Author's Note

BWAHAHAHAHA! Oh man, this was a riot to make. Also, Be aware when you click on that link, it can and will lead to bleeding eardrums as it is meant to show that Discord isn't even immune to anything. So, the next chapter has the Overlord facing a VERY dark part of the Brony fandom. What it is, well, I'll leave to your imagination though I think a lot of you will get it. Peace out!

Deal with a Devil

The solar and lunar princesses of Equestria were pacing the throne room. Why? Simple; an ambassador of Prance were coming to meet with them to get some aide in taking back Prance from the new 'liberator', the Overlord. They were just waiting on their new fourth princess to join them. The doors to their room opened and two guards brought seven figures in. Celestia smiled at them as the six bowed behind her faithful student. The others smiled to at the princess of friendship. Luna spied a book at the side of the lavender pony's side and gave out a strangled gasp making the visitors all look at her. She blushed though her dark blue pelt covered it and she acted as if she was coughing.

“Apologies...” She coughed out. “Parasprite flew into my mouth.”

They all shot sympathetic looks at the Lunar princess as Celestia sat down.

“Twilight, thank you for coming so swiftly. The Ambassador of Prance are coming to discuss terms for aid against the Overlord.” Celestia explained making Luna roll her eyes.

'Though I believe it is for the best. Neighpolean was a short idiot who got in over his head.' Luna thought as she sat down. Aloud, she explained. “They, the ambassadors have made...concessions...in order to meet with us.”

This made the girls all look at the two with confusion.

“Concessions, Luna?” Twilight asked. “What kind?”

All Luna did was pull out three sets of dresses that made Rarity faint, Fluttershy to blush scarlet, Rainbow to start laughing, Applejack to hide her face behind her Stetson hat, Pinkie Pie to cover her mouth, and Spike to turn around fast so he could control his nosebleed. Twilight's left eye twitched at the sight of the 'clothes'.

“R-really?” She grounded out making Celestia and Luna nod.

“Yes...”

Twilight just looked at her friends and assistant with a smile...that was WAY to big. They got the message and beat a hasty retreat to the doors, which were slammed shut by Spike. The group told the guards NOT to peek before they hit the town. Twilight looked at her mentors after her friends had left, both of who were also wearing uncomfortable looks.

“Let's...let's just get this over with.”

MLPOV

Gem Swine walked into the atrium of the throne with his guards at his back. Swine was a heavy set unicorn stallion in his fifties, dressed in fine silk robes, sweating profusely as he waddled in, his hairline nearly gone save for a small patch in the middle like an island. He bowed before the trio of Equestrian princesses who returned the bow. He stood up and drunk in the sight of them in the things called 'bikinis' made by the twins Flim and Flam. Truly, they were geniuses.

“Greetings, princesses of Equestria. I have come on...”

The three could only put on plastic grins as they listened to the high droning voice of the delegate explain the situation in Prance.

MLPOV

The reconstruction of Paris was going well. The poor, despite being poor, had a variety of skills ranging from metal working to carpentry. The Overlord was watching them bring this ruin of his own making back to life. He too helped in his own regards, both by himself and the minions. Gilda had found where the children were and they had rushed to free them from the dark, dank dungeons that Neighpolean and his nobles had put them in. After shattering the hinges of cell doors, the parents were brought to dungeons and the imprisoned children were returned to their happily weeping parents. Though he had a heavy heart when he saw several parents looking for their kids...and not find them. It made him sad that the life that had just begun was taken before its time. He could offer the chance for closure though. So with the help of his minions, he tortured the rest of the nobles to figure out what had happen to the kids.

Many of them were at first defiant, but after some had been whispered to for several long minutes, they started to spill the beans, each one terrified beyond understanding. They told how many of the children were used as servants, maids, cooks, cleaners, basic stuff really. It was only after he discovered somethings that made his spine chill, he turned them over to the waiting parents outside.

“I'm done with these pieces of filth...have at them and at least give your children eternal peace in the next world...”

The dark king didn't need to say any more as the mothers rushed in like an Ursa Major and the fathers following just as pissed as a Chimera. He walked away from the screams of fear from the nobles and the roars of grief and rage from the families. It was at this time that he was approached by a unicorn with a four leaf clover on his flank for his CM.

