“No no no NO NO NO! Ugh why can't we get anywhere! Now Celestia has a failsafe and it affects us more than them!” I said as the other members sat at the table quietly. Cadence looked at me with grief as Dez smoked another damn cigarette. I for one found the table quite interesting to look at as I banged my head against it. I knew the spell placed on Luna would work but now with Celestia practically using a failsafe on geldings and eunuchs just sent us back even more. I sighed and raised my head to look at everypony “What do we know so far?”

Cadence spoke up “So far the Empire is overflowing with refugees to the point we asked the Yaks and Griffons for help. Thankfully they are on our side in this matter but it's not enough.” I groaned in annoyance as Dez tossed her cigarette away. “I think…...maybe we should enact Project Balefire.”

Dez and I both looked at Cadance like she was King Sombra. “Cadence. Your saying that we use Project Balefire to end this?! That is insane damnit! You do know launching Equestrias nuclear stockpile on itself would end MILLIONS right?!” Dez said in anger. I sat and listen to these to bicker back and forth for hours on Project Balefire and soon was tired of it.

“Look” I said “We are not blowing up Equestria as a means to win this. But I think we can use it to sway the vote our way to end this problem. Celestia knows that we will fight back and each day our numbers increase in size. I think we can aid ourselves while sending her back a little.” Both looked at me in confusion and sat quietly. “I'll offer the launch codes to Celestia in exchange for all her geldings, eunuchs, and all our fellow AGO and Railroad members but only give her a rigged decoy. Hopefully this will help us a little.”

The two mares looked at each other and talked quietly to themselves. After a few minutes they both looked back and smiled. “Okay” Dez said “I'll have my agents rig up something for this. If it works and it's a big IF, we should double our numbers overnight. Also I got word from our doctors that the Princess is doing well and that the Element has awoken from her coma. She was able to persuade the god of Chaos to support us and will help us when needed.”

“Good.” I said as I stood up “Meeting adjourned. Now if you'll excuse me I have a meeting to plan for….”

Later. In Canterlot

Celestia sat in her private chambers waiting for her cake. On the wall stood the captured AGO member currently beaten and tortured beyond sanity. Celestia chuckled to herself since it was only a little longer before the member cracked under the torture. Soon a maid entered with a cart full of cake and set if in front of the princess. As the maid left Celestia noticed a small note sitting on one of the cakes. As levitated it with her magic and read the note to herself.

Hello Celestia Solaris,

We've been fighting over this problem for over a year now and quite frankly, I'm sick of it. I think that all of this will only end badly…...well for you that is. So far we have Griffonstone and Yakyakistan as our allies as well as the Crystal Empire. But this isn't a letter on how we are. This is a deal that I want to do. I know about your plan to add failsafes to geldings and eunuchs, courtesy of your sister Luna, and how it will lead to our downfall. But I'll let you in on a little secret: Project Balefire.

What is that you may mock. Well it is the launch codes to all of Equestrias nuclear missiles. If necessary we will launch the missiles on Equestria and end life as we know it there. Now I'll make you a deal on this: give us all our members, my second in command, and all your geldings and eunuchs unharmed and we'll give you the codes.

Sincerely
S
Head/Founder of the AGO

P.S. enjoy the cake. Discord said he left a little surprise.

As if on cue the bigger of the cakes exploded sending confetti and cake all over Celestia. The scream that night was heard as far as the Zebra lands.

"DISCORD!!!!!!!!"