Scene 9.0: Outside Equestria, Location: Unknown, Ancient Tomb, 5:33 PM, Day 93 of 365
Melodious guided Blight Terror to an Ancient Tomb that is housing a power forgotten by all yet somewhat familiar to him. In order to have some fun, Blight downscale his power from his Anthropomorphic Form to an Alicorn that resembles a mature version of Shadow similar to Future Shadow except that his mane is pure white and his eyes are golden with slit pupils like a cat or a snake; his body is bulkier than Shadow as well but less bulkier than Big McIntosh giving him a balance between speed and power. His armor latching on his body tightly just like the new modified armor Shadow wears that used to be his mother's, but Blight's Armor is made of living tissue which means that Blight has a Chaos Symbiote and Chaos Field surrounding his body as well which confirms his ties to the Ancients of the Chaotic Void, but how deep as Chrysalis, Tirek and Lady Imago are with them along with a Battalion of Renegade Changelings think to themselves.
Blight Terror:
You all wait here. I will search this tomb on my own.
Lady Imago:
(Annoyed)
Why? You requested all of us to be here and now you're telling us we're not needed!?
Blight Terror:
You are needed, My Dear. But this tomb was designed to keep all who attempt to enter it out – Enemy & Friend Alike.
Lady Imago:
A tomb none are allowed to enter? Who would build something like this?
Blight Terror:
I have a good idea on who and why. Is it who I think it is, Melodious?
Melodious Somber:
Yes, it is. Look at the crest at the top of the entrance.
Blight Terror:
(Notices 5 Purple Maple Leaves Motif, Smiling)
Well, well, well…so this is the place…
Tirek:
The place for what?
Blight Terror:
That is for me to know and you to find out.
Blight Terror enters the tomb alone and looks around casually without a care in the world. Suddenly out of nowhere and without warning, the walls crushes him and a weird thick yellow liquid is oozing from the cracks. Melodious arrives there in the form of fairy. Melodious wonders if her and her sister being in this timeline got Blight killed by for him smash out of the crushing walls, but is surprised as he blasts his way out.
Blight Terror:
(Annoyed, Seeing Crushed Orange Juice Box Fall Of His Saddlebag)
Curses. I was saving that for later.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Surprised)
You're alive!?
Blight Terror:
(Amused Scoff)
Unlike Platinum Shadow, my body is far more developed and durable as well as my magic. I have survived horrors far beyond he has. Being torn apart by by the Void itself is not enough to gain the level of power myself, my brothers and sisters possesses. Now…why did you follow me when I asked everyone to remain behind?
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Annoyed)
Because I brought you to this tomb! I have the right to be here!
Blight Terror:
You are correct. You have the right to be here.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
You are not going to ask me to leave?
Blight Terror:
You did bring me here, so that does grant you the right to enter this tomb with me. So do not fall behind.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
You truly are—
??? (Disembodied Female Voice):
You are trespassing on a tomb none are allowed. Leave this place or perish.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
I thought this place was deserted!!!
Blight Terror:
It is. What we heard was the Echo of the One who created this tomb.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Echo!?
Blight Terror:
The creator of this tomb can't be here for eternity, so she left behind an Echo of herself in order to sway any who survives the first trap. Think of it as the Ghost of the Architect of this place.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Scared)
A Ghost!?
Blight Terror:
You didn't hear me? This is an Echo, a replica of her essence. Not her per se.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Regaining Composure, Nervous)
Y-yes…Of Course! I Knew That!!
Blight Terror:
(Thinking)
She really is Celestia's Daughter. She's scared of Ghosts. I wouldn't be surprised if Melodious is scared of Chickens too.
Blight and Melodious head deeper into the tomb and notices some of the walls are colored differently with certain walls being more white than the rest. Using his Alicorn Strength Enhanced with his Magic, he smashes the white wall and opening a secret path. In the first one he entered, he sees a glowing Ruby however he doesn't approaches it as he feels that there's a trap waiting for him and he was right as he tosses a small pebble near the Ruby, causing the floor to collapse and revealing a pool of burning lava down below, but he senses something else is in the air.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
What are you waiting for!? Go get it!
