Meeting the rest of the crew and Surprise!

(Aurora's pov)

I was smiling to myself as I approached the throne room doors, my mode of transportation scarring the new private on duty while getting an eye roll from the 'older' guard. "I am here as she requested!" I said with a smile as Sapphy came up beside me, glancing at her I closed the portal. "So what did you think of Mia?" I asked my favorite guard.

She looked at me and smiles "Shes quite nice, I can see why shes a princess"

I nodded as the unicorns opened the door. "Time to meet the rest of your crew right?"

"Yea it is" she says and walks in next to me "I just hope i'm not the on-" she stops when she sees that shes the only Pegasus "seriously?"

I start laughing as Mom looks at us innocently, the three unicorns looked at us in confusion. "Really? Three unicorns and only one pegasus, what where they the only ones that volunteered?"

"Well, for the most part yes, though Luna volunteered Artemis here." Mom nodded to a light blue unicorn with black hair. "Anyway, Sergeant if you would introduce yourself to your new squad?"

She nods and looks at them "My names Sapphire Dew, I hope we can get along well"

"Now if you would all introduce yourselves to your Sergeant." Mom commanded/asked.

Artemis walked forward. "You already know my name but it is Artemis Star, and I specialize in tracking magic." I snickered at that. "And I have a feeling that it is going to be needed. I smiled at her and nodded to her. Her cutie mark was similar to Mother's (Luna's) but instead of a moon it was a star.

"Nice to make your acquaintance"

The next one to walk forward was an all white unicorn with orange mane and tail, it was the same shade that of the sky has during a sunrise/set. her cutie mark was a strange one, it was a shield with a knife embedded in it with a light source behind it. "Greetings I am Dawn Shield, I specialize in defensive tactics and personal shields." I nodded to her as well.

"Hello I think that will be useful in the future for when we might get attacked" Sapphy meant it you never know when you could be attacked.

The last one walked forward, her coat was a reddish brown while her mane looked like a fire "Hello I am Ruby Flame, as you can probably guess, I specialize in fire spells and effects." Even her cutie mark was a ruby wreathed in flames. I again nodded to her.

"Hi its nice to meet you" was Sapphy's comment.

I smiled. "It is nice to meet you all, I am willing to place my life in your hands, but if it comes to the worst don't sacrifice your life for mine alright?"

Sapphy looked at me, "well, it is our job to..."

The reactions from the other guards were the same but felt strange, before I realized that my eyes had gone from the periwinkle color they saw to that of an almost brilliant blue. I was still smiling, though it held my sadness in it now. "There are things you won't be able to fight." Mom was looking upset behind her calm mask, though she had an idea of what is coming so she didn't say anything.

"Well that is why we're a team " she said. She looked at me, and I realized she was still going to protect me.

"All I ask is that you don't lay down your life for me... I am not worth it." I muttered to myself.

"You are all dismissed for now, Artemis and Ruby will be watching over you tonight." Mom stepped forward to address us, she had heard my mumbled words. "Now I would like to speak with my daughter in my personal study." She looked at me. "Meet me there?" I nodded. Sapphire slightly bowed before leaving as she was dismissed. She went outside into a tree to listen to music and read, which I had learned was her favorite activity.

I walked with mom as we headed through a back door. "What do you want to talk about?"

She sighed as we walked down the hallway. "Did you honestly mean what you said about not being worth it?" Her voice was calm but I knew she was wearing a mask.

I looked straight into her eyes. "Yes... seeing the future makes you see just how small one's life really is in the grand scheme of things." I leaned up against my mom for a second. "No matter how important one is or how long one lives, they are just another thread in the tapestry of fate."

She was silent for a moment. "So you see yourself as unimportant?"

I smiled at her. "I am a thread that has influence yes... but in the end I am just a voice... more than that I listen." and with that I started to sing.

The Voice - Nightcore

I hear your voice on the wind
And I here you call out my name

"Listen my child, " you say to me
"I am the voice of your history
Be not afraid, come follow me
Answer my call and I'll set you free"

I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice that always is calling you
I am the voice, I will remain

I am the voice in the fields when the summer's gone
The dance of the leaves when the autumn winds blow
Ne'er do I sleep throughout all the cold winter long
I am the force that in springtime will grow

I am the voice of the past that will always be
Filled with my sorrow and blood in my fields
I am the voice of the future
Bring me your peace
Bring me your peace and my wounds, they will heal

I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice that always is calling you
I am the voice

I am the voice in the past that will always be
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice of the future
I am the voice

I am the voice
I am the voice
I am the voice

She was smiling at me as I finished. "I always love to hear you sing..." she said quietly.

I looked around seeing that we have reached the her private study, "So why did you want to mee-" before I could finish my sentence I caught a brief flash of the future. I blinked before looking at mom. "You didn't..." I said with disbelief.

