"What?" The hell did she just say?

"Dear Tia would like to adopt you into the royal family." Luna repeats, trying to read my face. Me, a hitman for my hood, becoming royalty?

"Could you leave the room for a minute? I need to discuss this with my homies here." I ask her, looking her in the eyes. She hesitates for a minute, but finally nods, stepping outside the door. Flossy closes it behind her, and immediately turns to me, as does Rainbow.

"Aight, we gotta talk nigga. They want yo ass to join their family? Shit, this is huge, man!" Flossy exclaims, putting a hand to his forehead and pacing, before seeming to come up with an idea, "Hey, if you joined the royal family, maybe we could find a way to get home!"

At this, my eyes widen, and so do Rainbow's. I haven't even thought of that!

"You know what? Maybe you're right. And I want to get you home, at the very least." I say, going into contemplation. If I joined the royal family, I may have enough resources to find a way back to earth. But at the same time, what kind of responsibilities would that entail?

"Call Luna back in." I say, making my decision. Flossy opens the door. Luna walks in, looking at me once again.

"Well? How dost thou answer mine sisters invitation?" She asks, sounding genuinely curious.

"I agree. But on one condition." I answer, making Luna raise an eyebrow.

"And what would thy condition be?"

"Albinism." I answer with a serious face, getting a chuckle out of Rainbow and a hoot out of Flossy, Luna just looking at me in surprise. "In all seriousness, though, if I'm gonna join the family, I want researchers working on a way to send stuff back to earth."

"Thy home, correct?" Luna asks with a smile

"Yeah." I look over at Flossy, "Hey, I wanna take you with me, but you have a job here, and someone needs to watch the house. What do you wanna do?"

"I'm stayin' here, dawg. But if you need ol' Flossy here, just write, man!" He replies with a smile. I feel a little better, knowing Flossy will watch the house (And staying out of sight of the other royals. Politics, now that's the stuff that'll kill ya) and turn to Rainbow Dash

"You and the girls can come visit any time, alright?" She nods, with a somewhat forced smile. "Hey, don't worry! I'll be fine!" I pull her into a hug, eliciting an *eep* from her.

"A-alright, alright big guy!" She says with a giggle

"Come to Canterlot tomorrow for your coronation, Frosty. But you may pick your title now, to avoid confusion. Will you be a count, a duke, or a prince?"

"Wouldn't I have to lead an army or something to be a duke? And unless you plan on giving me land, I can't be a count. So I'll be a prince." I can't help but feel like a showoff when I do that. Luna seems mildly impressed as well.

"Prince it is. Though our nephew may take that as a challenge to his rank." I grin toothily as Luna says this, causing Flossy, Rainbow, and Luna to flinch. What?

"Let him come." I say simply, chuckling. With that, Luna nods before opening the door and leaving. Rainbow looks back to me.

"Dude, your teeth looked wicked!" She exclaims. My teeth?

"Flossy, is there another mirror in here?" I ask. He shrugs, looking around the room. I put a finger to my teeth, and wince in pain, pulling it back. There was a cut on my finger from where it touched my tooth, and I grin again.

"Oh, I could get used to this."

+++++

Seeing as how nothing was wrong with me (save the wings, horn, eyes and teeth) I was released from the hospital, finally getting a look at my new wings. They were large, bat-like wings in the same bluish white as my horn, with a span of 8 feet.

Yeah, I could get used to this, now that I'm not going hysteric!

"So, with these new wings, I wonder if I can fly?" I wonder out loud, giving them an experimental stretch and earning a couple *pop*s.

"And if that's a horn, maybe you can use magic!" Rainbow suggests "Though, flying is cooler."

"Aight, jus' don' hurt yaself, nigga. Rememba, you gotta through that coronation." Flossy reminds me with a barely contained grin.

As we walked back to the house, ponies stopped to stare just like my first week here. Some of them went wide eyed as their jaws would drop to the ground. Some would hurriedly bow, trembling. Some would rush to get out of my way.

All in all, I once again felt like a freak. But do I care?

Not a bit.

Finally, we make it to the house. Flossy unlocks the door, and the three of us walk in, crashing on the sofa (or in my case, my chair) and Flossy pulls out the smokes.

"Yo, pass me one!" I say as Flossy pulls one out. He tosses me one, and a lighter.

Actually, I want to try something. I put the cigarette in my mouth and focus on the end intensely, bringing it into sharp focus.

Burn

With a flicker, a tiny flame lights the smoke before going out. Flossy and Rainbow are looking at me in shock as I hold up the unused lighter. That was pretty damn cool! Let's see if I can do it again!

I focus on Flossy's unlit cigarette, bringing the end into focus again.

Burn

Flossy's smoke lights up, and I can't contain an excited (and totally manly) giggle. Yep, no more paying for lighters! Is this magic?

"Dawg, that's cool a' shit!" Flossy exclaims, taking a drag. I quickly take off my shirt and toss it to a slightly blushing Rainbow Dash.

"Cover your nose and mouth with that. If you're gonna be a wonderbolt, no second hand smoking for you." I instruct, taking a drag on mine. Rainbow goes a little redder, but does so. Hey, at least I wash that shirt daily!

"I guess I should try flying next. After this, of course." I comment, relaxing as the the nicotine (or whatever these ponies put in their smokes) works its way into my system.

