Celestia was having a great day today.
It was a bright and shining morning in the Canterlot castle. More than normal as Celestia was happily humming in the dining room with her dear sister Princess Luna enjoying a small lunch and tea. A month ago during the summer sun celebration she sent twilight to oversee, her faithful student not only met five ponies that would be her close friends but also would become the Bearers of the ancient artifacts she used long ago to banish Nightmare Moon, the Elements Of Harmony. With the magic of the Elements, Luna was freed from the darkness of Nightmare moon and reunited with Celestia who welcomed her sister back with tears in her eyes and a large hug.
“Luna, I know I’ve said this possible a lot this past month but...I’m so happy to have you home again” Celestia said stopping her humming as she floated a teapot over to Luna’s cup to refill it.
“It is quite fine dear sister, as we have said before we art thrilled to be back here with thou” Luna replied with a nod and smile to her sister. Her natural dark blue coat and ethereal purple starry night mane finally recovered within the time in the castle. Her eyes moved to see a silver mist of magic floating into the room from the window before gathering together infront of Celestia, transforming into a rolled up scroll “A mystic fire message? It didn’t seem like one from thy pupil’s dragon”
Celestia used her magic to levitate the scroll while unrolling it, Reading the contents for a moment and smiled bright at this “oh this isn’t from Spike, it’s from my son! He’s returning from his journey outside Equestria!”
“Ah, your child. It makes sense for thy son to use mystical messaging” Luna replied with a nod before closing her eyes while sipping her tea. A second later the sound of glass breaking can be heard while Luna’s eyes snap open before spitting her tea out to the side at a unfortunate guard standing by the wall “THY WHAT!?” She yelled out making the room shake from the volume of her voice.
Celestia hummed as she and Luna walked through the galant halls of the castle while multiple servants were heading towards the ballroom by the Princess of the Sun’s orders to prepare it for her son’s return. “Thou truly have a child sister!?” Luna exclaimed in wide eye shock as they walked side by side “but thy never mentioned him, a-and who is thy suitor that managed to bed with you after a thousand years!?”
“Luna, I never met any stallion or got married.” Celestia said with a smile to her sister as they walked into the ballroom with the guards opening the doors for them. Tables were set around as plates were carefully placed onto them while they took seats at nearby ones as she continued “I met Hiro when he was a young colt who snuck into the castle to explore it. He found me during a...unpleasant episode of sadness after the Summer Sun Celebration and he managed to lift my spirits by just being there and talking to me. Even after talking about with a smile how he was a orphan living in the streets with nothing to him but his name not even memories of his family or home”
Her words at the end caused Luna to gasp with her hoof in a silver shoe raised up to her mouth “he spoke of such sincerity despite his own misfortune and dreadful circumstance?”
“I don’t even think he wasn’t even aware how bad it was. He just kept smiling and soon later told me about one lesson he always seemed to have memorized before I met him” Celestia replied before pushing her hoof clad in a golden shoe against her chest “No matter what challenges you face in life, or what ever goals you wish to obtain. Always put your heart and soul into it and you shall never feel sadness. ” she finished before looking at Luna with a smile “I always liked that saying, and it’s helped me a lot since then to give the courage to keep onward”
“Such mighty words from a pony so young” Luna said with a small smile to her sister before frowning and looks down at her hooves “does...does he know about us?”
“Yes he does Luna. I told him about you after the adoption”
“But! But what if thy son despises us, or is disgusted of us!?” Luna said looking at Celestia with a look of worry and concern. The hoof of her sister was placed gently against her cheek.
“Lulu, I can say for complete certain that Hiro will ecstatic and happy to see his Aunt Luna back home” she said softly with a warm smile to her sister making the smaller alicorn grow a small smile in return.
The moment was promptly ruined as the two turned to see the head Chef a unicorn rush out from the kitchen with his large chef hat on while holding up a rolling pin in a dark yellow aura around the item "where is that little thief?" He said looking around angrily.
"Chef? What's going on?" Celestia asked looking over in confusion at the pony who looked back at her in slight surprised before bowing to the princess.
"Princess! I'm terribly sorry but while we were finishing up the meals, some pony snuck in and snagged off with one of the plates!" He exclaimed before they all went silent upon hearing the sounds of munching.
Turning their heads they see a stallion with a white coat with blue around his hooves and muzzle with a wild silver mane that naturally moved on its own moving like flames instead of the ethereal like the princesses munching away to a stack of waffles and berries, a large silver halted doubled edge sword the length of his pony body while as wide as his forelegs with light blue and white metal sheathed looking like a second layer to the blade stuck to his side with a leather strap around his chest, his left shoulder and foreleg entirely covered by silver and gray armor while a few noticeable scars are seen on his body, one on his right hind leg and three on his left side almost like claw marks with another faded cut under his right eye. On his flank was a cutie make of a long sword surrounded by a bright blue flame.
"There he is! That's-"
"Hiro!" Celestia interrupted the chef as she trotted over to the stallion with her smile growing bigger at the sight of the stallion.
Hiro blinked has his left blue and right red eyes looked over at the princesses coming towards him "oh, hey Ma!" He said with a large smile and wave with his cheeks stuffed with food.
“I’m so glad to see you home” Celestia said as she wrapped her long front legs and large wings around Hiro who happily returned the gesture with his unarmored leg “what took you so long? You should’ve been back two months ago, not three!”
“Sorry, But I got side tracked over in the Dragon Lands when I found a hidden labyrinth inside this huge ravine!” Hiro said with a chuckle as they released each other before scratching the back of his head with his hoof “then I found this Griffon bandit camp on my way back and had to take care of those guys. Then there was this necromancer with them who-“ he was cut off when Celestia covered his mouth with a hoof as she giggled.
“You can tell me all about it more after we ALL enjoy the food the chefs made” she said before looking over her shoulder as Luna carefully walked over to the pair “besides, there’s somepony I really want you to meet”
Hiro tilted his head curiously before looking over at the Moon Princess as she stood next to her sister “greetings Nephew, we are princess of the moon, thy mother’s younger sister, Luna and-“ she started before helping when Hiro was suddenly infront of her and wrapping both forelegs around her slightly larger body and squeezed.
“It really is you! I heard during my way back home that you came back! I always loved the stories Ma told me about you!” He exclaimed with a big smile as he looked at the shocked princess infront of her “I always wanted to meet you! Welcome home Aunt Luna!”
Luna fell silent for a moment at his actions and words. He had no signs of wariness or fear, only happiness and joy while his mismatched eyes looked back into her lighter shaded blue eyes.
She grew her own smile as she wrapped her legs around Hiro in a shared embrace while her head rested on his right shoulder “Yes, We too are happy to be home. Thank you dear nephew” she said softly as her embrace got a bit tighter as she spoke.
Celestia’s smile grew bigger as a small well of tears grew in her eyes at the welcoming embrace her son gave to her sister “We all really are sister. Welcome home Hiro” she said before joining in the hug as her wings wrapped around her two precious family members.
Celestia was truly have a REALLY great day today.