Bright Haze: The Sky Dwellers

The eleven ponies trotted into Canterlot, tired and hungry, pony guards lined the streets and more of the gate had been repaired, but not all. The two Princesses stood at the stairway to the castle and watched as the ponies trotted toward them. They had dark faces and seemed worried.

"Is this all that reminds?" Celestia asked.

"There were hundreds my princess, we were taken prisoner and dragged half way across Equestria, Cloudsdale has fallen I am afraid and the Dwellers may be on their way here as we speak." Twilight said, bravely. The Princess nodded slowly.

"Then, my student, we better prepare." Celestia replied and the guards all saluted and began to gather up the civilian ponies to hide in the castle.

"Now, I am sorry Princess, but right now I speak for all of us, we need sleep. Now." Twilight said, Celestia nodded in understanding and they were taken to some rooms in which they could sleep in. Rainbow Dash looked at the velvet queen sized bed in wonder. She gave a squeak and flow up, then bomb dived onto the covers and fell asleep before touching the pillows, she just, slept.

Rainbow was woken by alarms, hooves banged against the floor and shouts came from pony to pony. Rainbow wondered what time it was and Twilight ran in.

"Ah, Rainbow you are finally awake." The unicorn said, Rainbow's stomach rumbled and she realized she was hungry.

"I'm hungry." She stated.

"That's what three days of sleep will do to you." Twilight replied.

"Three days! Why didn't anypony wake me?" Rainbow shouted getting up, thankfully she was out of her armour. She grapped up her spear and began to run out.

"We tried, but you wouldn't wake, one of the deepest sleeps in all of Equestria's history." Twilight said, giving a small smile.

"Well what's going on?" Rainbow asked, Twilight lost her smile.

"They are here, the Sky Dweller army is at the gates, waiting on their king who is apparently on his way." Twilight said, Rainbow let that sink in.

"If he is on his way, that would mean. Oh fuck, not Spectra!" Rainbow shouted, storming out.

Outside it was horrible, guards lined every part of the city, as far as the eye could see, catapults and giant crossbows had been set up in the defense. Rainbow galloped through Canterlot at amazing speed, she would kill the king herself.

At the gates pieces of wrecked building, boxes, chairs, anything that could be used had been used to guard the gates, the shield was up and everypony was armed and ready. Rainbow would wait, until her death came and the king had fallen to her hooves.