Heading towards Zecora's cottage, Luna kept comforting Lysithea. When she reached her destination, she gave a deep breath and knocked at the door, waiting for until somepony answered she sat on the floor.
After a few moments, the door opened and Zecora invited her in.
"Welcome, princess. I was expecting you since you left."
Luna got back on her hooves and headed inside of her cottage.
Once inside she grabbed Zecora and started sobbing. Noticing this behavior she immediately asked.
"Princess? Did something happened?"
Luna nodded and headed towards the main room. Looking around she turned herself back to Zecora and asked.
"Where is Andrew? I need to talk to him, now. It's important."
Zecora headed towards her and patted her on the shoulder.
"He's in the lab room, but you didn't tell me what happened."
"I'll tell both of you, I need his help."
Luna looked at Lysithea and order her to say sit on the couch while she and Zecora headed towards the lab room.
Lysithea nodded and sat on the couch until her mom arrived.
Entering the lab room, Andrew was preparing a stable potion of "past return", a strange name but he was trying to figure out a decent name for it but for now, it will be called "past return potion".
Unoticing visits he kept working on it until a cough made him look back, seeing Luna and Zecora he stopped his recent activities and headed towards them.
"Hello. What's the honor of your visit, Princess?" he asked.
Noticing that her face was not of the best he immediately asked.
"Is everything alright?"
She shook her head to the sides.
Noticing somepony missing he asked.
"Where's Shadow? Wasn't he supposed to be with you?"
"They--- they... they took him away. They took him and got away," she answered trying hard to not cry there.
He looked concerned at her, opening his arms he kneeled and hugged her. Upon feeling his embrace she couldn't keep it quiet for much longer and started crying.
Using his hands he started by stroking her mane, pushing his fingers into her mane and gave it a little shake.
"Tell me. What happened?" he asked.
"He got captured and got away with them. The got him as an exchange of me and Lysithea" she answered.
Using his hands, he wiped her tears.
"Don't worry ok. We will find a way to get him back."
She nodded and kept her head laid on his shoulder, looking back at Zecora he raised his hand and signaled her something.
Nodding to his sign she left the room and came back carrying a bag.
Grabbing the bag, he patted Luna back and got back up.
Looking confused by this she asked.
"Going somewhere?"
Looking back at Luna, he answered.
"I think I know who might help us."
"Well, I was heading towards Celestia's realm to explain all of this situation," Luna said, "I presume that you will go ask her for her."
He shook his head to the sides and said.
"Not her. The other guy. I need to know where they set their camp."
They headed towards the living room, picking up Lysithea they headed towards Celestia's Realm.
At Umbrum Castle main hall...
Luna and the others were waiting for Celestia to attend them.
Suddenly the door behind the throne opened and Celestia appeared together with Sombra. A small colt appeared behind them, noticing that they had visits he hid behind Celestia and kept there until he felt a magic aura grabbing him and levitating him.
"Celestial Hope, don't hide behind me. Be a good colt and say hi to your aunt and your mom's friend." Celestia said while she kept him on her aura.
Dropping him on the floor, he turned back and waved a hoof at them. Then he ran back to Celestia, hiding behind her.
Celestia sighed and smiled, moving towards she greeted her sister and the others.
"It is an honor to receive a visit from you. So, what brought you here today?" she asked while she sat on her throne.
"It's a long story, sister," she answered.
"So what happened," she said, "It's strange..." she said while looking around the room, "You never left your kingdom without Shadow, something happened or..."
Then, she noticed tears forming in her eyes.
"Luna, what happened?" Celestia asked.
Looking back at her sister and then at Lysithea she said.
"I need to let Lysithea in someplace where she won't be able to her."
Looking back at Celestial Hope, Celestia smiled and grabbed him using her magic. Squirming and kicking his hooves, he tried to free from her aura as he was getting closer to her.
"Celestial Hope, could you go and meet that filly over there, she needs somepony to talk to her right now, will you be a gentle colt and do that, please?" she asked.
He looked at her and then back at the filly and then back at his mom.
"Ok," he said.
Dropping him on the floor, she used her magic to caress him.
"Thank you," she said.
Heading towards the filly, he presented himself and offered her to accompany him. Accepting his invite, Lysithea followed him towards the playroom.
Looking back at them Luna and Celestia smiled.
"It's kind of him to do that, thank you, sister," she said.
"You don't need to thank me. Now could you tell us what happened to Shadow?" she asked.
"He was ponynapped by those guys. He offered himself to let me and Lysithea escape. They got him." she answered.
Celestia got up from her throne and moved towards Luna, offering herself Luna laid her face on her chest and started to cry.
Looking back at Sombra, Celestia raised her hoof and said.
"Reinforce all the defenses. We need to remain alert."
Nodding at her order, he called the guard and told him to reinforce the defenses.
"But, sir. Ms. Lighting Hooves is now meeting the prisoner. We need her to give the orders." he said.
"Well, you're the second-in-command. And a second-in-command means that if the captain is not available you'll be responsible for every order that is given to you. Understood." Sombra said.
The second-in-command nodded and headed outside and warned every guard to remain alert and to reinforce the defenses.
Looking back at Celestia, he smiled and sat back on the throne.
Andrew stepped forward and raised his hand to explain what he came here for.
"Your highnesses, I came here to discuss a plan to recover Shadow Night and maybe end this problem once it for all," he said while bowing himself.
Looking back at Celestia, Sombra noticed that she might not be able to answer so he took the initiative and asked.
"Go ahead, tell us what we should do?"
Looking back at Sombra, he got back up and started to explain.
"The answer is here in your castle, your Highness," he said.
Looking confused at him, Sombra got up from his throne and asked.
"How are you so sure about that?"
"Well, you have the answer here. The prisoner you got from us. He was accompanying the crew who ponynapped Luna. Maybe he has the answers." he answered.
Looking back at him, Sombra gritted his teeth and replied.
"That thing attacked Luna. And you want to hear him out, bah."
"Your Highness, I kindly ask you to let us try this it's our only option," Luna said.
Looking back at Luna, Sombra sat back on the throne and asked.
"He's with us maybe for three to four days. How do you suppose that he will help us?"
"He'll," he answered in her turn, "He might be attacked Luna but he can't do that again and I can guarantee you that because he was against all of this but he... he... let his hate talk further and made him do this," he said, "He's not bad at all and I can guarantee you that."
Sombra sighed and got back up.
"We will wait for Ms. Hooves to return and then we send her again to bring him to us."
"Why don't we go there, dear?" Celestia asked, "It won't hurt us to move our legs a bit."
"But...but...but... we're not supposed to head to the dungeons," he answered.
Celestia signal to everypony inside the room and headed towards the dungeons.
"Hey, wait for me," Sombra said while running behind them.