the story of shadows

by Merch-mint

Rating: everyone
Tags: King Sombra, Spitfire, Slice of Life, Sad, Main 6, Princess Luna, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 945

the main six learn to deal with a friend and his secrets

the un-told story of king sombra and how all of his failures have come to shape him in the world he now lives in, along with the history of who he is.

Published 2014-01-05 21:30:04 UTC
Last updated 2014-01-05 21:30:04 UTC

II

"Hey Merch get up you have a conference today with all your local guild members." said Zorin. I annoyingly roll out of bed and into my cloak. as we walk down the road to the guild headquarters in ponyville I see a Pegasus flying my way at an alarming pace.

"Merch Mint think Celestia its you I need some ponies help." said Rainbow dash.

"Well I don't think this will be much of a proble..."

"I'm sorry but we're in in a hurry" said Zorin.

I hit Zorin in the back of the head "we always have time for a friend, what's wrong?

"It's tank's helicopter thing its out of control and he can't stop." we run over to try to catch tank when we see him get stuck in a tree. Rainbow dash gets him to me where I use my magic to restrain him so he doesn't go flying away from us. The fist thing I do is get him out of the machine and with Rainbow dash, "oh think Celestia your ok I thought I lost you." Rainbow dash looks at me and asks "can you fix it?"

"No, after hitting that tree it will be like building a brand new one, but I can build you a new one if you want?"

"I don't have the bits to buy a new one?"

"Then we can't do it." says Zorin. I hit him in the back of the head again.

"I would be happy to do it for you free of charge, consider it a compensation for the one that caused you so much trouble." and after saying that I used my magic to create a new helicopter for tank to fly with.

as we now walk back to the house after missing the conference with my guild I turn on Zorin "Lets get one thing straight we do not compromise our customers, my reputation or my FRIENDS because of one silly guild conference. When I saved your village that one day would it have been right for me to walk away cause I hade other things to do?"

"Well that was different, no ones life was on the line today."

"oh really what about tanks life, he was in danger today?"

"..........."

"that is why you always hear what everypony has to say before brushing them aside, if we hadn't listened to Rainbow dash today who knows what might have happened to tank." After walking a bit further I could see that the zebra kid wasn't lighting up. "Why don't we go to sugar cube corner, I could use a cupcake right about now." As we enter sugar cube corner I noticed something, the place was a mess and pinkie pie was running around the place franticly.

"I'm sorry but where closed." she shouted. As she was moving around the shop I realized something, she was packing.

"um....pinkie, where are you going?" she looked over at me with a sad look in her eyes and said "I'm going back to the rock farm."
me and Zorin had both said "why?" at the same time without thinking. After that she just gave us a sad look and continued packing. I thought if we said any more we might hurt her so I decided to leave and go home.

At the house I told Zorin to prepare my travel cart. "Don't you think it might be too much to go chasing after her like this? I know you like her but this may not be the best idea."

"I know Zorin but she just looked so sad that I'm willing to risk it, and Zorin I need you to stay here while I'm gone to look after every thing ok."

"Ok."

I

I

My story begins in the great history of Equestria, the part that is rarely ever told, with Luna and Celestia trying to rule the kingdom after discords fall two families came to assist the princesses and restore the world to peace. my family came for princess Luna, and while she charged us with taming the ever free forest the family that came for Celestia was building cities and castles for the people to live in. when all of this was done both families where given powerful gifts and the heads of each family where given the most powerful of the gifts, the fire family was given the cloak of dawn, use the mint family was given the cloak of midnight. the families where always kind to each other but as the years went on there was no need for leadership in the families anymore, one pony believed that was an outrage in his childish mindset he believed he should be the next head of the family. of coarse the cloak of midnight wasn't the problem he was always going to get that he was the descendent of the head after all, but he wanted to rule, he wanted to rule so badly he was willing to go to one of the most powerful cities in all of Equestria, the Crystal Empire, Sombra Mint (more commonly known as King Sombra.) toke hold of the Kingdom with his special talent. In hearing this Luna was dumbstruck she could not believe or handle how one of her most faithful and loyal people could do such a thing. After some time Luna and Celestia went to the Empire and trapped King Sombra in the icy tundra outside the city. He did not stay in that ice for long with the help of his special talent I was born. This is who I am, Merch Mint the greatest tradesman of all of Equestria.