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...

After having his heart broken by a mare, Sombra sets out to find a new mare to settle down with. Wouldn't you know it, the mare is Pinkie. If only the guy could turn that frown upside down.

A young changeling gets thrown out of his hive for not following orders. Where will this new independent lifestyle bring him? Well apparently Ponyville.

I finally got some cover art for this and I made it myself! Yeah, I know it sucks, but it's better than nothing.

King Sombra decides a more personal and less confrontational approach is needed, and investigates the second group of people heading up to the northern waste. A small visit, however, reveals a few things between the two as the king decides a battle of wits and wills is in order over fear and terror.

Also decided to up the rating to teen since some of my jokes and situations got a little suggestive
AU: after watching the episode it felt very rushed very little was given to me and despite how cool Sombra was he wasn't nearly as interested as the other villains i felt it was time to give the metal head a personality, as well as bring up a few small things that were touched on and put them in a much bigger light.
Vector by http://90sigma.deviantart.com/art/King-Sombra-335049960

At the height of the Dark Crystal Empire, the King of Shadows sits down to do his accounts, because even a totalitarian dictatorship cannot suppress taxponies.

But as he tries desperately to get through the impenetrable paperwork, Sombra finds himself the victim of a magically manifesting bird. Because of course he does.

I have no idea why I wrote this.

Made as a birthday present for the magnificent Evehly.

(Note: set in Alt. Universe from the mlp comics.)
It turns out my biggest problems is affording coffee and paying rent. And potions. And spending time injured. And trying to coexist with the rowdiest, most destructive guild. Also Why do I sound so edgy?

I'm tired of being a loser. One day all of that changed, a mysterious player challenged me and I won. Said player happened to be a bored void dweller who was looking for losers like me.

He gave me powers, the powers of Brutalight Sparcake. He then threw me into a broken version of Equestria. He gave me the freedom and power I desired. And I don't know what exactly what I'm going to do...

When the sky over the Crystal Empire is split open by a dark tear, Celestia, Cadance, Luna and Twilight must figure out a way to stop it. But in order to defeat darkness, sometimes you NEED darkness. And that leaves only one option; Sombra.

With his powers under lock down, and a growing connection to the strange darkness, can Sombra learn what it really takes to earn an empires respect, or will he abandon them to the darkness from another world?

UPDATED: Chapter one re-formatted, extra bits added, general tidying.

Edited by Dream Seeker!
Further helped into readableness by Hail King Sombra!

...have a tendency to go awry in the most unexpected of ways.

When the Crystal Heart's power destroyed King Sombra, all of the Empire rejoiced. Little did they know, they had played right into the ancient tyrant's hooves.

Having over a millennium to plan, Sombra knew that if a pony managed to get past his traps before he could reconquer the Empire, their was little chance of him surviving. So, he let himself be 'killed', in order to get closer to his true goal undetected; the Umbrum trapped beneath the Empire.

Hiding as just his horn, Sombra laid low in the very heart of the Crystal Palace, biding his time, until the entrance to the underground section was opened by the new Crystal Princess and another princess with a purple coat and familiar magic. Recognizing that magic as that of the pony that foiled his most recent efforts, and knowing of only one princess-to-be with a coat that color, Sombra swears to make Radiant Hope pay for moving against him once again.

Using his magic to reach the deepest depths beneath the Empire, Sombra reached the sealed Umbrum undetected, and reformed his body. Having devised a way to free them during his own imprisonment, Sombra began so, fulfilling his goal even without controlling the Empire. Bursting free in a wave of shadow that left no doubt of their return, Sombra gives Cadence a message for Celestia before following his own subjects into the night:

“Give this message to the Two Sisters. Deliver unto me the princess that yet again hindered my efforts to free my people to me within a week, that I might exact my revenge against that traitorous Radiant Hope, or I shall show all of Equestria why the Umbrum were so feared!”

However, when a week passed, and Sombra found out that the princess in question was not Hope, but rather a new princess named Twilight Sparkle, he finds his plans for revenge derailed. Bound by his word, when she offers to go with him to prevent a war, he finds himself with a 'prisoner' against whom he holds little ire.

And as time passes, Sombra begins to see that he and his 'guest' have more in common than he initially thought.

AU as of Chapter 34 of the 'Friendship is Magic' comics.

Trixie Lulamoon has not been having the best of luck with her shows recently, bringing her to a point of just wanting to give up. However, one fateful night, Trixie starts to hear a voice speaking to her. This voice helps to teach Trixie how to sing, saying that he only wishes to help her.

Based upon 'The Phantom of the Opera' slightly.

Might become a 'teen' later, however, at the moment, it does not deserve that rating.

This story is a sequel to The Umbra King

All is well in Ponyville. At least, that's what everypony says. One by one the residents of Ponyville begin acting strangely, calling into question the feeling of dread Rarity just can't seem to shake. A dark presence has slithered its way into Ponyville... one Rarity is sure she's felt before...

Will she be able to save her friends in time before its too late? Will the pony she fell for return, like in all her dreams? Only time will tell and she's quickly running out of it.

(Artwork [with permission] from NastyLady on deviantart)