Sol was perfectly happy where he was and he had no intention of moving. The bed in his chambers which was just under Celestia's room was the most comfy bed he had ever rested on. Even the bed his had back in the old castle couldn't compare to it at all.

But all good things had to come to an end as he heard his bedroom door getting chapped and he remembered what Celestia had told him. He would need to get into a proper sleep schedule now that he had returned so for the first few weeks she would wake him up around the time she woke up. This would let him be himself for a while before he needed to put on the Snow white disguise for the doors opening so no pony besides the staff knew who he was.

"Sol. Little Bro. Time to wake up." He heard Celestia say and with a groan, he slowly rose from the sheets.

"But I'm so comfy." She giggled at his reaction and his hair. It was a complete bushy mess.

"Come on. You need to wash up." Sol got out of his bed and used his magic to put it back to normal. "Luna did tell you how to use a shower. Right?" Sol walked into his bathroom and fount it more open than he expected. There was a shower in the far right corner and a plastic chair in the far left with towels stacked on it. Where he was standing at the door there was a sink and a mirror cabinet full of supplies to his right and a strange stand on his left.

Celestia saw he had stopped and was looking to his left.

"Oh that. That's where you put clothes or royal gear." She pressed a small button at the side and the stand had metal poles raise from its side before they connected with magic. Making a sort of magic box. "You set what you're going to wear in there so it's ready for when you come out.

"Wait...will I have any royal gear?"

"I am having a smith make a set for you." She then smiled with a laugh. "I don't think your old attire fits you anymore." She levitated a small crown, chest piece and shoes infront of him and they were indeed what he wore as a teen. He shoes were almost half his hoof size and the crown was to small for his head.

"You kept them?" With a sly grin and sticking her tongue out while looking at the ceiling, she answered.

"Problem with that?"

"Never change." He said with a smile. Knowing Celestia still hadn't changed after all these years.

"I will be waiting outside your room. I know you can take care of yourself." With that said, she left his room and let him shower in peace.

As Sol showered he relaxed. The hot water running down his back and in-between the feathers of his wing was very calming, to the point he almost felt back asleep as he sat in the shower so he picked himself up and started to wash himself.

He used the bottle that Luna told him to use which contained shampoo, or something like that to clean his hair, coat and wings. As he looked at the label he saw it was sold to mares. But then he remembered that society standard had changed in the time he was away so while he was a stallion, he likely wouldn't act like one in todays standers.

Moments later he was fully cleaned up and dried. He made sure to check himself over in the mirror to see if he was like Celestia and he was happy to see his coat was and so what his hair, minus the flowing style.

"Alright Sis. I'm ready." Celestia opened the door and smiled at him.

"Alright. Follow me. You should have your new royal attire by the end of today." Celestia started walking down the hall and he followed her. As he walked with her he saw there was quite a lot of guards and maids cleaning up and changing their posts from night guards to day guards. One thing he did notice was that he must have seen over 100 mares and only 5 stallions and only 2 of them were guards while the other 3 were butlers.

As he walked behind Celestia he couldn't help but hear mares whispering and giggling at him. A few time he looked at the ones who were giggling only to see them wiggling their eyebrows at him. He chose to forget it and followed Celestia all the way to the dining room.

"By the way Sol. I made you your favourite breakfast." Celestia levitated a pancake over to him, decorated with cream and blueberries which made his stomach growl. He looked back at Celestia who was stiffening a laugh as he face was scrunched up but her chin was quivering.

"Thanks Sis." He took it with his magic and went to the table where he found others sitting. He recognized them as the mares and stallion he saw yesterday but the orange and yellow one who was wearing a blue suit wasn't there. Instead in her place was a small purple dragon.

When he walked in the room they all turned and looked at him. This is when he saw the 2 other Alicorns from before, the pink one and the Purple one. The only other guy was a white unicorn who had a shield as his cutie mark. Before he could say anything he was face to face with a pink face with a wide smile.

"Hi. I'm Pinkie Pie. Is it true you're Princes Celestia's younger brother? Where is your older Brother? Do you like parties?" The pink one was lifted by Celestia and put back on her seat.

