June Story Contest
Alice Again Chapter 2
By: Arabluv
Age: 10Hi! Ajax again! Here’s a brief about me… I’m a three year old black Thoroughbred mare; I’m wild and used to be owned by a girl named Alice. I escaped and met a silvery grey Arabian Stallion named Zanzibar in a bachelor herd. Zanzibar and I escaped from the bachelor herd and ran into a herd ruled by a stallion, who we will meet again, and Zanzibar fought him and he won, then the herd was captured. Breathe, Ajax, BREATHE! Ok.
Ok, where were we… Oh yes, the capture! Zanzibar and I had just taken over the herd, as I said before; Zanzibar beat the lead stallion of that herd. “Good job young one! I fought with that same fire years ago, when I took charge of this herd from a grulla stallion. Is it possible I can stay in this herd?” Stated the Strawberry Roan stallion Zanzibar had just beaten.
“Yes, sir, but may I ask your name?” asked Zanzibar.
“My name? My name is Xavier.” Replied Xavier
“Thank you, Xavier. You may stay in this herd, but you must introduce me to the horses tomorrow,” Retorted Zanzibar looking up at the inky black sky, “Ajax? Shall we find a cave, my lead mare?”
“Really? Lead Mare?! Thank you Zanzibar!” I exclaimed.
“I know just the place! My lead mare and I slept in the very same cave.” Threw in Xavier, “Follow me!”
Zanzibar and I trotted behind Xavier, talking about plans for the herd. “Maybe, after a couple days, we can make the changes that the herd needs, like fresh grazing grounds, and new ranks, for the rank-less.” Volunteered Zanzibar, “Plus, I have a very special question to ask you-“ But before he could get very far, we heard a cry from a herd guard and a Blue Roan Spotted Blanket Appaloosa galloped in, and babbled something about rustlers. “Follow me!” Commanded Zanzibar, nosing me,
“No, I’m going to help.” Let me just say I’m stubborn. As Zanzibar and I rounded up the foals and pregnant mares, Xavier and the Blue Roan guard, Teardrop, herded the other horses into caves, joining some themselves. Only Zanzibar and I were out when the rustlers came out, swinging ropes. They galloped out on a Bay and a Palomino Quarter Horse, then they striked, they gave us no time to react. Zanzibar and I were roped, then, the worst thing of all happened, Alice came riding out on her high-strung chestnut Saddlebred mare, Scarlet.
“That’s my horse Beverly, and I want her boyfriend there too.” Stated Alice, her icy tone magnified by her British accent. Then a Chocolate Palomino foal galloped out of the cave, “And that foal too.”
“Alice! You always want everything! Why?!” I yelled, knowing she couldn’t hear me.
“Calm down Ajax, we’ll be fine, it’s just captivity; until we escape that is.” Soothed Zanzibar, “Plus, in the trailer, I’ll ask you that question I wanted to, before we were rudely interrupted.” Then he yelled, “Xavier! You’re in charge while we’re gone!” Then the rustlers, Beverly and Charles, loaded us in the trailer, and I found out what he wanted to ask me. “Ajax? Will you be my mate?”
Next month on Ajax’s Herd, find out why Alice wants Zanzibar too, find out what happens to Ajax and how she answers Zanzibar’s life-changing question. I’ll give you a hint, Jumping and racing are included. Find out next month when ‘Chapter 3: The Fall’ comes out.
~Arabluv~