I stared at Lily in silence. Angel stepped up.
"Magick, you're the leader of the herd. You go do what you have to do. I'll watch over Lilypad," she said. I smiled at her, and trotted off, Phantom, Ice, and Copper at my heels. We were looking for stray horses. We came upon a cave, where we heard the sound of hooves on stone, and moans of pain. We walked slowly into the cave, and the farther to the back we went, the louder the sounds got. Finally, after pushing our way past some thick stuff hanging from the ceiling, we saw a mare. There were legs sticking out from the birth canal, and we wanted to help, but couldn't, so we just watched in awe. Only after the filly was born did we notice the black lump next to her, which was trying to stand. Ice looked at me.
"Twins," she nickered softly. The mare quickly looked at us.
"How long have you been standing there?" she asked quickly, eyeing us.
"We saw you give birth to the second filly," I replied.
"Well then, nosey brats, what is it you want?"
"Do you belong to a herd, ma'am?" I asked. She looked away.
"No. I'm all alone," she replied sadly.
"We could use an adult in our herd," I said softly, and took a step closer. She laid down next to the second-born filly, and licked the birth sac off of her. I took another step closer, but she bared her teeth to me, so I stepped back to my original position, between Phantom and Ice. The mare looked at us closely.
"What is your name?" she asked me.
"My name is Magick Thunder," I replied surely.
"Magick Thunder? Star dance's boy." she murmured.
"Star dance? That was my mother's name," I said.
"I know. She was my sister," the mare replied. Copper, Ice, Phantom and I gasped. She bowed her head sadly. I stepped forward.
"You're. my mother's sister?" I asked her.
"Yes. I am your aunt Moonshine," she said. She stood up. The first-born filly finally stood up. I watched as she latched on to her mother's nipple and drank. The second born filly, only about 10 minutes old, scrambled awkwardly to her feet, just to fall back down again. A silence fell over everyone, as we watched in awe to see the young filly stand. Finally, after what seemed like hours, the filly was able to stand. She stepped towards her mother, and fought her twin for the nipple. Moonshine smiled at her new foals. Then, she finally looked at me.
"I want to join you," she stated quietly. I nodded my head, and she stepped forward. The fillies stopped fighting for a bit, and just bounced along after their mother. We led her back to the place where the herd was, and she turned to me.
"Thank you, Magick Thunder."
"No worries."
"What are the fillies' names?" Ice asked quietly. Moonshine smiled. Both the fillies looked at her. They looked exactly the same, both of them pure, shining black with a white star on their head.
"This one," she said, jerking her head at the first-born, "is Midnight Raven. Her sister is Black Sunshine."
"Awesome," Phantom exclaimed. By this time most of the other horses had gathered around.
"Who's this?" Slate asked.
"This is my aunt Moonshine. She'll be joining us," I replied simply. I introduced my aunt and newborn cousins to everyone, and Angel pulled me aside.
"Magick, I don't understand what is going on with your sister," she said. She led me over to the creek, where Lily was laying on the ground, still as could be, her eyes rolled back as if she was frightened. She opened her mouth, but the voice that came out was not hers.
"Good job, filly. You've brought my son to me. Magick Thunder! I need you! I need you to come get me, and bring me home. Please, son," came the voice. It was a male voice, and I was figuring it was my father.
"Father. why?"
"I am being abused. I am not being fed, and I am being tortured to all extent. Please, Magick, come with your sister and break me out of here," the voice said.
"Father. I don't know anything about where you are! I don't even know you. How can I trust you?"
"Believe in me. You believe in Lilypad! Believe in me, son, and help me get back home."
"Alright, dad, but. where are you?"
"I know where he is." It was Lily's voice this time.
"You're sure, Lilypad?"
"Yes, I'm positive."
"Father, we will come."
"I'm expecting you." Almost before he was done speaking, Lily was on her feet, her eyes where they should be, smiling. I turned to Angel.
"I need to go rescue my father." Angel glanced at Lily, and she pulled me away again.
"I don't think she is to be trusted, Magick," she whispered.
"Why not?" I asked, surprised.
"Because my mother was in a herd, and she was given a mark. She had a scar on her withers that looked like a diamond. The lead stallion gave it to every mare and filly," she said.
"Yeah? So? Your mom had a scar."
"Magick! Lily has that scar!"
I think I'll leave it there for now. HAHAHA! LoL I will update if I get any reviews! *glares at readers* HAHAHA! I want 5 reviews before updating again. So, that means a grand-spanking total of six. LoL. And they can't be crap, either. They need to be good, honest reviews. Not "Hey! Um. here's a review UPDATE SOON!" or anything like that. Those don't count. HAHAHA!
