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P.O.V. Switch – Canterlot castle

Three princesses paced around the throne room, and Shining Armour had long since given up on attempting to calm them down.

Celestia worried about the fate of Equestria, if the elements of harmony should be lost.

Luna worried about the damage Sombra had the potential to cause.

Cadence worried about about the soldier who hadn't been seen since being kicked from a wagon midflight.

She decided to turn and lay into the culprit once again.

“I KNEW IT WAS A BAD IDEA! WHY DO I EVER TRUST YOU?”

Shining Armour tried his best to stay calm, not to cower in the face of his wife's wrath.

“I have faith that he will be alright. We do this all the time. Nothing new.”
“The next time you pull something like this, I swear to Celestia shining Armour...”
Cadence trailed off as she caught an annoyed glance from the Sun Goddess herself.

P.O.V. Switch – Ponyville Library

The ponies lay spread out wherever there was room, the library was in a shambles, no book unread.
Except for the books that made Rainbow Dash's book fort.

P.O.V. Switch – Manehattan hotel room

Sombra groggily sat up, looking around the hotel room, half asleep.

He froze.

That creature was there again. Crouching atop the counter opposite the bed, teeth bared.
Making no sudden movements, he woke Fluttershy, who stifled a scream.

Slowly, Sombra scanned the room. Without his horn, he wasn't able to simply tear this creature apart.
And It would have an advantage in a place like this.
Continuing to scan the area, Sombra met its gaze once again. There was nothing but hatred left in those eyes.

And all of it was for him.

Whoever that colt was, he certainly wasn't about to make another appearance. They were on their own.
And Sombra was at a complete loss.
Luckily, Fluttershy was not.

Fluttershy reached under the bet for one of the metal trays Sombra had brought up with him last night.
The creatures gaze was locked on Sombra, it was as if she didn't exist.
She left the bed, and slowly snuck around the edge of the room, while the creature stared Sombra down.
CLANG!
The creature took a direct hit to the face from Fluttershy's tray.
Clutching its face, it swung from the window and escaped through the fire exit.

Deciding not to linger any longer, Sombra and Fluttershy quickly ate and left. Before the creature had the chance to recover and return. They were in no condition to fight something so dangerous.
Hurrying down the many flights of stairs, Sombra and Fluttershy took off Into a busy manehattan.
Disguises weren't needed in the rushing metropolis.

Sombra and Fluttershy struggled against the rush of city ponies.
They may be disorientated, but they were still aware of the colt trailing behind them.
Sombra gave Fluttershy a nod, and they turned off into an alleyway.
Gold tiptrotted towards the mouth of an alleyway, peering in.
“I guess they didn't learn their lesson the first time.”
Slowly, cautiously, gold followed them down the alleyway, and caught the sound of light breathing behind a dumpbster.
Rolling his eyes, he trotted quickly past the dumpster, yelling “NOPE!” and leaping forward at the last moment.
Both Sombra and Fluttershy were unable to stop in time, and crashed into each other.
Sombra put on his best intimidating face, before turning to see the colt rolling around in the alleyway dirt, Laughing hysterically.

“Alright, Just what is the deal with you anyway?”

Gold was still laughing full throttle.

“Why did you give Sombra that money?”

Still laughing.

“Why are you following us?”

Slowing down a little bit.

“Why are you helping us?”

Wiping tears from his eyes, Gold sat up on his haunches and faced the two.

“No real reason.”

Spreading his wings, gold prepared to fly over the duo to escape the alleyway.
Sombra had different ideas.
Grabbing a hold of golds short tail with his mouth, he threw the colt to the floor with a THUD.
Gold yelped out in pain, before scrambling to his hooves and examining his newly injured wings, before regarding the perpetrator coldly.

“If this is how you treat your friends, I'd hate to see how you treat your enemies.”

Sombra rolled his eyes.
This colt stunk of cliché action movie lines.
He was dealing with little more than a hyperactive teenager.

