Celestia races to the halls, looking for her sister and husband.

“Discord, Luna!” she calls out, her tone was frantic and worried.

After the letter that she had received from Spike, she couldn’t help but feel like all of this was her fault.

“Discord, Luna!” she calls out once again.

Luna bumps onto her sister filled with distress, she quickly stood up.

"What's happening Tia? Is there an international crisis on our hooves?" She says, her tone exhausted and tired from running, she wipes the dust off of her hoofs.

Luna pants, trying to catch her breath, she then takes a moment to relax and look at her frantic sister.

"Now tell me what's wrong." She said as she finally relaxed, looking at her sister with concern.

Discord appeared beside Luna, his tone stressed and tired. "What is it this time Tia, I already made you flambé, what else would you need?" He said with his tone filled with stress.

"It's none of that, it's this." Celestia said, showing the letter to Luna and Discord.

Discord takes the letter from Celestia, Discord reads the first half of the note, Discords eyes were filled with tears, as he saw what was written on the letter.

"What is it? Is it something wrong?" Luna questioned Discord, she then turns her attention to Celestia, her eyes filled with tears, she then turns her attention to Discord.

"It's something worse than that..." He crumpled the note and he teleports out of the Castle, Luna's eyes widened at the sight.

"Where is he off to this time?” She questions her sister.

Celestia teleports out as well, leaving Luna frustrated and angry, she opens the note and her eyes widened, she quickly goes to the throne room alerting the royal guards.

“Guards!” She commands.

Twilight lost count of how long she had been held captive here, but if she had to guess it would have been moons. She also hated to admit it, but Sombra hasn't been all that horrible to her. He has his days sure, but he wasn't that cruel.

Twilight looks around her chamber. Sombra emergences from the shadows.

Sombra circled around Twilight like he always does, Sombra wicked grin at Twilight, and turned his attention to her cage. "You truly are a keeper, for surviving this long in my sanctuary, yet you resist my love for you, how is that Ms Sparkle?" He questions Twilight with a wicked grin on his face.

Twilight looks at her capture. "Because I don't have feelings for you!" She narrows her eyes at him.

"But... I gave you everything you desire. What more do you want?" He questions the young Alicorn.

"I want my freedom." She explains.

"And I gave that to you, but as for seeing your loving daughter?" He said with a wicked expression on Sombra's face, he neared Twilights face in-between the bars "You will never see Harmonia again, because your going to be, what I always dreamed about..." He laughed at Twilight as he backed off from the cage.

Twilight eyes widen with fear as tears aligned her eyes. Fear swept through her body like a tornado.

"Let's see how you like it, when hatred surges through you..." The Chambers lights opened up, revealing Crystal's aligned at the cage, dark magic surging from each crystal.

"Soon your friends will fear you, your ex-husband will fear you, and soon, your daughter will fear you, with this magic I can make you into my own kin, my own wife..." He said, grinning wickedly.

He pauses for a moment thinking. "You know you should be grateful that I'm trying to make you happy! Such a shame that all this would've gone smoothly if you didn't resist..." He cackles at Twilight.

Twilight tried her best to blast the darkened crystals, but failed as her magic backfired on her.

Fear still swept through her. She felt like panicking, her eyes darted around the room, trying to find another way of escaping, but she was stuck, for the first time in forever she had no plan in mind.

"I want you to yell, cry in front of me, begging me to stop this from ever happening to you, because this will be the last time that you'll be seeing the light of day...My Queen..." He laughed as he illuminated the Crystal's, all of the electric current now strikes the cage, electrocuting Twilight painfully.

Twilight clenched her teeth, her head throbbing from the amount of pain she was receiving.

Tears streamed down her face. Mixed with anguish, fear and hurt.

"These "friends" of yours will soon cower in fear, your daughter will even coward and fear you..." He laughed as he can imagine the daughter's torment, he felt the Intruders coming nearer, but he was calm.

"Everyone you cared and love, will succumb to your hate...and fear..." Sombra said, his voice sly and coy.

The mane 5 followed the trail that leads to a solid door, the flooring were cobblestone bricks that were leading to the temple, everyone stopped running.

"What's the hold up, Twilight needs us!" Rainbow Dash said to Starlight, her tone was filled with worry.

