Chapter 4 – Arrow Sparkles
The trot into the castle's courtyard has come to its end as the young stallion moves under the lowered drawbridge. As he does this a voice comes up to the stallion's ears, "Arrow! Arrow!"
Aerolight slows his trot as the low voiced stallion comes, a light gray coated stallion with dark blonde mane trots over to Aerolight's side as he continues, "You're really late, StoneGem is going to be mad this time you know."
The stallion's overly concerned voice has always slightly annoyed Aerolight but he nods to the comment as he speaks up, "He can't be that mad I mean I'm only-..."
"Aerolight!"
The young stallion's arrogance and confidence is lost as the dark blue unicorn with decorative red and gold armor trots over towards him with a hard face.
"Are you aware that you are two hours late?"
StoneGem's voice and stare brings a nervous laugh to the pegasus next to Aerolight as he speaks up, "Ha ha, I-I should get going..." He quickly moves from his friend's side as StoneGem speaks up again, "Well?"
Aerolight holds his posture as he answers, "I take full responsibility for my actions and I apologize."
The dark blue stallion just squints his eyes as he looks over the younger stallion in front of him, "That's it?"
His words blink the stallion's stance as Aerolight just listens to the stallion, "This is your fourth time being late...Sorry is not going to cut it."
Aerolight's jaw hangs a little as he looks over the older stallion in front of him in anticipation.
But as a sigh rolls out StoneGem's voice changes a little, "If you were anypony else you would be out now...But performance has to say something." StoneGem raises his hoof as he squints his eyes to the stallion, "This is your last chance, and the only reason you are getting this is because of your record. Do it again and I will not have a problem kicking you out of the guard."
The stallion's words nod Aerolight's head as he continues, "Now you and Gust are on train duty today, and do not leave your post."
A cocky smile comes to Aerolight as he shells out a low comment, "What about lunch?"
The fact the young pony even said anything brings a little anger to StoneGem's face as he speaks up, "You better hope that you can eat standing up, got that Aerolight?"
Aerolight nods as he raises his right hoof to his head, "Yes sir."
StoneGem gives a little sigh as he shakes his head to the stallion and he turns away, "Get going."
As the dark blue stallion moves from Aerolight the young pony turns his trot back to the gate of the castle as he trots towards the pegasus waiting for him.
"What did he say?"
The pegasus's wide eyes and awaiting ears bring a slightly cocky smile to Aerolight as he shrugs it off, "He can't get rid of me." He proudly brings his head up as he leads the trot out of the castle's grounds.
"Cool, I didn't think that-..." Gust's voice is cut off as a deep and snooty voice comes up from in front of him.
"Oh look it's Little Gust and Limpy Arrow." The armored white stallion unicorn and laughing dull brown pegasus brings a slight bit of annoyance to Aerolight as he stops his trot and cocks an eye to the impending second comment.
The other two guards stop as they look over the ponies in front of them, "What mare's got your tongue Arrow? I know we saw you hitting on that saggy flower mare, looking for a new date or something?"
Before Aerolight can speak up the whiny sounding voice of the laughing pegasus comes up as he nudges his larger friend, "Naw, he's already got a mare." He points his hoof to the light gray pegasus next to Aerolight as he holds his laugh, "Go on Gust give your colt friend a kiss, he might give you his girly rose helmet."
Their laughs bring a smile to the dark cream stallion's face as he cocks his head to the other side.
But his smirk has lowered the two stallion's fun as they squint to him, "What's so funny?"
Aerolight shrugs as he speaks up, "Oh no no, you're right. My tongue is in a mare..." He gives a little smirk as he looks over the stallion, "You worked the night shift last night huh? You should ask your mare if she had company."
The comment quickly lunges the stallion unicorn forward as he tries to hoof the dark cream colored stallion in the snout. However, Aerolight quickly takes advantage of the stallion's three hoof stance as he sparks up his magic to the stallion's back legs.
Within the blink of an eye the stallion has tripped and fallen into the little moat that lays under the lowered drawbridge.
The pegasus that was once laughing is now silent as he just stares to where his friend fell.
Aerolight pokes his head over the side of the bridge as he calls down to the stallion who tries to swim out of the dirty and murky water, "Hey! Big tip Flex don't fight on a drawbridge!"
"OH you're going to regret this Arrow!" The stallion's shaky voice from the cooler water brings a little smile to Aerolight as he calls back again, "What are you talking about? You fell right Flex?" He starts up a smirk as he lowers his voice, "Or was that somepony else taking time out of his shift to go shopping for a dress?"
The stallion blinks to the comment as he pulls himself from the water and to the grassy area in front of the castle's wall, "Y-you didn't see Flair last night?"
Aerolight shakes his head to the comment as he speaks up, "I'm not an ass like you Flex, now clean yourself up."
No comment comes from the dirtied armored stallion as Aerolight turns his head to the on looking pegasus behind him, "You should help him out of the water." As his words come to an end he nods to the widely smiling pony next to him as he speaks up, "Come on Gust we have train duty."
As the two ponies trot away the pegasus moves a little more to the edge of the drawbridge as he takes himself from the ground.
End of chapter 4