Bella gallops to the starting line. Silver lanterns buzz around her. A tiny unicorn tumbles into the meadow.
She yanks her reins sharp. 'You're lost, little one!' she calls. The unicorn giggles and stays put.
Bella races through glowing meadows. Two more unicorns prance ahead, spraying stardust everywhere.
'Which way is the track?' they giggle back. Bella stops, watching other racers fade into the distance.
Now the whole herd trots behind her. A giggling, glittering parade clogs the racetrack completely.
One tiny unicorn puffs a cloud of silver glitter straight into Bella's face. 'ACHOO!' she sneezes.
Every racer ahead slows down to stare. Bella gallops toward the finish line anyway.
They crash through together in a storm of giggles and moonlight. The judge sets down a golden horseshoe.
The judge pulls out a dozen more from under the table. He hands one to every unicorn.
They string them on a thread and dangle them over Bella's head like a noisy necklace.
She looks up at the starlit castle in the distance. Her throne room just got very full.
Her throne room just got very full of friends. The young queen smiles at the crowded kingdom.
