Sombra sighed and floated back over to the door and hopped out as he began to walk around the hallways, looking around and admiring the art.
“The moon has a dark and light side, the dark you barely or ever see, the light gets the spotlight, Luna is the light side, I am the dark side, I am the dark side of the moon, I am the dark side of Luna.” Nightmare’s voice reverberated through the walls.
“Oh shut up you disembodied voice. No one likes you.” Sombra grumbled.
“No one likes the dark side of the moon.” Nightmare said, Celestia, Discord and Luna came after Sombra and listened to the voice with him.
“I see they have already become princesses like I said, and Chrysalis has left, you can't stop what your fate has started.” Nightmare said.
“How do I know you aren’t just messing with these ponies?” Sombra asked narrowing his eyes. “Making the ponies do what you will!”
“I can’t control anypony besides Luna.” Nightmare said.
“You stay away from her!” Sombra growled out.
“You do not understand...”
“I am Luna, we are the same pony, after she got her cutie mark and moved the moon, she got the traits of the moon, with a light and dark side, I am her darkness.” Luna said, opening her eyes to show cat eyes. Sombra snarled for a moment but shook his head and glared.
“Just leave her alone! If she lived all those years without you and you the same, then you can leave her alone now!” Sombra said getting to his boiling point.
“I am not trying to hurt her, the moon can’t hurt the moon, she will be her own downfall.” Luna said, her eyes changing back to normal and she blinked.
“I don’t care what or who you are Nightmare! Just leave my family alone!” Sombra shouted as he covered his eyes with his hooves. “Just leave us alone....”
“Sombra... why are you yelling at Luna like that? You're scaring her.” Celestia said, concerned. Sombra lifted one hoof and sighed before he stood up and began to walk away.
“Please leave me alone for a little bit. I am just messing everything up right now.” Sombra said walking down the hall.
‘Ok...” Celestia said concerned going into her room as Luna looked confused before going into her own room as well. Discord floated out for a moment before sitting next to Luna.
“So what up with Sombrero?” Discord asked scratching his head.
“He doesn’t like being called that, I don't know what happened, he just yelled at me, telling me to leave our family alone.” Luna said sadly.
“You know he wasn’t yelling at you right?” Discord said hugging Luna with his lion arm.
“I don’t know who he was yelling at.” Luna said, hugging back. Discord sighed and stroked the beard that hung from his chin before patting Luna’s mane. He smiled and said.
“Luna, many things don’t make sense, believe me I know.” Discord said chuckling slightly. “But what I have learned from living with this crazy bunch, is that no matter who we are or who ever messes with us, we are family.” Discord hugged her a bit tighter for a brief moment before sighing. “What I am trying to say is, you know Sombra cares for you right?”
“I know he does.” Luna nodded.
“And you know he would do anything to protect you right?” Discord said looking at Luna. Luna simply nodded again. “And the reason he is so agitated lately is he is just realizing that sometimes, he won’t be able to protect you anymore. Do you see where I am going?”
“Yes, I do.” Luna replied.
“Well why don’t you go find him and tell him that you are a big girl and can take care of yourself? That might help ease his mind.” Discord said letting go of Luna.
“He will be sad though...” Luna said.
“Luna... Think of it like this. Sadness is like a bandaid. You give it a quick and easy rip! And the pain hurts less. The longer you drag it out...” Discord said looking at Luna.
“Ok, I understand.” Luna said, her horn glowing as she teleported away next to Sombra. Sombra jumped a bit as Luna was suddenly next to him and he turned away thinking she was angry at him for his previous yelling.
“Sombra I’m sorry, I know why you yelled.” Luna said. Sombra just sighed and kept looking away.
“No it’s alright. I shoulda looked at who I was yelling at. It’s just-!” Sombra began as he looked to Luna showing the tears that threatened to escape.
