The creator of the universe and all its life, Gaia rarely visited Earth, at least not in a physical form. She seldom had time to dawdle as the mother of all creation, plus she did did not wish to be recognized by the creatures she ruled over except for special occasions.
 
This was a special occasion that presently brought her to Earth, but she could carry out her duties without being recognized. Gaia had a plan.
 
She went under the guise of a common earth pony by the alias of Amaryllis, but she was not here to merely mingle. She was to carry out her plan of producing two demigods to rule over Equestria: one representing the sun, one the moon. They were not only to relieve the common ponies of their duties of bringing day and night, but to unite the newly-formed nation once and for all.
 
All that was needed was a sire—or two—to raise the future rulers. Gaia scoped out a number of possible mates as she mingled among the ponies, taking extra care to ensure that she chose the right one. And this one was a promising candidate.
 
Gaia—er, Amaryllis strolled beside the unicorn she cane to know as Mint Bliss, listening to him regale her about her passion for botany as she evaluated his demeanor, his wit, his wisdom, and other such qualities. She wanted the sire of her children to possess an outstanding heart and mind, after all.
 
“For, thou surely knowest, I adore my garden as I do my kin. Each plant hath meaning and purpose to my heart, no matter how beauteous they be to the eye,” he grinned with a mix of pride and deep humility. “Perchance, thou wish to learn about some?”
 
“Do go on,” Amaryllis encouraged him. “Prithee, tell me all about thy passions.”
 
“Splendid! For we hath presently arrived at one I most favor. Thither,” he gestured towards a plant with pink, leaf-like blossoms sprouting from it. “‘Tis an anthurium. It represents hospitality, a value I hold dear to my heart since my wee colthood days.”
 
“Thy greenery and flora thus far hath so many stories to tell! Does this one?” Amaryllis asked.
 
“Indeed! For thy question, gramercy!” Mint Bliss beamed like an excited colt. “These seeds of anthurium were gifted to me by an earth pony whose life I saved many moons ago, one by the name of Heavenly Glow. ‘Twas long before the union of the ponies, and most unicorns wouldst hath left a drowning earth pony to her demise at that point in time. But I couldst not let that stand. Thus, I swam in to rescue her myself. For she was a pony, a living creature no different than I or any other in this world. To let her drown would be to betray my own self.”
 
“A noble stallion thou art,” Amaryllis commented. “Thou wast ahead of thy time indeed. Thou hath a pure heart.”
 
“I wish not to be viewed as hufty-tufty,” he blushed at the compliment. “I shan’t be overwhelmed with pride. ‘Twas for no gain for myself, but how every pony should act towards his fellow creature.”
 
As Mint Bliss went on, Amaryllis…Gaia smiled to herself. ‘Twas rare to find a pony so good in intentions and actions, even when it went against what his fellow stallion would do. A beam of light and hope even in a dark world, he would surely raise an heir with the same integrity as himself.
 
He would be the father of the sun.