Later that night after the party the unicorn King, Sombra was currently pacing up and down his room while contemplating his plans for the next day, he had a good opportunity yes, however he couldn't do anything too drastic, he couldn't ask Twilight to assist in any kind of vengeance, she wouldn't do that just because of some deal, on top of that he didn't want to do anything that would cause Twilight to want to get revenge the day after, it didn't matter if he had control for one day if she'd have control the next and the rest of the days, this was ridiculous! King Sombra, thee King Sombra! Was concerned over a little inexperienced princesses!? This was absolutely, what would Equestria think if he saw the unicorn King in this situation, what would Celestia think?... That's when the idea hit him, perhaps what he did wouldn't be to get a reaction from Twilight but....everyone else... Oh this was going to be good.

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Spike after the very long and strange day began getting ready for bed, however as soon as he sat down he heard knocking on his door, the baby dragon grumbled a few words he knew he wasn't allowed say before sluggishly heading towards the door, once he reached the door he saw Sombra who had pen and paper in his mouth that he then dropped on the floor, Spike was too tired to care though, he just wanted to sleep "dragon, I need your assistance with a letter to that damned Celestia.

Spike just sighed and took the pen and paper and began writing as Sombra spoke, he wasn't really paying attention, just unconsciously writing what was asked if him while Sombra watched with a devilish smile, his smile only growing once Spike blew his signature green flame onto the letter and let it release into the sky and drifted off towards canterlot.

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The next day Celestia woke up from a relaxing and peaceful sleep, as she stretched out her long feathery wings she noticed a small note on the mantel piece, she smiled assuming it was from Twilight, Celestia trotted calmly over to the mantel piece and took the letter in her magic and slowly opening it, what was inside however shook her to the core.

Greetings you damned Alicorn
Yes, it is I Sombra, I borrowed Spike before turning in for the night, if this ends up waking you up I do apologise, however this is important and I could not wait any later. I'm writing to inform you that Twilight and I shall be going on a date (call it a night out if it helps the image in your head fade away) please do not interrupt, after all we don't want Twilight stressing with the possibility of rumours of her and I together spreading all throughout Equestria now would we? Have a nice day~
Sincerely KING Sombra

Celestia slowly peeled her eyes away from the letter before her eyes darted back to the letter to read it again and again and again, it took till the 20th time till Celestia accepted that her eyes were not playing an early mourning prank on her, what was before her right now was a note from Sombra about a....date with....Twilight. Celestia slowly left the room with this lingering thought in her mind, this was indeed far beyond what she had expected in terms of the unicorn Kings schemes, damn Sombra, he truly is a genius, though Celestia felt more than just worry weighing on her mind, there was something more she just couldn't fully tell what it was, frustration? But why? Well it didn't matter now Celestia had royal duties to attend to.

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The next mourning after sending his very interesting letter to the alicorn princess Sombra seemed quite pleased with himself, how would Celestia react? How would the world react? So many wonderful questions that may even start a mass panic, after all if Sombra gained another royal title and became King of ponyvill no one would feel safe, this was truly the ultimate scare tactic to let Celestia know that this would not be as easy as a friendship tutorial.

Once Sombra made it to the kitchen he found none other than Twilight Sparkle there, giving him a welcoming smile, it was kind of nice, though Sombra was also interested to find what that would change into later in the day "good morning Sombra!" She greeted "turns out there was some left over cake from yesterday so I thought it would be fun to have for breakfast" she explained before using her magic to push a plate closer to the part of the table Sombra currently sat in, Sombra thanked her for the food and then began to dig in. However there was one more topic Twilight wished to address "so, since you have full control over what happens today I was curious what you'd want to do once we are done breakfast?"

Sombra lifted his head from his food, due to not being able to use a knife and fork properly without his magic. After licking a few crumbs off of his face he responded "I was thinking perhaps we could head to the ever free forest, while yes your little village is....tolerable it is too colourful and and bright for my taste, feels as if it was aimed towards little kids, from what I've seen and heard from the everfree forest however it does indeed sound interesting" he replied, actually seeming intrigued.

