Shining's Rise To Power - The Fall Of The Empire

"Right."

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So I woke up then next morning as I normally do and rolled over to find your mother wasn't there. A little weird but I shrugged it off as she had gone to sort you out, I mean you was only days old and she love to spend as much time as possible with you; running a kingdom takes a lot of time up. I had my usual morning shower and then came to see you and find your mother, the maid came along as well to clean your room.

When I open your door, you was in your crib waiting to be let out and your mother wasn't in sight. I was getting a little worried but I thought maybe Celestia had arrived and she just left you to sleep. So with the maids help, we got you clean and I woke your siblings, I took you and your siblings to the throne room and the maid followed. Looking back now it was a good job she followed too!

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"Why."

"Skyla, if you stop interrupting me you will find out."

"Sorry dad, please continue."

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Well as I went to open the throne room door, I realised I hadn't seen any guards. Almost all the guards weren't at their posts, maybe Cadence had gathered them to set out with them? I thought. However I was wrong instead of your mother sitting on her throne and mine being empty; Cady's was empty and mine... Unbelievably mine held Sombra. I was shocked and when he looked me in the eye, he gave a very dark chuckle.

I shouted "WHERE IS CADENCE!"

He again chuckled darkly before finally speaking

"We are very angry this morning, your highness"

He was mocking me, buying his time to make his next move at retaking the empire. Again I asked in a more calmer but more threatening tone.

"Where IS Cadence?"

"Your little princess is MINE!"

At this point I was aware this would lead to a fight, so I instructed the maid to take you and your siblings to the safe room. That was in mine and your mothers bedroom. She did so, leaving me to deal with Sombra.

I waited and waited but he did nothing, he sat there staring at me with those ruby red eyes. Then he spoke again, mocking my title and giving me hints.

"Is your precious princess more important than your heart Your Highness." he smirked.

"Of course she is I would put my life down for her!" I spat.

"Well then your princess's precious crystal heart has nothing to fear." He mocked with another dark chuckle.

This sent shivers down my spine and I took action, taking 2 blades from one of the sets of blades and shield off the wall. I stood in a fighting stance ready to attack. He looked at me with utter delight, while he conjured up his dark magic ready to cast a spell. He struck at me with black emery crystals, I dodged with ease, this happen a few times before he mocked me again.

"You don't rely on your own magical ability but instead weapons, pity you don't have my high magical abilities. This could have been fun." He smirked again.

"I have my way of fighting you have yours, stop buying time!" I spat.

He suddenly stopped firing crystals at me, more out of boredom than defeat or tiredness I presumed. We stared each other down as he strolled down off my throne and to the window, not leaving my gaze. I held the swords in an attack position and walked cautiously towards him. A few feet away from him he spoke in mocking tone.

"Your heart is as loving as your crystal one isn't it?"

I then looked out of the window at what he was looking at there, by where the crystal heart was place was 'Cadence'. I looked at Sombra he smirked and said.

"If you can get to Cadence first, I will leave her alone to walk away free. If I get to her first, I will get someone to kill your precious Cady." he challenged.

Without a second thought I galloped out of the throne room, throughout the halls and out the door to see 'Cadence' standing right by the crystal heart and seconds later. Sombra teleported in to existence.

"I got here first and now we can destroy you." I said proudly

Sombra just chuckled darkly again and as he did 'Cadence' took the crystal heart, left my side and walked slowly to Sombra's side. They both stood in front of me and chuckled. I was confused and them my worst fear was set in stone. Sombra and 'Cadence' held the heart in their magic and crushed it.

"Why would you do that Cady, you just doomed the empire." I spoke in confusion and anger.

'Cadence' looked at me and smirked and that's when I realised your mother wasn't actually present.

"YOUR NOT CADENCE! WHERE IS SHE!" As I screamed those words.

The real form of 'Cadence' revealed herself to be the hive queen, Queen Chrysalis.

She laughed and as she mimicked Cadence perfectly she said. "Took you long enough dear." she smirked.

"Your precious princess is already dead, Your highness." Sombra taunted.

"But you said if I got to her first-." I said on the verge of tears.

"-but you didn't I did." Chrysalis teased.

"I don't believe you, you wouldn't kill royalty." I spat trying to hide my fear.

In a flash Sombra teleported me, Chrysalis and himself to a room, he then whispered something to Chrysalis and walked out, sealing the door, windows and me; where I stood in crystal. With another flash Chrysalis brought your mother in the room. Your mother was dead, I couldn't hide my anger or my sorrow, she smiled as she saw my tears fall freely down my face.

She then laughed at me as she spoke. "You shouldn't have come into my cave my prince"

I looked at her with anger filled eyes as she continued.

"IF you had had any sense you would have attacked, when you came but instead you used Celestia's methods and left. By leaving you told me you wasn't ready to fight us. So I brought my plan into action about a week earlier."

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"Wait mom died days after I was born!"

"Yes Skyla, I'm afraid so."

"Do you know how she died?"

"Yes, while your Auntie Twilight and the elements, Luna and Celestia fought Sombra. Chrysalis taunted me. About how she killed your mother but I'm going to skip that part."

"No, I'm not a filly anymore, I want to know."

"Well if your sure."