//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: The Life and Tales of Game Design // by Game Design //------------------------------// Sombra sat on his throne, grunting in anger as he listened to the blasts of magic echoing from outside his chambers. I need more time! , he grunted in his thoughts. Princess Luna, and Celestia had attacked his Crystal Empire, attempting to take down Sombra and his rule of the Crystal Ponies. He knew this could go in the favor of the Alicorns, and with the battle heading towards his throne room, he had to devised a plan, and fast. As he heard the sound of the battle narrowing towards his doors, he stood, and descended down a flight of stairs to the bottom of a deep cavern that had been hidden by his dark magic. The dark unicorn then began to cast his final plan. His horn grew bright with a red aura, he focused and formed a small black ball. He could feel the magic coursing through it, he smiled knowing the spell had worked. "Now, all I need if love." He muttered, then stopped his hoof in anger. "But there is no one that I do love, the only thing that I have ever truly loved is my..." He paused for a moment and looked up at his horn. Could this work? He pondered, still gazing at his horn. With slight hesitation, Sombra began to think of the love and compassion he felt for his power. Within seconds he could feel life coming to the small ball. He grinned once more, and shot the ball off. It flew off and shrunk as it continued to in the direction it had been demanded towards.Just as the ball had left, a slam from above made Sombra snap his head up towards the stairs. "Show yourself you coward!" A voice shouted from above the dark stallion. He smiled and began to ascend towards the voice. "Best I don't keep my guests waiting." He uttered, sporting a mischievous smile, keeping a steady pace up the stairs. ~ ~ ~ Far from the castle, in a house near the edge of the empire, a cyan colored mare sat at her window, watching the castle in the distance. Earlier, before Clesetia and Luna had attacked, she was on her way to the castle for one last attempt to bring her lover back from darkness. However, as she walked to the castle the royal guards had already attacked the empire. All that had caused her to run back to her home, while there she looked out her window to watch the battle. As the fight escalated and grew closer towards the castle, her hopes for him to become reformed had faded. She let out a sigh, and walked into her living room. She sat in her sorrow, tear waling up in her eyes. The mare looked over to a picture that sat on a short table. She reached over with her hoof and looked down towards it. In the picture, a quietly large gray stallion stood next to her, she had her hair made up, and she was see trough as a crystal pony should be. The most impotent thing, to her, was that the two where happy. Sadly, it had not been so ever seance he had taken control, and made himself king of the Empire. She then began to quietly weep, her tears falling on the picture, she pulled it to her chest as she continued to weep in memories that would never be again. As tears continued to fall down her cheeks, she felt a cold chill invade her body. She shivered and jumped, dropping the picture, causing the frame to shatter. She looked down and let out a grunt. "Oh, horse apples!" She cursed, leaning down to pick up the shattered glass. As she carried the last of the pieces of the broken frame towards the trash, she heard the sound of a horrified scream come echo through her house. She galloped to the window and looked to see a black shade hurtling it's self into the far distance. The mare sat on her haunches, as her mouth hung open. "No.." She muttered. She began to cry again, turning towards her room. She climbed onto her bed and began to cry into her pillow. Strangely, she began to feel a cold breeze flow over her body. She looked up to see that her walls had began to diaper! She panicked before she realized that her bed began to diaper, then her floor. Soon, she stood alone no buildings, or any other ponies. This time, she was truly, alone. ~ ~ ~ Sombra crashed to the ground, a grunt of pain escaping his lips. The battle that had occurred was flawed for Sombra at the beginning. Although he very powerful, his dark magic could not match that of two Alicorns. Celestia and Luna stood over the fallen King, looking down at him with great disgust. "Your plan was failed Sombra, you have fallen." Celestia announced, not showing even the slightest hint of regret. Sombra only smiled, and let out a chuckle of amusement. "Oh Celestia, always so naive." Sombra said as he slowly began to rise. Before he could get to his hooves Celestia blasted him with her horn, causing him to fall and wince in pain. "Sister! There was no call for that!" Luna insisted. Clesetia only ignored her sister, and steeped back from Sombra. "Ready yourself Luna." The white Alicorn demanded. Luna looked to her old friend, and sighed walking towards her sister. The two leaned towards one another, touching their horns, and with their combined power they blasted another magic beam at the dark