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Human becomes pony. How, why and what happens next are all up to you. New stories and art welcome!
Any type of transformation into ponies, dragons, gryphons, changelings, draconequus, etc., whether OC or canonical, & Anonponies of all shapes and sizes.

Previously on PTFG,

Anonymous Letter by PoppedAnon - New
https://pastebin.com/wSBBJhvh

Dreaming of a Better Life by CrushingVictory:
https://pastebin.com/0iMxqK67

Cuddly Doom by Geoffrey-McDermott:
https://pastebin.com/fmk24ZwM
https://pastebin.com/LPuPsFQC
https://pastebin.com/JLKmpgrv
https://pastebin.com/r3bvSkey
https://pastebin.com/wEvA1SvL

Heiress of Chaos by Gumo:
https://pastebin.com/0XEUsr1t

Adjustment by CROWholic:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/126506/adjustment

Breaking Horse by SpaceWolfe:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Cuh8qxD-hk8oMxpuwrH0pD7858VmDOaf9gEjMGo8Ks/edit

Assorted TF prompts by Thatguywiththeface:
https://pastebin.com/gifQqwn5


Archive of over 300 stories, as well as additional links and materials:
http://derpy.me/PonyTF

Unrated TF image dump thread:
http://derpy.me/ptfgnsfw

Below are some suggested writing prompts.

Law and Pony:
>Anon's actions land him under the jurisdiction of the Pony Rehabilitation Act, he must now adapt to life as a pony as he is reintegrate into society.

Anonpone:
>Twilight is giving you a choice: To become a copy of a pony from her world in every sense except for memories and be paired with another anon, or to be said other anon. She has to see how humans react to being ponies and the mating potential of humans and ponies... you know, for science.

Awful /soc/-type chatter's in https://discord.gg/tfAjenN

Previous Thread:
>>30384592
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">Why did you come here?
>A horde of small dogs and horses move lazily down the street.
>Of course your Podunk town would hire this for entertainment.
>The dinky live music supplied by the local high school only adds on to the mind numbing experience.
>Unable to take it anymore, you put your earbuds in.
>You can at least listen to something of quality while you watch this.
>Suddenly, you feel a sharp force from behind you.
>People are pushing.
>Who gets pushy at shit like this?
>That's what's running through your mind as you start falling.
>Sprawled out in the street, you can hear the hooves of ponies coming closer and-
>You snap awake, breathing heavily.
>”Something wrong love?” Octavia asks, looking over at you.
>You look down at your still foreign feeling hooves.
“Y-yeah, just a bad dream…”
>Content, your girlfriend lies back down.
“Just a bad dream…”
>Sighing, you lie back down.
>Adjusting your equine body to be as comfy as possible, you shut your eyes.
>Here's hoping your sleep is dreamless this time.

Why did I write this?"

Reposting this because I liked it, even if the anon writing it didn't.
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>>30461881
What is this?

Context plz?
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>>30461980
from the last thread
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https://strawpoll.com/x45gxzr
RABGAR DEMANDS YOUR INPUT!
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>>30463523
what in the name of god
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>>30463546
>What in the name of RABGAR
FTFY
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Credit where it’s due: This story is based off a conversation I had with Windsong (aka Ranger) and Mitchy.
Synergy helped me brainstorm, and made me painfully horny as a wrote this
The conversation was centered around: https://static1.e621.net/data/2d/8f/2d8f5296a894f9ea00fb94f4e8e4d1c3.png
>I walk up to the pouch and dial in the code
>I was ‘home’ from work, although technically I live on the other side of town
>The cool air greets me as I step into the house
>”Hey Anon, how was work?”
“It was okay, I've got the next week off”
>He smiles and walks towards me
>”Good, good. So I have you all to myself for a week then?”
>He pulls me towards him, looking down into my eyes
>He’s a full head taller than I, with well-toned muscles and short, dark brown hair
>This contrasted sharply with my scrawny body, and long dirty blonde locks
>He leans in and presses his lips to mine, pulling me into his chest
>His tongue presses into me, quickly achieving dominance over my mouth
>Just as suddenly as he took me, he pulls away
>”I’ve laid out some things for you to wear, I have a surprise for you once you get changed”
“Yes sir”
>He smiles and releases me from his embrace
>I head into the bed room and find a matching set of stockings and gloves on the bed
>Two of the strangely jointed garments are clearly designed for a pony, while the gloves are designed for a human
>I strip out of my cloths and dump them into the laundry hamper
>Pulling the stockings on first I notice how the joints are completely misaligned
>The knee and heel are both far higher than my own
>The gloves however, fit perfectly
>I’ve worn them both before, but never together
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>>30463618
>Whatever my boyfriend has planned apparently involves me having hooves and hands
>A new kind of Pon-E perhaps?
>I return to the living room to find him sitting on the couch, with a collar in his lap
>”good boy” he says, patting me on the head
>He pulls me into his lap, facing me forward
>”we’ve been together for two years, haven’t we?”
“Yes, our Anniversary is coming up soon”
>”Is that so? I think I’ll get you a few new outfits. What do you have planned?”
>I do my best to suppress a frown, my shit of a retail job was barely enough to live on, let alone get him something special
>”Still thinking about it? Would you like to know what I want?”
“Of course master”
>He runs a finger through my hair
>”I want you, Anon. I want to keep you as my pet… forever.”
>My heart skips a beat
>He wants me to overdose
>To give up my humanity
>To be his pet pony for the rest of my life
>”We’ve talked about this before, you being my pet full time. You seemed receptive to the Idea then, do you still want to do that?”
>He had been good to me, that was undeniable
>Being with him, being his pony…
>it had always been something I looked forward to
>Making it permanent though?
>Becoming his property, outright?
>The idea is making me just a little hot under the collar
>This could be the most important choice in my life
>It could be the last important choice of my life
“Yes master, I want to be your pet”
>He kisses the inside of my neck
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>>30463625
>”are you sure Anon? I want this to be your choice.”
“Yes master, this is what I want”
>He slips a finger through the ring on my collar, laying me down in his lap
>His eyes take a quick glance at my quivering erection, then move back up to stare straight into my eyes
>”You’re enjoying this aren’t you? Just the though is turning you on”
“Yes Master, it is”
>His hand slowly moves up my leg
>He hovers over my package for a moment, gently brushing his hand over the tip before laying it on my belly
>”I have something very special planned for us”
>He begins to rub my tummy as he produces a pair of pills from a bag at his feet
>He holds them up for me to see
>They look like regular Pon-E pills, but slightly off in color
>”These are something of a slow release: they need an orgasm to work, several before the full transformation takes place”
>His hand drifts tantalizingly close to the base of my shaft before drifting back up
>”Each time I let you cum you’ll move a little closer to being the pony. The best part is, even if you take both right now, the effects will only be permanent if you cum as a pony”
>A cold chill runs down my spine
“You want to play with my humanity…”
>He smirks
>”Exactly, I want to play with you. I’ll give you every opportunity to stop, to turn back, in the end it will be because you insisted that we continue down this path.”
>His and drifts up to my chin, as he leans in a little
>”It’s more fun that way, and I feel like you’ll be less likely to have regrets if you have several days to change your mind”
>He holds the pills just over my mouth
>”Does pet want a treat?”
>I swallow hard, staring at the pills for a moment
>Finally, I raise my arms up, hands dangling forward in a begging position
>I open my mouth and he drops the pills into them
>They seem so large, and heavy in my mouth
>Larger that the regular Pon-E pills
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>>30463632
>For a moment I almost feel like I can’t swallow them, but in the end I force them down
>”Remember Anon, at any time you can ask to stop, I won’t hold it against you. Do you understand?”
>I nod
“Yes Master, I understand”
>He smirks at me, finally lowering his hand down to my cock
>I let out a small moan as he squeezes me between his thumb and index finger
>His other fingers start to fondle my balls, causing me to squirm a little in his lap
>Every time my eyes drift down he pulls lightly on my hair until I meet his gaze once more
>My cock twitches and leaks between his fingers as he stares into me with his dark brown eyes
>His fingers slowly drift upward, giving my head a firm squeeze before pulling away entirely
>He holds his hand in front of my face, showing a white strand of pre hanging off of it
>I open my mouth and let him stick his finger in
>Master runs his hand through my hair as I suck his finger clean, finally pulling it out once he’s satisfied
>”Good boy” he says, scratching behind my ears as his hand heads back down to my throbbing shaft
>He grips it firmly and begins to stroke it up and down
>I feel the orgasm crescendoing up my dick, the pressure slowly building in its tip
>Then his hand starts to slow down, his grip relaxing
>He holds me in his lap, twitching and moaning as he holds me right at the edge of release
“M-master, why did you stop?”
>He smirks
>”Do you want this, to be a horse forever? My pet? My property?”
“Yes Master please”
>He releases my cock entirely, slowly running his finger up and down the underside of it
>”Will you be a good boy? Obedient and eager to please?”
“Yes Master, I’ll be a good boy”
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>>30463639
>He leans over me, whispering in my ear
>”Beg for it, plead with me to do this for you, to strip you of your humanity”
>I whimper
“Please Master, make me your pet. Take my humanity from me and make me your little pony. I’ll do anything for you, please just make me yours”
>He pulls my head up, locking lips with me as his tongue invades my mouth
>His hand seizes my dick and begins to milk it
>Then it hits
>I feel a cascade of pleasure sweep through my entire body
>My balls slam upward as my cock spasms, spewing forth a hot load
>As it does so I can feel a change in his grip
>Rather, a change in my cock
>A flare forms, spreading out into his palm, with a medial ring forming half way down the shaft
>A squirm violently in his embrace as my entire body is covered with millions of tiny pin pricks
>My ears pull up sharply, the suddenly ambulatory extremities twitching with the rest of my body
>I can feel my legs adjust, my toes curling up and fusing together
>My feet growing long, as my calves and thighs shorten to keep me at the same height
>The sensation slowly fades and I come to rest back in my master’s lap
>The thigh highs now fit perfectly over my horse legs, tufts of red fur bunching coming up beneath them and running all the way, past my chest and up my neck
>Looking, I can see red fur on my nose
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>>30463650
>My cum covered cock is now shaped like a horses, however it has remained just as small as it was before
>I flick my ear in disappointment
>Master chuckle, drawing my attention back towards him
>”I don’t know what you’re so glum about, it’s not like you have anyone to impress with it.”
>I smile up at him meekly
“I guess not Master”
>He raise his hand back to my face, his palm coated in my seed
>”Besides, I like that you’re small. It just makes you cuter”
>I begin to lick the reminisce of my orgasm from his hand as he runs his hand through my mane
>”One down, four to go, then you are mine forever”
>He rubs my ear
>”My little pony”
>He pulls his hand away and wipes it on my chest
>”You know, I can’t have you getting all excited, getting yourself off without me and ending up a pony”
>He grins mischievously
>”Looks like I’m going to have to lock you up”
>Reaches back into the bag and pulls out a steel chastity cage
>I spread my legs slightly as he slips the cage over my member, securing it with a small brass lock
>”There we go” he says as he fondles me
>”My little pony is all locked up safe and sound”
>He leans in and kisses my forehead before standing me up
>”Come on, let’s go to the bed room.”
>He slips his finger through my collar and pulls me along behind him
>I stumble down the hallway on my new pair of hooves, completely unaccustomed to this half way state
>Just the way master wants it

