15 years ago

Canterlot, the Capital of Equestria. Home of the ruling Monarch, Princess of the sun

(Market Place)

"Go Away!" A colt yelled angrily at two Royal Guards in a high pitch voice who followed at a distance like creepers.

"Sir, the Princess ordered us to be your bodyguards we can't leave our post-" "I don't care! Leave!" "-Sir, we're here for your protection." One of the two bumbling Royal Guards tried reasoning with the eight year old, chasing after the young Alicorn as they desperately tried to explain to him as the pony's around them gave them wide eye stares while also giving them a wide berth.

"I don't need protection! I need space! Not with anypony who hovers in my shadow!" He yelled behind him as he stormed through the loaded market exchange filled with pony's looking for fresh food from outside the city.

Today marked the third day of Summer Sun Celebration, everything was settling down after the three days of family fun and games. Most of the parades and shows were wrapped up and visitors were starting to leave the city but most stayed behind to see the Princess give her speeches and nominations for the past years best Mare and Stallion. Although the recent increase from tourism the previous year had nothing to do with it being the first Sun Celebration of the new century but of the recently addition to the Royal Family.

Ever since Celestia's first inauguration when she became Princess of Equestria, she has always been the sole pony in history to ever have ascended Alicornhood and it has been that way for the last centuries until a decade age where she found another of her kind who lived outside of Equestria living in a peaceful village. Accepting her offer the two have been living together in her castle as the prink princess known as Mi Amore Cadenza learned to hone her new gifts. For the last few years that's how life's been with the new transitions Princess Cadenza has faced with the years with fist learning how to fly and write.

After completing her basic training she was ready to learn where her real talents, what she was chosen for. It was around that time when she was learning the love between pony's she wound up in an familiar astral plane with Celestia not far from her, it was a bit burly for her since it was her second experience but she could remember was a white blob (not Celestia) standing next to somepony? It all happened to fast for her to catch and when she awoke she was in her bed after having fainted in mid-spell. When she awoke she was shocked to learn from the maids that she had been asleep for nearly four days, Celestia had been busy conducting secret investigations and had left a few hours with little explanations. It didn't take long for her to return and she wasn't alone, a small dark colt accompanied her with wings on his back and a horn on his head.

Another Alicorn had been born, news spread like fire just the same it had for her but with more vigor. Some say that it was a sign from Faust, others believe more will follow if there where two of them in the past decade alone although they say that he will lead them. For he was the first male to become one of the most powerful creatures on the planet, and his name was Lucifer Morningstar.

As business boomed around them, the new Prince narrowed his eyes forward as the unicorn and earth pony behind him tried to keep up with his pace.

"Your Highness," The unicorn slowed down as he took position behind him, "We really shouldn't be walking out in the open like this, unsavory actions can happen with these many pony's around us during these times! It would be best if we return to the castl-" "You don't get to dictate my actions!" He hissed at him, "I'm not your bucking child," Their eyes widen from the foul language from the eight year old, "I told you to leave me be and you continue to harass me because you don't seem to take a hint. Here's another one you guys probably understand: Go take a hike!"

Looking for assistance from his fellow soldier, the Earth pony nodded his head and in a daring move he trotted right in front of the small Alicorn with the unicorn following his example, "My liege, " He began with a hoof pressed to his chest in a determined fashion.

'Here we go.'

"As Royal Guards it is our duty to support and defend the nation of Equestria. For the safety of all in Equestria we are to stay vigilant in our surroundings everyday, to ready ourselves to fight against our nations' enemies both foreign and domestic. And to fulfill her Highness's orders and those of similar titles without question. That said we are to always stand by your side acting as your sword and your shield, because we are the spearhead to your will." He spoke with conviction in his voice absolutely believing every word he said as did his partner who also nodded his head supportively. Both of them taking the oath they swore wouldn't fail to upkeep for those who come before and after them.