While the Everfree forest wasn't exactly a place Twilight felt too comfortable going to it could be a good way to help Sombra feel more comfortable, besides she made a promise and she wasn't going to break it just because she's a bit nervous about the everfree forest, that would be completely ridiculous "sure! I think you'll enjoy it, though just to warn you there isn't really much there" she explained.

Once the two royals finished their cakes Twilight quickly combed Sombra's mane and the two of them left the castle and headed for the everfree forest, as usual no one was used to seeing Sombra around ponyvill and everyone was terrified, however right now it was a mid of fear and confusion due to the happy smile on the princess of Friendships face as she walked beside the now scowling King who was glaring at everyone around him.

Sombra then had an idea, he wanted to get a reaction out of the ponies of ponyvill, perhaps this would be a good opportunity to start enacting that plan, he playfully nudged Twilight with his shoulder causing her to turn and look at him in confusion, when she looked at him she saw his devilish grin smeared across his face, he then leaned in close to Twilight's ear and whispered "come on Sparkle there's nothing wrong with some fun banter, besides if we look like we are getting along perhaps these commoners will learn to lighten up a bit" he explained. As Sombra was talking however he looked around to see all the surprised looks on ponies faces around him, he could see the headlines now 'princess of Friendship falls for monstrous King, all hope is lost!' Oh how fun that would be to watch.

Sombra was then taken out of his trait of thought when he felt something nudging his side, he turned his head to see Twilight giving him a sly smirk before nudging him again with her side and leaning in towards the Kings ear and whispering "sure, why not, but know this my King you can't woo me so easily, catch me if you can!" With that Twilight ran off laughing to herself.

The unicorn King looked at the young princess with wide eyes, before a slight smirk crept onto his face as he began to chase after her, laughing slightly as he did so, it was weird, he was enjoying himself doing something that he truly found to be completely childish, it wasn't worth questioning however as he continued chasing after the young made, manoeuvring himself around multiple ponies as he began to be catching up to Twilight.

Twilight was giggling to herself as she continued running, she then noticed the everfree forest in front of her and came to a stop in front of the large forest, she then turned around to in form Sombra they made it only for the unicorn King to crash into her as he attempted to and failed to stop himself before the collision, the two tumbled downwards together into the everfree forest, only to stop once they banged against a tree which stopped all their rolling momentum causing both their heads to bang off the bark, Sombra winced in pain only to see Twilight above him giving him an awkward smile "heheh...whoops" she joked before breaking into laughter, her head resting against the Kings chest as she continued to laugh "I haven't had that much fun in ages and to think it happened during a reforming session of all things" she gasped through her laughter.

Sombra looked down at the mare in confusion, this was a princess, princesses were regal and focused when in the presence of others, unless of course they were a family member or a friend of sorts that they didn't have to pull a facade with, that realisation caused Sombra to ask something he never thought he would "Twilight, do you consider me a...friend?" He asked, tilting his head slightly.

Twilight glanced up at him before readjusting herself so they were on a more equal level "well, I guess kind of, I mean you are mean sometimes and I don't even want to imagine what things you think about sometimes but...while we are here and I'm reforming you I guess I do see you as a friend...but.." Twilight let out a sigh which made Sombra even more curious "that only worries me more, I-I'm worried if you do get your powers back I'll have to face you and... I don't know if if be prepared to fight you after all this" she explained with a sigh before resting a head on his shoulder "I don't even know why I'm telling you this honestly, I don't even know if you care...just don't tell anyone else ok?! I don't want anyone thinking this is too much for me to handle!" She warned with a slight snort"

