My Little Pony: Queen of Shadows

Sombra's P.O.V.

It was after breakfast time, when I told the girls to all meet me in the overview of the empire.

"...Girls...don't ask me where I found this..." I said before producing the Crystal Heart. "But I found it." I said.

"Sweetness. So what are we waiting for?" Rainbow Dash said, ready to leave.

"Not so fast, Rainbow Dash. There's something I also need to show you." I said and brought forth the Umbra Crystal.

"What is that thing?" Applejack said.

"There are creatures of pure malice inside this crystal, an artifact given to me by my father under the condition I keep it safe and out of the hands of pure malice like what is trapped inside. Inside here are mere ghosts of the most dangerous Umbra that ever walked the face of our planet." I explained. "My father called them the Umbra Ghosts; and they've been kept sealed in this crystal for my entire life. Right now, if I were to release them, they wouldn't pose much of a threat to us if we combine the love the empire produces with the friendship you six exhibit." I said.

"Why would you release those vile creatures?" Applejack asked.

"Because while this a prison, it's not a permanent one. These Umbra ghosts could only be contained by Crystal, it's the only magically potent thing that could imprison them. But if we were to wait say a few years from today...then they would grow in strength to the point where nothing; and I mean nothing; could stop them from killing every last living thing on the planet." I said.

"That's...a dark thought..." Twlight said.

"These ghosts have lost all sense of self too, I'm afraid; the state they were put in here in has made them nothing more then mindless beasts that can think of only one thing: Ultimate revenge." I said.

"Oh...oh my..." Fluttershy said. "So we'd have to kill them..." She added.

"Actually, if you want to be technical about it, their already dead." I said.

"That's just all kinds of creepy. So why are we going to release them now?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Because if we do this right, we can destroy them in the way I already told you." I said. "It's best we nip this problem in the bud before it actually becomes one." I said.

"Well when you put it like that...I suppose there's not much of an argument to be had then." Rarity said.

"Should I address the citizens then?" Twilight asked.

"Of course. But first...perhaps you should show your friends something first." I said.

"Right..." Twilight said before she removed her cape.

"Twilight...your an alicorn?!" Applejack exclaimed.

"Wow...now you can be my flying buddy." Rainbow Dash mentioned.

"Can we focus on the task at hand first?" Twilight asked.

"Right...sorry..." Fluttershy said.

"This is a big thing for you, Twilight." Spike said.

"We can focus on everything later. For now, we need the empire's help." Twilight said.

"I'll put the crystal heart in place. Everything needs to work perfectly." I said.

Some time later, Twililight had managed to convince the Crystal Ponies to do their part, now it was our turn.

"Let's do this thing." Rainbow Dash said.

"I have to break this. It only responds to dark magic." I said before proceeding to break the crystal. "Now, everyone focus your thoughts into the crystal heart." I told the girls who began doing just that. I soon joined them. Thoughts of them all and Twilight filled my mind.

"...Sombra..." I heard a female voice say.

"R-Radient Hope?!" I exclaimed.

"I've been waiting for you to do something good Sombra...you've finally done it...you've moved past being the monster everyone thought you were. And you found love once more in my own decedent. I couldn't be more proud of you. I must go now. I'll see you eventually...Sombra...take care of my descendent for me, would you? Love her like you loved me." Radiant Hope's voice said before it faded entirely.

"Radiant Hope...I promise you from the bottom of my heart..." I said before suddenly my dark magic flared up. "I WILL NOT LET ANYONE SUFFER LIKE I HAVE! AND I WILL PROTECT YOUR DECENDENT!" I shouted, the words coming from my own heart which had now thawed. Twilight had done it. She had saved me from the monster people thought I was. A bright light soon envolped me, but it was more like a shield.

"...You won't die...not today..." A voice called out to me.

"Who...are you..." I said.

"I am the spirit of the Tree of Harmony. Don't worry Sombra...we will see each other eventually. But today, I must protect you from the surge of magic about to happen. You will not die today. You are still essential to obtaining True Harmony." The voice said.

"What is True Harmony?" I asked.

"That Sombra, is something you will find out on your own..." The Tree of Harmony's voice said. it faded too.

A huge blast of rainbow light washed over the entirety of the world, killing the freshly released Umbra Ghosts.

Celestia's P.O.V.

"Sister...we must make haste to the crystal empire!" I called to Luna.

"It's Sombra isn't it? He just saved us all from a threat that would've eventually killed us all..." Luna said.

"Yes he did my sister." I said as we began to fly to the Crystal Empire. "Yes he did..." I added.