Calm and gentle as the breeze.

When the universe began, it began with a bang.  The flash that followed was immense in size and blinding in brilliance.  No pony could properly describe the phenomenon for they would have to have been there.  But even then words would escape them, the sheer majesty, the miracle, was indescribable.  Over time the world was shaped as small dots of brilliance left from the bang burned into existence to further stave away the envious darkness that lingered at the lights edge.  All of this was told many times over in the records of time, for the day that Gaia was formed was the day that She came down to begin.  She was known by many names, The Creator, Mother, and Tao Faustus.  Tao was a kind and gentle mare wielding power that many of her kind in the future would only dream of possessing.  With these powers she bore many children from the very forces of nature itself earning her the loving nickname Mother Nature from her very children.  She would always smile at the name and nuzzle each one with compassion and love.

But many ask who these children of great virtue and aspect were?  They were children of the cosmos, foals of nature, and ponies of power.  Each child was born from different pieces of the very universe itself which would make them unique, but the same.  And so it was in the beginning, born from plasma and the loving warmth of the sun, the compassionate and motherly Celestia Solaria was born.  From the night sky and the calming glow of the moon and stars, the stern yet gentle Luna Antares came to be.  From the chaos and the unpredictability of the universe itself, the fun loving but intelligent Discord Discidium rose up.  Alongside these elder siblings came younger siblings all holding aspect over nature to keep it in balance and maintain harmony.  But four siblings were the last to be born; together they were known as The Anemoi, or The Four Winds.  Each held dominion over not only the winds themselves but the seasons which came with them.  As it was written, The Anemoi would usher in their respective seasons in sequence and then the next in the cycle would pave the way for the next sibling.  Out of all four Anemoi, the last to be born was soon to be the youngest and the luckiest.

The Before Time

Tao was smiling as she led her group of children with her.  The white alicorn with her reddish mane was gently escorting them through the pristine white halls toward their destination.

Luna blinked with curiousness, “Mother, is this our baby brother?”

Tao nodded, “Yes young one.  He is the last of The Anemoi.”

A pegasus filly that had snow white feathers instead of fur with glacial blue streaks upon them and eyes the color of fresh snow smiled, “Can I talk to him when we meet him?”

Tao patted her child, “Patience Boreas, he’s still young and does not yet speak.”

Discord was lazily floating on a cloud he had recently turned pink, “Yeah, wouldn’t want to scare him would we feather brain?”

Boreas blew at Discord and his lion paw was encased in ice.

“YIKES!” he shook it rapidly as the other children giggled, “talk about a cold retort.”

Tao fixed Boreas with a look which silenced all present.  Soon they all entered the nursery and stared at the lone crib.  The smell of pine needles and freshly fallen leaves greeted their nostrils upon entering.  An earth pony filly which was covered in a coat of faded grey fur with forest green segments sniffed the air.  Her amber eyes scanned the crib and her wolf tail wagged as her matching ears took in the subtle sounds of breathing.  Her mane bore the colors of dark green which transitioned into lighter and lighter greens.  Beside her was another earth filly with sky blue fur that possessed light dandelion yellow streaks in it.  Her mane possessed the colors of flowers, pinks, yellows, and purples all seemingly mixing together in unity.  Her eyes were a moderate yellow with slits for pupils; she also possessed cat ears and a tail.  

The wolf filly bolted to the cribs side and gazed in, “C’mon Zephyrus, come see!”

The cat filly known as Zephyrus trotted over as Boreas fell in step, “Quiet Notus, he’s sleeping.”

Celestia, Luna and Discord gazed into the crib.  Lying curled up in a fluffy ball with his tail clutched in his front legs was a young earth colt.  His coat was all fluffy giving him the appearance of a copper orange cotton ball with black tipped fox ears.  His tail was that of a fox and bore white upon its tip.  His left ear flicked a few times and his eyes slowly opened.  His eyes were a dark amber as he gazed at his siblings.  He smiled and waved his front hooves in the air trying to reach them.

Discord gagged, “Jeez Mother, I think you might have used to much static cling on him.”

Celestia levitated her younger brother gently on the floor and hugged him, “I think he’s adorable!”

The young colt went, “Mya!”

Tao giggled slightly as Luna hugged him.

Zephyrus tilted her head, “Where’s his mane?”

Tao pet the feline filly, “It hasn't grown in yet.  But when his colt coat falls out it’ll grow in.”

Boreas tilted her head, “What’s his name?”

Tao picked the young colt up and nuzzled him as he giggled, “Eurus.  Everypony, this is your baby brother Eurus.  He has been born from the breeze of autumn and its leaves.”

Boreas smiled at her little brother who was sticking out his tongue and sitting atop Tao’s head like a wool hat, “So he will hold dominion over the eastern wind and autumn?”

Eurus smiled, “Mya!”

Boreas spread her eagle-like wings and flew up to eye level with Eurus, “Hiya brother, I’m your big sister Boreas.  That’s Notus and Zephyrus.”

Eurus tilted his head, “Bo…re..as?  Sis…ters?”

Boreas hugged her fluffy brother as all four of The Anemoi soon embraced.  

Boreas smiled at her baby brother who licked her, “Were family and we will always love each other Eurus.”

Eurus looked at all his siblings, then a bored looking Discord and a smiling Luna and Celestia.

Eurus smiled warmly, “Eurus loves family.”

All of within the nursery smiled.