+++ +++ +++THREE DAYS POST-BANISHMENT OF TWILIGHT SPARKLE+++ +++ +++
Soleste's reign only functioned thanks to one thing and one thing alone. And that one thing was, in fact, her psychosis. Because her warped mind genuinely believed that her rule over the now 'purified' planet would be a prosperous 'Golden Age' of sorts, it was. She was constantly subconsciously warping reality to fit her vision of her rule. All work literally did itself when unobserved as a result of Soleste's madness.
The only reason everypony still accepted her rule was because they were to scared to do anything about it. As a result, they lived their lives day-in and day-out eternally at the mercy of Soleste's demented whims.
It was not a good existence at all. The officially unofficial consensus was that they would have preferred to be ruled by Discord. After all, the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony was many things, but at least he always eager to own up and admit his insanity.
Soleste grinned from ear to ear as she watched her transformed sister, now acting on her newly programmed sense of vanity, pose in front of the bedroom mirror.
"So you see, Sister," Soleste said, "It has come to my attention that every queen needs a jester, a fool, somepony whose purpose is to mock the queen and get away with it. I have chosen you. From now on, you are no longer Princess Luna, you are now Loona, my personal harlequin!"
"Like, totally Sistress!" Loona giggled, her outfit jingling as she nodded her head.
"Good! You have already finished adapting to the new mindset that my Persona Spell gave you! Now follow me Sister, we have a great day ahead of us!"
As they walked down the castle hallway, Soleste never noticed Loona looking at the sky, whispering, "You have to help us Twilight Sparkle, you have to help us all."
Two Years Later
"Well?" Soleste asked impatiently as Nurse Redheart examined the corpse of Loona, "What happened to my favorite jester?"
"Well, you see your highness, I honestly don't know what exactly did happen, but as far as I can tell, in my professional medical opinion, it seems that her energy was... devoured."
"Devoured?! What do you mean 'devoured'? What exactly are you saying?!"
"I mean that some sort of force that is far greater than, what would be to it, a mere alicorn, buck it obviously eclipses the likes of King Sombra, Queen Chrysalis, Nightmare Moon, Discord, and Tirek combined and at their height actually feasted on her energies, leaving her a husk of a remnant of what she was!"
"But she her energies are equal to that of an anomalous, albeit life-bearing, MOON!"
"My point exactly," Redheart responded curtly. And with that, she packed her bags and left the deranged tyrant demigoddess standing there, staring in shock.
Meanwhile
"Was that moon satisfactory, Master?" Silent Dusk asked.
"Indeed it was, my Herald. Indeed it was. And yet...."
"Master?"
"And yet I still hunger. Galactus must feed!"
"Very well Master, I have already received intel from my scouting units, and I have several options for you to choose from."
"No."
"No, Master?"
"No. The time has come!"
"The time has come? What do you mean, Master?"
"It it time for you to make your prodigal return."
"Very well. I will be sure to prepare an excellent feast for you."
"Good. Now go, for I hunger."
One Week Later: Earth/Neo-Equestrian Time
Something streaked across the sky, and crashed in what was once Washington D.C., leaving a smoking crater. Then eyes glowed with power as a voice triumphantly declared, "I have returned!"
Three Days Later:
Silent Dusk had devastated all of Neo-Equestria in the short span of time since she had arrived and revealed herself to be none other than the Element of Magic, Twilight Arcana Sparkle.
And, nothing had been capable of even scratching her, let alone slowing her down when she had proven herself and her newfound Power Cosmic to be unstoppable when faced with Equestrian magic!
Discord had just taken one quick glance at her and said, "Forget this, I'm outta here!"
He would never return to this plane of reality again.
Desperate, Queen Soleste and Twilight's once-friends are making one last final stand against her.
"Really? This is all you have to fight with? I actually expected more from you, Soleste."
"You should know not to underestimate me, Silent Dusk," Soleste simply said.
"We know you're still in there, Twilight! And we're gonna break you out of that wannabe Nightmare-thing!" Rainbow Dash proclaimed.
Silent Dusk simply watched the enthusiastic agreement of the rest of her former friends in disinterest even as Soleste said. "You see Twilight? We haven't given up on you. And that's why we will defeat you Silent Dusk!"
"Twilight? What are you talking about? Do you mean Twilight Sparkle, the mare that you murdered? The mare who was reincarnated into me? I'm doing this for her and something beyond your comprehension! You banished Twilight Sparkle, the Element of Magic, only for Silent Dusk, the Herald of Galactus!"
"Galactus?" Applejack asked, "What's Galactus?"
"Galactus. Galactus is."
"Galactus is what?" Soleste asked skeptically.
"Galactus is and ever will be!" Silent Dusk proclaimed as she took to the air as she charged a powerful energy blast.
The battle was over, Silent Dusk stood triumphantly over her fallen foes. She took another moment to savor her victory, then she got to work.
"My Queen," Rarity whispered, "What is she doing?"
Soleste opened her mouth to speak, but whatever she had been about to say was cut short when Silent Dusk said, "I can hear you. But I will explain what is going to happen now."
"Allright, what are you doing and what's going to happen now?" Fluttershy asked timidly.
"I am signalling my master, Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds, to come so he can consume this planet."
Pinkie gasped.
"Yes, it's the end of the world," Silent Dusk confirmed as her beacon activated, summoning a massive entity that appeared in the sky.
"I am the be-all and end-all of the universe," it boomed, "I am Galactus. And I hunger."
"It, it's all, it's all over," Soleste whimpered in a defeated tone.
"Yes, yes it is," Silent Dusk agreed.
THE END
