//------------------------------// // Gala // Story: A Bright Little Shadow // by Princess OtakuGeek //------------------------------// Cadence reached over to her teacup and took a sip of her tea before gently setting back down with a sigh. After a long day of ruling an empire, it felt good to take a load off and relax. As she settled into her seat, a blue magical aura wrapped around her latest favorite book. Opening the journal to where the bookmark was, she started reading and instantly her interest was peaked. The guards found some three ponies passed out in the snow outside of the empire. Naturally, I had them brought into the palace and tended to. One of the newcomers is an older stallion with a long white beard. The other two are fillies. The oldest is a white unicorn with a pink mane and the youngest is a blue pegasus with a light blue mane. Hopefully, when they awake they can tell me what they were doing out in that storm. While the entry was interesting in and of itself, it was the next paragraph that really drew Cadence's attention. It wasn't written in Equish but rather in a series of swirling, elegantly written glyphs that Cadence didn't recognize. This was new and something Cadence had never seen before either here or elsewhere. And no matter how long or how hard she stared, she simply couldn't decipher what they meant. So since there was nothing she could do about she turned to the next entry. Our guests finally woke up and provided some answers. The older stallion introduced himself as Starswirl the Bearded. Interesting name, I wonder if his parents gave it to him or if they just named him Starswirl and he earned the Bearded part later on in life. Moving on, the two fillies introduced themselves as Celestia and Luna. Sisters apparently and I can see it. There are some features that they do share even though they are complete opposites. After learning their names, I learned why they were out in the snow during a storm. All three hail from the neighboring kingdom of Equestria, specifically the capital. Starswirl comes from the castle where he serves on the Council of the Three Tribes and the two fillies are the children of a merchant that lives in the city. Recently a strange creature that calls himself Discord had literally appeared in the capital and declared himself ruler of all. He then asserted his claim and had reduced Equestria to a state of chaos and disorder to the point where ponies were miserable and if anyone complained, they quickly found themselves brainwashed. Pretty soon it was rare to find anypony who wasn't under Discord's spell. Starswirl had been seeing the writing on the wall and had left the castle shortly after Discord arrived. Celestia and Luna's father had been one of Discord's first victims so when he met up with them, they joined him in fleeing Discord's trail of destruction and figuring out how to stop him. Eventually, their journey pushed them up North where they ran into the storm and the rest I knew. Taking pity on them and in the interest of keeping that creature out of my empire, I offered them the use of my own personal collection in the hopes that they could find a solution to the problem. Hopefully, together we can solve this problem. Another interesting entry filled with things that Cadence didn't know about her aunties, but her gaze was drawn to the bottom of the page where once again there was a paragraph written in the strange swirling glyphs like some unknown language. Cadence paused as that thought entered her mind and thought back to Sombra's first entry. Sombra wrote that his family was wandering performers, in other words, gypsies. Gypsies weren't very common but they were just as much a part of Equestria and often traveled in caravans or on their own, sometimes settling in towns to make money. In fact, if Cadence recalled correctly, Twilight knew one such gypsy named Trixie Lulamoon. In any case, one of the biggest mysteries was where the gypsies came from. According to records from the time period, the first gypsies just sort of appeared out of nowhere and they were pretty tight-lipped about where they came from. A trait that had been carried through the generations to today and if she recalled correctly, many gypsies and caravans would migrate to some place to the North for the winter. Taking this information, making a couple of calculations and comparing what she knew about Sombra with when the gypsies first appeared, she came to the realization that Sombra was a second generation gypsy. Cadence then glanced at the strange glyphs and a thought popped into her head. 