The Lost Legends of Equestria: The Tale of Winter Frost

Chapters

Royal Announcement/ The Frost Family Comes to Town
Meeting Winter Frost
Royally Adopted/ A New Sister
First Love
Cold Heart
Epilogue
Prologue

Royal Announcement/ The Frost Family Comes to Town

Chapter One: Royal Announcement/ The Frost Family Comes to Town

“Girls? Guess What?” Their mother Queen Galaxia said very cheerfully.

“What? Another boring old royal family is coming to town?” Luna said.

“Another royal family is coming to town, but they aren’t boring,” she said, “In fact they’re rather quite nice although they can give you the cold shoulder,” she said laughing at her own hidden internal pun. “But just be nice to them and make the feel welcome? Okay?” she said looking at their bored little tiny faces.

“Oh, and by the way, did I mention they have a girl that’s your age?”

“Really?” they said perking up with much interest, “What’s her name?”

“I honestly don’t know, but you’ll get to meet her very soon enough.”

“When are they coming? Please tell us that it’s very soon,” they said.

“Not for another two to three weeks at the least, six to eight if they’re busy.”

“No! Not that long! I want them to come today!” Both of them whined very loudly. “Now children calm down, you’ll just have to wait like the rest of us.”

“But waiting is boring,” they said, “We want them to come over now!”

Their mother smiled warmly and gently, “Just wait and you’ll see that it was all worth the wait, besides, we

have your favorite for dinner tonight!”

And with that said the girls jumped in joy screaming out in much delight, and the queen smiled to, for her ruse to distract them had worked out quite well.

It was quite some time before the family arrived, and to be exact they arrived once the weather was cold enough for them, which wasn’t in two or three weeks, but instead it was the latter option but at least now they would stay until the weather changed again in spring, and also because affairs took a very long time, but when the family finally arrived Celestia and Luna were very excited, they wanted to spend as much time as they could with their daughter.

But they would soon find out that they were very protective of her, and for very good reason as they also found out later, but while they couldn’t meet the family at first since they arrived with a parade welcoming them they still could at least see them. King Frosty Blaze looked very white almost like ice, and so did his wife Crystal Frost, but from this distance they couldn’t see the daughter but they also assumed that she might be hiding if she was afraid of very large crowds, or she could just be pulling a practical prank or joke like they did.

But they would soon find out just how much they had in common, but sadly their time of joy would be cut short with the eventual season of despair…

Meeting Winter Frost

Chapter Two: Meeting Winter Frost

Winter always comes, and it brings pain and despair and sorrow and death.

Celestia and Luna learned this after many years with the Frost family.

But sometimes it can also bring joy and laughter with snow too.

Both sides were equally true and neither were completely wrong.

But neither were true or known at the time that they met Winter Frost.

She was a very shy child as she hid behind her parents.

But eventually when her name was called she stepped forward.

“Thank you, King Cosmos, for taking our family in this season,” Frosty said, “Your kindness and generosity can never be repaid and is an example to many. Truly you really are an inspiration to this kingdom and ponies as well too.

“Please, you flatter me too much,” Cosmos said very slightly and warmly, “But please, you can now introduce yourselves to our daughter since they only know your names and royal titles, place, and positions, but not your faces.”

“Very well then, I am Frosty Blaze, King of the North, and this here is my wife Queen Crystal Frost, and this is our only child Winter Frost,” the king said pushing her forward. Celestia and Luna saw that she had the same white icy coat that their mother and father had, but she only had the hair of her mother which flowed down smoothly and softly, and it was not cold and stiff like her fathers, and she had the same silver and blue streaks in her hair like her mother and father. Her eyes were ice blue just like her parents, and her mane was just plain white like her parents. Her hooves were just silver with a slight hint of white fur on the very edge, and she was almost the exact image of her parents. The only difference was that a slight hint of silver was in her hair, hooves, and eyes, but her parents did not have that at all anywhere on them.

“Hello, I’m Winter,” she said very nervously, “It’s nice to meet you two.”

“She’s a bit shy, she hasn’t really met any southern ponies yet,” he said.

“That’s fine,” Cosmos said, “Anyhow you already know my daughters Luna and Celestia, but tell me this, how are things up there in the cold harsh north?”

“Cold, and not very well,” he said, “Ponies think I’m going soft up there.”

“Are you?” King Cosmos said gesturing for him to talk somewhere more private.

“Of course not, I’m just worried about my daughter and best friend, that’s all.”

“Well of course,” he said just outside the private room for Royalty and Nobles.

“Girls, why don’t you talk to Winter Frost while we talk?” Cosmos said.

“I don’t know Cosmos, we like to keep our daughter close to us.”

“Surely you have to give a chance for the girl to grow up and experience life.”

“I will, when she is ready, but I see no harm in them talking,” he said letting his daughter go, “Fine then, you may go talk and play, but do not, I repeat, do not cry, do not whine, do not get in trouble, and do not leave the castle either.”

“As you wish, father,” Winter Frost said bowing her head down in respect.

And with that said King Cosmos and King Frosty went inside to talk then.

“Well hello there, I know you’re shy, but we can talk, right?” Celestia said.

“I don’t really like to talk to other ponies at all, ever” she said very nervously.

“Well we can work with that, what interests you the most?” she said.

“Death, darkness, shadows, the cold, the ice, the north, frozen water, frozen lakes, frozen ponds, really anything that’s cold or dark,” she said, “And also if you can make it very cold or dark that would be great and also the best too.”

“I’ve got this,” Luna said smiling, “Darkness is totally my thing you know.”

“Really?” Winter Frost said with a slight smile on her face, and for a moment Celestia thought that she saw the streaks of silver grow larger and wider on her. “Totally, my name literally means ‘moon’, but come on, I know a great place where we can have fun, but only if you’re into the idea of course.”

“Well what does it entail exactly?” Winter Frost said very curiously.

“Leaving the castle of course,” Luna said with a smile on her face.

“Oh no, I could never do that,” Winter said, “My father told me not to.”

“Do you ever disobey your father?” Celestia said with a heavy deep sigh.

“Don’t you know how to have any fun at all, ever?” Luna said.

“I never disobey my father and I don’t know what fun is,” she said.

“Really Winter Frost? You don’t know what fun is?” Luna said with shock.

“Please, just call me Winter, and yes, I don’t know what this ‘fun’ is.”

“Well then, it’s about time that we taught you it,” Luna said smiling very deviously as she concocted a plan

in her mind and had a very good idea.

And with that said they went off to cause some trouble… within the castle of course due to Winter’s very demanding father and his stupid rules.

Later on they would discover a very special surprise for them.

“Are you sure that this is a good idea? You wouldn’t like my father when he gets angry, it’s not a very nice

sight, and you would be the ones to blame and punish, and I can’t lie to him either, so I can’t stand up for you either.”

“Don’t worry, it’s just a small simple little tiny prank, I’m sure that he won’t overreact that much when we explain it to him,” Luna said, “Besides, just imagine his face when he finds out the salt is sugar and the sugar is salt!”

And with that said they waited while they talked, but it would be a very long time before they were done and in the meantime they played many various random games and asked her questions and found out her favorite color was either blue or silver or gray, and also that she had no friends back home either.

“No friends? But that’s just horrible,” Celestia said very shocked at this.

“It’s true, I never lie, I haven’t ever since I tried to do it once to my father.”

“What happened when you did try exactly?” Luna said curiously.

“Let’s just say that the season that year was a bit colder than most.”

