Sombra was finding his way to see a certain captain.
His main captain. There was always the substitute but that was never needed. He had dropped Princess Twilight off at her own room. anymore time with her and he'd explode.
He hated it when a guest told him what to do. Even more so when it was a girl. (SEXIST).
He, KING SOMBRA, had been told what to do by a GIRL. Even so- he was impressed by her warrior skills. Her senses were as active as a manticore about to get it's prey. And as well as that, she seemed more capable than most stallions were in their lifetime. (still sexist...). He needed her in his army. She'll be a real help during his plans. Of course she was bounded by the light. Something of which he needed to tamper with.
But he couldn't tamper with it directly. No. He needed to approach it without her knowing. He needed her to lower her own guard. Princess Luna would be a bit more easier to get to but still not easy enough to get to her directly.
Twilight was a more free willed pony, from the way she'd started acting lately. As a unicorn she could've rivaled Starswirl but now... she could get to him with more effort. Of course it would take some time. But her swordsmanship was perfect. She could wipe out a quarter of an army with her skills.
He could never find a pony with that skill. And for her it just comes naturally. She has that skill that every empire needs for defense. Not to mention her leadership. With just the right moves... he could just get to her within a few months or so. No matter how long it took- he'd always get his own way. He wanted to rule more than just an empire full of crystal slaves... he wanted everything.
Sombra picked up his pace. He needed his plan to get into action before anypony knows what's going on.
With an extra twists of 'his' castle he ended outside in the training grounds.
Looking around there was only few ponies training- since the others were on guard... constantly.
His captain. Blade. Captain blade. The pony who he knew would be perfect for this task at hoof. He knew that with Blade following his orders... he would slowly be able to break Princess Twilight. Bit by bit.
Blade was a unicorn, with a light night blue coat. His mane, was a dark indigo/blue with strips of colour that were the same as his coat. His cutie mark was a sword, a shield and a single white star, all piled up. His eyes, which stood out the most, were a piercing- yet calm- emerald.
His captain was busy giving ponies fierce looks as he continued training. Sombra cleared his throat, gaining his captain's attention. The captain bowed.
"Your highness." He said, bowing to his 'king'.
"Blade... You may rise Captain" The captain did so. One reason why Blade was his favorite was because he was so fast as to follow orders without a single complaint.
"What is it you need my king?" The captain asked with a solute.
"I'd like a word with you Captain Blade. Now." Sombra ordered. With a nod of his captain they were both off. Another thing that Sombra liked about his captain is that he knows exactly was he expects to happen. They were both walking down the hall when they both met with Twilight. (Just Twilight... yes i'm a devil i know *_*... no not really :P) "Princess Twilight! Where are you going?" Sombra asked.
"I'm going to see my aunt, Sombra." Twilight said, with an icy-like tone.
"Do you even know where you're going?" Sombra asked, amused.
"Yes i do, thank you." She replied with the same tone as before.
Sombra quietly growled. 'Don't challenge me Princess...' he though. Blade saw his 'Master's' position. He slightly straightened up before coughing, gaining Twilight attention.
"Forgive me for the rude-like tone Princess, but i believe my Master was only asking a question." Blade said slightly give a glare to her. (You know like when you're glaring but it looks like the sun was in your eyes so you just 'wince'- yeah that.).
"And believe me, I don't trust him. Not now, not ever." Twilight told the guard. Sombra was just stand there- watching in amusement.
"No offence princess but I still stand with my kind." Blade shot back with a threatening glare. Twilight snorted and rolled her eyes.
"You guards are all the same. 'Oh look at me- i'm a stallion with a bunch of metal on me because i'm too scared of fighting bare hooved'!" Twilight spat at him (not literally :P).
Sombra was just standing there seeing his own guard argue against a mare. Seeing Blade's eyes turn red, he rolled his eyes and with a very annoyed grunt- he separated the two.
"Enough. I would like to speak with you alone in private Blade. Princess- if you please..." Sombra told them in a deep voice- showing Twilight a clear path to let her continue with... whatever she was doing (OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-Sombra be a nice boy... what's he up to? :P). Twilight glared at the two before walking away to do her own things.
Blade took a deep breath to calm down. He really disliked the way that Twilight way talking to Sombra. 'Can't fight bare hooves eh? We'll see one day 'Princess' if that's even a title for you.' He thought glaring at her walk away.
Sombra gave an evil smile. 'This is going to be good...' he thought before gaining his captain's attention.
"I'm sorry your highness- I had slightly lost my temper..." Blade grumbled slightly.
"Let's just get to the throne room and speak unopposed." Sombra told him with a straight face.
The two stallions had just gotten to the throne room. Sombra had asked- more like commanded- the others to leave him and to make sure that both him and Blade were not to be disturbed no matter whoever the pony was that needed whatever they needed (lol :P).
