book 2 || Rogue's Secret

The Great Battle

Rogue awoke to someone prodding her shoulder. 

"Rogue, it's time." Jaguar muttered as Rogue got to her feet. 

"Already?" She asked, looking around. 

"Yes, we have to fight today because StreamHerd is becoming bigger by asking help from the Forgotten Herd." Jaguar explained as he lead Rogue to where Prince and Stacie were waiting. 

The cold wind made Rogue shiver. "Who's the ForgottenHerd?" Rogue asked as Jaguar pressed his body against hers, keeping her warm. 

"SkyHerd." Jaguar's brown eyes lit up the freezing morning. 

"SkyHerd?" 

"They are very powerful, we must attack before they get a chance to help Picasso." Prince exclaimed. 

"It's so cold." Rogue shivered again, trying to keep her pregnant body straight. 

"Yes, I know, we may have some trouble getting there because today is the first day of winter." Stacie mentioned. 

"Oh, and Rogue I forgot to tell you, we aren't splitting up. The Herds are staying in StreamHerd so they can team up and fight us." Prince had to yell over the brisk wind. 

"Understood." Rogue yelled back and Prince took lead of the herd. 

Stacie and Prince walked together, their manes blowing through the cold breeze. 

"We're almost there!" Prince called back to his herd as they started to track through snow. 

Stacie picked up the scent of StreamHerd and they neared the grazing field. Rogue saw Picasso and Apollo standing together with a large herd of horses behind them, somehow they already knew Prince was coming. 

Rogue stopped in shock, "Father I can't." She stuttered nervously. Prince turned around, his mane flying against his neck. 

 "Here we are don't turn away now!" He yelled over the tremendous gust of wind. 

Rogue nodded her head and bit her tongue. 

"You've finally come!" Picasso whinnied taking a step closer. Prince said nothing he kept a fierce glare on him. 

"Prince, I would surrender now or danger you will be in." Apollo snapped, mostly looking at Rogue. 

"We don't SURRENDER!" Prince yelled, stomping his hoof in the snow. 

"Attack!" Picasso yelled, his herd advanced towards Prince. Prince looked at Rogue, "I'll be waiting for you." He muttered and charged forward. 

Frosty tears fell down Rogue's face as she charged with Jaguar. The herds collided, blood staining the snow and creating an awful stnech. 

Jaguar and Apollo stood face to face. "Traitor!" Apollo yelled and leaped at Jaguar. 

"I'm the traitor?" He asked as he dodged his attack. Jaguar struck Apollo's shoulder, Apollo winced and snarled. 

Jaguar used his hind legs and tripped Apollo, causing him to fall to the snowy ground. Jaguar stood above him, smiling.  "You've lost." He chuckled and raised his sharpened hoof. 

A squeal raised above the fighting, Rogue knew it was Apollo. I still have your foal. She thought and saw Prince and Picasso face each other. 

All the horses stopped to watch Prince and Picasso. Rogue gulped down her fear. 

As Rogue watched away from the mix of horses, something started to spiral around her. It was dust, it circled around Rogue, speeding up. 

Rogue tried to escape but the dust was too much, it was circling at full speeds around her. "Prince!" She yelled and Prince looked around.