Princess Skyla

"INCOMING!" Skyla screamed as she tried to stop.

"Skyla! slow down!" Flash yelled trying to catch  her.

"I-I'm trying!!" Skyla yelled back. Tears started forming in her eyes to keep them moist against the hot wind. Skyla closed her eyes to give them a break from burning.

"SKYLA WATCH OUT!" Flash blurted.

The filly opened her eyes and saw a wall. she quickly pulled up avoiding it. Luckily it was enough to slow her down. She felt a tug on her tail and looked back to see Flash pulling her the opposite way she was going.

"Sop fwapping." He said with a mouth full of tail.

Skyla slowly stopped flapping soon she was dangling from her tail. "My wings hurt!" Skyla complained as Flash flew her down to the ground.

Flash spat out the tail. "You've been practicing to much. I wouldn't be surprised if your wings fell off by the end of the day."

"I just cant get to the breaking point!"

"How about you take it easy for the rest of the day."

"Yea fifteen minuets sounds good." Skyla said walking back to the castle.

"Wait I said the rest of the day." He yelled after her.

"I said fifteen minuets!" She yelled back.

Flash, noticing how far away from the castle they were sped up picked up Skyla and threw her on his back while taking off.

***

"Skyla I recommend I come with you." The orange guard argued.

"And I want to do this by myself." Skyla sighed. "I know I can do it maybe its because somepony's watching me."

"Alright, fine but if you don't come back in an hour I'm leaving to look for you. I'll be watching breazle to make sure he doesn't freak out if he doesn't see you after his nap."

"Deal!"

Skyla left the castle and went out, she walked by the school beyond the crystal school was many crystal trees making a small forest. 'Flash never said I couldn't go to the forest.' Skyla thought a grin spread across her face but then faded as she sighed. 'But mom and dad said no'The smile crept back onto her face. "But mom and dad aren't here!" With that answer she trotted into the forest.

The filly walked through the forest looking every which way taking on the beautiful scenery. Usually the only thing that lived there were crystal bunnies or little critters. Every once in a while a bunny or bird sometimes even a chipmunk would walk up to her just to see what she was doing after a while of just looking around and getting used to the forest she took to the skies. The princess went as far as she could go.

"Alright nopony around. A place to focus." Skyla went up until even the Castle looked like a tiny little speck. "READY OR NOT HERE I COME!" She yelled and dived down flapping her wings as hard as she could and in no time she was like a speeding bullet she closed her eyes as tears started forming. she barley opened her eyes and saw a colors starting to form around her, she put on the little more speed she had left. Sparks started sparking around her. She felt she was so close but then her wings started giving up. She tried flapping harder then she felt something in her wing tighten. Losing her concentration and focusing on her wing she felt herself being pushed. She looked forward about to keep going but it was too late. Skyla got flung across the sky, she closed her eyes hoping something would break her fall. Luckily she fell on a tarp from a store she bounced off and hit the ground.

"S-Skyla?!" a familiar voice echoed in her mind. "Skyla! Are you ok?" The more she listened the more it sounded not in her head but right next to her. "Skyla wake up!"

Skyla moaned "Oh my head.."

"Oh thank goodness." The voice sighed in relief.

Skyla opened her eyes, her vision blurry at first the started to clear, the clearer it got the more she could see a worried colt standing in front of her. Remembering what had happened she quickly got up. Once she was on her hooves a wave a dizziness knocked her back down.

"Careful you fell pretty hard." He warned.

He slowly helped Skyla up. "Thanks." she said.

"No problem I saw you falling from the sky and went to see if you were ok."

"Yea I'm fine." Skyla went to pull her wings in but instead was met with pins shooting up her right one. She hissed at the pain after trying a few times she gave up and left it out.

"Is your wing ok?" Ivy asked.

"I don't know it hurts really bad, lets go see if flash can figure it out." With that they headed off.

***

Skyla and Blue Ivy walked through the doors of the castle and saw flash packing his saddle bag.