Blight Terror:
I cannot.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Furious)
WHY NOT!?!?!?
Blight Terror:
Try flying close to the edge and please, try not to fall off.
Melodious does what Blight says and for a brief moment, she loses the ability to fly, but regains it as soon as she moves away from the edge of the Lava Pit.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Furious, Scared)
WHAT IN TARTARUS WAS THAT!?!?!?
Blight Terror:
(Amused Sadistic Chuckle)
Remember the Story of Somnambula and the Sphinx? The Magic the Sphinx's used against the Pillar of Equestria is surrounding that pit. Even as an Ancient Alicorn, I cannot fly my way across because of it. Everyone thinks that Gods and Ancients are immune to such magics. We are not. We are immune to Specific Elements, our Powers and Defenses are higher than any mortal alive, but if you learn our weakness, we fall like dominoes.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Didn't you say you are holding back to get a fun challenge?
Blight Terror:
Of course. What about you?
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
What about me?
Blight Terror:
Life is all about the Pursuit of Happiness and Happiness comes in all shapes and forms. It is up to you to decide what happiness you are searching for. You already know what I desire and since you are here by my side, I must have succeeded. And…if you are from the future, you must be aware of some extent of your own fate. Are you here to change the future…fulfill it…or is there something more behind your true intentions?
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Annoyed)
Are you psychoanalyzing me?
Blight Terror:
No matter. Your Intentions are Yours and Yours Alone. I nor everyone around us has the right to know of it. I just hope you succeed finding what you long for.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Enough with the talking and get that Ruby!
Blight looks at every angle of the Lava Pit to see how to get to the Ruby. He checks the corners on the walls to see if he can get to it by hugging the Wall, but sees that there's no railings on there to move towards it safely. The heat of the lava is so intense, it would burn the rope before even reaching the other side. The only option left is to jump across, so he needs to gather strength by running fast enough then jumping as hard as he can while using his Alicorn Abilities to boost his strength for the jump. Blight rushes with all of his might and jumps across the pit successfully that Melodious is taken aback that Blight looks exactly like Platinum Shadow of her timeline. She now completely understands why countless females fall for him as Blight takes the Ruby from the pedestal which turns the lava off and creates a bridge back to the other side.
Blight Terror:
It seems this Ruby was the power source of the deathtrap. Not surprising since the Ruby is considered the representation of Fire Elementals. That means there are 3 or 5 Elements left empowering this Tomb. If Ruby is Fire, what are the other Gems and Elements remaining, My Dear?
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Emerald is Wind, Amber is Earth and Sapphire is Water. If Darkness and Light are involved here, Onyx is Darkness and Diamond is Light.
Blight Terror:
Luster Dawn has taught you well.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
More like my Nana taught me well. My teacher was always expecting me to know everything the moment she asked and if I didn't have the answers, she would scold me.
Blight Terror:
It seems that scolding helped. You are now smarter than her. Are you not worried I might treat you in a similar manner?
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Scoffs)
You know why I'm not worried about that.
Blight Terror:
I see…So that is why you are here.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Furious)
I told you not to psychoanalyze me!
Blight Terror:
No need to be like that. For you and I are the same. The reason we are doing all of this is to set an example for this world and to the ones we want that message to resonate above all. But that can wait after we collect the remaining gems.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Fire was the first. So Earth might be next.
Blight Terror:
Following The Elements of Creation. Fire, Water, Earth and finally Wind.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Fire gives birth to the world; Water cools down the Fire; Earth is formed from the Water cooling the lava created by Fire; Wind is born from the trees and plants birthed from the Earth.
Blight Terror:
Good. And what about Light & Darkness?
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Light & Darkness are the core elements within our soul. It's the Potential of All Living Beings. The Potential of Salvation or Destruction at our whim.
