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// Rule 41 
// Story: Chronicles of an Evil Overlord 
// by Melancholy 
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Domination of Equestria - T+45 - days.

“You can’t do this!”
“Out of the way librarian, this is a direct order from the Overlord.”

“I’m not letting you burn a single page in this entire library, let alone any of these rare and unique scrolls!”
“I have the authority to cut down anyone who gets in the way of this order, so you have two choices, you can get out of my way and I burn this library down, or I can cut you down where you stand and burn this library down. Either way, I’m getting this job done.”

"Then you're just going to have to kill me and explain to the Overlord why vast amounts of knowledge have gone up in smoke."
"Deal. Now if you wouldn't mind getting down on all fours to make it easier to remove your head, I have an excuse to write and a library to burn."

“Wait wait wait! There is another option!”
“Not so sacrificing now are we? I’m listening…?”

“Your orders are to destroy all of Starswirl’s works on time travel, correct?”
“Destroy them through any means.”

“Right, right. But If there truly is nothing that’s going to avoid that, then If I help you identify which works are on time travel, or otherwise fall directly under that command, then you won’t have to destroy the whole library, right?”
“You’re suddenly very co-operative?”

“If something’s going to burn, I’d rather minimise the damage than watch it all go up in smoke.”
“I see. Very well then. However, not only am I going to have everything searched and double checked, if I find you’re hiding something from me not only am I going to burn this library down, I’m going to fill in a form 41a.”

“41a?”
“Form 41a, request for permission to redecorate one’s quarters in the bowels and other assorted entrails of another pony.”

“Ah...I...see? Then...gulp, maybe it’s best we get started?”
“Indeed, I’d rather not be here all day and all night.”

Overlord Rule No:41 Once my power is secure, I will destroy all those pesky time-travel devices.