-Aj-

I was at the gate with guards surrounding me. Quite frankly, I was getting pissed off because I wanted to talk to the survivors without them hanging over me like an old dead goose, "Okay, you six stay here!" I commanded them and pushed past the ones in front of me.

"AB! Dashal!" I yelled in their direction, "Get Over Here! Leave Your Guards!" I ordered and they came up to me. All the nurses and doctors in Castle of the Two Sisters, were checking on all the survivors. Some were just psychologically scarred and that's something that would have to heal in time. But their physical wounds were minor. A few cut and bruises, nothing too bad.

I went up to both discords and the grey human looked at me with great fear, "Princess," he greeted me softly.

"Discord," I took a step forward and he flinched when I patted him on the shoulder, "Good job, " I smiled, "Good job."

"Thank you," he smiled back, "That means a lot coming from you."

"Don't worry about it," I scratched my nose, "You did good Discord."

He took a large gasp in at my words, "That's the first time I've heard you say my name without insulting me or just calling some other obscenity in replace of my name. I really do thank you."

"That's because you did a wonderful job in protecting all these ponies here. Something that I've never would've expected from you."

"Like I've said before, I am reformed. Thanks to Fluttershy."

"Yeah, I had my doubts about you then, but this is now. And now, I can see me trusting you," his smiled faded a little, "I do trust you a little, but just give it time and we'll see where the road takes us."

He dipped his chin and walked away, "Wow, I don't think anyone expected that coming from you," AB told me.

"What? He did do an amazing job," I shrugged and went to Thunder Blu, "Okay boss, I want all these ponies to sleep in the vacant rooms we have in the castle."

"Are you sure? We don't have enough rooms to bunk all of them."

"Yeah, yeah, I know. Families with families and that should be enough room for them."

"Okay, I'll have the guards move them in once the doctor and nurse ponies give the go ahead."

"Thanks," he bowed and walked away.

"So what did you call us over here?"

"I wanted to talk to you two and the rest of the gang about you six becoming my council."

"What?" AB was shocked and I repeated myself, "I heard what you said, but really? All of us, aside from Dashal and I, are caught up with ourselves. Kinda too busy to be council."

"Don't worry, I have a plan that won't cut into their times with their counterparts too much."

"Okay, good," Dashal nodded, "And I do have to go somewhere later tonight."

"And where would that be?"

"It's just something personal I have to deal with. I'll be fine."

"It's not you I'm worried about. It's those who are involved in your plan."

"I'm not going to do anything stupid," she promised me.

"I hope not," I joked and my smiled faded away. A mysterious wind picked up from out of nowhere. It wasn't anything bad. It was a few notches under subtle.

"Uh oh," AB started, "I know that look. What is it?" we began looking around to find out what I was sensing.

"Everybody Move To The Castle!" I ranted, "Backs Against The Walls! Guards In Front!" I pushed some of the teen ponies toward the castle as headed toward the gates of the fence. Looking everywhere I noticed an abnormality in the direction of Ponyville.

"I Need An Alicorn Here Now!" Thunder Blu rushed to my side and I hopped on his armor plated back, "Ponyville! Now!"

I felt his body tensed as he lowered the upper part of his body and thrusted into the air. The sound of his wings beat heavily in my ears. He used his knowledge of aerobatics to soar through the air. The wind filled my hair and blocked other sound from my ears.

In minutes, we were at Ponyville and the wind that was here had already died down. We landed and before he could adjust himself, I had already jumped off. I looked around in one direction and he looked in another.

I only took a few steps before I heard the sound of something hitting metal and a loud, "Ah!" whipping around, I saw some random blonde with a large branch standing over Thunder Blu's lifeless body. Red tinge his mane and his legs twitched.

"Argh!" I ran over to her and gave her a spear to her midsection. I got to my knees and tossed the branch away before making it to Thunder Blu's side, "Blu? Blu?!" I checked his mane for the source of the blood and luckily the gash was small. I tore off the hem of my pant leg and wrapped it around his head and focused the knot around the gash to keep pressure on it. I heard the sound of someone's hands and knees sliding through the dirt, "Don't Move!" the movement stops as I stand, "Tell me who you are and I'll kill you and leave you with whatever dignity you might have!" I snarled.

She stood up with her face still away from me. She turned around and what I saw shocked me just as much as it did when I saw my father. It was like looking into a mirror. Her wavy blonde hair. Her emerald green eyes. The way her freckles lined her tanned skin. Even the way she was built. She had toned and prominent muscles lining her arms and she had been bestowed with a Devine endowment like me. The only difference between us was the fact that her face was aged a little, I'm guessing around early thirties. She Could get confused with me if it wasn't for the wrinkles around her mouth. I remembered her. Her face looked exactly as it did all those years ago.

She gasped when she saw me and covered her mouth, "Applejack?" she spoked softly, "Is that really you?"

"Mommy?" I spoke only loud enough for her to hear.

"Yes," she held her hands under her chin and nodded quickly with tears in her eyes. She took one step foreword with an arm stretched. I took a step back and she retracted her arm and stopped coming closer to me.

