Author's Note
This idea just came to me. Spoiler Warning for those who haven't watched "The One where Pinkie Pie Knows"
Whispers in the Dark
This land is mine! You are to weak to rule it.
Cadence winced as she heard it again, those bizarre whispers in the dark. She recognizes the voice from anywhere, but it's impossible. There is no way that beast could come back with how he was destroyed. His body was covered in crystals and he exploded for her aunt's sake. Who in the world is this? Why in the world are they impersonating Sombra?
The Light inside you will die, the crystal heart will die, you can not get rid of me forever Princess. I will come back, and I will destroy you.
She shook her head as she thought to herself out loud "Maybe I'm working to hard, maybe that's it. Shining Armor and I are preparing to have a baby, and it's been nothing but stressful. Buying baby supplies, driving one of Twilight's friends to madness, having Twilight gush on and on about how she's gonna be an aunt driving poor Cadence crazy. Not that she didn't mind, this is the most interaction she's had with her sister in law in months. Hard to exactly talk to someone when they are an entire empire away.
You will lead your child to their fall. It will grow up under my rule, and become my heir when I return!
That caused Cadence to look around in a fright touching her stomach instinctually as she looked around trying to find where that threat was coming from. Sombra will not lay a hoof on her child while she is still around, not one hoof! The wind was still however, as Cadence backed against the wall, with the whispers still taunting her. Cadence put her hooves to her hand and looked down at the ground as she started to think about Sombra and what he would be capable of if he ever came back. She shook her head rapidly as she scolded herself saying "How can I think that?" out loud "Sombra isn't there, this isn't real, this is...it's to much stress it has to be to much stress." She slowly took a breath and let it out and then the whispers grew still as she hoped. She let out a small smile as she stood to go downstairs "Works every time..."
Suddenly her victory was short lived as she paused mid step hearing the whispers again.
I can't believe you thought that would work. Do you not know the kind of power you are facing girl?! I am King Sombra, the strongest unicorn in the world!
Heavy breathing filled the room as Cadence looked up and down the steps trying to find where the whispers were coming from. Her thoughts were racing as panic shook her to the core. Where is he? Is this even real? Where can she hide? How can she protect her baby? She started to walk faster down the stairs as panic outweighed her logic.
Predictably her leg gave out under her as she slowly felt her balance going, thinking fast she used her magic to keep her up straight as she floated her down to the bottom of the stairs none of the worse for where as she felt dread filling her core as his voice echoed once again.
I was mere seconds from taking your child away. You can't hide from me. I will never leave you
Shining, she has to find Shining, she has to tell him what's going on. This has to stop, she cannot let Sombra win, she has to protect her baby. Her baby, she must be safe. Slowly she felt a hoof touching her shoulder, and in a reaction she turned and swung her hoof at it, but she paused as she looked at nothing there.
I am everywhere. This is my castle, not yours! This is my Empire: My Empire of Darkness! You are nothing more than a little stain on my glory.
Cadence couldn't stand anymore, and sat down holding her head with her hooves screaming in total madness as she looked around. There was nothing, no form, no sounds, just her and her thoughts. She looked around desperate again, trying to find something, anything, that made sense! She felt like the walls of her castle were closing in on her, every shadow wrapping around her in a monstrous arc twisting and forming the eyes of Sombra.
What's wrong? You think that you can escape me!? You can never escape fear. It is everywhere, all beings fear something. Even I have a fear...
Cadence paused at that and looked at the smoky eyes. "Wait, even you have a fear" The eyes widened as Cadence got up, regaining some confidence. "All beings are afraid of something, but here's my question. What if I'm not scared of you?"
Y...you...
"You're dead. I'm not afraid of you, you can't harm me, my husband, or my child whenever he or she comes" Cadence said defiantly "You're nothing more than a bad memory. You aren't back, and you aren't real"
With a heavy growl coming from the smoke Sombra said I'm really enough to kill you!
As the shadows rushed at Cadence causing her to light up her horn shining on the shadow causing it to hiss in pain quivering in agony and slowly slither away. With a small smile, Cadence slowly got up as finally...the whispers...stopped. She walked back to her chambers to get some much earned rest.
Meanwhile in the darkest depths of Crystal Empire, in the old chambers belonging to Sombra before it was sealed away by Cadence a slow laugh filled the room. The shadows wormed their way into a shape of a unicorn as a black crystal encased the smoke after slowly it took the shape as well . With a violent glowing red light, the crystals shattered as Sombra slowly stood there with a small smile. He looked at his surroundings with a small smile. His body turned to smoke and said "So what if she's not afraid of me anymore" He licked his teeth and said with a sinister intent. "There are other ways on getting glorious vengeance for what they've done" the Halls than began to echo as the shadows of the wall seem to quiver as they knew, the King...has returned.