“Sire...I know this isn't my place but...well, damn it all, we want you to be our ambassador to the other nations.”
This sent the Overlord for a loop.

“Oh? But surely there are more qualified for the position other then me, Lucky. I'm just someone who wanted to help you and regain a heirloom of mine.”

Lucky shook his head at the humbleness of the Overlord.

“True, but you don't sugarcoat things, sire. You tell it like it is to the other parties.” Lucky said making the Overlord nod in acknowledgement.

“You do bring up a point,” He said aloud as he thought on it.On one hand, he would have the means to go exploring and the resources to try and find more of his artifacts. But on the other, he'd have to curtail his conquering of the other countries until this country got on its feet again. He weighed each one carefully as another unicorn stallion raced up.

“Sir, we've just got word, an ambassador was sent to Equestria mere hours before our strike.”

This brought the dark king out of his thoughts as he turned to the messenger.

“Who?”

“A stallion by the name of Gem Swine sire...He...he was responsible for the taking of Lucky's wife and daughter.”

That made the Overlord look at Lucky and he made up his mind. He was going to get Lucky closure one way or another and if he had to do it as an Ambassador, then so be it.

“Lucky, you are with me. I'm taking on the role of Ambassador. We head for Canterlot within the hour. Get everything around...hurry!”

Lucky nodded and rushed off as the Overlord went about helping in the reconstruction and learn the grievances of the populace as to levy against this Gem Swine.

MLPOV

Swine had explained the situation to the three bikini clad princesses. The Overlord had killed the ruling ponies using a very obscure spell and had the entire country gripped in his iron gauntlet. Prance wanted at least thirty legions of Equestria's guard making Luna scowl while Twilight looked flabbergasted. Celestia was quietly thinking over the proposal when Twilight took the initiative.

“What would Equestria gain from this alliance to Prance, Ambassador Gem? Exports? Trade rights?”

Gem looked at the new princess with mixed look of disgust and lust before he spoke.

“Equestria would be known as the only ally that Prance has ever had. That I think is fair enough for the legions.”

Twilight looked ready to explode but it was only the presence of Celestia and Luna that stayed her hand. Celestia too looked annoyed but she considered it a small price to pay to stop the Overlord.

“Very well, Equestria accepts the terms. Does Prance?” She asked the ambassador who grinned at the acceptance.

“Prance...”

Gem started when the doors were blown open and a figure in metal walked in with several smaller imps and another stallion dressed in a ragged tweed jacket. The room boomed with his annoyed voice.

“Does NOT accept.”

Celestia went three shades of red and white all at once; the paleness at the fear of the Overlord in the palace here and the red since she was wearing such a revealing article of clothing. Luna felt the same as her sister while Twilight was just scared. Gem Swine looked livid at the interruption.

“Who are you sir?! I am here on important business for Emperor Neighpolean to get aid to stop the fiend called the Overlord!” Gem barked making the metal figure laugh.

“I am the new ambassador, the Overlord, here to plead Prance's case to Equestria and arrest you for crimes against her people.” The Overlord snarled before looking to the three Alicorns. “Celestia, Luna, Newcomer. It's good to see you two again, and a pleasure to meet you, newcomer.”

Gem gasped as he was told whom he was speaking too, but he went on the offense after getting over the shock.

“With the might of Equestrian ponies we shall crush your tiny empire to dust and scatter them to the winds!”

“Nine hundred and fifteen...” The Overlord mumbled as he looked at Celestia and nodded in approval.

“We shall show you how puny and insignificant you truly are...”

“One thousand and nineteen...” He said again in a daze as Celestia squirmed in her seat from the gaze of her former love and let several naughtier thoughts enter his mind. Gem Swine looked at the metal figure with a confused and angered look at being ignored. He was from a noble house!

“What are you doing?”

The Overlord seemed startled out of his musings and he laughed as he turned from Celestia.

“Oh don't mind the numbers...I've started to keep track of the number of speeches I heard from years past from other forms of resistance.”

