King Sombra
Twilight Sparkle
Rainbow Dash
Applejack
Autumn Blaze
Crazy Old Pony
Random Royal Guard
“NO! THIS CAN’T BE POSSIBLE!” Yelled Sombra as the main six held hooves and beaming with an insanely powerful aura of magic and energy. All of Sombra’s attacks were useless when he tried to take down the six heroes of Equestria.
This made no sense. How in the world could these ponies possibly produce this power without the Elements of Harmony? This shouldn’t be possible. Sombra was once the predator, closing in on his prey to finish them off. But now, thanks to their infernal friendship, they are the ones who became the poweful ones. The predators. As Sombra was as helpless as any tiny rabbit.
"Your magic can't defeat mine! I DESTROYED THE SOURCE OF YOUR POWER!" Yelled Sombra in terror and shock. All of that intimidation and arrogance falling apart to reveal who King Sombra truly was, a scared cowardly stallion who realized how much he underestimated Twilight Sparkle and her friends.
"You can't destroy our friendship, Sombra!" Commented Twilight as pure magic surged through her.
"And we keep telling bad guys-..." Continued Rainbow Dash.
"But ya'll just don't seem to remember-..." Added Applejack.
"That friendship... IS MAGIC!" Yelled the six mares in unison as the aura of magic only grew stronger, forcing Sombra back.
Sombra attempted one last time to attack the main six with a blast of dark magic. But it just bounced off as the aura of magic continued it's expansion. Forcing Sombra back into his black crystal throne as the energy hit him. Tearing him apart as he let out one final scream.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Before being blasted into nothing. But as the energy wave expanded and spread throughout all of Counterlot and Ponyville, it destroyed all black crystals and freed all those who were under Sombra's mind control.
But, just like several hours before in the Crystal Empire where Sombra merely faked his demise and survived as a hardly noticeable puff of black mist, performed the same trick once again. As the girls believed they zapped the tyrant into oblivion just like last time, Sombra managed to send a part of himself away and luckily escaped the friendship death blast.
The puff of black mist flew and dashed outside of Counterlot castle and landed in the royal gardens. It took around a minute, but King Sombra managed to reform himself and slowly stand back up.
"No... They... They defeated me?... NO! NO! NO! THEY COULDN'T HAVE DEFEATED ME! THIS MUST BE A DREAM!" Denied the weakened king as he spoke to himself.
"How!? HOW!? I calculated everything perfectly! I was even able to defeat the lord of chaos himself! I will go back up there and- UGH!" Sombra groaned in pain as he collapsed on the ground from his extremely weakened state.
"No... No no no no no no no no no no no no no NO! I will not be defeated yet again by the power of LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP! I am King Sombra! It took the power of TWO alicorn princesses t defeat me in the first place! I am... I am King Sombra!" Yelled King Sombra, motivating himself into fighting against the weakness and pain as he stood back up into a more regal position.
"I am King Sombra! And I will destroy all who stand in my way! For I am the embodiment of hatred and fear! The lord of shadow! The prince of darkness! The rightful ruler of the Crystal Empire! And all those who DARE TO STAND AGAINST ME WILL COWER BEFORE MY-!"
"Hey! I think I heard something over there!" Spoke a voice from nearby as King Sombra looked over to hear galloping that got closer and closer. Sombra already knew it was the royal guard, already having their control from him eliminated, no doubt by that annoying blast of magic. But they are nothing but a bunch of mere royal guards, King Sombra will blast them into nothing once they show up!
Sombra attempted to charge his weakened horn with a surge of dark magic, but the dark energy immediately burned out. Leaving the horn completely vacant of power as Sombra looked back up at it in concern.
"AAAGH! It took everything I had just to escape that infernal bombardment! Those blasted ponies will pay for-!"
"Hey! I think the voice is coming from over here! We're getting closer!" Yelled a royal guard as the patrol of guards got closer and closer to Sombra's current position as Sombra looked over once more in worriment where the voices were coming from.