“You care for me and are just realizing that you won’t be able to protect me forever, but I’m bigger and older now and I don’t need you to protect me all the time now, you don't have to cry!” Luna said, hugging Sombra. The only thing he could do was hug her back, but sadly his mind didn’t follow the advice of his sister as he cried into her coat. He cried for a bit longer until he was reduced to choked up sobs and nuzzling into Luna’s neck.
“I just don’t want to lose anyone else...” Sombra whimpered out.
“You won't lose anyone else, you didn't lose Chrysalis, she left to help others.” Luna said soothingly, trying to calm Sombra’s crying.
“B-but....” Sombra started looking up at Luna.
“You didn't lose her.” Luna said.
“I-its... Oh nevermind.” Sombra whimpered, he went back to burying his face in Luna’s coat.
“Uh...terribly sorry, am I interrupting something?” Platinum said sheepishly from behind them. Sombra wiped his eyes with a hoof and gave her his best smile, that he could manage at that moment.
“No, no you are fine. Just a small heart to heart chat.” He said hoping she wouldn’t press the subject. “What can I do for you Miss Platinum?”
“We need the princesses so we can clean their manes and make them look like royalty.” A few guards said, walking up next to Platinum. “We were told to clean their manes with special shampoo...”
“Right right... Well go on Luna!” Sombra said nudging Luna with his nose. “Go! Your audience awaits!” Luna looked at him funny and then walked to the guards, following them away, while Platinum walked over to Sombra.
“I’m sorry you feel that way.” She said. Sombra just shook his head and sighed.
“It’s fine. Just... Life’s catching up with me.” Sombra said looking off and wiping his eyes again.
“You have all the time in the world to be with them, you might even be an immortal god like them, but nopony else has the time like you do.” Platinum said, nuzzling him.
“I may live longer than most folk, but I am by no means a god.” Sombra said chuckling.
“It’s fine, that doesn’t matter, I want to ask you something.” Platinum said, turning to look him in the eye.
“Yes?” Sombra said lifting an eyebrow.
“Will you be my special somepony?” Platinum asked, looking at him with puppy eyes. He blinked.
“Special somepony?” Sombra asked not really knowing the term. “I am sorry, I have no idea what that means.”
“I forgot, you aren’t from around here, you have always been with family, will you be my coltfriend?” Platinum asked.
“Don’t you mean... Oh wait nevermind.” Sombra said facehoofing. “I got it now, you’re asking for a relationship!”
“Yes!” Platinum said excitedly. Sombra smiled before his brow furrowed and he looked off as if thinking extremely hard.
“Are you ok?” Platinum asked worried. Sombra nodded and sighed before looking at her.
“I would love to be your... Coltfriend.” Sombra said awkwardly and smiling. “But... I have got to ask one thing first.”
“What?” Platinum asked.
“Doesn’t my longevity scare you?” Sombra asked.
“No, it doesn’t.” Platinum said. Sombra smiled widely before hugging Platinum and giving a pleasant sigh.
“At least I will have someone I can truly protect now.” Sombra whispered to himself.
“Sombra!” a voice yelled, hooves sounding fast on the floor.
“GOOD GOD!” Sombra shouted jumping in the air a few feet.
“Sombra! Look what they did!” Luna said, stopping next to him.
“Its lovely!” Platinum said smiling as she looked at Luna. Sombra looked at Luna and tilted his head.
“I don’t get it. Looks the same to me.” He said blinking.
“But...my mane is all moving without the gravity and looks like the night sky...” Luna said confused, looking at her flowing mane. Sombra walked over and sat next to her looking at her mane for a while before shrugging.
“Sorry Luna, maybe I just can’t see the enchantment.” He said apologetically.
“It’s not an enchantment...” Luna said.
“Then what is it? Still looks baby blue to me.” Sombra said putting a hoof through her mane.
“Shampoo that lasts forever!” Luna said.
“Oh fancy! It does seem longer though, I will give you that.” Sombra said smiling.
“I think you have an enchantment on your eyes dear.” Platinum said, her horn glowing before magic went into Sombra’s eyes.
