"Princess Twilight, Princess Twilight Sparkle! I need to talk to you!"- these were words spoken from a royal guard known as Flash Sentry. He had been making advances at the alicorn but decided to back off when he realized he would fail as she was a princess and he was just her guard.

"Flash Sentry, what must you have to speak to me about?"- said the alicorn

"Well, I was kind of wondering if you needed me to walk with you to Ponyville for your reunion. I have no other plans, and I thought maybe we could get to know each other a little more."- Flash said, trying not to blush, he really had quite the crush on the Princess, so much that he requested that he be just her guard, and hers alone. She was the mare of his dreams, and while he was a true gentlecolt, Twilight had rejected his advances, citing 'business'.

"Thank you for your concern, Flash; but I need to go alone. No offense or anything, I just want to be alone."- the princess said.

"Oh, well. I am sorry to have bothered you, Princess."- Flash said, hanging his head down low in defeat.

With these thoughts I am having, plus the offer, well, demand that Sombra gave me, I do not need any distractions, or interference. I need to do this alone. Alone is usually how I do business anyways... No time to waste, I have a 'reunion' to go to.

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Meanwhile in a pub in Ponyville...

"C'mon, Tavi! Drinking is not so bad. Look at Lyra, she is having a bomb!"- a certain white musical unicorn would say, hiccuping between words. "WOOOOOOO! BON-BON! LET'S GET WASTTTTTTED!"

"Vinyl, you know that I am not a heavy drinker, I love you, and I love being with you, but this is not my thing. This is more of an you, Lyra and Bon-Bon thing."- the cellist whom the dj loved so much would say, they have only been together for under a year, but they felt like they have been together for an eternity.

"Lighten up, it's not like anything bad is going to happen today. Live a little"- Vinyl would say.

"You do not know that, Vi. You could fall down some steps, or some big apocalypse type wasteland deal could happen. You never know what could happen."- Octavia says

"You know what, I don't. As long as I am with you, I know that if anything happens.. you would be with me."- Vinyl says, pulling her partner in a loving embrace. "Now, let's live like we are young!"

"Yes, dear. Let's live like we are young and reak of alcohol."- Octavia says, trying not to laugh as she and her lover head to the dance floor of the pub...

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Meanwhile, at the Carosuel Boutique...

In Ponyville, five friends; collectively known as the Elements of Harmony; were setting up the tables on the patio of Rarity and Spike's new place. Spike had seen some good years, he was no longer the 'wittle' baby dragon that everyone knew him as. Shortly after the battle with Tirek, Spike had lived to see another birthday, and a growth spurt that had put him to being as tall as Big Macintosh. According to someone who had studied dragons while on an adventure, Spike was almost at his full growth, as long as he did not hoard anything, he would be this size for the rest of his life; not that it mattered to him anyways. His species of dragons were considered smaller to the normal ones you see destroying villages, so to him, this was a great thing. He was just a big pony with scales and wings... and fire breath.

"Spikeyyyy! What are you doing? You know we have guests coming over. We do not have time, and I have to finish this dress for Sapphire Shores... plus I'm carrying your child... so I need helllllp."- a voice called from upstairs, one he only knew from the love of his life. One that would get to live as long as him, thanks to a certain dragon tradition on love. The dragon would walk upstairs to see his wife trying to multitask and fail horribly at it.

"You weren't always the one for multitasking, dear."- Spike would say, laughing.

"Mhmm, and you were not the one for helping either, our guests should be here any minute. Sweetie Belle is out with her friends, and I ha-"- Rarity was trying to get her point across but her husband thought otherwise.

"Rare, those guests are our best friends, did we not just spend three months on this whole 'de-sophisticating' everything?"- this sure earned Spike a death glare.

"Yes, darling. We did, but this is important and- *ding dong* someone's here."- Rarity would say before being interrupted again, this time by a door bell. Spike making sure Rarity stays grounded as much as possible, would walk downstairs to open the door, revealing several of their friends standing there, with the exception of Pinkie jumping up and down, like a bouncy ball. She was still as hyper as ever. One friend, he did not see; however was Twilight Sparkle. Maybe she is late, Spike thought.

"Oh wow, Spike, nice house."- Fluttershy was the first to speak, which was always unusual if she spoke first.

"Thanks, Flutters. AJ, please tell me you brought that 'special' cider I asked for, I might need it today."- Spike would say as Applejack handed him the case full of cidery goodness, as Applejack called it.

"Well, why you guys go talk, I am going to go see if I can walk Rarity down the stairs."- Spike says, heading upstairs.

"She's gonna pop soon, ain't she?"- Applejack says, trying to break the silence in the room.

"I really, really, really, realllly hope so! It would be so amazing, with a little dragon pony going raaaaaaawr, then I could be like, oh no, don't attack your dear ol aunt Pinkie, and then I could be like- *muffled noises no one in the room could make out*"

"Thank you, Pokey."- a rainbow maned pegasus would say.

"So, anypony know what the hay happened to Twilight?"- Soarin would say.

"I mean, Ah'm pretty sure she is still ah princess. Wouldn't ya'll think so?"