Blight Terror:
So those 2 Elements are the last ones we will encounter and possibly at the same time.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
It'll be annoying if they are sentient.
Blight Terror:
They usually are…
Blight and Melodious continue to venture deeper into the tomb and just as they assumed, they found an entrance to an underwater section of the place. Using their Chaos Magic, both of them transform into Sea Ponies and dive underwater. As soon as they start swimming down there, they see many traps down there like spiked depth charges, spinning bladed tunnels, rising impaling spikes and smashing walls with a small timer that getting crushed is very high if they aren't fast enough. They carefully move around the underwater deathtrap with careful yet swift precision and making it to the Sapphire at the very end of the underwater section which was the size of 240 yards long and the tunnels as narrow as possible in order to make navigating through it next to impossible for normal Tomb Raiders to survive it. They exit the underwater section and revert to their previous forms with Blight becoming an Alicorn and Melodious becoming a Fairy as they continue going deeper into the tomb. 2 Gems acquired, 4 more to go…
While searching for the remaining Gems, they arrive at a large chamber made entirely of sand with Blight noticing that the sand also possesses the same magical attribute as the Fire Room: The Sealing of Flying Ability. Blight knows that this sand is sentient and will try to attack him as soon as he sets a hoof there. Blight knows that he can't drop his guard and asks Melodious to hold on tight to him because he'll be moving at full speed, he will outrun both Rainbow Dash & Applejack during "The Running of the Leaves" (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Season 1, Episode 13: Fall Weather Friends). As soon as Melodious grabs Blight's Mane tightly, he waste no time and rushes into the sand zigzagging there to reach the Amber located somewhere in there. Suddenly, large sand pikes rises from sand-ground at high speeds that if Blight wasn't running at full strength as he is, they would have already been impaled by the deadly trap. Blight's eyes begin to get the evil glow Shadow usually get when using Aura Sight and without warning, he jumps high up and smashes the ground with sheer force; making the ground pop out the Amber from underneath, causing the sand pikes to stop rising violently. Blight's Wings are now no longer restricted as he can spread them without any issue.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
How did you know!?
Blight Terror:
Needle In A Haystack, my Dear. This sand was far too active to skewer us and at first I thought this Amber Power Source was on a pedestal just like the previous 2, but I could not see the glimmer of this gem anywhere surrounding us. So my only conclusion was…
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Surprised)
UNDERGROUND!?!?!?
Blight Terror:
(Amused Scoff)
You underestimated my abilities.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Worried, Blushing)
Nonononononononononono!!! I…well…I…
Blight Terror:
I can tell you forgot who I am.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Clears Throat, Regaining Composure, Blushing)
Well…you did prove to me you really are the original.
Blight Terror:
You are the Child of Originals Yourself. We Originals are Powerful and Skilled because of our experience, but through our guidance and nurturing of you, even the Children of Originals can surpass the Originals themselves.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Is that why you want Platinum Shadow to surpass you? Because he is the Child of the Originals? A Child of the Ancients?
Blight Terror:
That is one of my many reasons for his ascension.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
I wonder…
Blight Terror:
Second guessing your outburst in your timeline? I suggest you don't. You already cross that line where everyone will demand something of you as an apology. And besides…I know you aren't fully evil or under the control of the Black Heart Crystal coursing through your veins.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
Why you assume that!?
Blight Terror:
Why ask Ai and Kokoro to keep Krystal safe so you can enact your "Revenge" on everyone?
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Furious)
I told you—
Blight Terror:
You are wasting your time with that. I psychoanalyze everyone that works under me, child. You might have the Power of the Black Heart Crystal coursing through your veins, but your mind is still your own. Something tells me you aren't in this timeline for revenge to end the lives of anyone in this timeline.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Looks Away, Blushing)
......…
Blight Terror:
I see…Now I understand why you are here. I will help you.
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Shocked)
HUH!?!?!?
Blight Terror:
You know why I created this event that will help shape the future you live in. You can profit for this from this just as I will have. What say you?
