Once Sombra and the gang entered the Crystal Empire castle; they were met with crystal guards on the ground; (supposedly wounded with bruises and such… ), many decorations and paintings destroyed… . And of course… ; the rest of the castle staff all injured and barely moving… . Mainly because they’re either knocked out, or hurt too badly due to the sheer surprise of the attack… . And mainly because of the brute strength from those yetis too that caused all this… . Ouch… .
“Be on guard you guys”; said Sombra cautiously. “I fear that we’re not alone in this castle… .” Sombra then proceeds to unsheathe a spear from a holster on his back while magically levitating Cozy Glow off of him while he’s doing so… . So that way she won’t get hurt while he was getting ready for a fight… . Flurry Heart got out the only weapons a filly like herself could use; her magic, and a silver spoon. Discord started to spark out magic with his claws as a means to defend himself for just in case. Chrysalis then got out what looks to be a sword of some kind, and a dagger as well for just in case. “Alright”, said Sombra. “Let’s go and see if we can look for anyone that’s able to help us in our search.” And with that; all four of them went to look for somepony to help them, or who’s able to tell them where the royal parents are at… .
Cozy Glow then started to wake up, and asked; “what’s happening?” Cozy Glow was back on Sombra’s back, and still holding onto him. She then saw Sombra’s spear, and started to whine because of the sight of it.
Sombra looked at Cozy, and said; “relax buddy… . We’ve just entered the Crystal Castle… . If you want; you can either go back to sleep… . Or you can help us look for the parents… . Okay?” Cozy Glow nodded, and said; “okay… .” before getting out a wooden spoon as a weapon, and clutching it while holding onto Sombra’s back as well. Sombra said; “okay then… .” and patted Cozy’s head. “Try and get some rest. I’ll be sure to wake you up once we find some yetis that you can hurt… ; alright?” Cozy Glow giggled with a smile, and said, “okay… .” right before falling back asleep with a yawn. Chrysalis looked at Sombra, and said; “you know… . If you want; maybe we can adopt Cozy Glow after all of this is said and done. What’ya say… ?” Sombra thought about it for a bit, and then replied; “maybe… . I’ll think about it once I’ve thought it through… ; alright?” Chrysalis nodded and felt happy about that answer.
But just as soon as the group was about to separate to cover more ground; they heard a scream coming from a distant room somewhere. “Mommy… ?” Flurry Heart questioned. They all stopped and leaned in to listen for somepony to call out again… . Eventually; somepony did. “Flurry Heart? Is that you? Where are you honey?” Flurry Heart got all excited, and said; “mommy! That’s my mommy! She’s in danger out there… ! Let’s go save her!” Sombra and the others all nodded in agreement; except for Cozy Glow. She’s still asleep; trying to catch up on her rest since the trip.
Flurry Heart was about to run off, but Sombra stopped her and warned; “wait. I wouldn’t go to her just yet. There could be more yetis in the castle; especially with her. We have to approach her slowly… and with caution… . Okay?” Flurry Heart whined, but then nodded in agreement. “Just... don’t let them hurt my mommy... okay?” Sombra then leaned down, put his shadow hand on her head, and said; “I won’t kid… ; don’t worry.” He got up and started approaching the room where Cadence’s voice last came from. The others soon followed after.
After what seemed like five minutes; they made it to a room that looked like a little baby’s room. Flurry Heart called out; “mommy… ? You in there?” The room’s double doors were opened slightly when they first saw it. Suddenly; they saw one of the doors starting to open some more… ; causing the group to ready their weapons. Once the door was completely opened, they saw Cadence at the front of the room. Flurry Heart got all excited and ran towards her mommy in excitement. “Mommy, mommy!” she said with happiness; knowing that her own mommy was safe and sound, and unharmed by those mean yetis. Cadence then spreaded out her hooves, and embraced her child with a warm hug.
