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// Truth and Lies 
// Story: The Mixer Chronicles 
// by Mixer 
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The Mixer Chronicles:
Book Six:
Truth and Lies















We arrived in Canterlot without anypony stopping us, Sombra had lost the fire in his eyes and without his crown he was almost indistinguishable from a normal unicorn, aside from his slightly curved horn and unusually sharp teeth. 
I took Sombra to the castle separate from Cadence and Shining Armor so they could explain everything to Celestia. I took him to one of the side entrances to the castle to get a chance to get him out of his armor and get him settled into a room. The guards didn’t give us much trouble on account of my authority since Celestia assigned me to study crystal.
After Sombra took off his armor he took a look in the mirror and asked me, “Why is my horn different from other unicorns?”
“It’s a rare condition, you’ve had it since birth.” I replied. 
“What do you mean a rare condition? What kind of condition?” he asked, his tone worried and slightly agitated.
“Nothing serious, it just means you have a different horn and longer teeth, like I said, it’s a rare condition and few cases have been documented.” I said.
“Do you know what caused it?” he asked, calming down.
“We don’t know what could have caused it, possibly a genetic throwback.” I answered. I was glad that I had done such a good job of making up things on the fly, but I didn’t know how long I could keep this up until I was caught in the lie. 
We went down to the throne room to introduce Sombra to Celestia. When we got there Cadence and Shining Armor were already waiting for us and Luna had arrived as well.
“Sombra, it’s good to see you well.” Celestia said.
“Princess Celestia I presume?” Sombra asked with a slight bow. 
“Yes, Cadence and Shining Armor were telling me about what happened to you. I’m sorry about your memory loss.” She said. 
“Thank you for your concern princess.” Sombra replied.
“I have taken the liberty of showing Sombra to a free room in the castle.” I said, “I figured that you would be fine with the location and could move him if the room is needed for another guest.” I said.
“That was thoughtful of you Mixer. I’m sure the room you picked will work just fine.” Celestia said.
“Well, night is approaching so I must be off.” Luna said.
“Yes, you should all get some sleep,” Celestia said to the four of us, “You must be tired after your ordeal.” 
As we were leaving to go to our rooms Sombra came over to me and asked me, “Who was the other alicorn?”
“That was princess Luna, Celestia’s sister.” I answered. 
“Princess Luna.” He said wistfully. It was surprising to see that he had taken an interest in somepony, let alone Princess Luna; but, not being one to quell his feelings I said nothing. I went to a room that was near Sombra’s and got some sleep, though not much.

The next morning I woke to find that breakfast was served to me in my room and that the same was true of the others. After breakfast I meet up with Sombra and we walked around the castle to get him acquainted with the layout. 
“So where is Luna during the day if she raises the moon at night?” Sombra asked me.
“She doesn’t stay the entire night just to raise the moon, she goes to sleep during the night but she sleeps in so that she isn’t tired.” I answered.  We walked on in silence till we got back to the throne room where Celestia waited for us.
“It is good timing that you arrived when you did, the Grand Galloping Gala is in a few days and I would like you both to attend.” She told us.
“The Grand Galloping Gala?” Sombra asked.
“Yes it’s an annual ball held here in Canterlot.” I explained. 
“Yes and I have asked Twilight and her friends to come here and help you prepare.” Celestia said.
“When will they be here?” I asked her.
“They will arrive tomorrow,” she replied, “And don’t worry, I explained everything to them.”  
We took our leave and went into town to find something to do for the rest of the day. We wandered around a bit but didn’t find anything interesting to do so I decided to see if Sombra could still use his magic. We went back to the castle and found an empty courtyard to practice in. At first I just showed him some crystal and manipulated it for him, and then I asked him to try it. He immediately manipulated it even farther than I had, and with ease. 
“Amazing, it doesn’t look like losing your memory affected your ability to use magic.” I said.
“This feels very, natural.” He said budding off more crystals to manipulate.
“You always were better at crystal magic than me.” I said.
“This feels really right, using crystal magic.” He said with a smile.
“It must feel good to have something familiar after losing your memory.” I said.
“It is.” Sombra said finally fusing the five crystals he had made into one larger one. We spent the rest of the afternoon practicing with crystals, finding new ways to entertain ourselves. Perhaps it was the fact that Sombra was enjoying himself, or possibly the fact that I might not have to worry about him reverting to his old self, but I felt glad that evening when I went to sleep.

