Silver raindrops, golden clouds

Long ago, before the rule of Celestia and Luna, there ruled over the land of Equestria a king and queen, two alicorns who balanced each other well. King Saturn, a tall, proud stallion, was a lead-gray alicorn with a flowing green mane, with the alchemical symbol for the planet Saturn as his cutie mark His queen, Queen Arev, was a dazzlingly beautiful alicorn mare, with a sparkling white coat, more brilliant than any diamond. Her mane flowed with all of the colors of the sky, the sunset being the most prominent, with the tips of her wing feathers a stunning gradient of red and orange, and her unusually smooth, curved horn faded at the tip from white to sunset red. Her cutie mark was the alchemical symbol for the sun. Saturn truly loved and adored his beautiful queen, and together they raised four special little foals. The eldest, Prince Gold Soul was a strong, healthy light gray colt with his father's green mane, and his younger brother, Prince Sombra, was a leaden coated colt with his mother's curved horn. Gold Soul loved his younger brother, and often tried to play with him, but he would refuse his older brother's offers, preferring to study in the castle library. Gold Soul often wished for someone to play with. When his baby sister, Princess Celestia, arrived, he was overjoyed, and took great pains to care for his precious baby sister. When she got old enough, they would play together all day. When his new sister, Luna, was born, they both were delighted, caring for her as he had for Celestia. As they grew up together, they became fine stallions and mares, each a glorious sight to behold. One day, however, as he was strolling the countryside, Gold Soul met a young mare. She was a buttery yellow color, with a gently curled light blue mane. Her mane was held in place by a beautiful purple bow, and upon her face was a pair of light pink glasses, complimenting her lime green eyes very well. Her cutie mark was a flower, with a candy cane stem and rock candy petals in various colors. He walked up to her, blushing slightly.

"Hello, madam. What might your name be?"

The mare bowed before him. "Greetings, Prince Gold Soul. My name is Candy Flower. How might I aid your highness?"

Gold Soul laughed. "Oh, you don't have to be so formal. I just wanted to chat."

She looked up, startled. "Like... Friends?"

He smiled. "I suppose so."

Candy Flower smiled back. "Oh, how exciting! What do you want to do first?"

He blushed. "Well, you could show me your favorite places around the city. I apologize if I end up being a little coarse. I've never really had a friend before..."

Candy flower looked up at him and smiled. "Don't worry, I haven't either."