Son of a Shadow

Pov: General.

Place: Canterlot Castle

We are in the royal throne room. A great mare was sitting on a golden throne and a large carpet in front of him.

This mare was reviewing some documents and requests, but a sudden knock on the door interrupted her quiet review. A stallion entered strongly and at a rapid pace heading to the mare.

"News from northern Equestria!" The golden-armored guard spoke as he stopped in front of the mare, "Your highness," he finished speaking and then knelt down.

“Yes?” Asked the great mare with a tone of total peace while giving the papers to a unicorn that was next to her.

"I'll just say that, it's back," he said as he took off his helmet and looked away.

The monarch only let out a sigh of surprise and then headed towards her guards.

"Look for Cadence and Shining Armor." I speak. Immediately the room guards came out in search of those mentioned " My dear twilight, you must come to Canterlot right away " He said while writing on a sheet.

Place: Snowy mountains.

We are in a silent cave. Two presences stared at each other. One of them, a dark gray unicorn, a totally black hair accompanied by red pupils and a chest that covered a large part of its front and covered a large part of its neck.

On the other side was a stallion, a unicorn because a horn came out of his head, but that was the only thing that could be seen of him because his body was covered by a large hooded suit that prevented him from seeing more of him.

"Jackson, I need you to go and look for a group of ponies that go to the crystal empire, when you find them stop and don't let them reach the city, if you don't stop them, place this stone in the horn of the only stallion in the group" I speak being with armor.

"Understood, something I should know." The hooded man asked as he headed for the exit.

"If they escape and cross a magical barrier, don't follow them, it's very dangerous." I speak as he directs his eyes to a campfire made by the hooded man.

-I get it. Wish me luck, Father, ”said the one known as Jackson as he left the cave.

"Don't tell me father," said the pony who stayed by the stake while his son left.

Place: Snowy Meadows

We were with eight subjects, seven ponies and a small dragon, these were walking, following the only male pony of the group.

"Something insists on trying to get in, we think it's the unicorn king who cursed the place originally." I utter the white unicorn as he turned to the others.

"But Princess Celestia said she was sending me to find a way to protect the empire, if the Sombra King cannot enter then she must already be protected." I speak a purple unicorn.

But his walk was interrupted by a silhouette, it was shaped like a pony but was covered by a large raincoat with a hood that all he could see was a gray horn.

"I'm sorry, but I was forbidden to fulfill your mission." The strange pony spoke as his eyes were surrounded by a light purple cloud and a green glow jutted from his hood.

"Who are you?" Twilight asked as she positioned herself next to her brother.

"That is information that you don't need to know," said the pony and then took black crystals off the floor and sent them against the group.

"Back!" Twilight shouted as he activated a magic shield, stopping the crystals, and when they hit the shield they would fall to the ground.

The hooded unicorn concentrated its magic on its horn forming a black sphere that covered half of its horn.

“Ouroboros!” The unicorn shouted and then launched that sphere that became a great black snake being surrounded by a spiral of purple energy.

The snake opened its mouth to attack the group. Twilight, seeing the danger, remained static, waiting to receive the attack, but her brother, Shining Armor pushed her aside and prepared a magic shield, one of her specialties. When the snake was about to hit Shining's shield, he turned to the left and when they least expected it he had surrounded them with his body.

The big snake had surrounded the group in a matter of seconds and was heading to bite its own tail, something that left Twilight missed but did not have time to find a solution because just when the big snake bit its tail is exploding seriously damaging the They were inside. That is what must have happened but Shining had created a dome shield protecting all who were inside.

"Shining! Are you okay?" Twilight asked as she approached her brother.

"Yes Twilight, I'm fine." The unicorn spoke reeling from the obvious energy expenditure that the shield had required, that is, was falling apart.

"Krage!" They heard the shout of the unknown pony

Then see how shining received a small but powerful shot of yellow magic. When he received it he was pushed down to the floor practically unconscious.

“Shining!” Twilight shouted with concern, she was sure that if Shining received another attack from the strange pony she would not survive to tell.

“I'll stop you!” Rainbow Dash shouted, throwing himself at the stranger trying to kick him in the face.

Obviously the stranger would not be left without doing anything and with his two front helmets he would grab Rainbow's leg and with a strong key movement he would dislocate Rainbow's leg to later kick 360 by sending it towards his friends.

Rainbow during her return trip fell silent in the cold snow, although that only cushioned her fall, although that did not stop her journey that made her reach her friends.

“Rainbow!” Her companions shouted when she saw her friend's leg dislocate.

