He soared far above the ground. His wings far larger than they had ever been, cutting through the clouds like butter. He flew as fast as lightning with ease. A stallion of the sky. He was free. The cool breeze refreshed him, and he gently slowed himself down to a soft flutter. The patch of sky in front of him then began to darken with dense thunder clouds. His heart roared with excitement and he smiled wildly. Speeding himself back up he flew forward with reckless abandon. As he flew into the storm the lightning nipped at his heels and he cackled in delight. He ripped through the clouds effortlessly, victoriously appearing on the other side. He did not look behind, only imagining the destruction left in his wake instead. He raced across the sky, no thought to where he was going.

Sweets was ripped out of her trance by a knock on her door. Quickly she slammed her book closed and put it in her desk drawer, along with her favorite writing quill. “Come in,” she yelled. The door opened and her mother quietly stepped inside, ducking her head under the doorway.

“Hello my child. You have been in your room for quite some time now, I thought I should check in on you…” DayDream tapped a claw on her desk, suddenly self conscious.

“…Oh..”

“Would you like to have some tea in the garden with me?” Sweets nodded and promptly got up from her desk.

“Certainly.” She replied. Celestia carefully backed out of the doorway and the young princess followed her mother, closing the door with her tail behind her.

Princess Sweet DayDreams laid in the garden on her stomach. She absentmindedly sipped her tea. Her mother had hardly said anything but the silence was not uncomfortable nor uncommon between the both of them. They understood each other in that way. The sky looked beautiful. Not too bright and not too cloudy. It was practically picturesque and she a sneaking suspicion that her mother had done that on purpose. Without even having to say anything, Celestia leaned forward and carefully refilled her daughter’s tea cup. Sweets smiled and nodded gratefully. Celestia smiled back.

Celestia didn’t look at daughter when she finally chose to be the one that breaks the silence, rather she stared at the sky with a serene look on her face. “Do you remember when you were younger, my dear one? When the world was new to you and you were discovering everything.” Sweets felt her chest tight a little but she nodded.

“That was a long time ago…” Celestia laughed softly and turned her head to face her, a wide smile on her face.

“For me it was but a moment ago. You are still very young.”

Sweets rolled her eyes, “for an alicorn maybe.”

Celestia sighed. “And yet…” Slowly her eyes trailed back up to the sky. DayDream laid her head on her mother’s back.

“I know.”

Author's Note

I like this chapter the most. :)