It was a cold, silent night in canterlot. Winter has covered the mountain city in snow from head to hoof, the roads run thick in ice and no matter where a pony stepped, trotted or galloped, they would slip. It was, however a brilliant night to spend indoors with friends and family, laughing and drinking hot chocolate, laying next to a fire curled up with a book or with your special somepony bathing in the warm glow. However, it was a different night for a particular solar princess. This walked around in the great stone garden, statues depicting various ponies and monsters dotted alongside the pathways. Breathing in the cold winter air, she hesitated for a second before walking up a nearby hill that overlooked the village below the mountain city and sat down, grass and twigs stitching to her coat and ever flowing tail.

“A thousand years.” The princess said, removing her eyes from the village and moved them to the natural satellite. “It's nearly been a thousand years since we've seen each other. I wonder if you still hate me. Ha, who am I kidding, of course you do. You're older sister banished you to the moon, what other emotion are you feeling?” She said with a hollow smile. “I wish I had known what I could do to make happy, back then. I wish I got off my flank and pulled you out of that darkness that I unknowingly pushed you in.” She sighed softly, her eyes drifting away to the four stars that ever so slowly inched their way to the moon. “I suppose time will tell what will happen soon.”

Sharing her head she rose to all fours again and began her hike back to the castle, feeling both mentally and physically exhausted. However, as she began her walk, she heard a sound in the distance. ‘Huh?’ She thought, her ears twitching and swiveling, trying their best to hear what the sound was. Confused, she changed her path to follow the sound, the sound itself growing louder and louder as she grew closer. ‘Is that, crying?’ With a concerned look, she doubled her efforts to find the source, and the apparent foal. Upon reaching the foal, she froze mid step, causing her to slightly skid across the dirt. The source of the crying laid under one of the most evil creatures she and her sister had ever fought. The embodiment of chaos itself, Discord.

Again, she froze as fear and terror crept up her spine and made her blood run cold. All sounds of the world cut out abruptly, no gentle breeze, no rustling leaf of branch, not a sound from the castle. She could hear her heart beat slowly increase in rhythm. Faster and faster and faster it rose, her throat felt like it was closing as it got harder to breath. She struggled for what she felt was days before the screaming foal brought her out of it, her line of concentration on the statue snapping like a branch. Forgetting what she felt for a moment, she looked at the red blanket that held the foal within like a cocoon. The blanket dazed her for a moment, not noticing it before. 'How did I miss that?’ she asked herself before shaking her head and picked up the blanket with the foal inside with her magic.

“Shhhshhshh.” She whispered as she gently rocked foal back and forth, somewhat calming the child. Carefully, she unraveled the blanket to expose the foal within. But, as fate was opposing her expatiation, it wasn't a foal at all. Within the blanket was a small, hairless ape with dark brown skin, strangely reminding the princess of a soft chocolate colour. It's small, brown eyes spared but a glance in her general direction, indicating the child to be no more than a few months old. The crying stopped shortly after once the child directed it's attention to her, leaving small whimpers in its place.

The princess was beyond shocked. Thousands of questions ran through her mind before the first second ticked off. What was it? Why was it laying here, cold and alone? Where are it's parents? These three questions occurred most. However, before she could even guess, a pony made herself known to the princess.

“Princess Celestia? What are you doing here, you're going to catch a cold!” The pony said, trotting towards the pony in question. “Honestly princess, what would you do if you were too sick too…” Her dialogue collapsed the second she laid eyes on the scene before her. “Princess, what is that thing?”

Princess Celestia turned to the pony. Sunny Day, one of Celestia's most trusted friend and maid. Her autumn coloured eyes dance to Celestia to the child and then back to Celestia. Her coat was a beautiful shade of rosemary, complimenting her eyes. Her natural sized horn sprung out of her soft, golden mane. Her tail swished back and forth, the dyed tip of her tail brushing the ground gently and it trailed in the wind. She was one of the many maids that helped to clean the castle, wearing a simple maid uniform.