Melodious Somber (Fairy Form):
(Defeated Sigh, Annoyed, Blushing)
FINE!!! YOU FIGURED ME OUT!!! YOU HAPPY!?!?!?
Blight Terror:
(Pleased Smile)
Very. I presume you accepted my offer. Once we get out of here with our prize, I will teach you a few good strategies to deal with our family members.
Melodious is annoyed by Blight being no different than his future self, they continue on deeper into the tomb now that they are halfway from collecting all of the Gems. They arrive at a room filled with deadly fans rotating on every wall with some blowing wind and others suck things into them as Blight creates a ball using his magic and slowly moved the ball through the hall to see how strong the currents created by the fans that are pushing and pulling. The wind that are Pushing the ball feels strong, but the ones Pulling the ball was even stronger that the ball was shredded by the blades of the fan like it was paper. This scares Melodious as in her fairy form might tear her apart if she flies in there, but Blight tells her that he'll move forward without her and he does as he uses his Symbiote and his Chaos Field to move without being sucked or pushed by the fans as he noticed that his Alicorn Magic is sealed away as well as his Wings. This is the hardest trial to obtain the Gem that it is impossible for any normal creature to cross it as it is intended to be survived by the creator of the tomb or somecreature whose power and intellect matches "Her". Blight is an Ancient of untold wisdom and power that none can match him except the other Ancients themselves. Blight's body after being covered all over with his Symbiote on resembles the Pony of Shadows, Limbo; after suiting up, Blight just walked through the hall like a statue without a care in the world as the wind doesn't affect him, there are even trap doors on the floor with fans underneath, but avoids them by jumping out of the way as soon as the floor opens. As soon as he reaches the Emerald, the fans tuns off that Melodious relaxes enough that she reverts back to her Alicorn Form and walks towards Blight…
Melodious Somber:
Looks like it is over.
Blight Terror:
No. There's still something ahead. Looks like the Elements of Light & Darkness are becoming active.
Melodious Somber:
They must be going active after getting the Wind Emerald.
Blight Terror:
Not quite.
Melodious Somber:
What do you mean?
Blight Terror:
The Light Diamond & Darkness Onyx started powering up after collecting the Fire Ruby.
Melodious Somber:
Why after getting the Fire Ruby and not now?
Blight Terror:
I assume it is because the Light Diamond and Darkness Onyx are not powering deathtraps like the Elemental Gems. They have a different function.
Melodious Somber:
What type of function?
Blight Terror:
Their function is summoning.
Melodious Somber:
Summoning!? Are we going to face something ahead!?
Blight Terror:
My Chaos Magic is far more developed than yours, so I will be facing the Light Summon. Your Harmony Magic is your forte, so defeating the Dark Summon rests on you.
Melodious Somber:
(Annoyed Tut)
Unfortunately. Let's get this over with.
Phase 1:
Chaos Vs. Light
Both Blight & Melodious arrive at the hall hosting the Light Diamond & Darkness Onyx with the entrance to the Final Room of theTomb just behind them with a strong barrier keeping it locked. The Gems shines brightly that it summons a Nymph and a Gorgon to battle both Blight & Melodious. Blight will face off against the Nymph and Melodious faces the Gorgon. Suddenly they get transported to different areas of the temple with Blight & the Nymph to the entrance of Water Area while Melodious and the Gorgon at the fire area with the Lava Pit reactivated. The Nymph laughs as she uses not only Light but also Wind & Water Magic against Blight and hitting him with multiple water & wind combo attacks to trip him up; but Blight is unphased by it as he scoffs at the Nymphs attacks. This infuriates the Nymph and that she decides to freeze the entire room in order to stop the Ancient Alicorn. Her freezing attack is the combination of her water & wind elements, amplify the strength of them to the point she drains most of her mana as she freezes the entire place and encases the Chaos Alicorn in a very thick layer of ice. Exhausted, the Nymph celebrates her victory only for Blight to shatter his icy prison with his own magic with sheer force and without moving an inch which also includes his facial expression. The Nymph, horrified seeing Blight's Power, she returns to her realm, causing the crystal that summoned her lose its power. With the Nymph running away back to her dimension, Blight is sent back to the entrance of the Final Room as he waits for Melodious to win her battle.
