My Little Pony: Origins.
Chapter Eight.
Visions of The Past.
February 15th 2015, The Crystal Palace, Los Cristales, The Crystal Empire. 4:55 pm.
''You!'' Rainbow shouted, storming over to the human and looked into eyes, ''How dare you!'' She added, glaring at him.
''David, what did you do to anger her?'' Cadence said, stepping between the two, ''Rainbow, what did he do to anger you?'' She added.
''He saved my life, twice! And he didn't even stay longer enough to let me say thank you!'' Rainbow said, nearly shouting.
''Hey! I would of stayed long enough, if you didn't run away!'' David said, trying his best to remain calm.
''Oh...yeah...'' Rainbow responded, blushing red with embarrassment, David facepalmed, shaking his head.
''Anyway, I'm Rainbow Dash, and they are my friends, Twilight Sparkle, her assistant Spike, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Applejack.'' Rainbow said, pointing a hoof and the six figures behind her. David waved at them slightly. Fluttershy hid behind AJ and was shaking. Flurry Heart broke the silence.
''Let's have dinner!'' She said, trying to stop the awkward atmosphere in the room.
''That's a lovely idea Flurry.'' Rarity said, walking towards the dining hall, ''Come along.'' She added, walking down the hall, the others followed. David was about leave the palace when he was caught in Cadence's magic.
''Oh no you don't.'' She said dragging him with her.
February 15th 2015, The Crystal Palace, Los Cristales, The Crystal Empire. 5:55 pm.
David wondered the palace, trying to find the exit after sneaking out the dining hall, he looked at the stained glass windows, they depicted mayor events in the history of The Crystal Empire, from when it was founded up until the Equestria Games. Two window caught his eye, one was depicting Cadence in a sword fight with a black unicorn that had a red horn and wearing silver armor and the other window depicted a purple and green dragon with the crystal heart above them, the heart was surrounded with blue that was emitting from ponies around it.
David placed his hand the window that had a black unicorn, his eyes snapped open as they began to glow white, he looked around as everything went black, the electric lights were replaced with burned out candles.
''Sombra, for the last time! I will leave my husband for you!'' David heard a pegasus shout, she was wearing a royal cloak and a crown, ''Now, if you excuse me, i have to go and play with my daughter.'' The pegasus added, walking away from a black unicorn.
''So be it, Amore.'' Sombra said, drawing a sword made from black crystal and swinging at the Empress, cutting her wings off in one swing. Amore screamed in pain, alerting some guard, they attacked Sombra but were quickly cut down. Everything went white as the hallway turned into a blizzard.
David saw a weakened Amore running through the blizzard, clutching a tiny foal wrapped in blankets.
''Amore, give me the baby.'' Sombra said, an army of brainwashed soldiers stood behind him, he approached the fallen Empress, his sword was soaked in the blood of anyone who stood in his way.
''I'll never give Cadence to you, you monster.'' Amore weakly said, spitting blood at Sombra, he growled at her and swung his sword, the blade shattered before it even hit her.
''What!'' Sombra growled, Amore and the baby were surrounded by an orbit, they then disappeared in a flash of white, the force knocking Sombra and his army back.
David looked around and found himself back in the throne room of the palace, the floor was soaking in blood.
''Sombra! You traitor!'' A dark red male pegasus shouted, ''You killed my wife and you killed my daughter! I will not let you take the empire!'' He said.
''You underestimate my power, Ruby Tember!" Sombra shouted, drawing his sword, Ruby drew his sword too and leapt at Sombra, the two engaged in a sword fight, some of Sombra's brain washed army appeared and tried to attack Ruby, the dark red alicorn held out his hoof and knocked them all back with his natural magic, he swung his sword at Sombra, cutting the unicorn's cheek.
The throne room changed into to the balcony of the palace. Sombra and Ruby were circling each other, the pegasus was missing most of his left wing. Most of the palace was ablaze, charring the once white crystal into a black hulk, Sombra leapt over Ruby who tried to cut the unicorn but missed, Sombra landed and stabbed Ruby through through the throat, he then twisted his sword, breaking the blade. Ruby fell to the floor, blood leaking from his wounds, he struggled to breath as his heart stopped. Sombra laughed as he kicked Ruby's body of the palace and watched it fall into the flames below. David went to punch Sombra but he went straight through the unicorn. Sombra's eyes began to glow red with purple mist escaping them.
