Today was the day..
Well, not really. Of course, the Festival is a very awaited event for ponies. But for Vlad? Not at all. In fact, the only reason he was waiting for this event, was to try the costume that he had made.
Which, to say the least, didn't go that well...
Vlad grabbed his head and groaned "Dammit!" he lowered his head "Dag nabbit dammit damn dag nabbit daggin naggit-"
Sombra interrupted his tirade "Calm down, those are just clothes!" he then snorted "I thought you were the one to ignore those kinds of things"
Vlad sat down on the floor and sighed "I am! But... I made those myself-"
"Ahem!"
"..WE made those ourselves! It's like rasing your own child and then..." he pointed towards the ripped apart clothes "..this happens!"
Sombra wa silent for a few seconds "..do your younglings get ripped apart often?"
Vlad rolled his eyes "OK, nevermind that.." he then rubbed his forehead "But now, Ms. Rarity might have some suspicions towards me. I gotta choose words carefully around her.." he stared into the wall for a few seconds "..why did it sound so stupid and cliché like..?"
Sombra seemed to smirk "Well, now that I have a better understanding of your body, I can take matters in my own hooves whenever it's required" he seemed to ignore the last part of human's speech.
Vlad exhaled and collected the ruined clothes "I assume you will have to do so a lot in the near future.."
Having this kind of support made Vlad much braver. After all, Sombra was a former evil mastermind... Well, he HOPED that unicorn was reformed. But for now, Vlad had him on his side.
Again, he HOPED that Sombra was on his side. After the 'payback', Vlad became much more careful and thoughtful, even though he was trying to hide it from Sombra. As much as he appreciates Sombra's help, he can't trust him yet.
But nevermind that..
Vlad put torn clothes into the wardrobe "Well, guess we are going in our regular clothes"
"Eh? Wouldn't it be better to stay here to practice with my magic? You could learn a lot from the former Dark Emperor!" his voice was full of pride... Which both amused and concerned Vlad.
Human sighed "You know well enough why"
Sometime later, Ferum emerged from his room. If it was in his power, he'd prefer to stay in his room untill the Festival is over, and figure out what to do next. But obviously, one particular pony would try to find him, which would turn out even worse, maybe even blowing his cover. At least that's what Ferum was thinking.
Meanwhile outside, it wasn't as loud as Ferum would have expected. You could even tell that it was just the slightest bit quieter. Sure, all ponies were going round and about, but none of them were making as much noice as they usually do. The dragon was walking amongst them.
Ferum was amazed, though he was good st hiding it 'Dang, this kind of organization would put many of my world leaders to shame!'
Sombra snorted 'I still wonder how did Celestia get their loyalty... All she did, was saving them several times'
Ferum nearly rolled his eyes 'It takes way more than that back in my-'
Suddenly, Ferum's back head started to... Vibrate? He started to have an urge to look behind, as if something was happening there without him seeing it. Which, he obviously did, just in time to see the shadowy silhouette quickly hiding in the alleyway.
Ferum stared at the corner 'W-Wuh..?'
'Quick, we gotta go after them!'
'What? No!'
'There is somecreature spying on you, and you won'r even care about it?!'
Ferum turned around and kept on walking 'Not at all..' he stretched his arms up 'I mean, come on! The Festival is here, and I will simply report it to Twilight. She will know what to do!'
'..Seriously? You are going to leave it to others?'
Ferum nearly shrugged (his body was still getting used to the lack of inhibitors) 'What would we do? Interrogate 'em? Dude, I'm not intimidating at all!'
Sombra snorted 'I AM though!'
"Heya Fer!"
This voice caught them off guard. Ferum's fur quickly turned into scales, as he looked at the one who called him.
It was Dandelion. She was wearing a weird looking dark-yellow jacket, with an eyepatch on her left eye.
Batpony raised her eyebrow and slightly tilted her head "You good?"
Ferum stared at her for a second, before exhaling. He quickly looked around, while his scales dissapeared. Luckily, it seemed like ponies didn't notice his behavior... Somehow.
Ferum looked back at Dandelion, confused "Y-.. What are you wearing..?"
Dandelion looked down at her clothing "Oh, this?" she smirked" Well, remember how you told me about your costume?"
Ferum's eyes widened a bit "Oh, yes, I did"
Dandelion turned a bit to the right and posed, while putting the hoof on her chest "Don't you recognize this outfit, hm?"
Ferum stared at her for a moment, emotionless... And then bursted out laughing "W-WAIT WHAT?!" he was laughing so hard, that he quite literally started to suffocate from the lack of oxygen. Ferum calmed down a little, thought he kept on chuckling "W-where did you even f-f-find THAT?!"
Dandelion seemed to like Ferum's reaction. She pretentiously threw back her mane and winked "I have my ways!"
Ferum was about to comment on it, when his face quickly turned to the confused one, and then to the uncomfortable one "Um, that is sure impressive... But.."
Dandelion quickly glanced towards her friend, surprised by his intonation "What's wrong?"
Ferum awkwardly put his hands behind his head and looked down "I uhm... Destroyed my outfit..?"
Dandelion stared at him for several seconds, as if trying to acknowledge the information. Then, her eyes twitched, as she dashed towards the dragon and grabbed him by his sweater "You WHAT?!"
Meanwhile...
The city was practically packed with different wagons. Many authors, that weren't able to arrive earlier, had to place their tents somewhere on the edges of the town.
Though, one of them was WAY too far from the others. This wagon was almost on the edge with the Everfree. Nopony have noticed it yet, but it was just what the 'Author' wanted.
As the turquoise unicorn stepped out of the wagon and looked over the town, it huffed, with so much venom and hatred, that plants around it almost started to decay.
"Pathetic imbeciles..."
Obviously, a few seconds later, the pony got engulfed into the green flames. Now, Chrysalis herself was looking down at the town. She glnced back at her wagon, and smirked.
"You will regret your foul acts against the Queen.."