King Sombre's Queen
Chapter 7: Yearning for Home
Previous Chapter Next ChapterSombre sat at a circular, rough stone stable in an elegant throne carved from magnesium. As he clapped his hooves together, the hole in the roof widened and dark shadows were cast over the king. He looked up and smiled at Chrysalis, queen of the changelings, as she flew downs and sat on a cushion.
A moment later, a creature made of a mixture of many animals including a snake tail, pony head and a Pegasus wing, materialised by the table. His name was Discord.
A night blue Pegasus in black armour called Nightmare Moon swooped down, her snake-like eyes staring Sombre down. She had recently been defeated and her sister, Celestia, thought she had changed all though she was still also an evil princess.
A blue creature with a hand on the end of his twisting tail swung down. Sombre nodded to Ahuizotl, a smiling pulling at his dark lips.
Finally, an eagle cry rung out and a griffon, Gilda, glided down and landed, blowing her feathered fringe out of her eyes. She had recently become evil after Rainbow Dash had stood up to her and removed her from friendship.
"Alright every pony," King Sombre smirked.
"Err, some of us aren't ponies!" Gilda squawked.
"Whatever," King Sombre snapped. "Welcomed to the EVS."
"What does EVS stand for?" Discord asked, reaching up and pulling a cable which unrolled into a large piece of paper with writing on. "Evil Villains of Sombre?"
"Almost," King Sombre grinned. "It means, Evil Villain Society, where we join together and rule over Equestria! I have already made one step, but we must all agree on the plan of we'll crumble!"
"Alright, what's your plan?" Discord asked, faking a yawn.
Fluttershy dipped down and sniffed the flower which grew stubbornly amongst the thickets. Suddenly, she saw a blinding flash and when it dimmed she found herself in a horrible creature's arms. Discord!
She screamed but her scream was almost inaudible and Discord roared with laughter as he clicked his fingers and another blinding light enveloped them.
Rarity tapped on the door but as she did she heard a yell and then a sickening crack and a door closing. Finally, Oblong Riches appeared in the doorway, smiling warmly.
"Hello my dear," he cried. "Come in, come in!"
Stumbling in, Rarity stared at the mess. It looked like Oblong had been chasing something all over the place.
"Sorry about the mess," Oblong said from behind her and then his voice became gravelling and high. "I had a pest to remove."
Rarity as she spun round and stared at Queen Chrysalis. As she opened her mouth to scream the queen shoved her through a magic portal and the room was encased in silence.
Rainbow Dash blinked the sleep from her eyes and frowned when she saw Rapid Cloud striding in, his eyes filled with evil, and jumped into the air when her boyfriend's body blurred into a changeling. As she darted forward Discord appeared and a portal appeared where he and the changeling had been.
Rainbow stopped herself in front of the portal and beat her wings to stop herself from being sucked in. She failed and yelled as the portal zipped closed behind her and she was taken to somewhere dark and smelly.
Pinkie Pie bounced into her bedroom and narrowed her eyes when she saw Gilda, the griffin bully from her past, leaning against the bed with her claws folded over each other. She smirked as Pinkie charged forward and then threw on a pair of hypnotic glasses.
Gasping, Pinkie tried to cover her eyes but immediately, she was asleep, unable to awake from the dark cage as Gilda grabbed her and soared out of the window.
Applejack sat on her bed with Spike curled up in the dog basket that had been moved from Twilight's haunting room. As she sat there, she heard a familiar cackle and looked round in time to see Nightmare Moon shoot through the bedroom window and tackle her.
Trying to open her stiff mouth, Applejack writhed and called out, only to let out a hoarse breath. Nightmare Moon roared with laughter as Spike floated on her back and she caught Applejack's mane.
Then, the alicorn's horn glowed and a blinding light flashed, momentarily blinding the earth pony. When her eyes adjusted again she saw that she was in a cell with all her friends and all the enemies they had ever know stood before them. Discord tapped his foot impatiently, Chrysalis smirked, Nightmare Moon stamped her hoof with evil laughter and Gilda blew her feathered fringe out of her eyes. Just then, the villains parted to reveal Sombre, head high and one front hoof held in front of him.
He took a step forward, and the footstep echoed painfully. Each step was slow and intimidating until he arrived at the barred door and smiled.
"Where's Twilight?" the southern pony demanded.
"Oh, she's alright. She's in her room," Sombre hissed.
"Am I, now?" a new voice growled. The villains turned and the friends looked over their shoulders and gasped.
"Twi?" Rainbow said, confused. "Twi, is that you?"
"You have…wings?" Rarity stumbled.
"Yeah," Twilight replied defensively as she marched forwards, her wings unfolded.
Applejack looked at Sombre, expecting to see him shocked, but instead he is smiling.
"My Queen," he said, lifting her hoof and kissing it. Applejack saw Rainbow out of the corner of her eye, making gagging actions.
"Why have you kidnapped my friends?" Twilight demanded.
"No reason, my Queen," Sombre replied, vines rising out of nowhere and wrapping around her, pulling her towards him. Applejack winced as their lips pressed together and Twilight seemed to be calm, her wings folding and her eyes closing as she rubbed her lips against his passionately. "Would you like to speak with them?"
"Uh-huh…" Twilight replied absent-mindedly, her eyes still closed.
Sombre left with the others following and Twilight watched him go dreamily. The door slammed shut and she snapped out of her daze, turning to her friends.
"What in the hay was that?" Applejack demanded.
"Err…" Twilight mumbled, scratching her head.
"I love your dress!" Rarity cried, pushing Applejack aside so she could take a look at the tight gown.
Pinkie woke and stumbled forward, staring at Twilight's wings. "Are you a princess?"
"Actually, I'm a queen," Twilight beamed, standing up proudly.
"And you're proud of it?" Rainbow cried. Twilight's eyes shot open and her horn powered up. "No! No! Please don't!"
Twilight's horn dimmed and extinguished and she sighed, her wings falling open and drooping. "Sorry, it's just… I've had to adapt and well… you should feel him kiss you! I feel wanted!"
"I would feel used!" Rarity cried.
Twilight's horn glowed and this time when Rarity squealed a plea she ignored it. The beam fired at Rarity and she cried out as her Cutie Mark vanished and in its place she got a bunch of rocks.
"Hey! That's a talent for rock farming!" Pinkie shrieked.
Twilight snickered and Applejack watched helplessly as the new queen strutted out of the room.
"I just want to go home," Fluttershy whimpered.