Chapter 5: Big Changes
Pinkamena and her group were done getting things ready as she says after getting new info from Omega, "Well it seems that all has settled and a whole lot of sadness happen and now Cadence is the holder of the Element of Love."
"Indeed but now all is ready for our newcomers." Golden Heart said with a nod.
She nods as the place was so clean you could eat off the floor........and that is really really clean. The group waits for the newcomers to come.
Jack Zen and group of the Light Elves arrived at Hide out as they enter into the room. Pinkamena notice them coming into the room much to her delight.
Pinkamena smiled as she spoke, "Ah! Welcome to hide out! I'm Pinkamena; Nice to meet ya!"
The female Light Elf step in as she's greet, "Hello Pinkamena, I heard so much about you from Flare Tiger, for my name is Hikari as to my kind, they called me Hikari the Priestess; Nice to meet you."
Havis looked up and saw Hikari pulled her hood off. The Light Elf is awed at the beauty of her figure as Golden Heart walked in and saw Havis stared at Hikari.
Golden Heart chuckled, "You know, it's really rude when you stared at a beautiful elf."
Havis blushed and looked away from Hikari as she was confused and curious to see Havis. The girl smiled when Havis did take a little peek to look back and saw her smiled which got him off guard.
Pinkamena giggled, "Havis, had you greeted yourself to Hikari?"
Havis snapped out of it and bowing, saying, "Hello, My name is Ignis Amras Valge Halo Slayer, but you can call me Havis for short."
Hikari giggled, "What a nice gentleman you are! Flare Tiger spoke highly of you."
They chats each other as the other Light eEves make their felt home in Pinkamena's hideout. Pinkamena could notice Havis and Hikari chats like lovers should do.
Pinkamena grinned while commenting, "I got a good feeling about this..."
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Things has calm down in the Crystal Empire. Now that Frozen Sage has accepted Shining and Cadance's rule, as well as stallions again, she and the friends help the Royal Couple with their stressed problems making things more easier; Flare Tiger had recently send a letter to Tao and Celestia, informing them of what happened. They came over at once ASAP.
At the Crystal Empire, Lord Chester put the finishing touches on a system. He grins while saying, "A success! Cadance my dear, now you and Twilight can chat through the phone system at any time, free of charge."
"Thanks, daddy," Cadance giggled, nuzzling her father happily.
"And, I'm proud to announce...that I won't be needing this wheelchair any longer!"
Everyone looks surprised to hear. They are more surprised when Lord Chester begins using magic from his horn, casting a healing spell from himself before standing up. His back legs are healed, he can move around again!
"Chester, you move!" Lady Lesille exclaims, tears of happiness if in her eyes as she and Cadance hug him. "This is the first time in years that you walked...and using magic when you were stubborn to use."
"Well, well, I decided that it's time to stop being stubborn and used my Celestia-given powers to my advantage...as well as fly too." Lord Chester laughs as he begins flying, but crash. "Ouch. Once I mastered the flight of course."
"Don't worry, daddy, flying is difficult but it can be done." Cadance giggles happily as she help Lord Chester to his hooves.
"This is the book that Sir Han had written before his passing." Iron Brave said as he gave a book to his sister.
"What is it so special about this?" Frozen Sage ask puzzled, wondering what's so special about this book.
"His innocence."
Frozen Sage read the journal of Sir Han's. We can hear Sir Han's voice speaking in these words...
'10 B.E.
I had been happy with my life and especially Mystic Pony and my little daughter. But my old friend, Sombra, had been acting strangely ever since he left for his darkest self to deal with.
He asked me to do something foolishly... And I did a horrible thing. I seduced my own wife to get both Elegant Iced Sword and Frozen Shield! Unacceptable! King Sombra told me to use them against her when we usurped the Crystal Empire. I couldn't remember what I did. But I do know one thing. She won't forgive me. The only redemption and forgiveness I get from her is death.
I know my consequence well. I will not serve that monster. I rather died to redeem my mistakes. It was the only way I can earn my forgiveness. And I also pray that her anger wouldn't best her reason and logic from killing or exiling stallions because of me.
If you're reading this, Frost, that means you finally overcome your hatred...'
Frozen Sage sniffed and sobbed in despair and shock, "I can't believe it... My own husband... He sacrificed his own life to be forgiven..." So that's it. Sir Han was forced to turn on her by King Sombra, back when the unicorn was evil. Oh, she was foolish to even think that way, causing her to despise stallions since then.
