A Change of Weather in Ponyville

by MLPDavester

Prologue

"Are you serious Dad?!" Maghus squealed like a little filly, prancing about in circles before regaining his composure and clearing his throat. He had never meant to act like that, let alone in front of his parents. "I actually got accepted into the School for Gifted Unicorns in Canterlot?! Yippee!!" Maghus' little colt body could barely handle the raw emotion he was feeling right now. His horn glowed softly, levitating him gently off the ground a few inches before he realized what was happening from the excitement he felt at that very moment.

"Calm down son!" Maghus' father Cyclone chuckled as he patted the excited unicorns head, calming Maghus enough to rid him of his sudden levitation. "Just because you got accepted doesn't mean your a shoe-in to join. If I remember correctly from some rumors I've heard, you need to pass and entrance exam before you even start classes there." Cyclone ruffled his son's mane as Maghus continued quivering with joy, slightly less so now that he knew there might be the possibility of a test before he could even start. "You're going to need to make sure you know how to control your magic before you start running about zapping things!" Cyclone rubbed a slightly blackened spot on his rump that had never fully healed. "We both know what happened last time you tried using magic when you were nervous."

Maghus dipped his head slightly with a frown on his face, still a bit remorseful for the accidental mini-lightning bolt he had shot at his father when he was trying to cast the same levitation spell he had accidentally used moments before. "Sorry dad. You know I didn't mean to zap you..." He left his head hanging as he turned to head back home, stopped however by the gentle hoof placed on his shoulder by his father.

"I know you're sorry Maghus." Cyclone replied as he pulled his boy in for a hug. "But regardless of that you're still proving why you deserve to go to the school in Canterlot." Cyclone smiled proudly at the unicorn he had raised for the past 10 years, growing up into the polite and proud young colt he saw before him. "But you still need to practice keeping your emotions under check. Celestia knows what crazy things can happen when a unicorn loses their head." Cyclone shook his head, remembering a few months back when Maghus had badly sprained a hoof and created a raincloud over his head with magic as he cried in pain. As much as it was rude to laugh at a child's misfortune, it was funny how magic tended to pick up on your emotions and manifest them.

Maghus saw the familiar smirk on his father's face and rolled his eyes as he stood up straight, looking at his father with a slightly annoyed expression. "You're not remembering the sprained hoof AGAIN are you Dad?" Maghus couldn't help but chuckle a bit however, as he remembered his father showing him the cloud he had made when he was crying. It had been a little funny and strange realizing how much his magic was a part of him, and not just simply something used for a tool like a hose or a shovel.

"Nope..." Cyclone calmed himself down as he fluttered his wings slightly to ease out the stress HE felt being the pegasus father to a unicorn colt. "Nothing like that son. Just remembering how your mother and I first met."

"Dad, EWWW!" Maghus groaned as he galloped off to the house, leaving his chuckling father behind at the post office.

"Works everytime." Cyclone snorted to himself with a smirk as he followed after his slightly melodramatic son. If there was any way to avoid the subject of a conversation with Maghus, it was to start talking about love.

"How was your day sweetheart?" Maghus mother Blizzard asked as she nuzzled her son's auburn and white mane. "Did you get anything interesting in the mail today?" She already knew the answer before even asking however, due to the shining pupil's of Maghus' eyes. "Anything at all?"

Maghus was practically leaping around once again as he repeated what the letter said to his mother, who was also a pegasus. Many ponies wondered how Cyclone and Blizzard had managed to have a unicorn for a son, but it was easily explained by the fact that both of Maghus' grandfathers were unicorns themselves, an uncanny coincidence as many liked to believe. Cyclone and Blizzard thought of it more as a test, trying to live the life of a pegasus and an earth pony at the same time. Her attention was snapped back rather suddenly however, as Maghus horn accidentally poked his mother in the chest during his tirade of joy throughout the kitchen, having already finished his explanation of the letter.

"Ouch...Maghus Uncorn." Blizzard snapped quickly, bringing the unicorn to a stop mid-jump, resulting in him splatting his face on the floor the moment that gravity took effect. This resulted in a small fit of giggles from his mother as Maghus pulled himself onto his hooves, turning to look at his mother who gently calmed herself after seeing the spectacle in front of her. "You know what I've said about being careful with your horn sweetie. It could hurt somepony a lot if you're not careful." She patted her son on the head though, which caught Maghus completely by surprise. Usually a scolding ended with him being sent to his room. His mother noticed the confused expression her son wore and smiled to him. "But considering the circumstances, I think I'll let it slide this time...Only once though!" Blizzard raised her right hoof in an effort to show Maghus how lucky he was to not end up in trouble for the fourth time that week concerning his horn. "Now go wash up, I want you to help me with getting dinner ready. I might even let you try to do something with your magic if you think you're up to it." This last comment immediately resulted in a blur of blue, as Maghus shot upstairs to clean up.

"How did we ever manage to have a unicorn for a son Blizzard?" Cyclone asked as he walked in, his mane slightly windblown due to the mini-blur he had almost had run into him moments ago.

"I like to think we got lucky Cyclone." Blizzard replied as she gave her husband a peck on the cheek and a quick hug. "Besides, he's nearly a pegasus himself, with the speed he has sometimes, and how interested he seems in how the weather works. He didn't end up with a sparkly raindrop for a cutie mark for nothing."

"Yeah, yeah. I know." Cyclone smirked as he recalled the shiny blue mark on his son's navy blue coat. "I still find it a little weird sometimes though, even with both of our fathers being unicorns and all." He couldn't help but smile however, as having a unicorn for a son allowed them to bond in a way that was unique to their family.

"You didn't nickname him Lightning for nothing after what happened 6 months ago." Blizzard retorted as she gave a small tap to the still blackened spot on her husband's rump, causing a small groan of pain to escape Cyclone's muzzle. "It may have been an accident on his part, but for his first spell to be even remotely attached to the weather means something." Blizzard smiled as she walked over to the cupboards, pulling out dishes for supper as she heard the sink stop running in the upstairs bathroom, signalling Maghus' immediate return. "He may be a unicorn, but he's still going to end up being a weather pony, one way or another."

"And you know what?" Cyclone smiled as he walked over to Maghus, who had just arrived in the kitchen. He then ruffled his mane for the umpteenth time that day, much to Maghus' annoyance, but still eliciting a grin from his son considering the mood in the room at the moment. "I don't mind that one bit."