'What if these are from wherever gypsies come from.' This warranted further investigation. The princess bookmarked her place in the journal, slid it back into its spot on the shelf and galloped to the area she'd dubbed the Secret Study. She had to see if there were any other things written with the strange glyphs. Spike had been enjoying a nice dream involving him and Rarity when a movement made him wake only to find himself staring into furious red and yellow eyes. The dragon gave an undignified yelp at Discord's sudden appearance in his blankets. "Where's Twilight?" The draconequus demanded lowly. "She's in Canterlot helping Celestia with the gala!" Spike whimpered quickly. The next instant, Discord was gone. After glancing around to make sure he really was gone, Spike wrapped his blanket around him with a shiver. He definitely wasn't going back to sleep anytime soon. "Spike?" The sudden voice made the already on edge dragon jump, but when he saw who it was, he sighed in relief and relaxed. "Oh thank Faust it's just you." He blurted out and Sombra looked at him in a combination of confusion and concern as he entered the room. "Are you okay?" He asked as he approached the bed. "Yeah, I'm just fine. Just had an encounter with a certain draconequus who doesn't know the meaning of personal space!" Spike shouted as he glared around the room, almost hoping the draconequus in question was still around to hear him. Sombra glanced around the room himself with a look of confusion that eclipsed the earlier concern on his face. "Draconequus?" He asked, testing the new word on his tongue. "What's a draconequus?" "A draconequus is this creature with the head of a pony and a body made up of all sorts of creatures," Spike explained. "The term draconequus is actually the combination of the words for dragon and horse. And to our knowledge there is only one draconequus, Discord the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony." "Oh. And he was just here?" The colt asked as he glanced around the room. "Yep. As a spirit of chaos, he's capable of bending and warping reality to his whims." Spike said as he brushed himself off. "He was asking for Twilight." "Why would he ask for Twilight?" Sombra asked. "My guess is he found out that Fluttershy wasn't taking him to the Gala and is probably a little jealous. I could practically see the green in his eyes." "Oh. So what is the gala and why does he want to go?" Sombra asked curiously. "Well, I'm pretty sure that Discord's reasons for attending the gala are a little different than some ponies, but the Grand Galloping Gala is this annual ball held in Canterlot to celebrate the completion of the city when it was built." The dragon explained casually, bordering on blandly. "Uh-huh, and what's a ball?" "A fancy formal dance. Not something most kids your age wouldn't like." Spike said as he pulled out a comic book and began reading. "I mean sure, there are some dances that are fun, but this is the Grand Galloping Gala, a celebration primarily attended but uptight nobles and snobby upper crust. That's why I declined to come. I already dealt with that last year, no thank you. Personally, I can't see how Celestia can deal with those foals without throttling at least one." Sombra giggled. "Experience probably." He suggested. "You did say she's been around for at least a thousand years so she probably developed a sense of self-control." "All I can say is that she must be a paragon of patience to put up with them for a thousand years." Spike joked. "I couldn't even stand them for one night. Kept on getting all sorts of snide remarks and straight up rudeness. So I bailed and went to Doughnut Joe's. At least Joe doesn't care what species you are. Admittedly there are some nobles and upper crust folk who are decent and sensible but the rest I wish I could fry." "Amen to that," Sombra said with a nod. "So do I have an invitation to the gala?" "Unfortunately no kid. You're too young to attend, so it's just going to be you and me tonight." Spike said as he ruffled his mane and the colt pouted. "Aww, but the others get to go so why can't I?" Sombra whined. "The others are adults and the gala is more of an adult gathering," Spike explained. "Trust me, little bro, you'll be bored out of your skull there." Sombra's pout lessened but it still remained. "I guess." He grumbled reluctantly. Spike looked at the younger colt and suddenly had a brilliant idea. "Hey, why don't we have our own gala?" He suggested and Sombra perked up. "Really?" He asked hopefully. "Yeah, it'll be our own little party with music, dancing, good food and no stuffy nobles for just the two of us." Spike continued, encouraged by Sombra's enthusiasm. Sombra frowned at the last part. "But then it wouldn't be as fun if it's just us." He pointed out. "Hmm, your right. Well, then we'll have to invite more ponies and make it a real party." Spike said then grinned "And if I recall correctly, the castle has a ballroom." Spike's grin was quickly mimicked by Sombra. "Then let's party!" "Alrighty then, let's get started." Spike declared. After deciding that they would invite ponies to the castle for a party, they sent a letter to Twilight asking for permission. Twilight replied giving her consent and had even sent a checklist for planning parties. Sombra nodded and looked at the list from over Spike's shoulder. "Now where do we start?" The colt asked a little excitedly. "Well, first we need to figure out exactly what we're doing," Spike said. "Like who we want to invite and what kind of theme we'll be having. But since this is kinda last minute, I think those things can be optional in this case. We'll just have to improvise a little." "Okay, how?" Sombra asked. "Well, we