Three Evil Rulers, Three Cold Hearts
Just a quick note, the Windigoes aren't obeying the Rulers, they're just playing along and helping them out so that they can get enough influence and power to cause Civil War, which would then grant the Windigoes enough power to cause Eternal Winter again. Also, the reason everypony seemed to go along with Hurricane and Platinum was that they were afraid of them. Platinum apparently summoned a Windigo at will, which then struck down Princess Celestia herself! Hurricane summoned a Windigo as well, and he used it to take down the Wonderbolts, the greatest fliers in all Equestria. Of course, obedience out of fear can only get you so far, so our villains will have to come up with their own plans to make the members of their race follow them into a Civil War.
Chapter 3: Puddinghead in Ponyville
The Cutie Mark Crusaders raced through the snow frosted Ponyville. The streets had just been shoveled, and wheels could now easily glide across them. Scootaloo was piloting her scooter, and Sweetie Bell and Applebloom were being pulled behind in a little wagon. Scootaloo's wings pumped wildly like an engine, pulling the three fillies rapidly through the town.
"Halt!"
Scootaloo gasped and slammed on the brakes, stopping inches away from the pink pony that had appeared in front of them.
"Pinkie Pie? What are you doing? And why are you wearing all those funny clothes?" Scootaloo asked.
Chancellor Puddinghead strode over to the wagon and peered at Applebloom suspiciously.
"Fraternizing with the enemy!" she said dramatically, as she pointed an accusing hoof at Applebloom, "I've caught red hoofed little filly. You'll be boiled in yucky cabbage water for this! And fed boiled cabbage too!" the Chancellor shuddered at this and said, "Ew! Boiled cabbage! Yuck! You know, sometimes I wonder if I'm too strict. Maybe- Hey! Get back here!"
The Cutie Mark Crusaders had zoomed of once again.
"Come back!" Puddinghead shouted, hopping up and down with rage, "You can't escape me! Don't you know the world is round! All I have to do is wait here, and you'll ride right back to me eventually!"
Applejack ran over from her apple cart and said, "Pinkie Pie, what the hay are you doing?"
"Oh goody! Smart Cookie! Did ya get the number of that wagon that ran away from me?"
Applejack blinked and said, "Pinkie, the play is over. I'm Applejack, and you're Pinkie Pie, so just-."
"Waaaait a minute," Puddinghead said as she peered closely at Applejack, "You don't look a thousand year old."
"Uh."
"Aha! You must be Cookie's great-great-great-great-great-great- etcetera, etcetera, grand-daughter!" Puddinghead said bouncing up and down excitedly.
Twilight and Rarity had just exited the Carousel Boutique and saw what was going on. As they approached, Puddinghead let out a gasp and said, "Ooh! Clover's and Platinum's great-great-great-great- etcetera, etcetera, grand-daughters!"
Twilight opened her mouth to say something, but then Puddinghead thrusted her snout into her face and said, "Platinum sent you to spy on me, didn't she? Well, it's not gonna work!"
Mayor Mare strode through and asked, "Excuse me, but is there a problem here?"
Puddinghead framed her line of sight with her hooves and said, "Judging by your appearance and Cutie Mark, I'd say your the Mayor. So. . ." Puddinghead then pointed at the unicorns and said, "Arrest them!"
Mayor Mare blinked and asked, "For what?"
"For being stupid stuck up unicorns!" Puddinghead shouted.
Suddenly, Fluttershy flew in and over to Rarity.
"Oh dear, you weren't at the spa, so I was afraid that you were mad at me. You're not mad at me, are you Rarity?" she said nervously.
"And a pegasus!" the Chancellor shouted, "Arrest her too!"
Twilight quickly stuffed her hoof into Puddinghead's mouth and said, "Leave this to me, Mayor Mare. I'll just take her to my library and do my best to fix whatever happened to make Pinkie Pie even more crazier than usual."
Fluttershy suddenly screamed and fainted with a thud.
"What the hay-? Whoa nelly, look at that!" Applejack shouted as she pointed.
Everyone turned to see the Cutie Mark Crusaders talking all at once as they pulled and pushed a confused looking Pinkie Pie down the street. Applebloom looked over at Chancellor Puddinghead and said, "Wow Pinkie, how do ya do it. Ah mean, being two places at once during your Cupcake song was wild enough, but now you're wearing a whole outfit too!"
Pinkie Pie followed Applebloom's gaze. Chancellor Puddinghead looked back. Both pink ponies then simultaneously set the world record for gasping, and then shot over toward each other and stopped at inches between them.
"Omigosh! Omigosh! Omigosh! My very own clone! It's like having a sister, only better! Cause we'll think the same way and act the same way and it'll all be perfect!" Pinkie shouted excitedly.
Puddinghead just laughed and said, "Don't be silly. I'm not your clone, I'm your great-great-great-great-great-great etcetera, etcetera grandmother of course!"
With a flash, Twilight teleported in between them.
"WHAT! You're the real Chancellor Puddinghead?" Twilight shouted in shock, "But you, I mean, she lived thousands of years ago!"
"Well yeah, I was just kept fresh in the freezer for all that time if ya know what I mean," Puddinghead said with a wink.
"But the story says the advisers freed you back then, and the three pony tribes became friends!" Twilight replied.