"Not every stallion is evil as you thought." Iron Brave said to his sister, hugging the mare as he comforts his sister.
"Maybe... But there is one I cannot forgive or let him go."
"Smaug and Grimmore; I agree. They will not be pardoned from this."
"Agree, brother." Frozen Sage said with a stern nod. Smaug and Grimmore are few of the males that she will never forgive ever for their wicked crimes.
"Tao, Princess, it's good to see you two again." Twilight said, nuzzling Celestia with a smile. "And I betcha Flare Tiger told you about the challenge and...everything else."
"Yes, he did..." Celestia said with a disappointed sigh. "And I won't say that I'm a bit happy at this."
"Come here closer." Tao said, motioning Ben, Shining and Flash to come forever. Sensing what is coming, they quickly cover their heads with helmets and come closer...only for the Mystic Pony to hit them in the shins instead! "Do you have any idea what you had done?!"
"Ow! Geez whiz, why must you go for the shins," Flash groans to Tao, feeling his knees smarting.
"Yeah, Tao, what gives? We saved the Crystal Empire...well, Twilight and Cadance did but at least you didn't have to do that!" Shining complains to Tao, his shins are still hurting.
"Fighting with enemies is one thing, but battling and attacking a Mystic Councilpony is more foolish than attacking Dark Mystic Ponies!" Tao exclaims sternly to the trio of stallions who almost lost their lives. "I hope you had learned and realized this lesson. Never challenge with Ultimate Mystic Warriors or Mystic Councilponies!"
"We had no choice!" Ben protests to Tao with a frown. "It's either that or let Frozen Sage have her way with this empire, hating stallions forever and not knowing the truth about Sir Han!"
Celestia sighed, "While your reason is understandable and noted, what I don't like is your foolishly taking the challenge with someone that is too strong and powerful for you to handle! You had me worry this time!"
"Sorry." The stallions said sheepishly. Perhaps they should've been more prepared for the challenge or get someone else stronger to deal with Frozen Sage.
"Next time, if you're doing something to help and defend the citizens, please inform us. I feared that you would not have survived the attacks the next time."
"Yes. Be lucky that the Element of Love had saved you in time." Tao snaps in agreement with Celestia.
"Tao, come on, calm down. We would've won if we would've been more prepared and train harder." Shining said to Tai in insistence. "We just had bad luck that's all."
"Right; we will just do better before even considering doing the challenge again." Ben remarks in agreement with Flash nodding in agreement.
"Ack; Stubborn ponies, all of them," Tao groans, slapping his forehead at the stallion's stubbornness, "Their stubbornness are inherited!"
"Yes, I know." Celestia remarks with a giggle, suspecting where her son got his stubborn nature from.
"Shining got his stubborn nature from mom." Twilight gloats making Shining frown at her. "Mom can be a bit stubborn."
Icy came up to Spike, smiling as she said, "Hey Spike."
"Oh, hey, Icy. What's up?" Spike asks Icy curiously.
"Listen, Spike. I want to say sorry for what my mother had done."
"Hey, no harm done. Everything is okay. I'm just glad your mom knew her error. And I guess Azure and Smartscar weren't kidding about some nasty Mystic Councilpony."
Icy giggled in amusement, "You're funny, and especially I like what you did for the Crystal Empire, oh great and honorable Spike the Brave. That surprised me the most. I finally believe in male ponies and Dragons to be good. Maybe there were some bad ones."
"Wow. So, that's why you support and help us. Thanks." Spike said impressed by Icy's words. "We could use some help and support to stopping Frozen Sage from doing something stupid the next time."
"And one more thing, Spike. I've always wanted to do something for in-return in bringing my mother back from her anger."
"What would that be?"
Icy smiled shyly. She grabbed and pulled Spike close to her and kissed his lips gently and passionately. Spike yelped in surprise but kissed back gently.
"Whoa!" Nyx and Phobos exclaims in shock and surprise.
"Too much information," Omega booms as he turns his eyes off to avoid seeing more of this.
"Rarity's going to peeved." Ben remarks to Twilight in concern.
"I doubt Rarity would even notice." Twilight comments to Ben with a light giggle.
Icy departed from Spike's kissing and smiled shyly, saying, "Sorry. But that's the gift and my thank you. I guess I'll see you someday."
