The Ones That Got Away

by Shimmer Shy

Rating: everyone
Tags: Alternate Universe, Sad, Dark, Adventure
Length: 246

King Sombra has won the war. All hope is lost in Equestria. All of the ponies are slaves of King Sombra. Nopony can help them. Except for two ponies who managed to escape.

King Sombra has won the war. All hope is lost in Equestria. All of the ponies are slaves of King Sombra. Nopony can help them. Except for two ponies who managed to escape.

Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle are in hiding, the only ponies to escape the new King. Will they be able to save their home and the remaining ponies in it?

I just started writing and this came up. I'm terrible at making descriptions…

Cover art by me.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2016-06-03 22:58:09 UTC

Prologue

The battle against King Sombra was dark, violent, and never-ending. It had been going on for almost two years now, every pegasus, unicorn, and earth pony fighting against the darkness. Most were injured. Some were killed. But everypony had to do their job. No matter how hopeless it seemed. The ponies of Equestria would never back down.

It was almost like the opposing side kept growing every minute. Once they defeated a group, another one replaced them in a constant cycle. Unfortunately, Equestria was running out of ponies that could fight. The weaker they got, the stronger Sombra got. The war was slowly, but surely, winding to an end. And King Sombra was winning.

And now it has come to that faithful day. The final battle. Equestria only had around one hundred ponies in their army by now. Sombra's had at least ten times that. Both armies lined up, facing each other, waiting for their leaders' comand. Beads of sweat rolled down the faces of the ponies fighting for freedom. Masks covered the faces of the ponies fighting for King Sombra. They, of course, we're not fighting because they chose to. They were being mind controlled through the helmets, every last one of the Crystal Empire citizens.

Then both armies charged. Hooves flailed. Weapons clanged. Blood splattered. The scene unfolded in the ruins of Ponyville. What used to be a quaint and friendly town had now become a bloody battlefield. Equestria was losing fast.