“Flurry! Come down NOW!”

“Flurry heart that’s not fair your daddy can’t fly and you are fully aware of it!”

Flurry was up to no good again. Shining had told Cadence he would be fine looking after her for a few hours while she visited twilight to get some time away. He maybe was regretting that now. Just a Cadence was about to go flurry had flown past her and Cadence watched as Shining ran past her trying to catch their little bundle of trouble…

“You have to be good for daddy. Mommy’s just going to be out for a while and if you’re good I will get you a doll on my way back. Bubble call me if she gets too out of hand and I will be back in a flash.”

“I have got it dear… I think me and 300 fully trained palace guards can keep her in check for a few hours!”

“I know I know and could you finish that-“

“Guest list for the crystal ball in 3 days’ time?”

Cadence gave a knowing smile while Shining gave her his goofy grin as he picked up flurry and a guard picked up Cadence's bag.

“Love you babe.”

“Byyyyyyyyyyyebyeeeeeeeeemoooommyyyy”

“Bye sweetheart. Bye my little cutie”

Flurry clapped her hands as Shining walked back up the stairs into the palace to Finish the long list of guests that would be arriving at the crystal ball for flurry’s 5th birthday party.

***

The years flew past and Flurry who was now 10 years old was walking to school with her friends from primary school 3 guards following. 2 normal palace guards and Flurry’s personal bodyguard as they walked they chatted. Flurry’s friends didn’t mind the guards it meant the 5 of them could walk to and from school by themselves while the other 10-11 year olds needed their parents to hold their hands. The 4 other girls parents' had agreed to the princess’s guards taking the children from the palace to school and back again. The parents mostly worked in the palace anyway so it was convenient and the 3 mothers who worked in the palace were grateful. The other mother had to pass the palace on her way anyway so she didn’t mind either.

Flurry was streetwise, smart and careful and knew when to listen to her bodyguard. Her friends listened to her more than the guards. They only had to walk about 15 minutes before they were at the school gates and the 2 palace guards left to return at 3pm to pick them all up.

On this morning however things didn’t go as normal. While the girls were busy listening to Flurry telling them about the new teenaged boy that had recently join the guard training programme. They all agreed to go and watch the recruits after school.

A man had walked up to the girls and the guards had confronted him to keep the man away from the girls. The man pleaded with the guards to help him stop an old woman from being murdered the 3 guards with the 5 girls ran with the man. The man pointed to the alleyway and the guards ran down it with the girls following. With the guards backs turned, the man drew a gun and shot all three guards in the back of the head before they had even known about the gun. The man now had the gun aimed at Flurry. People around heard the screams of the 5 young girls and a few people had run to the palace to notify the guards of the problem. Flurry realising she was the target walked forward towards the tall man who was wearing a mask. She spoke in a calm manner.

“If you want me then let this be between me and you, Let my friends go.”

The man didn’t move shocked at the fact this little 10 year old had spoken so calmly and politely. “You’re a very brave little one aren’t you?”

Out of fear 2 of flurry’s friends ran and were both shot instantly. At this point the sound of guards armour approaching could be heard. Before the guards got there though the man had shot the other 2 girls and had walked away through the ally with the princess in his arms. Flurry had pleaded but she just got her other 2 friends killed. Scared and trying and failing to hide her fear; tears pouring down her face.

“Please don’t kill me. My Mommy and Daddy will give you anything please.”

“Come with me and I will spare you…”

Flurry fearing for her life goes with her attacker. Being trained by her dad she does the only thing she can think of and drops her ring on the floor for her daddy to find…

Author's Note

again this is just a quick upload when I have time I will correct errors and design a front page image and write the long sub