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"Is...is that man really your dad?" I knew this was going to happen, just knew it. After everything in Ponyville clamed down enough that we could go on with the rest of our day, Twilight, Sonic Flash, and I made our way home. Sonic just went up to his room; I thought when I saw him go up that he was freaking out about what happened. I mean, he was held at the throat with a sword. And I knew my son, though he tried to act like he wasn't scared of anything, I knew deep down inside he was frightened. Going up to his room, a bit smaller then mine and Twilight's room, a circle like shape and where his dresser where he would keep his 'treasures' as he called them; that held a flat surface so it could easily fit. Over by his bed, which the foot of the bed would be, the window was open, allowing the close to autumn air to blow in, giving the room a dim feeling of cold. On the ceiling was a picture of the Wonder Blots, in the middle of himself trying to look as Rainbow Dash said '20% cooler'. Each of the members had their name sighed on the bottom.

I sighed as I went over to his bed, he sat by his pillow, the symbol of the Wonder Blots easily seen where his head would rest. It didn't surprise me that he was a fan, though he did still want to be a guard stallion when he was older like his uncle Armor. I sat on the edge of his bed, my hands on my knees as I bowed my head. Sighing once more I pushed my hair back out of my forehead before looking up at really nothing.

"Yes," I answered simply to him as I turned to see him still looking at his pillow. "He is."

"Why...didn't you tell me?" he asked looking at me as I closed my eyes to really think of an answer.

"I really don't know," I told him truthfully as I picked my words softly. "I thought at first that maybe it was to protect you, though I guess that didn't happen since he still got you."

"Do you think he'll try to get me...to get to you?"

'Don't think like that," I told my son as I moved closer and brought him on my lap as he looked up to me. "Listen here alright, he will never get you ever again as long as I'm around you got that? You saw how I, Devon, and Mike handled him right; so there is no worry."

"If I hadn't gotten in the way...you might have gotten him today." He looked down; I could tell he felt like he cost many lives today. Even though I did not tell him who my father was, he did know of what he was capable of.

"Maybe, maybe not," I spoke while softly running my hand over his black hair. "Listen alright...my father," I hissed the title, making it sound like poison. "Is a very tricky man, he will wiggle his way out of the hook he had gotten himself in like a worm. Maybe we could've gotten him, MAYBE. But I'm not really sure, whatever he has become now; it is no longer normal."

"Because of that demon inside of him?" I smiled, so he was listening to his aunt Celestia's lessons.

"That's right, without that demon, he is nothing but a man who thinks he can do whatever he wants." The small colt looked up at me and then surprised me by hugging my waist; I smiled softly and held him in an embrace as well.

"I wish he wasn't like that though," I heard him whisper. "Why do you think he is the way he is?"

"I don't truly know Sonic," I answered as we broke our hug off. "Truly, I wish I knew; maybe I could understand him a bit more." I watched as he raised his chest with a sigh as he then shook his head.

"I can't believe that Vlad and his mom helped us out like that."

"Yeah, even more how your mother said 'thanks' to her,"

"Yeah, I heard that she hated her, why is that?" I chuckled and turned away rubbing the back of my neck.

"I'll tell you one day when you're older alright? Anyway, let's go see how your mother is doing kay?" he nodded and then started to flap his wings as he went airborne and started to make his way down the stairs to the living room area. Coming downstairs I was shocked that Sonic stopped right at the foot of the last piece of stairs, and when I moved him out of the way, I saw an even more shocking sight. Chrysalis was sitting on the sofa, Twilight on the other side, as they both were drinking from cups.

"May Twilight, this is very nice tea," Sonic just landed beside me, I looked down to see him looking up at me. The hell was going on? "Thank you again for allowing me to come within your home." I saw Twilight only give a nod of her head until she looked over to see me and Sonic, Chrysalis also looked over and gave a small smile, her sharp teeth easily seen. "Why hello there boys, and how are you?"

"Um...fine Miss Chrysalis," my son answered as I only nodded. "I was...just leaving, is Vlad around?"

