“Twilight, it has been so long since we last met.” Luna bowed her head in respect, before bringing Twilight into a hug with a sweep of her wing. Twilight returned the hug, feeling a little awkward to be so close to Luna. Luna released her, and turned toward the other six, and bowed her head in greeting once more.
“Spike, do you mind cooking an early dinner?” Twilight smiled warmly as Spike saluted and bowed, leaving. Turning to her friends, she smiled warmly and approached them.
“Luna, is there anything you’d like to do during your time here? Pinkie Pie can throw a mean party, and I don’t mean the kind where you’re the villain like on Nightmare Night. Rarity could even make you a nice gown for it. What do you say?” Twilight beamed as Luna looked down and smiled briefly, before turning to look to the others.
“As endearing as that sounds, I am actually here to see Sombra.” Luna bowed her head as every pony gave an audible gasp, and looked toward the castle.
“Why?” Twilight tilted her head, turning to face Luna, who looked toward Canterlot and breathed out silently.
“Before he was corrupted, he was a very good friend of mine. I want to see if he has changed.” Luna returned her gaze to Twilight, and smiled warmly. Twilight widened her eyes, and glanced toward her castle.
“Well, he hasn’t killed us yet so I’d say that’s good reason to believe he’s no longer corrupt. We took his limiter off too. Anyway, I’ll take you to him.” Twilight glanced to her friends as they all shared a glance.
“Actually Twi, I think we’ll sit this one out.” Rainbow Dash took a step back and smiled sheepishly.
“It is no offence darling, but this is probably something Luna should do alone, don’t you agree?” Rarity motioned toward the castle once more, and Twilight bit her lip.
“You’re right, I’ll take her there and leave them alone afterwards.” Twilight met her friends smiles, and they all said farewell. Twilight turned to Luna, and they slowly walked toward the castle. Heading to Sombra’s room, Twilight knocked on the door, ear flicking as she watched it swing open, empty.
“He was here a moment ago.” Twilight stepped out of the way as Luna entered, and paused at the bed, after a moment, she lowered her head and looked underneath.
“Aha! I knew he would hide them-” Luna was cut off as an explosion of fire exploded in her face, burning the bottom of the bed, and destroying any paper underneath it. Raising her head, she turned to Twilight, quickly dismissing her concerns.
“It is quite alright, I was expecting him to booby trap it. My shield caught most of the blast.” Luna glanced toward the bed and bit her lip, he hadn’t changed. Signing, she walked out of the room and looked to Twilight.
“Do you have some sort of loft in the top reaches of the castle?” Luna turned and walked back into the main area as Twilight nodded. Twilight quickly took the lead, leading Luna toward the stairs leading to the observatory that had a balcony. Opening the door, Twilight looked around the observatory before turning her eyes to the balcony, where a comfy seat and a telescope rested. And there he was.
“Sombra,” whispered Luna, taking a step and paused, frozen in place. Sombra, who had been reading some sort of book, raised his head, and slowly turned to look to Luna.
“Lune,” he replied, no emotion in his voice. Luna took another step, but stopped when she saw Sombra slowly narrow his eyes. Twilight glanced between them, and slowly excused herself from the room.
“Sombra, how much of it do you remember?” Luna took another step forward, Sombra’s expression unchanging. A light green began to seep into his eyes.
“Every moment.” Sombra turned away, and looked over the balcony. Luna sighed, ears falling back, and slowly approached. Sombra turned abruptly and growled, and Luna stopped, only halfway across the room.
“Sombra...I want you to know, that I regret every action I took that night, but I was only doing what I thought was right.” Luna sat down, and bowed her head mournfully. Sombra’s eyes glowed brighter, before dimming back down to a slight glow.
“No, you were doing what she thought was right.” Sombra looked away, once more turning to look over the town. Luna raised her head, and sighed.
“And I agreed, why are you so insistent to put the blame on my sister all the time?” Luna narrowed her eyes as Sombra’s flashed once more, and he growled. After a moment, it was obvious he wasn’t going to answer, and Luna frowned, looking away. After a moment, her eyes widened, and she narrowed them as she looked to Sombra once more.
“What happened to your Crystal Heart?” Luna’s eyes narrowed as Sombra hissed, flinching and turned his back to Luna. Luna felt a slice of satisfaction, and then guilt. It was silent for a few minutes, before Sombra finally sighed and turned, fixing her with a glare of pure hate. Luna felt a shiver go up her spine.
“Les troupes affectées à la son protéger, ils ont disparu.” Sombra stood up, and left. Luna was frozen, eyes wide, mouth open. Then her face scrunched up and she tried to hide her shame as it began to flow down her face.
“It’s all my fault, my god,” she sobbed. Luna wiped her face and quickly used a spell to remove all traces of it, breathing in and out as she steadied herself. Now was not the time to cry, she had to tell Sombra his hate against Celestia was unjustified.
“He should hate me instead,” she spoke to herself, lowering her head as her mood dampened. Turning, she opened the door and made to go after Sombra, but paused, and bit her lip. Glancing toward Canterlot, she felt another slice of guilt as she closed the door and walked out onto the balcony, and looked toward Canterlot.
“Forgive me sister, but I must let you shoulder the blame for a little while longer.”