By the time that the chariot had landed back in Canterlot, Rain was struggling to regain his footing on the ground after having himself feel weightless throughout the whole time that he was on the golden chariot with Night Light, Celestia and Shining Armor. By the time he did stand straight again, he was looking at the glorious castle that was Canterlot. A home for Unicorns, Earth Ponies, Pegasi and other species alike. And just by the sheer size of it alone and how majestic everything was around him, he was spellbound by all that he was seeing and everything that was around him.

“T-this place… It’s amazing!” He said, at a loss for words for how he should react right now. Causing Celestia and Night Light to chuckle a little in response to how spellbound the young boy was as he walked through the streets alongside Shining Armor. However, there was a couple of times where the boy felt a little bit scared because of some of the glances he was getting from some of the locals on the street.

“It is isn’t it? You don’t have to be afraid here Rain… This is your new home now and I’d like for you be comfortable and enjoy your time here with me.” Celestia said, wrapping a wing around him, smiling at the child. It helped him out a bit, but some of the ponies around the area still looked… worried.

“Princess…” Night Light whispered in response. “He’s probably scared because of some of the looks from the locals in the area. He may be a child, but since he’s from a species most of ponykind haven’t seen before, they might be… afraid of him.”

“If the ponies have a problem with him, than they’ll have to deal with me about it.” Celestia told him, even though it was with a mother like tone, came off rather serious. “Now we’ll be approaching the castle soon and I’d like for you to ask the guard to close off the castle to the public for now.”

“Of course, princess.” Night Light nodded his head before turning back to the two boys, who were waiting not that far away.

Celestia soon turned her gaze back to Rain. “I promise to keep you safe… If you need anything, just let me know?” Rain just simply nodded his head before continuing to follow Shining Armor… and coincidently, also had Night Light remember something. But before he could say anything, Shining raced over to the door to his home and threw himself in the arms of his mother as she opened the door.

“Dear Shining!! I’m so glad you are okay!!” She said, before shortly noticing the blond haired boy that was right next to her son. “Oh hello… who would you be, kiddo?”

“I-i’m Rain… It’s nice to meet you.” He said, nervously before looking back at the mare with a shy and embarrassed look on his face.

“You don’t have to be scared… I’m not going to hurt you.” She said, smiling at him as she looked at him curiously before looking back to notice her husband and also Princess Celestia nearby where she was. “Oh, Night Light, why didn’t you tell me the princess was going to be here!”

“Well… That’s a bit complicated to explain…” He started off with before the two kids went into the house and the adults followed them inside. “She was with me when we first heard about Shining going missing-.”

“He went missing?!” She glared at him.

“There’s nothing to worry about now Velvet, but I think this is a conversation for the three of you to have later. As for Rain, I believe that’s a subject that we should discuss amongst ourselves.” The Princess suggested to both of them before looking back at Velvet and Night.

“Well, come in Princess, but before we continue could you three wait in the guest area? I would like to have a word with Night Light for a moment.” she asked, turning her gaze at her husband as both of them went off into the back room before Shining, Rain and Celestia waited back in the guest room for when Night and Velvet would return.

“What do you think they’re talking about?” Rain asked as Shining shrugged. Celestia could only chuckle though in response.

“I’m sure they’re talking about Shining Armor here… But I’m sure they’ll be out soon.” She answered. The three waited in silence for a few minutes before Night Light and Velvet came back, still arguing.

“Why did you let this happen to him?” Velvet asked, sounding a little more serious now as Rain turned to see the two of them.

“I didn’t know that he was going to do something like this, Velvet. I just thought that he was going on a field trip, not run away.” Night Light then said back at his wife, all while Rain was looking a little distraught by what was happening. In the same moment though, as he was trying to block out the sounds of the argument, Celestia happened to notice a few of the objects on the coffee table begin to shake.

“Night Light, Velvet, I know it’s rude to interrupt, but Night Light said he wanted to discuss something with me personally and wanted you to be apart of it as well.” Celestia reminded them as they both looked up to the princess, nodding as they took their seats on the sofa.

“My apologies Princess. I was just stressed at my husband, since safety is one of my biggest concerns when it comes to raising Shining.” Velvet replied back, glaring towards her husband now as she took up a seat and then proceeded to ask Night a question. “So what was it that you wanted to discuss, Night?”