"I believe your brother is outside with the other two, the blue one...Sapphire was it?" I nodded my head as she nodded again. "Said they found a way to get his Cutie Mark."

"I'll...be going then," he then started to leave before turning to Twilight. "Hey mom, is it alright if I stay at Sapphire's place tonight?"

"Yes Sonic you may, I'll bring your bag over later alright?" he nodded and then left out of the house, closing the door softly behind him. After he left, the sound of the room was none; it was almost scary in a way, a silence that would make anypony go insane.

"I'll just...uh...get some tea as well," I spoke up as I went to sit by Twilight pouring myself a glass as I watched as the Changeling Queen watched me as well.

After poring myself one and taking a quick sip I then asked.

"So...uh, why are you here?" I asked as the Changeling nodded toward my wife.

"She invited me here," she answered as I looked to Twilight. "To ask me something."

"Yes," she answered with a stern look. "And what I'm asking is what are you trying to pull?"

"Whatever do you mean young unicorn?"

"You know what the hay I'm talking about!" she blurted out. "What sort of plans are you hatching with Sinbad and the others hrm? How is it that you just 'happen' to get there just in time with Vlad to save Sonic like that?!" Chrysalis didn't answer as she used her magic to lift the cup and drink again before answering.

"Vlad was already in Ponyville when the attack happened," she answered as she brought the cup down. "A year ago, I gave him a charm that he keeps within his cloak, this charm allows him to call me and talk to me as long as I have this," she lifted her wing up and then I saw what seemed to be a small stone, somehow under he wing. "Once he told me of what was happening, I rounded up as many of the Changelings as I could and we made haste to come here. Once here, we then saw the fight going on with the Sinbad and the other three, that is when me and Vlad came with the plan once we saw Sonic got capture."

"And you didn't think to help before that?"

"We saw how well your husband here," she turned to me for a moment and then back to Twilight. "Were doing, I thought best not to involve myself or my subject in a fight that we did not need to fight; we've only gotten in the way." Before Twilight could say anything else, Chrysalis then raised her holed hoof. "Twilight, I can understand why you feel so hostel with me. First I claimed to be working with you to stop Darkness, and then I..." she then looked to me and gave a small smile as Twilight growled softly under her breath. Whoa, I never knew ponies could growl. "But as I said, I understand, but I am a changed Changeling, this I am speaking the truth of.

"When I first found out that I was having a foal, I thought this could be a good way to use Brandon here, but....something happened. I started to have deep feelings for Vlad, a feeling I had never felt with anypony. The same feelings you Twilight, have for your son." I crossed my arms as I listened, as well as Twilight as she watched the Alicorn Changeling. "I am not asking for forgiveness or for any of you to forget what I have done in the past; but know this. I am now full yon your side to stop Sinbad." After she was done, she fell silent, I didn't say anything, nor did Twilight, that is, until she then at last spoke.

"Just because you saved my child," she answered looking at her straight in the eye. "Doesn't mean I trust you at all, you first almost took my brother, and then you took Brandon here; I will never forget or forgive you for that. But at the same time, I know you are telling the truth; but be warn." She leaned closer a bit. "I will always be watching you, you understand, you try anything funny with my friends or love ones; and I will make sure you are dealt with at once."

"And I understand this," She answered with a quick nod of her head. "Now Brandon," I turned over to her as I raised one of my eyebrows. "I like to thank you for being in Vlad's life, even after what I did to...gain him, shall we put it." I only frowned and then brought my cub back on the table as I rubbed my head softly with my fingers.

"Listen," I spoke with my eyes closed. "I may not like you all too much, though, I do thank you greatly for helping save Sonic; for that, I have seen a bit of a lighter side to you. But as Twilight had pointed out, this could've all been just a plot to try and backstab us all when we aren't looking." I saw her face grow from a tender smile, to a full out frown. I then raised my palm out so I could keep going. "Or...maybe you have changed for the better, I do not know, it will take some time to trust you; but maybe one day." I then reclosed my eyes. "But Vlad is truly my son, and he deserves to have a father in his life, even if his mother did try to make said father into a sex slave."

