//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: The Guard // Story: More Than Words // by Amethyst Sunset //------------------------------// Please read the last chapters, but if you don't remember, here is a refresher: Flash walked up to him and said, "Sir. I think I have spotted her." "Flash! You know about her?" Shining asked. "Sir, excuse my rudeness, but I overheard you talking. So I went to see it I could find her." Flash reported. "Great! Good work, solider. Where is she?" Shining said. "I am right here, your majesty." Belladonna exclaimed as she bowed to the prince. Everyone turned and looked at the alicorn in her true form, without a cape. Her coat was purple, with a dark blue and even darker purple. Her eyes were icy blue and her hair was put up in a fancy style. "Guards! Seise her!" Cadence screamed. Her wings around Flurry Heart, protecting her. Shining ran over to his wife, putting a force field around everyone in the room, other than Belladonna. "You know, my dear Cadence, my darling, you want to get me, you will have to try harder." She said calmly. With her big gigantic wings spread out, and her horn lit up, and put a force field around herself. "Belladonna. Why are you here?" Cadence said through grinding teeth. Shining Amour placed a hoof on his wife's shoulder. He whispered, "Cadence, you have a plan right? Because you know her best." "Shining, of course I do." Cadence whispered back to him, rolling her eyes at her husband. "What are you whispering about? Oh wait. Let me see. Is that a foal in your wings?" Belladonna smirked. "Yes, that is my foal. Your point?" "Cadence, what is her name? I am assuming it is a girl." Belladonna looked over Cadence's shoulder, "Is this a joke? The foal is an alicorn?" "Your point is?" Shining Amour asked. He stepped a little bit closer to Cadence, and Belladonna stepped back. "How did that happen? Your stupid husband is a unicorn, and you were a pegasus, before you got promoted. Oh well." "How was I a pegasus? You and your dreadful husband, who happens to be my father, were both alicorns. And both of grandparents were alicorns, how was I a pegasus? Oh yes. Wait. I remember." Cadence said sarcastically. "A spell was put upon me when I was an alicorn foal, and my horn was taken from me. This only happened because my parents didn't take proper care of me." Cadence was now yelling. "Whopps." "SERIOUSLY? Did you even care about me at all?" Cadence asked, tear stinging her eyes. "Not one bit. We didn't want you." Belladonna said simply. "Excuse me? Hi! My name is Twilight Sparkle. Your daughter's fabulous choice of husband, is actually my brother, and so Princess Cadence is my sister-in-law. Which means that I will protect her and her foal from all harm if possible. Physical harm, and mental harm. And right now, you just hurt her, which means you are going to get it from me..." Twilight was now towering over Belladonna. Twilight was in the air, with her own force field, and Belladonna was sitting on the ground, intimidated by her family member. At the same time, Belladonna slowly got up from her sitting position, and Twilight lowered herself to the ground carefully. "So, Princess Twilight, from our little chat, I have gathered the rolling information: You are a new princess to Equestria, and you are trying to find you place in your new role. You have obviously learned so much," Belladonna said sarcastically, then she hesitated for a moment thinking about what she saw, "Since you were stationed in Ponyville. You are also emotionally unbalanced, because your few friends aren't spending as much time with you anymore. Is all of this information correct?" "How did you know all that?" Twilight asked. "A magician never reviles her secrets." Belladonna said simply. "Now I would appreciate if you would get off my back, because I can say whatever I want to, to anyone I feel like talking to! Excuse me, but my powers are unlimited, and all of you are unfamiliar with me and my powers ----" "Hold on, did you just threaten me?" Twilight asked. Now at this point, everypony was standing by, horns ready to protect each other, most of all, Twilight. "Yes! Now I must be going! Goodbye!" Belladonna popped out of thin air.