“I, don't know, Sunny.” Celestia said as she turned her head to the maid and then back to the child. “I found it under this statue wrapped up in this blanket screaming. Oh, it must be so cold. Who knows how long it's been outside. Come, I'll need to borrow you for a few moments.” She said to the mare before charging up a spell and teleported the three of them into the princess's private chambers. With a flicker of light, Celestia set the pile of logs inside of her fireplace a blaze, the fire instantly spreading it's warmth throughout the bedroom. It's soft orange glow lit only a small part of the bedroom, leaving the majority of it swallowed by the darkness.

“Sunny, I need fresh warm blankets and, if it's anything like a foal, a fresh bottle of milk, pronto.” Celestia said as she galloped into the bathroom, using her magic to plug the bathtub and start to fill it with warm water.

“Right away princess!” Sunny nodded, galloping out of the bedroom and down the hall. Now that both the bathroom and the bedroom were warmed up, Celestia released the magic that held the blank it in place and let it fall to the ground, exposing the rest of small child. It was ape like and bipedal if the fingers were anything to note. However, the more she looked, the less they looked like the fingers or toes that she has seen before, they looked rounded and stumpy, not thick or protected like the minotaurs.

“Well then, I guess I should call you a he instead of an it, huh?” She giggled to herself. An act that was gleefully copied by the child in her magic. “Alright then, down you go.” She lowered the child into water before shutting the water off, letting it rest at the child's elbow. “There, how’s that?” She asked, getting a giggle as an answer. “I wonder what you are. You look like a member of the minotaurs, but you are much so small, let alone hornless and hoofless.” She said as she propped him up with her magic. Her reflecting caught her eyes for a moment, her usual beautiful multi-coloured mane were dirty and disheveled sticks and leaves dotted here and there, the same could be said with her tail. Her pristine white coat dirty and stained with grass smudges and mud from galloping through the gardens.

“Hehehehehe, it seems I also need a bath.” Celestia chuckled, stretching her wings to full length causing the child to 'ooo’ in wonder. Three light knocks came from the doorway. “Ah, there you are Sunny. You can place the bottle and towels over there.” Celestia said pointing to a cabinet next to the sink on the other side of the room behind her. “Then you can take the rest of the night off.”

“Of course Princess. May I ask if you have figured out what this little...guy...is?” The maid asked dropping the things off, ignoring a toothpaste stain on the mirror above the sink next to her as she walked in, much to her chagrin.

“No, unfortunately. He looks like a minotaur child, however, he is much to small and lanky for a newborn of their species.” Celestia sighed, exhausted from this evening. “But figuring that out will have to come later, I'm afraid.” Celestia lifted the child out of the water and wrapped him up in the white fluffy towel. Celestia trotted out of the bathroom and to her bed before resting on it, laying the child next to her barrel.

“Well, if there isn't anything else, I shall leave you to it.” She said before yawning and walked out of the bedroom, leaving the room silent. A small rumble drew Celestia's attention and causing her to jump a little.

“Oh, goodness. You gave me a scare there, little one.” She smiled, before levitating the bottle of milk out of the bathroom and placing it on the bed gently as well as draining the tub. “Hehe, forgot about those. Here you are, you must be rather hungry.” The child grabbed the bottle and started to chug it down with enthusiasm. Smiling gently, Celestia curled around the child and watched as the child fed. Her mind fled as she watched, drifting to Discord’s statue and what she felt. She had stared upon that statue thousands of millions of times, however, that was the first time she had ever felt that the statue was staring back at her.

'What did it all mean?’' She thought, staring blankly at thin air. 'Discord has shown no signs of breaking free, or gaining power. And yet it felt like he was standing right before me, only worse.’She was snapped out of her thoughts by a large burp and relaxed sigh from the child, raising Celestia's eyebrows in shock. A small yawn followed pursuit as he snuggled into the warm towels.