And that's it for now, I'll get an AO3 set up once I come up with a name for it
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>>30463112
>drinking turns you into a pony
Shit, I must have been doing it wrong all these years.
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>>30463659
It's not my taste but OK.
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Celestia will let you come to Equestria, on the condition that you will carry her children.

Once every five years, she will turn you into a mare, fuck you, and impregnate you. You will give birth eleven months later.

Do you take the offer?
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>>30463659
All of the fetishes. Great job so far.
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Hi, I'm new to /ptg/, but I've been reading some stories from here for awhile but I just read Cuddly Doom up until Chapter 2 and it prompted me to ask this question: Am I the only one that is just rooting for the humans the entire time? I sympathize slightly with the pones but I think they're misguided in their actions. I read these stories and I can't help but just get incredibly pissed off at the ponies for brainwashing the humans (despite that being the whole fetish and point behind it)
and end up rooting for the humans. Like in chapter 2, we get these snippets of backstory for ((Morning Star)) and never even learn the dude's real name before he gets assimilated in the most depressing and hopeless way. (I might have missed the name reveal, correct me if I'm wrong).
It's like a train wreck I can't look away from, or in this case stop reading. I have to know what happens next even though I know they'll eventually be assimilated in the end no matter what since that's the whole point of the fetish.

Am I the only one here that thinks this way?
Are there any stories with PTF where the protagonist doesn't get converted, but instead successfully (or somewhat) evades capture (as boring as that might seem to some)

Sorry for my autistic post I've just been wondering this for awhile.

TL;DR: Can't help but root for the protagonist in stories where they get pone'd. Are there any good stories where this doesn't happen, or where they don't get brainwashed afterwards and try to fight back (as a human or pony)
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>>30464066
Yeah, that's partly why I've never liked the complete mindfuck stuff
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I want to be the Pretty Princess of the Wasteland
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>>30463799
it's the special reserve apple family apple cider.
sure it tastes like crap, and is prohibitively expensive, but I'm sure the hooves make up for it.
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Update to Anonymous Letter.

