Twilight used her magic, to teleport herself and her friends, back to the train station.
"Hey," Rarity said more to herself then anyone else. "The tracks are fixed."
"Yeah and there aren't any cotton candy clouds any more," Rainbow commented.
"Sombra must have done something to Discord as well then," Twilight said looking around seeing everything was back to normal.
They all got on the train that would take them to Canterlot, not expecting a 'welcome party' of guards when they got there.
***
A few hours later, the whistle blew signaling the ponies to get ready to depart. Pinkie getting excited, stuck her head out the window.
"Hey look," she said "Every-pony's come out to fight Sombra with us, look they're all in their armour and everything."
"What?" Rainbow said rushing to the next window and seeing almost all the guards, in Sombra's black and red instead of Nightmare Moon's silver and blue, on the stations platform.
Coming back in she said "Err Twilight... How exactly were you planning on getting to the palace?"
Twilight and Rarity stood in the throne room, after being lead there by the new Captain of the Guard, Dark Knight, and were told to wait for Sombra.
"Sombra's probably expecting me," Twilight said thinking. "So Rarity and I will go out of the train first and be taking to the palace. Here," she said handing Rainbow her tiara, "Sombra can't know we found them. Let us get in there first. Do you know any secret passages into the palace throne room, Rainbow?"
Thinking Rainbow said "There are the old forgotten caves underneath the castle. But no-pony's been down there in years, I don't know the way though them."
Remembering the caves from her brother's wedding Twilight told Rainbow the way.
"Announcing... His Royal Highness, the Lord of Darkness, Sorcerer of Dark Magic and Crystals and King of Canterlot..." a voice rang out from a pony on the other end of the room, "King Sombra." No applause was given as King Sombra walked into the room in his silver body armour, red cape, and now golden crown.
"Ah... Twilight Sparkle, I was wondering where you were," Sombra said walking up to his new mare. Rarity bowed.
"Well, as they say honey, 'Good things come to those who wait,'" Twilight said trying to stay her act while thinking of how the others were doing.
***
"Ok," Rainbow said leading the others to the entrance to the caves. "This way in is rather small, we'll have to go in one at a time. It's also a very long passage. Just remember, 'keep moving forward'. After a while it will open up. Wait there 'till we are all together again." After nods from everyone, Applejack was the first one in, followed by Pinkie, then after some encouraging words from Rainbow, Fluttershy, then Rainbow herself.
***
Back in the throne room, Sombra was showing off the new pair of statues to Twilight.
"Do you like them my dear?" he asked showing his fangs. "At last, I can rule Equestria by myself with you at my side as my new Queen."
"Well it won't really be by yourself then would it?" Twilight said to herself.
"No, I suppose it won't." Sombra said eyes turning red. "But as they say 'It gets very lonely at the top.'"
***
In the caves, the ponies were looking for the mine-cart track Twilight told them about.
"Hey guys, I think I found it," Applejack called.
Everyone ran over to see the tracks that went farther into the caves.
"Ok. Let's go!" Rainbow said running off down the track, hearing the others behind her.
"Didn't Twilight say she had to ride on Cadence to get to the next part of the way out of here Rainbow?" Applejack asked still running.
"Yes, yes she did," Pinkie sang jumping to the others running. "She definitely said that. Whoa...." she was forced to stop as they ran out of tracks.
"What... What now?" Fluttershy panted. She wasn't used to so much running.
"Up there." Rainbow pointed out, a beam of light showing them the way. "Ok, who wants to go first?"
***
Sombra had told Dark Knight to take Twilight and Rarity to Nightmare Moon's old room, so Twilight could be fitted for her wedding dress, and Rarity into a best mare's one.
"After all, a new Queen needs a royal wedding to introduce her to her kingdom, does she not?" Sombra had said waving Twilight out of the throne room.
"I hope this plan of yours works Twilight," Rarity said getting into her best mare's dress, a crown of flowers on her head.
"I do too Rarity," Twilight answered. "I don't really want to have Sombra as a husband." Or to stay asleep for ever.
***
Rainbow had just flown the others up to the top of the caves, and was now looking for the way out.
"Hey Rainbow," Pinkie called "Is this it?" she said standing in front of four tunnels all looking exactly the same except there were pictographs above each one showing where they led to. The kitchens, the entrance hall, the gardens, and...
"The throne room." Applejack said pointing to the last one. "Come on. Still got those last two Elements Fluttershy?" she asked looking around to see Fluttershy nod.
