Discord is reformed and now on the path towards becoming a productive member of society. To help him stay on the straight and narrow, Fluttershy begins to write letters to him, with the two quickly becoming pen pals. With their sharing of letters, Fluttershy begins to learn more about the conundrum known as Discord, while Discord learns what it truly means to be a friend.

Collaboration with the totally awesome Flint Sparks! If you enjoyed the story, then definitely check this guy out!

Unsettling dreams are starting to worry Princess Luna. She is positive these dreams hold an ominous portent for all of Equestria, but there is only one stallion who knows for certain the answers she seeks. King Sombra has been imprisoned again in Shadow since his defeat and the shattering of his body, but he is no less cunning and ruthless. And as Luna tries to interrogate him over time, she finds there is a softer side to the unicorn king, one nopony has seen before. But Celestia fears for her younger sister, warning Luna against Sombra's advances. Is the once-tyrant truly starting to court Princess Luna...or is she simply being used as a pawn in his plans to regain power?
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Cover art by the amazing MickeyMonster, who has permitted me use of it for this fanfiction, as this image inspired me to write this story in the first place.
Edited and proofread by my girls TheOneBehindYou and LabyrinthineMind.

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His world collapsed. Everything he knew, believed and loved, everything he was, disappeared, swallowed by darkness of his own doing. This agony continued until a light dispersed the shadows, along with what was left of him. Knowing that leaving this world would be a fitting punishment for his crimes, he was ready to accept whatever was to come. However, by a cruel joke of the Universe, a twist of fate, or just a pure coincidence, he was given another chance, to redeem himself, to fix what was destroyed... Maybe even find a true love?

Her world was simple, filled with love for her friends and various creatures that always longed to be with her. While content with how peaceful her life was, one incident and a meeting changed the outlook she had. This one stallion helped her when she was in dire need, and now she wanted to repay his kindness, despite her initial fear of him, and unaware of him slowly becoming a constant to both her thoughts and her heart.

This is my very first story for "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" fandom. English isn't my native anguage, I'm not a shipper of any kind (I accept practically all pairings if they make sense to me), therefore my only request to readers is that you give this story a chance. I'm open-minded for constructive critique and will gladly answer any technical questions, should those arise.

Disclaimer: I do not own MLP:FiM or any character presentented in this story and I don't have any financial or material benefits from writing it.

The concept of Sombra's past and the crystal cutie mark on the cover belongs to StasySolitude. Vector of Fluttershy's cutie mark was made by Hawk9mm, and the background was made by Tollaner.

The story was inspired by this video: A tale of one shadow

The cover was put together by me!

Prince Blueblood is the Son of the Princess, and known womanizer and snob. But when he disappoints his mother one too many times, he is disgraced and banished from Canterlot. When he finds himself in the wilderness without his own money, he doesn't know how to survive. The he comes across paradise. He finds field, endless with free apples. He pigs out on them, not only surviving, but thriving. That is, until, one of the farmers of the orchard notices apples missing form the trees, and tries to find the culprit. It doesn't take long, and soon he comes face to face with the depressed Prince.

But can he find comfort in this farmer?

Sombra works at a cafe in Ponyville. But with such a meager income, the fallen king is finding it difficult recovering even a semblance of the grandeur lifestyle he led prior to his banishment and usurpation. Then, when all seems hopeless, Sombra hatches a daring plan that might get him everything he desires and more, using Equestria's two most abundant resources: love and friendship.

He also gets a stalker.

Written in first ppov.
Dry humor.
Art by futuristicspacetiger.
Inspired by this story.

Not long after the events of the Crystal Empire, Fluttershy discovers the remains of King Sombra's horn in a field while out on a picnic. She accidently releases the tyrant, only to find that he's weak and hurt. And so, unknown to her friends, the mare begins caring for the broken tyrant in hopes that she could maybe reform him...

When Sombra, ex-ruler of the Crystal Empire, is discovered alive and well, Twilight has her hooves full keeping the tyrannical king in check. Instead of the original plan of throwing him in a dungeon or banishing him to Tartarus, Celestia decides to go with the plan that worked out well enough for Discord.

To reform Sombra.

Pinkie takes the job, and gets right to work in helping Sombra become a better pony. Will Sombra finally change from his old, wicked ways and reform? Or will he instead strangle the annoying, pink menace known as Pinkie Pie?

Thanks to the awesomely talented Mickeymonster for letting me use his art! Check him out for even more spectacular artwork!

Hidden away in the Crystal Castle throne room was a small book embedded in the top crystal of the throne. This was the diary of Sombra; of his days before he was a king. The diary was soon confiscated by Princess Celestia and added to the royal library for public viewing.

Sombra wasn't born naturally evil. He didn't enjoy enslaving the crystal ponies that he was raised around. But he did feel different. He was the son of the Crystal Empire's King and yet Sombra wasn't a crystal pony himself. His 'father' made sure that he new that, and that he was a bastard child, and would never inherit anything. He was always in the shadow of his brother who was his father's true son, but Sombra never gave in to these shadows cast over him. Not until he was forced. But that would be much later. After he met the most amazing mare in the whole of Equestria.

"You cannot die unless your patron does."
The answer to the first question Twilight asked when she formally became the princess of magic. Billions of years later, she regrets not thinking this through.