Sombra couldn't help but be surprised, though his surprised look turned into a sly smirk "I promise you Twilight, I won't be telling anyone of your uneasiness, since I would have to interact with your friends more than I do when you ask me to, as for the other thing you mentioned, as of now I do indeed care, will I care once I get my magic back? I don't know, will I attack you when I get my magic back? I don't know, do I know if I'll ever get my magic back?....I truly don't know, I don't know anything anymore..whenever I try to use my magic and it doesn't work I lose more and more hope, I've built my life off of power and control...now I have nothing.... Except you" Twilight's face turned to surprise once she heard this however before she could say anything Sombra continued "you've helped me...you did things I couldn't for me...I needed you to look after me and I..hate it, I can't do anything anymore, I'm becoming friendly with someone I despise I...I'm not even me anymore!! I'm a pony with no magic! A King with no Kingdom! I'm a citizen! A pony with a now worthless horn!... I hate it...but..if it wasn't for you Twilight...I would be stuck with nothing but my most hated enemies, I don't hate you as much as everyone else Twilight, when you defeated me I saw it as another defeat by that damned Celestia so...I guess I'm grateful that I'm with you and not someone else... Don't speak of this to anyone!" He warned.

Twilight stared wide eyed at him, taking in everything he just said to her, he actually opened up to her, the evil King Sombra finally seemed to trust Twilight enough to tell her his troubles, it may have been a bit unsettling but it was genuine and that alone made Twilight smile as she hugged Sombra around the waist, while she heard Sombra shouting "unhand me!" She just snuggled close to him and spoke calmly "Sombra..whether you do turn back to your evil ways or not, I am grateful that we got to spend this time together, even if you needed to lose your magic for it to happen and I promise I will do my best to see you as a good friend" she promised with a caring smile.

Sombra sighed "yes well let's move away from all this mushy stuff already, can you please get off me now already?" He asked, though it was more a demand.

Twilight complied before rising to her hoofs and held a hoof out to help the unicorn King "sorry about that, I guess I just sort of got carried away" she chuckled awkwardly as she helped Sombra up before dusting herself off.

Sombra turned his neck slightly, causing a slight pop from his neck "now then, there was something I wanted to discuss with you while we were out here, you mentioned before how you do not see yourself as worthy of your title as princess, so I feel like it is time that we fix that, you are in front of a King after all" Twilight looked at him with slight concern and scepticism "oh do not fear Twilight, I'm not going to tell you to in salve ponies, that isn't your style and I understand times gave changed, now walk with me, I still want to see the everfree forest after all" he explained before he began to walk off, eager to learn Twilight quickly caught up and walked beside him "a ruler when in front of her subjects must be regal, that means a lot more than one would originally think, for example" Sombra turned so that he was in front of Twilight causing her to stop, Sombra lifted her chin up slightly "you must have your chin raised, especially with your smaller stature, you need to be looking down on your subjects" Sombra demonstrated with his head raised slightly, looking down on the princess of friendship "of course from me it seems intimidating, but done differently it can be comforting as well, which brings me to the next point, if you want to be a ruler that helps your subjects be at ease, around you and at ease knowing they'll be ok you have to smile, not too much however, then it looks dis genuine and that's the worst possible thi-" Sombra stopped as he saw Twilight raise a hoof, clearly to ask a question "yes, what is it?" He asked.

"Why do I need to look down on everypony and how exactly is it comforting, also..what if someone's taller than me?" She asked slightly awkwardly.

Sombra began trotting around her "yes that could be a problem, that is why you will grow, you must change your diet, the food that you are eating while delicious will not assist you in gaining height, of course it will happen eventually however since you became an Alicorn at an older age while already fully grown your growth process has had to start again, which will make it take longer, there are ways we can fix this however, starting with your wings" Sombra explained as he placed a hoof on her wing, wings of an alicorn when extended allow the alicorn to look bigger than they truly are, not to mention if you have them tucked up so much you won't be recognised as a princess, if you are not recognised as a princess you'll definitely not be ready to take the mantle, which is also why your royal attire is important, have you seen Celestia without her crown before?" Sombra asked, Twilight thought for a moment before shaking her head "exactly, it is what allows her to represent her nation as a ruler, this is also why height is important" Sombra explained before looming over Twilight, his shadow covering her, she backed away slightly however the King just moved closer once again "height is used to threaten as it insinuates superiority, however if a princess is kind and can stand tall it shows they are ready to protect their people, acting like a normal pony as you attempt to do could be seen as incompetence if in front of the wrong ponies, you will look incompetent and if someone attacks and they can't trust their princess, all hope is lost, so you must stand tall, for their sake and yours, do you understand?"

