Sombra: A Tragedy

As exciting as it was to attend a high-class event, nothing could be more boring. Just a bunch of high society ponies gathered together to talk about how great they all were. Sombra couldn't understand how any pony would ever find that sort of activity "fun". At least his friends were also here. Of course, that was the only reason he was even here. The party that would be happening soon was to celebrate the six of them. It had only been three years since Sombra and his friends discovered the Elements of Harmony and harnessed their power to defeat Discord, the Spirit of Chaos, who had enslaved all of pony kind throughout all of Equestria and beyond. Ever since then, an annual celebration was held to honor the Elements and their Bearers. One of the ways in which the Bearers were honored was by presenting each of them one by one to the city of Canterlot before the celebrations began and that was just about to happen.

Sombra and his friends stood in empty room next to an exit that would lead them to the outside balcony of Canterlot Castle. They all listened as the announcer pony began to speak.

"It has been three years since our tyrant ruler, Discord, was defeated by the Elements of Harmony! Long had we been enslaved by his ways of chaos and disharmony, but now we are free!"

Sombra could hear the crowd cheer at that last word.

"We have and will always continue to celebrate that glorious day! And now without further delay we present the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony!"

The six ponies all did quick checks of themselves to make sure they looked presentable.

"Bearing the Element of Laughter, Diona!"

Diona was the only earth pony of the group. She was, however, the most energetic out of all of them. She had purple fur with a short green mane and tail. Not the traditional way for a mare to style her hair, but very practical. Diona's mane could grow so long that she would have to wrap it around her body just to keep it out of the way. She cut it short to make her mane and tail more manageable. Her cutie mark was what look like a long green mane swirling around her flank.

Diona exited the room to the balcony where she was greeted by very loud cheering. It was no surprise to have such a loud crowd at this event. The six ponies had become used to expecting it anywhere they went.

"Bearing the Element of Honesty, Cloudfire!"

Cloudfire was a pegasus, one of two in the group. His fur was completely white all over and his mane was bright red. It naturally grew in a way that made it look like he had just been racing. Cloudfire had an interesting talent of being able to fly in such a way that he could light himself on fire, but it somehow didn't harm him in anyway. Sombra had thought once that Cloudfire might be part Phoenix. His cutie mark was a ball of fire with a tail coming off the end.

Cloudfire trotted out to the balcony with his wings spread out wide for his 'adoring fans'.

"Bearing the Element of Kindness, Buzz Daring!"

Buzz Daring was the other pegasus. Unlike Cloudfire, Buzz didn't fly around much. In fact, Buzz couldn't fly at all. He was born with a deformed right wing and had to grow up like an earth pony, but that didn't stop him from being the chief weather pegasus of Canterlot. He also made a habit of climbing mountains to make up for his wing. The color of his fur was teal with his mane and tail being dark blue. His cutie mark was a white cloud with rain and snow coming out of it.

Buzz went out to the balcony with his wings tucked in a way to hide his right wing.

"Bearing the Element of Loyalty, Sombra!"

Finally it was Sombra's turn. When he made it to the edge of the balcony to look over the crowd he could see and hear the cheering, but if he looked hard enough he could usually find at least one pony with a stunned look. Sombra was very used to it by now. He understand very well that seeing a pony with little to no color could be very shocking. Sombra's fur was a dark grey with his mane and tail being jet black. The only color that would be noticeable was the color of his eyes, blue, and his cutie mark which was what looked like a heart-shaped gem stone with a crack going down the middle.

After bowing to the crowd, Sombra joined the others on the side of the balcony to make way for the other two ponies.

Sombra was the only unicorn in the group, but that hadn't always been the case. Before Discord was defeated, the next two ponies, that were to be announced, used to be unicorns, making their groups unicorns three. Defeating Discord had caused them to change. It's not that they had lost their horns or anything, they just weren't exactly unicorns anymore.

"Bearing the Element of Generosity, Princess Luna!"

If the crowd was loud for Cloudfire, they were deafening for Luna. The dark blue figure of an alicorn came onto the balcony. Looking out into crowd, Luna surveyed her people. Sombra could tell how happy it made Luna to see the smiling faces of her subjects. She was, after all, his best friend. After giving her bow she joined the other four.

"And finally, bearing the Element of Magic, Princess Celestia!"

Nopony thought it was possible, but the crowd cheered even louder as Luna's elder sister stepped out to be seen. She was also an alicorn with white fur and a flowing pink mane and tail. She also surveyed her subjects like Luna had with a smile on her face.

Celestia turned her head to the others and motioned them to join her. The others came to the  front of the balcony forming a line with Diona and Buzz on Celestia's left and Luna, Sombra, and Cloudfire on her right.

The crowd continued to cheer for what seemed like a good 10 minutes. Then the six ponies all turned around and went back into the castle. They waited for the crowd outside to settle down before saying anything. Then they all faced each other.

Diona was the first to speak. "Well, that was way exciting!"

"More like way loud!" Buzz said with a little laugh. "I think my ears are still ringing."

"It'll pass quickly. Besides you're just not used to fans cheering all the time." Cloudfire said

Sombra was quick to comment, "Because we all want ponies screaming at us all the time."

Everypony but Cloudfire laughed at that.

"I was just happy to see all those smiling ponies," Luna said with a smile and faced Sombra.

Sombra returned the gesture.

"So was I, sister. Now, enough chat. We all have a party to attend." Celestia said.

"So exciting," Sombra said sarcastically.

Luna gave a little chuckle.

All six left the room they were in and headed to the castle's Grande Ballroom.

When the six ponies had made it to the Grande Ballroom, they found it completely empty except for the musicians who were on the stage tuning their instruments. When they noticed the six ponies who had arrived they stopped what they were doing and quickly got out their music and started playing. Soon other ponies dressed in fancy clothes starting entering the ballroom.

Cloudfire turned to the other five ponies. "Get ready for a long night," he said under his breath.

Sombra most definitely agreed with that statement.