Author's Note

Ironically though, the plunderseed incident doesn't change much...

Season 1: Episode 15 - Plunderseed Aftermath

Twilight's P.O.V.

I breathed out a sigh of relief now that everything was back to normal.

...Then I realized Somepony was still missing.

"WAIT A SEC, WHERE'S SOMBRA!?" I exclaimed. That caused everyone's mouths to go slack jawed. Suddenly a patch of vines that hadn't been cleared away yet cleared away to reveal Sombra. "Sombra!" I yelled, suddenly flying over to him and hugging him. "Oh thank goodness your safe!" I said.

"Twilight?" Sombra asked as he came to. "What...what happened?" He asked.

"Some magic sapping vines Discord planted a thousand years ago happened." Rainbow Dash said. "We kind of had to return the elements to the tree of harmony to save the day." She added.

"But what happens if something comes up where you'll need the elements?" Sombra asked.

"Good...question..." Fluttershy said.

"But we had to give them up to save the tree of harmony." Rarity said. "Without them, the tree will be in danger by the plunder seeds again." She added.

"Maybe not..." Sombra said. "Take me to this...tree of harmony." He said.

We did so. Sombra scanned it.

"...Hmm...well your half right. Right now the Tree's magic is preventing the plunderseeds from growing out of control, and I believe over time, the plunderseeds will no longer be able to grow as they'll have long died out. But it will take several months to maybe even a few years..." Sombra said. "But I think if something comes up where you need the elements again, so long as you don't wait too long before returning them, you can still use them." He said.

"Well that's an interesting development." Discord said.

"Of course there is one issue that needs adressing..." Sombra said before hitting Discord with a dark magic blast. "DO YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE YOU COULD'VE GOTTEN TO KILLING CELESTIA AND LUNA?!" Sombra exclaimed.

"Okay...Sombra has flown off the handle..." Applejack said and prepared to grab her element, but I stopped her.

"...No. I trust Sombra. Let him drill this into Discord's head." I said.

"YOU ARE VERY, VERY LUCKY TWILIGHT FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX THE MESS YOU UNINTENTIONALLY CREATED!" Sombra continued to yell. "SO YOU BETTER THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU PULL A STUNT LIKE THIS AGAIN, OR YOUR GOING TO GET MORE THEN JUST CLEANUP DUTY AND A BLAST TO THE FACE NEXT TIME! MARK MY WORDS ON THAT!" Sombra exclaimed.

"As...as you wish..." Discord said, sheepishly and went to clean up ponyville.

"...Sorry about that..." Sombra said. "Really needed to make it clear to him that he endangered the lives of millions." He said.

"...Twilight was right..." Rainbow Dash said. "Hey Sombra, what do you say I help you find yourself a pet." She added. "That way, you can join in on our pony playdate." She added, smiling.

"I'd like that, thank you Rainbow Dash." Sombra said, smiling said.

"You can just call me Rainbow, Sombra." Rainbow Dash said.

"So...just one question..." Sombra said, turning his attention to the box. "...What's with the box? You think something's inside of it?" He asked.

"More then likely, yes. But we needs keys to open it, and I don't know where to start..." Twilight said.

"Why not ask Celestia after the Summer Sun festival in canterlot? Even if she doesn't know herself, I bet she could point you in the right direction of figuring it out." Sombra said.

"That's actually not a bad idea..." Pinkie Pie said, smiling. "Better then my antics with the Mirror Pound." She added.

"OH PLEASE, LET ME NOT BE REMINDED OF THAT NIGHTMARE!" Sombra said. "I'm glad we're back down to ONE Pinkie Pie, thank you very much!" He added. Everyone chuckled at that.

"Yeah...yeah one Pinkie Pie is plenty." I said.

"Speaking of...where DID all those Pinkie Pie clones go?" Sombra asked.

"I returned them to the Mirror Pound." I said.

"Ah...that's probably the best place for them." Sombra said. Everyone agreed with him as we headed out.

"I might have a selection of animals at home you can pick from." Fluttershy said.

"Thanks, but I think I'd rather not take up one from someone else." Sombra said.

"Oh she only has one of them as her own pet. Even if he's...different." Rainbow Dash said, shivering a bit at the thought.

"But what about the others?" Sombra asked.

"Somepony needs to look after those poor innocent animals." Fluttershy said.

"Your kindness knows no bounds, does it Fluttershy?" Sombra asked.

"I don't think it does." Rainbow Dash said.

I couldn't help but smile. Sombra was getting along nicely with my friends. Hopefully the day after the summer sun celebration can bring him ever closer to them.