//------------------------------// // Meeting with the Princess // Story: Twilight and Skaterloo: Mother and Son // by Ace Pony Stories //------------------------------// Twilight made her way back to her tower once entering she called for her assistant, “Spike!” “Yeah Twi?” Spike responded before seeing Skaterloo was still on the unicorn’s back, “Why isn’t he back at the orphanage?” The dragon asked. “Turns out he wasn’t from the Canterlot orphanage.” Twilight said, “So I need you to take a letter.” “Got it!” Spike nodded before running over to a table and grabbing a piece of paper and a quill. Twilight recited what she wanted Spike to write “Dear Princess Celestia Last night on my way home from the library I found a lost colt in an alley I brought him back to the tower for the night. Sadly earlier today I found out he was an orphan I tried taking him to the orphanage but found out no foals had gone missing from there last night. I wish to request to see all missing foal of foals around five years old of the closest towns surrounding Canterlot. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle“ Spike rolled up the letter putting a seal on it before blowing fire on to it the scroll burned up it to smoke before it disappeared, “Letters been sent!” The dragon confirmed. “Good!” Twilight smiled before turning her head to Skaterloo who had a look of confusion and amazement. “You know the Princess!?” The young pegasus asked. “Yeah I do, I went to her school ‘Princess Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns’ and I’m her personal student.” The unicorn said with a bit of pride. “C-can you tell me more?” The colt asked very curiously. Twilight smiled and chuckled, “I don’t see why not. Ok it started when I was just a little filly about nine years old, I went to the Summer Sun Celebration and I got to see her rise the sun from so close up I was so amazed once I saw that I wanted to study magic I started reading any book I could find on it at first I could barely even turn a page with my magic but the more I practiced and read the better I got. After a while my... parents-.” Twilight hesitated with that word in front of the orphan colt. She looked the colt’s expression did fall a bit but he still looked curious to hear more, “-Enrolled me in the school I was so happy. But then I found out I had to pass an entrance exam! When I got there I found out my exam was to hatch an egg during it I was being watched by three judges and my parents I was so nervous I could barely even get a spark from my horn I knew it was the most important day of my life, my entire future would be affected by the outcome of this day and I was about to blow it! But as soon I was giving up, something happened there was this rainbow explotion it startled me and I felt my magic start to surge through me I’d never felt anything like it I was able to hatch the dragon from the egg but I was out of control I turned my parents and the judges into plants the dragon grew gigantic I didn’t know what I was doing but then I felt a hoof touch me I turned my head to see Princess Celestia she was smiling when she started talking I got scared that I was in trouble I tried to apologize but what she said surprised me she said that I had a gift she said she had never seen a unicorn with as much raw power as mine but she said that I needed to learn to control them through focused study and then she asked me to be her personal protégé at the school I was so happy I shouted yes!” Twilight told the colt her story. “If you’re curious my parents and the judges were turned back to normal and the dragon shrunk back to his tiny baby size.” She added. “Wow!” Was all the colt say. “But after that, she pointed something out I hadn’t noticed yet.” Twilight continued. “Wh-what was it?” The colt asked. Twilight chuckled before turning slightly to reveal her Cutie Mark, “I had gotten my Cutie Mark.” Skaterloo looked at the mares Cutie Mark it was a large purple star with five small white stars around it he looked the olde pony in the eyes and asked a few questions “What does it mean? and what happened to the dragon?” He asked “Well, my cutie mark means my special talent is magic. And the dragon well look no farther than Spike here.” Twilight said motioning a hoof towards the purple dragon. The colt looked towards the dragon before turning back to Twilight asking, “Do you have any more stories!” Twilight couldn’t help but smile and feel a warmth in her heart at the young colt’s excitement, “I do but even with the Princess’s help you might still be here for a few more days so how about I tell you one or two every day.” “Ok! Can one of them be a bedtime story?” Skaterloo asked. “Sure!” Twilight nodded. After that, the ponies heard Spike let out a burp he spat out flames and smoke. A letter quickly materialized out of it, “Well she wrote back. Heh, She usually writes back quicker.” “She’s was probably meeting with some dignitaries,” Twilight responded defending her mentor. Spike rolled his eyes before reading the letter “Dear Twilight Sparkle This is some unfortunate news I’ll be happy to help you find the colt’s home I’ll send out a message to all towns surrounding Canterlot if there have been any missing colts recently. I would like to see the little dear could you please introduce me? Princess Celestia.” Skaterloo’s eyes widened, “The princess wants to meet me?” “Looks like it!” Spike nodded, “But Twilight why ask the Princess to help instead of the police?” “Well, Spike it’s because the police could take even longer than asking the Princess to collect the missing foal reports.” Twilight explained. Spike nodded, then Twilight asked if he wanted to join her and Skaterloo to see the Princess, Spike refused the offer saying he was staying behind to read some of his comics. Twilight with Skaterloo walking beside her made her way to the main part of the castle. After getting into the castle and making their way to the throne room, the mare and colt eventually had reached their destination once entering the two saw a tall white pony with a long unicorn horn and large wings it was Princess Celestia her long rainbow mane was flowing like it was being blown by the wind. “Twilight Sparkle my faithful student, I’m guessing this is the little colt you found?” The alicorn asked. “Yes it is, his name is Skaterloo.” Twilight nodded. Celestia smiled lowering her head down to the colt’s level, Skaterloo nervous and a little scared moved closer to Twilight the only pony in the room he was comfortable with even if only somewhat. Celestia chuckled softly, “Aww, don’t worry I’m not going to hurt you.” The ruler said with a warm voice. “H-hello.” Skaterloo waved. “Hello, it’s nice to meet you little one.” Celestia smiled. “N-nice to meet too. Your Highness.