"Too bad you don't have pegasi wings! They're really soft!" Rainbow comments, somewhat muffled by my shirt.

"Yeah, but preening would probably be a pain in the ass, and I don't have to worry about feathers being ripped out." I point out. Truth is, I like these bat wings. The feathered wings would make me look too much like an angel, and an angel is one thing I am not.

"Actually, I think I wanna try flying now." I decide, looking down at the end of my cigarette.

Umm...extinguish?

The cigarette goes out, and I promptly feel badass, getting up and stretching my wings. It shouldn't be this easy to control my wings....

I walk out the door, garnering mixed looks of fear and shock from everypony (did I really just think that?) that was passing by. My eyes lock with a familiar blue pegasus, who visibly pales at the sight of me. I just give her a toothy grin, and she bolts. Rainbow walks beside me, and looks up at me.

"Okay, for take-off, you may need a running start for your first couple times- oh yeah, those are bat wings, you won't need a running start. Just flapping your wings won't let you fly, you have to cup the air with your wings with every flap to stay airborne." She instructs. In all honesty, I think I may be a power flier, not a speed flier like Rainbow.

+++++

Well, flying is tiring as hell, but now I can get from point "A" to point "B" without dropping like a rock.

"You made a lot of improvement, big guy! I know your body isn't as aerodynamic as a pegasus body, but you'd definately make a great power flier!" Rainbow says with a smile. See? What did I say earlier?

"Didn't flying could be that hard, first time or not!" I sigh, rubbing my shoulder. "Can I ask you a favor, Rainbow?"

Her ears perk up, so I take that as a sign to continue.

"Could you explain to the girls what's happened so far, and have them meet up at our place?" I continue. She smiles,

"Sure thing, big guy. We'll meet you over there." She responds, stretching her wings before taking off.

I walk back to the house, having flown to town hall with Rainbow, garnering the looks of those who passed again, before I hear a familiar voice.

"Mister hoo-man!" I know that voice anywhere! I look to my left, seeing little Dinky running towards me with a smile on her face. I kneel down and open my arms, which she jumps into with a giggle.

"Heya, Dinky! How's your sister?" I ask, ruffling her mane.

"She's been pretty sad, and mommy and I don't know why." She explains, somewhat worried. "What happened? You have wings! And a horn!"

"An....accident happened, Dinky. Can you keep a secret?" I ask, to which she smiles up at me with a nod.

" The princesses are gonna crown me as a prince!" I whisper into her ear, making her eyes go wide, and her smile even wider.

"Cool!" She exclaims loudly, earning a chuckle from me.

"I'll come visit sometime. Are Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon still bullying you?" I ask, to which she shakes her head happily.

"Nope!"

"That's good. Well, I gotta get home, Dinky. I have to get ready to go to Canterlot tomorrow." I explain, getting up and setting her down gently. She looks sad for a minute, then perks up,

"Can me, sis and mommy go to your coronation?" She asks, excitedly. How does she know that word? You know what? I've lived here long enough to know not to question shit.

"Sure, Dinky." I answer with a smile. She hops in circles around me excitedly.

"Now, your sis is probably worried about you, and I need to get home. See you at the coronation tomorrow?" I ask, making her stop hopping and smile

"Yep! Bye!" She hugs my legs before walking down the street. Finally taking notice of my surroundings, I notice a couple mares looking at me with knowing smiles on their faces. Damnit, this place is making me soft, and now they know it...but who can say no to that little filly?

+++++

Sitting in my chair, I look at the six girls sitting in front of my chair, who look back at me with looks that said "Is it true?"

"Girls, as Rainbow has probably told you, Celestia is adopting me into the royal family. For what reason, I wish I knew," I start off, making the girls (Save Rainbow and Pinkie) gasp, "and as of tomorrow, I will be a..."prince" I guess. But just know that this is only a title for the moment, as I don't know what my new responsibilities may be. But just know that, prince or not, I'll always be there to help you guys. You've done that for me and Flossy, and we "Jacks" never forget our debts."

"Well, it's not like we would've left you guys out there!" Twilight protests weakly, trying to hide a small smile.

"And it's the fact that you didn't that I'm thankful for. I'll always be there if you need me, and I may need your help from time to time, so although this is a stupid question, can I count on you girls?"

"Of course, darling! We'll be there for you too!" Rarity answers with a smile.

"Do ya even need to ask?" Applejack answers, tipping her hat.

"O-of course I will...that is, if you want..." I barely hear Fluttershy

"Do I get to throw you a "Congratulations on becoming a prince" party?" Pinkie asks in one breath, to which I nod, making her smile grow wider as well.

"Of course I'll be there too." Twilight says simply. These responses made me pretty happy, but the next one was the best by far.

"Dude, what is it you two always say? Always help a homie." Rainbow answers with a cocky grin, holding her hoof out. Me and Flossy both meet it with our fists, smiling with them.

It's nice to know we got each others backs, and though I hate to admit it, I was actually pretty nervous about tomorrow. But now, I can walk with my head held high.

Author's Note

As always, let me know if you see any spelling and grammar mistakes in the comments and I'll get right on that.

All I have to say about this is this is gonna be good!
But can Frosty bear the title of "Prince" without buckling under the pressure? We'll see.