Last time in the fanfic Starlight: Chapter one...... I did not need to make a great escape, and then get captured again. We ran through the desert, until we got back to the herd. Except, when we got there, there was no herd!
I could not believe it. My father had sent the whole herd away, just to find me and Rain. Now, there was no one left. I couldn't eat or drink that day, and my thoughts kept coming to me. Everyone was gone, just gone. I knew what I had to do, but I just didn't have the guts to do it. But if I wanted my life back, I would have to go out and get everyone back, even if I risked getting captured, maybe forever. I lied down with Spirit that night, and he told me not to worry about everyone. He said that after getting a good night sleep tonight, he would go and round up everyone. I rested my head on his back, and went to sleep. there were horses running across a plain, and two lead horses, but the horses were blackened out. They were galloping, but then they ran into a dry, wicked place. There were also strange creatures standing on two legs. And the creatures were laughing wickedly, while the horses were screaming in fear. I woke up with a start. I suddenly understood my dream. The horses were the entire herd, and then they were all captured to the two-leggeds. That meant that because I hadn't been able to control myself when Shawn teased me, I had basicly got the whole herd captured. Now I knew I had to go and rescue them, but I didn't want my father to suffer anything that I deserved. I thought about it the rest of the night, until dawn, when Spirit awoke. He shook himself off, and grazed some. He looked worried, about himself, and his herd. I gazed a calming look into his eyes, like Mother used to. He seemed thankful for it, and continued grazing. After a few minutes, he trotted off, and I knew he was going on his journey to find everyone. I trotted after him, but he told me to stay here. I refused to, and he got a little angry, but he knew that this was my destiny, and that I would have to fulfill it. He neighed his goodbye, nuzzled with me, and sent me off. Then he told me that if I wasn't back in a month, that he was going to come on after me. I galloped through the plains, then the desert, until I stopped a little ways from the Calvery. I snuck up a little closer, then, I snuck up behind one of the guarding two-leggeds and licked him right on the back of the neck. He sceamed, and it startled me some, but my plan worked. The gate was open some, and I squeezed in. Hidden in the shadows, I snuck to stable door, using my teeth to grab the handle and pull it to the left. The door clicked open, and sqeaked open. Big mistake. It caught the attention of the stable boy. He called the others, and I gave them an urging look. Rain understood my plea, and led the other horses out. I nodded an ' I will be alright' nod, and I galloped toward the guards to distract them. They were freaked out, and most of them ran off, except for one. Murphy. He grabbed my mane, and tied a rope over my head. I jerked and pulled, but that two-legged was tough; he was made of steel. Even a quick bite on the shoulder and he still wouldn't let go. I looked at the closing doors, at least my friends and family had gone away to safety; I just hoped I was out of this horrible place before my father came for me in a month, so that he wouldn't be captured, too. I wanted the two-leggeds to just let me go and run off. Couldn't they see that I was supposed to be wild, not crammed up in a small, dusty place. The two-leggeds often tried to ride me, and I wondered what life was like here, being controled by them, but being cared for, and not worrying about predators or starvation. For the first time in my life, I let the two-legged get on me without a fight. He was surprised, and he gave me a supisous glance, then gently tapped my sides.I trotted around, and he seemed to have calmed down some, because he loosened his grip on my sides. Then, he urged me to canter, and I did, and he was surprised. I could tell the others were surprised too. With full confidence in me, he kept trotting and cantering me around the ring. After he rode me for at least twenty minutes, he dismounted and told the stable boy to take me to my stable. The ride felt good, and I was ready to do more, but they thought I was just your average horse, and didn't know that I had lots of endurance left. The rest of that day however, was pure boredom. All that was going on was a two-legged riding a horse, putting it back, and then getting another one. Most of the horses were already tame, so nothing much happened. The only untame one was a sorrel horse. I didn't reconize him, but he reminded me of the herd, and how much I missed it. The horse kept looking at me, I just tilted my head the other way, and that seemed to work. I wondered why this horse kept gazing at me, his eyes sparkling. I just put it out of my mind and kept thinking about this horrible, but yet peacful place. Did I want to stay here and live protected, but in boredom? Or did