Hey everyone! First of all a happy new year to all who celebrate new years as we enter the new year of 2019! its been a long year and another curse hitting my family every time we go to visit our family members in Baltimore! And by curse I mean we caught the flu! Every time we go there we get the flu and we even made preparations this time to avoid this! Enough of my ranting as I move onto everything else! I was able to type up at least one chapter for several stories its been a while since I updated! Which reminds me to have to get a chapter typed up for the Requester of the story Growing Pains!

Forgive me for my procrastination I just have been unable to properly sit down long enough to type enough for that story to make even a chapter! Also I have a large announcement to make concerning two stories!

Angel of Magic Final Version!

And Silent Singer!

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are now being Beta'd!

Someone had come up and requested to be a Beta and when given the choice he picked AOMFV and I picked between two he had thought he could work with and picked Silent Singer from the two as the other was one I promised I myself would work on!

The name of the beta is Tarnum427!

He sent back a chapter for Silent Singer I decided to post today instead as I wanted to do the reveal on upload day! Don't really have much to say except that I'm going to do my best to type up chapters for stories I've barely updated! Have a happy new year and hope you all made your new years resolutions!

"big brother!" she jumped into my arms as I gave her a massive hug. "so sis wheres Grandma? I saw her car was gone from the driveway."

"she said she had to go on a run!" well that's good at least. I could get together food for the three ponies in the barn and if I assume correctly they should all be vegetarians. I gave my sister a smile.

"well then lets get some food together for our friends in the barn shall we?" I spoke as she smiled.

"OK!" she rushed into the kitchen as I followed after her chuckling at her antics. I grabbed a folded up cardboard box and began to grab other things in the house they could use in the barn to get by for now. I included a very old lamp from when granddad was still alive along with a few candles and matches as well. I had to correct Sabrina and remind her that they were vegetarians once or twice I believe but other than that she did alright.

As I grabbed a few other things from the small hallway that connected the bathroom with grandma's and Sabrina's room and noticed something I had completely forgotten about. That would make things easier for both parties. Reaching up I pulled out two old walkie talkies from when we were younger. I couldn't help but smile remembering all the memories that these were involved in. they were very dusty and looked just like the day I last saw them. They appeared to be a little bit damaged so I could test them out later before bringing them up with the princess.

Finishing putting stuff into the boxes I picked up the three heavier ones after putting on my winter clothes and helping Sabrina into her own as she picked up the slightly smaller box with food in it. Walking outside through the snow we quickly reached the barn I unlocked the door and walked in and closed the door behind us. Turning on the light quickly as I gave myself a few quick breaths I helped her out of her coat and took my own off as well before we walked up the steps to the attic. "its my sister and I!" I yelled up as we got to the top of the steps to find the three gathered around the radio and looking towards us. Both of the guards hand their hooves on their weapons as we approached and put down a few boxes.

"i assumed we would not see you until tomorrow." Luna spoke up in surprise with confusion on her face as well.

"since our grandma is out of the house we grabbed a few things that you three could use up here and brought some food as well. I hope we assumed correctly that you three are vegetarians?"

"partially correct. Our normal subjects are yes but my royal guard are made of a pony subspecies called Thestral's."

"Th.. thresticles?" I gave a chuckle at Sabrina's mispronunciation

"no sis. Thestral's are basically the pony versions of vampires if I assume correctly and by how your two guards look with their bat like wings and their slightly longer teeth.

"you assume correctly Mark. Although the only difference in appetite is that they require fish to eat for their necessary nutrients." I gave them a sad smile.

"sorry but with how things are this winter fish is going to be extremely hard to come by this winter. Is there anything else that could be substitute for fish?" I asked in hopes that the answer would be yes.

"unfortunately Blood is the only alternative as their body changes it to what nutrients they are missing or what they severally need. Since I do not know what human blood will do to them I will have them drink from myself when the need arises. The two guards began to sputter their denials but were silenced by a glare coming from Luna. "there is no choice. I will need all the assistance I can get to ensure the safety of our subjects and help for a way home... you cannot feed from one another so there is no room for discussion" she was stern at what she told them and they quickly pulled in their disagreements before she looked towards me. "i thank you for the food."

"help all those in need. Right Sis?"

"right!" she said with confirmation. Putting the stuff down as she began to show the two guards exactly what we brought despite them looking to want to get as far away from her as possible they were courteous with her antics.

"i believe I may have to apologize again Mark Welson."

"oh?" I asked surprised and confused. "what for?"

"for making assumptions on how you would be with us. I had believed my guards and my sister's past concerns about the human race and your greed for power and money. But you do not seem like the one who would be like that." she spoke looking towards me after pulling her gaze from my sister.

"well there is at least one good human out of every... 10000 of us. You just got to know how we are who we are. There are those who fake kindness and pull it out for a very long time before turning to their inner greed... to be honest I would like to ask you not to put your full trust in me or my sister..." she looked surprised at this favor of mine.

"might I ask why?"

"my sister." I spoke simply looking towards her as she got all excited over the lamp I had brought before beginning to tell the stories about the camp outs grandpa would take us on.

"your sister? I do not see how this would make you ask to not give you my full trust." she spoke confused.

"humans are... or well depending on who they are. Would do whatever they want to get what they desire. Even going as far to use family against you or killing people you know." her eyes widened in shock. "if... they found out we were hiding you and they had my sister. I'm sorry to say that I would go for my sister."

"i..."

"sis time to head back to the house! I have to shovel the driveway again! Forecast calls for more heavy snow!"

"already? But cant I stay here?" I chuckled as I put a hand onto the top of her head.

"sorry sis but I would like it if you were inside the trailer before Grandma gets home from her run... you can continue your stories later."

"OK!" she rushed down the stairs as I stood up.

"make sure your warm tonight! Its supposed to get below zero tonight from what I have seen!"

"Mark Welson..." I didn't give her time to continue speaking as I went down the steps and began to curse myself for my own stupidity. Telling them that I would pick my sister over them? Well that actually would be a given for all elder siblings except for those really sick ones of course... only hope that tell her that wouldn't end horribly.