Author's Note

Okay then! Just realized that I forgot to post this one.. Oops.
Oh well. I've been working on my next update on Magic of Majora, so expect that soon.
As usual, let me know how you think!

Magical Mishap

Zeno woke up to the sounds of something entering his room, being a light sleeper had a perks. He rolled off the bed, flipped his hood back onto his head and stood up, all in a second or Two. In the blink of an eye, he had raised his hand up and sparked a small amount of Lightning in his fingertips. His eyes widened when he saw who it was that was in his room.

King Sombra stood there, In his full armor, with a smirk on his face at the action Zeno had taken. Zeno, cursing his blunder, immediately pulled his arm down and bowed lightly.

"I-I'm sorry Lord Sombra Sir, I don't know what came over me!" He stuttered on purpose to keep up his meek persona.

Sombra simply chuckled.

"It's fine young Stone. You have fine instincts for somepony from Celestia's kingdom. But then again, your not a pony, are you?" Sombra asked, his eyes tracing Zeno's smaller frame through the cloak he wore. "Remove your hood." He told Zeno. Zeno flinched, and acted accordingly.

"I-I was told by Celestia to not take off my hood.. She says my eyes are Evil.." He trailed off. His explanation would provide reason for the way his eyes held such malice. A Silver coated hoof pushed through the opening in the hood and pushed it down, Zeno's eyes widened in surprise. Sombra's gaze was unflinching as he studied Zeno's face, his focus stayed on his Purple eyes for longer than even his sharp teeth.

"Yes.." Sombra said, his voice low. "Your eyes do hold a vicious quality to them. Such anger hidden in them." He snarled slightly, as if realizing something. "I assume, that from your words earlier, not many ponies have seen your face?" A nod from Zeno was all it took for a smirk to form on Sombra's face. "I understand, but here, you will not find such ridicule. Your power will be seen as a gift and not a curse." He gently pat Zeno on the shoulder with his hoof as he turned around. "Come, we have much to do today." He made his way through the door. Zeno grabbed his book and contemplated taking it with him, but decided against it as he pushed it behind the mirror. His book hidden, he joined Sombra in his walk through the castle. They made there way through a few hallways until they made it to a big set of double doors. The doors were opened by a few of those Crystal Ponies.

The doors led outside, and Zeno found himself confused. He knew it was snowing out, hell, he could see it in the distance all around them. Yet the town itself was devoid of snow..

'Must be Magic..' Zeno deadpanned to himself.

"Now Stone, I want you to hit me with as much Magic you can channel. Don't worry about hurting me, you won't." Sombra assured Zeno as his horn lit up slightly, a Black aura surrounding it. Being sure to hesitate, Zeno raised his hand to conjure some Lightning.

'Your right, I'd probably kill you if I blasted you with full power.' Zeno smirked internally. He would use this time to stretch his own knowledge of his Magic. He focused on the feeling in his chest, the burning that came from his Magic Limiter. Feeling around the edges, he gathered what was wafting off the edges, and gathered what Magic he could without hurting himself in the slightest. He watched as Lightning formed in his hand, more specifically his finger tips. The small ball of electricity was only the size of a tennis ball, the same as when he woke up. Knowing that the amount of power currently in use was pitiful, he pulled a bit more. Now feeling a small burning as his Magic siphoned through his arm and into his hand. The ball increased to about half a Basketball. He launched the blast of Lightning at Sombra, and watched as his attack bounced of a Black, transparent shield. Sombra held a hoof up to his chin, and mumbled something to himself.

"Okay, now I want you to focus on the looks other ponies give you. They hate you for being different. Even Celestia has told you so, why else would she make you wear the cloak? She's hiding you like one would hide an accident. She named you after an accident that may have caused you harm!" Sombra spoke in his gruff voice, trying to goad Zeno and make him lose his temper.