"Didn't what?" She asked with confusion.

I pointed towards the door. "You know I completely forgot what day it was right?" I asked instead of answering.

"And that day is?" She tried to sound casual.

I laughed a little and hugged her. "Thanks for remembering." with that I opened the door and stepped into the dark room with a smile on my face.

"SURPRISE!" several voices yelled out, Mia, Mother (Luna), Shining Armor (Who I had met the day I arrived), Mom (Tia), and Pinkie Pie... and Blueblood sitting in the corner... by Faust's quill.


(Luna's POV)

I was smiling at the joy that was on my dear daughter's face, though there wasn't any shock or surprise in her eyes. I did notice that her eyes where a different color than normal, though the talks with my niece cadence had alerted me to such changes and how they reflect her moods. To my joy her eyes where a strange mixture of blue and lilac (Light purple)... it was if an painter was trying to make periwinkle but didn't mix the colors completely, which meant that she was feeling positive emotions.

"Thank you all for doing this!" She yelled out in her quiet voice... which got me thinking... as she ran around hugging us, I wondered why her voice was so quiet normally, but when she starts to sing every pony can hear her quite easily?

I hug her back when it is my turn. "How could we not celebrate the birth of our dancing lights?" I asked, using my nickname for her.

She blushed at that, not seeming all that used to parental love... or attention. "Thank you mother." With that she left me with a smile on her face and hugged Cadence. "Mia!" she called out as she did so, it seems that she already had a nickname for everypony.

Though when she went over to Blueblood she walked over to him cooly. "Hello, cousin Blueblood," she nodded to him.

"Greetings, child," he said flippantly, I frowned internally at that, when we first came back to Canterlot and was introduced to the public he has been... antagonistic to me, he cares too much of his social position. Aurora just rolled her eyes at him when he wasn't looking at her and went off to talk with Captain Shining Armor, who was a good stallion and seemed to accept Aurora and I with open arms... though there was his first impression that I gave birth to Aurora while banished... that was an awkward moment. Though I could see why, as I was still returning to my true form, my younger and weaker body I currently reside in shared many resemblances to her... and with our late night talks I have grown close to her. I just wish she would tell us everything about her.

I felt a hoof touch my side. "What is on your mind Aunt?" Cadence had approached me while I was distracted.

I smile at her. "Just thinking about her." I said with a nod in Aurora's direction.

"I understand that. I do wonder sometimes," she admits, ducking her head kindly.

I looked over at Blueblood, seeing that he was out of hearing range I turned to my niece. "How much has she told you about herself?"

"Some things," Cadence replied. "I'm not sure how much in comparison to all of her secrets, but I do know of her seeing abilities. That, and not being from this time. It is... interesting."

I sighed. "It is worse than that... she isn't even from Equestria or any of the lands surrounding us."

"What, another universe?" she looked curious, though her eyes hold concern.

"That is my sister's and my guess... she hasn't actually said anything about it, but she has this aura around her." It was true, at least once you got her to relax, it was if the world was trying to figure out what she was.

"I suppose if you put it like that..." she gave Aurora another sidelong glance. "She doesn't seem confused but... more so out of place."

I nodded. "And what ever you do don't ask her to explain a concept of science, please." I said with my ears up against my skull... "The last time I did it she went into such detail that even Twilight, from what my sister has told me, would have been overwhelmed."

"Believe me I know!" Mia said. "What she called simple was a lot to wrap my head around. I've never been one who has trouble understand things but... well, it's a complex time."

Before I could say more Aurora ran up and hugged Mia and I. "Thank you for the presents!" she was holding in her magical grasp a guitar that Mia gave her. My sister gave her a set of rare paints and materials for her statues, Shining gave her a small magic puzzle sphere that was meant to test a pony's magical precision, and I gave her large number of gems, all uncut and rare for her to do with as she sees. I glanced at what she got from Blueblood and I was appalled at his thoughtlessness, he had given her a gaudy necklace, no doubt to "replace that ugly one" that she already wore.

"It is nothing, my lights." I said with a smile on my face.

"I hope you enjoy!" Cadence warmly stated. "I thought you musically inclined..." she hugged Aurora under her wing.

I noticed that Aurora's eyes where currently that weird periwinkle color that meant that she was happy when she turned to Cadence. "Mia... do you want to help me with a song?" her voice was a bit softer than normal as she asked. Was she unused to doing duets?

At this request, the musical princess smiles brightly, her purple eyes shining. "I would love to!"


(Aurora's pov)

I smiled as Mia said those words, I haven't had a good partner to sing with in a long time. "Thank you!" I pulled her into a tighter hug before I kissed mother (Luna) on the cheek. "Thanks again mother." I said as I started to drag Mia with me, Mother was blushing as red as a tomato at that, by the way.

"What song, dear?" the princess softly asked, noticing the attention that was starting to be collected.