"Curses! I have got to stop talking to myself!" Growled Sombra to himself as he turned and started galloping away from his current position in the opposite direction of the castle and the royal guards.
The once infamous and feared King Sombra, has been reduced to nothing more then a nomadic wanderer of Equestria. After his failed attempt to retake the Crystal Empire and conquer the rest of Equestria, he was completely drained of magic. After escaping the frontal assault of the main six, Sombra was nearly destroyed. But he managed to survive, severely weakened but still alive. The dark unicorn had no other choice but to flee, to flee Canterlot and Ponyville in order to find a safe place to properly hide out and lick his wounds.
There was no way in Tarturus that he would ever return back to Grogar. His pride was already damaged enough, and the dark king would personally be blasted back into the aether then returning back to Grogar's hideout, and be mocked my an old goat, a withered centaur, a fallen queen, and a little pagusus filly. Much less even work with those pathetic fools.
King Sombra wandered the Equestrian country side for heaven only knows how long. Even after a few days or probably even weeks passed, his magic was still as weak and useless as it was when the main six foiled his evil plan yet again. If the dark king had to guess, he would say that it was yet another affect of the friendship magic the main six used against him. Perhaps forming some kind of block to his dark energy, preventing him form currently causing any more harm.
Sombra was wandering through a field of grain with tired red eyes and bags under his eyes. He as been currently wandering for five weeks now... Or was it three months? He's been alone and wandering for so long that he can't even remember how long he's been out there.
Even though any other pony would drop from exhaustion at this point, the ex-tyrant of the Crystal Empire was made out of tougher stuff. Or so he thought as he continued to wander through the field of grain.
"Okay, I should be getting closer to the next village by now..." Said Sombra as he just barely ignited his horn and pulled out a rolled up map. Unrolling it as he looked at the map in front of him while scratching his chin with one of his whooves. Thinking.
But before Sombra could open his mouth to speak outloud once more, the magic in his horn fizzled out once more as the aura around the floating map disappeared and fell to the ground.
"Grrr... And of course, still barely enough magic left in me to pick up a map." Growled Sombra to himself as he reached down with one of his whooves and held up the map. Looking at the next nearby village he would be coming across. He looked at the map that presented the village, then looked back up in the distance to see what appeared to be a village in the distance.
"Hphm! Walking to one tiny village shouldn't be too hard!" Sombra exclaimed to himself as he held his head high and rolled up his map before putting it away and once again, walking through the field of grain.
Sombra walked for what had to be over two hours before walking up as small hill. Sombra looked ahead of himself with a confident smile as he marched up the hill. He knew that right over this hill would be the village he was marching towards for the last two hours where he could get something to eat, something to drink, and if he was lucky, find a book of spells to find away to reverse whatever magic blocking condition he had. He was excited to think about what he would do once he got his powers back. One thing he knows he will do is enslave an entire army of creatures before returning to the Crystal Empire and Ponyville and separating the main six before destroying him. No more games. No more allowing his pride to make foolish decisions. Once he got his power back, none will stand in his way.
""Hahaha, that wasn't to hard..." As Sombra got over the hill and looked ahead with a smile... it immediately disappeared as he saw that the village he was walking towards was even farther in the distance then it was before.
"Are you kidding me!? How is that even possible?!" Roared King Sombra in anger as he growled while gazing into the distance. But he managed to calm himself and take a deep breath before moving along and continued walking.
"*Sigh*... No matter. I will get there soon enough. How far can it possibly be?" Asked King Sombra out loud, followed by a small laugh escaping his mouth before he continued walking.
Sombra, exhausted and tired walked up another hill as he looked ahead of himself. To see that the village was still there, miles into the distance.
"I swear, if this is some kind of practical joke by Discord... I will atomize him once I see him again..." Growled Sombra as he continued his march.
Sombra walked up yet another hill as he looked ahead... Only to see that the village was still in the distance.