Gem's face got puce fast before he bellowed out something in Prench, making Luna and Celestia choke on their own spit at the insult. The Overlord just burst into laughter for several minutes before calming down and looking at Gem.

“Five.” The Overlord said making Gem scream in rage and fire off a spell.

Celestia and Luna couldn't warn the Overlord in time as the spell left the horn. The Overlord was not alone, however; a small blue figure in leather and bone armor ran, jumped up and flew into the path of the spell. The blast struck it dead center and it yelped as it fell to the ground, a large blue skull forming over it. The blue minion looked at the Overlord with a sad grin before the skull vanished along with the body. Gem swine took no heed of the now black aura around the Overlord. He opened his mouth to speak when he was slammed in the face by the fist of the dark king.

“You just killed Bilbo...That was a VERY piss poor mistake.”
Celestia froze hearing the name. She...she had named that Blue Minion in her youth due to it constantly entertaining her and making her laugh. She however stood and her horn glowed yellow stopping the fist again.

“As...as much as I should let Prance deal with this, I'm afraid he has come seeking aslyum.” Celestia said in a tone that booked no argument making the Overlord scoff as he looked at Celestia.

“And you say I'm heartless.”

Twilight took that chance to pipe up much to Luna's horror and Celestia's dread. She marched right down and got in the face of the Tyrant making Luna squeak in terror, her own horn sparking as she all but shouted at him.

“Big words coming from someone who betrayed Celestia's trust and LOVE.”

The silence was so thick, the Overlord could have cut it with his gauntlets. He looked at the Velvet mare before turning on Celestia and spoke in a cold, unemotional tone.

“I will ask him one question; one. It will done with a Truth Rune Array so that he may not hide the truth. I know you still have it since it was one of my gifts to you. I want this DAUGHTER of yours, Tia, to know just what it is she's signing Equestria up for.”

Luna heard the pain in his voice, though he hid it well when he said daughter. Celestia didn't just hear it, she felt it. It made her own heart clench in pain and she fought hard against the tears that threatened to spill over. With a nod to a guard, who left the room only to return moments later with a scroll. The scroll was past off to Twilight who read its contents. Once she was done reading, she commenced the writing of the rune around Gem Swine. The Overlord's voice didn't so much as exit his helmet until the rune was checked for any errors; when none were found, he spoke.

“Excellent,” He boomed making everyone start in a moment of fright. The hellish red eyes met the smug ones of Twilight before turning to Gem Swine. “What is your name?

Gem Swine opened his mouth to lie but before he could, the Rune array glowed white and his eyes glazed over. He spoke in a calm, airy tone.

"Gem Swine."

The Overlord nodded before asking another of the primary questions to make sure the rune was working correctly.

"When is your date of Birth?"

"Nineteenth day of Midsummer."

The Overlord was very pleased; the rune was working to perfection. Now...to make the Daughter of Celestia realize just what she was going to sign Equestria up for if they accept Gem Swine's Asylum.

"What were the parties that the Nobles of Prance held in regards to the taken children of the Poor District?”

“We gathered to have a taste of the flesh so we can cull the poor population. I find that stallion flesh is best when it is marinated in white spritzer wine and cooked alive. The flesh of a mares is best served raw with 67 BE red wine.” Gem answered.

Celestia gave a strangled gasp, Luna's jaw dropped in stunned shock, and Twilight suddenly lost her smug look, ran over to a nearby trashcan and began puking. Even the guards dropped their lances in shock at the answer given and could only stare at Gem in abject horror and disgust. The Overlord pressed onto the second question before anyone of them could recover.

“And how young are these stallions and mares?”

Gem seemed to try and resist the urge to speak if his sweating, tense stance, and wide eyed look was anything to go by. But when the rune flashed white again, he lost his tense stance and replied in the same calm, airy tome.

“Around five to 10 years of age...”

The silence was so deafening one could hear the dead fart. Celestia's eyes were wide and unbelieving, Twilight's pelt had gone from lavender to white and the puking increased and Luna...her entire visage was LOATHING. She had always loved children before and even when she had fallen. In fact, it was because of her that places like Manehatten and New Yolk were realities, many of the orphans she had spirited away the first Nightmare Night had a hand in founding them. For Gem Swine and the other Prench nobles to do this...it really shook her hackles up.

