We Went To the Land Of the Ice and Snow

[badassfreakingoverlord]

[The scroll flickers on to show nothing but white. Distantly, beneath a blowing wind, the sounds of whirling propellers and hard work press faintly through. Then crunching -- the unmistakable sound of hooves compressing snow.]

Aww, crap.

[The viewpoint jerks up to reveal the Overlord, snow spotting his coat but not his fiery mane, as he stands in the midst of a swirling blizzard. In the distance, barely visible, his minion horde marches off the airship he'd long ago stolen for Talk Like A Pirate Day and... neglected to return.]

Who the hell designs a magic scroll that's so easy to accidentally turn on?

Hmph. Looks like the cat's out of the bag. [Smirking, the Overlord sweeps a hoof out as he turns the scroll to reveal great mounds of snow lumping up across an otherwise featureless plain. Closer inspection shows that these lumps are in fact ruins, crumbled buildings in various states of decay.]

Stalliongrad. The site of an ancient battle between ponies and windigos, and if Princess Celestia's dreams are anything to go on, the Frozen Fire of Friendship just might be here somewhere. Once I find it, I'll have all the power of ice and snow that the windigos have... and then Equestria will either be mine, or a frozen hell of ponies in ice blocks, trapped and wishing their Princesses had surrendered instead of condemning them! Hyaaa ha ha ha ha!

[Zetta flicks his tail at the scroll as he turns to match towards the ruins, shutting it off.]

Comments

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[iron_mare]

Still got a boyfriend, buddy.

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

I'll give you credit for your fidelity, at least.

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[iron_mare]

Given the many number of ways he could slaughter me if I cheated on him, consider it survival instinct.

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

...At SOME point there has to be a statute of limitations, though. How long does it take? A year? Five? Ten?

[Zetta isn't actually needling her on this, he's legitimately curious. To the best of his knowledge she hasn't even been tempted in all the time she's been here, which is a level of fidelity not exactly common in the Netherworld.]

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[iron_mare]

Somehow I doubt it's gonna take that long for either us being sent home or him catching up with me.

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

It's already been over a year, hasn't it?

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[iron_mare]

It's been a lot of weird things to the timeline. For all I know I've only been gone five minutes.

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

Maybe. But your half counts for something, too, doesn't it?

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[iron_mare]

Well sure. But I'm patient.

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

No one's arguing that. I just wondered if you'd ever considered what your limit is.

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[iron_mare]

Well either we'll find out or it'll pay off, I guess.