Twilight was almost lost for words, all of this coming from...from Sombra? She learned so much in just about a minute, more information in such a short time then she'd ever learned from Celestia in ten times that length, while Celestia laid down hints to put her in the right direction Sombra was direct and emphasised the importance of what he was saying, it was pressuring yes, but it had to her! She was a princess ruling a kingdom, she couldn't risk learning from mistakes , she needed to know...now "I understand, please teach me more" she replied, her voice slightly sterner this time and her head raised, she extended her wings out slightly instead of having them plastered tightly to her sides.

Sombra almost looked impressed as he began to circle the young unicorn directing her to move her hooves closer together to emphasise her height that slight bit more "now, smile" he stated, his voice stern, Twilight smiled slightly, her lips slightly parted as she did so and a slight quiver could be noticed in her smile, Sombra shook his head "it's easier if you keep your lips together, don't try showing your teeth while smiling, you'll strain yourself after a while if you keep that up for too long, that will cause something like this" Sombra shoved a hoof into a bad her had rapped around his waist, he seemed to bring it around often these days for collecting souvenirs and other sorts, he took out a newspaper and showed it to Twilight, it was Luna in a picture with orphans outside the orphanage, she had a large scowl plastered across her face "perhaps Luna needs my guidance as much as you do" Sombra joked before he continued walking.

That was when another question popped into Twilight's mind "um Sombra, if you don't mind me asking, where's your cutie mark?" She asked, as soon as she finished her sentence the unicorn stopped mid stride, he placed both hooves back on the floor before turning to Twilight "simple princess, it doesn't exist" with that Sombra continued but Twilight wasn't done "but..what do you mean, you never found your special talent?! Never? But you've done so much, how could yo-"

As Twilight was about to finish her sentence Sombra quickly did a one 180 degree turn and backed Twilight up against a large rock, scowling at her in anger "I had a cutie mark!..but not anymore, I don't want to discuss it, come on, you still need to learn" with that Sombra continued on.

Twilight looked down at her hooves, she raised her head up slightly higher than normal and brought her chest forwards, her wings once again extending slightly outwards as she followed the King, it was hard to take the pose so seriously however when even with Sombra slightly slumped he still clearly towered over Twilight "your next step is to be able to speak clearly to a large number of ponies at once, any ruler must be capable of making a proper speech that everyone, even those still in their homes can hear, this is what your princesses may refer to as A ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE!!" Sombra's words boomed through the air, almost sending Twilight backwards with the force of the sound waves, his words reached all across ponyvill, absolutely everyone heard it "though of course we shouldn't practice that now, otherwise we may cause a mass panic which I'm sure you don't want, though you should make sure you have it for when needed".

The two rulers continued on and as they did Twilight learned far more, how to stand, how to talk but most importantly how to take action.
"No matter how long ago it may have been keep in mind that war can happen, if this does happen you must take action and understand that at times death is inevitable, I know you may think that's easy for me to say, after all I enjoy the art of war. Neither the less war can't just be stopped by demand, war is caused by outsiders, outsiders don't need to listen to you...unless you make them" Twilight shot the unicorn King a slight glare however Sombra quickly turned to face her "listen to me! To make outsiders do as you command they need an example, this is where torture and execution come into rule, it must! No short cuts! No easy victory! No friendship just because you wish of it! You will need to force them to listen to you! They must have no other option! Do you understand?!" Sombra growled causing Twilight to shiver in fear "well? Do you?!" Sombra spat.

Twilight growled and stood tall once again "YES I UNDERSTAND!!" She boomed with a Royal canterlot voice "..I understand, not all lives can be saved, I...understand" she sighed.

Sombra appeared to be rather pleased, he then placed a hoof on Twilight's cheek and smirked "there you go, I could feel the anger in your voice, the power that came from it, but words are one thing, actions are another, if you can only speak your enemies can easily go for your tongue, if you were around a thousand years ago and went against me the first thing that would happen to you is you would lose your tongue and your crown, you must show that you have power without those things, I have lost my magic but I still have the physical strength to fight and if I had to I would, you have the magic of a unicorn, the flight of a pegasi and the strength of an earth pony, you must use it, you must master it and you must.not.fail.

