"so can I?" she then asked after we finished giggling.
"you most likely will be able to although it would be best to wait until you go through your accidental magic phase." she looked confused. "young unicorns have bouts of accidental magic as their cores develop. In the beginning, they aren't able to use magic because their cores have to develop and fully connect with their horn... but with you, there may be some problems." she looked at me confused. "your magic will be more potent than normal foals which would mean..."
"that I could potentially cause some real damage?" I nodded. "and I wanted to be able to use magic..." I giggled at her childish response as I gave her a smile.
"it usually only lasts for a few weeks to a month," I told her as excitement glowed in her eyes... before they grew big with worry.
"what about... the other ponies?" I gave her a sad look. "the ponies in Canterlot don't really like me so whats to stop them from..." she trailed off as I gave her a loving smile and put a hoof over one of her own.
"then we will get through to them together even if it would take years." she smiled before she then gained a thoughtful look on her face.
"why am I becoming an alicorn anyway?" I brought my other hoof to my chin and began to ponder.
"I have no idea, to be honest..." I lowered my hoof before I quickly pulled her in for a quick kiss before pulling away slightly. "but I'm glad its happening..." she smiled with a small blush on her face. "now then I am going to go get the doctor so we could discuss things." she nodded as I got up from the chair and calmly walked over to the door and used my magic to remove the temporary wards I placed on the door and walked out. Looking from my left to right I spotted Doctor Surge talking with another Doctor who seemed to be shocked about something. "Doctor Surge." he lifted his head slightly and looked over at me.
"Hello princess. Has your talk with miss hooves been fruitful?" I smiled and gave him a nod as he himself smiled. "splendid! Princess, I would like for you to meet Doctor Heart Therapy." I gave him a nod as he himself gave me a quick bow. "if we are going to keep her... new trait hidden we need to recruit more of the staff quickly to help hide it and if we are going to be able to monitor miss hooves properly we need to include him in on the secret." Doctor Heart Therapy looked confused.
"I trust your judgment Doctor." he nodded. "follow me Doctor Heart Therapy." he still looked confused but nodded at my request. The three of us walked back over to Derpy's room to find her humming a tune I couldn't quite recognize. She continued to hum until she spotted the three of us.
"Alright, miss Hooves I believe that the princess has already told you of what is happening to you correct?" Doctor Surge spoke as she gave him an excited nod. While he asked I proceeded to reward the door to prevent observers and ponies from listening in.
"with all due respect Surge... can I ask what the secret is I need to be told?" Doctor Heart Therapy asked with confusion. Doctor Surge looked at me as I gave him a nod indicating I had already warded the doorway. He nodded in response as he walked over to the bed and directed for him to walk over. No words were spoken as Doctor Surge pulled Derpy's mane off of her forehead as Doctor Heart Therapy stood there in shock with wide eyes and an open mouth. "Surge... is that a?"
"yes."
"does she also have?"
"correct..."
"and this is kept a secret?"
"also correct..."
"why?" Doctor Surge sighed as he let go of Derpy's mane after apologizing to her quickly for touching her without consent.
"because we did not know if it was true or not. But scans today show that she has a developing core of magic and it's developing rapidly." Doctor Heart Therapy brought a hoof to his chin.
"how rapidly?" was his response as he looked into Doctor Surge's eyes.
"from young foals to an adult pony's within a few weeks rapidly." he once again stood there in shock as he began to murmur to himself.
"yes... I can see why you let me in on this secret... its no secret that miss hooves his hated throughout Canterlot and there are some staff members who despise her as well but not enough to truly hate her... although I can't figure out why you didn't tell Pulse about this."
"because he isn't as good as hiding secrets." was Doctor Surges reply as Doctor Heart Therapy nodded showing his agreement to what was spoken. "and we needed another doctor to approve of using special care equipment to keep an eye on her."
"Forgive me for interrupting." I spoke up as the two of them looked towards me. "but may I ask what Doctor Heart Therapy specializes in?" said doctor nodded at my question.
"feel free to ask princess. You could call me the main counselor for ponies regarding emotions and I tend to help ponies with PTSD as well as young foals who have discovered their magic for the first time." he answered. "my guess is that Surge decided to tell me when there are a few others he could have told is because I would be needed at some point to give miss hooves counseling to properly control her magic." he looked at Doctor Surge to see him nodding once again in agreement.
"Um... why do I need counseling?" Derpy asked in an innocent tone and a cocked head.
"counseling is recommended for all unicorn foals as magic can be... addicting in the early stages of use not counting accidental magic. They usually go through a few months of counseling to properly understand the uses of magic and once they reach majority they are often notified of the laws of magic." he answered for her calmly with his own smile on his face. "although that brings up another question..." he looked towards me. "does this mean I should start calling miss hooves princess?"