The story of Spruce tail, CH 1

This is a story about a young male pony. One cold winter's night princess Celestia was out on a walk of the North castle courtyards when she heard a faint crying coming from underneath one of the snow capped spruce trees. Concerned she headed towards the noise. At the base of the tree was a basket, wrapped in soft Linen inside the basket was a baby Earth pony. "Oh my" gasped the princess. "shshsh, its okay little one" cooed the princess. The little colt stared up at her longily as if she were his mother. The princess smiled at the baby, then a note caught her eye. "to whoever finds this, please take care of our child, for we are not long for this world." The baby smiled up at the princess and giggled. " I will call you....spruce tail" said princess Celestia. she felt that it was fitting due to where the little one was placed. For the years to come Princess Celestia cared for Spruce as if it were here own child. Whenever Spruce would meet new ponies , typically those of Equestria's aristocracy, they would ask him how he was able to live with Princess Celestia without knowing who his real parents were. The Princess didn't keep this a secret from him. Even if she had she wouldn't be able to keep it a secret for long. princess Celestia is an Alicorn while Spruce Tail is an Earth pony. he accepted the fact that he may never meet his real parents and tried to live a relatively simple childhood. He went to Canterlot's School and learned everything all the other ponies learned. One year before graduating Elementary School he was given a Camera for Christmas. The Princess knew of his love for Nature, especially Winter time, so she thought he would have a talent for capturing its beauty. At that moment Spruce knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. He wanted to be a Nature photographer, and to map out all of Equestria, he knew that Ponies from all over would love his photos and that the Nomadic Ponies of Northern Equestria would find great use in his maps. As you can probabley guess this is when he got his cutie mark.His cutie mark resembled the Snow capped mountains of Northern Equestria and a grassy Valley below. The Princess looked at Spruce, who had the biggest smile on his face. he ran up and gave her a big hug. "this is the best Christmas ever big sister." said Spruce. The words he spoke rang through the Princess' ears. "big sister" thought Princess Celestia. A tear ran down her cheek in happiness. Spruce reminded her alot of her younger sister Luna. they both shared a love of the night and Winter time. " I am happy your my younger brother Spruce" said the Princess. Spruce knew they weren't really related but he felt it in his heart. Years passed and Spruce grew up to be a very proud pony. His coat was a light gray color, almost silver, his mane was navy blue. he had always been a fan of Roald Amanedsen the first earth pony to reach the south pole. so in honor of him her grew himself a thin beard, this also helped during the cold winter nights which he would spend outside watching his big sister create the Aurora Borealis. he was a very kind and sensitive pony but he was also a brave one. Little did he know that on the Summer sun celebration his world would be changed forever. CHAPTER 2 COMING SOON