Spike whistled, "Wow... What a filly. So, that's how the kiss feels like. Chihuahua."
"Forget it, Spike, Rarity would be peeved if she catches you with another mare." Phobos comments to Spike with a laugh.
"Hey, I can always have another opinion, right?"
Iron Brave decided to get to an important matter at hand. He trots over to Shining, speaking, "Shining Armor. I have something to tell you. You remembered of what I say that you're the pony I'm looking for?"
"What of it?" Shining ask Iron Brave. Come to think of it, he did remember him saying something like that earlier.
"I was the wielder of Element of Metal, Steel and Magnetism. I've found two of them. One was good but the other was bad. I didn't want to make the same mistake as before until I am so certain that a pony like you are fit to wield it."
"Me? As the Wielder of Element of Steel?"
"Ouch. I spoil the surprise." Iron Brave remarks, slapping his forehead with one hoof. He was going to surprise the prince.
"You're giving it to me?" Shining ask Iron Brave, still bewildered to be hearing this.
"Not yet, Shining Armor. You've got to prove it to me; as in how worthy you really are."
"How?"
Iron Brave smiles as he continues explaining, "A hint won't hurt, I guess. Here's it is; Trust your instincts and the ponies that you love and care; starting with dealing with some authority and a rebel problem at Ponyville."
"Something bad gonna happen at Twilight's home in the future." Shining said seriously, expecting the worst.
Iron Brave nodded as he said, "Yeah. I can feel something's going wrong. And you're the stallion to do it. If you can do that, you might be better than that psychopath killer. I might give you the powerful Element of Steel; Remember, Heart of Steel."
"Got it; and thanks too, Iron Brave."
Twilight is concerned, recalling what Frozen Sage had told her as to not to return to the world where she met the human versions of her friends...and where Celestia's student Sunset Shimmer is living at now. What happened over there? She got to know.
"Tao; I need to ask you something." The Alicorn princess spoke as Tao turned to Twilight. "I was told by Frozen Sage not to go back to the Human Version world because of some extraterrestrial beings' invasion and attacking. Do you know what happen? I hope nothing bad had happen to my Human friends."
"Oh dear," Princess Celestia gasps in shock and worry. The other world is in danger? Could this mean that so is Sunset Shimmer?
"Yes, Frozen Sage mentioned that earlier." Cadance said seriously, recalling what Frozen Sage had mentioned earlier.
"And extraterrestrial beings had invaded and attack?" Shining ask stunned. That doesn't sound good.
"Oh horse feathers!" The Dragons and Nyx exclaims at once and in worry.
"Tao; Do you have any idea what Frozen Sage was referring to?" Ben asks Tao seriously.
Tao sighed, shaking his head as he answers, "To be honest, I don't know what really caused the Humans to be frightened and scared of the aliens. But I do know one thing. They said something about the 'Battle of Chicago'. That might be the reason why Humans feared the extraterrestrials. There were some losses and deaths."
"Is there any way we can help and calm the Humans?" Twilight ask Tao in concern.
“I'm afraid not. The world is consumed in darkness. It's best that you do not go until we learn and know what really had happen to that world.”
Twilight looks down and worried. Her family came over while Nyx said, "It's okay, mommy. I'm sure that Sunset and our friends are safe over there."
"Right, someday, we will find out." Ben said as he nods in agreement. "Until then, we just got to bite the bullet and wait for a while."
Twilight turned and glanced at the mirror that is on display nearby. She spoke, "I only hope our Human friends are safe from the danger. I hope Sunset Shimmer is safe from harm."
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EG Version
At a Military Office, a 60-years-old light black Chinese Man with black gentle hair with three spiky yet curved on each side, wearing a blackish and navy mixed military coat with long sleeves, long pants and a white uniform was watching the Chinese News from Hong Kong about the Transformers Incident.
The camera was focusing on Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Crosshair, Drift and Hound talking with the humans about their decision and mission.
The Chinese Reporter spoke, "We're on live at Hong Kong. And once again, despite our feared and concerns of the renegade and vicious Transformers, the Autobots had saved our lives from the danger and attacks from rogue KSI Transformers and Alien Invaders. Be thankful of that one."
A Chinese Man points at Optimus Prime preparing to leave, gasping, "Hey look there! That blue and red robot is leaving!"
"What's going on?" Another Chinese Man asks in worry.
