King Sombra x Pegasus Reader

Chapter 13

TW: mention of attempting suicide

I was led down to a small dark room and told to wait for Celestia. As I waited there, a strange fear began to build inside me, as though I should be afraid of her. I tried to backtrack in my mind. Why should I be afraid of her? She's never done anything to actually hurt me, right? So why do I feel so- at risk?

The door opened and Celestia stepped into the room, illuminating it slightly with her horn. She closed the door behind her and sat across from me on the ground. "Ask away."

I took a deep breath. What should I start with? Maybe just being direct is my best approach. 

"Why am I here?"

"Because you- live here..?"

"No, why did you kidnap me," I said as calmly as I could.

"I didn't kidnap you. I rescued you."

"No! No- you didn't." I reigned in my frustration as soon as I started snapping at her, resorting to a forceful mumble.

"Now why would you think I didn't rescue you? Surely anypony in your place would be grateful to be away from that stallions clutches," she said, laughing a little. She cut herself off suddenly, and I knew.

I knew that she knew.

And she could see it in my expression that I had figured it out.

"It's him isn't it." Celestia spoke quietly, phrasing the question as if it was a statement. I doubted she even needed an answer at all, but I still gave it to her.

"Yes."

"But that would mean that he's been in pony-form for a while now, at least since we met in the streets of Canterlot... Why has he not attempted to overthrow Cadence in the empire yet?"

"We had a deal that you would answer my questions, not that I would answer yours..." I whispered, looking down.

"Y/N-" Celestia said, a forced laugh making its way from her mouth. "I don't think you understand the gravity of this situation." She walked towards me. "Why has he not attacked yet? What is he doing? When is he striking?"

"We had. A deal." I looked up and made unflinching eye contact with her.

"Ponies are going to die Y/N! Why can't you understand that!"

"I'm not stupid!" I yelled, standing up to face her. "I fucking know what's going to happen! So sorry that my bond is such an inconvenience for you Celestia, but I now have to live my life knowing that I either stay with a tyrant who is going to be killing ponies left, right and fucking center, or I watch him die and then I'll probably have to kill myself to stop the agony that will undoubtedly course through my veins!"

I panted, staring daggers up at her as she looked down at me, shock written all over her face.

Adrenaline all but drained from my body, I slowly sink back down to a sitting position. Celestia continued to look down at me,  and slowly her features contorted. It was as though confusion, anger and fear were one and the same. She ran from the room before another word could be said, and a guard entered to drag me back to my room. 

Except this time it wasn't my previous room. It was a cell. A real one.

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