And with that said they went on talking and playing.

But while we wait for dinner and the very classical practical prank and joke, let us now go to what the parents talked about instead, shall we? Good then.

“What is the deal with keeping your daughter close to you?” King Cosmos said

“She has both my powers and her mother’s, and will also one day rule the whole entire kingdom, you do the math, if her heart is broken it could release a monster far worse than even a thousand times of that which could happen to you, your wife, or your daughters, particularly the youngest, I see that her heart will one day be filled with cold pain and sorrow and despair, much of it.”

“Don’t be ridiculous, my daughters would never turn into monsters, sure they may be silly and impractical, but they’re good little nice children.”

“I am never wrong about hearts, you of all ponies should know this after what I told you about your first love, and what happened to her? Oh right, she died.”

“How dare you bring her up again! How dare you bring back those memories!”

“She was not the one for you as I said then, and I was right then just as now and always, the potential pain, sorrow, and despair of others cannot hide from me, and of course wife can control the weather, so just imagine what Winter can do, she could manipulate any pony she wants to with the fear of death and cold, after all, pain is far worse than the death that she can and will bring.”

“How can you think of your own daughter as a potential monster?”

“Because she is, or will be, or she won’t, but whatever will happen I know that I must keep her safe and very close to me if she is not to become a monster.”

“Fine, very well then, but speaking of hearts, how are yours and your wife’s?”

“Very well, they remain cold but not completely frozen and shut off from other ponies, the curse has not struck us, but it can and may strike Winter.”

“You don’t really believe in curses? Do you? Because I really don’t.”

“But I do, and our curse is very real, every century it has the chance and opportunity to strike again, and it has equal chance for both genders.

But we fear for our daughter just as you do, but come, no more of our families, on to policy, how goes it with trade and the economy down here now?”

“And as always and ever I see that you still have a ‘cool’ kingdom,” King Frosty said.

Cosmos groaned at this internal and very old pun, “Are you ever going to stop using that pun? Because guess what, it’s not ‘cool’ to use it anymore.”

“Well then, I hope that you ‘cool off’ when I say that I will never stop using it,” King Frosty said with a smile and then they both laughed out loud.

“Oh, your jokes and puns never get old my friend,” Cosmos said smiling.

“As do yours my friend,” Frosty said as he walked over to the king.

“Very well, we have no less than we need and no more than we could want.”

“That is very good, our kingdom remains safe against the threat we face, the curse, the shadow, the wraith, the hounds, we fight them off and we aren’t growing any stronger or weaker just as they do, so all is quite well indeed.”

“That is very good to hear, but what about matters up there now?”

“Slow and cold as ever, it’s not exactly a summer beach resort now, is it?”

“No, if it were then it would be a place that would attract unwanted attention.”

“Indeed, and that’s just the way that we like to keep it always and forever.”

“Very well then, since all seems to be good between us do you mind if I ask you to stay with us for one season so that our daughters may become friends?”

“I see nothing wrong with this, having a friend will not increase her chance of the curse, only having or finding love will do that, but yes, I do agree to that.”

“Very well then, what would you like to have for dinner then?”

“Our usual, cold fish, so don’t worry, we’ll be just fine now on our own.”

And with that said they left to go have dinner and the children joined them.

“Did you three have fun?” King Cosmos said sitting down at the round table.

“Yes, we did,” Celestia and Luna said sitting down very eagerly ready to start eating and to also see the

result of their practical prank and joke now.

“I learned the meaning of fun, they taught me it, and it was very nice.”

“That’s good, but my dear, whatever is happening to you?” Frosty said.

“What do you mean?” she said very curiously looking at him now.

“Your mane, your hair, it’s a bit more silver now darling,” he said.

“Oh,” she said, “Well I don’t think that’s anything to worry about.”

“No, it’s not, not yet at least,” the king said, “Very well then, let’s eat.”

“Um, sorry, that’s what I say,” Cosmos said, “Let us eat then!”

And with that said the meal was brought out for all of them to enjoy.

Celestia and Luna smiled when they saw King Frosty use the ‘salt’ on his fish, boy would he be in for quite a shock and surprise. He quickly used his powers to toast the fish, “Ah, nothing quite like a ‘cold’ fish for dinner.”

Celestia and Luna stared at each other, that was ‘cold’ to him?

How very odd, strange, unusual, and mysterious they both thought at once.

But they could not dwell on that matter as he bit into the fish and frowned.

“This fish, it tastes sweet, and I caught it myself, so I know it is not the fish, so I must ask this, who would dare try to make this fish sweet?” he said angrily.

“I think that I know who,” Cosmos said looking at the girls very angrily.

“It was them,” Winter Frost said pointing at Celestia and Luna.

“It was, was it?” King Frosty said, “Very well then, I shall be kind just this once, they won’t get to see my

anger today, not yet at least, but they will see my wrath and fury one day, of that I am sure, but now I must

have something else that is suitable enough for me to eat since they have ruined the fish.”

“Actually they ruined the salt, it’s really sugar,” she said as Cosmos spat out his tea which he had put ‘sugar’ into, but now found that it was salty instead.

“That would explain my tea,” he said very angrily looking at them now, “Don’t worry Frosty, this isn’t the first time they have pulled this prank on me or others, but I really do hope that one day it will eventually be the last and final one that they ever pull because of the memory of their parents teaching them what is right and wrong and what is not, but they never seem to listen yet.”

“We’re sorry,” Celestia said, “We won’t do it again while you’re here,” Luna said.

“You better, otherwise I will make sure that your father punishes you properly,” King Frosty said taking a bite of a new unspoiled fish that he had.

And with that said the meal went on with no more pranks or any other kind of disturbance or distraction, but eventually one would come to Winter… and it would not be a good one, for it would destroy her and the kingdom as well…

Royally Adopted/ A New Sister

Chapter Three: Royally Adopted/ A New Sister

The dinner eventually ended and then the girls were sent off to bed, and while Luna and Celestia complained Winter did not, that figured though, Celestia thought, she would never dare disobey her father if she didn’t know the real true meaning of fun and friendship. And with that thought in mind she slowly drifted off to sleep, and once they were the parents talked once more again.

“I think that now is the time to make what we talked about official.”

“You mean making you the godparents of our daughter? Sure thing,” Frosty said, “I don’t care, but I do know that it may be needed one day very soon.”

And with that said they went through all the paperwork working all night long.

When morning came they were very tired, but it was now officially done.

“Guess what girls? Winter Frost is now your royally adopted official sister!”

“What does that mean exactly?” Celestia said very confused at her mother.

“Well it means that if King Frosty and his wife dies that she’ll be your sister officially, but for now she’s just like a part of the family, but still isn’t yet.”

“Oh,” Celestia said understanding her father and mother, “That makes sense.”

“I’m glad that you think so, because as your royal sister you need to spend time with her so that you may know her, and while she will be leaving when spring comes, well her parents think that when she’s old

enough that she can stay here for a whole entire year, and won’t that be so much fun?”

The girls screamed with joy and delight, having a friend over for a whole entire year? That was fun, and they couldn’t begin to imagine the possibilities.

“Yeah, that sounds fun, but father, what’s this feeling deep down inside of me?” Winter Frost said clutching her heart like it was in agony or pain.

“That would be called friendship and kindness my dear, it’s the start to love.”

“Oh, it feels wonderful and splendid,” she said smiling, and then suddenly her whole entire body started to

change and her coat turned silver, and so did her eyes and her hair, “I never had a friend before, but now I

guess that I finally do! Oh father! This is just simply the best thing that’s ever happened to me!”

