Chapter 4

It seemed impossible. It couldn't be done. But, of course, I couldn't just give up now. I decided to use the simplest possible way. Asking nicely. I approached the guards at the entrance nervously.

"Halt. No pony is allowed in the kingdom. State your business, unicorn." one of them said, intimidatingly.

"Hi! Umm... Can I go inside and rescue my friends? I kinda want them back." I said calmly.

They looked at each other, and then back at me.

"Go away or we will be forced to destroy you. Our queen has your friends locked in her throne room." he said.

The other guard whacked him on the back of the head.

"Dude! You just told him where the prisoners were!" he said.

"Hey, don't hit me!" he said back.

I snuck away while they were having their little argument. Well, back to the drawing board.

As I was thinking, I walked around the wall. If comic books had taught me anything, it's that there's always a secret vent or something like that somewhere. I searched all around, but to no avail.

But then I had an idea. The trees from the surrounding forest where conveniently overhanging the wall. If I could get up into one of the trees, I could climb over the wall!

I climbed up into the tree and started shuffling my way over the wall. I was lying on a branch, and I had one hoof holding another branch beside me. As I passed the wall, I was starting to think more about how I was supposed to get down. There wasn't really any way down, except for jumping of course. However, I hadn't even finished that thought when the branch snapped beneath me. I fell onto the ground, face first. I got back up to see if anyone was watching, but there was nopony there. I snuck around the back of the castle and slipped through the door.

I walked through the castle, looking around for the throne room. There were guards everywhere. I noticed a large door, which obviously led to the throne room. I couldn't go in there, I'd get caught in two seconds flat! But there was also a little door around the side. I quietly slipped through the door and found myself in the throne room, but around the side. It was dark, which was good. I really didn't want to get caught at this point. This was getting really easy. Too easy...

I didn't see my friends anywhere. Not until I looked up. There were several cages dangling from the roof. I quietly ascended up the spiral staircase, which went around the room, and stood on the platform which was level with the cages. Amongst the sad and scared ponies that sat there, I saw Twilight Sparkle.

I took a few steps back and then charged forward. I leaped when I reached the edge and grabbed onto the cage that Twilight was in. She turned around quickly and saw me. She couldn't believe it, but it was me.

"Sun-" she exclaimed, but I cut her off.

"Shhhhhhh! Be quiet!" I whispered.

I was hanging from the cage by my two front hooves, which were beginning to slip. I tried my best to keep them on, but they were a bit sweaty.

"What are you doing here?" she said quietly.

"I came to save you guys!"

"Really? You really did that?"

I noticed the cage was completely sealed off, without a door or anything.

"How did they get you in there?" I asked.

"I don't know. We woke up like this."

"Can you teleport out?"

"No. I've tried. It's impossible.

I was starting to slip some more.

"Ok, Twilight. I'm about to slip and give myself away, but I really have to tell you something. I can't wait any longer." I said, knowing that this was the time. This might be my last opportunity.

"Yes Sunny?" she said in curiosity.

"I am... in love with you." I said, worried about how she would respond.

"Re- really?" she said, in a sort of shock. "For how long?"

"Since we first met. You were the most beautiful pony in all of Equestria. I was always trying to tell you, but I never could."

She didn't respond, she just stared at me. At that moment, my hooves slipped and I started falling. She reached her hoof out to grab me... but missed. I fell. Everything was moving in slow motion for some reason. It was all over now. Everything. Even if I did survive the fall, it wouldn't be much better than if I just died. At least I told Twilight Sparkle that I loved her. That was the whole reason I ever stayed in Ponyville anyway.

I hit the ground. Hard.

Author's Note

Cancelled. That's it. I know I kind of left it at a cliff hanger, but please read the remake and let's find out how that ends. Since I haven't had any input into the remake, I don't know how it will end.