The departure of the Changelings was a huge development. For the Equestrian side, this was a big break as half of their enemies where gone. The ponies who had defended the city where freed from capture and rejoined the fighting. For Sombra, this had become a worst case scenario.

"Surrender Sombra." demanded Twilight.

Sombra rolled his eyes and this demand.

"You're all alone." noted Twilight.

"I don't need anyone." replied Sombra defensive.

"Says the king who was defeated...twice." countered Twilight.

Sombra snarled angrily at this.

"First, the princesses defeated you a thousand years ago..." began Twilight.

"Yet I took the empire with me." noted Sombra.

"Unfortunately so." conceded Twilight.

Sombra smirked at this.

"However, you where defeated by me and my friends." said Twilight.

Sombra was clearly offended by this.

"It seems I struck a nerve." mused Twilight.

Sombra took a moment.

"That is something I expect from my pupil." said Sombra.

Twilight was ready to retort, but stopped herself.

"You won't me play mind games with me!" declared Twilight.

Sombra frowned a bit.

"It seems there I did underestimate you." confessed Sombra.

The dark king chuckled a bit.

"Why don't we cut the chatter and resume fighting." proposed Sombra.

Twilight braced herself.

"Fine by me." replied Twilight.

Meanwhile, the battle had decisively turned against Sombra. His forces where being rounded up and neutralized so they could be taken out of the fight without hurting them. The four royal ponies, remainder of the Mane 6, Sunset, Trixie and Discord where among those stopping Sombra's forces. However, with the possibility of victory seeming inevitable, the aftermath of the battle loomed overhead. They gathered to oversee the capture of Sombra's forces.

"Not to seem presumptuous, but what will happen if we are victorious?" asked Rarity.

"Sombra will get his butt kicked." answered Rainbow.

"I was wondering about those...taken prisoner." clarified the fashionista.

Applejack winced at this.

"Any prisoners will be returned."said Celestia.

"But what if..." began Applejack

The orange farmer found herself unable to finish.

"If they are...deceased." said Luna.

Applejack nodded her head in confirmation.

"We shall cross that bridge when we get there." answered Celestia.

"Princess, I am ready to face any punishment." said Sunset.

"Sunset, you have been forgiven." said Celestia.

"I am sure Twilight will be punished." noted Trixie.

The illusionist was surprisingly more blunt than arrogant.

"I am afraid so." confirmed Celestia.

"Twilight did a lot of things she needs to be punished for." added Luna.

"Auntie, will she be...executed?" asked Cadence worried.

The others gasped at this.

"No way!" exclaimed Rainbow.

"Twilight can't be executed!" declared Pinkie.

"I cannot allow Twilight to have her life ended!" declared Rarity.

"I also do not want that." added Fluttershy.

"Neither do I." stated Sunset.

Shining Armor suddenly stepped forward.

"Princess, I cannot allow Twilight to be executed." said Shining.

"I have no intent on executing Twilight." stated Celestia.

The others sighed in relief.

"What exactly will happen to her?" asked Sunset.

"I am unsure." answered Celestia.

"She's gotta be punished." stated Applejack.

"Indeed. She's done many terrible things." added Rarity.

"But, she was controlled by Sombra." noted Fluttershy.

"That cannot excuse what she did." said Rarity.

Rarity winced recalling her torture.

"I agree. There has to be something done." said Discord.

Discord gave Rarity a sympathetic glance.

"Oh there will be. I assure you." said Celestia.

The princess noticed both Shinning and Cadence where uneasy.

"However, it will not be excessive." reassured Celestia.

"Thank you auntie." replied Cadence.

A loud explosion caught their attention.

"What was that?!" asked Trixie, freaked out.

"Twilight." answered Luna.

"We need to help her!" declared Applejack.

"No." said Celestia firmly.

"Oh come on!" exclaimed Rainbow.

"This is Twilight's fight." said Celestia.

"No offense, but Twilight is still our friend." said Pinkie.

"Twilight is the reason Sombra recaptured the Crystal Empire and she's been a major asset in his conquering Equestria. All because he managed to brainwash Twilight and turn her into his pawn. Think of this as her penance." explained Sunset.

The other seemed to accept this.

"Please. Be safe Twilight." whispered Sunset worried.

The fight continued between Twilight and Sombra. The duo continued projecting magic attacks at each other, but they proved to be too evenly matched. Sombra began worrying as he realized victory was gone. Now his priority was escaping and trying to get away.

"Sombra, I won't let you beat me!" declared Twilight.

The dark king furled his brow at this.

"I have to find a distraction." thought Sombra.

Sombra thought for a moment.

