We all know what happens in the original timeline...

But now...we take a look at a different timeline.

One steeped in darkness.

Twilight Sparke; the newest alicorn in Equestria, wielder of the Element of Magic, and the princess of friendship; was currently tossing and turning in her sleep.

Ever since she got her new castle, she insisted on keeping Sombra's Horn nearby for research purposes.

But for the past eight days, she's been troubled by dreams of Sombra; dreams where the tyrant breaks her mind and makes her his queen of darkness unwilling.

But as strange as it sounds, she's starting to wonder if the friendship she has with her friends will fade. She doesn't want that.

Finally, she gets up in the middle of the night. She goes to fetch Sombra's Horn. She has the perfect place to revive him in: The Castle of the Two Sisters.

It is there where she will revive King Sombra...

And embrace her inner darkness in an effort to save the friendships she's made and possibly spread even better friendships elsewhere.

She is the Princess of Friendship after all. So she is hoping that King Sombra can provide her a way of spreading friendship by using the darkness as her tool.

She stops just before the front door. She briefly wonders if she's doing the right thing.

But then she shakes her head and then resumes walking to the Castle of the Two sisters.

Through Everfree Forest she went once more; this time on her own. This is officially her ninth visit to the forest. First was the time she had to find the Elements of Harmony. The second time was when Zecora showed up for the first time. The third was for the Parasprite infestation. The fourth time, was because of Trixie and the Alicorn Amulet. The fifth time was because of Spike's greed. The sixth time was to save the Tree of Harmony. The seventh time was that time she and her friends went to the castle for reasons of their own. Then there was that 8th visit where they figured out how to unlock the chest spawned by the tree of harmony which granted twilight her new castle.

But this visit could be Twilight's final visit. She's not sure right now.

But for now, all she does know is that she will revive Sombra in the old castle of the two sisters.

Twilight hopes that everything will work out in the end...

Author's Notes:

I may have miscounted the number of times Twilight has been to Everfree forest. I really hope I have the number right.