“I’m quite curious myself? What did you want to talk about?” Celestia asked, raising a brow as Night Light looked back at the Princess and his wife. Taking a deep breath, he looked back at Celestia once again before turning to his wife and looking at her.

“When we found Shining in the forest, we found him with Rain and… well… in a way, they almost saw each other like brothers. Heck, it was Rain that helped Shining in getting his cutie mark in the first place.” Night Light spoke up before looking back at Celestia and then back to Velvet. “I was talking with Celestia about the possibility of having her teach Rain how to control magic and I can help him with his swordsmanship, but I was going to ask if you think it was a good idea to raise Rain alongside Shining.”

“Night Light… Rain is a nice boy… but do you think we’re up for raising more children?” Hearing that had Night Light’s eyes widen a little as he looked back at Shining Armor before looking back at his wife.

“Wait… you don’t mean…”

“Nighty… I’m-.” She said for a moment, only noticing that Rain was not in the guest room as she looked around for a moment. “Wait… where’s Rain?”

“I think I saw him go to the kitchen.” Shining said. Both of his parents and the princess soon walked into the kitchen area, only to see Rain holding a ball of fire in one hand… and a tea cup with water and a tea bag in his opposite hand.

“Rain, what are you doing?” Night Light then asked, a little curious as he looked back at the youngling as he looked backed at them and noticed them looking at him.

“She looked sad… My momma back home said that if someone is sad, you should prepare them a hot beverage.” Rain then told him, putting out the fireball and then setting the cup down as he added a bit of milk before looking back at Velvet and handing the cup in her direction. “I made tea for you.”

“Thank you,” Velvet told him, picking up the cup with her hands… before feeling Rain hug her around her waist as he looked back at her.

“Please don’t be sad… I don’t like it when people are sad.” The boy replied, surprising the unicorn as she smiled and rubbed his head a little. “That’s why I want to help whoever I can. So they don’t have to be sad… like I was.”

“Now… Night Light, I know you care for the boy, but like your wife said, can you afford to raise anymore children? If not, I’m more than happy to raise him, but if you can. Let me know now, because I don’t think I can restrain myself from cuddling him any longer.” Celestia teased as she looked at the two unicorns, waiting for their final answer. “If it make Shining feel better, he can come by the castle anytime to play with him.”

Rain pouted for a moment before looking back at all of them. “Aww… why can’t I be with both of you?” He said, looking back at both Princess Celestia and Shining’s parents as they looked back at him with a raised eyebrow… and for the princess, a smile on her face.

“It’s not unheard of and I’d be willing to make arrangements, but what I mean is a place for you to stay. Since they’ll be having another child, they might have their hooves full… That’s why I’m suggesting you stay with me.” She spoke, before looking back at Night Light and his wife. “As for paperwork, I’ll see to it that they’re apart of your family as well. I sense a very strong bond between the two of you and I’d hate to separate you two.”

“Do… you really mean it?” Rain asked as the princess smiled and gave him a nod.

“Of course-” Before she could finish, the sounds of an old clock going off. “Oh, well would you look at the time, I guess I lost track of time… Rain, I think it’s time for us to go… my son.” Rain looked back at Celestia for a moment before slowly letting go around Twilight Velvet and looking back at her and the rest of her family.

“Okay… Will I be able to see them again?” He asked, looking back at Celestia with a nervous look on his face.

“Of course… How about tomorrow afternoon?” she smiled. “If you’re still nervous about going with me I understand, but… I promise I’m not going to hurt you.”

“O-okay…” He said, before going to Shining and saying goodbye as he hugged his friend for a short bit before going back to where the sun princess was and nodding his head briefly. “I’m ready… P-princess.”

“I promise that you’ll be safe here… now follow me and feel free to make yourself at home.” Celestia insisted, even though Rain was still really nervous on the whole situation. “If it makes you feel better, you could hop on my back? I’ll fly us to the castle so you don’t have to worry about other ponies bothering you.”

“O-okay.” He muttered, letting Celestia pick him up with her arms and placing him on her shoulders before spreading her wings and taking flight. Having the two of them soar to the castle entrance in a matter of seconds. As the princess landed and had Rain follow her inside, they were both greeted by an elder stallion with a grey mustache, mane and tail that had a cutie mark of a stopwatch.

