An Alicorn's Shadow

     Rainbow Dash and Sol are flying in the clear blue sky. "See! I told you I'm faster!" Rainbow said with a smerk.

"That's not fair! I just got out of the hospital!"

"That was three weeks ago."

"Hey! Cut me some slack! I crashed into the side of a mountain!"

{He's never going to shut up about that!}

"Anyways, I need to start heading home. See ya, Dashie!" Sol flew towards Canterlot and while doing so he thought to himself. [I wonder how my mom is going to react to my wings? I haven't seen her since I was dropped off and the doctors say that she didn't visit me when I was in that coma.] Sol stopped in midair and hovered. He countinues to think. [I don't think I should see her first. The doctors also said that Midnight and Gothic visited me every week. I'm going to go see her first, my mom can wait.] Sol turned around and flew in the direction of the flight camp. [Rainbow did say something about me doing a black sonic boom. Wait! I've got an idea.] Sol flew downwards and landed on the ground. [Ok. Now concentrate, Sol. Let see what you can do!] Sol started with a normal takeoff stance and was ready for what he was going to do. "3..." Sol lifted his wings. "2..."  Sol bent down on his forelegs while keeping his hind legs straight. "1..." Sol closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Go!" Sol took off like a bullet. Leaving an expanding black circle on the ground. Sol opened his eyes saw what he had done. [Sweet! What did Dashie call hers? Oh yeah! A Sonic-Rainboom!]

     Sol was just arriving at the flight camp. [Sonic-Shadeboom? Nah. Sonic-Darkboom? Nope. Sonic-Eclipseboom? That one doesn't even make sense. I'm going to have to stick with my first one. Sonic-Shadowboom! Wait! I don't know how to land while I'm doing this!] "LOOK OUT BELOW!!" Sol screamed as he crashes through a building. "Sssssss. I need to work on my landing."

"Sol? Is that you?" Said a voice. Sol could see two figures in the dust. Sol went towards the figures. When he reached the two figures, the light helped him to see them more better, but did not like what he saw.

"Hoops? Dumb-bell? What do you two want?!" He said in annoyance.

"Is that the thanks we get for trying to help?"

"I could've gotten out myself."

Hoops looks at Sol's wings and elbows Dumb-bell. "What?"  Hoops then points at Sol's wings. "When did you get wings?"

"Three months ago. The night after you got sent to the hospital. By the way how's your arm?"

"It hurts when it rains."

"Do you know where Midnight or Gothic is?"

"She's over there and Gothic went back to school."

"Hey, Dumb-bell?"

"Yeah?"

"Sorry about, you know, breaking your legs and your face."

"Its ok Sol, it was going to happen sooner or later."

"So, can we be friends?" Sol extends out a hoof.

"Yeah. We can be friends." Dumb-bell slams his hoof into Sol's.

"See ya guys!" Sol galloped towards the direction Dumb-bell pointed in. Sol saw Midnight and flapped his wings to gain more speed. "Midnight!" He yelled. Midnight turned to face the pony who called her. But it wasn't him. Sol stopped and saw an orange stallion pegasus with a purple mane and tail and eyes. He was a royal guard. Sol watched as the stallion kisses her on the head. Sol smiled when this happened. [You know what, she's happier with him.] Sol took off using the Sonic-Shadowboom to launch himself over to Canterlot.

     Sol zoomed pasted the guards at the front of the gate. He was soaring alongside the road to the castle. [Still don't know how to stop. Wait! I think I can.] Sol brought his wings forward and turned them vertical. Sol started to slow down. He put his hoofs on the ground, stopping him completely. "That's a start." Sol walks over to the castle stairs, but was stopped by the royal guards at the front entrance.

"Halt! Who goes there!?" Said the guard on the right. "State your rank and occupation!"

"Prince Sol Eclipse. I'm here to see my mother, Princess Celestia."

"The Princess doesn't have any children!"

"Did she tell you that herself?"

"Well, no. But I know she doesn't have a child."

Sol grabs the guard's neck of the chest plate and pulled on it, bringing the guard face to face with Sol. "Your new here, aren't you?" The guard nodded in fear. "Ok, new guy, I am the Princess's son and I'm allowed in whenever I want. If you don't let me through, I'll convince my mom to not only fire you but banish you too. You got that!?"