“I think I shall follow your lead, Young one. Though I'll have to come up with a name to give you. I mean, it would be right if I kept calling you child and young one all the time.” She raised a hoof to her chin and hummed in thought before shaking her head in mirth as the child poked her muzzle with one of his small fingers before rolling onto his stomach and caterpillaring towards her neck, pressing as much as he could into her coat. “Such a random child.” Celestia giggled before curling as much as she could around the child and draped a wing over him.

“I think I have a good name for you. How does 'Entropy’ sound to you. I, personally, think it suits you. Considering you are progressively getting more and more random each moment that passes. What do you think?” She asked, not really expecting an answer. But, much to her surprise, the child nodded before falling asleep. “Hmhmh, I think my life has just taken an interesting turn.” Celestia spoke as the darkness of sleep took her.

The next morning brought the warm rays of the sun, a sharp contrast to the winter night. It was still below freezing temperatures, but at least it was more tolerable. The large fluffy clouds were filled to the brim and bursting with snow, the pegai of all shapes and sizes did their jobs of pushing the snowy clouds in accordance to the weather plan of canterlot. The nobles went about their days, gloating about their power and political prowess while walking to their destination, presumably to a social gathering. Nonetheless, the upper streets of canterlot were dotted with ponies going to and fro shops and vendors. The royal guard marched along the walls of the city, looking on past the battlements to watch for any suspicious activity outside the city.

Celestia, having long since woken up, was sitting in the dining hall, a white porcelain plate with a slice of chocolate cake was gently placed in front of her with magic. Thanking the pony who placed it, she quickly dug into it, devouring forkful by forkful. A small giggle brought her attention from the cake, something once thought impossible. Entropy sat on a small cushioned section of the floor, recently transmuted to be comfortable and as safe as possible. Entropy was playing with a toy snake, the tail end rattling with every move he made. Instead of wearing a towel, Celestia had commissioned a pair of clothes for him to wear around the castle, seeing as he had no fur to cover his privates. He wore a plain white shirt and light brown pants, a pair of underwear underneath them, as well as a pair of white socks with a royal purple soles.

“Are you sure about this, Princess?” Polished hooves asked standing next to Princess Celestia. “I mean, I trust your judgment, and I respect you above all else, but are you sure raising this...thing...is the best solution?” Celestia sighed irritatedly, nobles were always bigoted and racist, especially Polished Hooves. He was a young pegasus, just past twenty and was gray in color his mane and tail was a light shade of silver. Like many of the nobles, he wore a tuxedo, the tail end stopping half way down his barrel, the legs stopping just past his elbow. The tuxedo left the lower part of his body uncovered, exposing his silver quill cutiemark.

“Yes, I am quite sure. He is a new creature altogether in this world, and i have searched high and low for any mention or depiction of his species, and so far, I have turned up nothing.

Besides, he is but a child and he has become attached to me, and I hate to say it, but I have grown attached to him as well, so I shall raise him as my own.” Celestia said, placing her for down next to the half eaten cake.

“Princess, that is ridiculous. You don't just get attached to it overnight, it's not some animal. Although it does look like one.” Polished muttered under his breath. [P]

“Polished, may I remind you that it can hear you. And he is not an it. Now if you do respect my decision, we will drop this conversation. You may leave.” Frustrated, Polished was about to speak before being cut off by Celestia. “If the next few words are anything other than an apology, I don't want to hear it.”

Finishing the cake, Celestia picked Entropy up, along with the snake, with her magic and placed them both on her back and walked out of the dining hall, leaving the shocked pony standing in place. With a heavy sigh and her head low, Celestia walked down one of the many halls in the castle. 'Ugh, sometimes these nobles are worse than BlueBlood. And he's only a colt!’ Celestia thought as she walked, stopping to look out of the window for a moment. She smiled as she looked past her city and towards the horizon.

“Excuse me, Guard? What time is it. It seems I had lost track of time for a moment.” Celestia asked the guts behind her. [P]

“Oh course Princess. It's nine-forty five.”