"... ARE YOU KI-"
Sombra dragged himself on the ground with his front two hooves, finally making his way into the village. The exhausted and on the edge of death pony then pushed himself back up off the ground as he looked around with bloodshot red eyes and a semi-psychotic smile on his face.
"Ha! Hahaha! HA! There! I finally made it! Take THAT YOU BLASTED FIELD OF GRAIN! I BEAT YOU! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Laughed Sombra, pumping his hoofs into the air in success before actually getting a good look at the village he was in.
And just like that, Sombra's smile disappeared as he got a better look at the town. The houses were disintegrating and falling apart, windows were boarded up, the surrounding shops had boards covering the doors and windows of the shut down establishments, and a single tumbleweed blew through the town.
Sombra looked all over the town in fear and anguish, not seeing a single pony or a sign of life for miles as his frustration only grew greater and greater.
"Wha- What!? Oh no! No! No! No! No! Noooooooooooooooo!" Screamed Sombra in pure rage as he continued to scream to the sky and continue his tantrum.
"Noooooooooo! All I wanted was some food, some water, and enslave an entire town and brainwash them into being my dark army! Was that too much to ask!?" Yelled Sombra in anger.
"What are ya doing here!? Can't decent folk get some peace and quite!?" Sombra immediately stopped his whining as he looked over, only to meet a very old and possibly crazy pony eye to eye as the pony glared at him. Making the dark king jump back out of temporary shock.
"What is wrong with you!? You can't just jump out of nowhere and spook ponies like that! What's wrong with you!?" Yelled Sombra in frustration as he stood back up to face the old pony.
"Well, maybe if you weren't screaming and hollering like that and disturbing anypony... I wouldn't have to yell at you!" Retorted the old crazed pony as Sombra glared at the old pony and looked around the town once more.
"Disturbing who!? There's nopony around!" Yelled Sombra as he used his magic to pull out his map to show it to the old pony in front of him.
"This map told me this town would be hustling and bustling with ponies! Why is it suddenly a ghost town!?" Asked Sombra as the old pony gazed as the map as he scratched his chin with his hoof.
"Oh, see your problem right here is that this map was printed eighty years ago. This town was abandoned around sixty years ago. Sorry pal, but your outta luck." Stated the old pony with a shrug as Sombra looked back at the map with an furious glare. Managing to summon up enough dark magic from his horn to burn away the map in black fire. After the map burned away and Sombra's magic died out, he looked back over at the old pony.
"If this is just a ghost town, what are you doing here? Just to be a cliche creepy old pony to scare off any travelers?"Asked Sombra sarcastically as he moved his hoofs in quotation marks while rolling his eyes as the old pony started to walk away.
"Well, THAT and because every ghost town needs a tumbleweed salespony." Said the old pony as he walked up to a cart full of tumbleweeds. Picking one up and cackling madly before tossing it away and allowing the tumbleweed to blow in the wind. Sombra only staring at the display of madness and stupidity with an emotionless expression. Before suddenly growing angry and took an aggressive stance as his horn started to surge with dark magic.
"I have had just about enough off this FOOLISHNESS! First the neverending field! Then wandering to a ghost town! And now this! You will fear me old pony! And my new army of darkness will begin with you!" Yelled Sombra as he aimed his red horn at the old pony and attempted to fire a bolt of dark magic at him. Only for his horn to burn out once more, with only a few black specs of dark magic to fall from Sombra's horn and on the ground before burning out.
Sombra simply looked back up with a glare. But before he could speak or do anything else, the old pony dashed up to him and silently looked at the dark kings horn. As Sombra looked back with a strange look.
"What?"
The old pony simply grabbed Sombra's head and pulled him closer in order to get a better look at his horn.
"Get your filthy peasent hooves off my head before I cram all those tumbleweeds of your up your nose." Hissed Sombra as the old pony looked as Sombra's horn for another moment, before stopping and taking a few hoof steps back.
"Oh! I see what's wrong with ya! It seems like your havin' a little trouble focusing your magic." Concluded the old pony as Sombra glared at the old pony with an annoyed look.