"Not a sex slave," she pointed out with a smile. "A boy toy,"

"Ugh, don't say again," I mutter softly.

Again she softly chuckled before then speaking once more.

"Anyway, as I was going to speak of. Vlad and I have spoken of this for a few days now, and with yours, and your wife's permission, I would like to have him live with you for a while." I didn't see that coming at all, I turned to look at Twilight, and the same shocking looking face spread out on her face was easily seen as we both turned to the Changeling Queen as she sent on. "I have raised him these past two years, and he had only a few hours at most, sometime most of the day; to spend with you. And he is unlike any normal Changeling. As you both saw today, he can bend the shadows around him for his will, and he can not change like the rest of us can."

"Really?" Twilight asked in wonder as Chrysalis nodded her head.

"Yes, this was a great surprised to me as well, a foal born from a Changeling, which can not change. Maybe it is because he is only half a Changeling, I do not know; for this has never happened before in my race. Though with the help of myself, I was able to change him for a day at a time so that he could come and go to anywhere he wished without causing thrills of screams of terror from the ponies."

"Wait," I stopped her and leaned closer. "He has been in Ponyville before?"

"Oh yes," she answered with a nod. "Many of times in fact, but these are in the past and are not to be worried about; nothing happened when he was here." So that meant, that maybe I have met him before in the last year and a half, and I did not know it at the time. Hrm, but who could've he been?

"He can stay here," I jerked my head to Twilight as she answered that question. "A son should be able to know his father."

"Thank you Twilight Sparkle."

After she left, leaving me and Twilight alone for a while as we tidied up the room, I then asked.

"You're really okay with this Twi?" I asked as I heard her sigh as she put one of her books away.

"I'm fine about this yes," she answered with a nod. "It will be both good for me to get to know him a bit better, and also to show him what living with others is like; and not with Changelings all the time."

"Yeah maybe," I answered nod, with a nod as I sighed and slumped on the sofa; I only had a few seconds before the knocking of the door causing me to stand up again. "I got it," I answered as I went over to get it, opening the door, I took a step back as a small looking brown colored with black stripes zebra unicorn was pushed in my face. His eyes were covered in curly black hair, in fact it reminded me much of Devon's hair, or that little baby from the Proud Family TV show I use to watch. He wore what seemed like a tux top, a deep black and a little bow tie on it as I saw the unicorn zebra grin.

"Hey Brandon!" I turned to the side to see that it was Devon holding the foal under its arms. "Meet my FroBro!"

"Wait...what?" I stammered a bit as the foal he was holding grinned wider.

"Hey there, I'm Devon's FroBro!"

"...What?"

"Brandon, who's at the door?" I heard Twilight call out.

"It's Devon," I called back. "And his...FroBro?"

"FroBro, what in Celestia's name is a FroBro?"

"I'm a FroBro!" the foal called out as Devon laughed slightly and put him on the ground. Twilight then came up beside me and then looked down, blinking in confusion as I nodded.

"Yeah I thought so too...Devon is he...your son?" I heard Devon laugh, I mean, the coat and skin of the two were almost the same, even the hair looked the same!

"You're not the first to ask that, but no, guess this; he's Rarity's old boyfriend's kid."

"Okay, so that explains who he is," Twilight pointed out while looking between the two as I did as well...man, if Devon truly was a born unicorn, I think I was looking at his younger self in a sense. "But why do you have him with you in the first place?"

"Well you see," my brown skin friend spoke as he brought his hands behind his head. "Rarity's old boyfriend came into town with his wife, seems she wanted to get a dress for the next triple G that she was invited to; so he brought the whole family down as well. Love here," he turned down to the foal and chuckled. "Was getting bored, so I thought, 'Hey, why not go walk around a bit?'."

"Devon tells me you're his prison bitch!" the colt named Doctor Love spoke up as I looked down at him with wide eyes.

