Now outside of Equus Twilight looked around.

“Nothing… I feel nothing, for anything, not even this planet,” Twilight said turning to Equus, she briefly considered destroying it to remove the last distraction for her… but no, its time isn’t up yet…

So maybe she’ll speed things along.

“Some localized heavy storms, some earthquakes near Ponyville, and a fissure through Appleloosa, that would be a good start…” Twilight said before her eyes glowed and the planet as well as Equestria was immediately facing disasters.

She stood back and watched, the death toll was racking up already.

“I’ll return to resume later,” Twilight said before flying off.

One week later

The universe was already not doing well, any planets that Twilight considered even remotely ready to go, went.

And she didn’t always do it quickly.

Sometimes she caused catastrophes that whittled the planet to nothing.

One planet she inflicted earthquake after earthquake until the planet fractured apart, another she dried up all the seas and left the planet to dry out.

Twilight was no longer the benevolent mercy killer, she was now a monster.

“Nothing matters… nothing,” Twilight said as she flew by Equus again.

“I’d say hurricanes and a plague will do this time,” Twilight said as she continued her gradual decline of the healthy planet.

Three weeks later…

Weekly now, Twilight inflicts various misfortunes upon the Equestrians.

She knew she was destroying her home… but she didn’t care anymore… she didn’t care about anything anymore… 1% compassion… is who she is now… she even lowered a few other things that were holding her back.

“I am… empty inside…” Twilight said as she sat upon the moon and sent more plagues onto Equestria.

She should talk to her friends at least once…. Nah… who cares…?

“Come on darlings! You can make it!” Fluttershy cried as she led her animals with her, Ponyville had to be evacuated, it was crumbling!

“FLUTTERSHY! FORGET THEM! COME ON!” Mayor Mare cried as the train hadn’t been damaged yet.

“NO! I can’t!” Fluttershy exclaimed.

“I got her!” Rainbow zoomed out and snagged Fluttershy who was holding onto Harry and Angel into the train.

The rest of the animals weren’t so lucky…

A great fissure broke and swallowed up Ponyville, the train narrowly escaping.

“NOOOOOOO!” Fluttershy screamed for her animals.

“The farm… how could she do this?” Apple Bloom sobbed.

“We can start over, elsewhere,” Granny assured her granddaughter.

“The Boutique… is gone…” Rarity cried into her hooves.

“At least we got out,” Sweetie said.

“Dang it! This is all my fault!” RD sobbed.

“Calm down Rainbow-” Pinkie said before Rainbow hit the floor.

“If I’d never tried to help Twilight she’d have never turned into a monster!” Rainbow sobbed.

“...” Pinkie couldn’t deny that…

All throughout Equestria, Twilight is sowing destruction, at this rate the nation will crumble…

They have tried to contact her again but she doesn’t answer anymore.

They're on their own…

All they can do now, is wait and hope she somehow comes to her senses…

Twilight had managed to create a great enough seaquake to bring down Mount Aries, it’s a matter of time now.

As Twilight hovered around the planet wondering what she should do next…

And then she sensed it…

“Hm?” Twilight looked over in the dragon lands, she had caused many eruptions and earthquakes there but the dragons were a tough nut to crack.

Not surprising, what was was the fact that there was a familiar signal coming from there…

Somedragon had just fallen asleep, not notable, but there’s a feeling and it’s all to familiar…

“I’ll investigate…” Twilight boredly said before entering the dream realm.

She entered the 'now vacant of a princess' realm and searched.

Luna and Celestia tried to talk her down from her recent actions… she simply banished them both out of the dream realm for annoying her with their pitiful pleas.

As she approached a lone dream she saw somedragon she hadn’t seen in ages…

“Spike?” Twilight said, normally she’d be more surprised but not anymore, intrigued she entered the dream.

She was trotting around a grassy field and saw Spike, still the happy little drake and a fake her.

Playing a game of dragon drop… meh.

Twilight stamped her hoof and everything but him vanished.

“Huh?” Spike said looking around before spotting Twilight “T-Twilight?” Spike said.

“Hello, Spike… I’ve been looking for you,” Twilight said emotionlessly.

“....This is just a dream…” Spike sighed losing his hope that-

Suddenly he was picked up and slammed.

“OW! What the?” Spike complained.