unicorn. As the beam hit the stallion, it felt as if his body was being ripped into nothing and it was not very pleasant. His screams of pain echoed trough the castle as the Alicorns continued their onslaught. With one last blast, the unicorn became no more then a shadow. The shadow was sent flying far into the distance. Luna watched form a window that looked over the Empire. She watched as the black cloud drifted far into the distance. She lowered her head in guilt, she felt as though she could have helped her friend, that she could have reformed him somehow. The dark blue Alicorn looked over her shoulder to see her sister standing behind her, giving her a reassuring smile. "How would it sound to return home, my sister?" The white alicorn asked the younger pony. Luna smiled at the thought of being back in her home, and sleeping in her bed. She nodded, and with her motion, she and her older sister began to walk out of the throne room, when suddenly they could both fell a cold breeze pass over their bodies. "S-sister..." Luna muttered, chattering her teeth to the cold air. Celestia looked down to her sister and put her wing over her shivering sister, even though she was cold herself. "I know, i feel it too." Celestia replied, as the two continued towards the door. Luna noticed that, she could see what was behind the door before they had even opened it. "Celestia!" Luna whaled, pointing towards the fading door. Celestia took her look from her sister towards the door to see that it was diapering, and not before long they had began to fall, but caught themselves by spreading their wings and taking a few flaps in the air. The two landed to see that Crystal Ponies where running in panic, as their house, streets and their selves began to diaper. The princesses wasted no time in attempting to aid the ponies in their time of need. Unfortunately, as the Alicorns touch or grabbed a pony, their hooves would only pass trough the fading bodies. Soon, Celestia, and Luna could only see a snow oasis, with nothing in site but their royal guard. The flew towards them, as the group walked to meet the Princesses half way. "Where you able to save anyone?" Clesetia asked, walking towards the commander of the guard. "Just one your highness." The Caption replied. He turned and motioned for two of the guards to bring forth the one pony they had saved. Two guards walked forward, reviling a cyan colored mare, with a purple mane walking behind them. She spotted a grain of wheat for her cutie mark, possible resembling her talent for baking bread. Celestia smiled and slowly walked towards the mare, she knelled down so that she could be face to face with the cyan mare. To her surprise, the pony backed away from her with a look of both anger and relief. "What is you name mistress?" Celestia asked, ignoring the ponies angered look, but still keeping her smile on. The mare was hesitant, but after a short time she took a step forward and spoke. "I am Autumn Gem." ~ ~ ~ "AHHHHHH!" A screamed echoed down the halls of a hospital that sat within the city of Canterlot. Autumn had not known it, but she was pregnant, however she had not questioned how this had come to be. A few days before the princesses had attacked and saved her, she had attempted to reform her lover in a seductive manner. Sadly, he was too far gone, and had sent her away after the afire. "AHHHHHHHH!" Autumn whaled again, louder then before. "You'er doing fine miss Gem, just a little further." A stallion holding the mares head chimed. Autumn nodded weekly, and pushed once more. Her scream of pain was followed by the crying of a young foal. "It's a Colt!" The doctor announced, holding the baby in her hooves. Autumn smiled, and looked at her foal. "Would you like to cut the cord?" The mare holding the baby stallion, rising him towards the older stallion. The dark blue pony looked down to the doctor. The stallion looked at the mare in confusion, receiving the same look from the doctor. "You are the father aren't you?" The Stallion grew quiet, he didn't know what to say, he wasn't but he was willing to raise the foal as his own, but he had never thought to claim. He was about to answer, and correct the doctor when Autumn had spoke up. "Yes." She announced weakly, rising her head up. "H-he is the father." She looked up towards him and smiled, nodding her head in the direction of the baby. He looked over towards the foal, and smiled. With his wing, he picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cord. After cleaning the young colt off, the mare handed the foal to his father. He smiled at the colt, his colt, his very own little colt. He then handed the young one to his mother. Autumn help him tightly, not ever wanting to let go. Something was odd to her, the young one looked an awful lot like, Sombra, a disturbing amount to others, but to Autumn her child was perfect. She leaned in and kissed the young ones forehead. "What are we going to name him?" The colts father asked. Autumn held her smile, and look on the child pondering on what she should name her foal. "Second Chance." She said, looking up at her new lover. "I want to name him, Second Chance."