Celestia and Luna looked at one another in shock. Mostly because they thought they were seeing a ghost. The solar princess even approached the creature as to touch him. It yelped in shock, getting into an even tighter circle. She backed away from Salas, and sat down.

"Twilight..." Celestia said softly, though her voice had gone to an apparent shocked tone. "Lulu. Please, tell him that we shall not harm him." She raised her voice slightly, but it sounded light.

"Thou must know we shall not hurt thee, and that we wish to know how you have survived through our banishment?" Luna sat down next to her sister, and looked to Twilight. The mare nodded to the smaller princess assuring it was safe, and that if anything happened. "Come now Twilight Sparkle we-"

"Sparkle?" Salas's voice grew to a dark tone, scaring the shit of the mare in question. It was though all of his fear was replaced with anger, even his green eyes had turned a shade of red that was like fresh blood. He stood up, towering over the princesses, a yellow sheild grew over them, but completely surrounded Twilight. "A Sparkle....now I know why I feel this anger..." His voice grew low, losing its childish aspect, and was replaced with the voice of an angry parent.

Celestia looked deep into the creature's soul, and saw hate burning like wildfire. "Calm down, and explain yourself." She said, trying to protect her former student. "I assure you that no harm should come to you if you explain your hate to my student."

Salas's eyes locked onto Celestia. "And you....princess, I hate you most of all." His voice began to raise in volume. "Shoot the messenger, kill the sender..." He inhaled deeply, but Luna was first to react, by bucking him, causing his breath. Violet smoke shot out of his mouth as he took a few steps back.

"You shalt not hurt my dear sister foul demon!" She barked. "Or so help you, we shall bring you down in firey hail!"

Salas looked at the three princesses, almost giving a audible growl in distaste. "Fine..." He said as his eyes turned to a firey orange.

Celestia almost smiled, almost. She lowered the sheild, looking at how the smoke had lingered above his head. "Good, now, let's be peaceful, we haven't hurt each other yet, and I would like to keep it that way." Luna nodded in agreement. "Now, please tell us why you are so mad at my student and I."

"You banished me to a cave." His eyes turned a light blue, and Celestia began to notice a strange magic surrounding him. It her she knew it as Mood Magic. It was a type of magic that physically altered the body in some way. It was much different than just a smile or a frown, maybe her sister could see this. "My parents are dead...the ones that loved me anyways."

"I only remember banishing my sister..." Celestia said softly looking to Luna. The mare frowned remembering her mistake from long ago. "I do remember telling a guild master by the name of Hazel Sparkle to send me to you for study, and to perhaps ask you a few questions."

"Hazel...Sparkle..." He said his eyes turning back to orange, but it was more yellow. "So...you wanted to...see me?" Salas sounded calmer as he sat back down.

To this point Salas was mixed up in a mess that started a thousand years ago. However, he still hated the name Sparkle to whomever bore it. Something that wouldn't go away any time soon. He looked at Twilight with a mixture of hate and confusion.

"I did!" Celestia nodded with a kind smile. "But, now that we are here, perhaps we can speak now?"

He nodded slowly. "I don't see why not." A smile began to form. "And maybe we can talk about catching me up. I assume things have changed now that my parents are pile of bones..." The last part of his sentence sounded sad as his voice changed back to its childish state.

Celestia and Luna nodded. "I think that is fair. Although you must know that we have lived in peace for a thousand years, you will not change this by harming a princess." She looked to Twilight who seemed to calm back down, slightly. Salas, though he wanted to take his revenge, it was out of the question he was out matched. He fought to stand up, the magic flowing from the trio of princesses who all stood in front of him in more, aggressive stances, but their horns weren't charged, with that he thanked. All he did was nod slowly as his eyes returned to their dark green color. "I've noticed something strange." Celestia started, taking a moment to let notice this as well. "Your...eyes, I sense Mood Magic, I would like to know my feelings are correct on this."