I was shaking because I knew who she was and I couldn't believe it, "Mommy?" I repeated again and she smiled big and nodded, "Mommy?"

I moved toward her and she me. I held my hands up to my face, hesitant to reach out and make sure that this was either a dream or not.

The woman stuck her hand out and touched my face. Her smooth hands caressed my cheek. I reached out and gently placed my fingers on her chin. The feel of her skin confirmed that this hallucination was so vivid and life like, "Applejack," she smiled, "My baby," she slowly, but surely, pulled me into a hug.

"Mommy," I mewed and began to cry.

"Ssh, ssh! Don't cry, I'm here," she began singing a song that I remembered hearing when I went to sleep. It was the song from Tarzan, 'You'll Be In My Heart'. I hugged her back and she continued singing.

"I've missed you so much," I tell her, "I thought you were dead."

"I made it Applejack and I'm back home with my baby."

"Mommy," I couldn't help myself and jus cried harder. I felt so happy to see my mother again. It was like she was just brought back from the dead.

"Look at me," she held my face and I looked into her eyes, "I'm back and I know I have a lot of explaining to do. But first, I must see how you've grown. Just like your mother," I looked down at the ground as tears fell, "Applejack, look at me," I did, "I never wanted to hurt you. I had to leave in order to protect you and Big Mac and Applebloom.

"Applebloom?"

"Yes. She is your sister. I had her almost a year after my disappearance. I brought her back home so she could be safe. I couldn't stay because-!"

"Because of my father, yes I know," I pulled away from her.

"Your father! He's still alive?"

"No, I killed him almost nine months ago. Well, not really, but he is dead all the same."

Before she could speak, "Aj!" I heard Dashal yell. We looked and we saw scores of Alicorns and Pegasai land some yards away.

"Applejack! Run!" she demanded and picked the branch back up.

"No!" I snatched it away from her, "They're friends."

Dashal ran up to me when I dropped the branch and began inspecting me, "Are you okay?"

I pulled away her probing hands, "I'm fine babe," I tell her.

"Babe?" my mother asked.

"Who the fuck are...," she shook her head and rubbed her eyes, "You look so familiar," she pulled me next to my mother, "You have a clone?"

"No, this is, my mother."

"Bullshit!" Dashal spat, "Your parent are dead."

"Tell that to my dad."

"If that's the case, then I see where you got your boobs from," she pointed at my mothers breasts.

"Wait, babe?" my mother asked again.

"Yeah," I took Dashal's hand into mine, "We're lovers."

"Wow, uh, that's kinda unexpected," she rubbed the back of her neck.

"Is there a problem?"

"Oh, no!" she waved her hands, "I am just surprised is all. I didn't expect that you'd roll like that is all."

"Well it is and I love her very much."

"Woah!" Pinkie bounced up to us, "So this your mom huh? You look just like her Aj!"

"And who might you be?" my mother asked.

"The names Pinkie Pie, but you can just call me Pinkie Pie!" she snorted in laughter, "I can't believe that we've finally get to meet the woman who gave birth to a Princess!"

"Princess?" she looked to me

"It's a long story,"I joked.

"Hold up!" Dashal threw her hands in the air in surrendurence, "Let me explain this. This is your mother and you're a princess. The Darkness is dead and her and I are lovers. Does that sum it up?"

"Is she always this hyped up?" my mother asked.

"That's why I love her."

I heard groaning coming from behind me. It was Thunder Blue. I went to his side and dropped to my knees, "You okay, Blu?" I lifted his head into my knees.

"What happened?"

"You got hit."

"By what?"

"Doesn't matter, it's good to see that you're awake."

"My head hurts," he groaned.

"Just take it easy and we'll get you back home okay Blu."

"These animals can talk?"

"Their ponies and they do talk. They're just as smart as any human," I tell her as she sat in front of me, "And who's this?"

"This is Thunder Blu."

"What?" she inhaled sharply.

"His name is Thunder Blu," I repeated, "What's wrong?"

"Thunder Blu's the name of your father."

I looked at Blu, "Talk about irony right?" Blu laughed, "The human who was going to kill you has the same name as the pony who's your lead protector."

"What the hell is going on here?" AB blurted out as she landed with Rainbow Dash.

"AB!" I called out, "Over here!"

She followed the sound of my voice and was immediately hit with the sight of bewilderment and befuddlement and was betwixt being speechless and wrapping her mind at what she saw.

She stuttered and stammered and was just stupefied at the sudden intake of new data, "Applebloom?" my mother stood up and I smiled.

"Aj? What's going on? If this is some kind of magical joke, it's not funny!" she tried to make sense of this but couldn't, "Applejack! Explain, please! His shit isn't funny!"

"Such naughty language coming from my daughter," mom professed.

"No, I'm adopted. I was left all alone," she began to cry.

•Applejack side note: If you haven't picked up on this by now readers, there's a lot of crying. Ugh, it's such a pain really, but this is how the story went. So shut up and quite and stop interrupting me. Hehehe!•

Our mother began explaining the tale she told me and Applebloom was still trying to get her mind to wrap around all this news.

