Title: King Sombra on the Move
Premise: MLP: FIM. King Sombra is on a raid through Equestria. He and his followers stop to plan out their next move. Based on a scene from Mulan.
Personal Comments: So I was watching Mulan the other day, and I thought: Shan-Yu kinda looks like King Sombra. I was wondering if his music, voice, or evil deeds will be anywhere near as diabolical as Shan-Yu. Any of that would be awesome! We've also recently seen a few clips of him, and we've seen hints of what his powers will be. Here's a few of my predictions on those magic powers.
I know he can turn his body into shadow... or if maybe his body is permanently stuck that way because of what Celestia and Luna did to him. Maybe he can solidify his body to normal pony form, like Jafar in Aladdin 2. And imagine what he could do with that power...
We also know he has some sort of mind control spell, it seems. I also like to imagine him being able to raise an army of black shadow crystal pony gollums. That would be cool!
In this version, he has a few mortal followers: My OCs; Thunder Strike, Metal Jacket, Bullet Nose, Fire Bolt, and Ink Blot (that's five of them, just like Twilight has her five friends). Here, these five have traveled up north and discovered the Crystal Empire and re-awakenended Sombra, setting in motion the events of the season 3 premier. Grateful for awakening him, Sombra decides to spare them and make them his followers. He still controls them and keeps them loyal with fear and intimidation.
In a forest far in the outer rim of Equestria, a black mist swirved through the air, coiled up a tree, and once it reached the top, it made one swift motion, and sliced right through the top.
The shadow suddenly solidified into King Sombra's true form. The blade on his foreleg vanished along with the mist. He looked off toward the mountain in the distance with eyes that burned with hate. He knew over that mountain range was Equestria. He was ready to pass over. He just needed to check something. He was waiting for his pet imp.
Speak of the devil, the little black winged Hell spawn swooped over, carrying something in his talons. He flew over and dropped it. Sombra caught it in his hoof. It was a little pony rag doll. By inspecting it, he could figure out a lot of things. He needed to show this to his followers.
At the bottom of the tree, his five followers were resting and enjoying lunch when the black mist slammed into the ground and Sombra's form emerged.
"Boys!" He barked, making them jump up and snap to attention.
He tossed the doll to Thunder Strike. "What do you see?" Sombra asked.
Thunder looked the doll over and felt the soft cloth on the body, felt its mane.
"Bushy Beard... from the Everfree Forest." He said, bluntly.
Metal Jacket levitated the doll over to himself next. He felt some grease on the doll's body.
"Polishing oil... from the royal guards," He observed.
Fire Bolt, the youngest of the group, snatched it away and sniffed it.
"Flour... from... I dunno... a bakery I guess?" He shrugged.
Sombra levitated the doll back into his hoof before he continued.
"This doll came from a village in the mountain pass," He announced, "...where the Princess's army is waiting for us."
"We can avoid them easily," Bullet Nose remarked.
"No," Sombra shook his head as a grin spread across his face. He looked off at the mountain again. "The quickest way to the princess is through that pass. My crystal demon army can take whatever mortal forces are there." He looked down at the doll in his hoof again.
"And besides, the little filly will be missing her doll. We should return it to her."