Already on pastebin if you're impatient.
https://pastebin.com/wSBBJhvh
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>>30464345
>You are Front Page.
>And this is horseapples.
I can’t watch Anonymous today, I just managed to get the funding to start up the school paper! I have to make sure the first edition is ready to print on time.
>”I’m sorry, hon,” mom said combing her mane and tail at the same time, “But there is no other choice, your father already left with Davenport to try out that spa that was just built, Hondo had to cancel because Rarity came down with something.”
Well, what about the blessed mothers? Isn’t it their duty to help with things like this?
>Mom flipped her mane and looked upward remembering why they can’t, “Inkwell has to do another week shift in Canterlot since the council scribes lost a member, Fine Print is in Appleoosa drawing up contracts between the settlers and construction ponies, and blessed grand mare Double Deal is in Fillydelphia watching Scribble and High Breed. Or did you not notice how quiet the house is?”
>’Got you!’
Well if grandma Double Deal is watching High Breed doesn’t that mean Upper Crust is free?
>Mom scowled and lowed her voice to a volume she thought I couldn’t hear, “Wouldn’t trust her to watch my bucking fern,” she then raised her voice to normal volume, “SHE is at another banquet with Picture Perfect and Jet Set.”
>Desperation was setting in, but you had to try. You put too much work into getting the school board to agree to the paper.
Can’t you hire somepony then? I know Macintosh is great with foals. I’m too young anyway, I don’t even have a cutie mark yet!
>She smirked.
>You hated that smirk
>”Doesn’t Macintosh have a blank flank, too?”
>’Forgot about that...’
>Mom ruffled your mane before pulling you into a hug, “I really am sorry, but I have to see Hard Cover today if I have any hopes of getting published next quarter. And I refuse to get shutout by that nag Velvet, just because she lives in Canterlot.”
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>>30464347
>She closes her saddlebags and puts them on, grunting a bit under the weight of her novel, bits, and writing supplies.
>”Besides, Anonymous is no trouble as long as you keep his belly full and make sure he doesn’t rip his diaper off, and you only have to watch him until your father gets home from the spa.” She sucked some air through her teeth, meaning the next thing out of her mouth would be a lie,”I’m sure he can’t spend too much time at the spa”
>All air and hope left your body at once.
Fine…
>”Good, milk is in the fridge, and make sure to feed him some foalfood. Smithy says three months is the best age to start weaning. Mix the food with milk, NOT WATER, he is still too young for water. Now I have, horseapples, 5 minutes to get on the train wish momma luck,” she sprinted out of the door without looking back.
>You go to your room and, with some effort, levitate your typewriter and carry it to the blessing’s bedroom where Anonymous is sleeping in his crib.
>He already kicked off his diaper, so with a bit of magic you put them back on.
>Immediately he frowns and starts kicking a little bit.
“Whatever,” then a smirk of your own comes on your face, “in fact...”
>You pull the diaper back off, hoping in the darkest part of your heart that Anonymous makes a mess that dad will have to clean up.
>’That’s what he gets for relaxing instead of watching his son.’
>Anonymous on the other hoof relaxes and smiles.
>’Maybe it is itchy or something.’
>The vindictiveness leave you as quickly as it came when you see that you made your favorite brother’s sleep easier
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>>30464352
>Sitting beside the crib you get to work on your article.
>’The school board probably thinks that this is just going to be some foalish little rag about how “homework is lame” or something equally as stupid.’
>’Buck that’
>’My paper is going to make the Canterlot Times look like a joke.’
>The increased timberwolf activity is a real worry that goes beyond Sweet Apple Acres.
>They are always a danger to ponies who wander too close to the Everfree, but during Zap apple season they go nuts and leave the borders
>You did well, but you need to do your journalistic duty and interview ponies who have first hoof experience in dealing with them.
>Like the Apples.
>Like Macintosh.
>You were ready to take up your note pad and head out, but you remembered why you were in such a foul mood.
>You looked at your brother sleeping peacefully, and then thought of a really good idea.
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>>30464354
>You are Anonymous
>And you were enjoying a damn good nap until you were jostled awake.
>As you cracked your eyes open the sun glared at you.
>After a bit of time to adjust you slowly open your eyes to see that you’re outside.
>And moving.
>After checking your immediate area you see that you’re riding in a little wagon through Ponyville.
>You immediately look to see who is dragging the thing to make sure you aren’t being kidnapped or anything.
>Luckily it is only your sister.
>Looking pretty smug
>”Oh look at his little eyes.”
>”Aren’t you a curious little fella”
>”Oh he is just so precious.”
>You look above the little wooden panels to see that you’re surrounded by children.
>A bunch of boys mostly.
>The wagon stops, and Page turns around to see you’re awake.
>”See I told you guys to keep quiet.”
>She levitates you up and looks down at the tiny blanket you were laying on, no doubt checking for messes.
>”Are you hungry?” she levitates out a bottle from her saddlebags and pushes it to your mouth.
>You keep your mouth closed to show her that you aren’t.
>”Well if you’re just up I don’t see any harm in letting the guys have a look,” she turns to address the small crowd,”But no touching, I don’t want you to get him all dirty.”
>They all looked offended, before looking at their hooves and putting together that the appendage used to walk on a dirt path will in fact get dirty.
>You decide to ignore the kids and look around.
>You’ve seen most of this already, but you don’t get a lot of time outside so you enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.
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>>30464356
>After a few minutes the crowd starts to dissipate.
>You seem to approaching a farm or ranch or something.
>You look at the sign, the local language is like English but in a really shitty font so it is hard to discern.
>But there are a few pictures of apples on it and there is a field full of apple trees in front of you so you feel safe to assume that you’re on an apple orchard.
>In the distance is an orange stallion pulling a plow, your sister waves to him, but doesn’t pick up her speed as she approaches.
>”Hello, Mr. Orange Juice, is Macintosh home? I need to interview him.”
>The stallion frowns and raises eyebrow before taking a quick glance to you.
>In an instant his face wears a soft smile as he nods to himself.
>”Sure, Little Mac should be over in the north fields, learning how to apple buck.”
>Your sister gives a sharp nod, “Thank you, sir.”
>As you depart you notice the stallion staring at you, smiling before taking on a thoughtful expression.
>’I’m not sure how worrying that should be.’
>’Now that I think about it, where is Mom, or Wordsmith?’
>’They must be doing something pretty important if I’m being babysat by an 8 year old.’
>You look around seeing rows and rows of trees.
>Also hills and hills of trees
>Upon cresting one such hill you sister abruptly stops
>”Hmph, what kinda varmint done found its way onta my farm today?”
>You turn to see a very large mare staring down your sister angrily chewing a sprig of hay.
>Your sister was immediately cowed.
>Out of instinct you also laid down and wrapped your tail around yourself to seem as small as possible.
>”G-good day, Mrs. Sweet Apple, ma’am. How are you?”
>The giant spit out the hay and lowered her head to be right in Page’s face.
>”Quit tryin to be pleasant, whatchu want young’un?”
>The wagon started to shake a bit with Page’s quivering.
>”I-I-I-I”
>”Spit it out filly!”
>”I NEED TO INTERVIEW MAC FOR THE PAPER!”
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>>30464362
>Sweet then plucked another sprig from behind her ear and began chewing immediately.
>”Mac ain’t got time to be playin no ‘interview’ games, and he darn sure ain’t got time to be playin them with no filly.”
>Page’s quaking slowed enough to where you couldn’t feel it so much through the wagon anymore.
>”I-I’m not playing anything, I’m starting a newspaper for the school, a-and I need Macintosh to answer some questions. Since he is the closest to the subject of the article.”
>Sweet blew a loose bang and rolled her eyes.
>”Mac ain’t going ta give you any help with your foalish ‘chores are lame’ story in your ‘school time news’ rag, and he sure as sugar ain’t going ta give you what you’re really after.”
>This time the quivering stopped and with a huff Page squared her shoulders.
>’Are they even called shoulders on a pony?’
>”My paper isn’t some rag, and my article isn’t about something stupid like chores, or homework, or gossip. I’m going to show this town that news exists, real news, not that trash you read in the Ponyville Gazette.”
>The mare, easily thrice the size of your sister, reeled.
>”Hey now, the Gazette was started by my great gr-”
>Your sister, drunk on her small victory, pushed her advantage.
>”The Gazette is a glorified sales catalog, ‘ohh apples are on sale three for a bit’, ‘oh lookie here buy two get one free on carrots’, ‘well whaddya know zap apple jam is back in stock’! I find more news in Scribble’s diaper!”
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>>30464365
>Sweet’s face was a mask of fury for one second, until she glanced at you before addressing Page again, smiling the smile of a cat facing an injured mouse.
“Well, well, well. Looks like big mare here found her teats. But you can’t lie to an Apple,” she started pacing in front of Page, “If you were actually here, for honest reasons, you wouldn’t bring a cute little baby doll to try and make my boy soft on you!”
>In a second her hoof was racing for you.
>Even now you barely had the muscle power to move yourself with anything resembling speed.
>In an instant you were being held by the scruff of your neck.
>’FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK’
>It wasn’t painful, but it was easily the most terrifying thing you’ve experienced in your short new life.
>Sweet looked at you with the same cruel smile, for a couple of seconds before realization dawned on her.
>Your heart was still beating a mile a minute, but you tried your damnedest to plead for release.
Uh ee owwn leez
>’Well, I should get back to learning how to talk, or use my horn. Would come in real handy right now.’
>”LET MY BROTHER GO!”
>Out of nowhere a rock beans Sweet right in her nose.
>Unfortunately she didn’t even flinch.
>Like your sister’s attack never happened, she smiled sat down and cradled you.
>She rocked you for a minute before looking worriedly at Page.
>”Did you show him to OJ?”
>She dropped the much larger rock that she was struggling to levitate and looked at Sweet, “What?”
>”Yer brother, did you show him to OJ?”
>Utterly confused by the tonal shift, Page just decided to be relieved that you weren’t in danger.
>”No, I didn’t really hid him though.”
>After some pretty expert rocking you yawned.
>”Horseapples, I won’t be able to get out of it now...”
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>>30464368
>Page voiced her confusion expertly.
>”What?”
>Setting you delicately back into the blanket of the wagon, Sweet sighed and turned to Page.
>”Mac is just down the hill, just listen for the bucks.”
>’Don’t ask, just go. Please.’
>Page left without another word down the hill, where almost immediately a skinny little red colt came into view.
>Almost like the confrontation with Sweet Apple didn’t happen, Page beamed and waved at the colt.
>”Hey, Macintosh!”
>The colt stopped and looked up at her, grateful for whatever rest her coming would bring.
>”Hi there, Front Page, pleased as punch that you’re here. Ma has me bucking, and this is much much harder than she makes it looks. Wish that the pegasus ponies would give a little more cloud cover, but enough about me, what can I do ya for?”
>”Hey Mac I need your opinion on the increased sightings of timberwolves at the edge of the Everfree.”
>”Whew Page, that’s a tall order. Well, they always get antsy right before zap apple season and unless granny is around to chase ‘em off sometimes they’ll get real bold and leave the treeline. Somethin about baaaaad magic in the Everfree tryin to choke out the good magic keeping it from spreadin. I don’t know much about it, Granny usually falls asleep before she finishes the story. And no offense to yall unicorn folk, we earth ponies hardly pay attention when it comes to magic since it usually makes no never mind to us anyway.”
>Page’s pencil was moving insanely fast to keep up with Mac’s words, and she was as happy as could be.
>”What do ya need all that for anyway, did you manage to get Ms. Harsh Lesson to let you have your paper?”
>Her smile widened, “Yep! It goes to print next week!”
>He finally notices you and smiles as big as Page.
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>>30464376
>”Where did you get this? It’s so cute and lifelike! Did a unicorn make it? I think it moved! Can unicorns make moving dolls, yall are so lucky sometimes. Can I hold it? Please, Page, please!”