have a pretty good idea of what we want for this party," Spike explained. "Kid friendly and fun. So we'll just take that and build on it and we'll have something by tonight." Sombra nodded and Spike continued. "Now the first thing we need to do is get the word out so that ponies will be coming. It's too last minute to send invitations, so we'll have to get the word out some other way. And I have a perfect way." "Now in order to get some ponies to come to our party, we'll need to get the word out pretty quickly, right?" Spike said and Sombra nodded. "And since invitations are out of the question we'll have to talk to the expert." Just as the dragon pushed open the door to Sugarcube Corner, the two were suddenly blown back by Pinkie Pie's shout. "YOU WANT NONE OF THE CAKES!?!?" Baffled, the two looked around at the numerous cake boxes that were stacked around the shop. "Uh-Pinkie?" Spike called out tentatively. "Oh hey, Spike! Hey Sombra! How's it going?" She greeted cheerfully. "We're okay," Sombra replied. "Is everything okay here? You sounded really upset when we came in." "I'm fine. Discord was just here by the way." Pinkie said. "And he ordered all the cakes. But then just when I was finished packing up his order, he canceled it!" "Ah, that explains it," Sombra said with a sage nod. "Say, Auntie Pinkie, Spike and I need your help." "Sure thing! What do you need?" The pink party pony asked with a couple of bats of her eyelashes. "Well since Sombra and I aren't going to the gala, we decided to have our own party at the castle," Spike explained and Pinkie gave them one of her widest grins. "Oohhhh! You've come to the right place, so how can little old Pinkamena Diana Pie help?" She asked, literally bouncing on her hooves. While the party planner loved setting up parties, she loved that Spike and Sombry were setting up a party themselves. It made her feel like she was passing the party baton down to the next generation and she was eager to help how she could. "We need a way to get the word out as quick as possible. Figured you'd be able to do that for us." Spike said. "I can indeedily do that!" Pinkie declared. "Also take it from the party master, you're going to need food for your guests." "That was next on the list Twilight gave to us. Catering. Think the Cakes can manage it?" Spike asked. "Spike, the Cakes can manage almost anything with or without me." Pinkie assured them. "Don't worry, they can cover it." "Great! Thanks for your help!" Spike said checking off catering before turning to Sombra who had been eyeing the fruit tarts in the display case. Noticing that Spike was done talking, the colt turned to the dragon with his best pleading eyes. Spike didn't stand a chance. "We'll also take some of those tarts and if it helps we'll take some of Discord's cakes for the party to make sure they don't go to waste," Spike said pulling out his bit pouch. Pinkie's smile widened and she began packing the fruit tarts in question. "Pleasure doing business with you." After getting their stuff, Spike and Sombra left Sugarcube Corner and sat at one of the outside tables to allow Spike to look over the list again and Sombra to eat his tart. As the colt munched his fruit tart, he spotted Fluttershy walking down the road with a mare he didn't recognize. Quickly swallowing his mouthful, he then sat up and began waving the pegasus down. "Auntie Fluttershy!" He called, quickly getting the mare's attention. As Sombra waved at them, they trotted towards the table. "Good afternoon Sombra, how're you doing?" Fluttershy asked. "I've been okay. Do you want a tart? Spike and I got a bunch." Sombra offered, gesturing to the box. Fluttershy smiled gratefully and the two mares settled into seats around the table. "Well thank you Sombra," Fluttershy said as she lifted a tart from the box passed it to her friend before grabbing her own and taking a bite. "Mmm. It's delicious." The pegasus complimented as she chewed and swallowed. "Yeah, fills me up with all sorts of good vibes." The still unnamed green earth pony agreed and Sombra and Spike gave her funny looks before turning to Fluttershy with questioning eyes. "Oh! Sorry, Spike, Sombra I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine, Tree Hugger. Tree Hugger, this is Sombra and Spike, the dragon and colt I told you about." "Far out, we were just talking about you." Tree Hugger said. "Really, like what?" Sombra asked. "Oh, lots of things. Fluttershy here tells me that you took in Onyx." The earth pony continued. "She says that she let you touch her and I can see why. You've got so many good vibes coming from you, it's hard not to like you." Tree Hugger paused for a beat then leaned into the colt's personal space. "But I can feel some darker vibes coming from you." Sombra looked at her in surprise. "Darker vibes?" "Mm-hm. Darker vibes that make my coat stand on end." She explained. "But it's not coming from you. Feels more like there's somepony else standing there radiating dark vibes." I-Is that bad?" Sombra asked, suddenly nervous as he glanced around. "Not really. There are dark vibes, but they're very weak. Almost unnoticeable unless I look