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// Chapter 7 
// Story: Might Be For Us 
// by Fat1thatyoulove 
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Chapter 19 – How to make a bad time fun

Violet's pacing around the small room continues as she just waits. The young mare's mind has stayed to her thoughts as she drifts her eyes to the cracked jar that sits on the still made bed, the stallion has taken more than enough time to come back to the room...And Violet’s thoughts have started to betray her a little, firstly why was the jar left on the ground and secondly if Sparky did leave the room because he heard her and Luna going up the stairs, then why hasn't he at least stopped by to say goodbye.

Her questions continue to bounce in her mind as she holds her pace around the foot of the bed, however her trot stops as her eyes turn to the slightly bent orange feather that sits in the other jar on the table next to the window.

Violet's mind pauses for a moment as she looks it over, but the sight of it only brings a grim idea to her head as she thinks it over, what if he fell?

The mare's trot comes up a little faster as she turns towards the door of the room, her mind slightly fights the idea but it's been to late for the stallion to still be just taking his sweet time.

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(A few minutes earlier)

The light orange stallion's eyes hold to the statute for a moment as a few cracks start to break into the gray stone.

A faint orange light comes to the top of the broken stone as Sparky squints his eyes to it as his fear and confusion to the last few events his mind has still not been able to comprehend.

However the time for thought ends fast as the stone cracks and falls to the ground, from where the stone stood a new large serpent long bodied figure now stands with a stretching motion.

"AHHH!!! That was quite the unwanted rest-..." The bright orange eyes of the strange creature turn down to the slightly shaking pony in front of him as he smiles, "Well hello..." One curved tooth pokes from the strange creatures mouth as he waits for a response.

But no response comes from Sparky as the shadowy figures voice rings through his head, (Discord!).

Discord just blinks to the young stallion's pained expression as he looks around the empty area around him, a faint laugh comes from him as he speaks up with a little confused joy, "Tell me...um...Pegasus, you don't have a horn soooo how did you do magic hmmm?" Discord's smile fades as his eyes flicker a black tint, "You are from Equestria my little pony are you not?"

Sombra's echoey voice rings to Sparky's head as he grinds his teeth unable to speak his own voice up, (Does our agreement still stand!)

Agian the young stallion's pained expression cocks Discord's head as his eyes start to turn back to their happy orange color, he rubs his clawed hand to his short goatee as he moves his lion paw towards Sparky's head, "You look to be in som-..." A spark of green magic flicks to his hand sending an unpleasant jolt through Discord's body as he takes his paw back.

From the magical jolt Discord's face turns a little more questioning as he straightens his stance, "Are you a human! Speak up pony, I need to figure out if i’m turning you into a tadpole or not."

The commanding voice Sparky rushes through his words as his pounding head stops for a moment, "Sombra-..." Sparky's eyes flicker a dark green as Sombra's echoey voice expels from his mouth, "Discord! Does our agreement still stand?!"

Discord blinks to the echoey voice that expels from the shaky stallion as he lets out a light laugh, "Sombra?" A slightly louder laugh comes up from him as he turns his goat like head completely upside down, "D-did you get eaten?!" His body starts to float from the ground a little as his laughter gets a bit louder, "T-the King? HAha! I-I’ve heard of have it your way, but come on King...That's a little too far!"

His claw figure snaps as a bottle of ketchup poofs into his grasp, as his much wanted and over zealous laugh trails on Discord extends the bottle towards the green eyed stallion as he speaks up, "Here you go pony...You need some ketchup."

Sparky's green glowing eyes squint to the bottle as his hoof comes up to bat the bottle to the ground, "Our agreement?"

Discord rolls his eyes as he snaps his fingers and teleports himself right side up as he crosses his legs and sits where his statue once stood, a steaming tea cup now sits in his clawed hand as he holds his unamused eyes to the small stallion in front of him, "You know Sombra, if you're going to live in somepony you should pick a better suited pony-.." His words stop as he takes a sip of his tea, "The voice really doesn't look good from this petty pegasus."

The green color that has come over Sparky's eyes has started to glow a little brighter as Sombra's voice comes out, (The crystal heart, Discord...Does your promise still stand?)

The words bring Discord's smile to a wider grin as he speaks up, "The crystal heart?" He lets go of the tea cup as it poofs away in an orange glow as he rubs to his goatee, "How long have I been gone?"

Sombra's voice comes up again as it takes a more annoyed tone, (I grow impatient...)

"HA-ha-ha, of course!" Discord nozzles Sparky's mane as he speaks up, "I will meet you in the Crystal Empire...As long as it's in the same spot that is." Another laugh comes over Discord as he rolls his clawed hand.

However his voice stops it's happy tone as his eyes flicker a little black, "However...There is a certain pony I need to pay a visit to first..." Discord turns a devilish smile to Sparky's green eyes as he continues, "I will meet you at the Crystal Empire in the next two days...After I finish a little fun time of my own. Until then Sombra, goodbye." Discord's claws snap as he gives a little laugh and poofs away.

Where the broken statue once stood a new statue of Disord stands, but instead of it being broken it has a bright and happy smile on it.

As Discord’s laugh fades into the cricket chiming night Sparky's green eyes turn to the hedge maze opening at the end of the path as he starts his trot up.

The stallions quick pace brings him out of the garden as he swings his head to the castle courtyard, there's no pony in direct sight around despite it only being still early in the night. However he doesn't start his trot up again as Sparky's eyes turn to a light purple mare that quickly runs down the castle's entrance stairs.

Sparky's green eyed tint starts to fade as he quickly blinks his eyes back to their normal color as he stumbles a little.

Violet's trot quickens to an almost gallop as her eyes look over the dirty stallion's coat. As the mare's trot brings her closer Sombra's voice starts to ring in Sparky's head, (Your thoughts betray you pegasus...Who is this mare?) Sombra's shadowy figure that only Sparky can see appears in front of Violet's trot as a devious smile comes over the dark stallion's face.

To the echoy voice's words Sparky flaps his wings out as he readies himself to fly away from his approaching friend.

Sombra's voice continues in a slight laugh as it rings through Sparky's head, (Leaving? Should I take care of her?)

The heat of the green magic starts to build under Sparky's coat as his ability to fly away fades, "D-don't...Please..."

His under breath words don't hit Violet's ears as she nears her friend and brings her hooves up.

The heat to Sparky's wings fade along with the shadowy Sombra's smile as the dark unicorn's eyes pin to the mare's moving hooves almost with a surprised expression.

To Sparky's lack of response Violet moves closer to her friend, however her steps closer are matched as Sparky takes a few steps back just swinging his eyes between the dark stallion trapped in his mind and the mare in front of him, "I-I can't stay Violet..."

Sparky's shaky tone only makes Violet take a few steps forward as she holds a concerned stare as she sparks her hooves up still trying to ask the stallion what's wrong.

To the hooves motions Sombra's shadowy figure fades as Sparky speaks up with an almost sad tone, "I have to go...Violet."

Sparky's still soar wings flare out as he quickly brings himself into the air, to his quick motions Violet extends her hoof a little but she can't bring her thoughts out as Sparky's eyes turn from her body.

Violet holds her stare to the stallion for a few moments before she turns back towards the castle.

End of chapter 19