I want to be free in the wild, with danger at every corner, but with no two-leggeds to control my every move? My heart wanted to go back to the herd, but my body wanted to stay here at the Calvery. Suddenly, I heard something crackle. There was a small light in the hay, and it took me a few seconds to realize it was one of the most dangerous things to a horse. Fire. Oh, how I wished I could scream, because none of the other horses seemed to notice it. I began to bang on the stable door, and luckily it aroused the humans and horses. One horse saw what I was making all the racket about. He started neighing frantictly. The smoke was filling in the stable, and I couldn't even see my hooves. The humans where running everywhere, and were trying to get the horses out. I could hear the beams holding the stable up cracking, and I saw one of them fall on a soldier. Suddenly, I was hit with a falling beam, and all went black. When I woke up, I was in the middle of nowhere. All that was left of the army camp was the crushed soldier, and two horse carcasses. My head was throbbing in pain, and I could feel myself slowly going back to sleep, but I forced myself to stand up and walk around. I was jerked awake when I realized I was free! My legs started rearing in joy, until I was tired, and went back to sleep. I awoke to a booming noise coming from my right. My heart was throbbing with trepidation; my limbs wouldn't move. I heard the bang again, but it was softer, as if it was farther away. My curiousity got the best of me, and I went towards the sound, hoping I wouldn't get caught again. I traveled for miles, until I saw dust fly everywhere along with the sound. I was scared, and bolted. My heart broke at what I saw. There was a battle with gunshots and cannons making booming noises, horses, children, and men shieking and screaming alike. It all had to stop, but to my knowings, there was nothing I could do about it. Just then, I felt a heavy weight on my back. I ran around trying to get it off me. The human held on to my mane with on hand, and put a rope around my neck with the other. His grip and pull on the rope was so hard it almost choked me. The two-legged was rough, his rope tight all the time, and my ears were pounding in agony. After hours of pure torture, the battle quieted down, and the Calvery men were shouting their victories. All that was left of the army were about ten soldiers; but the humans they were fighting were only ruins. There were torn tents, broken weapons, and there were no more humans in the camp. Saddened and angry about all of this nonsense, I started bucking and kicking again. But the expierienced rider was tough, and was impossible to buck off. "Dude, just calm down and he'll get off," said the sorrel mustang I had seen at the Calvery. I felt humiliated and inmature that a horse wilder than me had known what to do. Just as he had said, the man got off my back. Before he could do anything else, I bolted. " Hey, dude, wait for me," said the sorrel stallion. Together, we ran away, until we couldn't see the men anymore. " Hey, what's your name, dude?" I wished I could answer him so he didn't think I was a stuck- up prissy puss. " Dude, did you hear me?" I just nodded. " Can't you talk?" I shook my head no." Oh," said the sorrel horse, " Well, I'm T.J," he said. " Don't know your name, but can I call you Keke?" I shrugged and lied down, wondering what to do, or where to go. " Hey, Keke, you wanna come to my place," T.J. asked," it's just right by those canyons." I shook my head, and looked over to the setting sun. Soon, the stars started to pop out, one by one, until the night sky shimmered and sparkled. " Whoa, why are you crying?" Sadly, I lay my head down, and thought of the herd, and how they must be missing me, all except Shawn, who was probally throwing a party or something. I felt the tears plumet down even harder. T.J. gave up on trying to comfort me when he noticed I was just ignoring him, and he lied down beside me. It felt strange being beside someone since I hadn't layed down with someone like that for a long while. I fell asleep quickly. That night, I dreamed of finding the herd with everyone in it. Rain, Night Hawk, and Silver Owl nuzzled me, and I raced around the herd with my father. I layed down that night, and before I could go to sleep, someone told me to wake up. " Dude! Wake up!" *poof* My fantasy disappeared in the blink of an eye. " Dude, stop!" He looked winded, as if he'd been running all night." You were sleep walking, and if you take one more step..." Too late. I plumeted down into the narrow vallley, luckily there was a river at the bottom. I splashed into it harshly, and I felt myself being swept away by the river. " Hang in there," yelled T.J. I could hardly see him climbing down the steep slope, and when I could see him well, I was pulled under. Ahead of me, I could see the river end, and I heard the waterfall crashing on the rocks at the bottom. In a short time, the waterfall effortlessly threw me down to the bottom.....to be continued