When the morning came and Chris woke up slowly he yawned and got up from bed and went downstairs and saw that every pony else was already gathered at the dining room table eating a big breakfast that was already prepared.
“Good morning,” Quentin said, “You slept in late, but no matter, you’re here right now and that’s all that matters, but tell me, how did you sleep last night?”
“Fine, not that you would really care,” Chris said lying.
“Oh but I do care, we all care, and because I care I can sense that within you that you are lying to me about last night, so tell me what really happened.”
“Alright, I might have had a troubled sleep, but nothing too bad to worry about, especially for some pony like you who has other matters to deal with other than me, like your friends and family, I’m sure they’re more important than me.”
“Perhaps, perhaps not, family and friends is an important thing like magic, love, and friendships are, but who can really say what the best of them is?”
“I could, I have my own views and perspective and opinion on this matter.”
“Yes you do, but I don’t like to play favorites or pick a side of anything.”
“So you’re completely neutral on subjects and ponies and other stuff?”
“I try to be, it is my personal goal to be objective and not subjective.”
“Well I think that you’re rather good at it right now, maybe too good in fact.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“You should care about stuff in life, you should take a side and an opinion, even if it is the wrong one if you stand up for it firmly enough than how can it be wrong, especially if you choose it when you thought it was the right thing to do, even if it were in a moment of stupid and reckless thought and emotion.”
“Well said and supported, but may I remind you that all of what you have said is coming from a changeling who has never really been appreciated in life or ever known or even ever fully and really truly loved as you would your family.”
“Your point is taken, and your objectiveness is noted, well done,” Chris said.
“There’s no need to get upset or angry Chris, I’m just merely telling the truth and stating it as it is, and whether you accept it with grace or not is up to you.”
“Grace is for those with style or class, or for those who need their past actions removed and forgotten from every ponies’ mind, but no matter what you try to do to make up for your past actions, they’ll never truly forget or forgive you.”
“Sure they will, you just have to give them the chance and trust them for once.”
“I doubt that I can do that, in fact I doubt that I can even change.”
“Well I don’t doubt you, I believe in you, and I know you can do it if you try.”
“Perhaps, perhaps not, we’ll just have to see,” Chris said.
“Ah, now you’re learning to act like me, well done, but sadly I cannot afford to lose any more time today with idle talk, I have work to do so I best be off to do it, so if you could be so kind girls would you clean up the table then go on to your other various tasks and jobs? That would be most helpful if you could.”
With that said the girls leapt into action cleaning up the table which they had just finished eating breakfast on and soon enough the whole entire table was cleared off with all the ponies doing their small part and effort and work.
“You see,” Quentin said, “When we all do our own small part, we contribute to something bigger, better, and greater than ourselves, maybe even so big, large, and grand that we couldn’t possibly imagine what it would be or even mean.”
“I assume that this is some bit of wisdom that you have stored in that big vast mind of yours, and I also assume that you have even more to share with me?”
“Both of your assumptions are correct,”
“Alright then, but tell me, what are you working on?”
“A memory spell for all the ponies in Ponyville, I want them all to forget that they ever knew you, met you, seen you, or talked to you, all memory of you would be gone, and it would be like you were never really there at all.”
“But I was there, and how can you cast a spell so powerful and large and wide that you can wipe out every single memory of me at once? Not even Princess Twilight Sparkle can do that, and she’s an alicorn now for crying out loud.”
“Oh I don’t plan to take out every ponies’ memory out at once as you say, since not even the Princess can do a spell like that with all of her powers, no, my plan is rather much more simple than that, and a lot easier to enact, I am going to get every pony to forget you by giving them something to eat or drink that will ensure that their memories of you will be gone forever, and the best part is that no pony will ever know that they had their memories wiped and erased, it will be the most perfect act and crime known to all the lands of Equestria and beyond! And it is simply genius and simple I must say if I might add; no pony will be able to resist my gifts, even if the spell has to be in water.”
“But why, why do all of this just for me? I’m a changeling remember?”
“Oh I remember, it’s not like I can forget, but the answer to your question if you must know is this, the reason why I am doing all of this is because I truly do believe in you with all of my heart and mind, even the deepest parts of it.”
“You’ve said that to me so many times before now, but now I think I’m truly starting to understand you and your reasons and views and stance, now I think I’m truly starting to understand why you did this for me, and what you have said to me, all of it, every word, it was somehow true in some way, even if I didn’t see it at the time, so now I guess I have to thank you for teaching me.”
“You’re welcome, and I hope you’ve learned your lesson by now, I have work to do so I can’t explain it, and do I have a lot of work, I mean the baking alone…”
With that said Quentin went off into his room rambling about the amount of work he would have to do and how much energy it would take and how many spells, it all made no real sense to Chris so he just left Quentin to his rambling and work, Chris in the meantime however would try to explore this house and actually make it feel like home, and he would start by talking with the family.
So with that in his mind Chris went off in search and pursuit of Quentin’s six sisters, and soon enough he found them all and talked to them, Mirror Dawn and Rose Dawn were both earth ponies and Mirror Dawn made and sold mirrors, both generic and very special, unique, and custom design ones, while Rose Dawn on the other hand just grew and sold roses, both had simple jobs and ways really and weren’t that interesting to talk to so
Chris went on his way once more in pursuit and search of the other sisters he had not fully met yet.
When he finally found Sunset Dawn and Twilight Dawn, who were both unicorns, he found out that they just worked and studied magic, and he didn’t bother for more long boring details, so he went on his way once more again.
Finally he found Midnight Dawn, a Pegasus, and found out that she just worked the night shift of the weather control, figures, he thought hearing the information, her name is Midnight and she works as night, go figure.