Chapter 3

Hehe I try to update a chapter a day, because I hate the horrible feeling of waiting for the next chapter of a story xD

*Shivers*

Oh, and I always liked the idea of Rainbow Dash being a royal guard :P

"Heed my warning Rainbow Dash!"

Rainbow squinted her eyes, looking into a mysterious mist.

"W-who are you?"

"You must listen!You must NOT trust the king!"

Rainbow saw a female looking silhouette in the fog.

"W-why? Who are you?"

"Be careful!"

The voice called, and disappeared into the mist.

"Wait, WAIT!"

Rainbow sat up in her bed, panting. She rubbed her head, trying to process what just happened. It was a dream? It felt so real! Rainbow shook her head. "It's just a dream.. Just a dream.." Rainbow muttered to herself.

She didn't have a shift for a few days, so she decided to visit the courtyard. Rainbow went over to her dresser, and went through the huge amount of clothes she was given. She put on a black t shirt, and some jeans, along with the dark blue boots she was wearing the day before. She then felt around her neck, and then to her relief, she felt the necklace that her mother had given her.

It was a cloud with a red, blue, and yellow lightning bolt coming out of it, on a golden chain. Her mother had given it to her, before… Rainbow felt a tear fall down her cheek, and splashed onto the floor, as she rubbed her thumb over the shiny surface of her necklace. "I'm sorry.." Rainbow mumbled. Rainbow had lied, when she said she never knew her parents. She did. But she couldn't talk about her past without breaking down, so she just kept her feelings buried.

Rainbow wiped away the salty water the tear left on her cheek, and pulled her hair up into a messy ponytail, not even bothering to look in the mirror before she walked out the door. She sighed as she walked down the hallway. When she reached the court yard, she went over by a fountain, and stared at the endless flow of crystal blue water. Then something caught her eye. She saw a flash of bright pink hair, and walked a little closer, trying to see what it was. She gasped. It was Fluttershy!
"Flutters!" Rainbow yelled, and rushed over to her friend. Fluttershy was startled, and she took a leap back, causing her animals to disappear into the greenery. "Heh.. Sorry.." Rainbow apologized, scratching the back of her neck. "R-Rainbow Dash?" Fluttershy stuttered quietly, nearing Rainbow slowly. "What are you doing here?" Fluttershy asked again, now a huge smile spreading across her face. They embraced, in a big hug. "Well…" Rainbow started, when the pulled apart. "I KIND of got a spot on the royal guard.." Rainbow said, grinning. "Oh my gosh! That's amazing!" Fluttershy cheered. Rainbow smiled. "So, let me guess. You take care of the animals in the gardens?" Rainbow said, giggling. "Yep!" Fluttershy confirmed, smiling. "Queen Celestia gave me a job not too long ago!" Fluttershy explained. Rainbow grinned at her.

"When does your first shift start?" Fluttershy asked Rainbow, picking up a bunny and scratching him behind his ears. "Not for a few days." Rainbow said. "So I'm just getting to know my way around the castle." "So, have you met anyone yet?" Fluttershy asked, as she fed the bunny a carrot. "Well I met the king and queen, prince Sonic, I saw Twilight, and I met a guy names Tails." Rainbow explained. Fluttershy blushed at the mention of Tails' name. "Heh, I was talking to Twilight, and Tails bumped into her, and it was so weird. She was like, blushing and twirling her hair around on her finger." Rainbow said, snickering.

"D-does she l-like him?" Fluttershy asked, now getting a worried look on her face. "Uh, it looked like it, but I don't really know anything about romance so…" Rainbow said. "Why?" Fluttershy was blushing madly now. "N-no reason!" Fluttershy stuttered, slowly backing away. "You like him. Don't you." Rainbow said, smirking. "I-I don't k-know what you're talking about!" Fluttershy said, desperately looking around for an animal or something that would give her an excuse to leave, with no luck.

Rainbow giggled. "Your secret is safe with me." Rainbow said, smiling sincerely. Fluttershy gave her a grateful smile. "Thank you." She whispered.

"Well, I'm going for a fly,(ohmygod that sounds just… blahg) see you around!" Rainbow waved, and took off into the sky. She soared for a little while, and then found a nice clear patch of grass, with a flower or two, sticking out. She landed swiftly on the grass, and took a sniff of the fresh air, breathing in the smell of flowers.

She decided to practice tricks on the ground, since she hadn't for a while.

Rainbow brushed her bangs out of her eyes, and focused on the grassy terrain before her. She took off in a run, turning into a sprint. She put her arms up, and swung them forward, touching the soft, damp ground as she started her first move, a front hand spring. (I don't know many gymnastics moves, and I assume a front handspring is basically a back handspring just forwards instead of backwards. JUST GO WITH IT XD) She pushed off the ground, and flipped over, landing swiftly on her feet. I guess I've still got it. Rainbow practiced an assortment of other flips and tricks, unaware of a certain equestrian prince who was watching from afar.

Sonic was running through the woods, until the sound of a thump coming from a grassy pasture causing him to skid to a stop. He walked towards the pasture with caution, for he had delt with many villains before, and he was always cautious when hearing a sound in the forest. For the forest could be very dangerous, and he didn't see many people in it.

He looked over to see a familiar rainbow haired girl, in a stance that signaled she had just landed a move. She got into position again, and did a cartwheel, followed by a double back hand spring. (Which I assume is a back handspring twice in a row.) Well I guess getting a better look wouldn't hurt Sonic climbed up a tree, and perched himself on a branch, making sure he wasn't seen. As he was watching in awe, he suddenly heard a crack, followed by a huge snapping sound. "Uh oh.." Sonic muttered. The branch Sonic was sitting on, broke off, resulting him, falling to the ground.