“Thank you.” Celestia said as she continued on her way. “I suppose it's time to open day court. What do you think Entropy?” With a giggle as a response, Celestia changed her course towards the throne room. “You're right, what can possibly go wrong?”

'Four hundred and ninety six ticks, four hundred and ninety seven tocks.’ Celestia thought as she listened and feigned interest to the, rather simply solved, problems of the canterlot nobles. She watched as the tapestries flowed like a ribbon caught in a breeze, their wooden holder rapping against the marble walls. Light permeated through the stained glass windows, illuminating the room in a beautiful glow. Entropy sat on the throne just in front of her, playing with the toy snake that he refuses to stop playing with. Celestia simply smiled as she watched Entropy play. [P]

Celestia continued to 'listen’ and answer questions almost automatically, seeing as most of them continue to repeat questions that others has asked weeks before. This continued on for hours seemingly droning on for an eternity until one question snapped her out of it.

“...and that's why it would be better to ban griffons from our city entirely, what do you think?” One noble asked, causing the room to be cast in eerie silence. The noble froze at Celestia's icy glare.

“Remind me, why should we ban the Griffons when they have both respected and honored our traditions and, while not the kindest race on the planet, have been true to the peace treaty that I have made thousands of years ago?” Celestia asked levitating Entropy out of the way before setting him back down in the same spot.

“W-well because they are murderers and meat eaters, why I'd bet they would even eat us if the treaty didn't exist.” The noble defended, sweat drops running down her auburn coat, her blue eyes darting back and forth nervously.

“My little pony.” Celestia sighed, raising a good to her face. “The Griffons are not savages. Yes, they eat meat, but so do dogs and cats. Even some birds eat meat, Tartarus below, even we can eat meat, although in small amounts.” Before the noble could speak, Celestia spoke once again. “I think the court is done for today.” She said to herself. “Can you please ask the castle staff to prepare a royal announcement, I have a something I would like to declare to everypony.” She asked the guard to the left of her.

“Right away princess!”

“I do believe you know you're way out.” Celestia said, once again levitating Entropy onto her back and left the throne room.

“Ponies of Canterlot’” Celestia began, spreading her wings to full length, “it is with great honor to stand before you all on this marvelous day. For today a new member of the royal family shall be introduced, one who I have adopted just earlier today.” Excited murmurs spread throughout the humongous crowd that had gathered around the stage a few meters away from the large golden gates that held entrance to the castle. To Celestia, the many faces of canterlot blurred together, unable to pick one from another.

“However, he is not a pony, or any other race known to Equis.” The murmurs slowly turned from excitement to confusion. “Not much is known about him or his race, the only thing I do know is that he is as intelligent as a newborn foal. May I introduce, prince Entropy.” She declared, lifting Entropy, who has been surprisingly silent, off of her back for all to see. Already she could see the disapproving stares of most of the nobles and anypony who had any political power. Most of them. Fancy Pants, one of the nobles who was much kinder and more accepting of other races and the lower ponies, looked like his heart had melted upon seeing the child, as did his wife.

“Funnily enough, I had only met this bundle of joy last night.” Her voice full of glee, she teleported a cushion on to the floor and placed Entropy onto it. “I know that this may come as shock to many of you, but despite having known him for such a short time, he already made a place in my heart.” She lifted a good to her chest, right where her heart would be. “So i ask of you this, will you treat him as you treat me, with your respect and loyalty?”

It was silent for mere moments before an uproar of cheers and happiness spread like a fire throughout the large group. A smile graced Celestia's face, happy that her ponies accepted the new prince if equestia. 'I wonder what the future will bring, and I hope that you will accept your nephew as our ponies have, Luna.

Author's Note

so yea i want to thank https://www.fimfiction.net/user/218310/Nightblade64 for writing this he will be the one writing the chapters for this new series which i hope you all enjoy leave your thoughts down below