//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 The champion // Story: My Little Pony Fight for Family // by Star Shild //------------------------------// Morning came and a ray of sun shined though the bars of the cell waking up gallus he looked around realizing wear he was he gave a sigh of disappointment. "Guess it was too much to ask to wake up and this be a dream not that waking up in Griffonsdail would be any better". Gallis walked over to Clutterstep and gave him a little shove to wake him up. "Clutterstep wake up what do we do now are we going to be put into another fight"? Clutterstep stretched his back legs and rubbed his eyes with his hooves trying to wake up. He gave a yawn as he stood up and put his hoof on Gallises shoulder. "Don't worry kid they have so many creatures hear each creature only fights once a weak a so we don't have to worry for a while". "So, what are we going to do how are we going to get out of here what's the plan to escape because I don't think ruuuun is going to help this time". "Believe it or not they're about to let us out soon". "Why would they just let us out of here were their prisoners"? Gallus asked as two guards walked and opened the door to their ceil and walked in. They grabbed Clutterstep and Gallus they tied Gallus wings with chains and locked them then put collars with a red stone on them and locked it so they could not take it off. They dragged them out of their ceil and took them to a beach on the side of the island then walked off Gallus looked at Clutterstep with a confused ecpretion on his face. "What was that about I get tying my wings down but what's with these collars and why are there no Gurds out here"? "Come with me and I'll show you". Clutterstep and Gallus walked over to the edge of the beach right in front of the water. Clutterstep told Gallus to stick his claw out when he did a flash came from the red stone on his collar and Gallus was suddenly back in his ceil. Gallus panicked nervously looking all over the room trying to figure out what happened. Suddenly another flash appeared in the middle of the room when the light vanished Clutterstep appeared in the middle of the room. "And that's why no one can leave the island on the bright side you don't have to walk back to the room". "What happened how did we get back here all I did was stick my claw out and then I was here". "These collars aren't just fashionable theirs a magic barrier around the island anyone who steps even one hoof past it we get sent back to our ceils. Between the guards the barrier and the fact that we are surrounded by thousands of miles of water. Now we have to get back to the beach before someone caches us". Clutterstep and Gallus walked out of their ceil and started to head back to the beach. suddenly they heard the sound of two guards walking down the hall pushing a cart full of meat. The two hid behind the corner of the hallway as the two guards came closer, they could hear the guards talking. "Finally, were going to get rid of that blue earth pony once and for all". a "Yes, he's been lucky this long, but no one can beat the champion he's the strongest thing on the island this time that pony doesn't stand a chance". The two Gurds laughed not noticing Clutter and Gallus as they walked past them. "Know what their planning to sacrifice you to their champion and you barley survived your other fights what are you going to do about him"? "Let's follow those two I think the food they were pushing was for him". You mean that pile of food the size two of you your plan is to follow two of the creatures holding us captive to something that can eat you whole". "What you said my running plan wouldn't work so I want to see who this champion is". Clutter and Gallus quietly walked a good distance behind the two being very careful not to lose them. suddenly the guards came to a big pit where they dumped the food out then turned and ran off. Clutter and Gallus quickly hid behind a tree out of sight before the guards could see them. Clutter and Gallus walked over to the pit when they looked in it, they saw a huge dragon with gray scales covered in scares he took the pile of food which was barley a claw full for him and swallowed it whole. "Yay maybe coming out to see him was a bad idea curiosity always was my fourth weakness". Gallus slapped his forehead annoyed with Cluttersteps statement. "Ok there is no way you can fight this guy what am I saying you're not even a snack for him". "Alright alright let's get back to the beach so we can come up with a plan out of this". As Clutter started to walk away the edge of the pit giveaway causing clutter to fall as Gallus tried to catch him, he could not pull him up and fell with him. after hitting the bottom of the pit, they rubbed the back of their heads Clutterstep recovering faster than Gallus walked over to check on the griffin. "Are you ok you hit your head pretty hard"? "Yay I'm ok what about you you hit your head just had as me". "Don't worry about me I fell from farther and harder places before. Hey, wait a minute why does it look like were rising up". Clutterstep and Gallus noticed that the side of the pit was moving when Clutter examined the ground, he realized it felt more like scales then rock. Gallus turned around and was terrified by what he found he tapped Clutter on the shoulder trying to get his attention. When he turned around, he was also scared of what he saw. "Ah good I was worried that tiny pile was all I was going to eat".