"I need you to do something. This is part of your job- and loyalty to me." Sombra told him in a deep voice.
"Of course your majesty- what is it you need?" He asked bowing a bit.
"The two princess of which are here- they are useful. We need the both of them on our side- The oldest is to marry me anyway- but the purple one- Princess Twilight- she'll be perfect as another leader in our army. But she's too pure for me to break. I can't get to her directly because she's always so suspicious about me. But... That's only me..." He said with a smile curling onto his lips.
"Your highness... what are you thinking?" Blade asked with caution.
"I want you to get onto her good side- i want you to find any and every single way to break her and do it. I want you to twist her view of everything. I want you to get her to fall for you- OR you break her on the spot- if you can." Sombra told him- making sure nopony was there.
"You... you want me to get her to fall for me?" Blade asked- making sure he was hearing right from his master.
"Yes- yes i do. We need her on our side Blade. Imagine a place only for the Somber army. Those two princesses are worth everything to Celestia- This way- we can also get Celestia to give us what is rightfully ours. Think- all of Equestria as well as the Crystal empire rightfully as ours?" Sombra asked- slowly getting his captain to follow his plans.
"O-Of course your highness. I will do it." Blade replied with a salute.
"Perfect- for this i will move you as my captain and body guard. So you will be seeing that 'purple nunsense' more." Sombra told him before opening the door and allowing all the ponies to return once again.
The two walked down the hall from the throne room- receiving some salutes as they passed- and they returned the message by nodding their heads slightly.
'How do i even know that this'll work? Will tricking Princess Twilight really help us?' Blade thought deeply (That's what He said :P). What was his master thinking once he got Princess Twilight into his army? Would he just get rid of him as if he was nothing? What would he do? Would he keep him and Twilight in love so she was tightly into the dark? Or would he just put a spell on her once she was broken enough?
No. That couldn't be done. Fore her heart was too pure for it to be broken directly. He said so himself. In magic- King Sombra was never a liar. Which was very surprising due to the way he acted.
Even so- Blade has to admit that his master's plan was extremely and carefully planed. Every step seemed to make sense. Just as every step had to be precise or everything would go down.
Princess Twilight was very smart from the way she acted. Her heart was a pure as the colour white itself. She seemed to act very strong and daring and extremely protective of her aunt. Like it was a life mission. But he could see it in her eyes- There was more to her than it seemed. More to what she was planning. More to the mystery of which she was giving to him. One of which he was certain he would find out. If he was careful- he'd find out for sure. He knew that- but knowing isn't enough. No. Good enough is perfect. You must not make such as a single mistake in plans such as these. Perfection is the key to succeeding- is what his master told him at times when he knew he needed to push himself harder.
Paying attention to what was truly going on around him once more- Blade noticed the very princess that they were talking about- the one of which he needed to get her to fall for him.
Princess Twilight was walking straight towards the two with her aunt right behind her. The two of them walking towards them. While Princess Luna looked slightly annoyed- Princess Twilight had an extremely nerve wracking calm face on.
Sombra stared at Princess Twilight- wondering why she had such a calm face. 'What is up now...' He thought. Princess Twilight was meant to cower in fear when near to him. He defeated her the first time during their fight- Yet- she still stands tall and treats him the same as ever.
"Hello Sombra." Luna greeted- trying to hide her irritated look from Twilight. However- the young princess only rolled her eyes.
"Princess Luna- Princess Twilight." Sombra greeted back with a nod.
"Just Twilight is fine Sombra." Twilight told the king with a surprisingly calm tone.
'What is she planning...' Blade thought looking at Twilight- who only raised an eyebrow- wondering why the captain was looking at her in deep thought.
Luna saw the captain glaring (With them eyes tho :P) at Twilight for some reason. 'I don't get any of this...' the princes of the night thought. What in the name of the stars was going on?
'I get you aunt Luna... Stallions tend to be very mysterious as to what they're going to do.' Twilight thought- as if she was reading her aunt's mind (But she wasn't though- it was just one of those feelings you get when you just know what the person next to you is thinking).
"Where are you two lovely ladies going now may i ask?" Sombra asked them curious.
"Nowhere in particular Sombra. Just randomly roaming around in the castle. I will say it does get a little boring just staying in our rooms all the time." Luna replied to him before she could even let Twilight open her mouth. Twilight rolled her eyes at her aunt's speed in speaking to not let her talk. But she'd get her say- one way or another.
"What about you Princess Twilight?" King Sombra asked her- putting the lavender pony on the spot knowing she had something to say herself- but due to her aunt wasn't going to say it.
"I have nothing to say Sombra- you know that. So i'd just suggest you keep yourself- to yourself." Twilight said looking into his eyes with a death glare.