“There you are, princess!! I’ve been looking all over the castle for you this-.” The stallion replied, shortly before noticing the child that was right next to her and some of the things that he was carrying. “Princess… who is this… child?” His question came out nervously, not because of fear, but because of uncertainty. He did not know if this being was indeed a child or not, nor had he seen anything like it before. Nevertheless, he proceeded to ask with caution anyways to avoid any possible misconceptions.

“Kibitz, this is Rain. I’ll be watching over him along with Captain Night Light and his family.” Princess Celestia spoke as she turned to the youngling. “Rain, this is my royal assistant Kibitz. Feel free to speak to him if you are having trouble with anything and need some help.” The boy nodded his head shyly as he looked back at the elderly stallion. Going as far as being able to lightly say ‘hello’ to Kibitz.

For the elderly stallion though, the simple hello surprised him for multiple reasons. First and foremost, it told him that not only did the child have the ability to speak, but to also speak in equish. The native language for ponykind. Second, it reminded the elderly stallion a small bit of the son of Captain Night Light, Shining Armor based solely on this interaction alone. However, there was a lot that he did not know about… and that Celestia was going to inform him on.

“Kibitz, I would like to talk to you for a moment please.” She asked him as he saw Rain sit down on a chair that was near the windows in the hall and got what looked like an old and beaten up book out of his bag and began to read. The elderly stallion followed the princess to a father segment of the room before he folded his arms and looked back at Celestia

“Princess… I know that Canterlot Castle is one sometimes for unexpected guests and I do respect your judgement, but…” He stopped for a moment, looking once more at Rain again. “Are you sure that it is wise to bring a child like him into your care? I mean, you have other duties as a princess and also as a leader.”

“I understand that Kibitz, but Rain here has a gift and I have seen him use it firsthand,” She told him in a assuring voice as the princess watched Rain while he was reading. “He may seem shy and a little nervous now, but this boy was able to survive on his own in the Everfree Forest for over a year. It’s a feat that is unheard of… and I believe that if you give him a chance, you may see those gifts for yourself.”

Kibitz himself raised an eyebrow, looking at the boy again before looking towards Celestia. He honestly did not think that this boy would be able to even live in the Everfree forest, let alone survive in it for almost a year. It was unheard of. Yet, Kibitz thought that there must be some form of truth to what the princess was saying. But there was something else he thought of too. “What about your niece and nephew? How do you think they will react to this?”

That was… a valid point. One that Celestia had begun to think about now that Kibitz had mentioned it. Her nephew, Prince Blueblood, would not be entirely open to having what he would call a ‘commoner’ stay inside that of the royal palace. However, her niece, Princess Cadence, may be a bit more open to that. In fact, come to think of it, they were both only a year older than Rain and Cadence would probably get along greatly with him.

Blueblood on the other hand, not so much. Even though his mother and her had taught him to not easily judge others because of their social status, he was as stubborn and hard headed as his father. Even going as far as to ask her if his position allowed for him to call for the execution of ponies he didn’t like during his first few weeks in Canterlot. It took both her and Kibitz a long while to explain to him that even those of royalty had to follow the law as well and that nopony was above it… which only lead to him being upset about it.

Nevertheless, Celestia herself remained composed as she looked back at her friend. “I believe that the more ponies that he gets the chance to interact with, the more that he will feel right at home here.” She assured him, noticing that Rain had gotten up from his seat as Celestia went back to where the boy was. Just as somepony else stepped into the room.

“Aunt Celestia, I’m back!” They heard a cheerful voice speak up as all three of them turned to see who it was. When Rain looked in the direction of the voice, he found a young and pink alicorn that was a little taller than he was. But instead of Celestia, she was pink and had a mane and tail that had a mix of cream and lavender colors that matched her clothes. She soon happened to notice the boy as she looked in his direction… a bit curious at first glance. “Oh, I’m sorry! Am I interrupting something?”

“Not at all,” the sun princess giggled as she looked at her niece, surprised by her timing since they were only talking about her a few moments ago. “Cadence, I would like for you to meet Rain. He’ll be staying at the castle from time to time. Rain, this is my niece, Mi Amore Cadenza… or Cadence for short.”

