Prodigy
Prologue
"Turn an ordinary mare(aka your prized female pupil) into an alicorn. Check." Princess Celestia put a red checkmark in the box. "Philomena, it took long but was worth it wasn't it?" Philomena cooed as if to agree with the princess.
"Now," the princess looking over the list once more. "What is next?" Her violet eyes stopped and she read aloud to herself and her beloved phoenix. "Turn a stallion into an alicorn. Seems a little mainstream right now, but okay." She rolled up the list and called it a night. Little did she know somepony else was listening.
It was the princess of the night herself, Princess Luna, who has eavesdropped on her elder sister. No fair, she thought bitterly to herself, Tia always has the fun. However she went by her sister's bedside and whispered something about Luna helping her do the favor. The subconscious alicorn only nodded her head in understanding, and drifted away in her slumber. Content, Luna swiftly slipped out of her sister room and guided the lost subconscious ponies through their dreams throughout for the remainder of the night.
Skip Forward to the Next Morning
Luna had overslept her usual alarm and groggily forced herself out of bed. The dark, velvet midnight blue curtains draped the windows in heavy shadows that effectively blocked out her sister's blinding light. She trudged down the stairs like she did every average morning. She levitated a box of pony Os and poured the cereal into a cyan bowl and plopped down in one of the regal upholstered chair.
"Morning dear sister!" Celestia chirped cheerfully. She had in front of her a pastry(Possibly cake) in front of her with a side of steaming tea.
"Morning Tia." Luna replied, using her sheer alicorn will power to keep her from collapsing into the bowl that laid before her.
"You look tired. I should probably tell you my news before you go back to sleep."
"What news?" Luna asked skeptically.
"I have decided it about time you resume one of your royal duties, and I have you I favor to ask."
"Oh please tell me it isn't cosmic dust duty. That took me seven hours." Luna groaned. About a week ago, Celestia had assigned Luna to sweep all 10,917 km of the moon to rid it of the cosmic dust that could potentially pose a dangerous threat to Equestria.
Celestia laughed softly. "No Luna, I want you to pick a prodigy."
Luna's expression changed from confusion to realization."A prodigy?" she echoed.
"You know a pupil."
Luna face-hoofed "I know what a prodigy is Tia."
"Just making sure." Celestia sing-songed.
"You really mean it?" Thinking that it was all a joke. When her sister nodded in approval, Luna cried out with glee "Yay!"
"One more thing." She informed.
"There's more?" Luna said disappointed.
"Just that the prodigy needs to be a stallion, and you are training him to be one day a prince."
Luna wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Like Blueblood?"
"No, his title must be earned not handed to him like a spoiled child. Teach him the magic in friendship and connections with other ponies as well as creatures."
Luna bowed her head. "I understand." Luna flew out, searching for the perfect pupil to fit her assignment.