Cadance turned around and froze. She wasn't ready to face him. The pony who had used her and ponies like her.
She felt anger engulf her, when she saw Roco. The one who gad kidnapped Twilight and tricked her. "How dare you do this to us!" Cadance said, standing in front of Twilight.
"Now miss, how can you be like that. Without us, you and your little friend would be all alone and lost. I say you owe us, and if I might add, and without us you wouldn't have your cutie mark." Roco said, gesturing to her flank.
Cadance moved her tail to hide her cutie mark. She felt his eyes on her flank and it made her uncomfortable.
"We don't owe you anything. Now let us go!"
Cadance demanded, stamping her hoof. She was glad her anger was fixing her voice and that she was no longer stammering around Roco.
"You are right miss, you don't owe us anything. You owe us everything." Roco said, blocking the only door.
"Why are you doing this?" She demanded.
"Once upon a time, I was very poor, very lonely and had no magic talents. I had nothing, but then one day a master theif took me under his wing and together we came up with a brilliant plan. Neither of us were talented with our magic, so we chose to rescue those with talents and then claim they owed us. This worked for a while, but in the end. They all overpowered us. We needed a new plan, so we decided to take talented colts and fillies. It was genuis. But then he died, and I found others to replace him. Now I would appreciate it, if you followed me and complete the task. I have given you."
Cadance couldn't believe him. What if she had helped him, how had she allowed herself to be tricked by him.
"I'm afraid, we will have to refuse. Lady Dance, Twilight and myself have a date with destiny and you are in our way." Said Jack, calmly.
"Well, misses and sir. I'm afraid I can't allow that. Jasper!" He called, and a bright orange colt appeared with a red mane.
"Meet, Jasper. My apprentice. Jasper, if you would. Goodbye, I do hope you change your mind next time we meet." Said Roco
Cadance watched as Japer charged his horn. What was he doing? They needed help and they needed it now.
"Lady Dance, I think we have a problem." Jack said, Cadance turned to Jack and saw him hugging a destressed Twilight. "I think she is losing control due to her emotional state."
Think she thoughy, how could she calm Twilight and deal with the spell. "Lady Dance?! She is beginning to glow." He yelled, Lady Dance....Dance......Cadance knew what to do.
"Twilight, would you like to sing and dance with me. Lets make Jack jealous." Cadance said, lowering to the young fillys eye level. She saw Twilight stop crying for a second and look her in the eye. Cadance looked over at the other unicorn his spell was getting stronger by the second.
"Remeber our special song. Sunshine, Sunshine. Ladybugs awake, clap your hooves and do a little shake." Cadance sung, and danced, shaking her flank and clapping her hooves. She looked towards Twilight and saw her calming down.
Great she thought, "again?" Twilight asked, giving Cadance puppy dog eyes.
"When we get to Canterlot, I will do it as many times as you want." Cadance said, causing the filly to smile.
"How should we deal with his spell?" Asked Jack.
"We don't know what it does first. Should we make a run for it?" Cadance asked.
"Don't even think about it miss." Said Roco, who was still standing guard. Damn she thought, she had forgotten about him.
They needed help. "We need help Jack." Cadance said.
"I know, maybe I can rush him. While you carry Twilight and escape."
"No!" Cadance said, she had already abandoned him once and she would never do it again.
"If you need more help, why don't you just ask for it. I'm sure somepony would help." Twilight said.
"Oh Twilight, sweetie. It's not that easy. We don't have any ponies here who would help us." Cadance said.
"I meant with a spell. My big brother taught me one tha guards use if they are in danger. He learnt it because he wants to be a guard."
"I see, can you do it now."
"I can try, but I used alot of magic teleporting. I don't know if I have enough."
"Please try, Twilight." Said Cadance, wrapping a wing around the filly.
"What about the big scary unicorn." She asked.
"Don't worry about him. Jack and I will distract him."
"Ok Cadance, be careful." Said the terrified filly.
"Do your best, Twilight. We are all going to be okay." Said Jack.
"Ok."
Cadance followed Jack and left Twilight to work the spell. They had to distract Roco, or he might try and stop them. "Roco. If I joined you would you promise to release Jack and Twilight." Cadance said, hoping Jack understood.
