Shining Armour paced circles around a light pink alicorn. "The guards have looked everywhere! Sombra must have destroyed the Crystal Heart." He sounded stressed and sat down with a huff.
A flash of light blue started the two ponies and both scrambled to their hooves.
As the light faded, Topaz could be seen standing in front of the crystal throne. The crystals nearest to him began to glow and seemed to come alive with radiant colors that bounced off his sparkling white pelt.
"Th-the Crystal Prince!" Shining Armour exclaimed, quickly lowering into a bow.
"You must the ponies I have heard of. Shining Armour and Cadence, correct?" Topaz inquired, his gaze taking in the destruction of the throne room.
"Yes," The pink alicorn gasped, the faint glow emenating from her horn flickering out. She fell limply to the ground and Shining Armour rushed over to her.
"Cadence!" He nosed the alicorn until she weakly lifted her head to look at him. "She cannot keep this up, he will break through the barrier and enter the Empire. I'm sorry."
"I will take things from here." Topaz trotted out of the room, the crystals reviving with each step he took. He made his way to the foot of the Crystal Palace and froze when he saw the destruction caused by Sombra. He spread his large wings and took to the sky. "Attention every pony!"
Topaz's voice rang throughout the Empire, stopping all the ponies in their tracks. All eyes turned to look up at him, every pony waiting for him speak.
"Come to the foot of the Crystal Palace! Together, we can return this Empire to it's former glory!" Topaz shouted. As he spoke, the sun began to rise, sending rays of light over his body and illuminating his figure.
He watched as the ponies trotted toward the palace, each one trying to figure out what was going on.
Topaz took a deep breath and began a spell. He flew down to land in front of the Crystal Palace and cast his spell. The crystal heart on his royal crown seemed to be pulled from it's socket and it grew to be larger than the Crystal Prince himself. The Crystal Heart was set on it's pedestal and a tiny, blue crystal heart was returned to the socket in the prince's crown.
The ponies behind Topaz began to cheer as they slowly began to regain their own crystal pelts.
Topaz stepped up to the Crystal Heart and gently touched his horn to it. Both his horn and the Crystal Heart began to glow and a mist spread all throughout the Crystal Empire. When Topaz removed his horn, he turned to face the Crystal Ponies with a dignified stance. "I need for all of you to return to your homes! I will rid us of this threat once and for all!"
At his shout the Crystal Ponies dispersed from the crowd and raced back to their homes, just as they were told to do.
Shining Armour and Cadence exited the palace and approached the prince. "Where was the Crystal Heart?" Shining Armour gasped.
"In the one place no pony would think to look," Topaz replied, pointing to the heart shaped crystal on his crown. "Now, I must find Sombra. Both of you, keep up the barrier until I return. He cannot be allowed to enter this Empire."
"Yes sir!" Shining Armour saluted to Topaz with his front left hoof. "Sorry, I used to be a guard at Canterlot before I married the Princess of Love.
"I see," Topaz nodded and flew away, searching for the monster that harmed his Empire.