private The Return Of King Sombra: Ruler Of The Shadows

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shade started to walk in the derection of what she thought was the right way. she walked towards the down town aria.

 

villan looked at the tall buildings and was wowed. "iv never been to vanhoover in equestria... but cant be as big as this is." he said.

 

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"umm... no... i think im good" she said. 

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Discord glanced around, feeling intimidated.  Not only were these buildings huge and crowding, but he didn't seem to have his magic in this world.  Discord lowered his head so that his hair fell in his face, something that oddly reminded him of that wimpy yellow pegasus from years ago.

 

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Luna nodded as the waiter arrived.  Luna ordered and then the waiter took their menus and went away, leaving the three on their own.

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shade continued to walk looking around at the buildings not intimidated by them... she grew up in Manhattan and the buildings there where much bigger than the ones here in vancouver. 

 

villan looked around not thinking about the buildings and just thought about getting the equestria shade back to fix everything.

 

shade saw a bus stop and thought for a second. "should we take the bus?" she asked.

 

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shade sat quietly waiting for the silence to be broken. "so... um..." she said trying to start a conversation. 

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Discord rose his eyes to peer at her through his hair.  "You know this world better than we do.  Anyway, don't we need money for that?" he asked.

 

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Luna and Midnight both looked at her.  Luna was hoping she would start a conversation so that she wouldn't have to.  Midnight was hoping she'd say something incredibly fascinating.

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"yes... but they wont call the cops... they never do." shade said approaching the bus stop.

 

villan was questioning if they should get on the bus. but shade knew this world more than he did, so he just went with it.

 

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shade struggled with what to say, she wanted to start up a conversation and lead it to where Luna will show some love towards midnight... or anything. "how... is... um... stuff" she said. it was then that shade realised that she had never really had a friendly conversation. nothing was happening and usually when she spoke something was happening. it also didn't help that she had just came out from being stone a few days ago. she needed to think of a subject to talk about and not raise any confusion about the differences of worlds.

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Discord shrugged and followed her to the bus stop.

 

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"Well..." Luna began, feeling awkward.  She glanced around, as if looking for something to say.  "Uhm...stuff is...good," she finally said quietly, looking down at the table.

 

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"I...I will not fight you nor will I run from you!" Chrysalis hissed.  "How dare you treat me in such a wa---"

King Sombra shoved her away from him.  Chrysalis stumbled back and then got slammed against the wall by his shadows.  The shadows began to curl around her neck to choke her.  Chrysalis gasped and grabbed at the shadows, trying to pull them off.  Her hooves slipped right through them somehow, yet they still managed to choke her.

"That was not an option!" King Sombra growled. 

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shade waited at the bus stop till a bus came that said crystal university. she boarded the bus followed by villan and sat down near the back.

 

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shade nodded aquwardly. "ok.... um... well... what sort of stuff do you do?" she asked knowing that this conversation is going nowhere 

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Discord boarded the bus after them and didn't bother to sit down.  He took a hold of a bar and waited.

 

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"Well...I...uhm...go to work and...take care of Midnight...and...the...usual," Luna said.  She glanced towards the counter where she could see past it to a little window to the kitchen area.  She wished that they would hurry up.

 

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Chrysalis tried to breathe, but the shadows were blocking the path of the air to her lungs and it was useless. 

"S-s-stop!" she managed to gasp.

"Stop!" Midnight cried as well, jumping to his hooves and rushing over to pound on King Sombra's armor.  "Please, stop!  You'll kill her!"

King Sombra glared down at the foal.  "I had given her a choice and she picked neither.  This is the aftermath."

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shade didnt know what to do now... she sat on the bus and waited to arrive at the crystal university.

 

villan looked at shade and couldn't help but think that this is almost over. as soon as they get the equestria shade back, then she would be able to stop everything and save the world. he hoped that it would be that easy, but he knew that it wouldn't be.

 

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shade nodded aquwardly again. two anti social beings having a conversation do not go well together. she looked at midnight giving him a look to say something.

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For a first, Discord didn't know what to say, so he kept quiet.

 

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Midnight looked at Shade and then glanced at his mother.  "Oh, uh...did you know that Shade's from that...place with the statue and all that stuff?"

Luna blinked.

 

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Midnight glanced around, wondering what he could do.  He had very little love which he needed to transform well.  Midnight ran over to a small chair and lifted it up in his magic.  He turned around towards King Sombra and threw it at him.

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it took some time, but the bus finally arived at the crystal university. shade got off the bus followed by villan then wondered if they should take another bus or just walk to canterlot high. 

 

villan looked around and was still amazed by how different the crystal empire was compared to the one back in equestria.

 

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shade blinked... then face palmed.  

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As Discord got off the bus, all he thought was; Well, this isn't the place we started.

 

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"Midnight, sweetie," Luna sighed.  "There are a lot of places with statues...please be more specific."

 

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King Sombra's magic cut off, more from shock then actual pain.  He spun towards Midnight, absolutely fuming with rage.  Chrysalis collapsed to the ground, gasping for air while Midnight backed up, terrified.

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shade started to walk in the direction of canterlot high. she didnt know what to do or what to think if she met herself again.

 

villan wasnt thinking of much at this point...

 

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shade didnt know if she should interrupt this conversation... she didnt know how luna would react if they started talking about other worlds.

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When Discord realized he was supposed to walk more now, he sighed and walked after them.  He caught up to Shade and walked beside her.  He told himself that this was the same Shade as the other one, except from a different world.  He told himself that he should feel bad for her.

"What are you going to do after this?" he asked.

 

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"No, mom!" Midnight said.  "The place...inside the statue!"

Luna raised an eyebrow at him.

"You know...the...where the other girl...Flashlight came from?"