"Calm down, I'm fine." I say the pegasus while trying to get up just to fall.

"Exafa" I pronounce the hooded calmly while throwing a small but fast black ball with white dots.

Twilight seeing the small sphere made one of the black crystals levitate and put it between it and the sphere. Although what surprised him was that at the time that the small sphere crashed into the glass it was getting bigger by consuming the glass completely and after two seconds imploded disappearing along the glass.

"We have to go girls." I don't think I can against him" I speak Twilight as he places Rainbow on his back "Applejack can you take Shining? " Twilight asked.

"Sure." It was the only thing the farmer pronounced for later, with Spike's help climbing Shining behind her back. "Ready, let's go!" The farmer shouted.

"Are you all ready?" Twilight asked what everyone nodded. "Prepare yourself." The unicorn spoke as it shot a beam at the ground causing the snow to rise creating a cloud that made it impossible to see inside it.

Obviously the hooded man would not stand still and he would quickly enter that snow cloud and concentrating magic on his horn I create an expansive wave that would free the area just to see that no one was inside it, desperately saw his surroundings to occur he tells that the group was moving away where he was blocking the passage.

With great fury for his rookie mistake he gave a shout that would frighten even the bravest and grabbing the small crystal he had received from his father and with great precision he would shoot it in the direction of the steed. Specifically to his horn, when the small crystal collided with the horn of the unicorn several black rocks came out of the horn.

When he saw that he was right he prepared to run but in the first step he vomited blood. The unicorn seeing the red spot in the snow concentrated and the purple cloud surrounding his eyes disappeared along with the green glow.

When he finished his concentration he started a career towards the group.

"I think we lost it," said Spike, who was on Fluttershy's back, watching the journey they had traveled.

"Just in time, we're getting closer," Twilight said as she watched the dome that protected the Crystal Empire.

"Forget it, there's come," the little dragon said as he watched as the hooded man approached quickly.

“Epitoch!” The unknown pony shouted, throwing a multi colored sphere towards the ground so that it would then explode and the girls began to move more slowly, although the stranger was still moving at the same speed.

And after five seconds that for the girls it seemed minutes the time would return to normal.

“It's enough for us!” Pinkie Pie shouted as she ran over a large ball ahead of her teammates.

When he heard that twilight, he turned around and threw a beam of energy that obviously the pony dodged, although that caused him to lose his balance and shut up, on the side of the east beam when he made contact with the exploding snow creating a cloud.

The unicorn would continue running towards the group, unfortunately for them they had already crossed the barrier, although that did not stop him and he continued running.

"Leave them." A voice was heard so that later on the path of the hooded crystals would form which, if not for the high reflections of the pony, would have impaled against them.

After the girls crossed the barrier they would turn and watch as a large black cloud came out of nowhere and stop their pursuer.

"But father." The hooded man would have continued speaking but received a strong blow that would knock him down to the cold ground.

"How many times have I told you not to tell me father?" I ask the great cloud of smoke while from this one could see eyes surrounded by the same purple cloud that the stranger previously had.

"Sorry King Sombra," said the stranger as he knelt and stuck his head to the cold ground.

"For now, retire Jackson, your mission is over," said the great cloud Identified as Sombra.

"I understand Sombra King." I speak now known as Jackson. He simply walked towards the mountains.

"Let's go girls, let us know Cadence," Twilight said as she left with Rainbow Dash on her back.

This is how they all retreated to the center of the Empire.

"What a beautiful place," Rarity said as he watched the place. "No doubt a place of royalty." He finished speaking while letting out a sigh.

"I think it's an old castle." I speak Rainbow Dash, who was limping toward the stairs of the castle.

Given this Rarity released several disapproving sounds so that he finally realized the joke.

Once inside you could see the typical throne room only that it was practically empty, only one alicorn was inside and that is Princess Mi Amore Cadenza who looked in a deplorable state. Although that changed to a happy smile when he saw Twilight and immediately afterwards he changed to a state of concern when he saw Shining unconscious on the backs of Applejack.

"What happened to her?" Cadence asked when she saw her husband's status.

"We had a confrontation with one Jackson," Twilight replied.

After that encounter, Twilight explained every detail of the confrontation against the unicorn, during the course of the explanation Shining awakened that he was revived by a hug from both his wife and his sister.

After the explanation, the Six Mane along with Spike dedicated themselves to gathering information although the only thing they got was the location of a library that obviously headed towards the great vault of books.

Upon arrival they were received by a pony of age.

"Can I help you?"

