//------------------------------// // Every queen needs a king // Story: The Fall of Twilight, The Birth of Midnight // by Twilight Star //------------------------------// It was a day after Celestia and Luna came to visit me at the castle. When I realized that they didn’t come to the dining room for lunch, I tried to think that they had returned to Silver Shoals. I felt angry just thinking about it, because I couldn’t even get even with Celestia right. Okay, I made Celestia cry, but that wasn’t enough for me, I wanted to destroy her. And what about Luna? Since she had nothing to do with what happened to me, I would spare her from death. But if she challenges me or wants to stop my tyrannical reign, I will make her suffer the same fate as Celestia.  I was sitting on my throne with an evil smile on my face. Whenever I was sitting on my throne, I felt superior to everypony. But although I liked to feel it, I started to feel alone. I mean, I had my helper, but I would like to have somepony to stay with me during my difficult times. Somepony who could rule with me, so that me and that somepony could cause more fear in Equestria. I wanted to be with somepony as tyrant as me. The only villain that came to my mind was King Sombra, because he was a king and had ruled the Crystal Empire in a tyrannical way in the past, and when I say in the past, I mean well before I was born. And if there is one thing that every queen needs besides a kingdom and subjects, it is a king to rule with her. I wanted to resuscitate him, but for that, I had to find a resuscitation spell in the library.  I got up from the throne and went flying to the door. My helper just watched me go to the door, go out and close the door with magic my turquoise magic with fear present in it. After I resurrected him I would make a throne for King Sombra with my own magic, then Sombra and I will rule Equestria together with iron hooves and a lot of fear and tyranny we would cause.  I opened the brown library door with my magic and went straight in. I started searching the shelves for a spell book. It took me almost an hour to find a spell book. I took the book with my magic, went to the table, put the book on the table, sat down and started reading.    After reading the book for an hour, I finally found the resuscitation spell. I started reading the spell. The spell wasn’t difficult, especially for somepony who had a lot of power. When I was done, I got up, closed my eyes and started using my magic. My eyes flashed turquoise as I started to float, and suddenly, there was a flash. When I opened my eyes, I saw that in front of me was King Sombra. He was laughing meanly. I just watched with a smile.  “Muahahahahaha! Alive! Alive again! Now, I will take over the Crystal Empire!”  Sombra stopped laughing, looked at where he was and realized he was in a library. He was confused. But when he saw me, he was even more confused.  “Who are you?” asked King Sombra as he lifted a hoof.  I had to laugh at this situation. “Don’t you recognize me, Sombra?”  When King Sombra heard my voice, he instantly recognized who I was and was surprised at what he was seeing in front of him. “Twilight? Did you revive me?”  “Don’t call me Twilight, Sombra. Call me... Queen Midnight Sparkle!”  He was surprised by what I said. “Queen? So does that mean you rule Equestria now?”  “Yes, Sombra. I rule Equestria now. Celestia and Luna retired and passed the throne to me twelve hundred years ago. I’m practically the queen of Equestria now,” I replied.  “And how are you ruling Equestria?” asked King Sombra, now curious. He hoped that I wasn’t governing benevolently.  “Before, I governed Equestria benevolently, but after the death of my friends and royal advisor, I became very depressed. But then, I realized that it was Celestia’s fault, since she was the one who made me alicorn and made me immortal too. And now, I rule Equestria with an iron hoof, with fear and tyranny, and I want to get even with it in some way.” I explained to King Sombra, now angry with Celestia.  Sombra was surprised by what I said. He never expected that I would become mean one day. But he soon smiled.  “You know, I never imagined that you would be corrupted,” said Sombra. “And who would become Queen of Equestria one day.”  “I know. I also didn’t think that would happen,” I agreed. “Sombra, I have a proposal to make for you.”  “What is your proposal?” asked Sombra.  “As I am the queen of Equestria, would you like to rule with me?” I offered it to him.  He was surprised by what I said. “Govern with you?”  “Yes, Sombra. Since I am already the queen of Equestria, you can be the king of Equestria,” I replied with a wicked smile on my face. “Together, we can both cause fear to all ponies, and even get revenge on Celestia. So? You accept?”  Sombra started to think. He couldn’t deny that what I was offering him was something that somepony never offered him. He had never seen an evil queen before in his life, especially one who ruled Equestria with an iron hoof before he was defeated and destroyed three times: the first was by Celestia and Luna, the second by the crystal ponies, and the third was by me and my friends. But now, I was a queen who dominated Equestria, all thanks to the retirement of the two royal sisters and the death of my friends and the royal advisor. He began to imagine the us ruling Equestria tyrannically, and in addition to the crystal ponies, all the other ponies would be slaves to him and me.  He looked at me again and replied with a evil smile, “yes. I accept.”  “Great. Follow me.” I started walking.  Sombra followed me in a confused way. “Where are we going, Queen Midnight?”  Still walking and leaving the library, I looked at Sombra. “We’re going to the throne room. I will make a throne for you with my magic.”  Sombra was surprised by my last sentence. “A throne for me?”  I smiled. “Yes. Because after all, you will reign with me and every king needs a throne too,” I replied.  “Will you make a throne with your own magic?” asked Sombra, still surprised.  “Yes. My magic has evolved a lot over the years since I became a queen,” I replied. “I can even make tapestries appear on the empty walls.”  “So fast like that?” asked Sombra, now with his mouth open.  “Yes. It’s pretty quick,” I replied as I opened the door to the throne room with my magic and stepped inside. Sombra followed me.  Sombra observed the decoration of the throne room. He saw several tapestries of stars and me. He looked ahead of him and saw my throne and me flying up to him. I used my magic and suddenly, there was a flash. Sombra had to close his eyes and cover his face with a hoof because of the light.  When the light dimmed, Sombra uncovered his face and when he saw his new throne, he was amazed. His throne was shaped like a crystal with a gray color.  I looked at Sombra again and approached him with a smile. “So, Sombra? Did you like the throne I made for you?” Sombra looked at me, again with a evil smile. “Yes. I liked the throne. I must confess, I can’t wait to make the ponies afraid of us.”  “Me too, Sombra.” I brought my horn close to Sombra’s horn while smiling, not in an evil way, but in a loving way. Sombra was feeling a feeling he never felt before, but he liked to feel it.