Dark Crystal Prince

The crystal empire is farther away than I thought flying there took awhile even with my speed. After about two hours of non-stop flying I made it there. Zooming forward I was dead set on getting home and then I hit something I was thrown and it knocked me off course and I crash landed in front of the library. Trotting in I saw me and Sombras old friend Paper Back the librarian.

"Paper Back hello whats going on" I yelled trotting over to her she looked at me with a pained expression like she was trying to remember.

"Who are you, you look so familiar" she said seeming to get a headache.

"Its me prince Origin Eclipse how could you forget me, my brother and I use to come here all the time" I said stepping closer to the old grey mare.

"I'm sorry I dont know you and like I told the others I dont even think I work here" she said backing away.

"Others?" I said raising a brow.

"Yes the strange ponies asking about history or something" she said putting a hoof to her chin pondering. I have to get to the castle quick this dumb ponies will take over the empire. Flying at speeds even unknown to me I burst threw the throne room doors.

"What is the meaning of this leave my empire at once you 'ponies' have done enough" I said bursting threw the door scaring the crap out of those inside. A big white unicorn stepped towards me.

"Who are you and why are you here" he said getting ready to charge. I picked him up in my magic holding him down and walking up I placed hoof on his chest.

"I am prince origin current ruler of this kingdom in my brothers absence and I do not take kindly to ponies trying usurp my empire" I said putting more force into my hoof. A purple beam was fired at me but I put a shield up before it could hit.

"Leave him alone" said a purple unicorn made stepping forward. I just pushed past her making my way towards throne and its current tenant.

"Only royalty of the crystal line may sit on that throne" I said as I slowly made my way over.

"Please we only want to stop Sombra" said the pink mare.

"You ponies are clueless as ever just like your princesses Sombra is only a child who is angry at the death of his family your princesses attacking him was the spark that ignited the fire" I said as I finally got in front of her grabbing her horn and she dropped the spell collapsing from exhaustion.

"My brother will only cause havoc I must stop him, if you are here when I return capital punishment is what you will face" I said as I flapped my wings heading out the door towards the shadow looming over the city.

"Ahahahaha" laughed the shadow of my brother as I flew closer.

"Brother stop" I said getting close enough.

"Who dares to command m-brother is that you" he said dropping his deep voice and gaining his regular one. Suddenly he shrunk down to a more physical form not solid but as close as he could get.

"Oh brother your alive" he said hugging me as I landed I wrapped my hooves around him but they just wasnt threw.

"Come brother you must lift this curse we have to restore the empire" I said pointing to the castle.

"Why should we they are the reason this all happened we should take control of them all" he said getting angry.

"Brother listen to yourself that is the exact reason they attacked, they thought thats what we were doing" I said trying to calm him.

"But they turned you to stone and tried to take fathers legacy away" he said as black smoky tears ran down his face.

"Brother this is a battle we cannot win we must forgive and forget also so they can lift the spell that turned you to shadow" I said trying to lead him to the castle and bis form shrank even more to his true size for his age. We walked threw town getting painted expressions from the crystal ponies as they tried to remember who we were. Making our way to the castle the ponies from before and five new ones stood in front of us. Well most of them the dragon and light colored pegasus were cowering in fear.

"You will be stopped right here king Sombra" said the white stallion stepping up. Sombra started to grow and prepare his attack but I stopped him.

"Stop brother fighting will get us no where, what would father say" I told him as he just shrunk down again.

"Ponies if you truly want to help see reason, you were fed lies one thousand years ago by an unruly citizen who had gained power by spreading false rumors around the empire. Yes my brother did curse this place as he was sealed away but please understand he is still young only 16 he is no tyrant or slaver and nether am I. We took power for only three months after our father passed from a family illness these only helped the rumors that said we were evil we may be dark creature but there is more to us than what meets the eye" I said as they started to settle.

"Brother please lift the curse let the crystal heart shine true and the people have there memory" I said his horn lit up and a black aura surrounded the empire as ponies started to turn crystal again. Some came out to see what was going on. Sombra looked exhausted from the spell he had just cast.

"I remember now please ponies stop these spawns of tartarus before they kill us all" said a certain white crystal stallion trotting up.

"I know what you did I saw the lies you sent celestia and luna telling them of how we were tyrants and slavers, we only wished the best for the kingdom yet it was ultimately your hatred that was the near downfall of this great empire" I said stepping towards him slugging him in the face. Some ponies came up saluting having had remembered there duty to the throne.

"Your majesty what would you have us do" said a Crystal guard stepping up.

"Take this terrorist to the dungeon and show these guests to the guest quarters" I said ushering Sombra to the castle.

"Ponies can you contact your princesses I would like to speak with them" the purple one nodded and went to the dragon. Me and Sombra sat in the throne room catching up

"So how was your imprisonment" I asked trying to pass the time.

