A Love That Burns Brighter Than The Sun

After becoming the new Prince of Equestria, Eternal Flames had finally decided to settle down in Ponyville and resume his daily routine, which consisted of having to spend 2 hours a day training his physical appearence, putting food on the table for him and his friends (of course they helped out too) and his younger brother Heat Wave. At first it was difficult for him because the citizens of Ponyville always referred him as "His Majesty", or "Honorable Prince Eternal", and even "The Great Son of Princess Celestia." Eternal wasn't comfortable with the ponies overlooking his title. It took him roughly 2 weeks to let the citizens know that he can just be referred as "Eternal." Right now, Eternal is in his backyard sweating up a storm, doing push-ups while he has two hay bales on his back. Without him noticing, his life long friend, Shadow Force, sneaks up behind him with a sinister look on his face.

"CANNONBALL!!!" Shadow shouts, jumping onto the two hay bales Eternal has on his back which causes him to lose his momentum and slams to the ground.

"GAH!!!" Eternal shouts in pain. "What the hell do you think you're doing? Are you trying to brake my damn back?!"

"Sorry there, bud. I was just trying to have a little fun."

"Yeah well, if my back gives out, it's coming out of YOUR bit pouch and not mine."

"Ok, cool it, "hot shot" I'm gettin' off" he says with a chuckle

Eternal then pushed himself off the ground with brute force launching the hay bales off his back.

"And don't call me "Hot Shot." ya knucklehead." Eternal says a bit frustrated.

He then sits down on the bench drinking a glass of water. Minutes later his friend from law school, Tidal Wave, shows up and gives to Eternal a letter.

"Hmm, what's this?" Eternal says to himself. He opens it and sees that it's a letter from Twilight Sparkle. "Wait, what the?"

"Dear Eternal

I'd like for you to come over to my castle tomorrow. It doesn't matter what time. There this special place that I discovered a while back when I first became the Princess of Friendship. Perhaps maybe I could show you and maybe I could introduce you to a few friends of mine that I met over there, If you're too busy, or if you're not interested, that's ok.

Yours

Twilight Sparkle"

"A special place? Why do I get the feeling that this is all one big setup for a prank?" Eternal said. But then he shook his head. "Nah, Twilight's probably not the type to play these type of pranks on me OR my pals. This new world she mentioned DOES have me curious." Eternal rolled up the letter so he could finish up his last 30 minutes of training by running around Ponyville to gain speed and stamina.

After he finished, he had bought some groceries from the market before heading home. Eternal sees his pals playing a game of poker and as usual, Hurricane Blitz was beating them. Eternal shook his head in amusement as he headed towards the kitchen.

"You little weasel, how do you keep winning?" Ground Dasher said

"Don't know, I'm just that skilled in it as all." Hurricane replies

"I swear, this is the 7th time you've beaten us already. If this keeps up we're gonna lose all of our chips!" Spark Wave says

"Not Heat Wave, he's always betting as low as possible." Shadow Force says pointing to Heat Wave

"What? I prefer keeping myself in the game a bit longer. You guys on the other hoof, you're always thinking too big." Heat Wave replies with a smile and chuckle. "But, Tidal Wave, how come you never play poker with us?"

"I prefer to keep my mind focused on my work." Tidal Wave replies. "Speaking of work, I have to get going. I've got to work for the rest of the night and I probably won't be back by tomorrow morning."

"Before you go, be sure to grab your lunch, I got it packed for you." Eternal says

"Oh, thanks, Tidal Wave. Can't resume my work on an empty stomach." Tidal Wave says.

Tidal Wave then walks out of the house and off to work. Ground Dasher was a bit puzzled, but it wasn't because of his losing streak in a simple game of poker.

"I don't get it, Eternal, if you always make HIM lunch, how come I don't?!" Ground Dasher says.

"You eat apples on an almost daily basis, Ground Dasher, you get plenty to eat." Eternal replies.

"So stop complaining about not having a packed lunch, ya glutton." Spark Wave retorts.

Soon everybody's eyes shot wide open after he said that. If there was one thing they never call Ground Dasher, it's "Glutton."

"Uh...Hurricane?" Heat Wave says all scared.

"Yeah?"

"RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!!!!" Heat Wave shouts, dashing upstairs with Hurricane close behind.

"Right behind ya!" Hurricane replies

"Spark Wave....." Ground Dasher says in a low tone

"What?"

".....NOW I'M GONNA POUND YOU 'TILL YOU'RE FLAT AS A FLAPPY JACK!!!" Ground Dasher shouts lunging at Spark Wave.

As they start brawling, Eternal had finished making dinner, which consisted of some delicious homemade hayburgers, a large bowl of salad, and some apple fritters for dessert. The smell of the food causes the two stallions in the living room to stop brawling, more specifically, the "glutton" known as Ground Dasher.

"OOOOOOOOH!!!! ME WANT!" Ground Dasher says dashing towards the kitchen, only to get slammed in the gut by Eternal's hoof.

"Not so fast, big buy. You haven't washed your hooves and if you want seconds, then you'll have to clean up the table. This goes for all of you as well." Eternal says, looking at Shadow who was just sitting casually throughout the fight and Spark Wave who was lying down on the floor on his back.

"Got it" they all reply back.

"I-is the fight over?" Heat Wave asks peaking out from the staircase.

"Yes, bro, you can come down. The fight's over." Eternal says reassuringly

After everybody finished cleaning up the table and themselves, they all sat and enjoyed their dinner. Later that night Eternal was in his bedroom thinking about the invitation Twilight gave him. The whole idea of experiencing a brand new world was both thrilling and farfetched at the same time. His last thought were whether or not he'd be welcome in this new world before he fell fast asleep.

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Meanwhile with Twilight

"I hope he accepts the invitation. I want to be able to show him this new world. I still remember when I went there the first time. It wasn't exactly pleasant, but at least I made a few new friends." Twilight says to herself quietly. "Then again, if he chooses not to go, I can always respect his decision." This was all she said before drifting off to sleep nuzzling her cute little head into her comfy pillow.