“THOU HAST BEEN LYING TO OUR FACES! THOU SAY YOU NEEDTH AIDE WHEN YOU SIMPLY WISH TO KEEP YOUR WAY OF LIFE!” Luna bellowed in the Royal voice making Celestia and Twilight jump. “WE SAY THAT THOU SHOULD BE FLOGGED AND HANGED FOR THIS TRAVESTY!”

Celestia took over then to prevent her sister from destroying him and reap further guilt onto her already tortured soul.

“We cannot Luna...he holds diplomatic immunity from ANY crime.” Celestia said with no hint of disgust in her voice making Gem praise any power above. Funny thing about praising higher powers...it always comes back to bite you in the ass.

“Perhaps in Equestira, Celestia, but Prance says differently. Gem is to be brought back to the new government and put on trial. Not just he, but the rest of the nobility as well. I expect them to be on the ends of pikes in the matter of days...provided you deny him his aslyum.”

Gem looked afraid at the proclamation as he looked at Celestia. The Princess of the sun looked at the profusely sweating stallion before looking at the Overlord and nodded. Gem began to scream obscenity in Prench at the Princesses which made the Overlord summoned some brown Minions and pointed at Gem Swine.

“Take him away!”

The small force of Minions marched in, surrounded the pudgy and still screaming stallion before marching away with the dead stallion walking in tow. The Overlord looked up at the trio and bowed.

“Forgive Prance for her slights your majesties. Shall we resume negotiations for raw materials tomorrow after more...” The Overlord chanced another look up. “Appropriate attire is chosen for such an event?”

Celestia wasn't one to waste an opportunity. She shook off the horror that she had just found out and agreed to the terms, keeping her sister and student’s mouths shut in a golden glow. She had to know what the Overlord was planning. The Overlord bowed again, waited until Celestia summoned a guard, was informed of where he was staying, left the room, and headed for the given suite. After the door shut, Celestia released the two's mouths.

“Princess...what the hay was that all about?!” Twilight demanded.

“Indeed, Sister. I think seeing your former flame again has clouded your mind.” Luna said as she crossed her arms.

Celestia glared at Luna and turned to deny her no doubt shell shocked student. She was stunned when she saw Twilight looking at her unexpectedly.

“It was true? You and this Overlord...dated?” Twilight said as she too crossed her arms.

Celestia wasn't easily cowed but the glares made her shrink some like a little filly who had stolen all but one of the cookies from the cookie jar. But the most burning question on her mind was...

“How did you find out, Twilight?” Celestia asked.

The lavender Alicorn pulled out a book and Celestia's breath hitched; her more personal diary. She had breifly wondered where she had put that but then recalled her sister's insanity into Nightmare moon and well...you get the picture. She hung her head as her well kept secret was found out and looked at Twilight with determination hiding the trembling.

“Yes, we dated Twilight but that was long, long ago.” She said before turning to Luna. “No sister, he being here has not addled my mind. I want to find out his plans...and you being the princess of the Dream realm, you can enter his mind...alongside Discord. Find out his plans...and then report back.”

Luna didn't think for one second that Celestia was unaffected by the presence of the Overlord but she had to admit the plan was a good one. She gave an affirmative as she left the room to prepare for the night and to alert Discord. Twilight looked at her teacher.

“Celestia, the others are here. Just say the word and we can blast him back to the earth.” Twilight said with venom in her voice.

Celestia looked at her student with alarm before shaking her head; she was young and impulsive. She did not yet know the political ramifications yet, but Celestia would inform her AFTER today.

“It is not easy Twilight,” She said sadly. “If the new form of Prance's government gets wind of the attack, then we risk our own allies turning on us. I'm sorry, my faithful student, but there is nothing we can do here now...we simply must wait.”

With that, Celestia left the room, not telling her former student the REAL reason for the elements and her wanting to have a hot, hot, HOT shower after that meeting with Gem Swine followed by a VERY cold one for seeing the Overlord again being stronger then normal. Twlight, on the other hand, just scowled.

There is a way to beat him...and the Elements are the key. She thought as she began to form a plan.

