(Crystal Empire Station)

Shining Armor watched as the train came to a stop by the old platform and saw the only passengers come off the train as he walked up to them so he could lead them to the empire. As he made it to them he could see they were very alert and watching for threats catching him by surprise.

"Shining, what's going on here? I can feel a powerful being nearby." Jayde stated.

"It's good to see you to Twi, come on we need to get to the empire it's not safe out here." He said leading them back the way he came as a haunting sound came over the valley.

"WHAT IS THAT!?"

"COMPANY! MOVE! GO GO GO!"

Shining led the way as the others ran past him while he watched Twilight standing between him and the old king.

"TWILIGHT MOVE!" He shouted but was encased in magic before being fired towards the empire.

Jayde glared at her brother and looked down at Spike and smiled at the frightened dragon.

"Hey it's cool big guy I can handle this punk, why don't you go join the others so you won't get hurt in the battle." She said sitting down patting his head and wrapped her scarf around his head.

"Oh and tell Rain I'm fine, just gonna talk to shades over here." She said nudging the baby dragon towards the pink shield.

"Are you sure Jayde? I want to help you." He said hugging her as she smiled and squeezed him.

"I know buddy but if you want to help me keep Rain calm and make sure Shining don't come out here. Think you can do that?" She asked getting a nod from him with a smile.

"You can count on me." He said and hurried off to the others that were watching them, she watched and made sure that he got to the others safely before she turned back to the shadow that was in front of her looking down on her.

"So this is your shadow form? Impressive King Sombra, but where your hate comes from greed and power, mine comes from pain and suffering." She said as her eyes took on the same as his shocking the king who went down to his unicorn form.

"So you know of hate, you the power of dark magic and you know of me. But I know nothing of you dear girl, care to enlighten me?"

He asked walking towards the smiling mare.

"Sure, I'm Jayde Romanov, first and only unicorn of the Lunar Republic, champion of two demons and a god wronged by its brothers and sisters, I am Jayde the dark reaper of the Lunar Republic." She said smiling as the stallion circled her humming.

"Indeed, quite a list my dear, tell me you do not smell of this world. Where are you from?"

He asked.

"From the Sol sector of the galaxy, I've come to help with the princess yadda yadda and all that. So tell me king, why would you enslave when you can have your own kingdom full of zealot followers and not waste your magic on controlling them yourself." She stated as her eyes went back to normal.

"I'm listening child."

He said making her smirk.

"Let me ask you this Sombra, what is your goal once you take over the empire?" She asked making him stop.

"That's what I thought, your goals are not very far reaching once you have the empire then what? Are you going to lead a march across the lands in some epic war or something? That's stupid, it always ends the same the allies come together and you're defeated. I could kill you here and now and this whole thing would be over." She said as he growled and started to charge his magic but it failed him shocking him to the core.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?"

He bellowed.

''SHUT UP FOOL!" She screamed as he clamped his mouth shut feeling her power spike. He looked down at the mare troubled by the sheer power she was giving off, he had never felt power at this magnitude ever in his long life. It dwarfted his by leaps and bounds.

"I'm not some little girl to be trifled with BOY, I could kill you with the drop of a hoof and not be fazed in the slightest. But I do feel as though I should reach out to you Sombra, if you surrender to me I will help you take your kingdom back and the ponies here will be willing to follow you into hell and back without even batting a eye." She smirked feeling him consider it before she could feel magic gathering under her making her jump back just as a large crystal jutted out of the ground nearly impaling her.

"You think you can control me!? I am King Sombra, THE DARK KING OF THE NORTH! ALL WILL- GACK!"

He looked down to see a hoof inside his chest and golden magic swirling around it as he looked back into the shining eyes of the mare who's mane was billowing like fire and for a moment it reminded him of the sisters.

"You have made a grave mistake Sombra."

She said her voice changed sounding like a disappointed mother and that of a dark killer. He could feel himself getting weaker by the second before he flashed away and into his shadow form.

"YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE LAST OF ME JAYDE ROMANOV!"

He cried and retreated as she growled before walking back to the others but was stopped by Cadence's shield making her roll her eyes and place her hoof on it pumping a bit of her magic into it making a small opening for it.

She sighed and looked at the others who were staring at her in shock as she gave a sheepish smile.

"Uh hehe um I'd rather not talk about it, can we go see Shining's wife now?" She asked snapping them out of their stupor before Dash flew to her and tackled her.

"Jayde that was awesome! You almost had him!" She yelled making the mare smile.

"Yeah I should have just taken him when I first saw him." She grumbled getting poke from the mare.

"Hey babe it's cool you heard what he said, besides we have to go see Cadence. Shining said that she was in the big tower over there." She stated pointing at the tall castle.

"I figured that much Rain, come on let me up so we can go." Jayde stated as the mare got off her as Spike ran up and hugged her and jumped on her back smiling, the group made their way to the crystal castle but Jayde could see something was bothering Shining and made a note ask him later, she didn't like that look in his eyes.

When they made it to the throne room Jaye could see that Cadence was in a bad way making her sigh.

"Twilight it's good to see you!" She said smiling at her getting a small grin from the other mare.

