Chrysalis watched as her changelings placed the crystal ponies into cocoons. The crystal ponies were completely hopeless. Shining Armor and Princess Cadence were imprisoned in an area that the changelings found on accident. To get to the married couple, a pony had to down at least one hundred stairs, then back up another staircase. Chrysalis had to read a couple books, just to open the cursed door in between the two staircases. As Chrysalis watched over her new empire, see realized that the power of the Crystal Heart was only powered by the love of the citizens of the Crystal Empire. The love was fading quickly. She knew that she had to pretend to be the princess and feed off of the love from the ponies, but the heart had so much love that she felt like it would power her forever. As she thinks about how she'll make the crystal ponies happy again, an object that was carefully encased in a glass container suddenly glows bright red. The object was the same item that Chrysalis found earlier. A purple aura consumes the container and soon it cracks and breaks. "Huh?!" Chrysalis watches as the horn regenerates a body. A shadowy black mane forms and then the face. A strong body appears, followed by its legs and tail. The figure was wearing armor on his neck and hooves, a red king cape that covered his cutie mark, and an evil looking crown. When he opened his eyes it revealed that he had green eyes with blood red pupils and the purple aura coming from his eyes like fire. "Who... or what are you?" asked a frightened Chrysalis.

The figure paused for a moment, analyzing the insect/pony with holes in her feet. He then looked outside to see the Crystal Empire completely void of love. "I am King Sombra," he said, not looking away from the window.

Chrysalis was confused. "Uh, king of what?"

Sombra turned to look at her. "I was the king of the Crystal Empire, until the two princesses turned me to shadow a thousand years ago."

Chrysalis was shocked. She heard about the incident a thousand years ago, but she didn't hear anything about the Crystal Empire being affected. In fact, she doesn't recall anything about the Crystal Empire until it reappeared. "How are you alive?"

"After I was turned to shadow a returned when the empire returned. Not only did I curse the empire, but I cursed myself. Whenever the entire Crystal Empire is out of love, I am able to regenerate my body."

"Well, how did your horn fall off?"

"... The empire returned before, and I..." Sombra let out a loud angry yell, causing changeling guards to rush toward the room. Chrysalis waves for them to leave. "That dragon, that small little runt delivered the heart and the love from my slaves..."

Chrysalis was now really intrigued. What did he mean by 'slaves?' "Calm down Sombra. I have a plan on how we can both get what we want."

"Queen! Celestia's troops are attacking!" said a changeling guard. Chrysalis rushed to the window and Sombra followed slowly.

"Get the hive to attack! They can transform into their guards an-"

"No need," says Sombra, who then jumps out and lands into the ground. A shadow appears where he landed and huge black crystals emerge. The aim for the Solar Guards and cut through their bodies. The guards try to attack but the crystals overpower them and kill them. Some try to retreat but changeling guards follow and kill.

"Very impressive," says Chrysalis as she giggles.

Fluttershy feeds her animals and makes sure that everyone's happy. Angel always gives her a rough time, he doesn't want to eat the boring, disgusting healthy foods, but with 'the stare' he could eat at least a few bites. Fluttershy then leaves her cottage and begins to walk to Ponyville, when all of a sudden CRASH! A grey pegasus with a yellow mane crash lands on top of her.

"Yay! I found you!" cheers the cross-eyed pegasus.

" Uh hi Derpy, lovely day to day, isn't it?" moaned Fluttershy, who felt like her back was broken.

"Sure is! I helped by placing that cloud over there!" Derpy pointed to the only dark rain cloud in the sky. "I know, it's awesome. But as a mailpony, wait... I'm a female, not a male... So as a female pony, it's my duty, tee hee 'duty', to bring you this letter!"

Fluttershy took the envelope that looked as though it was dropped, folded, washed, and even run over from Derpy. "Thank you." She opened the letter and started to read it but see realized that one of Derpy's eyes was staring at her. "Um, don't you have to deliver more mail?"

"Reeeead iiiiit..." hissed Derpy.

"Ok..." Fluttershy began to read, but stopped every now and then to look at Derpy smiling at her. "Dear Fluttershy, I'm inviting all of our friends to attend a 'party' at the library. Please come, and don't tell anypony. Your friend, Twilight." Fluttershy looks up at Derpy. "Oops, I guess you weren't supposed to her that. Promise you won't tell anypony?"

Derpy tilted her head slightly. "What now?"

Fluttershy sighed, "Nothing"