Starlight was heading to her sleeping cave when a knock at the door startled her. She trotted to the door and opened it, revealing a small dragon with torn wings.

"Oh you poor dear, its pouring outside. You look soaked to the bone. Come in, come in."

She lets the dragon inside, giving it a warm cloak and breathing a plume of air into the fireplace. She gives the dragon a platter of food that was left over after the feast. He eats a fish, then sighs.

"My Queen, I have been sent to kill you."

Starlight stares at the mysterious dragon. "Whatever do you mean? By who?"

He explains everything, about Twilight and her plan to seize the throne. Starlight thinks about the situation for a while. "You must go, hide. Your family is in danger."

"I know," Boulder replies. "They are already hidden, you are the one who needs to hide." He looks out of the big window in the palace, seeing light beyond the storm clouds. "Twilight will be here soon to retrieve your corpse." He sighs again.

There's a knock at the door.

"Boulder! It's past dawn. I've given you plenty of time!" She rattles the door, growling when she found it locked. "OPEN THIS DOOR NOW!"

Boulder turned to the queen. "Starlight, run."

Starlight nodded, she spread her wings and flew outside the window. She winced, rain and hail pelting her scales.

Boulder unlocked the door as twilight burst through, smoke circling her horns like an evil crown. "Where is she?"

"She is not here. She left, and left you the crown." Boulder picks up the crown that was left and hands it to Twilight.

She places the crown on her head. "It's a shame, I gave you one job: To kill my sister. And you failed. Thankfully I saw this coming and killed your family beforehand.

Boulders scales turned pale, tears streaming down his face. "No... You won't win. The true Queen will stop you."

Twilight smiles, her sharp teeth showing as the new sapphires glisten above her eyes. "Kill him." As she says this two guards, which were next to her, seize Boulder. The grey dragon looks at the ground and thinks of his family as a guard places a hand on the side of his face, his arm pressing into Boulders neck. With one swift movement, Boulder's neck snapped and his body went limp, slumping on the polished floor of the castle.

Twilight looks at the other guard. "Find her and kill her! I want her back alive so I can see the face she makes when her blood spills over this palace!"