MLPOV

As the day turned to night, unseen by Celestia and Luna's guards were several small figures with brightly glowing eyes. They stole past the alert guards without a sound, the minions having discarded their armaments to get speed and silence. They were the elites of the Minions and were trusted by the Overlord himself to do any job, any location. Their current mission? Raid the room that had the most security other then Luna's and Celestia's rooms. The room had been spotted by the Overlord as they had marched to the throne room to take Gem Swine and he gave a mental command to Gnarl to send his elites. Gnarl took note of the location and scrambled the mentioned minions.
Now here they were at the twilight hour where the day and the night were one.

They managed to break in by going not below, but above. After making a new hole in the wall and ceiling, they dropped down into the room, the guards none the wiser of the theft going on. They looked around in awe; the room was covered from wall to wall with various totems, tomes of ancient curses long lost, armor, weapons, and paintings. Paintings that showed a younger looking Overlord and Celestia, posing side by side as the lovers they once were. The minions hurried to the center of the room, each one taking out several white rune stones; the group placed them in a circle and channeled some magic through the runes.

The white stones glowed as electricity sparked around the stones before a large blue portal appeared on the floor. Gnarl's voice carried through in excitement.

“Huh, it worked. I owe Nerf some Dung beetles. Alright you sorry excuses, get those artifacts in here pronto! I don't know how long we have what with the master distracting Luna! Chop, chop!” Gnarl snarled.

The elites moved at lightning speed, running around grabbing the old armor, the tomes, the totems, weapons, and portraits. They took the items they had grabbed and tossed them into the blue portal before running back for another item. This continued for well over two hours before the last item, a painting of Celestia in a scandalous pose, was sent through. After that item was in place, the minions rushed through the make-shift portal. One green remained behind to carry out his other missions; trigger the alarm after his master left and get something off of Celestia. Gnarl returned the salute before the portal closed and the stones turned to dust. The green cloaked and waited for the signal that would come.

MLPOV

While the elites were robbing Celestia and Luna blind, the Overlord was slumbering deeply in the given room, his armor off to the side on a dummy. As he slept, he dreamed; he dreamed of Celestia in the bikini that he had seen on her earlier that day and he was enjoying it thoroughly. It soon changed to his inner sanctum of his mind, a long hallway of doors as his mental defenses tripped as he felt two foreign beings within his mind. As he stuck to the darker realms, his subconscious, he spied Luna and Discord. Discord was looking around in awe at the chamber.

“Jeez, I thought Twilight was a nutcase. My former creator is a different kind all together.” Discord said as he looked a black door with several chains and locks on it. He backed up quickly when he heard the door actually growl at him. What kind of defense was that?!

“Indeed...hurry Discord, we must try and find his planning room.” Luna said. “You shall take the right while I will take the left. Be careful, who knows what lurks behind these doors.”

Discord gave a salute and started his search, skipping every door and opening the ones he liked based on their color, their wood work, their size, their decorations or the number of wood grains it had. Luna was much more through, checking each door she could check, any locked doors she left alone. They were no doubt tied to the Overlord's subconscious and alert him to the intruders in his head. Discord came across a brightly pink door with polka dots for a color scheme. He gripped the knob of the door and opened it. There was a bright white light that encompassed Discord.

He was then greeted to the most horrendous sound ever heard. He grabbed his ears and screamed loudly though it was still drowned out from the music...if it could be called that. The horrible noise entered his bones and brain, scratching up the insides of his soul. He fell on his back, his body twitching wildly and foam leaking from his mouth as the door closed with a loud slam. Luna heard the echoing slam as she found the door to the point of meeting with her and Celestia. She flew back with haste and saw Discord having a seizure.

“DISCORD!” She shouted in fear as she knelt down beside him taking great care not to agitate him. “What spell did this to you?”

