The chains clanked together as they moved. Sombra looked down at the slaves once more. However, his smile has faded his brow stayed straight. He didn't feel like he had before. Before he vanished he was very pleased with all these ponies doing whatever he pleased. But right now, he wanted some excitement.
In the other room, 8 ponies and a dragon all fidgeted in the chains that they were held in. Twilight looked over to the small dragon who she helped grow. She looked at her friends and her brother and sister-in-law. She lowered her head in dismay and stopped fidgeting falling hopelessly in the chains around her.
The door to the room creaked open as all the ponies and Spike looked up at it. They watched as Sombra walked in. He gave a wide smile and leaned into the dragon that was so close to defeating him. Sombra inhaled as if at about to speak only to get a large sniff of the dragons harsh odor. He pulled himself away and held back his puke. "My dear when was the last time you bathed?" He coughed trying o get the smell from his nostrils. The dragon sniffed himself and looked back at the black unicorn. He shrugged unable to notice what was wrong. He looked away to the other ponies and they all avoided eye contact. Sombra had just said what they all though for the past several months.
Sombraa walked over to Twilight who had given up hope of getting out of her chains. However, she looked up at Sombra with a disapproving stare trying to guilt him into thinking of what he has done. Sombra chuckled and continued walking. He then passed by a curled up yellow ball of fluff. He paused for a moment and backtracked. He looked closely at this small yellow fuzzball. He looked at her and watched as she slowly moved her head from between her legs only to find Sombra inches from her eyes. She then placed her head back down in fear and began to shiver. Sombra smiled and looked back the pony that seemed in charge of this whole group.
"Twilight is it?" He asked as he moved closer to the purple unicorn. "I would like to make a deal with you."
Twilight twitched her ears and looked up in hope that he was being honest. "What kind of deal?"
Sombra smiled and looked down as he walked over to the window facing the kingdom. "A deal that would set you friends and this kingdom free. Those chains around you all gone and you will not have to worry about me returning." He said as he looked at ponies in chains. "Well, most of your friends." He gave a glance over to the small yellow pegasus. Who once more began to place her head between her hoofs again. Twilight looked back at the scared friend and then flattened her ears realizing his request.
"What could you want with her?" Twilight asked scared.
"Well if I plan on leaving this empire to live outside of here, I don't wish to do it alone. She will be around simply for, company. Somepony to help me clean and get things done. and I think it would be rather weird for me to go into the market so she may do that also. I promise you this no real harm will come to this child."
Twilight looked back at Fluttershy as she thought for a moment. She looked back at Sombra questioning whether or not to believe him. Fluttershy looked up and saw her friend actually considering this. She was thinking about it too. These were her friend, they had been like family to her. She looked at Sombra and began to weakly stand to her hooves.
The other ponies watched as she stood and began to walk over to the black unicorn. Her legs shook as she slowly made her way over to him. Sombra watched as she was willing to hand herself over to him. He filled him with pride and joy. He gave her a wide smile and looked back at the purple unicorn before her.
"Seems I was speaking to the wrong pony. She can choose for herself after all." He said as he placed his hoof over her shoulder. Fluttershy flinches as his touch before trying to relax in his grip. She failed at the relaxing part because she was as tense as a bear trap. A horn lit up on the former kings head as he disappeared the chains vanished with him. Twilight ran over to the window to see the rest of the kingdom free from chains. The ponies that were in them looked up to the palace in question. Small smiles of freedom ran across the crystal ponies faces. However, the 8 friends in the room sat quietly as the kingdom cheered. They looked at each other as they realized what had just happened. spike looked up at the motherly figure in front of him.
"What now?"