“Uh… Hi there.” Rain spoke, a bit nervous about how to speak to her. Especially since he was Celestia’s niece.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Rain…” She said, trying to look at him from different angles around his sides and also in front of him. “Uh… what are you though? You don’t have a tail like most ponies would…”

“Me?” He asked, a little surprised that Cadence would think of him as a pony. “I’m a human.”

“Is that like some kind of monkey?” That ultimately caused Princess Celestia to mentally facehoof herself as she looked back at her niece. However, it seemed like Rain was actually taking this quite well as he was laughing a bit before actually explaining a little bit to her about what a human was. The alicorn was surprised by this and how well he was getting along with Cadence in the process, even going as far as chuckling when she decided to mess with him a bit.

Celestia’s only concern… would be how Rain would get along with her niece Blueblood when he arrives. “Cadence, who’s that?”

“Oh, that’s-.”

“Cadence, what are you doing!? Get away from that filth!!” The princess facepalmed herself in response to her nephew’s outburst as he barged into the room. “What is a filthy commoner doing inside the castle?” Yet, even with Cadence trying to urge her brother to calm down and Celestia herself trying to keep it together… the most surprising of responses actually came from Rain as he glared back at the young Blueblood. A little bit mad after what the unicorn just called him.

“Excuse you? I’m not filthy and I do not know what you are talking about.” Rain snapped back at him. “Whatever it is though, you are being rather rude.”

“Urgh… It talks too… Aunty, why is this vermin here?” He said in disgust as Rain clutched his fist, ready to punch Blueblood if he insulted him one more time.

“Blueblood… Rain here is staying at the castle just like you and Cadence are and I expect you to show him the respect he deserves.” Celestia said sternly as Blueblood gawked at her, believing her to be joking, but her stare said otherwise.

“Aunty! You can’t be serious?! He’s a filthy runt off the streets! A low class nobody!” He shouted, almost growling at the human boy, only for Celestia to stump her hooves on the marble floors.

“Enough Blueblood! You will not talk to him in such a manner! Go to your room and I’ll be sure to let your parents know how you talked back to me!” Celestia yelled, pointing her hoof out the door as Blueblood grumbled under his breath, glaring at Rain as he whispered something.

“You’ll regret coming here!” He said, marching out the room as Cadance followed after him before looking back at Rain, giving him a gentle smile before leaving the room. Which lead to the boy then turning back to the Princess as he asked a question.

“Is he always like that?”

The question personally surprised the princess. She wasn’t really expecting for him to ask something of that degree for someone his age, but nevertheless, she sighed. “Blueblood is not always so kind to other ponies as much as he is kind to himself. Do not mind him, I’ll deal with him later and bring the subject up to his mother.” It was then that she had asked for Kibitz to go get some of the paperwork that she and I needed to fill out to legally show that both her and Captain Night Light were Rain’s legal guardians.

In the meantime though, she was curious as to the extent of Rain’s magical capabilities… so the best way to find this out was to test the boy. “Rain, could you follow me please?”

“Uh, okay… Where are we going?” He asked, walking alongside the princess as the two of them went towards one of the courtyards in the back of the castle.

“We’re going to meet a very strong unicorn who is an archmage and also one of the best teachers at the school I have. I want see what kind of abilities you have and put them to the test.”

“I don’t like tests… Is this one hard?” He pouted, making Celestia giggle in response to his question and how defiant he was trying to be.

“No, it shouldn’t be too difficult.” She assured him. Although personally, she was unsure as to if this was going to be difficult for the boy at his age. Most ponies who are first admitted into her school for gifted unicorns were admitted around age 10. Rain himself, even though gifted, was only 8 years old. Magical mishaps for Unicorns always start at a young age, so she was concerned that something would happen if Rain accidently pushes himself too far.

But it was shortly after going through the front door that the princess found who she was looking for. They noticed one of the unicorns in the room who had a series of azure and lavender robes as she soon turned around, curious as to who just entered, but surprised to see them. “Oh! Princess Celestia, what a wonderful surprise!”

“It’s good to see you again, Stardust Glimmer.” She replied, looking back at the Unicorn. “How are you doing this afternoon? Not too busy, I hope.” The unicorn shook her head as she looked back at the two of them and set down a couple of scrolls she was carrying.

