Author's Note: Hi everybody! It's great to be back! Are you glad! I sure had a great Winter Break! I wrote and typed out Chapters 2 & 3. I hope you like them! So here's the second chapter......

P.S Note: I have re-edited Chapter One so it would be easier to read, so I hope you like it!!!! (Chapter 2 is edited in this version also, and my upcoming chapters will be edited in this style too.)

A POEM OF THE GUARDIANS

Once, long ago, a prophecy was told,

of the birth, the royal birth,

Of Four princesses,

a queen, and Three others,

when evil would come,

come once again,

born in the time of evil,

defenders of good

to Etheria, planet of splendor, and beauty

The birth shall tell of the flowers that are born,

the wise flower of the waters,

the strong flower of the weather,

the bright flower of the sky,

and the beautiful flower of heaven,

joined with the mighty flowers of hope and fire,

together They will stand against the oncoming darkness,

United, no force shall overcome them

separated they shall always stand strong, and true,

as strong as a mountain, and more powerful than a earthquake,

but mountains can crumble and earthquakes can become weak,

There shall be a war,

Good against Evil,

One shall always overcome the other,

and only faith shall decide if the star of heaven shall fall,

or if the ashes of the dead shall rise again

and only the truth of the firey one shall help the angel

reach the star, to grasp it from falling,

but the dark ones shall try to bring the angel down,

yet the white dragon shall come,

and the guardian's fate shall rests upon that dragon,

As will the dark ones,

Who shall prevail, the answer unseen......



Chapter 2: The Capture

(Continued from the last Chapter)

Song, Sky and Star felt the wind blow at them as they ran hard on the road. They started to commuicate with each other by mind thought. They somehow had this ability since birth, for as triplets, they were closely linked. (My sisters, it is good to see you again!), Star thought out to her two sisters as she ran. (It's nice to see you again too), thought Sky back, (but we have a misssion to carry out, let us save the reunion for later.) Star nodded. As they sped on, they chanted the spell that would conceal them and make them invisible. Although they could not see each other, they could sense each other's presence. Anyone else would see nothing.

Star and the others stopped.Up ahead, was a far too peaceful and quiet scene. In front of them was a forest with plenty of lush trees, and bushes, yet there were no animal sounds coming from the forest. It was the Ethera Forest. (Perfect place to ambush someone), Star remarked to her two older sisters. They all agreed. (Lets split up and search the forest on foot), thought Song out to her two younger sisters, (if we see anything, we can come back here and report what we find. Agreed?) Sky and Star both agreed.(Okay, Star you follow the road to the right, I'll go to the middle, and Sky, you can take the left, okay?) Both the younger sisters voiced their agreement again, (Okay Song.) They all started heading into the forest, Song walked off into the middle, Sky to the left, and Star to the right.

Meanwhile, in a clearing in the Ethera Forest, a man with dark brown hair and red eyes dressed in a black and white uniform, along with a sword, and pouch attached to his belt stood there along with two men dressed in black, and red, the same ones that Andres and Gregory had saw. The man, General Zai of Dracon waited impatiently as he thought, (The carriage should have already come. Where was it??) General Zai whirled around to face his two messengers, angry as he whispered fiercely so as not to be overheard, "Where is the carriage!? You told me that it would be here now! Are you sure that you weren't spotted by anyone!?" The two messagers cowered as one of them replied, "Yes General Zai, we are sure we were not spotted. We had the invisbility spell on, and we rode as fast as we could when we spotted the carriage coming." The other messenger spoke up, "Maybe they have stopped to rest awhile on the way. It is a long journey after all."

General Zai paced back and forth, his patience wearing thin. He stopped and asked his messagers, "Are any of the Guardians with the princess?" One replied, "Only one sir. It is the youngest one, Star Flower." General Zai smiled evily as he rubbed his gloved hands together, and said, "Ahhhh... good! The youngest Guardian and the Princess won't be too hard to capture. The princess is only a princess, good for nothing much, and the Guardian is just a young child, not even completed her training yet, and I highly doubt that she has even started it. They're only little girls protected by those men. We need not worry about the men though, we have engouh soldiers to wipe out the men who are guarding the princess and Guardian. We also have our own mages if we run into trouble. We will not take any prisoners except the princess and Guardian though, is that understood?", General Zai watched the astonished messengers shook their heads yes in reply, and said, "Good! The king will be very pleased to hear it when we have captured the princess, and a Guardain too!" The General laughed evily.

Star clenched her teeth. She had heard every word as she stood there, unoticable by the men because of her invisiblity spell, fury and anger rising up in her. (How dare they think I'm only a child and can't do anything because I'm a girl!!), Star thought angrilly. She turned hard, and quickly walked back toward the meeting place that she and her sisters had chosen to meet at when they were done scouting. Song and Sky were already there when she came.