The next day I was up and about before Sombra so I let him sleep in. Twilight and her friends arrived on the first train off the day and I greeted them at the castle gates. 
“Mixer, long time no see. How are you doing?” Twilight said.
So, let me get this straight,” Rainbow Dash began, “You say you made Sombra good?”
“I thought we weren’t going to talk about that.” Twilight said. “It’s ok for now, Sombra is asleep still,” I began, “Yes with Discord’s help we made Sombra good, unfortunately we’ve been telling him a series of half-truths to make sure he stays stable.”
“So first you work with Discord and now you want us to be Sombra’s friends? Oh boy.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Come on RD,” Applejack began, “Give him a chance, if Mixer trusts him, so do I.”
“What’s going on here, who are you?” Sombra said walking out.
“Oh hi Sombra, meet Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy.” I said indicating each one in turn, “I know you don’t remember them but they know you.”
“Nice to meet all of you.” He said.
“We didn’t really get a chance to talk last time we met.” Twilight said.
“Well, I would like to get to know you girls better, I have not met many ponies since coming to Canterlot.” Sombra said. 	Maybe later but right now let’s give them some time to get unpacked before we do.” I said. So we let them each pick a room and drop off their bags before we started formal introductions. We started with Twilight; she was, after all, the one who knew the most about Sombra of the six.
“So, what do you want to know first?” Twilight asked Sombra. 
“Well, what do you do? I mean, what is your specialty?” Sombra asked.
“Well, I run and live at the library in Ponyville. I’m also skilled with magic.” she replied.
“What kind of magic?” Sombra asked.
“Nothing in particular, I study all kinds of spells.” Twilight answered.
“Where is Spike?” I asked.
“Oh, he’s looking up a few books for me from the Canterlot library.” she replied.
“He might need some help, I’ll just leave you two for now.” I said as I turned to leave. 
I wanted to get a chance to talk to the others before Sombra did so that they would know what to be careful of. I found Applejack and Rainbow Dash first.
“Hey, you two, do you have a minute?” I asked.
“Sure Mixer, what's up?” Applejack asked.
“It’s about Sombra,” I began, “I just want to make sure you know what to be careful of when talking to Sombra.”
“Do you mean saying anything about being evil?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“What do you have against him?” I asked.
“Oh nothing, just the fact that he tried to take over the Crystal Empire! I can’t believe that you can trust that guy.” she said.
“I trust him because I believe that he can be good, even if its only because of Discord changing him.” I answered.
“Fine, I’ll try to trust him, but if he steps one hoof wrong, he’s done.” Rainbow Dash said.
“So what should we be careful about?” Applejack asked.
"As long as you don’t mention the Crystal Empire or anything like that and you should be fine. You can, however, mention Cadence and Shining Armor, he already knows them.” I said. 
“Can do.” Applejack said.
I couldn’t find Pinkie Pie or Fluttershy, so I looked for Rarity. I found her in short order and asked her if she was busy. 	
“Not at all darling, what do you need?” she asked.
“As you know, the Grand Galloping Gala is coming up, and I don't have anything to wear for the occasion, and neither does Sombra; so, do you think you can make suits for us in two days?” I asked.
“Hmm, if you two come by later I’ll see what I can do.” she answered.
“Ok, I’ll bring him by later,” I said, “Oh, and have you seen Fluttershy or Pinkie Pie around? I can’t find either of them.” 
Hmm, I think I saw Pinkie at Doughnut Joe’s earlier, and Fluttershy might be in the castle gardens.” she replied.
“Ok thanks.” I said. I left to try and find Pinkie first but I ran into Twilight before I left the castle.
“Oh, Mixer, just the pony I wanted to see.” she said.
“Oh? What’s up Twilight?” I asked.
“I wanted to talk to you about Sombra.” she said.
“What’s wrong?” I asked worried.
“Oh, nothing wrong, its just, I wanted to say that I think you might be right; Sombra seems like he’s fitting in just fine.” she said.
“That’s good to hear.” I said relieved.
“I’m worried about Spike though, he’s still afraid of Sombra, that’s why I sent him to get those books.” she said.
“I’m sure he will get over it once he sees that Sombra is ok. I mean, Cadence and Shining Armor seemed ok with it. as far as I can tell Sombra will be fine.” I said.
“Ok, if you say so.” she said.
“By the way, where is Sombra? We have to go see Rarity to get fitted for our suits.” I asked.
“I left him with Applejack and Rainbow Dash, they were on their way to see him when I left.” she said.
