Inside of a large cavern, Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow appear in a wisp of black smoke. They look around in confusion, before Queen Chrysalis similarly appears in black smoke upon a rock ledge. She looks around, also confused at her new surroundings, before spotting the two other beings in the cavern.

"Lord Tirek!" Chrysalis shouts accusingly.

"A Changeling...?" Tirek's astonishment reflected in his voice, though not astonished enough to avoid making a quip towards his young companion. "See, she gets it!" Cozy Glow rolled her eyes as Tirek gestures towards the Changeling who, unlike Cozy Glow, actually used his noble title.

"Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings—" Chrysalis introduced, "—or at least I WILL BE, when I'm restored to my rightful place!"

Chrysalis jumped from her perch towards the center of the room, where Cozy Glow and Tirek had gathered at. "Why did you summon me? What do you want?!" Chrysalis snarled at the two. Cozy Glow jumped behind one of Tirek's legs in surprise, but used the opportunity to quickly adopted her 'harmless little filly' persona. "Oh, golly! We didn't bring you! I thought YOU freed US from Tartarus!"

"Tartarus? Whoever pulled you from there must have been somepony very powerful indeed..."

The three villains were pulled from their 'discussion' by an echoing laugh, accompanied by a whirlwind of smoke upon the highest rock ledge in the room. An armored hoof stepped from the tempest, and the mist lifted to reveal the form of King Sombra; a playfully smug smirk gracing his lips. The black mist receded back until it became the dark stallion's flowing mane.

Queen Chrysalis was the first to recover from the sight of the return of the King once believed dead. "King Sombra! You have returned? Why did you bring us here?"

King Sombra merely laughed at the accusation. "Me? Oh no, I had no hoof in whatever is going on here, cricket." Sombra's fangs were on display as he stood above the assembled villains on the rock ledge.