“AH!.... Goodness that feels weird!” Sombra said putting his hooves onto his closed eyes. “Augh! It’s all tingly and icyhot!”
“Strange... the enchantment felt... dark...” Platinum said looking at Sombra.
“I get that alot.” Sombra said blinking and looking around.
“No, I mean evil.” Platinum said, looking at Sombra worried.
“Oh it’s fine. We had this incident with a... Unwanted guest a while ago. Don’t worry about it.” Sombra said looking at Luna and smiling as he saw the galaxy that Luna wore as a mane. “Now I see the stars!”
“Yay!” Luna said, hopping a little as Celestia walked up behind Sombra.
“Hello Sombra.” Celestia said. Sombra smiled and hugged Celestia before noticing something.
“... Why am I suddenly tasting all the colors of the rainbow?” Sombra questioned before looking at Celestia and flailing a bit as he was assaulted with the colors of Celestia’s mane. “Good gravy that’s bright!”
“I don’t have a pink mane or tail anymore, I kinda like the rainbow mane thing.” Celestia admitted, smiling. Sombra smiled before clearing his throat a bit.
“Well Tia I must say it fits your... Colorful personality!” Sombra said snickering at his own pun.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Celestia asked, angrily.
“Oh lighten up Tia! I was just saying that it’s a rainbow! Colorful? Get it?” Sombra explained with a ‘Don’t you get it?’ face.
“No.” Celestia said simply.
“Wow you have no humor left in your body.” Sombra said shaking his head as he saw Luna snickering. “At least she gets it.”
“I have humor but I don’t think a rainbow is funny.” Celestia said.
“Well... I am happy that this all ended well, I must go for now.” Platinum said, starting to walk away.
“Bye!” Luna said excitedly as she played with her mane.
“See ya Platinum!” Sombra said smiling and waving.
“Oh I almost forgot, I had to give you the elements!” Platinum said, her horn glowing and six necklaces appeared at Luna and Celestia’s hooves, “I must go now!” Platinum ran down the hall.
“I don’t know what these do...” Luna said, picking them up with her magic.
“We have to put them on six ponies to keep peace I think.” Celestia suggested.
“Lovely. Well... Go nuts! I am going to stay here and look over the sunset.” Sombra said sitting down and looking over the balcony.
“Reminds me, Luna you have to start the night.” Celestia said, looking at Luna who was still playing with her mane.
“Oh! Right.” Luna said quickly, standing up and using her wings to fly into the air to raise the moon to start the night. Sombra just smiled and continued to watch as the moon rose over the hills along with the stars. Luna flew down and sat with him, before Discord flew into Sombra, knocking him down.
“Ow...” Sombra said as Discord got off of him and looked at the two alicorns.
“What’s up with your guys’ manes?” Discord said pointing at them.
“Shampoo!” Luna said excited. Discord floated over to Celestia before swatting at the mane letting his paw pass through it. His brow furrowed as he tried again. Soon he was mindlessly battin at Celestia's mane trying to at least touch it.
“...Stop it!” Celestia said, backing away from Discord.
“But! I! Can’t! Touch! IT!” Discord said batting at her mane a few more times.
“Because the shampoo made it so our manes can't be ruined, and if you could touch it you would be burned alive by the sun.” Celestia threatened.
“You would freeze to death with mine!” Luna said happily, then frowned, “That isn't good...”
“Yea, I was about to say. That seems rather big for a flaw.” Sombra said scratching his head. “I don’t want to know what would happen if I used that shampoo. I don’t think crystal hair would be very comfortable.”
“On that happy note, how about you sing something Discord! Please!” Luna said, looking pleadingly at Discord as she put the elements down on the floor.
“No! You know I don’t like to sing!” Discord said crossing his arms.
“You’re a scaredy cat!” Luna challenged.
“And you are a moon flank!” Discord said poking her nose with a talon.
“Yep!” Luna said happily. Discord was sitting on her back as a mismatched cat licking his paw.
