Chapter 1
Twilight wasn’t having a very good day so far. One could even say it was quite stressful. But, then again, most don’t normally save an entire empire from a mad stallion that only growls a lot. Nevertheless, she found herself, and her Number One Assistant Spike the Dragon, travelling up a very, very tall spire, in the hopes of finding the ever-elusive Crystal Heart.
She was quite glad she learned those gravity spells when she had the chance.
Arriving at the top, she could already see she was right, the Crystal Heart hovered in the center of the chamber she was in. Running toward it, she touched the Heart and knocked it away, but before she could find it again, a ring of black crystals trapped her in the center.
Looking in her small prison, she looked for the Heart, “The Heart…! Where’s the Crystal…” but got cut off by Spike.
“HERE! It rolled over to me when you dropped it!” He made to move toward Twilight, but stopped short when the black crystal started to shoot toward him.
Spike fell back with a grunt as Twilight called out “Don’t move!”. Staying stock still, he tried to wrack his brain for a solution. “You can move,” said Twilight, “But not toward me.” Her face fell, “How could I have been so foolish…? I was just so eager to get it! Then I saw what was going on outside, I…”
“You have to get out of there, Twilight! You have to be the one who brings the Heart to Princess Cadence! If you don't, you'll fail Celestia's test!”
But she was unable to do so, the dark magic of Sombra forcing her to remain trapped within the circle. Seeing her predicament, she did the only thing she could think of. “King Sombra is already attacking the Empire. He could reach the Crystal Ponies at any moment... reach Princess Cadence, my brother, my friends... there may not be enough time for me to find a way to escape. You have to be the one to bring the Crystal Heart to the faire.”
Spike’s eyes went wide. “Me? But Twilight-“
“Go!”
“But-“
“GOOOOOOOO!”
The tiny dragon fled, and soon found himself stranded on the spire. With only one option to him, he did what could only be described as a leap of faith.
Over the wind howling around him he yelled out to the others “UP HERE! I HAVE THE HEART!” Repeating it over and over like a mantra. The others looked up and saw him, and with him, the small glimmer of hope for the empire.
But Sombra wasn’t going to just stand by. He saw and heard what Twilight said earlier, and as soon as the word left her mouth, he was already in motion. Slamming his shadowy body into the ground, he travelled toward the palace, causing black crystals to spring up and mark his path. When he got close enough, he split the ground apart, causing a great black crystal to erupt in the fissure he made. As he got closer, he felt his body take a solid shape and he smiled at this. ‘Soon...’ was the prevailing thought in his mind.
Spike strengthened his grip on the crystal and fixed Sombra with what he hoped was a steely look showing his determination. And, for a moment at least, he looked quite surprised at the dragon. Sombra cracked a smile, and vanished only to appear right on top of the dragon himself. With one foreleg wrapped around his throat, the other ripped the Heart out of his grasp, only seeing the large object flying toward them a few seconds too late.
Shining Armor, a few second prior to this saw that Spike wouldn’t make it. He made the quick calculations several times (which would no doubt make Twilight happy) and every time he got the same thing: Spike wouldn’t make it. There was no way. So, doing what his old staff sergeant taught him, he hefted his weakened wife, and threw her at them both.
Sombra saw this far too late, and instinctually extended his one free foreleg to stave off the blow… The foreleg holding the Crystal Heart, no less… His eyes went wide; he had no time to correct the mistake.
Spike began to furiously squirm and shake in a vain effort to get away from the impact. ‘This is not going to end well…’
Cadence saw it moments before she hit. She saw the eyes of Sombra, wide with surprise. She saw the eyes of Spike, trying to will the impending collision away. She could see the eyes of every last crystal pony upon the scene. And she could do nothing to stop it. Closing her eyes, gritting her teeth, she braced for the moment when her horn pierced the Crystal Heart…
Twilight heard, rather than saw, the explosion take place. The detonation of raw unrestrained emotions was so powerful, the foundations of the palace itself shook and the black crystals binding Twilight shattered. Twilight, who had taken to covering her eyes in shame and fear, glanced up after the shockwave passed.
As an eerie silence descended upon the whole of the empire, Twilight glanced at the remains of her prison. With a tentative step, she took a step outside the ring.
Nothing happened. No sudden teleport back to the inside of the ring, no sharp pain in her mind. Just… Nothing.
She took a few more small steps away from it.
Not wasting anymore time, Twilight burst into a full run, hoping everything would be all right. Reaching the bottom of the spire was easy given that a number of the stairs were broken; she stepped through the Dark Doorway, and paused.
Biting her lower lip she strained to hear anything at all, but only the rumbling of thunder could be heard.
“Cadence…?” No response.
“S-shiny…?
“Applejack? Rainbow Dash? Rarity? Fluttershy? Pinkie Pie…?” Still nothing. Not a single sound apart from thunder could be heard.
