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// Rule 40 
// Story: Chronicles of an Evil Overlord 
// by Melancholy 
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Domination of Equestria - T-15 - days.
The Battle For Ponyville: 12:01

So here we were. 
Two armies arrayed against each other.

On one side, on the outskirts of the town nine thousand Solar Guard and seven thousand Night Watch.

On the other, intelligence estimates six thousand changelings, two thousand griffons and three thousand minotaurs. 
And two chained hydras and...is that an Ursa Major?

On the face of it, we have them outnumbered and better control of the air.
All my studies of warfare tell me that this should go well in our favour.
But I’m still super uneasy.

“Hey Twilight.”

Huh?

“Twiiiliiiigght…”

Oh yea, I should probably vocalise.

“What is it Rainbow?”
“It’ll be alright. Alright?”

“I know Rainbow. We’ve planned well enough.”
“I know right? I mean, you’re just that awesome, your battle plan will work perfectly.”

“I doubt that. Nothing ever works perfectly.”
“Of course it will. I mean you designed it. So if a perfect pony makes the plan, then their plan has to be perfect, right?”

Oh Rainbow, if we weren’t about to go rushing into Equestria’s bloodiest conflict in over six hundred years then I would like nothing more than to sit down and talk about your feelings, and maybe mine, but…
Not right now.

“I’m not perfect Dash, but thanks for the vote of confidence.”
“Anytime Egghead.”

“Haa…”
“Princess Twilight?”

“Yes?”
“We’re ready to engage on your order.”

“Thank you. Order the western flank to begin maneuvers.”
“At once Prin-”

WHUMM
CRACK
BOOM
...
BOOM


Oh…
Oh Celestia…

“...”
“Twilight! Are you ok!? What was that!?”

“So many… so many dead…”
“Twilight! Snap out of it! Here comes another one!”

WHUMM
CRACK
BOOM
...
BOOM


“Super condensed air drop travelling at over the speed of sound generated in empty space…”
“Ok, I have no idea what the hell you just said, but it basically amounts to we’re getting screwed!”

“...Twice as much damage from the expanding air front followed by a second implosion from surrounding air rushing into the resulting vacuum…”
“I don’t care what it is I just want to know how to stop it before everyone’s dead!”

WHUMM
CRACK
BOOM
...
BOOM


“Magical coil based hyper-compression an-”
SMACK

“Wha?”
“You back with us Egghead?”

“I...yes, yes I am.”
“That’s good. So what are we gonna do?”

“We’re gonna head back to the castle. I’ve got something in my lab which could very well save our plots.”
“The hell Twi! Why aren’t we using it already!?”

“Because I don’t know what long term exposure would do to a pony! It’s not healthy as is! But It'll be more healthy than having super compressed air bombs dropped on us!”
“Sounds good to me, you need a hoof?”

“I’ll need many hooves. Corporal! I need you and your squad to do some heavy lifting!”
“Yes Princess! At once!”

“Damn you Overlord, I should have expected this… Come on, the dampener in is the basement, we’ll need to move it quickly.”

Overlord Rule No:40 I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.