Rise of Darkness

The next day began just like any other day in Sombra's life ever since his mother married Red Vine; he'd yell, he's hit him hard enough to give him a black eye (which is odd because he has black fur), and he'd go on drinking. Why did his mom even marry that jerk? Was she that desperate when Dad died; so afraid of being alone? Whatever the case, he has to deal with it. But today, he had something to look forward too; showing off his new-found power over Shadows.

And lucky him, today was Show-and-Tell day.

"This is my new Monster High doll." a random golden colored filly from his class said to everyone in their small red schoolhouse. "I got it for my birthday and it's good. i brush it's hair, i put on new clothes. i can pretty much do just about anything with it." When she finished, she bowed. The class gave a appropriate amount of applause, as did the teacher.

"Thank you, Ms. Tabitha Lulamoon. You may take your seat." He looked at his class list and crossed her off. "Let's see.... Sombra. You're next."

Sombra got up from his desk and walked to the front. "Thanks." He turned and faced the class. "Now... what i have to show you isn't a toy. Oh, no no no. it's much more cooler then that."

Cooler? that's certainly got their attention.

"Think we can open the blinds all the way?"

Mr. Mid Day wasn't expecting that to come from Show and Tell. "Un.... sure..." He used his magic to grab the blinds and open them. The morning sun cast shadows across the entire room, which works out well for him.

"Thank you." That done, Sombra closed his eyes and concentrated, recalling what he did to make it happen last night. Some of the foals and colts blinked in confusion as to what he is doing.

Without warning, the shadows at their hooves began moving all on their own. A foal named Twilight Velvet noticed it and yelled, "What the..." before falling over backwards. At that moment, everyone looked under their desks and saw their own shadows moving as well. They bled up from the ground and took forms of their own, Sombra's included.

"S-Sombra... what is this?" Tulip nervously asked.

Sombra opened his eyes. Tulip took note that his eyes are now red, with the white part surrounding it now green. "Cool, no? I found this out last night before going to bed. These shadows follow everything i say. Watch. Hey you." The Shadow of Tabitha looked to him. "Give your owner a nice massage."

The Shadow complied, melted into the ground, and appeared behind Tabitha, scaring her. Instead of hurting her, it followed Sombra's orders and gave her a nice massage. Almost professional grade. "Oh... Oh, wow. Oh, wow wow wow, that feels good. Oh, lower. lower."

"See? I can make them do about anything. Hey, you three." The shadows of Tulip, Velvet, Malice looked at him. "Do Coltio and Mareiet." The shadows complied and performed a scene from the play where Coltio and Mareiet meet for the first time.

the schoolmates looked on in awe while Mid Day bit the edge of his hoof rapidly. How can this foal be able to manipulate shadows?

When school let out, all of his schoolmates clamored around him, asking how he was able to get that power or if he can teach them or if he can manipulate theirs.

"That was just so cool, Sombra!" Twilight Velvet exclaimed.

"That was so amazing!!"

"Do it again, do it again!"

Sombra couldn't help but to comply. He used his newfound powers to make their shadows move and do the pony version of the La Macarena, The kids cheered and laughed, Tulip among them. Sombra smiled at her without her knowing.

meanwhile, Mid Day was telling the students parents about his powers over the shadows, making them worry about their children's lives.

They should be worried about Sombra because his abusive Step-Father Red Vine, whose colors are a exact match to his name, came to get him. He noticed Sombra having fun, leading to him getting VERY ANGRY! The day he'll let that little f*&k have fun is the day he'll die. "What is this?" he asked with a hiss, approaching the crowd of fillies and colts.

Sombra got pissed off that he was here but kept it inside. His response was cut off by another classmates. "Cool, isn't it? Sombra has power over shadows! it's so cool!"

Vine didn't think so. In his twisted mind, it was a complete farce. He stepped down on one of them. "It's a Faust-Damned abomination! Now come on, We're going home!"

"No, Vine. i'm staying here with my friends." Sombra stuck his tongue out at him, angering him further. "Now please leave. I got a nice trick i want to try out."

Not on Vine's watch, he won't. "I SAID YOU ARE COMING HOME, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!!" He bucked Sombra in the face, sending him falling into the ground. It got the attention of the rest of the parents. "I OWN YOUR ASS! NOW GET THE F*&K BACK HOME BEFORE I POUND YOUR FACE IN!!!" The children back away in fear, not wanting to get in his warpath. Some went to get the grown-ups. Only one who stood in his way was Tulip. "GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!"

