SnowFlare, Pegasus of Ice.

Shyspark said:

Snowflare was in the middle of reading his magic books when he heard Celestia trying to contact him through telepathy.

Snowflare, are you there? she asked. Snowflare closed the book with magic, then set it on the table. Reaching out with his mind, he responded, "I'm here, Princess."

As replied, he hopped onto his bed and lay down, his blue mane spreading across his bedspread.

Snowflare, you've come a long way with your magic training. But dark times may be ahead, and I need you to be ready for anything. I think you need to train for combat. Her voice was strangely urgent in her mind as she spoke, and her aura was grave.

Well, Snowflare, right now I have to go get more flower seeds for Ruby to plant. She said exactly what he knew she'd say.

Snowflare remembered Ruby. Ruby Shrub. She didn't have any parents because they died at her birth. Celestia and Luna took her in, and when Snowflare came to the castle, the baby wouldn't stop staring at him. It was almost embarressing. As the years passed by the filly kept asking him to play with her. It's like she was determined to. At first he had just started to ignore her, but for some reason, he gave in eventually, but it felt...fun, playing with the filly. She had a very big fascination for gardening as well, but that's about all he could remember. Realizing Celestia had cut off telepathy already, he decided that he would go to that abandoned forest to train his combat skills, but he should probably take some medical equipment with him.

He made his way into the Everfree forest. As he walked, each shadow whispered darkly, and the darkness felt sinister...yet strangely inviting. Chills ran up his spine as he walked, his hoofsteps faltering. Finally finding a semi-sunny clearing, he settled by an old tree stump and began to practice.

Producing a combat book from his saddlebags, he began to read, beginning to practice some basic spells. Unfortunately, he failed most of them at first for about half an hour.

Suddenly, the sound of a scream pierced his ears, coming from the other side of the forest! He instantly closed the book and took off, stuffing the book in his saddlebags as he ran.

Rushing immediately to the source, he saw a chicken with the body of a snake chasing a yellow mare with a pink mane and tail!

Oh, I've heard of those! It's a...what's it called? A cockatrice! Wait, don't think about that, I have to help her!

Snowflare charged straight up at the monster before the mare could realize he was there. A simple wingstorm should blow that thing away! he thought as he charged up his wings. He concentrated hard, thoughts of ice flooding his brain. They glowed for a moment, and then he flapped them, unleashing a gust of frozen winds at the Cockatrice. That was enough to knock it away, and Snowflare didn't deny the chance. He charged up and rammed the Cockatrice into a tree, knocking it out temporarily.

"Miss, we have to get out of here!" The mare whipped around at him, her eyes wide with surprise. She simply nodded, seemingly hesitant, and spread her wings.

The mare quickly picked up a bunny and ran, Snowflare flying behind her. The mare followed a narrow, rocky trail that he hadn't noticed. Before her knew it, he was back in the sunlight, near a small cottage.

Upon closer inspection, it looked like the Cockatrice had hurt the poor mare. Snowflare took out his medical equipment and got out exactly what was needed to stop the bleeding on the mare's cut.

"You shouldn't be out in the forests, you could've faced even worse from that Cockatrice," he said gently but firmly. "What's your name?"

The mare ducked her head shyly. A tiny squeak came out, and Snowflare frowned, unable to hear her properly.

"Um. Did you say...uh...buttered pie?" he questioned, very confused.

"I-I'm F....Fluttershy..." A blush reddened her cheeks as she responded in a whisper.

"Nice to meet you Fluttershy, I'm Snowflare." As he introduced himself, she backed up slowly. She suddenly whipped around and trotted towards her cottage, and he could see several animals perched in the windowsills and in the yard.

Shrugging, he began to walk back to his house. "Pretty shy mare," he muttered as he walked. After a few minutes, he emerged in Ponyville, where he quickly found his house and entered.

As he realized he had some extra time, an idea made him leap to his hooves. I'll write a letter to Ruby! He quickly took out a piece of parchment, a quill, and some ink and began to write.

Dear Ruby,

First of all, how've you been so far? Is Celestia treating you well? I mean, I'm sure she is because she's a princess, but still, how are things?

I don't know if you've heard, but I'm in Ponyville now! I've met some nice ponies(and shy ones), and I've been learning lots of new things. It's nice here, too. It's nice and quiet, just the way I like it.

I'm always thinking about you! I'll write you again soon!

Sincerely,

-Snowflare