02-13-2017, 06:00 PM
Sombra turned around, and Celestia instantly regretted that she'd stopped to observe what he was doing. He noticed her in short order, and began to approach. Celestia expected the worst, and readied to defend herself. She didn't know what to expect, so her plan was a simple one: attack with everything she had, which should at least knock him off balance. As she didn't know what Sombra's capabilities were, she hoped that would buy her enough time to either escape or plan her next attack. She readied to cast her opening salvo.
Much to Celestia's surprise however, Sombra had other intentions. When he was sufficiently close to her, rather than attack or threaten as she was expecting, he spoke. He explained that his odd behaviour was an attempt to determine what he lacked. Celestia held back a snarky comment, for the moment preferring to listen. Sombra continued, proposing a non-aggression pact between the two of them, on the condition that should Celestia encounter her former student again, she was to instruct Twilight to kill Omni.
Celestia pursed her lips as she considered how to respond. “A non-aggression pack would be agreeable, but I cannot agree to those terms. That is quite a task you've set for yourself. I wonder how you expect to survive it? Have you put any thought into that?” She paused for a moment, but began speaking before Sombra fully had a chance to respond. “I can only assume your presence here means you've become as reliant on this 'omnilium' substance as I seem to have. Have you even considered the possibility that should you succeed, on killing Omni then you, along with everyone else here,” she swept her hoof in a wide arc, pointing at several of the gates in turn, “may simply wink out of existence?” It was possible he had, and being wrong in this case could provide her with valuable information.
There was no doubt in her mind however that even if he had discovered such a means that he would not have been sharing it, or taking measures to ensure that any denizens of the Onmiverse other than himself might survive his actions. Celestia continued. “While I believe a non-aggression pact would benefit both of us, I will not condemn my former student to such a fate by embroiling her in that destructive venture.” She stood, watching Sombra carefully, studying him to see what his next move or statement would be.
Much to Celestia's surprise however, Sombra had other intentions. When he was sufficiently close to her, rather than attack or threaten as she was expecting, he spoke. He explained that his odd behaviour was an attempt to determine what he lacked. Celestia held back a snarky comment, for the moment preferring to listen. Sombra continued, proposing a non-aggression pact between the two of them, on the condition that should Celestia encounter her former student again, she was to instruct Twilight to kill Omni.
Celestia pursed her lips as she considered how to respond. “A non-aggression pack would be agreeable, but I cannot agree to those terms. That is quite a task you've set for yourself. I wonder how you expect to survive it? Have you put any thought into that?” She paused for a moment, but began speaking before Sombra fully had a chance to respond. “I can only assume your presence here means you've become as reliant on this 'omnilium' substance as I seem to have. Have you even considered the possibility that should you succeed, on killing Omni then you, along with everyone else here,” she swept her hoof in a wide arc, pointing at several of the gates in turn, “may simply wink out of existence?” It was possible he had, and being wrong in this case could provide her with valuable information.
There was no doubt in her mind however that even if he had discovered such a means that he would not have been sharing it, or taking measures to ensure that any denizens of the Onmiverse other than himself might survive his actions. Celestia continued. “While I believe a non-aggression pact would benefit both of us, I will not condemn my former student to such a fate by embroiling her in that destructive venture.” She stood, watching Sombra carefully, studying him to see what his next move or statement would be.