“And I am not a cat.” He said plainly.
“You look like one.” Celestia said, using her magic to pick up the cat. Discord simply rolled over and laid across her nose.
“Says you. WOOF!” Discord barked.
“Please Discord! You can make the elements stronger!” Luna said, using her magic to take him in her magic and looked in his cat eyes with her pleading puppy dog eyes.
“How can disharmony make harmony better?” Discord asked tilting his head.
“Singing is harmonic! Please!” Luna said, making her puppy eyes cuter.
“... I can’t say no. But I won’t say yes.” Discord said. Luna made her eyes cuter still and started to whimper like a puppy.
“I can make you stay a cat.” She threatened.
“Why didn’t I see that one coming?” Discord sighed. Sombra simply shrugged and snickered.
“WAIT I CAN DO THIS!” Discord clapped his furry kitty paws together but nothing happened.
“Ha!” Luna said smugly, her horn's glow going away.
“You are writing your own will! I will get you my pretty and your little pillow ninja too!” Discord said with a wicked laugh.
“You're not the wicked witch!” Luna yelled into the cat’s face.
“And I am not pillow Ninja! Not right now anyway.” Sombra shouted with her.
“I like claws.” Discord said as he dug his claws into Luna and held on for dear life.
“For some reason...this doesn’t hurt.” Luna said confused, using her magic to take Discord out of her flesh.
“Let me try this.” Discord clapped his paws twice and a bottle of rubbing alcohol appeared over Luna. “It is rubbing alcohol that makes wounds burn right?”
“AHHH!” Luna screamed as the alcohol got into the little cat holes and she flung Discord against the wall ten times with her magic before calming down...and hitting him against the wall again.
“Agh, to quote the humans in the movies.....Medic.” Discord said as he got onto his paws.
“Stupid cat!” Luna screamed, hitting him against the wall again, her eyes turning into what looked like cat eyes.
“OW! OW! OW! OW! OW!” Discord shouted as he hit the wall several more times. Sombra snickered as he saw the cat imprint in the wall before looking at Luna.
“Um, Luna? What’s with your eyes?” Sombra asked. Luna looked at him and her pupils slowly turned back to normal, confused as she continued to throw Discord against the wall.
“I.....NEED.....HELP!” Discord groaned in between impacts.
“Naw, you’re alright.” Sombra snickered. Discord spat out several teeth and looked at Sombra like he was a strange new creature. “Yeah you’re fine.”
“I hate you so much and when I- OW!” Discord shouted, Luna continued to beat him.
“I will erase every memory from your head and fill them with cat morories!” Luna yelled, hitting Discord against the wall harder.
“Okay let me try something else.” Discord groaned, before he could be hit again he clapped his paws together. Sombra’s fur puffed up and he almost magnetically flew at Luna. Celestia caught Sombra in her magic and set him down and looked at Discord.
“Discord, you have done enough, you made her mad by hurting her with liquor!” Celestia exclaimed, facehoofing.
“Yeah, I am going off to find Platinum again. This is all getting out of whack.” Sombra said walking down the hallway, still fluffy.
“THIS HAS TO WORK!” Discord exclaimed one more time before clapping his paws together. A small puff of smoke and a cup of chocolate milk was sitting in front of him.
“Wow...” Celestia said, looking at the milk. Luna stopped hitting Discord against the wall and sighed, looking at her wounds before using Discord to clean her coat.
“Drink the milk, it's delicious and nutritious.” Discord groaned. “Oh gross i’m all bloody and stuff now.”
“Sorry discord, I guess that liquor made me lose control and go into an angry fit or something, I’m sorry...” Luna said, putting him down and making him change back before putting her head down.
“Its alright, I get you back somehow.” Discord joked
“Please sing!” Luna pleaded, giving the cutest puppy dog eyes ever.
“Fine...lemme think of one....” Discord put a hand on his chin “I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES! EVERYBODY'S NERVES! EVERYBODY’S NERVES! I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY’S NERVES AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES!” He sang loudly, the ponies could hear the castle groaning and wanting for him to stop.