"Flashlight...?"

"T-Twilight."

Luna's eyes widened.

 

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"How dare you, you insignificant little mistake from a messed up princess!" King Sombra growled.

"M-mistake?" Midnight whispered, tearing up.  "M-messed up?"

King Sombra stalked towards him, hissing.  "That's right, you foal!  You're a mistake that your mother made while she was trying to do something right!  Your messed up mother who tried to bring eternal night and kill everypony just because they slept at night!"

Midnight whimpered.  "S-stop i-it."

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shade shrugged "i dont know... i havent thought about what im going to do. maybe il just go back to being a common thief. but because iv done so much wrong... i think its time i put an end to my bedlaming. i think im going to break you out of jail and see what happens next." she said.

 

villan looked at shade and thinking about the chaos that could happen in this world if discord got loose.

 

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"ah hahaha" shade interrupted. "im from manehatten... thats where i grew up." she said trying to steer the conversation in a different direction.

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"Break me out of jail..." Discord echoed.  He glanced at Villan.  "Did I miss a conversation?  It sounds like I missed a fascinating conversation."

 

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Luna looked uneasily at Shade.  "Uh...i-isn't it Manhattan?" she stuttered, obviously feeling slightly disturbed. 

Midnight sat there innocently.

 

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Chrysalis growled quietly under her breathe.  "You wretched foal!" she yelled.

They both turned to see that Chrysalis was not addressing King Sombra, but addressing Midnight.  Midnight whimpered, more than a little frightened now. 

"Won't you toughen up for the sake of your home?  Do not give him your fear, rather, give me your love!" she hissed.  "Can you not see the power you are giving him?!  Stand up and remember your mother, remember that other halfling you so adore!  Be brave for their sake and for mine!"

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shade jumped and shushed discord. "dont say that out loud." she said walking ahead to be safe from any bystanders.

 

villan looked at discord, "um... i think the this world version of you is in jail." he said as if it should be no surprise.

 

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shade cleared her throat starting to get worried. "um... yes... that's what i meant... Manhattan... hehe..." she said trying to clear any awkwardness.

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Discord looked at Villan.  "Good heavens, that doesn't seem too fair," he said, but with a smile.  "I'm out, he should be out too.  This world must be very slow."

 

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Luna pursed her lips together.  She looked at Midnight.  "Midnight, what a ridiculous story for you to tell," she said.

Midnight looked surprised.  "But she said---"

"Midnight," Luna scolded.

Midnight pouted at the table.  "She just won't tell you because you're old..." he said quietly.

Luna raised an eyebrow at him.

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villan looked down, "slow in terms of events... but definitely fast in inventions... i mean, trains that don't need a track... that's something. but this worlds shade... she was just like our shade before she met you." he said.

 

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shade seemed to have screwed up and was starting to panic in the inside, she looked around the cafe to see if there where any other creatures that seemed to be on a date or something... but there where none. she turned back to Luna and tried to see if she can teach Luna to show more love towards midnight. "aw come on Luna, midnight's aloud to have fun." she said hoping that she wasnt going against any of this world's nature law.

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"I wonder if they have floating carriages," Discord said, mostly to himself.  He glanced at Shade.  "Funny.  Maybe I did good after all."

 

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Luna sighed.  "I suppose so..." she said.  She suddenly jumped as the waiter put a cup down before her with a sharp clack sound.  She breathed out in relief and picked the mug up gratefully.  The waiter placed the rest of their order on the table.

 

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King Sombra turned to Chrysalis.  "And here I thought you had learned your lesson," he growled.  "But obviously, I was wrong.  Perhaps now I should get finished to simply killing you."

Chrysalis stared at him with defiance.  "Try it."

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villan nodded and looked over at shade too. "i hope she finds the right path... and i hope shade..." he said drifting off into thought. 

 

shade looked back and saw that she was being looked at... she didnt want to think about it so she just said, "hey! come on... were here!" she yelled as canterlot high came into sight.

 

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shade looked at the cake that was put in front of her. *this can definitely be going a lot better.* she thought. and as she thought that, she felt a dark feeling go thought her. *i need to get back to equestria fast* she thought.

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Discord nodded at Shade and glanced at Villan before rushing after Shade.

 

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Midnight poked at his cake for a long moment before finally eating.  Luna begun on her food as well.  They were both equally quiet.

 

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"Princess?"

Princess Celestia didn't turn her head.  She was laying on the floor, still concentrating on her magic. 

"Would you...like a pillow?"

Celestia gave a slight shake of her head at the worried pony who worked at the castle.

"And...w-who is going to raise the moon and lower the sun, Princess?"

"L-Luna," Celestia whispered.

"But...it...it is already very late..."

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shade took a deep breath and stopped where she was. she turned around when discord and villan caught up to her. "this is where my journey ends with you. i must re find my place in the world. also... knowing myself... im likely going to kill myself for what i did." she said

 

villan nodded, "well, all i can say is that i wish you the best." he said.

 

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shade was also quiet poking at her cake not knowing how to eat it properly. 

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"Well...our Shade is still okay..." Discord said quietly.  "Uhm...have fun in your journey!" Discord said brightly.

 

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Luna raised her head to watch Shade pick at her food.  After a moment, Midnight looked over as well.

 

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Whoosh!

"What?!" Celestia cried, her magic flying out and disappearing into the air.  "She never forgets!"

The worker went red and stumbled back.  "I-I..."

"What happened?!"

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after a wave goodbye, shade left and went to find her place in the world that she belonged in. 

 

villan waved then looked at discord. "so where do you think we will find shade?" he asked then thought about the dumper. "maybe we should check the trash first" he added

 

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shade ate the cake and nodded, "its good." she said quietly.