "Calm down miss Heart, Rosi only stated what we all think about Tec, she is odd, but you are correct she is not a thing, she's a changeling."

Miss Heart calms herself and start nibbling on a cookie as Celestia continues. "We have looked into a family to take care of Tec, but it's been hard as we know so little about her and she has the trend to do thing that's not normal. But we might have found one, if you please miss Heart."

Miss Heart swallow her cookie. "Well we have a lot of possible families for fostering her, but as they learned she was not a pony they rejected to take her in." She sighs. "With that we have not found a family for her in Canterlot, so we have looked at settlement close to her even some of the Theastrals families. I have some that taken interest in her and want to meet her."

Rosi makes a sour face. "Witch family is interest in her? I hope it's not the Sanguis they have bad rumors around them."
"No, no they're not even on the list, it's the Nox that work with ESS (Equestria Secret Service)." Replied miss Heart.
Rosi let out a relived sigh and shake her head. "They are a great family, I have served with "Night Wind of Nox". She's a good mare, I don't know much about her spouse but if she could tame Night Wind, she must be a good pony."

"Celestia is still on the table for fostering her, as we have Blue Blood that is about the same age as Tec, but as Tec reacts against nobility it can be a future problem." Miss Heart said looking over to Celestia whom nods then speaks. "Yes, she seems to have a dislike to nobles. I was hoping to have her adjust to nobles."

The others nods as Celestia continue. "So lets go through what we need to make everything good for the fostering Tec."

Tec's Dreamscape.

Background music: Benny Goodman Orchestra "Sing, Sing, Sing"
Nightmare moon enters a the only dream she can enter over 900 years, as she enter through the double doors, the sound drums and bass instruments fills her ears and smoke irritates her breathing. As she looks around there are many of the bipedal creatures the stallions wears three three piece suit in colors like brown, black, grey and more and they have ties and a white under shirt some even ear hats, the mares are wearing Sequin dresses with radiant colors and feathers.

The room is a big rectangle at the far end is a stage that a live band is playing music in front of it there's a dance floor with these creatures dancing, table fills the sides of the room with creatures standing and sitting at tables talking in a language she doesn't understand, at the center is a round bar with seats and two bartenders and there sits the small changeling in a black suit on, as Nightmare starts walking to the bar she looks around.

The lights on the roof is mighty chandelier made out of crystal they where dimmed except the stage. The furniture is dark in color or natural, the large windows are covered with thick cloth letting no light through. "Odd I thought that these creatures didn't fear the light of the sun." she thought to herself.

As she got closer to the bar she see many various of bottles with strong booze in them. The changeling is drinking out of small glass with ice cubes and black liquid as she is about to open her mouth to call out to the changeling, two bipedal creatures stands in the way their hands on a thing in there inner pocket, one of them say something to the changeling that respond in kind. After a few words the guards walk to the side and let her get close.

Tec look at Nightmare with a awkward smile and speak. "Sorry about the guards, they're only thinking about my safety. Come sit." as she pets the seat next to her. Nightmare takes it and ask the obvious. "What dream is this? Is it part of a dream or something else?"

Tec Smiles with a warmth in her eyes. "This." Tec move her hoof over the room. "This is a memory from a time spent with my friends, it's part of a live RPG I was part of you dress up and play a live theater with a made up backstory and stats based on it, we're following the rules from "Vampire the Requiem" and this is a place for the vampire to meet and spy on their enemys/friends."

Night: "Isn't it a lot of work to do this?"
Tec: "Yes, there's a lot of work to prepare, so we normally only hold a bit game like this once or twice a year and it's normally hold on a long weekend."
Night: "It's a wonderful to see all so lively, so whats your story."

Tec pulls out a paper with name, stats, skill and other things and starts explaining the paper and then is she goes into the story of the world. "This world is based on the 1940's, we vampires are working in the shadows to control governments and many other things to do everything to survive within the rule of the havens and the elders."
Nightmare looks confused. "So we are in a haven?"
Tec: "Yes."
Night: "Why do you have guards."
Tec: "Ah, yes that because of roll playing, I'm a leader of a gang the holds the northern parts of the city and a bootlegger. We transport booze that is illegal at the time but that is just a one part of it. We are blood harvesters and sell it to the other vampires for a high prize. Because of that I have some enemies that want to take over my work or just make ash of me."

Night: "So want happens next?"
Tec smiles and points over to a table. "If you look over at that table, do you see the man in a wheelchair." Night nods as she looks over to a table with four creatures sit at one female and three males, with one of them is an older looking male, greyish stomach long beard and short thinning hair and round glasses sitting in a wheelchair, he has a cloth draped over he's legs and has a grey suit a black tie and a black suitcase handcuffed to his left hand.
Tec: "That one of my friends he's going to end this campaign tonight, the suitcase has a deadly virus in it and will be released and destroy the city a large part of the country."
Night: "What virus can do so mush damage."
Tec shrugs: "It's based on a virus form another game that he's been to focused on an long time. And as he is great friend with the Game master it went through and was accepted. So the game ends after tonight."
Night: "That's sad so what are we doing now?."
Tec: "We can do whatever you want. Drink fake booze, dance or we can change the dream to something else."
Night: "Hmm, lets dance for now, I haven't had a chance to do that in so long and here no one judge me."
Tec: "Let's do that then." They rise and heads over to the dance floor and dance the dream away.

Celestias office.

"So we are in agreement we will have Nox be the foster family if they're willing and she will visit the castle as much as possible to get used to the nobles and will spend time with me and Blue Blood." Says Celestia.
"And I and my squad will train with her so she doesn't get in more danger as last time and with that we can use her changeling ability to help us in our work." Rosi says.
"I and my colleague will be Tec's therapist and help her get through bits of her problems." Miss Heart agree.

"Okay all is done, now all we have to do is to get Tec to go along with this." Celestia end the meeting.