Zeno knew what Sombra was trying to do, yet had to stifle a chuckle when he thought about how all of his points were made up. He caught himself, and made it look as though he was gritting his teeth in anger. Reaching back in, he pulled more Magic out, almost three times as much as before and with it, Three times the burn, but it was still easy compared to the more powerful blast he used on the weird snow ghosts. He watched in amazed fascination as the ball of Lightning, made from Three times as much Magic, was only a few inches bigger, being the size of a small watermelon. He let it fly, and watched the Magic bounce off the barrier again. He followed it with his eyes as it zoomed of into the blizzard outside.

A thudding noise brought his attention back to Sombra, who was thumping his hoof on the ground in almost like an applause.

"Excellent! Your power will only grow as you use it. Anger feeds Magic Power the best, and causes the fastest growth rate of the many types of Magical training. Now, I want you to try splitting your focus, and summon Lightning to both hands." He said as he returned to his position.

Zeno stood there, dumbfounded. Could he do that? He had never seen Zeno do that on the show or in the Manga.. It sounded possible, just hard. He focused on his extra Magic, so he wouldn't have to deal with the burning along with the split. He felt the Magic go into his arm, then to his fingers. Feeling the Magic in his hand, he put it down and brought up his other arm. The Magic moved instantly from One arm to another, as it coated his fingers in electricity. Doing the motion a few more times, he found that he could stop the lightning back at his chest. Stopping it, he brought up both arms at the same time, and focused on his magic, trying to get it to pick an arm. His idea worked, as it split itself. Instead of coating his hands, it simply spread along his arms. Progress was progress however, and he studied how it felt to have the Magic apart from each other. As he was doing so, he noticed something was.. Off, and decided to stretch his new found knowledge.

Looking up at the expectant look of Sombra, he pulsed more Magic into both arms. He watched as his already electrically soaked arms had a few bars of electricity pulse up and down his arms. His eyes widened when he noticed the speed of the electricity picking up with each passing moment, and he felt the Lightning in his arms bouncing off each other and gaining strength from the open air. After what felt like a minute, his arms were absolutely glowing with power, as the sound of Lightning zapping through the air was buzzing though the air. Much like a Tesla Coil. The Magic was getting to violent, and hard to control so he let it go.

The Lightning shot from his arms in a condensed beam, that nailed Sombra's barrier, and bounced off the side towards a mountain in the distance. Sombra looked at his barrier as he fixed the crack running though it as he mumbled to himself. Zeno however was looking of into the distance, as the mountain he had hit had a small hole drilled right through it near the top.

He had made a Magic Rail Gun out of his arms.. Too bad the charge up time was so long.

"Amazing!" Zeno shouted. "That's not what I was going for, but that works too!" He tried to sound happy, which wasn't too had to do seeing as he was, for the first time in a long while.

"Quite amazing. Your grasp on your Magic is good, yet your control needs work. Focus on sending your Magic on a solid path, nothing more than that. Try again." And again Sombra pulled up his barrier.

Zeno glanced at the still smoking Mountain in the distance, then he brought his gaze back to his hands. He brought his Magic back to the forefront of his focus, and watched as Lightning slowly crawled up his arm. as he focused a bit more, he summoned a bit more from his core. Making sure to give it a sole direction in his mind, his eyes widened. A few sparks jumping back across from arm to arm, but nothing like the first time. He waved his arms slightly, watching the electricity crackle wildly in his palms.

A sly grin formed on his face, as an idea came into his head. Pulling both his hands in front of him, he let them get close enough that the Lightning starting bouncing back and forth like with his arms. His eyes narrowed in concentration as he willed it to do what he wanted, sweat starting to pour from his forehead. He looked on as the Lightning coiled around itself as it bounced back and forth, forming a ball of buzzing White Electricity. The ball slowly got bigger, as he watched in morbid fascination as it grew to be about the size of half his own body. Thinking it to be satisfactory for what he planned, he tried launching the attack.

However, it didn't budge from his hands. Watching it get bigger, he tried flicking it with his fingers and wrist. None of which worked, as the ball of energy was now Two Thirds his size. In a last ditch effort, he pulled his hands up over his head, and threw them forward. The ball followed the motion and flew from his grasp as if it was an actual ball. As if the ball of White Lightning had a mind of its own, it pulsed out with more power than it looked like it had. As it made its way quickly towards Sombra, its Lightning shooting off into the ground, tearing it up as it went.

