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I stood alone... in a room of black. I could feel my jaw quiver, my stomach wanted to hurl... Do you ever feel like you're alone standing in a crowd of people compared to standing in a room alone. Some people can just walk by to their next job, others just look away from a friendly smile. I'm tired of trying to impress everyone else. Tired of smiling at the faces that just don't care. Now I just close my eyes and go to a different world.

Isn't it better there? To be who you want to be. See the things you wanna see... Love the ones that want to love you. But then I open my eyes I come back to who I am and am no longer what I want to be. And then you realize that you're not living anymore. Because the ones you want to be surrounded with were never there in the first place. The destination never existed.

And so I stand alone... in a room of black, my jaw quivers... and it makes me wanna hurl...

"Tyler, Tyler!... are you having a nightmare?" Pinkie Pie said.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked to see Pinkie Pie looking at me biting her bottom lip. "Not anymore." I said leaning up. I pecked Pinkie Pie on the cheek and she childishly giggled holding her cheek.

Pinkie Pie continued to giggle looking at me. "What is it? Do I look funny?" I said. Pinkie giggled harder letting out a snort. Pinkie nodded ridiculously fast. "Is there something in my teeth?" I said picking at my front teeth.

"No there's nothing in you teeth..." Pinkie said holding her mouth.

"Then what is it?" I asked.

"IT'S YOUR HAIR!" Pinkie Pie said bursting out into more laughter.

I tried looking up at my hair and, well duh you can't see the top of your head. I turned around and looked at my sliding wardrobe (it has a built in mirror) I looked at the top of my head and saw maybe 5 or 6 strands of hair making a clump standing up proud and tall. I frowned as it did make me look pretty silly.

"See!" Pinkie said hanging over my shoulders. "It's too funny!" Pinkie said. I don't know why but for some reason most mornings there's just this one curl of hair that's always sticking up. And no matter what I do to it it always stands up.

"Yeah well it's not as funny as what you look like." Instantly that stopped Pinkie's laughter.

"Why whats wrong with me?" Pinkie said in an adorable high pitch tone.

"Well whats that?" I said putting my finger to her small amount of chest fluff.

"What?" Pinkie said trying to look down at her chest.

"Boop" I said bringing my finger up from her chest and flicking her in the nose. I sat there with a big smile on my face as Pinkie froze and her nose began to twitch.

"... AAHH-CHOO!" Pinkie said sneezing. All her hair went flying to the front of her face and she fell on her back on the bed.

I let out a howl of laughter and fell on the floor rolling around in nothing but boxers. Pinkie leaned over the side of the bed and looked at me raising an eyebrow. "You just... you just sneezed and went flying back onto the bed. I'm sorry I don't know why that's so funny!" I said.

"It's funny because I did it" Pinkie said.

"yeah you really are a one of a kind." I said.

"OK well i'm going to get breakfast started. You just stay here and hold down the fort." Pinkie said hopping down onto the floor.

"I can help you." I said watching Pinkie put on one of my shirts. (There a little too big for a pony)

"Pfft, you burnt eggs on our last valentines day." Pinkie said. I turned over on my belly and held my head up with my arms.

"The smoke alarm sort of ruined the surprise didn't it?" I said.

"Not really, it just created a new surprise!" Pinkie said smiling at me. I laughed and let go of my head letting it hit the carpet.

"How do I look?" Pinkie said standing on her back legs holding her front legs out in a T shape.

"You look like your wearing my shirt." I said.

Pinkie dropped her legs and fell back on all 4's giving me an unimpressed look.

"That's not what I meant silly, how about this." Pinkie said. Pinkie Pie got into a new pose where she held up her right leg and tilted her head to the side.

"I think you look too small for that shirt... Oh well i'm sure you you'll grow into it." I said

I could practically see the little flames burn in Pinkie's eyes as she reached up onto the bed grabbing one of the pillows throwing them at me. I laughed as I blocked the pillow with my hands. "I'm making breakfast." Pinkie said acting all nice and posh turning around with a little tail flick.

"Pinkie no, i'm sorry. You know I love your curves." I said laughing.

"I hate you." Pinkie called back.