“S-s-spike…?”
Running up from the pit, she entered the throne room, the stillness of everything unnerving her further. Just what had happened? Taking slow, measured steps to the entrance, she pushed open the door. And with wide eyes, and a jaw hanging open, she beheld the devastation.
But before she could act, before she could call out to anyone, a voice spoke from right behind her ear.
It was a simple voice, cold and regal.
It was as loud as a whisper, but with the force of Luna’s Royal Voice.
“And you must be Twilight Sparkle.”
The distinct crack of a hoof sticking the back of a neck was all she heard afterward. As the darkness took her, she thought she saw a small purple blot in the middle of a crater.
Then she knew no more.
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Is the refernce to that one fic about throwing your wife at the enemy?
Also, this looks very promising.
Interesting.
Time to fav.
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Here's hoping I deliver.... Thank you!
~Skeeter The Lurker
2369935 Reference to Martial Bliss by Skywriter? Win!
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Indeed, if you do that scene... Why not make the reference?
~STL
This could be very interesting...
Soooo..... Delays out the ass for this... For any writers who might read this...
DO NOT WRITE WHILE MOVING TO A NEW PLACE.
It makes for a baaaaaaad time.
Least for me.
~Skeeter The Lurker
This cliffhanger is just evil. I want more now.
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Trust me... I'm working on it. Trying to move and write and do college is, well, taxing. To say the least...
~STL
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That's what I keep telling him all the time
I am looking forward for more
So... moar?
You have officially piqued my interest, after all.
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If I ever remember...
~Skeeter The Lurker
I know this is probably abandoned, but fuck it, I was pleasantly surprised by this and it deserves a favourite.
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Thank you. I haven't forgotten it.
Just lost urge for now. I want to, god, do I want to continue this...
~Skeeter The Lurker
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Best.
Comment.
Ever.
~Skeeter The Lurker
Interesting. I'd want to read more of this, so I hope this hasn't been abandoned.
I don't think I can live another day without knowing there will be more!
great story though, very interesting too
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I'm working on getting the drive to do this one again...
I have forgotten it. At least... I hope I haven't.
~Skeeter The Lurker
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I some how survived though.
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I wonder how...?
~Skeeter The Lurker
So om more?
Continue. F*cking CONTINUE, DAMNIT! DO AS I COMMAND! OR ELSE YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATED! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!
GODS DAMN!! Talk about an alternate version of the Crystal Empire episode, very, very impressive, I would not change a single thing, personally I see Cadence as the Goddess of Love so for me it would be very hard for a mortal to kill a Goddess but if you do not then I can honestly roll with it, only thing I really hope for is for Spike to be alive and for him to join in on ruling the dark kingdom with Twi and Sombra, if not I can still roll with it though I'll be a bit disappointed, Spike always gets left out on important shit, but I'll be awaiting for more, very good job even though it was short
CLIFFHANGER UGGGG..
Continue please :D
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I'm working getting the drive to do this one again.
I have an intended direction... But no drive.
~Skeeter The Lurker
3255325 Hold on a second.
DERPY, WHERE THE BUCK IS THE NOTEBOOK OF IDEAS?!
Derpy: I shoved it up your ass, you freak!
So yeah, apparently, if you need any ideas or aid, I can give it to you, but it would be just spit balling to be honest bro
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Most times, that works!
~Skeeter The Lurker
3255685 Fair point, I'll do what I can to help if you do need it though bro, honest
When is there going to be an update?
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!!!Why U No Finish Story!!!
LOL... Help Me...
Now there's an interesting technique. Maybe some day I'll have to try it.
Ok, with my like you just hit 100 likes. To celebrate, you should update. Please?
PLEASE!?
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While I am very happy that you see fit to want me to continue this story, and I do want to, myself...
I'm probably going to go back and rethink a lot of what I had planned.
~Skeeter The Lurker
4095708 Brilliant. As long as there are more chapters of good quality in the semi-near future, I'm good.
Hmm... I am very unnerved with these sudden turn of events...
I like it.
Whoa.
... Moar?
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Oh man... People still read this?
~Skeeter The Lurker
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Yep!
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And we still wait for updates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dDbSyfU_04
^-- This is what I do with my life. Do you see what happens when we can't find anything to read. We end up watching this.
Don't leave the starving readers hanging.
Have a heart. For OP will surely deliver.
R.I.P.
i look forward to the day that i no longer am forced to have the code for that on standby when reading great stories
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Gee thanks.
~Skeeter The Lurker
This is great!!
Please write more of the story please! thank you if you accept this suggested.
Could you continue this story please?
What happened to rest??
I really want to know what comes next. It's killer 
Is.this story dead?
By all the Gods fuck you.
*grabs a defibrillator and screams “clear! You ain’t dying!!”*
Even if you don't continue this, it's still a tantalizing little snippet.