“No, not at all, princess,” Stardust responded, before noticing the youngster right next to the princess at that given moment in time. “Oh? Who do we have here?” Rain himself was a bit nervous at first, but with a bit of encouragement from Celestia, he soon was able to introduce himself.

“H-hi! I’m Rain…” He said, looking around the inside of the school as the Princess was amused by his curiosity. “N-nice to meet you!”

“That’s a lovely name you have Rain. My name’s Stardust Glimmer… but most ponies just call me Stardust,” She smiled as the unicorn looked back at Princess Celestia. “Now, I wonder what brings you both here to the school… was there something you needed from me, princess?”

“Why yes actually,” Celestia replied, looking at the unicorn now. “You see, Captain Night Light of the royal guard and I were planning on being Rain’s guardians. But it was when we found him that we also found out that he surprisingly has a proficiency in magic. Mostly the kind from back during the time of Clover the Clever and Starswirl the Bearded…” Hearing that really surprised Stardust. One of her favorite subjects when it came to sorcery was learning of old magic once used by two of the smartest and powerful mages in Equestrian history.

“This boy… knows that kind of magic?” Stardust asked, blinking a bit and trying to see if she heard that right.

“Yes. He’s told us that he was also using the old castle of the twin sisters as a shelter from the inhabitants of the Everfree and also has a book on Clover the Clever’s notes,” The princess replied as she looked back at the archmage. “However, I’m concerned about if he can be able to control that kind of power at his age… Earlier when Night Light’s wife and him got in a bit of an argument, I saw Rain get emotionally stressed… and some of the items in the room were reacting to his emotions. Given that you are one of the best archmages who has done research on the work of Clover the Clever and Starswirl the Bearded, I would think that you're the best pony to help us out right now.”

There was some truth to the princess’ statement, Stardust had to admit. But the Unicorn also thought of the possibility of what abilities he could use. Despite being young, those who did not have experience with magic, or weren’t willing to try to stretch out and experiment with their techniques would only be limiting themselves to what they could accomplish. “What kind of test did you have in mind?”

“I’ll leave that to you. However, do bear in mind that his magic is not like most others… You’ll be seeing that for yourself firsthand.” The Princess told her, allowing for Stardust to gather her thoughts for a moment before getting Rain’s attention.

“Rain… could you follow me please?” The Unicorn asked kindly… but the response she got from him was rather… surprising.

“Uh… I-is something wrong?” He asked, sounding rather nervous at that moment as he walked a little bit closer to the archmage.

“No, nothing’s wrong. Princess Celestia was just telling me about your talent with magic and I thought I should see it for myself.” She smiled… even though Rain was still a bit unsure of this. Looking to Celestia first, he then said something that… actually caught both Stardust and Celestia by surprise.

“Uh…… I need an adult?”

The princess eventually chuckled for a moment before speaking up to Rain. “It’s alright Rain. We’re both adults… however, maybe we should do this somewhere where you have more space in order to focus.” With that in mind, the three of them soon began to walk to a more open area near the back of the campus so he could be able to use his magic freely without the possibility of endangering anypony else at the school.

As they did tour through the campus, a lot of the things that Rain did see though made him just watch for a little bit in awe and wonder. There were some ponies making potions, others practicing levitation and some of them later on trying out more complex forms of magic. Yet, none of the ponies in those classrooms ever expected to see him walking through the halls as he arrived at the courtyard with Stardust and Celestia.

“This should do nicely,” Stardust replied as she then turned around to look at the boy. “Alright then… Rain, would you care to demonstrate what you are capable of?” The boy looked around for a moment, puzzled as he tried to make sense of everything around him. Yet… to him, something was missing.

“Uh… Where do you want to demonstrate?” Celestia herself honestly blinked a little upon hearing that question before looking back at the confused child.

“… Could you repeat the question?”

“I was asking where do you want me to demonstrate my magic… I’m sometimes better with my abilities if I know where I want it to go… like a firepit or a training dummy.” Rain told them before looking back at the two of them. “I’m just trying to help you the best I can here, Miss Glimmer.” Stardust was honestly surprised to hear the boy try to explain something of that level to her, so after looking at the princess, she decided to help Rain out a little.