"You to Cadence, so what's up?" She asked as they began to explain what's going on.

"Cool so ask around get intel and all that good jazz." Jayde said and looked at Shining who was still looking at her.

"Shining can I talk to you, alone." She asked snapping him out of his stupor.

"Not now Twilight, I need to stay here and help Cadence." He said making her growl.

"Whatever, come on guys lets get this over with." Jayde growled making the others look at her as she headed out the door.

"Um Jayde are you ok?" Fluttershy asked as Jayde stopped.

"No." She said and continued to head down the stairs as the others looked at each other with worry.

"I'm gonna go talk to her." Rainbow stated taking off after the mare, she found her glaring at the ground before she sighed looking back at Dash.

"Rain I really don't want to talk about it right now lets just kill Sombra and go home." She said trotting over to talk to some of the ponies as the others came up behind her.

"Is she ok?" Fluttershy asked.

"I don't know Shy I've never seen her like this." She said and watched Jayde turn the corner and lost sight of her.

(Few hours later)

Jayde sighed and sat down out in the field near the forcefield just staring at it with a grim look on her face looking out into the billowing snow.

"Trouble in paradise Jayde?"

She heard Sombra mock.

"If you think this is my paradise you are wrong Sombra. Why don't you go back to the hold you crowled out of, make my life easier." She stated hearing him growl.

"I'm going to destroy you and take back my empire after I kill each of your friends in front of you."

He growled as she looked up at him and smiled.

"Is that a threat boy? What's to stop me from coming through this shield and taking your power for myself?" She asked watching him take a step back.

"You think you can handle my power? A lowly mare who knows not what she tampers with? HA! Your a fool Jayde."

He stated smiliing at the mare as a sick grin started to cross her face and stand up walking towards the shield.

"Then come to me then oh great king, come and show me your power." She said as her eyes darkened leave only the color of her retinas that glowed in the sea of black making the dark king's eyes widen.

"You are no normal mortal, what are you?"

He asked as she started to step through the shield making his eyes fly open in alarm.

" I am Jayde the Dark Reaper." She said as her eyes flashed.

(Crystal Empire)

The sound of battle rang through the air making Rainbow Dash worry sick since she couldn't find Jayde anywhere as explostions rocked the land and giant dark crystals sprout up from everywhere.

Inside the throne room Shining Armor was staring at the battle with narrowed eyes along with Cadence who looked on with worry.

"She is to powerful dear." Cadence stated getting a nod from him.

"We have to find a way to reduce her strength and magic. Nopony should rival my aunts in power much less be more powerful, all it would do is lead to rebellion." Cadence stated as he nodded again.

"She is using dark magic to fight him along with the magic of a god from the golden glow she lets off and the purity of the magic, what are we going to do?" She asked as he grunted.

"We need to let the princesses know what's going on and see what they say, we can't have another Nightmare Moon." Shining stated as a little mouse made it's way to the door before it exploded.

"There will be none of that you little rat." Shining stated.

(Outside)

Jayde smiled and was laughing as she hit Sombra with a powerful blast of dark magic, they had been going at it for a while and he was starting to tire out. Unknown to him Jayde had been sapping his power the entire battle making it her own.

She walked towards the downed evil king and stopped as he whimpered in fear and pain as she closed the distance, a black sphere growing larger and larger till it was about the size of her hoof all the while a golden ball around the same size spun in her hoof before she stood on her hind legs taking the black circle on her horn and pressed the two together.

Sombra gaped at the mare as a cone of magic from the mare trapped him in his place.

"I offered you peace Sombra but you spit in my face, so this is the end for you." She stated as the pink and black ball shrank to the size of large grape while he screamed at her to stop.

"To bad, I could have used you as a ally." She said as the last of his dark power was sapped away and his eyes went back to normal making her smile.

''I YELD! PLEASE HAVE MERCY I BEG OF YOU!" He screamed tears running like rivers down his face.

"Oh do you now?" She said keeping the ball above her head near her horn as it slowly ran down her body and began to orbit her midsection.

"Yes please I yeld, just please have mercy on me Dark Reaper." He whimpered watching her give him a preditory smile.

"Good Sombra I can see it in your eyes you know who your better is. Now tell me why I should spare you?" She asked the shaking stallion.

"Please I will do anything you ask of me, just let me live please. I could show you ancient hidden knowledge of the dark arts that the sisters forbid along with those of ancient ruins that gift those that seek a higher power and knowledge and wish to learn, I know forbidden arts that I could teach you that have been destroyed by the sisters after I was thrown from power." He said watching the orb stop and float up to her horn before it was absorbed making him gape at her.

"Very well Sombra but I will tell you this,don't become a liability, your powers are mine and your dark magic are mine. You're a regular unicorn now Sombra." She smirked as he nodded sadness radiating from him.

"This is your own doing Sombra if your had taken my offer I would have let you keep it and if you proved yourself you would be in charge of my forces that will be coming here." She said getting a sigh from him as he was encased in healing fire making him sigh.

"I didnt want to hurt you dude but NO ONE threatens my family. If everything goes right then my people will have a foot hold here in this world, now you will stay the rest of your mortal life behind bars and die there." She said as he looked down.