"I appreciate you want to be friends with him Pinkie. But this is his first day back so perhaps you should let him get use to it first before throwing questions his way." This is when Sol's head jumped in remembrance of something from before.

"Wait...Sis. Why did you remove me and my bro from history?" She looked surprised to hear he knew.

"You know about that?" He nodded.

"On my way here I stopped at some falls and spoke to a mare while I was in disguise and she told me a lot. The birth rates, what happened socially and even about Discord and Sombra." She sighed.

"I was worried. If others knew you were out there then the wrong kind might send out a search party for you and even other species like the griffons could have hunted you. I did tell the truth about you and your older brother only to those I trusted over the generations. Believe it or not. On the first few days that you ran away, when the effects of the realisation of how rare stallions were was just starting to be realised, I heard some mares place...bets. Some saying the first one to find you gets to marry you and other bets. At one point most of the castle staff were almost always talking about you or your older brother. So to stop the wrong kind from finding you, I let you pass off as a legend." Sol understood why she did what she did and smiled.

"Thanks." This is when the doors they entered a moment ago were flung open and a very tired Luna walked up to the table.

"Morning Luna." She didn't look happy as she just walked up to the food, took some grapes and eat them all in a few bites, along with the branch that held them.

"Ehh...Sis?" Celestia looked annoyed.

"She's always like this in the morning." When Luna saw Sol and lost her grumpy expression and smiled but she still looked very tired. As Luna left the dining room to catch some sleep, Sol sat down on a empty seat at the edge of the table and Celestia sat right at the end, opposite of the Purple Alicorn and next to him.

Looking back at his pancakes, he smiled and started to use the knife and fork he was provided. He did feel a little uncomfortable as he felt like all eyes in the room were on him but he just accepted it. He knew Celestia would be protective of him for at least the next few weeks and with him being the only male Alicorn they have likely seen, it would be understandable for him to be something of attention.

"Sol. I know you have just came back, but you are still a prince. So there are things you need to know. But what order you do them in, is your choice. You can join me and see the work I do during the day or you can go with Twilight and her friends and get to know your subjects more. But for now, remember what I asked. That you stay in your disguise." Sol stopped eating for a moment and thought about what she said.

He did want to get out and see more of this world and what has changed, but he didn't like how mares treated him as fragile. The flirting was a little annoying if they did it often but he didn't mind it that much.

"Alright Sis. I guess I'll go around and see what's changed. By the way, who are they? Also, last I recall. Only me, you, Luna and my older bro were alicorns." He tried to not sound like he was accusing them.

"The Alicorn is Twilight. My Prized pupil and the other one is Cadance the Princess of love. The stallion is her husband, Prince Shining armour. Brother of Twilight and Captain of the royal guard. The rest are the new wielders of the Elements of harmony." To hear their was new bearers was a little surprising as last he remembered, the elements were hidden away.

"New Elements? What happened?" He asked as he almost chocked on a piece of pancake.

Celestia went on to talk about Luna returning to Discord being set free but later reformed and then about Sombra's return, the wedding that was crashed by changelings and Twilight's ascension to being a princess.

"That's...a lot to take in." He said as he finished his breakfast

"Twilight. I trust you and the others to show Sol around the place. Preferable around Canterlot and then take him to ponyville to see if he can make any new friends." Twilight smiled at the chance to show Sol around the castle and then around ponyville. She would teach him the history of this castle and show him a few areas and then one of her friends would show his a different area.

"You can count on us Princess." They all finished their pancakes and Sol put on his cloak and turned himself to a normal pony's size. "Alright Sol. Follow me and I'll show you around the castle. The rest of you, stay here. We'll be back soon and while we're gone you can plan out where you want to show him around."

Sol followed Twilight out the room as he heard the doors to the from of the castle open and there was already a small crowd waiting to get in.

"You probably don't know this castle very well, but don't worry. By the end of today you will." Twilight lead him through the castle and as she did he got a few strange looks from the visitors in the castle but the guards knew who he was.