"Y-Y-Yes sir!" Sol gave the guard a nasty look. "I mean. Yes, your highness."

"Good, now go get me glass of chocolate milk!"

"Yes, Prince Sol!" The guard ran down the stairs and sprints across the yard and out the gate. "And as for you, show me where my mom is, please."

"Right this way, Sol."

"Thank you, Silver." Sol then followed the grey colored mare. She had a grey mane and tail both alined with a strands of silver hair. Her eyes were light gray and her cutie mark was a shield, a hammer, and a sword.

     Sol and Silver are walking down the hall and decided to start a conversation. "Hey, Silver? Who was that guard?"

"That was your cousin's new coltfriend."

"Blueblood's gay?"

"Other cousin."

"Cadence? What's the guard's name?"

"Shining Armor."

"So is Cadence still here."

"Yes, she's still here. Do you want to see her?"

"Ya! Where is she?"

"In the back yard. Do I have to walk you to her?"

"Very funny."

"What do I do with Shining?"

"Tell him where I am. It was nice talking to you again, Silver."

"You too. Say hi to Cadence for me."

"Sure thing." Sol took a left and went off in that direction.

"Hey, Sol! I almost forgot, I wanted to give you this on your birthday, but you weren't here, so happy late birthday." Sol walks back over to Silver, seizing the present and opens it. Sol saw what the gift was and looks at her.

Sol hugs her. "Thank you, this is a great gift, Silver."

"You can try it out now. Its ok Sol, it's made from trees from the Everfree Forest."

"Thank you again, Silver." Silver walked off while Sol tore off the rest of the wrapping paper to reveal a skateboard. On the front of it, there was a image of a black pony head with red eyes and a black horn and wings. On the back was a solar eclipse. Sol put it on the ground, snapping his knees in the opposite direction. He put his hoof on the skateboard and tried to stand on it, but fell off. [Come on Sol, balance yourself like you do on your hooves.] He then steps on to the skateboard once more and stood on it. Sol stayed on the skateboard this time. He then pushes off with his other hoof. He then starts to ride the board.

     Sol saw something in the corner of his eye and stops the skateboard. He saw ponies working on a new window, but it was half way done. He looked at the wooden board that pointed out the window. Sol took off, heading towards the plank of wood. He hits it and launches off the plank like a missile. He flew through the air, landing on the tip of his board. Shooting him forwards.

     Sol sliced through the air, landing on somepony. Before landing on this pony, he heard a blood curdling scream. Sol picks himself off the ground and looks in front of him. "Oh hi, Cadence." Cadence then points under him. "What!?" Sol then looks down and sees a purple unicorn filly. She had a straight dark purple mane and tail with a darker purple and a light purple stripes in the middle. She had purple eyes and her cutie mark was one big purple star with white spikes coming out the corners and was surrounded by 5 other white stars. "Oops. Sorry about that. My name is Sol Eclipse. And you are..." Sol said while getting closer to her.

"I-I'm Twilight Sparkle. I'm Princess Celestia's student." She said as her face changed from purple to a rosy color. "A-Are you my trainer? To help me control my magic."

Sol smiled evilly. "Yes, I am." Sol steps off of her. "Cadence, could you please go check on Shining Armor for me and tell him I don't need the chocolate milk anymore."

"Ok?" She left without saying another word.

"Sol?" Twilight questions.

"Hm?"

"How are you going to teach me magic without a horn?"

"I don't need a horn to know how to control magic." Sol walked closer to Twilight. "Twilight, do you know where your power comes from."

"That's easy, it comes the horn itself."

"Acutely your wrong."

"What?! But I got an A on that test."

"What did the question say?"

"It said "Where do unicorns amit their magic?"

"I didn't hear power in there."

"Well...I...uh."

"Your power comes from your heart and how much you can use depends on your will. But what your powered by is the question?"

"What I'm powered by?"

"Yes. Like for instants Celestia is powered by the sun."

"What are you powered by?"

"I'm...uhhh.. powered by umm."

"Your not my trainer are you?"

"No."

"Then why did you lie to me?"

Sol took a deep breath. "I lied because your my mom's new student."

"Wait?! Your?"

"Prince Sol Eclipse. I'm sorry I bothered you, I'll leave you alone now." Sol starts to walk to the castle.

"Sol wait!" Sol stopped and turned to look at Twilight. "Do you want to get something to eat?"

