Author's Notes:

Well here is my second story. Now I have had this idea floating in my head a year ago but could never get it down on paper. But here is the first chapter of it. This one will be updated a little faster than Eques Protectors. Now I know a lot of you might be concerned with me plagiarizing or just copying, but I assure you, I would never do a thing like that.

Like I said in the description this is similar to An Unexpected Life by Alejin. But I can still assure you all. This is an entirely different story. I have read through Alejin's story and will make sure they stay separate. But please don't thumb down just because you believe I'm copying someone else's work. Like I said, this is my idea I have had, and that was before I even read Alejin's story.

Now this story will follow the mlp seasons with a few things added or changed. But it will follow it pretty close. So trust me when I saw it isn't a straight copy of the mlp seasons.

Now enjoy and thumbs up if you like this story. The next chapter will be coming up soon. I would also like to place this one small note, patience with all these stories. I do have a life besides writing, and it has taken a good chunk of my time. I am working on a third thing, but road blocks have been making it hard to figure out where to start.

Now without further ado, I do hope you enjoy. Comment as always and follow me if you wish to see updates to this story and Eques Protectors, which is nearly half way done. Enjoy the story and hope to see you all soon with another chapter of Solar Flare

My Son (Re-Edited)

Celestia walked the only trail of the woods that bordered Canterlot. Many ponies walked these paths to calm their minds, but her's was heavy with thought. She was walking the road as the night sky was above her. She looked up to the evening sky to see the glow of the moon. She felt a tear run down her cheek as she looked at the mare in the moon. She felt sorry for sending her dear sister to the moon. But she knew her return was coming soon. Though her sister would still return as Nightmare Moon, she was thinking of ways to free her from that grasp of darkness.

But her mind was dull of other things. Her life had become much harder after her sister turned to the side of darkness and became Nightmare Moon. Her life hadn't gotten much easier without her sister around. She had started to run the country of Equestria on her own. But she did have ponies who helped her out. But she was still the ruler. From this came the stress of running the country, the tension she didn't like having. But it was pressure she knew would come from running it all on her own. But life wasn't all just the stress of running a country, but it was one major fact. It was the fact of having no family of her own.

Once again, she came to see all the new fillies and colts. She congratulated the parents on their newborn children. But after she left, everything changed. She left anger and sadness. She had desperately wanted a child of her own. She considered the orphanage but decided that ponies who couldn't have a child should have a chance to adopt one of their own. So she kept on living with her fake smile and happiness, even though she was in a spiral of sadness. The main reason she couldn't have a child was that she wasn't fertile, and she couldn't do a thing to change that. While other mares could have kids, she would live without having a child. So she was always going to see those who are happy with kids and never feel that happiness.

She stopped as tears came down her face. She was glad that the captain of the guard had allowed her to come alone. She never wanted her ponies to see her like this, but the captain knew her pain As he was a close friend. His family had served as captain ever since her parents were in power. She wiped her eyes and ran deep into the forest and then fell to her knees and just let it all out. In her castle and courts, she kept her facade up. But she didn't know how much longer she could keep it up. All she wanted was to be a mother, and she could never have that. She could never have the chance to be a mother.

"I'm tired of it all. Why do I have to be the one who doesn't get to be happy!?" She screamed out in the forest with tears running down her face.

She slowly got up and wiped away her tears. She then brushed off her white dress, made sure her coat looked regal and straightened up her crown and jewelry. But, her mind was still heavy with sadness. She didn't want to return to the castle with all of her sadness. She looked over at a tree. The leaves no longer sprouted from the tree, showing that it was dead. She decided a little destruction might help her out. She charged her horn and then let out a blast of magic. It easily turned the tree into splinters. But it barely did a thing to help her.

She went over to the tree stump and sat down. She began to cry again. "Why, why can't I have the happiness of my subjects. Why do I have to be alone? All I wish for is a child. That's all I wish for." She placed her hands over her eyes as she began to cry. After a while, she knew the captain of her guard would start to get worried. She got up and began to move her way towards the castle, but stopped when she heard a scream. She turned to the noise. Soon, she heard it again. She decided to head towards the sound and make sure the pony who just screamed was ok. She could leave the forest knowing that one of her subjects is hurt.

