Author's Note

I totally forgot to mention at the end of chapter six that I made a reference to Snowdrop. That's all I have to say. Enjoy!

I also made a reference to Lion King.

Ambush

Ambush

Morning came and Snowflake and Dover walked out of the spare bedroom then sat down at the bottom of the stairs.

"How are we going to tell them?" Snowflake asked in fear and she looked around really fast.

"Should we say "We weren't telling the truth when we first arrived here" or "Our dad forced us to do this and we had to do it to avoid terrible consequences?" Dover replied with the same tone of voice as his sister.

"Alright, we'll just say that we have to talk to them outside and that's pretty much it. Then we tell them about it and they shouldn't freak out about it," Snowflake said with a sad voice then she gave a slow sigh.

They heard two doors close and the twins got off the stairs and stood up straight.

"Alright, here goes." Snowflake then gave a soft sigh.

"Flame, Rainbow Sparkle, we need to talk to you outside." Dover said in a nervous voice and Rainbow Sparkle and Flame looked at him in surprise.

"You two, I don't want you talking to them!" the queen said with a stern voice and the two pairs of twins looked at her with shock. "I want to talk to them."

Rainbow Sparkle and Flame smiled at her and Snowflake and Dover looked at her in shock.

The queen gave a signal for Snowflake and Dover to follow and they accepted as Rainbow Sparkle and Flame stared back at them with a smile.

The queen, Snowflake and Dover then walked across a path where a river used to be. It was where the queen's mum had died after she was thrown off the edge of the cliff by her jealous younger sister. The jealous sister then told the queen that it was her fault and it drove her to exile for some years and the two guards she always relied on, became her good friends then manage to defeat her aunt and became the rightful queen. The queen never knew who her dad was but she had one of her old guards as a father figure when she was a very young filly.

"My aunt was a very bad mare but at least I taught her a lesson with the help of my two best friends and other guards." the queen said with braveness and confidence in her voice.

"What did she do that made you take care of her?" Dover asked as he looked down at the ground. The queen gave a sad sigh.

"She threw my mum off a cliff while a cattle stampede was happening and she landed somewhere here right where we are walking. She then said that I caused it and I went into exile but with the help of my two best friends, I realised what I truly was and I took care of my aunt and became the rightful queen of Arabland."

A rock was heard rolling on the ground and the three looked around to see what it was. Laughing was heard and a few mares and stallions walked out of the caves alongside the once king.

"Oh, what are you doing here?" the mare guard said in a mocking voice and she laughed alongside the others except Snowflake and Dover who were looking in nervousness, fright and regret.

"Well done, my foals, just as planned." the once king said with a smile and the queen gasped then turned sharply to Snowflake and Dover.

"We had nothing to do with this!" Snowflake pleaded with big eyes.

"Attack!" the once king ordered and a few of the soldiers including the stallion and mare guard galloped to the queen and tackled her to the ground. Snowflake and Dover pleaded for them to stop but they both got knocked out after having kicks to their heads. The queen struggled to free herself then she managed to kick most of the guards out of the way and flew away as fast as she could. The stallion guard then galloped after her and she panicked and built up speed.

She then saw a bunch of logs blocking her way and she looked back at the mares and stallions chasing her. She then flew up higher and suddenly the mare guard galloped up the logs then used her magic to pull one of the queen's wings. Then some logs fell and hit the mare guard and she was then crushed by lots of them. The queen managed to escape and the soldiers all gasped and removed the logs to see if the mare guard was alright but she didn't seem to be.

"I'm sorry, my king, I tried..." the mare guard said in a wheezy voice then she fell limp with her eyes open but very still.

The stallion guard who always worked with her, sighed with sadness. Even though she always annoyed him at times, he was regretting being nasty to her and knew was going to miss her. The once king then gave a glare to his son and daughter.

"We did nothing!" Snowflake and Dover yelled in anger and he stood back a little.

"One of your best guards is now dead because of you!" the once king yelled as he walked towards them and they stared him down.

"No!" the twins squealed then they galloped away.