"But what about your trainer?"

"He can wait."

"Yes! So does this means were friends?"

"I guess so?"

"Ok come on I know the perfect place." Without warning Sol took a hold of Twilight's hoof and flew off.

    Sol and Twilight are flying through the sea of gold. "Twilight you can open your eyes now."

Twilight opened her eyes and saw the sun setting.  "Sol? This looks beautiful!"

"I know! My mom does a pretty good job and one day I'll take over that roll. I'll be the one in charge of Equestria."

"That doesn't sound so bad."

"Well it is! I'm supposed to be able to rule the land, by myself I my add!" Sol sighed. "Why am I next in line for the throne? What about Cadence? She knows more about this stuff then I do. Besides she an alicorn and I'm just a pegasus."

"Sol? Are you going to be ok?"

"Yeah. I'm going to be fine. Let's just get to the place I was talking about."

"Sol? Can I tell you something?"

"Go ahead."

"Your my first friend."

"Wait?! You don't have any other friends?"

"No."

"Why don't you have any friends?"

"I don't think friendship is worth anything."

"Twilight."

"Sol? I think I want to go home. Its getting pretty late."

"Ok. But we'll have to walk home. I'm getting tried of flying and there's no wind to keep me up." Sol went lower and landed safely on the ground.

     Sol and Twilight started to walk in a random direction. "Sol, do you even know where we're going?"

"Home!"

"Where do you think..."

Sol heard rustling in the bushes to his left. "Sshh!"

"What!?" Sol looked closer and saw five pairs of glowing yellow eyes in the shadows. Sol then sniffed the air and smelt rotting meat. "S-S-Sol. What are those?" Sol didn't respond and kept looking in that direction. Then a wooden paw stepped out of the shadows and into the light. Sol knew what they were and he had a perfect plan for this kind of situation.

"Twilight?"

"Yeah?"

"RUUUNNN!!!!" Sol and Twilight sprinted in the opposite direction. The creatures then jump out of the shadows and started to chase them.

Twilight looked back to see five wooden wolves chasing them. "Timber Wolves!?"

"Yep!"

"But that's impossible. Timber Wolves are indigenous to the Everfree Forest, what are they doing outside of it?"

"I don't know. You want to stop and ask them?"

"No."

"Then shut up and keep running!"

"What's wrong with you?"

"What's wrong with me? Oh I don't know, maybe its the fact that I'm being chased by carnivorous pony-eating Timber Wolves!"

"This is all your fault!"

"My fault!?"

"If you hadn't of brought me here none of this would be happening!"

"Hey look your the one to blame here! Your the one that said yes!"

"Oh yeah!"

"Yeah!"

They stopped running. The Timber Wolves gave up for know. "Well it was your brilliant idea to run!"

"Then what do you think we should've done?! Huh?!"

"You could've grabbed me and flew to safety!"

"Uh newsflash! My wings are exhausted from carrying your fat flank around!"

"Hey!"

"Its your fault that were in this mess, if you'd put down the book once in a while and went outside and got some exercise, I may be able to carry you!"

"For your information, I do go outside! You slammed into me outside! Why were you even there?!"

"I was there to see my mother!"

"Then why didn't you see her?!"

"I wanted to see Cadence!"

"Why did you want to see my foalsitter?!"

"Because I wanted to know!"

"Know what?!"

"I wanted to know if we could hang out!"

"Why?!"

Sol started to cry. "BECAUSE ALL MY FRIENDS ABANDONED ME!  FRIENDSHIP MY NOT MATTER TO YOU TWILIGHT BUT IT MATTERS TO ME! Friends are ponies who help you in your time of need! Friends are ponies who would be honest to you no matter what! Friends are ponies who are generous to you when you have done good things for them! Friends are ponies who will always try be kind to you no matter mean you are to them! Friend are ponies who make you smile no matter how sad you are! Friends are ponies who don't abandon you even when things get bad!"

"Sol? I...l didn't—"

"I hope you rot in Tartarus." Sol then walks off in a different direction.

"Well fine! Be that way! I don't need you to find my way out! I can get out all on my own! You'll see!"

     Sol was walking for a few minutes, before stumbling upon moonlight through the dark forest. "Finally! I'm out! I wonder if Twilight got out? I hope she's ok? Maybe I should go find her?"

