The princess laid unconscious on the hard cavern floor. Her dragon also laid beside her with his face locked into a snarl, his fists clenched. At the mouth of the cave, rain drizzled down, slowly becoming lighter.
Iron Helm heaved a sigh of exhausted relief. Carrying an Alicorn plus a baby dragon out of Ponyville into the mountain side was not part of his plan. The dragon would have to be a necessary setback. The dragon had seen too much.
His earth pony muscles ached from the large load he had carried. His recently acquired burn on his shoulder spiked with pain. Iron Helm fought to ignore it. There was less than two hours before the sedated princess would regain consciousness, so Iron Helm had to work quick.
Iron Helm dropped his two …show more content…
He was still uncomfortably close to Ponyville. Any distance he could gain while the princess was unconscious would be for the best. He made the awkward struggle of slinging the Princess and the dragon onto his back. His muscles ached in complaint but he ignored them. He then made his way out the mouth of the cave.
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Twilight awoke with a gasp. Her eyes opened to reveal a vertically aligned field covered with dry grass and dirt mounds. The sudden light was blinding. Her head ached as she tried to become aware of her surroundings. She soon realized that she was laying on her side, and that the plain wasn’t sideways, but she was. What had happened to her? All she could remember was that Spike had woken her up in the middle of the night, because…
A chill went down her spine. She remembered seeing a dark figure lunging out at her, grabbing her, and then having being suffocated with a putrid smelling cloth. Twilight’s eyes widened. Panic coursed through her body as she suddenly became aware that somepony was behind her.
Twilight attempted to keep the normal breathing patterns of a sleeping pony. Her mind raced as she tried to determine what to
Iron Helm heaved a sigh of exhausted relief. Carrying an Alicorn plus a baby dragon out of Ponyville into the mountain side was not part of his plan. The dragon would have to be a necessary setback. The dragon had seen too much.
His earth pony muscles ached from the large load he had carried. His recently acquired burn on his shoulder spiked with pain. Iron Helm fought to ignore it. There was less than two hours before the sedated princess would regain consciousness, so Iron Helm had to work quick.
Iron Helm dropped his two …show more content…
He was still uncomfortably close to Ponyville. Any distance he could gain while the princess was unconscious would be for the best. He made the awkward struggle of slinging the Princess and the dragon onto his back. His muscles ached in complaint but he ignored them. He then made his way out the mouth of the cave.
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Twilight awoke with a gasp. Her eyes opened to reveal a vertically aligned field covered with dry grass and dirt mounds. The sudden light was blinding. Her head ached as she tried to become aware of her surroundings. She soon realized that she was laying on her side, and that the plain wasn’t sideways, but she was. What had happened to her? All she could remember was that Spike had woken her up in the middle of the night, because…
A chill went down her spine. She remembered seeing a dark figure lunging out at her, grabbing her, and then having being suffocated with a putrid smelling cloth. Twilight’s eyes widened. Panic coursed through her body as she suddenly became aware that somepony was behind her.
Twilight attempted to keep the normal breathing patterns of a sleeping pony. Her mind raced as she tried to determine what to