Discord couldn't answer as he just stayed limp, his gaze unblinking with foam dribbling out the side of his mouth. Luna sighed but the mission was far too important. She teleported Discord's mind out and continued on her own, opening doors and avoiding the more dangerous ones. After what seemed hours, Luna came across a unlocked door. After checking the mental lock and finding no alarms, she opened it and was treated to the sight of a small office with a green shade for a lamp, a mahogany desk, a Victorian high back chair and a odd looking device on the desk. Luna headed for the desk and the odd machine, checked it over for any traps. Finding none, she sat down and gazed at the machine. The machine was in three parts she could see; a screen of some sort, a board with several letters that originated from the Overlord's time, and a high back tower. Luna recalled the time that the Overlord mentioned something about 'come-up-putters' though he was very vague about their actions he gave great detail of what made them up; a tower, a board and a screen.

Luna sat there for several minutes trying to figure what next to do. Obviously, the Overlord kept his plans and schemes here but how did she go about accessing the thing?

“Well for one, you can try turning the power on.” Came the whisper behind her making her whinny in surprise and leap off the chair.

The Overlord's laughter echoed all around her, but it was not a mocking laughter that he was more infamous for. Rather how one would laugh at a successful prank being pulled off on an unsuspecting victim. Luna stilled her rapidly beating heart before glaring at the open air of the mind.

“Stop laughing, Overlord and show yourself!”

“As you wish.” The Overlord's voice replied before he fully materialized in front of Luna and with him, a picture of the recent scare.

Luna stared at the photo; it showed her leaping up from the chair, her hair all frazzled out and her eyes were wide with her mouth open in the whinny (which played too!) with her wings out and fluffed up. All in all, she looked utterly ridiculous. She couldn't help it; she found herself giggling at the sight of her scared out of her wits as her adrenaline wore off. The Overlord stood their with a grin of his own.

“There's the Lu I remember, laughing at all my pranks on mean old Sunny-side up.” The Overlord said with the first real smile he had for a LONG time. “So how have you been after returning?”

Luna got sober fast and she glared at the Overlord. This was an enemy of hers after all despite her history with him.

“I have been well.” She said tersely making the Overlord sigh.

“You really haven't forgiven me for the betrayal huh?”

Luna's comment at the question was quick, laced with venom and sarcasm.

“Gee, was I suppose to? You not only broke my heart, but you SHATTERED Tia's when you launched that attack thousand of years ago!”
The dark tyrant nodded as he winced. Luna took great pleasure seeing the wince.

“Indeed, I did. And I am sorry for that...”

This threw Luna for a loop. The Overlord? Apologizing? What had the world come to?

“Surprised at my apologizing?” The dark king asked, making the Lunar princess nod as she stared in confusion.

“What are you going on about?”

The Overlord wagged one of his metal clad fingers like he was scolding a filly for speaking out of turn at school. In retrospect, he was, not that he'd say that aloud. He was many things, but master of the dream realm he was not. The Only reason he wasn't currently babbling an incoherent buffoon was because this was his mind, trained by Luna to avoid all Dream Traps. Besides, he got a kick at playing as the deranged manic.

“Ah ah ah! That'd be telling. But I will say this, you returning, Discord's release, and Sombra's return are all connected.”

He said no more on the matter making Luna huff as she tried to pry more information out. Not getting another piece, she decided to figure out his plan by asking him directly.

"What are you planning? Another invasion?”

The question was met with a snigger.

“Maybe, maybe not. I find the game is much more fun if you can't predict your enemy's moves,” The Overlord drawled. “Because the only thing more dangerous then a foe you know...is a foe you know but can still surprise you. Helping Prance for example.”

That had thrown Luna for a loop now that she thought of it. In the past, the Overlord would have simply invaded and replaced the current ruler with himself. Yet he hadn't with Prance; instead he had helped the populace overthrow their king themselves, a compelete three-sixty from what he had done in the past! But that still begged the question why. It puzzled her to no end and if there was one she thing she loved and hated it was a puzzle. Right now, she couldn't see the reason or end game to helping Prance. So she settled for staring at the Overlord. That was another mistake.

"I know I'm handsome, Luna but you are still too young for me. Wait again for 500 years and maybe we can try it.”

Luna sputtered and gaped making the Overlord roar in laughter. She growled before she tried to punch him. The punch connected but it made Luna yelp in pain; she had forgotten how tough his mind self was and was now paying for it. This just made more laughter spill from the mouth of the dark tyrant. Luna rubbed her now sore knuckles before glaring.

