Forbidden: A Lost Wolf Story

The late hours of August were getting to Celestia. The deep orange of dusk gave Canterlot a calm look, as if the sun was saying that it is time to settle down. The puffy clouds were floating lazily in the sky, creating the perfect end of the day for Celestia.

Celestia used up the last bit of magic to keep the sun on a slow decent, then turned around, prepared to walk to her awaiting bed. It had been a long day. Celestia had to fix an issue with two ponies on who should run a street stand. Next, she had three meetings with the respective rulers of the dragons, hippogriffs, and changelings. Then, a run to the armory, where soldier's gear were misplaced. A trip to the Canterlot school for an approval for a field trip. And finally, a talk with the local princes and princesses that ran the bureaucracy of Canterlot.

Celestia could feel her eyelids become heavy, a sign that she desperately needed sleep. But her dreams of dreaming peacefully were put on hold when she heard a loud crack from outside. Her ears stood erect and her head turned towards the balcony where she was enjoying the view. She could faintly remember, through her lazy eye, a small flash of light just before the crack. Lightning.

She was about to return to her journey to the soft bed when she saw another flash and heard another crack. This time, she could not ignore it. She stood on the balcony, trying to find the spot where the lightning struck. She had a difficult time seeing, since the sun was beyond the horizon. She searched with her eyes for a few minutes, considering just shrugging this off as a coincidence. Just before she was about to give up, a small flicker of purple light caught her eye. It was coming from a small forest that lay near the base of the mountain which Canterlot stood upon.

The forest was not part of the Everfree, as some ponies speculated, but as with any large gathering of trees, it held mysteries that some would not wish to know. Celestia, prone to her curiousness, prepped her wings for flight. Then she took off.

After flying around for about five minutes, Celestia managed to find a clearing to land. Once she touched down, she lit her horn to provide light for herself. She tried to remember where she saw the purple light the first time, and where the clearing was in respect to it. She did not need to try hard, for she saw the purple glow emit from a nearby bush.

She quietly made her way to the bush, but froze when she saw a pair of yellow eyes reveal themselves from beyond the bush. But as soon as she saw the eyes, they were gone. Most likely a fox or other creature. Celestia resumed her slow walk to the bush, but was again frozen by something she did not expect. She saw fur next to the bush. Celestia was slightly panic-stricken when she realized that it was pony fur. Was a unicorn attacked and trying to send a signal?

Celestia quickened her pace. When she was just able to look inside the bush, she was met with an unusual smell. Musk? She was more cautious when she prepared to peer into the bush, holding her breathe. She did not hold it in for long. She saw a small figure, almost pony-shaped, curled into the fetus position. What was disturbing was how close a resemblance the figure had to a new-born filly. The only difference was that the figure already had natural fur.

The fur was shabby, grey, and untamed, almost like a... Canine of some sort? She would have taken more time to think about it, but she was quickly reminded that this was a new-born creature that was left in the woods. She would figure out what it was later, so she picked up the foal? with her magic and lifted herself into the sky.

Celestia had managed to return to her room without any trouble. I need to remind my guards that looking up for sneak pegasi is a good idea. She looked around her room for a good place to settle the foal. When she did not find anything, she placed the foal onto her bed, then prepared her magic. She built a small crib from the wooden frame of her mirror, took the heavy cover from her bed Don't wake up, and stuffed the cover into the crib, folded it accordingly, and stuck the foal in like a mother. Now that it is settled, it is time for me to get some sleep.

Celestia positioned herself under her light covers, realizing that she just gave her heavy to the foal. I can go without the heavy blankets, I guess. Just before her eyes shut for the night, Celestia used the last of her magic to place the crib next to her bed.