Chapter 3: Rarity's Beautiful Dreams

While Spike and his pals were having a miserable time, in the throne room of the palace; someone is having a dreamy time, plucky purple petals off a flower. It's a female purple mane light azure grey female unicorn with light blue eyes and three diamonds on her flank. She is wearing a light pink near seen top with purple collars, pink skirt with gold rims, purple and jewel markings, gold tiara, and probably glass hooves. Her name is Princess Rarity, the ruler of Equestria.

"Oh, he loves me, he loves me always." Rarity said lovingly while picking off the petals. "He loves me, he loves me forever. He loves..."

As Rarity throw the petals, they land right onto another mare who is annoyed by the stuff on herself. She is an Alicorn with a pale, light grayish mulberry coat, moderate violet eyes, a mane and tail that were both moderate sapphire blue with moderate violet and brilliant Rose streaks and a magenta colored star Cutie Mark. Her name is Twilight Sparkle, Rarity's lady in-waiting.

As Twilight got to mess off herself, she begins to ask, "As much as I hate to interlude, your highness, you are kinda mangling the flower. Who's the lucky stallion that you know loves you a lot?"

"My one true love, Twilight," Rarity said, sighing lovingly. "I will find him one day...He is out there, waiting for me. Oh, I just know it!"

"Right; This fantasy guy that you loved; Do you know if he's royalty or not?"

"Why does it matter?"

"Well, as much as I hate the idea myself; somepony of your royal stature must be courted of a gentlecolt with royal colt." Twilight explains sternly to her friend. After all, it wouldn't be right if a princess dates someone who isn't a prince, princess or the whatnot, right, "As long as it isn't Boris. That creep wanted to go after me, not you."

"Oh, all that stuff is a royal pain!" Rarity groans as she gets up and leaving. Twilight in concern begins to follow her friend as they head out into the hallway. The princess isn't taking this whole thing a bit seriously.

"Your highness; you gotta pick somepony sooner or later or you will be forever alone."

"Now, now, Twilight; I can't pick anyone who I am not in love with."

"Fine, you want love?" Twilight ask Rarity, rolling her eyes a bit. "Try getting a cat! Oh wait. You got Opal."

"Yes, yes, I know!" Rarity exclaims with a groan of annoyance. All that stuff that her lady in-waiting is telling her is dragging her down.

"Rarity, the perfect stallion isn't going to walk through that door...or may not be a stallion at all. Even if he does, how will you know if he's the one?"

"Oh, I would know." Rarity sighs happily, holding the flower stern tightly. "Why, just see it. He will stride into the room. A light will glow from him. I will hear music." The mare grabs Twilight by her upper fore arms and dance with her. "He will bring me flowers. He will sweep me off my feet...and I know that he will be the one when he makes me laugh..."

"Rarity...you majesty, forgive me for saying this but what you're saying is..." Twilight pauses, seeing a happy dreaming look in Rarity's face. The Alicorn looks a bit guilty. She doesn't have the heart to finish what she herself wanted to say. Twilight sighs, "It's just lovely..."

Rarity put the flower into a vase as she and Twilight heads out to enjoy the view. The princess said, "Twilight, trust me, darling. I will know him when I see him."

As Twilight and Rarity leaves the area, the last pedal from the flower falls off to resemble a certain...Dragon that we know of.

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Rarity heads outside to take a walk through the garden, still dreaming of hope and love. The mare spots a familiar bunny playing the harp, making her smile as she said, "Hello."

"Hey there. A lovely and romantic princess deserves a lovely and romantic song, right?" Buster asks Rarity with a smile, offering to play a song for her.

Buster begins to play the harp as he begins to sing a new song.

Buster: Just around the corner seeking you,
Puppy love is tripping lightly into view...
Hiding in the hedgerows,
Sneaking up on tiptoes...
Love’s first kiss is blissfully,
About to capture you...

As the song continues, Rarity wanders through the garden happily. She then saw a stallion named Noteworthy waving to the mare. Rarity smiles as she greets him with a wave back; Nice to have good subjects like him.

Just around the corner waiting close,
Love is creeping nearer than you might suppose...
So sit still and wait now,
Let love choose your fate now...
Take a pause don’t run because,
It’s right behind you,
Let love find you...

Rarity goes through a heart shaped hedge; Buster continues the song as she smiles happily.

Young love!!
It’s love, love, love, love, love...
Love so lovely...

Rarity peeks around a bush, seeing a sight that made him smile. Another stallion named Carrot Cake is heading to a cottage where his wife Cup Cake was waiting for him. The mare sighs, then smiles as she spots a buffalo named Little Strongheart sitting on a bench with her colt-friend Braeburn; both are having a great time.

Rarity smiles happily, what young love. Unknown to her, three figures are following her, as if they're...up to something sinister.

What can you say to love,
But love...

Rarity happily shakes her head. Maybe someday, her own love will come. The mare heads back to the palace. The white unicorn is still unaware of the figures following her. Only Buster notices as he continues to sing, dropping hints in hopes to warn Rarity of the danger.

Maybe on the rooftops climbing high,
Somewhere just above love is hovering by,
Love is in a rush to
Smear you, SMASH you, smush you,
Love will CRUSH you into mush,
When you're the bulls-eye you get hit by,
Young love...
Your first, your only love...

Upon her return to the palace, the lovely Rarity sat down...as the figures following her are now on the roof, smirking evilly. They are differently colored and size creatures that wear jackets and diamond-studded collars. Their elongated forelegs gave them a gorilla-like appearance. They also have short and stubby spiked tails. Their names are Rover (the medium-sized dog), Fido (the large-sized one) and Spot (the small, bull-dog like dog), the Diamond Dogs.

"Rarity; Your grace," Twilight is heard calling. Rarity smiles as she got up and saw her friend, preparing to head over to her and into the palace.

Love so lovely
How can you stand it so...

Perhaps Rarity was lucky that Twilight called her; because just as she walked away, a safe landed right on the same spot where she was at. The two mares yelp in alarm and shock.

"Rarity," Twilight gasps as she gallops over to Rarity who looks shaken by what happened, "Princess! Are you all right?"

"Oh, my! Somepony tried to kill me! Who would do such a thing?!" Rarity asks Twilight in worry.

Up on the roof, Rover angrily hits Spot, the one who dropped the safe right at Rarity but missed, on the head. The two heard and looks up, only for the Diamond Dogs to hide in time. Rarity turns, glancing at the safe, frowning a bit. Somepony has tried to kill her, a princess of all ponies!

Something must be done.

Author's note
Whoa! That was a close one! Rarity was almost turned into pony road kill! In the next chapter, the Diamond Dogs report back to their boss Boris who send his second in command, Brian Tenny, to punish them. Of course, then Princess Rarity calls her, wanting some bodyguards. The villain must think of a solution and fast. Read, review and suggest!