"I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES! EVERYBODY'S NERVES! EVERYBODY’S NERVES! I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY’S NERVES AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES!” He sang again. The elements started glowing and lifted up around him, twirling around him before a blinding flash of white light, as well as a rainbow, surrounded Discord. “OH SH-” Discord was interrupted.
“What’s happening!?” Luna yelled terrified. .
“I don’t know!” Celestia replied, equally terrified.
“What’s with all the pretty colors!?” Sombra shouted as he walked back covering his eyes.
“The elements did something to Discord because he was singing a song that made life miserable for everyone!” Luna replied, trying to help Discord, but unable to move closer.
“GET ME THE BUCK OUT OF HERE!” Discord shouted
“... Could a grappling hook work!?” Sombra asked tilting his head. Discord didn't respond and all that came was silence as the white light and rainbow went away and the elements dropped back to the floor, revealing Discord to have a stone mask on his head.
“Discord!” Luna screamed.
“I don’t know if this is some elaborate prank. Or if he is actually a stone face.” Sombra said unsure.
“Maybe this will work.” Celestia said, her horn glowing as she zapped the mask with her magic, the mask did not break, but the stone moved further down his neck.
“The mask is growing!” Luna yelled worriedly.
“Want me to smack it with a crystal?” Sombra asked examining the ever growing mask. “That might crack it open.”
“Go ahead.” Celestia said. Sombra’s horn lit up as a crystal floated over the balcony and he braced himself a bit as he pulled his head back making the crystal fly back a few feet.
“YAAARGH!” He shouted as he smashed the crystal against it. The crystal shattered against the mask and some of the flak it created hit poor Sombra right in the middle of his neck. He cringed in pain as the small pieces of crystal logged themselves into his throat. “ACK!”
“Oh no!" Luna said, running over to Sombra and carefully taking the crystals out with her magic, before healing the wound and anything else that got hurt.
“Ow... Even as a draconequus with a mask unable to see, he still hurts me.” Sombra sighed as he looked over to the mask, as it traveled to more places. “I feel as if this is going to end badly... For real this time.”
“Sombra, he was being disharmonic, maybe if we have harmonic singing then the necklaces will change him back.” Celestia suggested.
“Tia, that’s like saying you can make cold water with fire.” Sombra deadpanned. “I don’t think you can just switch-”
“Home, home on the range...” Luna started singing in a sweet angelic voice. “Where the buffalo play and the antelope roam! Home, home on the range!”
Sombra sighed and looked at Luna before shaking his head. “Fine.” He cleared his throat and in a deeper tone he began to sing along with Luna. “Home, home on the range! Where the buffalo play and the antelope roam!” the elements glowed again and a rainbow went from element to element before breaking the evil stone mask in half, revealing Discord’s face back to normal...his eyes slightly glazed over.
“Well I will be a fluffy ninja...” Sombra said mystified.
“Didn't think that would work.” Luna muttered.
“Luna, I am the pessimist here. Don’t be like me.” Sombra said chuckling.
“Discord are you ok?” Luna asked walking over to the zoned out draconequus.
“Ow...” His said suddenly grasping his face. “That... Really hurt.”
“Being in stone probably does that, did you hear anything?” Celestia asked.
“I heard the lot of you freaking out.” Discord said rubbing his eyes.
“So you also heard the singing?” Luna asked as she hugged Discord.
“Yes, and you keep asking me to sing when your voice is much better than mine.” Discord chuckled, hugging her back. “Just never let those stupid necklaces near me again.”
“Maybe they didn’t like your singing, you made the whole castle moan.” Luna said, smiling.
“Yeah well, I’m not exactly what you would call ‘Musically talented’.” He said making air quotes. Literally.
“The elements have a sense of humor...” Celestia said, looking down at the necklaces.
“Well he did say that Disharmony would not go with Harmony.” Sombra stated looking at Celestia.
