Sweetie Belle didn't care about what her mother thought. Even though she said she would choose another language, she still remained faithful with her choice to learn Changeling. It appalled her. It wasn't like she was hurting anyone.
Was she?
The Canterlot invasion left a lot of hate from Equestrians. They wanted to have no association with Changelings whatsoever.
But what about free will? What about choosing what you want to do?
I guess you don't get free will until your'e 18, Sweetie Belle thought to herself as she lay in bed.
Now, she had to learn two languages- Changeling and French.
Well, I guess I can pull it off, Sweetie Belle said as she closed her eyes.
...
Wait.
Yes.
Yes I can! she thought as she swung her back hooves over the bed.
She walked over to her desk and pulled her drawer open. Inside she pulled out a book.
A book titled, The Webster's Guide of Languages.
8 Hours Later
"Sweetie Belle..."
Just a few more minutes ma.
"Sweetie?"
Please, mom. Wake me up in five minutes.
"Sweetie Belle!"
Sweetie's eyes shot open.
"I see you were practicing your languages!" her mother said.
"Y-yeah. Yeah mom. Yeah, I was practicing my languages." Sweetie covered up.
"You seem very tired Sweetie. How late were you up last night?" asked her mother.
"I-I don't remember." Sweetie groggily answered.
"Hmm... go take a cold shower. That'll probably wake you up. Then get ready for school." her mother ordered.
"Kay."
30 Minutes Later
As she dried herself with the towel, Sweetie Belle thought about how Changelings live. They had to have some civilization, right?
Right.
Right?
Sweetie Belle had no idea. Pretty much nopony did.
If someone probably infiltrated the Changeling hive, they could know a lot more than already did.
As she got dressed, she wondered how complex their language was.
Is it difficult to learn? How about their number system?
What about their technology? Are their researchers smart? Philosophy? There was one Philosopher from the Changeling Kingdoms.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
While he died over a century ago, Princess Twilight Sparkle mentioned him and many other Philosophers in her book, The Love Of Wisdom.
Sweetie Belle read her book.
And she enjoyed Friedrich's part the most.
While John Locke, Alan Turing, and Julien Offray de la Mettrie were all interesting,she felt more interested in Friedrich's Philosophy.
Why?
One quote.
"If you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." he had said.
While she had no clue what the heck that meant, she still felt moved.
She thought of that quote whenever she felt sad. Or just needed some wisdom.
But hey, what can you do?
People either change or they don't.
Life sometimes just...
just...
sucks.