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// Chapter 11 
// Story: Magic Paint Brushes 4 
// by Ugly-Duckling123 
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At one of the edges of the Crystal Empire, a couple of Crystal filly's and colt's were playing when they noticed some of the crystals begin to lose their glow and a feeling of glumness and slight fear came to them.

Quickly they raced off to find their parents and raise the alarm that something was wrong.





At the Palace, everypony was still shooting metaphorical weapons at Sombra's shadow.

"How do we know you will let Emma go if we let you come back?" Jack asked getting up and over to him.

"I give you my word as a pony that I will give her back to you," Sombra said bowing slightly so they couldn't see his smirk.

"When?" Sarah asked remembering the last 'Deal' he made with them when he was still here.

"Huh?" everyone asked confused, Sombra looking a little mad.

"When Sombra will you give Emma back to us, if we let you come back?" she asked confirming the question.

"You're smarter than I remember Sarah Jones," Sombra said standing up straight.

"Well what's the answer then?" Eric said coming to stand next to his girlfriend.

"Ten minutes after I come back, so I can get away from you lot," Sombra said snarling a little.

Everyone looked to each other silently asking if they could let this happen.

"Suzy, Jack, what do you think?" Shining asked carefully, in a hushed voice.

"If it's the only way to get Emma back... Fine..." Suzy said nodding her eyes flashing green slightly.

"Don't make us regret this Sombra," Jack said ordering Discord and Cadence to look after the kids before he snapped his fingers, making a mirror portal appear.

"Now why would I do that?" Sombra asked coming through the portal and getting used to walking on four legs again.

"Perhaps because we defeated you last time and sent you to Earth," Eric said making his shield into a sword.

Ignoring him, Sombra began to leave.

Jack was about to go after him, when Suzy stopped him.

"Jack we said we'd give him time to leave," she said in his ear. 

Snarling a little, Jack stayed put and looked over to Emma who was still in a trance of some kind, then the heart seeing it had gone darker.