Twilight's P.O.V:

After that monster, Sombra threw me into a cage I fell asleep from exhaustion. I hoped that I would wake up, and all of this would've just been a dream.

I shut my eyes and what happened next was the worst thing ever.

I was in Princess Celestia's throne room. Celestia was the only other pony in the room.

She was sitting on her throne, with a disappointed look on her face.

She said, "Twilight Sparkle, I hope you know why I have summoned you here."

I replied, "No, I don't, princess."

"So you even forgot that? Like I said before, even Derpy Hooves would've made a better student. From today, you are no longer my student. Do you hear me?"

"B-but Princess.."

"But what? You are a failure. I trusted you with the task of simply saving the Crystal Empire when I could've sent Luna. And you failed. You are a FAILURE. Get out now."

I held Celestia's hooves. "Princess, please! I-I'll do better next time. Don't throw me out."

"I have NO space for failures such as yourself. There is NO next time, no chance. Sombra has retaken the Crystal Empire as his, and it is all your fault."

I begged, "Princess, please forgive me. Give me another chance!"

But Celestia said coldly, "Out NOW!"

Tears fell down my face as I begged Celestia to forgive me.

She said, "You are pathetic, Twilight Sparkle."

I closed my eyes, and when I opened them, Celestia had transformed.

" P-princess, what happened to you?"

" I am NOT Celestia. I am DAYBREAKER."

'Daybreaker' shot a laser beam at me from her horn and laughed evilly.

I opened my eyes, shaking. I was relieved to see that I was still in the cage and not Celestia's throne room.

I breathed heavily and tried to pull myself together. It was JUST a nightmare. I had to be strong; I couldn't break.

Celestia would come and rescue me.

I kept repeating those words again and again in my head.

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Sombra's P.O.V:

I woke and smelt fear in the room. I located it coming from the mare in the cage, Twilight.

I smirked; it seemed like the nightmare that I gave her shook her to her core.

I got out of bed and walked towards her. I taunted her, "Is little Twily scared?"

I laughed as she jumped, hitting her head on the top of the cage. She replied, "You don't DARE call me that, Sombra!"

"Why not, Twily? Brings back too many painful memories for you?"

I laughed again as her eyes filled up with tears. "You're a monster, Sombra! Nothing but a monster!" she shouted.

I replied, "Don't waste my time by telling me things I already know. Had a good dream?"

Her face filled with anger. I continued, "Or a bad dream?"

I tipped my head to the side to add some effect. I gave up the act and told her, "One-day filly, you'll submit to me."

"I am NOT a filly! And I will NEVER submit to you! You tyrant! You beast! You monster!"

I laughed and started the nightmare spell on her. "Let's see how defiant you are after this."

I made the nightmare seem very real; it would scare anypony to death.

By the time I ended the nightmare, she was crying and saying to herself, "I have to be strong. I must be strong."

I sighed, "What's the point in telling yourself that when you know that you are nothing but a weak little filly? A helpless filly? A failure?"

She looked straight into my eyes and screamed, "I am NOT a filly! I am NOT weak! AND I AM NOT A FAILURE!"

I asked, "If you were not weak, helpless, or a failure, then why did you fail Celestia? Tell me."

She fell silent and looked down. I opened her cage and put one of my hooves under her chin.

I whispered into her ears, "Join me and never shall you be weak, helpless, or a failure again. Join me, and I shall give you anything you want."

She defiantly said, "I'll say this a thousand times. I WILL NEVER JOIN YOU! You wait; Celestia will come to rescue me!"

I laughed, "Say what you will filly, but Celestia shall never rescue you. She is too weak to get past my barrier, and why would she waste her magic on a failure like you? One day, you shall submit to me."

I smirked as I started the nightmare spell again and laughed as she cried and begged to somepony who wasn't even there.

Author's Note

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