Phase 2:
Harmony Vs. Dark
Melodious readies herself to face against the Gorgon which has a Bronze Sword in her right hand & Bronze Shield on her left forearm as she needs to beware of the monster's Dark Attribute which is her Petrifying Stare, her Fire & Earth Attributes as Gorgon's are known to spit fire and some even have the ability to borrow underground even through solid stone. Melodious also knows that Gorgons are Coldblooded Creatures, so she already have a good strategy to defeat her. Melodious blocks & dodges the Gorgon's sword swipe & shield bash attacks by jumping around them with a smug smile on her face which infuriates the Gorgon to be more relentless in her attacks. Melodious decides to go on the offensive with hard hitting spells which forces the Gorgon to borrow underground to avoid receiving any more damage and heals herself; but Melodious smiles and floods the entrance of the hole on the ground with cold water then freezes it, forcing the Gorgon out of her hiding place, unable to heal herself. The Gorgon tries her petrifying glare to stop Melodious and succeeds turning her to stone. However as the Gorgon approaches the petrified Melodious in order to shatter her, the statue explodes covering the Gorgon in ice as Melodious used one of her Father's Tricks of Deception to make the Gorgon get too overconfident with her victory. Unlike Blight that gave the Nymph, a Creature of Light escape, Melodious shatters the frozen Gorgon, a Creature of Darkness to pieces, instantly killing her. After the Death of the Gorgon, just like Blight, Melodious is sent back to the entrance of the Final Room of the Tomb where Blight is waiting for her as he is collecting the Diamond & Onyx Gems.
Blight Terror:
Well done, my dear. I knew you have what it takes. Freezing the Gorgon and shattering her was something I would do and so would your mother if the threat was too high for Equestria.
Melodious Somber:
I'm not bread, so you don't need to butter me up like that.
Blight Terror:
(Laughing Out Loud)
Melodious Somber:
Why are you laughing?
Blight Terror:
You're quite edgy. You reminds me of myself in my youth.
Melodious Somber:
(Annoyed)
Silence! Just open the door!
Blight Terror:
(Amused Scoff & Smile, Thinking)
She didn't use her Royal Voice on me. She must respect me enough that she considers me an ally. I must have been in her life in the future or I remind her of Shadow. No matter. Diving too much in what will be will make sure it doesn't become a reality.
As both Blight & Melodious enters the Final Room of the Tomb, they see a large Rainbow Crystal in the center of the room protected with 6 lights of different colors creating a barrier on it, by beams projected from 6 pedestals. Blight assumes the Gems goes to each pedestal, but that seems too easy with a Tomb filled with so many deathtraps that even the Final Room must have at least a last trap. As Blight approaches the tomb, a projection appears in-front of him of a Unicorn Mare with Pale Light Grayish Tangelo Coat, Dark Spring Green With Streak Of Brilliant Red and Dark Aquamarine Eyes; Blight recognizes this Mare and addresses her accordingly…
Blight Terror:
Gusty The Great. It is an honor. I assume you are still alive.
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
You are—
Blight Terror:
I go by Blight Terror now. Please address me accordingly.
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
I assume you are aware what you are doing here.
Blight Terror:
That Large Rainbow Crystal…Is the Real Prison of your Former Teacher& Arch-Nemesis – Grogar.
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
If you take him, he will be set free and the blood of everycreature will be on your Ancient Claws.
Blight Terror:
Spare me the drama. You are not telling me the entire story. That Crystal is housing Grogar's Body, but his Mind is sealed elsewhere. Do not fear. His mind is far too dangerous to roam free and I refuse to completely & fully resurrect this abomination to full power.