"So where are we going first?" Sol asked.

"Well you will likely want to study up on history. Ever since Luna's banishment, Equestria has changed in it's geography quite a bit. We are a little more that double the size we were back then." Sol's eyes widened when he heard this. He knew ponies were becoming larger in total population over the years but he expected Equestria to change or fall and be renamed a few times, but in 1000 they have not only remained one nation, but grown.

"Where are the history records kept?"

"In the library, which is where I was taking you." As Sol walked with her he couldn't help but notice her character. She fit a librarian perfectly but also a scientist role. She seemed to jump for joy when they were in the library and expressed her love to learn. She was shown to be very smart and knew a lot about chemicals and computers along with history and magic. He found her company pleasant and to an extent, funny. Seeing a princess jump around like a little filly when she got excited.

When Sol got to the library he decided to look at a map of the world and he was amazed to how much it had grown compared to the last time he looked at an up to date map. There was Equestria that he knew but it extended much further that Canterlot which was a good bit away from the old castle he was raised in. To the north was the Crystal Empire and from there, Stalliongrad was to the east and a place called Yak-something-stan to the north. West word there was the changeling lands and south-west of that was the deer kingdom. North of Yak-stan was the penguin union and to the west of that, just before the changeling land was the Polar bear kingdom. The only residents inside Equestria was some buffalo tribe to the south-west which was a small land locked nation next to a place called apple-loosa and to the south east there was the Dragon tribe which was on a island not far off the coast.

He looked at the other side of the world and saw a land that was almost just as big as Equestria, called The Griffon Empire. When Twilight looked at what he was looking at she decided to speak.

"It's larger than that." She walked next to Sol and pointed to 5 other countries. "Skyward kingdom, lowland republic, the Frozen norther army, the workers union of the blue mountains and united the tribes of sealand. All of them are, what you would call puppet states. They answer to the Griffon Empire. So the empire is actually 17% larger that Equestria."

Sol looked to the south and it looked like a muddles mess. There was so many countries and they had the strangest boarders.

"The Griffins have many cultures and they are constantly fighting. They believe their clan is the best so this pride had divided them. The griffon empire seeks to unite them all under 1 rule. If that happens, they will be almost twice the size of Equestria and their resources will be more that triple what we have."

"Wait. How so?" He asked. Wondering why the griffons didn't use the lands minerals to improve their own country.

"They believe in tradition. Iron, steel wood and stone are the only resources the tribes use for battle. They see using only that as a fair fight and do it to prove their skill. Saying if all the weapons are the same then it's down to skill and nothing else. It's a honour system they have." Sol looked to the east of the Griffon empire and saw another country. Much bigger than the rest but not as large as the empire. It was called The Griffon liberation army.

"What about this."

"The Griffon Liberation army. These are griffons who have put their clan traditions aside for now to unite against the empire. Seeing it as a threat to who their culture."

"I see." Sol sat down and rubbed his head. Taking all this in.

"It gets even more confusing. Before you returned, the emperor of the empire died and he had no hair to his throne and so far, no will pointing to a successor has been found. It's currently in a crisis. Some saying to democratically elect a new leader. Some saying the highest in the military should take the throne. Some wanting to abolish the monarch all together."

"A civil war." He said and Twilight nodded.

"Very likely it will come to that and the puppet states might also gain their independence." She sat down next to him as he was taking all this information in while looking at the map of the world.

Twilight was very interested in getting to know Sol more as she knew Celestia and Luna but not him and sometime in the future she also hopped to meet his older brother. To her it was a strange feeling. Seeing a not only a Alicorn stallion but a stallion who doesn't act fragile. She never once needed to stay next to him while walking or hold his hoof when he was stressed. She knew he was different from the way he hit Applejack who was the most physically strongest mare she knew.

He was defiantly different and she liked that.

"Twilight. Why are you looking at me like that?" She realised she was staring at him and tried to think of an excuse.

"Sorry. I am still surprised Celestia had a little brother." She whispered that part as there was other ponies using the library.

He nodded and decided to find a history book to see what he had missed.