"W...what?! I'm not his Prison Bitch!"

"Then are you her' Prison Bitch?" he pointed to Twilight as I glared.

"No! Ugh, god Devon, first we have to deal with you, two years later we got Cloudy; now we have a Mini Devo!"

"Uh," Devon only shrugged his shoulders before giving me a grin. "Haters gonna hate!"

"Lord Brandon, Sir Devon!" Devon turned around to see one of Luna's guards, a all black winged pony with bat like wings fly over toward us before landing before Devon; giving a small bow. "I am deeply sorry for interrupting, but I must ask of the whereabouts of Sir Mike of Power!"

"What is it about?" I asked moving outside as he bowed once more.

"Your sisters have requested that also you and Sir Devon report to the town hall for a short meeting, no pony else must come. This is just for the Guardians, and also the rulers of Equestria...including the Changeling Queen herself." I and Devon gave each other a quick glance, before sharply nodding our heads.

"Alright, thank you, and Mike is no doubt at his home, you know the farm?"

"Yes my lord," he bowed once more. "I will go at once then." And with that, he took to the air and flew off toward where Mike would no doubt be; what was this meeting about and why couldn't the girls know of this?

After Devon sent off 'Doctor Love', to go back to Rarity's and his home/work place, with Twilight also going there to make sure he got there safe. I and Devon made our way to the town hall; Mike was already there, leaning on the wall with his arms crossed, and eyes closed. Opening his eyes, and once seeing us, he gave us each a nod and a greeting before we made our way inside, not without waiting for the guards to remove their spears to allow us to go through. After walking just for a short while, we came to the office that the Mayor would always be, but it seems that she was not here as of today; no doubt because of what the guard of Luna told us. Sitting around the table of the mayor of Ponyville were Celestia, Luna, as well as Queen Chrysalis. They all turned as we made our way in, the guards on the outside closing the door as soon as we were far enough in.

"Thank you for coming," Celestia spoke softly with the nod of her head. "I hope you three weren't doing anything that needed all your attention."

"Nothing we can't get back to I guess," I answered as she nodded her head with a small smile. "So what's going on then?"

"As you know," Luna then spoke up. "The city that was taken over by Sinbad and his army."

"And that bitch of a prince that ran away before telling his subjects?" Devon chimed in as Luna sighed and nodded.

"The same yes, we that city is only a few days away from here, and we need one of you to go and investigate this city, alongside with us," she then turned to look at her older sister Celestia, and even the Changeling Queen.

"Why do ya only want one of us to go with ya?" Mike asked while crossing his arms as Chrysalis then answered as she stood up.

"We do not know when Sinbad will plan his next attack on ether Ponyville or Canterlot," she pointed out as she then nodded her head. "And we do need at least two of you to stay to hold them back."

"Hrm," I crossed my arms and brought my right hand under my chin as I thought. Who would truly be best with going with them? Devon...no, he would no doubt not really do anything or make anything into a joke, I couldn't go because now Sinbad knows I have a son, no doubt not knowing about Vlad also being my son.

"I'll go then,"

I turned to see that it was Mike that spoke up as he moved forward.

"Are you sure about this Mike?" Luna spoke as she moved closer to him. "This city is a few days away."

"I am sure," he answered with a nod. "Brandon and Devon can not go, Brandon being how Sinbad now know who one of his sons are, and Devon...well...is Devon,"

"Hey..." I heard him groan as I rolled my eyes.

"And also," Mike went on. "I have unlocked my Guardian Form, if we need to fight, I can no doubt take them a lot of them out."

"That reminds me," I spoke out as he turned to me. "Why didn't you use said form when we were fighting those zombies and Sinbad?"

"I did not want to show that form unless I truly needed to, yes maybe I could've used it, but it takes a while for the form to take shape."

"True," I agreed with a nod of my head as Celestia also nodded her head.

"Then it is agreed then, tomorrow the four of us will set off toward the city to scout out and see what we are truly dealing with."