"Brilliant deduction there... What's going to be your next extraordinary discovery? Fire is hot? Water is wet?" Growled Sombra in an extremely sarcastic tone.
"But luckily for you, I know where you can go to get that little problem of yours fixed!" Exclaimed the old pony. Sombra merely rolled his eyes as he decided to play along.
"Very well, and where is this place of miracle workers your talking about?" Asked Sombra.
The old pony lifted his hoof and pointed over at a mountain nearby covered by some greenery and several large jagged pieces of rock. "The Kirin. After becoming allies to the nation of Equestria, they have become known for their natural healing medicines and herbal tea. They have also been known to help out creatures who have been having trouble focusing their magic. If you wanna fix that little problem of yours, that's the place ya gotta go!"
Sombra simply looked at the old pony, and glanced back at the mountain he pointed to. Of course Sombra could just dismiss him as nothing more then a crazy old pony. But, he did read about the legendary Kirin when he was younger, and this area WAS the place where the Kirin were said to live. But, going there would still be better then just staying in a ghost town with a crazy old pony.
"Hmm... Very well old pony. I will seek out the Kirin and find the cure for my mysterious magic block. And once I get my powers back I will- Bgh!" Sombra was interrupted as the old pony stuffed a rolled up map in Sombra's mouth, stopping him mid sentence and stopping him from talking.
"If yar gonna go and seek the Kirin your gonna need a map to know exactly where your going. There's a lot of wilderness out there and it'll be easy to get lost of you don't know exactly where yar going." Uttered the old pony as Sombra reached for the map that was crammed in his mouth and pulling out, angrily unraveling it as he spoke to himself once more.
"Once I get my powers back I swear..." Sombra looked at the map to see exactly where he needed to go and where the Kirin village was. The words on the map were actually very skillfully well-written with the illustrations being artistically impressive. Sombra lifted an eyebrow with an impressed grunt before looking back up at the old pony.
"Hmm... Perhaps the old pony isn't as insane as I-..." But Sombra stopped dead in his tracks when he saw that the old pony cackling like a mad pony as he started tossing tumbleweeds out of his cart.
"They laughed at me! They ALL LAUGHED AT ME! They all called me crazy! Now look at me! Hahahahahaha!
"Nevermind." Said Sombra as he slowly started to back out of the ghost town before turning around and walking away.
It was later that night as Sombra started wandering through the dark woods. He held the map in front of him with his magic as sounds of the birds and insects of the night were all around him. He hated walking though the woods, he could remember back then when he was sitting on his massive throne years ago. Ruling over an Empire with an iron hoof and indulging in the best luxuries money could buy. But now, here he was. Wandering though the woods like some nomad.
"Ugh... I loath the woods... I hate the trees, I hate the cool fresh air, I hate that my hooves are starting to hurt, I hate the animals and their annoying notices, I hate the rocks, and I don't know how much longer I can complain." Growled the king outloud as he continued to inspect the map he held out on front of him with his magic.
"Hmm... According to this map, the village is only a few more- Ugh!" Sombra didn't even finish his sentence before tripping over a root and falling face first into a shallow body of water. Sombra stood back up as he brushed away the the dirty excess water that was in his fur and spat out the water that made it's way into his mouth.
As Sombra looked down, his eyes widened in disappointment as he telekinetically pulled up his wet map out of the water. "My map!"
Sombra uncrumpled the map as he attempted to read and memorize the rest of the route. But unfortunately for him, the illustrations and words on the map were smuged and unillegible thanks to the water.
"Just wonderful. Yea-No, that's just wonderful. No more map." Growled Sombra as he crumpled up the map and tossed it aside.
"Forget it, I'm sure I can find the village myself. It's not like things could get any worse." Said Sombra out of pure annoyance as he continued to walk through the forest. As he did, he felt several eyes peer down at him as he continued his solitary march.
