Twilight, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rarity, and Applejack trotted down the streets of ponyvillie to the train station. As they walked the sky seemed to get darker and darker with each passing minute.
"It can't be getting dark already, it's only 3 in the afternoon!"
Rarity exclaimed.
"Well I don't want to jump to conclusions but Nightmare Moon has returned." Twilight said.
"So now we have deal with changelings, Discord, Nightmare Moon, AND eternal night? That's A LOT of things to worry about." Pinkie said.
"Yes, Pinkie, it is." Twilight said, already knowing exactly how dangerous the whole situation was.
Before they knew it all the daylight they had savored, vanished. And they were covered in a blanket of darkness.
"Train station is just ahead, c'mon." Applejack said, starting to move a bit faster.
The rest of the group picked up speed as well. Soon they were at the station.
"Where is everyone?" Fluttershy asked, confused by the emptiness of the station.
"The must have all left on the last train that left." Rarity presumed.
"Nope, that's not it." A voice said from behind the group.
Twilight was the first to turn around. "Who are you?" She asked the light brown earth pony who had joined in on the conversation.
"I'm Ray Rhodes, I'm the one who runs this here station." Ray said.
"We'll then Mr. Rhodes, may I ask when the next train is going to be here?" Rarity asked.
Ray laughed. "There ain't gon be no trains tonight missy. Changelings destroyed the tracks bout 25 miles down. I'm just here to pack up the last of my things and get outta here."
"So you're saying that were gonna have to WALK all the way to the Crystal Empire!" Pinkie shouted.
"Well unless your yella friend can pick all uh you up and fly you there I don't think you gotta choice." Ray said with a chuckle.
Fluttershy hid behind her friends after the remark.
"Alright then, were walking." Twilight said declaratively. "Thank you Ray."
"You're welcome ma'am, now stay safe out there." Ray said as the group made started on their trek towards the Crystal Empire.
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Chrysallis and Discord walked down the streets of Canterlot, overseeing the activities of the army.
"My Queen!" A voice said off in the distance.
Chrysallis started to search for the owner of the voice. She found Krog and Thrax stumbling over each other trying to get to her.
"My Queen." Krog said once he was in front of Chrysallis.
"Yes, what is it Keegan?" Chrysallis asked.
"Ugh, you tell her." Krog said to Thrax.
"My Queen, we have just been informed that Celestia is assembling a massive army within the walls of Canterlot." Thrax said.
Chrysallis's eyes lit up. "Really? That's wonderful news! I knew you knew what you were doing Discord when you said to let Celestia go!" Chrysallis said excitedly.
"What? I'm mean, ya, of course I knew what I was doing." Discord said frantically.
"Thank you, now you two leave us, Discord and I need to discuss private matters." Chrysallis said to Krog and Thrax.
"Yes your highness." Krog and Thrax said in unison. A substantial less amount of enthusiasm from Krog.
Once the two changelings left Chrysallis turned towards Discord. "I have to say, those two have become rather useful."
"I guess, but how could Celestia assembling a massive army be wonderful news?" Discord asked.
"They said that she was assembling them all within the walls of Canterlot. Think how easy it would be to take Equestria if we could trap them within those walls. If we had just killed Celestia we would have still had to deal with all of the other soldiers and guards spread out all over Equestria." Chrysallis said.
"But how could we manage to do such a thing. I wouldn't be able to use my magic because trapping them would be stopping the fighting, and then stopping the chaos." Discord said.
"Oh you aren't going to be the one doing the trapping. You're going to get someone who can." Chrysallis said with a smile.
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Discord was alone on the frozen tundra miles away from the Crystal Empire. It was cold and barren, just like his heart had been during his thousand year imprisonment. He could see the lights of the empire off in the distance. He wondered if Celestia was all right, if there was anyway she could possibly forgive him. Immediately he buried the thought. He wouldn't want her forgiveness even if she had begged him to take it.
Discord looked down at the ground beneath him and remembered why he was there. Below him were multiple cracks that scratched the earth. Discord sighed and snapped his fingers.
A black smoke started to emit from the cracks. Discord was quickly surrounded by the black smoke. But before the smoke could completely engulf him it started to form into a figure. Within seconds the smoke was gone leaving only a single being standing in front of Discord.
Sombra.