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
Even his body is a threat to Creaturekind, Blight Terror. Grogar's Body without the limiter that is his mind has the power to end lives and make sure they never find the Peace of Elysium. Their Souls will lost for eternity. Erased…Never to be restored, They would not even appear in Limbo. Once Grogar's True Form ends a life with his own claws, they literally ceases to exist.
Blight Terror:
With the Power of the Mother Black Heart Crystal, I'll be able to control of that mindless husk.
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
Even though you are an Ancient, You do not realize the folly of this decision.
Blight Terror:
You might not be aware, my dear – But Platinum Shadow's Power is on the rise. He will be more than enough to deal with Grogar himself.
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
(Shocked)
The Prophecy involving The Full Armor Alicorn…You plan on bringing it forward!? Now I know you are indirectly assisting Platinum Shadow's Growth, but using this to bring forward the Prophecy surrounding the Assassin of the Ancients!? You do realize the Full Armor Alicorn will come after you once he is resurrected!
Blight Terror:
(Evil Smile)
Fools like yourself and Platinum Shadow believe that the Full Armored Alicorn is a Mindless Slayer…obedient to the Ancients' and the Gods' Will. He is far more than that.
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
You met him!?
Blight Terror:
I have not had the pleasure personally yet…
(Looks At Melodious Somber, Evil Smile)
…but she has and in multiple instances.
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
And she lived to tell the tale!?
Melodious Somber:
(Furious)
I had enough of hearing you speak ill of the Full Armored Alicorn! If it wasn't for him…I wouldn't be here today! Sure he failed to save my Aunt and many others, but he saved me…but the sacrifices he made during that war were necessary for the survival of the entire world! You might not know this, but the Full Armored Alicorn Is A Hero!
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
......…
Blight Terror:
......…
Melodious Somber:
......…
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
(Defeated Sigh)
Water Drowns Fire. Fire Boils Water. Wind Decays Earth. Earth Withstand Wind. Light Cuts Darkness. And Darkness Shrouds Light.
Melodious Somber:
(Surprised)
HUH!?
Blight Terror:
So you trust her?
Hologram (Gusty The Great):
I see temporal distortions around her body. She's a Time Traveler, so if the Full Armored Alicorn is in fact a Hero…then his resurrection is necessary. Take Grogar's Body before I change my mind. Do not make me regret this decision…Blight Terror.
Gusty's hologram disappears and following her words, Blight places the Sapphire on the Red Pedestal, the Ruby on the Blue Pedestal, the Amber on the Green Pedestal, The Emerald on the Golden Pedestal, Diamond on the Black Pedestal and the Onyx on the White Pedestal; and in doing so, the barrier surrounding Grogar's Rainbow Crystal comes undone. Blight reverts back to his true form as an Anthropomorphic Ancient as he covers his body with his wing in the shape of a cloaked cape as he contacts Lady Imago to enter the tomb to collect the Body of Grogar's Crystal Prison back to their base for Jack to study along with his assistant "Jewel(?)" in order to learn what makes it tick. Everyone is spooked seeing Grogar's Decrepit Body sealed inside a Rainbow Crystal that they all realize that this tomb was built by Gusty The Great and Blight is not only dangerous, but insane as they think among themselves that if he plans of including the Father of All Monsters, the Greatest Evil of the World into Blight's Cadre, this organization might not belong to Blight for long; but what they don't know is that Gusty confirmed to Blight that Grogar's Consciousness is sealed elsewhere, so their fears of Grogar returning to the world is impossible. Melodious, the Time Traveler knows this part of history: Grogar's Body Will Be Destroyed By Shadow, making sure Grogar's Full True Resurrection never happens…nevertheless, such victory comes at a tragically high price…
Scene 9.1: Equestria, Silver Shoals [Maretime Manor], 6:47 PM