"I need to find a pony." thought Sombra.

Sombra looked over and saw a blue unicorn.

"Perfect." muttered Sombra.

Sombra grabbed the female unicorn with his magic.

"Help me!" cried Sassy Saddles.

"I'll put you down in a second." saidSombra.

Sombra tossed Sassy Saddles into Twilight.

"Goodbye my slave." said Sombra.

Sombra used his magic to teleport.

"Cadence! Cast a shield!" cried Twilight worried.

Cadence heard this and cast a shield around the city.

"Dammit!" exclaimed Sombra.

The shield blocked Sombra who was forced to teleport back to where he had been.

"Going somewhere?" asked Twilight.

Sombra let out an angry scream.

"Ow, my head." said Sassy Saddles.

The unicorn got up and realized the situation she as in.

"Oh dear." gasped Sassy.

"Are you okay?" asked Twilight.

"Yes." answered Sassy.

"Run away now." demanded Twilight.

Sassy Saddles didn't hesitate to run away as fast as she could.

"Nice try." said Twilight.

"I will kill you." said Sombra.

Sombra fired several blasts which Twilight avoided.

"That was too easy." noted Twilight.

Twilight turned to see Sombra running away.

"Of course." said Twilight.

The lavender unicorn raced after Sombra.

"There's nowhere to escape!" cried Twilight.

Sombra turned his head and fired several volleys of magic which Twilight avoided.

"Who said I trying to escape." thought Sombra.

Sombra ran and made sure Twilight was just far enough behind him.

"Here we go." whispered Sombra.

Sombra turned down an alleyway.

"That is odd." noted Twilight.

Regardless, Twilight followed him.

"Stop!" demanded Twilight.

Sombra stood in the alley with his back toward a chain-link fence.

"There's nowhere left to run." said Twilight.

Sombra let out a chuckle.

"Oh, you disappoints me." said Sombra.

Twilight thought for a moment.

"What do you mean?" asked Twilight uncertain.

Sombra laughed loudly.

"You are too foolish to see you fell into my trap." revealed Sombra.

Sombra's horn began to glow and he cast a spell.

"Crap!" cried Twilight.

Sombra fired a blast of magic sending Twilight into a store front.

"Oh my head." groaned Twilight.

The unicorn got up, but found herself unable to move.

"Blood Manipulation Spell!" exclaimed Twilight worried.

Sombra chuckled.

"Correct." confirmed Sombra.

Sombra began to slowly torture Twilight by bending her limbs.

"You used this spell multiple times. Now you're getting a taste of your own medicine." laughed Sombra.

Sombra continued to torture Twilight.

"Ahh!" cried Twilight in pain.

"I love hearing your scream." said Sombra soothing.

"I...have...to...escape." mutter Twilight.

Twilight began her fight against the dark magic.

"You aren't getting away." said Sombra.

Twilight began feeling lightheaded.

"He's cutting the blood supply to my brain." said Twilight horrified.

"Correct. I'd love to torture you more, but I must take my leave soon." said Sombra.

Twilight started to feel weaker and weaker until she finally blacked out.

As she blacked out; Twilight saw imaged of the Princesses, her family her friends and finally Spike.

"I can't lose." thought Twilight.

Twilight slowly began to rise to her feet.

"I killed you!" exclaimed Sombra.

"I've got ponies and a baby dragon waiting for me." replied Twilight.

Sombra and Twilight both fired beams of magic that clashed.

"We're too evenly match." said Twilight worried.

Sombra let out a laugh.

"You cannot beat me!" declared Sombra.

Sombra's magic began to overpower Twilight's.

"I CANNOT LOSE!" screamed Twilight.

Twilight used all of the magic she had and as able to overpower Sombra's magic.

"Noooooo!" cried Sombra.

Twilight's magic completely overpowered Sombra's and destroyed the dark king.

"I did it." said Twilight weakly.

As Twilight collapsed and passed out, the explosion rocked the city. Moments later, Sombra's forces overtook their helmets and looked around. They where confused and talked among themselves asking what was going on. The ponies looked on in confusion.

"What happened?" asked Rainbow.

"She did it." answered Sunset relieved.

The ponies clearly didn't understand what Sunset meant.

"I believe Sunset Shimmer is saying Twilight was victorious." explained Luna.

Sunset nodded her head in confirmation.

"Does that mean..." began Pinkie.

"Sombra is no more." confirmed Luna.

"It's finally over." sighed Celestia relieved.

Author's Notes:

A/N: That is where we'll end this chapter and I hope you liked it. I hope the battle was good and satisfactory. Next time, the we wrap things up. Please review.