“The only thing he did was sing a song that was annoying.” Celestia replied, looking at Sombra.
“Exactly. Disharmony. That is when things around the world are in a state of chaos, however little it may be.” Sombra said shrugging. Then he blinked. “When did I get smart?”
“Sorry to interrupt.” A male voice said from behind them.
“Ello ello?” Sombra said turning around.
“I am the royal armorer, I was told to give Sombra this armor. Different from royal guard armor but not by much.” The armorer, a black unicorn, said, taking out a metal suit of armour and putting it on Sombra’s back.
“Um... Why do I need this?” Sombra asked while the pony slipped the armor on to him peice by peice.
“Because you are the captain of the guard that is here to protect the princesses.” The armorer replied, “And Platinum wanted you to wear it, she had it made made.”
“Well that is fine and dandy, but who exactly thought I would be a good captain of the guard!?” Sombra nearly shouted.
“We have seen how you like to protect you're sisters, you're the most loyal, I don’t know, I’m not a guard.” The armorer shrugged. Sombra sighed and groaned a little bit as a metal helmet was put on his head. He looked at his back and saw the red cape with the white trimming.
“Is the cape truly necessary?” Sombra asked.
“As I said, Platinum had it made, she thought the cape was a nice touch.” The armorer said, rolling his eyes exasperated.
“Ah... I see. Well thanks I guess.” Sombra said looking over the armor he was clad in.
“You're welcome.” The pony said, before teleporting away. Sombra turned back to Luna and Celestia before saying.
“One of you put me in this command didn’t you?” He deadpanned.
“I didn’t even know there was a royal guard...” Luna said confused.
“I would think someone else would be better.” Celestia said.
“Oh thanks Tia. Your confidence in me is so uplifting.” Sombra said rolling his eyes.
“Well to be fair, he does have the most war knowledge than any of us.” Discord said stretching his arms out.
“That’s human war knowledge! That dad let him read! Some of it isn't even true!” Celestia said, not thinking that it would be helpful in this situation..
“And imagine how effective those strategies would be against an opposing force.” Discord said smiling. “Face it Tia, you are just being a worried wort.”
“No.” Celestia said.
“Well I like this job.” Sombra said smiling. “Now I can actually do something I was worried about, now that I am in command of an army, I can protect you guys even better now!”
“Thats nice.” Celestia said, picking the elements up with her magic. “I think we need to find six ponies for these, they are necklaces after all, and made for two of each of the races...”
“Well, I would put them display or something. Maybe they react when the right pony goes near em.” Sombra said shrugging as he tapped his armor around his neck.
“Ponies could steal them.” Celestia replied.
“Encase them in magically enchanted, reinforced glass.” Sombra said smiling.
“I would have to look up how to do that...” Celestia sighed, using her magic to create a box and put the elements in them.
“I could do it.” Sombra said smiling. “There’s a book back home! I would just have to go grab it real quick.”
“Fine, go ahead.” Celestia said, waving her hoof.
“Why do you seem so down Tia?” Discord asked as Sombra walked off into the hallway.
“I don’t know, I’m thinking about the elements.” Celestia admitted.
“Then stop worrying. We can safely say they work relatively well.” Discord said chuckling.
“Without the right pony they won’t.” Celestia said, using her magic to teleport the box to her room.
“Celestia, those things just blasted my face. I am pretty sure that you and Luna can handle them pretty well.” Discord said shaking his head. “Now, let’s get going. Sombra is probably back with that book already and making the glass.... More than likely, he has already blown something up.”
“Ya...” Celestia said.
“Lets go!” Luna exclaimed, running down the hallway, her Regalia making fast clicking sounds. There was a small explosion and Sombra was laying outside his room blinking, covered in black soot.
“Maybe I added a bit too much powdered steel.” Sombra said.
“I told you that was too much.” Platinum said walking out of the room, clean.
“Yeah yeah, I know.” Sombra said shaking a bit making the soot fly off while his armor clinked together.