>Immediately Page was at your defense.
>”No! That’s not a doll, that’s my baby brother.”
>And just like that the colt’s excited movements turned slow and almost reverent.
>”Hi, little fella. I’m Macintosh. Mac, In, Tosh. Hello.”
>”Yeah, mom has me watching Anonymous today. But don’t pick him up, your hooves are all dirty from you working.”
>Mac looked down at his hooves before sighing and slumping down.
>After some time passed and more notes taken, mostly about frequent sighting areas and how many seen at once.
>As you and your sister left you saw Orange Juice wearing a sly smile as he led a resigned Sweet into the barn.
>Between the adrenaline rush from the encounter with Sweet Apple, and the fact that you haven’t eaten since lunch you all but passed out right after you left the orchard.
>…
>“-ow could you be so thoughtless!”
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>>30464381
>You awoke to see a bottle in your mouth and a diaper on your hindquarters, and the angry voice of your father.
>”But nothing happened, he is fine! He didn’t even cry or anything!”
>”He didn’t cry because he passed out from not eating all day long! He is your brother, don’t you even care?”
>”I’m sorry, okay? How was I supposed to know when to feed him? I didn’t get hungry, he didn’t cry, he didn’t make a mess, I made sure nopony touched him, and mom fed him before she left!”
>By now the frustration and anger had already reduced Page to tears.
>”By trying to feed him, foals can’t talk, and your brother barely cries. So you have to try different things to make sure he has everything he needs. Besides even that being around all those fillies and colts risks him to catch any number of sicknesses, that was the very reason that Hondo couldn’t watch him.”
>”WELL WHY COULDN’T YOU?”
>Before Wordsmith could reply Front Page had already stomped off to her room.
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>>30464387
That's all for now.
Maybe more today since I'm having fun and I'm off.
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>>30464387
Good stuff.
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Still confused by the use of "blessed" in this fic
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>>30464498
I assume it's like a large family group of non related people who help eachother
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>>30464511
>>30464498
A group of unicorns is called a blessing, in fic its probably an extended family or group of close friends.
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Hullo troops, just a quick note to say: I aten't dead.

Will try to get some stuff written at some point over the weekend now that I'm back.
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>>30464630
This news excites me.
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>>30464066
I totally feel you with the brainwashing thing. I like reading to see how they end up as pones but secretly I'm rooting for their humanity, if only to save themselves from theirs brains being fucked, not so much the physically being pone part.

Though, in stories where they keep their prior mental state but just change physical form, I'm all for their transformation.

Either way, if it's a good story and well written, I'll read it.
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>>30463799
It's just beer goggles making you see ponies everywhere, including yourself.
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>>30464066
I didn’t give Morning Star a name while he was human, nor did I do so with any of the humans before Chapter 4, and I regret not doing so. I think I figured that not giving them a name would help the reader put themselves in the character’s shoes? That, or I was going for some weird “they found their identities with the herd” vibe at the time, but either way it just makes the storytelling unnecessarily clunky at times. I’ve never written anything before this story so I’ll own up to that mistake.

To be honest, EXACTLY the same as with zombie movies, I find myself rooting for the humans far, far more often than the horde, but it’s absolutely meant to be problematic, given that the ponies have both really good and really bad intentions. They’ll heal you and relieve your stress & bad memories (which isn’t necessarily a good thing by some accounts), but you’re also giving up your humanity. I can’t tell you how much I’m bothered by the horror genre’s recursive flatness of “zombies want to eat [character’s] brains because they eat brains; that’s just what they do” and I’m trying to explore what I think was always missing: horrifyingly relatable zombies.
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Where does this terminology come from? Is it another one of those totally bogus collective nouns?
Did anyone ever think of asking a unicorn what they call themselves?
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>>30465138
Sorry, meant to respond to >>30464536
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>>30464877
Thank you for clarifying.
I think you've definitely succeeded (from what I've read so far) in making it easy to sympathize with the ponies, which definitely does add to the horror element because it adds to the hopelessness of the situation. They come off as genuinely feeling sorry for the humans that aren't their friends yet.
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Test?
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>>30465291
You float.
You don’t know where.
But you know you exist.
It’s all empty around you, there is nothing to be seen anywhere.
Yet…
You’re just floating in an infinite blackness.
Is this limbo?
Have you died?
You see something. It looks like a black hoof reaching out to you.
It’s black, sleek and full of holes.
You grab it, and get pulled somewhere.
Somewhere in that blackness.
You see more of the hoof, and soon the body and the green mane and tail of what looks like a crossbreed between a beetle and a horse.
And just when you’re about to see the face of whoever is dragging you along…
You wake up.
Beep Beep Beep
You hear the repeating sounds of what sounds like a heartbeat monitor.
It’s still fuzzy.
Everything is, almost like if everything was contained inside a fluffy coat, or a whole load of fur.
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>>30465307
With a couple blinks, your vision clears…
Your whole body feels sore and tired, almost burnt out.
When you look around, you see what looks like one of the Intensive Care Department’s rooms.
But closed off, oddly enough, by what seems to be black thick curtains.
Not even the windows are opened, blinded by a similar curtain.
To your left, you see the source of the beeping, the heartbeat meter with the tip of the saturation sensor on your horn.
The tonometer is on your arm, near the withers. One the other side, an IV stand and a big plastic bottle of sixty percent glucosis with from what you can read on the side of the bottle, along with extra minerals and analgetics, all dripping at a steady pace for the next eight to twelve hours.
Maybe you should call for a nurse, the signalization system must be around here somewhere-
But it isn’t. Looks like the entire room is off the loop.
You perk up your ears to look for any noise, but you don’t hear anything. You have to get some idea of the time at least.
No clock on the wall.
But within your reach is a TV remote.
With some fumbling, you manage to get the news channel turned on.
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>>30465314
“The sudden destruction of the theme park on Adventure Island last week has been attributed to a catastrophical gas failure, the resulting explosion and fire levelled the park, nothing left but ashes.”
“The cigars in lunar orbit, spotted half a year ago have begun moving again. NASA director says that their current acceleration points to the sun and a return orbit, the acceleration of the objects tremendously high.”
“A new drug has been found out on a routine inspection of a downtown nightclub. Nicknamed PON E for its effects, it forces the user to become a cartoon pony for the twelve hours of the drug’s effect, the psychedelic drug has been discovered on a police raid on a high class nightclub, White Unicorn. Link to the heist on the diamond store earlier this year still unconfirmed.”
You have been out cold for a week?
Am! He got shot! W-what happened!?
The heartbeat monitor hops up and beeps a lot faster, the tonometer around your hoof tightens up and measures your blood pressure.
And not even twenty seconds later, two nurses with gloves, green one-use coats and blue clothes rush into the room with a defibrillator and all manners of equipment.
Your heart pumps, your breath races on and you look around.
“Quick, she’s up! Get the injection in before we have another surge!”
You notice on the corner of your vision, the nurse unplugs the infusion bottle, and instead injects what you see as a see-through liquid, the other one holding your panicking self.
In not even three minutes, you fall back on the bed, your muscles relaxed and your breathing calming down, mind empting and calming.
And soon, only the beeping is hearable again.
Until everything fades again.
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>>30463659
Ohhh gods fuck yeah, that hits the spot, that one riiiight there~....
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>>30465320
And das it
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>>30465327
Oh dang, and in the time it took me to post the above a new chunk from wolfey too! I like it so far. Thought it was gonna be a trotting dead intro at first. XP (both hooves up for beetlehorses btw)
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>>30465320
did she get arrested or is she just in a hospital?
They are going to need to wake her up some time either way
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>>30463659
I'm not much of a fetish person, so I'm not into it, but by all means appease those in the thread that dig this stuff.
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>>30465320
Good job
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>>30465439
You are a fun and reasonable person, may you become the horse with rapidity. *Doffs hat or whatever*
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>>30461881
>ywn be comforted by your lesbian marefriend after bad dreams of your old human life.
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CUDDLY DOOM
Current chapter (continuing from >>30450332) can be found here: https://pastebin.com/wEvA1SvL