What she found amazed her, it was a creature she had never seen before. It had no fur, but skin. The only hair she saw was long black hair on its head. But the strange creature was still something she never remembered living on Eques. As Celestia moved closer to the animal, she saw that the strange creature looked like a monkey. But when Celestia looked closer, the creature didn't seem completely like a monkey. She also noticed that the creature appeared to be female. It was wearing an aqua blue dress. Celestia moved closer but stopped as her ears twitched because a sound came from the woman. She looked down to see the female creature beginning to stir. Celestia kept herself ready as the woman's head looked up at her. She could see that she had marine colored eyes. The woman put on a smile, and Celestia backed up a little. She was unsure what even to think of this female creature.

What is this thing? Soon the female reached for something. Celestia began to charge her horn but watched as she presented her with a bundle wrapped in blankets. The blankets looked to be part of the dress with blood stains over it. Celestia raised her eyebrow to this. She kissed the bundle and then gently pushed the bundle over to Celestia. Celestia released her magic and bent down to pick up the bundle in her arms. She looked at the woman's eyes. In her eyes were her words. Celestia could understand what the woman wanted her to do with this bundle in her arms.

The female looked up at the bundle. A few tears had left the woman's eyes before she rested head on the ground. Celestia watched as the life left the unknown female. Once she was sure she was gone, she decided to discover what killed her. She pushed some magic into her horn to flip the creature over and gasped. In the center of her chest was a massive wound. She could clearly see a knife-like weapon made it. She spotted a nice sized knife covered in blood next to her. She also saw that her guess of the creature being female was right. She felt sorry for her. She then looked down at the bundle in her hands. She opened the bundle of blankets and saw a newly born child. This must have been her son. She then looked back at the woman. She now realized what had happened to her.

The woman had performed a C-section on herself. She must not have been able to give a natural birth, so a C-section was the only thing she could do. She shed a tear for this mother. She had died to try to bring her child into this world. But Celestia couldn't understand how she got into the woods. She looked around before looking done at the child. Celestia made sure he was breathing and sighed as she saw his chest go up and down. She turned her attention back to the dead woman. Celestia used her magic and created a grave for her. She gently lifted her and placed her inside. She covered up the grave and rested a rock on top as a tombstone.

"Rest in peace." She looked down at the baby. She watched as the little newborn infant slept peacefully. She brought her eyes back up to the grave. "I will protect him and raise him as my own. I thank you for this chance." She turned around and shed one more tear for the loss of life in her kingdom. She never liked it when creatures died on her watch, no matter what they were. She took to the skies and flew back to the castle.

***

"Please tell me somepony has seen Princess Celestia." Said a stallion.

The stallion was the captain of the guard. Stonewall was his name. He had a brown coat and red brick mane. His eyes were a soft gray color. His cutie mark, which rested on his hand, showed a hammer smashing a wall. He was an earth pony and a tough one at that. He was wearing a red brick uniform to show his rank in the guards. He looked over the night guards. He still remembered the stories of the bat night guards that used to patrol. But after Nightmare Moon, they weren't a sight anymore. Though he hoped one day to see them again, as they perfect for the evening patrols.

Soon he heard the sound of wing beats. He saw the princess landing on a balcony that his pegasi guards landed on. He could see she was carrying a bundle. She began to walk, and her guards bowed to her. She stopped in front of Stonewall and whispered her orders to him. She walked past him towards her room. Stonewall looked back at her and then back at his guards, who were raising their eyebrows at him.

"What the hell you all staring! Play time is over, get to work! We have a castle and princess to protect. Now get back to work, you fools!" He said

They saluted and went off to work. Stonewall then turned and sighed. I can't believe the princess. Well, this is going to be a fun story. Let's just hope we don't have major problems coming up from this. He did one last check before walking towards the princess's room.

***

Celestia had placed the child on her bed. She searched her closet and found some new blankets for him. Celestia made a mental to have him seen by a doctor. She wanted to ensure he was healthy. Her attention turned to the sound of the door opening up. Stonewall walked in. She could only hope this would go over easy with him. He walked forward and stopped as he looked at the child on the bed.

