Ripped jeans and a Flannel

The world came back in pieces along with an immense light from the curtains of the train car. I rose to my feet and pulled the curtains open to feel the warmth of the sun on my nearly naked body. A big smile stretched across my face as I jogged over to the bathroom and threw the door open to reveal steam and the sound of running shower, my face lit up and went beat red as Apple jack took a step out of the shower to meet eyes with me sharing an equally embarrassed expression. Jumping backwards I slammed the bathroom door and hustled over to my bags throwing on my Rainbow Dash hoodie and black cargo pants. Forgetting my old wardrobe wouldn't work, my wings were mushed until bursting out the back of the cyan material. The bathroom door began to open and I zipped up the athletic hoodie and dashed for the caboose door wrenching it open and slamming it shut my chest was rising and falling rapidly with every flustered breath. "Why am I so fucking unlucky?" I turned to climb the ladder and with a single barefooted ladder step I was on top of the train. The day was still young I would say 8 o'clock and it was going to be warm even though the tree's were in the stage of the year were all the leaves die. I smacked my head, "Fall that's what it's called." Slave education did me wonders.

"Who are you talking to Sun?" The voice had a ominous tone but was unmistakable as Rainbow's. My eyes got big as the half dressed mare stood atop the train car staring me down. My young adult eyes began to wander, she really was a athlete among athletes. "Sun! Did someone hit you with the perv stick when you were gone?"

I turned away from the mare and pulled up the hood cracking a little embarrassed smile, "Maybe I'm just noticing everyone more since I almost died." I lowered my voice to a whisper, "you aren't exactly bad looking by any means."

"Is that right?" She chuckled evilly as she had invaded my personal space and lurked just in range to hear my whisper. I tried to make words as she kept getting closer and I equally tried to back petal away from this female predator. "Are you afraid of me Sun?"

"I uh... of course not just put some cloths on." I dodged her around a chimney as she jumped at me. She shrieked in pain, turning around revealed she had stubbed her toe and was bending over rubbing the damaged appendage, but giving a full view of her chest. In response my wings flew open, "You have to be...." The wind ripped me from atop the train and angling my wings I soared high into the bright blue sky. Within a second the rainbow blur was upon me and tackling me through many clouds. I tried to struggle and get away but there wasn't a way without hurting her, I was pinned and the predator was about to sink her fangs in me.

"I think the best way to make it up to me is you have to..." She trailed off and I stared up into her eyes. I began the squirm and her face went beat red. I then went stock still ,sometime ago my lower half had started reacting to Rainbows presence. She looked down then to my face then back.

My face went completely red, "Embarrassing!!!" My body gave off a static shock that spooked the mare and I took my opening, dashing back to the train car. Throwing the door open I sprinted to the bathroom bashing on the door and hearing no response I ran in and slammed the door. I turned on the shower and got in setting the water on really hot. This morning couldn't get any worse I swear. Standing under the hot water the stress melted away and my wings began to become heavy under the added weight of the water. This has to be the first time in a long time that my head has been empty with only my own thoughts.

Should I start going by Apollo? Should I join Eclipse and Nova? My priorities are my friends and freeing the people first. I held out my hand and stopped the water mid air, and figuring out my whole magic situation. Releasing my grip the water all dropped. Stepping out of the shower my eyes locked with the turning knob and I froze, there was no where to run and all I felt was dread as the door swung open to reveal the yellow Pegasus. I turned red but was still frozen and all she did was stare before hiding in her hair and walking the other way. I watched her leave the train car as I still stood in place completely exposed. Within a instant of the door shutting I dashed out of the bathroom scooping up my uniform and crystal sword before retreating to the bathroom. I was shocked to look at the sword finding the handle to still be dark red but the once white blade was now a storm of black, red, and blue. It was like a storm with the occasionally flash of red and blue lightning.

I emerged from the bathroom fully dressed sword sheath and all, I was missing Selene though and I began tearing the train car apart in pursuit my main companion. As I reached under the couch Luna came in.

"Eventful morning young prince?" I snickered at her question still occupied with the couch.

