*Canterlot Royal Library*
In the massive library of the Canterlot Library, one of the many tables for visitors to use to sit and read was littered with multiple stacks of different books, tomes, and scrolls were scattered all over the table as one sole occupant was reading their heart out in a exceptionally large book. The reader is a young lavender coated unicorn filly with dark purple hair with a streak of pink in both her mane and tail with her eyes matching the same purple pattern as the rest of her body. On her flank was a magenta six pointed star with smaller white stars around it almost as if the larger star itself was sparkling.
“What are you reading?” A white coated leg with a blue colored hoof pressed against her shoulder as a young male voice whispered behind her. The filly lets out a yelp as she jumped up in fright going up five feet into the air while her four legs all straighten out in different directions. A shushing sound came from the front desk of library where and old gray mane having mare was as she glared in there direction as the filly landed back in her seat.
“Sorry!” She whispered out loud enough for the librarian to hear as her cheeks flushed in embarrassment. All feeling of it left a second the librarian turned back to the front as the filly glared angrily at the source of the voice behind her. Purple eyes licking onto mismatch red and blue ones as she spoke “Don’t sneak up on a pony like that! Who are you!?”
“Sorry, you just looked so focused that I had to do it” the mismatched eyes’ owner said closing them for a second as he chuckled softly, stepping back a foot as the filly sees a white coated colt her age with blue fire around his muzzle and hooves while his silver mane was wild and looked unkept in comparison to her straight kept mane while a smile was painted on his face while he looked back at the filly “I’m Hiro Tagares! What’s your name?” He asked looking at the filly with curiosity and excitement behind his eyes.
The filly calm down as he gave him more a suspicious look “I’m Twilight Sparkle” She said before puffing out her chest in a hint of pride as she continued “personal student of Princess Celestia” she looked at Hiro, expecting shock and/or surprise at the news. But she was the one with a confused look as his face never changed except with a slightly bigger smile.
“Oh yeah! Mom told me she found a new student a while ago!” He said with a nod to her while he looked her straight in the eyes “nice to meet you Twilight!”
“Wait, is your mom some super important pony to the princess? Like a personal guard?” Twilight asked with a hoof raised up in confusion. Hiro’s reply was a shake of his head as her hoof slightly shook “personal chef?” Another shake of his head was his respond as her hoof shook more “Advisor?” Head shake “p-personal secretary?” a fourth head shake “s-secret long lost twin sister from the Dragon Lands?” She asked again with a higher pitch voice.
“That would be cool but nope! My mom is Celestia!” He said with a wider smile on his face showing teeth as alarm bells rang through twilight’s ears. Her horn sparking as her eyes went wide as plates with pupils shrinking to pea size.
“WHAAT!?” She shouted with a jump out of her seat going up a couple feet, another shush came at her from the library while she landed back down before putting her hooves against his cheeks while her nose pressed against his looking him dead in his eyes “how can you be Celest-“ her voice was muffled as Hiro stuffed his hoof into her mouth.
“Easy, I’m not supposed to tell other ponies yet” he whispered looking at the library who glared at the two for a second longer then he liked until she reluctantly returned to her duties. Looking back at the filly infront of him their eyes locked once again “okay, I’m gonna pull away my hoof. Then we’re gonna go to a more quite place to talk. Okay?” He asked her as she gave a slow nod in return “Okay. Let’s go” he said before pulling away his hoof. Wrapping a leg around his the two dashed off in a blur of purple, silver, and white.
“Children these days” the librarian said with a click of her tongue and shake of her head
*Hiro’s Room*
“HOW!?” Twilight finally shouted out as the two sat in the large bedroom of Hiro, the walls covered in posters and different toys covering the floor, the most noticeable being a wooden sword leaning against his bed. The unicorn filly sitting infront of Hiro as she rapidly shook his shoulders “how. how. how. How did you become Celestia’s son! When!?”
“I-I-I’ll te-e-e-ell you, ju-u-u-ust stop shaki-i-ing me-e-e-e!” Hiro exclaimed as his head shook along with his shoulders.
“Oh! Sorry” Twilight said with a sheepish grin as she lets go of him, his eyes swirling around for a moment before he shook them straight before chuckling at her.
“It’s fine, you’re fun!” Hiro said making her cheeks grow small blush as he smiled at her “but anyways, it happened a month ago...” he explained about exploring the castle after the Sun Celebration, hearing Celestia’s crying, before entering her chambers and help the princess calm down and telling her about his orphaned homeless background. Twilight nodded at first as she listen but her jaw slowly dropped while her eyes widened at his story telling “...then the next day she let me stay in the castle and we got to talk and played a lot. A week later she showed me adoption papers, then she became my mom!” He said with a bright smile to Twilight as she was speechless.
“He’s...been alone? For how long? Twilight thought to herself as she stared at the smiling colt infront of her, tears welling up in her eyes before suddenly a hoof was on her shoulder.
“Hey, why are you crying?” Hiro asked with a concern look to her.
“Why am I? Why aren’t you!?” Twilight exclaimed pushing off the hoof and points at him with her own “how can you be smiling and happy after being alone for who knows how long!?”
“Well...because I don’t really remember much about where I’m from for starters” Hiro said scratching the back of his head with his hoof “but...I never really felt the need to be sad, mostly cause that would mean I didn’t wanna be happy. If I let myself be sad then I’ll never think about fulfilling my dreams and end up just sulking in the castle. Even though there’s so much of Equestria I wanna go see when I get older! I’m gonna go become a big Adventurer and see everything this world can show me!” He exclaimed standing up right before throwing up his forelegs in the air while standing on his hind legs before smiling down at twilight “Don’t you have a dream?” He asked the unicorn filly With a smile of determination. A flash of silver shined in his eyes.
Twilight blinked at him as she feels a spark of excitement ran through her she never felt before while growing her own determined smile before standing up “that’s right, I do! I’m gonna become a super smart scholar, and learn everything I can about magic and more! I’ll become a master of magic even better than Starswirl the Bearded!” She exclaimed proudly with her hoof stuck out as her horn sparked in magic.
Hiro stand on all fours again before going over and grabs the wooden sword. Looking back at twilight with a excited look in his eyes “then come Mighty Mage Twilight! Let’s vanquish these evil foes that threatened Equestria!” He exclaimed motioning to the different toys and figures around the room.
Twilight gave him a challenging smirk as her horn starts sparking again “Of course Fearless Adventurer Hiro! Let’s get them!” She exclaimed before they laughed together, running around the room attacking the ‘evil foes’ with swings, tackles, and some levitation spells.
Outside the room Princess Celestia was smiling to herself as her ear pressed against the door to her recently adopted room “I’m so proud of you two, my dear student finding a friend outside of her studies and books. My sweet little Hiro having someone to play and spend time with” she whispered to herself before pulling away and walks down the hallway “Perhaps I can make those little ones something to eat? I’m sure the chefs won’t mind breakfast for dinner!”