"Well, I mean she did disappear."- Rainbow Dash would say, as Spike was carrying Rarity down the stairs.

"What? Twi? She's still around, we just all have our own lives now, and we have not had the need to be the Elements of Harmony since the whole Tirek thing, so I know she stays busy with her own life. Thank you Spikey, for carrying me down here. Always the true gentledrake."- Rarity says, as she is being put down on her hooves by her husband. *ding dong*

"There she is. We need to make her feel at home."- Spike says, as on the other side of the door, Twilight Sparkle stood. Trying to regain her thoughts on the long walk, she did not even realize that her body had led her to the boutique. This whole dark magic thing was making her become crazy, she did not have much time left until Sombra would come find her, would she try to run? She couldn't, she can be tracked anywhere. He was just as powerful as Luna in the thoughts of mind, if not more powerful. This was it, she thought. There is no turning back now.

"Spike, how has my number 1 assistant been? Ready for the foal?"- Twilight would say through a fake smile, causing Applejack to raise an eyebrow.

"I've been great. 'Princess'"- Spike would say, pulling the person who pretty much raised him into a big hug, causing Twilight to squirm as he was causing her not to breathe.

"Spike, Spike! You're crushing me"- The Princess would say as Spike let go of his grip, letting Twilight catch her breath.

"Twilight, you look like you have not slept in days sugarcube."

"Well, you know being a Princess is tedious." That's a lie and you know it, my queen, Sombra would say in Twilights thoughts which also caused Twilight to gasp, causing everypony in the room to look at her. Really, your in my thoughts now too? Why do you have to do this to me, she thought while trying to come up with a lie to cover that up, "I thought it was a spider, I'm sorry" Now, you listen to me. Twily, your time has been shortened. I am giving you one last hour with your friends, then after that, you will take your rightful place in the Empire, do you understand my queen? Sombra would say. Yes, I understand... my... king. Twilight would say, defeated. She had really been defeated this time, this would be something she would regret the rest of her life.

"Shall we get this party started-" Rainbow Dash said before Pinkie would decide to bite her coltfriend's hoof and start screaming "PARTEHH!" The girls and their other halves would all catch up and enjoy what little bit time they had with each other, not knowing that something big was going to happen. As bad as Twilight felt about joining Sombra and betraying her friends, she knew they would be happy to be with each other in their final moments. Final moments, now you're thinking, Sparkle. Time's up, I am outside waiting on you. Say you're last goodbyes.

"I have something to say."- Twilight would say, grabbing the attention of the others in the room. "I know, I have been busy since the last time we all were around each other, but I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, that I love each of you. You are my family, and if something bad was to happen, just know that, we would be there for each other, I have to go now, and I felt like I needed to say that before I left." Time's ticking away, my queen. It's only a matter of time before the dark magic overtakes you.

"Well, I think that was the nicest thing you have ever said, Twi. We all love you too."- Spike would say, as he and the other would pull Twilight into a group hug. "Make sure to come and visit us, Twilight. I know you would love to see your niece."- Spike says

"I will."- Twilight says, walking out the door. Okay, where are you at? Can we just get this over with, already? She would think, as she was transported into an abandoned field on the outskirts of Ponyville. Collapsing on the ground, the dark magic was taking over her body causing her to scream in pain, turning her eyes from a normal white to an evil green, one only associated with her now husband, Sombra. She had given up so easily, but yet was trying to fight the magic.

"Don't try fighting it, it would not do you any good."- Sombra says, standing over his queen; who was transforming from the puny princess he always knew, to this powerful queen he was going to like reigning beside. Twilight would stand up, revealing her new steel shoes, new steel crown and necklace among other things. Her mane was now in a bun, unlike how she usually let it flow free. Her eyes gave off a dark aura, which caused Sombra to stare in amazement. His plan had worked.

"How do you feel, my queen?"- Sombra asks.

"I feel, defeated, but wonderful, my king."- She was now a tyrant, this was it, there is no more Princess Twilight Sparkle. She was now Queen Twilight of the Crystal Empire. "So what's the first official business of our reign?"- she would ask, giving an evil grin to her king.

"Why don't you use your horn and figure it out."- he would say, and with that Twilight would use her new powers from her new horn, which was red just like Sombra's. Feeling powerful, Twilight emanated that magic, and her greatest spell took form...

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Meanwhile back at the Boutique...

"I swear, on Celestia. There was something wrong with her. She seemed depressed, like something bad is about to happen." - Rarity would say, amongst the other chatter in the room of Twilight delivering her speech then leaving. Something was wrong, and they were going to figure it out. Across town, however, a bright light was engulfing Ponyville and the rest of Equestria and was going faster than any record that Rainbow Dash has ever broken.

"What is that?"- Rainbow Dash would ask, trying to squint her eyes to see what the bright light was.

"I don't know, but it's heading towards us and fast! Everypony get down! Now!"- Spike would say grabbing everypony there with his wings and getting down on the ground, covering them, as his vision turned to white.

Well, I guess there is no more Elements of Harmony, is it. My King. Welcome to the New Age.

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