Years went by since the great disaster that destroyed Ki-Adi Mundi's home. After some time in the homeless shelter, the Cerea was able to find work in Coruscant City. The hours were good, the pay was a livable wage, and Ki-Adi was able to eventually move himself and his adopted daughter Comedia into a nice apartment.

Two-year-old Comedia sniffed around the place as her father walked in with a box of things to help take care of her.

"Careful now, Comedia." said Ki-Adi. "The apartment is not completely foal proofed yet."

Them being a father and daughter of two completely different species, Ki-Adi knew he had a lot to learn to take care of Comedia. So, the first thing he got was a set of books about alicorn biology, behavior, and diet, as well as a book about how to domesticate them. Comedia, being little now, didn't need a huge place to sleep so the apartment was a fine place to live now, and there was a park not too far away with lots of room for her to run around.

They weren't alone in the apartment either. There were lots of nice neighbors who lived in the apartment too, and one of the best was their next-door neighbors Plo Koon and his wife Shaak. They hoped to have a child of their own someday, but for the time being, they were very happy to look after Comedia when her father was at work.

By the time Comedia was four, she and Ki-Adi settled in nicely to their apartment. The young foal also proved to be a smart cookie when she showed an interest in reading. Ki-Adi showed her how to read in different languages, and Comedia loved being able to read lots of different things, her favorite being joke books and comedy stories that made her laugh.

As time went by, Comedia continued to grow, and she and her father loved each other very much. But Ki-Adi was also very worried about her. The moment he'd met her, Comedia's life had been in danger, and it was as though adopting her allowed a bit of PTSD to settle in. After losing his wife, his biological daughters, and his unborn son, he was granted a miracle of a second chance to be a father, and he was terrified of losing his only child left.

For the longest time, Ki-Adi had Comedia home-schooled. Everywhere they went, he had Comedia on a harness and leash to keep her close to him at all times. She always had to wear a helmet and knee pads everywhere she went, and Ki-Adi tied pillows and a bunch of foam on every sharp corner in their apartment. He locked away every sharp object and piece of cleaning supplies like good parents should. But he also made sure only kid and family-friendly programs were played on the TV, and he only got her soft, cuddly toys to play with so she wouldn't hurt herself.

As time went by, Comedia began to get a little annoyed by her father getting a little overprotective time and time again. Once, he freaked out when she started coughing after a bit of water she drank went down the wrong pipe. Another time, he freaked out when she fell down into a beanbag chair. And when she sneezed just once from a bit of dust in the air, he thought he needed to take her to the hospital.

Comedia knew her father loved her, and he told her so every day. But sometimes, she wished he would just let her have some space, and let her go to real school with other kids. But Ki-Adi told her not until she was older.

While Ki-Adi did well on caring for Comedia in most aspects of equine care, he could not teach her everything a mother or father equine could. Comedia knew how to run, as it was in her blood, and Ki-Adi always made sure she was fed the right stuff (occasionally giving her favorite treat as a reward for good behavior and doing well in lessons: gummy bears). But, there was one thing alicorns did that Ki-Adi really wasn't able to teach her to do. Flying.

Nevertheless, Comedia was taken care of, and when she turned ten years old, Ki-Adi finally made up his mind of letting Comedia attend school. Comedia was so excited. She couldn't wait for her first day.

One day, Ki-Adi was fast asleep in his bed, dreaming peacefully... until a little voice came in shouting,

"First day of school! Wake up! Wake up!"

Ki-Adi grunted as he felt someone small but heavy jumping up and down on his bed and on him a little.

"First day of school, Daddy!" Ten-year-old Comedia exclaimed excitedly.

"I don't wanna go to school," groaned Ki-Adi, putting a pillow over his head. "Five more minutes."

"Not you, Daddy," giggled Comedia. "Me! Get up!"

Comedia got under the pillow and started licking her father awake like a puppy waking its owner. Ki-Adi spat and sputtered as Comedia kept licking him until he started waking up more.

"Alright! Alright! I'm up!" Ki-Adi yawn and started to get himself up as Comedia was running around and jumping happily until she fell down, tumbled across the hall and crashed.

"Whoa!"

"Comedia!"

Ki-Adi quickly got out of bed and found Comedia struggling to move, as her horn was caught in a small hole in the wall.

"Grr! I'm stuck." Comedia said.

"Oh, Comedia. This is why we don't run indoors." Ki-Adi said, approaching his daughter. "Hold still. Daddy will get you out."

As gently as possibly, Ki-Adi pulled Comedia by her horn until she was free.

"Time for school! Time for school!" Comedia cheered, jumping up and down excitedly.

"Comedia, slow down!" Ki-Adi said, looking Comedia over. "Look at me. Any aches or pains?"

"No, Daddy." Comedia said.

"Are you woozy?"

Comedia started to slowly get annoyed; her father did this almost daily.

"No."

"Are you sure? How many fingers am I holding up?"

"Daddy, I'm fine."

"Answer the finger question." The cerea said firmly.

"Three." Comedia sighed.

"No! See? Something is wrong. I'm holding-" he counted his fingers. "oh. I was holding three. You are fine."

Comedia then put on a cute white and purple hat with a sparkly silver propeller on it.

"I see you remembered your lucky hat." Ki-Adi said.

"Lucky as ever, Daddy." Comedia said.