{No!}

"Huh!? Solar?! What do you mean?"

{She betrayed you, just like your other friends.}

"But Twilight doesn't deserve this cruel of punishment. Does she?"

{Yes she does! This is what happens to ponies who abandon us!}

"But Twilight's not a bad pony. Maybe it is my fault?"

{Its not your fault Sol, it was that ignorant little pony's.}

"I guess your right?"

{Of course I am, when have I ever let my friend down?} Sol began walking on.

     Twilight was walking in the forest for a few minutes. "I can't believe him! He just leaves me out here to die!" Twilight kicked a rock into the darkness hitting what looks to be a tree. "Well I did yell at him for no reason. We were in state of panic. I'm not surprised that he ran instead of flew. It was quick thinking. Besides without him I would have never heard those Timber Wolves. But he did bring me here in the first place! But it was beautiful and romantic and the way his eyes sparkle in the sunlight. [No! Bad Twilight! Your supposed to be mad at him! And besides there's no way in Tartarus that a Prince would fall in love with a regular old unicorn like you.] Twilight walks over to a pond and looks at it. She stares into the water. Then a image of her and Sol appears in it. Twilight then hit the water with her hoof. "No!" Then a moving image popped up. She looks at it, she could see a image of a purple unicorn mare who looked just like her. "Is that...me?" She was reading a book. Then the she turned around for something. A black pony with wings and a horn walked into frame. "Sol?!" He then walk over to the Twilight in the pond and took her into his embrace and kisses her.

He then spoked. "I love you, Twilight."

Both younger and older Twilight said. "I love you too, Sol."

"No!" Said younger twilight with a fit of rage and tears in her eyes. "You don't show me the future, you only show me what I want to see! He's not going to come to my rescue! Not after everything I said to him." Twilight then plopped down on the floor. She then curled up into a ball and sob quietly before she was interrupted growling. She looked up to see five glowing yellow eyes. She got up and ran screaming as loud as she can. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

     "Twilight!?" Sol ran back to the forest flapping his wings.

{Sol! Wait! You hate her, remember!} Sol drowned out Solar's voice.

"TWILIGHT! HOLD ON! I'M COMING!" Twilight was running as fast as she can and looked back to see if they were still chasing her. Then she slammed into a cliff side. Sol ran faster and faster. He saw something in the corner of his eye and grabbed it with his mouth. [A short-sword?! This'll come in handy.] Sol saw a cliff and stopped at the edgelf it. He looked down it to see Twilight being surrounded by Timber Wolves. Without thinking Sol jumped and slid down the cliff side, landing in front of her.

"Sol?! You came back!"

"Why wouldn't I? I may be mean, but I'm not evil." Sol then snaps his knees forward, took the sword out of his mouth, and grabbed it with his hoof. "Bring it!" The wolves all attacked at once. Sol side kick the wolf in front of him and dodged the two side wolves slamming into each other. He flipped the knife from forward to back and stabbed one of the corner wolves in the head, killing it. One of the side wolves put itself back together and tried to attack Sol. He turned and grabbed the wolf by its top and bottom jaw. He then ripped the wolf's top jaw off and threw it on the ground to stomp on it. Sol then was attacked by the leader of there pack which was the first one that tried to attack him. The Alpha bit into Sol's arm and flung him into a nearby tree, breaking Sol's wing and arm. Sol was then headbutted by another wolf. Slamming him into the tree. The wolf then ran at Sol slamming through the tree, breaking one of his legs and his rib. Sol got up and limped over to the wolf and tried to throw a punch. But a another wolf slammed him in the back of the head. Which flung him in Twilight's direction and landing in front of her.

"Sol?" She said trying to fight back the tears.

"I'm fine!" Sol tried to fight the pain and stand up.

"Sol, please. Its over."

"Its never over!"

"Sol! There is no hope of you winning!" Twilight walks over to Sol and takes hold of him. "Please don't kill yourself." She sniffs. "I don't want to see ponies I care about, die in front of me."

He sighs. "Ok... I'm staying here, by your side."