"Yes, we are looking for a book," Twilight said as she approached the old woman.

"We have many of them," the old woman spoke as she pointed to all the places.

"Yes, it really is," Twilight said as she spun on her own axis.

"We are looking for a history book." Something that tells us how to protect the empire itself— I speak Applejack with a smile.

"Yeah right. History ... history, ah yes" He said as he gave them a smile that only a grandmother could give you.

"And where is it, exactly?" Twilight asked at the old woman's silence.

"Well, apparently I don't remember ... I'm not sure I really work here," replied the adult as he gave a nervous smile.

"Excuse me." I could not help listening to their conversation, I hope they forgive me— I speak a unicorn with gray skin and dark blue hair " I think there is a reddish brown book about the History of the empire and a bit of everything. Including some military fields. If I remember correctly I was there" I say all that with a smile on his face to finally point to one of the shelves.

"Thank you. Another thing? A detail for example" Twilight asked as she smiled back.

"I think it had golden details and its cover had three crystals." Although I don't remember that very well. ”The steed answered with a smile that made the group happy.

"Thanks for your help ..." Twilight said as she tried to find a way to call the steed.

"Fidow. Now if you excuse me, I retire, I have to go see my family, ”said the now known as Fidow to bow and retire.

"He should be a prince. Not like that Blueblood" I speak Rarity at the elegance that gave off that steed.

"Well, let's start the search." Twilight spoke as she headed to the bookshelf that had pointed the steed.

After their search they found the book and went with Shining and Cadence explaining to them about the Crystal Fair and obtaining permission to do it.

It was a matter of half an hour to have everything ready and then give the invitation to the ponies to the fair. But after starting Rainbow Dash and Applejack they learned about the true Crystal Heart and so began the mission of Twilight entering the castle along with Spike and after a great time of search were now climbing stairs that seemed infinite.

On the other hand, outside the sky was constantly changing from a blue to an orange tone, and everything was worse because the citizens gathered around the false heart, applying more pressure to the three mares who were taking care of it.

With Twilight, they were preparing a gravity spell to climb more easily and when she finally did, she began to skate towards the exit.

While with the three mares they did everything possible, until Pinkie Pie got out of balance and fell, the ball hit the false heart by knocking it to the ground proving that it was not the true one (it sounds weird).

And Twilight had just arrived at the true Crystal Heart and was approaching to take it and return with her friends. But when he got very close someone appeared.

"I'm sorry Miss Twilight," I speak a well-known voice to her. He was the same hooded man he had faced before. He created a barrier of magical crystals that prohibited the exit of the place, although without his knowing it Twilight had taken out his heart just in time and through his eyes he had told Spike to leave with his heart " But as I said before , I am forbidden to fulfill his mission" I finish speaking to take off his hood revealing gray skin and dark blue hair.

"You are ... Fidow." But why? ... why did you help us? - Twilight asked at the revelation.

"That is something that does not concern you Miss Twilight," Jackson said to Twilight's questions.

"Here girls! I have a crystal heart!" I hear a cry of a child.

As soon as I heard those words I desperately began to search the area just to realize that it was true, my heart was not with them. He quickly ran towards where he heard the scream, but was stopped by Twilight who had grabbed him from his raincoat.

With a rapid movement he disregarded it and opened a part of the windows and left through that area, Twilight tried to follow him but just when he was arriving they closed their way.

“Those were?” Twilight wondered at what he saw.

"Spikey wikey!" Rarity shouted at the fact that the little dragon jumped into the heart in a final attempt to give it to Princess Cadence.

But something that left them stunned was a powerful sound so that later a northern lights formed (do not ask how it can be seen in the day) in the sky and meet a galactic trail following a gray-colored alicorn and dark blue hair.

"A sonic Rainplosion" I pronounce Rainbow Dash when I see the northern lights and the wake that was following the alicorn.

"Is that it? ... Fidow!" Pinkie Pie shouted at the sight of the alicorn who had performed the maneuver.

The girls' hope increased when they saw the alicorn who had helped them in their search. But that changed when he saw that he took a turn and hit Spike sending him with them. Although that disrupted the balance he had causing it to deviate and crash with one of the houses collapsing instantly.

“Why did he do that?” Rarity wondered when he saw the act done by Fidow.

Although their hopes returned to see that Princess Cadence had snatched the heart of the Shadow King's helmets. With a spectacular flight back to the center of the empire.

"The crystal heart has returned, use your inner light and love to ensure that the shadow king does not return," Princess Cadence said, then threw the heart into the center where it stopped and began to gather magic to destroy the Shadow King.

