Meanwhile, in Celestia's vacant throne room, Sacanas rolled up the carpet and chipped a little hole into the floor. After that, he proceeded to channel his magic into making a pattern into the floor that resembled a flower or a lillypad of sorts. Sacanas smiled at his handiwork, mainly because he's happy that he could easily absorb the magic of four princesses if they were ever in the same room and in the right positions. Then a guard showed up behind him.
"What are you doing?"
"Oh hey Frank, old buddy, old pal! I was just redecorating the place in order to cheer the princess up"
"Why? What happened?"
"Oh haven't you heard? Yakyakistan got attacked by a rogue knight this morning! It was so sudden and so tragic! Such a thing could have started a war with the yaks were it not for Celestia's intervention"
"Oh....I'll leave you to it, then"
After the guard has left, Sacanas then rolled down the carpet and greeted the exhausted Celestia (after making her a cup of tea, of course). Celestia welcomed his company, of course, and Sacanas began "tending" to her injuries as a sign of courtesy. In reality, he was using his magic to make her a little sleepy, so that way, he can sneak off and grab his staff and nopony would none the wiser. There's just one problem: The staff was missing and in it's place was a note written by Sanies.
Would it kill you to put your plan on hold for just one moment? The princess is weak and I doubt she would be in any condition to defend Equestria from my next attack. With Divine Comedy thrown in Tartarus for his troubles, Killing Joke and I have been planting bombs all over Canterlot and will blow the entire city sky high in approximately half an hour. I will collect you from your room so you can have a good view of the fireworks.
Your faithful apprentice
Lord Sanies
PS: Try as I might, I could not find the Alicorn Amulet after Divine Comedy's fight with Celestia. Then it turns out that one of my Diamond Dog goons picked it up and sold it to someone for ten measly bits! Needless to say, I will be having him for dinner when you arrive.
"What game are you playing, Sanies?" Sacanas thought to himself while looking at the letter inquisitively.
"I was going to ask you the same question"
Sacanas turned around and noticed a familiar dragon flying outside his window with a cider in hand and a smile on his face. "My treat" he said. After picking Sacanas up and flying him to one of the towers, although Sacanas can't help but think that Sanies could have told him which tower he was in rather than fly him there because he could have easily teleported to whatever tower he was in, they immediately settled down and began gorging on cake (or in Sanies' case, Diamond Dogs that have either failed him or betrayed him) and guzzling it down on cider. After a few drinks, there was one thing on Sacanas' mind regarding Sanies:
"Why do you want to destroy Equestria so much? I mean, you had a much happier life than I ever did, and yet you want to throw it all away for the sake of greater power! Tartarus, you don't even have the same ambition as your father to be the Dragon Lord!"
"Why not? Maybe it's because I was bored. Maybe I considered everyone that isn't me to be weak insects that need to be purged. Maybe I might do a better job a ruling it than your beloved princess ever did.....Nah, that last one's ridiculous"
"Excuse me, but I believe I can do a better job than her! If anypony is caught being a bully, they will be sent straight to Tartarus until they repent....Either that or I can execute them!"
"Oh come now, Sacanas. We both know you love destruction as much as I do, there is no need to pretend that you're doing what you're doing is for the good of Equestria. After all, you said it yourself, the best thing is life is to be tricky"
"Heh, I guess you really do know me, Sanies. So what if I'm just an angry little colt inside that hates life and society in general? AT LEAST I'M HONEST ABOUT IT!"
After an awkward silence, Sanies decided to break the ice a little bit
"I'm just going to go and get more cider to continue celebrating our impending victory over those little foals"
"Yes, this is a time for celebration! Not misery!"
"When you said we were going to rule Equestria and beyond, I thought it was a load of horseapples. The fact that you kept me in the dark for so long just added more fuel to the fire. But now, here we are, about to destroy this place and make a new world from the ashes! All thanks to you"
"You see Sanies, you can trust a sorcerer sometimes"
As Sacanas started to go on a long-winded rant, he failed to notice Sanies creeping up near him and giving him a sadistic leer. By the time Sacanas found out during the middle of the rant, it was too late for he had been cornered
"You won't give me any worthless pity, Sanies! Creatures like us... Wouldn't hesitate to KILL each other if we got in each other's way. So that's... So... that's... Why... ... ha... Ha...H-Hey, what are you doing!? B... back off!!"
Sanies wasn't listening. As bad as Sacanas is, it is clear as day that Sanies is leagues worse than him. Sacanas tried using his magic to teleporting him out of here, but he realized that, along with his hooves turning into stone, the magic from his horns were slowly being absorbed by Sanies. If it weren't for the fact that he was literally being petrified, Sacanas would probably be wetting himself at this point. And all he can see were a pair of green, glowing eyes and a sharp smiling row of teeth, realizing that his nightmare has come true.
"I... I've changed my mind about all this. This isn't a good idea anymore. Y-you should go back, Sanies. This place is fine the way it is! ... S-s-stop making that creepy face! This isn't funny! You've got a SICK sense of humor!"
Another thing Sacanas noticed. Along with slowly being turned into stone and having his magic absorbed, Sanies was also slowly killing him, since he altered the spell to absorb a pony's souls as well as a pony's magic. He'd shout for help if it weren't for the fact that he can't feel anything. He kept trying to use his magic, trying to talk to Sanies, trying anything to get him out of the situation he was in. But it was no use. He was screaming deep inside his head. But nothing was coming out. Nothing was moving. Not even the slightest twitch of an eye.
"I suppose you was hoping the last thing you would ever see in your life was the mare of your dreams. Am I pretty enough for you?" Sanies said before laughing at the last cruel joke he will ever tell Sacanas. After he has finished absorbing Sacanas' magic and his soul, Sacanas has finally petrified. Sanies then admired the statue before realizing something. Has this wily unicorn deceived him? Did he actually achieve the immortality and power Sanies so desperately craved? This provoked him to smash half of the statue's face in a paranoia-fueled rage. Only then, did the logical part of him override his thoughts. If Sacanas had planned all of this, why even bother? He could have easily killed Sanies if he wanted to rather than accept his invite. Sanies breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well, that wasn't so difficult, was it?"
He then flew off into the night, laughing all the way to the Dragon Lands for the next part of his plan. Since the Alicorn Amulet was no longer in his grasp, he had to improvise. And what better way of doing that than by finally making himself known to the enemy. Celestia won't even know what hit her!
THE END