This story is a prequel to But Would Anything Matter?
Littered around Ponyville are stains of blood, an’ more an’ more bodies. Ponies I knew. Ponies I called friends. Ponies who will, dependin’ on how much of ‘em is left, probably get up and do the same to anyone else left alive. I wish I could stop it, but I can’t bring myself to desecrate their bodies like that.
Everypony who was able to evacuate is gone, I think, an’ all that’s left is me an’ Dash an’ the other… the other things that are lurkin’ about.
Written for a Quills and Sofa’s Speedwriting Panic. The prompt was Fangs!
Thanks to Emotion Nexus for prereading.
Cover art is a screenshot edit made by yours truly.
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and should i be shocked now
by the last thing you said?
early sunsets over ponyville. i like it.
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You are cultured :)
I like this story it's not bad :)💯
I wish I could write words like you do.
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Haha thanks I’m glad you think it ain’t bad.
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Silver you write phenomenal words! But thanks gah!
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fimfic's resident general of the MCRmy since 2012
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hell yeah MCRmy lets go
Damn, good job with this one. It's really chilling and to an extent realistic in how the characters would react to the event.
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Thank you very much! :) That means a lot
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paper kingdom or bust
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manifesting paper kingdom in 2022
Howdy, hi!
Really enjoyed the atmosphere of this. The absolute desolation of the characters over the course of a mere 1500 or so words. It's heartwrenching watching everyone fall leaving only two, while also knowing it was hopeless seeing as how I've read the sequel. An excellent prequel to But Would Anything Matter?
The horror is intense and brief, tension-ridden, and a quick flash of gorey action. I enjoyed this. It's depressing but in a good way. Solid prose and building of the scene. That moment when the first of them fell and everything went to hell was glorious in the saddest way possible.
Excellent read, thank you for the fic!
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Ah thank you very much for the nice words! That means a lot :)
applejack ignoring rarity and fluttershy when they're still alive is CRAZY. but I guess everyone has to have priorities and act decisively in a situation like this
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In my head it was ‘cause she was assuming the most likely situation that was that it was already too late for them (that they had been bitten) and she was just reacting out of instinct and, like you said, according to her priorities. Probably not even thinking clearly, just so much chaos happening. Thanks for the comment !