"You don't even know."

"Oh I'm very familiar with this mornings events, just remember you have a couple of months to make your moves on the girls." I finally turned my head towards her.

"You're very funny princess." My eyes immediately spotted the necklace she wore rather proudly.

"Oh looks like we have a traitor in our midst." Her smug look just annoyed me.

"Me and Selene are just talking strategy and training."

"That's why you wanted me to take her over Solaris so you could gather information you snake!"

"Don't get your panties in a wad its only temporary". Her eyes dashed to my waist where the Sombra swords sleek black blade was giving off its ominous glow of dark energy. "And don't get any ideas about using that thing it will probably eat you." The sword began to shake and with a flash of magic a little crystal Sombra resided on the floor. I reached down and picked him up as he began moving causing me to jump back and drop him. The little statuette thing regained its bearing and began to speak.

"I'm no monster Luna, I'm now an instrument of good and will be educating the young prince on dark magic that wouldn't fall under your domain. I no longer do the bidding of the dark nexus of the north but it's true that the power is now dormant in the young prince so I do believe the first step of training will be that of mental fortitude." She rolled her eyes and snatched up the mini Sombra.

"Sun stop making my life so hard." She headed toward the exit before stopping, "Breakfast is ready in the dining car try not to peek at any of the girls for the rest of the morning."

" I wasn't planning on it in the first place!"

Dining car

Opening the door to the car I was met by everyone staring at me and my face went dark red. In response I shot my eyes to the floor and surgically navigated to the assortment of food and picked up a pile of strawberries before sitting at the farthest seat from the girls. I could hear whispering from down the table and the eyes of six girls were burning into me.
I couldn't stand the awkward tension and I couldn't stop seeing Applejacks figure in my mind only making the tension feel higher on my end.

"Hey AJ I'm sorry about this morning." She looked to the floor her face as red as mine.

"It's okay just don't do it again..." The Cyan pegasus was rather distraught.

"What about me?! You were perving on me so hard!" Pinkie began laughing hysterically and pounding a fist on the table. Before I could say anything Twilight spoke up.

"If you're waving flesh in front of a guy how do you expect him to react Rainbow?" The pegusus just stared at Twilight. To everyone's surprise the staring match was ended by Fluttershy as she added to the conversation.

"It's not uncommon for different species to have males go through heat around this time of the year." Everyone just stared at her until she began hiding behind her hair and all attention was on me.

"That's just.....no.. humans", the door busted open to reveal Luna with a big smile on her face.

"Okay everyone time to get ready we are almost at the station." She looked around at all the red faces. "What's wrong ?"
Rainbow jumped up pointing at me.

"Suns going through heat!" She just blinked and erupted with laughter. I tunneled my vision with my hands to not look at anyone.

"Regular humans don't do that." I jumped up from my seat and got ready to bask in my victory, "Let me finish Sun before you start celebrating. Normal humans don't go through it but those from the royal family especially the big three, the star, the moon, and especially the sun do. Our dearest Apollo Sun is a budding flower or more like a fire work just waiting for his body to recognize the right candidate or candidates to spread the royal genes." I stood up and dropped the uneaten strawberries in the trash can.

"Thank you everyone for ruining my breakfast. I think I'm going to hit my head really hard in the other car and hopefully forget this whole morning."

Returning to the couch of my on car I flopped down uncomfortably on my crystal cast still wrapping my arm. I sat up rolling up my sleeve waving my arm wildly ."why cant you heal faster!" The already red crystal began to glow brighter until it burst and my arm was free leaving just fading red veins that stretched from my sun tattoo. "Thanks Draig."

Luna walked into the car staring at me, "well that's one thing I can't take from you." I studied her reaction and it was weird.

"Hey Luna I have a question."

"And what would that be Sun?"

"How do you know so much about humans?"

"Well I could tell you a boring excuse like I was just so found of them or that my relations with the ancient human powers was great but the truth is Crimson Sun and I used to date along with Celestia, royal couples were all the rage back then especially with Eqestria's male problem.

