- Twilight's Castle -

Sombra woke up, he stood up and picked up a book off the table, it was a journal full of sections written by Twilight and her friends, he read them, hoping to better understand the concept of friendship. "Hmmm These stories are interesting, I can't believe the things these girls have done!" Sombra said as he continued flipping pages, Twilight trotted in and noticed Sombra reading her journal. "Quite a page turner huh?" Twilight asked with a cocky smirk, Sombra quickly closed the book and put it on the table, he blushed as he turned to Twilight. "uhhh...I...uh...I was just..." Sombra studdered, unable to find an excuse for what he was doing, he sighed. "I was reading that journal of yours, I was trying to understand to better understand friendship." Sombra groaned, his blush still present on his face, Twilight giggled. "You're adorable when you're blushing." Twilight said as she giggled, Sombra growled. "I'm not cute! How dare you call me cute!?" Sombra yelled, his blush getting harder. "It's fine Sombra if you actually want to learn about friendship." Twilight said, she had a cute experssion on her face that Sombra couldn't help but notice. "Ya know, you and your friends have done some pretty amazing things." Sombra said as he glanced back at the journal. "Ya know what, I'm willing to give this friendship non sense a shot!" Sombra exclamined as he turned back to Twilight, he had a wide smile on his face, which caused Twilight to laugh. "You've got a goofy smile for a King." Twilight teased, Sombra sighed. "Don't make me change my mind." Sombra stated, Twilight stopped laughing and put on her saddle bag. "Well, let's get started then!" Twilight said with glee, Sombra smiled slightly, the two left the castle.

- Fluttershy's Hut -

Twilight and Sombra trotted towards Fluttershy's hut, Twilight knocked on Fluttershy's door. "Fluttershy! I want you to meet somepony!" Twilight yelled, Fluttershy opened her door to greet Twilight. "Oh hello Twi-" Fluttershy said before she gasped at the sight of King Sombra. "K-K-K-King S-S-S-Sombra" Fluttershy said with a scared voice, Sombra had a cynical experssion on his face. "S'up" Sombra said greeting the yellow mare, Fluttershy screamed in terror as she shut the door behind her, Twilight rolled her eyes and turned to Sombra. "Forgive her, she only knows you for your...more..uh.." Twilight said, Sombra sighed. "I don't blame her, I was a scary guy." Sombra said, he was fully aware of the terrifying power he had, the power he no longer had and the throne he no longer sat on, he knew he had to make friendship work if he ever wanted a purpose again. "Fluttershy, come on! He's good now...or at least he's trying to be!" Twilight shouted, Fluttershy slowly opened her door and tried her best not to be afraid of Sombra. "H-Hi S-Sombra." Fluttershy said as she shook in fear as she saw Sombra, she stopped shaking once she saw his broken horn. "What happened to your horn?" Fluttershy asked. "Spike happened, you were there." Sombra said cyncially, it wasn't a fond memory to look back on. "Oh right, you two wanna come in for tea?" Fluttershy asked kindly. "That sounds great!" Twilight said, Sombra shruged. "Better then standing out here" Sombra said with a smirk, the two mares gave a giggle at his statement and they all went into Fluttershy's hut.

- Fluttershy's Hut (Sometime Later) -

Sombra took the last sip of his tea and placed the cup on Fluttershy's table. "That was surprisingly not bad." Sombra said, Twilight gave Sombra an annoyed look. "Oh come on, I'm being nice." Sombra said. "Being a jerk isn't nice Sombra." Twilight repiled, the two gave each other glares of mild annoyence at each other, Fluttershy looked nervous as she didn't want to deal with the conflict. "Um...Sombra, thanks for the lovely compliment, I did put a lot of work into this tea." Fluttershy said, trying to lighten the mood before things got intense. Sombra smirked, thinking he was right. "You are most certainly welcome Fluttershy." Sombra repiled, Twilight rolled her eyes. "I'll wait outside Sombra, we got a busy day ahead of us." Twilight said, she then trotted outside, closing the door behind her. Fluttershy looked at Sombra. "Sombra, can I ask you something?" Fluttershy asked, Sombra looked at her. "Why not." Sombra repiled, he was curious to what the girl had to say. "Are you doing this cause you have no other choice, or is...there something, or somepony, else?" Fluttershy asked, Sombra's eyes widen as he blushed slightly. "T-T-That's ridciulous, I'm King Sombra, I don't need anypony!" Sombra said with false pride. "You were King Sombra, now you're just Sombra and I know deep down, you just want to be loved like anypony else." Fluttershy said, Sombra sighed, he knew she was telling the truth but he wasn't going to let her or anypony else know that much. "I'll take my leave, Twilight and me do have a busy day ahead afterall. Thanks for the tea Fluttershy." Sombra said as he trotted out the door. Fluttershy thought about it for a bit and came to a thought. "I wonder if...she's his reason?" Fluttershy asked herself.