Starlight tried to figure out how to open the door, "Hang on, give me a moment!"

Discord looked behind them seeing a horde headed their way.

"WE DON'T HAVE A MOMENT!" Discord yells as he moved everyone aside, Discord snaps his fingers that opened the solid door, everyone went inside as Discord shut the door tightly, The creatures were pounding the solid door.

Sunset painted, catching her breath, she then looks at the group, everyone was panting from exhaustion. "How is everypony?"

All of them replied "We're fine."

Starlight continued forward, following the prints that led to a staircase headed downstairs, the halls were slightly illuminated by dimly lit candles that lead them to alcoves and hallways. They slowly reach the chamber where they saw a cage in the middle, revealing a pony inside. Everyone held their position as Starlight went forward.

Twilight screams in pain, trying her best to hang on to what little sanity she had left. The children and Mane 5, along with Discord, Shining and the Princesses. They all witness the horrific scene being played before them.

“Twilight!” They shout in unison, worried for their friend.

“Mom!” Harmonia said, who was equally as worried.

Twilight couldn’t hear the sound of anypony shouting her name. She fell upon deaf ears, the only sound was the sound of a constant buzzing and electrical shock.

Discord and others ran towards the cage, but not dare to get too close. In the midst of all of this Sombra was lurking in the shadows.

"Ah, you all arrived, so nice of you to join our little family get together..." Echoes a voice.

"Release her, Now!" Both Starlight and Sunset said in unison.

Sombra appears out of the lurking shadows as he stands beside Twilight’s cage, and gives a grin at the group. He stops the electromagnetic shock, to let Twilight breathe.

Twilight stood her ground, standing there staring at the cold metal ground as tears fell from her eyes.

"I hope your travels weren’t bothersome..." He soothes.

“Besides you’re just in time for the show to begin.” Sombra said, gazing at the Mane 5 and the kids. The King of Shadows especially had his eyes on Harmonia as a wicked and satisfied look was displayed on his face towards her.

He turned his attention back to Twilight, who was still wincing in pain. She let out a blood-curdling scream. He walks towards them slowly, with his scythe levitated by his magic, as he drags the blade on to the ground. He hits the blade on the forcefield around the cage, he grins at Starlight, giving a slight chuckle.

"Remove this forcefield so i can kick your flank back to wherever you came from!" Starlight yells.

"Don't make me laugh mortal, I am making her beautiful, can't you see?" Sombra asked.

Sombra hits the side of the cage with the blade of the Scythe, startling Twilight-who jumps in fear.

“And trust me it’s to die for.” Sombra said smirking.

“Why if it isn’t my old two foes Celestia and Luna. Come to witness your greatest fear?” Sombra asked, smirking at the two.

"Let her go Sombra! It's time you face Equestrian Justice! She doesn’t deserve this torture.” Celestia said, her tone rather determined.

“Oh yeah? Then why did you two drive her to the brink of her own insanity and down fall in the first place? Besides take a look in the mirror Princess, did you give her justice...” Sombra questioned.

Celestia said nothing, but gave a cold stare at her foe. However, he was right about one thing, if none of this happen maybe they wouldn’t be where they are now.

Sombra moves his eyes over to Discord, Sombra let’s on a malicious but satisfied grin.

Starlight, stepped through looking at King Sombra with hatred in her eyes, her horn charged as well.

“You’re going to give us Twilight back, rather you like it or not. I’m not sure why you even need Twilight in the first place or what twisted and sick game you are playing, but it stops now!” Starlight yelled, her tone pissed.

“Let my sister go!” Shining said, his eyes narrowed at Sombra as his sword was drawn.

“Oh I would not be so quick to pull that sword, Prince.” Sombra warns.

Shining moves his eyes from him to his sister. “Just hang in there Twily.” Shining said.

“Gah! I’m trying!” Twilight said, her teeth bared, as her head throbbing from the amount of pain she was receiving. Tears streamed down her face. Mixed with anguish, fear and hurt.

Her head throbs, worse than it ever has before. She couldn't speak, being shocked really took the power of her words and her own process of thinking.

She screamed out in pain. Everything ached on her and through her with her head bothering her the most.

Twilight lays down, her body weak, she cried out for her friends, her eyes changing slowly like Sombra's.

