There was an explosion as the Changeling shot his magic at the red pony that had Sombra's horn atop his head. The red pony shot a blast of dark magic at the Changeling, and he didn't miss like the Changeling. "Lucky me..." the red stallion said ominously, "you survived. Looks like I will have a new body to inhabit, hopefully you'll be a bit more resilient than this pathetic pony." At that he removed his horn revealing the jagged remains of the red unicorn's horn, he quickly slammed the horn over the Changeling's. The poor thing screeched as the dark magic flowed throughout its body and suppressed its mind.
"Yes this will do well...for now." The Changeling said in Sombra's voice. "Now as for you" he said turning towards the red unicorn, "to the shadows with you!" He shouted and shot a blast of dark magic and the unicorn vanished.
Sombra was a quick learner and in a matter of minutes he had already figured out how to change forms to that of his last host.
"Hay Mirid why'd you send up a flare, we're in the middle of a populated area?" Another Changeling said rounding the bend into the alley Sombra was standing in.
Almost immediately Sombra had the other Changeling up against the wall using the Changelings shape shifting ability to turn into his original form. "Tell your queen that I, Sombra, have a proposal for her" he said grimly to it. He released the Changeling who flew off as fast as it could.
Sombra watched as he left, he had a plan brewing in his head for at least a year now. He needed an army and Chrysalis was one that could be easily motivated by the notion of revenge, and the promise of the Crystal Heart. Of course he would be prepared for her treachery, after all Changelings’ are known for their trickery.
Sombra spent most of that afternoon killing time with the red unicorn’s marefriend. He took her out on the town, he ordered the most expensive things that he could get her, he was emptying the entire savings of his former host, why not, he won't be needing it where he is.
"Sweetie, why are you spoiling me?" She asked him.
This threw him off, "I'll tel you once I take you home."
This made her mind go wild What could he be planning he hasn't spoiled me this much since he asked me to move in with him. This brought a thought to her mind Could he be planning to propose, this thought brought a noticeable change to her face, one that Sombra noticed.
For the rest of the night Sombra played a kind of cruel game with her. He had noticed that she was trying to direct them to the flat. He simply kept her out as long as possible, but at about three in the morning she wouldn't put up with his misdirection any longer and he took her home.
"So what was he surprised you had for me!?" She said with the biggest smile.
Sombra closed the door and dropped the voice of the red unicorn "My dear, you do remind me so much of her, however she is gone and I don't want any more heartache". He started to burn with the green fire of the Changelings but instead of an expected Changeling he took the form he had had for so long.
Her eyes went wide and she tried to scream only to have a dark tendril to wrap itself around her snout, several others grabbed her limbs and held her down. "Good now that you’re secure I can gather my things; of course you didn't notice that I had taken over your beloved. Did you know he planned to propose just a week after I took his body, if I had waited a week you would have been engaged" He walked over to a cabinet and pulled out a small rune. "Funny how you didn't notice me infecting you with dark magic, it is a necessary step to take if I'm going to send you to the shadows."
She made some noises, "Pardon?" he asked letting her snout lose.
“Why?” was all she could manage.
“Why?” Sombra repeated, “Because I am evil.”
“No…” she started, “why did you spoil me before this?”
“Oh…” he considered his options and decided that it wouldn’t hurt to tell the truth this time, “You remind me of my beloved, and I was simply pretending.”
“What happened to her?”
“She is dead.”
“I’m sorry.” this amazed Sombra to no end. Even after all these years of causing torment a pony still was able to feel sympathy for him of all ponies.
“Don’t be! I was the one who killed her!!” he shouted. All of the dark tendrils began to squeeze her harder. A portal opened underneath her and the tendrils forced her into it. The last thing she saw was Sombra staring down at her, his eyes not angry but saddened, then there was darkness.
There was a knocking at the door, and Sombra shifted into the red unicorn. He walked over to it and opened it, “Why Hel…” was blasted with a sleeping spell and fell over. The last thing he saw was the local guard walking in and looking at him.
Sombra was groggy when he woke up, his form now that of the changeling his spirit now inhabited, of course with his horn where the changelings would have been. He was in a hexagonal cell with bars on one side. He walked over to them and peered out to see he was imprisoned in Chrysalis’s hive.
Changelings where bustling about preforming different tasks. One flew by and saw Sombra was awake, almost immediately it whistled and every Changeling Sombra could see stopped working and stared at him.
There was a split in the mob of Changelings and in the center of it Chrysalis was flying up to his cell. “So you’re finally awake.” Chrysalis said as she lighted down in the newly built platform that Sombra hadn't even noticed was being built.
“Is this how you treat your guest?” Sombra asked giving a wicked smile, and turning to his preferred form.
“It is when they have stolen a member of my hive” She said giving a smile to match him.
Sombra chuckled, “What is one Changeling to and unnumbered swarm?” he asked.
“We are strapped for recourses after the Canterlot Incident and we need every Changeling we can get.” She said with a ping of anger in her voice.
“A believable lie, but if you’re so weak then I guess I’m wasting our time.” Sombra replied looking disinterested.
“Yes! I got your message! What is this proposal of yours?”
“We have mutual need, you and I. I need my empire back, and you need revenge for… What did you call it...? The Canterlot Incident, yes.”
“Go on”
“Well as you know the married couple Princess Cadence and Shining Armor rule over my former empire…”
“The one that is protected by powerful magic, to the point where we can’t even send infiltrators in it.” Chrysalis said giving an annoyed look.
"That's just because you don't know it's weaknesses like me."
"And you would tell us these weaknesses, what's in it for you?"
"I will tell you these weaknesses if you agree to give me the Empire once you have your revenge and I'll even throw in the Crystal Heart as a sort of ultimate love gathering and storage relic for you, provided you protect it well."
"Why would you trust me?" Chrysalis asked, giving him a distrustful look.
"Because you remember what happened the last time a hive betrayed me." Sombra sneered.
Chrysalis shuttered remembering the destruction caused by that queen’s treachery. “True. I do remember, and if I am smart… I wouldn’t dare betray you.”
“Then we have an agreement? You get me the Empire and I give you revenge and the Crystal Heart” Sombra said smiling deviously.
“Fine, my army will attack the Crystal Empire for you. But if you betray me! I'll...”
"You'll what? Destroy me?! Know your place!!'
"Don't you talk to me like that!! You remember your place!" She shouted back as he hive began to cheer.
“Impressive display of power, now can you back it up” Sombra said coolly.
“Of course I can!”
“Well let’s hope so.” Sombra said with a dark chuckle. Chrysalis began to chuckle along with him. The hive joined in and Sombra’s cell was opened.