AN: Please tell me if there’s any inconsistencies. My external hard-drive crapped out and I lost all my notes on this story. I tried to rebuild what I could from memory. Also, I’m looking for a Beta if anyone is interested. I’ve tried to catch any spelling and grammar mistakes, but I’m not perfect. Anyways thankyou all for your reviews. I tried to answer as many as I can by private message.
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Last Time: Celestia nodded. “Let’s meet up again in a week so we can go over anything we learned. I’m going to bring in everyone else as well. Cadence can you go through the Crystal Empires research and see if you can’t find anything? Also, Twilight you do the same for the Canterlot Library and Vaults. I’ll assign you assistants to help.” Celestia ordered.
“Is there anything I can do to help?” Hadrian asked.
Celestia looked at him. “I need to show you some other things.” She said a bit vaguely. She hadn’t told Cadence or Twilight about him being a male Alicorn.
Hadrian nodded. “I’m curious as to what it is.” He stated but then said nothing else.
Celestia nodded. “Stay and we can have our meeting. Everyone else can go about their business.” She said dismissing the other Princesses.
Luna went back to her rooms to try and get some sleep before she had to deal with her night duties. Twilight went to her rooms and started writing to her friends so they could arrive to help her research. Cadence went to her room and wrote to her husband Shining Armor. She wanted him to start the search in their libraries. She planned to head back home the next day. The only two left in the room was Celestia and Hadrian.
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Chapter 5: Forgotten History & Conversations
Soon as the others cleared out of the room Celestia lit up her horn and cast an advanced privacy dome that would prevent spying and listeners. “Sorry about the vagueness, but I need to give you some information that I’m not quite ready to divulge to the other Princesses. Luna is aware of what I’m about to tell you.” Celestia said to Hadrian soon as the dome was up.
Hadrian had been observing the dome while Celestia spoke. “I understand the need for it.” Hadrian said used to putting up privacy and anti-spying wards up. “So, what is it you wanted to share?” he asked curious getting into a comfortable position.
Celestia collected her thoughts before speaking. “Long ago, me and Luna weren’t the only alicorns. We were a thriving species that lived along side the regular ponies, Pegasus and Unicorns. Alicorns and their rarer male counterparts Storm Pegasus lived in a land that was further south. The ratio to the Alicorns and Storm Pegasi was 4 to 1. My mother and father were the rulers of our land.”
“We lived in piece for millennia before war came to our country. Any adult capable of fighting was called into the service. I was technically in my teenage years while Luna was a preteen when the war started. I don’t remember how many years we fought but our numbers dwindled over time. Our males became rarer because they were better suited to battle using their storm and elemental powers against our enemy.” Celestia said before taking a drink of her tea.
Hadrian was entranced with her story. He was curious as to how they reproduced with such lack of males, but that was neither here nor there. “Storm and Elemental powers?” he asked instead.
“Yes, Storm Pegasi can call up localized storms as well as controlling fire and water. My father was known for his fire whips and water-nado’s.” Celestia said fondly. “No two Storm Pegasus was the same. They each had their own specialties, but all were taught the same basic things. Just like any ability, everyone had their own strength’s and weaknesses.” Celestia said fondly. “Another one I grew up with loved using lightning to attack. While our blacksmith focused on fire elemental magic.”
“Are you able to teach me how to use my elemental abilities?” he asked remembering a earlier conversation where she’d said her abilities were based on arcane.
“I can teach you some. I watched my father train some of the recruits, but most of your learning is going to be trial and error.” She said apologetically.
“I understand. When can I start learning?” he asked eagerly.
“I’ll start this evening after dinner.” Celestia replied. Already putting a couple lessons together in her mind. “If you don’t have any other questions, I’ll let you go until dinner. I’d like to put some notes together to help with your training.” Celestia requested.
“Thankyou.” He said respectfully bowing to her. “I’ve been putting off unpacking since I wasn’t sure where I’d be or what was going on in regard to me being here.” Hadrian replied. He showed her the hidden trunk he had on her neck.
Celestia could tell there was magic on the trunk and what was obviously a shrunken truck or had a space enlargement charm on the inside. “Is the trunk in a shrunken state?” she asked. “Is there anything that could be considered dangerous that I should know about.”
Hadrian shook his head. “I don’t believe so. The trunk is shrunken but there’s a few other trunks that have all my belongings in them. To be honest I hadn’t had a chance to go through and see what all was in there when everything happened. If I don’t find something dangerous, should I come to you or Luna?” he asked not wanting to get into trouble.
“Yes, me or Luna will be fine. We can help identify any enchantments or curses on the items.” Celestia replied.
“Also, I brought my currency here from the other world. Is it possible to get it appraised and converted to this worlds currency?” He asked pulling out a small money pouch. “The money in the wizarding world came in three denominations: bronze Knuts, silver Sickles, and golden Galleons. 29 Knuts make up one Sickle, and there are 17 Sickles in a Galleon.” Hadrian explained as he showed her the three coins. “I can leave these with you for appraisal.” He said putting the pouch closer to her.
Celestia picked up the pouch with her magic and moved it closer to her. “I’ll send for an appraiser today.” She said. “If that is all I’ll meet you after dinner.” She said standing up and dismissed the young male.
Hadrian bowed and left the dining room and headed for his room.
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Hadrian got to his rooms with little trouble. He smiled at the guards he recognized and nodded his head at them as he passed. Soon as he was in his room he took off his invisibility cloak and pulled off the leather cord that held his trunks off his neck. He enlarged the trunk and pulled out his school trunk then stuck his cloak in the trunk. He knew he could summon it if needed. It still had his photo album of his parents and friends.
He set aside his old school books. He knows that Celestia, Luna and Twilight would probably love to see those. He pulled out his school uniforms and hats and tossed them in a pile. He wasn’t completely sure what to do with them. He organized his school books by year and stuck them in piles. He cleaned out the rest of his trunk and sorted the random bits of stuff into several piles: Keep, toss out, undecided (Which he planned to decide later.)
Once the school trunk was organized he put that away and pulled out the first trunk from Gringotts. He knew this trunk held his parents school books and things from their time at school. He organized the trunk the same way but kept out the books that he knew the Princesses would be interested in. He wondered if they already had their own variations of the spells or if they would be able to convert wizarding spells to their own use.
He looked at the time and realized it was near dinner time. He grabbed the first-year stack and balanced the books in between his wings. He’d learned how to use his wings like an extra set of hands the first few days he was on this world. He left the room and made his way carefully to the smaller dining room he was in earlier that day.
He bowed to Celestia who was already seated and made his way to his previous seat. “I went through my school trunk and my parents school trunk. I thought you’d you like to take a look at the first-year books.” He said shifting the books onto the edge of the table.
“Thankyou. I’m quite curious about your wizarding magic.” Celestia replied gracefully. “Dinner will be here shortly.”
Hadrian nodded and smiled at her.
AN: Storm Pegasus = Single. Pegasi = More than one.