Thorax took off the costume on him, and Abu climbed on his back.

Thorax was walking to the exit happily with the princesses golden hair band in his left hoof.

"Can you believe it, Abu? The most heavily guarded place in all of Canterlot..." Thorax was soon cut off when a white unicorn stallion guard stood in front of him.

"Evening." Said the guard.

"Evening." Said Thorax.

Then two royal guards approached behind them, and Abu looked at them.

Thorax felt that the guards are behind him.

"Guards are behind me." He said.

Then Thorax slowly turned around and faced them.

"Hello,boys." Said Thorax.

In the desert

The guards were on camels, bringing Thorax to Sombra.

Once they got there, a guard placed him off the camel and on a rock next to Sombra and took off the bag covering his face. Then the guards walked away, and Thorax looked around the desert.

"Where am I?" He asked?

"In a world of trouble, Mr stallion." Said Sombra.

Then Abu gave him his hat, he grabbed it and he wore it.

"That bracelet, is that what this is about?" He asked. "Because I didn't steal it. The hoofmaid..."

"What was a hoofmaid doing wearing the queen's bracelet?" Sombra asked him.

"The queen? No, no. She said that it belonged to her..."

"Mother."

Thorax had a shocked expression when he heard the dark unicorn stallion said that the bracelet that the hoofmaid was wearing belonged to her mother.

"Well, at least she told the truth about one thing."

"Are you saying that was the princess?" He asked the unicorn, but he didn't reply.

"I was talking to the..."

"She was toying with you." Sombra told him "It amuses her to meet commoners."

Then Thorax reached into his satchel and grabbed the princesses golden hair band.

"Do you think she liked you?" Asked Sombra.

"What do they call you?" Sombra asked again.

"Thorax." He told him.

"Thorax. Ponies like us must be realistic if-"

"Us? I'm a changeling." He said.

"You see, I was once like you." Said Sombra raising his hoof and he had the golden hair band in his left hoof.

Thorax checked his satchel and saw that the hair band on him was indeed stolen by him.

"A common thief." Said Sombra as he extended his hoof out to him for him to take the hair band. Then Thorax grabbed it and placed it in his satchel again.

"Only I thought bigger. Steal an apple and your a thief, steal a kingdom and your a statespony or statesling, I think that's how you say that." He chuckled.

Then he talked again.

"Only weak ponies stop there. You're either the most powerful stallion in the room, or you're nothing. You, you stumbled upon an opportunity. I can make you rich. Rich enough to impress a princess. But nothing comes for free." He told him.

Then Thorax looked back at the hair band in his satchel and looked back at the unicorn.

"What would I have to do?" He asked him.

Then Thorax, the guards and Sombra rode their camels to a cave.

"There's a cave nearby. And in it, a simple oil lamp." He told him "Retrieve it for me and I will make you wealthy enough to impress a princess. You're nothing to her, but you could be. Your life begins now, Thorax.

Back in the castle

Twilight was waiting for Thorax near the place he said he would meet her.

Then Starlight walked up to her.

"Still waiting?" She asked.

"No. No, I came out to..." Said Twilight trying to say something else to get out of the situation, but she had nothing in her mind, so she sighed in defeat and said "He promised."

"I'll be upstairs if you need me." Said Starlight going back into the castle.

"Good night, Starlight."

Back to Thorax, Sombra and the guards

Back in the desert, Thorax, the guards and Sombra were standing in front of a cave which looked like a manticore.

"The Cave of Wonders." Said Sombra. "When you enter, you will see more riches than you ever dreamed off, gold, diamonds, and the lamp. Bring it to me and I will make you rich and free." He said. "But take no other treasure no matter how sorely you are tempted." He warned him.

Then Thorax took a deep breath and walked to the cave entrance.

"And you will be tempted." Said Sombra.

When Thorax got close to the cave, it began glowing, which made Thorax step back a little.

"Only one may enter here. One whose worth lies far within. The diamond in the rough." Said a dark and scary voice.

"Remember." Said Sombra, then Thorax turned around and looked at him.

"Take nothing but the lamp."

Then Thorax turned back around and walked into the cave, but then he slid down the sand and onto a rock. And he coughed.

Then Thorax looked behind him, he saw a couple of rock pillars to across, he got up and began jumping and climbing over them.

When they were walking on one of the pillars, Abu saw some shiny jewels, he tried to grab it but Thorax stopped him.

"Abu, don't touch. Remember?" Said Thorax as he picked up Abu and placed him on his back.

While Thorax was walking in the cave, he saw loads of jewels and diamonds which caught his attention, he then stopped by a golden necklace and tried to grab it, but he was stopped when Abu hit him in the face.

Thorax snapped out of it and continued walking in the cave, and when he entered another one, he saw lots of gold, diamonds and many other treasure. When he looked up, he saw the golden oil lamp that he needed to get for Sombra.

"Alright, let's do this." Said Thorax walking towards the oil lamp.

Author's Note

Another chapter finished. Hope you guys will enjoy it!