     As the wolves got closer and closer. Sol and Twilight squeezed harder and harder waiting for there impending doom. The wolves were ready to pounce. Sol opens his eyes, but they were white. As the wolves jump at them, Sol released a blast of magic that pushes the wolves back a few feet. When Twilight opened her eyes, she saw Sol had glowing white eyes and was illuminating a white aura around his body. She also notice that he had a horn. Sol then floated a few feet from the ground and held out his arm. A glowing ball of white light started to form at the end of his hoof. The wolves recovered and the Alpha stepped forward. Then Sol's hoof released a giant beam of white energy, right at the wolves. It hit, but Twilight couldn't see the wolves anymore. Sol stops, but there was nothing left of the wolves, but a giant clearing that leads out of the forest. Sol then passes out and fell. But Twilight caught him. The white aura was gone, but the horn remained. Sol was wounded more than she thought. So Twilight put Sol on her back and ran as fast as she can out the passageway. "Hold on, Sol! I'll get you some help!"

     Sol woke up with blurry vision and looked at his body. "Sssssss. Again. How in Tartarus does the same thing happen to the same colt three times." Sol's vision cleared and he looked around the room.  "Wait!? Is this my room?" He looked at the nightstand beside him. He saw a framed picture of him and Derpy in front of Ponyville's Town hall. "Yep. This is definitely my room." Sol lifted his hoof and put it on his head. "Uh! What happened to... Wait!? Is that what I think it is." Sol kept feeling the thing on his head. "It is! Its a horn! I'm an alicorn! Yyyyyeeuuuuuhhhh! Don't celebrate to early Sol. Your still healing." The doors of his room flew open and the sun shined into his eyes.

"Hello dear patience of mine." It sounded like a little filly. It closed the doors to reveal its face.

"Twilight?! What are you doing here?! Where's the Doctor!?"

"I am the Doctor."

"What?! Mmmmgh!"

"Sol, you know you shouldn't move so much. Your still healing."

"Why here?"

"Huh?"

"Why'd you take me here instead of a hospital?"

"This was the only place that wasn't closed."

"How did my mom take it?"

"She took it pretty well, for a pony who almost lost their son." Twilight walked over to Sol and put her hoof on his arm.

"What are you doing?"

"Unwrapping your bandages, so I can clean your wounds."

"How long was I out."

"Two days."

"Did you did all this yourself?"

"No, Cadence and my brother helped with the blood and chemicals. I bandaged you up."

"Why didn't my mom help?" Twilight got up and walked over to Sol's other arm.

"Because she didn't want to see you in that condition."

"Oh."

Twilight looked at the picture on the nightstand beside her. "Who's the mare in the picture?"

"Derpy. Her name is Derpy. She and I used to be together, until she moved."

"Sol, I'm sorry about bringing her up."

"Its fine there was no way you could've known about it."

"Sol, is it ok if I..? Twilight started to blush. Sol looked down at his blanket. Then Sol started to turn red.

"Umm... I ... Um... Yes?"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, you have to clean to wounds."

"Ok?" Twilight looked away and then lifted up the blanket. "Ok, tell me when I get too close to it?"

"Why didn't you give me something to cover up my privates?"

"Sol can we please stop talking about it?"

"Sorry."

"Ok and done. Now lets just grab your blank and..."

"Twilight? That's not the blanket."

"I know."

"Then let go and grab the blanket!"

"Sorry about that Sol." Twilight grabbed the blanket and cover Sol from the waist down. "Ok lets clean you up."

"What are you cleaning me with?"

"Rubbing Alcohol! Now hold still."

"B#%@ me!"

     3 hours later, "Ok Sol, I fed you, bathed you, dressed you, and put you to bed. I think I'm done here."

"Twilight?"

"Hmm?"

"Could you stay here for the night?"

"Where am I going to sl... Oh, right." Twilight walked over to Sol and got in his bed. "Don't you do anything."

"I'm not." Sol scooted closer to her and put his arm around her.

"Sol?"

"Yeah?"

"What are you doing?"

"I need to hold somepony."

"Why?"

"Because, I'm afraid that the darkness will take me."

"The dark can't even touch you."

"Not the dark, the darkness that takes control of me when I fight like I did. I'm afraid of it taking me over and hurting somepony I love."

Twilight hugged Sol. "The darkness won't get you as long as I'm here."

"Thank you, Twilight for everything." Then Sol and Twilight laid down and cuddled with each other.

"You can't hold it back forever, Sol. Well I guess I have to wait until he loses the battle against himself. But for now, goodnight my angel of darkness." Said a mysterious mare's voice.