Sombra has begun to recount on how he’s gotten to the Crystal Empire, and decides to describe it in better detail. Here’s how it goes... .

“Okay; get this. When I first regained my form, I’ve decided to go and visit Ponyville. Reason being is simple: A. I needed to eat something because I was hungry. B. I was thirsty; so having a drink from Ponyville Cafe couldn’t hurt. And C. I was thinking about getting revenge; so I needed to stay at a hotel for a while until I’ve thought of a plan.”

This made the royal family look at each other with concerned looks. Before Sombra could continue; Cadence began to ask; “so; why were you thinking about getting revenge?” Sombra replied with; “simple. I wanted to get revenge because, A. This was my kingdom first. B. I was living here first; so this just basically makes it my home first. And C. I was still angry that someone so powerful as me have gotten defeated by a bunch of low ranked heroes, and basically someone who’s a bride, plus someone who’s gotten taken by Queen Chrysalis. That is all.”

All three of the family nodded their heads, but then Flurry Heart got up, and pointed to her glowing horn while looking defiant. Sombra replies with; “you may be powerful now. But you clearly have a lot to learn about controlling your powers. Remember when you broke the Crystal Heart?” Flurry Heart’s eyes got wide, and then she starts to cry because she’s thought about that time she almost destroyed her own home, and because she was embarrassed too. Sombra replies back with; “geez kid. And I thought I was loud.” Flurry Heart flew up and tries to hit Sombra because of that remark, but missed. With that; King Sombra grabbed onto Flurry Heart, and pulls her close to him. “Look kid; how about you don’t try to hit me for the next hour, and I’ll probably get you something sweet to eat, (albeit with your parent’s permission of course). What do you say?” Flurry Heart thought for a moment, and then nodded her head while wiping away her tears. “Okay then”, Sombra began; “that’s good”, and then proceeds to sit Flurry Heart down on his lap. With everything taken care of, he clears his throat, and continues... .

“Anyways, like I was saying; I was in Ponyville because of those reasons. So since I was feeling like I needed some things; I’ve decided to go and get my personal needs done and over with first.” Sombra then describes on how he was treated in the Ponyville’s bakery: Sugarcube Corner. He described that he was feared at first, but it eventually dwindled down, and he was then treated like any other normal customer; albeit with some extra care of course. But then; he starts to describe on how he’s gotten his beverage.

“Okay; before I begin this part of the story on how I’ve gotten my drink, let me warn you: for one thing, there’s fighting involved. Two; it’s that there’s some harsh words involved, but I’ll definitely make it kid friendly. Three; there’s a bunch of broken stuff. And lastly; there’s a few involvements with the royal guard. On that note; here I go....”.

With that; Sombra proceeds to tell them the story on how he got into a fight and won; albeit with some broken furniture into the mix. Nevertheless; he got his drink, and starts to head off to a nearby hotel to stay in.

But before he could even begin; Sombra heard something. He looks down to see Flurry Heart shuffling and whining slightly. With that, he asks; “anything wrong kid? If you want I can give you back to your parents; even though they’re already here with me.” Flurry Heart wiggled a little bit, before saying; “sowwy. Me no comfy.” With that, Sombra said; “oooh”, and then resets Flurry Heart on his lap. “Better?” he asks. Flurry Heart giggles, then says; “uh huh. Dankies.” Sombra then said; “no problem”, and pats her belly. “But if you think that you’re using your diaper on me, or have gas, then you’ve got another thing coming; okay?” Flurry Heart laughs at that remark, and says; “owkay”, and wiggles again. Sombra laughs a little, then says; “okay then; let’s continue..” and begins the next part of the story... .

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After he’s told the “hotel” part of the story; he then begins to tell them on how he literally got into the Crystal Empire, but pauses. “Okay now”, he began. “If any of y’all aren’t feeling comfortable with me telling y’all this story, and or stories; be sure to let me know; okay?” All three members of the Royal Family nodded, and gestured for Sombra to continue. “Alright”, he began; “let’s continue.”