Twilight nodded and smiled slightly "thank you Sombra..really, thank you, I needed to hear that, you thought me far more than anyone else and I am extremely grateful, I promise you that whatever needs to be done will be done, for now on in ponyvill every decision will go through me, I will make sure to take action without restrictions" her smile brightend before resting her head against Sombra's chest "must be nice, teaching someone something you don't know if you'll ever get to do again, passing your knowledge onto somepony else, and now I will return the favour by continuing to reform you, by the end of this you not only have your magic but will live in piece, I'll make sure of that...well I don't know about the magic part" Twilight joked with a giggle, surprisingly she managed to get a chuckle out of the unicorn King as well.

The two of them looked towards the sky, it was then they realised they had in fact spent hours out here, not one hour or two, possibly four, maybe even five. Twilight then turned to Sombra, tilting her head slightly "so Sombra, any other plans?" she asked before glancing over to ponyvill.

Sombra thought for a moment before responding "yes actually, I made sure to have plans, I noticed an interesting restaurant while you gave me that tour through ponyvill, would be an interesting change from the norm, wouldn't you agree?" He asked.

Twilight moved closer to him and nodded "I think that sounds lovely, should we head off now then?" She asked.

Sombra chuckled before nodding in response "yes I think that would be best, while the everfree forest is indeed an interesting place I can't help but feeling no matter where we go we might as well be in the same place" he joked as the two of them began heading back to ponyvill while Sombra thought to himself "let the games begin".

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The two of them made it to the restaurant that Sombra mentioned earlier. It wasn't a restaurant that Twilight recognised, Sombra explained to her how it was only built recently, the company who runs it has five star restaurants across Equestria and had recently come to ponyvill due to the small area with a big population, there was one question that was on the tip of her tongue that Twilight felt she had to ask "how do you know all this?! I don't know this stuff!" She asked in shock, this wasn't the same as Sombra having knowledge lost to time or discovering things tat were only in the history books years later, this was something that happened just now in her village and yet Sombra knew...but she didn't.

Sombra couldn't help but laugh at her dumbfounded expression, but he felt like she deserved an explanation "consider it a part of your training Twilight, a ruler must know what us going on at all times, in fact all decisions should be coming through you, you must make sure for now on in ponyvill nothing happens without you knowing, do you understand?" He asked in a stern tone, almost as if he was scolding her.

Twilight nodded in understanding "what about the mayor though? Mare Mayor runs ponyvi-" "simple, she must be toned down, this Mare Mayor could be an advisor of sorts or could simply organise your paper work for you, I know that you don't want solders and workers and such, however you must understand this is about you protecting your people and that means keeping them in check, if you wish I can help organise any needed interviews or advertising, though I don't think too much advertisement will be needed, ponyvill is small after all." Sombra explained "however these changes can be put in place another day, whenever or however you see fit, just know these changes are important, enemies do not and will not stay quiet" he warned her, returning to his stern tone.

Twilight nodded and gulped slightly, all this was so much to take in at once, however Sombra was right, what he said made sense, perhaps she truly did need to step up and take control, though there wasn't much point in dwelling on it now, there was food to be eaten after all.

So they then walked into the restaurant side by side, once they entered they were about to be greeted by the receptionist...until he noticed Sombra and suddenly let out a very girlish scream. Sombra sighed with annoyance and gestured his head to Twilight "t-table for t-two I'm guessing?" The receptionist asked in a shaky tone and Sombra simply nodded in response and so they were then guided to their table and they both sat down, Twilight using her magic to pull out Sombra's chair for him and push it in once he was sat down.

"I'll have the salad" "I'll have the veggie burger" they both said in unison before looking up at each other, both chuckling in unison "you should really bring meat back to this village, you have a forest almost fully surrounding this place after all, very convenient" he commented.

