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Twilight understood that chaos was evil. But what was "chaos"? What was "harmony"? These things had to be defined if she was going to inherit rulership of the world. The mare delved into her studies searching for a definition. She had to decide what harmony and chaos meant. How to crush one and forge the other. They were opposites after all. She knew the task would not be easy. She was no longer an ignorant young mare. Chaos was not always blatant. Harmony was not simply friendship.

After some time Twilight finally had her breakthrough. Everything became so obvious. She knew how to create peace. She knew how to defeat chaos and spread harmony forever. Now all she needed was a method and the power.

Years later, Princess Twilight Sparkle put her plan into motion.

The ground quaked continuously. The continent threatened to buckle as great wrinkles spread and tore across the landscape. A roar filled the air that was so powerful it left every living thing deaf. On the horizon no one could mistake the image, though no one believed their eyes either. It was a massive snow plow. A wall of steel as high as the clouds themselves. And churning ahead of it was a mix of earth and stone as the plow leveled the entire continent. Driving this titanic vehicle of death was an equally enormous violet mare who smiled down at her work. At her accomplishment.

The terrain was left bare in her wake. The mountains were flattened. The ravines were filled in. Cities disappeared. Everything that had been was erased. The very surface of the world was shaved. Every living thing exterminated.

This was "harmony". As long as there were differences there would be conflict. To create a true lasting peace required the destruction of all uniqueness. Now, with the planet itself left smooth, there would be no wars. There would be no hatred. There was no chaos. Perfect conformity. Perfect harmony.

This polished sphere was perfection...

Author's Note

Another one of my "giant, evil, crazy Twilight" shorts. Not sure why that is becoming a thing, but she just seems like the most likely candidate to become a... giant, evil, crazy villain I guess. Partially inspired by that weird game The Eternal Cylinder. HAPPY EARTH DAY OF APRIL 22ND 2023!