"Lets go Sombra your day of terror is over for good this time." She said leading him towards the shield where she burned a hold through it so he could pass through. On the way to the castle ponies stopped and gaped at the mare and defeated Dark King who was in chains Jayde put him in.

They could hear talk and angry shouts from the former slaves making him cringe as someone threw a rock at him hitting him in the back.

''ENOUGH!" All stopped as Jayde glared at them.

"You have your justice, and the prisoner is going to spend the rest of his days rotting in a cell. You are free crystal ponies have a party or something, go get laid." She called out as they smiled and moved on just as they got to the castle where her friends were smiling at her and ran to congradulate her while Shining took Sombra away.

"Oh and Sombra I will be coming to get those lessons." She said as he looked down and nodded.

"What lessons? On how to enslave ponies?" Dash asked making her smile.

"I don't know Rain I bet you would like to be my slave for a night." She said smiling at the huge blush on the other mares faces.

"No I'm going to be getting lessons on other dark magic spells along with getting some secret intel from him." She said and looked at Cadence who now had the same look at Shining on her face.

"Twilight I'm so glad your ok." She said hugging the mare that gave a cautious hug back.

"Yeah sure." She said body tense incase she tried to pull something, she just didnt like that look on her face.

"Wait, wait, wait. Dark magic? Isn't that stuff bad?" Rainbow stated.

"Yes it-NO!" Cadence looked over at Jayde who had a annoyed look on her face.

"No dark magic is only as evil as the one who wields it, if you were hit with a rock by someone would you blame the rock or the person?" She said as the others mumbled agreement.

"Yet every pony that has used it has been evil." Cadence stated.

"So I'm evil? I'm the one that just saved this empire Cadence I don't see where your logic is. If I was evil wouldn't I have just taken up where Sombra had left off?" Jayde said getting mumbles from the others.

"Be that as it may dear Twilight, black magic has and always will be seen as evil." Cadence said as Jayde shrugged.

"Whatever, it's not my problem. But we still need to find a way to get these ponies all cheerful and stuff now." She stated getting nods from everyone.

Jayde groaned in bliss as she looked at all the books in the library as Rainbow and the others fanned out in search of something.

"Well I know where I'm taking my next vacation." Jayde stated as Spike tapped her.

"Uh Jayde focus." He said while she cleared her blissful mind when a mare walked up to her.

"Can I help you?" She asked getting a cheeky grin from Jayde.

"Yes ma'am can you show me where the history section is?" She asked as the mare looked around confused.

"Um I don't know I'm sorry." She said getting a smile from Jayde.

"No biggie we got this." She said and trotted off to help in the search.

(4 hour later)

Jayde smiled at the crystal heart she just finished and set it in the center where the book said.

"Well looks good now I have a library to raid." She said and started to trott towards the library before she saw Dash flew up to her.

"Hey babe we have a problem, it looks like this crystal heart thing is the real deal, and it looks like Sombra hid it somewhere." She said as Jayde goaned.

"UGH! I'm never gonna get to the library at this rate!" She growled trotting over to her brother.

"Hey Shining where's Sombra? I have to ask him where the Crystal Heart is." She stated.

"Sorry Twiley but nopony sees Sombra right- POOF!" Shining turned to see Sombra looking around confused till he layed eyes on the glaring mare and started to shake.

"How can I help you my lady?" He asked as she walked up to him.

Where did you hide the crystal heart?" She asked her eyes starting to change gold.

"IT'S ON THE ROOF OF THE CASTLE!" He yelled in terror as her eyes went back to normal and smiled.

"Thanks dude! Rain it's on the top of the castle!" She yelled getting a salute from the pegasus and then shot into the air as Sombra went poof back to his cell and started to trot away to enjoy the library.

"See you later dude! I'm gonna get some grub and some books!" She yelled over her shoulder as the captain sighed.

After the festival was over the crystal ponies activated the crystal turning them back how they used to be. Jayde and the others were headed home(after the girls dragged her out the library) when her horn lit up up and Sombra popped in front of them.

"Hey Sombie lets have a little chat." She said after the girls calmed down and Spike climbed back on her back.

(Forsaken Forest 6 days later)

Twilight and Sombra were out in the Forsaken Forest practising dark magic as he coached her through the process.

"Don't fight it Lady Jayde or it will comsume you. Become one with it and let it flow in you." He said gently smiling at his student.

"Just let it flow, just let it flow." She kept repeating it as a dark blanket settled over her making her smile as it reminded her of home at the warm feeling it gave off.

"Now channel the energy from the inside and push out all of it." He said watching her grit her teeth.

"Calm yourself my lady reach in and grasp it then spead that feeling out." He said watching the mare relax again and it looked as she started to glow.

"Yes, good job keep going make sure that feeling is spread through every inch of you." He said smiling for what felt like eons watching the mare break passed her limitations and beyond, he had never felt so proud at his first student whos raw power dwarfed his and he wouldn't doubt it if she could give all the alicorns a run for their bits.

As he turned back to the mare he was shock as a dome of light and darkness appeared around her and expanded as he jumped up and flashed away as the expantion continued at a alarming rate engulfing the whole forest before flashing back to Jayde and ended in a massive explostion.