Twilight shook her head "pony's have been kind to animals for many years now Sombra, Fluttershy looks after far too many to pass such a law at this stage, though I suppose perhaps a village vote is in order." She replied and Sombra nodded "though, there is one other thing I wanted to ask you?...did you know Starswirl?" Twilight asked with almost pleading eyes, hoping dearly Sombra wouldn't just try and avoid the question.

Sombra sighed before looking her dead in the eyes "he was my friend, for a time he was the only one that I could have a decent conversation with, I'm sure you've heard by now Starswirl never understood friendship correct?" Twilight nodded "this is a lie, he understood friendship, but later feared to become too close to anyone again, that is the mark I left in his life, no I did not try to murder him, no I did not attack him, no I did not betray him....but I did show him something he will never unsee, something he fears... Starswirl the bearded is the first besides me to see dark magic, dark magic far beyond what you showed in the crystal empire, the dark magic I have feeds off of fear, anger, rage, disparity and much much more, once Starswirl saw what I had become...he ran and I never saw him again, but let me tell you another piece of history, you know the story of Equestria before Alicorns yes?" He asked.

Twilight was taken out of her stunned mind set and nodded "y-yes, Earth ponies, pegasi and unicorns didn't get along, Earth ponies worked for both unicorn and pegasi for good whether and sun rays. Starswirl helped the unicorns raise the sun, however whenever they did they lost their magi-" "Starswirl was not the only one, Celestia was not the first to raise the sun alone and Luna was not the first to raise the moon alone, I was. I King Sombra helped Equestria, I showed them my power and knowledge, however everything I did had high amounts of payment attached to it that many refused, all except Starswirl, I thought him and eventually we thought each other...then Celestia came, she could raise the sun with less strain then I and Starswirl and so he passed on what I thought him...onto Celestia, I refused to teach her however, an Alicorn was nothing to me, Celestia and Luna were nothing but ponies born with gifts to make their lives easier, I scratched and clawed! Meanwhile they waltzed in...I almost ruled Canterlot you know, Starswirl suggested that we could potentially bring all three races together, however Celestia's presence did that in an instant and thus her and Luna ruled meanwhile I left to find bigger things for myself and eventually became the unicorn that I am, the dark tyrant unicorn King Sombra!" He stated, almost as if announcing it to everyone in the restaurant, just then their food came and he quickly left to conversation and went to his meal.

Twilight was shocked by what she heard, how much of what she was told was a lie? How many books told lies? What if Sombra was the one stating the lie? But why would he? He couldn't predict this conversation would occurs, Twilight brought it up not Sombra, he didn't lead into it or anything, there was no way Sombra was lying... Celestia lied.. The history books lied. "Twilight are you ok?" Twilight bounced out of her trait of thought and back to Sombra "you haven't eaten yet, you've just been staring at the wall for a good few minutes now, I understand that must have been a lot to take in but you should eat, that's why we are here after all" Twilight sighed but nodded and the two began to eat.

As the two royals continued eating they heard music being played, they turned to see what seemed to be a ball as multiple couples stood up and began to dance together, an idea sprung into the Kings mind as he turned to Twilight "shall we?" He asked.

Twilights's eyes widened before she began looking around unsure if she just heard someone who sounded like Sombra ask somepony else, however once she turned back to Sombra and saw that he was waiting for an answer she began to stutter "oh, uh, I-I've never be-been good at danci-" "and from what you've told me you were never good at ruling and so I thought you, I can teach you more than just that and if you allow me to teach you this perhaps I will be more open to share with you my knowledg-" "I'm in!" Twilight announced before standing up and carrying Sombra over to the dance floor with her magic.

Once Twilight let what she was getting herself into sink in her face began to turn slightly red, not only because all shocked faces were on the two of them but also the fact that she was about to dance with a unicorn she went from fearing to almost admiring, they went from enemies to at least temporary friends and now this? Everything was going in a direction Twilight didn't expect "soooo, heheh, how do we start?" She asked, breaking the silence.

