While Flurry Heart is in the kitchen eating her mashed peas in her high chair; (despite hating them still), she noticed that the storm clouds were getting bigger; which causes her to feel uneasy and begin whining. Shining Armor took notice of this, and asked his daughter with a slight coo to his voice; “aww, what’s the matter? Is that old scawy stowm bodering you?” Unfortunately this made Flurry Heart whine louder and try to hit her dad despite being bound to a highchair. With that, Shining Armor said; “got it; not in the mood.” and went to go help Cadence with the dishes that the maids have left for them. Meanwhile...

“Wow..” says Sombra while looking out the window in the kitchen; “it’s raining really hard out now. Now I’m glad that your daughter letted me in when she did; I don’t think I’d survive long enough out there if that happened.”

Just then, a loud boom of thunder shook the entire castle; causing everypony to be startled; especially baby Flurry Heart. However.. this also made her scared more; as she then began to cry from that scary noise. With that; Sombra sighs, walks to Flurry Heart, and lifts her out of her highchair whilst patting her back saying; “hey hey, you’re alright, calm down, it’s just a noise. It’s not like it’s gonna hurt you; right?” Well.. almost as if on cue; lightning struck the side of the castle; causing a loud boom again, and a bright flash of light before disappearing. With that, Flurry Heart began crying very loudly, and King Sombra starts to say to himself; “I should’ve kept my mouth shut...”.

Almost just as suddenly as he said that; the rain started hitting the windows of the castle pretty hard, and it’s starting to increase in volume by the minute; not to mention that the winds are picking up too. And the sounds of them are increasing in volume as well; so is the debris that’s being picked up by the wind too.

“Wow...” said King Sombra; “we really should do something about this situation here. Wanna tell another story?” Loud boom of thunder sounded, and Flurry Heart starts crying loudly again while holding onto King Sombra and covering her face in his chest from the noise. “I’ll take that as a yes”, he began. “Let’s begin.” With that, Sombra pats Flurry’s back, and begins his story...

“Once upon a time there lived a great sorcerer of thunder and lightning...”. Thunder boomed outside again; causing Flurry Heart to be startled slightly once more. “...well... he was a sorcerer of storms to be exact. His magic was unlike any other. When he used his magic, it would cause or create storms like no one could imagine...”. Thunder boomed again; only a little more quieter this time. This made Flurry Heart go “ooh”, and starting to suck on her hooves for being intrigued in this story. “So.. whenever somepony wanted some rain, he’ll provide it. Whenever someone wanted some lightning to study from, or make some cool effects, he’ll provide that too. He’ll even provide some thunder as well if there are some teenage pranksters out and about...”. Thunder boomed again quietly outside; which made Flurry Heart pout. Not because of the storm, but from the story. “Anyways... his name was Thunderstruck. How he became a sorcerer of storms was a mystery. Some say that he was born on a thundercloud. Others might say that he was born a Pegasus, but got struck by lightning, and somehow gotten some magic powers because of it.” Flurry Heart gasped at that realization, but eventually looked confused and asked; “goo?” Sombra cleared his throat, and clarified; “meaning he got struck by lightning, and it somehow made him into a unicorn with lightning flowing from his mane and tail.” Flurry Heart said; “ooh”, again, and then began to suck on her hooves once more as she was then again intrigued by this story.

But... before King Sombra could finish, Cadence interrupted him by asking; “are you sure this story will be kid friendly this time? Cuz your last story wasn’t, and I wanted to make sure.” Flurry Heart whined because not only did she not get to hear the rest of the story, but it’s also because she was interrupted by Cadence‘s question. King Sombra cleared his throat once more, and then replies; “it will be this time. It isn’t scary or nothing, so it’s fine.” Cadence asked again; “are you sure?” Thunder boomed again outside, but loudly this time; causing Flurry Heart to whine from being startled again. “Yes, I’m sure”, he continued. “Now please don’t interrupt me again; otherwise your daughter will be focusing on the storm too much. And that won’t be a good thing now will it?” Thunder boomed again outside, but quietly this time. Cadence sighs; looking apologetic, and says; “sorry about that; please continue.” She then shuffled back sheepishly with a smile and gestured for Sombra to continue. And with that.. he did.

“So... ever since that fateful day; Thunderstruck became the sorcerer that he is now, and his storms were still being made ever since this day. The end.” Flurry Heart began clapping and cheering; “yay!” because not only was Sombra’s story entertaining, but was also very interesting as well. And imaginative too. Eventually; after Flurry Heart was done cheering, the storm started to die down, and the clouds were beginning to move away. “Huh”, Sombra began; “what do you know? The storm’s moving away. Sweet. Wanna go outside and look?” Flurry Heart nodded, but frowns and asks; “one mowre stowy; pwease?” She then looked at King Sombra with big eyes; hoping that she’ll get one last story out of him. With a sigh; King Sombra nodded, and says; “alright kid, but just one more. I don’t wanna miss what happens after the rain has passed.” Flurry Heart got confused again and asks; “goo?” Sombra replies with; “you’ll see..” and clears his throat to tell Flurry Heart another story. Once the story is finished, the royal infant will soon learn what King Sombra meant by what happens after the rain. Only one way to find out...

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