“I will figure out what you are planning, Tyrant.” She snarled.

She left the room with the Overlord trailing behind her as she tore through the doors, searching for the plans. Each door did not yield what she wanted and there were some that that she wished she HADN'T open. The Overlord peeked into one and whistled.

“Forgot about that particular day. Damn, Tia and Glina could be very flexible when they wanted and when I was around.” He said as the three going at it made the entire tower rock back and forth with screams and moans echoing. Luna slammed it shut so hard that it made the Overlord flinch and grab his head. Luna glared at the dark king with a deep red face.

“Thou are hiding thou's plans! Where are they?” She snarled. “What is thy's purpose!?”

The doors all slid away like on a bullet train leaving the Overlord and Luna alone in a void showing unending sea of black and stars. The Overlord's eyes locked with Luna's and she could feel the grin behind the helmet.

“A purpose you say? That's the thing though isn't it? Is my purpose to bring about Evil and Death to the land of Peace and of Harmony?” The overlord said walking around the Alicorn of night. “Or is my Purpose to bring about a new form of Good? Nay...My purpose is...to be purposeless. I do this simply to do it. That is my purpose Luna. I don't have a plan, I don't need a plan. I just let the river flow and follow it then try to fight it.”

Luna gasped; this was not the answer she expected.

“But that...tis madness!”

The Overlord's laughter echoed in space as the stars slowly began to go out as the darkness moved like a wave. Luna knew that he was waking and that the eight hours were up that required him to sleep.

“No, Luna, tis Genius!” The Overlord said in a mock Canterlotian from ages past. “Madness is Genius and Genius madness. You know I never made a plan to follow through; follow blueprints, maybe, but never a well thought out plan. So...tell Tia my 'plans' though I have none. And tell her to lay off the cakes, I like her ass the way it is. It was wonderful to speak with you again, Lu.”

He then became serious as the darkness closed in on Luna. He cupped his hand around her cheek and made her look him dead in the eyes. When he spoke, the gentle tone held a chill.

“But ask yourself this when you see your sister again...why? Why didn't she take her responsibility for you and I seriously?”

With that, the final star exploded into light, blinding Luna as she was ejected out of the Overlord's mind as he woke.

MLPOV

Celestia looked at Luna in shock. The morning had dawned bright and clear, Celestia was proud of that, but the sullen look and comatose Discord, Luna had brought to her from her dream walk had dampened that tremendously. She and Luna were sitting on their thrones awaiting the Overlord, now dressed in their formal attire. Celestia wore her white dress with the sun emblem of her CM attached to the left shoulder strap. Luna wore a dark blue dress with the moon on her right shoulder strap as she told Celestia what she had found.

“No...no plan? But...That's not possible. He must be up to something...” Celestia said with a twitch in her eyes. “He's always planning.”

“Mayhaps the time he spent locked away has taken the last visages of his sanity.” Luna remarked ruefully and with pity. “You should have checked on him over the centuries...he deserved to be looked after.”

Celestia scowled at her sister who returned it with a cool gaze.

“I wouldn't give him the satisfaction nor was it my responsibility.” The sun princess declared making Luna scoff as the question the Overlord had asked become answered.

“Just like I wasn't a thousand years ago?”

That made Celestia snap her head at her sister, shocked. She opened her mouth, but words failed her. Luna huffed before sitting back as Twilight joined them and heard the last words from Luna.

“That's what I thought.”

Before Twilight could ask what that was all about, the doors opened to reveal the Overlord and the same middle aged stallion in ragged tweed shirt and pants with a four leaf clover for a CM. The two approached the throne and bowed to Celestia and Luna, both of which had cool looks. The Overlord straighten and wordlessly fished out a scroll from his side. He walked up to Luna and handed the scroll over. Luna took the scroll in her blue magic, unfurled it, and began to read it. With each passing moment, her eyes got wide and her jaw dropped. She looked at the Overlord and then at Lucky. She passed off the scroll to Celestia who repeated the same process, getting the same results. Twilight could only look between the group of two, feeling like a fly on the wall.