“Ok, thank you.” I said hurrying to find them. I found the three of them in Sombra’s room, and was relieved to see that Rainbow Dash was being civil. 
“Oh, hey Mixer. What’s up?” Sombra asked.
“I just wanted to see how you were doing, and to tell you that later we have to go see Rarity about getting fitted for suits to wear to the gala.” I explained.
“Well, we won't keep you any longer.” Applejack said.
“Oh, go on, I didn’t mean to interrupt.” I said.
“We were just talking about Sweet Apple Acres,” Sombra said, “And it sounds like I don't want to miss the next cider season.” 
“After last season, you better be early; I’m sure everypony in Equestria has heard about you cider.” Rainbow Dash said. 
“Don’t worry RD, I’m sure you’ll get some cider next season.” Applejack said. They talked some more and after a few minutes they left Sombra and I to go see Rarity. 
“So, getting along with everypony I see.” I said as we walked.
“Yeah, Twilight was a little distracted, but Applejack was very friendly.” he said.
“And you haven’t even meet Rarity, Pinkie Pie, or Fluttershy yet,” I said, “Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find Pinkie or Fluttershy.”
“Well’ I still get to meet Rarity today.” he said. It didn’t take much longer to reach Rarity’s room, where she had set up the necessary things to make our suits.

“Oh, good. Now that you two are here we can get started.” Rarity said as we entered. She told us to stand still while she took our measurements. “So, is there anything in particular that you would like done for your suits?” she asked.
“No, nothing that I can think of.” I replied.
“And what about you Sombra, anything special?” she asked. 
“I’ll let you decide, I’m not too informed on formal attire.” he answered. She finished making measurements and looked us over. 
“I think something simple would look good on you Mixer, a traditional undershirt with a jacket. Sombra, you would look good in something more, elegant. How does that sound?” she asked.
“It sounds fine Rarity.” I said.
“I’m sure whatever you pick will be fine.” Sombra answered. 
“Ok then, I should have them done in a couple of days.” She said already looking for materials. Sombra and I left her to her work and took a stroll around the castle to pass the time. We were walking through the gardens when all of a sudden, “Surprise!” Pinkie said jumping out of a bush, party cannon in toe. She fired it and confetti rained down on the two of us. “I just wanted to give you a super duper extra special welcome back, Sombra.” she said bouncing around.
“Um, thanks. And you are?” he asked.
“I’m Pinkie Pie.” she said shaking his hoof.
“Nice to meet you Pinkie Pie.” Sombra said.
“Pinkie, where have you been? I was looking all over for you.” I said.
“I was trying to plan a great surprise for Sombra.” she answered.
“Well, Sombra already meet everypony else except for Fluttershy.” I said.
“Oh, I guess I was so worried about giving him a good welcome I forgot to actually welcome him.” she said losing some of her energy.
“It’s ok, I’m glad that you wanted to go through all this trouble just to welcome me.” Sombra said.
“Really?” Pinkie said perking up.
“Yes.” Sombra answered.
“Thats good, so now we can be friends.” she said.
“So Pinkie, have you seen Fluttershy?” I asked.
“Oh yeah, she’s right over there.” she pointed to a bush a little ways off.
“Ok, you two get acquainted while I get Fluttershy.” said walking toward the bush.
“It’s alright Fluttershy, you can come out.” I said.
“Oh, Mixer, what do you mean?” she said popping her head up out of the bush.
“I know you are afraid of him, but it’s ok, he’s good now, and plus, I’m here and I would never let anyone hurt you.” I said. 
“Oh, ok, if you say so.” she said coming out of the bush. We walked back over to Sombra and Pinkie.
“Sombra, I would like you to meet Fluttershy.” I said introducing her.
“Nice to meet you.” Sombra said.
“N-nice to meet you too.” Fluttershy said nervously.
“Well, now you've met everypony.” I said to Sombra.
“I enjoyed it. The more ponies I meet the more friends I seem to make.” he said. It was getting late by then so we got some dinner and went to bed.

The next couple of days leading up to the Gala went by without much activity. Cadence and Shining Armor went back to the Crystal Empire and Rarity finished our suits. Finally the night of the Gala had arrived.
“Are you almost ready in there?” I called to Sombra. I was already dressed up and ready to attend the Gala, but Sombra was taking slightly longer.
“Give me a second.” he said.
“If you don’t hurry we’ll be late.” I said.
