For a long time Solstice Skie, Canterlot Weather Captain, has aspired to be in the royal guard. She's gotten truly bored of kicking clouds and making rain, so for years she has toiled away to acheive her dream. When the time finally comes, Solstice gives it all she's got to make it past Princess Celestia, grueling training, and the impossible feat of becoming a stallion. But through broken hearts and bones, Solstice powers through. When she finally gets on the royal guard though, she'll wish she had never had the thought.