> Son Of Sombra > by Maximus W > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Son Of A Mastermind > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the power of the crystal ponies destroyed whatever was left of King Sombra once and for all, he had said a prayer to his son, Prince Darko. He said, "My son, promise me that you will never give up in trying to take over the Empire." Darko was a handsome alicorn, but many crystal ponies had feared him. He had a messy red and gray mane and tail. His eyes were red, just like his fathers', and he had very sharp fangs, also he's the picture of the alicorn on the cover. After he herd what his father had to say, he kept his promise. Four years later, in Canterlot, Princess Celestia had been taking her peaceful nap on her throne room, until she had been awoken by her favorite royal guard, Flash Sentry barging through the princess's chamber. "Your majesty, I have urgent news!" Flash alerted. "What is it, Flash Sentry?" Celestia asked with a concerned look on her face. "Do you remember the tale about King Sombra?" The guard asked while gasping for air. "Yes I do. Why do you ask?" Celestia answered, still worried. "I had just found out that he had a son" Flashed had informed. Celestia had gasped and sat up on her throne "What?! That just can't be possible!" She yelled nervously. "Do you want me to inform Twilight and her friends?" The orange pegasus asked. "No, I'll do it myself, now leave me in peace." Celestia answered. "As you wish, your majesty." Flash answered while exiting the room. As Flash flew out of sight, the princess of the sun immediately grabbed a piece of paper and a quill and wrote a letter to her faithful student that had stated: Dear Twilight Sparkle, I have just received word that King Sombra, the former ruler of the Crystal Empire, has had a son that we have had no memory about. I want you and your friends to find as much info about this foe of ours. Good luck to you and your friends. Yours Truly, Princess Celestia To Be Continued... > Finding Information > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the sun rose upon the Castle Of Friendship in Ponyville, the mane 7 were having a peaceful morning. Rainbow Dash & Applejack were exercising outside, in the garden. Pinkie Pie, Rarity, & Fluttershy were making sure that the house was all cleaned up for visitors. In the library, Twilight, Starlight, & Spike are reading books, since they have nothing else to do at the moment. Their peacefulness was disturbed when Spike belched a letter from Celestia. After reading the note, Twilight and her pupil rushed to the meeting table as did everyone else. "Girls, we have a situation on our hooves." Twilight explained. After a few minutes of explaining the problem the others were surprised. "So let me get this straight, King Sombra has a son?!" Rainbow Dash yelled. "Sounds like it." Applejack answered. "Oooh! This is going to be one crazy adventure! I'm so nervous-cited!" Pinkie yelled happily. "You do know that nervous-cited isn't a word, right, darling?" Rarity asked. "That's not the point, what matters is that we have to go to every single library in Equestria and find whatever there is about this Darko person." Starlight announced strictly. "Starlight is right, girls. We have to get as many info about this pony. Therefore we will have to split up into teams. Spike & Rarity will head to the library in the Crystal Empire, Rainbow Dash & Fluttershy will head to the library in Cloudsdale, Applejack & Pinkie will head to the nearby newly rebuilt library in Ponyville, and Starlight & I will go to the one in Canterlot." Twilight announced. "I hope this will go by fast. I have animals to take care of." Fluttershy said softly. "Come on, Flutters! This is going to be a blast!" Rainbow said to her yellow friend. "I'm going back to the Crystal Empire?! It's going to be cool as all of the crystal ponies call me, " The Brave and Glorious Spike." Spike said while smirking handsomely. "Yee-haw! This is gonna be fun!" Applejack said cheering. "Alright girls, meet back here in three hours. Good Luck!" Twilight said while running out the door along side with the others. Little did they know, it was going to be a lot harder than they thought. To Be Continued... > Research > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- After hearing what to do the Mane 8 head to their destinations as soon as possible. In the Crystal Empire, Rarity, and her lover-boy, Spike were in the library looking for whatever they can about Darko, Sombra's Son. On their way to the library, a one of the crystal ponies noticed their hero, and yelled, "It's Spike the Brave and Glorious!" After all the other crystal ponies heard what happened, they all shrieked and ran towards Spike. "Okay, Okay. Calm down, my beloved subjects." Spike stated. "Do you mean our beloved subjects, Spike?" Someone said, and that someone was Princess Cadence, along side with her husband, Shining Armor. "Oh, hello there, your majesties." Rarity greeted with a bow. "It's good to see you guys again. Where are Twily and the others?" Shining Armor asked. "They're looking for info about King Sombra's son" Spike answered. "What?! Sombra has a child?!" Cadence asked with a surprised look on her face. "Yes, and we were wondering if it's okay if we go into your library and see what we can find." Rarity kindly requested. "Well, I never heard any info about Sombra having a kid of his own, but you're welcome to stay here as long as you want." Cadence answered while smiling." "Cool! Thanks, guys!" Spike said while grinning. "You're welcome, and tell Twily I said hi." Shining requested. "As you wish." Rarity stated. After entering the library, they went to work as soon as possible. "Anything yet, Spikey Wikey?" Rarity asked. "Nothing yet." Spike answered with a frown on his face. "This is going to be harder than I thought." The fashionista muttered. After a half an hour, Spike let out an excited cheer. "What is it, Spike?!" Rarity asked surprised. "I've found info about who we're up against!" Spike explained excitedly while holding a book that was titled, "Darko's Journal". "That's wonderful! Now let's head back to HQ, tell the others, and then we'll know who we shall be battling!" Rarity announced as she took the book from Spike's claws with her magic. One hour later, the others met back at the castle. "So, any info?" Twilight asked with a serious look on her face. As everyone except Spike and Rarity shook their heads with a frown, Rarity held the book way up high while screaming in excitement. Everyone else gasped. To Be Continued... > The Journal > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Okie Dokey Lokey! Let's get reading!" Pinkie declared as she quickly opened the book. As she opened the book, the first page that she turned to was titled "Chapter 1: My Dad is Cool" My name is Darko. My dad's name is Sombra. When I grow up, I want to be like just like my dad, who is planning on rulling the Crystal Empire. Wish me luck! "Gee, what's with this guy's writing?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "He was probably young when he started writing this." Starlight answered. "That makes sense" Rainbow Dash stated. The next page that Twilight turned to was titled, "Chapter 20: Where Are You, Father?" I have just found out that my father is imprisoned in ice. I have tried everything to free him, but it's useless. On the bright side, I have working on my magic and flight skills. "Oh my, this is getting interesting!" Rarity exclaimed "Then let's keep reading!" Twilight declared. The next page that Applejack turned to was titled, "Chapter 2138: Revenge" My father has been destoyed by the Mane 6 and a purple dragon called Spike. I will have my revenge as soon as I have enough power to take them down. "I have a bad feeling about this" Applejack said in a concerned tone. The next page that Fluttershy turned to was titled, "Chapter 5000: I'm Ready" This is my 5000th journal entry, and I have enough power take the Mane 7, especially Twilight Sparkle! Twilight, if you're hearing this, I hope you're prepared! "Sweet Celestia, what have we got ourselves into?!" Twilight said frantically. "Don't worry darling. We have faced an alicorn before. Maybe this one isn't so bad." Rarity said trying to calm Twilight down. "You're right, Rarity. Alright girls, We can do this!" Twilight announced, then everypony ran to the Crystal Empire. To be Continued...