"Princess, what is that?" He asked

"I'm to sure Captain Stonewall, but I found him in the forest." She said

"What do you mean by that? A baby couldn't survive in the forest." He said still looking at the infant.

"No, I found him and his mother. I have no idea what species they are, but they are not clearly anything I've seen on Eques. I found them in the forest when I was going to come home. I got the child..." She said, but was interrupted by Stonewall.

"Wait, you took this child from some creature that was his mother. Princess, are you insane! I know you want a child, but stealing one isn't a good idea. How can we be sure there aren't more of them?" He said

"Please Stonewall, I'm a princess. I wouldn't steal a child, even if I wanted one so badly. No, the mother had performed a C-section on herself. She seemed to be unable to give natural birth. I guess from something that happened to her in her life. She was dying when I found her. I heard a scream and found them. She handed me her son and with her eyes, told me to save him. After she had passed away, I buried her where I found her," said Celestia, while looking at Stonewall.

Stonewall bowed his head in respect to the dead. As he rose, he looked down at the infant. "So you're sure we won't have to worry about an attack by more of these things hunting for this thing?"

"I'm confident. The child and his mother seemed to be the only two. But to be sure, in the morning, have teams sweep the forest. I want every inch searched." She said

"Yes, princess. Now let me guess, you're going to raise the child as your own." He said

"Yes Stonewall, I never got to say a word to his mother before she passed. But I will do what is right. He will be my son, the future prince of Equestria. The son of Princess Celestia," she said running her hand across his face.

"He seems to be fresh." Said Stonewall

"Yes, he is only a few minutes old." She watched as the child peacefully slept on her bed. She smiled, and Stonewall looked at it. He could tell this wasn't a smile she had with her facade. This smile was a real one. He smiled himself. "Stonewall, I got my wish, I'm going to be a mother."

"Yes, princess. But you should get some rest. You do have court in the morning." He said

"I know, but one other thing Stonewall. His existence stays between us and only us. I don't know how the others will react to his presence. I want him to be safe, and till I find a way to reveal his existence, I want this to stay between us." She said

"Yes princess, you have my silence. But ponies will get suspicious about our activates as the secret keeps moving forward. In my opinion, you should get the loyalty of the other ponies that work for you. You may never know when a slip up will happen. I wouldn't want something to happen to that little one or what the ponies of Canterlot will do. You are his guardian, but also the guardian of the ponies of Equestria. You are a mother and a princess. Now with him being so new to this world, I think it would be wise for him to be looked over by a doctor. I'll send for a loyal doctor to come tomorrow and see him." He said

"Thank you Stonewall and leave me as it is late." She said

"Well, then goodnight Celestia. But wait, what will his name be?" Stonewall said.

Celestia thought about all the names she wanted to name her children. She then found the perfect name of all the names she would want to give a child of her own. "His full name will be Solar Ignition Flare, but he will be known as Solar Flare."

"Excellent title princess, now I think it's time I leave you. I will send for that doctor in the morning. Have a nice night princess and prince." Said Stonewall as he bowed and stepped out.

Celestia sighed and picked up her new child. She held him in her arms. She looked down at him. She couldn't believe how cute he was. He may be different, but he was this loveable. She walked out to the balcony and looked up at the moon. A few tears escaped her eyes as she held her son. My dream has come true. She looked at to the forest where the grave lied. I promise you that I will raise him. He will be protected and taught all he can learn. I will teach him how to be the greatest, pony around. I have a feeling you were meant to be here Solar.

"Now I think we should get some sleep," she said to her sleeping child.

She returned to her room. She used her magic to close the doors to her balcony and gently placed Solar on the bed. She quickly changed out of her dress and into her nightgown. She gently got into bed as not to disturb her child. She pulled the covers over her and wrapped her wings around her son. She held him close to her body in those wings. She gently kissed him on the forehead. His skin felt strange on her furry lips. She pulled her son closer to her chest and smiled.

"Welcome to Equestria my son, my Solar Flare."