Sol got his nerves in check. He wanted to make sure that this all went well as he will soon reveal himself to all of Equestria, Celestia had already made the nessassary arrangements and informed all their subjects about an upcoming announcement. It had been 2 weeks since he made his choice and his older brother mentioned he had some delays as he still had yet to visit but he would be along almost any day.

Sol got ready as Celestia was set to make the announcement that she had a younger brother and that he had returned. That he was to be treated like a mare and not a stallion. He was both happy and terrified as with the difference in Culture then how will things turn out diplomatically. He sighed and left that worry alone for now as he stood next to Luna in the throne room.

"Nervious?"

"Well my Culture has changed and males have become almost like kids who need constant pampering. I feel like i am on an alternate world from the one i originally was born and raised on and i have no idea how my gender will effect the diplomacy in the future and I al don't have my cutie mark yet. So yeah. More than a little." Luna rubbed his head.

"One step at a time Sol. One day at a time."

"Thanks LuLu. You always knew how to cheer me up." She chuckled as the name he used.

"We are no longer kids so we might need different names to call each other." She lost her smile and looked asked something that had been on her mind for so long. "Sol. I know you liked to be alone and despite being mostly related to my sister who is the day, you like the cold so I was just wondering. What did you do for 1000 years?"

"Well if you must know the first 3 or 4 years I spend alone. Mostly in one area with a lot of fruit trees and I spent my time learning how to make traps. It was after this that I met a Stallion called Grand Harvest. He lived alone as he too didn't really like big cities. I lived with him his whole life and he taught me how to work off the land. How you can tell what soil is the best for crop growth and even how to live independently. I was almost an adult at that time. About 1 year away from legally being one. I asked him not to tell anyone I was an Alicorn and he promised it. He even took it to his grave 80 years later at the age of 105. I must have spend...200 years or something like that in his house as by the time I left it the roof had a lot of holes, the wooden floor was weak and it lost all it's colour, becoming as grey as the forest. So I spent the first 5 years after that finding and making a new house and about 3 years marking down all roads and trails ponies used for camping, hiking. All of that stuff." Luna listened intently to his story.

"What about magic? Did you train in it while you were away?"

"Yes I did when I didn't have anything to do. I choose to live in the crystal empires ice mountains as I just had to get some ice and I could melt in if some fire to clean myself. It was much more relaxing that just taking a dip in a stream or lake. I would spend my time wondering the roads in a cloak and picking up anything that was dropped along the road. I once even picked up a sword that fell off a military wagon. Yes at times it was boring but I liked being alone. I felt like my mind was at peace and while I did miss you and Celestia I just didn't feel like returning to a life of royalty."

"What did you take up to keep yourself occupied?"

"I studies plants. Animals and even magic. But I did try and take up some cooking and smiting after I found the sword on the road. I also took up reading. I didn't have total isolation as I did every now and then if I found enough bits on the road I would head into a town to see if I could find a bookstore or if I had something on the road that I didn't need or any food I grew that I didn't need I would sell it."

"You must have noticed the change in the culture around that time. Did you not?" Sol thought about it and remembered that around 600 years ago the mares did start acting strange towards him. Some of them even asked if they wanted them to take him back to his house which he almost laughed at as it was more than 30 miles away from the town.

"Yeah they did. Around 300 years ago, one of them asked who my 'Head mare....or was it herd matron? I cant remember. They asked who she was and even a few of them gave me sad looks. Like I was a lost kid or something. It was then that I decided to isolate myself for a long time so I went back and got everything I could carry and after 3 trips to the town I got as much books as I could. I made sure they were the largest possible so I could read them for longer and for the last 300 years I just didn't go to the town."

"Even I was shocked to see how much it changed when it came back. Discord messed up the birth ratio it as a prank but thanks to that war that happened. Male were becoming few in number which caused mares to start to fight among them about who gets the stallion. Slowly things were put in place to make sure the death rate for them went down."

"I know. After a while they lost what made them a stallion. They lost the determination and the desire to be successful. The bravery to fight and be the provider. To face danger head on and be ready to learn and try the most insane things possible and see what sticks." Luna chuckled.

"You have no idea how happy we...I am to see you are still you." She said nuzzling her head into him.

"I am not going to change. I am back and now that you are too I wont be leaving again." Luna then grinned.

"I also heard from my sister you have your eyes on a certain six mares."

"What are you..." He then realised she was talking about Twilight and her friends. "No...not in that way." He groaned in annoyance. "Not you too. Celestia was bad enough."

"Oh come on. I'm just teasing you." There were some mare guards standing around them that were hearing all of this but because Luna was there and because he isn't like normal stallions, they didn't try anything.

Sol waited for a little longer and then he heard Celestia announce to the crowed. He sighed as he felt his chest tighten as there was no backing out now. Putting on the best stony face he could he slowly walked up next to Celestia. The crowed was huge, to the point that some even had to stand outside canterlot with Celestia walking into a blue orb which was used as a projector to put her image and voice around the fields.

"As you may know, Luna wasn't that well know during her banishment and when she returned you have likely heard some theories or rumors going about that i have other family members that are not that wel known. Well i am here to tell you today that those theories are true as today i would like to introduce to Equestria, my younger brother, Flare Solis."