"That's so weird. So what was my dad like?" She smiled and looked away as she was hit with the full nostalgia of her past.

"He was a lot like you in how strong of a person he was but he had a shorter fuse than you and would often butt heads with Celestia over who would raise the sun." She stopped and chuckled, "He once burned a heart into a mountain for our anniversary. He was sweet and caring and that's what made it so hard for me to watch him go through pain and watch that caring heart burn up in a furnace of rage. His hair was red like a beautiful sunset, celestia would always say it was like a peaceful sunrise. The thing you both have is your determination and the emerald eyes of the sun dragon. I really wonder if your hex got dissolved if your hair would turn red like your dads?"

"It's kind of hard to hate a guy when you hear all that cute stuff about him." I smiled and I could see tears forming in Luna's eyes pulling her in for a hug her tears rolled down my back.

"I thought I would never look into those eyes again thank you."

"Let's make him proud." Just as my words left my mouth the train lurched as we entered the Ponyville station. Luna popped up and dragged me to the exit barely grabbing my bags on the way out. Standing in the Sunlight the day was even warmer than earlier and the village was in full swing with ponies running every direction setting things up. Hands covered my eye's and Twilight's voice filled my ears.

"No peeking", and with one magic pop I was landing in a heap on the steps of Sweet Apple Acres. I looked out over the apple trees to see many becoming bare of fruit with basket upon basket being full to the brim with apples. My sudden appearance must of alerted Granny as she opened the screen door behind me with a big smile.

"How have you been Sun?" I gave an equally big smile back to the old mare.

"Pretty good I had another successful mission and my DNA test results came back and my dad is Crimson Sun." She didn't even skip a beat.

"Tell me something I didn't know." She chuckled, "Congratulations I'm proud, of you such a fine young man overcoming
such great odds and picking up the dropped torch of the past generation. "Apple Jack better make her move before one of them other mares get's to ya." I chuckled awkwardly as events of this morning flashed in my head. "I am a little concerned with those new growths on your back though." I looked back at my two black wings.

"They're a side effect of a bad choice I think they are permanent." I proceeded to explain the whole story of my time in the crystal empire.

"Well you certainly had a exciting time up north."

"Looking back on it I still can't believe I did it, I don't think I've ever used so much magic before."

"I think you need a little return to normalcy in your life."

"Yeah I need a break for at least a month."

"Could I ask of you a small favor Sun?" I smiled deeply shes so sweet I couldn't say no and I was riding on sleeping in the barn for a week or so.

"Of course ,what do you need?"

"Could you run around the orchard and grab the remaining buckets of apples there should be around 20, and don't worry I have some of Macs old cloths you can do yard work in." Without giving me time to respond she hustled inside and within a few minutes had gathered some ripped blue jeans, white shirt, red flannel, and a old pair of sneakers called chuck haylors. She pointed inside, "You still remember where the bathroom is right?"

"Of course I do." I pushed through the screen door with my back before turning into the hallway and into the tiny bathroom. During the complicated process of pulling up my new jeans a pair of scissors slid under the door for the purpose of wing space in the new shirts. "Thank you!" Sliding on my cloths and lacing up my shoes I really did feel like a farm boy which brought a childish smile to my face. I swung the door open still retaining my grin, "So how do I look?" Granny looked up from her book from within the kitchen.

"I would say you're Sweet Apple Acres material but you have that rats nest on your head." I jokingly dropped to my knees in a dramatic fashion.

"Cruel world now Apple jack will never love me because of my nasty long hair!" Just in that moment Aj came in the front door and my response was to get wide eyed and run out the back door, the cackling and voice of Granny followed me out.

"Ill fix up that hair when you are done." The laughing faded as I ran around the house to the front gathering the first basket that was just at the tree line and I hustled dropping it at the front of the barn, I repeated this a couple more times and by the 9th basket I was traveling deep into the orchard and beads of sweat were rolling down my face along with my hair starting to almost cover my eyes. Dropping the basket I felt eyes on me as I ran deep into the orchard traveling through the trees dodging and weaving was really fun and the smell of fall was intoxicating and I all I could think of was making this place my home what a wonderful place in such a messed up world. I came upon the 10th basket outside a tree house and just from the loud conversation from within I could hear Apple Bloom in a heated debate with two other voices chiming in. The door swung open with Apple bloom in the lead talking to Rarity's sister with a unknown pegasus girl in tow. I waved before picking up the basket.

