Fate's Aria

Prologue

Walking across the halls of the royal palace of Canterlot is an earth pony, a stallion with shaggy red fur and a messy purple mane hanging down to its neck with a similarly coloured tail hanging behind him. A simple expression stands on his face, his orange eyes cloudy as if there’s nothing on his mind. Guards let him through at every door as he gets closer to the royal chamber of Princess Celestia. Passing the final guards and entering the final room, he walked up the red carpet until he was before the magnificent Princess Celestia. He bows courteously, before saying in a surprisingly sophisticated voice, “Princess Celestia, you summoned me?”

“Yes I have, it’s a pleasure to see you back from your travels,” the princess replies in a kind and gentle voice, yet still sounding like a true leader, “Guards, please guard the entrance to the room and let no one in.”

“Understood!” the guards say in unison, leaving the room and closing the door.

The stallion starts to glow, in a flash growing wings and a long horn, his coat turning into brilliant red shine, his mane and tail growing longer and more abundant, taking an elegant shade of indigo, making his appearance far more impressive. His eyes change as well, going from a cloudy orange to a clear indigo colour, making his appearance rival that of the Princess in elegance.

“A disguised alicorn?” an unfamiliar voice besides Celestia says, startling the young stallion.

The stallion stumbles back a little, “Wh-who are you?”

“That’s just my little sister Luna, no need to be startled,” Celestia calms down the startled alicorn standing before her by just talking.

“Oh, please excuse me Princess Luna, for my frightened reaction,” the alicorn bows courteously before the other Princess, who seems to rival the beauty of Princess Celestia but in a bewitching way, suiting more the night than the day.

“That’s quite alright,” Princess Luna responds, sending out a dominant vibe, “Is this the one you told me about sister?”

“Yes, this is the alicorn I personally raised, and sent on a trip years ago to find his purpose,” Princess Celestia responds, her voice calming, as opposed to her younger sister’s voice, “Pray tell me, have you been able to find your purpose?”

“Unfortunately …,” the young alicorn looks to face the side of his flank, “I have travelled far and wide, but have not earned my cutie mark yet.”

“A pony his age who has not earned his cutie mark yet?” Luna interrupts.

“Yes, he seems to be a special case,” Celestia faces her sister, “He seems to be good at almost everything, being able to catch up to most ponies who are specialized in something. But it doesn’t seem like he has anything that’s truly special about him.”

“That is extraordinary …,” Luna replies, being a little surprised, “But a pony is always destined for something, what could it be if a pony is good at everything?”

“I might have an idea about that. I will be sending him to Ponyville, to make him interact with other ponies more instead of hiding him from the public.”

“Ponyville?” the alicorn standing before the Princesses asks curiously, “I passed through there once but … What would be so special about it?”

“I have a student called Twilight Sparkle there, who I think may help you discover your purpose.”

The alicorn’s eyes widen a little, “Twilight Sparkle … Is that the magic prodigy I’ve heard about?”

“Yes, she is my personal student, I sent her to Ponyville to learn about friendship and report her findings to me. I have taken also up five of her friends into this study as well,” Celestia seems to smile a little differently, seeming a little proud.

“But … What makes you think I would fit in there, Princess Celestia?” the alicorn looked curiously at the Princess.

“Twilight Sparkle and her five friends are the ones that can use the Elements of Harmony, but they still live normal lives in Ponyville.”

The young alicorn’s eyes widen more, as a smile forms on his muzzle, imagining what a normal live would be for him.

“You will be staying with Twilight Sparkle for a while, Ponyville has a lot to offer and I’m sure she’d be happy to guide you around.”

“Would she really be okay with that?” the young alicorn says, sounding clearly excited for meeting someone as impressive as Twilight Sparkle.

“I’m sure she’d be thrilled,” Celestia responds with a smile, “And you shall be departing right away, as a regular unicorn. I will send further instructions to Twilight, listen to her when you get there.”

The young alicorn immediately changes his appearance to fit that of a regular unicorn, making the horn shorter and changing the shade of his coat slightly, hiding his wings, making his mane and eyes orange coloured, “I will go right away then Princess Celestia.”

The young alicorn runs quickly out of the royal throne room, the doors barely opening in time with Celestia’s magic. The guards look confused at the unicorn going out, remembering an earth pony going in.

“He seemed quite excited,” Luna says.

“He always does when he gets sent on something new,” Celestia replies with a slight giggle.

Luna walks around to the front of Celestia, facing her, “Sister, is it really safe to have somepony as him in a place like Ponyville?”

“Safer than traveling all across Equestria?” Celestia replies with a smile, much to the annoyance of her little sister, “I think he will be safer with them than he would staying with us. Besides, Equestria has gotten a lot safer over the years thanks to Twilight and her friends.”

Luna sighs, her expression going back to a more relaxed one, “I cannot argue with that.”
Celestia uses her magic to draw in a parchment and a quill with some ink, “I will set up the letter for Twilight, so she knows that he is coming.”

Luna turns around and walks off, leaving the room and telling the guards they can return to their posts in the room.

The disguised alicorn goes back to his hotel room, taking a bag filled with bits and taking his saddlebags filled with books he wrote on his travels, along with another book. He checks out and dashes for the train station, barely in time to catch the next train to Ponyville. The day was still young, but the train ride was going to be long. Luckily he could start writing in his new book, about the time he would spend in ponyville.

My time in Ponyville
By Chrono.

After my travels all across Equestria, I had been unsuccessful in finding my cutie mark. However, after finally returning to Canterlot from visiting my last destination, the Crystal Kingdom, Princess Celestia has given me something new: To spend time with ponies in Ponyville. I was never able to spend more than a day or two with ponies before, so it will be quite a change for me to spend a long time in one place. I hope I will be able to do my work well to help everyone, though from my past experiences this should not pose much of a problem. Besides that, I will get to meet ponies that have saved Equestria more than once, including the unicorn prodigy that studies under Celestia and reports directly to her!

I have not been able to rest much since yesterday due to my arrival at Canterlot in the early morning, so I will rest before I get to Ponyville.