To give Sombra credit, he had balls. He didn't flinch as the ball of electricity honed in on him. Hell, all he did was raise an eyebrow. But that's to be expected as the ball was only a quarter of his size at most.

What wasn't expected, was the barrier in front of his shattering on contact with the ball. With a quick flash of Black Magic a spike of dark Purple Crystal came jutting out of the ground, piercing the ball of energy. The ball simply faded away, like it wasn't there to begin with. Sombra looked on curiously, wondering where it went. As he was expecting an explosion of some kind, when it didn't he was confused.

His curiosity was sated when he looked back at his new apprentice, as the young one was bowled over like he had been rammed in the stomach. Sombra's eyes glowed a slight Green glow as he went over everything he had learned about the boy. He couldn't help the smirk on his muzzle.

"Your Magic is strong and flexible. Yet you lack experience, and the stamina that you seem to think you have. Your out of breath because your Magic drains you the more you use it in longer bouts. By using those last Two spells that required your concentration and so much time, you wasted a lot of stamina." Sombra critiqued his apprentice. He turned to leave, before looking over his caped shoulder. "Rest for today, tomorrow we work on your conjuring speed." He said before disappearing into the ground by sinking into his shadow.

Zeno had stood there, taking in the criticism with as much attention as he could afford. His Magic had backfired on that last spell. By pumping too much into the spell too fast, it opened the floodgate. His entire body was on fire fight now as his Magic settled back down. It had began pouring itself into the spell with reckless abandon. If Zeno hadn't managed to cut off the attack before it exploded, then he wasn't sure if he'd have a place to sleep tonight. Looking around, his hand still on his chest he felt for his Magic. He was surprised to find that it was the same size as before.. How much Magic did he have? For him to waste so much of it and not see a dent in his reserves..
, He idly wondered how he would get back to his room. It's not like he knew where he was, and he couldn't just Teleport-

Zeno's eyes widened before he all but threw the Brown cloak off him, holding onto it with One arm. His other hand grasped lightly as the clasp that held his White cloak on him.

"The Cloak.." His eyes narrowed. How could he have forgotten about it? It was One of the things that made 'Zeno' so strong. His White Cloak had magical properties, both being a great defense against spells, and having the ability to Teleport him and others. He had no idea how the thing works, but it was definitely something he would look into.

"Why are you dressed in so much White?" A voice called from behind him. He turned to look at whoever had snuck up on him, to see the same pony that led him to his room the evening before. She was giving him the same plain look, only her head was cocked to the side due to her question. He wanted to glare at her, but instead chose to smile and rub the back of his head as sheepishly as he could.

"Sorry, This is what I was wearing when I arrived in your world. I haven't had the chance to get new clothes yet." He tried his best to look ashamed, as he quickly tossed the Brown cloak over his body again, being sure to keep the hood over his head again. If there were Mamodo's in this world, he wanted to be sure that the Mamodo didn't know him. Finding Zatch and his crew would be very dangerous at his current level.

"I didn't mean to make you put the Brown one back on, I was just curious." Zeno's eyes widened slightly at her next words as she dropped to her knee's getting on eye level with him. "Please don't tell Lord Sombra! I don't want to go to the mines again!" Her words had actual feeling behind them this time. Zeno couldn't help but frown at her plea. He walked over to her and gently put a hand on her shoulder.

"Mines? Why would you get sent there?" He was genuinely curious about it. He watched as her head dropped down to the ground as she spoke.

"Everypony works in the mines, only a select few get taken out of the mines. I was made into a servant. One of Four keeping the castle clean and catering to Lord Sombra's every whim." Her eyes watered slightly as tears formed. "My father still works in the mines, even the foals work there." She explained. "They mine for crystals for King Sombra to eat, they're one of the few things he thinks are precious to him." At this, she looked up at Zeno, and her eyes stopped watering almost instantly. She couldn't see his eyes, but she could see his mouth. And his teeth were clenched and a snarl of anger. Even his arms were shaking slightly. She stood up slowly, and got a little closer.