And with that said she bounced off and away from the group but soon came back. “What was that exactly?” Celestia said very confused at her now.

“Later little young one, when you’re older, but as for your father, he already has a letter on this subject, but come now, let us go,” and with that said they left and Celestia and Luna decided to spend some time with Winter now.

First Love

Chapter Four: First Love

That season was one of the best that Luna and Celestia had.

But sadly enough it did not last forever and when Spring grew close they left.

But luckily enough for them the next season of winter came very soon and with that the Frost family came back, and so did Winter as well too. And they also spent that season with Winter too, and they got to know her quite well.

And eventually they even learned that Winter could change how she looked based upon her emotions, if she was happy she was more silver than white, if she was just normal and regular she would be white, if she was sad however she would start to turn blue, and if she was angry, well Frosty said that she had never seen her angry yet, and he never did want to because of fear.

Eventually the time also came that Winter Frost could spend the summer with them while her parents went off to their own kingdom. “I’ll miss you so much,” the grown-up form of Winter said, for now she had the body of an adult but more the mind of a teenager, and she also had her cutie mark which was just a simple snowflake unlike her father’s which showed a white ice crystal heart and her mother’s which showed three very small snowflakes instead.

“We’ll miss you too,” her mother Crystal said crying, but her tear did not turn to ice at all like it did ever so quickly up in the north like it usually did.

“Yes, we will, but remember, be safe, be smart, be wise, and be cautious.”

“Oh father, you worry too much, have a little bit of fun in your life.”

“I worry so that others may not have to, and you seem to not worry at all.”

“Oh I do, like I worry about what will happen to you and Celestia and Luna.”

“That doesn’t count, family is a natural worry just like age and responsibility and power and strength and knowledge too as well, that is what really counts.”

“Well if you say so, but make sure to come back before winter time!”

“We will, we would never miss your birthday after all,” they said.

And with that said they then left (and just so you know Winter’s birthday was on the Winter solstice which is why they had named her Winter exactly).

And then after they left Winter Frost turned to Celestia and Luna with a very devious smile and grin on her face. “Who’s ready to have some fun?” she said.

And with that said they all grinned very deviously and went to do their pranks.

“Do you think that we should alert the kingdom about the girls?” Galaxia said.

“Nah, they all know the danger and peril of my girls, they can handle it.”

And with that said they smiled and went to their library to read some books.

Meanwhile the girls went around the kingdom causing all kinds of practical pranks and jokes. But on one particular one something different happened.

After they finished their last one they were on their way home when the thing happened, it was strange, different, unusual, odd, and mysterious for Winter.

For she was feeling something deep down inside of her as she stared at the white and silver stallion who was very handsome in her own opinion.

“Who’s that?” she said pointing her hoof at the stallion who stood there.

“I believe that his name is Silver Shining, but I might be wrong, why?”

“Oh no reason at all girls, none at all,” she said unable to look away from him as they walked on him. “You

know you’re not a very good liar,” Luna said, “And my sister can tell and verify that, we’re both very good at

telling lies, so let me ask this, why do you want to know his name? And don’t try to lie to us.”

“Well I don’t know why, I just feel something deep down inside of me when I look at him, and I can’t quite name it, do you know what it might be?”

“Oh yes we do!” Luna and Celestia said giggling hilariously, “You have a crush!”

“A crush? Is that what the feeling is called?” she said very curiously.

“Well yes, sort of, but go on, go talk to him and earn his love then.”

“Oh no, I couldn’t do that, what if he doesn’t like me? I would just rather sit here and watch him from far away,” she said looking at him intensely.

“Wow, we already have the first stage of a crush, fear,” Luna said, “Well I have just the cure for that, a very brave stupid foolish friend to talk for you.”

And with that said she smiled as she went up to the stallion, “LUNA! NO!” Winter shouted in vain, but it was too late, the stallion had noticed her.

“Hey there, is Silver Shining your name?” Luna said to the stallion.

“Yeah, it is, why” he said very curiously patting his silver hair down as he stared at the young little filly with

his silver eyes, and in the light his white coat looked very nice, but Winter tried to reason with these thoughts, she wasn’t in ‘love’ with him, could she be though? She didn’t know what love really was after all,

and who was to say that she couldn’t love this stallion she saw now?

“My friend over there is very shy but she wants you to know that she thinks you’re very cute, and she also wants to go out on a date with you too.”

“She does?” Silver said not sure how to react since no girl had ever really bothered to look at him more than needed despite his parent’s wealth, fame, and fortune, but still it was nice to hear that some pony liked him and wanted a date, especially since he was usually always the one to ask others first.

“What’s her name?” he said trying to figure out how to react as his friends silently watched in shock as they witnessed the conversation and exchange.

“She asked me not to tell you unless you agree to go out on a date with her first,” Luna said playing her cards exactly right just like she should.

“A mare of mystery then, huh? Well I can work with that, tell her yes,” he said.

“Oh, very good then, but she wonders if you want to set the date and time or if she should? But remember, she’s very shy and nervous about this whole entire thing, she didn’t even have the courage to ask you directly, such a shame.”

“I’ll let her decide somewhere that’s most comfortable for her, okay?” he said.

“Fine, I’ll let her know, oh, and by the way, her name is Winter Frost.”

“Wait,” he said with sudden realization as the young little filly walked away, “Surely you can’t mean the

Winter Frost? You know, the princess?” he said.

“I do actually, and if you don’t believe me and think that it’s just some prank or joke, even if elaborate, well just ask yourself this, why would I ever lie to you or try to put on this joke or prank? You can ask Winter yourself you know.”

And with that said he started to sweat nervously, no way he was just asked out on a date by a princess herself, this just either had to be a practical prank or a very elaborate joke, it had to be, or it could be real, but that was highly and very unlikely, sure he was handsome and nice and kind, but he definitely wasn’t worth catching the eye or attention of a princess, was he now?

But his fears and questions soon would be answered as the filly came back from the bush after quickly talking to a hidden pony that was within it.

“She says to meet at the castle of King Cosmos, and don’t worry, you can get in at six, that’s when I, Luna, the daughter of the King, will open the doors for you, and I expect you to be dressed your very best, and so does she too.”

“Wait, if you’re Luna then does that mean that she’s Celestia?” he said pointing at the other young little white filly that stood over by the bush but wasn’t hidden. “Yes, she is,” Luna said very casually, “Why do you want to know.”

“Oh no reason as to why I wish to know, I was just curious,” he said, and he was because now in one day he had seen and caught the attention of three princesses, and now it seemed like his luck was finally rising up now.

And with that said Luna smiled, “Very well then, be there on time and don’t be late and be dressed your very best, oh and also best manners no matter what.”

“I will be! I promise!” he said with a very bright big grin on his face now.

And with that said Luna went back over to the bush.

“What was that? I told you not to invite him on a date or the castle! I told you to tell him that I changed my mind! Why didn’t you say that instead?” she said.

“Because what fun is there in saying that?” Luna said with a very devious grin on her face, “Besides, you have to give love a chance out if you’re ever to find your one and only real true love, right now?” she said still smiling then.

“Well I guess so, but I just hope that I don’t mess up at all,” she said.

“Don’t worry, you won’t, besides, I’m sure that stallion is way more nervous and scared than you are, after all, you’re a princess, and he expects you to be perfect in every way possible and he’ll be trying so hard to be perfect that he probably won’t ever notice if you do mess up and screw up with it.”

