After Twilight's coronation as a Princess, she receives a package from a mysterious admirer. In it is a note with what appears to be a small crystal. She meets the sender in her dreams. Will she be able to keep him away, or will she be corrupted by his influence?

Inspired by A Somber Meeting by Omny87. Used with permission.

Twilight had reached her peak, she was at the happiest point in her young life. The day of her coronation as Equestria's newest princess had finally arrived. Then the unthinkable happened, Sombra appears in the throne room alive and well demanding his chance to be reformed by pony society. The unthinkable happens again, when his wish is granted, spearheaded by none other than Princess Twilight herself. Will Sombra's nefarious plans bring her to ruin, or will she succeed against all odds? Only time can tell as it reminds them both that plans have a way of changing all on their own.

It has been a few months since Twilight and her friends went to help save the Crystal Empire, and Twilight had to use dark magic to find the Heart. And ever since she got back, Twilight's been acting strange spending most of her time muttering to herself, hearing voices, and locking herself up in her now 'off limits' lab basement.

P.S. seeing how many corrupted twilight fics there are, I'm sorry if anything I write is from your stories.
P.P.S. Cover art credit goes to Sorelstrasz from deviantart

The newest story of mine, and a bit of a special in the spirit of Halloween. The premise behind it being; what if the Dark Magic Twilight used at the beginning of Season 3 had side effects, side effects that have not had any noticeable effect on her until recently? What if King Sombra, a powerful Dark Magic user, wasn't entirely defeated by Twilight and Company? What will become of Twilight and her friends? I won't spoil it, but I'll tell you it likely won't be a happy ending for anyone involved.

So many close calls, so many potential hesitations, so many things that Twilight and Spike could have done differently, and they'd have failed. It doesn't matter what they did wrong or didn't do right, only that a split-second is all the difference Sombra needed. Now, Twilight is completely at Sombra's mercy, subject to whatever mind games he has planned for her...

Recent viewing of The Crystal Empire is helpful but hopefully not necessary. Special thanks to Mickeymonster for drawing the image that inspired this story.

It had been a long time since Gari had seen her Mother-even longer since she had heard her voice. She had known her Mother before she had transformed into Nightmare Moon, and now, she would see her again. Gari would always remember the beautiful mare that saved her life; the wonderful pony that made her who she was. She would always remember her.

Now, if only her Mother would remember her, too.

Dedicated to DavieRocket, whose loyal dedication to Lyra is as amazing as his art.

The cover art is by TheZealotNightmare and is used with his permission. All credit goes to him.

This story is part of an art trade with BlndDog for the cover art for Council of Five, and serves as a backstory to his story: Of The Last Millennium. However, it can be read as a stand-alone.