(14 minutes later)

Sombra gaped at the distruction around him as he trotted to the mares last location and found her looking around with a smirk on her face.

"Lady Jayde? Are you well?" He asked as she looked at him and a dark tendril reached out grabbing him before he could do anything and pulled the shocked stallion into a hug.

"Thanks Sombra, my magic has always been out of control and I'm just happy to be able to have control of it for once." She said nuzzling the stallion who smiled at her.

"You are very welcome Lady Jayde, but your lessons are no where near over there is much to do, but it should be safe now to learn back in your home" He stated getting a nod from her.

"Ok hold on." She stated as he put on hoof on the mares shoulder and flashed away.

(Ponyville)

Jayde and Sombra appeared in the middle of the street startling some ponies before they recognzied her and smiled.

"HEY JAYDE!" The two turned to see three fillies running up to her as she scooped the girls up.

"Hey girls, I would like you to meet Sombra he's my teacher in the dark arts." She stated getting ooooo's from the fillies making him smile.

"So y'all were that evil king from the northern lands?" Applebloom asked making him sigh and nod.

"Indeed I was but Lady Jayde showed me the errors of my ways and if I have to be honest I feel better than I have in years." He stated getting a nod from the fillies.

"Cooooolllll! So can you teach me dark magic to!?" Sweetie Belle asked as the two smiled.

"Sorry my dear but for now I have only one student and that is this mare here, besides I doubt your parents would let me." He said as they sighed and look back at Jayde.

"Hey Jayde are you going to be helping with Nightmare Night tomorrow?" Scootaloo asked getting confused looks from the two.

"The hell is Nightmare Night?" She asked as the three fillies gaped at her before she was tackled by a prism blur.

"Jayde your back!" Rainbow yelled kissing the mare making her eyes roll back before she pulled back.

"I missed you babe." She stated smiling at the goofy look on her face while Sombra rolled his eyes.

"DASH JAYDE DONT KNOW WHAT NIGHTMARE NIGHT IS!" Scootaloo yelled in shock as the pegasus looked down at the smiling mare.

"Seriously?" She asked as Sombra cleared his throat.

"From what I gathered Lady Jayde has been gone for a while and I am also curious about this." He stated as Dash helped the mare up.

"Nightmare Night was made after Princess Luna was banished 1000 years ago and back then ponies would give a statue offerings of candy or something so she wouldn't eat them." Dash said as the two looked at her confused.

"Princess Luna was bananished to where?" Jayde asked as Sombra looked eager to know as well.

"To the moon duh." She stated as the two looked at each other.

"So after I was sealed Celestia sealed her sister away in her own moon, harsh." He stated getting a nod from Jayde.

"True story, I mean if she had the elements she should have been able to do like we did right, with the whole bringing her back from darkness thing?" Jayde mused and looked at the former king.

"Go to the library and see if you can dig up some of that history stuff for us and see what you can find out. I'll be by later and I want a full report." She as he nodded.

"Yes my lady." He stated and took off down the road to the Golden Oaks.

"Now that he's out of the way you can help me with some stuff." She said flying above the mare.

"Wait just a sec Rain I need to do something real quick, just meet me back here in a hour." She said and took off to the library.

"Got it!" Dash called after her and took to the sky to help her other pegasus with setting the mood for the horror night.

(Library)

Jayde opened the door to see Sombra pouring over a few books with a few more stacked up beside him as he looked up.

"Um I just got here Lady Jayde." He said as she shrugged.

"It's cool I'm not here for that, got to contact my family." She stated as he smiled and watched while her dark purpled colored magic glowed while she began to fade making his eyes widen.

"By the empire." He breathed watching as Spike came down.

"Oh so she went home for a while? That's cool, yo Sombra you hungrey?" He asked getting a nod from the shocked stallion.

After a while the dragon came back with a daisy sandwitch for the stallion and a gem for himself as he plopped down beside the still gaping stallion before Spike closed his mouth and handed him the sandwitch.

"Oh thank you Spike." He said not taking his eyes off the mare.

"Pretty cool huh, Jayde usually does this every few days and stays like that for a day or so, It's pretty cool." The dragon stated nibbling on his gem.

"This is incredible, where did she learn this?" He asked walking around the mare taking a bite of his sandwitch as he studied the runes on her body.

"These are not in any language I've seen! Fasinating." He stated as the dragon grinned.

"Yep before she disappeared a year ago she was named Twilight Sparkle and was Celestia's student." He said getting a grin from Sombra.

"Interesting indeed, where did she go when she disappeared?" He asked as she began to mumble with a smile on her face.

"Some place called the Lunar Republic and is married with two kids and part of a promonant family." He said finishing his gem.

"Really? Have you been to this place before?" The stallion asked as Spike shook his head.

"Nah Jayde will be taking me with her though at the end of this week after she talks with Celestia and Luna about opening a gateway for trade and military aid." He said as the stallion looked at his student with awe.

"I have to be the luckiest stallion to be graced with even being near such a creature." He stated to himself feeling quite humbled and lucky the mare in front of him didn't turn him to ash when she could have.