close." "O-okay," Sombra said, not sounding at all convinced and an uneasy silence fell over the group. Finally, Fluttershy broke the silence in an attempt to change the subject. "So Spike, what are you and Sombra up to?" She and the dragon snapped out of his daze. "Huh-? Oh well since Sombra and I aren't going to the gala, we're setting up our own party." The dragon answered. "Oh, that sounds wonderful," Fluttershy said genuinely. "Yeah, Pinkies helping us a little by spreading the word and getting us catering," Spike said. "That's great. I'd offer to bring my songbirds for music, but-" "I know, you and the others will be at the gala," Spike assured the pegasus. "Don't worry, we've already got that covered." "So you want us to play music for your party?" Vinyl asked just to get it straight. The colt and dragon nodded and the older unicorn smiled. "Well sure kid. Do you have any sort of music preferences?" She asked and Sombra looked thoughtful. "Well I kinda enjoy some folk songs and I also like the dubstep you do." He answered. "So basically anything with a good beat with some softer songs mixed in." "Good beat and some soft songs got it." The unicorn noted as she started messing around with her equipment, sorting through CDs and vinyl records. "I can do that and I've already got a few things I think you'd like. I'll see you guys later tonight!" "Thanks." Spike thanked as he checked off music. "Don't forget to come before to set up." "Yup!" Vinyl said with a wave of her hoof as she continued to sort through things. As they were leaving, Sombra paused at the doorway and turned back to Vinyl. "Oh and I also enjoy some of Octavia's stuff, have you two ever considered blending your music together?" He asked before skipping out the door. Vinyl Scratch halted her sifting around and looked thoughtful. "Dubstep and classical music together." She hummed then grinned. "I like it!" "Next is decorations," Spike said as he looked up from his list. "This is often where the theme comes to play. So what kind of decorations do you think we should do?" Sombra hummed as he looked around the party supply shop they were in. There were so many themes to choose from. Think Pink parties, Roaring Twenties-themed parties, Ancient Civilization parties with togas, Goth style parties, Glamorous Fashion shows, Under the Sea celebrations, Princess parties and so much more. It was almost mind-boggling to see the wide variety and selections. Some looked fun and it was just so hard to pick one. Then he came to one aisle and gasped in amazement at what he saw. "Spike!" He called. "I like this one!" The dragon glanced up at the chosen theme and raised an eyebrow. "Steampunk?" He asked and Sombra nodded enthusiastically. "Doesn't it look awesome?" He asked as he examined a costume top hat. "I especially love those gear designs." "Well then, steampunk it is," Spike said as he started to load the cart with everything they'd need. In hindsight, they probably should've started with decorations first before catering and music. Fortunately, they didn't have to run around to inform Vinyl and the Cakes about the theme. Through a combination of Pinkie Sense and Pinkie Logic, Pinkie Pie was already at the party supply store and once they decided on the theme, told them that she would let the Cakes and the DJ know about the theme. "Party organization is an art and it isn't unusual for first-time party organizers to make a few mistakes." The earth pony had told them with a smile. "But don't worry, Auntie Pinkie is here to help you two make sure you have the best first party." With the assurance that that would be taken care of, the duo decided to make Carousel Boutique their last stop for outfits for the occasion. It took some time to convince Rarity that vintage brown was a good thing and after a small compromise she relented. They had their measurements taken and after collecting some fabric for decorations, they returned to the castle to set up. Halfway through setting up decorations, Vinyl and Octavia arrived and began their own preparations. Surprisingly, the two were wearing their own steampunk themed costumes and even Octavia's instrument for the night (a violin) and Vinyl's speakers and equipment had steampunk theme going for it. Vinyl explained that she had always liked steampunk and even had equipment she'd decorated with a steampunk theme for conventions and themed parties like this. Octavia had been introduced to the style by her sister and had fallen in love with the vintage look it provided. It was around when they were finishing their preparations that the Cakes arrived with the food (and Rarity's outfits) and started to set up. By this point Pinkie and the others had left, but not before the pink pony let them know when the party was going to be (another thing Spike had overlooked but Pinkie had covered for him) and when the Cakes were done and they were ready, they opened the doors to welcome their guests. Almost immediately, ponies began filing in. Aha! It took some searching, but finally, Cadence found some more of the odd writing. After searching the shelves, she finally found a medium sized box decorated with crystals and