"Crystal Waves, now is the perfect time! Wake up!" Amber Leaf whispered in her friend's ear. The young Crystal Pony has been waiting for this moment all night. It was 3:00 in the morning, and the king and queen would never suspect a thing.
Crystal Waves twisted and turned in her sleep, trying to ignore Amber. Amber Leaf tried once again to awaken her friend, shaking her until she finally gave in. "Oh my Celestia, Amber! I'm getting up! Calm down!" Crystal Waves nearly shouted.
The two slowly crept out of their bunking rooms and reached the guards guarding station. "Alright," Amber Leaf whispered. "We have to pretend like we're getting water or something. That way, they won't suspect a thing." Crystal Waves nodded agreeingly.
"Excuse me sir," Amber tapped on one of the guard's shoulders. "May I go out to the lake and gather some water for me to drink?" Crystal Waves watched as Amber worked her magic. Which didn't seem to be working in her opinion... "Why do you need water at 3:10 in the morning?" Amber furrowed her eyebrows at the question. "Maybe I get thirsty in the middle of the night!" The guard rolled his eyes and said, "Fine, but come right back! The king wouldn't be too happy with me if he found one of his slaves wandering about." Why would the king even be awake at this time of morning? Crystal Waves wondered.
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"Great, we made it out. Now what? Just wander over to the castle? I hope you don't plan on doing that. There's guards surrounding the whole perimeter!" Amber Leaf rolled her eyes and said, "Would you just calm down? Just follow my lead..." The mare trotted toward the castle with Crystal Waves right on her heels.
As the two mares neared the castle, they noticed there were no guards and no lights were on. "Perfect..." Amber Leaf grinned slyly. "Amber, let's just get in there before anypony finds us..." Crystal started to shift on her hooves in a nervous way. "Calm down, will ya? I'm going!"
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"Woah, this place is totes amazeballs!" Crystal Waves screeched. Amber Leaf flicked her head around and quickly shushed her friend, covering her muzzle with her hoof.
The mares trotted into the king and queen's throne room, admiring the fancy decorations. "Check out the new addition to the throne room..." Amber said, pointing toward Queen Twilight Terror's throne.
Clck, clck, clck, clck, clck!
"What was that?!" Crystal Waves gasped, her voice shaky. Amber Leaf's eyes widened.
"I don't know... We better get out of here before we find out!" She whispered. They began to tiptoe their way out, until... "HALT! IN THE NAME OF THE KING!" The two mares froze in horror. "Oh shit..." They said in unison.