My Little Pony: Queen of Shadows

Sombra's P.O.V.

I sighed as I approuched the Golden Oaks library and knocked on it's door.

"Come in." Twilight said from within. I came in. "Sombra, your back. What's up?" She asked.

"Applejack and Rainbow Dash are doing another competition; this time for most daring pony; with Pinkie Pie judging. And I can't seem to find where Rarity has gone to. As for Fluttershy well..." I said, before letting out a huff. "She was having tea with Discord as I saw through the window." I said.

"Don't be so upset Sombra. I guess today's not really that good of a day for everyone else." Twilight assured me. "Meanwhile, while I wait for Celestia's response, I've been having no luck with any of my research." She said. Suddenly Spike came down with a letter. "Oh, speaking of Celestia..." Twilight said before grabbing the letter and reading it.

"This is the place where you got the elements of Harmony from, right?" I asked as I entered the castle with Twilight and Spike.

"Yep. And I bet there's a whole treasure trove of un-tapped knowledge inside." Twilight said, being very giddy. I roll my eyes.

"You keep reminding me so much of Radiant Hope." I told her. "But I wouldn't mind reading with you, my dear." I said, smiling. Twilight blushed.

"I'd like that. Might not be the most romantic thing in the world, but I'd appreciate the company." Twilight said, smiling. I smiled back and soon helped her get set up for reading. We soon discovered a journal written by Celestia and Luna.

"Is this like a journal of the two sisters?" I asked Twilight.

"Ooooo...I wonder just what they wrote about!" Twilight said.

"Isn't this an invasion of privacy?" I asked.

"It'll be fine Sombra. Besides, maybe there's something inside of it that'll help me figure out what to do with that mystery box." Twilight said.

"I suppose it can't hurt." I said, putting a hoof over Twilight. Wind caught my cape and revealed to her my flank.

"Sombra..." Twilgiht said, noticing my flank.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Why don't you have a cutie mark?" Twilight asked, pointing to my exposed flank.

"Oh...you mean THAT." I said. "A consequence of being half-umbra I'm afraid; my flank will remain forever blank, as Umbra can never obtain a cutie mark." I explained.

"That's kind of sad..." Twilight said, but then got an idea. "I bet Rarity can make you something with a design that you can use as a cutie mark. After all, you are a master of Dark Magic; it should only be fair that you have SOMETHING to match that." She said. I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Twilight, your so much like Radiant Dawn, it's insane." I told her.

"And is that really so bad?" Twilight asked, smirking. I blushed.

"No. Not at all..." I said, but then Fluttershy's pet bunny came up to us. "Angel?" I asked.

"Wonder what he's doing here?" Spike asked.

"Maybe he just got lost." I said. "For now, let's indulge him." I added.

A few hours later, we were heading off to get more carrots for Angel when suddenly, we noticed everyone else but Pinkie Pie running around rampant in the main hall.

"EVERYONE STOP!" Twilight shouted before doing a spell that froze everyone in their tracks.

"Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash asked, noticing Fluttershy.

"She's with me." Rarity said from down on the floor underneath a tapestry.

"Must...save...angel..." Fluttershy said, but noticed Angel. "Angel!" She said happily.

"Didn't know you could do something like this Twilight..." I said.

"It just came to me." Twilight said, shrugging it off. Everyone was released, and Fluttershy quickly went over and grabbed Angel.

"So why the hell are you all here?" I asked. I got several responses: Rainbow Dash and Applejack dared one another to stay in the castle longer then the other one. Rarity meanwhile enlisted Fluttershy's help to restore tapestries.

"So what are you doing here with Twilight, Sombra?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Accompanying her while she was reading." I said simply. "After all, I love reading." I added.

"Didn't peg you for being an Egghead, Sombra." Rainbow Dash said, smirking.

"I take that as a compliment." I said, smirking back.

"So what spooked everyone?" Twilight asked.

"The Pony of Shadows." Applejack said spookily.

"Oh please..." I said. And then the organ played again.

"Then who do you reackon is playing the organ?" Applejack asked.

"Only one way to find out..." Twilight said. She lead us to the organ room, approuched the pony playing it and revealed them to be...

"PINKIE PIE!?" Practically everyone but her yelled out.

"I thought you went off to ring the school bell?" Rainbow Dash asked her.

"I did, but they only let me ring it for an hour and they said that was good, don't know why. So I figured, I'd come and join in on your party." Pinkie Pie said.

"What sort of party is that?" I asked.

"Everyone runs around the spooky castle while I play the organ party." Pinkie Pie said, before playing the organ some more. "DUH!" She said.

Twilight's P.O.V.

I sat there in the room I was reading in alongside everyone else, finishing up my reading.

"So how come you weren't scared by everything Twilight?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Well in addition to being accompanied by Sombra...." I noticed him blushing when I said that. "I was reading the journal Celestia and Luna kept here in the castle, and reading about their time here made me get a feel for how it was like for them living here. Knowing that made it impossible for me to be scared. Plus, if anything did try anything...I had Sombra with me." I said.

"Looks like you know how to make her feel safe Sombra. That earns you some mad respect from me." Rainbow Dash said.

"I too enjoyed reading the journal. Gave me some insight into the lives of the two sisters." Sombra stated.

"You really are an Egghead." Rainbow Dash said.

"But reading this journal gave me an idea: I think we should make our own journal. That way, we can learn from each other and in the future, other ponies can learn from us." I stated.

"That's not a bad idea Twilight." Rarity said.

"Ah know what my first entry is going to be: Dear Dairy, I'm glad Granny Smith's legend wasn't true." Applejack said.

"Me too! Because that means your still tied for most daring pony!" Pinkie Pie said. This caused AJ and RD to glare at each other.

"Can you two cool it until we get back to Ponyville? I'm sure everyone there misses us." Sombra said.

"Can't argue with that." I said, smiling.

It may not have been a proper date, but I feel like reading with Sombra made me realize just how much I feel about him.

I know now that he feels the same way towards me as I do him, but at the time, I didn't know, and I couldn't help but wonder...