King Sombra Loves Fluttershy!
Chapter 2: What He Needs
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What He Needs
The skies of Canterlot had cleared, the sky had broken and shattered that night and the air felt different. Many ponies had seen his face and felt the wrath of black crystals in their lives, and they were scared. The streets were the scene of a war, the castle was in shambles, and all of Equestria was slowly beginning to learn of this occurrence. The rumors of King Sombra's return brought many ponies to their knees, a half-apocalypse surging through the vast expanses of Equestria and creating a bitter stir.
King Sombra had been moved from his spot on the floor of the throne room to a comfortable bed, the stallion laying amongst rose colored satan sheets, in a magical state of unconsciousness that kept him ever so peaceful. Princess Celestia stopped to look upon him often, sitting in the room silently for hours and watching him breath, thinking.
Something that was unhinged in his mind had connected, and there was hope for him for the first time in his existence. The princess had seen it too, both of them had shared a silent moment in which he had told her a secret without having spoken it aloud. She gazed dreamily out the window, seeing the blue sky and the sun looking down happily upon her city. Princess Luna did not understand her sister's motives, but she respected them from a safe distance. Princess Luna saw in King Sombra's eyes the same horrific lust that Nightmare Moon looked through. They lived filtered lives; they saw what they wanted and took; they destroyed what was left and cared not. Nightmare Moon was gone, though, and King Sombra seemed to live on in his own- antique- way.
The stallion was a relic of the past, so misshapen and bent that he was barely recognizable as one of them. Though his eyes were screwy and his mind was a roller coaster of ceaseless curves and loops, he was the making of something magnificent, if only he could be found inside of the trash heap he carried with him.
Twilight Sparkle was dispatched a royal chariot, the golden and heavy thing touching down in the center of Ponyville. The handsome and strong guards swept her away quickly, having been told the weight of the situation. The fillies and colts of Ponyville looked toward the intelligent mare, hopping that she of all ponies could do something- anything- to help them and to help Equestria make good on what was happening. All had heard of the destruction of Canterlot and all had been told of the black crystals that tore away ponies happiness and made them tremble. The lavender mare stepped quickly to the chariot, no time for goodbyes or reassurances.
The chariot went upward, rocketing forward as the pegasus guards soared through the sky, following their instincts and mental compasses as they made their way toward Canterlot at maximum speed. Twilight Sparkle wished she knew why she was going; she wished she knew what she could even do to help the princess, all Twilight Sparkle knew was that she was needed by her teacher, and that she was going to help her.
Twilight Sparkle had the courage to look down, seeing the decimated gate of Canterlot, a snaking trail of destruction leading to the utterly soiled facade of Canterlot Castle. The chariot set down on flatter grounds, the mare stepping off only to be greeted by Princess Luna. "It is good to see you again Twilight Sparkle." The unicorn nodded her head, stepping closer to the princess and bowing. "It's good to see you as well Princess Luna." The princess ushered her sister's guest into the castle, the two of them avoiding the throne room as it was impassible. "I do not know what has come over my sister, but the evil King Sombra seems to have snuck into the good graces of her soft heart." Twilight Sparkle raised a curious eyebrow, Princess Luna leading the student into a large bed chamber, Princess Celestia standing on the other side of the room by the window, the curtains slightly drawn.
She entered the room, Princess Luna stepping in as well and closing the door gently behind her. Twilight Sparkle peered to her left, gasping at the sight of King Sombra, snuggled amongst the many soft sheets as he quietly breathed in and out, his fangs looking back at her menacingly. "Yes, King Sombra sleeps in this bed, before your very eyes." Princess Celestia reached over and touched his shoulder, resting her hoof their for a moment as her eyes traced away from him. "I do not think that King Sombra is as bad a pony as we have come to accept, Twilight Sparkle." The mare giggled, not believing the princess. "Princess, he nearly destroyed Canterlot, he's..." She shook her head, frowning. "No, King Sombra has sorrow in his eyes, I saw into his very soul when he looked at me, and what I saw was a sad, repressed, colt who has been tormented. He, like many others, needs to be shown kindness." Princess Luna scoffed, at odds with her sister in regards as to how King Sombra should be treated. "He deserves no kindness." She uttered, glaring at him as if King Sombra had somehow managing to be smug in his sleep. Twilight Sparkle sighed, stepping closer to the bedside and looking at his closed eyes. "The kindest pony I know is Fluttershy, but..." She looked to her teacher, Princess Celestia's eyes glowing with an idea.
Twilight Sparkle took a step back, trying to uncode what was happening inside of the princess' mind. She looked over to King Sombra, the princess smiling widely at him. "I know what must be done." She whispered, her mind made up and beyond changing. "What are you planning... I'm confused." Twilight Sparkle said softly, her teacher looking at her then, hopeful the idea would work. "Your friend Fluttershy is the element of kindness, I see no other pony that could do what must be done to heal King Sombra as he needs to be." Twilight Sparkle and Princess Luna broke into mad protest, each of them pushing their own agenda. The princess of the night insisted he was too dangerous and needed to be dealt with while they had the upper-hoof. Twilight Sparkle insisted that the two completely opposite ponies would not get along, and would more or less fight nonstop until something awful happened. Princess Celestia had none of their protest, blocking it out. "Stop!" She cried, rendering them silent. "He can be saved! You two did not see what I did, and it is my responsibility to help him if I can, and I believe I can." The two mares stayed silent, having lost the verbal war with the most powerful alicorn of all.
Twilight Sparkle allowed things to settle in her mind for a while, rolling the thought around like dough in her hoof as she pondered what might come of this idea Princess Celestia was so insistent upon. She wondered how Fluttershy would feel about all of this, a matter concerning her being handled without her opinion or consent. As time passed, the lavender mare grew more accustomed to the idea of giving King Sombra a second chance. Princess Celestia stood alone with her, both of them whispering over the king's body. He was handsome, there was no denying that, and when at peace the stallion was very much a sight to see. "I expect some protest from your friend Fluttershy, although I feel strongly that as the element of kindness, she will prove herself." Twilight Sparkle nodded, for the first time reaching out and touching the sleeping stallion. She blushed, the stallion cutely smiling and shifting so that he was cuddling her hoof. Twilight Sparkle felt her heart race, out of fear and out of bliss. Princess Celestia giggled, helping her escape his grasp. "You see, he does feel as we do, he needs kindness and a caring touch to help his spirit."' Twilight Sparkle nodded happily, understanding the princess and all of what she meant for the first time.
Princess Celestia felt at partial ease, knowing that she would play a large part in the rehabilitation of a stallion many thought was far beyond saving. He had not slain her, he did not harm her; King Sombra had stuttered and stared into her eyes with his own, offering her a silent secret: that he was in pain, and that he was in need. With the aid of Fluttershy, an element of harmony, maybe King Sombra would be able to find a harmony of his own. Twilight Sparkle hoped so, she hoped he'd become better than before.
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