“ The colt said bowing. Celestia’s changed her voice to more serious but still gentle tone, “Skaterloo, I’m sure you know I’m helping Twilight find your home orphanage I’ve sent out a message to all of the closest towns around Canterlot, but I have to ask you how did you get up here if you aren’t from the Canterlot orphanage?” The princess asked, making Twilight turn her head to the colt Skaterloo turned away from the two older ponies. Twilight put a hoof on the young colt, “Skaterloo you can trust us I told you I’ll talk to the caretakers about the fillies and colts bullying you.” “Bullying him?!” Celestia asked shocked. Twilight nodded, “He told me that the fillies and colts keep telling him that no family will want to adopt him.” “Don’t the caretakers do anything?” The alicorn asked. Skaterloo just shook his head a few tears running down his cheeks. Celestia walked closer and whispered a question in her student’s, “Twilight do you know the town he came from?” Twilight shook her head and whispered back, “No, and I don’t think he’ll tell me with how upset he was at the idea of going back to the orphanage. I don’t blame him with the environment he’s in there.” Celestia closed her eyes sighed if Twilight knew that she wouldn’t have asked for help if she knew Skaterloo’s hometown. After a few minutes, the tears had stopped running from Skaterloo’s eyes, “Better?” Twilight smiled. “Mhmm.” The colt nodded. “But Skaterloo where are you going to stay while you’re here in Canterlot?” The alicorn asked. Skaterloo looked down before looking towards Twilight, “C-can I stay with Miss Twilight?” “Hmmm, well if she’s ok with it I don’t see why not,” Celestia said turning to her student. “I’d be happy to let you stay. But you can just call me Twilight.” Twilight smiled at the orange pegasus. Skaterloo smiled, “Ok Twilight! Thank you!” Without thinking the colt gave the unicorn a hug. Twilight chuckled, “You’re welcome.” The unicorn returned the colt’s hug. After the finishing, the hug Twilight asked, “Do you want to go for a walk we could go to Donut Joe’s shop? We did miss breakfast. Plus he does make great donuts.” “Ok!” The colt responded cheerfully. The princess watched the two younger ponies exit her throne room waving to her student. The unicorn and pegasus walked through the city eventually arriving at a building with a sign that resembled a giant donut above the door, “Here it is!” Twilight exclaimed. The two walked in the door and up to the counter and a light amber unicorn stallion came out of a back room, “Hey, Twilight Sparkle.” “Hi, Joe.” Twilight greeted The stallion approached the unicorn mare before seeing the young colt standing next to her, “And who’s this? I didn’t know you and Shining Armor had a little brother.” Twilight shook her head, “Oh no, no, he isn’t my brother, this is Skaterloo I found him hiding in an alley last night he’s an orphan I’m trying to find where he came from because he isn’t from the Canterlot orphanage.” She said “Well, I hope you find where he came from and I hope you a good home Skaterloo.” Joe smiled. “Thank you.” Skaterloo returned the smile. “Ok, so what will it be for you two?” Joe asked. “I’ll have one Blueberry and one Strawberry please,” Twilight replied. “Can I have a Vanilla and Chocolate?” Skaterloo asked. “Do you want them for here or to go?” Joe asked. Twilight shrugged, “For here I guess.” Joe nodded before levitating two donuts on to two plates giving the plates to the ponies Twilight took them in her own magic she walked over to a table setting the plates down on it she sat down in on the chair in front of her plate and Skaterloo sat in front his. Twilight levitated her Blueberry donut taking a bite out of it while chewing it she realized how quickly Skaterloo was devouring his Vanilla donut, Twilight chuckled a little while swallowing, “Well somepony is hungry.” Skaterloo blushed a little before just chuckling. Twilight smiled before taking a more serious tone, “Just know that this won’t happen every day I am taking care of you while you’re here and I need to make sure you eat healthily.” Skaterloo’s ears drooped, “Awww!” Twilight chuckled again remembering she didn’t quite like eating healthy when she was younger especially at the colt’s age. “Twilight!” A blue unicorn mare said. Twilight looked towards the mare, “Oh, hey uh, Minuette, Right?” “Wow, you don’t have your nose in a book.” The mare said. Twilight rubbed the back of her head and chuckled. Minuette smiled before her expression turned to curiosity when she saw that an orange colt sitting at the same table as the purple unicorn, “Who’s this? You taking up foal sitting?” She asked. “Well kind of, this is Skaterloo I found him hiding in an alley last night and I’m taking care of him until the princess gets the missing foal reports from the towns surrounding Canterlot.” Twilight informed. “Oh, I see.” Minuette nodded, “Hey would you mind if I sat with you two or are you leaving soon?” “I guess you can sit here,” Twilight said although hesitantly. The blue unicorn sat down on a chair closer to the older pony at the table, “So Skaterloo you’re not from Canterlot?” Minuette asked. The colt shook his head as his answer. “Well, where you’re from I hope you get back to your fami-“ Minuette tried before being interrupted by a slight nudge from the pony next to her, “What? why did you-“ she turned before seeing Twilight gesturing with a hoof for her to come closer. Minuette did so leaning towards the purple unicorn, “He’s an orphan.” Twilight whispered in the blue unicorn’s ear. Minuette looked shocked then sympathetic apologizing to the colt, Skaterloo accepted the mare’s apology, after that, Minuette asked Twilight if she would introduce Skaterloo to Twinkleshine, Lemon Hearts and Moondancer, while he was here, Twilight paused for a minute in truth she just wanted to go back to her tower, but she, Minuette and the others had been her friends since they were in Princess Celestia’s School so spending time with them won’t be so bad right? After their conversation and Minuette got her donuts to go, she, Twilight and Skaterloo left to find the former two’s friends.