'That.. Has to be the worst way to run an Empire I have ever heard of! What a waste of perfectly good manpower!' Zeno thought in a rage. He would have to move his plans around and rush his training. He needed a way to gather more Magic to use without throwing off his concentration. He had a few ideas but they all required-

"Are you alright?" Crystal Shine had asked aloud, going against her instincts and approaching the small creature that was shaking with anger. He immediately stopped shaking and glanced a look up at her, before looking around. After making sure they were alone, he spoke to her.

"How long has Sombra been a 'King' to the Crystal Empire?" He asked her suddenly. Her face dropped in a frown.

"Only a few months, why?" She asked, only to flinch at the almost cruel smirk that adorned his face.

"Good, he hasn't had his powers long, I can take him out, I just need time to train up my own Magic." He raised his head up a bit to see her fully, flashing his Purple eyes to her. The malicious glint in them assured her that he meant what he said. She looked around, as her eyes widened at his open admittance to treason.

"You plan to fight Lord Sombra?! Are you crazy?" She asked in a hushed voice, as she gently pushed him in the way of the castle. He stayed next to her, as she lead him towards his room.

"Of course, that was the plan anyway-" He stopped, both himself and his mouth, as he stood still.

In his own stupidity, he had forgotten that he was playing the weakling. The anger and excitement had broken him from his act. He glared at the pony in front of him. He quickly walked up to her, and grabbed her mane. Forcing her head down to his level, ignoring the yelp of pained surprise.

"You talk about this to anyone, and I promise you. By the time I'm through with you, you'll wish you had gotten sent back to the mines, you hear me?" He growled out at her as he waited for her response. With wide and fear filled eyes she nodded to the best of her ability.

"Y-yes! Of course. I won't tell anypony about you or your plans!" She cried out, tears flowing down her cheeks. He let her go, watching as she slowly stood back up to full height as she tried to recollect herself. He walked by her and opened the door to his room.

"In." He commanded. She followed his instructions to the letter, with no hesitation.

"How may I help, Lord Stone?" She asked, back in her monotone voice. Zeno brought a hand up to his face and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Three things. One: Since your in on my plans and I've already threatened you, call me by my real name. Zeno." Her head cocked to the side again as he talked, obviously confused. "Two: No more of that 'stone faced, monotone' shit. I'm not talking to a rock, so don't act like one. Three: I asked you in here for your help." He tried to smile, only for it to fall back into a frown. The Crystal mare in front of him hadn't made a move from 'stone faced' yet.

"If that is what you wish, then I will call you your name, Lord Zeno." Her voice still monotone, his eye twitched, as he tried once more.

"I mean it, I'm not going to talk to a rock." He tried. Her face didn't budge, she even had the gall to back up slightly and turn to the door.

"Shall I leave then, Lord Zeno?" It was almost like she was being defiant on purpose. Zeno raised his hand up and pointed at her. A bright spark of electricity jumped through the air and landed on her snout, getting a small yelp from her. Her eyes focused on his hand, as it glowed a dull White. Taking a glace at his eyes, she found herself back stepping on instinct. His sharp Purple eyes almost glowed from under his hood.

"Last chance, will you be talking normally, or will I be forced to do things the hard way. Your choice here." Zeno's voice had and edge to it that could almost be felt. Like it was trying to cut her just by her being on the other end of it. She turned back fully towards Zeno, giving him her full attention.

"What did you need of me?" She asked in a quiet voice, almost like she had given up on something. Zeno's eyebrow quirked upwards in curiosity, before he let his best smile show on his face.

"Come over here." He told her, making his way to his bed, slipping his Brown cloak over his head. He watched as the crystal mare walked over to his bed, and began climbing onto it, her head still hung low. He instantly knew what was wrong with her, and his frown couldn't have formed faster.

"Hold on a second, that's not what I want.." He spoke, trying to keep his disgust hidden the best he could. She stopped hallway up the bed, and turned her head to look at him so quickly he heard a small crack. He shook his head and motioned her down, which she followed slowly, unsure of his intentions.

"If not that, then what do you need from me?" Her voice louder than before. He chuckled, as he closed his eyes.