“Alright… How about this…” With that, the unicorn’s magic lit up around her hands as a transparent blue dot could be seen on the ground in front of Rain. “Can you try to cast your spell here?” Rain nodded, turning his body sideways as he held one of his arms down close to the floor before he extended his arm forward.

“Fire!” With the single world, a fireball around the size of his palms soon came forth, slowly moving to the target and when it reached the target, went off in a small plume. Surprising both Stardust and Celestia with the small display of magic.

Yet, one thing confused Stardust as she looked at Rain. “Impressive… though, I’m curious as to why you had to speak in order for the spell to work.”

“Well, sometimes whether I think of the spell’s name inside my head or say it aloud, I find it easier to pull it off successfully than other times… trust me, I know that from personal experience.” All the boy’s comment did was have the Archmage and the Princess look at each other in confusion. Especially at the last part.

“What… happens when you don’t do it?”

“Well, to put it lightly, it caused one of the biggest trees in the forest to burn up in flames and turn to ashes… I was still learning at the time.” Rain admitted out of embarrassment, scratching the back of his head. That caused Stardust to just look at him, surprised for a few moments before shaking her head to clear up her thoughts.

“Alright… Now, is fire magic the only thing you can do?” The Archmage asked, which in turn had Rain decide to set down his bag and have a couple of the books inside be looked at by Stardust.

“Well, according to one of the books there, the magic I have is one of eight elements and out of those eight, I personally can only use two.” He said, holding up two fingers with one hand before continuing his explanation and putting his hands down. “You saw fire, but the other element I can use is stone.”

“Hunh… Interesting,” Stardust replied as she looked at some of the pages in the book. “It makes me curious as to who else could use magic like this…” Yet… neither Celestia nor the Archmage were personally prepared for what Rain was going to tell them next as he took a deep breath and began to speak.

“Well… when I told Shining about it and he gave it a try last night, he could do Ice and air magic…” That… had Celestia twitch a little as she looked back at Rain.

“W-what?”

“Shining knows how to do it…… Uh… Am I in trouble?” Rain asked again, looking even more nervous now.

“N-no, why?”

“You’re looking at me like if I did something wrong…” Rain admitted, his tone sounding more nervous now. Celestia herself had to take a minute in order to try and recompose herself before she took a deep breath and looked back at the boy.

“Rain, why didn’t you tell Mr. Night Light and I sooner about that?”

“Y-you didn’t ask……” The boy admitted to her honestly, looking down at his feet before looking back at the princess. “I d-didn’t do anything wrong now… did I?”

“No no… You’re alright… I just was… surprised, that’s all.” She said to him before looking at Stardust as the unicorn began to speak up.

“Well, other then that, your abilities with magic, for being a beginner are pretty good. For being as young as you are, you have just as much skill as when one of our students first attends school here.” Stardust complimented him as she looked at the princess. “If he continued this training, then he would be straight on the path for being a mage-.”

“Not quite…” Celestia replied casually. “The captain of the guard and I have also seen that Rain is exceptionally skills with a sword just as much as he is with sorcery.” That was indeed surprising. Not many ponies these days were both skilled with both might and magic. Sometimes, it would be either just one or the other depending on who the pony was and what kind of skills they specialized with. Not many of them were Spellblades, which were a combination of the two. “I personally think we can save the future career choices for later though. It is just his first day here and he does have a lot to learn.”

“O-of course, Princess. He’s quite interesting to say the least… but I’m not sure which teacher would be good for him given how rare his magic is,” Stardust told her in response as she went through a clipboard to try and look at the potential list of names for teachers that may work for him. “Perhaps we could-.”

“That might not be necessary…” Celestia spoke up, looking back at the surprised Unicorn. “Perhaps the both of us would be the best for Rain… along with others who have the capabilities to control similar magic like he does. You and I are the two ponies who know a lot more about the magic of the past more than some of the other professors and scholars here.”

“O-okay, but what do you mean like others?”

“Well, It’s most likely that Rain isn’t the only one. He did say that the Captain’s son could control the same kind of magic, just with a different element…” The princess reminded her. “And it may be possible that there are more ponies out there who also can wield those same abilities… We can deal with all of them in time, but right now… We’ll just be helping Rain and Shining with the basics… We’ll handle the more complex spells when they are older.”

