A Rainbow of Hope

Never had Sombra been so elated deep inside his soul less heart. He had a menacing grin on his face. As he walked with the slaves that he had just taken from Manehatton, the glowing orange of the destroyed city in fire behind them, he moved and trotted with confidence, not even concerned or showing the slightest bit of remorse. He turned to one of his guards and beckoned for the map. The guard, a little nervous pulled it out with his mouth and Sombra grabbed it with his magic.

"Where are we currently?" The dark king asked.

"About 22 horseshoes from Fillydelphia." One of the guards replied.

"Hmm... HEY YOU!" Sombra shouted to one of the Pegasi guards, who came down at once.

"Yes, my liege?"

"I want you and two others to go up ahead and scout the area and see what you can find. Kill all who oppose."

The guard nodded and pointed at two other Pegasi and they took off immediately.

"You think there is something ahead sir?" curiously asked one of his troops.

"It's not the thinking or the knowing, it's protection." Sombra said. "Now MARCH!"

The slaves and the troops and the mighty dark king started off towards the Hollow Shades.

Up ahead the three guards that were sent out ahead, were in and out of clouds swooping, swiftly, yet quietly through the Hollows. Periodically landing lightly on tree branches and scanning the perimeters. When they sat for a few minutes they would repeat the process again and again.

"You see anything?" Asked one guard.

"Negative." Answered the second.

"Not a feather." Answered the third.

They then flew to flying around the whole perimeter of the forest, and back through the middle of it. They then returned back to Sombra, who looked at them plainly as they landed in front of him and the whole marching stopped.

"Well?" Sombra asked impatiently.

"Nothing sir, we searched in and out and all around, high and low and nothing was heard nor seen in the Hollows."

"...Hmm...Go back that way... and you two," he pointed at two Unicorns, "Go with them back to the Hollows...and scout it again"

They both saluted as did the three Pegasi and all five went back in the direction of the trees."

Sombra seemed to have lost trend of thought, he was looking North towards the train tracks.

"Sir?" One of his guards said curiously.

Sombra who was snapped out of his trance looked at his troops and the slaves and pointed towards the train tracks.

"That way." he said solemnly, as they began to move Northward over the hills.