“Ok, I’m ready.” he said. I opened to door and was surprised by what I saw.
“So, how do I look?” Sombra asked.
“You look like you're ready for a date with a princess.” I said. Rarity did not disappoint when she said that he would look good in something elegant. He was wearing some of the finest clothes I had seen in Canterlot. He had also slicked down his mane to look neat.
“Well, let’s get going.” he said. We walked down to the main hall where they were holding the Gala. There were already plenty of guests arriving, and more arriving each minute.
“Well, good luck,” I said to Sombra, “Have fun mingling. If you need me I’ll either be in the gardens or the main hall.” I said leaving him to mix in with the crowd. 
I saw Rarity talking with Fancy Pants of in one group, and Rainbow Dash talking with Spitfire and a couple other Wonderbolts. Twilight was likely with the princess, and Pinkie was nowhere to be seen. I walked out to the garden to enjoy the cool night air and try and find Fluttershy. The garden was beautiful during the day; but at night, with the moon shining and casting its soft silver light over the flowers, made it seem even more beautiful. The experience was made all the more pleasant by the sound of music drifting from the castle.
“Enjoying your walk through the gardens?” the voice came from behind me.
“Oh, Fluttershy, yes,” I replied.
“The gardens are just beautiful at night, aren’t they?” she asked.
“Yes, I love the way the moon shines on every leaf, giving each and every plant a soft glow.” I answered.
“Oh yes.” she said giving a slight sigh.
“So, what are you doing out here all by yourself?” I asked, “Everypony else is inside enjoying themselves.”
“I didn’t want to be a bother to any of them, and besides, I like the gardens, they are nice and quiet.” she replied.
“I know what you mean, it’s just so peaceful here.” I said.
“And what are you doing out here?” she asked, “I thought you would be talking to everypony, being so important.”
“Yeah, well, I didn’t want to interrupt anypony so I came out here to get some fresh air.” I replied.
"Oh, where’s Sombra? I thought he would be with you.” she said.
“I let him mingle with the crowd, he probably want to get a chance to talk to Luna.” I said.
“Talk with Luna?” she asked.
“Yes, he is quite attracted to her, I could tell from when he first saw her.” I replied.
“Sombra and Princess Luna, do you thinks thats wise?” she asked.
“I don’t see a problem with it, and besides, I couldn’t prevent him from trying; everypony deserves a chance to be happy.” I said.
“You really are a great person.” Fluttershy said.
“Huh?” I asked.
“You are the only pony who could have thought of making Sombra good, and the only one to trust him from the start. You also trust Discord, something nopony would ever do.” she said. “I could not just be rigid in my thinking. With Discord, it was all about ‘how would I feel if I was trapped in stone for a thousand years'. With Sombra, it’s just a matter of giving him a fresh start; a little good will can go a long way.” I said.
“Wow, I never thought about it that way.” she said.
“I’m just worried what will happen when Sombra goes back to the Crystal Empire.” I said with a sigh.
“Do you really have to take him back there?” she asked.
“Yes, its the only way to know for sure if he can stay good. Unfortunately, I don’t think that the crystal ponies will react well to him.” I answered.
“Then why take him back?” she asked.
“Because, we can only hide the truth for so long; eventually he will learn about it, and I want to be there for him, either to help him through it, or should the worst come to pass, make sure he doesn't hurt anyone.” I said.
“I hope it doesn’t come to that.” she said.
“I do too. But enough of these gloomy thoughts, its the Grand Galloping Gala, we should be having fun, not sitting around talking the night away.” I said.
“You’re right, we should be having a good time.” she said. My stomach growled just then, I had eaten a light lunch.
“Hey, would you like to get something to eat with me?” I asked her.
“Sure.” she said. We walked back into the castle and found an open table and ate some before Rainbow Dash came over to us.
“Hey Rainbow Dash, what's up?” I asked her.
“Yeah, I thought you were hanging out with the Wonderbolts.” Fluttershy said. Rainbow Dash took a seat and sighed.
“The Wonderbolts got too distracted and forgot all about me, again.” she said.
“Well, we’re still here.” I said.
“Thanks, where is everypony else?” she asked.
“Twilight is probably still with the princess, Rarity was with Fancy Pants last I saw her, and I have no idea where Pinkie is.” I answered.
“What about Applejack and Sombra?” she asked.
“I thought I saw Applejack outside.” Fluttershy said.
“As for Sombra, he’s around here somewhere.” I said. We sat and listened to the music that was playing until I decided to go look for Rarity. I wandered around the gala but could not find her. I looked outside and found Applejack taking a stroll.
