Daniel Book Four- Zebrica

This is an Ice Fire Practice Chapter. No need to read, because I'm getting warmed up. But still slightly interesting and in sinc with the storyline.

"Sir Daniel, it's time to wake up," Candy Cane said, gently nudging said person. Daniel opened his eyes and rubbed them.

"Just call me Daniel, I don't need any titles."

"Very well Daniel," she replied.

"Alright, I made blueberry muffins! so who's hungry?" Ditzy said, walking into the room, Candy Cane gasped.

"You cooked Blueberry?" She said, her eyes wide, and Ditzy laughed. "Why would you laugh? That's horrid!"

"I didn't cook your friend, I don't think she would taste that great anyways, I cooked blueberry muffins, with real blueberries. Wow, that was funny," And with that, Ditzy walked into the small dining area, and floated a muffin to her mouth and took a bite.

"Gilda, get up," Daniel said to the sleeping griffin, she didn't move, Daniel chuckled, and leaned down to her ear and said, "Blueberry muffins." Gilda shot up.

"I heard the word muffins, is Ditzy baking them?"

"Uh huh, now get out of bed," Daniel replied, walking into the dining room himself. Gilda and the two zebras followed him in.

"Uh, Daniel, we may not have time to eat here, I don't mean to offend you, but we have to be at the grounds of the ancients in an hour, and it's an hour walk, but it is not my place to force you to go," Candy Cane said softly, Daniel looked up from the tray of muffins on the table.

"Oh, uh, well okay, I guess. Wait, Ditzy, can we teleport there?"

"Uh yeah, but I thought you hated teleporting," she replied.

"Your muffins are worth it," was the response.

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"Well here we are!" Ditzy said cheerfully, and turned around to see the other four losing their muffins in a nearby bush. "Still think it was worth it Daniel?"

"Yes actually, I love your muffins," Daniel replied, then looked up at the large gate in front of them. It was open, but there was two guard zebras in front of it, both white with black stripes, although one seemed to be black with white stripes. Daniel and the others walked forward, but were stopped.

"Nobody may enter, except for the fifth alicorn and his group, all others must leave," the stallion on the left said. Daniel nodded, and remembering what he was taught, began to speak.

"I am the fifth alicorn, and these are my friends that are with me always, and these two are my, ugh, my temporary slaves, they will be coming as well."

"Very Well, prove yourself the fifth, and we will let you pass," the guards said simultaneously. Daniel shrugged, and turned into an alicorn.

"Does this prove it then?" He asked. The guards widened their eyes, then nodded, allowing them through, save for the two zebras, who tried to get to Daniel. Daniel sighed with relief. "Oh, uh you two can go back to the place and do, whatever it is you do, I guess." Daniel said, changing back into his human form. The two zebras looked at each other then nodded, trotting away. "Oh wow, I thought we would never be able to get rid of them." Was Daniel's only comment before the attack. It started with Gilda slumping over like a sack of potatoes. Daniel and Ditzy instantly rushed to her side, and Ditzy dropped down to, Daniel was now crouching.

He heard a whistle to his left, and quickly jumped back as a dart flew past him, and hit one of the guards, who dropped. Daniel didn't have time to chuckle. Several more darts flew at him. he grew his wings and flew into the air. Daniel quickly looked around, trying to find the source of the darts, he quickly saw a flash of blue and black, and as quickly as it had come it was gone, and with that distraction, Daniel felt a prick on his neck, and realized he was falling, as everything was fading to black.