“Thanks a lot,” she said, “That’s very reassuring, and it means a lot.”

And with that said they went back to the castle as Silver had the exact same fears that Winter did, except that there were more and way worse just like Luna had said that they would be so. He was worried that if he didn’t find the exact right suit or outfit that he would look like a failure and rejected, and he was also worried that if he didn’t act his best and made her happy that she might throw him in a dungeon and then lock it, or worse, banish him, or even worse than that, banish him and then lock him in a dungeon within the banished place or land or area. He was also worried about ruining his parent’s and family’s name, honor, and reputation, and a whole lot more as well too.

Winter Frost also had similar thoughts as well too, but she was being calmed down by the girls, but Silver Shining had no pony to help him out, and that was why the fear and nervousness was worse, but Luna didn’t tell Winter that.

And when six came there was a prompt knock at the front castle door.

“Well hello, good evening sir,” Luna said doing her best impression of a butler, “♪Come on in and be our guest and put our service to the test, we won’t fail or disappoint, of this fact we can reassure you my very

dear good sir♪”

“What was that exactly?” he said stepping inside very nervously now.

“Oh that? That was nothing really, just a song that I was trying out.”

And with that said Luna lead him to the small round dining table then, “Sit down, be quiet, and wait for her,” Luna said, and with that she left him.

As he waited very nervously he readjusted his bowtie yet again and fiddled with his hooves and legs very anxiously. “I can’t do this!” Winter Frost said having a very nervous breakdown now. “What if he doesn’t like me? What if I do mess this up? What if I screw up and he tells every pony thus ruining my chances of ever finding love again?” she said pacing back and forth on the floor now.

“Don’t worry, you won’t,” Luna said, “Besides, you need to stop asking yourself questions like ‘what if this happens’ because you never know if it will at all.”

“But what if-,” she tried to say but then was very abruptly cut off by Luna.

“But and ‘what if’ also count, so just stop it, get out there, and let him impress you because he’s definitely going to be impressed by the dress alone, and you.”

“Thanks a lot girls, this means so much to me,” she said hugging them and then putting on her brave face she went out to face the strange stallion.

“Well hello there beautiful,” he said when she came out, “You look amazing.”

And she was in her blue and white dress with hints of silver within in it.

It totally fit her look, “Thank you,” she said sitting down, “So do you.”

He just had on a black suit jacket, red bowtie, and even a top hat that he had taken off out of respect and also he thought that it looked ridiculous and silly now, “Thanks a lot,” he said taking his seat after he allowed her to sit down.

“Here is the menu for this very fine evening,” Luna suddenly said coming into the room and handing them a piece of paper with only one item on it, “As you can clearly see the list is very short, so don’t worry, we’ll bring your orders out right now,” and with that said she left and Celestia came in with the plates of spaghetti (it was the only thing that they knew how to make other than cake and cookies and pancakes and

waffles and some other random various stuff too). “I hope that you enjoy the meal, and please tell me that you like it even if you don’t love it, I haven’t had that much experience in cooking yet,” Celestia said putting

down the plates and then the silverware and then the glasses.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be back in a moment with the water,” she said going back into the kitchen and coming out with two pitchers of ice cold water.

“Just let me know if you need anything else,” she said leaning over and lighting two candles on the table with her horn and then leaving them alone.

“Well that was very awkward,” he said with a slight laugh trying to ease the tension in the room (which could be cut with a butter knife) once Luna had left the room, but his efforts of comfort were very weak at best however.

“Yeah, tell me about it,” she said also trying to do the very same thing too.

“So what’s your favorite color?” he said trying to start off with the very basic simple questions that no pony was ever too afraid or nervous to answer.

“Blue,” she said between her bites of the very delicious spaghetti, “You?”

“Oh, that’s mine as well,” he said, “What about your ice cream flavor?”

“That would be vanilla of course,” she said smiling, “And you?”

“I have always been more chocolate, but I see your reasons behind vanilla,” he said, “And what about your family? What are they like to you exactly?”

“They’re nice, not too cruel or cold, but not too nice or kind either, they’re just my parents and I’ll always

love them for who they are no matter what choice they may make, and that’s all that really matters, what about you?”

“Uh, they’re rich and famous but don’t really get along anymore that much,” he said, “But at least I have my friends and money to help me out I guess.”

“Gold does not buy happiness, neither does silver or gems, only you can find joy by working very hard for it and then finally earning it,” she said.

“Who said that exactly?” he said very curiously now starting to eat finally.

“Oh, that was just one very small tiny little piece of wisdom from my parents,”

“Well then, they must be very smart then,” he said.

“They are, and even though I wish that I could be with them I’m happier here with you right now,” she said smiling as she reached over and grabbed his hoof. Silver had to stop himself from spitting out his food in shock and surprise at her very kind nice gesture and instead he swallowed and said, “You do?”

“Yes, I do, really, and I think that I like you, and not just in some small tiny little way, but in a more serious way maybe, as in I really like you.”

“Oh,” he said as he then started to realize all the implications of this now, “Oh! Oh really?” he said trying to contain his very obvious delight and joy.

“Yes, I do,” she said leaning over and kissing him on the check, “That’s how I feel about you, and you’re the first pony I have ever felt this way about.”

His joy and delight were impossible to resist and a smile lit up his face now, “Oh, really?” he said, “Well thanks, no pony or princess has ever said that about me, but do you think you should tell your parents about us?”

“No, they would only get in the way, let’s keep this a secret for now, shall we?”

“Sure, but can’t I tell my parents and friends about this?” he pleaded.

“No, not even if they’re really good at keeping secrets, tell no pony.”

“Oh, alright, I can do that, but uh, when do you want to meet again?”

“How about next week at the same time? Does that work out for you?”

“It does,” he said, “Alright, fine then, looks like we have our second date set up, and I shall be very pleased and happy when we can meet again Princess.”

“Please, just call me Winter, there is no need to be formal now,” she said.

“Very well then, Winter, may I have your permission to leave now, princess?”

She smiled, “I see that you’re just going to keep trying to annoy me with my royal official title, but yes, you may leave now if you wish to do so, but know that I shall miss you and that you will always be in my heart forever.”

“And so shall you, princess,” he said smiling as he left the room and then castle. Then suddenly as Winter smiled fondly as he left there was a very loud sound of two young little fillies shouting from within the kitchen now.

“SILER SHINING AND WINTER FROST, SITTING IN A TREE, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!” they said laughing and giggling as they literally rolled on the floor now.

“Enough you two,” Winter said not particularly caring for their antics and instead focused on the outside and sighed, “Until we meet again my love.”

And with that said she sighed fondly over the next week over Silver.

“You know the first day was fine, but now after a week it’s not,” Luna said.

“Yeah, I’m actually starting to worry about her and I’m also starting to wonder if we should tell her parents,

or at the very least ours instead,”

“No Celestia, hers would only get in the way, and ours would only report her relationship to her parents, we can’t tell any pony no matter what, we can only help her along with the relationship, and that’s all that we can do for now.”

“Yeah, until we can figure a way out to make her fun again,” Celestia said.

“Hey, I miss the fun Winter too, but at least she’s happy now.”

“Yeah, and we’re trying to help her out to be happy,” Celestia said.

“And that’s what best friends and family does for each other, and we’re both.”

“Very well then, fine, I’ll try to complain less if you want me to,” she said.

