Emerald Dragonheart: The beginning
You are nothing but an insolent fool, Sombra...
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Shining Armor breathed a sigh of relief and waved the guards off with a little hesitation, having made what seemed to be a truce. He looked at the body of Lance, already beginning to freeze in a pool of icy blood before calling two of the guards back to carry the body away. Shining put his nervousness aside as he reverted his attention to the pony before him. The pony was almost twelve feet tall, they had a midnight black coat and a dark green mane. They also had a ten inch horn and a set of draconic wings with a twenty foot wingspan and a long, draconic tail. He cleared his throat.
"Despite our truce of attack, you have committed the crime of murder and-" Shining Armor attempted to say, only for the stallion to interrupt him,
"That stallion attacked first in an attempt to kill me. I was only defending myself." He said with an borderline annoyed voice, yet he had a neutral expression on his face.
This made Shining Armor realize that the pony was in fact telling the truth, and was therefore... Not guilty. Shining Armor shifted on his hooves in discomfort and prepared to introduce himself. He didn't get the chance as a large, jet black crystal erupted out of the castle in the center of the city, causing multiple screams to ring out. Shining Armor paled and most likely created a new shade of white as he immediately recognized it.
"Oh no..." Shining Armor said with dread as he began to run back into the city. Emerald followed suit with a mildly interested expression. As more crystals sprouted inside the castle. Many ponies were sprinting outside the city borders to escape the unknown adversary while the duo ran toward the commotion.
As they got closer, the pair could clearly see the guards fighting grey, armored ponies shrouded in shadows. Emerald shot ahead of Shining Armor and tackled the grey pony to the ground while Shining Armor drew his sword on two of the oncoming assailants. A short skirmish occurred between the three before Shining eventually knocked out his adversaries. Shining Armor looked back at the Emerald to see him get dog-piled by about fifteen of the invaders. Shining immediately rushed to the heap of bodies only for the pile to turn to ash, in its center, Emerald stood up with a disinterested look at the surrounding area.
"Are we done here, I'm bored already. I thought they would put up a bigger fight." Emerald said as Shining Armor's chin dropped to the ground in shock. He was knocked out of his stupor when another crystal burst from the castle, sending a familiar pink alicorn flying into a nearby building.
"CADENCE!!!" Shining yelled as he dashed to the rubble of the building, Emerald, following shortly after with a raised eyebrow at Shining's worry.. Shining removed shattered pieces of crystal in his desperate attempt to find the Alicorn. He brushed more rubble aside to reveal an unconscious Cadence. Shining Armor heard menacing laughter behind him. Emerald just heard a giggling four year old.
"Mwahahahahahahahahaaaa. Mwa-" The voice began, only to be cut off by Emerald,
"Please stop. You're being a tad bit annoying." Emerald said with deadpan stare. Shining Armor turned around to see a flabbergasted Sombra. Shining Armor could almost see feel the hate being bored into Emerald all the while Emerald looked at Sombra with a disappointed glance. "Can't you see their might be a hurt pony over here?" Emerald pulled Cadence out of the smashed building with his telekinesis and put her in the grass away from the rock shards.
"Do you know who you are speaking to?!" Sombra yelled, "I am ki-"
"I really don't care who you are... but while you're still listening, can you go get a doctor, I think she might have a concussion." Shining Armor was in utter shock. This pony, as strange as he is, was speaking to the dark tyrant as if he were a normal pony. This seemed to shock Sombra as well. Though, his shock quickly turned into anger.
"I AM KING SOMBRA! TRUE RULER OF THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE! YOU WILL NOT SPEAK TO ME AS A COMMONER!!! Sombra screeched at Emerald.
"You're not an Alicorn. The laws of establishment must have changed while I was absent. I apologize if I am not up to date with today's laws and rules." Emerald said kindly. Sombra was confused for a moment. Sombra opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by Shining Armor.