"Where is he going?" A Chinese Girl asks, curious as to where Optimus Prime is about to go off to in such a hurry.
Optimus Prime had his Jet Booster activated and flew up to the sky. Everyone watched and looked at the flying Optimus Prime heading and flying straight to the sky.
The Chinese Reporter continues, "With their leader Optimus Prime's leaving our planet for some kind of communicating with his Creators, he left four Autobots behind as our protectors to defend our home. But Mr. Joyce claimed that Galvatron, a mastermind Man-made Transformers is still rogue and wild but is nowhere to be found after some serious battles. And question remains to all humankind: what will happen next? What should we do? What should the Military do?"
The military chief commander turned the TV off. He turned and found One-Eyed Anger, a black spiky 50s brown Chinese Man with a black patch eye on his right and had a small beard and mustache, dressed in a navy military officer's suit, coming in. He spoke to him, "What do you have to report?"
"Harold Attinger is dead. What should we do? Should we finish the Autobots, Azure?" Anger asks Azure in concern.
Azure shook his head as he answers, "No... I was thinking of... rebuilding our alliance. With Galvatron on the run and more darker Transformers' attacking and invading from space, we need the surviving Autobots to help us to defend our home. And this time, I won't make the same mistake as Attinger did."
"I understand. Both Attinger and Joyce are fools to trust Lockdown and that dead Decepticon. Unlike you, cousin, you see a bigger picture than they both."
Azure nodded his head as he continues, "Yes. Because there is a threat we need to be dealing with."
"Who, cousin," Anger ask his cousin, wondering what Azure was talking about. Azure passed a file to Anger as he took a glance on it. He saw a picture of Twilight Sparkle and her friends in different pictures such as their arrival at the Pony Statue, their Anthro Forms, fighting with Sunset Shimmer and her gang, and the destruction of buildings. "You make a point. I supposed your Black Ops are still investigating?"
"Yes. We will find the truth. And when I do, I will see this alien with my own eyes. If they show some hostility towards mankind, I will kill them unless they prove otherwise to me. I will defend mankind at all cost. But first...dispose the Cemetery Wind Agents. They will be troubles in the future; some will exact the revenge on our allies."
"Yes sir."
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The scene opens up to where in the dead of night as we find Sunset Shimmer was walking through the dark town alley in trying to go back and find her friends: The Main Five.
“Well this is great, I tried to find those girls, and I don’t even know where I am,” Sunset Shimmer spoke off in trying to recognize the location; not so much there. “I’m lost. Oh, I never should have left those I consider my friends. They were the only ones I have now, and I’m alone.” She moans to say this to think things are looking kinda hopeless now.
“I wouldn’t say that. miss.” Spoke a strange voice from out of nowhere; and it wasn’t very friendly either.
Suddenly surrounding Sunset Shimmer with dark mysterious masked soldier guys as they were surrounding the girl on all sides to cut her off.
This may look like the end for Sunset Shimmer, as these dark masked wearing soldiers seem like they are about to have her at their mercy.
“Say nighty-night, girly.” One dark masked soldier spoke in about to attack when…he got lasso by someone that pulled him back? “Hugh! What the…gugh!” He was about to ask when some girl nearby her ropes to hold the thug; it was Applejack.
“Listen here, ye darn dirty varmints! Ye mess wit' one of us! Ye mess wit' ALL o' us!” AJ was protesting forth this speech while she and the rest of the Main Five show in coming to Sunset’s rescue and looking raring to fight. Pinkie Pie blow a party blowing noise maker in sounding off to that.
“Get them!” The lead dark masked soldier ordered his troops as they all growl in agreement.
“Hey, up here!” Rainbow Dash spoke off before she dives off from above a fire escape and knocked two goons so hard, they spin around until they are dizzy and fall down out cold.
“You-who; Come and get me!” Pinkie Pie was seen trying to taint one soldier to chase her while she bounces happily, she wasn’t worry and her purser or was too busy to think otherwise.
“Don’t forget about little old me!” Rarity happily tried to use her flare of beauty to get another masked soldier to chase her as he swung to hit, but miss.
Fluttershy was running and did a spin move around a fire escape ladder while the soldier got tangled in any cloth material that slowed him down. AJ was seen taking another of her rope and let another soldier come after her, but…
“Yiikkes,” The leader of these dark masked soldiers yelped as he almost had AJ, but got pulled back from not noticing the trap he spring and made him get slingshot back to knock into his buddies; taking them out cold.
