The first thing Discord and Shining Armor did when Chrysalis poured black magic into the scepter was to grab the still-hypnotized Twilight and take cover behind one of the rocks. Black magic started crackling from the scepter's diamond, and Sombra was struck by the black trendils of energy. His eyes became white, and an excruciating pain made him convulse in his shadow form.
"This is bad," Discord said, taking a peek from behind the rock. "This is soo bad!"
"Don't tell me!" Shining Armor snapped, "Twiley is still under that bug's control and Sombra will be revived if we don't do something!"
"What can we do?! It's not like we have something to fight them with! We don't have the Elements of Harmony, and even if we did, the girls are not here!" Discord let out a groan of frustration, "For once, I wish Celestia was here! She'd put them in place in five seconds!"
Shining Amor took a peek from behind the rock as well, and watched as Sombra's shadow body started to gain a solid form. A plan started to form in his mind, but it was risky. The unicorn gave Discord a glance.
"I have an idea," he said. "We have to destroy the scepter before the ritual is complete, once they are defeated that should bring Twiley out of her trance!"
"I'm with you! What would you like me to do?"
"I'll keep Sombra and Chrysalis, you reach for the scepter and smash it into fragments!"
Chrysalis grew alarmed when Shining Armor came out from behind the rock and galloped at full speed towards the scepter. The Changeling Queen fired beams of fire magic at him, but he was too fast for her. Sombra realized what was happening and was soon hot on Shining Armor's heels. Discord waited until they were completely distracted, then flew as fast as a bullet towards the scepter. He quickly took it in both hands and called out for the villains, "Hey, Crissy! Sombrero!"
Sombra and Chrysalis stopped and whipped their heads around to look for the Draconequus, but their anger turned to horror when they realized he was holding the scepter.
"This is for Twilight!" Discord shouted as he smashed the scepter against the ground, damaging it, tiny cracks appearing on the diamond.
Sombra screeched in pain, and he felt his legs turning back to shadow.
"This is for Cadence!" Shining Armor fired a beam of magic at the diamond, making the cracks grow bigger.
It was Chrysalis's turn to scream, as Sombra's black magic started oozing from her eyes, it felt as if she was shedding acid tears.
Twilight' pupils slowly started gaining their original purple color.
"And this, as unbelievable as it sounds, is for Celestia!"
Sombra's scream of agony pierced through the air as Discord smashed the scepter against the stony ground a final time, shattering the diamond in million pieces and breaking the staff in half. The black unicorn was surrounded by fire, as Tartarus reclaimed his corrupted soul. Chrysalis fell to the ground, unconscious, but free of Sombra's influence. Discord noticed she as close to the fiery portal, but as he dashed towards the rock Twilight was hiding in, looked around and glanced at her.
"Discord!" Shining called out for him from behind the rock. "What are you doing?
Discord let out a frustration groan as he flew back to the Changeling Queen, picked her up and quickly dashed towards the rock.
Clawed, demonic hands started to emerge from the fiery portal, and grabbed unto Sombra's shadow body. Sombra desperately tried to get free of their grip, but as he was dragged out to Tartarus, he let out a final roar of anger. As the fire portal closed, Shining Armor casted a protection spell for the explosion that followed.
When the smoke cleared, Shining Armor's force field disappeared, and everything was as calm as if none of it had ever happened. He glanced at Chrysalis with disgust, then back at Discord.
"Why did you save her?"
Discord looked down, "I don't know... But when I thought of what would happen to the rest of the Changeling race if their Queen were to perish... An entire race doesn't have to pay for it's ruler's mistakes."
Twilight Sparkle blinked a few times before bringing a hoof to her head, her eyes back to normal. "Huh... Where am I...?"
"TWILIGHT!!"
The lavender unicorn was surprised when her brother and her husband wrapped their hooves around her tightly.
"Twilight, honey, you're okay!" Discord started filling his wife's face with kisses.
"What happened?"
"Sombra and Chrysalis used you as a leverage to gain the scepter from us, but it's all over now!" Shining explained.
"Now all what's left to do is to break Celestia and Lulu form their stone prison," Discord spoke. Then we can all go back to normal and wait for the foal's birth."
Twilight Sparkle gulped nervously, "Discord, I know now's not the moment for this, but..." she smiled at her husband sheepishly.
"I think we are having more than one foal."