Comedia loved her lucky hat. Purple was her favorite color, it was a funny hat, she loved the propeller, and it was her good luck charm. The day she put it on, a dark and cloudy rainy day quickly stopped, and Comedia saw a big, bright and beautiful rainbow for the very first time. The few times she ever left the apartment, she never went anywhere without her lucky hat.

Ki-Adi looked at the clock and saw it was time to get going. He placed a purple sweater on Comedia, and then got her harness and leash, which he made her wear every time they went out. He only ever took it off outside the apartment when they went to the park, where there were fences.

Ki-Adi and Comedia exited the apartment, Comedia carrying her new backpack, but it felt really heavy.

"Daddy! Did you put a bowling ball in my backpack?!" Comedia asked.

"Of course not. I only packed you your school supplies, a first aid kit, some safety gear, and your lunch."

"You know they have nurses at the school, right? And I'm not gonna be rollerskating at school either."

"Better safe than sorry."

Reluctantly, Comedia started walking down the sidewalk with her father, amid her embarrassment when he had her on a leash like she was a dog that liked to run away a lot.

Like every other walk they'd taken, Ki-Adi quizzed his daughter on safety precautions and emergency procedures.

"An earthquake hits at school, what do you do?"

Comedia rolled her eyes and answered the questions she'd heard a million times, if only to get her father out of her hair.

"Duck under a sturdy table and cover my head until the shaking stops."

"If you see fire or smell smoke...?"

"Stay low and go."

Comedia kept the hood of her sweater up, not wanting people to see her being stuck on a leash, when her father yanked the leash to make her stop as they came to an intersection.

"Wait to cross, little one!" Ki-Adi said frantically.

"You could just tell me to stop, you know." Comedia said.

Instead of responding, Ki-Adi started walking Comedia down the intersection once the crossing guard gave the signal and they'd looked both ways to confirm to was safe.

"Stay close now, Comedia." Ki-Adi said.

"Daddy, you're not gonna freak out like you did at the petting zoo, are you?" Comedia groaned.

"Hey, that goat was about to charge!"

They soon arrived at a brick building where there was a yard with lots of kids of all ages playing about, parents dropping off their kids or talking amongst themselves, including a group of friends Ki-Adi knew from the neighborhood where he worked. A woman named Depa Billaba, Cham and Eleni Syndulla and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

"Ki-Adi. Finally getting the little one into school, I see." Obi-Wan smiled.

"I decided it was time." Ki-Adi said.

"So, she's literally a horse." Said Cham.

"Cham," scolded Eleni.

The Syndullas had only seen pictures of Comedia, but initially thought Ki-Adi was horsing around when he said his daughter was an alicorn after he'd said there was something magical about his daughter... until he showed them a photo of her for the first time.

As the grownups were talking, Comedia looked around at the kids as they were playing. Some on the swings, some playing ball, others playing a little more roughly.

"CALEB!" Depa shouted. "Get down from that tree this instant!"

And that was when Comedia spotted three kids, two human boys and a twilek girl, messing about in the trees. The girl and a boy who must've been Caleb, were racing to see who could climb to the top faster until Caleb's mother shouted, and Caleb jumped down.

"Daddy, can I go play too? Can I?" Comedia begged her father.

"Um, I would feel better if you played in the sandbox." Ki-Adi said.

Comedia looked at the sandbox, where the little kids were playing, and then gave her father a look.

"That's where I would play."

That was when the three kids came over. Their names were Caleb, Hera, and Korkie.

"Wow." Hera gasped. "I've never seen an alicorn up so close before."

"Why is she on a leash?" Korkie asked.

"She looks funny with that hat." Caleb said, only to get a firm but gentle slap on the back of his head by his mother. "Ow! Hey, what'd I do?"

"Be nice," said Bepa. "It's her first time at school."

"And I'm gonna need to be off the leash while I'm in school, Daddy." Comedia said.

That was when the bell rang and it was time for the kids to go inside and meet their teachers. Ki-Adi, however, was hesitant as he walked into the building with Comedia still on the leash as they arrived at the fifth grade classroom, and the teacher, Qui-Gon Jinn, welcomed the students, when he spotted their newest student.

"Mr. Mundi, I presume." Qui-Gon said.

"Ki-Adi, Sir." Ki-Adi said, shaking the teacher's hand.

"And this must be Comedia."

Qui-Gon seemed happy to meet Comedia.

"I've heard much about you. All new students must answer a question, however."

"Okay." Comedia said.

"Are you ready to get started?"

"Yes!" Comedia stood on her hind legs excitedly.

Reluctantly, Ki-Adi took the leash off Comedia and spoked with Qui-Gon about keeping her safe as she entered the classroom.

"She's never been in school before, but I have seen to it that she was well taught homeschooling." Ki-Adi said. "But I spoke ahead of time that she may need certain seating accomodations, given the... unique state of her physicality."

"Daddy, it's time for you to go now." Comedia said, peeking out from the classroom.

"Not to worry, Ki-Adi. Your daughter will be cared for and treated like any other student here. Jedi Elementary prides itself on ensuring every student is treated equally."

And so, class was soon beginning. Ki-Adi was reluctant to leave, but parents weren't allowed to remain on campus unless they were part of the PTA or volunteering for a school event. So, all he could do now was go to work and wait until it was time for him to pick Comedia up from school.

"Be safe, Comedia."