“TADA,” Pinkie Pie appeared to throw party favors in celebrating their work, but…
“Why you little…” One dark masked soldier that was left unaccounted for almost went to attack the pink girl, but… “Gaaaugh…Guuuaagh…” But then without warning, a fast ball was thrown that knock the creep down from touching the pink girl, much to her surprise.
And it was Sunset Shimmer that managed to perform the deed, a bit shaken, but she seems fine now. It seems she somehow took some of the school’s baseballs & a bat with her as some manner of self-defense, and she seems to hit a home-run in saving Pinkie Pie. As she got on her feet, she was surrounded by those she calls friends.
“Boy, are we glad ye came looking’ fer us,” AJ responded with a smile in seeing Sunset came for them.
“Hugh, not as half I’m glad that you all found me.” Sunset smiled in stating she’s even more glad her friends found her.
“Truth of the matter dear Sunset, we know you may be lost without us.” Rarity spoke with a gentle and kind tone to address this.
“Yeah, Equestria High may have had hard times needing you in the past from whatever problems you did.” Rainbow Dash shrug off to say this while toning the matter down ‘just’ a tiny bit.
“But we are glad to have you as a friend, that’s a first step to helping another out.” Fluttershy pats Sunset’s shoulder to say this.
Sunset Shimmer felt so touch by such words, that without warning, she was gotten into a group hug…one she liked to enjoy. The gang was gonna enjoy this for a while and then finish whatever else they were doing before…. That, and call in the authorities to deal with this night attacking mask wearing dark soldier creeps.
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Equestria Prime
After Frozen Sage gave her little farewell words to the Sparkle Family, her own family went off now. Hopefully despite the case of all that has happened, and all the mis-confusions that played out....Frozen Sage can make up for it, time to stop living in the past, and live for the future.
"Can I have a word with you all, before leaving to join with my family," Iron Brave spoke to the group in wanting to tell them something before he goes after Frozen Sage and his family that were ahead of going somewhere.
"Oh course, what is it?" Twilight nods in feeling okay with that.
"You all managed to survive against Frozen Sage, but you should still be careful." Iron Brave spoke in giving some words of caution here. "Between fighting Ultimate Warrior classes of Mystic & Dark Mystics, you also have to watch against Grimmore's Elite Warriors. They are no joke despite what my sister said in making them sound less important. They aren't, believe me." The guy spoke in giving a serious statement over the matter of being watchful of strong foes in the future.
"Wait, just how strong is those guys?" Phobos yelped in having a bad feeling about this chat.
"Let’s just say they are strong, the Elite Warriors would stand near Mystic Councilmen & the Demon Generals, to even Ultimate Warrior Class. And it's like you said, last time any of us fought them was a very, very long time ago." Iron Brave spoke that Grimmore's strongest warriors have gotten stronger to points that they are not the same as they were in the past, even the Mystics & Dark Mystics who think one way, aren't seeing the bigger picture.
"Then....could they now be stronger?" Nyx spoke in feeling a tiny bit nervous now.
"Man, just surviving against the Apocalypse Ponies and those Dark Mystics giving us trouble, and now we have to be on the lookout for the enemies from the TOP branch of the Three Lords' board!" Phobos moans to complain, sure Grimmore side might not have done much...yet, but the guy maybe lying in wait for the chance to strike while the gang get soften up by the other foes.
"Hopefully, that won't be for some time now." Ben explained in feeling that they'll not face such strong opponents for some time, they'll need more time and such to prepare...
"Well, that's all I wanted to say, until then...good luck to you all. I have a feeling you'll need it." Iron Brave spoke in giving these words to the group before he slowly turns away and begins to catch up to his family.
Soon Iron Brave leaves, Twilight's group were in thought of what was spoken. Frozen Sage was tough, but she isn't the only strong competitor, there still exist many more strong adversaries, some even far stronger. The gang will have to slowly fight against the Three Lords, from the Apocalypse Ponies to the Dark Mystics before reaching the top powerful being of all; Grimmore. But Twilight smiles a bit in trying to cheer her family up, saying they'll just have to be ready when facing such enemies...one by one. The scene fades from here as all goes dark from here in what played out....
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The scene soon opens up towards the train station of the Crystal Empire where Twilight, Ben, Nyx, Spike & Phobos were preparing to board their train mark for home back in the Rainbow Kingdom, A.K.A. Ponyville central. And there were those that were a part of the family that were there to say farewell to the gang, like Shining Armor & Cadance.