“There we go,” Luna said happy that she figured out her deep secret message.

“But don’t expect me to be happy because of all her sighing and stuff.”

“Trust me, I don’t,” Luna said as she knocked on Winter’s door now because the time for the second date had finally come at last.

“Hey there, are you ready yet?” Luna said.

“Yes I am actually,” Winter said coming out in her dress, “How do I look?”

“Like you did last week, the exact same and simply splendid and wonderful.”

“Thanks Celestia,” she said, “But is he here yet? Please tell me that he is?”

“Well, he’s not her yet, but then again, it’s not six yet either.”

But then suddenly there was a knock at the door and there he was.

“You’re early,” Winter said going to the door and greeting him now.

“Five minutes early is better than five late,” he said, “Let’s eat.”

And with that said they went and sat at the table and ate their meal with only a few snippets of conversation about what they had done in the past week.

“So in conclusion my week went very well,” he said, “What about you?”

“Mine went well too,” she said, “But it was lonely without you here with me.”

“Yeah, well it was lonely without you there too,” he said.

“Thanks, but I’m glad that you always show up on time otherwise I might freak out about where you were and what you were doing and I can’t ever freak out about anything, or at least that’s what my parents keep saying anyways.”

“Uh, sure thing, okay, alright,” he said not sure how to react to this now.

“Anyhow, do you have any friends of my gender right now?” she said.

“What? No, of course not, you’re a princess, who would be more important to me that you could ever possibly be? Surely not some old regular mare.”

“Thanks a lot, I was worried there for a second, and I can’t and shouldn’t worry about anything, or at least that’s what my parents keep saying to me.”

“Uh, sure thing, okay, alright,” he said catching on to her now.

“So then, should we come here for our next date or what?” she said.

“I was actually thinking that we go over to my house next week.”

“I can work with that, but you’ll need to show it to me tonight.”

“My pleasure,” he said as he gently guided her out of the room and castle to his house, “Here it is,” he said

gesturing proudly at it, “What do you think?”

“It’s certainly not as big as the castle, but it still I quite impressive nonetheless, but tell me this, are you here alone on most nights or not?” she said very curiously as she looked at a light in the upstairs window now.

“I’m here alone most night since my parents work a lot, but they’re here right now,” he said pointing to the window, “So we’ll have to end this now I guess.”

“We don’t have to, it just would be more appropriate to do so,” she said turning to leave now, “And don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine on my own, I am a princess after all, and next week you just might get a kiss from me if you’re lucky, and also because it’s tradition I believe.” And with that said she left him alone as he smiled to himself, “A kiss from you is all that I dream of now,” he said.

And with that this ends one part of our story, and on to the next now.

The next week came and at six she arrived at his house promptly then.

“I’m glad to see that you’re here, but that dress is becoming a bit old,” he said.

“Who needs the dress?” she said smiling and then she took it off right in front of him. “Whoa princess, undressing in front of me already? I think that comes quite some time after our third date,” he said with a

slight chuckle now.

“Well would it be very gentlecoltly of you to let me undress you?” she said.

“I think not, that would be too much,” he said taking off his bowtie and suit, “But come now, let’s eat, I made us something different this time instead.”

And with that said they went to his kitchen and ate some pizza.

“I found this on the streets and I thought to myself, hey, this new food tastes great even though it was pretty common, but now I don’t think it will be if ponies learned that a princess ate some slices of it,” he said smiling.

“Hey, it’s not my fault if a food becomes very famous because of my birth or blood,” she said smiling as she ate the very delicious pizza in front of her.

“Well it’s not my fault for what happens to you tonight either, good or bad,” he said, “Well not completely, maybe partially just a bit if you know what I mean.”

“You rascal,” she said, “How dare you suggest that with a lady of my high class and power and position? As punishment I demand that you kneel before me.”

“Oh yes great and wise powerful princess,” he said smiling as he kneeled on the floor, “Do what you wish upon me, for I surely do deserve it from you.”

And with that said they both went on the floor and started laughing then.

“Oh I do enjoy spending time with you Silver,” she said smiling.

“Yeah, me too,” he said getting off the floor, “And I think that I really like you too,” he said gazing deep into her eyes quite serious right now then.

“Well then, I guess now we know that we’re on the same level now.”

“I guess so,” he said simply restating the plain clear obvious fact.

“Well then, I guess that this would be appropriate then,” she said leaning in and kissing him right on the lips

for only a quick short moment then.

And then she said something, “Well, I’m not sorry about that.”

“You were worried that you would be?” he said smilingly very lightly now.

“Yeah, if I felt wrong then you would be wrong, but I didn’t,” she said.

“Well then, I guess that’s a very god sign for us then?” he said.

“Yes, I guess it is, but when shall we see each other again?”

“I think that I’ll keep it a surprise, okay?” he said looking at her now.

“Yeah, sure thing, I can work with that, I like surprises,” she said

“Soon I think that you’ll love them because of me.”

And with that said they both smiled, said goodbye and then left.

The next few months they grew very close, even to the point where she was finally ready to tell her parents about their relationship when they finally came in for the cold season, and while they were very angry they understood her choice and decision. King Cosmos said nothing about this matter other than that he didn’t know that it was there, but he still was very happy for them both. And as for Silver’s parents, well when they heard the news they actually fainted, or at least his mom did, his father just stood there with his jaw open making his mouth a very unpleasant sight to see indeed. And as for his friends, well they couldn’t believe it either just like all the parents, but they soon then accepted the plain and simple fact that the princess was in love with him.

Soon enough the news spread across the whole entire kingdom like wildfire

And there was nothing that they could do to stop it or the rumors as well too.

But soon enough they cleared the whole entire matter with a royal statement.

And then Winter Frost could finally relax when she was around Silver.

But then one day she shocked and surprised every pony with one very simple question, “What about me marrying him, can I do that someday very soon?”

Frosty actually started to choke on his food, and so did Queen Crystal too.

Cosmos however restrained from choking and remained silent as King Frosty talked to his daughter about

all the consequences of her choice and saying that she was too young and she said that they were very young when they married. Honestly, he really didn’t care, but soon enough he would regret that choice.

Cold Heart

Chapter Five: Cold Heart

It was winter time when it happened, how very ironic of time and fate.

And it was also on her birthday, which made it even worse.

But what happened exactly, well, let me tell you now.

Despite her parents’ concerns that she was too young to marry she decided to ignore them declaring that no pony else would ever make her happy (as you can see she was very clearly set to being crazy even if she wasn’t that way already). And so the wedding was set for two weeks after her birthday which was on the winter solstice, but even on her birthday preparations were being made, and there were lots since it was a royal wedding of great size.

King Cosmos would be the one to marry them, Celestia and Luna would get to be flower girls, and the whole entire kingdom heard about it and would be coming, even a few nobles and royal members of the elusive and legendary mythical ice ponies would be coming. And they were considered that way since so few ponies had actually ever seen them or even visited their kingdom as their King Cosmos had once claimed to do with his wife, but these rumors of the ice ponies coming and of their kingdom were never proven true and the only proof that nay pony did have were King Frosty and Queen Crystal.

But of course it was on the winter solstice that the first ice ponies arrived and every pony gasped at them, they had the same white fur and coats that the king and queen had, and they also seemed to have only blue or white or silver eyes, and their hair was also that way too, in fact there was little to identify them other than the subtle little hints and clues in color that only they could see. But while they were impressive to see no pony dared to look into their eyes out of fear since they heard many rumors about them like that they would take your soul if you did, or that you would turn into an ice or stone statue instead.

