Solar Son
Chapter 12: Chapter 12-Prince Solar Ignition Flare (Re-Edited)
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Solar was slowly placing on his royal guard uniform. The day had finally come, the day he would be announced to Equestria. A few days ago, his mom put out a notice that she would be revealing something big. He had already started to see ponies gather for the news. He could feel his stomach becoming uneasy. He was at least happy Twilight, and her family was going to be there. Cadance was also going to be attending the event next to him. He also had his mom, Stonewall, and Bubble. But the biggest thing was the fact that he had to give a speech to the ponies in the audience.
He pulled out the note cards for his speech. He looked them over and then heard a knock on the door. "Come in." Stonewall entered his room and closed the door. Stonewall saw Solar wasn't doing so good with all of this.
"You ok, my prince." Said Stonewall
"No, I feel like by about to throw up," said Solar looking over his cards.
"Now calm down, my prince." Said Stonewall
"Calm down Stonewall, ponies from all over Equestria came today to see me. Not mentioning, I have no idea how they will react to me. Plus the part that I have to make a speech to them all. I have never made a speech in my life, though I am only ten years old. But this is still a lot of pressure," said Solar as he sat on his bed and placed his cards away before rubbing his eyes.
Stonewall went over and sat next to him on his bed. "Now come on Solar, you are a fun kind of pony."
"But that's it. I'm not a pony. As far as I can see, I am just a monkey. I just don't think that the ponies of Equestria will accept me as their prince. I'm just afraid of failing and letting my mom down." Said Solar
"Now Solar, as far as I can see, you are a pony. You might not look like us, but you are as close to us as you can be. I'm not sure if we ever will find out what you are, but you are a pony. And I'm sure you will do great and even if you do fail, your mom will still love you. Nothing can ever change that. Those that love you, won't change their minds even if you fail. You know my mother used to give me a small phrase to say whenever I was nervous." Said Stonewall
"What is that?" Asked Solar
"You can never say you failed until you have tried." Said Stonewall
He thought it over and smiled back at Stonewall and gave him a hug. Stonewall easily returned the hug. They broke it, and Solar got back to his feet. He then turned to Stonewall.
"You're right Stonewall. I can't say that I will fail. I have to do this. I now I can do this. Now let's get going Stonewall, I have a speech to give." Said Solar
"Yes, my prince." Said Stonewall
They soon felt his room and headed towards the balcony that was over where all the ponies were waiting for the princess to tell them the big news. Stonewall looked down at Solar and smiled at him as they continued to walk.
He's like the son I never had. I'm not sure if he sees me as a father, but I sure see him as my son. So no matter what happens today, I will always be behind him.
***
Celestia looked over the crowd. She was impressed by the outcome of the ponies that come across Equestria. She was in her formal white dress. Cadance next to her in her formal pink dress. She looked to see Night Light and Velvet coming up. Velvet in a light purple dress and her mane up in a bun. Night Light in his old formal military uniform. Shining came next to Cadance in his ROTC official uniform. Then Twilight came in her lavender dress, she wore for Solar's birthday, with her mane up in a bun. Last was Soft Bubble dressed in a soft sea green dress with her hair in a bun.
"Now all we are waiting for is my son and Captain Stonewall." Said Celestia
"I'm impressed that this many ponies came today. I just hope Solar can talk to them all," said Cadance looking out at the crowd.
"We should be worried that ponies don't start an angry mob." Said Shining
He coughed as he felt an elbow strike his chest. He looked to see a displeased Cadance. He looked away as he rubbed the spot. Then Solar and Stonewall came forward. Celestia went up to her hugged her son.
"Are you ready my son?" Asked Celestia
"I believe so, but I still feel a little sick to my stomach" Said Solar
"Oh is that so, I think we should cancel," said Celestia trying to get out of revealing her son.