"Of course Princess- although i have no clue as to what you're speaking of." Sombra told the young princess sarcastically with a smirk- showing off his sharp fangs.
"Oh i'm sure you know Sombra... Don't you think you're going to get to any of us." Twilight replied with the scariest glare of which Luna had ever seen.
"I assure you Princess... We are up to nothing. However- i have a feeling that you came here for something?" Sombra asked Twilight- raising an eyebrow.
"Yes we did..." Luna mumbled.
"We came to see if you were to keep your own word of the agreement- and let my brother and sister-in-law go." Twilight asked with a deep sigh.
"Of course... However i do not want them out of here... can we... settle for another agreement?"He asked- showing his sharp white fangs once again.
"Which agreement?" Luna asked- narrowing her eyes.
"How about- you forget it." He replied.
"Sombra-" Luna growled only to be interrupted by Twilight.
"If this is up for debate- i'm willing to try." Twilight said.
"Fine come with me then." Sombra told her- too confidently. Twilight nodded but before she went- she turned to Blade and eyed him.
"Keep my aunt safe." She told him sternly. With that she and Sombra entered the room to debate about letting Shining Armour and Cadence.
"I'm not even going to give them half an hour. I'll give them two." Luna told him.
But- They estimated wrong. To Be honest- it wasn't even 10 minutes. They came out as soon as they went inside. 'That was fast' Blade thought. With a smile- using her magic- Twilight brought out some key's. Luna's jaw dropped to the ground.
"Believe it aunt- this mare has far more secrets than you'll ever know." Twilight told her aunt with a light smile.
"Just like you father Twilight- you relate to him so much- just as much to your mother." Her aunt told her with a smile.
"Uh..." Blade just stood there not believing what he was hearing- or seeing to the fact. It had not even been 5 minutes and she had already managed to convince her? This... this was strange. Very strange.
"Oh and aunt?" Twilight asked looking back from her path.
"Yes Twilight?" She replied with a light smile.
"The wedding is going to be held at the time you wish and... i'll be sure to contact Rarity for you dress." She told her with a smile as she began to walk away down to the dungeons. Luna's eyes widened and then she blushed slightly- knowing the deal- but honestly not really knowing why again she took up this deal- but something or somepony told her it was right.
'This... Is going to be a very hard task...' Blade thought as he watched the purple alicorn trot away (Yes i said that.. hahaha...ha...h...a... I'll go home now...).
Twilight ran down to the dungeons- not stopping even to breath- which she didn't really need.
She ran down more and more steps- determined to NOT fall whilst running.
As she sprinted down the steps- just running past every single guard there- she began to think about her brother. The first thing, she'd do is hug him, then she'll bug him about not having enough protection at night! (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! XD) He was the best guard in history!
Once she had reached the bottom- she looked at each cage. Beginning with the closest and moving onto the next- and the next- and the next. She moved on quickly until she reached the very last one.
In the last cell- layed Shining Armour and Princess Cadence snuggled tightly by each other's side.
Twilight called their attention- with a whistle.
"Tw-twilight?"He asked with worry.
"Shining Armour what happened?" Twilight asked in shock of their current position.
"It's a long story- i thought you were to only free us after some time. You and aunt only just came like... a day ago." Shining Armour replied to his sister as he helped Cadence up.
"Ugh..." Cadence groaned as she got up weakly.
"Sweet stars- This is what you get for not setting up security properly at night." Twilight told her brother with a glare.
"If i recall- it's time to get out of this place." Shining Armour stated making sure Cadence was by his side so she could balance herself.
"Right- then I'll chew your head off." Twilight stated teleporting them out of the cell and elsewhere...
Captain Blade- or Blade- Was walking down the hall. He had just re-escorted Princess Luna to her chambers to get ready for both her's, his, Princess Twilight's and King Sombra's meal that they were planning on having.
He groaned at the fact that he was tasked in tricking Princess Twilight. Why him? Even worse- he was sat next to her! She's just as insupportable as she looks! It was nuts!
He puffed once more, annoyed. 'It comes with the job Blade... it comes with the job...' He thought with a sigh, 'oh why me...' he groaned out once more as he began to reach a turn at the end of the hall.
With a swift motion, he turned the corner and started to walk down that part of the castle.
He suddenly heard voices from just around the corner he was about to turn.
"But you really did Twi! Don't tell me you've forgotten!" said a male voice.
"Sorry guys, but i have no clue as to what you both are speaking of… I'm the Princess of Equestria, i don't do those things. Honestly…" said another voice, one of which Blade new very well.
Princess Twilight.
Blade turned his corner anyways, hoping he could provoke Equestria's newest Princess.
When he did turn the corner, his eyes widened.