"Please, STOP THIS!" Twilight pleads, but Sombra didn't listen, Twilight stood up automatically, her body changing, her fur changing as well as her eyes.

"Now, you'll feel what I feel..." Sombra laughs at Twilight as she tried to resist the change.

Twilight gasped for air, as tears streamed down her face. “N-no….” she whimpers, trying to resist for as long as she needed to.

"Are you going to give up now Twilight Sparkle, or should I amp the pain even more..." He laughed as he turned up the currency of the electricity that's hitting the cage.

However, Twilight’s teeth beard and were slowly begin to sharpen. As her head continued to pound, the emotions that she never wished to feel she actually felt: hate and fear as they slowly crept into her mind.

“This is your last warning.” Starlight threatens, her horn charged with power.

The others tried to ram the force field down, even Harmonia and Discord tried to use their chaotic magic, but to no avail nothing worked.

“Please just hang in there mom.” Harmonia said.

Twilight laid on the ground her breathing getting heavier- as tears streamed down her face, her head continued to pound, like a headache, but far worse.

“You know your mom is a powerful alicorn right little one? Well your about to witness how powerful she can really be.” Sombra snears.

Harmonia eyes widen at her mother’s wings- larger than her own- piercing through the electromagnetic bars breaking the metal pieces.

Confetti Pop was shaking in her hooves, as she held out a cross- from Celestia knows where she got it from.

“Confetti put the cross way.” Mutters Cotton Berry.

Confetti nervously shook her head no.

Twilight screams once more, as Sombra let’s put a victorious laughter. He lets down the forcefield surrounding both Twilight and himself.

Sombra laughs maliciously, knowing that he has won.

He also lets down Twilight’s cage-preparing her to destroy the ponies she once cared so deeply about. Without second guessing herself, Starlight suddenly lunged for Twilight as she grabbed her and tossing her to the hard cobblestone wall-pinning her down.

“What do you think you are doing?!” Sombra asked.

“Saving our princess from you!” Starlight seethed.

“Just hang in there a little long Twi.” Starlight begs.

“Gah!” Twilight growls, as her breathing rapid.

“Aunt Starlight! Hurry!” Harmonia cries out.

Without a second thought, Starlight ignites her horn, casting her spell into Twilight’s horn and memory- hoping to erase the dark magic that was brought by Sombra.

“Please work.” Starlight mutters.

Minutes later, Twilight blinked, slightly confused as Starlight helped her up, but she felt dizzy, as she stared to stand on all fours.

“Now to deal with you.” Starlight said, her teeth bared looking at Sombra.

Sombra scoffed. “And what is an incompetent, power hungry unicorn going to do exactly? Twilight only choose you because she felt sorry for you. She never wanted to be your friend in the first place.” Sombra said, smirking at Starlight.

Starlight’s eyes widen, without thinking she released a large burst of energy at Sombra, her aura enveloped him into nothing, but smoke and shadow-like wisps.

Twilight looks at her family and friends, unsure of what to say. I mean besides the fact that Starlight just obliterated Sombra into nothingness.

“Twilight? Are you alright?” Shining asked, worried for his sister.

“Yeah I’m fi-Fine.” Twilight managed to muster up, before she felt lightheaded and felt her body drain- before she knew it she laid on the ground unconscious.

“Twilight?” Shining said, worried.

“Mom?” Harmonia said, tears brimming her eyes.

“She must have fainted from the aftershock of what happened.” Starlight said, still examining Twilight’s unconscious state.

“Well we can’t leave her here. Come on, let's all go home.” Tempest said.

Twilight walks through the castle hallways, a determined look in her eyes.

A look of revenge and vila thoughts plagued her mind.

Twilight tossed and turned in her sleep. Where was Luna when you needed her?

Twilight jerked out of her sleep, beads of sweat poured down her face. She looked around her surroundings as the bright light of Celestia’s sun streamed through her curtains.

She didn’t recall much of what happened the other night, besides witnessing the fact that Starlight obliterated Sombra before passing out.

Sombra.

Wherever he was, she just hope he wasn’t too badly hurt.

Wait… why was she even thinking about him? Sombra put her through hell for months! Now that she was saved wasn’t she glad to be home?

“.... what is wrong with me?” Twilight thought.

Rewritten: November 8, 2019