Sombra chuckled as he took Twilight's hoof in his own "your thirst for knowledge truly does interest me Twilight, I am very impressed, but yes there's no point in just standing around, we'll start with the basics, I will lead, you will follow" with that the two began and as Sombra said he led and Twilight followed, after a few minutes they had a nice calm rhythm going, everything around the two became non existent, there was just Twilight and Sombra. Twilight now feeling far more comfortable leaned in closer to the unicorn King, her head against his chest as they continued. It was peaceful, it was safe, Twilight finally felt at ease with the unicorn King.

Meanwhile Sombra felt proud, proud in himself, oh the fun this was going to bring, he saw the looks on ponies faces, some taking pictures even, he didn't stop them of course, he wanted this, what would happen next? How would the princesses react? That's what Sombra was dying to see.

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After their long day the two began to head home, while they were out they had some glasses of wine and stayed up till late hours of the night and so Twilight was very tired and currently rested on the unicorn Kings back, snuggling against his black mane, he didn't mind, she was light after all, though if she started moving too much then there'd definitely be problems. As Sombra continued on he saw a dark shadow loom over head, he stood his ground to see none other than the princess of the night land before him, a weary look on her face as she glanced from Sombra's fiery eyes to Twilight peacefully asleep on his back and then back to Sombra. After a few moments she spoke "what are you plotting Sombra?" She asked, seeming slightly concerned.

Sombra then began to step forward, as he did so their size difference became more clear, Luna attempted to raise herself higher by raising her wings in a threatening manner however Sombra didn't flinch, instead he trotted straight up to Celestia, his metal armour making clanking sounds with every step that seemingly echoed through Luna's ears, until finally she needed to arch her neck upwards to see into Sombra's eyes who was now looming above her, giving her a mix between a glare and a grin "what do you mean princess, all I did was take your princess for a fun night out, she seemed like she needed it after all" Sombra defended in a smug tone.

Luna quickly backed away, a slight shiver running down her spine as she saw the grin growing on the unicorn Kings face, it absolutely disgusted her "do not take me for a fool Sombra, I read the letter you sent my sister, I know you are attempting to get into her head however that shalt not work, as long as I live you will always be on the losing end, I promise you that!" She warned with a scowl.

Sombra's grin fell, his expression replaced with an annoyed pout "will I now, and how is that going to happen, you aren't exactly helping with my reforming process, all you are doing is reminding me why I despise you and your sister, the both of you are so controlling, when there's an obstacle in my way I break through however with you, you Luna take that obstacle and try to completely change it, brain wash it, make it into something it is not. You did it to Discord and now attempt to do it to me" Sombra glared.

The night princess shook her head however "wrong Sombra, I didn't take part in the decision to reform Discord, I don't agree in the decision to reform you I-" "So much excuses Luna, I am truly disappointed, another thing I despise about you, you're supposed to be equal to Celestia and yet take responsibility for nothing! You are not the princess you claim to be Luna, you are merely a dream therapist"

Luna gasped before growling in anger before allowing magic to slowly build into her horn, however Sombra then turned to his side so Luna could have perfect view of the young princess of friendship on the unicorn Kings back. Luna sighed and retracted her attack "know this Sombra...I refuse to allow you to manipulate any pony...I refuse to let your words sink into me, whatever you are planning...if anything you will fail."

Sombra yawned, basically cutting off Luna's speech before he began to walk around the night princess "that's great Luna, now if you excuse me I'm going ho-" Sombra cut himself off right away "uh, I'm going back to Twilight's castle...good day" and with that he began to trot off and Luna looked a bit surprised, could Sombra actually see Twilight's castle as his home? Just how much progress has she made on that tyrant already? Perhaps there is hope...after all.

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Sombra made it back to the castle, nudging the door open with his head before walking in, he smiled when he felt Twilight nuzzling against him as she keg out a soft yawn. Sombra chuckled before letting out a yawn of his own, it was clear they were both very tired. The unicorn King began to sluggishly trot up the stairs to Twilight's room, he then carefully lay Twilight on the bed before letting out a tired sigh.

Sombra looked over at the door, but then turned back to Twilight and her soft bed "screw it, I'm too tired now" and with that Sombra went under the covers and lay next to the princess of friendship before closing his eyes and slowly drifting off to sleep.

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