Authors note: I forgot to state this is in the first chapter, so I will say it now. I do not own "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic". All characters and other elements of the show belong to Hasbro. I hope you guys enjoy chapter two.
That evening, one of the royal guards been on watch for the night. He was there when the Mane Six arrived, carrying the body of King Sombra. He was confused out of his mind. The guard asked them if it was really Sombra. Much to his surprise, it was. When the Six asked to see the Princesses, the guard was reluctant to oblige. But when they explained the purpose of their visit, he escorted them inside himself.
When they came in the throne room the way they did, the Princesses were flabbergasted.
"Your highnesses," the guard spoke, "we apologize for the disruption. This… this is by far the most reasonable of-"
"We understand," Luna spoke, "thank you. Take the rest of the night off. You need it."
"Oh, okay. Thank you, your majesty," he replied, confused. Then the guard walked out.
Celestia stood up from her throne and approached the group. She noticed the blood on Rainbow Dash and Applejack's coats. She also noticed Sombra's body draped over Applejack's back. She took a deep breath and looked at Twilight.
"Was the mission successful?" Celestia asked with a hint of doubt in her voice. Twilight didn't respond. Celestia sighed, "I assumed as much." Luna was up too. She was observing the group. She looked at Sombra, then the bunny, then at Rainbow Dash and Applejack.
"May I inquire on what happened here?" Luna asked. Twilight broke down everything that had occurred that night. The two sisters were intrigued. Twilight finished up her explanation and spoke again.
"We await any punishment you are prepared to give us," she said. The royal sisters looked at each other then back at Twilight. Celestia whispered into Luna's ear. The princess of the night's eyes lit up.
"Twilight Sparkle," Luna asked, "can you recollect what Discord said before left?"
"What? Oh, yeah," Twilight remembered, "he said something about a planet. A planet almost devoid of friendship. He said that the beings of this planet were driven by war. He said he was going to bring the fight there." Celestia's eyes widened at the mention of the planet.
"Oh no," she said, almost immediately rushing out of the room.
"Where is she going?" Pinkie asked.
"She's going to the observatory," Luna said, "I believe she knows what planet it is, but can't bring herself to admit it. She wants to search for it in the astronomy books; to prove herself wrong."
"What do you think the planet is, princess?" Applejack asked.
"I haven't the foggiest, dear friend. But I do know one thing. It can't be good."
"Well," Rarity said, "there's no use lingering around here now is there? Let's go after her!"
"Yeah!" Chimed in everypony except Luna.
"I will stay here with Sombra," Luna nodded to his body, now on the ground, "You may proceed without me."
They agreed and left for the observatory. While in the hallway, they could hear Sombra's voice. It sounded quite groggy, but playful at the same time. Sombra definitely had Discord's personality. His voice began to grow quiet as the Mane Six got further. It was a long hall, and the observatory was all the way across the castle grounds. It was hard to believe that a mare of Celestia's age could have made it this far so fast, but she was an Alicorn, go figure. The Six remained silent, like the trip through the Everfree forest earlier, until Fluttershy broke the ice.
"This is out of control! Why did we do this in the first place?!" The yelling seemed out of character for Fluttershy. The only other times she was this angry was during the first Discord incident, and when they entered Spike's comic book.
"Fluttershy, darling, we are all just as flustered as you are right now," Rarity said, trying to calm her down. "But we are never going to get out of this unless you give yourself a major attitude change. As much as you would like to go home, we still need you, now more than ever. This is a crisis unlike any other. We need to stick together, and just find out what comes next."
After about a minute of thinking, Fluttershy finally agreed, and proceeded with the group. They were only a few hundred feet away from the observatory. It was even later in the night; almost time for Celestia to raise the sun. It was just going to have to wait for a bit. The group continued walking until they made it to the front steps of the building. They went inside and noticed Celestia over an open book on a table. Her head was bowed and she was silent. Her ear twitched when she heard the Mane Six come inside.
