Chapter 3.3

The first day when Rane met with Copper Glow and Floral.

Rane was hugging the pillow with a messy wet face in her new room at the Mooncrest at the age of six.

“My wings are broken. There is no place for a pegasus without her wings. How is this possible? Why did my parents sell me? My parents didn't even care about me."

Rane then heard four taps of a sound from the door. However, she didn't answer the door although it slowly opened with a creek sound. Floral stood behind Copper as she was shaking on this weird sound that the poor filly was making on her bed.

Copper first walked in and looked at her bed.

“Are you alright filly?"

Floral then grasped Copper's left back leg, “She isn't going to eat us like ice cream?" she whispered.

“No, Floral we don't taste like ice cream and pegasus don't eat other pony breeds."

“Pony Breeds?"

“Yes, pony breeds as in unicorns, pegasus, and earth ponies."

Floral eyes looked at the left, up, right, and then she sighed.

Rane felt a tap of her shoulder from underneath the bed sheets. She then used both of her hooves to uncover herself from the sheets slowly. Floral was still a bit shaken, Copper tried to walk, but she couldn't because of Floral grasp. Rane turned her head to the right and saw Copper when she also looked for the other pony where she couldn't see her yet.

“I said before, are you going to be alright?"

Copper then examines her with a slow gentle tone to her voice.

“My name is R… Rane Shackleton."

Copper opened her mouth with her teeth together and also shut her eyes.

“Come on Floral, it's impolite to keep our new guest waiting. You should introduce yourself behind my back left leg."

Floral shut her eyes tightly.

“Hey, Floral don't you dare fall asleep on my leg. I'm not a pillow."

Copper quickly turned her head to the right and shook her left leg.

“AHHH. What are you doing? I'm too nervous, Copper."

Copper walked toward the bed and used her right hoof. Rane was looking at Copper and used her right hoof to touch Copper's right hoof.

The door opened, Rane and Prince Blue Dream bowed at the guest.

“Welcome to the Mooncrest."

“Yes, of course Prince Blue Dream." Said Duke Teddy, when he opened his mouth with his teeth together.

The Duchess Buttercup used her left hoof, covered her mouth and coughed several times, “My dears. Can you tell us where the Grand Duke Tipsy Tulip is?"

Prince Blue Dream and Rane then lift their heads up.

“They would be at the library having tea like always."

“Very well, shall we Duke Teddy."

The Duchess and the Duke walked to the library.

Floral strolled Copper into the door. Copper used her magic to close the door behind them.

“Are your legs fine?"

“Yes, Rane. Even though I can't walk and maybe forever. I think I told you the story several years ago. Do you remember?"

Rane nodded her head up and down quickly three times.

“How are your wings doing if you don't mind me asking?"

“You're right I still can't fly due to past history. My memory is coming back little by little.

The Grand Duke Tipsy was reading the newspaper in his fancy chair. The fireplace was hot and had made some crackle pop sound.

“Dear, we have guests that will be coming soon to join us."

“Very well send them in."

The door opened as the Duke and Duchess from the other side of the family came in from the other side of the door. They walked and the Duchess pulled out with her left hoof and set the money bag on the table where it made a clunk sound when placed.

The Grand Duchess Buttercup looked at them, “Please make yourself at home here."

“So, how have you been Grand Duchess Buttercup?"

“I do say so myself I'm clearly fine. What about you?"

She opened her mouth with her teeth together and nodded her head up and down.

“Well, Grand Duke it's a pleasure to be in this fine home."

“Why of course it is Duke Teddy. This place is everything to me that also includes the employees. I'm happy for what I have in front of me." He then puts down the newspaper.

Later that evening.

Noxis Kane walked to his seat at the high table, sat down on his rightful place, and then it began.

“Noxis Kane thirteen of my agents have gone missing. It all happened on the day of the event of the two traitors that we still have no evidence for."

Noxis Kane raised left hoof and used it left to right five times under his chin. He also used his left eye and raised it.

“Are you sure Princess Celestia that we should give up on the matter at a hoof or should we send more in and now know that they will lose."

Princess Celestia looked at Noxis Kane with her right eyebrow raised.

“It would seem so. Why? Do you have an agent Noxis Kane that will do their job better than my deep well talent agents?"

“Talents are the key but they were all unicorns. I'm afraid they rely on most magic through their horn. However, I found a certain talent who has more combat training through magic and hoof to hoof combat. All I need is your authorization, so we may proceed."

Celestia nods her head up and down.

“I can assure you Princess that it will be done. Also, I think I'll send in the rookie just to say I told you so."

“A rookie?"

Noxis Kane opened his mouth with his teeth together.

Flame, Bright Bramley, Fire, Berry Blight, and the rookie Aquara Darkmore. They were in this small room with a table and a board on the attack that happened several years ago.

Glitter Study walked in, “Ladies I found out why and how it happened. The specimen had this type of wing."

They all looked at it when Glitter Study dropped a big wing that is almost the size of a pegasus wing. All of the ponies in that room think it was some type of big bug. However, they begin to study it like no other.