But Sombra soon started to get angrier and more annoyed as the unknown predatory creatures behind him got closer and closer. And as Sombra stopped in his tracks and the creatures loomed over him, he turned around and roared as loud as he could. Baring his sharpened fangs and summoning what magic he could to enhance his aura and make him seem more intimidating.
The creatures immediately turned tail and ran away back into the dark forest as Sombra laughed to himself as he continued down the trail.
"Haha! Even without my magic, there is no creature in these woods that are more fearsome then I!" Stated Sombra pridefully outloud as he continued his walk. But only five minutes into his walking, he stopped in his tracks yet again as he got a weird feeling all over his body. Like several 'creatures' were on him and squirming around.
"What's that squirming? Is something on me?" Asked Sombra as he looked down to see that his legs and body were covered in leeches.
"LEECHES!? AAAHHH! AAAHHHH! AAAHHH!" Sombra started to panic and scream as he brushes his legs and body to get rid of the leeches.
After a little more (rolling on the ground and scraping his body against trees and boulders, he continued down the trail. While occasionally brushing his body to get rid of any unnoticed leeches. After brushing the rest of the bloodsucking parasites off his body, the ex-tyrant cursed under his breath as he continued his way down the trail. But as Sombra continued his semi-peaceful trek down the trail while thinking about when he regains his power he will raze every forest in Equestria to the ground and push the leech species into extinction... His stomach growled as he looked down.
Sombra hasn't eaten anything in a little while. Not packing any food, Sombra had no other choice then to look around for something to eat as he continued down the trail. Perhaps he would stumble across an apple tree or maybe some other fruit baring tree. As the king looked around the area, he stopped and looked down at something that was blocking his path.
It was a small rabbit sitting in the middle of the trail and holding a carrot. As the bunny was preparing to bite into it, Sombra gave an insidious smile as he used his magic to snatch up the carrot right as the bunny bit down into thin air. Sombra started to take a bite out of the carrot before looking back down at the rabbit that shook it's fist at him. Making several noises that were no doubt the bunny cursing him out.
"Hahaha! And what are you going to do about it, bunny? If you haven't noticed, I am far BIGGER then you... Consider yourself lucky that I didn't step on you..." Smiled Sombra as he swung his hoof and knocked the bunny aside before laughing and continuing his way down the trail. The bunny stood back up and gritted it's teeth at Sombra before turning around and walking away.
Sombra continued his walk down the trail as he finished up eating the carrot that he stole from the helpless bunny. As he swallowed the final morsal, he looked around to see that he ended up in a clearing of sorts. Looking up, he saw that he was standing in front of the jagged mountain that the old crazy pony pointed him to and claimed to be where the kirin were.
As Sombra continued to inspect the area, he found that there were several rock formations forming stairs that led up to what appeared to be an entrence with beautiful waterfalls all around it. In the moonlight, the waterfalls were beautiful. One could only imagine how beautiful it would be in the sunlight, in the daytime. Except Sombra only rolled his eyes at this thought. That wasn't beautiful. The only thing that would make THAT beautiful would be giant black crystals.
Sombra smiled at the thought as he took a hoof step forward, but before he could take another step he saw from the bottom corner of his eye that something was blocking his path. Looking down he saw the same rabbit from before standing in front of Sombra with an angry look in it's eye and it's forelegs crossed.
"Hahaha, it's just you. So what do you want? Have you come so I could steal more of your carrots? If not, step to the side. Or I will not hesitate to stomp on you..." Threatened Sombra with an evil smile as the bunny held it's fist out and started chirping outloud. King Sombra looked in confusion, but as he did he heard the scampering of tiny feet, wing beats, and hooves from all around him as Sombra looked all around him. Only to see that dozens of woodland creatures surrounded him. Dozens of squirrels, ferrets, birds, rabbits, deer, and more.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh no! Herbivores! I am SO SCARED!" Exclaimed King Sombra as he continued to laugh to himself, nearly having a heart attack from his insensate laughter. But suddenly out of nowhere, the woodland creatures started lunging out and viciously attacking him.