Shadow, Discord, Krystal, Ai & Kokoro arrive at the doorstep, but before they could knock on the door, they hear screaming and sobbing that they got scared to the point that they break down the door to see if they are safe, but to their surprise, they see Celestia, Luna & "Eris" (in her true form as Serenity) crying as they are watching the adaptation of their favorite novel turned into a Soap Opera TV Show that will be a big hit in the future. The emotional rollercoaster is so great, Serenity couldn't stay in her Draconequus form. Shadow uses his magic to repair the broken door and cleans the tears around where the Trio of Alicorns are sobbing. Funny enough while Shadow was cleaning, he couldn't help but to be mesmerized by Luna's beauty even though they were always at each other's throats every single time they meet, but ever since the fight against Minerva, something changed somehow. Luna is more passive, more docile when they meet and even now, she's not even interacting negatively towards him. Shadow wonders what is this strange yet familiar feeling he's getting when looking at Luna right now. Suddenly, there's a knock on the door and Shadow offers to open it in order to avoid Luna as he doesn't know how he'll behave around the Alicorn with these feelings clouding his judgment. Shadow opens the door and it's Diamond Tiara. Shadow wonders how she knew he was there, but she asked him to step outside as she needs to talk to him about something important. As they sit at the hanging bench close to eardrop to where the Alicorns, Discord, Krystal, Ai & Kokoro are…
Shadow:
(Notices Diamond Tiara's Saddened Aura)
Is something wrong, Dia? And how did you know I was going to be here?
Diamond Tiara:
(Saddened)
Shadow…I came here to break up with you.
Shadow:
(Surprised, Trying To Not Show Emotion)
I see. Something happened that I should know?
Diamond Tiara:
I…I can't tell you…
Shadow:
Out of curiosity, how are you and your mother doing after Cozy started living with you?
Diamond Tiara:
(Happy Smile)
I forgot to thank you about that. You, Granny Goodshoes, Maya and Cozy…all of you saved my relationship with her. She and me are getting a lot better because of your help. Mother and me finally cleared the misunderstanding between us and now we are talking and making plans together…
(Sad Smile)
…She actually approves of me and you just like daddy…
Shadow:
Dia…
Diamond Tiara:
(Crying)
I…I really wish…we could be together. I really do! But…
Shadow:
......…
Diamond Tiara:
Maybe in another life…we could have…
Shadow:
We actually did.
Diamond Tiara:
(Surprised)
What…!?
Shadow:
"Eris" gave me glimpses of the future. The world where our foal came from was destroyed. You & me died there and she was sent here by us.
Diamond Tiara:
How does she looks?
Shadow:
She looks like you, but having my colors. She's has your personality traits combined with my resolve. We help raise her along with my son.
Diamond Tiara:
(Sad Yet Happy Smile)
I see…I'm glad we did get together in an alternate reality. So…you have a son? The you who is next to me?
Shadow:
Yes. I haven't seen his face because it's behind a knighthelm, but from what "Eris" told me, he takes after me in every sense of the way, but he has his mother's eyes. His coat and mane is as shiny as my mother's. I…am already proud of him…even though he hasn't been born yet nor I know who his mother is yet.
Diamond Tiara:
(Saddened)
I see…
(Thinking)
Lysithea was right…Shadow and Me…we were never meant to be…The one meant for Shadow is…
(Notices The Alicorns, Discord, Ai, Krystal & Kokoro Staring From The Window, Out Loud)
Shadow…I know you and her will get together soon. And I know that…I will find my special somepony one day.
Shadow:
(Smiling)
You will just as I will.
Diamond Tiara kisses Show on his cheek and walks back home with a sad smile on her face. Shadow turns around and notices everyone waiting for him, but for a brief moment he notices Luna's Aura showing signs of happiness only for her to look away in embarrassment as he gazes to her direction. Seeing Luna like this makes Shadow's heart actually skipped a beat, as he saw her as cute and wonders since when he started feeling like this for her. From a distance, Lysithea for the first time in a very long time is happy for this outcome and hopes Shadow do find happiness with his special somepony one day. The Mother of his Son…
To Be Continued…