You have never seen a true uncomfortable silence. Really, trust me. Well, unless you did sit with your two sworn enemies at the negotiation table and didn't know how to start so your head would not need reattachment. And every second i was silent, they were getting more impatient. Frozen Wastes, I really have to start thinking about what the Tartarus I am doing. Who am I kidding, I would never follow a plan. Alright then, let's see if Lady Luck still laughs at my antics.
"I bet you are wondering, how could i possibly know anything about this situation. Well, to enlighten you, this stuff here is fear magic. Not a refined one, mind it, but it's still a really crude fear magic."
"Sombra, if this is somehow tied to you..."-Celestia hissed through her teeth
"Well aren't You a little miss Sunshine. Get it? Sunsh..." I suddenly felt really hot beam fly centimeters past my head.
"Sombra, I might tolerate you, but puns are where I draw a line. Are we clear?"
"Crystal, Miss Peace Incarnate." She really should just stop scaring me. It would be hard to understand if I start to stutter.
"Yeah, well, anyway, if this was my job, why would I come here and ask you for help to stop it?"
"It can be an elaborate trap of yours!"
"Sister, please, be reasonable."-Luna said, while drinking some coffee. Not a morning pony, eh?-"If this was his doing, he would stay silent untill he gathers enough power to defeat us. He said it himself, it's fear magic."
Well, colour me impressed, this girl knows some stuff. It seems she remember her times as so called Nightmare Moon (Frozen Wastes, what is it with us evil ponies and our evil titles? I mean, really, every single one of them is so edgy it hurts). At least i won't have that much to explain.
"Alright, let's start with the basics. What do you know about dark magic??"
"It's powered by dark emotions, it's used for illusions, curses, offensive spells and such. You can use it for universal spells like levitation as well."-Celestia answered.
"Answer straight out of a book. Yet, you forgot something. It can also be used for creation. The most basic thing to create are crystals of course, because of their structure. Also, the first part of your answer is incomplete as well. It's powered by dark emotions, but some are more efficient than the others. For example, when using anger as the source, I can use only my own anger, while when using fear and hate, I can use the emotions felt towards me. In other words, Celestia, right now, you are making me stronger."- Wow, that earned a glare. I coughed and said- "What your kingdom is experiencing right now is something close to the dark magic, probably even called by such. I guess you know about changelings?"-and that earned some embarassed looks. I probably shouldn't gloat about my knowledge of their failures.
"Yes, we know about them. We even made an alliance with one hive, which turned away from their typical behavior."
"Yeah, I heard about it. Something about bugs turning into butterflies. Anyway, current situation is caused by their close cousins. You should know that everything on this world is in harmony. So, if something feeds on love..."
"Something has to feed on fear. Curses, we are dense."-Luna finished my sentence, ending with an unflattering opinion about themselves.
***
Heavy silence after this sentence was suddenly broken by Celestia.
"...That sounds too convenient for you to wake up in such times."
"When you are such a master in dark magic, you can redirect fear subconsciously and use it for your own spells. Seems that even when only part of me survived the explosion of love, it was enough to use all that fear hovering in the air."
And just like that, he sold the information about how he came back to live. All with the exact same self-confident smile.
"... Are you trying to tell us that you used the twisted version of phoenix magic?"
"Well, consider this cat out of a bag. I studied phoenixes for a very long time, because, you see, I don't have weird alicorn infinite life-span magic myself. When I heard that you are living so long that you've seen Equestria being made, I was kinda jelous, so i began my research."
"...Incredible. Even Starswirl failed at recreating the magic of rebirth."-Luna said with bewilderment.
"Let's go back to the topic. We will have to wait for Princess Twilight to make a decision. As a reward for your honesty, you can freely walk around Canterlot, but if you leave outside the boundary of the city or stir chaos inside it, I will make sure there is nothing left of you to regenerate from."
***
Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit! Why in the Frozen Wastes did I tell them how I came back to life? Am I stupid or just dense? For love of Harmony, I should really just call Celestia fat and wait for death. Well, except of that... personal failure, everything went out just fine. I can even walk around Canterlot, imagine that. At least before the Princess of Nerds arives. I have a feeling she hates me a lot. Well, then, one more thing. I hope they won't kill me on spot for that.
"Uhhh... Now, I am kinda embarassed to ask my nemesis for that, but I am kinda out of money." Oh Frozen Wastes, the look on their faces. From surprise to anger and then to laugh. I will have to live with that memory for eternity.
"I guess you can't regenerate with personal belongings. And what exactly do you need that gold for?" Celestia asked with a really malignant smile. Ooooh, I will smite you for that one day.
"I am in Canterlot for the first time. Last time I visited your capital city, it was in Everfree. Is it wrong to want to go sightseeing a bit?" Blatant lie, I just want to go out for a drink, far away from this violent, crazy, old witch. Also, I've seen this city before it became the capital of Equestria and even planted some surprises under it. Maybe that's why they stopped mining crystals here.
"I guess we can lend you some money, with a fee, of course." Celestia, there is a certain place in Tartarus for ponies like you.
"And do you mind telling me how could I pay you back any money with my Kingdom stolen from me?" I mean, I won't just give them gold I have stacked in the Crystal Mines under their great capital. I can't really get it right now, because I am sure they will put a spy on my tail, in case it's all "elaborate trap of mine". I can lose the tail all right, but if I disappear for even a moment, it will put a giant target shield on my head.
"I guess your help with this... problem will be enough to pay for this." Oh, finally, she's resonable. I will remember this embarassment, Celestia, and I will pay you back in kind.
"Well then, I guess I will go out and see how did Equestria change in the last millenium. And, please, if you need to call me, don't use guards. It's a royal pain to create a new disguise that won't attract unneeded attention." And like that, I walked out of the Throne Hall. Enough of this, time to investigate (and have fun) around the city.