“Too much, but it worked.” Platinum said, her magic bringing out some glass.
“Oh really?” Sombra said as he took the glass and began to fuse it together soon making a simply box. “Now the test.” He simply chucked it at the wall across from his room and smiling as it stuck in the wall like a picture. “Yes, it works just fine.”
“Alright.” Celestia said, using her magic to bring the elements in the box to her, before taking them out of the box and putting them into the glass case after she took it out of the wall.
“they're beautiful!” Luna said excitedly.
“The box?” Sombra asked staring at Luna.
“The elements in the box.” Luna replied.
“Oooh.” Sombra said nodding. “Anyway, I never asked. How does this armor look anyway? I can’t see it while I am wearing it.”
“Well... you certainly look... Intimidating.” Discord said looking at Sombra. “Although the cape kinda makes you look like you just got out of bed.”
“I think it looks cool!” Luna said, looking over the armour and cape. Celestia turned and looked at his suit as well.
“It’s good.” Celestia said.
“Kind words from Celestia! I can finally die happy!” Sombra said dramatically putting a hoof to his head.
“Stop being childish.” Celestia said.
“Don't you mean foalish?” Platinum asked confused.
“Eh, we grew up with... Weird parents.” Sombra said looking at his siblings. “We learned whole lotta different stuff than what you probably did.”
“Oh... Well we were helped by some weird creatures to find harmony, they seemed to know about ponies enough...” Platinum mused aloud, putting a hoof to her chin.
“Oh really?!” Sombra almost shouted before sheepishly smiling. “Heh heh... I mean what did they look like? Were they tall and walked on two legs?”
“Yes, they were bipedal and barely had any fur.” Platinum said, nodding. Luna and Celestia smiled but didn’t say anything, while Discord and Sombra both stared at Platinum.
“Well what did they do!?” Discord asked from above Platinum.
“They told us to stop fighting each other because the windigoes would kill us, we didn't listen though until they got encased in ice, and we learned that what we were doing, fighting over nothing, was wrong, so we agreed to be in harmony.” Platinum said.
“Wait they’re encased in... Ice?” Sombra asked in a low tone.
“No no, they aren’t in ice now, we started to sing songs to each other to thaw the ice so we could get out of the cave while a big purple heart was above us. The ice thawed around the creatures and left before we could say goodbye, I believe that was a good few months ago.” Platinum said, smiling, “I also have the purple flaming heart, it isn’t flaming anymore and looks like it is a crystal...” Platinum brought out a blue heart shaped crystal bigger than her head with her magic.
“I think I might take pieces off of it to make more jewelry, they would be lovely.” Platinum said, looking at the heart.
“WAIT!” Sombra shouted before again smiling sheepishly. “Heh heh, I mean... Would you mind if I took it? You must know my affinity for crystals and gems.”
“I do know of it, I guess I can give this to you as a present, but I need to know. Why did you want to know who those creatures were?” Platinum asked, using her magic to give Sombra the crystal, “Its heavy, be careful.”
Sombra took the crystal in his mouth from the magic and walked into his room while casting a glance at Celestia, practically saying ‘It’s up to you to tell or not’ as he walked into his room. Celestia frowned and then looked at Platinum.
“We were just interested to know what kind of interesting creatures you met.” Celestia lied. Platinum looked at Celestia before shrugging.
“Ok, I would be interested as well.” She said, before walking away. A sigh was heard from Sombra’s room as he was simply sitting in the middle of the floor staring at the podium he put the crystal on. Celestia, Luna, and Discord walked in and looked at the podium.
“So she met mom and dad? That's cool!” Luna said excitedly, walking over to Sombra and hugging him.
“Yeah, I guess it is. Least we know they’re safe.” Sombra said leaning into the hug.
“Ya.” Luna said.
“You’d think they would have left a note or something for us.” Discord said looking at the heart.
“Maybe they did, maybe its inside the heart.” Celestia suggested, “You just have to look closely.”