snowflakes in a drawer in the desk. Opening the box, she found it to be filled with folded papers that were quickly revealed to be letters. After looking through them, she deduced that none of them were Sombra's as none of them were written in his distinctive hoofwriting. Instead, they had been written by three different ponies, two of which exclusively used the strange glyphs. The third mystery pony had been writing in an older form of Equish which was relatively easy for the princess to decipher. Reading through the Equish letters, she quickly figured out that these were from his mother and mostly spoke of the typical things a mother and son would say as they kept in touch. The mare would update her son on things that had happened in the caravan such as when somepony had a colt or filly or when a little one discovered their cutie mark, etc etc. It seemed as though even when he left the caravan to make his own path and eventually settle down, the stallion kept in contact with his family and Cadence found this to be incredibly adorable. In fact, some of these letters were from before Sombra even reached the Crystal Empire and it was in these early letters that he learned that Sombra's birth name had been Somber Shadows. It seemed at some point after traveling through a particular country, he started calling himself Sombra. She rolled that around and remembered from her language lessons that in Mexicoltan, the word for shadow or shade was sombre. Suddenly it made sense why he changed his name. While traveling in Mexicolt, his name would translate to Sombras Sombrias and Sombra was the logical shortening of that mouthful of a name and by the time he had returned to Equestria, he'd either gotten so used to it he didn't bother to change it back or it had grown on him. His mom would still call him Somber Shadows in his letters. This made Cadence smile a little. The other two sets of letters, however, were a slight mystery. The hoofwriting on one was more blocky and had a masculine feel and Cadence guessed that these letters had been written by Sombra's father but who was writing the other set. The hoofwritting was more delicate and floral, suggesting a mare. Cadence's first thought was that maybe it was a marefriend, but in his journal Sombra never mentioned a marefriend and these didn't feel like romantic letters. She could tell they were written with love, but not romantic. Maybe it was another family member on his father's side of the family? The alicorn glanced back at his mother's letters. The mare had mentioned a grandmother a few times and Cadence had pieced together that she was a kind mare much like auntie Celestia or rather auntie Luna and that because Sombra was her first grandson, she spoiled him as much as she could. Maybe that's who these other letters were from. So he kept in contact with his parents and grandmother(?). That was so sweet! Maybe that's why he'd gravitated towards Twilight because deep down he was a mama's boy. And there was nothing wrong with that. In Cadence's opinion it was okay to be independent, yet still, be attached to your family. It was part of the reason why she loved Shiny. She was still confused as to when and why Sombra became King Sombra, Tyrant of the North (and she had a few theories) but it was late and Cadence was tired. She'd been feeling more fatigued lately like she'd been running out of stamina. She'd been a little curious about it, but not enough to see the doctor yet. 'If things get worse, I'll check in with a doctor.' She reasoned as she replaced the letters as they were before, neatly folded and organized in the box and slid the box into her bedside table drawer before getting ready for bed. The last train from Canterlot pulled into the station with a hiss and out stepped six mares and one draconequus. Maud was going to stay in Canterlot for a while to study Canter Mountains rocks for her dissertation and Tree Hugger lived in Canterlot. She had only been visiting Fluttershy earlier that day. The other however had wanted to go home, Twilight more so than the others. She couldn't explain it, but she was worried. Ever since the Everfree incident, Twilight had developed a more protective streak that was directed towards the little colt in her care. Though she was loathed to admit it, she had to concede that the little guy was kinda adorable and hadn't done anything even remotely tyrannical since she took him in. She wasn't sure when, but he'd found a place in her heart. Question was, did she really see him as her little colt. Hard to say at this point, but one thing she knew for certain was that she didn't want anything to happen to him. As they approached the castle, Lyra and Bon Bon trotted out the open castle doors chatting and laughing as they descended the steps. When they spotted the small 'group', the unicorn and earth pony waved. "Oh hey Twilight, welcome home!" Lyra greeted. "How was the gala?" "Eventful, how about here?" The alicorn asked. "Oh, it was so much fun!" Lyra gushed, clearly the unicorn had indulged in plenty of sugary treats. Lyra was one of the few adult ponies Twilight knew who got extra hyper from sugar like a filly. As