And they continued on their way.
***
Trumpets were being sounded, announcing the wedding was starting, Sombra looking rather smug at the altar with Rarity at his side.
Twilight was walking up the aisle getting more and more nervous with each step wondering where the others were. Then she noticed one of the tiles on the floor start to move and then something pink zoom out and replace the Queen's crown with Twilight Element of Harmony and zip over to Rarity. Sighing with relief, Twilight looked up and nodded at Rarity saying everything was going to plan.
Rainbow, Applejack, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie - after switching the crowns and giving Rarity her Element, made for the back of the hall ready for the line.
"Mares and Gentle-colts," the pre-pony started "We are gathered here today to bind His Royal Highness King Sombra, and Twilight Sparkle in the everlasting line of marriage."
"If there is anyone here who thinks these two should not be wed let them speak now or forever hold their peace," he said placing the crowns on to the pairs heads, not noticing Twilight's was different.
"I do," Twilight said backing off from Sombra, to gasps from the crowd.
"I second that," Rainbow cried stepping forward.
"As do I," Applejack said.
"Me too." Pinkie hopped up next to her friends.
"Erm... I do too." Fluttershy said stepping up.
"As do I 'Your Highness'" Rarity said sarcastically - to even more gasps - stepping away from her king to stand by the other ponies.
"And what makes you think you can do this, my dear...?" Sombra hissed getting annoyed that everything that had been going so well, had just blown in his face.
"Because, you are not the rightful ruler of this land," Twilight said going over to the others. "You're just a bully, who turns every-pony who annoys you, or disappoints you, to stone. You even enslaved thousands of your own Crystal Ponies to work in dark, cold mines, pulling heavy carts all day, not caring how they felt." Twilight was lecturing him. "Well now we, the Elements of Harmony, are here to stop you."
Suddenly Sombra shot a beam of his dark magic at Twilight, protected by a force field the Elements had conjured up. Every-pony was running for the doors panicking, trying to get away from their king.
Then, the Elements on the five necklaces, started glowing, each one giving off a different color of the rainbow. Wind started to blow around the six mares as the lights made for Twilight's crown where they came together and made a shot at Sombra, easily shooting through his magic, destroying him.
The Elements magic then went around to all the statues, bringing them all (except Discord) back to life, and turning Nightmare Moon back into Princess Luna. After the magic was cut off, and the light had faded away, someone pointed out the window.
"Look every-pony." The sun, for the first time in years, was coming out over the horizon.
"Well done my little ponies," a motherly voice called out. A white Alicorn, with an ever flowing multicolored ethereal mane.
"Princess Celestia!" every-pony cried bowing.
"Please my little ponies. It is not me you should be bowing to," Celestia said looking around the hall. "But these six brave mares. The Elements of Harmony." Cheers followed this.
Then when the ponies were cheering for Twilight and her friends Celestia went over to Luna.
"I'm so sorry," Twilight heard Luna cry. "I've missed you so much big sister."
Yes moving to Ponyville was the best thing that ever happened to me. Twilight thought. She then began to notice that the world was rippling all around her, the color disappearing, sound being muted.
She was back in her old dream exactly where she was before Luna had done her magic. Standing in her wedding dress, next to Flash Sentry.
"If there is anyone here who thinks these two should not be wed let them speak now or forever hold their peace." Celestia said pausing for an answer, this time no one spoke up.
"I now pronounce you, Husband and Wife. You may kiss the bride."
Twilight was getting so excited, Flash was getting closer and closer. Twilight closed her eyes, readied her lips, to receive his kiss....
'KNOCK...KNOCK...KNOCK'
Twilight rolled out of bed angry that someone had the nerve to wake her up in the middle of a perfect dream. Who ever it was....
"Hey Twi," Rainbows voice sounded. "You in there?"
Rainbow Dash... Honestly I wish you... Twilight stopped her self in midthought, wondering what it would be like if Rainbow was gone.
"Twi?"
"Yes Yes I'm coming." Twilight said opening her door and stepping outside.
"Wow!" was Rainbow's first expression at the look of Twilight's messed up mane and baggy eyes. "Rough night?"
"You could say that," Twilight said yawning twitching her ears. Then on the breeze... Twilight thought she could hear howling coming from the Everfree Forest. Howling and... Singing!
"Er... Rainbow you know that time when told the Crusaders how we got our Cutie-Marks?"
"Yeah,"
"What happened to you and Fluttershy afterwards?"