“But they don’t have magic, how could they have put a message inside it?” Discord asked.
“They had their own powers, those could have done it.” Celestia said shrugging, as she walked over to the crystal and looked closely at it.
“Maybe if you poke it, it will make a video recording like in the movies!” Sombra said sarcastically.
“Hmmm... maybe.” Celestia said, taking Sombra in her magic and making him touch the middle with his hoof. He blinked and watched it start to glow.
“CELESTIA! I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH THE RED BUTTON!” Sombra randomly shouted as he back pedaled into Luna and pressed against her chest.
“There isn’t a red button, and I didn’t touch it, you did.” Celestia corrected, looking at the crystal as a blue projection came over it, glitching out a little before it stabilized to show a tree with the two guardians under it.
“Hello? Hello this thing on?” The first said waving his hand in front of it.
“I’m pretty sure it’s on, you can see the light.” The second said, pointing at whatever was recording them.
“Right... Well you go first, this was your idea.” The first said to the second.
“Alright, fine.” The second said, turning to look at the ponies. “If you find this, you will probably have already found the three tribes that have made themselves come together with our help. They think that soon two ponies will come who control night and day will be their princesses, apparently my brother is a fortune teller.” The second turned to look at the first.
“Hey, they were kind to us! I had to tell them something.” The first said shrugging. “All I did say was our kids would probably come looking for us or find this recording.”
“But you joked before saying that they would be princesses and other stuff before we left Celestia and the others, so that sounds like fortune telling.” The second said.
“Says miss ‘Animal whisperer’.” The first said chuckling.
“Those windigoes are not animals, they are clouds!” The second yelled.
“Well I was talking about the livestock, but that works too. Anyway, if you guys have found this and Sombra hasn’t eaten part of it-” The first said making Sombra blush slightly. “- then I hope you guys are doing well. Oh and if you guys see some small bugs that look like rubber balls with insect wings, percussive noises get rid of them.”
“Remember, we will be back, we love you.” The second said, smiling.
“Oh and Celestia? Remember what I said. Lighten up.” The first said smiling as well before the recording ended.
“WHAT!?” Celestia said, frowning. Sombra and Discord were on the ground cackling like crazy people while Luna was trying her best not to laugh as well.
“Even miles away Dad still knows when you have a stick up your flank!” Discord howled in laughter. Sombra simply laughed harder as he was trying to breathe as well.
“That isn't fair.” Celestia said her face scrunching up as she frowned, and making Luna unable to contain her laughter. After a few minutes Sombra stopped laughing so much and asked.
“How is that not fair!?” Before bursting into laughter again.
“I told you that there was a message in the crystal.” Celestia said smugly, smiling, “That’s how.”
“That doesn’t make any sense!” Sombra said chuckling.
“Discord doesn’t make sense!” Celestia yelled.
“Hey! That is totally untrue if you were saying something that would be considered a lie, or maybe not, I have no clue.” Discord said before turning to Celestia. “Dad did say lighten up, and you are a little bit.” Celestia rolled her eyes and looked at Sombra.
“Don’t eat the crystal, goodnight.” She said, walking out of Sombra’s room and into hers.
“Good night Tia. And if you don’t lighten up more soon, I am going to get Luna and Discord to help me tickle you into a coma!” Sombra joked.
“That isn’t possible!” She yelled from her room.
“Don’t make us find out if it’s true then!” Sombra shouted back before trying to get his armor off. “How does this stuff come off anyway?”
“There are strapps under your belly.” Luna said, looking at the straps. Sombra made a ‘Ooooh’ expression before using his magic to take the armor off and put it on a mannequin next to the door. He yawned and walked over to his bed before simply flopping onto it.
“Goodnight you two.” He said tiredly.
“Night.” Luna said, walking to her room and taking the regalia off before jumping onto her bed and falling asleep.
“Night you guys.” Discord said walking over to his room and just falling asleep as he floated around in his room like a ragdoll.