"Atek! " A shout was heard and when everyone turned around they could see the same alicorn as before and with the same clouds that the king had shadow in their eyes, but those of the alicorn instead of purple had the colors of the universe.

But what the alicorn shouted were not simple words, it was another of his many spells. This time you could see two spheres in the shape of atoms and they approached slowly. But they failed to crash because the heart had gathered enough magic and made a magical explosion that pushed the alicorn and crashed again but was against one of the pillars of the castle becoming unconscious.

On the other hand, the body of the Sombra King cracked until it broke and the remains were pushed and vanished into the air, in the sky were two northern lights, one made up of colors such as blue, yellow and pink, while the second represented by the colors you could find in space.

Twilight had met her friends at the base of the castle.

"Girls! I'm glad to see you safe and sound," Twilight said as she approached the group and made a group hug with them.

"Twilight Sparkle" Everyone turned to see the origin of the voice to meet the pair of ruling sisters of Equestria, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna accompanied by a dozen guards.

Before the apparition everyone knelt except Twilight who approached and hugged her.

"And approve?" Twilight asked as she looked at her expectantly.

"Obviously," replied the matriarch of Equestria, before this a smile appeared on Twilight's face. "But before celebrating, it seems that her heart is not complete evil," Celestia continued as she addressed the unconscious alicorn.

“Do you know him?” Twilight asked as he stood beside his mentor.

"Yes" It was what the ruler responded as she approached the alicorn " Jackson Fidow… son of the Sombra King and the third pure alicorn " answered while stroking the head of the alicorn with one of his hooves.

"Son of the Sombra King?" Shining Armor asked at the words of Princess Celestia.

"Yes it is." It was what came from the princess's lips.

"Guards take him to the dungeon," Shining said to the guards who arrived along with the princesses.

"No!" The scream was heard, when everyone watches the origin of the scream was met by a unicorn who was in front of a group of uniformed teenage ponies with black infiltration suits and the occasional one with a wooded pattern military suit. These surrounded the alicorn protecting it from anything.

"Who are you?" Shining asked when he saw the group of teenagers. These were only seen to nod and that one of them left the formation.

"We are the Special Shadow Tactics Operation. Abbreviated as SSTO "He said all that with a tone of pride " Jackson's special forces " He finished speaking to return to training.

"What idiots," said one of the guards as he approached the group and when he was about to take one away, he grabbed his leg and threw him on the floor and then kicked him and sent him back with the guards.

"My little ponies, I'm sure we can negotiate with him, we just have to wait for him to wake up." The sun princess spoke to what the leader nodded.

The minutes and minutes passed in hours, in the end it was almost getting dark and the SSTO group did not move from its place, a unicorn with advanced knowledge in medicine took care of the alicorn while the others protected it.

"What happened?" It was what was heard of the alicorn. He was only confused for a few seconds and then stopped and prepared for a possible fight only to meet the group he had trained in the past.

"Master!" It was what the squad shouted when he saw his leader wake up.

"Sorry for the delay, Chief." We wait for orders— One of the ponies said while putting one of his helmets on his forehead making a military salute.

"Present report" It was what Jackson said when he understood what was happening.

"It is understood!. After you fell unconscious the Sombra King disappeared into several pieces, after the princesses of the kingdom arrived and seemed to know him, the captain of the guard tried to put him into the dungeon but we interrupted and made a deal for when you woke up to appear with the princesses. So far my report Master" I finish talking to the medical specialist and then stand next to his teammates.

"And they couldn't take me to my old room? I appreciate being rescued from being in a dungeon but now I have a backache and that will limit me in battle or a possible escape," the alicorn said as he stopped.

"I'm sorry, sir, but I was afraid of an ambush." I speak the unicorn from before.

"Well ... Let's put that aside." Where is the princess? - I ask while watching the area.

"In the throne room, along with the captain and his wife, and adorned six mares and a little dragon," I speak one of those who had an infiltration suit.

"Well, I think I made them wait a long time " I finish saying and I was going to start the walk " Before that, I want a Skop on that roof" I finish talking and then point to a house not so far away where you can see perfectly Inside the castle

"Understood," said one of the unicorns and proceeded to go to the right place.

Well, I hope it was fair and your eyes have not burned.

Below I will give you a description and if I can an image of Jackson:

His skin is light gray and his dark blue prince-style hair, his left ear is missing a piece and in his front helmets he has some, bracelets? white with a small golden button.

I just saw a group from Latin America ...