'King' Sombra keeps coming back from the dead and the only way to get rid of him is to make a deal. Will the newest princess be able to handle the deal?

Luna and Sombra grow close as they write one another over the years. Their friendship eventually poisons both of them. When such powerful creatures have relationship problems, everypony suffers.

A short, two-part companion story to The Assumption of Applejack, though it may be read as a stand-alone. It is an attempt at classical tragedy, so beware that the tone of the two fics is as different as night and day.

Original image credit goes to baisre on Tumblr and ikonradx of DeviantArt. The blame for the awful Photoshop job goes to me.

Princess Luna fell in love with Prince Sombra. When she was on the moon, she missed him more than anything. The hope of seeing him again when she returns is what keeps her alive. Then, after a thousand years, she returned to find that he is gone. Depression overtakes her. Then, he returns. Luna is pulled from the dark abyss she was in and is reunited with Sombra. What would Celestia say?

Special thanks to:
RainbowDash73 for being so darn awesome,
Paintednote13 for showing me the song that inspired me,
And extra special thanks to... I don't know. My cat.

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)

King Sombra is resurrected from the dark magic of a gem found by Rarity. Twilight takes it upon herself, as the Princess of Friendship, to attempt to help him. However, Celestia has warned Twilight that his heart is "black as night" - can he even be saved? Should they even bother? And what of the gem that resurrected him?

When trouble once again comes to Ponyville is seems as though Sombra's time is up. Twilight must decide if he is to be imprisoned or allowed to roam free and it seems Rarity will be the ultimate deciding factor.

SEQUEL: The Umbra Queen

[Picture from Grumbeerkopp on Deviantart]

King Ferrum is dying, and a heir must be chosen. His four sons must embark on a quest to find the Crystal Maiden and prove their worth to become the heir to the throne.

It never happened.

The Crystal Heart was never brought back to the Crystal Ponies. King Sombra successfully took back the Crystal Empire and declared war on Equestria.

Under powered and unprepared, Equestria is barely a match for Sombra's army. Everypony needed to do their part just for the war to reach a stalemate, but is their a glimmer of hope within the hearts of some?

The Crystal Empire. A great kingdom, new in its birth, and unproven, but with much to gain if it moves fast. It holds enough troops to put up a great deal of resistance, especially when led by a stallion who has no moral obligations, and magic no other pony has ever used.

On the other side, we have Equestria. At peace for so long, and yet, still having a strong, standing army. Its length gives itself plenty of resources, but to cross such terrain takes time. Led by a powerful bureaucrat, and supposedly no sister, Celestia is a force few would wish to deal with, and many are inspired by.

Who wins when these two clash?

If anyone else thinks of Germany and Russia here, you know why I made this. I hope to look at all the ways Sombra could fail, or even perhaps, win. I have plenty of thoughts on the matter myself, but if you would like to suggest a way for this timeline to go for either side's favor, please, let me know, I will take it into consideration.

Thank you to RK_Striker and StardustSurvivor.

Rarity has traveled across the length of Equestria to reach the Pool of Dreams. Her goal? To finally find a stallion worthy of being her boyfriend.

The remains of those who used their wishes carelessly lie strewn around the pool. But Rarity is no fool. She knows exactly what she wants.

There is now a Spanish translation of this story, courtesy of Spaniard Kiwi

This story is a sequel to A Storm of Chaos: A Doctor Whooves Adventure

Isn't that always the way? The Doctor has finally gotten used to the idea of taking a little break from Cyberponies, genocidal madponies, gods of chaos, and the other assorted craziness that is his life, and his future self and companions just crash his place.

Literally.

Well, that can only mean one thing, can't it? Time to dive right back into that wibbly wobbly ball of timey wimey stuff. But can the Doctor deal with another one of himself for any length of time?

No. Probably not.

Thanks to sgamer82 for the creative input.
Going with an old favorite placeholder image for my cover.