"AHHH! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! GET OFF OF ME! I COMMAND YOU! OBEY THE KING! AAAAHHH! GET OFF OF ME! YOU STUPID! ANIMALS!" Screamed Sombra in agony as the comedic scene of Sombra getting viciously attacked by harmless woodland creatures only got worse and worse. For him, anyway.
Sombra thrashed here and there as he tried to get all the bloodthirsty forest creatures off of him as he stumbled around the area and fight off the cute and harmless creatures all throughout the night.
The sunlight shined through the windows and openings of the shoddily built shack. The dark unicorn known as King Sombra was lying face up on a bed with a blue sheet covering his lower body and acupuncture needles covering Sombra's head, face, and the rest of his body. Along with several bite and scratch marks from multiple animal species all over his body.
The sunlight shined on Sombra's sleeping form, causing Sombra to stir and growl. The dark king started to return to consciousness as he slowly started to open his eyes. As he slowly opened up his eyes, he looked around the new location he was in. Even though he was groggy, he still saw that he was no longer in the woods any more. But instead some old shack, he growled and closed his eyes as he just noticed that the sun was shining right in his eyes.
But as he was about to push himself up from the bed, he noticed a shadow appeared over him. Looking up he saw the face of a smiling pony-like creature hovering over him with one of the biggest smiles he's ever seen in his life. About as big and shining as the sun itself. He hated it, but that brief millisecond of hate was quickly replaced by shock that somepony was standing over his sleeping form.
"AAAAHHHH!"
"*Gasp* Hi there! I mean- Good morning sleepy head! I found you passed out in the woods nearby while I was collecting herbs and other plants for medicine and tea so I brought you back to my home and saw that you were all banged up. So I decided you needed a good old session of acupuncture. So why are you here? Are you hungry? Reflective? Thirsty? I mean-Oh! Just look at me going on and on and- So are you a unicorn? 'Cause not many other unicorns have crimson sharp horns like that! That coo- OH! And I just love your mane it's so floowy and dark and I have SO MANY QUESTIONS and I-Oh I almost forgot! Drink this!" The Kirin spoke so fast Sombra laid there in the bed, dumbfounded by how fast the kirin talked that he just noticed that she was holding something up to him. He looked down to see a cup filled with... some kind of medicine he assumed. Or maybe she was just crazy and was trying to poison him. Either way, it smelt repulsive.
"Ha... Yeah, like I'm going to drink-Blaaaa...." The Kirin simply removed one acupuncture needle on Sombra's face and stuck it on another side of his face. Making Sombra loose muscle control around his mouth as it opened up, allowing the Kirin to simply toss the foul tasting medicine down Sombra's throat before pulling the pin back out.
"Oh, sorry about that! It's just a little medicine to help with the healing process. Anyway, hi my name is Autumn Blaze and do you mind if I ask what you were doing out in the middle of the woods because normally ponies or other creatures don't hang out in the middle of the woods (unless their not sentient like rabbits, birds, or squirrels). But you are a pony and you were in the middle of the woods, so can I ask you why you were in the middle of the woods and why are you covered in bite marks? And why is your horn red? And why does your main flow like that? And why-Hhm!" Autumn Blaze was silenced as Sombra placed his hoof over Autumn's mouth.
"Now. I am going to remove my hoof. And when I do, I want you to talk SLOWLY and in an UNDERSTANDING TONE... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" Asked Sombra in a slow and intimidating voice as Autumn Blaze nodded.
"Mm-Hm..." Vocalized Autumn Blaze as Sombra removed his hoof, allowing a moment of silence to pass through the cottage.
"First, what is this place? Why have you taken me in? And are you one of those... Kirin?" Asked Sombra as he pulled a needle out of his head.
"Haha! Well duh! I'm a Kirin! This place is my lovely cottage and I took you in because you you seemed in pretty bad condition out there! So, what brings you around here?" Asked Autumn, still possessing a huge smile on her lips as Sombra just glared back at her with suspicion.