"Well I'm going out and see what the crusaders are up to, later Sombra." Spike called over his shoulder.

"Goodbye Sir Spike." Sombra stated looking at the mare before he went back to his research stealing a glance at the mare every once in a while.

'To bad she's married.' He thought with a sigh and continued to look over his book with a small smile on his face.

(1 hour later)

Sombra had just finished his second to last book when he heard the sound of hooves coming up behind him making him turn to see his student/mistress.

"Oh Lady Jayde your back, I've just about finished my research here and from what I gather the youngest grew spiteful and jealous of the oldest before she let darkness comsume her and led a rebellion against her sister, appearently Luna was a bearer of the elements as well so when she went rouge then her elements stopped working and weren't powerful enough when Celestia tried to use them against her. So she sealed her away before she could harm anypony else." He stated getting a nod from Jayde.

"Huh that's cool, maybe I could get some lessons from Luna as well once my training is done with you Sombra, now come on lets go help with whatever Dash needs us for." She said as he coughed in his hoof.

"I'm sorry Lady Jayde but Ms. Applejack came by and asked if as she put it, borrow me for the day to help on her farm to get ready for this Nightmare Night. I accepted but if you need me more my lady I will be happy to help you." He smiled sweating a little hoping he didn't piss the mare off.

"Ok, have fun you know where to go right?" She asked as he nodded.

"Ok once you've cleaned up the books head on over there." She said walking out the door as he sighed.

Jayde walked through the town smiling at ponies that waved at her as Gilda landed beside her and fist bumped.

"Yo Jayde what's up, you just get back?" She asked as the mare nodded.

"Yeah thought I would help Dash after I contacted my family since I didn't get to since I was gone, so what are you doing?" She asked as the griffon blushed.

"Well I was helping this cute stallion named Doctor Hooves with some of the decorations, you know if he's single?" She asked as the mare shrugged.

"Don't know yet but I could ask if you want me to, wait I think he might be to Derpy Hooves actually now that I think about it." She said as the griffon sighed.

"Bummer, oh have you met that weird griffon here Gaston." She said breathing his name making Jayde giggle.

"No not yet, but I hear he's a pretty good baker though, why what's up?" She asked as the griffon shivered.

"He tried to hit on me and get me to go on a date with him, said he's a griffon I'm a griffon so we should stick together." She stated as another shiver when down her spine as Jayde laughed.

"Wow what a pickup line, so want to help me find my mare? You take the sky I take the ground?" She asked getting a smile from her griffon.

"Sure I can do that, meet here in 20 minutes." She stated getting a nod from the mare as she took off looking for Dash.

(20min later)

"I couldn't find her anywhere, I even went to see if she was setting up another party for me since I've been back." She said as the griffon landed.

"Me either and I asked around and they said she went towards your place but when I got there I just found Spike." She said as the mare shrugged.

"Huh I wonder where she is?" She said just as Dash streaked overhead towards Canterlot.

"Well there she goes but I guess she ditched me, oh well want to help put stuff up? I'll ask the mayor where she needs decorations at." Jayde stated headed for the town hall as Gilda told her to meet at the fountain.

As the mare entered the town hall she could see the mare swamped with paper work making her sigh.

"Hey mayor, where do you need preporations set up at?" She asked as the mayor looked up and sighed.

"I need some near the fountain and the stage set up near the main road, also need help with putting up the game stations for the fillies and colts and then I need to get into contact with Zecora and see if she will be a guide for this years offering again." She said as Jayde nodded.

"Got it, I'll get right on mayor and I'll have Gilda ask Zecora and report to you ok?" She said getting a smile from the mare.

"Thank you Jayde now I need to get these papers put away before I get my costume." She said.

"What are you going as?"

"Oh last year I went as a clown and it didn't go over so well so this year I was thinking a blood hoof." She said getting a confused look from the mare.

"Basically a demon zombie." She said getting a nod from her.

"Cool, don't know what I'll be or if I'll even dress up. I haven't ever gone trick or treating since well since I was in the labs back home, none of the other kids or parents ever gave me candy when I was younger so I just got some from the others from the departments in the labs." She said smiling as the older mare stared at her.

"That's so sad dear but I understand." She said getting a nod from the others.

"Well I better go Gil is probably wondering where I am." She said and flashed away after her assistant gave her a box of decorations.

She appeared next to Gilda making her screech in surprise.

"Sorry Gil but I got what we need to do, but first can you go over to Zecora's place and see if she will be a guide for this years offering again?" She asked as the griffon nodded.

"No prob be back in two shakes of a tail feather." She said and shot into the sky.

"Well better get busy." She said as Rarity walked past before gasping.

"Oh darling your back! How was your trip?" She asked as the mare shrugged.

"Meh not to bad just flashed here from the Forsaken Forest and just got back a hour and a half ago." She said busy setting up some scary pumpkins around the fountain not noticing the floored mare.

"Th-the Forsaken Forest?! But darling thats 4 days travel from here." She said in disbelief.

"Yeah once Sombra helped me with my magic I have a lot better control over it and don't waste as much as I used to since I never had a teacher and most of it was self tought." She stated as the mares jaw hit the ground.