Rainbow was in the middle of a flip, when she heard a snap, followed by a thump. She looked over, and ended up falling on her face. Groaning, she slowly got up and went to investagate. When she got close enough, she saw a familiar blue haired prince rubbing his head. She walked up to him. "Can you stand?" She asked sympathetically, ignoring the fact that he was probably spying on her. Sonic tried standing up, only to result in wobbling. He was about to fall back over, but Rainbow put an arm around his back. She began to pick him up, but Sonic tried to protest. "I-I'm pretty heavy, you don't have to-." He was cut off when Rainbow put her arm under his legs and scooped him up, bridle style.

To Sonic's surprise, she didn't seem to have any trouble carrying him at all. As they were walking back, it suddenly occurred to her the suspicion of him being in a tree close to her. "So, why exactly WERE you in that tree?" Rainbow asked suspiciously, raising an eyebrow. "Uh, I was.. Resting?" Sonic lied, blushing madly. "Right.. Anyway, can you walk now?" Rainbow asked, and put him down. Sonic felt much better, and he hopped from one foot to the other. "Yep!"

"I'll race ya back ONETWOTHREEGO!" Sonic yelled, and zipped off towards the castle. "Hey!" Rainbow yelled, spreading her wings and zipping off after him.

Much to Sonic's surprise, Rainbow caught up pretty quick, and they were now neck and neck. "What the.." Sonic trailed off as Rainbow made a peace sign with her hands, and zipped off. Sonic just smirked and and ran faster, but was puzzled when he didn't see her anywhere. He slowed down his run a little and looked around, searching for his spectra haired friend. Suddenly, a huge force tackled him, resulting in him rolling around. When he finally stopped rolling, he looked over to see Rainbow relaxing on a nearby tree, with her eyes clothes. She then opened them and held up a pair of red and white shoes. Sonic quickly looked down to see he was only wearing socks.

"What the.. Rainbow!" He yelled. "Give those back!" Rainbow tossed the pair to him and burst out laughing. "H-how do you do that?" Sonic asked, a puzzled look on his face. "Because I'm awesome." Rainbow said proudly, hovering down to him. Sonic chuckled.

Suddenly there was a loud… 'CRASH'

Rainbow jumped. "What was that?!" She yelled, looking around frantically. "Fly up and see what it is!" Sonic directed. Rainbow nodded, and flew into the sky. She squinted into the sunlight, and saw a big metal robot, next to a small hovercraft that looked to be carrying an egg shaped man.

Rainbow rushed back down to where Sonic was standing. "It's Eggman! I've heard stories about him!" Rainbow yelled. "Alright, stay here!" Sonic was about to run towards the village, but Rainbow grabbed his arm. "I'm on the royal guard for a reason you know." Rainbow stated, glaring. "Well, if you say so.." Rainbow said, smirking. Rainbow scoffed and shoved him out of the way, then flew towards the village, leaving a rainbow trail behind her. Sonic just chuckled and ran after her.

When they reached the village, they looked around in confusion. Everything was normal. Then something hit Sonic from behind, sending him flying into a nearby food stand. "Sonic!" Rainbow yelled, and tried to go towards him, but was grabbed by a metal claw. The claw turned her in Eggman's direction. "Eggman!" Rainbow snarled, while struggling to get out of the claws grasp. "Oh so you've heard of me. I've been watching you Skittles, and I think you'll be a good test subject for my lab." Eggman sneered, smiling his wicked smile. "You'll have to go through me first!" Eggman heard a familiar voice shout. Rainbow smiled. Sonic spin dashed at the machine, but couldn't even make a dent. "Did I mention that I used titanium? It's almost unbreakable!" Eggman said, pushing his glasses up on his nose.

"Let her go Eggman!" Sonic yelled, baring his teeth. "Or what?" Eggman said, grinning his awful grin. While Eggman and Sonic were looking back and forth, Rainbow was looking around frantically for a way to escape. Suddenly, she saw 5 familiar girls running in her direction. "Girls!" Rainbow shouted, happiness in her voice. "Rainbow!" Twilight yelled, "Are you okay?" Eggman noticed the 5 girls, and immediately scowled. "Not for long she won't!" Eggman yelled down at them. He pushed a few buttons, and the metal claw Rainbow was stuck in, began to close around her body tighter. Rainbow let out a loud yell, as the claw began crushing her. Sonic tried to spin-dash the robot, but another claw put a cage in front of him, and trapped him inside. He shook the door of the cage frantically. "Let me OUT!" He screamed, shaking more and more frantic. Eggman just laughed.

The claw around Rainbow was so tight now, that she was losing air. Her face was growing red. "Let her down you big BRUTE!" Rarity screamed up at Eggman. Eggman just smirked. The girls started to run towards the robot, but Eggman shot a special laser which trapped each of them in almost unbreakable bubbles. They each screamed and pounded the bubbles, but it was all in vain.

Rainbow was taking small breaths, doing her best to stay conscious. I can't give up now. Then, something caught her eye.

A loose screw.

Rainbow looked over at Eggman. Seeing he was distracted, Rainbow got one of her arms loose, and grabbed a stick that was stuck on the claw, and in one quick motion, she unscrewed it, and it fell out. The claw creaked for a moment, and then slowly loosened, allowing Rainbow to escape. Then, the claw fell to the ground with a loud crash. Then, in the blink of an eye, Rainbow popped all 6 bubbles and unlocked the cage Sonic was trapped in.

"Thanks Rainbow! Now let's teach this guy a lesson!" Twilight yelled, her horn charging up with magical energy.

After about 5 minutes of fighting: (Sorry, I'm bad at writing about fight scenes and I'm lazy af.)

"Retreat! Retreat!" Eggman yelled, flying away in his eggmobile. (Sorry I'm stupid)

I'm ending the chapter right here because reasons.

bai