>Over the past few semesters, I’d comfortably settled into a daily routine of waking to the cry of my alarm clock right at seven, on the dot, with the sun still hanging low in the sky
>It hadn’t exactly been the gentlest, most forgiving means of rousing myself for the start of each new day, but particularly on days where time was of the essence, at least I never missed an exam
>Now, as my eyes slid open following my first apocalyptic night of uncomfortable, dreamless sleep, the first thing I noticed was that the room was almost completely dark
>A solitary, narrow beam of light filtered through a small crack in the blackout curtains, and judging by its steep angle, the time of day was approaching mid-morning
>I wiped a hand across my eyes, the ray’s offending radiance still a bit too much for my gradually adjusting vision as my middle finger and thumb pressed on my eyelids
>I sat up in the bed, sliding the blanket off my torso as my arms extended forward, a resonant series of popping joints echoing through the otherwise serene room
>That was another thing I’d need to get used to – waking up to silence, with no noises to speak of aside from the soft, languid breaths of Alexander, sleeping on the floor a few feet away
>Though it was peculiar in the face of my former routine, the silence was still far preferable over every other form of provocation an apocalyptic scenario could deliver mid-slumber
>If I were to awaken to ponies’ cheers of joy, explosions, or Alexander shouting frenzied profanities in my face… I could pretty safely say that things were not going well
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>>30466556
>Throwing the blanket aside, I groggily reached into the EMT pouch at my side and retrieved a pair of gloves, swiftly pulling them on as I’d done hundreds of times prior
>With keys and wallets made unnecessary by the cuddly horde, any precautions that would prevent infection supplanted my definition of ‘everyday essentials’
>The pouch hanging weightily at my side may have been less than conducive to outrunning ponies, but that was of little concern when running would often lose out to swooping Pegasi anyways
>Zipping the front of Alexander’s donated hoodie as far as it would go, I threw the hood back with a gust of stale air
>Even after the Pegasus’ circulating efforts and almost half a day’s time to settle, the repulsive odors of body spray and alcohol still hung weakly in the air
>Swinging my feet off the bed and stiffly standing with a grunt, I tried not to disturb Alexander, who was probably unconsciously nursing his hangover as he lay with his arms indifferently at his sides
>While tiptoeing to the door, I almost snatched the flashlight from beside him before it dawned on me that our room was likely the only one in the house still submerged in darkness
>Allowing time for minimal light to spill onto Alexander’s makeshift bed, I briskly slid the door open and pulled it shut behind me, cautiously making my way to the top of the stairs
>Downstairs, a soft moan met each of the pony’s exhales as she continued her mid-morning slumber, and I breathed a sigh of relief that she didn’t appear to be in any pain
>Descending the stairs, the wretched creaking prompted her ears to twitch a couple times, but her expression of calm placidness appeared utterly unperturbed by the sounds
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>>30466560
>I noticed that she had shifted position over the course of the night by a couple feet, and the impromptu blanket that the forsaken jacket had provided now only covered her halfway
>Kneeling by her side, slightly further from the wall than I had done so last night, I replaced the jacket over her gently snoring barrel, pleasantly giving her a scratch behind the ear
>She moved slightly with a blissful sigh, and a rustle of a piece of paper beneath one of her forehooves caught my attention
>I carefully retrieved the paper as to not disturb her, flattening the familiar note against the floor
>It had been the same paper I’d taped to her chain in apology, except now it bore a second message, crudely written in permanent marker, on the reverse side
>THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME AND BANDAGING MY WOUNDS YOURE PEACHY KEEN I LOVE YOU –SKY MEADOWS
>As well as I could discern, the symbols that followed were a barrage of hearts, though several of her similar glyphs were difficult to differentiate without any context
>Noticing the uncapped marker she had left near her water bottle, replete with a few tooth marks on its grip, I quickly checked its writing ability against the paper before pocketing the note
>With the implement still doing its job, I retrieved a couple more pieces of paper from the kitchen and set them by the sleeping pony’s side in case she’d want to write more upon awakening
>Gently petting her mane one final time before leaving her to slumber in peace, I strolled into the kitchen and began rummaging through the cabinets
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>>30466565
>Between fortifying and shrouding the house, befriending the pony, giving her stitches, and even making a supply run or trying to find ‘other survivors’, there was no shortage of work to do
>The first step to any of the jobs, though, was invariably starting with a good breakfast, as none of us would be of much use on an empty stomach
>The selection would have been exceptional if we still had electricity at our disposal, but the microwave and electric stovetops had been rendered useless by the blackout
>Immediately, several pounds of pasta, rice, lentils, and dried beans were delegated to bottom-tier sustenance, for when resources were scarce enough to warrant eating chewy, half-soaked grains
>On the upside, they wouldn’t go bad for several months, or even years, unlike a disappointingly significant portion of the kitchen’s contents
>Reaching for a loaf of sliced bread, I reasoned it would probably be one of the first items in the pantry that would go stale or soon become a repulsive home for a spectrum of mold
>Whole wheat wasn’t my personal preference, but it would need to suffice for now, and at the very least, I was fairly certain Sky Meadows could eat it without getting sick
>Retrieving what I had estimated to be about half of the loaf, it amounted to seven slices… a couple sandwiches for us, and three slices for the pony… uuh, yeah, sure, that worked I guess
>Swinging open a cabinet near the sink, there was a modest amount of snack food lining its lower shelf, with condiments scattered along another shelf in bottles of every shape and size
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>>30466572
>Alexander and I could definitely survive off peanut butter sandwiches – I had done so my sophomore year – and a quick test by Sky Meadows could determine if peanut butter was safe to eat
>If we had jelly that would make these sandwiches even better, but I couldn’t seem to find…
>Oh, I remember… Alexander and I had this conversation the last time he was visiting me…
>He treasured jellies and knew his favorite producers top to bottom, in addition to when certain types were in season
>Still, he always insisted on keeping them in the refrigerator despite the distinct lack of any exhibiting labels prompting him to do so
>With a long inhale and an irritated sigh, I looked at the fridge, its shimmering silver finish reflecting my agitation as my hand landed on its handle
>With the power out, the dull hum of the fridge was notably absent, and an anxious voice musing in the back of my head lectured me about preserving the chilled air within for as long as possible
>My hand gripped the handle for what seemingly amounted to several minutes
>There was plenty of food in the pantry and I didn’t really need to delve into the fridge for breakfast, right?
>Between the slices of bread and boxes of cereal I could’ve sworn I saw, that was plenty of grain at our disposal…
>I’m sure I could find few cans of preserved fruit or vegetables – straining out and putting a bit of sugar on some diced carrots might not be so bad for Sky Meadows, right?
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>>30466575
>A few slices of bread and some soggy carrots…
>I shook my head at the absurdity of it
>The apocalypse started not even twelve hours ago, and already this is what I felt we’d been reduced to…
>And moreover, this is what I wanted to serve to our sole hope of escape, not to mention a former human… for all I knew, this might have been one of Alexander’s roommates; I couldn’t tell…
>Goodness, what if she… he… had happened to put some delicious, bright red apples in the fridge yesterday, and upon awakening, she wasn’t met by the fare she’d been excitedly awaiting, but…
>A few slices of bread and some soggy carrots…
