Charming Thunder bursts into the bedroom with excitement. "We've done it, Flowing Scarf!" Charming Thunder said. "We've beaten them back! Come and see!" Flowing Scarf was still laying on the bed unconscious. "Flowing Scarf? Wake up! You're safe now." Still no response. "Flowing Scarf?" Charming Thunder then checked for a pulse and was shocked. "Oh no!" He then levitates a spoonful of water and tries to make her drink it, but had no luck. He dropped the spoon and was even more shocked. "Oh no!!!" The Diamond Dogs close the door to give him privacy as Charming Thunder began to cry. As he cried, Sombra entered the room quietly and placed his hoof on Charming Thunder's shoulder. "You killed her."
"It was my duty as king, horrible as it was," Sombra said. "I hope you can forgive me. There, there, my son. I know it hurts, but now, the time has come to end your suffering." Sombra raises his hoof with a dagger being held. "Forever." Charming Thunder saw the shadow of Sombra holding the dagger and quickly turned to grab Sombra's arm with the dagger and struggled. He then pushed Sombra hard to the wall and now he has the dagger in his hoof with anger in his eyes. "Now, now, listen to me, Charming."
"No, you listen! All my life my mother told me that you were a dark, cruel pony. And now I see that my mother was telling the truth all along." Charming Thunder throws the dagger away.
"Charming?" Flowing Scarf asked as she slowly got up. Charming Thunder turned to see her and helps her up from the bed.
"Flowing Scarf!"
"She lives!!!" Sombra shouted as he drew his sword.
"No!!!" Flowing Scarf and Charming Thunder ran out of the room and onto the balcony. When Sombra got outside, he saw nothing but gargoyles. After looking left and right, he looks out over the edge and finds Charming Thunder hanging there with Flowing Scarf.
"Leaving so soon, son?" Sombra swings his sword, but Charming Thunder teleports to another spot with Flowing Scarf to dodge the strike. Below, the guards stop to see the action on top of the cathedral. Sombra swings again as Charming Thunder and Flowing Scarf teleport again. They then finally get cornered after a few strikes. "I should have known you'd risk your life to save that gypsy witch. Just as your own mother tried to take you away from me trying to save you before the princesses came." Charming Thunder's eyes widened.
"What!?!"
"Now I'm going to do what I should have done a thousand years ago!" Sombra swings his cape, covering Charming Thunder's head and tries to throw him off the balcony. Charming Thunder then pulled the cape to take Sombra off as well hanging on to him. Flowing Scarf grabbed Charming Thunder's hoof as they hanged on. Sombra throws his cape around another gargoyle, and pulls himself over. He stands up and is about to swing at Flowing Scarf. "And he shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit!" The gargoyle, however, begins to crack and Sombra is thrown off balance and hanging onto the gargoyle's head. Suddenly, the gargoyle comes to life and roars. Sombra screams as the gargoyle broke off sending Sombra falling to his death. Flowing Scarf is losing her grip on Charming Thunder.
"Charming! Charming!!!" Charming Thunder loses his grip and begins to fall. "NO!!!" He falls right along the building when Silver catches him several floors below and flew him into the building. When Charming Thunder sees who caught him, he hugs Silver. Flowing Scarf comes running in and sighed with relief. She then hugs Charming Thunder. After they hugged, Charming Thunder grabbed Flowing Scarf's hoof and Silver's hoof and puts them together. They kiss as Charming Thunder smiled broadly.
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On the ground level, Flowing Scarf and Silver emerged from the cathedral into the light. As the crowd cheers, Flowing Scarf opens the doorway and comes back leading Charming Thunder out. The crowd goes silent as Charming Thunder looked at the crowd nervously. Soon, Starlight cautiously comes forward from the crowd and stood in front of him. Charming Thunder took a step back as he feared what's going to happen. She then pulled him in for a hug. He blushes and then smiles as they embraced the hug. She then gestured him to come to the crowd. Radiant rushed to him and gave him a hug as he walked through the crowd.
"Three cheers for Charming Thunder!!!" the squire shouted. The crowd cheered as the princesses walked up to him and talked.
The Squire
So here is a riddle to guess if you can
Sing the bells of the Crystal Empire
What makes a monster and what makes a stallion
Charming Thunder then got lifted up by one of the ponies as they cheered for the pony who saved the day. Punjin ran to Flowing Scarf and hugged her. He then hoof bumped Silver then turned to see Charming Thunder.
Whatever their pitch, you
Can feel them bewitch you
The rich and the ritual materials
Of the bells of the Crystal Empire!
Above the Diamond Dogs celebrated as they watched the crowd follow Charming Thunder. Birds have once again covered Layla. "Don't you ever migrate!?!" Layla shouted as she shook the birds off of her and continued to watch the crowd below.
THE END