A few years had passed and Solaris had finally entered elementary school. It was summer finally and his birthday had arrived. The seven year old child awoke in his room which had been painted with the night sky. Ever since his aunt had showed him some of the constellations, he took a fascination with the night itself, even if he was afraid of her because of her stern demeanor. He threw on some clothing and wrapped a bandana around his head as he was on a mission to try to find his presents before his mom or his aunt woke up. He quietly walked to the door and opened it. He made sure to close it behind him and look through the hallways. There weren't any adults moving around, so he quietly moved towards one of the closets.

He quietly opened up the closet and then heard one of the doors open. He quickly closed himself in the closet and hid under one of the big moving boxes that his mother had kept all of these years. He waited patiently as he heard someone move towards the closet. His heart started to pound in his chest, his breathing became more rapid and shallow. He was scared, and for good reason when he saw through the slit of the box that the door had been opened. His aunt's blue legs stood there and by the stance she had taken, she most definitely wasn't amused. She kicked the box to startle him and he held his breath to not make a noise. He didn't notice, but she had placed her foot on the box soon after and pushed it off him, startling him.

He bolted out of the closet, too fast for her to react. "SOLARIS, YOU GET BACK HERE, YOUNG MAN!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.

He had no intention of returning to her, as he knew what that would mean. He'd be spanked and sent to his room for an hour. He started to run as fast as his legs would take him, which for a kid was surprisingly fast. At his age, he was able to outrun his aunt, but his mother's longer legs allowed her to still keep up with him. He reached the back door and quickly unlocked it, knowing his aunt wouldn't be far behind. He closed it behind him, unfortunately in his aunt's face, pissing her off further than she already was. He darted across the yard and up the rope ladder to his tree house.

Luna was too late to reach the rope ladder as her nephew had already reached the top and pulled it out of her reach. She stomped her foot on the ground, furious at what her nephew had just done, but then she got an idea. She walked over to the shed and pulled out the rake and started to reach for the rope ladder that had been pulled up by Solaris. Try as she might, she couldn't reach it, but was able to open the trap door that had been installed. She didn't know how she was going to get up there, but didn't want to embarrass herself by standing in the back yard with her morning clothes on, yelling up at the tree house that her nephew had climbed into.

She put the rake back into the shed and walked back into the house, furious with him. She opened up the fridge and grabbed some leftovers. She closed the door and took her meal to the table, sitting down to eat it as she watched the back door carefully for any signs of the rope ladder being lowered. Celestia walked into the kitchen and grabbed a box of pancake mix out of the pantry, "Why are you glaring at the back door, sister?" she asked.

"Your son tried to find the presents that we had gotten him and wisely gave to Cadance and then when I caught him in the act, he ran outside and ran into the tree house that we had built for him. If I catch him, I'll definitely give him the punishment he deserves," she muttered angrily.

The older sister sighed and put the pancake mix back up, her son had been naughty and it was time for her to lay down the law once more, he would have to be punished for his misbehavior. She walked outside and over to the tree house with a frown on her face. She folded her arms in front of her chest and looked up to the structure, "Solaris, come down here. The longer you stay up there, the longer it's going to take for you to get pancakes and the more trouble you're going to be in, young man," she said, sternly.

She was annoyed that her son was still acting this way, she had tried to teach him better than this for the last few years, but this chain of behavior had repeated itself every year for his birthday. She was getting tired of it and for the first time, she was going to be the one to put her foot down. She waited for a little bit, but the door didn't open, she figured her son was being rebellious, "Solaris, get down here now!" she said, raising her voice.

The door didn't open, so she walked into the shed and grabbed the ladder. She placed it under the door and climbed up it. At the second to last rung, she opened the door to the tree house and stuck her head in it to see that her son was asleep. She climbed into the tree house and shook the child awake. "Mama?" he asked, groggily.

She pointed to the trap door, "You're in a lot of trouble young man. There's a reason we don't have your presents around here any more for your birthday," she said, annoyed.

He looked at her and opened his mouth to protest, but he knew better than to argue with his mother. If she was like this, then there was no hope for him getting out of trouble. He extended the rope ladder and climbed down to the regular ladder and then to the ground. Celestia did the same before grabbing him by the arm and dragging him inside of the house. She pulled him past his aunt who gave a smirk, "You shouldn't have done all of that, Solaris. You would've been in less trouble than you are now," she stated.

Celestia took her son to his room and sat on his bed, laying him over her knee. She didn't enjoy doing this, but she spanked her son for his misbehavior and he started to cry. She stayed her hand at the first sign of tears and then pointed at his bed, "You will stay here for most of the day, if you misbehave further, we don't go to Wonderbolt World later. Understood?" she said firmly.

He nodded and sniffled, climbing into the bed and laying down. She really hated having to spank her son. She stood up and walked out of the room, not wanting to turn around to face her son so he wouldn't see the saddened look on her face. She walked down the hall and into the kitchen where Luna was waiting. "So it's about time you punished your son like that," she remarked.

"I've done it before, sister. It brings me no pleasure to do so," the older of the two replied.

The alabaster white woman walked over to the coffee maker and brewed the two of them coffee, Luna had the summer off from college and Celestia had the summer off from work. The two of them had spent most of the summer up to that point just relaxing and getting a few things around the house done. "I'm going to go hang out with Cadance for a bit, it's been a while since I've seen her, I'm sure that you can take care of things while I'm away, right sis?" Luna said to her sister.

The older woman nodded, "Of course, Lulu. Solaris isn't going to cause any more trouble, he knows the stakes. I'll make some breakfast for when you get back and he gets let out of time out," she said as she turned to the stove.

The younger woman nodded and left the house to her sister. The two of them wondered quietly if it was okay for Cadance to let the young child play her old game system with her old games. Especially the one about sneaking around. Celestia regretted not asking her sister to ask Cadance about it, but unknown to her, Luna was already planning on it. As the car left the driveway, the alabaster white woman started on breakfast. She was going to be cooking for four people once more, but a thought entered her head, she had been single for the longest time and now that she had a son, maybe it was time to find a boyfriend and a husband. She didn't know if it'd work out, but she figured a male figure would be helpful for her son, so she was going to try at the very least.