He then starts to tell them about how he got into the Crystal Empire... .

“It wasn’t really easy to say the least. How is basically simple. Since I still have my villain status; ponies either ignored me, or feared me. I mean; I get that I was a villain and all, but it seemed like that I was a monster to them. And oh boy how I could’ve kept my mouth shut.” Flurry Heart looked confused and looked up at King Sombra. With that; Sombra pats Flurry’s belly, and says; “it means that I got a train ride to the Crystal Empire, but me and the passengers have gotten attacked by an actual monster on the way to your kingdom.” Flurry Heart got the memo and said; “oooh.” before starting to shake in fear. With that the two of the parents gotten worried, and Cadence started asking; “is the monster gone?” Sombra sighs, then says; “if I’m being honest; I’m not so sure. Far as I can tell, that monster is gonna come back for me soon; since it’s probably got my trail, and it’s gonna come after me once it’s got a plan; I’m sorry.” All three of the royal family sighed, and Cadence says; “it’s alright; we usually get attacks like this about three times a week. So I’m sure that it’ll be no problem; okay?” Sombra then says; “alright; if you say so.” He then clears his throat, and says; “well; since y’all know on how I got here; wanna know on how I got in?” All three were curious, and nodded for Sombra to continue. With that; he does... .

“Okay; so after the monster attack, I had to go and trek my way to the Crystal Empire kingdom on my own. Reason is because, A. The train was pretty much wrecked at that point. B. I didn’t wanna stick around in case of another attack; or for in case it gets colder. And lastly, C. The other ponies were either too hurt, or afraid of me to make the journey with me. So; with no other options, I messaged a medic to get to the location of the wreck, and made my way to the kingdom on my own by following the tracks. Now; how I literally got in was the hard part...”.

Sombra then tells them on how he’s tried asking the guards first, but they denied him entry. Next; he tried to complain. Didn’t work, and they shooed him off. Lastly; he tried threatening them. Again; they wouldn’t budge, and they stayed in their place and shrugged him off. So; with no other option; he negotiated. After that, he was in. The end.

“Woah”, said Cadence in a little bit of surprise; “I didn’t know that you can do that. Huh; I really should try that the next time me and my family come and go to the crystal empire. Last time we did; our guards wouldn’t let us back in, and it took like nearly half a day just to get us back into the kingdom. Sombra blinked, snickered slightly, then asks; “well why didn’t you hire better guards? That could’ve helped; right?” Shining Armor sighs, then confesses; “thing is; ever since you were ruler back then, our economy was really good. But now that we’re taking over; our economy stunk. Sombra got an idea, and asks with a smirk; “like your daughters’ diapers?” Flurry Heart got mad, and then hits Sombra, but it didn’t hurt. Sombra then said; “alright kid, relax. It was a joke; okay?” Flurry Heart sighed, then says; “owkay.... sowwy baba.” Sombra then says; “don’t mention it”, and pets her head.

Cadence broke the silence by asking; “so; since that story was.. interesting; anyone gotten any other stories that they’d like to share? Honey?” Shining Armor looked at Cadence, then says; “maybe; but I don’t think that it’s okay to tell it in front of foals and fillies; especially our daughter.” Sombra then asks; “is it violent?” Shining then replied; “not really; just mostly grown up stuff; you don’t wanna know.” Sombra then says; “alright”, and looked towards Cadence. “Do you have any interesting stories to tell us? The storm’s not going away anytime soon.” Cadence thought for a minute, and looked like that she didn’t have any ideas. But suddenly; she does. “Oh, I got one.” Sombra then says; “alright then, go for it.” Cadence paused, then says; “but then again; it’s also not kid friendly too..”. Sombra sighs, then says; “then make it kid friendly.” Cadence starts taking a breather to prepare herself for telling this story, then she clears her throat. “Alright”, she began; “here’s how it goes...”.

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