This story is a sequel to Crystalline: Her Destiny
Ever scholarly Princess Twilight Sparkle can't wait to finally embark on her own arctic quest with her friends to find evidence of Starswirl the Bearded's life.
But what if things don't go as planned? When Princess Celestia orders a new companion who is a master magic user to accompany Twilight she's thrilled until she finds out on who it might be.
Her fears come to life when it turns out to be none other than Sombra. Will this ambitious Princess and the snarky loner be able to refrain from killing each other? Ancient magic awakens and history becomes vivider and its participants a little too alive as things play out.
Book Two of Sombra's Odyssey. Takes place in between MLP:FiM seasons 4 and 5. Proofread by: ElderXelpud and an anonymous user. There are many unmarked spoilers in the comments, and many more containing excerpts may not be relevant any longer because of the changes made in the updated version. Find the old version here! Cover art is by matrosha123 and has been edited by me. Contribute to the TVTropes page!
Seems interesting. But is there another story I must read to understand how Sombra and Cadance are friends?
Ehat happened i meed to know what happened?!
More plz?
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Yes.
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Don't worry there will be much more! Just have some patience for this author cannot type fast. This is a pre-written story so there will be no hiatuses or cancellations.
Glad you enjoyed!
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Normally I put stories on a short probation period before favoriteing. But I just got done with Crystalline and have no doubt this will be awesome!
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Well thank you! Just get a lab coat. Things will be messy.
Is it necessary to read the prequel first? Yes, no, maybe so?
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Yes silly, that is why I have that there.
It only takes about an hour to read. Probably less.
This should be featured.
5961974
You mean...T.O.M?
You think this should be featured?
Allow me a moment to process this.
Ouch, right in the wing. Quite a tumultuous way to set things in motion, and a good one, too.
It's painfully obvious who it was Twilight was describing in the prologue, so whatever and whomever they end up uncovering in their journeys is sure to be intriguing to say the least.
That's...just golden. Poor cacti.
Eh heh-heh.
Sombra (I mean obviously) must have a lot of pent up material he'll need to deal with in the future.
Noticed a little error here:
That was probably the tamest hallucination scene I've ever encountered in a story. Don't drink it no matter how good it smells, either.
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Oh? Error how?
5999549 The area that was in bold.
5999556
Oh.
Sombra: stupid purple eyesore
Twilight: stupid evil tyrant
Cadance: stupid unicorn prodigies
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Eeyup
Yusss! Plot development, mysteriousness, grumpy Sombra, I love it all! *attempts to hug fic through computer.*
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SOON.
uuuuu,this is geting complicated. I like it.
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Indeed. Just remember not to drink the dish soap.
Either Sombra is just a pragmatist, or he's culturally dead. Suppose becoming an evil shadow king for a portion of your life will have that effect on you.
Man...I am now reminded of the Fiendship is Magic comics...Sombra's issue...what a mixed bag that one was.
I actually have a hunch Sombra's reticence might be because he's from around the time many of the museum's more ancient pieces were originally created, so he already knows of their significance, or lack thereof. I have to give applause for how complex your version of Sombra is in this story arc thus far.
Just a brief description/some details of at least one of these murals could have made this sentence even more significant than it may already be.
Magical storage hats for the win!
Ah, nice, so the magical hat is a mini-Doctor Who Tardis of sorts. Yeah, mind totally not blown...
I quite like this Sombra, I hope he remains this snarky forever, except in certain situations
Okay, now I have caught up again. Another great and interesting read, IceStar. You are masterful in the area of the mysterious. Some others like to have readers wade through showy oceans of exposition (guilty as charged), but at least some of us around here have a good grasp on subtlety.
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Thank you!
If I watched Doctor Who I might better understand the comparison here.
6107086 Well the Tardis, while resembling an old blue police call box on the outside, is actually a large pocket dimension room of sorts inside that contains all manner of instruments and technology that can facilitate travel through time and space. Much like your hat concept and that one tent from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire that the Weasleys and such had.
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The only object such as this I am familiar with is the Luggage from Discworld.
6107095 I'm familiar with the Discworld concept, but I've never actually read the Discworld series itself.
Sombra is the king of Snark! May his reign be long and glorious!
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Then the Luggage will eat you alive.
Oh, and a fun fact about Sombra: is an INTP, on which more info can be found here.
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Neverendingus Snarkicus Legitimate Lantinicus
6107113 Very interesting, although I'm not very well versed in Jungian psychology, or most psychology for that matter. Some portions of that personality/Sombra's personality in this universe seem to have overlap with myself, minus the love/affinity for mathematics and logical systems.
I only like logical systems when convenient, otherwise I leave things to the random.
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I just click things on the interweb and watch as all falls to my master plan.
I just read the preceding story and this one and enjoyed every minute of it.
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Why thank you!
I want me a hat like that.
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Doesn't everyone?
For some reason, everytime 'Magicspire' is mentioned, this pops into my head.
oblivionmodwiki.com/images/8/8f/TES4-Wiztower01.jpg
It's from Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, so I guess that is a good thing.
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I didn't name it after that 'cause I didn't know that existed, but man that is cool.
Just reminds me of an old D&D reference I read when I was young. Evil old mage with his young, female apprentices he would teach.
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Even funnier, because the probably-canon comics say that Cadance used to be a pegasus.
I think that the defining trait of this Sombra is that he is a "lone wolf". He will sooner die then depend on anybody other. Everyone else is either to be used and then thrown back, or is too clever for that and is most likely an enemy.
So he has likely no weaknesses linked to external people(maybe he has a liiiiittle spot for Cadance, through still minding her as one of the his cards) but on reverse he will not work in team.
Reminds me of Raistlin Majere from Dragonlance, but while he had a certain charm and a code of conduct, Sombra looks to have none of it and looks repulsing.
7558744 Thanks for this wonderfully descriptive comment! I hope that you progress with the series and continue to enjoy my stories. And on Sombra's defining trait? Well, his sass isn't something to be ignored...
But
But it's so beautifuuuuull
7886059 Don't.
But weird magic books are fun!
7886208 Sammy don't.
Seems about right xD