"Nora you're fucking kidding me, she's only five?"
"Yea, she's five. Ask her yourself. She's just a filly like I've been saying."
"Well, that explains why she can be extremely moody." Raptor said as Nora sat up and had a look of not exactly.
"I don't like that look."
"What look?"
"That one you've got right now that says that's not the whole picture, you know that look."
Nora smiled very weakly before she knew she had to explain what was going on.
"Look, I asked Morgan about that and I got a good thump on the head, she didn't say anything but I got the impression she didn't want to be asked again. I had Anon check out the damage she caused, and I asked him. He also thumped me, but on the leg, then he explained."
"Explained what?" The look on Raptor's face was of questioning what exactly was wrong.
"Well I didn't understand Anon when he explained it the first time, but when he explained it again after he knew I didn't understand, I got the basics of what was up with her. But you have to promise me that you will not tell another soul. If Rex finds out I told anyone about Morgan, I'll probably end up like the last two who challenged him."
"Nora, I promise you I will not tell another pony, mechanical or fleshy." Raptor said as she put a hoof on her chest.
"Alright, but you best not tell anypony because I'll bring you down with me." Nora said as she looked around for any Smiths before continuing "Look, it's going to take a minute to sink in, but she's got a problem with her head, and there is nothing Rex can do to change it. The way he explained it to me was that she has an issue with her personality, it's kind of split, which as he said gives us the Morgan we see every day, and the Morgan we see when she or her family is threatened, or scary Morgan. I asked him what could have caused it and he just went quiet and told me to leave."
"I don't get it so are the two of you saying that there's two of Morgan?" Raptor asked
"Sort of, but it's two parts of her mind, there's the calm and quiet Morgan which is the main side of her, and there's the repressed homicidal side, which we thankfully rarely see. I think she has some control over it, but sometimes she just doesn't."
"Wow, that's some pretty deep shit. I've never heard of that happening with ponies before."
"It's rare, even rarer for one of us to get that. Rex calls what she has a personality disorder, and please whatever you do don't bring it up to her, she just might kill you. I know her mother keeps her gun loaded, I don't know about Morgan, and her gun is the same caliber as her mother's 30mm" Nora said concerned for her friend.
"Well, it certainly gives a bit of perspective of why she does that every now and again. That's got to be rough on Rex."
"Raptor, you don't even know. He wouldn't let on, but I knew it bothered him to talk about her like that. Remember you don't say a damned word about this to anypony, thing or inanimate object, you and I are not to speak of this again." Nora said reminding Raptor of her promise to never talk about Morgan's "problem" again.
Raptor nods and gives Nora a hug, as telling Raptor has left Nora terribly frightened and worried.
 
1800 Hrs. Your house.
All is quiet, the three ponies you've left there are quietly watching the TV, despite there being nothing good on.
"Hey Morgan, I'm going to bed, see ya in the morning. Surprised you haven't called dad yet. Since he did remind you to call and not chase him down like last time."
"Falken, do not tease your sister. Would your father let you?"
"Well, I doubt he'd care as long as I don't cause her to break anything." Falken said as he turned off his eyes and went to his room, not caring
"It's ok Luna, Falken is right though, as long as I don't get upset and hurt anypony dad will be ok. Breaking things really only upsets mom, and that's a few select things that she's very carefully placed into a very safe place that I'm not allowed to go." Morgan said
"And where would that be?"
"The only room in this hangar that you're not allowed to go. Their room."
"Ah, the closed and locked doors."
"Yea. Still though don't let Falken get to you. He's even younger than I am, he's going to do things like that. Dad expects that stuff from him. Hey, you don't think it's too late for me to call him do you?"
"No, the night is still young. Is something wrong?"
"No, I just want to talk to dad. I don't mind if you listen." Morgan said as she went to the tiny phone in the hangar.
"Umm, I actually need your help, could you call him for me and then put it on speaker?"
"Of course, and you sure you don't want me to leave? If you wish for privacy?"