(Did you find anything?), Song asked in mind-thought. Star nodded and told them everything she had heard. After she had finished, she added, (They thought I was weak and could be taken easily because I'm just a child!!) Song and Sky smiled at their younger sister's fiercness.

(I'm sure you would have changed their minds if they had attacked you,) Sky said to Star amused. (Well anyways, I couldn't find anything on my side so I went to help Song. I found about thirty men hiding in the treetops along the road.) Song added, (I found about twenty men hiding in the bushes along the road while Sky was searching in the treetops.)

Star thought deeply for a moment, (I only saw five mages and those two messengers, along with that snotty General I told you about. Did they think they could take us with only fifty men and five mages? We're evenly matched if they had went against us.) Song and Sky just stared at Star, or at least at the place she was supposed to be. Star felt the stares of her sisters and asked, (What? What did I do?) Sky answered, (Star!! You didn't tell us that there were mages! You should be more careful! They could have sensed us beneath these invisiblty spells! We casted only the simple ones!) Star replied sheepishly, (Oh sorry. I didn't think of it. I don't think they felt me though.) Song reassured Star, (It is alright, you did not think of it at the time. Besides, your magis is stronger than mine or Sky's, but it's also harder to detect, so you'll be alright,) Song thought softly to Star. (Thank you Song,) said Star relieved, (Next time I'll try to be more careful.)

Sky interupted the small conversation,( So what do we do about the Dracons?) Sky asked.(I don't know Sky,) said Song, (Maybe we should go back to Charity, and let Sir. Edward handle this matter.) Sky and Star thought deeply for a moment, and then said in unison, (No way!!) Song smiled and replied, (It was only a suggestion!!") (A really bad one,") remarked Star drily. (So what do we do instead??,) asked Sky. (Okay, here's the plan,) said Song as she carefully laid out plans to her two sisters.

Meanwhile, back at the field, Princess Charity waited with the others. Sir. Edward, who was not so patient, muttered, "Where are they? Why are they taking so long to scout the area?" Princess Charity spoke quietly, "They will be bak. They have to take care of the enemy first." Sir. Edward stared at Charity with disbelief, as he said bewildered, "You told them to report back to you after they've finshed scouting! You didn't telll them to take care of any enemy fores!" "Wrong ," Charity replied, "I told them to scout ahead to see if they could see any enemy forces. I did not tell them they couldn't do something about it, which is what they are doing right now, doing something about it, because they probably do not want to come back and let you and your men handle the situtation.

Sir. Edward turned red as he replied while glaring at Gregory and Andres, "What if those two are lying?!! The enem might have already ambushed your two sisters." Charity signed heavily, finally losing her patience as she snapped back at Sir. Edward, "Do you think that I would have let them go if I knew the two farmers were lying?!! I sensed that they were telling the truth, so I sent my sisters to deal with the problem!! I sent my sisters to do it for I know that'll they suceed in their mission, but I was doubtful if you and your men could have without shedding any blood.

Charity then angrilly turned around with one swift, yet graceful movement, and stomped off into the carriage, while saying in a commanding voice, "Andres, please come along with your son." Andres, and Gregory, dumbfounded, followed the princess into the carriage, and the carriage door slammed shut. Sir. Edward just stood there astounded, as he muttered, "The princess has to stop spending time with that Star! She's pratically turning into her!" Sir. Edward suddered at the very thought of it.

Elsewhere, Star was creeping quietly along the forest floor, as she muttered guarding spells to protect herself rom the mages. She smiled. Song's plan's was pure genius, and it was all going smoothly so far. She suddenly spotted the mage soldiers, and stopped abruptly. They were all sitting around on logs, chatting quietly, looking nervously around them. Star smiled. ("This is going to be fun,) she thought amused. She glanced around and saw a perfect place whee she wouldn't be spotted. It was a large elm tree. Star quickly went behind it, as she looked to make sure that the mages weren't moving anywhere near her.

She carefully released her invisiblty spell from behind the elm tree, and quickly formed a symbol in the air as she quietly chanted a transformation spell, still hidden from view behind the great tree. She felt the transformation, as her hair grew, longer, and longer, turning pure white, her feet turning into hoofs, and watched, fasinated as white fur sprouted from her slender body. Her star diamond turned into a beautiful green horn, which sprouted from her forehedd. Her clothes quickly changed also, the shirt, tunic, pants and belt, turned into beautiful green leaves and vines that covered most of her body, and made a beautiful flowing dress. As this transformation occured, Star prayed silently to Acornia, the unicorn goddess of all types of unicorns, either half or pure, apologizing for taking on the rarest form of all unicorn beings, and to bless her while in the form.

Finally the transformation was omplete. Star did not look the same at all.