Zeno knew that he needed more easy access to his Magic. The only way was to train his body to either adjust to the burning that came with his Magic, or make it so his body would create more excess for him to siphon off. He had an idea, but it would prove to be time consuming.

He felt inside himself for that burning sun inside his chest that was his Magic, and felt the excess. Pushing it back into his center proved only slightly painful, so he continued. He pulled a small amount from his core and let the Magic zip to his hands. He felt the electricity crackling at his fingers, and frowned. He focused, and made his Magic flow in the direction he needed. He then repeated, until he got the feel of it, allowing him to use less concentration. Opening his eyes, he looked at his hands. They were still a ghostly White, yet he still felt his Magic coursing through his body. He turned to Crystal Shine and gave her a sharp toothed grin.

"Well? Can you see or feel anything different about me?" He asked, his Purple eyes shining with mirth. She looked him up and down with a wary eye. Spotting nothing wrong with him, she shook her head in the negative.

"No. But what, pray tell, would I be looking for?" She asked, her ears swiveling forward in curiosity. She watched as Zeno laughed to himself, his smaller frame almost shaking in mirth. He stopped laughing only to hold out a hand to her. His grin never left his face.

"Touch my hand." He said simply. She looked from his hand to his eyes, then proceeded forward. She gently tapped a hoof to his hand, only for nothing to happen. She placed her hoof to his hand more firmly, only feeling a warmth spreading slowly through her. It brought a small smile to her previously stoic face. She looked into his eyes once again, only to see his filled with confusion and awe. It was only when she felt him tug her down to his level did she figure out that he was feeling her leg.

"I had thought it was only your fur that shined like crystal. I had no idea that you actually had a coat of crystal.." He trailed off as he trailed his hands up her leg, finding her knee. "How does that even bend?" He asked softly, seemingly in a trance. His hands traced every crease her leg made as he gently made it bend. She was amazed at how soft his hands were. His grip was both tight yet gentle, as he held her in place. She couldn't help the small blush that made it's way onto her face, as she focused on his hands as the trailed even farther upwards. Soon he was tracing the small grooves that helped her move her upper leg, his fingers inching closer and closer to her chest. She gasped audibly as the warmth from his hands melted into her chest. Unable to stop the small smile appearing on her face from the strange sensations, she was startled when he seemed to freeze. He quickly withdrew his hands and pulled them into his White cloak. Her face, flushed Red from the now rapid beatings of her own heart, took on a sad look. Before she could ask him what was wrong, he turned around quickly. She only just barely saw a small tint of red on his own cheeks, before they vanished from her vision.

"That's all I needed, you can leave." He said suddenly, his voice wavered slightly. She reached forward with a hoof to grab his attention, only to stop herself short. She quickly made her way out of the room and closed the door behind her. She leaned on the door heavily as she held her hoof to her chest, trying to stop the fluttering.

"Stupid! The hell's wrong with me?!" Zeno's voice carried through the door causing her ears to swivel towards it. "Only here for Three days and I let my curiosity of all things get in the way of my plans?" He asked himself, the sound of electricity crackling was the only sound she heard for a few seconds. "...Well, now it's settled. What was once a 'Conquer And Divide' strategy is now a 'Conquer And Keep Them Safe' strategy." He muttered lowly. "I'm more than interested now, no reason to ruin what could be a good thing." He mused aloud. Crystal stepped back, her ears laying flat on her head as her face went Crimson. She started a slow walk back to the maids quarters, tripping over her own hooves.

Zeno was standing in front of his bed, his eyes closed. His focus on the Magic he was looping around his body, trying to keep it in a steady flow. His goal was to make his body do it all on his own, that way he would have a constant shield from danger. And by doing so, he had a quicker trigger to his Magic Core. Able to pull from the burning sun at a moments notice. His secondary goal, would only help if it actually worked. By keeping his Magic in a constant flow around his body, he was trying to make his Magic have more excess. Thus expanding the amount he could naturally expend without getting any self injury.

