//------------------------------// // The Escape (EDITED) // Story: The rule of King Sombra and Queen Twilight Sparkle // by JrWubMaster //------------------------------// Sombras’ vision ceased to be as the whirlwind spell slammed right into him. His life flashed before his eyes, and blood was shed everywhere and stained the stones in the room. The crown and cape were shredded into a million pieces, and his body finally came down to the ground. All signs of life were gone at last. Princess Celestia still wasn't sure if he was dead or not. He might have had a card up the sleeve to prepare for this showdown. But before she could examine the body, Twilight rushed to his body in front of them. She bent down and pressed her face into his neck. "Sombra, it's me," Twilight said. "Please wake up. They're still here. We need to fight them off if we're ever going to be together forever." Yet the eyes did not open. She tried again and pushed on his belly. "Please wake up, you can't be dead yet...you're stronger than that..." No reaction. None. "No...don't leave me like this. We were going to have our own Shadow Empire. We were going to have our own child, raise him up as a prince..." As Twilight was on the verge of breaking down into tears, she felt a hoof wrap around her and pull her closer to Sombra. She then realized that his eyes were barely open and was breathing heavily. Tears started dripping from Twilight’s green eyes from the thought of losing the one she loved forever. “Together…forever...my Queen” he whispered in her ear. Twilight then flung her hooves around his neck and hold him and starts crying even more than before. Behind Twilight, Sombra could see Celestia and Luna getting ready to fire another magic blast at him. There was no chance that he and Twilight would win this fight today. If this fight were to continue, it would have meant their end. And Sombra knew it. However he was determinant to live another day to see his and Twilights victory, no matter how long it would be or how far they would have to reach for that victory. He began to turn himself and his queen into shadow form. The sudden chance came as a massive shock to Twilight at first but she realized that it was Sombra's doing and allowed the darkness to consume her. “Another time, another place Princesses” he said before becoming a complete shadow and started fleeing with Twilight through the castle. Luna and Celestia began firing several magic only to have it avoid every shot. "Stop that Shadow" they heard Celestia order the guards. almost every turn they made there were guards truing to block them off from any exit. After a few minutes, the shadow finally came upon an open window and took their chance at safety and flew out the castle. They could see Celestia and Luna trying to catch them as they flew through the heavy blizzard. The Royal Sisters were close to catching the couple but Sombra was able to make a quick move and managed to lose both of them in the storm. “NOOOOOOOOOO” they could hear Luna yell behind them. Sombra and Twilight knew that they had lost the Princesses. Freedom was straight ahead of them. But he wondered if he would be alive long to Celebrate it. ----- Celestia could not believed what happened. Twilight was now Sombra's queen and was fighting against her. And now she had failed to rescue her from that monster. "We... we lost her" Celestia said. "We failed to bring her home. To save her from him." Luna was a;so in disbelief that the monster had escaped their grasp with their fellow princess. "The fiend." Luna spoke to herself. She looked to her sister and said "Do not think that she is lost forever. We will rid the world of his influence and bring the Twilight we know back." "What will we tell her friends back in Ponyville? Or Spike or the captain and Princess Cadance? Do we tell them that she is now in love with Sombra? "We'll tell them that he has tricked her into falling for him. That we couldn't stop him in time and he got away with her. We could get them to help remind Princess Twilight of the pony she used to be." "You're right Luna. We can rescue Twilight, but not today." "Let us return to the guards" The two royal sisters flew back to the castle. Celestia takes one last look out toward the storm. "I just hope that we're not too late." ----- Sombra flew himself and Twilight as far away as he could with all his remaining strength. He wanted to be as far away from the princess as possible with his wife. They would fight the princesses and win another day. But for now they had to live. For now Twilight must live. Sombra’s magic was beginning to fail him and he felt like he was going to pass out. He needed to stop and get to shelter. He was at his limits and felt like dropping to the ground. Then came a point where he couldn't go on. His magic died out, but he didn't feel the wind beneath him. He opened his eyes to see that Twilight started using a shadow form of her own to carry him and her away. “Hang in there my love!” he heard his queen say. He then passed out. After a little while long of flying, Twilight assumed that they would be safe for a short moment and Sombra needed to stop and rest up. She came to a stop and used the creation spell she learnt to construct a cabin to rest up and help Sombra. When they entered the cabin and escaped the harsh blizzard, Twilight removed Sombra’s armor, laid him on a bed and did all she could and healed his wounds from the attack Celestia and Luna had used on him. He may not be ready to rebuild that empire anytime soon, but at least he was going to live. And that’s what Twilight wanted most. Twilight noticed how late it had gotten and how worn out she was also. Battling the princesses, learning the creation spell and carrying her lover away in a blizzard really drained her of her energy. But she couldn't stop thinking about Sombra's safety. “He’s going to be alright” she kept telling herself. “Remember: together forever”. She decided to lie down next to Sombra on the bed and embrace him in a hug. She didn’t hug him too lightly as it could hurt him even more. She just wanted to be with him. Soon after she just drifted off to sleep, hoping the see Sombra alive and well the next day.