Kung-Fu Equestria 2

Meeting with the Dark King

Sombra gazed down at the warriors as they were shackled. Turning from the window, he ascended to his weapon, and postured next to it.

"Greetings, 'Twilight,'" he declared in practice. "At last, we meet..." He grimaced. "No..."

Summoning a sword staff, he lunged to the stairs, pretending to hold his sword to his imaginary foe's throat.

"We meet at last," he said, grinning. "Yes. I like that." He placed himself besides the stairs, and held his head high. "Greetings, Twilight," he declared again. "We meet at..."

He swung his sword... and yelped as he nearly took Zecora's mohawk off as she ascended the stairs. To the zebra's credit, she barely grimaced, walking by him.

"Though your reign is in season, you are afraid for a reason," she said with a smile, walking by him.

"I'm not afraid," Sombra growled at her. "She's coming to me in chains." He smirked. "If anyone should be afraid it's..."

"You," Zecora replied, turning to him with a grin. She gazed lower with a darker smile, though Sombra was quickly to pull his robes away from the zebra.

"No, don't you even think about it," he warned.

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Twilight and the others waited for Chrysalis to open the doors to the Crystal Castle's courtyard. Though tied down with shackles, Twilight tried to hold herself with an air of authority that the others had.

Rainbow Dash grimaced. "This better work out better than Pinkie's plan to cook rice in her stomach by eating it raw then drinking boiling water."

Pinkie grimaced at the memory. "Please tell me this plan is nothing like that plan."

"Okay," Twilight replied. "It's nothing like that plan."

Rainbow rolled her eyes while Pinkie giggled. "How so?"

But before Twilight could explain, the doors opened, and all six warriors froze in horror.

Immediately Rainbow Dash was glad Applejack had been left at the Celestial Palace. A wooden cross was planted into the ground, Tied to the cross was the still bloody skeleton of Master Big Macintosh. His head, unfortunately not cleaned of its fur and skin, rested on top of the cross.

"Big Mac....." Rarity whispered in horror. Tai Lung turned his head away with a grimace.

Chrysalis smiled as she tapped the blood soaked cross.

"This is what awaits those who defy King Sombra," Chrysalis said, glancing up at the corpse with mock sympathy. "It's unfortunate," she added, licking her lips. "Such a strong stallion would have been incredibly useful to my hive."

Rainbow Dash strained against her restraints. "When I get out of here," she promised coldly. "I'm gonna drop-kick you so hard, you'll smash through every floor in this castle." She glanced up at the incredibly tall castle.

Chrysalis chuckled at the pony's barbed tongue, before nodding to her children.

"Keep moving," she declared.

The ponies pushed the masters past Big Mac's corpse and into the castle. Twilight paled as she saw what lay ahead of them: a massive flight of stairs.

"So..." Twilight asked with a nervous laugh. "He's on the first or second floor, right?"

Chrysalis' smile just widened, causing Twilight to groan in despair. Yet, as the masters began the trek up the stairs, Chrysalis frowned as she took in their scents.