I used to wonder what friendship could be... [Visual, open.]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

[So yeah. There's a familiar unicorn popping up on the scrolls, except, uh, he's not a unicorn any more. There's a couple of wings poking out from behind that massive fire mane.]

...As my first decree as Overlord of Equestria, apparently, I hereby, uh, politely request you all go light on the Princess jokes.

[...maybe he actually totally legitimately earned those wings, if he's asking like that.]

Comments

[discorderly]

No.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Damn.

[punched_by_sisko]

Oh, where's the fire and brimstone and the "evil is me" bit!

Don't tell me you've actually lightened up!

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Hey, I can still be me and also be all wingy. Who says I can't?

[action]

[solequus]

[Knock knock]

[action]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Who's there?

[Okay, normally a minion would answer the door and undergo the usual challenge-response proceedings, but with a setup like that, the classics have to prevail.]

Action, actually. But not visual!

[mistweaver]

[Oh happy, happy zebra. Jou comes bouncing in, looking as cheerful as she usually does, with a bamboo basket peeking out of her saddlebags.

Time to harass the Overlord, clearly!]

So, I am rescinding the "no dumplings" order. You do want cindergut, too, don't you? Oh, and I made dango!

[One can only imagine how she snuck past the minions...]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Oooh! Sweet!

[Zetta perks up immediately. No jokes AND dumplings? Hard to beat that combination.]

I'll take everything you've got to offer!

[Visual]

[topgun_textiles]

[Pardon the earth pony gaping at you. But he'd been told from day one that only girls ascended to alicornhood.]

AWESOME!

[That helps.]

[Visual]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

THANK you! At last some appreciation for the wingy-things!

[Visual]

[pirateponyprincess]

Very well, "Prettiest Freakin' Princess in the Entire Cosmos~."

[She couldn't resist. The joke was right there.]

[Visual]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

That was so funny, it overflowed into negative territory and qualified as the least funny thing ever.

[superstylishstallion]

Well, excuse me, princess.

*Sorry Zetta. He's proud of you, he really is. But...he can't resist.*

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Really? That was the best reference you could come up with?

[Secretly he thinks it was a pretty good one, but damned if he's saying that out loud.]

[visual]

[appletastic]

...uh, sure.

[Seriously, we owe you some very big ones.]

That, and as a minion I reckon I owe you some landscaping to start. You got a direction in mind for that?

[visual]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Uh, I think our original contract got superseded by everything that happened.

...I could use a garden, though. Keep me in flowers and treats for Rarity. What're the going rates on contract work?

[Look who's actually attempting to make a fair offer for service! THE WORLD IS MAD!]

[visual]

[strengthinkindness]

Mm...I think the wings look...very nice on you...um...sire...

[She wasn't sure what else to call him.]

[visual]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Overlord. But... let's not get all formal.

[This situation is so weird and out of the norm, Zetta didn't think he could handle weirdly reverent or polite ponies.]

[sailorlaughter]

[Pinkie Pie suddenly swings over Zetta's head, suspended by a rope tied around her middle.]

ALICORN PARTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Hey! Just because I maybe accepted the concept of friendship doesn't mean I've accepted you as a friend!

[Zetta waves a hoof angrily at Pinkie in the least menacing fashion imaginable.]

[Visual]

[ceasetoexist]

...I think I'm just gonna keep calling you Overlord or whatever.

Doesn't really sound that great to say I'm minioning for a Princess.

[Visual]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

I'm fine with that, although I think technically you're a subject now. Pretty sure these wings come with an obligation to rule.

[Visual]

[weaponizedgems]

[It's rather obvious where Rarity is, she really hasn't left her room that much.]

You do realize that you've set yourself up for an untold amount of jokes about your title and that I doubt that they will go as light as you wish.

[Visual]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Hmph. I set myself up for all those jokes when I got these wings. All I can do is ask and hope maybe people respect the fact that I asked, instead of ordering or yelling.

[Visual]

[bluesuit_hoofy]

Con...gratulations.

[Guess who still hadn't given Zetta one jot of credit for how much he's changed over the years. Andrew lets out a surprised little laugh.]

You did it. You actually became an overlord of Equestria.

That's just...weird.

[Visual]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

No, the weird part is that I did it with what anyone would have to call the best of intentions. [Actually, maybe the weird part is that he admits that openly.]