>Tightening my grasp on the fridge’s handle, I cracked the door open with a solid yank, a light plume of cold air washing past my ankles… underwhelmingly
>It dawned on me that the food didn’t have much time left on the clock anyways, so at least there was a member of our household who gladly gobble up all the produce well before it went bad
>Passing over the plastic and metal of the assorted leftovers and firewaters, I pulled open the individual vegetable drawers, stumbling upon a vivid array of oranges, reds, and greens
>None of Ryan’s roommates had struck me as health freaks who fancied a salad every once in a while, and I couldn’t help but smile that I’d been solely, solely mistaken
>My hand wrapped around a large, bright green head of lettuce, lifting it closer into view as I admired its faint, crisp crunching under each of my fingertips
>I almost wanted to save something this nice for a special occasion, but never again would it be in such good condition as it was right now
>On top of that, Sky Meadow’s first meal here was going to be extremely crucial to establishing her rapport with me and Alexander as more than ‘humans who needed immediate conversion’
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>>30466580
>Considering she could be munching on the front lawn, with equine friends no less, I sought to show her that working with the humans in here was better than what the world outside could offer
>Setting the entire head of lettuce on the counter, I selected a half-filled tub of cherry tomatoes and a modest carrot to accompany it
>Shutting the refrigerator and unsheathing a large chef’s knife, I cut the lettuce and carrot into large pieces, reasoning that they’d be easier for Sky Meadows to pick up without hands
>Based on what I’d vaguely seen, the ponies’ teeth closely resembled those of true horses – in other words, great for munching on vegetables
>The simple salad filled a large, shallow bowl, and as I tossed it, I eagerly savored a few pieces of the delicious lettuce myself
>Retrieving a small plate from a cabinet, I filled it with a shallow pool of sweet-tasting dressing I’d noticed in the fridge, providing Sky Meadows something into which she could dip the lettuce
>I couldn’t be certain whether she’d take advantage of it, but she would appreciate that she’d at least been given the option
>With enough food prepared to sate a stallion king tremendously, I finally turned back to the stout stack of bread Alexander and I would be enjoying
>Following a perfunctory spread of peanut butter or jelly on each slice, I lowered three sandwiches and a lonely piece of peanut butter-coated bread onto some unassuming paper napkins
>Ferrying the salad, salad dressing, and single slice of bread through the narrow hallway to the front room, I softly set them on the floor beside the dormant pony’s water bottle
>Her minimal response presented little more than an ear flick and a twitch of the nostrils, but I was certain she would awaken soon enough, probably quite hungry
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>>30466586
>Commandeering her marker and a piece of paper, I quickly wrote a message for her and left it beside the bread where she would plainly see it
>SKY MEADOWS, PLEASE SAY IF PONIES LIKE PEANUT BUTTER, CALL UPSTAIRS IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, BE GOOD, I LOVE YOU
>I tried to imitate her bombardment of hearts at the message’s conclusion, but couldn’t bring myself to scribble more than three
>Considering the undeniably high chance that this pony had been a stressed, agitated, salty college student just a day ago, what could’ve happened to make her just… so… sappy?
>Brushing my hair as though it would shake the muddled answer from my mind, I stared thoughtfully at the pony’s drowsy breathing while each of her exhales elicited a soft, contented moan
>Is this flippant display of glee and gratitude really what’s going on in her mind? Really?
>Whenever she awoke to write her message earlier this morning, she awoke to a lightless house and a chain around her neck that had been tied off around a radiator
>Anyone else in her position would be freaking out about the psychopaths behind it, and the fact that I wasn’t roused by a frenzied thrashing of metal this morning was at least a little suspicious
>I was trying to get her to trust us by any means necessary, but there was an inherent danger in thinking that I’d made more progress than was truly the case
>One innocuous suggestion for an ear scratch could lead to a hug of appreciation against my clothed chest, and the closer the embrace became, the easier it was to reach my uncovered face…
>It was like trying to win a complex game of chess where I’d lose once a single member of my faction fell…
>Still, as I looked back at the opponent, her fluffy ears twitching while visions of carrots and sugar cubes danced through her dreams, I accepted that it was a game I had no choice but to play
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>>30466595
>I returned to the kitchen, peeking my head into the fridge again to put back the bottles of salad dressing & jelly, and to conduct a final survey of our options before heading back upstairs
>Unlike the familiar problem of looking into the fridge only to find nothing tasty, I looked into the fridge to find most of it well and truly inedible, in light of the absent electricity
>The milk was probably already bad, the meat and eggs weren’t safe uncooked, and the condiments didn’t have anything to go on or with them
>I shut the door, plunging our edible perishables – a couple apples, some carrots, an onion, a small serving of soaked pasta, and an old box of Chinese takeout – back into tepid darkness
>If we were going to keep this pony indoors AND well-fed… it was time to go shopping…
>Shutting my eyes and letting out a long, meditative exhale, I grabbed a sleeve of saltine crackers and the trio of sandwiches before ascending the stairs toward the bedroom
>Alexander was still fast asleep when I entered, swiftly shutting the door behind me and, instead, allowing the room’s light to filter in from its other side as I drew the curtains slightly apart
>Taking a quick glance through the narrow gap, it was an overcast day, the sky painted grey uniformly, save for a singular Pegasus and several small, black plumes of smoke on the distant horizon
>A few hundred yards down the long hill that led to the center of town, a group comprising a half dozen ponies were idly chatting, laughing, and munching on the grass lining a nearly park
>It was calm and tranquil, but eerily so when I realized just how quickly the entire town had been pacified by their rapidly increasing herd
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>>30466603
>With a sigh, I set our breakfast on Alexander’s desk, brushing aside the last of his anatomy notes and taking a seat in the chair where he’d been studying
>Gently prodding him with one of my shoes, he stirred in his impromptu bed for a few moments before his eyes weakly slid open, acquiring my gaze
>“Hey… uh, what, the ponies here?”
>He asked it with unshakable definiteness, as though his fate was already sealed and the wrath of the cuddly horde was utterly unassailable if they’d zeroed in
“Not yet man, it’s still just Sky M- er, uh, the pony downstairs; she calls herself Sky Meadows”
>His eyes slid closed again, the wrinkles in the blanket around his head reappearing as he settled back into a state of relaxation closely resembling sleep
>“Oh, how… cute. Was there anything ya needed me to… to do?”
“I actually didn’t, if you’d like to go back to bed”
>“Well, I get that YOU may be used to waking up early… but I’m just gonna… gonna do that then…”
“Go for it, I just wanted to let you know I brought you breakfast, and I’m going to be out of the house for a bit”
>Alexander’s eyes shot open and he sat up with a wide, staring gaze, looking at me as though I’d just violently slapped him awake
>“Wait, you’re fucking joking, you’re going to go out THERE? Are you nuts?”
“Look, I don’t want to do it, but the fridge wasn’t stocked with a lot of fruits and vegetables when this all started. We’re lucky there were any at all.”
>“Fruits and vegetables? What the hell are you talking about? Fuck off with the leafy green shit; we have, like, a thousand cans of spam and tuna downstairs!”
“Come on dude…”
>“You’re not some pregnant chick with food cravings… unless, what, you got genderbent and fucked by some stallion last night when I wasn’t paying attention?”
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>>30466615
“I’m being serious here! This isn’t about me, this is about what we can feed Sky Meadows. She’s a horse – an omnivore, for God’s sake!”
>Alexander shook his head and wiped his brow
