My Little Pocahontas

Chapter 9

-A few days later-

It was a dark rainy day at the settlement, and the pony settlers were hard at work bulding a fence surrounding their fort. They cut some trees down, and used them as materials to buld a fence while Angel was sneaking around the settlement. "All right! This one's ready to hoist!" Elusive said as the pony settlers got the part of a fence that was once a tree ready. "Two on each side!" Sunset Glare said as they struggled to push the piece of the fence. "Ready now, push!" They nearly slipped as he said "Watch it! It's slipping!" "Come on, colts!" Elusive said. "It's only a little picket fence!" There were able to get it up, and standing straight as Sunset Glare said "Steady, steady!" "There you go!" Elusive said as Angel climbed up the fence. "That'll keep out everything, eh, Butterscotch?" Dusk Shine asked as he looked at Butterscotch who was unusually silent the whole time. He stared at his friend in concern as he said "Something wrong, Butterscotch?" Butterscotch looked up at Dusk Shine as he said "What?" "You've been awfully quiet the last few days." Dusk Shine said. "Oh, he's just mad that he missed all the action." Sunset Glare said.

"Ah, don't worry, Butterscotch." Dusk Shine said. "You'll get your chance to deal with the savages." "Yeah, we'll take care of them like that we did last time, right guys?" Sunset Glare said as he fooled around a little. Elusive smacked him in the head as he said "All right, you howling nutter, get to work!" As Sunset Glare rubbed his head, he said "Come on, Elusive. It's just a little fun!" "Oh, sure. We're having loads of fun. Right, look at us. No gold, no food, while Prince Blueblood sits up in his tent all day happy as a clam!" Inside his tent, Prince Blueblood was not at all happy as a clam. In fact, he was filled with worry as he looked at maps, and said "I'm doomed! I should be wallowing in riches right now, and I haven't found so much as a speck!" Winona was getting her dinner while Angel was sniffing around the tent. Winona removed the plate cover to reveal some dog biscuits on a toy merry-go-round as Prince Blueblood said "Think! Think! It's got to be around here somewhere! Where could it be?!" Winona spun the toy merry-go-round, and ate a dog biscuit. Before she could eat another, she realized that her dog biscuits were gone. She looked up to see Angel eating them, and she growled at him as he smiled back. He then ran for his life, and she chased after him as Prince Blueblood said "I've mined the forests, and the hills, and swamps, and nothing! Why can't I find it?! What am I overlooking?!"

Just then, Trixie walked in the tent as she groaned. Prince Blueblood looked at her, and gasped when she saw an arrow in her head. "I...I...I made it myself!" Trixie said as she revaled that the arrow in her head was actually an arrow made into a headband. Prince Blueblood took it from her as he said "Take that silly-!" Then an idea hit him as he looked at the headband arrow, and said "Of course, the savages! Trixie, why do you think those insolent heathens attacked us?" "Because we invaded their land, and cut down their trees, and dug up their dirt?" Trixie asked. Prince Blueblood shook his head, and said "It's the gold! They have it, and they don't want us to take it from them! Well, I'll just have to take it by force then, won't I?!" He went out his tent, and approached Elusive and Sunset Glare who were laying on the dirt as he said "You there! Where's Captain Butterscotch?" Sunset Glare and Elusive jumped up at attention as Sunset Glare said "Well...he's gone!" "Yes, your clowning around must have scared him off." Elusive said. "Well, then go get him, for Celestia's sake!" Prince Blueblood said. "What if we run into the savages?" Sunset Glare asked. "That's what guns are for." Prince Blueblood said. "Now, arm yourselves, and get moving!" Elusive and Sunset Glare obeyed as they got their guns, and took off running.