Separated

"I'm going to beat you!" Snowflake yelled in excitement as she ran in front of her brother and new friends.

"No you won't!" Rainbow Sparkle said laughing as she caught up to her.

The four foals galloped to the middle of the meadow and they all collapsed on the soft green grass.

"I won, I'm the best one here!" Rainbow Sparkle squealed with delight and she jumped up and down.

"Why do you always win?" Flame asked in surprise and annoyance.

Rainbow Sparkle stood up and brushed herself off.

"I don't know but I guess I was born to be that way." she replied with a smile.

"Why don't you become a racer or something?" Dover said as he kept picking up grass, looking at for a moment then throwing it away.

"I want to compete in ice skating when I'm older," Snowflake said with pride. "I'm actually really good at it and my magic involves ice, snow and freezing. I freeze lakes so I can go ice skating alongside Dover. Sometimes I go to the local ice rink."

They heard a snap of a twig and two mares flew out of nowhere and landed in front of Snowflake and Dover! They glared at them and dug their hooves into the ground a few times in anger. A stallion then came out of nowhere and glared at the two mares.

"Your Majesty." the once king said with anger in his voice.

"How's it going?" Lullaby replied in a sarcastic but angry voice.

A few guards then came by beside the queen and Lullaby and they looked at the once king the same way the sisters were.

"You and your little brats, get out!" the queen yelled and the four foals cowered in fear.

"You've now met my daughter and son, Snowflake and Dover. Soon, Dover will become king." the once king said with pride and a little anger.

Lullaby and the queen gave glares to Dover and he cowered and shook in fear.

"That doesn't look like a king to me." one of the mare guards said in a joking voice.

"Ever since their mum passed away after having them, I was forced to give up my royal position to you and it's not easy raising two foals by myself." the once king said with a sad voice as he walked around Snowflake and Dover.

"Why don't you get a new mare then?" the queen said in a sarcastic voice.

The king then gave a frustrated sigh and stomped up to her.

"No mare can replace her!" he yelled and the foals gave looks of fear and surprise.

Snowflake and Dover had never heard him shout like that to anypony.

"Let's get out of here. We're finished here." the queen said and she signalled Rainbow Sparkle and Flame to come with them.

The king did the same thing and the four foals walked away slowly. They all mouthed "bye" to each other then turned away in sadness. The queen, Lullaby, Rainbow Sparkle walked to the castle and the queen stopped the twins and let Lullaby go ahead. When she gave a look of question, the queen nodded at Lullaby and she walked off. Rainbow Sparkle and Flame gave nervous laughs before the queen gave them an angry look and they sighed.

"What did I keep telling you? You would probably have gotten hurt." the queen said with worry.

"Mum, we didn't mean to-" Flame started to say.

"I'm only saying this because I love you," the queen interrupted. "You know I don't want to lose you just like I did to your father."

The twins nodded and sighed.

"You need to be careful. Sparkle, if you want to be a queen-" the queen said as she tried to scruff her daughter's mane but the filly shook it away.

"What if I don't want to be a queen?" Rainbow Sparkle interrupted and she shook her head gently. "It's no fun."

"That makes you sound like you don't want to be a royal pony. It's in your blood," the queen said in a reassuring voice. "Now, let's go inside and you can go and do whatever you like. Just don't go outside the castle walls but you can play in the garden."

The queen and the twins then walked into the castle. The once king, Snowflake and Dover walked slowly back to the castle. They went inside and the once king then stomped up to one of the mare guards.

"You were supposed to be watching them!" he yelled and the guard looked at him in fear and confusion.

"It's not her fault." Dover said defensively.

"We went off on our own." Snowflake said in the same tone as her twin brother.

The once king then turned to them with a look of anger and he stomped up to them.

"What were you doing there?" the once king demanded as he continued to walk towards them and they were backing away in fear.

"We weren't do anything. We were just at the lake." Snowflake said with a shaky voice.

"What did I tell you about going there?" the once king said and he tilted his head to one side.

"To not to because you want us to beware of timberwolves and all other mythical creatures." Dover said and the twins hung their heads in shame.

"And what did I tell you about them?" the once king said and Snowflake fell to the floor.

"We're sorry, Dad." Dover said apologetically.

"They didn't seem so bad. You know, we thought that we would be-" Snowflake said and she stuttered a few times.

"Best friends forever?" the once king interrupted and the twins sighed. "Come on, let's get you to bed early."

The twins then followed their dad to their bedroom and he used his magic to levitate them onto their beds.

"I now see that we have returned to power." the stallion guard said with pride.

"But we don't want to-" the twins said at the same time.

"Hush, my little ones. You two must be exhausted from all that galloping today." the once king said as he walked up to them and then opened his mouth to sing:

"Sleep, my little foals

Let your dreams take you

One day, Dover when you are strong

You will become a king"

"Good night." the twins said.

"Good night, my little darlings." the once king said and the stallion guard then followed him and the once king started to sing again:

"I've been defeated, badly hurt

Left alone without my mare

When I think of what that "queen" did

I can get very angry"

The king and the stallion guard then walked into the throne room:

"But I imagine something so good

That I start to feel so much better

It really soothes my soul

And it helps me get some sleep"

The king then sat on his throne and the mare guard and the stallion guard walked up to his side:

"The sound of her dying breath

Her foals crying their little eyes out

Her sister's devastated cry

That's my type of lullaby"

The king then got off his throne:

"Now the tragedy I've tried forgetting

And the loyal guards I have with me

Even I though I know that it's petty

But I hate seeing them live"

The mare guard then started to sing:

"So, did you find somepony to chase her out of town?"

The king the lifted her chin:

"Oh, the invasion will be messy, but that really works for me"

He then threw her to the ground and she screamed:

"The sounding of angry stomps

A mixture of painful yells

Some music of death, oh hay!

That's my type of lullaby"

The once king then walked to the twins' bedroom with the guards behind him:

"My queen is gone... but I'm still around

To love these little ones

Until Dover learns to be a fighter

With a feeling for being bad!"

The once king then walked off to stare out their window and the two guards looked at Dover.

The mare guard then said:

"Sleep, you little brats!

Oh I mean, precious darlings"

The stallion guard then pushed her to the side and he started to sing:

"One day when you are stronger"

The once king then used his magic to make moonlight shine down on Dover.

"You will become a king!"

A few more soldiers came to the bedroom and stared down at Dover. The once king continued to sing:

"The pounding of the hooves of war

The thrill of Dover's battle cry"

The mare guard then started to sing alongside the stallion guard:

"The achievement of revenge

Victory!"

The once king then started to sing along with them:

"I can hear the supporting"

The two guards then took of their helmets and cheered:

"Dover, you are the one!"

The once king then opened the window and all the soldiers who were pegasi and the two guards flew with him to the roof:

"Our time is nearing

And then we will fly

Against the really dark sky

That's my type of lullaby!"

The once king, the two guards and all the soldiers then laughed and went back to their positions.

Author's Note

It took me quite a long time to make a parody of "My Lullaby" because of words that would match the rhythm of the actual song. It's also the longest I've ever written of a chapter so far in any of my fan fics. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.