"No, it's ok, I just want to hear his voice, and maybe ask him a question."
"Alright, it's ringing, if he had not shown me how this worked before he left, I would have been unable to call your father." Luna said as she set the phone to speaker and the two of them listened to the ringing that would eventually end with you picking up the phone.
"Hello? You've got Rex."
"Hi daddy."
"How's my little girl doing?" You say with a lot of cheer in your voice.
"I'm not interrupting anything am I?"
"Never. Family first. Then nation, You Falken and Thunder are my first priority. So what's up?"
"Well, I kinda just wanted to hear you talk for a little bit."
"Morgan, I'm coming home tomorrow, perhaps earlier if Thunder gets sick of listening to Cadence talk and talk about how "special" I am, being the only human seemingly to crawl his way up to the top of a nation. It's a load of horse shit. I got lucky and worked my way to where I was, earned my respect and then I was picked due to the respect. I don't want to explain it again."
"Alright daddy. How's mom?"
"She's happy which means I'm happy. Hey, is this all or do ya want to talk for a while longer? If you want to talk for a while, I'm going to need to leave the room. Mom's asleep." You say
"If you don't mind dad, could we talk longer?"
"Of course, hold on for a second."
Morgan and Luna could hear the sounds of you climbing down from the bed and then the rapid pace of your feet across the floor and the opening of the door.
"Ok, don't have to worry about waking up Thunderbolt."
"Good, so could you explain to me what you think is wrong with me?"
"Morgan, this will be the fifth time, but if you want me to, I'll go over the basics of what it is again."
"Would you? I'd like Luna to know."
"Morgan, are you sure?"
"Yes, my best friend deserves to know what's going on in my head." Morgan said as you sighed, you knew this moment would happen, when you'd have to explain this to her friends, you've already explained it to Nora, but to Luna, this would be different
"Princess, are you there?"
"Yes Rex."
"Alright, listen and listen close, I really don't like talking about Morgan's issue and I'm going to ask for you to never repeat it to anyone."
"I am listening." Luna said as the two of them listened to you
"Ok, so Morgan has a slight problem with understanding moralities, sure she knows and grasps the concept of them, but occasionally, they mean absolutely nothing. Back where I'm from, she'd be diagnosed with some sort of personality disorder. I honestly wish there was something I could do other than have her try and control the outbursts, but occasionally they get the better of her, and they tend to be a violent type of outburst, but with two others being added into the family, they've all but disappeared."
"So what is exactly wrong with her?"
"There are certain things that trigger her to become violent, and the only way to stop it is for her to go though with the violence, or she takes a few hours to calm herself down." You say as you expect to hear Morgan crying on the other end, but you don't.
"You alright Morgan?"
"Yes daddy, I'm fine. I'm just happy that another pony knows. You shouldn't have to bear this yourself. You worry about me too much." Morgan said
"Well you're my little one Morgan. You and Falken will always be my little ones. Morgan it's a parent's job to worry, you'd freak out if I stopped worrying about you."
"I guess you're right. Well, I should go to sleep, it's getting kind of late."
"Alright, good night Morgan, Princess. Hopefully Cadence won't keep us too long."
"Good night daddy." Morgan said as you hung up the phone.
"I did not know that you had such a weight on your shoulders."
"Princess, it's not a burden, it's just something that happens. I just do what I can to make sure nothing bad happens when I have an outburst. Besides, I can switch between angry and calm eye colors watch." Morgan said with a cheery voice as she flipped eye colors on Luna, only to change them back and the two of them started to laugh.
"I believe it is time for you to rest. I shall be here when they arrive."
"Alright, goodnight Luna, see you in the morning." Morgan said as she went off to bed, as Luna took up a spot on a couch and she herself took a nap. Being up with Morgan certainly takes a toll on her royal duties.
 
0800 Hrs. Crystal City.
"You two are leaving so early? Why?"
