“Sombra, wake up.” Luna waited patiently as Sombra opened his eyes, and half-turned to face her. Narrowing them, he slowly sat up on his bed and rubbed his face.
“I need you to come with me, it’s important.” Luna turned and stepped out the door, pausing to make sure Sombra was following. Breathing out, he stood up, and followed her out into the crisp night air. Raising his head, he noticed the sky was nearly empty of stars, and the moon seemed to take up the majority of the sky.
“Come,” Luna slowly led Sombra to the outskirts of Ponyville, walking up a hill and turning to look down at Sombra as he joined her. At the top was a large cushion, and a single pot plant with soil in it. Sombra sat down on one side, and Luna on the other.
“Sombra, I’ve been trying to work out the best time to tell you this but…” Luna paused, and breathed in, turning entirely to Sombra, eyes filling with moisture that didn’t break the dam. Sombra gazed evenly at Luna, and slowly turned himself to face her properly.
“I’m...the one that ordered the guards away from your Crystal Heart.” Luna spoke quickly and looked away as her cheeks grew wet, ears flopping down on her head.
“I was just so...angry at you for not being able to see how much you were hurting everypony around you, I didn’t think it would end with that.” Luna bowed her head as her wings hung limp, and let herself cry in front of Sombra, where she would allow no other. Sombra watched this for a few moments longer, before sighing and turning to look over the large field the moon was hovering over.
“I know.” Sombra closed his eyes and bowed his head slightly, frowning slightly as he sighed once more, and turned toward Luna. Luna raised her head, sniffing and rubbing away the tears.
“But, if you knew, why do you hate Celestia so much?” Luna blinked, and composed herself, taking her time to completely calm down. Sombra answered, turning to look up at the large moon, narrowing his eyes.
“That is between me and the solar mare, and no others.” Sombra turned his attention to Luna as she leaned forward, swiping a wing around him and bringing him into a hug. After some struggling, he growled in irritation, trapped.
“This is your punishment for not answering,” teased Luna, pulling him closer so he couldn’t move his head to glare at her. Sombra sighed loudly, resigned to his fate. Silence once more descended upon the hill overlooking a valley. Luna folded her wing, and levitated the pot over, placing it in front of Sombra, who followed the action.
“Once, this land was vacant of life. A spark was all it took to transform this world into what it is today. And it is that same spark, that can create these.” Luna lowered her horn, and touched it to the soil, and closed her eyes, concentrating. After a few moments of her horn glowing, she raised her head, and leaned forward.
Sombra watched the soil as a glowing blue sprout erupted from the soil, and blossomed into a glowing blue flower. Leaning in, Sombra watched as it slowly turned toward the moon, and glowed even brighter. Leaning back, he blinked and turned toward Luna.
“Yes Sombra, this is a Moonflower. Shortly after your imprisonment, what I assumed your death, I finished the spell to create these flowers. After losing you, I allowed a single flower to bloom in these lands, as a testament to the friend I had lost. And now…” Luna raised her hoof and brought it to Sombra’s chin, and slowly raised it so he was overlooking the field.
All at once, the field erupted into glowing blue, all turning their petals to drink in the moon’s light. Sombra’s eyes widened, and he turned as Luna stood up, and entered the field. After a moment, Sombra followed her. Luna levitated two flowers out of the field, and placed one in her hair, turning to Sombra with the other.
“These flowers are all through the Everfree forest, and this is the only field outside of it where they still continue to bloom. As Equestria grows, my flowers will fade into obscurity. But for now, they are a testament to my hope for you.” Luna smiled, and held out the flower to Sombra, tilting her head as she smiled warmly. Sombra was still on the slope, so they were currently eye-level.
“A single seed of despair blossomed into a wave of hope. My one true friend has quickly grown to six, and possibly more. What is more, I bet the first flower is still alive in the Everfree, just as you are, blooming quietly under my moonlight, just as you are.” Luna opened her eyes, and gently grabbed Sombra’s hoof, placing the flower in it, and bowing her head.
“King Sombra might be no more, but you still have the chance to bloom once more as just Sombra. If you won’t accept my sister’s light, once more accept my night.” Luna kneeled before Sombra, who was now above her, looking down. He glanced to the flower in his hoof, and let it fall to the ground, glancing away as his ears flopped down, and a whine escaped his lips.
“I-You-It-I can’t! You betrayed me! Friends just betray! You will all betray me in the end!” Sombra raised his hoof and stamped the flower, causing its glow to dim, and Luna to stand up once more. Looking to Sombra, who was glancing in every direction, ears moving up and down as he snorted, glaring at everything. Luna watched as his eyes began to glow, and purple mist began to seep out of his eyes.
“Sombra, I can’t change the past, but it’s not too late to turn toward a brighter future.” Luna stepped toward Sombra, who glared and took a step back.
“You stay back! I’ll kill you! I’ll wear your wings as a symbol of pride!” Sombra continued backing away, Luna carefully stepping around the flowers as Sombra paved a path of destruction. Tripping over a rock, Sombra fell backward, sliding down the hill, stopping underneath Luna, eyes locked with each other’s. Sombra slammed his hoof into Luna’s cheek, leaving a large bruise which Luna ignored.
“You don’t have to be alone, everyone deserves a second chance. Every dragon, every changeling, every friend.” Luna watched as Sombra paused, and sighed, eyes dimming. Luna moved as Sombra sat up, and looked over the field of flowers, and to the dark patch where he had stepped. Closing his eyes, he lowered his head and looked down, picking up one of the dead flowers, and brought it close to his face.
Sombra’s reply was barely a whisper, “That’s what I said to her, the day I met her.” Luna sat down, and brought a wing softly around Sombra, looking toward her moon.
“Don’t you think I deserve one?” Luna didn’t lower her head, keeping her eyes on her moon, closing them as she leaned back, falling into a laying position. Sombra turned his gaze to the living flowers, and sighed loudly before copying the action, laying on Luna’s outstretched wing.
“You win.” Sombra closed his eyes, and turned his back to Luna. Smirking, she rolled closer and laughed mockingly in his ear.
“Ha Hah! I knew you couldn’t resist my resounding wit, and beautiful charm.” Luna smirked as Sombra lightly hit her with his arm, growling in irritation.
“Shut up.”