Just as I got up I walked over to my wardrobe and opened the sliding door. I grabbed out the clothes I needed for my day at school. "Lets see... hmm, shirt, pants, socks, tie, blah, blah, blah" I said throwing them all out the closet. I stopped a moment and heard Pinkie Pie moving about in the kitchen, knocking about pots and pans humming to herself. I rolled my eyes in pleasure and went back to getting dressed.

After getting dressed in my uniform I tried to look cool in the mirror putting my middle finger and index finger in the shape of V smiling. After a few seconds of posing I realized just how stupid I looked and put my arms to the side of me. "Why would any love you..." I said out loud to myself. I huffed and poked my blue shirt into my grey pants doing up my belt and straightening my green tie.

I reached down into my closet and grabbed out my school bag. I walked over to the door and closed it behind me. I walked out into the kitchen and saw my dad there buttering toast.

"Were late!" Dad said frantically with a bit of toast in his mouth.

"The best possible situation." I said sitting down at the dinner table putting my bag next to me.

"Ha Ha, now eat." My dad said putting a plate of 3 English muffins with ham in front of me. I grabbed one of them and took a big bite out of it for my hungry belly.

"What are you doing today?" Dad said biting off a bit of his toast.

"Well I guess i'm going to go to school... I have math first thing on a Monday so i'd like to get my hands on who ever put that together." I said swallowing my muffin.

My Dad laughed "Oh well not a lot we can change there. Are you going to try and make some friends today?" Dad said.

"No." I said flatly.

"Friends can get you a long way you know. Inst that like the motto of the show you watch? Friendship is magic." Dad said.

I dropped my head without any effort. "Uh Dad could you please not tease me about that sort of stuff today." I said.

"Teasing you, I'm not teasing you. I mean ok, I think it's a little weird that a guy of your age is watching a show about little ponies and friendship but hey!" My Dad said shrugging.

"Uhh, see you doing it right now!" I said throwing up my arms.

"If your gay just tell me, I don't care if I have a gay son you don't have to feel afraid to tell me." Dad said.

I sat there twitching my eye. "I'm not gay! I like girls! I like Vagina! So what if I watch a show about ponies and there adventures I don't sit there and say you must be gay that you watch the football because there all out there touching each other and rubbing up against one another do I?! Not to mention the main characters are all female so I don't know how I could be gay for th-" My dad cut me off

"OK you make a good point on modern society, but the thing is not once, and I mean not once have I ever heard you come and say Dad there's this girl at school that I really like. You've never even mentioned girls. Pfft for all I know you could be in love with that pink pony you have as your screen saver." My dad said laughing to himself.

I felt myself clench my fists under the table. It hit me right in the heart what he said. "Well... what if I was in love with this pony. I mean i'm not saying I am or anything but you know." I said taking a final bite of my muffin. "What would you do then?" I said.

"Honestly. I think i'd call someone. But you know that's not whats happening is it." Dad said laughing punching me in the shoulder from across the table.

I felt anger boil in my blood as I yanked my hair a little. I looked over at the clock on the wall. "I gotta go." I said flatly.

My Dad spilt the orange juice on himself he was drinking trying to speak. "Shit. I'll drive you. You only have 15 minutes after all.

"I'll be fine it's a 5 minute walk." I said flatly standing up with my bag.

"You sure?" Dad said. I continued walking to the door and didn't respond. My Dad shrugged. "See ya at 3:30" Dad said.

"Yeah, bye Dad." I said trying to be a sound a bit more cheery.

I closed the door behind me and exhaled. I could see my breath from it being this cold. I watched as my icy breath traveled up into the air. "Pretty" I said.

"Yeah it is" Pinkie said smiling. I looked down at Pinkie who was wrapped up in a scarf and a beanie. I keeled down and gave her a big peck on the cheek.

"Let's go" I said walking off with Pinkie Pie.

Now at this point I think I know what your thinking. This isn't King Sombra what the hell is this. I've been lied to, it's all a scam. No. This is very much the true story of King Sombra. Were going far back, back to where it all begins. Back before the mane 6 had the elements of harmony and could thwart of evil. Back to before Equestria was a safe happy place to live in and to when it was an angry, cold hearted, unforgiving, nightmare to live in. But before we can even go there we need to know about what drove King Sombra to be the man in which he grew into be. This is... the true story of King Sombra.