Crystallize
Crystals Mend
Previous ChapterRarity stumbled back in utter horror while Twilight's mind raced.
"Is that King Sombra?" AppleJack asked, picking up her stetson from where it'd fallen.
"Didn't King Sombra have a curved horn?" Rainbow Dash replied.
Looking closely at the stallion, Twilight could see that he lacked the king's trademark curved horn or sharp fangs. While his fur was grey, and his mane was darker than night, his eyes were a bright blue and he lacked any cape. His last moments seemed to be filled with terror, and as Twilight looked up, she instantly knew what had happened to the young unicorn.
"It seems like he'd fallen and became imprisoned in the crystals, although how is unclear. I don't think he's King Sombra either, this unicorn probably fell here a long time ago." Twilight calmly replied.
"But Twilight, We need to get him out of there!" Spike protested, not quite understanding the gravity of the situation.
"If he'd fallen a long time ago, I have mah doubts he's still alive." AppleJack said, pulling Spike close.
"We should.... just leave him to rest.... I don't want to disturb his grave anymore..." Fluttershy shakily replied.
It was hard getting to sleep that night, especially since you're technically sleeping right next to another's grave. Twilight kept Spike close that night. Rainbow Dash following suit, kept Fluttershy under her wing, and Rarity slept a bit closer to AppleJack. Pinkie Pie had left several cupcakes - from who knows where - at the foot of the crystals, her hair a bit less puffy than usual.
Crack!
"What was that..?" Fluttershy asked, pushing herself deeper under Rainbow Dash's wing.
Crunch!
"Sounds like crystals breaking... what if the cave is about to collapse on us?!" Rarity shrieked.
Thud!
The noises stopped as soon as they started, AppleJack getting up to investigate the noise. She wasn't saying it, but Twilight could tell AppleJack was as afraid as the rest of them. AppleJack gasped, prompting Twilight to follow her. The crystals that had broken were not a part of the ceiling, but instead a part of the 'grave'. The small unicorn had fallen out of the crystals that had kept him entombed, and was now laying on the ground. The only indication that he was alive was the occasional twitch of an ear, as he lay motionless in front of them. Twilight could swear Fluttershy's jaw dropped to the floor as she galloped over to the colt, while Rainbow Dash lazily got out of her sleeping bag.
"Oh dear! Are you alright?!" Fluttershy asked as the group curiously gathered around the colt.
As he stirred from unconsciousness, he gave them a weary stare before instead posing his own question, "Where's Sombra?"
"Don't worry sugarcube, Sombra's gone." AppleJack replied, having snapped out of her shock and confusion.
"Where is he?! Who are you?!" The colt asked, suddenly snapping out of his weary state.
The colt took off, running out into the fresh morning snow as AppleJack followed quickly behind, however, the runaway colt was no match for Rainbow Dash as she'd shook off sleep. Rainbow Dash's approach wasn't the best though, and she quickly tackled the colt. By the time Twilight and the others had shaken their shock and caught up, AppleJack was already yelling at Rainbow Dash. Another blizzard was already threatening to take hold, so they had to decide what to do with the colt, and fast.
"What has gotten into the both of you?" Rarity asked the two arguing mares as she helped the colt to his feet.
Not bothering to dive into their arguments any further, Rarity instead asked the colt two questions.
"Who are you, and why'd you run, dear?" Her voice soft as to not draw a similar response to the one earlier.
"Void Out.... and, you scared me when you said my brother was gone.."
Author's Note
Sorry this chapter is a bit on the short side, can't seem to fix myself to any one story.
