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// Deadly Plans 
// Story: Terror in Equestria 5:  One Thousand Years Later 
// by StormLuna 
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Colgate, her officers and guests finished their supper and were headed into the throne room.  Lyra asked, "Colgate, what is this meeting about tonight?  Does it involve Twilight?"

Colgate replied, "You will find out just as soon as we get this started."

Once they were all in the throne room Colgate slammed the doors and said, "Alright everypony, I know some of you are wondering what this meeting is about.  Some of you have asked if it involves Twilight.  It does involve Twilight and I know what is going on with her right now and I know of a way to make her life miserable."

Lemon Hearts asked, "Ok, since you have kept some of us in the dark we want to know everything that Twilight has been up to since she finished her sentence on the sun."

Colgate sighed and said, "Well, I'm sure you all remember how her and her tyrant brother fled off to the east once she arrived.  They headed to the east because they were headed to Maredrid.  Upon reaching Maredrid they met with the Goddess LaurFa."

Brevity interrupted, "And let us guess, our tyrant sister agreed to help Twilight?"

Colgate replied, "Yes, she did.  LaurFa has sworn complete and absolute allegiance to Twilight.  Her highest dark Alicorn officer, General Dark Hooves, has also sworn allegiance to her as well.  So she has already started to gather high level and well learned officers."

Luna asked, "And what did she along with her minions do after this?"

Colgate replied, "Well they set sail for Saddle Arabia.  Upon arriving there Twilight forgot to cast the loyalty spell on the generals who confronted them upon making landfall, which caused them to have a delay that they weren't counting on."

Lemon Hearts growled, "Yes, that is what happened, which is something you should have told me about since that is MY country."

Colgate walked up to Lemon Hearts, spread her wings as wide as she could and asked, "What did I tell you earlier Lemon Hearts?  You do know that I can still send somepony else to rule over there.  So if I were you I would not go complaining like that."

Everypony else looked at Colgate in shock.  Nopony else except for Lyra had seen Colgate confront somepony like that.  Colgate continued, "Well, in the end it was some goody-horseshoes major that released them when the generals and colonels over there were visiting the officers in the Equine Empire over some broken fence along their border."

Fluttershy asked, "With them being Alicorns, how were they able to keep them imprisoned?"

Colgate replied, "Upon arrival in Ridead, all of them were covered in ooze by the changeling officers which rendered their magic useless."

Applejack asked, "So, did Twilight gain any officers during her stay there?"

Colgate replied, "Yes, she did.  Major Dark Caves is the one who freed her and then two lower officers, Captain Ice Wind and Lieutenant Dark Sky took off after them but they were captured by Twilight.  She cast the loyalty spell upon them and now Twilight has four dark Alicorn officers."

Lemon Hearts slammed her hoof on the table and shouted, "Damn that Dark Caves.  I should have known that if any of them would betray me it would be him!  When they get here let me deal with him.  He will suffer dearly for his betrayal."

Granny Smith asked, "What happened once Twilight arrived in Neigh Zealand?"

Lyra shouted, "Well that tyrant Twily wound up brainwashing everypony down there and now they worship her.  That is what happened."

Colgate replied, "Yes, that is happened.  But I have overheard her talking with her brother about when they will leave for Faustica and I have a perfect plan to make that journey much more difficult for her and her minions."

Brevity asked, "What is that?  What is your plan?"

Colgate replied, "Well as you all know that journey will take them through the tropical waters of the Pegasus Ocean.  They will be going on a route that will take them fairly close to Dragon Island."

Luna asked, "Are you thinking about doing what I think you are going to do?"

Colgate replied, "I most likely am.  I think a huge, windy, rainy surprise will do the trick.  What I think will work even better is one that is two times more powerful than the one that Twily conjured up."

Pinkie asked, "Will you have it smash them into Dragon Island?"

While a lot of times Pinkie seemed to be too fun loving to pay much attention, this time she was very aware of what something like that would result in.

Colgate smiled and said, "Yes, that is what my plans are.  I am hoping that two things will happen.  First I want it to destroy their ship.  Second, I want at least some, if not all of them, to become dragon food."

Lyra sighed in shock upon hearing this.  She knew that Twilight was evil and that Colgate hated all those who help them, but she was shocked that Colgate would plan something out that would kill them before they would get there. Colgate could tell she was stunned.  Colgate flew over to her and stood in front of her with her wings spread casting Lyra in a huge shadow.  She shouted, "What's the matter Lyra?  Are you on HER side now?"

Lyra was shaking like a leaf as she replied, "No, I'm not on her side.  I just thought you would want to kill her here in Ponyville.  Wouldn't you get more satisfaction out of that?"

Colgate replied, "Good point.  Hopefully she will survive this.  She has developed a deep fondness for her new dark Alicorn officers.  If some of them were to get killed, it would be a crushing blow to her morale."

Lemon Hearts asked, "What do you think would happen to her if her brother was to get killed?"

Colgate got this sadistic grin on her face and said, "Oh that would be priceless!  You know, I could find a way to manipulate which ones are spared by the storm, even from here.  Thank you for bringing that up Lemon Hearts.  That would bring psychological warfare into this as well!"

Brevity jumped in and said, "Just don't kill LaurFa.  Let Brevity handle her, after all she deserves to be punished by us.  We want to see her cower down in fear when we are ready to unleash our wrath upon her."

Apple Bloom asked, "So what are y'all's plans?"

Brevity replied, "Oh you'll see.  This is something that Brevity wishes to keep to herself at the time.  We will tell you this though, after Brevity takes care of her we won't have to worry about LaurFa anymore."

Colgate looked stunned and said, "Well alright Brevity, I know whatever plans you have for her will be truly wrathful."

Everypony was getting tired and Colgate could tell this, as she was also getting tired.  She asked, "Alright everypony, it is getting late.  Are there any questions?  If not I think we need to adjourn this meeting.  I want a late night snack and then I want to hit the hay?"

Nopony said anything so Colgate adjourned the meeting.  While they were leaving Scootaloo asked, Colgate, "Do you think any of them are going to cause problems?  Lyra seemed to be acting kind of strange tonight."

Colgate replied, "No, I don't think we have to worry about.  I think she just didn't know what to do when I was talking about all of this.  After all, she does want to take all of them down here."

Scootaloo said, "I do like your idea of either killing her officers or even better, killing her brother.  Destroying her morale will aid us greatly."

Colgate replied, "That is the plan.  Look, let's stop talking about business.  I'm tired and hungry.  You have a good one Scootaloo."

Scootaloo nodded at her and flew back to Sweet Apple Acres.