Puddinghead made a loud buzzer sound and said, "WRONG! Earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns? Friends? No way! And our advisers didn't let us go, some dragon, snake, goat, pony, lion, eagle, thingy let us go a while back."
"Discord!" Twilight gasped in terror.
"I dunno. Anyway, now that I'm back, I have a lot of things to do."
"Like what?" Twilight asked nervously.
Puddinghead motioned for Twilight to come closer. Twilight leaned in closer, and the Chancellor whipped out a megaphone and screamed in Twilight's ear, "MAKE THIS TOW THE NEW CAPITAL OF DIRTVILE- ER, I MEAN EARTH, AND CONQUER THE UNICORNS AND PEGASUSESESES!"
Mayor Mare bit hard on Puddinghead's collar and pulled even harder, causing the Chancellor to fall on her back. Mayor Mare then proceeded to shake her violently as she said, "Now see here! I will not have such bigotry and racism in my town! Nor will I have it be the capital of some sort of mad empire run by some escaped lunatic! You are in big trouble young mare! Big -." Mayor Mare suddenly stopped her rant as she lifted her eyes up to the huge mass of swirling dark clouds above her.
A mighty howl rang out as a Windigo stuck its head out of the storm. It sent a mighty blast of icy magic down, and Mayor Mare was literally frozen in a state of terror.
The storm then vanished without a trace, revealing blue sky.
Puddinghead calmly dusted herself off and said, "Hm, okay, I know this one. What is it? I made it up a while ago. Hmmmm. . .Aha that's it!" She then cleared her throat and said, "Now that's a-."
"Pony Popsicle!" Pinkie Pie and Puddinghead said at the same time. The two of them laughed and bumped hooves happily. Suddenly, Pinkie's face fell and she said, "Hold on a second! Why am I laughing! That wasn't funny! That was mean!"
"That was a lot more than mean, Pinkie," Twilight said slowly, fear stamped on her face, "This is a disaster. Puddinghead, do you realize that you've just unleashed a Windigo, a creature that feeds on hatred and freezes those it feed upon? Do you realize the devastation such a creature has cause, and could cause if left unchecked?"
"Hmm, Windigo, huh. . ." Puddinghead said, tapping a hoof to her mouth in thought. She then smiled evilly and said, "What a perfect weapon to use against those unicorns and pegaseseses!" She then took out her megaphone and shouted into it, "EARTH PONIES OF PONYVILLE! IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO DUMP THESE LOOSER PEGASUSESES AND UNICORNS! COME EARTH PONIES! MEET ME ON THE EDGE OF THE FOREST, WHERE WE WILL HAVE A SECRET MEETING TO CARRY OUT OUR PLANS!"
Silence was the only response at first, but then, a group of six Earth Ponies stepped up.
"Ah don't believe it!" Applebloom shouted.
It was Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, and each of their parents.
"I did always feel that Earth Ponies had a certain greater importance," said Diamond Tiara's father, Filthy Rich, "They provide the basic infrastructure and necessities the lazy pegasi and unicorns take for granted."
"Yeah, everypony, listen to my daddy. He knows that Earth Ponies belong at the top, and so do I!" Tiara said.
"Yeah, me too!" Silver said with a smile.
"Bump! Bump! Sugar-lump! Rump!" the fillies sung as they performed their little friendship dance.
"You little traitors! After Cheerilee took us to the Hearths Warming Eve play and everything! Didn't ya learn anything?" Applebloom shouted angrily at them.
"The only traitors here are pones that refuse to aid in the journey to this new age of Earth Pony dominance," Filthy Rich said, and he glared at Applejack and said, "And I get the feeling the Apple Family will be among the traitors."
"Well, ah see only six of ya!" Applejack said.
"Look again," Rarity remarked.
Indeed, the majority of the Earth Pony population of Ponyville were now gathered together, and they were all following Chancellor Puddinghead off into the Everfree Forest.
"I don't believe it! They're all traitors to Equestria!" Applejack shouted.
"I beg to differ."
Everyone turned to see Cheerilee approaching them.
"I believe that they are all just afraid that Puddinghead would freeze them too, just like Mayor Mare," the school teacher said.
Twilight then immediately began calling out to the crowd, "No! Come back! She's not gonna freeze you! She wouldn't! I won't let her! Just come back!"
Cheerilee shook her head sadly and said, "I'm afraid there is nothing we can do. The mare wields an incredible power. A power more ancient than Discord, and much more destructive as well. The power of the Windigoes is not something to be trifled with. Those ponies know that, so for now, they will obey."
Everypony watched the crowd disappear into the Everfree Forest.
"We've got to do something!" Twilight said in frustration.
"Rainbow?"
Fluttershy had finally woke up, and she was pointing up into the sky at three approaching figures. One of them was indeed Rainbow Dash, and she was flying next to a royal pegasi guard. The two of them were carrying a very battered looking Spitfire on their backs. Her Wonderbolts uniform was dirty and scratched up, and she had cuts all over her body from her crash landing.
"Girls! You will not believe what's been happening in Cloudsdale and Canterlot!"
Next chapter, we'll see just how our villains can get everypony to put their full loyalty in their plans of single species dominance of Equestria.