Part of a series of companion fics to each of the "Fiendship is Magic" comics.

Fiendship is Magic #1 Fanfic (Sombra) : Sombra Omega

Fiendship is Magic #3 Fanfic (Sirens) : Music Wars

Fiendship is Magic #4 Fanfic (Nightmare Moon) : For the Love of a Nightmare

Fiendship is Magic #5 Fanfic (Chrysalis) : The Need for Change

King Vorak may think his punishment of Tirek and imprisonment of Sendak is the end of his son's dark pursuits...but Tirek realizes that his first experience with Equestrian magic is only the beginning. As Scorpan tries to understand his brother, he watches as something darker and more disturbing than he has ever seen before in Tirek starts to take shape. And Scorpan grows worried...especially when Discord pays the young princes a visit and seems even more interested in Equestria than Tirek is. The younger brother can only hope that love will quell Tirek's mad quest for power one day before it is too late.

Many years later, Scorpan, having befriended a young unicorn wizard, makes the most difficult decision of his life...a decision which banishes his best friend to Tartarus.

And, alone in Tartarus, Tirek contemplates where he went wrong in his quest for power, and the significance of the betrayal that has come upon him.

"The pain you're in right now is not what it seems. Haunted by the memories. Moments of hope aren't what they used to be. They're only reflections of a dream."

~Aviators, "Reflections of a Dream, Part 2 (Finally Home Mix)"

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