*A thank you to James Birdsong for his helpful advice. I am so happy you like it! 3*

*Note:the telekinesis mentioned in the fanfic is done mentally, not magically.*

I stood and yawned.

*Where am I?* I wondered, looking around. I appeared to be in a dim chamber with crumbling stone walls.

"It's awake." I heard a clear voice say.

There was a clicking sound and what appeared to be a two royal guards from my little pony entered.

*This is probably just some bizzare dream.* I told myself, eying them carefully.

"Come with us." One of them said.

I followed them without a word out of the chamber and down a fancy hallway with a purple carpet and gold torches on the walls.

We approched a huge golden gate, which swung open immediately, revealing a huge white alicorn with huge wings and a long horn. Her hair floated behind her like a colorful cloud, or cotton candy.

*Princess Celestia!? Okay, this is definitely a dream.*

"We have brought, um, it."

"Very well," Celestia studied me carefully. "It doesn't look very dangerous."

I held back A sharp comment, that included that I was no "it" and that I could hear them.

"But surely, Your Highness-"

"If my information is correct, it is quite young."

I cleared my throat.

She glanced back to me. "Can you talk?"

I held back an annoyed reply and I said simply: "Yes."

Celestia and her guards looked surprised.

"And what is your name?"

"Tanya Midnight Wilson." I told her icily, trying to show that I was not afraid of her or her guards.

"And what brought you to Cantrolot?"

"I don't know."

The royal guard next to me snorted.

"And, I am assuming you are quite young?"

"School age still."

Celestia nodded, seeming lost in thought.

"And your family? Do you have any relatives in Equestria?"

"My family is dead." I replied, holding back tears as I thought of my mother. I instinctively wrapped my hand around the little heart charm on my necklace.

"Oh dear," Celestia muttered. "Perhaps you could stay with my student, Twilight Sparkle." She telekincally drew towards her a scroll, a feather and ink. She wrote for a few moments before bringing it disappeared with a flash.

Almost immediately a scroll almost identical to it appeared.

Celestia read it silently before announcing: "Twilight Sparkle is willing. Royal guard Starspear will accompany Tanya. Please inform Starspear and escort the two to the train station."

We left her presence as soon as she was done.

I waited with Royal guard Arrowhead while Royal guard Gold Shield sent for Starspear.

Several minutes snaked by as we waited. After a while Gold Shield returned with Starspear.

Starspear did a good job hiding her shock upon seeing me.

"Hello."

Starspear stared at me warily and replied: "Hello."

Arrowhead and Gold Shield left.

Starspear nodded to me and began walking.

I followed her silently to the train station, ignoring the stares in our direction. We got onto the train rather quickly and we left Cantrolot with a puff of smoke.