"Alright men lunch brake,at ease."

Lightning gave a sigh of relief as he heard those words. Deciding to eat alone he walked over to a tree and plopped himself on the grass. He sighed as he took of his helmet and ran his hoof through his quills. This training session felt longer and harder then any other! He had been so lost in thought that he hadn't noticed some one standing next to him until a voice interrupted his thoughts. "Is it ok if I sit here?" Lightning looked up and saw Storm Flash, one of the new recruits. "Sure." Lightning answered. "Thanks." Said Storm as he sat next to Lightning.a few silent minutes passed then Storm spoke up. "It's kinda tough, waking up early then training all day,plus some of the other guards are giving me a hard time." Lightning chuckled slightly. "You get used to it, lemme ask you something how old are you?" Lightning asked. "20" Storm answered."what was it like for you when you joined?" Storm asked.

Lightning paused for a second before answering." I joined two years ago I was pretty young too, I still am actually. A lot of people thought that I was too young and weak to be of any use, I remember on the first day I woke up late and then when I got there everybody stared at me as I walked in and then the Sargent yelled at me in front of everybody, it was really embarrassing. Then for the rest of the day the other guards made fun of me and pushed me, one of the royal advisors called me a child and this basically continued through out the week. I remember on Sunday night I called Rain,she's my twin sister and we basically tell each other everything and I told her everything that happened and that I was honestly thinking about resigning from the Royal guard,and then she told me something and to this day I still remember exactly what she said: "I know your having a hard time,but you worked so hard for this,Lightning, I mean ever since we were little kids when ever we were asked what we wanted to be you always said you wanted to be in the Royal guard I mean you worked so hard for this you shouldn't give up just because of some little things a few people say or do." Honestly that whole talk was what motivated me to stay in the Royal guard, if it wasn't for my sister I would probably have quit by now." Just then the whistle blowed signaling the end of the brake. Lightning and Storm got up and walked back to the training grounds. "So how old are you now?" Storm asked. "I was 13 when I joined I'm 15 now." Lightning answered, not noticing as Storm stared at him in shock.

*Time Skip*

Lightning smiled happily as he walked through the Royal family quarters. Finally he quietly pushed open the door too his destination. "Hey." He murmured as he walked up to his mate. "Hi." Celestia murmured smiling as she nuzzled him. Yes a year later after realizing there feelings for each the other Lightning, and Princess Celestia had married, Lightning became the prince of Equestria. And now there were also two new little members of the Royal Prince and Princess smiled as the sound of babbling reached the there ears. "They woke up a little bit before you got here, I think they want to see there Daddy." Celestia murmured. Lightning walked over to a soft patch work quilt and lay down in front of it smiling, there sitting on the blanket were two foals,HIS foals, a boy and a girl, a little Prince and Princess. The boy's coat was cobalt blue like his fathers. He had small wings and rainbow colored mane and tail. His eyes were emerald green. His name was Chase. The girl was a miniature version of her mother. Her coat was white,she had inherited her mothers alicorn traits as she had small folded wings on her sides and a tiny horn on her head. Her flowing mane and tail were pastel colored and she had light purple eyes like her mother. Her name was Skylar. Lightning smiled as Celestia sat next to him,happy to be surrounded by his wife and foals.