"King Sombra is nopony to be treated kindly, he ruled the Crystal Empire over a thousand years ago with a tyrannical hoof. He enslaved the Crystal Ponies and forced them to work in the mines." Shining said with venom. While Shining Armor was speaking, Emeralds smile deteriorated into an emotionless stare. Even the icy winds of the north that had picked up with the arrival of Sombra and his minions halted their wrath. Their was not a single sound. Emerald Dragonheart looked around at the grey, shadow ponies who had also halted their attack in shock.
"... well then..." Emerald began, he paused. "you are not worth my time, nor praise." He finished. He turned away from Sombra and was immediately blasted through multiple buildings. The building Emerald lay within collapsed on top of him and Sombra laughed.
"You shall ignore me, and nopony shall stop me! I shall retake the Crystal Empire, and then, ALL OF EQUESTRIA!!!" Sombra monologued,"then, I shall take over the neighboring countries, and then the-"
"Bla-Bla-Bla. Monologues are always boring." Emerald said from behind Sombra. Sombra turned around to see Emerald completely unscathed from the blast of pure, dark magic.
"B-but how?!" Sombra stuttered with shock. Emerald just cracked his neck.
"Pretty simple, that was a weak blast." Emerald said with disinterest as he looked around.
"So you're not angry?" Sombra asked,
"No, I'm just a little FURIOUS. You are nothing but an insolent fool, Sombra..." Emerald replied. He then looked to Sombra and adorned an innocent smile, on that whispered kindness and love, one that whispered pacifistic actions and peaceful nature. "On the other hoof, I will enjoy tearing you to shreds." The feelings fled like the water Moses parted and raw, primal fear took hold in the hearts of every living being who could hear the sentence.
(Crystal Castle Infirmary)
Cadence immediately sent a letter to Celestia after she awoke, pleading that the element bearers come to the Crystal Empire quickly. She also explained that Sombra had somehow returned with an army. Celestia replied saying that Twilight and her friends were on their way to the Crystal Empire and would arrive shortly.
"RETREAT!!!" Cadence heard from outside. She managed to look out of a nearby window to see Sombra's army running to the city gates and sighed in relief that the guards managed to repeal the enemy. She looked at the nurse who was tending to the health monitor and coughed.
"Yes Princess?" The nurse asked with concern.
Can you go tell Shining Armor to go to the train station and bring the element bearers back with him. After that, please bring Flurry Heart here." Cadence requested politely.
"Yes Princess." The nurse said before she left the room. Cadence lay down and stared up at the ceiling. She hoped that everypony was okay.
'The paperwork I'll have to fill out...' She thought as she looked out the window and into the sky.
(City limits)
Shining Armor was practically vibrating with frustration. Pinkie Pie would not. Stop. TALKING!!!
'How is that dragon-pony completely calm?!' Shining asked himself as they walked through town. They had arrived at the train station earlier, Emerald had followed Shining Armor out of 'bordom' as he put it. When the elements had arrived, Shining Armor had cut their panic off by explaining that Sombra was taken care of. The element's anxiety and concern turned into excited curiosity for most of them as they tried to get Emerald to answer their personal questions. Emphasis on the word tried.
"Darling, what is that horrid smell?" Rarity asked. Though the question was directed at Shining Armor, Emerald answered first,
"I had a bonfire." He said without turning to look at Rarity. He was starting to get on Shining's nerves when Applejack spoke up.
"Y'all know that ah can tell if y'all lie. Right?" Applejack asked knowingly. All eyes turned to Emerald with varying expressions. Emerald just snorted and sped up.
(Five minutes later) (Crystal palace)
The six elements, Emerald, and the two rulers of the Crystal Empire sat at the table in the dining hall and ordered their food separately, Emerald decided to keep his meal a secret and hidden from the sight of the other ponies in the room. Two words, 'Griffin, Menu.' The other ponies started idle chatter until the food arrived. The food arrived a few moments later and Shining Armor coughed loudly to get everypony's attention. Shining looked at Emerald,
"So, what is your name?" Shining asked. That was when Celestia walked into the room,
"Emerald Dragonheart..." Celestia said as she sat down at the table with Cadence and Shining Armor. She smiled warmly at Emerald, "King of the Draconian Empire."
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