“Twily, you and everyone here really helped us out, you know that?” Shining Armor smiled to hug his sister for being there to help him out when they needed it.
“Hey, you are my BBBFF, aren’t you?” Twilight smiled off to mention who her brother is to her.
“Short for Big Brother Best Friend Forever,” Phobos stated out what BBBFF stands for if anyone forgot.
“Yeah, that about sums it up alrigh,.” Spike slowly nods in thinking that they pretty much got that.
“So how about you Cadance, your stress matter is settled.” Ben asked off if his cousin is now all better and is not as stressful when they first saw each other.
“Very much cousin; what with all I had to deal with, I’m just very glad it all turn out okay in the end.” Cadance happily nods while expressing herself in a good way to speak.
“Right, there were some pretty close callings in what almost happened.” Nyx nods to agree, what happened from their visit was kinda almost out of hand, or hoof in the case of pony point.
“I point out the facts, but….I rather not for fear of making anyone annoyed or tense.” Phobos shrugs off to say that he point out errors, but he doesn’t feel like that.
“Wow, first time you can actual say something like that.” Spike spoke off surprise that Phobos isn’t gonna say something foolish over what happened when they were staying here.
“Hey, I’m not THAT Clueless at times, kay?” Phobos protest out in hearing what was being said about him.
This caused a little laughter from the ponies from hearing the baby Dragons discussion help lift their spirits.
“Twilight, please continue to take care of things in your kingdom. I know being a princess of a kingdom isn’t easy?” Cadance asked kindly to her sister-in-law to take care of things back in her home.
“Believe me, I’m gonna try my best.” Twilight nods with a proud smiley face to tell her close friend & sister-in-law that.
“And she won’t be doing it alone. She’ll have me and our pals.” Ben patted Twilight’s back to say that the princess has her beloved prince to help in hard times along with their friends.
“Right, the Council of Friendship!” Spike nods in stating that the Mane Six will help Twilight out in running their own kingdom.
“Made up of the Mane Five plus Twilight,” Phobos pointed out how the Council of Friendship is made up of the six ponies.
“Hey, you forgot to add me too.” Spike spoke off in correcting Phobos’s lost track of adding him.
“Why? It’s got a throne around that circle table for six ponies?” Phobos asked off puzzled in what Spike’s deal was.
“I have a seat next to Twilight!” Spike pointed out he has a little seat he sits next to Twilight.
“Oh yeah; Well how come I don’t have one,” Phobos remarked the fact that how come Spike has a thrown and he don’t.
“Boys, boys….your starting to whine about that issue like Discord did.” Nyx pushed the baby Dragons from arguing over such a silly manner.
“Right, sorry.” Both baby Dragons sighed in seeing they made a scene from their foolish and silly argument.
“Heh-heh, take care you guys.” Shining Armor lets off a nice little chuckle to ask that his sister take care of herself.
“Goodbye brother, goodbye Cadance.” Twilight smiled off to say as she and her family were moving onto the train.
“We’ll try to visit again, some other day.” Ben waved back to say this as they were hopping aboard their ride.
“Bye-bye!/Bye!/See ya!” Nyx, Spike & Phobos were waving and saying their farewells as well here.
With that, the Sparkle Family rides the train off after it shut its doors; next stop, their home in the Rainbow Kingdom. Both Shining Armor & Cadance watched on happily in seeing their fellow friends & family members head off home, it was nice of them to stop by, they needed the help in whatever surprises came at them. Hopefully, there won’t be any more surprise for a little while now…
“Princess Cadance! Prince Shining Armor,” A voice was calling the rulers of the Crystal Empire as one of their Crystal Pony Royal Guard stops nearby from rushing so quickly here. “I have a message for the princess.” He spoke to bow with stating he has some important news to tell.
“What is it?” Cadance asked in being curious, what could be so important that it’s meant for her,
“You are due to prepare your new meeting with the Mayor of Manehattan who wants to discuss business ordeals.” The Crystal Guard explained the case of another important figure head from another area is coming over to speak with the princess of the Crystal Empire.
“Oh boy; after dealing with your parents and a visit from Mystics, settle an arguing family issue about me & my wife, & against a guest that gave us a hard time. Hugh, can we not get even a break from so much that has happen this week?” Shining Armor moans to complain over this stressful matter of what he and his wife had to deal with as he sighs from feeling it’s all overbearing them to be tired out.