There were many rumors about them, but all were false however.

And so it was that the ice ponies waited in the castle for the wedding day.

“Oh, isn’t this just wonderful?” Winter Frost said going around the castle to greet every pony and smiling with great joy and delight and making sure that everything would be just right and perfect for their wedding day.

“Today is my birthday and soon I will be getting married to the love of my life,” she said, “And not even my parents or any pony else will stand in my way.”

“You know, this is a very ‘cool’ day since it’s my birthday,” Winter said.

Celestia and Luna groaned at the very old joke and pun.

“What?” she said, “It’s a classic joke and you know it is as well too.”

“That joke is so not ‘cool’ anymore,” Luna said.

And with that said they all smiled and laughed.

But eventually they stopped and returned to more ‘serious’ matters instead.

“Honey, do you think that she’s crazy?” Crystal asked Frosty very quietly.

“Of course, how else could she fall in love and act like this? I’m just worried because I sense that today she has the greatest potential for, well… you know.”

“Oh,” she said, “Surely today is not the day that she can become a monster or nightmare? That would just be the worst, especially on her birthday.”

“Yes, it would be, I just hope that I am really wrong about my bad feeling that I have about this, but my vibe, it just won’t go away no matter what I try.”

“Don’t worry, I’m sure that it’s nothing,” Crystal said smiling very lightly.

“I really hope so,” he said, “Otherwise this day will be very sad and forever known as one of the worst tragedies to strike both of our lands now.”

And with that said they watched and waited for anything to happen.

Winter Frost then took a very big slice of cake for herself after she blew out the candles and then said, “Want a piece of cake mom and dad? There’s a lot.”

“No thanks, I’m not hungry,” he said as he glared at her very angrily.

“Well suit yourself then, I’m going to go check on Silver, I heard that he might be around here somewhere but I don’t know where exactly,” she said.

Once she said this Frosty sensed that whatever bad thing would happen it had something to do with Silver, oh no, he thought at the implications of this feeling he had, because whatever it was, it was not going to be very good at all.

“I’m not so sure that he is in this castle, I think he went home because he was sick or something like that,”

Frosty said lying about the sickness part.

“Oh, that’s so sad, maybe I should go over and cheer him up,” she said.

But she was quickly blocked by her father, “I don’t think that you should, what if you get sick? That would be very bad luck for the wedding you know.”

“I’m an alicorn dad, we don’t ever get sick, I’ll be just fine,” she said trying to move past him now, but it was no use, he continued to block her off.

“I also heard that he might be trying out suits for the wedding, and you know that it’s very bad luck for a groom to see her husband in his wedding suit.”

“Oh come on? Do you really believe that silly nonsense? Because I don’t,” she said, “Now then, if you will please move out of the way I must go now.”

Her father took a very deep heavy sigh and moved out of the way knowing that he could not stop her forever and that the choice was hers alone.

“Thank you,” she said as she left, and then he finally responded to her question about luck, “I don’t believe in that,” he said, “But I do believe in your safety and protection, both physical and emotional, so make sure to be safe.”

He only could hope that somehow she heard him as he sat down then.

But even though she was far away and long gone the message of her safety got through to her in her emotions and feelings, but sadly enough not her mind.

And so she ignored this feeling and instead went to Silver’s house and entered it very quietly just in case he was sick so that she didn’t disturb him.

And then she decided to enter his room and was shocked and surprised to see something that she never thought that she would see, him kissing a mare.

Now before I go on with the story I actually am going to challenge you to do something, you don’t have to do it but it will help you understand the story, I promise. Imagine the worst pain that you have ever felt, was it betrayal, the loss of a loved one, family, friend, or otherwise instead? It doesn’t matter what, just take that feeling and multiply it and you would get something to that which Winter Frost was feeling when she saw Silver there kissing another mare. Now then if you haven’t experienced a tragedy as great as death or loss or betrayal then there are no words to express the pain, hate, anger, sorrow, despair, wrath, and fury that one experiences when they go through a very traumatic experience like death, loss, or betrayal. But if you have, then I feel very sorry for you since I too have gone through much of it too as well.

Now then, back to the story.

Winter Frost didn’t react for a very long moment, she just stood there and suddenly Silver saw her there and tried to explain the situation to her now.

“This isn’t what it looks like,” he said, “She’s nothing to me, and you, well you mean everything to me, so don’t be mad, don’t be upset and try to be calm and reasonable here, because trust me, this is nothing, I would never let her come between us, and I promise never to betray you again like this, okay?”

She just stood there very silent and looked at him very angrily.

“You… you betrayed me. And husbands… they’re never supposed to betray their wives or any pony else that they love like family and friends, but you… you did… you betrayed me for her, for some pony you claim is nothing.

We were supposed to be getting married, but how can we do that if I don’t trust you fully and if we don’t share secrets? Explain to me how I can do that exactly, because I’m honestly having a very hard time trying to do that.”

“Look, I can’t, and yes, I made a mistake, but it won’t ever happen again, and can’t you forgive me since that’s what husbands and wives and family and friends are supposed to do, right?” he said pleading for her

reason now.

“To love and cherish her forever, and honor her too, that’s what the vows say, and while you loved me, you have not fully cherished me as you should do.”

“Please, be reasonable, I made a mistake, and that’s just what ponies do.”

“Yes,” she said, “It’s what ponies do, but not ponies who are getting married, you never make a mistake before a wedding, that’s why they’re perfect, but now you have made a terrible mistake, and now it won’t

be perfect, and that’s why we can’t marry, and I’m sorry, but you’re going to pay very much for this.”

And with that said she ran at him and he dodged out of the way, but instead of turning towards him she crashed through the window causing the glass to break and spread across the ground. Outside the weather had been gray and cloudy before she entered the house, but now it had started to rain which ironically enough expressed the tears she wanted to shed, but ones that she couldn’t since they would be

of no use or meaning to him anymore.

“YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!” she screamed clearly now insane at this.

“AND IF I CANNOT HAVE YOU THEN NO PONY EVER WILL!”

And with that said she dived towards him and then she quickly used her magic to tear out his heart from his chest and she held it up to him as he slowly started to die in her arms, “Be quiet now,” she said gently stroking his head, “You won’t die alone, and not yet either, I can promise you that.”

And with that said she turned to the other pony and tore out her heart and now she held the beating hearts of both ponies, and amazingly they did not die because the magic she used sustained their blood flow event though their hearts were gone, but if she decided to crush the hearts, well then they would die, and once crushed the hearts would turn into dust and then they would be no more. “Beg for your life and say that you love me if you want to live.”

“I do love you, and please, don’t kill me, we can fix this, I promise you.”

She looked at him with a cold cruel glare as her body turned gray with no hints of silver or blue or white, for now her heart had become ice cold, and therefore the rest of her now represented her heart, or at least partially somehow.

“For some reason I don’t believe you anymore,” she said as she crushed their hearts into dust, and as he took his last dying breath she whispered into his hear, “May you rot in hell you son of a bitch,” and with

that said he died.

And then she turned to the window and flew out and saw the rain and frowned, this was too much like her mood right now, and she needed it to be different.

And so she used her powers to turn the rain into hail instead.

Simply perfect and splendid, she thought to herself smiling, now all I need to do is go back to the castle, announce my husband’s betrayal, and kill every pony there because they all deserve to die if I can’t have my Silver anymore.

So this should be very easy, quick, and short, she thought to herself.