"Hey Rares how does this look?" She asked gesturing to the pumpkins and fake dead leaves around the fountain.

"Oh um it looks good dear, would you like some help?" She asked as the mare shook her head.

"Nah but the mayor could use some help with setting up the game booths and stuff around town if you want to jump on that while I get this stuff finished up here." She said as the mare nodded still in thought as she trotted away mumbling to herself.

After a while Gilda came back letting her know that she told the mayor that Zecora was on board as the two finished up the main square and headed over to help set up the stage as they just chatted and talked for a while as they helped set up the stage.

"So then after the battle we ended up staying there for a few weeks! Place smelled like hot garbage the entire time and it took me weeks to get the smell out of my feathers." Gilda growled as Jayde smiled.

"That's nothing when my son was born and we got to take him home the first night he took a bath with me he pooped all over me." She said as Gilda gagged.

"Oh that's so gross! Ok ok let's see um worst date you've ever had." She said as Jayde sighed.

"Sorry but no one dated me till I met my husband a few years ago, besides by the time I was in colledge I wouldn't have accepted anyway after all the shit that they put me though." Jayde growled before sighing.

"But hit me with yours." She said smiling as her eyes faded from the green and red back to her original color.

"Let's see ok there's this guy back home that was always trying to date me right so I was like meh why not dude might surprise me, worst mistake of my life." She sighed as Jayde smiled putting a board into place.

"I swear everything that could have gone wrong did and then the guy had the nerve to blame the night on me!" She said hammering a support into place.

"Wow what a dick, what did you do?" Jayde asked setting the stage on the supports and stepped back to admire their work.

"What do you think? I knocked his ass out and left him on the sidewalk." She said and smiled.

"Wow this looks good, make a pretty good team huh?" She said bumping her flank with hers making Jayde smile.

"Damn right! Come on let's go check on Rares." She said looking up at the griffon who smiled.

"Right behind you." She said just when Gilda was bowled over by a grey blur as Jadye ran to them.

"Whoa are you guys ok?" She asked getting the mare off of Gilda and then helping her up.

"Yeah I'm good, Derpy you need to watch out where your going girl!" Gilda growled as the mare looked down.

"Sorry Gilda, but I was in a hurry to find Macintosh and help out that I wasn't watching where I was going. I'm sorry." She said as the griffon sighed and smiled.

"It's cool Derpy just be careful ok, you don't want to run over a kid." She said as Jayde smiled.

"Hey Derpy are you and the Doctor married?" She asked as the mare blushed.

"NO! I'm actually dating Macintosh that's why I was headed over there." She smiled with a blush still on her face.

"But you have the same last name as him, are you guys related?" She asked while she shook her head.

"No my real name is Ditzy Doo but everypony calls me Derpy Hooves since I'm really accident prone." She said looking down as the two looked at each other.

"Oh Derp erm Ditzy why didn't you tell me that from the start you filly otherwise I wouldn't call you that if you didn't like it." Jayde stated as the mare sighed.

"Most ponies call me that anyway so it wouldn't be long before you started to as well." She stated as the two friends looked at each other.

"Ditzy if you don't like being called that then let ponies know that! You can't just assume we would call you that girl." Gilda stated making the mare smile.

"Thanks you guys." She said while Jayde threw her arm around her.

" Hey it's cool just let one of us know if anyone is giving you heat and we can make sure it never happens again." She said.

"Thanks girls this means a lot to me.'' She said flying up before taking off towards the farm.

"Well Gilda you heard the mare, as far as we know the doctor is a free stallion." Jadye said nudging the blushing griffons side.

"Yeah yeah, come on lets go see if the others need help." She stated getting a nod Jayde.

(few hours later)

The girls sighed as they saw Rainbow coming from her house from Canterlot before she flew down to them.

"Hey guys sorry I'm late I had to get something from Canterlot." She said blushing as Jayde sighed.

"Well we got everything done so I'm gonna head over to AJ's place and see if Sombra is helping out over there." She said as Dash sided up next to her.

"Hey come on Jayde don't be mad at me it was important and I needed to get it since I special ordered it a while back." She stated getting a sigh from Jayde before she shrugged.

"Ok Rain I believe you just come with me to help Applejack." She stated while Rainbow smiled.

"You got it." She said as Jayde grabbed her and they flashed away.

(Apple Farm)

The two appeared in the orchards and could see Sombra hard at work with Applejack.

"Sombra ah need you once y'all are done with that row of trees to take these apples to the cellar, after that come back and help me with the rest and we should be done for the day." She said as he nod.

"Yes ma'am." He said as the other two walked up to them.

"Hey AJ, you guys need any help?" Jayde asked as the mare smiled at them.

"Yeah if you would take those apples to the cellar so we can finish these trees here and be done for the day, Dash why don't you shake the other apples down that we ain't got yet." She stated getting a nod from the mare.

"I got you covered." She said and took off to the other tree's.

"You know Ms. Applejack you are lucky to have such good friends, in my time one was lucky to have even one. You are blessed my dear you should be proud." He said making her smile.

