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// Arrival 
// Story: Darkfire Universe: Double Darkfire 
// by bronybrofist 
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Darkfire's POV




"Give up, Sombra! We won't let you take the Crystal Empire!" I yell as I fire a shadow bolt at him. The Elements of Harmony, Nyx, Spike, and I were at the arctic empire to find a way to save it from the evil King Sombra. Currently, Nyx and I were stalling him to buy time for Twilight to find a relic known as the 'Crystal Heart'.

The shadowy being cackles evilly. "You think you can defeat me, hero?! Don't make me laugh!" He fires off a spell at Nyx, who doesn't dodge it in time, and disappears immediately on impact. I yell in rage and charge at the evil king. He cackles again, and fires another bolt, striking me this time. I immediately black out.


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Darkwing's POV


My doppelganger climbs out of the crater. "Nyx, I think we're back in Ponyville!" He turns to see our group. "Hey, girls!" I immediately place myself in between the girls and my double. 

"Who are you?! What do you want?!" I call to the shadowy bipedal figure that looked like my former self. 

He gives me a confused look."What do you mean, Pegasus who I have never met?"

I give a confused look, then groan. "My name is Darkwing, and the girls are under my protection!"

"Wait, if you protect the girls, and you are wielding a familiar staff, then..." He trails off.

"I've had enough of your insane mutterings!" I charge at him, ready to swing my staff.

He dodges, and gives an exhausted look. "Idiot, I'm you!" 

I pause for a minute as I process these words, then shake my head. "You're lying!" I charge at him again, and he teleports using a staff almost exactly like mine. 

He groans again, then smiles. "You want proof? ...Fine!" He teleports into the middle of the crater, and starts drawing shadows into the area immediately around him. That proves it. Only one person/pony can do that, and that pony is me.

I stop attacking and he smiles again. "Good. Glad to see you've come to your senses. I'm you, but I go by the name Darkfire, and this is my adopted daughter, Nyx." Said alicorn waves at me. 

Twilight steps forward. "Wait just a minute! How is there two of you?!" Darkfire nods then goes into a thinking mode that happens to me sometimes. I smile. He's still me, just in a different form.

Finally, Darkfire smiles. "Well, Twilight. Nyx and I were fighting the evil King Sombra, and he casted a peculiar spell. Apparently, the spell teleported us to this dimension." 

Everypony has a shocked expression, other than Darkfire, Nyx, and I. I know I've seen wierder, and Nyx and my double probably have too. I clear my throat, grabbing everypony's attention. "Well, it's getting dark, and Darkfire and Nyx probably don't have a place to sleep. I volunteer Dash and I's house! That alright with you, honey?" Dash nods, and I smile again. "So, Darkfire, Nyx, will you come with us? I believe we have a lot to talk about."