"We should get really be going home, Morgan's a little worried about us."
"Oh your daughter is worried about the two of you, that's so sweet.I think she can wait a little longer."
"Cadence it's four hour flight for us, if we go now, we'll be there by noon. Leave at noon we'll be home at 1600 hrs." You say as you're loading the luggage pods you've installed for lugging the trinkets back home.
"But there's so much more to see."
"I have seen enough, we're going home."
"Well, that's a bummer." Cadence said as Thunderbolt assisted you up into the ADFX's cockpit.
"For you yes, not for us, we have our family to return to and you have your Cadence, now, are ya going to try and stop us from going home?"
"No, you two should go home, Cadence, let them go." Shining Armor said as you started the engines and prepared for your run down the road to take off
Within a few minutes you and Thunderbolt are in the skies and heading home.
"Damn that was the longest three day vacation I've ever taken. Cadence wouldn't just stop talking would she?"
"Well, she's very enthusiastic about her home. You'd be the same if she was brought here. Anon, just let her get away with that."
"Heh, guess you're right, though she did think I was the best thing since sliced bread." You say as the two of you are on your way home.
 
1215 Hrs. Avalon's Shadow.
You and Thunderbolt have returned home to the kids and Luna.
"They weren't too much of a problem now were they Luna?"
"They were not, Morgan is a joy to watch over."
"That's great to hear isn't that Thunder?" You say as you look up at Thunderbolt.
"Yes it is. Shouldn't you start unpacking Rex?"
"We just got home. Can I wait a little bit before unpacking Thunder?"
"I guess you can relax for a few minutes, but be sure to get all of the things I got off."
"Yes dear, I'll make sure I got everything." You say as Morgan scoops you up and puts you on her back, happy to have her daddy home again.
"It's good to have you home."
"It's good to be home Morgan. You and Falken didn't cause the princess too much grief did you?"
"Daddy!"
"I'm just joking with ya Morgan, I know you behaved for the Princess." You say making Morgan giggle.
You give her a couple of pats on the neck before you have to go and do your assigned chores.
1300 Hrs. Osprey's Hangar.
Osprey sits at her table, mumbling to herself about how much she doesn't like Ludmila coming in and seemingly taking Sergei from her, though Osprey herself could never work up the courage to talk to him, or even about him in general.
"Dumb helipone stealing Sergei away from me. Sergei and I are both VTOL, is there something about me he doesn't like? Are my props too big? No, it couldn't be that, ohhh, there's got to be something he doesn't like about me." Osprey said setting her head on the table unable to figure out what was wrong with her, Thunderbolt's wedding allowed her to take her mind off of her own problems, but with it having passed, she went back to focusing on her problems. While she was sulking in her dining room, there was a knock on her hangar door.
"Hey Osprey! It's Saber, do ya mind talking for a bit?"
"Oh, sure Saber, the door should be unlocked."
"Great, it's not a bad time is it?"
"No, it's alright, I was just thinking."
"Thinking of what?" Saber asked as he came in and saw Osprey with her head on the table.
"Sergei."
"Osprey, you can't keep doing this to yourself. It's not healthy. You'll turn into Warthog."
"Whaddya mean? Turn into Warthog?"
"You'll do what she did to Anon, but to Sergei instead, after you figure out a way to run Ludmila off."
"I am not!"
"You're obsessing why he didn't notice you again aren't you? Have you tried because you never really made an effort at it Osp?"
"I made an effort Saber! I went to the bar every night!"
"And you talked to KC."
"Well, doesn't mean I didn't try."
"Hold up a minute Osprey, let me see if I understand you. You talked to KC, in the hopes you'd get Sergei's attention? Shouldn't you have been talking to Sergei?" Saber asked rather confused by Osprey's partial avoid tactic.
"Yes, and it didn't work the way I wanted it to."
"I can tell. Look, Osprey, you're a perfectly fine Tiltrotor, maybe you should try looking elsewhere for romance" Saber said