A Friend in Darkness

Betrayal Close To Home

Harsh pounds on the thick wooden door of Luna's room echoed in the large space. Luna sprang out of her bed and onto the hard tile floor. As her hoofs hit the ground, and the wooden door finally gave into the pounding and splintered, cracking the tile with its weight.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Luna shouted, two pegasi in golden armor pinned Luna's hoofs down. Six others stood by the collapsed door, three on each side, while Celestia flew through the arch.

"Sister what in the meaning of Equestria is this!" she summoned all the authority she could and thundered. "UNLEASH ME FOOLS!" lightning struck in the background creating an edge on Luna's pointed face. The pegasi guards flew back with a quick flap of their wings, no one dared touch her. Luna's eyes made quick work of the room darting from corner to corner, her fight-or-flight instincts kicking in.

The sun pushed against the mountain tops begging to be released, but the hazy purple light remained. Today is a beautiful day to surrender . . . "but that's so out of character" Luna muttered, a snarl remained on her face but malice lingered just under the surface. The younger sister launched herself into the air and with large gusts' of wind the eldest alicorn and her minions were unable to follow. With great sorrow Luna used a teleportation spell sending herself to the dungeon.

Guards flooded the misty room and Luna found herself surrounded. Her eyes traveled to Sombra, but his dark form was missing among the crowd of ponies. Clouds of darkness erupted from the floor flooding the room as the guards fumbled over each other, a hoof made it's way over Luna's back, before she could react they were gone.

Dark figures stretched over Luna's vision "Were am I?" she murmured, Luna's vision cleared and realized the dark figures were dark trees.

"The Everfree Forrest" they said in unison.

Luna looked up from her position on the floor and saw Sombra.

"What are you doing here?!" Luna screeched.

Sombra raised a brow clearly confused, he moved closer and knelled down. "I should ask the same, why were you in the dungeon?"

She looked at him unsure of her answer "Something's wrong, my sister she tried to lock me up, I went to the dungeon to see what she'd done with you when you wern't there I assumed she'd done away with you. But . . . Ugh!" she exclaimed throwing her head back "It's so messed up why would she do this, who knows what she would've done to me if you wern't there."

Sombra perked up hearing this "So what you're telling me is: I saved your life." a cocky smile plastered on his face.

Luna shoved a hoof in his face pushing him back a step "Don't get too ahead of yourself Sombra, you're still a war criminal." As soon as she said it a question floated to the surface. As if reading her mind he said "I'd rather be chased for a crime I know I committed than die for one I don't remember." His face was stern and for the first time since his amnesia, he looked serious.