"Please mom, we have to do this. I can't be hidden forever." Said Solar
"Very true Solar. It is time to show Equestria's its prince, princess." Said Stonewall
"I know, I'm just scared." Said Celestia
"So am I, mom. But I know I can show the ponies of Equestria who I am." Said Solar
"I know you can. Now after the ceremony, I'm going to show you something." Said Celestia
"Ok, mom." Said Solar
"Now one more thing. I have been holding onto this. But I think it should finally go to you." Night Light handed Solar the book. "It's the final words of Doctor Pulse. I have been keeping it safe until I thought you were ready. This book leads to whoever killed him. But it is in code. The book was supposed to go to you after his death. But I kept it, to see if I could translate it. Sorry about that." Said Light
"No Night Light, I understand why you kept it. But I thank you now. If I find anything interesting in it, I'll tell you. But from flipping through the pages, it will take me some time." Said Solar
Solar teleported the book away, and Twilight came forward. Solar once again blushed at her. Darn, she's even cuter than last night. She quickly gave him a hug and looked him in his orange eyes.
"No matter what happens, I'm still your friend." Said Twilight
"Thank you, Twilight. I also want to thank you all for having my back in this. I'm not sure what will happen today, but I'm happy to be surrounded by those that I love and cherish." Said Solar
They all nodded and Solar looked to his mother. "I guess we should start."
"Agreed, now you stay back her and wait for me to gesture you forward. Then you can speak. But no matter what, I still love you as my son." Said Celestia
"Thanks, mom." Said Solar
"Well, let's get this over with." Said Cadance
Celestia and everypony walked forward. But before Twilight went up, she gave Solar a kiss on the cheek. Twilight then went to join her family. Solar rubbed the spot where she had kissed him. He smiled and pulled out his cards. He began to look them over as he waited for his cue.
Outside, ponies began to settle as they saw their princess come out. They quieted down as Celestia cleared her throat.
"I welcome all my little ponies here to this historic day in Equestrian history. For today, I will be making history. Everypony here will be a witness to this historic event." She said
The ponies began to cheer. Celestia raised her hand to quiet the crowd. She lowered it as the crowd was quiet again.
"Now to understand this event, I must tell you a story. Over ten years ago, I became blessed. That blessing was my son, your new prince. I have been keeping him secret until I believe it was time to show him to the country of Equestria. Now that he is ten, I think it's time all ponies of Equestria see him. For it's time I share my son with all my little ponies." Said Celestia
The crowd of ponies just exploded into a frenzy. The guards had to start to push back to keep ponies from crossing the line. Celestia rose her hands to calm down her ponies. Stonewall came forward also.
"Keep them back!" Ordered Stonewall
The guards kept pushing until the ponies started to settle down again. Stonewall stepped back into his position. Celestia cleared her throat once again to speak.
"I now you all eager to meet my son, but please don't cross the guard line. My son will, after today, begin sitting in on some courts, so you will be able to meet him. He may also walk around Canterlot. Now I think it's time I show you all your new prince. I present you your new prince, Prince Solar Ignition Flare," said Celestia gesturing to Solar.
Solar saw it was his time. He gave a sigh and began to walk forward. Well this is it Solar. The day of truth. I'll either be accepted or rejected. But at least not by all those who have known me. Well, let's get this over with. Solar kept walking and heard the massive cheering for him. He stepped into the light of his mother's sun. Celestia then gestured him forward. His stomach was in knots, and his legs were weak. But he felt Stonewall's arm on his back. He pushed him forward to the speaking area.
"Equestria this your prince." Said Stonewall
Solar waved, and the crowd went silent. They looked at each other and murmured things. Stonewall patted him on the back and walked back to where he stood. Solar looked back at his mom, and she just smiled at him. She gestured for him to start speaking. He cleared his throat and began to sweat as he looked out at the crowd.
"Um...hello." He said
The crowd was still confused on what was going on. Solar was starting to freak out. Celestia wanted to comfort her son, but Stonewall blocked her. She turned to him and could see the reason in his eyes. She sighed and stood back in position. Cadance had to keep Twilight back. Solar pulled his note cards out and looked them over. I can't do this! I just can't do this! Solar looked through them again and saw the words that Stonewall had told him. You can never say you failed until you have tried. I haven't failed yet. I know I can do this and these note cards are the reason I'm nervous. I should be able to speak from my heart, like my mom. Solar put away his note cards and took a calming breath. He let it out and faced the crowd of ponies in front of him.