He wasn't going to be dissuaded from some startup goody-four horse shoes.

"If you say that, then by that definition it makes me a High-Ranking Officer with jurisdiction to pass judgment on others." Their bodies shook from surprise, mouths wide open from the abrupt knowledge the new Alicorn had threw at them, "Since it states that members of the Military are to respond and serve only those in command which are their Superior Officers or the Royal Family in this case which you so helpfully recited to 'Fulfill her Highness's orders and those of similar titles without question' so that makes me your boss." They felt panic sweat beat down their brow as they tried to formulate the words to combat or deny the scary intelligent colt words, but nothing had been said as the young colt kept on going, "Then as members of the guard you are hereby relieved of your duties, if you do not comply or fail to met requirement you will be subjected to be Court Martialed under Article 92 'Failure to obey a lawful order'." He finished off smugly as their bodies twitched from the overload of information, "And if it's coming form me, you better bet your flanks that more than one Article will be added to that list." That gave them pause as their eyes completely widened in disbelief and slight.. fear?

'Good'

"Now be on your way-" "Don't listen to him." A voice interrupted him just as he was leaving.

Gritting his teeth in anger, he looked up to see a familiar light green mare with an electric yellow mane came floating down from the sky with a black eyepatch over her left eye that didn't fully cover the jagged white scar, she landed lazily between the three with once eye gazing at the two stallions.

"Princess Celestia was the one to give out the command to guard the young Prince with no exceptions or bending the rules and in no way are the two of you going to listen to what a 8 year old has to say over her." Both stallions rubbed their necks embarrassed from that little tidbit they forgot earlier but to be fair his words did catch them by surprise. Wing Blade's only eye looked sharply over to the bitter child, "And it's not Article 92, it's 131."

The colt sneered in annoyance as he pasted them to continue his journey, "Nopony asked you."

He trudged his way through the street looking around for... something Wing Blade thought as he looked over the buildings attentively scouting the skies for anomalies.

"Where exactly do you think your going?" After they ventured deeper into the descript coming close to the end of the Food Market.

"Far away from here, never returning from the Faust forsaken city." He admitted to his group who reaction carried from shock and confusion or in Wing Blade's case an eye roll at the over dramatic-ness, "Be realistic, Your Highness." She flew at his side gracefully, "There's no way somepony of your age and your status is going to leave the city without Celestia's approval." "Then I'm resending my title as Prince and am no longer any concern for the Royalty." "That's not for you to decide, as long as you remain an Alicorn with the attributes for all three tribes you can never be rid of your title, My Prince" She said condescendingly.

"Then I resend my Equestrian citizenship and plan on getting deporting to Griffinstone for all I Goddessdamn care!" He gritted out as they pasted an apple stand and like before the green Pegasi got in his way again this time standing right in front of him using her wings to block his way.

"Prince Lucifer, I don't know if you got the message but let me spell it loud and clear: You're not going anywhere." She glared daring him to pass.

He stared at her then back to his entourage for a moment and just happen to see a passing stallion carrying a container of apples from his cart to an apple stand right next to them. Without thinking he quickly grabbing a red fruit from the stand with his magic "Hey!" He spotted two unicorn stallions heading in opposite directions and one so happened to be looking at a newspaper while eating a apple.

Taking aim, he perfectly launched the fruit as hard as he could at the other pony who wore a top hat over his horn, even from this distance he heard the apple hit the back of his head with a solid splat. The now pissed off unicorn looked around frantically before spotting the ignorant pony almost finished with his snack. Eyes narrowed, he stormed up to the stallion ripping the newspaper out of the other pony's grasp and began ripping it apart in front of him.

That's when the yelling began, the three guards and any who saw the exchange gaped at the colt as he smiled wickedly.

"You better go break that up." He said coolly as the two pony starting pushing each other involving a neutral third party which only could escalate further when the pony eating the red apple threw his half finished one in the face of the other quickly turning into a street brawl.

