King Sombra actively destroyed records about the Crystal Empire before his reign. Princess Cadance has slowly been reverting that destruction and has reached a point where only one question remains. How did King Sombra come to power in the Crystal Empire? Records are silent on that one.

It's fortunate then that during recent events, King Sombra himself was captured and locked up in Tartarus. So it should be a simple matter to go there and ask him. That's at least what Princess Cadance and Shining Armor think.

It turns out King Sombra knows quite a bit more than the royal couple realized. He knows where Princess Cadance came from.

This story is part of The Equestria Tales series

This story happens after the events of The Last of the Dark Ponies, around mid-Season 7.

Edited by Hail King Sombra

The story is inspired by this image: https://www.deviantart.com/inuhoshi-to-darkpen/art/That-Familiar-Feeling-797183774