After what he assumed was about a half hour, he opened his eyes, a smirk on his face. His smirk turned into a full bodied laugh, as he felt his Magic doing what he wanted. A small Electrical Field around his body with non of his help. It was small, as his free Magic wasn't all that much at the moment, but either way, he had done what he wanted. He felt so good, that he barely noticed that he felt wierd.

But he did.

In the span of a second he had stopped laughing and cocked his head to the side. His Magic felt weird, like something new was going to happen. His eyes widened as he rushed to the window, and threw it open. And not a moment too soon as-

----With Crystal Shine----

Crystal looked around and sighed as she walked into the maids quarters. She made her way towards her room, but was stopped by the sudden appearance of her Three fellow maids. The One with a Honey Yellow coat was named Amber shard. The Two to her left, were sisters that were a deep Red and Green color, respectively called Ruby and Jade.

Amber trotted over to Crystal and looked concerned.

"So how is he? You look flushed.. Did he-?" She started.

"No!" Crystal interrupted Amber, knowing full well what she was going to ask. "He's not like that, he was nice. There's a lot we need to talk about, lets just say that Lord Zeno is on our side." She said with a serious face. The trio all looked at her in disbelief, until Ruby spoke out.

"But why did you look so flustered then if he didn't make a move on you?" He face turned sly, as she inched closer, past her sister. "Did something happen? I demand details!" Ruby demanded, even as her sister stepped up next to her with a smile on her own muzzle. Crystal sputtered out at the accusations.

"I- No we- That's not-!" She stopped and slammed a hoof to the ground and stared at the trio with a small pout on her face. After regaining some composure she took a deep breath. "It was something strange." She started slowly. "It was like he had never seen a pony before, and having a Crystal Pony in front of him.. Well he we very curious at the end of our conversation. It started with him asking to touch my hoof, to try out something with his Magic. It went a little.. Off topic, as he found out that I didn't have fur. He wound up feeling up my whole leg and then some, all the while his Magic ran through his arm like warm water." Her face flushed again at the recollection of the feeling. Ruby smirked, as did her sister, at the way their friend was acting. Amber was more stone faced however.

"So you like him?" Amber asked, being right to the point. She watched as Crystal sputtered even more, and nodded to herself as she walked away towards the coffee table that sat in the middle of the room next to the fireplace. "Darn, and here I was thinking we could do something with this tonight." She said as she reached under the table. She pulled up a White book wrapped in rope, held in her teeth as she placed it down on the table. "I found it in his room when I was cleaning it today. I was going to see if you girls wanted to burn it or something." She said, her ears flattening out. "But now that you've got a thing for him and all that, well, I guess you can return it to him tomorrow." She finished, using a hoof to push the book across the table. She watched as Crystal and the sisters walked over and joined her at the table.

"That book looks pretty." Ruby said, eyes sparkling slightly.

"Yeah, I've never seen a White book like that, and the symbols on the cover.. What do you think they mean?" Jade looked on curiously. Crystal looked at the book with mixed look. She wanted to look at it, but she knew she should return it before Zeno freaks out about it being missing. Amber looked at the Three mares as they looked at the book with their own stares, as a smile spread out across her muzzle. She reached over and hooked a hoof through one of the rope straps.

"You girls want to look inside?" Her smile was quickly spread to Two of the other mares. Crystal was hesitant about it, but folded after she got a few looks from the other girls. She watched as Amber unhooked the ropes with practiced ease. and wondered if she had already done this.

"I can't read a word of this.." Jade mumbles aloud, catching Crystals attention as she looked down at the book.

"But the symbols look pretty, I could copy them and decorate rooms with them!" Ruby called out excitedly, even though she couldn't read it as well.

"Yeah, I thought so. I couldn't read it either." Amber started as she looked around at the girls. "Why do you think he has it then if he cant-" She stopped, staring at Crystal. She watched the mare's eyes scanning the page as if reading something. And when she reached over to flip the page and then back, the confusion on her face was more pronounced than the others. "You okay Crystal?" She asked. Crystal looked up quickly as if she had forgotten she was in the presence of her friends. Just as quickly as she looked up, she looked back down.

"I can read it, but I'm not sure what I'm reading.." She mumbled to herself. This caught the attention of the others.