"Ah am every day ah'm happy to have such good friends and finally having one back after so long." She said as he nodded.

"Yes Spike told me of Lady Jayde's unwanted vaction." He stated picking up the apples with his magic and putting them in the buckets.

"Yeah we were all in a bad way when that happened, Rainbow Dash especially." She said looking at her friend who was darting through the trees.

"I'm sorry you had to witness that ma'am, I never really had friends since I always stayed in ruins or old libraries." He sighed looking up to the sky.

"I can't help but think of what could have been if somepony had reached out or dragged me out of one those ruins just to have some fun." He stated before grabbing up the baskets heading towards the cellar.

"Hey Sombra when Nightmare Night is over why don't yall come stay here with me and my family? I figure that Dash has something planned for Jayde that night." She winked making him blush.

"Oh of course." He said trotting to the cellar just as Jayde came out.

"Oh hey Sombra, the left side is full but the back right one should be fine." She stated getting a nod from him.

"Thank you Lady Jayde." He said disappearing into the cellar.

"Hey Jayde do you mind if I borrow Sombra overnight for some time with my family and me?" Applejack asked heading to the cellar.

"Um sure I don't see why not." She said making the mare smile.

"Thanks Jay!" She said heading into the cellar calling out for Sombra.

"Hey Jayde, I'm done mind helping bring the apples into the cellar?" Dash said with two baskets.

"Sure are the other apples already in the baskets?"

"Yeah just grab and go."

"Cool be right back, hey are you going to be coming over for dinner tonight?" She asked.

"Nah sorry but I'm going to be getting up early tomorrow to finish up the weather." She stated getting a nod from Jayde.

"Ok well I'll see you at the festival right?" She asked getting a nod from her.

"Most def." She said and went their seperate ways.

(Next day)

Jayde smiled walking with Spike who was shuffling around groaning in his zombie costume that Rarity made him while they made their way to the first house. Jayde watched as fillies and colts ran around screaming and laughing when she heard thunder in the distance making her shiver as memories came to her, she sighed trying to calm down when Spike came back up to her.

"Uh Jayde you ok? You look a little pale." He said as she shook her head.

"No I'm fine just some bad memories." She said looking around now highly alert.

"Ok, well I'm gonna go find Pinkie and see what she wants to do." He said taking off

"Sure just be home around 10 ok I'm gonna head out, I'm not to much of a fan for this thing to tell the truth." She said looking around getting a worried look from him.

"You sure Jayde I can stay with you if you want." He said as she shook her head.

"Nah go have fun bud just be home by 10 and stay with your friends, dont go anywhere without them got it." She stated as he nodded.

"Good I'm going to chill and clear my head for a while." She stated walking away turning a corner and leaning against the wall letting her sences push out like her masters showed her feeling the spook that attacked her on the train making her smirk.

"You know if you want power you wont find any here, unless you want to try for me again." She stated walking from her hiding spot as a monster appeared from thin air growling at her.

"Hm a xeno enforcer, how did you get through the portal?" She asked as the disfigured and mutated human stumbled towards her.

"You and your kind will die here when my brothers and sisters find out about this world, the leaders will take this world for the human race and forge a new path for this world in the republics image." He stated in a raspy voice as he started to crackle with energy.

"You want a fight then your gonna have to follow me freak" She blinked away followed by the human. They appeared in a empty field miles away from any village as she took a battle stance light and dark powers sparked across her body.

"You made a big fucking mistake coming here freak." Jayde stated as the human growled.

"You are one to talk XENO!" He screamed as she scoffed at him.

"Is that the best insult you can come up with? Xeno? Really? It looks like your organization has more infuence than I thought bravo on getting some of my blood, freak." She smiled as he growled.

"How could you have known?" He asked.

"The fact that you were able to teleport and follow me was a dead give away, I see that my blood doesnt go well with the human body." She stated as he scowled at her.

"Unless of course you were born from me." She stated smiling as his eyes widened.

"You cant be serious!" He yelled.

"Oh but I am! My children are the next step in human evolution along with their children and their children for generations to come! In the next 200 years the Republic will be unstoppable with my family alone, but I'm sure your little organization already knew that didn't they? No? I guess the cat's out of the bag then. To bad you won't live long enough see the rise of the great Lunar Republic!" She smiled looking at the shocked look on his face as power crackled over her body.

"You know what the difference is about a fake and the real thing? The real one will always win, freak." She stated as her eyes became black with red slits.

"I may have sacrificed my humanity so we can fight you on equal grounds lets see how I am against you!" He stated as power erupted from him and flashed away appearing in front of her and knocking the mare back sending her flying into a hillside.

"RAAAAHHHH!" A huge dome of black magic shot into the sky as Jayde unleashed her power.

"You don't know who your fucking with!" She screamed flashing away and appearing behind him as two weapons of pure energy formed on her forlegs sharping to a point thrusting the weapons at him while he dodged the attack sending one at her that she dodged before grabbing him with her magic and flinging him into the forest causing a explostion of wood and dirt.

"THIS IS THE END OF YOU FREAK!" She screamed as a black ball formed in her hoof and shot into the air coming down exactly where the human was starting to get up before she smashed the ball into his face driving him into the ground when a massive explostion of black magic went off destroying everything within four miles.

