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// Breakfast and a Show 
// Story: Proof of Villainy 
// by Matt says hi 
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	I awoke to the sound of Fluttershy singing in what I assumed was her kitchen. She seemed to be in a good mood, despite becoming my minion and roommate yesterday. I didn’t want to interrupt her joyous morning…okay, that’s a lie. I decided to quietly get up off the couch and catch her off guard. As I crept into the kitchen I could hear her song getting louder, it was a relaxing song although with no words. I was keeping as quiet as possible, going so far as to hold my breath.
Suddenly, the song stops. There is a silence for nearly a second. “If you scare me, you won’t get breakfast.” Fluttershy said matter-of-factly. I was shocked to say the least. How could she have heard me, when all of the sudden I realized it. *grooowl* My stomach had sold me out and I was too distracted to notice.
“Good morning, Minion.” I said quietly, trying to divert the conversation. “That was a beautiful song you were singing, I am sorry if I disturbed you.” Perhaps having Fluttershy in my army wasn’t as bad as I had previously thought. Still I had not forgotten about all the questions I had for her and the rest of Ponyville.
“Good morning, human” she said with a smile. I was shocked and irritated by that remark. How dare she call me that! Of all things she should refer to me as ’master’ or ‘your evilness’, but human!
“What is the meaning of this!? You dare show such disrespect to me!?” I was shouting at her now.
“When you start calling me by my name, I will call you by yours.” I could tell by her eyes that she was being serious. I didn’t want to do it; it would mean that she would be viewed as an equal and not the cannon fodder I was hoping for.
“Very well…Fluttershy.” I was choking on my words, but before I could make a further retort, I was greeted with a blueberry muffin shoved in my mouth.
“Thank you, Slaughter.” Again she smiled. Of all the ponies in the world I did not like having my buttons pushed by the coward of the group. I would make her pay dearly for this, but until I could get things figured out I would need to swallow my pride.
As we went into the living room with breakfast, I noticed a large salad in front of a small animal. Unfortunately, I could not see it past the salad. As we were eating however, it struck me that this was the perfect time to get some answers. “Fluttershy, let me ask you something. What is the next holiday here in Ponyville?” I wanted answers, but I knew better than to ask certain questions flat out.
“That would be Nightmare Night, it’s only a few months away.” She smiled with bits of the muffin she was eating on the sides of her mouth. Nightmare Night, fantastic! That would be the perfect time to acquire more minions, hopefully minions that wouldn’t withhold meals in exchange for respect. “It will be fun this year because I heard from Twilight that Princess Luna was attending again.” That was bad news for me, if Luna found out I was here she might try to send me back. However, if she didn’t know it was me, then I would be fine.
Before I could steer the question more towards Information on the Princesses, there was a knock at the door. Fluttershy got up to see who it was. I heard the door open and some soft talking, then she came back with Twilight in tow. “I see your still here, Slaughter.” Twilight was annoyed at seeing me on the couch.
“Nice to see you to, Bookworm” I said flatly. I didn’t care about Twilight much, after all I was going to conquer Equestria. Still, I may have need of her assistance. She is the closest to all three princesses after all.
She approached the table and set a roll of paper down on it. She used her magic to unroll it in front of us, lazy. “This is a letter from Princess Celestia. It says that she will not be able to look into the matter until winter. Instead she has asked that her sister, Princess Luna, arrive the week before Nightmare Night to get the details and bring them back with her when she returns to the castle.” Twilight was visibly upset by this. I’m guessing that she wanted Celestia and Luna here sooner so she wouldn’t have to deal with me. I, on the other hand (hoof, whatever), was thrilled with the news. Sure, I would probably hate the week Luna got here. Until then though, I could work on my plans and now I had an idea of how much time I had.
“Why can’t they come earlier?” asked Fluttershy. 
Twilight sighed, “She is dealing with foreign delegations.” I was confused by the word ‘delegation’ but I am sure that after I conquer Equestria, I wouldn’t have to deal with it. For all I care, I could turn ‘delegation’ into an ice cream flavor, and it would taste like victory. That would be for a different time, for now I will need to grow my army and prepare for Luna’s arrival.
“Then, Slaughter will be staying here for the time being?” asked Fluttershy, “it’s alright with me, but he will need to get acquainted with our friends here in town.” I couldn’t believe my ears, Fluttershy sounded like she was actually trying to help me get my army going! This is fantastic! “Maybe they can help keep an eye on him.”…nevermind, I stand corrected…
“We don’t really have much choice… after all, we still have two months till Princess Luna arrives for Nightmare Night,” said Twilight, “would you mind showing him around? I have been trying to find at least some mention of ‘humans’ in my books with no luck.” So, that’s why she is so annoyed. She can’t find anything about me, this could be fun…
“Sure, Twilight, I would be happy to show Slaughter around.” Fluttershy smiled at me. “Slaughter, I have to go into town anyway to get some more food for at home. How about you come with me? I could then introduce you to all of my friends.” Being happy and annoyed at the same time is a strange feeling indeed. I nodded my head, this would probably be my only chance to see the town, even if it is under Fluttershy’s watch. 
“Okay. Twilight, we’ll stop by your home after we visit with Apple Jack and the others.” Fluttershy said, Twilight nodded and headed out the door with us close behind. “Alright, Slaughter, let’s head to the Apple Family Farm. They are very nice ponies and I’m sure they will be more than happy to meet you…and maybe help talk you out of your ‘take over Equestria’ idea.” Fluttershy whispered the last part to me so that Twilight wouldn’t hear. Which was strange considering that Twilight would have made sure I did not succeed. Whatever the reason, I will make sure that I gain more than enough minions to take down the princesses and the main six. For now, I will be just another friendly face.