I blinked at that. "Oh, oops..." I could feel a small blush on my face as I reached over and tapped her horn with mine, channeling a memory spell so that she would learn the song. "Do you want to play the guitar or shall I?" I asked her.

"Why don't we both play?" she offered, using her magic to get an acoustic. "And seeing as you're so much a singer, you can have the honors," a chuckle followed.

I rolled my eyes. "I swear, you would be a really great singer if you practiced for over so many centuries..." I mumbled to myself. "That sounds good," I said with renewed enthusiasm as I pulled my new dark mahogany guitar closer to me as I pulled Mia onto a small stage that I had opened presents just moments before. Mia positions her instrument in her hooves and smiles reassuringly, as if to say 'I'm ready when you are.' I took a deep breath, I was planing to do this a little differently than normal. I looked at Mom. "Hey Mom... This is song is going to be sung a bit differently, and not just because Mia is singing with me." I looked at the two stallions. "If you think you can control your emotions you can stay." neither moved, though I think snowball stayed because he thought he could... I know Shiny stayed to hear Mia's voice. The Mares all nodded though they looked a little confused on what I meant. I took one more deep breath and started to channel my magic once I was ready I sung.

"Ikanaide" Acustic ver. English cover

I couldn't help but to tell you I'd be alright When, to be true, it was tearing me apart inside But it didn't matter since you're walking away so swiftly in front of me And your figure is the only thing I see Plane has arrived, now is the time You're going away again As I try to run, it seems like the ground is slipping from underneath me I shouldn't cry, I shouldn't cry But I can't seem to hold it in Oh, please don't leave me Your silhouette is fading away too quickly for me to bear Just as the wind, you blow by again And suddenly you're not there I shouldn't cry, I shouldn't cry But I can't seem to hold it in Oh, please don't leave me When the fun is over it'll always seem to end the same Though I know it's coming, I can never seem to stop the pain In this very moment, you look even more amazing and I can't avoid your gaze Once again, I can see nothing but your face Time's ticking by, no matter how I try I'm struggling to keep up Night's taken hold as I'm walking home I wonder if I'll be okay alone Lights on the street glow at my feet My shadow is all I've got To keep me company Your silhouette is fading away too quickly for me to bear Just as the dark, it tears me apart My surroundings blur once again I shouldn't cry, I shouldn't cry But I can't seem to hold it in Oh, please don't leave me I shouldn't cry, I shouldn't cry But I can't seem to hold it in Oh, please don't leave me

My magic rippled across the room, affecting everypony in it, I poured my heart and magic into this song affecting their emotions so that they felt the song, not just hearing it. While Mia played along, her eyes became wide and sad, her gemstone eyes looking shinier than usual. She still continued beautifully. I gave her a bittersweet smile as we finished the song, leaving all the ponies in the room crying, even prince snowball... though Shiny was trying to hide it to impress Mia. "Thank you for playing with me." I told her, my voice still holding the magical quality to it, though it was quickly fading.

"You're welcome. That was beautiful," Cadence stepped back up, setting her acoustic down.

I nod to her as everypony else was recovering. "Indeed it was... I don't really sing like that very often." I shifted through my long memory as I started to count the amount of times I had done so.

She wiped her eyes with her pink hoof and embraced Aurora softly. "It was good of you to express yourself."

I gave her a gentle smile as I hugged her back, I could see my eyes glowing softly as they changed to pure white in the reflection in her own so deciding that it would be a good thing to do I whispered to her. "And I rarely have over the past five thousand years of my life."

"F-five thousand?" she jumped.

I did a quick glance around luckily the only one that heard was Mom... and she was giving me the glare that a mother does when she wants an explanation later. "... did you have to say it that loud?" I grumbled.

"Oh, Celestia... you're older than... Celestia..." Mia stopped, realizing how silly the statement turned out to be. "That's unbelievable," she said in a gentle tone.

"Again, I am... and I am not." I sighed. "I am both the crone and the maiden."

"Clearly," she looks thoughtful. "I guess that could mean a lot of things. But perhaps, before I get myself into something too deep..." she already looks a bit overwhelmed.

"That is probably for the best." I pulled back a little, my eyes no longer white, no back to their normal dark amethyst color. "Besides, even I can't really explain all of the impossibilities that is me.

Sighing, Cadence looks around the room. "It looks like everyone is still a bit shaken from your performance..."

I giggled. "Well, most ponies aren't used to pure emotion magic Miss Princess of Love!"

"That's true. It took me a while to build up a tolerance for things like that," she sighed. "Sometimes I feel like I always have walls up. Guess you'd feel similar?"

I snorted "like you wouldn't believe!"

She laughed and smiled. "You know, it's nice having you here. Not many are like you... in a good way."

I just started to giggle."Thanks!" I gave her a tighter hug.