Flash turned around and smiled. "Skyla, that was about fifty five minuets I was about to head out to find you- Uhh.. who's this?."

"Flash Sentry this is Blue Ivy my friend, Blue Ivy this is one of the royal guards and also one of my friends."

"Nice to meet you, Flash Sentry."

"Please call me Flash, Nice to meet you too."

Once that was out of the way Skyla looked back up at flash. "I hurt my wing trying to do the sonic rainboom I was SO CLOSE! I would have made it but I just had to flap ONE more time!" She said in a huff.

"Let me see." Flash walked over and examined her wing. "I seems you strained it. I don't think I want you flying for a all of today and tomorrow."

"What?! then how am I going to practice?"

"You won't."

"But-"

"Skyla." He said sternly. "You hurt your wing and its not going to get better anytime soon if you keep using it. Flash pushed slowly on her wing as she held her breath to keep from yelling out in pain. He slowly closed her wing so it wouldn't be out the whole time. "Its bad enough your dads going to be mad at me for letting you hurt your self not to mention almost breaking your wing."

Skyla sighed. "Sorry Flash."

"You didn't know it was going to happen just please don't argue with me I don't like yelling at you."

"Ok."

"Well I guess it a good thing that yesterday was Friday huh?" Ivy added.

"Yea I guess." Skyla looked at her wing. "What if I accidently open it and hurt it more?"

"Here." Flash ran through the hall way into the bathroom and came out with some gnaws. He wrapped it around Skyla's wings to tie it to her body. "There it might hurt a little if you try to open it but at least it won't open all the way and strain it more."

"Alright. Thanks."

"Hey Blue Ivy, If you don't have anything to do you wanna go play?"

"Sure!" They then both looked at Flash.

"Please flash?"

"I don't know.."

"Please! don't make me use the face."

Flash chuckled. "Ok! Ok! please just don't use the.. the face!" He said putting his hoof to his forehead.

Skyla and Blue Ivy laughed. "Thank you next time I wont give you a warning."

As the two ponies left flash smirked "Brat."

***

"So.. what's the face?" Blue Ivy asked.

"You don't say it like that, you say it like this.. The Face!"

"Alright what's.. The Face!?"

"This is The Face!" Skyla said as she made her cutest face."

"Awww its sooo cute!"

"I know the only one who can resist it is my mom." Skyla said rolling her eyes. "And it turns out she can do it too!"

"Wow sounds crazy."

"So.. what do you wan to do?"

"Well I was just thinking about flying but... How close did you get to the sonic rainboom anyway."

"I got to the point where there was electricity sparking around me and a rainbow was starting to form at my sides."

"Wow I'm surprised you didn't do it."

"I know I would have I didn't even have a little more to go, I just don't know how I strained my wing!"

"Yea.. what do you think your parents will say when they see you like this?"

"They'll probably freak out asking me all these questions about what I did and most importantly, why."

"That does but doesn't seem like your parents..."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean as leaders they are protective of the ponies who live here and they care but during bad situations they are always so clam."

"Psh yea that's what they make the ponies here think so they know that their good leaders." Skyla said rolling her eyes. As they walked she realized they were going nowhere.

"Hey you wanna go to the park?"

"Sure. Want to race?"

"Yea I bet you cant beat me, I always win in a race between the royal guards even flash!"

"Alright! Ready."

"Set!"

"GO!" they both shouted and with that they were off.

***

"I-I call a rematch!" Skyla called as Blue Ivy climbed a latter to get onto the play set.

"Hey I won." He shrugged.

"Well that means either.. YOU CHEATED AND USED YOUR WINGS! or.. I need to talk to my dad about making the guards do stuff to make me feel good.. again.."

"Ok one, I did not cheat I don't cheat in front of girls, cheat in front of a Princess!? forget it! and two, are you saying your dad is making the guards slow but look fast just to let you win?"

"Its not the first time he's done it." She sighed as she climbed the latter after Ivy got onto the structure. "Probably the only one that doesn't let me win is Breazle."