“Easy Shiny, you seem as stress out as I was and the time I left you to handle things.” Cadance patted her love’s back to be at ease, she hasn’t seen him like this since the last time that she was away.
“Right, the only matter I help settle was the plumbing those two plumbers did for the castle, the rest…I wasn’t train for.” Shining Armor sheepishly admits to rub the back of his head, the time Twilight came over to hang with him, he was really busy and the event with the Crystal Ghost matter that needed to be solved.
“Why not get some rest and the guard here will escort me to meet the Manehattan Mayor. If this is about political stuff, I can handle it. I’m certain everything will be alright.” Cadance spoke in wanting her love to be at ease, nothing will go wrong and that she’ll be fine in what other business to attend to.
“Alright, I trust you. Good luck.” Shining Armor sighs in defeat, when his wife makes a point, there’s no stopping her.
With a kiss from the princess to her prince, Cadance soon walks with the Crystal Guard to head off to where she is due to meet with yet another important visitor to discuss matters of politics, city & citizen handling, and much other boring detail stuff that comes with running a wide populated area; be it city or a kingdom. But unknown to those around, something was hidden behind the shadows…something that showed a face….and made an evil grin expression to silently chuckle under his breath while fading in the darkness. Seems like while certain matters in the Crystal Empire maybe settle and everything has become peaceful for the kingdom and those that visited the rulers….a mysterious dark shadow looms over the area. And as everything fads away, this case will be solved and answered….for another time.
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Meanwhile, back at the secret dungeon below Sugarcube Corner, another little event was playing out. Pinkmena is reading one of her books, before her large mechanical pal came to discussion something with her. After Omega told her and those that were nearby of what happened, and everything went happy in the end, somewhat depending on those with their own thoughts of the matter.
"Hmm, it seems Sombra is in thought." Pinkamena spoke off to say from what she heard now.
Sombra was in thought of what was explained thus far. There was one pony in the room that noticed this.
"Are you okay?" Autumn Gem looks at him with a puzzled face in seeing distracting the stallion.
"I am not sure." Sombra responded off to say in being unsure at this moment.
Autumn Gem nuzzles Sombra's cheek from sensing some tense and stress hesitation in the guy's voice.
"Was it what Pinkamena said about our home?" Autumn Gem questioned her love's train of thought that was ever working after what Pinkamena told them of what was going on.
Sombra sighs a bit before he begins to explain the case concerning his 'former' empire, his former home before going astray. "It's not my home anymore, not after all I done to them, my subjects, used them as slaves. All I did to them, all the doings, even if it was the evil that was magically brought out of me, all the actions that history remembers as King Sombra will burn forever in them." Sombra knew what history recorded about him, and it was an act that was very hard to even be forgiven.
Pinkamena, Golden Heart, Jack Zen and Havis were near as they heard what Sombra said to feel concern for the guy in having him remember his old ways.
Autumn Gem places a hoof on Sombra's face as she tries to help him out over the issue. "Do not blame yourself for what happened. It was never your fault; all you wanted was to help your kingdom and me. The evil ones, those never known in history or recorded, used that to their own game to gain an ally. But your back to normal and no matter what they say, I will be by your side no matter what." She spoke with some assuring confidence that no matter what, Sombra is no longer the evil King Sombra he was long ago.
Autumn Gem hugs Sombra as she lightly lets her tears slip out of her eyes, feeling some emotional feelings be brought out.
"I never thought of you as a monster, no matter what you became, I knew deep in that dark monster, you were there. Trying to break free, and now, you are free...at last." Autumn Gem looks up with a smile in feeling so glad this stallion is free of being used as an evil monster.
"But the evil, the darkness that was once fused with me all the years, it's still out there. Pinkamena told me it escape it's holding jar and she blasted it to who knows where." Sombra sighed in speaking with remorse of knowing the evil that was once him escaped from being destroyed; it may come back.
"I know you will beat it, I have faith in you." Autumn Gem leans to Sombra's neck to softly speak her thoughts of belief; that this stallion won't lose.
Sombra looks very touch by those words as he slowly returns the feelings of Autumn Gem with a hug.