David looked around as he was now at the base of the palace, he saw a line of humans in chains, their were also some crystal ponies and foals, also in chains
''You humans are to be executed as are your family's, under this new regime, only pure blood crystal ponies and crystal ponies alone will live in this empire.'' Sombra said, pacing up and down in front of the line, ''Now you may be thinking, why do i have crystal ponies and foals in this line too? Well that is because you crystal ponies are no longer pure! You have mated with these humans and have had children, so you and your foals will be executed too!'' The twisted unicorn said, his brain washed soldiers draw their blades and slash the throats of everyone in the line. David covered his mouth as tears left his eyes, the blood from the throats of the people and ponies flowed down the street and into the drains.
David looked through his teary eyes and found himself at the top of the palace, he saw Sombra carrying something in his magical grip, it was the crystal heart but it look grey, Sombra dropped the heart on the center of the floor and walked away, the heart floated back up, a visible cracked appeared on its surface.
''No one will ever find you.'' Sombra cackled as he walked down the stairs.
David opened his eyes, finding himself laying on the floor of the hallway, he looked at his hand before trying to get up.
''Uncle! Are you ok?" Flurry Heart said, running over to him and helping him up, he looked at the window and then his hand, ''What you lookin' at?'' She added, looking at the window with Sombra on it.
''That's weird.'' He said, still looking at the window, he walked over to the window. ''What weird uncle?'' Flurry buzzed, she looked at David as he put hand back on the window, his eyes went white before Flurry pulled him away from it. David looked at the window with Cadence fighting Sombra.
''Hey Flurry, you wanna see you mum kick some ass?'' David said, Flurry Heart smiled.
''Hell Yeah!'' Flurry shouted, the two approached the window and touched it at the same time, their eyes going white as everything changed around them.
The wind howled as David and Flurry appeared at the top of the palace, Flurry's mane fluttered in the wind, they turned around to see Sombra and Cadence in a sword fight and Sombra looked like he was about to lose.
''Its over Sombra, i have the high ground!'' Cadence shouted, standing her ground, her and Sombra circled each other, mirroring what happened a thousand years ago.
''You underestimate my power.'' Sombra barked, his eyes glowing red, he leapt over Cadence but was struck down by her sword.
''The Crystal Heart has returned, use the love and light within you to make that Sombra does not.'' They heard Spike shout below, the palace shook as the heart returned to its rightful place.
The top of the palace was now ringed with blue flames.
''What the... NO NO NO NO!'' Sombra yelled as the staircase was blocked off, the blue flames blocking the view of the sky.
''Oh yeah, you're going down Sombra! Your getting erased. Crystal Heart, pretty clever huh?'' Cadence said as Sombra began to panic.
''Let me out, let me argh!'' He said, trying to teleport away, only to find his magic being blocked, ''Ah, why isn't this working!'' He added, looking at the floor.
''Hey look at me! Turn around and look at me you demon!'' Cadence shouted, Sombra looked at her, ''Your a real wise guy but you make one fatal mistake, you messed with my family.'' She added, gritting her teeth.
''Your making a mistake, i'll give you anything. Money, fame, riches, infinite power, your own country! Please! No!'' Sombra wailed in pain as he body began to glitch and twitch, ''What's happening to me?!'' He added before shouted a distorted message as he body flickered between his unicorn form, shadow form and his umbra form.
''Cadence!" He said, holding out his hoof to her, begging for help, she raised her front hoof and swung it, punching him in the face, making him shatter like glass, ''Ah!'' He screamed as his shattered particles were vaporized as the Crystal Heart began to protect its home once more.
''David? Are you ok?'' David heard Cadence shout as she ran over to him and helped him up before helping Flurry up.
''I'm fine.'' He groaned, his shoulder clicking as he stood up, looking at the window, Flurry dusted herself off.
''David, why did you leave the dinner?'' Cadence asked him sternly while her magic was telling her of great pain in him, ''David? What's wrong?'' She tilted her head. David trembled before hugging Cadence tightly and borrowing his face into her feathers.
''I'm sorry i wasn't there for you.'' He sobbed into her neck, ''I'm the worst brother ever.'' He added, hearing this made Cadence's heartbreak, she welled up.
''Shh, it's ok. your not the worst brother.'' Cadence said, rubbing his back, ''No matter what you may think, no matter where you might go, you will always be my brother and i will always be a Wyne.'' She added, wiping his tears away with her wing. ''Come on, i'll show you to your room.'' Cadence said, letting go and walking towards the rooms, David followed her down the hall, Flurry had already trotted off.
End of Chapter Eight.