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Queen Scarlet Riding Hood glanced out of her magnificent horse drawn carriage at the second kingdom with distain.

How could Wendell let this happen? She thought. Fancy letting dirty, evil, flea-bitten, wolves go about his kingdom freely.

The Queen let out an angry sigh.

"Everything will be fine, Scarlet. You'll see."

Scarlet aloud herself a small smile to the sound of her fiancés voice. " I'm glad you came with me Thomas."

Thomas placed his arm around her. "The honour is to serve."

Scarlet laughed at his formalness. "You don't have to talk like that now. Your parents are not here."

Thomas took hold of her face gently and held it to his. "I don't have to but I will." said Thomas in a serious tone. "You are a Queen and I will treat you as such."

"I love you."

"I love you too Scarlet." Smiled Thomas as he slowly let his lips meet Scarlets.

The carriage came to a holt.

The Queen pulled away from Thomas. "Why have we stopped ?" She called out.

" There seems to be something in the air, majesty." Replied the horseman. "Making the wind howl and the horses nervous."

"Check the dogs, are there wolves about?" Asked the Queen.

The horseman went to the back of the carriage where the Queens five golden Labradors were. These dogs where trained to start growling and barking as soon as they smelt a wolf. The Labradors where perfectly fine waging their tails.

"There dogs are fine ma'am. There can't be any wolves about."

"Very good. Now if we could please make hast to the palace. The sooner we get there the sooner we can leave."

"Yes ma'am."

The horseman went to the front of the carriage and started to pat one of the horses on the head.

"Come-on Besty. Its not like you to be nervous of the wind now is it." Besty let out a mighty nay.

"Hey now! Don't you talk like that to me lass. Now you get moving or there will be no carrots for you when we get to the palace." Said the Horseman sternly pointing a finger at the magnificent white horse. Besty nodded her head slowing and began to pull the carriage though the forest.

Astrid watched the carriage progress towards the pink castle from the sky. She was feeling very pleased with herself.

Everything is going to plan. Bade will kidnap the Queen. He will be come ruler of the second kingdom. Then all the power will be ours. I will punish all those evil humans for what they have done.

Astrid closed her eyes and began to focus her energy to the enter of her being. She took some deep breaths and started to chant:

My power and the wind are as one

Silent, invisible and strong

Protect and hide Bade for me

I command you, make this spell be.

Ebony hid in a large bush outside the pink castles walls.

I hope Bade is right about using magic. Thought Ebony. Magic is so dangerous and very unpredictable. It might not even work and we could all end up slaughtered.

Ebony shook her head and told herself off for having such negative thoughts. She sat there for almost an hour when she began to hear a carriage approaching. Ebony moved some to the branches a side to see what was going on.

Ebony watched as the palace guards ran over to greet the carriage. The female wolf recognised the crest on the side of the carriage as that of Queen Riding Hood.

Ebony glared with hatred at the royal carriage. She wanted to smash up the carriage and kill the Queen. Ebony began to move closer to the Queen when suddenly one of the Queens dogs began to growl.

Ebony backed in to the bushes as deep as she could.

The Queens horseman jumped off the carriage and went over to the dogs.

"What's the matter boy?" Asked the horseman. "Wolves?"

The dog began to bark.

"Your highness stay in the carriage. There may be wolves about!"

Ebony held her breath as the dog was taken off the carriage to hunt her out. I'll be found for sure.

Then out of nowhere a strong wind began to pick up. The dog held it head in the air trying to pick up her scent with no such success. The dog ran back to the carriage.

"It's okay your majesty. The dog can't seem to pick up any scent." Called out the horseman.

Ebony began to smile. It worked!

Astrid watched from the sky and smiled too.

It begins.