>“I hate this fucking horse, man. Let’s just dump her already and get out of town on our own. Leave her a box of cereal and a note on the door if you want to be so benevolent”
“Damn it you dense motherfucker, it’s not that simple!”
>I let out a long, shuddering exhale, filling my lungs from empty while trying to piece together my thoughts and fight back tears
“It’s… just… It’s not that simple… The ponies have everything in this town… you look out the window and it seems they’ve taken everything clear to the river…”
>“That far? No… wait, you’re kidding… You’ve… you’ve got to be…”
“They fly, they do magic, and their herd grows exponentially – there is no ‘getting out’ on our own; don’t you get it? We’re really, really lucky to at least have Sky Meadows…”
>Alexander leaned back on the blankets with his head in his hands
>“So, what, we need to treat her like our little princess if we want to have a chance…”
“Hey, I don’t like this any more than you do! But I still think we have a better chance with me running to the corner store than both of us trying to run through miles of this hellscape”
>Alexander rubbed his temples, releasing a long, pensive exhale as he mulled over our distressingly limited options
>“Fine… Fine, okay, I guess that’s… reasonable. But I’m doing the next TWO stores, between you previously going downstairs AND to this first place ALONE, you hear me?”
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>>30466621
“Yeah, yeah… of course… if there even is a second run…”
>My mumbling, far from going unnoticed, prompted Alexander to hit his fist angrily against the floor, enough to warrant concern about the tenacity of his wrist function
>“Okay, get out with that Debbie Downer bullshit; there WILL be a second run! How about this, we’ll do this one together”
“Alexander… you know we’re in this together, but we can’t have both of us potentially drawing their attention. And besides, at least this way, you’ll be safe if… if they get me…”
>I looked sullenly at my feet, which had suddenly gone cold as I realized this simple run to the store was going to make me face the very real possibility of not returning as a human
>“We don’t need you to be a hero, man. And besides, if they get you, they’ll get me too; you’re the one who knows I’m here”
“Okay, then how about this, just to be safe: while I’m gone, make your way to the house next door, and if a swarm of Pegasi descends on your house, hunker down there”
>“Except if we plan to do that, ‘pony James’ would have his equine friends scour the houses next door, too”
“Watch from even further away? Make a run for it and don’t look back if things go sour?”
>“James, surely you know that any plans we make will be used against me until I’m converted to your cult of magical friendship; it’s almost better for us not to have a plan at all”
“Going forward without a plan? Seriously, are you even listening to yourself?”
>“It’d pretty much be game over for us both. There’s no way for human James to outsmart pony James”
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>>30466628
>I let out a groan, swinging my head in a slow circle as my brain fried, its neurons overloaded with hopelessly futile plans to defeat the pony version of myself
>There had to be some way to defeat them, come on, what were we even trying to do here?
“Well shit, why even bother with this? If it’s so hopeless, why don’t we both go running outside right now and wave our arms around until a pair of Pegasi picks us off?”
>Alexander gave a few gentle, reassuring slaps to the side of my lower leg, as though toughening up my leg muscles would toughen up my mental fortitude too
> “Relax. We don’t need to outsmart our hypothetical selves; we just need to outsmart the ponies. You said it before: so long as neither of us ends up with hooves, we’ll be alright, yeah?”
“Yeah… okay… get to the store, get back, don’t fuck it up. Same thing I’d been planning to do”
>“Exactly, that’s the spirit”
>Following a brief bout of silence, Alexander picked up one of the sandwiches from atop the desk, prying it open to observe its contents before taking a small bite
“Anything wrong with it?”
>“Nah, I love these, just feeling a little sick is all”
>While reaching for a sandwich of my own, I couldn’t help but furrow my brow
“Is it… should I be concerned? Like, would you prefer a sandwich with lettuce and tomato?”
>“I see what you’re getting at, and no, still perfectly human and I’d be all over a plate of bacon if we had any way to fry it up. This headache is the price I’m paying for drinking last night”
“Ah, okay… how about this, I’ll leave you with the saltines and you can snack on those while I’m out, if you get hungry-”
>“Yeah, if my worrying doesn’t wreck my appetite…”
“Well, then you can share with Sky Meadows too, if she wants something salty to eat. Do you mind if I have the third sandwich before it’s no good anymore?”
>“Go for it; you’ll need the energy”
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>>30466634
>Breakfast proceeded in relative silence, and while I could attribute Alexander’s slow eating to a loss of appetite, my own lethargy came about from the temptation of delaying the inevitable
>I knew it’d be time to depart once I finished, so I greedily wolfed down the entire first sandwich, ate half of the second at a reasonable rate, and picked apathetically at the final half
>Eventually, Alexander’s impatient drumming on the floor prompted me to finish it, and the last bite was washed down a moment later by a modest serving of water
>I sighed, double-checking the fit of my gloves and contents of my EMT pouch while Alexander emptied his faded, brown backpack of its defunct books and stationery
>Slinging the spacious accessory over my shoulders, I was struck by how light it was, though I also noted that it would only get heavier based on how successful the trip turned out to be
>A lust for fetching more could be my demise, and much like every other challenge the apocalypse had presented, it required me to walk a narrow tightrope
>“You’re going to want this in order to get out the bedroom window on the bottom floor, and I’m sure you’ll find it more useful than I would over the next hour or two”
>A shimmer of metal in the room’s low light caught my eye, and, tracing my gaze down Alexander’s arm, I found he was holding the handle of his pocketknife, its blade folded in
>Deftly taking it from his grasp, I clipped it onto my belt, just a bit behind the pouch hanging at my side
“Thanks, but what do you… an… an hour or two? Do you think it’ll take that long? I mean, I guess the soonest I need to be back is lunchtime for Sky Meadows, and I need to check her vitals-”
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>>30466646
>“Don’t you worry about Sky Meadows; I can keep an eye on her until you’re back to properly put in the stitches. No rush… just be cautious out there”
>He spoke with an enviable calmness, although he obviously wasn’t the one going out into the great unknown just beyond our door
>Deep in my gut, a voice was bubbling up that longed to tell Alexander what a wonderful, reliable friend he’d always been, and that I’d be sincerely sorry if my mistakes led to his demise
>I swallowed, a frail attempt to keep my feelings in check, while nodding in affirmation and sliding open the bedroom door
>Making my way downstairs, I passed Sky Meadows, still fast asleep as I turned the corner toward the rear of the house
>Sky Meadows, I sure hope your friends out there are just as forgiving as you seem to be… or better yet, just as sleepy…
>With the front and side doors opening dangerously close to the street, Alexander had advised me to leave by way of a window, and in slashing the screen, the knife already proved its worth
>With a quick pop and a toss, the discarded fixture was out of sight, allowing me to roll into a narrow gap between the dense bushes lining the back of the house
>Pressing tightly against the brick, I peered around each corner in search of ponies, listening for a clicking of hooves or the wayward flap of a Pegasus’ wings
>Instead, the brisk grey air yielded nothing more than a whistling wind, while the cars of yesterday lay abandoned to solitarily fight their first losing battle against the oncoming rust
>Cautiously, I crossed into the neighbor’s yard, a traitorous slip of shoes on driveway asphalt momentarily ringing out through the air
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>>30466655
>Lying down amid their bushes, my neck swiveled about, wondering whether there were any ponies living within that may have perked up at the alien one-two stepping rhythm of a biped
>I lay motionless for ten minutes, and as my confidence steadily grew that no ponies had taken notice of my presence, I concurrently realized how this trip could be a several-hour endeavor