Celestia moved to the side as Sol stood on the ledge, letting all the mares and stallions of Equestria see him. There was 1 or 2 griffins and some others like donkeys amount the thousands of ponies that he saw. All these eyes that were on him, looking him over with wonder made him feel really uncomfortable. He wasn't use to large crowds, even in the olden days when Stallions were warriors.

He saw some flashed in the distance and even some pegusi that were flying close by, closer than normal with some press passes were photographing him. He looked back at Celestia and without needing to say anything, she knew what he wanted her to do as the crowd probably wouldn't take him seriously. Even if he is royalty and if they do, not as much as Celestia.

She walked up next to Sol and Luna stood at the other side.

"Now I am sure you have some questions about Flare Solis, so for the next 1 hour the throne room will be open for the press to ask some questions, but Solis wont be there, and don't think about trying to sneak away to find him." She said the last part seriously.

"I always hated crowds." She said as he took off his crown and placed it to the side.

"I know you do. That's why I will be answering the questions from the press, unless you want to be there with me." She offered. To him it might be a good thing to show up as it would show fearlessness to that which is new. Or it could show cowardness because he is close to Celestia. How much this culture has changed meant he had no idea what he should do.

Looking over to Luna as she smiled at him he agreed to come along to the throne room with Celestia and Luna would be with him. Following Celestia and Luna to the throne room he hesitated to enter when he heard the amount of talking in the throne room. The moment Celestia entered there was a shower of camera flashes and questions being fired, trying to get theirs answered first.

"I know you hate crowds. It's not to late. You can still choose to not do this." He decided to listen into the crowd and what they were asking Celestia.

"When did he Return?"
"What is he going to be doing?"
"Wouldn't this job of ruling be too stressful for a stallion?" Sadly Sol did read up on it and while Shining Armour did rule with Cadence, it was mainly just the guard he done. Almost everything else was run by her.

Sol was starting to get enraged with how much had changed in the time of his leaving and returning. There had been a few times he just wanted to hide back in his old home and wait for another 1000 years to see if things get back to normal.

Sighing he listend into what Celestia would say in response.

"Around 2 weeks ago."
"Not much. He needs to learn how things have changed."
"Not at all. He done it before."

Smiling at those answers he turned to Luna who now walked into the throne room and instantly was showere by flashes from cameras. Dispite the anger he had for the press not leaving them alone, one thing they said did get him. 'What will he be doing?'

Sol still had yet to find out what his Cutie mark was and he didn't know anything to try to find out. But if he was to show he was not like other stallions by a show of skill then how could he prove it? He could battle Celestia infront of them but they would likely think she was going easy on him or that him challenging her was 'Cute' in some way.

Perhaps a spar with a guard or two. He needed to remember that he was going to be trasted as a fragile child if he doesnt prove himself which is hard considering the cultural changes.

Sighing he left the throne room and went to his room to think.

He needed to think of a way to prove to this society that he was just as strong as them and then perhaps more stallions will see that and try to be like him.

"I will be in my room if you need me." He tells Luna as he does his best to remain unseen as he heads up to his room. The maids giving him a few looks as they see him in his new royal get up. It was a strange feeling as he remembered that guys used to try and pick up mares but now they were trying to do that to him. It was weird but he would be lying if he said he didnt somewhat like it. He at least was happy that they wernt angry or disgusted by him.

As he approtched his room he saw a mare waiting at the door, holing what looked like a sword.

"Oh. Your majesty. Princess Celestia sent me. She told me to give you this. Said that it belonged to you." She held out the sword which was still in it sheeth and when Sol saw it he was taken aback. It was his old sword that she commissioned for him so long ago. Before he ran away.

Taking it and pulling the sword out, he was delighted to see it wasnt rusy and didn't look worn down at all. It was still the same as he remembered it. The helt was long and golden with a blue jewel at the bottom on it and it went upwards into a circular area where the sword sproured out from. The ending of the sword split into 2 blades for the last 25% of the way to the tip and he still saw the metal was reflective.

"Thanks." He said to her and she then asked him.

"Please let me put it away. A stallion shouldnt be holding such a dangerious thing." He sighed and tried not to let his anger sound in his voice.

"Please understand. I am no normal stallion. I will take it." The maid knew she had to listen to him. Her duity was to the royal family and he was part of that. Meaning she had to listen to him.

"Very well." She bowed and left, looking at at him before she left the hall as he put the sword back in the sheeth.

Entering his room he placed his sword in a display case which was at the far side of his room and headed to take a shower. As he thought on about what to do he decided that hiding away wouldn't be a good idea. He needed to face his problems head on so he decided after he made himself look presentable and put his royal gear back on he headed to the door of the throne room but stopped just as his hoof was at the door handle.

To say he was nervious would be an understatement. This was a large crowd. Perhaps the largest he would ever be in and they even had those 'Cameras' as they were called which were almost blinding. Closing his eyes, he tensed up as he made his choice and went into the the throne room. "Let's get this over with." He said under his voice.

Author's Notes:

I am so sorry for not updating this. I compleatly lost track of time with it. This is just a short chapter. I will try and make this into something you would like to read but i am a little low on ideas for it. Also if you like this story, you might like the other one i am mainly focused on. This is the 2nd most focused on i am doing. My most focused is TOWTH. (The one with the heart)