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// Prologue: Calm before the Storm 
// Story: The Storm is Here! 
// by UnKnownSalvation 
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The Storm is Here!

Prologue: Calm before the Storm


"Ok! I got my gear, I got my armor, the flyer to get in, and my dad's sword... Am I forgetting anything?" asked a true blue pegasus with a sunglow yellow mane and tail to himself. He finished getting his wings through the holes in the back of his blue-gray hoodie. The pegasus then put the flyer into his tan baggy pants. He finished by throwing on a red and black bag on his back along with a sheathed sword.

"Just one thing, honey," said a bright orange pegasus. The mare took the pendant necklace she was wearing and placed it around the stallion's neck. The pendant was a black tornado attached to a thin fabric strap. "My father gave this to me when I was your age. It only seems right to pass it to you."

"Thanks mom! I'll see you soon and I promise I'll make dad proud!"

"I know you will... But not if you're late!" The pegasus looked at the clock to see he WAS late.

"AH! Gotta go!" The pegasus gave his mom a hug and kiss on the cheek before he took flight for Canterlot Castle.

So who is that blue pegasus? Well... that's me.

My name is Rampant Storm.

Great name, I know. Not the name I would've picked for me but what can you do? You may not care but while you're here I might as well tell you a little about myself.

I'm the son of a pegasus mother and unicorn father. Out of the two of them, I was closest to my mom, Blur Seeker. She was a former pro racer who retired once I was born to take care of me. Meanwhile my dad, Star Storm, worked as Captain of the Canterlot Royal Guard till he retired when I was nine and gave the title to his successor before it was given to the current Captain, Shining Armor.

My dad always wanted me to follow in his footsteps... and it seemed the only thing that could make that stubborn stallion proud of me... So I was off to Canterlot Castle with the goal of joining the royal guard like my dad. But I'm also doing this for me. I honestly have nothing else I could really do. It's strange... I've lived in Canterlot my whole life but had no memories of ever being in a castle that was quite literally a five minute flight from my house.

"There it is..." I said to myself. I landed at the front stairs and looked at the towering structure. "Well… I'm finally here. It's now or never, Storm… Time to make an asshole proud."

So for better or worse… I was going to do the only thing I was any good at… and I had the belief that my journey had started right then and there... and sometimes it sucks to be right.