"You know, I don't have as much energy as I did a thousand years ago. I'm surprised I didn't collapse whilst arriving here," she sighed. "This is most unfortunate," she turned to the group, "I didn't want it to come to this, but, you all are going to have to let this planet die."
"WHAT?!" The group shouted.
"I must apologize for this. But there is no way to defeat Discord on an alien planet. Especially this one." Celestia backed up from the table and motioned toward the book. The six walked up to it and Twilight read aloud.
"Terra, a planet on the far reaches of the galaxy in the Solar System of Jupiter and Mars. The inhabitants of this planet are described best as hairless apes. These beings have developed technology far beyond the reaches of Equestria. Unfortunately, these beings are driven by war, death, greed and power. There are very few friendly beings on this planet. Traveling here is potentially suicide, and should not be attempted unless-"
"Unless you have help from an inhabitant, pure and strong hearted," Luna interrupted as she walked in.
"Sister," Celestia began, "there is no one near powerful enough to help with this kind of task."
"That is where you're wrong," Luna replied. Sombra walked in behind her.
"SOMBRA!" They exclaimed.
"Yes," he said, "it is I. I am aware of the fact that I am not like I used to be. It is true, that there's at least a few decent beings on Terra. I should know."
The Six cocked their heads in confusion. King Sombra chuckled.
"Before I became King of the Crystal Empire and enslaved everypony there, I traveled through space. I used a more advanced version of the spell Discord had used. I had a lot of issues, and the only thing that calmed me down was the infinite expanses of space. I observed other planets and watched their societies go about their business. I often enjoyed making these observations, learning about the cultures and creatures in the process. I wasn't always this evil." Sombra stared off in the distance for a bit, then blinked and shook his head. "But enough about me. It is true. There are a few decent beings on the planet Terra. Strong? I don't know. But there are definitely beings that could help you."
"But how are we going to find someone good enough to help us?" Asked Applejack.
"Leave that to me," Luna declared.
"Sister, please-" Celestia protested being interrupted in the process.
"Don't. I am capable of more than you give me credit for. Do not worry. I shall return, safe and sound."
"But…" Celestia sighed, "I don't want to lose you again." Tears were forming in her eyes.
"You didn't lose me the first time. I brought that punishment upon myself. Aside from that, I can dream walk, remember? I will only let myself be seen in one's thoughts."
Celestia sighed once more, realizing that this was not an argument she could win. Reluctantly, she let Luna go. Everypony in the room backed up as Sombra gave Luna the space traveling spell. Luna looked at everypony and waved.
"Farewell, I shall return soon!" A light filled the room as Luna flashed into space, leaving everypony there to wait.
Luna's perspective:
Wow, she thought to herself, space is a lot larger than I expected. She floated around a bit more, then decided to stop goofing around and proceed with the mission. The spell also allowed ponies to go into light speed. She decided to try it out, and in no time at all, she was next to Terra. She looked down and cast another spell that she had known for a while. It was a spell that searched for beings unlike any other. These beings either possessed magical abilities, or were strong warriors at heart. Luna could never tell one or the other apart.
Luna cast the spell and was surprised with the results. She could feel no power on the planet except one. This power was stronger than any other being in this world. It was almost up to that of Celestia's magic. Luna would've flown down to it, but it was day time, so the being was probably awake. She would have to wait.
Luna fell asleep, floating near the atmosphere of Terra. A few hours had past and it was night time. Luna woke up and noticed this. So, she made her move.
Luna headed toward the source of the power. She stopped when she saw what it was. It was a boy. For some reason, something in the back of Luna's mind clicked, and tears welled up in her eyes. She didn't know why she was crying, nor did she want to. She quickly snapped out of it and performed the dream walking spell. Something still bothered her though. What was so special about this creature that it made her cry? Why did it feel like a thousand emotions were going through her?
Luna decided to shake it off for the moment. She was inside his dream. Luna needed to get his attention, and she knew exactly how.
I hope you enjoyed chapter two! Leave a review on what you think. See you all next chapter!