"I welcome you all here to this day. I am Solar Ignition Flare the first adopted son of Princess Celestia. I am the heir to the throne of Equestria. I now a lot of you are looking at me with disgust. For I am not one of you. I may seem like a hairless monkey, but as far as I can see I am one of you. You may not see it, but I am. I do not have fur, a muzzle or hooves. I do not have a horn or a pair of wings, but I am as close to a pony as any pony can be. I was raised and taught by my mom to praise my differences, and that is what I have done. Now I know that a lot of you will never see me as your prince and I won't mind. You all can have your views against me, but I will only say this, don't judge me until you have known me.
I know I am strange and I'll admit, I'm powerful. But I will never use these powers of mine against my loyal subjects. I will use it to make sure that all of you can sleep well at night. I am your protector and your guardian. I will keep this country safe from all threats that seek to hurt our way of life. I shall let nothing harm you or your children. I will see to my death first before I see the end of my ponies. I can assure you that.
For the past ten years, I have wondered what it would be like to stand here and give a speech. I will admit I was scared to come forward and speak to you all. But I now see that it wasn't as big as I thought. I speak each word from my very heart. You have nothing to fear from me. I am peaceful and loving. I can't harm a fly. So I ask each one of you to open your hearts to me. If you do, I will open my heart to you. Only together can this nation stand. With everypony by my side, I know that this country will come into a new age of understanding. It's time we let go of the past and look forward to the future. For I am that future. So I ask each of you to follow me through the thick and thin of this world. But I will never leave you alone in the dark. I will be the beacon of light that will lead you out of this darkness.
For my closing, I ask you all to think. Tell yourselves, do you see a monster up here or a noble prince. For this question will be the one you are to answer for yourselves. For if you see a monster, then you are not my subjects. But if you see a prince who will lead you, then you are my subjects. I promise to help out all of you in any way I can. So I ask you to answer that question for yourselves. For it's time we usher in a new era. An era of peace for Equestria. And it will all start here with all of you. So I thank you all for listening and coming out to this event. I am Solar Ignition Flare, your new prince. I thank you all, my little ponies." Said Solar
Solar stepped away from the podium and as he turned. He heard clapping for him. He turned around to see ponies clapping and cheering for him. It was small at first but began to pick up. Solar felt his mother push him forward. They stood together as the crowd continued to cheer and start to call out Solar's name. Celestia hugged her son, and he returned it. Stonewall then came forward.
"Now everypony, bow to your new prince." Said Stonewall
The ponies began to bow to Solar. Even the guards were. Solar looked around and saw that even his friends up here were bowing to him. Celestia took a step back and even bowed to her son. Solar took a step forward and looked back over the crowd.
"Rise everypony, for today is a new day. I welcome you all to my life." Said Solar
The crowd then began to cheer again. Celestia took her step next to her son. They began to wave to the crowd. Stonewall stood proudly for the young prince though his mind was now busy with thoughts. This was a perfect day for him. But I'm afraid that the challenges for him have just begun. I'm not sure what you will face, my prince. But I do know that it will start to shape you. So now the real challenges of being a prince have officially begun.
In the distance stood a dark cloaked male figure. The figure's whole body was covered in a dark black uniform like a ninja's uniform. He squinted his eyes at the young prince. He then disappeared out of sight.
***
Solar and Celestia landed in the park where Celestia had first found him. Solar looked around at the trees and the dirt road he stood on. Solar then saw his mom walking forward. He soon started to run to catch up with her. He walked by her side.
"So what are we doing here?" Asked Solar
"This is where I first found you Solar. But I have been keeping my own secret about you." Said Celestia
Solar raised his eyebrow to this. They soon reached a mood of dirt with a tombstone. Solar raised his eyebrow even more to this. Celestia took a breath in before starting to spin her tale.