She was now a beautiful and rare, unicorn girl, half human, half unicorn, a being with supernatural powers. She was a sight with her long flowing white hair, herbeautiful emerald eyes matching the glittery green horn that was on her forehead, and her slender body, along with her long beautiful legs covered in white fur, and her beautiful golden hoofs, and of course that beautiful green dress made out of leaves and vines to complete the picture.

No mage could resist her now, unless they were of a good heart, for unicorn girls posessed great magical powers, and of course they were very beautiful, and would serve anyone of magic, if they were caught, which of course was very, very hard to do.

Star walked without a single sound into the circle of mages who were immeditly startled, then delighted. Star made as to look confused at first, then looked fearful. She quickly ran off, deep into the forest on her hoofs. The suprised mages quickly recovered and immeditatly followed in pursuit. Star smiled, and as she ran, she thought brieftly, ("These mages are slow!")

When they were far behind her, Star quickly halted, and muttered the

deactivation spell. She quickly transformed back into her normal self. Star saw a tall tree, (Perfect,) she thought as she leaped onto a fallen tree, and jumped toward one of the tall tree's branches, her hands reaching for a grip as she caught hold of it, and swung onto the tree branch. She drew her sword as she waited.

The mages came on fast, finally stopping nearby the tree that Star was in, panting heavilly as they stopped to rest, and talk briefly. One mage muttered, "Where did it go? That forest unicorn girl was so beautiful, and what powerful magic radianted from it!" Another mage answered back, "It's gone now! Oh what power! I wish I could have gotten it." The tired mages leaned against the trees and some sat down. Star smiled. The plan was going perfectly. The mages never knew what hit them as they felt something hard bang on their heads, and darkness overwhelmed them.

Meanwhile, in the treetops, Storm listened in as two Dracon archers were talking quietly. "When is the carriage going to come?!," said one archer, "I'm tired of waiting in this forest, and it bothers me that we're on Etheran land." "Ouiet!!," hissed the other archer, "Did you hear something?!" They felt darkness overwhelm them as their two heads clanged together, and something grabbing their back neck shirts, pulling them back from the dangerous fall to the forest floor below.

The Dracon soldiers along the forest road grew tire as they yawned and streched.

Suddenly they heard a sweet elody that seemed to be sung by a voice sweeter than a lark's song. They fell over each other as they quietly slipped into a fast slumber. Song quietly stepped out of the brushes, and began tying the soldiers up with rope. After she had finished, she ran back to the meeting place. Only Sky was there. "Where is Star?" asked Sky questionly, when she saw Song, not using mind thought anymore. "Maybe she's still finishing up her mission," said Song, "Anyways, were you sucessful?" "Yep," said Sky happily, "All of the archers are going to have aching headache when they wake up, and they won't be able to yell for help. I put the Silence spell on them, just like you told me to, and they're tied to the trees pretty good." Song smiled, "I did well too. My sleeping song lured them all to a deep sleep. When they wake up they'll going to find themselves wrapped up in a big ditch, unable to get out or call for help either. "Well you weren't named Song for nothing," remarked Sky, "but where is Star?!"

General Zai was furious and very angry when he discovered the mages were gone. "Where are my mages?!!!," he yelled. The two messengers tried to silenced him, "Sir! You're going to give our presence away!," one of the messengers said silently. The General twirled around to glare at the messenger. "To whom?!!," the General said angrilly, "The carriage was supposed to be here long ago!" "To me," a voice replied from somewhere in the trees around the clearing. The General turned around quickly, scanning the trees as he said fiercly, "Who is that! Show yourself!" Star walked boldly into the clearing, her hand resting on her sword hilt. "I. Princess Star Flower, the youngest, Guardian of Universe. As for your mages, well lets just say they're unable to see anyone at this moment." Star smiled sweetly at the General, "Still think I'm weak, because I'm only a child, and a girl for that matter?"

General Zai turned red with fury, while wondering how she knew that. He asked fiercly, "How are you here?!" "Ohhh.... that well a few farmers told us about your two messagers over there, and we pretty much figured out the rest," Star replied. General Zai said finally understanding, "I see." He then quickly drew his dark sword, and quickly ran it through the two messengers standing behind him with one swift stroke, slaying them before Star's horrified eyes. "Fools." General Zai muttered, "You said you used the invisiability spells, but they stilll saw you."

Star stared at General Zai as he turned around, grinnly evily at her. (How could he just kill like that?,) Star thought horrified, as Zai walked toward her, his dark sword blade glinting in the small rays of light of the sun that shone through the trees into the clearing. Star drew out her own sword, and waited grimly for him.



Author's Note: So...... what did you think?? Is it good so far?? Did you like my story? Are you hanging in supense? Are you aching to know what'll happen next? Luckily, I typed out Chapter 3 along with Chapter 2; aren't you happy? So if you want, continue on......... to Chapter 3: Going Home.