"So then, if your really a Kirin, Is it true that your all healers like ponies say?"
"I mean, I already treated you for your wounds. So of course! But there's no need to rush!" Said Autumn Blaze as she quickly dashed away and came back a millisecond later, carrying a coffee pot in one hoof and two coffee cups in the other hoof. Quickly pouring the coffee in the two cups before handing one to Sombra and placing the coffee pot on the side before taking a sip.
"I thought it would be cool if we got to know each other! I mean, I never seen a unicorn like you before (I mean I never saw a unicorn in general) but I didn't know they were as grim and serious-looking like you. So, who are you? Where did you come from? Why are your teeth so pointy? Do all unicorns have pointed teeth? What's your-"
"ENOUGH!" Yelled Sombra in a semi-demonic voice that made the Kirin stop talking and give a look of fright. Sombra silently placed his hoof on his head and began to rub one of his temples.
'*Sigh*... Alright Sombra, look... You don't have any powers, from what I've seen she currently she doesn't know who you truly are... And you CANNOT risk being exposed again. I cannot risk being taken down in this vulnerable state... Play nice until she can reverse this magic block...' Thought Sombra to himself silently. Sombra then lowered his hoof and looked back at Autumn Blaze.
"...Can you just tell me if you Kirin are healers like I heard about?" Asked Sombra in the nicest tone of voice he could muster up.
"Yeah, sure. Is there something wrong with you?" Asked Autumn in a concerned voice as she stood up and walked over to Sombra.
"After an... Altercation I've had with other magical forces, I can't focus magic through my horn like before" Said Sombra as he pointed to his horn. Autumn tilted her head and cocked an eyebrow before gently grabbing Sombra's head and pulling him closer to get a better look.
"Hmm... I'm not sure what the problem is yet... Try focusing some magic." Stated Autumn before letting go of Sombra and taking a few hoof steps back.
Sombra did as the Kirin asked and struggled to simply perform a simple levitation spell. But only three seconds in, his horn lost power. Only a few sparks of magic fell from his horn. Sombra looked back up at Autumn to see that she was scratching her chin with a thoughtful look on her face. She remained that way for several more seconds before lowering her hoof and looking back at Sombra with a smile.
"So, can you fix it?" Asked Sombra with a hopeful tone in his voice.
"Yeah, don't worry. It can happen to Kirin too if we use up too much power at once. The good news is, I can fix it!" Exclaimed Autumn with a smile as Sombra cocked his eyebrow with a suspicious look.
"And the bad news?..."
"It's gonna take a little while to make the cure." Said Autumn Blaze with a nervous smile on the mare's face as Sombra face hoofed himself. Sliding his hoof down his face, the king let out a groan of annoyance before speaking.
"*Sigh*... Very well... I can be patient..." Uttered Sombra as Autumn Blaze walked up to the unicorn yet again.
"Actually, come to think of it... I never got your name. So... What's your name?" Asked Autumn Blaze looking up at the tall stallion in front of her. Sombra merely looked down at the Kirin in front of him with a look of discontentment on his face.
"You may refer to me as, King Sombra!" Stated Sombra with pride as he held his chin up in a snobbish manner.
"Ohh! Your a KING!? That is so COOL! What Kingdom do you rule? Tell me everything! I never met a king before!" Said Autumn excitedly as she held her hooves together with a big smile on her face and moved up and down in place. Each movement followed by a cute squeaking sound.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
"For I, King Sombra ruled the Crystal Empire and is the most powerful, skilled, and intelligent unicorn to ever live! But alas... My position was overthrown by those infernal..." Sombra stopped and glanced over at the excited Autumn Blaze.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
"Stop that."
Squeak! Squeak! Sque-...
"Now where was I? Oh right. I was overthrown by that infernal pink alicorn, that annoying white unicorn, and that worthless purple alicorn and her friends..." Growled Sombra as Autumn Blaze had a sympathetic expression on her face.