"Magick, you're the leader of the herd. You go do what you have to do. I'll watch over Lilypad," she said. I smiled at her, and trotted off, Phantom, Ice, and Copper at my heels. We were looking for stray horses. We came upon a cave, where we heard the sound of hooves on stone, and moans of pain. We walked slowly into the cave, and the farther to the back we went, the louder the sounds got. Finally, after pushing our way past some thick stuff hanging from the ceiling, we saw a mare. There were legs sticking out from the birth canal, and we wanted to help, but couldn't, so we just watched in awe. Only after the filly was born did we notice the black lump next to her, which was trying to stand. Ice looked at me.
"Twins," she nickered softly. The mare quickly looked at us.
"How long have you been standing there?" she asked quickly, eyeing us.
"We saw you give birth to the second filly," I replied.
"Well then, nosey brats, what is it you want?"
"Do you belong to a herd, ma'am?" I asked. She looked away.
"No. I'm all alone," she replied sadly.
"We could use an adult in our herd," I said softly, and took a step closer. She laid down next to the second-born filly, and licked the birth sac off of her. I took another step closer, but she bared her teeth to me, so I stepped back to my original position, between Phantom and Ice. The mare looked at us closely.
"What is your name?" she asked me.
"My name is Magick Thunder," I replied surely.
"Magick Thunder? Star dance's boy." she murmured.
"Star dance? That was my mother's name," I said.
"I know. She was my sister," the mare replied. Copper, Ice, Phantom and I gasped. She bowed her head sadly. I stepped forward.
"You're. my mother's sister?" I asked her.
"Yes. I am your aunt Moonshine," she said. She stood up. The first-born filly finally stood up. I watched as she latched on to her mother's nipple and drank. The second born filly, only about 10 minutes old, scrambled awkwardly to her feet, just to fall back down again. A silence fell over everyone, as we watched in awe to see the young filly stand. Finally, after what seemed like hours, the filly was able to stand. She stepped towards her mother, and fought her twin for the nipple. Moonshine smiled at her new foals. Then, she finally looked at me.
"I want to join you," she stated quietly. I nodded my head, and she stepped forward. The fillies stopped fighting for a bit, and just bounced along after their mother. We led her back to the place where the herd was, and she turned to me.
"Thank you, Magick Thunder."
"No worries."
"What are the fillies' names?" Ice asked quietly. Moonshine smiled. Both the fillies looked at her. They looked exactly the same, both of them pure, shining black with a white star on their head.
"This one," she said, jerking her head at the first-born, "is Midnight Raven. Her sister is Black Sunshine."
"Awesome," Phantom exclaimed. By this time most of the other horses had gathered around.
"Who's this?" Slate asked.
"This is my aunt Moonshine. She'll be joining us," I replied simply. I introduced my aunt and newborn cousins to everyone, and Angel pulled me aside.
"Magick, I don't understand what is going on with your sister," she said. She led me over to the creek, where Lily was laying on the ground, still as could be, her eyes rolled back as if she was frightened. She opened her mouth, but the voice that came out was not hers.
"Good job, filly. You've brought my son to me. Magick Thunder! I need you! I need you to come get me, and bring me home. Please, son," came the voice. It was a male voice, and I was figuring it was my father.
"Father. why?"
"I am being abused. I am not being fed, and I am being tortured to all extent. Please, Magick, come with your sister and break me out of here," the voice said.
"Father. I don't know anything about where you are! I don't even know you. How can I trust you?"
"Believe in me. You believe in Lilypad! Believe in me, son, and help me get back home."
"Alright, dad, but. where are you?"
"I know where he is." It was Lily's voice this time.
"You're sure, Lilypad?"
"Yes, I'm positive."
"Father, we will come."
"I'm expecting you." Almost before he was done speaking, Lily was on her feet, her eyes where they should be, smiling. I turned to Angel.
"I need to go rescue my father." Angel glanced at Lily, and she pulled me away again.
"I don't think she is to be trusted, Magick," she whispered.
"Why not?" I asked, surprised.
"Because my mother was in a herd, and she was given a mark. She had a scar on her withers that looked like a diamond. The lead stallion gave it to every mare and filly," she said.
"Yeah? So? Your mom had a scar."
"Magick! Lily has that scar!"
I think I'll leave it there for now. HAHAHA! LoL I will update if I get any reviews! *glares at readers* HAHAHA! I want 5 reviews before updating again. So, that means a grand-spanking total of six. LoL. And they can't be crap, either. They need to be good, honest reviews. Not "Hey! Um. here's a review UPDATE SOON!" or anything like that. Those don't count. HAHAHA!