A few hours later, Sol was heading back to the throne room after he had been given a tour with each of the elemental bearers. He had read a few books and got a basic understanding of the main events that have happened since he left such as Tirek and the Changeling invasion. While he did hear about it before he got a little more information on what happened from the book and Twilight. Such as Twilight being trapped in a cave with the real Cadance.

"We're back." Dash called to her friends. "So Sol, what do you think of your new home?" He sighed and chuckled.

"It's going to take some getting use to." They saw the doors to the castle close after a crowd left so Sol returned to normal and took off his cloak before stretching his wings.

Each tour with each bearer was an enjoyment for him. Fluttershy was one of the most kind ponies he had ever met and she was very sensitive as when she was passing the garden and the animals didn't go to her she almost cried. That stopped soon after he let her hug him.

Dash took him to see the wonderbolt academy where he got to meet the captain Spitfire again. She was cocky and energetic but this in a way is what made her likeable rather than annoying. She had a little big of an ego problem but it wasn't something he minded.

Applejack showed him around the outside of canterlot and along the fields so he knew what lay outside the city. She was like Dash in that she was proud and had a lot of energy but what stood out about Applejack was her love of work and feeling the satisfaction of a job done well.

Pinkie Pie was a strange one as she did thinks that he never could figure out how she did them. Like that time she showed him a bakery and somehow got in a cake without damaging the outside of it. Pinkie showed him around the city and while she mentioned different things like parks or theatres, she was mainly focused on the food areas like bakeries and cafes. She was energetic like Dash and Applejack but she was much more free spirited than them as she loved to make other happy and found satisfaction in that rather than the actual work itself.

Rarity was very regal and she was also really generous which fit her element as she bought him lunch during their tour and paid for it all. She showed him around the high class areas of the city where most nobles lived and while it was a lovely area, the ponies themselves could have been nicer.

"So how was your day Sol?" Celestia asked as she walked down from her throne. She was clearly tired as she struggled to keep her eyes open.

"It was great. But you...you look awful." Celestia activated a spell and she was able to open her eyes fully but she still looked awful. As Sol looked around he notice the place was decorated with lavender and it smelt very nice. Looking down passed Celestia he saw Luna was putting the lavender up and when she was done she walked over to him.

"Good night Luna. Did you sleep well."

"Yes I did, and how about you? How was your day?" She asked.

"Pleasant. The bearers are really nice and I'm still trying to wrap my head about all this. Hey...what are you two up to?" He saw both of them were grinning at each other.

"So you had a pleasant time with that, did you?"

"Shut it." He said to them and they all laughed as his response. Even Celestia was almost on the ground.

"You're still to easy to tease." Celestias eyes widened when she said that, as she remembered something. "Speaking of teasing. Sol, I have something for you."

She levitated a present over to him and as he opened it he was surprised when he opened it. It was his old PJs but they were now his size.

"Don't you think I'm a little old for these?"

"Well I thought you would have wanted them. You never slept without them in the old castle." She sighed, a little annoyed. It was true and he does remember he liked the way they felt on him so he decided he might as well wear them. It would be better than wearing nothing.

"Now...your royal gear is ready for you to wear. Try them out tomorrow and see of they fit. I am still wondering how we will introduce you to all of Equestria and not make it look strange or have it be something that is too much for you to deal with." Her eyes started to drop again so she walked down off her throne and headed to her room. As Sol looked at the main 6 he saw they were also leaving so it was just him and Luna.

"Go and catch some sleep. I will visit you in your dream." He smiled at her before he headed to him room.

When he got to his room he pulled out the PJs he had been given and smiled. It was his old onesie that was lined with different coloured and glowing fibbers which made his PJs look like the norther lights were on them. He stopped and looked at his flank, seeing he was still blank and he had yet to figure out what his talent was.

Sighing, he put his onesie on and hopped into his bed and sank into it, not long after he drifted off to sleep.

Author's Notes:

My editor is going through some things so it will be a while for this to be fully edited. But I tried my best to proofread it.

Also, do you think Sol should remain single or not? Who should he fall for, or who should fall for him?