Luckily he did and he joined the act. "No Cadance! Don't sacrifice yourself for me. I don't deserve it." He said, raising his hoof to his forehead and pushing his long mane of his shoulder.
Drama Queen, prehaps Cadance should convince Jack to do some acting in Canterlot. He would be a big hit. "No Jack, don't try to change my mind. I must protect you." Cadance said, dramatically. Fcaing her back towards Jack.
"Please agree Jack for yourself and for Twilight. I could not bare a world tha doesn't have you in it, brother." Cadance said, faking a few tears.
"But, sister."
"No, Jack. Please no more arguing. Just agree and go "
"Um, miss. I hate to ruin your moment of victory. But I never did agree to your deal " said Roco.
"But, sir. You must."
"I don't know. That filly was pretty powerful. Being able to do a teleportation spell at that age is incredible." Roco said, turning his head towards Twilight. She had to stop him.
So she did, Cadance grabbed his head with her hooves and did something that disgusted her. She kissed him.
"Ahhhhhhh!" She heard Jack scream. Cadance removed her lips from Roco and tried not to throw up. She wished Twilight would hurry up. "That was lovely, miss."
"So do you agree to our deal."
"I might, but I have a question first, why is he screaming."
"Yeah, why are you screaming Jack?" Cadance asked, she had no clue what to say.
"You kissed my little sister! How could you she is only eight years old!" Jack screamed and tried to charge at the fool. Cadnace, luckily, held him back.
"Let me go, brother. As I have let you go." Cadance said, hugging him tight.
"Let me go, Lady Dance. I wouldn't hurt him much." Jack said, trying to wriggle free. However, Cadance didn't budge.
"Now what do you say? Do we have a deal?" Cadance said, she wasn't sure how long she could hold Jack.
"I say we-" Roco said, but before he could finish he was interupted by Twilight.
"I did it!" She said, and began jumping. While the young filly jumped, a golden beamed shot out of her horn and broke the roof. "We are saved."
Roco immediately abandoned standing by the door and stood in front of Twilight. "What did you do?" He asked, in an angry voice.
"Nothing." Twilight sqeaked.
"You are lucky little mouse that I already agreed with Candy that you could go and she could stay." He said, walking away from Twilight. "Let take our leave, Candy. We have much work to do."
"Actually, we didn't agree on anything. So I'm afraid that the deal doesn't exist." Said, Cadance.
"You little brat!" He screamed, "I will get you if it is the last thing I do!"
"Boss!"
"What is it?!"
"The spell, I'm firing it now."
"No, wait till I am out of the w-"
Everything went dark and fuzzing a few seconds later. Cadances final thoughts were So this is what Jaspers spell does.
"Princess? Princess? Are you awake?" A voice asked.
"No, Mister voice. My head hurts."
"I see. Can you open you eyes?" Mister voice asked. Cadance tried but it burned.
"Nooo, it burns. Toooo bright. It hurt." Cadance said, burying her head.
"I see, Princess. Can you try again? We have turned all the lights to their lowest setting."
"No Princess." Cadance said, her head was still spinning and it hurt.
"What would you like us to call you then?"
"Can dance."
"Can dance, interesting."
"Doctor, I believe the Princ-paitent name is Cadance."
"Oh, I see. Thank you Nurse Bucket. Cadance, can you please open your eyes now."
"I try." Cadance said, she opened her eyes and say two ponies. These must be the voices. "It still hurts."
"I know sweetheart, we are to help. I am Nurse Bucket and this is Doctor Salty Rich. We will take good care of you." Said the female pony, as she pointed to herself and the male pony.
"Where is Jack and Twi lit?"
"Jack and Twi lit? You must mean the other two ponies brought in with you. They are having similar symptoms to yourself. You can see them later, but first you need your rest."
Cadance nodded her head, she did feel tired. "And Cadance, Welcome to Canterlot." The Nurse said, walking away with the Doctor. She stopped paying attention to them and close her eyes. She was tired.
Cadance sighed happily, she had made it. She had made it to Canterlot, she now had a chance at saving her parents lives.
She fell asleep with dreams of Jack, Twilight, her mum, her dad and herself having a pinic together on a sunny day. She would make this dream a reality.