And with that thought in mind she flew off to the castle and entered composing herself to look calm so that way she would not be revealed too soon.

She went over to her father and put on a fake smile.

“Well hello there, nice to see that you’re enjoying yourselves,” she said.

“Hey there, did you find him?” her father said to her very curiously now.

“Yes, I did, he was kissing another mare when I found him, and so I killed him for his betrayal, and now I’m

going to make every pony here pay.”

“YOU DID WHAT?” Frosty said shouting out loud alerting the whole entire castle now. “Oh please, don’t be so chocked, I’m honestly surprised that you’re not saying what a great good job I did, but then again, you

never were really the supportive type,” she said walking up to the front of the room then.

“NOW THEN,” she shouted, “WHO WANTS TO DIE FIRST?”

No pony responded and she shrugged, “It was worth a shot.”

And then she flew over to the nearest stallion to her.

“Tell me, do you have a wife? Say something if you want a chance to live.”

“Yes,” he said very nervously with fear as her hoof got closer to his heart.

“And tell me, are you loyal and faithful to her? Do you love her? Is she here now? And if not then can you tell me where she is exactly?” she said.

“She’s here with me right now, and I do love and cherish her, and I have been faithful to her my whole entire life, even when we were just young little kids.”

“For some reason I find myself not to believe your words, it could be my experience talking now, but who really cares, you’re going to pay and suffer for his mistake no matter what,” she said as she tore out his heart and crushed it, and then she turned to the crowd with an evil smile on her face.

“NOW THEN, WHO’S NEXT?” she shouted very loudly.

And then suddenly the crowd ran in a panic trying to escape, but all the exits were closed due to her magic. “NO PONY LEAVES WITHOUT MY PERMISSION FIRST!” she shouted very loudly and then smiled

deviously, “AND TO GET MY PERMISSION YOU WILL ALL NEED TO DIE FIRST! THAT IS THE ONLY WAY AND THE PRICE FOR THE TREACHERY OF SILVER SHINING!”

And with that said she went into the crowd using her magic to tear out ponies’ hearts and crush them, and sometimes she even ate the heart too as well.

“What the fuck?” King Cosmos said looking at the chaos all around him.

“I can explain in full detail later,” Frosty said, “But for now all you need to know is that my daughter has gone crazy and insane because her husband to be betrayed her, and she is also killing ponies now as you can clearly see.”

“Well can’t you do anything to stop it? Like getting angry, because this would be a really very good time to get angry,” he said pointing at the chaos.

“That’s my secret,” he said smiling, “I’m always angry.”

And with that said he turned to his daughter as both their eyes turned red.

And then suddenly he was on fire, literally. “Who knew that the ice king could do that?” Luna said. “This is totally amazing and awesome!” Celestia said.

Frosty rose in the air until he met his daughter in the eyes.

“WINTER! YOU NEED TO STOP THIS MADNESS! BE CALM, BE REASONABLE! YOU DON’T HAVE TO KILL EVERY PONY HERE BECAUSE OF ONE MISTAKE!”

“You’re right, I ONLY NEED TO KILL HIS FRIENDS!” she said going over to his family and friends and then ripping their hearts out and crushing them.

“THERE! NOW JUSTICE HAS FINALLY BEEN SATISFIED!” she said.

“ARE YOU CRAZY? THERE IS NO NEED TO CONTINUE THIS VIOLENCE!”

“OH BUT TEHRE IS FATHER! I won’t stop until all have suffered for this!”

Frosty cursed himself for asking the stupid question of if she was crazy (because clearly she was, and also totally insane too) and then continued.

“YOU CAN STOP THIS NOW! END YOUR MADNESS AND COME BACK TO ME!”

“NEVER! I AM NOT WINTER FROST ANYMORE! SHE WAS WEAK AND WAS FOOLED BY A STALLION AND HIS LOVE! BUT NOW, NOW I AM STRONG, MY HEART IS AS COLD AS ICE AND NO PONY WILL EVER ENTER IT AGAIN SO THAT WAY MY HEART WILL NEVER BE BROKED AGAIN! AND NOW MY NAME IS NO LONGER WINTER FROST, BUT INSTEAD BLIZZARD STORM!”

And with that said she attacked her father with a hailstorm and he tried to defend with fire.

“Can’t you open your heart to any pony ever again?” he pleaded.

“My heart is as cold as ice and I was willing to sacrifice my love, my only one!” Winter Frost screamed at her father, “I will never open it to any pony else ever again! I made that mistake once and I’m never going to make it again!”

“You never took my advice about love and I warned you that someday you would pay the price,” her father shouted back at her.

“Well I guess that you were right then! Are you happy now?” she said.

“Not unless you come back to me as the Winter I know.”

“NEVER! SHE IS GONE NOW BECAUSE SHE WAS WEAK!”

And with that said their battle and fight went on.

But eventually the power of his daughter was too much and she gained the advantage over him and presses him against a wall.

“You’re not going to kill me, are you?” he said nervously with fear now.

“Oh no, ponies would never accept any ruler, even me, as a queen no matter what if they heard that she killed their king, especially if it was her father, oh no, I have something much different and much better planned for you now.

I’m just going to send you to a place that shadow and light never touch, to a place where you’ll be safe and sound and still alive, a place of nightmares and one of both darkness, shadow, and light as well too,” she said smiling very deviously as she opened up a portal behind her father using her magic.

“No, not that place, surely you would not,” he said, “Please, no.”

“Don’t worry father, I might drag you back out of Tartarus someday.”

And with that said she pushed him into the portal and then went over to her mother. “You’re not going to send me there, are you?” she said very nervously with fear in her voice. “It would be rude to leave father all

alone in there.”

And with that said she also threw her mother in and then closed the portal.

“Holy shit, I can’t believe what I just saw,” Cosmos said, “Yet it did really happen, but now I think that it is time for me to act since Frosty failed.”

And with that said he flapped up to Winter Frost.

“What can you ever do to me old stallion?” she said very angrily.

“Many things, I can sing, talk, dance, erase your memory, send you back to your old home and kingdom, or send you to Tartarus, but what I am going to do will be a surprise,” he said touching her forehead and then suddenly she fell down to the floor unconscious. And then leaning over Cosmos extracted a white silvery substance from her mind using his magic, “It is far better that I remove this memory so that you may never terrorize these lands again, but sadly enough you will still be affected, your insanity has left you in a permanent state of being in this form and shape and body, and you will never be truly really happy ever again, and you will always feel like something is missing.

And I know that you can hear me now since I have been unconscious many times, but this is just a spell, when you wake up you will have no memory of something very bad that happened to you, and no matter what I can never let you have it no matter how much you beg or ask or plead in any manner.

Now then Winter Frost, wake up and be your normal regular self again.”

And with that said she did and she groaned as she got up.

“What happened exactly?” she said, “And why is every pony here looking at me with fear? And why am I in a wedding dress?” she said very curiously.

“Your parents can explain it to you, or I can if you want to,” Cosmos said secretly casting a spell to free her parents from their prison now.

“How about all of you explain it to me right now?” she said very stoically as her parents came up from behind her and looked at her with great fear.

“Yes, I think that would be best,” Cosmos said, and with that he explained her story to her, but this time she didn’t go crazy since she didn’t experience it, she just heard it, which was way different. “I did all of that?” she said in shock and surprise, “But there’s no way, ‘m such a nice kind pony, I would never do that.”

“But you did, why else would every pony in here be afraid of you?”