"That sounds horrible. I'm sorry that happened to you, but maybe when you get your magic back you can overthrow those tyrants!" Exclaimed Autumn Blaze with a huge smile on her face and swung one of her front legs.
Sombra merely rolled his eyes and waved one of his front hooves, dismissing the comment.
"Yeah, yeah... Overthrow those tyrants or whatever... Now, when can you get started on that elixir of yours?"
"I actually have to go out and get some ingredients first." Said Autumn Blaze as she looked over at the door and opened it with her telekinesis, before looking back at Sombra.
"So, what are you waiting for? Come on, we can talk on the way! I wanna get to know you better, your majesty." Said Autumn as she playfully bowed with a giggle. Sombra looked back with an annoyed expression.
"I'm sure your more then capable of getting the ingredients YOURSELF... Why would you want me?" Asked Sombra was he rolled his eyes.
"Well, because we're friends. Duh!" Stated Autumn as Sombra started to laugh at the statement.
"Hahahahahahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHA... Um, NO. We are not friends. You are a healer to me, just someone to cure my ailments. Besides, I don't need friends." Clarified Sombra with a dead serious expression.
"Come on now, everyone needs at least one friend. And who says we aren't friends? I see you as my friend." Said Autumn with a big smile on her face as she and Sombra awkwardly stared at each other for a few more seconds.
"*Sigh*, fine I will come with you... Just no friendship speeches. I'm already aching enough for today..." Gave in Sombra as he walked to the door and Autumn Blaze.
"I'll do my best, your majesty." Said Autumn Blaze as she playfully bowed and giggled as an annoyed Sombra passed by. Soon the two walked out the door and down the path leading into the woods.
But instead of walking down the path like Sombra expected, the Kirin suddenly stopped and grabbed hold of Sombra as she looked over at the rising sun beyond the cliff.
"Oh! Oh! Wait! You gotta see this real quick! It's beautiful!" Exclaimed Autumn Blaze as she grabbed Sombra by his hoof and without even having enough time to process what's going on, the Kirin dragged the unicorn to the cliffs edge.
"Oh my goodness... Isn't it beautiful?" Asked Autumn Blaze as she pointed at the sun rise with her hoof as Sombra stared on with an annoyed and bored expression on his face. Sombra remained silent as Autumn continued to take in the gorgeous sun rise.
"I absolutely love sun rises... To see the source of all life and heat in the world to rise above our heads and cast warmth and light throughout the land with it's benevolent gaze. To show the true beauty of the world around us and show how the sea, the land, the sky, the plant life, and all of us are connected and show that none of us are truly ever alone. To show that we are all connected in one way or another." Autumn stated as she looked over at Sombra with a big smile on her face as Sombra merely gazed back at her with a emotionless expression on his face.
"What could be better then sun rises anyway?" Asked Autumn as Sombra turned to her with a massive frown on his face.
"Being DEAD. Or anything else..." Growled Sombra as Autumn looked at him with a surprised expression, before rubbing the back of her head and laughing to herself.
"Oh, hehe. Yeah, I guess not everypony likes poetry or sun rises. But that's cool. Let's get going." Stated Autumn as she turned around and walked away from the cliff. Sombra doing the same as he walked right next to her.
The two walked down the path and through the woods as the two remained silent the entire time. Sombra glanced at the mare next to him and looked at her with annoyance.
'How could one mare have that much energy and be that annoying? And should I really take her seriously as a healer? What professional healer acts so much like a hyperactive child? *Sigh* Nevermind, just bare with it until she fixes you, and then... Nothing will stand in your way. Yet, I must respect her boundless enthusiasm... To a degree...' Thought Sombra to himself as an evil smile crept onto his face.
"So, Sombra, can I ask you something?" Asked Autumn as she turned to the annoyed king to her right.
"What?"
"How did you get your main like that? It's wavy and black and it moves on it's own, I LOVE it! What's your secret?" Asked an enthusiastic Autumn Blaze as Sombra groans in annoyance.
"This is going to be a long day..."