He awakes from his long sleep. Though time has passed by quickly, he understands he did the wrong thing. He zooms up from his prison and escapes. He floats around the shiny and colourful Crystal Empire. He looks at ponies, but they don't look back and scream. He expects screams! Weird. But he carries on to the castle. He floats around the hallways, but no pony looks and screams.

Am I invisible? he thinks. He looks over at a guard, but he doesn't look back. He badly expects screams. I guess I am.

He arrives in the Throne Room, where the Crystal Princess and the Crystal Prince sits. They don't see him, either. He exits the castle by a swoop through the walls and zooms fast. He ends up catching a ride on the train.

He wakes up and finds himself at a train stop. He exits the train and heads around town. He ends up at the Book Store and looks at a mare. Lavender fur, midnight mane and tail with hot pink and royal purple highlights. She was also a unicorn, also with royal purple eyes. To his idea, she looked pretty. She didn't notice him, but she didn't know yet until she looks to the side. She see him. She gave a scream and ran away with the books. He follows her. He ends up in her Library, but not finding her. He sees stairs and floated above them. He found her upstairs in her room, more like under the blankets of her bed. He looks around and sees a mess.

"Who knew a pretty little mare would like in such clutter," he says.

"Why thank you," she says sarcastically.

"Hello, there."

She backs up a bit. "Hi."

"Don't worry," he says to her, "I can't hurt you, I'm a shadow, for eternity, I guess."

"How did this happen?"

"I was defeated by two certain alicorns."

"Oh."

"Where are my manners? They call me, King Sombra."

"Twilight Sparkle."

"Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

"Yours as well. Huh, it's already starting to get late. Well then, night."

"I don't sleep."

"And why's that?"

"I don't need sleep, when I'm a shadow haunting somepony."

"Okay...." She says awkwardly before going back under her covers and sleeping.

Haunting this, Twilight Sparkle, he must be in his dreams. So, he swoops into her head and she has dreams featuring them both.

After two hours or three, Twilight wakes up screaming.

"What's wrong?" asks Sombra.

"N-nothing!" she replies.

"You sure?"

"Yes! No! Maybe!"

"If you say so."

"Anyways, the gala's soon. Since I'm an alicorn, I get in for free, and the best news is, it's hosted right here in Ponyville!"

"Well then. Since I'm a shadow, I think I can just swoop in for free, as well."

"I don't think that's possible, so I'll just get you a ticket, just in case."

"Alright."

As she left the Library to get his ticket, a smirk appeared on his face. Next Chapter: The 'Date' Estimated time remaining: 5 Minutes