"I was asleep for all of it I only just woke up after the curse wore off" he said sadly.

"I was awake stuck in stone for my whole 1000 years thank goodness I had a friend to keep me busy" I said making him stare at me in shock.

"You had to wait one thousand years trapped in stone" he said jaw slightly open.

"Well like I sa-" I would have finished but a flash equal to the brightness of the sun came upon the room revealing the two pony princesses.

"That was a bit overkill dont you think" I said with a flat brow. Sombra was charging up but I put a hoof to his shoulder.

"If what my student has told me is true then I must apologize for what has happened 1000 years ago" said the alabaster alicorn stepping forwards.

"If your student has told you the story then you should know we only wish for thing to return to the way they once were, I beg you to please return my brother to his true form" I said bowing down I front of them.

"How dost we not know thou will turn on us" said luna stepping next to her sister.

"You were the ones to banish a teenager he is only 16" I said shocking them a little.

"Please we only want peace between our nations let us show you we are not the evil beings you were told we were. Let this be the start of a beautiful friendship between us and to put the past behind us learning from out mistakes" I said holding a hoof out towards the white mare in front of me. She smiled and met my hoof with a shake.

"We will eventually have to make this public but for now I must restore order to the empire, brother do you think you can stay in the same room with these two so they can change you back" I asked he nodded in his shadowy form. I made my way toward town square where most of the empire had assemble in confusion. Standing on the up on a pedestal I announced to the populous.

"Ponies of the Crystal kingdom please give me your attention. We have all just woken up from what has felt like a dream but it is true you were all trapped away for a thousand years Sombra did this to keep you safe from the terrorist Diamond Cutter who fed false rumors to the princesses of equestria and gather a militia to play the act. We have finally returned and have made peace with our neighboring nation we must work hard to bring back the crystal empire and its legacy" I finished yelling the last part getting a cheer from the crowd. Hoping down some military leaders and advising nobles approached.

"Prince what are your orders" said the guard captain Valiant Strike saluting.

"Captain assemble the guard we are going to need it during these times get them prepared and suited up" looking over toward Righteous Scroll the head adviser I gave him the orders next "get the check on the city make sure things are going good and fix it if it isnt" I said they both listened and went off to do as told I grabbed the captain before he could go though "keep an eye out for the ones who followed Diamond they are sure to act eventually" I said he nodded and left.

Making my way back to the throne room Sombra was sitting on the throne speaking to the princesses and her subjects.

"So is he really that fast" spoke the rainbow maned one floating with her hooves crossed. Sombra only nodded and continued.

"He was the founder of the elite flyers here in the empire he named them the blue angles it was a high honor only the best of the best could join" he finished making the rainbow one go quiet in thought.

"Dont go telling empire secrets now" I said startaling a few ponies the light yellow pegasus especially. Sombra rushed up and hugged me surprising me a bit I hugged back none the less though.

"Your actually solid again, now I can do this" I said ruffling the mane making some of the guests giggle at our antics. He smiled and hugged me again as we walked to the throne.

"So prince you have yet to tell me who will I be making our peace agreement with" she said making me and Sombra look at each other and nod.

"I will handle the treaty but my brother 'and' me will be co-ruling the crystal empire from now on" I said as my brother made a second throne of black crystal next to the other and we took our seats. Him on the black throne and me on the red and golden one

"So I guess introductions are in order I am prince Origin Eclipse I am the adopted son of the late king Luminous" I said giving a bow

"I am Sombra first born of king Luminous" Sombra said also giving a bow. The others went to introduce them selves as well.

"We are princess luna bringer of the night" said the stoic royal

"I am princess Celestia bringer of the day" she said smiling.

"Hey I'm captain shining armor"

"I'm princess mi amore cadenza or just cadence"

"Hello I'm twilight sparkle and this is my number one assistant spike" she said holding a hoof toward the baby dragon.

"I am rarity you highness" she spoke with an old english accent

"Ahm applejack pleased to meetcha" she said shaking my hoof with here insane earth pony strength

"Hiimpinkiepiebutmyfriendsjustcallmepinkiedoyouli-" she would have finished but a cyan hoof stopped her.

"Dont mind her she is just full of energy I'm rainbow dash by the way fastest flyer in equestria" she finished with a cocky smirk. I just chuckled and waited for the last one to introduce herself she only hid behind twilight. Walking up I nudged her and she eeped and hid behind her mane.

"Am I truly that scary" I asked looking at everyone.

"Hey I think its awesome" rainbow said putting a hoof out I bumped it in response. Some of the others rolled their eyes at the antics.

"I-i-im f-flutters-sh-shy" she said almost at a whispered luckily my bat like ears picked up on it. I nodded saying thanks and walked back to the throne. Thinking about it we need to get something going here we did just stop a catastrophe.

"Well let's get this party started" I said and the pink one shot a cannon of confetti she pulled from thin air.