"Solar, I have kept a major secret from you. You see, ten years ago. I found you and your mother. She was dying from blood loss from have giving birth to you. I found her before she died and she gave me you. The grave in front of us is her grave. Solar I did adopt you, but you had a birth mother that looked exactly like you. She died before I could say a thing to her. But in her eyes, she told me everything. From that day on, I promised her to protect you and raise you." Said Celestia
Solar walked forward and placed his hand on the tombstone. Tears came down his eyes that he did have a mother just like him. He tried to remember what she looked like, but he couldn't. Celestia started to cry as she felt guilty for keeping the secret from Solar for so long.
"I'm sorry my boy." She said
"No mom, you kept this safe until you thought it was time for me to see this. As far as I can remember you are my mom. So will you still be my mom," said Solar with tears running down his face.
Celestia couldn't believe her ears. She ran forward and hugged him, and he returned it. The two simply cried it out. But Celestia still answered her son's question.
"Yes Solar I will always be your mom, and you will always be my son. I love you with all my heart." She said
"I love you too, mom," he said holding her tight.
They cried there until they had no tears left. They decided to walk around Canterlot. They knew in their hearts that they were mother and son. That was how Celestia and Solar saw it. And nothing could tear that idea from their minds.
***
The dark cloaked figured slowly walked through the halls of the fortress. He could hear the sounds of the screams of those who had turned against the New Blood. He made his way into a large room. Large glass vats of red liquid sat in them. Bubbles would at times appear. He looked them over and gave a faint grin.
He continued forward and watched as a traitor was in one of the vats. The lid the clamped down. The glass was completely sound proof. The vat was turned on, and the traitor was transformed into the red liquid that floated in the others. He laughed as he watched the traitor die. It was one more step closer to victory for the New Blood.
He soon reached his final destination. He quickly took down to one knee as he looked at his master and founder of the New Blood, the same master that had killed Doctor Pulse a month or so ago. The master was holding a pair of metal objects in his hand. They were a pair of dog tags worn from time.
"You have come to report to me, Silent Killer." Said the master
"Yes master, you have once again proven your foresight. Celestia has revealed her son. He gave a speech that made the ponies of Equestria stand by him." Said Killer
"I see, so it has officially begun. Our plans are right in place. Now we move towards the day of judgment. Soon all will either bow to me or become the blood that will color the land red." Said the master
"Yes, I can hardly wait for the day. But what shall I do in the meantime." Said Killer
"You shall continue to hunt and kill those who wish to betray us. Hunt down those you know too much about us. We must stay in secret until the day comes. We haven't finished the cirlce yet. Much more blood must be spilled on the battlefield before we it is complete. Now head out Silent Killer and do as I have foretold." Said the master
"Yes, Master Blood Star." Said Killer
Killer soon felt the area. Blood Star looked down at the dog tags in his hands. He smiled as the day of renewal was coming. He would soon have what he should have gotten eons ago. He gave a dark chuckle as he placed the dog tags back around his neck.
"Nothing can stop me from bringing about the end of all. My cult will stand on the brink of a new age. I shall finally show the world of Eques, who its ruler is. Nothing can stop me, not even Solar Flare. Soon all will be mine, as it should have been.
Blood Star began to laugh, but it grew darker and darker as he continued to chuckle. He stopped and stared at a map of Eques. A wicked smile appeared on his face.
"Soon this world will be covered in the blood of all those who thought I was nothing. Well soon they will see, I was right. I shall rain blood upon them all. All hail Master Blood Star," he said with an another fit of dark laughter.
Next Chapter: Chapter 13-Dating 101 (Re-Edited) Estimated time remaining: 10 Hours, 34 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
Well, that is it, Solar has been revealed to the ponies of Equestria. But it seems that our enemy the New Blood have not been pushed off by this. But still, who is the master of this cult. What does he mean with his speech to himself? Well, questions that won't be answered. Sorry, but everything will be answered in future chapters. Remember that New Blood will be completely explained in a future season.
Now I was unsure how to end this chapter. Whether to end it on the sad/ happy note of Celestia and Solar. Or to end it with the New Blood. Well, I'll let you choose by commenting which you thought the chapter should have ended. But don't just dislike for the ending of this chapter. Now I think I have told everything I wanted to for this chapter.
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