"Who's Breazle again?"

"He's my pet/Best friend."

"Best friend?"

"He was the only one besides flash to play with me at the castle."

"Oh I'm sorry?" He waited for Skyla to get across the bride until he moved on.

"Eh, Its over now." She said with a smile. They made their way to the obstacle course. "Race you across this thing!"

"Challenge accepted!"

As they sped through the obstacles, Skyla made it past the rope with Blue Ivy close behind on the other one. Skyla was just about to move onto jumping over little fences until her stomach started aching, and she started getting shivers.

"Hey you ok? you look cold." Blue Ivy gave her a puzzled look as felt the warm air.

"I'm fine just a tummy ache."

"Oh ok you want to go home? or are you hungry we can go get something to eat if you want."

"Nah." She said and started jumping over the fences. As she got more towards the end the tingling became harsher.

Blue Ivy remembered when his mom told him and his sister about Skyla having a sense when evil changelings around, worried he looked around sure enough he saw to other ponies waiting at the end of the obstacle course. Blue Ivy recognized them and quickened his pace to reach the filly.

"Hey Skyla!" He shouted as he reached her. "I know your not, but I'm feeling a little hungry how about we go to the café  I can get you a drink on me."

"Oh alright but maybe I can chip in a few bits."

"Nope on me, all on me now lets go!" He grabbed he hoof and pulled her towards the café.

***

"Uhh.. Blue Ivy.. why are we in such a hurry and we passed the café like.. 3 times." Skyla yelled over to the colt pulling her.

Blue Ivy looked back to see a puzzled Princess and another pony far behind them, and looked up to see one circling them. "Uhh.. Because I need the exercise and I would think you would too considering you've been in the castle a whole six years.

"W-well I'm getting tired." She responded starting to pant.

"Alright lets go over here." He pulled her into the café, I have to use the bathroom so I'll be right back I suggest you use it too y'know just in case."

"A-alright.. But your really nervous you ok?"

"Yea I'm fine I just have to be right back." With that he disappeared into the stallions bathroom. Skyla shrugged and went into the mares room.

***

Skyla came out of the bathroom to see Blue Ivy talking to a stallion at a table. "Hey Skyla meet my dad!" Blue Ivy said as he motioned her to come sit with them."

"Hi Mr. Uhh.. What should I call you?"

He smiled gently and spoke. "You can call me Mr. Blue you must be Princess Skyla, Blue Ivy told me all about yo-"

"Hey Skyla what would you like to drink?" Ivy cut him off.

"Vanilla smoothie please." Skyla said politely as she sat down.

"Alright what about you dad?"

"I'll take tea."

"Ok now we just need to wait until the waiters get here." as if on queue the waiter came up.

"Welcome to the café how may I help you?" He said and quickly bowed as he saw Princess Skyla.

She gave an uncomfortable look as Blue Ivy started to order. "A vanilla milkshake, Tea, a muffin, and some milk please."

"Why of course." He said he scribbled it down and left to get the food. When he came back he served the food and left, they talked and talked.

"I should probably head home." Skyla sighed.

"Aww why?"

"Flash is probably worried sick I wouldn't be surprised if he's out there right now looking for me."

"Oh alright." Skyla got up from the table and started to head out. Ivy, and Mr. Blue gave each other uneasy looks. "Hey Skyla maybe we could walk you home!" Ivy shouted to her catching her just as she opened the door.

"Umm.. sure if you want, I don't mind." Blue Ivy followed by Mr. Blue walked out with Skyla making sure she got home safely. Once she was dropped off and was with flash they headed off.

"Thanks for coming Blue Ivory."

"No problem little dude, You know I'll always be there for you. I think its sweet your trying to protect her."

"Well she is a friend. And you know I don't like mom and dads little schemes of revenge and stuff like that. I just hope she'll be ok."

"Your a good colt Ivy I think she'll be just fine with you around." The little colt smiled.

"Thanks. I hope she will."