The Return of King Sombra

The Plan

Twilight Sparkle has sent word to Princesses Celestia, Luna, and Cadance about the horrible attack on Appleloosa. Meanwhile, King Sombra is finally ready to tell his team about his plan for Equestria...

Almost immediately as Twilight returned to Ponyville from Appleloosa, she found Spike, who waiting just outside the Ponyville Hospital, pacing back and forth looking extremely worried. Seeing the poor dragon all worried made Twilight sigh out of sadness. She knew that she would probably have to explain what was going on. She couldn't just not tell Spike the truth and even if she didn't, he would definitely find out about it. Once Twilight exited the portal, Spike saw her and quickly rushed over to her.

"Twilight! There you are! I was so worried!" Spike said as he ran over and hugged Twilight's front leg.

"It's okay, Spike. There's no reason to worry anymore, I'm right here." Twilight said, giving Spike a comforting hug.

"What's going? What happened in Appleloosa?" Spike asked, pointing to how busy the hospital was.

"(Sigh) Spike, come with me. We have something important to do." Twilight said as she began to head in the direction of her castle.

"Huh? What are we going to do? And what happened in Appleloosa?" Spike asked, quickly following behind Twilight.

"I'll tell you once we're back at the castle." Twilight responded as they both continued making their way back home.

As soon as Twilight and Spike had arrived at the castle, Twilight used her magic to teleport Spike and herself to her study room. Once there, Twilight shut the door to her study with her magic and then motioned for Spike to sit down.

"Twilight, what happened? You look so... scared." Spike said, observing the distraught look on Twilight's face.

"Spike, how much of our conversation did you hear when Braeburn and Capper were talking about Appleloosa?" Twilight asked.

"Well... not much." Spike responded, scratching his head. "All I really heard was them saying that Appleloosa had been attacked. But before I could learn anything else, Mayor Mare told me to go outside."

"Well, yes Appleloosa was attacked. But it wasn't just a regular attack, it was... a massacre." Twilight said.

"A massacre? Y-You mean ponies d-died in Appleloosa?" Spike asked, gulping a bit.

"Yes, Spike. A lot of ponies were killed. Thankfully some managed to survive by hiding out in the safety bunker. Those ponies that you saw going into the hospital were the survivors." Twilight explained.

"B-But no pony has ever killed another pony in years!" Spike cried.

"I know, that's why this is extremely serious, and we have to tell the princesses. Can you take a letter for me?" Twilight asked.

"O-Of course, I can, Twilight!" Spike said, pulling out a paper and quill, ready to write down whatever he needed to write. "Ready."

"Okay, here it goes." Twilight said as she told Spike what to write in the letter.

Dear Princesses, Celestia, Luna, and Cadance,

I am writing to each of you to inform you that something terrible has happened in Appleloosa