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

[rabbitheartedfox]

Well... uh... We are.

[Mani had started off timid but she she continued with determination.]

All of us, we've stopped everyone else!

Besides! I-If you're so badass why did people tell me ignore you?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Hyaaa ha ha ha ha! You haven't stopped me, and I'm stronger than anyone else. People just seem to think that ignoring me will make me go away... for lack of a better option, I'm sure.

[rabbitheartedfox]

[Mani frowns for a moment, thinking.] How long have people been ignoring you?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Never! They just claim to be to salvage their egos!

[rabbitheartedfox]

Are you sure they're just pretending? They didn't tell me to pretend.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

They don't admit it, for the sake of their self-esteem.

[rabbitheartedfox]

Okay if you're so powerful how come you haven't already made this place a nether world thing?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Always the same questions from everyone.... If I conquer it now, by overthrowing Princess Celestia with violence of shocking nature, everyone will just say it was because she was distracted with this whole Pale Pony crap and my victory wasn't legitimate.

[rabbitheartedfox]

But... You don't make any sense!

[Violence or trickery? What difference does it make, either way the Pale pony would be distracting the princess. In a huff Mani rolls up the scroll She'd ask Skyfire about it later. Maybe he'd understand.]