"At least you turned out beautiful like your sister," our mom said when she was done with her tale, "You have the prettiest eyes."

"I need some time to deal with all of this," AB began backing up, "Aj, can we talk for a minute. Sister to sister."

I knew what this was all about. I could tell by her voice that she doesn't believe a damn thing that has been said regarding this current juncture in our life.

So I went with her anyway, despite knowing what she was already going to say.

-Dashal-

I watched the two sisters walk down the road a little before they started talking, "So my daughter is a lesbian?" she asked me in the nicest way she possibly could.

"You act as though there's something wrong with that. She and I found love in each other. What more do you want from her."

"Nothing, I'm just being a mother is all. After being away for nearly two decades, I almost forgot what it was like to have those maternal instincts kick in."

"I know. I'm sorry. I was just being a little sensitive, is all."

"I looks as though the years have been good to you as well."

"Eeeeeh, I wouldn't that terminology for it, but hinge could've been a whole lot worse."

"Does Applebloom have anyone in mind?"

"There's this guy Nick that she seems to click with. Your have to ask her."

"Who's Nick?"

"Some guy that Celestia brought from our home world to hear. She said that he was supposed to help one of us humans out with something. Don't know what she meant by that, but Celestia knows what she had planned out for us."

"You make her seem as though she's dead."

"She is, dead. At least the pony version of her anyway."

Shouting began emitting from the two sisters and their hands waved through he air with emphasis, "Do they always fight like this?"

"Believe it or not, they're actually working things out and only a few minutes away from an agreement. I would've been scared if they did stay quiet and came back."

"You seem to know them well."

"Well of course I know them well. Aj and I have ways been close. It's because we've had feelings for each other for years and always wanted to spend as much time with each other as possible. Until about almost a year ago when we confessed our love to each other."

"I find it cute actually to see my daughters fight. They're so much like me and my sister."

"You had a sister?" I asked.

"Your aunt Apple Clover. She was younger and a but few spirited."

"So you now where she is?"

"No the last time I saw her was when I was going to the super market with her one day. This was when we were in our teens. She went with a band agains my better judgment and that was the last time I've seen her."

"Well, at least we are together," I told her, "There's so much that we have to catch up on."

"Before we do, I would like to rest. Dimensional travel is so tiring."

"Speaking of, you're going to have to tell me how you managed to do that."

"Gee, so aggressive."

"That's just who I am," I crossed my arms, "And I'm not going to change."

We heard blows of punches. We looked and Aj and AB were fighting and landing blows on each other. Everything now changed from bad to a total shit storm as far as intensity, "Now what are they doing?" she was freaking out.

"They're having a good fight that I have to break up."

"I can do something, right?"

"If you know how to fight, then c'mon," she kept reserved and I just shook my head, "Fine, I'll do it myself."

I ran over and cut into the fight. Aj was throwing a punch and I caught it with a hand. AB threw an elbow and I caught that as well. Pushing them apart I got in between them, "Enough!"

"Hey!" AB yelled, "We were just discussing."

"Yeah, for what?" I helped them back up.

"Who gets to have solo time first with mom," Aj responded.

"She's my mom," AB stated.

"You explained to her the story?" I asked my blonde love.

"Yeah and she wants to have first dibs on one on one time with her."

"I haven't even met her, so I should get first crack at her."

"I'm your older sister, so I call big sister override."

"I think that we should tell Big Mac this then. I think he would take my side on this."

"You won't get to him before I do."

"We will see about that," AB shoved Aj.

She shoved back and they went to wrestling each other instead of fighting. Their mom came over, "Stop! Stop It!" she clapped her hands together on each word. The girls immediately stopped and stood up.

They stood side to side with their hands behind their backs, "Sorry."

"You two are old enough to know how to talk things out."

"But talking things out are soooo boring," AB rolled her eyes.

"I concur," Aj agreed.

"No, you two don't have to fight," their mother rubbed the bridge of her nose.

"Yes we do. We are very stubborn people and the only way to solve our differences is to fight."

"There shall be no fighting."

"But mom...," they both whined in unison.

"No buts, or I might have to put you both in timeout," she threatened.

"We're twenty eight and eighteen," AB stated, "We are grown. We don't have to go into timeout if we don't wan to."

"Then you're grounded."

"You can't ground a Princess!" Aj smiled.

"If you're princess, then that makes me Queen," Aj gasped at her mother's very good point.

"I don't need this," Aj knew she was beat and began walking away.

"Don't walk away from this," her mom grabbed he shoulder.

An crossed her arms as she turned around, "I'm old enough to know that I'm in charge and I won't be grounded," she continued to joke.

"Oh yes you would."

Aj sat on the ground with her arms and legs now crossed, "No!"

"You say you're grown and her you're acting like a child."

"Big Mac won't agree with you."

"Where is he by the way?"

"Making sure that all the survivors are okay," AB responded.

"I would like to see him."

"Then c'mon," Aj jumped back up and ran to the hoard of ponies.