My Little Pony: Queen of Shadows

Sombra's P.O.V.

Things have cooled down since then. After a brief annoucement regarding Twilight's accension as well as my own, me and Twilight arrived at Golden Oaks Library, the place the love of my life calls home.

"So here it is..." Twilight said. "Golden Oaks Library; the place I've been living at since I moved to Ponyville." She said. Twilight's friends were there to greet us inside.

"You sure you don't want us calling you princess and prince Twi?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I'm quite sure Rainbow. If other ponies want to call us that, it is fine. But not my closest friends." Twilight said. I smiled. She had such a big heart. She really was a descendent of Radiant Hope.

"I am so glad you two are here for the time being. The summer sun celebration will be in canterlot, and it'll be Twilight's first time taking part." Fluttershy said.

"Until then, I plan on helping her out where I can." Rainbow Dash said.

"I've got a few books on the subject. And before you mock my books, may I remind you of the running of the leaves." Twilight said.

"You don't." Rainbow Dash said. "You most certainly don't. Not gonna mock your books this time." She added.

"Yeah...the last time you did that, you and Applejack got owned in a race by Twilight." Spike said.

"Really? You never told me you participated in a race." I said.

"Oh right. The running of the leaves is more of a marathon though. So I looked up a few books on running a marathon. I managed to get fifth place, which is decent for my first time considering I hadn't run a race before." Twilight said.

"What you and applejack get? Sixth and Seventh?" I asked the two mares.

"Actually...we tied for last." Applejack said, hat hung in shame.

"...But your both so athletic. How did you place THAT low?!" I quesitoned.

"They were too busy trying to mess each other up." Twilight answered for me.

"Lesson learnt on that front. Seriously." Rainbow Dash said. "We had to rerun the course because of it, but eh...it was fine. Applejack and I sort of bounded over our competitive natures that day." She added.

"is that a brag?" I asked.

"Get used to that." Twilight said. "Rainbow Dash tends to brag about the smallest things." She added.

"Next time though, I'll be more focused on the race itself." Rainbow Dash said.

"I could get used to this sense of togetherness. The kind of vibes you give off to each other gives me a sense of togetherness I thought I'd never get." I said.

"Guess you'll be hanging out with my friends just as much as me now." Twilight said. "And that's a good thing. They mean a lot to me." She added.

"I know." I said. "I will make sure if they are taken from this life, it's on their own terms." I added.

"There's very kind of you...but it's a little early to be talking about us dying." Flutteryshy said.

"Yeah. I think we all got some miles on us still." Applejack said.

"I know, but if someone does try to end your life prematurely, I will make sure that they don't succeed." I said.

"And before anyone says anything, I would like to point out that Slade was a very real threat; one we couldn't have dealt with without Sombra." Twilight said. "So having him around in case something similar to Slade pops up is a good thing." She added.

"I don't think Diamond Tiara or the CMC are going to forget Slade anytime soon. None of us know what they saw, but considering how scared Scootaloo was about what they did see, means it has to be something super bad." Rainbow Dash said.

"CMC?" I questioned.

"Cutie Mark Crusaders." Applejack said. "They include my sister Apple Bloom, Rarity's sister Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo who Rainbow Dash has taken up mentoring." She explained.

"Scootaloo may not be my actual sister, but I did agree to be her mentor and surrogate sister." Rainbow Dash said. "So even if we're not related, I consider her my own little sister." She added.

"So what do those three fillies even do as the Cutie Mark Crusaders?" I asked.

"Their trying all sorts of different things to get their cutie marks so they can discover their true talents." Applejack said. "Even though I've told them they should take their time, they don't listen..." She added.

"Let the kids be kids I say." I said. "At least they aren't harming anyone." I added.

"Eh...well maybe not intentionally, but more often then not, the three little dears do get in trouble every now and again during their crusades." Rarity said.

"Oh boy..." I said. "I bet there's a list involving the things they've tried getting their cutie marks..." I added.

"If there is, I've never seen it." Twilight said. "Though at one point I did start helping them once a week on Saturdays." She said. "I should probably get back on that now that I'm back. Hopefully this time, no one gets the bright idea to try and get in on it." Twilight said. "Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon once interuppted 'Twiiight Time' as the fillies called it. They haven't since then." She explained. I noticed the sun starting to set.

"Geez, it's getting that late already?" I asked.

"Oof...guess we're all staying over." Applejack said.

"It's fine. I have plenty of spare mattresses we can use." Twlight said.

"That's Twilight for you...always thinking about these 'in case of emergency' situations." Rainbow Dash said as Twilight got out a few bunk beds for her friends.

"There's a spare bed in the guest room you can sleep on Sombra." Twilight told me.

"Thank you, Twilight." I said.

Tomorrow, I'll get my first taste of what life is like with Twilight's friends...