"What's it say?" Ruby asked excitedly. Amber and Jade looked on as well, ready to listen. Crystal looked back and forth between pages, as she explained.

"It's a list of Spells? I can read about Eleven Spells." She said, running a hoof under one as she read.

"The first spell: Zaker" The book immediately glowed a bright White and the sound an explosion outside made them all jump. Crystal grabbed the book and balanced it on her back as they all raced outside to see what happened. Upon exiting the castle doors they say Zeno standing there, hand smoking slightly as Lightning crackled around his fingertips. They looked over and saw a significant chunk of wall missing from the barrier wall surround the Crystal Empire. Snow was slowly seeping in, as the constant blizzard outside was forcing it inside. Zeno turned around, and his face was unreadable. His Purple eyes bore holes though them as he walked over. He snatched the book from Crystal's back and simply stared at her.

"Are you the one who read my book?" He asked simply. Getting a small nod from her, as her mind was flummoxed by the wall and the damage caused to it. They were reinforced by the Magic of the Crystal Heart. It would repair itself, but she still couldn't believe that there was a hole to begin with. She watched as he jumped up and tossed his book inside the window that he apparently jumped out of.

"What happened out here?" Came the throaty growl of Sombra, as he solidified from his shadow not a few moments later. The Four mares all jumped, but Zeno simply brought his hand to his head and chuckled as innocently as he could.

"S- Sorry! I was practicing for a new method of drawing on my magic and.. It went haywire." He grumbled apologetically.

Sombra glared at the wall, as its crystals slowly formed the walls again, then focused his eyes on his apprentice.

"You shouldn't be practicing without my guidance, young one. Tomorrow we will go over what you learned to make your magic strong enough to take down that wall. Until then, I recommend sleep." He switched his glare back to the Four mares, and they each flinched back from his now lecherous gaze, and it almost set Zeno over the edge.

Sure, he would consider himself Evil. He wanted to rule an Empire and become a King. Not necessarily the Mamodo King, but a King nonetheless. But there were somethings that he did not like. In fact he hated some things about being Evil that he would forever strive to stop it from happening. The first and most important one? Rape. He hated the thought of people, or animals, forcing themselves onto others that have vocally, or generally, shown their lack of interest in the other.

Thinking quickly, Zeno spoke up.

"King Sombra, sir. I was going to ask you, if I could borrow these four for the night?" He asked, without a stutter. This made Sombra stop his staring, as he looked back to his apprentice. The Four mares also looked over at him, but in a confused and betrayed look. Well, everyone but Crystal. She had a smile on her muzzle.

"Can I ask you why?" Sombra asked, his scowl returning full circle.

"These Four had witnessed my Magic acting up and I was going to gather a bit of information from them about it." Zeno said, keeping a smile on his face the best he could. Sombra said nothing for a few seconds, before nodding his head, and simply fading back into his shadow. Zeno let out another sigh, but froze as he was hugged by Crystal.

"See girls? I told you he was on our side!" She giggles as her face flushed from the close contact that she was causing with Zeno. She watched as her friends all smiled slyly at her, and before she could understand why, she was interrupted by Zeno.

"Get. Off." HE said, his teeth gritting. Yet the unmistakable hint of red on his cheeks stuck out. He shook her off, and pulled his hands back into his cloak. "My room. We have a lot to talk about." He said. It was more focused on Crystal, but it still meant for them all to meet there. They watched as he just jumped back up into the air, landing on the window before disappearing into the room.

"What was that?!" Ruby asked as she looked at Crystal. "I've never seen you so grabby with a stallion before!" Her eyes sparkled.

"Yeah, I'm more focused on that than anything else going on as well." Jade said.

"I'm with them Crystal. But then again, I do want to learn more about Zeno." Amber added, her smirk adding to the others. Crystal started sputtering again.

"N-no! Stop it! Your no-" She stopped herself, and calmed herself again. "Lets go, I'm sure he'll explain anything you want to hear." Crystal said, pushing her friends into the castle and hiding her flushed face behind them.

"But Crystal!" Amber whined.

"No!"