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// Seige on Canterlot | Part Two | Rebirth of the Emperor 
// Story: The Story of Ian Camron 
// by Swordoath 
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	I snorted, trying not to burst into bitter laughter. "Are you serious? Are you kidding me? You?" At this point I couldn't stop myself. I almost fell to the floor, laughing so hard.
"I'm... I'm sorry..." I said between gasps. "That was just to funny... I need a second..." 
Serene had let go and had slid to the floor, tears streaming down her muzzle. She was slowly turning grey, the necklace glowing black.
"I," I announced, snatching it off her neck and throwing it over my own. "will be taking this! You aren't worthy to bring Sombra back. You lying little screw-up. I hope the guards find you before Sombra is resurrected, else you'll die in a way more painful way, I'm sure."
I didn't notice her eyes turning to an egg yellow color, or that the greyness faded from her body. All I did know was that with the princesses gone, I could seek out the Crystal Caverns beneath the castle, and witness Sombra's glorious rebirth. No one would be able to stop me now that I lost that dead weight.

I gasped as soon as I was able to draw breath once again. Ian had removed the necklace... he'd broken Sombra's hold over me. I couldn't take it off, only Sombra could. Or someone who could overpower the spell.
I quickly got to my hooves. I needed to stop Ian before he brought Sombra back, but I was nowhere near a match for him, and Ian had proven he wasn't afraid to kill anypony who got in his way. Who could I run to...?
"Come on girls, hurry!" I heard a voice say. Then six ponies burst into the observatory. A white unicorn purple unicorn, a multicolor pegasus, a yellow pegasus, a pink pony and an orange one. They all had on gold amulets except for the unicorn, who had a tiara.
"Where's the princess?" The multicolor pegasus demanded, advancing on me. "What did you do to her?"
"I-I-I didn't do anything, I swear! She and her sister flew off the balcony!" I said. "Ian, he almost blew them to pieces, but I made him miss and hit the roof."
"And why should we trust you?" She asked, getting in my face, making me look at her cross eyed.
"How else do you think the room got like this? And I don't see any bodies or ashes or anything. I swear on my life, he didn't kill them."
"Ah believe her. She's tellin' the truth." The orange one with the hat said.
I nodded at her. "Thank you. If you'll keep trusting me, I know where he's going. Follow me!"
I pushed past them and flew down the center of the hollow staircase, closely followed by the two pegasi. 
Please let them still be on their way there, I silently willed. Please, please don't let us be too late to save him...

I watched in awe as Sombra finalized the statue. He'd created a perfect copy of himself out of crystal, and just needed me to put the necklace around it's neck. He would be whole, and retake Equestria as it's ruler. So I dropped the amulet around the statue's neck. Spiraling shadows whirled around the statue, completely enveloping it in darkness. From that pitch black, eyes opened, the horn turned red, and the cape and crown took shape. King Sombra stood before me, his presence exerting itself by extending shadows in all directions. I knelled  before my king, my teacher. My idol.