After a few minutes; the group then hid away their weapons, and started to approach the two. Cadence looked at them, and they stopped. Sombra then spoke out; “I believe that we had a deal in mind?” Cadence looked like she was thinking, but then her eyes grew wide, and said; “oh… ! Right! The deal… ! Hehe… . Sorry about that… . Please, come in! It’s no trouble really… .” Sombra said; “alright,” and walked forward. The group then soon followed, and all were inside the room. But not before looking to see if the coast was clear, and then closed the doors behind them before locking it.
After Cadence letted go of Flurry Heart, she got up, turned to the group, and then said; “thank you… all of you… . If it wasn’t for you four, then surely my daughter would’ve been hurt.” Sombra smiled, and said; “it’s no big deal, really… . I was just doing what you wanted me to do. And besides...” Sombra stopped for a moment to set Cozy Glow down on one of Flurry Heart’s pillows that was strewn on the floor, and continued; “… if anyone’s gonna hurt you, then it’d be us; right?” Cadence blushed with certainty, and then sheepishly nodded in agreement. Sombra smiled, and then said; “so… . Now that we’ve rescued your daughter and saved you… . Where’s our reward?”
Cadence was about to answer, when suddenly a pack of yetis bursted through the doors, and started growling. This made Cozy Glow wake up startled, and then she raised her spoon in front of her to combat the yetis while looking at them… ; after looking all over the place first… . The rest of the group; even Cadence; got out their weapons, and were just about to attack… .
Just then; they saw some yetis getting knocked down. They didn’t know what was causing it at first, until they saw the last yeti fall. Flurry Heart’s eyes lit up as she soon saw who it was that took them all down… . “Daddy… !” she said in excitement.
Flurry Heart then hid her weapon away, and then went to fly towards Shining Armor to give him a big hug… . He felt his daughter tackle him, and then giving him a nuzzle while hugging him tightly. He patted Flurry Heart on the back and said; “okay kid… that’s enough. I’m here now… . You can let go of me.” Flurry Heart obliged, and released Shining Armor from his hug. He then started to look around the room, and said; “wow... . You guys sure do like to make yourselves feel welcome… . Huh guys… ?” Sombra frowned, sighed in slight annoyance, and said; “well… ? We didn’t had much of a choice now did we?” Shining Armor blushed slightly, and nodded. Sombra then continued by saying; “that’s what I thought… . Now then...” he clapped with his shadow hands as he began. “What is our reward for helping your daughter getting back home safely… ? Huh pal? What’s our prize… ?” Shining Armor thought for a moment, and said; “I’ll be right back… ;” before leaving the room.
After what felt like five minutes… ; Shining Armor came back with five medals in a case. “These are your rewards… . Now; since you all helped my daughter get back home safe; I suppose we can grant you these in return huh? What’ya say?” Sombra thought for a moment, and said; “alright, but what’s the catch?” Shining Armor was confused, and looked at him in confusion. Sombra then rephrased; “meaning; how’re these our rewards?” Shining Armor finally understood, and said; “well… ; if you have these medals, then you’ll be known as heroes of the entire kingdom. Plus you’ll no longer be labeled as villains from here on out. Understood?”
All of the villains looked at each other with amazed looks and cheered. “Sweet”, said Cozy Glow. “But what am I gonna get in return?” Sombra walked towards Cozy Glow, tickled her belly; causing her to giggle, and then stated; “we’re getting medals and being labeled as heroes from here on out. You wanted something else?” Cozy Glow nodded and said; “I wanted something else after the medal and title.” Sombra shrugged, and asked; “alright then. What do you want?” Cozy Glow was about to answer, when suddenly her stomach started growling. Sombra nodded and chuckled with a smile, and said; “alright then. Let’s go get something to eat, and then we’ll see what happens… ; okay?” Cozy Glow nodded, and said; “okay”.
After Sombra picked up Cozy Glow; the group then followed The Royal Family to go get some dinner. Everything seemed to be great, until... .