Twilight idly mused on Lyra's 'condition' the unicorn continued to gush. "The decorations were spectacular, the music was awesome and the food was delicious!" Bon Bon nodded and added in a more calm tone, "We had fun. But we're both going to be a bit busy tomorrow so I should get Lyra home and in bed." As she started to urge the unicorn to trot down the road, Lyra continued to gush. "And did I mention the music because it was AWESOME! Like seriously, I've never heard music like that before and it was awesome! You should ask Tavi and Vinyl what I'm talking about!" Lyra continued going on about the decorations and food as she was led out of earshot, but by that point, the others had tuned her out and were entering. Inside the ballroom, Spike was busy sweeping up the floor while Octavia and Vinyl were packing up their equipment. The Cakes were also packing up what was left of the food, placing it in boxes and setting some aside and packing the rest into their cart. As they left, the couple only waved at them as they went past and off into the night with Pinkie Pie trailing behind, the pink pony taking a page from the other's books. Rainbow had already left the group shortly after they left the station to take Scootaloo home to her folks and Applejack had not been far behind as Applebloom had practically been asleep on her hooves. Fluttershy had led Discord away as they walked through town and Rarity returned to the boutique to tuck Sweetie Belle in. Finally, it was just Twilight and Pinkie who'd reached the castle and left with the Cakes, leaving just Twilight. "Oh hey, Twilight!" Spike greeted once he noticed her. "So how was the gala?" Twilight groaned. "It's a long story and I'm kinda tired from the long day I've had." She said and glanced around. "Where's Sombra?" "You're not the only pony who's had a long day," Spike answered and pointed a thumb upstairs. "The little guy's upstairs in bed. The poor kid practically passed out when he hit the bed and didn't wake even when I took off his outfit and tucked him into the blankets." Twilight just nodded. "Well I'm going to bed and you should too." She said a little firm and the little dragon nodded. "Don't worry, I will." He promised as he gathered the boxes of food. "Just need to put the food away and make sure the castle is secure and then I'll go to bed. " He paused a beat and turned to Twilight as she was ascending the stairs. "Hey Twilight, now that you're a princess have you ever thought about getting guards?" He asked. "You may not be as big a deal as Celestia, Luna or Cadence, but you're still a princess so maybe two or three guards might be a good investment to make sure we're safe." Twilight gave it as much thought as her sleep-deprived mind could before giving up. "Maybe, I'll think about it when I'm not dead on my hooves." "Fair enough, good night Twilight," Spike said as he made his way to the kitchen. "Good night Spike," Twilight replied as she finished ascending the steps. She turned in the direction of her room, but then she paused the turned towards another room. Sombra's room. Slowly and quietly entering, she looked around the room. It was neat and tidy, toys put away and books and games were in their places on the shelves. Yet it wasn't so neat that you couldn't tell a child lived here. There were somethings out of place and at one corner of the room, a magic light illuminated the room in a gentle glow. Twilight herself had carved the runes for that spell when it became obvious that Sombra was afraid of the dark so that the colt could have a nightlight. A soft violet light shone just bright enough for Sombra to not be afraid, yet at the same time not bright enough to keep him awake. And speaking of the colt, Twilight turned to the bed where Sombra lay, the blankets having been pushed down a little at some point and his ferrets curled up around them. Twilight smiled softly and approached the bed. With a soft glow of raspberry magic, she gently maneuvered the ferrets so that they weren't in the way and pulled the blanket up to Sombra's shin before setting the ferrets back. She then gazed at his sleeping face for a moment before glancing around to make sure she really was alone. Once she was sure it was just her and the colt, she gently brushed one of his bangs aside then slowly leaned down and planted a gentle kiss on his forehead. The colt stirred slightly at the touch and his eyes cracked open a centimeter. "Mmmommy?" He murmured sleepily, clearly not completely awake. "Shhh, shhh. It's okay, go back to sleep." Twilight hushed as she ran a hoof through his mane. "I'm here. I'm here." The alicorn then began singing a lullaby to the sleepy colt and gradually he relaxed as he fell completely asleep. Once she was done singing and was satisfied that he was asleep, she kissed him gently again. "Good night little Sombra." She whispered before finally leaving the room completely unaware of the invisible spirit of chaos that had seen and recorded the whole thing on his camera. Quietly he transported back to his realm and released his squees at the absolute adorableness he'd just witnessed. "Best. Night. Ever." He finally gasped.