“This...this is too generous of you.” Luna spoke in a hoarse voice. “In exchange for the materials to rebuild and get your economy back, you just want to open trade with us with a down payment of your finest silks, wines, and gems all at a twenty five percent rate over the course of five years? Why?”

Lucky spoke up, nervous.

“O-our lord believes that since we are all starting with a clean slate, he feels that what better way to show that he is sincere, then to offer up the offered. B-but if it is too much, we can renegotiate.” Lucky explained. “As well as prove to be allies to you in case of war.”

The Overlord spoke up then as well further explaining.

“We know that most of the supplies we're asking for will hamper other business here in Canterlot and abroad. We don't want to short change the hard working ponies or cheat them out of the supplies they need. Fair is fair after all...you would know that, Celestia. You were FAIR to your sister.”

The way the Overlord put the emphasis on the word fair made Celestia's fur bristle and Luna to look down cast. Twilight pursed her lips in a straight line before looking at the two; something about the way that the Overlord said it just...made her feel something was off. She looked at Celestia, who looked at Luna. A silent conversation passed between the three of them and they all nodded.

“We find the terms...acceptable. We hereby accept the offer of Prance and approve of it.”

The trio signed the scroll making Lucky whoop and the Overlord to smile behind his helm. The scroll was copied and the original was given to the two while the three princesses took the copies. The Overlord summoned another minion, a blue, and gave it to him who saluted. Celestia recognized the blue as Bilbo and her jaw dropped in shcok; she had seen Bilbo killed by Gem, yet here he was, fine as a daisy! The Blue looked up and waved to Celestia before running out door, scroll in hand. The Overlord snickered at the gobsmacked expression on Celestia before looking at Lucky.

“We've been gone for too long. Come, we return to Prance.”

Lucky nodded eagerly and left the room the Overlord following, calling over his shoulder.

“Tia, you need to lay off the cake. I like your ass the way it is.”

Celestia blushed nuclear and gave out an indignant squawk making Luna giggle and Twilight's hair to spring out at hearing the words while the Overlord's laughter echoed in the halls.

Yep, it was good to be Evil.

MLPOV

The lone green minion felt a small vibration in its bones; it was the signal. His master was far enough away for the alarm to go off. The green hurried over to where the spell line was, tripped it, and stood perfectly still, going camo. The minion waited ten minutes before the doors to the room blew open , breaking the hinges and scattering the components of them as Celestia and Luna charging in, spells at the ready. They were soon joined by the guards who held their lances ready to skewer. The empty room that greeted them made both monarch's jaws drop.

“Tia...” Luna whispered in shock.

“He...oh, he has not lost his edge at all...” Celestia whispered in slight admiration as she relaxed her stance, standing tall and surveying the room. “But how'd they make off with the items?!”

The green minion stole under the guards, wove between Luna's legs, and got under Celestia's dress. With a deft flick, the green removed the item in question from Celestia's bottom and let them drop. The minion grabbed a screw and threw it at a far wall, making a noise in the otherwise quiet room. Luna, the guards, and Celestia all reacted by charging where the noise came from and dogpiled one another, Luna and Celestia thinking that they caught a minion while the guards were following their leaders. This led to them to make up the classic dust pile seen in old cartoons. The minion grinned as it made off with its prize, leaving the group to themselves. The green got to another emergency portal array and activated it with the final rune stone. He gave out a loud cry of joy as he jumped in, the portal closing and the stones destroying themselves.

MLPOV

The guards, Luna, and Celestia sat panting after the impromptu scuffle. They had no luck in catching a minion, just their own arms and legs. Celestia groaned as she sat up...and felt the cold of the floor on certain parts.

Cold!? But I was sure I was...Celestia thought in shock. As her mind process the new information, her eyes shrank to pinpricks and her jaw dropped as she came to one conclusion as she felt around her waist.

“He...I...How...No...Impossible...” She stammered making Luna look at her in confusion.

“Tia?” Luna asked seeing the shell shocked look of her sister. “What's wrong?”

Celestia didn't look at Luna, but she did speak...in the royal voice.

“HOW DID HE MAKE OFF WITH MY SECOND FAVORITE PAIR OF PANTIES?!”