Snow was falling in Equestria, a winter wonderland of epic proportions to those who watched the blur of white from the depths of their abodes. A blizzard not seen in a decade, the pegasus had truly outdone themselves this year.

Pain. The word raged through the mind of a young white colt as he awakened. Eyes cracked open only to be assaulted by a cold blur of black and white. Focused on his surroundings he whispered.

"Where am I?" His words lost in the icy wind. Shivering, he quickly decided shelter took priority over his ever growing stack of questions. Slow to rise from the ground, his muscles screamed in agony from the cold and unknown injury as he stood. He teetered at first but was quick to gain equilibrium. Carefully scanning the area he now occupied, he spotted to his left what seemed to be a source of light through the heavily falling snow.

Light means other ponies. He hoped as he started to trudge across the deep snow. Several painful minutes he labored, the snow a constant obstacle holding him back. Nearing his goal, the magnitude of the building came into view.

Castle. Popped into his mind as he gazed upon the massive wooden door. Trying to raise a hoof, he found the task all but possible. His joints were locked up and numb from his journey through the snow, he sighed.

"Well time to use my head." Arching his neck back, he slammed his for head against the door with all the might his small half frozen frame could muster. His head reeling, his mind dazed he repeated the action two more times before it was rewarded in the form of a voice.

"Who's out there?" A gray pegasus asked in a way that emphasized on the fact he was annoyed with the white visitor. Unbolting the door he stepped out, the colt merely gazed upon the stallion's face as he succumb to the darkness of sleep once again.

Wow that's bright! The white colt thought as he once again regained consciousness. Shielding his eyes with his hoof from the chandelier, he slowly sat up as not antagonize his already injured body. Leaning his back against what appeared to be a headboard he quickly noticed he was in quite a nice bed. With haste he scanned the room he was in, he seemed to be in what appeared to be a relatively generic bedroom. To his left there was an oaken dresser with the mirror on top, to the left of that was what appeared to be the doorway out of the room. To his right, were a nightstand and a window with blinds. On the nightstand, there was some type of letter and apple on a china plate. Scooping up the letter from off the nightstand he began to read.

"Hello,

If you are hungry when you wake up the apple is for you. If you're able to walk when you awaken, please come see me. I will be in the main dining hall which is through door of your room, take a left and go down the large staircase. Then keep going forward to until you reach a set of double doors and you are there.

Sincerely,
Celestia"

After finishing the note he laid it back on the nightstand and in the same motion picked up the apple. A soft, crisp crunch rang out as he took his first bite of the large red apple.

"Wow, this is good" He said with a look of bliss on his face as he took another bite. After a few more bites he finished the delicious apple. Not to hungry or cold, his young mind quickly began to wander with questions piling up one after another.

Where am I?

Who is Celestia?

Where did I come from?

How did I get here?

Why can't I remember anything beyond waking up in the snow?

How do I know all this but have no other memory?

Pushing the covers down, he dangled his legs off the side of the bed. Sliding off the side and onto the floor, old pains were quick to protest. Stumbling, he banged into the dresser with the mirror on it. Looking into the mirror he was shocked by the face that stared back. Looking back at him was a snow white colt with a gray muzzle. He had icy blue eyes with matching mane and tail. One clear thought rang out above all the others.

Who am I?

Confused and lost he made his way to the one who left him the note. Carefully he began to make his way down the large staircase. One step after another he worked his way down using the rail to support his shaky balance. Finally making it to the bottom without incident he could see the double doors the note mentioned at the end of the hall. Walking with a brisk pace he traversed the long hallway. His balance finally adjusted he entered the dining room.

This room consisted of tables and chairs, he was sure he was in the right spot. To the left, he spotted a lone figure at the table looking over what appeared to be paper work and eating soup. He approached the lone figure, quickly noticing she was female and was an alicorn. Once again he was bothered by the fact words popped into his mind but he had no idea why. Nearing the figure he called out.

"Um hi, are you Ms. Celestia?" She turned to face him and smiled.

"Yes I am, I'm glad to see you up and about you sure gave us all a scare when Captain Dust found you. Please take a seat." She told the young colt, still smiling.

"I'm sorry for scaring anypony; my only though at the time was I needed shelter." He replied, with a hint of remorse in his voice.

"Don't be you could of died out there that snow storm is terrible. May I ask who you are?" She asked with concern.

"I don't know. I can't seem to remember anything beyond waking up in the snow." He replied as he became a bit distressed.

"Well two known causes of memory loss are physical trauma and emotional trauma. To be honest in the shape you showed up it could be a mix of both" She explained a look of worry over taking her smile.

"Ms. Celestia, do you have any suggestions as to what I should do?" He asked.

"Well since we are pretty much snowed in, I suggest you stay here a few days to recover. After that, we could begin to gather information about you. I'm sure my student Twilight Sparkle would love to meet you." She said as she tried to stifle a chuckle.

"Thank you very much for the help Ms. Celestia." He said feeling better about his situation.

"Now all we need is a name for you until we find out who you are." She said laughing.

"Well Snowstorm seems to ring well in my mind but let's use Snow for short." He replied with a confused look on his face. "Ummm... may I ask what is so funny?"

"It's the fact your speaking to me like you would any other pony Snow, most others kind of fear me for some reason" She grinned "To be honest it is refreshing to speak to someone even if it's because you lost your memory."

"I'm still lost." The confusion only growing for him.

"Princess, could I get you anything else?" Asked a server who from behind Snow.

"Thank you, but I need nothing else." She said.

"Oh." The realization hitting Snow like a ton of bricks.

"Would you like anything to eat Snow?" Princess Celestia asked ignoring the look on Snow's face.

"Yes please." Thankful she wasn't upset with him.

"I'll be back in a bit, alright" He shook his head his mouth already full of the garlic bread brought by the server. Eating until he could eat no more sleep quick over took him as he rested his head on the table. Princess Celestia returned a few minutes later only to find the sleeping colt.

"Such a funny little guy." She smiled carrying him back up to room that had been set up for him. After tucking him she began to wonder about children as she made her way back to the dining room to finish that paper work she had.