Princess Twilight, Prince Shining Armour and Princess Cadence all stopped as soon as they saw him, and he saw them. (Vice versa :P)
It went silent for a moment. None of them spoke. Only the slight sound of breathing could be seen. And in the air… was mixed emotions of anger, hate and surprise all at once.
The pony to break to silence was Cadence… even though she just coughed.
"Well… Excuse me… your Highnesses." Blade said, pulling in extra emphasis and adding in a lot of sarcasm in the last word.
"Right" Said Cadence.
All the way through the meetup, Twilight has kept a straight face. It wasn't strange that he was walking down the corridor. It was just… surprising. She never knew he lived there. She assumed he did since he was trotting to the living quarters now.
It was strange. She had a weird feeling about something. Like… something that shouldn't happen, would happen, due to both her, her aunt, and her brother and sister-in-law being there.
Something wasn't right, but at the same time… something felt that she was doing something wrong…
Down near the living quarters, as the ponies in the castle called it, Blade was making his way down to his room.
A Few minutes ago…. A Few minutes ago… why in the name of pony hell did that happen? What was it about that group of three annoying ponies, that disturbed him?
It was Twilight, that annoying, silly and stupid "Princess". The one he was 'apparently' meant to win over.
He couldn't understand her, when he tried to act nice she was suspicious, when he's doing his job, she also suspicious. What was she, a pony alert?
This mission… was going to be very hard… and it was also going to be hell…
Dinner time had come, and none of them were looking forwards to it. However, Luna had insisted that they all dressed up like the others did.
Normally, Twilight wouldn't mind. However, this was Sombra they were talking about. She didn't trust this 'King' even if it was to save her life.
'We're doing this for the best Twilight… Just… hold it together. Remember, we're here to try and drive him away from those evil thoughts of his.' Twilight thought.
She was wearing a simple Magenta dress, that had a slightly lighter bow wrapped around it. Her mane, however, was the same. She never wore make up- not even for occasions like this- that was more for Cadence and her aunt - but even then they only wore a little, and it was only just slightly.
This… Was going to be the weirdest dinner she herself would ever have… that… was for certain.
Both Blade and Sombra were both waiting for the four ponies. Of course… they were also trying to catch up with their plan… it wasn't working as well as it should've.
"Nothing yet Captain?" Sombra asked with an eyebrow raised.
"No King Sombra. She's not going to be an open book to me for a while. But she definitely is stubborn as hell…" He replied, muttering the last bit, "How is Princess Luna your Highness?"
"She's definitely not as stubborn, but that niece of her's…" He growled, "If she wasn't here, Luna would have definitely fallen into the traps i've set up. That good for nothing element of Harmony…" he growled, snorting while doing so.
"She holds firm, doesn't show weaknesses." Sombra Continued, "Dare i say, but she could outsmart me if we put her to more training… which is why i'm not going to try to get to her. Blade, i chose you because she doesn't know you, if we somehow get her to fall for you, we could lower her in…" he began to grin evilly.
Blade didn't like this. Whenever Sombra made that face, THAT EXACT face… then something was up. He's known his master for ages now. And that face meant more trouble.
His thoughts were interrupted, however, as he heard hoof steps.
Four ponies. The prince and princesses. But neither of them three caught his eyes. Nope. Neither of them three. However, a certain alicorn did…
Twilight was wearing a beautiful simple magenta dress with a slight bow, and she had kept her mane and tail exactly the same. While it looked like she had originally not wanted to wear any makeup, she had just added some very light eyeshadow and a slight bit amount of blush. Nothing else. No earrings, and no jewelry… apart from that sword necklace that she's been wearing since she got here.
He was actually very curious as to what that necklace was. It was… strange for a mare to be wearing a necklace with a sword on. It wasn't a bad thing… it was just… strange. Most mares would want something shiny like a gem, or a diamond or something, or something fashionable like a bracelet or a fancy dress. Twilight however, seemed to be the type that didn't quite care about beauty… or it seemed like it. Her makeup was so light, it almost looked natural- as if she wasn't wearing any. It wasn't like her aunt and sister in law, who also wore light makeup, but it was also definitely noticeable, even if it was the same type as their colour scheme was… he actually liked that.
Blade wasn't the fancy type like most unicorns. To say, he prefered to keep small and comfortable. Being captain, he himself along with Sombra, he had to think of every way possible to create a defence plan, in case of a "surprise attack" from either an enemy or if a plan itself backfired on them. He needed to be sure that he thought of every way he could have been attacked, and extend in every way possible to ensure his success. But that was his job. His personality was simple and small. Its how he made sure everything was kept quiet of there was a big project. Simple and small, yet effective.
As his mind returned back to the current situation, the group sat down at the table. It was… interesting from then on… we'll say that much.
Heya guys! Excuse the time gap... again XD Wow, i need more room for this in my timetable XD
Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Magical xx