“Oh, hey Mixer, you come out here for some fresh air too?” she asked.
“No, actually, I’m looking for Rarity. Have you seen her?” I asked.
“Actually, I have, she was just over there last I saw her.” Applejack said pointing to another part of the gardens. 
“Thanks.” I said moving off. I looked around for a bit but did not find her there either. When I went back inside I decided to ask Twilight how she was doing. I found her with the princess greeting a thinning line of guests. I did not want to interrupt so I waited a few minutes for the line to end and then approached them.
“Mixer, what are you doing here? I thought you were enjoying the gala.” Twilight asked.
“I came to see how you were doing.” I said.
“I’m fine, but what about you? Weren’t you with Fluttershy earlier? she asked.
“Yes I was but I went looking for Rarity and ended up heading over here.” I answered.
“Well, now that all the guests are here, we can begin to have some fun.” Celestia said, “This year I asked Vinyl to DJ after the Octavia’s ensemble.”
“To the dance floor?” I said questioningly.
“Yes, lets.” Celestia said. So we headed to the main hall where there was space for the dance floor, and Vinyl was already setting up her DJ stand. “I thought this might liven the place up a bit.” Celestia said.
“I agree.” I said. The others had found their way there as well.
“Alright, everypony ready to get down?” Vinyl said over the microphone. For all the seemingly tight ponies there, most of them didn’t take long to hit the dance floor. After a few songs I found my way out of the crowd and took a break. I saw that Sombra had done the same so I walked over to him to ask him how his night was.
“Not too much to talk about, I wandered around a bit then ate, then I found Luna and we talked for a bit.” he said, “What about you?”
“Roughly the same, wandered, ate, talked to ponies.” I replied. “So, how did your talk with Luna go?” I asked.
“It went fine.” he said hurriedly.
“Only fine?” I pried.
“Ok, she’s the most amazing mare in all of Equestria. But I don’t think she knows how I feel.” he said.
“Have you tried telling her?” I asked.
“You make it sound as if it’s easy.” he said.
“Trust me, I know how hard it is to share your true feelings with the one you care about.” I said.
“So what should I do?” he asked.
“Just tell her how you feel, the worst she can do is say she doesn’t feel the same. Trust me, knowing is better than worrying about the unknown.” I said.
“Ok, I think I will tell her.” he said.
“Good, but I would wait till later when you can talk to her alone, it takes some of the pressure off what you have to say.” I said. We went back to dancing until the guests started to filter out. When the Gala finally ended it was very late so I went back to my room and fell asleep almost instantly. I hoped that everything with Sombra went well.

When I woke up the next morning it was well past sunrise. I checked Sombra’s room but it was empty. I went downstairs to look for him. I did not find Sombra or Twilight and her friends. I went to the throne room to ask Celestia where they were. 	
“Twilight and her friends left for Ponyville earlier, they didn’t want to wake you so they asked me to give you their regards.” Celestia said.
“What about Sombra?” I asked.
“I think that he went out to get something.” she said. I went to the train station to check the schedule for trains to the Crystal Empire. I saw there was a train in the afternoon so I bought two tickets and headed back to the castle. I found Sombra when I got back and told him that we were leaving later that day.
“Do we have to leave so soon?” Sombra asked.
“Yes, we need to get back to work.” I said.
“Fine.” he said. We packed up our things and had some extra time before we left. I told Sombra that if he had anything more to say to Luna to do it now because we would not be back for some time. I waited by the front door until he came back blushing. I couldn’t help showing a broad smile.
“What?” he asked annoyed.
“Nothing.” I said suppressing a laugh.
“Shut up.” he said.
“What, I’m happy for you. You obviously got a kiss.” I said playfully.
“Shut up.” he said. I lost it and started laughing. “Hey, stop laughing at me.” he said frustratedly.
“Sorry, its just so funny, last night you were worried about her not liking you, and now you got a kiss, good job.” I said.
His face reddened and he said, “Lets go.” We walked to the train station and boarded the train to the Crystal Empire. “So what is the Crystal Empire like?” Sombra asked as we rode.
“It’s made of crystal, all the buildings and roads are made of solid crystal.” I said.
“Wow, that sounds amazing.” Sombra said.
“It is, especially since it is in the frozen north, but it is always pleasant in the Crystal Empire.” I said.
“Fascinating, how is that possible?” he asked.