"No! Sombra's my friend and i won't let you hurt him!"

Vine snarled like a demon from hell. "THAT LITTLE NOBODY DOESN'T DESERVE FRIENDS!!! NOW GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!" He bucked her in the face, sending her to the ground.

That made Sombra take action. Along with his pupils turning red, the whites in his eyes turned green and purple fire came out the sides. He used his powers to take control of Vine's shadow, using it to pin him into the ground. It tightened the grip on his throat. Sombra slowly walked over, pure hatred in his eyes.

"You... what are you?" Vine gasped.

The red in Sombra's eyes glowed, making the shadow tighten the grip. "You hurt Tulip... i am going to make you pay for harming her!"

The grip tightened again, making Vine's vision start to fade. He didn't want to go out like this- not by this nobody.

Tulip got up and walked over to Sombra. "Sombra, stop! You're killing him!"

He doesn't care. He wants Vine dead. He's been torturing him for months; why should Vine get to live? But he cares about Tulip too much to ignore her. He cut his connection to the shadow. It let go of Vine and melted back into the ground, allowing Vine to breath. He coughed as he took in breaths, letting him live again.

the new colors in Sombra's eyes went away. In it's place was a bad headache that made him hold his head. "Ugh... wha... what did i do?"

Vine got up with a growl. "You are going to pay for this, you Son of a Bitch!" He galloped off as fast as he could, pushing the other adults aside. They were appalled by what he did to Sombra and Tulip, but it also instilled new fear of Sombra. He can go off the deep end and kill someone if he wanted.

As Red Vine galloped away, he started thinking of a good way to get back at him. Shadows are what he controls, so he should bring Light into the equation.

"(Wonder how long it takes to get to Canterlot...)"

The following hour, Sombra went to a hill outside of town, wanting to be alone. He had almost killed someone. It was someone who deserved it but he almost killed someone. True, it was payback for Tulip.

"Somehow, i knew i'd find you up here."

Sombra was surprised to hear Tulips voice. He looked to his right and saw her walk to him. He got a mean black eye from the bucking. Sombra did too but you could hardly tell with his black fur. "There a seat open?" Sombra moved aside a bit, allowing her to sit down. She took a deep breath and sighed. "Well... this ws one heck of a day, wasn't it?"

"Yeah... i obtain power over shadows and almost kill my stepdad with it. it's scary, if you think about it."

"Yeah..." Tulip stayed silent for a moment. "Sombra... why did you attack him like that?"

He didn't have to think long for that. "Why? You saw how he acts; he's basically the Chaos Demon Discord gone bad. He's a Demon out of Tartarus! He constantly tortures me night and day. And what happened today, that was him being generous! And to top it off, he hit you! Something inside me just... snapped. I wanted him gone, i still do! Killing him would've been... freeing. Least i wouldn't have to deal with that bastard anymore!"

Tulip had a little fear in her eyes right now. "I... see. I'm not arguing with you; he deserves to be punished for hitting us both, but Sombra... you need to not try to kill anyone by those shadows anymore. It was scary, seeing you like that. With your eyes..." She stopped talking and shook her head. "no... no. Just... promise me... you won't try to kill anyone with those Shadows. please?"

Sombra isn't planning on killing anyone... unless Vine forces his hoof again. But he's not going to argue against her. He cares too much to try and defy her. "I promise i won't try to kill anyone with my powers, Tulip. With my hooves or horn is another story..." Tulip rolled her eyes with a scoff. "I'm kidding. I won't kill anyone, guaranteed. I promise!"

Tulip smiled. "Good. Now can we get going home. My mom will yell at me for being late again."

"Yeah..." Sombra doesn't want to go home. Vine will be waiting for him. "Hey... can i sleep over tonight?"

Tulip knew why he wants to sleep over. that Vine guy will be at his house waiting for him. "Yeah... i'll talk to my mom and see if you can't stay."

"Thanks." Sombra got up, only to be met with a kiss on the cheek. It made him blush a very deep shade of red. "Un... thanks, i think?"

Tulip smiled. The two headed for town, wanting to put what happened today behind them.