Salas nodded. "I suppose it is a gift from my real mother, as with my wings, and body type." He lowered his hands down to his feet as he turned hearing a few birds fly though the building. "Now it is my turn." His body flipped back around. "How many years has it been?" His voice cracked, as he rubbed his eyes that turned sort of a sea green.

"A thousand years, like that news paper says." Celestia pointed to the paper in Salas's hand. He looked at it, then back at Celestia.

"Then I guess that is why she-" Salas pointed at Luna. "-is here. Did something happen?"

"Actually-" Twilight finally spoke up. "-my friends and I freed her from her curse of heart."

'Then?"

"She's been working her hardest to help the ponies to find a way to forgive her actions." Celestia smiled. "However, she doesn't believe me when I say they already do. If they hadn't there would be chaos on the level of Discord." Celestia chuckled at the last part. "Anyhoof, it is my turn now." She stood up, approaching Salas with a kind, motherly smile. "How long are you planning staying in Equestria?"

Salas hadn't thought about this, in fact it was the last thing he would ever think, but here was his goddess of the sun, asking him, how long he wished to stay. He lowered to a bow, taking his eyes off of her, he hadn't known what she would expect of him.

"Do you mean I may stay?" He asked, he looked at Twilight. His eyes flashed red, then turned back to green.

Celestia nodded, however not without seeing the flash. She grunted, holding in her anger, but knew that there wasn't much of anything she could do to hold the creature back. "Yes, but you shall not lay a hoof, or claw on Twilight. I do not know how, or why you are mad at her. But she hasn't done anything to you." Celestia stepped forward, her voice was harsh, but only showed care towards her subject. "Do you understand Salas."

Salas frowned, however he chose to nod slowly. He walked towards Twilight, not showing any hostility towards the lavender mare. He lowered himself to her level by getting on all fours. With a fake smile that even would make Apple Jack facehoof, he held out his right hand out of respect, offering his friendship.

Twilight hesitated, accepting the gesture, leaving a slight smile that grew on her face.

"I am Princess Twilight Sparkle, of magic, and leader of the elements of harmony."

It took a moment to remember his name, only remembering his middle, so he thought for a moment, eventually deciding to use it as his last until he remembered his step-mother's name. "And I'm Salas Strike, son of Lucky Strike, and the goddess of protection."

Twilight tilted her head, raising a brow. "Goddess?"

"My mother, she's the Peinese goddess of Protection, but if my dad told me right, she mostly protected little fillies who lost their parents in wars or had awful parents." He nodded with a honest smile.

Celestia sat down and clapped her hooves together. "Lovely!" She smiled. "Now, if we can try finding our armor, we can return to Ponyville."

"I would like to help, if that is alright." Salas bowed. "For thanks."

"If we may ask thou why you thank us?" Luna asked softly.

"You allow me to stay in your land, after my threats...it is the least I can do."

"As you wish Salas."

"Great!" Salas jumped over, smelling Celestia and Luna. The princesses were shocked at first, but once he started to sniff about much like how a trained dog would, he bolted down the castle halls shouting with glee.

"He's....lively" Luna chuckled. "We might have amany days in which we may find entertainment in the Vikrin."

"Vikrin?" Twilight asked. "Wait! He's the Vikrin!"

Luna nodded, raising a brow. "You hadn't known dearest Twilight?" She looked ahead, watching Salas rush about the castle, weaving around every corner without even taking time to slow down as he made the most graceful turns the princesses had even seen. "That is as big as he is going to get, thankfully, but his mind is that of a child until he's angry. What gives him his wings is the  genes of his father."

"I thought dragons had those kinds of wings?"

"You are right, but sometimes genes can...mix. Much like everypony, his DNA is that of a Serpentine Dragon from Piena. So they must have mixed, giving him the scaled wings." Celestia explained. "Lets help him, I'm sure his nose is still waking like much of him."

The other two princesses nodded, walking deep into the ruined castle. Next Chapter: The Order of the Watchful Wings Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 20 Minutes