Redemption: original

Twilight bursted into Fluttershy's house in a panic. "Fluttershy I got your message what's the emmer-" Twilight's mind diverted all it could into processing mode at the sheer strangeness of what she saw. Fluttershy was eating pancakes with a little colt Sombra. Sombra looked up at her his mouth still full of pancake wide open in shock. The shock down between Twilight and Sombra was finally ended by Fluttershy.

"Twilight I'd like for you to meet Sombra. Sombra close your mouth until you are finished eating, after all you are literally with royalty." The yellow mare said calmly. Sombra immediately closed his mouth and nearly turned red with embarrassment. "Twilight can we speak in private in the backyard?" The purple princess nodded hoping for some kind of explanation. Fluttershy turned back to Sombra. "Me and Princes Twilight will be right back okay?" Sombra nodded and forked another mouthful of pancake. Fluttershy lead Twilight outside where finally Twilight found her voice.

"What just?... How is he like that?! Why is he acting like that? Whats going on?!?" Twilight was losing her mind and her hair was already on end.

Fluttershy pulled out a small glass jar from her saddle bags that contained a particular blue flower. "I found this next to where he usually sleeps. I think he must have walked through a patch of poison joke when he ran off yesterday." One could almost here Twilight's sanity click back into its proper place as the story was revealed. "And... Uh... One more thing... He doesn't remember anything. When I found him this morning he swore to me that yesterday he went to the park with his dad, and that he is only five years old... I think we all need to be careful about what we say around him. We don't want to traumatize the little colt."

Twilight understood Fluttershy's concern and slowly nodded. "I'll send letters to every pony else so they know whats going on... So how is he right now?"

Fluttershy smiled brightly. "He is just a little gentlecolt, and possibly one of the cutest five year olds I've ever seen. Let me show you." Fluttershy opened up the backdoor and called to the little tyrant. "How are you doing in there Sombra?"

A few seconds later probably after the colt swallowed his food he replied. "Pancakes!" Twilight had to admit it was the most adorable response she could imagine.

Fluttershy had to stifle a squeel of delight. "And he does those kind of things all the time. "