- Ponyville Hall -

Twilight and Sombra trotted into Ponyville Hall, Sombra looked around the empty hall room. "What the heck is this hall for?" Sombra asked, Twilight smiled slightly. "I'm glad you asked!" Twilight said with a slight sound of joy in her voice, Sombra felt odd as he enjoyed seeing Twilight this happy, but he ignored the feeling as he couldn't explain it. "This hall is used for many things, such as Weddings, Town Meetings, and even Social Gatherings." Twilight explained, Sombra looked around once more. "Seems like it, I've never...actually been to any social gathering." Sombra said, Twilight raised an eyebrow. "But, you were a King for Celestia's sake, wouldn't that mean smiling and waving or something like that?" Twilight asked. "Not really, I was never social before at all." Sombra repiled, hiding the fact that it secretly hurt him, Twilight trotted to the center of the hall and motioned Sombra to follow, he trotted next to her. "Friendship leads to great things if you learn to cherish it." Twilight said, Sombra turned and looked deep into Twilight's eyes as she spoke her words. "Friendship is a truly great thing, I can relate to you as I used to not know anything about Friendship, like you." Twilight said, Sombra was surprised. "Really?" Sombra asked. "Yes, but trust me. It's never too late to try and let friendship into your heart." Twilight said, Sombra looked away from her and shook his head. "Who are you kidding, I have no friends." Sombra said, Twilight turned Sombra around. "Nonsense! You do have a friend!" Twilight yelled, Sombra looked confused. "Who!?" Sombra asked with an angered look in his eye. "Me!" Twilight yelled in reply, Sombra stood there shocked. "You're...You're willing to be friends with me? Even after all that stuff I did?" Sombra asked, Twilight nodded her head in reply. "The past is the past, as long as you're willing to start anew, I'll give friendship with you a chance." Twilight repiled, Sombra looked into Twilight's deep purple eyes, he felt strange, his heart beat faster and he felt almost sick but in a good way, he blushed slightly as this feeling became more prominet, suddenly, Pinkie Pie and Rarity bursted into the Hall, Sombra and Twilight immeditally turned away from each other and turned to Pinkie and Rarity, Sombra blushed harder. "Were we interupting anything?" Rarity teased, Twilight smiled. "Not at all girls, just showing Sombra Ponyville Hall." Twilight repiled, she was blissfully unaware what Rarity was getting at but it didn't matter. "Rarity told me all about how Sombra is reforming and how you're helping him and teaching about how Friendship is Magic cause he used to not know what it used to mean, but you're willing to share that magic of big adveture with him cause Friendship is tons of fun!" Pinkie rambled, Sombra looked confused. "Uh...uh...I guess" Sombra said confused at Pinkie's crazy speech, Twilight giggled. "Don't worry, that's just Pinkie being Pinkie." Twilight told Sombra blissfully, Sombra looked at Twilight. "That's going take some getting used to." Sombra said, he then gave a hardy laugh at the whole situtation, The four all began talking about various things, mainly about the hall and the history of Ponyville and the origin of their friendship, Sombra couldn't help but feel an odd warmth in his heart, he truly felt like other ponies cared about him, it was a feeling he never had before and he personally loved this feeling, he had never felt it before but deep down inside, he always wanted this feeling, but he still was curious, what was that other feeling he felt when he looked into Twilight's eyes?...

(To Be Continued)