“Answer ALL of our questions, and MAYBE we'll let you go.”

“Alright, If It's bugging you that much.”
Fluttershy and Sombra stared, coldly.
“I gave you that money to help you out, and I'm tailing you because I'm with the royal guard.”
Sombra almost instantly snarled at the words.
“Hang on, Hear me out first, Will ya?”
Fluttershy put a foreleg out, stopping Sombra from descending on the colt like a ton of bricks.
I'm following you because I'm supposed to tell Captain Shining Armour where you are, so he can deploy troops to capture you. I'm helping you because I don't think that's the right thing to do.
Sombra was slightly taken aback, but didn't stop staring.
“If you're with the guard, Then why aren't you trying to capture us like the rest of them?”
“Because I don't think you're evil, and Fluttershy doesn't look like a hostage to me.”

Sombra flashed an unsettling smile.
“You can't be sure of that.”

Gold shrugged

“You're right. I can't be. Suppose that means I just have to trust you.”

Sombra cocked his head, considering the situation.
Looking to fluttershy, he knew that she was having the same idea.

“Fine, you're coming with us.”
“I am?”
“Yes. You're going to lead us to the Arctic, the fastest way you know how.”
“I will?”
“Yes. You will. And don't try to fly away, Or I'll clip your wings. Got it?”
“Clip my wings and send me to sleep with the fishies in a pair of ceement shooz?”
“What?”
“Eh, nothing. Let's just go.”

P.O.V. Change – The mane 6

Twilight and Co. had begun Traveling as soon as they heard the news.
Some strange humanoid creature lurking around Manehattan, even breaking into a hotel.
They all knew who it was.
When Sombra had escaped with Fluttershy all that time ago, Anon began spending all of his time in that burned clearing.
He began to lose his mind, lashing out at anypony who tried to help him.
Eventually, he stopped visiting from the forest altogether.
They hadn't seem him since.
But they knew that this was him. For all that time, he hadn't left the forest even once.
And that means that if he had, he may just be tailing Sombra.
Which meant he was the only way they were going to find Fluttershy and save her.

P.O.V. Change – The runaway lovers and their hostage

The unlikely trio walked in silence.
Gold contemplated how he would get word back to Shining.
Chances are, if he didn't, he'd end up stranded in the arctic with a broken wing.
That wouldn't end well.
He could feel Sombra's gaze cutting into the back of his head.
Probably should have just kept walking past that alleyway.

Sobmra and Fluttershy had that feeling once again.
That they were being stalked, watched, Most likely by the very same creature.
Fluttershy looked at Sombra uneasily.
The situation was getting to them both.
The sooner they could make it to the arctic, the sooner they would be able to find a remote settlement to settle down in.
They were so deep in thought, that they didn't notice the small blue jay land on gold's shoulder.
They didn't notice it fly away, with a small letter strapped to its leg, Either.
P.O.V. Change – The mane 6

Twilight and Co arrived at the hotel that Sombra and Fluttershy had stayed in the night before.
After a long argument with the receptionist, the only Information Twilight could manage was that A large black stallion and yellow mare had checked out without a word, and that a golden colt had done the same almost immediately after.
Twilight groaned.
“My brother is going to kill him.”
Pinkie pie let out a shriek, as a green blur made a beeline from the kitchen to the main doors.
Acting on the moment, Twilight chased it, Her friends close behind.

P.O.V. Change – Canterlot Castle

A small Blue jay flew into the window of Shining's office.
Depressingly quiet and empty without the gold colt snoring in the corner, or eating messily at the desk.
Immediately, Shining parted himself from his paperwork, and opened the window. Allowing the Blue jay a well earned moment of rest, before taking the letter from its leg and allowing it to fly away once again.
Shining read quickly, his eyes widening with every word.
“Damnit!”
Shining bolted out of his office, and was soon taking an Aerial wagon for the arctic north.