Jayde smirked before jumping away from a blast from the human who was a few feet away laying on the ground panting.

"You damn demon! Your kind are to powerful to let live in this world let alone ours! If the rulers know whats good for them they would kill you now and save them the trouble!" He said before puking up huge amounts of blood watching Jayde's red eyes glow through the dust and smoke as she smiled at him.

"You and your pathetic organization will die soon enough and if the rulers of this world knows what's good for them they will not raise a hand to me if they don't want to risk a war." She said now standing over him with a sick smile on her face.

"Now lets see what all you know." She said grabing his face and tapping her horn to his forhead ripping all useful information from him.

"Hm well it looks like your friends are stepping up their game, but all your little stunts will do is name yourselves terrorists. Now I have to make a report back home and once your kind are dead my family can finally live in peace." She said smiling to herself while he just gurlgled.

"Shut up." SQUELCH!

She flung the blood and brain matter off herself before cleaning herself up and heading home looking around at the destroyed forest making her sigh before her eyes glowed white and trees started to sprout up from the land and grass covered the fields, after a while she dropped down panting while her eyes went back to normal.

"Damn still need to get that magic under control." She sighed plopping down in the forest trying to regain her breath.

"Impressive Twilight, your study under the humans have improved by leapts and bonds. There is no doubt about that." Jayde turned to see Celestia along with Cadence and Luna looking at the mare in question while she smiled.

"Oh hey you three, sorry about this some how one of the anti-xeno zelots was able to make it through the portal don't worry as soon as I get home I will have everyone I can look into it." She stated as Celestia smiled.

"Indeed Twilight, now what's this I hear of black magic and you taking Sombra as a teacher of said dark arts?" She asked while Jayde smiled.

"Sombra is my prisoner since I was the one to defeat him and take his power, I take him as a teacher because he is the only one that can teach me how to control my power." She said before looking at Luna.

"Unless Princess Luna wants to volunteer her time to teach me." She mentioned while Luna and Celestia scoffed.

"TWILIGHT! Learn your place when speaking to us!" Luna shouted.

"Sorry sorry princess just thought I should ask didn't mean to offend but if you change your mind or have advise then I'm always willing to listen, but until that happens then Sombra is my teacher and will remain in my custody since all you would do is have him rot in a cell with his magic sealed." She said as they narrowed their eyes.

"You will watch your tongue Twilight, we may be friends but you will not disrespect me and my family." Celestia growled while Jayde sighed.

"Ok Celestia but lets get one thing straight, my name is Jayde not Twilight. So don't expect me to act like your old student." She said sitting down trying to build her magic back up while admiring her handy work.

"You know now that I think about it these are oak trees, huh no wonder it took so much out of me." She said watching as critters cautiously came into view making the mare smile.

"Well I better head back or the others will start to get worried." She stated streching and popping her back before flashing away.

"She is far stronger than I would have imagined sister, and her control of dark magic is very frightening to say the least." Luna stated while Celestia nodded.

"Indeed it is sister we will monitor her for now." Celesita stated while Cadence looked worried.

"Are you sure that is wise auntie, remember this isn't Twilight that we are dealing with here." She said as Celestia nodded.

"As sad as it is Cadence you are right. Twilight, the Twilight we know is no longer here." She said sighing.

"I fear we may have brought a monster back to our lands, but the elements are still very strong and Jayde still is it's barrier so we need her if anything happens." She stated while the other two looked at each other worried.

"If you are sure this is the best course sister then we will heed your words." Luna stated getting a nod from Cadence.

"I am, please I don't want to risk anything with another world if we can help it and as long as the humans and Jayde don't anything rash then I believe we have nothing to worry about.." She stated but could still see the uneasyness in their eyes.

"Don't worry you two if it comes down to it, I will handle Twilight myself." She said as the two nodded.

(That weekend)

Jayde and Spike along with Sombra smiled at everyone after a teary goodbye to everyone and a private evening for Rainbow and Jayde but after a long discussion they desided that it would be better if neather had to give up their dreams for the other, so Rainbow would stay in Equestria while Jayde would go back to the Republic for political meetings and to live her dream of being a mother, wife and only unicorn in the republic.

As the three waved a portal opened up behind them while Jayde and Rainbow looked at each other with a smile as tears ran down their faces.

"Well I guess this is goodbye huh?" Jayde asked as Dash smiled and shook her head.

"Nah, I know you'll be back just don't be gone for so long ok? The princesses gave the go ahead on the portal right so we'll see each other again." She smiled as Jayde nodded.

"See you later Rain, oh and come here why don't you take this." She said handing over a small round device that scanned her making her jump.

"It a phone just say my name or one of my friends since we're all progammed in there if you want to hang out sometime." Jayde said leaning in and kissing her cheek.

"Until next time." She said as they walked through the portal as Dash looked down as the other girls walked through.

"You sure your not makin a mistake sugarcube?" Applejack asked while the elite flyer sniffled.

"No, we both decided that it was for the best." She said looking as the portal closed.

"I lost her again." She said as she was brought into a hug and lead to the library.