“The magic of the Crystal Empire keeps the climate favorable.” I said.

We carried on some light conversation the rest of the way until we finally arrived. The station did not have many crystal ponies around so no worries.
“Wow,” Sombra said taking the sight of the Crystal Empire.
“Pretty impressive isn’t it?” I asked.
“I, remember this place.” Sombra said shaking his head.
“What do you remember?” I asked.
“I remember cold, and anger.” he said.
“I thought bringing you here might trigger something. “ I said.
“Why did we come here then?” he asked.
“To help you get over the past.” I answered.
As we walked to my house sombra asked, “Why are all the ponies avoiding us or giving me funny looks?”
“They probably still remember when you were in a rage.” I said.
“Was I that bad?” he asked.
“Unfortunately, yes, you were.” I said.

When we got to my place I told him to lay down and rest while I made something to eat. Sombra seemed to calm down a little after eating so we went to the palace. Thankfully I live close to the palace and we did not have too much trouble on the way to the palace. 
As we were walking through the palace to the throne room Sobra said, “This place seems so familiar, like I know it.” I didn’t say anything, instead hurrying my pace to get to Cadence and Shining Armor.
“Mixer, Sombra, you’re back.” Cadence said.
“Good to see you back so soon.” Shining Armor said.
“It’s good to be back, right Sombra?” I said.
“Yeah...” he said distractedly.
“Is there something wrong Sombra?” Cadence asked.
“Why do all the ponies here look at me with fear? What did I do that you aren’t telling me?” he asked.
“I thought you told them that Sombra was better?” I asked Shining Armor.
“I did, both of us did.” he replied
“What did I do?” Sombra asked again.
“Sombra, there are things you just don’t want to know,” I said, “At the very least there are things that you aren’t ready for.”
“Why are you three avoiding the question?” he asked.
“It’s for your protection Sombra, we don’t want to make you relive your past so soon after being rid of it.” Cadence said.
“Sombra, it’s late and you're tired, lets go home, get some sleep and deal with this in the morning.” I said.
“Will you at least tell me something then?” he asked.
“Yes, I promise.” I said.
“Ok then.” he said as he walked out.
“Mixer, please be careful about this.” Cadence said.
“I know, I just hope nothing goes wrong.” I said taking my leave as well.

We went home and fell asleep soon after, saying nothing to each other. The next morning I was woken up my shouts from outside.
“We don't want that monster in our city!”
“Show yourself Sombra!”
“Leave us alone!”
The shouts came from an angry group of ponies gathered outside my house.
“What is going on here?!” I demanded.
“We know you have Sombra in there. We want you to get rid of him, we won’t be enslaved again.” one of them shouted.
“He’s not like that anymore.” I shouted back.
“And how do you know? He could turn back at any time.” another said.
“Mixer, what are they talking about? Monster, enslaved, what did I do?” Sombra asked from behind me.
“I didn’t want you to find out about it this way.” I said looking down.
“Find out what?” he snarled.
I just stood there in silence looking down.
“What did I do?” he yelled grabbing me and putting me against the wall.
“That you were once evil. That you enslaved the crystal ponies over a thousand years ago only to be banished by Celestia and Luna using the Elements of Harmony on you; about how you cursed the Crystal Empire to disappear for a thousand years; about how we lied to you to keep you from reverting to being evil.” I said.
“So everything you’ve told me has been a lie? All my happiness has been just some game?” he questioned, the fire returning to his eyes.
“In the beginning, yes, it was a lie.” I said.
“I’m starting to remember everything. You tricked me to use me against Chrysalis.” he said, anger in his voice, and black returning to his coat.
“In the beginning that was my intention, to use you against Chrysalis, but then things changed. When you lost your memory it was a chance to make you good, a second chance. I wanted to give you a chance to escape your past and enjoy life.” I said.
“So you told me a string of lies? Some friend you are.” he sneered.
“I made that up so that you would not revert to being evil before you could experience what it was like to be good. If we hadn’t, would you have meet Twilight and her friends, would you have meet Luna?” I asked.
“They all knew who I was, they were probably just putting on an act to fool me.” he said.
“Maybe, but not all of them. Listen Sombra, you can’t change your past, but you can change your future. This can go two ways: you give in to the loneliness and hate, and turn evil; or you can let your friends help you overcome your past. It’s all a matter of which way you want this to go.”
“You were like a brother to me, you know that?” he said, tears running down his face.
“And you were like a brother to me, now, what will it be?”