"Good morning everyone." Apple Bloom snapped to attention throwing up a salute.

"Good morning Sun sir!" I chuckled what's up with the seriousness all the sudden. All three of them stared at me with big eyes.

The orange Pegasus spoke up, "You're like a legend now like Spitfire or Shinning armor..." A smile was firmly in place now on my face.

"I'm gonna stop you right there," I paused as another laugh got caught in my throat thinking about my statue in the crystal empire, " I'm not on that level yet but thank you for believing in me." I've grabbed most of the baskets by the house any chance you three know were the last ten of these baskets are?"

Apple Bloom looked at me like I was the dumbest thing on two legs, " They should be scattered around the front it would probably be in yer best interest to fly them." I kind of flinched at the thought of a magicless take off but I did want to finish before the afternoon was over.

"Thanks Ill probably start flying them then, you girls have a good day." I took a couple hard steps and with a flap of my wings I was off the ground and trudging along at a good pace. Coming within the opening of the house I dove into a landing that was a touch too hot skidding on my heels and lurching forward I began to fall but caught myself on the barn smacking my forehead and falling in a heap with only a couple apples falling out of my basket. Standing to my feet I brushed off the dirt and went airborne once more. "If I'm going to have wings then I might as well master them or at least learn how to fly effectively." I leaned into a sprint and began to rapidly flapping my wings and unlike previous flying attempts I had done in the past I stayed close to the ground weaving through the main path of Sweet Apple Acres at a speed that pulled the dying leaves from the trees. Spotting a basket I closed the gap on my target attempting to snatch it while in flight but just managing to crash into a tree. Bouncing to the ground and landing in a pile of leaves I remained still and coughing before rolling to my back, staring up at the reds and and browns of the fall orchard was quite peaceful. I rose to my feet and snatched up the basket only nine more to go. I continued this shuttle flight back and forth down to the last basket and on my last attempt I successfully snatched the basket from the ground and pulled up flying above the tree line and the triumphant victory over gravity felt pretty great. I descended for the last time and landed almost gracefully stumbling and face planting with outstretched arms preserving the baskets integrity. I looked up to see Granny and Aj looking at me from inside the barn laughing quite hard. I brushed off the dirt and jumped up trying to preserve a calm cool persona. Making my way over to the barn I could see a barbers chair along with hair cutting supplies erupting from a small bag.

"Please cut this hair off it's making we sweat like a dog." Granny just smirked as I plopped down in the chair and had a cloth draped across me courtesy of Aj.

"So what kind of haircut you want?" Granny chuckled

"I want a crew cut that's a little longer in the front and on top."

"That's definitely do able." At the drop of a hat sheers, clippers, and scissors whizzed around my head for about 10 minuets before I was being circled for errors by the mares. Granny and Aj nodded to each other confirming hopefully a job well done.

"How do I look?"

"Like a person who belongs on the farm," Granny chuckled. Aj nodded to the comment.

"Sun definitely looks the part." Granny elbowed AJ causing her to blush and pull her hat down. "Sun I'm leaving for town watch Granny so she doesn't get up to any shenanigans."

The old mare snickered, "He couldn't stop me if he tried."

"Yeah I second that." Aj just shook her head and headed down the path towards town. "I think tonight is going to be fun Granny." I looked around for the old mare but she was nowhere to be seen.

Granny then yelled from the kitchen, "Sun come help me cook up something special."

"Ill be there in a sec." I watched Aj as she disappeared around a bend. I saw a naked mare today I wonder how the rest of today is gonna go? I herd Granny call once more. I turned and ran for the house, "I'm coming!"

Author's Note

I wrote this whole chapter listening to the Black Eyed Peas and honestly it was pretty great.

oh and late happy 2019 MOFO'S