“That hurt?... I suppose I’ve forgotten what pain is,” Twilight said.

“You… wait, if I felt that… Hey!” Spike called to her.

“What?...” Twilight asked.

“Do the ladybug dance, if your really Twilight you’d know it,” Spike pleaded.

Usually a pony begging didn’t faze her but something about him caused an alien feeling to go through her.

Without thinking she did her and Cadance’s dance.

“You are her… TWILIGHT!” Spike cried running over to her and hugging her.

“....” Twilight looked down at him without an expression.

“I missed you!” Spike sobbed.

“....Are you done?” She asked.

“Twilight?... You aren’t happy to see me?” Spike asked.

“I heard you ran away,” Twilight said.

“It’s just… losing you made me so sad… I had to get away, clear my head… You're acting weird Twilight,” Spike said.

“That is because I removed my compassion, among other things, and now I will destroy this planet, gradually,” Twilight said.

“Y-You can’t!” Spike cried.

“Why?” Twilight asked.

“Because… then I’d never see you again,” Spike said sadly.

“.....” Twilight’s eyes widened a little as she felt a pang of pain in her heart… she… she should kill him, he’s causing her to feel something…

But… she can’t…

She tried to focus on his body sleeping amidst a crumbling dragon lands… but she couldn’t…

“Why?... I feel nothing…” Twilight said before she looked into his teary eyes and felt another pang of… guilt?... she… needs to leave.

Immediately she disappeared.

“TWILIGHT!” Spike cried.

“He must not have been sleeping… that’s how I couldn’t find him…. Yes… I just… need time,” Twilight said before moving on to search for more planets to erase.

Not noticing that something happened to her compassion…

Compassion 6%

Twilight arrived at another planet, this one was set to die soon.

Might as well get this annoying rock out of the way…

Twilight approached the green planet and prepared a massive beam to eliminate it.

“Life signs… zero in a minute,” Twilight said before firing-

“I’ll never see you again…”

And missed...

“Huh?” Twilight realized she missed… even though it was in front of her…. Seriously… what was wrong with her? Is her compassion returning somehow?...

Twilight checked and found that it had increased to 8%... what?!

“No… go back!” Twilight reset it to 1% the feelings vanished and she destroyed the planet before leaving.

“I don’t care about him… he’s one insignificant speck on an equally insignificant planet,” Twilight said, if this was going to affect her work then she needed to be rid of that planet, asap.

Forget the rules!

Twilight arrived at her planet and prepared to strike it down.

“This is how much I care,” Twilight said before throwing a punch to inject destructive energy.

“Twilight”

And missed.

“What?! No!” Twilight swung again but it seemed like she was unable to land the killing blow!

Why?!

she swung again and again, but she couldn’t hit it. Eventually, she prepared just to unleash an explosion of energy to destroy the planet. again, she couldn’t hit it. Eventually, she prepared to just use some ambient energy to destroy it...

...But once again, she couldn’t do it eventually, she gave out a loud scream of defeat.

“Why… Why can’t I do it?... is he really so important to me I can’t even destroy the planet he’s on?” Twilight asked herself “Or is it that he’s somehow reawakening my compassion for this world?... either way I must find out!” Twilight said resolutely.

Spike was asleep the next night, knowing now he has a chance to communicate with his sister.

As he slept, he found himself in a familiar grassy field with Twilight.

“Twili-” Spike didn’t finish as he was encased in a stasis bubble.

“Your soul is coming with me,” Twilight said before vanishing out of the dream realm with him.

As they arrived in space Twilight unfroze him.

“-ght…. Huh?” Spike said looking around.

“Explain,” Twilight demanded.

“What? How did-” Spike questioned.

“I said, explain! How are you influencing my compassion?” Twilight demanded.

“I don’t even know what that means,” Spike said.

“I don’t want to feel… If I do then the pain comes back… Rainbow freed me… don’t send me back,” Twilight said to herself looking lost and broken.

“Twilight, I’m worried about y-” Spike was frozen again.

“I’ll hold onto you for awhile, maybe I can figure out how to prevent this… yes…” Twilight said before flying off, carrying Spike with her.

Can she still care for something even when her heart has been rendered unable to feel anymore?...

Author's Note

Can Spike free Twilight from herself?