“Hold on just a moment Princess. Let me see if I heard that correctly…” It was now that the captain of the guard and his wife were now meeting with Princess Celestia and Stardust Glimmer. “Rain told you that our son… knows old magic? Like from back in Starswirl’s day?”

“Yes, told us that after explaining it to him, Shining wanted to give it a try. Unlike Rain, who can use Fire and Earth, Shining can use Ice and Wind.”

“If that’s for certain, then why did we not see it when we found them in the forest?” The unicorn them asked the princess, before realizing something. “Forgive me Princess, I didn’t mean to come off harsh, I was just wondering.”

“Well, Rain and Shining may be a bit similar in one aspect.” Celestia then said as she looked at them. “Rain only presents his abilities when he feels relaxed, comfortable… and also knows where he is asked to cast something… Glimmer, would you care to explain?”

“Certainly,” She replied, having a piece of paper form in her hands using her magic. “From observing Rain and also conversing with him, it seems like whether he is fighting somepony or just by himself, he needs to picture an ideal target as to where the target the spell. Earlier, when we were asking for him to demonstrate his powers, he only was able to do it after we pointed out where we wanted the spell to be.”

“So, like with the housing market in Canterlot, it depends on location?” Twilight Velvet then asked her for a moment.

“...... That’s one way of putting it.” The archmage replied back as she looked at both of them and then Celestia. “Was there anything you wanted to add, Princess?”

“Not necessarily… other than the fact that like with Rain, Shining’s emotions might cause his magic to be… unstable.” The Princess said, which… just caused both unicorns to look at one another.

“Sorry, but what do you mean by that?”

“Remember earlier when we first came by your home and you two had a… disagreement,” The Princess spoke up, recalling what happened earlier. “During that moment, not only did I see that Rain was stressed, but some of the objects in the room began to shake. A likely sign to his earth related abilities. It may be possible that it’ll be the same case for Shining…”

“If so then, what do you suggest we do?” Night Light then asked.

“Well… I have been talking about it with Stardust Glimmer here…” Celestia then turned to Stardust as she looked at them. “And we have decided to come up with a special class for students that can use this kind of magic… And we would like for Shining to be a part of it with Rain.”

“Just the two of them?” Twilight Velvet then asked.

“Not exactly… there will be a few more students if we do find some with special abilities… not to mention that we are going to run a test amongst some of the members of Shining’s class… If any of them show signs, we can offer them the chance to be a part of it.” The Princess explained. “Now, it’s up to you to decide if you want your son to be a part of this opportunity.”

“I would be fine… only if, like with Rain, I teach my son Swordsmanship.”

“I’m fine with that…” Celestia replied. “What about you, Twilight?”

“Well… both Shining and Rain will get the chance to be together more often…” She thought it over, speaking aloud before looking at the princess. “I’m all for it.”

“Alright… I guess this is settled then… Do get some rest, Velvet,” Celestia said to her as both Stardust and the Princess were beginning to walk out the door. “I bet you still have a lot of things to discuss with Shining…”

Night Light blinked for a moment as they were walking out the door, only to realize what she meant. “Uh… honey? When were we going to tell Shining about… well…”

“Tell me what, dad?” Shining asked, tilting his head in a confused manner as all it did was cause both Night Light and Twilight Velvet to have an awkward blush on their face.

This was indeed going to be a rather LONG conversation.

Author's Notes:

The next part of the prologue, which covers when Rain first visits Canterlot, meeting that of Twilight Velvet, Cadence and... god forbid, Blueblood while also showing a bit on how his magic works. Specifically, Fire and Earth magic are the kinds of abilities that he is proficient at while others are more so-so. Though, with him being so young though, his emotions play a major factor in how his abilities and spells work out. Case in point the fact that him being so frustrated with trying to learn fire magic originally that he cause a tree to burn to the ground.

Also, when it comes to the subject of spells and magic, theres a way here to differentiate the two. Old magic, or magic used in the era of Starswirl the Bearded and Clover the Clever, is the magic that you would find in Final Fantasy. Broken down into three types and eight different elemental variations, this kind of magic is what could be seen as what some would believe to be ancient history, while more modern spells are that in which are normal forms of unicorn and pegasus magic in Equus. More will be covered on the subject in the next chapter.

Until then, I hope you enjoyed the second one and stay tuned for more!
-Frost