"Yeah Sombra, cheer up. Cause after all, you have the upper hand, or hoof in this case, because there is no ice cold waters here for it to gain the upper hand and it's horn was blown right off from the blast of the Crystal Heart. So even if the 'Evil' Sombra, as we're dubbing it, does take it's form, it will most likely be looking for its horn. So you will have time to be ready." Pinkamena explains the issue of what happened during the act of when she found Sombra, his horn was busted, and even after riding the evilness, that dark side of the guy won't have the ice field of a lake to gain the upper advantage of Sombra, so the guy will win next time.
The others nod to that statement the pink pony brought up as Sombra and Autumn Gem break the hug to see how well thought the others were being for them.
"But for now, we need to get ready to show you to our friends and the Princesses. And BOOOOY, they will be SOOOOOOOO very surprise, seeing you a good guy once more. Besides that other Sombra from another alternate worldly dimension, etc," Pinkamena explained this little issue, though that last stuff sounded kinda like a random fourth wall breaking statement.
"Are you sure?" Sombra asked in hoping that could be true.
"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Pinkamena did the movement and made a Pinkie Promise that everything will be fine cause they better be, if it goes too wrong, it be like she broke a promise; and NOBODY should dare do that!
The others around all nods in agreeing to that idea as Sombra is still worried about this, but Autumn Gem nuzzles his cheek while getting his attention.
"Our friends will be with you, and also I will be by your side." Autumn Gem explained this to her love that she'll be there to help Sombra if things look bad.
Sombra smiles and nuzzles Autumn Gem back for those kind words.
"Okay! Let’s go! And Havis, you stay and look after your sleeping brothers and sisters, kay." Pinkamena got up to say this while asking the Light Elf to stay to hold down the fort.
Havis heard this request as he nods in agreement; after all, it's still too soon for anyone to know of the awareness of the Light Elves. Soon Pinkamena, Golden Heart, Jack Zen, & Omega head off along with Sombra and Autumn Gem following. During the moment, Pinkamena was looking at us viewers with this Fourth Wall Breaking Message.
"It is time for our friends to know about Sombra being good once more, and boy will they all be surprise about it, and if any of the bad guys see us, I am sure the one who made Sombra evil will be scared. Because either Sombra or me will be dealing with him/her one way or another," Pinkamena issued off this very random sentence of out nowhere.
The others are lightly puzzled by what Pinkamena did just now. But Sombra nods to the strange statement the pink pony made; as he was recalling that night a 1000 years ago, when that unknown hooded pony came and made all that happen to him and the empire; fall into ruin. Wheather Sombra will meet that fiend again, that is for the future to decide...and for him to make amends.
The End...for now!
Major Cast
Britt McKillip: Princess Cadance, Chinese Girl
John Hurt: Lord Chester
Andrew Francis: Shining Armor, Blaze Leo
Tara Strong: Twilight Sparkle, Twilight Moon
Jason Marsden: Ben Mare
Michelle Ruff: Frozen Sage
Cathy Weseluck: Spike the Dragon
Daveigh Chase: Nyx
Chris Sanders: Phobos the Dragon
Vic Mignogna: Omega
David Lodge: Iron Brave
Kristen Bell: Princess Ivy, Hikari the Light Elf
Laura Bailey: Royal Solflare
Cindy Robinson: Stormwar
Mae Whitman: Lady Lesille
Vincent Tong: Flash Sentry
Emma Watson: Flare Tiger
Jennifer Hale: Aurora Borealis, Midnight Moonlight
Sean Schemmel: Ace Swift
Malcolm McDowell: MechaStahl
Minor Cast
Andrea Libman: Pinkamena Diane Pie, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy
Orlando Bloom: Golden Heart
Matthew Mercer: Tso Lan
Ashleigh Ball: Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Various Crystal Ponies
Tabitha St. Germain: Rarity
Gilbert Gottfried: Iago
Brian Drummond: Jack Zen, Various Crystal Ponies
Kelly Hu: Iris Crystal
Jayson Thiessen: Havis the Light Elf, Chinese Reporter
Nicole Oliver: Princess Celestia
Sab Shimono: Mystic Tao
Douglas Rye: Azure Phoenix
Kirk Thornton: One-Eyed Anger
Rebecca Shoichet: Sunset Shimmer
Jim Miller: King Sombra
Lara Jill Miller: Autumn Gem
Peter New: Various Crystal Ponies, Chinese Men
With special guest appearance by
Sharlto Copley: Sir Han