A day after Celestia sent that letter, she and Twilight Sparkle were enjoying some tea and cakes in the castle. Though Twilight now resides and rules the palace, this was still Celestia Luna's home and the two were always welcomed.
"Oh Princess, I'm so glad you came for a visit. I know it's been awhile but I'm glad you came by." Princess Twilight Sparkle said. She had grown since taking over, growing to the same size as the former princess. Her indigo blue and purple mane and tail were moving on their own with no wind as Celestia's did. Her hair had lost its flowyness as well.
Celestia chuckled as she sipped some tea. "I'm no longer the Princess, dear. We can drop the formalities you know."
"Whoops! Sorry, old habits." Twilight giggled as she took a bite of a piece of red velvet cake. "Oh I have so many things I have to tell you. It's still an adjustment being a ruler and things happened that are so funny."
"You've been ruler for three moons. You've studied under my wing many moons before and you're still adjusting?"
"Yes! I don't know how you two raise the sun and moon and not be so drained? Or dealing with other diplomats, politics-"
Celestia let Twilight drone on and on about her new position as she calmly ate her cake. She had learned a long time ago to just let the purple alicorn run her course until she gets tired and takes a breather. Giving her the occasional head nods and "Oh really" and some "I see."
When she saw that the new ruler had run out of steam, Celestia spoke. "So, how's Spike doing with the adjustment?"
Twilight Sparkle smiled at that. "He's doing excellent as the Friendship Ambassador. Somehow he knows how to handle politics better than I."
"Where is my favorite dragon?"
"He's currently at the Dragon Migration, he'll be back within a week."
Celestia nodded before setting her plate down on the polished gold table and smiled.
"Twilight dear, as much as I enjoy our talks, I'm afraid I'm here for a different matter and I need your help." Celestia admitted.
"Oh?" Twilight paused for a moment. "Of course, I'll help you anyway I can." She said with eagerness.
Celestia nodded. "Thank you dear." She said before the smile fell. "Recently, I have been having dreams."
Twilight blinked a few seconds before raising a brow. "Oh, shouldn't you be asking Luna about this? She is the Guardian of Dreams. Dreams are her domain and all."
Celestia shook her head at that. "No. It's the nature of these dreams that I cannot speak with her. I don't know if they are dreams, I'm not even sure they are visions. You know of my gift of seeing the future right?"
"Yes. Have you been having them? "
"That's just it. I don't know if what I've been seeing are dreams or visions." Celestia sighed softly. "Has there been an influx of magic as of late? Any strange phenomena came up?"
Twilight Sparkle thought about that. "Now that you mentioned it," The ruler used her magic to poof up a scroll and unrolled it to read the contents. "Four weeks ago, there was a surge of magic that happened. I felt the surge as I was making my rounds and I sent a small team to investigate it. They came up with nothing… however."
Celestia perked up.
"Some of the ponies were acting strange. All jittery and more paranoid." Twilight lowered the scroll down. "They've encountered something but they don't remember what it was."
"You didn't investigate it more?"
"I was waiting for more evidence. Celestia, what do you think that is?"
Celestia turned her gaze at the table, her hoof pushing the plate on the table.
Could it really be him? She thought.
"Celestia, in these dreams/visions you've been having, what were they of?"
Celestia was hesitant to respond to that. Knowingly what her old student went through with the Mirror Universe.
"Do… Do you remember Sombra?" She asked.
Twilight frowned. "Oh no, is he back? Again?" She asked with alarm. "I thought he was destroyed?"
Celestia shook her head. "Not that Sombra… my Sombra… " she placed a good over her heart.
Twilight gazed at her softly. "Oh?... Oh Celestia, you mean him? You've been seeing him in these visions of yours?"
The white alicorn nodded as her eyes drifted close. "I've been seeing him for four weeks. Roughly the same time that surge you mentioned happened." She said, pushing the empty platter with her hoof.
"However I don't see the full context of the visions. Only seeing bits and pieces, never fully explained. I… I want to go and investigate this."
"WHAT?!" Twilight yelped, causing some of the servants to look over at them to see if the princess was okay. She coughed awkwardly before sitting up. "I'm sorry, but if you think it's that world Sombra, he's dangerous. Don't you remember that he took in evil magic? He's not the same anymore. And if it is him, then we're in trouble. The balance of both worlds could be at risk!" Her wings flared out as she explained this.
Celestia shook her head. "Only if there's two Sombras living. The Sombra from our world was destroyed. He's dead, which in theory, the balance should be okay...from what I've seen, I don't think he's evil."
"Well, what is he doing in these visions of yours?"
Celestia gulped. Some of the visions she recalled were… not really what she wants to admit. "Uh he was in hiding. He wanted to be left alone...does that scream evil tyrant?" Twilight shook her head at that and continued. "In the visions he mentioned he gave everything to the other me and Luna, that he has nothing more to give."
"You think the other you was after him?"
"I don't know. I want to go and find out. If it's really him."
"But it could be dangerous. He could be dangerous. I mean look at the ponies who came back? It may not even be him but something else and your mind is tricking you, thinking that it is." Twilight countered.
Celestia considered this before asking, "What would you have me do, Twilight? If you tell me not to go, then by law and order of the new ruler of Equestria, I will not go."
Twilight stared at her former mentor for a while before sighing. "I could, but it's really not up to me. If you want to go and find out, it's up to you. You'll probably go if I say no anyway."
Well, you're not wrong, Celestia thought.
"If you do decide to go, just be careful. We really don't know what danger lies ahead. And if it is him, you have to consider the facts that he's evil now and he may hurt you." Twilight Sparkle warned.
Celestia nodded. "Of course. Thank you for talking to me about this, Twilight. Your wisdom spans across eons for somepony your age."
Twilight giggled. "Thank you. Now, want more cake?"
"Is Starswirl the Bearded the most powerful pony of all the land?" Celestia smirked as her ex pupil levitated another slice of cake onto her plate.
His heavy breath bearing down on her neck, the sounds of moaning and panting echoed inside the caverns.
Celestia's hind legs shook, trying to keep herself upright as she felt the power of his stroke. Unable to to make coherent words as her world became nothing but bliss. Feeling Sombra pressing up against her body. The feel of his strong hooves gripping onto her cheeks as he filled her to the brim of~
"You have got to be kidding me!"
Celestia screamed in fright when she saw Luna suddenly standing in front of her as she was being plowed from behind!
"WAKE. UP!" Luna snapped at her.
Celestia opens her eyes, face as red as ever, cannot believe that vision was replaying again, only to see Luna standing over her with a horrible look.
"Oh no…" Celestia pulls the covers over her head in embarrassment.
