It was no secret that children grew up fast. And that was true whether the child was one's by birth or by adoption.

One fellow who knew this well was Jedi Master Ki-Adi Mundi. Since adopting young Lady Comedia Evermare, who was originally a steed for him, he'd been a much happier person. He had a second chance at being a father, and thiugh Comedia was fourteen years old now, he saw her as his little girl, and loved her very much.

Of course, there were those who thought he was crazy. Most people with horses didn't call them their children. But Master Mundi couldn't care less. He loved Comedia, and treated her as his own daughter. Much better than her birth parents ever did, that was for sure.

Spring was starting, and Comedia was growing up. In the time she'd spent since moving in with Ki-Adi and then her coronation day when Queen Reigna made her a princess, she'd really grown a lot.

For now, Master Mundi did his best to be a good father to Comedia, and one of those ways was by rewarding her for good behavior and working hard.

And recently, she'd been rewarded with something very special, which she couldn't wait to show to her cousins, the Saddlehearts, who were visiting today with the three oldest Skywalker children.

"Are you guys ready to meet my new pets?" Comedia asked with an excited smile on her face.

Since Comedia was doing so well in her classes as well as behaving like a very good girl, Ki-Adi saw fit to reward her with something she'd always wanted but her birth parents never got for her.

"What kind of pet did you get?" Forsythia asked.

"Only the best pets ever!" Comedia tapped her hooves excitedly, her tail wagging like a happy puppy's.

And Comedia stepped aside to reveal a little fish tank with two little clownfish in it.

"Fishies!" Gabby said.

"That's right. These are my new clownfish." Comedia smiled. "Meet Nemo and Sheila."

"They're so cute." Omega said.

Boba looked at the tank and asked Comedia how she could tell them apart.

"Easy. Nemo likes swimming around the little anemone best. And Sheila is the fastest swimmer around. Especially around feeding time. Speaking of which..."

Comedia picked up a can of fish food with her magic and looked at the instructions before feeding her fish.

"You're really good with fish, Comedia." Dream Heart said.

"We're still trying to convince Mommy and Daddy to let us get a dog." Gabby said.

"Or a cat." Boba said, his sisters looking at him. "What? I like cats."

"All it takes is hard work and patience." said Comedia. "Taking care of a pet is actually a lot like taking care of a kid if you really think about it."

"How?" Gabby asked.

"Well, both need a lot of care and attention. Some are easier than others. Like me, I was a hard case at first. But when my dad adopted me and he started giving me love and attention, I tamed." Comedia explained.

"Master Mundi is definitely a better father than Cousin Gentry was." Fantasia said. "I always had a gut feeling that something was off about him."

"I'm still the same silly kinda mare." Comedia flailed her tongue in a funny face that made the others laugh to make her point. Then turned to her normal face with a giggle. "But I'm growing. I just needed the right kind of parental care."

Comedia took out some notebooks, and wrote something down in them.

"What's that you're writing?" asked Dream Heart.

"Just an assignment for homeschooling. Dad said I should write a story to improve my writing and critical thinking abilities, and to express myself."

"What kind of story are you writing?"

"It's kind of a story I based off a dream I had. It happened after I saw this movie with a little clownfish and an overprotective father. But it's totally different, and there's a bit more suspense too."

"Will you read some of it to us?" Gabby asked.

"Well... public speaking is something I do need to work on. Especially now that I'm a princess." Comedia shrugged with her wings. "I still haven't gotten used to that."

So, Comedia sat on a cushion as the others sat down to listen, and she began to read.

"As a kid, did you ever think that when your parents tell you things, it's because they're just annoying? Clean your room, do your homework, don't do this, don't do that. It's like the nagging never ends. Some of us try to tune them out with headphones, others just ignore. But they just want what's best for us. So, we should listen to them. But what if there came a time where the parent had to listen to their kids?"