Chapter 4: Trapped
Megan and the pegasi found themselves surrounded by the Aramaspi, a tribe of giants who have been at war with the griffons for centuries. They know of the griffons' friendship with the pegasi, and they aim to use it for their centuries-long revenge.
Megan, Rainbow Dash, and Daring Do were quivering almost more than Fluttershy when Megan asked, "Who are you? What do you want?"
"We are the Aramaspi, enemies of the Griffon Kingdom. We are here to claim the Idol of Boreas,” one Aramaspi said, "For centuries, we have been at war with the Griffon Kingdom to steal their treasures and bits."
"One of our comrades went on a solo mission to steal the Idol of Boreas. With it, the griffons would be at our mercy.
But he perished thanks to the interference of King Guto and his guards," the third said.
"Now we will finish what he started and take the idol for ourselves!" the second said.
"You're not getting this idol!" Megan said as she grabbed it from Daring Do.
"Then we shall take you!" the first Aramaspi said.
Before anyone could blink, the Aramaspi grabbed Megan as she screamed while holding the idol.
"Megan!" Rainbow Dash cried.
Rainbow Dash zoomed into the Aramaspi's face with super speed, causing him to let Megan go as he tried to swat her. Daring Do and Fluttershy caught Megan and landed her gently on the ground. Suddenly, Ahuizotl's tiger, jaguar, lynx, and cheetah appeared and bit the rest on their feet, causing them to lose their balance. Already, the second Aramaspi fell backward.
Megan and Fluttershy looked on at the fight, until Megan felt a tugging on her pants. She looked down to see Princessca pulling on Megan's pants with her teeth, and her attention came fully on the cat.
"What is it, Kitty?" Megan said as she lowers herself to the cat.
Princessca meowed and pointed to a cave entrance, confusing Fluttershy and Megan.
"I think she wants us to follow her into that cave," Fluttershy said.
"That's a good idea," Megan said, "Come on!"
While everyone else was distracted, Megan and Flutteshy ran as they followed the cat into the cave. They gasped when they find someone else in the cave, standing out from the cave’s darkness...Ahuizotl, unconscious and breathing heavy.
"Ahuizotl!" Megan said as she ran to him.
Worried for him, Megan lowered herself and touched Ahuizotl as way of checking for injuries. She kept touching him until she felt a break in his right arm.
"His arm is broken," Megan said.
Right away, she took her scarf off, and tied it around his arm to form a sling.
"He must have gotten hurt during his fall," Flutttershy said, "Luckily, I brought a first aid kit."
Without delay, Fluttershy put her backpack on the ground and dug through it for the first aid kit she brought. Princessa watched the two as they were attending to her master.
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Meanwhile, Daring Do and Rainbow Dash were fighting the Aramaspi until Rainbow Dash got knocked against the wall, causing a rock slide.
"Oops!" Rainbow Dash said.
A large boulder fell ahead of the others, and nearly fell on Ahuizotl’s tiger, who was biting an Aramaspi’s foot. The tiger saw it coming though and got out of the way in time. The rock fell on the Aramaspi’s foot instead. He roared in pain when the rock fell on him.
Rainbow Dash couldn’t help but laugh at what happened to the Aramaspi before her. Her laughing didn’t last when Daring Do got her attention with a shout.
"I saw Megan and Fluttershy go into that cave!" Daring Do said, "I better get them out!"
Daring Do zooms into the cave and saw the two applying first aid to Ahuizotl.
"What are you two doing?!” Daring Do yelled, "We gotta get out of here!"
The rest of Ahuizotl's cats suddenly jumped Daring Do. The rockslide dropped a pile of rocks and blocked their only exit, leaving only an opening small enough to let in air.
"We're trapped!" Megan said.
Fluttershy screamed as she grabbed the tiger and held it like a teddy bear.