King Sombra Went Down To Ponyville

by MisterEdd

Rating: everyone
Tags: Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe, Romance, Comedy, King Sombra
Length: 1015

What happens when King Sombra tries to court Twilight Sparkle?

Deciding to find a wife, King Sombra arrives in Ponyville and finds the perfect mare: Twilight Sparkle. But how in Tartarus' name is he supposed to win her heart? Charlie Daniels, help him out!

This was inspired by an apparent cut scene from the episode “Slice of Life,” where King Sombra would’ve gotten into a musical duel with Octavia Melody a la The Devil Went Down To Georgia. So, I just ran with that idea and rewrote the lyrics to make it a Twibra story. Enjoy!

Now with reading by Lotus Moon!

Published 2018-12-13 02:50:01 UTC
Last updated 2018-12-13 02:50:01 UTC

Welcome to Ponyville...

King Sombra went down to Ponyville
He was looking for a mare to wed
A lovely bride to be at his side
And to end the lonely life he led

He had tried searching in the Crystal Empire for his bride-to-be
But the mares there were unwilling to spend even a second in his company
So he decided to branch out, searching in Manehattan and Canterlot
So far, no place had the kind of wife and companion that he sought

After four hours or so, King Sombra was ready to call it quits
The search was pretty fruitless and it was about time to split
The mares of Ponyville were on the whole not too bad
They were just either too chatty, too masculine or too into fads

He soon came across a young unicorn
With her nose stuck in a book
It was then that he fell hard
And knew that she had what it took
“I’m guessing that you worked it out but the fact is I’m a king
And I don’t mean to make a scene
But I’m on one knee and holding this ring
You’re smart and beautiful that much that I can see
So here’s the appeal and accept the deal
Return to the Crystal Empire and marry me.”

The unicorn replied, “My name’s Twilight Sparkle and my answer is no
I don’t mean to gripe but you’re just not my type
So back to the Crystal Empire you should go.”
King Sombra, change your tactics and show her you’re sincere
Now's not the time to give up nor is it time to shed a tear
And if you want her, show her your heart’s not made of stone
If you fail then you lose her and you’ll always be alone

Pinkie Pie had been watching and believed in King Sombra’s plight
So she decided to play matchmaker and end both of their lonely nights
She pulled a piano out of thin air, much to her enormous glee
And fire flew from her hooves as she pounded on its keys
Everypony starting dancing and King Sombra threw a grin
Twilight rolled her eyes and then they both joined in

The entire town was involved and it was certainly a weird affair
A cross-eyed mare and the Gallopfreyan were considered an odd pair
But the Fluttercorders would thrash me if I forgot to bring up the kiss
Between the yellow Pegasus and the love-struck draconequus

As for Applejack and Rainbow Dash? Well they decided to go as friends
But it was obvious that they were crushing just by looking at them
And Spike struck out with Rarity, which was to nopony’s surprise
But least he got a dance with Sweetie Belle, a sort of consolation prize

While the pair was dancing, King Sombra’s eyes never left her own
The seeds of affection had been planted and had quickly grown
And to her own surprise, Twilight Sparkle’s heart began to beat
As it turned out, he was the nicest stallion that she’d ever hoped to meet

King Sombra and Twilight Sparkle continued to dance
It was the start of a Pinkie Pie-certified romance
Neither of them stopped until the dead of night
Did Pinkie Pie tire out? “Just a mite!”

When the dance had finished, King Sombra offered to walk Twilight home
To which she happily agreed, as she did not want to be left alone
Twilight said, “Sombra, I’m just not ready to get married yet
There’s still a lot that I want to do
But I’d be more than happy to go out on a date
Pick me up tomorrow at a quarter to Two”

King Sombra rubbed his face because Twilight had kissed his cheek
And was rewarded with her laughter at this king looking so meek
He pumped his hoof in the air once he was sure her back was turned
For he’d finally found that one thing that he had always yearned

And here’s the ending of this tale
The Twibra ship has started to set sail
Does anyone hear wedding bells in the future for those two?
Pinkie Pie says, “Yes, I sure do!”

"Well, that's enough of that," Discord yawned and closed the cover of the book he'd been reading aloud. He stretched, cracking his neck and back with audible pops. He then used his chaotic sixth dimensional sense to peer past the confines of his reality and smirked at the being observing him. "Welly, welly, welly, well. Enjoying yourself? I know I did." He poofed himself a bowler hat and a tall glass of chocolate milk as he sat cross-legged in mid-air. "Yes Faithful Readers, Discord, that is me, was your Humble Narrator all along. Appypolly loggy, I was just sipping me chocky moloko and shriking me Gulliver deciding what veshch to be doing today."

The bowler and chocolate milk vanished and Discord continued, deciding to drop the phony accent. "Basically...I was just really bored. But you had fun, right buddy? Anyway, I've got more chaos to spread so I'll get out of your hair. And MisterEdd or whatever you call yourself, do remember to have more of me in your prose next time. We can't be forgetting the most important character after all."

There was a knock at the door and Discord stared puzzlingly at it. "How odd. I don't recall inviting anyone over." He magically opened it, revealing a very angry-looking King Sombra, his eyes glowing green with streams of purple mist. "Sombra, old friend! How've you been!"

The fuming stallion growled, "You had me trapped in a book for thirty minutes!"

"Well, it looks like you covered the problem and grew enough of a spine to get me on the same page as you," Discord joked, booping Sombra's nose. "Get it? It's book humor. We have fun here." He then snapped his fingers to get rid of Sombra only to stare puzzlingly at him as nothing happened. "Huh, that's weird." Snap! Snap! Snap!

Sombra grinned, revealing his sharp canines. "You're mine now."

Discord gulped, "Oh crude. MISTEREDD!"