“You do have a fair point, but still, this Blizzard form of me, she sounds like my worst nightmare, and I just hope that I am never her ever again.”

“So do we all, but we can’t always get what we want in life just like you did.”

And with that piece of wisdom Winter Frost bowed her head down in shame and then said, “I am sorry every pony, if I killed a friend or family member of yours it was not me, that was the crazy insane form and version of me, but I am calm now, and I’m am very sorry for your loss and I know that there is no possible way for me to ever make it up to you, but should you ever need anything do not hesitate to ask me and I will do my best to try to do it for you.

I know that my actions today are unforgivable, and I do not expect forgiveness to ever come at all ever, or any time soon, but I hope that in time you may come to feel that the pain is less and maybe one day is even gone too.

I am not worthy to be a ruler or a queen, but I hope that with time and patience I may become a great leader and queen just like my parents, and I also hope that you will hold no grudge against me someday, that is all.”

And with that said she left the room and the castle and there was an uneasy silence that filled the air and then Cosmos spoke up.

“Well, there was your apology, now the only question that remains is this, do you accept it, or shall you reject it and treat her like a criminal instead?

The ponies eventually agreed to accept it and that was final.

And then Cosmos went over to her parents to talk.

“So then, what happens now exactly?” he said very curiously.

“We look and search for her, find her, bring her home, train her, and then one day she will become a great queen and ruler, that is what will happen.”

And so they did do that eventually after they left the castle.

And from that day on relationships with the northern kingdom was never the same again. Occasionally

there would sometimes even be whispers and rumors about an ice witch who killed many ponies, but by the time those rumors started it had been centuries after the event, but still, the tale and legend of Winter Frost would always live on forever within the minds of ponies.

Epilogue

Epilogue

“And that is the story of Winter Frost,” Celestia said, “Well, how was it?”

“That was the one of the saddest stories that I have ever heard, and I can barely believe it,” she said, “I mean she killed all those ponies?”

“She did, and she always did regret their deaths afterwards, and life was never quite the same for her afterwards, in fact whenever she did get angry ponies say that for a moment she sounds just like Blizzard

Storm did, but then the moment finally passes over them and it’s done and gone. But Winter never did come back to the kingdom again after that day even after we invited her many times, and she has simply refused to come to us even when we need help.

She says that her debt is not to us but instead the ponies of the kingdoms.

She also says that we should take care of our own kingdom, not her.

She became very cold and cruel after that day but never quite like Blizzard.

She never killed any pony else ever again, and she always had mercy too.

But that was the last time that we ever considered and called her a friend.

For now she rules her own kingdom all alone in her misery holding great power and pain and sorrow and despair, and she weeps over a memory she never knew, she weeps for ponies that she does not know, and she does her best to rule, but at the end of every day she can’t help but to cry herself to sleep.

Where once she had a warm and open heart, now it is cold and cruel.

Where once she was fun and silly she is now serious and boring.

Where once she loved she can never let any pony else in ever again.

Where once her heart was broken now there stands an endless sea and ocean.

Where once she represented all that was good of winter, well now she does not anymore, she only

represents the pain, the sorrow, the despair, the death.

She leaves the fun for other and takes in her pain feeling it fair for the deaths she caused, she accepts her

sorrow and despair for what she caused too.

And no matter what, she will not listen to reason or logic, or my sister either.

Where once we were friends now we stand as bitter cold ponies.

Where once she was like my sister she is now like a stranger instead.

Where once she was brave and stood very proud, now she hides in shadow and cowers in shame, no longer thinking that she is worthy of her title.

Where once there was a regular normal ordinary pony there now stands and still remains just a cold reflection carved in ice and stone and reflected in mirrors, one that does not lie, but one that does not tell

the truth either.

Where once she had everything that she could have and want, well now she has nothing, and wishes for it to remain that way forever instead.

Where once there was a proud and noble kingdom there is ruins instead.

Where once there was a warrior and hero there now is not anymore.

Where once her name was spoken with love now it is spoke with fear.

Where once she had no more to give she kept on going, and she still does.

Where once there was truth there now only stands myths and legends and rumors and echoes and shadows and whispers of the past now instead.

Where once there was an ice pony strong as stone, now she is broken instead.

That is the real truth behind her story Twilight Sparkle.

And that is also why you should read the whole entire thing first.

And that is also why I never talk about the past, because it’s too painful.”

And with that said Celestia left her all alone to dwell on the journal.

“Well, I guess that’s why the title makes sense,” she said placing it back on the bookshelf where it belonged, and with that she then left.

But years later any pony would be able to find that small tiny little book.

Granted it might take them quite a long while, but they could find it eventually.

It gathered much dust but the pages never tore or faded because of magic.

And so it was that The Lost Legends and Myths of The Ice Ponies , and also the other books like, Ice Ponies: Real or Not? Fact or Fiction? And also:

The Lost Legends of the Northern Kingdom and a History of Ice Ponies

Myth and Legends: The Northern Kingdom

The Legend of the Ice Queen, the Ice Witch, and other tales too.

Science Weekly: Ice Ponies, Exploration, Discovery, Facts, Fiction.

And also,

The Lost Legends of Winter Frost, the Ice Queen and Witch

They all sat on the bookshelf untouched and forgotten just like Winter Frost.

Prologue

Prologue

“Princess Celestia? What’s this?” Twilight Sparkle said looking over a book.

“That would be my very old journal from when I was just a young little silly filly,” she said, “You can look through it if you want, it’s public access.”

She did so, but then eventually spoke up again, “Princess Celestia, you never told me that you had a third sister,” she said looking at the journal.

“I don’t, but she was like a sister to me,” she said walking over and reading the entry, “Winter Frost wanted to play with Luna and me Today, but I ignored her, honestly she can really feel and be like a part of the family sometimes, like a sister. Like a sister, Twilight, not a sister, but yes, she was very close to us.”

“What happened to her exactly? Twilight said, “Because it must have been really bad or sad if you never talk about her, I mean, what did happen?”

“She went on her own pathway, but yes, I don’t talk about her very much since she has her own kingdom, but where she was once kind and fair, now her heart is cold and cruel not through any fault of her own, but after I tell you the story you will understand why she has two different names, both being used when her mood or emotions change, Winter Storm she would sometimes be called when she got angry, but then it changed into the nickname Blizzard.

But that is for later, for now we must start where it all began, and that is not here in the Royal Canterlot Public Library, no, this takes place in our castle, in a room that we have never shown to any pony else and always kept hidden.”

And with that said Celestia lit up her horn and teleported them to a room that Twilight had never seen before. And at once she noticed journals and toys and also that the room was very cold, so cold that she could see her breath.

“W-why is it c-cold in h-here?” Twilight said chattering her teeth.

“Did the name Winter Frost not give you a clue or hint as to how she lived? Honestly Twilight I expected more from you, but the reason it is cold is because she always liked and loved it to be cold, and that’s why she rules over the ice ponies in the far frozen icy cold lands of the north. That and she really doesn’t like or love or enjoy the presence and words of any pony except for me and my sister. But she wasn’t always as cold and cruel as she is now, once she had a very open warm heart, once she was one of the most beautiful mares in the land, once she had glory, but now all she has is a cold cruel reflection and misguided power, now all she has is a cold cruel broken heart that is shattered into many pieces, but if you are to understand then please don’t interrupt and just listen, now long ago when my sister and I were very young our parents decided to surprise us with a very special guest and announcement too.”