The two quickly acted leaving him alone with the mare, but this time he was prepared as he took yet another apple "Come on!" and tossed it straight at her head. She dodged the oncoming fruit skillfully from the telegraphed move, "What was that suppose to-" The apple hit the side of the parked cart where a log was keeping the cart held down, slamming the end into the ground which caused it to burst open with all the fruit rushing out overcoming the single guard in a delicious sea of red, "My Apples!" cried their harvester as he tried to save the remaining fruit from rolling away pitifully. Wing Blade's head popped up from the pile, violently trying to shake off the sweet sticky juices from her mane and wings unsuccessfully.

It didn't take long for her to notice her ward was gone.

Lucifer weaved through the crowds like a hoofball player. When obstacles came in his way he did his best to parkour over or around them while looking at the street signs for guidance. He dared to glance behind him to see an angry sticky mare running after him while also trying to dodge the pedestrians as apple juice dripping off her body. Her eye tracked his movements as she slowly closed the distance between them like a bird of prey.

Determined to outmaneuver her, he quickly looked around and spotted a break between two buildings just head big enough for a regular sized pony to squeeze through, taking a chance he jumped inside the alleyway bumping into the walls like a pinball machine with his sudden sift in motion.

The mare behind him roared as she turned the corner losing her footing from the sudden squeeze between the two buildings, "You can't keep running!"

"Watch me!" He yelled as he made it to the other side that opened up to a single walkway behind the buildings. He blindly went left as the mare slowly squeezed her way out, her bulky amour doing her no good as it caught on the buildings scratching at the metal plating's.

With his follower now falling far behind he did his best to zigzag to make it difficult for her to catch him. After rounding another corner he could see a crowd of pony's passing by the alley, he grinned in victory as jumped into the crowd scaring a few pony's and causing others to frown at his entrance which turned into stutters from his appearance when they saw the wings and horn, "My Prince-" "Your Highness" "What a glorious day it is to be in the presence of-" Tuning out the flank-kissers he looked above the buildings and saw a white puff of smoke that appeared to be moving. Finally within grasp he let himself rest for a moment, taking in a deep breath he continued onward.

Half minute later, two blocks behind Wing Blade made it out of the tight passageway with dirt covering her like a hard days work. She was breathing so hard from all running the sweat she worked up it ran down her face mixing with the apple juice making her smell like rotten fruit let out to spoil.

Her eyes locked onto the pony's around her who stared at her form while she tried to catch her breath, saying nothing one pointed a hoof at the disappearing colt that ran after the trail of smoke.

Losing her breath once again she took a moment to look around and saw that she was in shopping district which clicked in her exhausted mind of where she was and better yet, where the little pain in the flank was going.

Her eye lazily spotted two decorative water fountains next to a lavish looking dress store. Walking at a slow pace, she came up to the squirting water turning her head down at the reflective pool she was greeted by a very sweaty and a very very angry eyed mare looking back.

Deciding to buck it, she jumped right on in.

The apple juice dried up as she was chasing after the slippery little tyke but the water managed to get most of the softer parts off as she rolled on her back like a strange looking armored green swan while trying to rub the sticky substance off her wings by hoof as much as she could without tearing out a few feathers.

She heard a mare behind her complain about how the fountain was not suppose to be used and frankly she didn't care, "Official business." She told the employee as she rubbed the juice out of her eye.

After a few quick rubs she got out dripping wet and slightly colder, shaking off the excess water like a dog she flapped her wings to dry herself off and she sighed in relief as she slowly lifted off the ground. With a great flap of her wings she took into the air, she didn't try to cut him off when she realized exactly where she was, she already knew the direction he took and most importantly knew where he was going.

So taking a small 'stroll' she flew gently to the train station.

Author's Note

This chapter was way longer than I anticipated, that's what happens when you write something small but go back and try to make it look bigger. Next chapter will need to be a bit more polished before I submit.