Diary of a Corrupt Shadow

by New Dawn

Rating: teen
Tags: Tragedy, Slice of Life, Sad
Length: 1124

Recently a strange diary has been found by twilight and her friends. The owner? Sombra.

Not much is known about the supposed tyranical King Sombra. Until, a lavender alicorn (Take a wild guess who) found a diary while looking in the royal canterlot library. So she takes a peek. what she didn't take into account who was the owner…. and who is the owner?

*Note, As of now I have many series going on. this is only made to clear my head, much like The Kingdoms of Equestria: Conquest but since I try to (And utterly fail) update every week or so I'll be updating this when I feel like it. Unless this gets enough attention then I'll change it to said story above.*

So this started out as a diary of twilight, but someone might have done that before. So, I did Sombra since not much is known of his colthood, well besides what the fanbase has made up. This is basically what I think on how sombra became corrupt and ended up taking over the Crystal kingdom.

Starts from when sombra was around age (Remember, I have no idea how Pony/horse age works) 5-6ish and goes until present.

Also, PLEASE PLEASE tell me if this has been done before. I couldn't find any like this so… yeah.

Coverart by: itsaaudra

Again, I'll add tags as to not reveal spoilers.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-01-04 00:30:06 UTC

One strange book?

"I'm glad you still come to visit Twilight." Princess Celestia said to her once student.

"Yeah me too, you would not believe how hard it is now that ponyville has a new princess. I mean, ponies hardly go to the places in ponyville that they were intented for! Somepony has a broken roof? Go to the princess. Somepony broke a wing? Go to the princess." Twilight said.

"Oh believe me, when I came to rule, It was way harder than that." Celestia giggled.

The two trotted down the hall, laughing and talking about recent experiences. That is, until they reached the library.

"Well Twilight, the Canterlot Library is once again all yours for today." Celestia said.

"Thank you Pri- I mean Celestia." Twilight said, catching herself.

Twilight trotted into the library and automatically got set to start studying.

"Oh there you are Twi!" A familiar voice that belonged to a certain pink party pony bubbled up.

"Huh? Oh hello Pinkie! Did you have fun on your 'secret project'?"

"Yep! I'm finally finished baking for the Princesses anniversary! It's going to be the best A-long-time-ago-you-first-raised-the-sun/moon-party!" Pinkie pie said in a single breath.

"Good... I think, I'm still looking for that one item that princess luna wanted... But I just can't find it..." Twilight muttered, deep in her reading.

"OOH! What about this Dusty Musty old book? Do you think it'll be in here?" Pinkie asked, picking a rather dusty book with the faded letters 'Diary' on it.

It was really beat up and had a faint trace of dark magic on it.

"Where did you find that Pinkie?!" Twilight gasped.

"It was under S~!" She sing-sang as she bounced over to the 'C' section.

Twilight flipped the book open, coughing. She looked at the faded, yet readable, words 'This book belongs to:' and underneath in really foalish hoofwriting was what made twilight drop the book.

"This is Sombra's Diary!?" She gasped aloud.

Diaries and secrets

After a few letters to Twilight's friends that had gone around the castle and the princesses, she had them all looking at that one black book with the faded letters on it.

"So this is what you brought us to look at? A dusty book?" Rainbow dash asked.

"Not just any book, King Sombra's Diary." Twilight said.

There was a  few gasps before laugher rang out from Rainbow.

"You-you mean that the tyrant of the crystal empire had a-a DIARY!?" She stuttered, trying to stop laughing.

"Rainbow! This isn't funny! Who knows what dark secrets this holds!" Twilight snapped.

"You are right Twilight, but I swear I ordered this to be put in the more heavily guarded part of the castle..." Celestia wondered aloud.

There was another silence before Luna spoke up.

"Well? What is thou- I mean you waiting for? Open it." She said.

"WHAT!?" All the mares said aloud.

"Luna is right as well. We will never know what truly happened if we don't open the diary." Celestia said.

"But... But it could be cursed! We don't know what spells or enchantments are put on it!" Twilight said.

Celestia sighed and lit her horn. A yellow aura engulfed the book. The aura disapeared and Celestia's horn was unlit.

"It has no counter curses, charms, spells or anything of the sort. Except for an old lock that was most likely set on it to prevent anypony from looking in it. But it's so old it was very easy to break. but if you did turn past that one page, most likely you would have been slightly shocked." Celestia assured the lavender alicorn.

Twilight sighed.

"Fine... Lets open it..."

The mares in the room slowly crowded over as twilight lit her horn and slowly opened the dusty pages.

"Dear Diary..." She slowly read aloud.

Entry one: Hello Diary! I mean journal!

Entry One: Hello Diary! I mean journal!

Hello Diary! I'm going to have to call you something other than Diary... That makes me sound like a foal... How about journal?

Ok, journal! My name is Sombra, But most fillies and colts call me... Sombra... well... Anyways... Today was my birthday! I just turned 5 years old! My mom got me you to cheer me up... something about me always being picked on because of the way I look... I really don't mind too much. I know we'll be best friends! Oh I forgot! I also should mention that I live in the crystal empire, a lovely place where everything is built from crystal! Me, my family and my friends are called crystal ponies. That's because if we glitter like crystals! My mom's name is Shadowheart while my dad's name is Shadowstone! My name does mean something too! It means shadow in spaneighish. Most other ponies in my class make fun of me because they say I'm a nerd... I really don't like that too much. Tomorrow I have to go back to school again, and for sure the other ponies are going to make fun of me writing in a book that says diary on the front. But I don't care... I can still talk with Sugar sweets. She's my second best friend, my first being you!

Well, my mom says it's time for bed... I should write down everything I got for my birthday tomorrow!

Goodnight Journal.

I need to think of a name... Well, mom always says sleeping on a thought helps ponies think faster. I'll do that!

Signed,

Sombra.

Entry two: School is boring... and painful...

Entry Two: School is boring... and painful...

So hello Journal!

Right know now I'm in the middle of recess. I just hope that the bullies don't see me writing to you. I really don't like getting teased.

I brought some of the cookies I got for my birthday today. Everypony in the class loved them. Well, except for the bullies I said earlier. They hated when I would get attention...

"Well, this is wierd... There's a bunch of smudges and lines here..." Twilight said.

"Well, read on." Luna said, ushering twilight.

I'm sorry Journal... Those bullies soleded stole you... I got you back again though! I just... Hate how ponies think they're more popular than the rest and... I just... well... I really don't know what to think... I really should tell my mom, but... what if the bullies find out... I'll get even more beat up... and now, today I have a new problem... They beat me up just because I can't say my 'S'es right... I'm just here for laughing at... At least Sugar doesn't laugh at me. Did you know she writes in a Journal too?

Well, that's all for today... Goodbye until next time Journal!

Sombra.