>Staring down the row of houses, I could see the familiar overhang of the deserted Carmine Corners gas station, not even two hundred yards away
>While I wasn’t exceptionally athletic, I wouldn’t be far behind the football players and sprinters who could’ve closed the distance in thirty seconds
>Granted, that was on an open track…
>Scanning the sky for Pegasi, I rose to my feet and kept my head low as I approached the short fence delineating the edge of the next backyard, vigilantly peering over it for a moment
>It creaked and shuddered as I vaulted over its top, with the weak, poorly painted wood splintered from years of disrepair
>Scampering between a shed and the neighboring fence, I again paused, spending several minutes listening for any rhythms of hoofsteps
>With the coast still seemingly clear, I rolled onto my feet and soon set out again
>My progress proceeded with an agonizing and intermittent, albeit overall steady, sluggishness while each errant noise sent me scrambling for cover
>Adrenaline raced through my veins at each corner and fence, with the looming hazard of encountering a random pony happily munching away on some grass in each blind spot
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>>30466660
>At one point, I pressed myself into the dirt beneath a row of bushes as the shadows of a pair of Pegasi flittered across the yard, their forms silhouetted against the darkening clouds
>As they performed a playful spectacle of aerial acrobatics high in the sky, I prayed that they’d remain too enamored in their newfound flight to attentively scan their surroundings
>With wings flapping animatedly, they raced out of sight a few moments later, laughing heartily as they found joy in the gusty wind whipping through their manes
>My own heart was hammering and the impermeable gloves were trapping a veritable sea in my sweaty palms, but I dared not lose focus of my gradually approaching objective
>Peering across the final backyard along the row of houses, I caught sight of the beautifully ornamented clock hanging over the sidewalk from the bank on the street corner
>The minute hand creeped towards noon, and I noted that although my movement down the street had been very slow, it had succeeded in its primary objective of remaining stealthy
>With a light-footed jog, I made it through the final leg of the journey, taking a knee between an abandoned car and the wall of the convenience store while I caught my breath
>Amid the eerie silence, a gust of wind whipped mightily, rustling the pages of a newspaper lying at my feet as a single tiny shard of glass tumbled from a broken window frame
>The front page could have been representative of any news day from the past century, featuring bold headlines concerned with the geopolitical threats of the day
>The stories were a few days old, and included no mention of the unexpected reality of the apocalypse’s actual harbingers, whose cuddles surpassed the effectiveness of conventional warfare
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>>30466666
>Lifting my gaze and scanning across the expanse of asphalt ahead and behind me, I seemed to be alone, the gas station’s pumps and parking lot sitting unattended
>With footsteps as soft as a kitten’s, I hurried through an already-smashed glass pane into the convenience store, ducking into a dark corner as its shards clung into the soles of my shoes
>Sheltered from the roughest gusts by the punctured façade, the gentle clinking of the glass underfoot echoed worryingly, although the store seemed largely deserted… and untouched, too
>Far from the caricature of post-apocalyptic looting, the shelves comprising my dim hiding place were reasonably aligned, with row upon row of well-stocked bags of pretzels
>Peering around the corner, a few misplaced bottles resting on the floor were the only prominent signs of disarray amid much of the same mildly diligent organization
>The most recent time I’d visited to Carmine Corners was to buy an energy drink during my first round of exams, as its location was within fifty yards of the library’s front door
>At that point, the owner was an older gentleman who took much pleasure in running the store on his own, and had been known to run a very orderly operation
>True to life, he was courteous and quick to ring up my order, though I found him a bit too insistent on trying to push his homemade ‘artisan’ salads
>Proud as he was of them, I hadn’t the remotest intentions of spending eight dollars on a salad, particularly when I could’ve made about twenty servings of pasta for the same price
>At the time, many fellow consumers seemed to silently agree with me, the inventory seldom decreasing as it sat largely ignored against the back wall
>The man would be a millionaire in ponybucks right now if he were still running the store…
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>>30466669
>Slowly creeping to the shelf where I’d remembered seeing the salads, I braced for sheer disappointment, instead finding that dozens remained untouched in a neat stack of plastic containers
>Rising to an awkward half-standing position that couldn’t be easily seen from a pony’s eye level, I began delving into a quick perusal of the available variety
>I found over a dozen with no meat to speak of, and what rich choices, too!
>I began to slide as many as I could carry into the backpack, ultimately finding that I would be able to accommodate five or six at most, yet that still wouldn’t leave me too overly encumbered
>The dead space between the plastic containers could ideally be filled with snacks for myself and Alexander, especially considering the ponies wouldn’t miss a few pieces of jerky or deli meat
>Nonetheless, I didn’t want to push my luck when the impetus for the trip had simply been a search for food that would keep Sky Meadows happy
>As I slowly zipped up the backpack, I envisioned the genuine glee written in her face upon hearing that these kind humans were keeping her so well & deliciously fed while she recovered
>Some of the salads had apples, or cute slices of mandarin oranges, or little pieces of melon, or s-
>“Hey, did you hear somepony in there?”
>Just beyond the rows of shelves toward the front of the store, a chipper voice piped up over the din of swirling wind
>As my brain began running a mile a minute, every muscle in my body locked up, not daring to move a single inch while the clicking of several sets of hooves traversed the asphalt outside
>“I didn’t hear anything, Storm…”
>Don’t… draw… their… attention…
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>>30466677
>With my heart pounding, my wandering eyes tracked along a narrow, diffuse beam of light that pointed… right to a window facing the gas pumps outside…
>Fuck… the ponies weren’t quite there yet, but they’d have an unmistakably clear line of sight to me in just a few seconds… They sure as hell wouldn’t doubt Storm after that…
>Forgoing the salad-filled backpack as a worthy loss if I needed to run, I rolled off my feet and began silently sliding across the floor into a neighboring aisle that couldn’t be seen from outside
>I hadn’t traversed more than three or four feet, but as I pulled my feet behind cover, I frenetically hoped and estimated that it would be sufficient
>In the dim light shrouding the store, I watched the vague reflections of the ponies from around a corner, holding my breath when one blurry profile appeared to pause at the window
>She looked in, seemed to tilt her head to the side out of confusion, and then, just as quickly as she’d appeared, she departed to rejoin her herd
>I breathed a noiseless sigh of relief only when I could hold my breath no longer
>That was too close… that was way too close… I’m going to give them at least twenty minutes before heading back out, because damn, that was too close…
>Lest my footsteps be heard, I was determined to sit still for a few minutes, and considering I’d never previously seen this aisle, I began scanning the newfound array of bagged snacks
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>>30466681
>That’s when I noticed the indiscriminately scattered pieces of lettuce on the floor
>That’s when I noticed the half-eaten containers of salad resting in the middle of the leaves, not twenty feet away
>That’s when I noticed the hooves, twitching wings, and anxiously flicking tails attached to the pair of Pegasi sitting just beyond, their feathery forms dominating my view of the aisle
>My eyes went wide and it took everything in my power not to scream, not to cough, not to even gasp as my muscles were suddenly awash in adrenaline
>While my mind screamed for me to do something – anything – I presented my trembling palm, a gesturing plea for personal space, as if to say, ‘I didn’t see you there; I’ll just be on my way now’
>The ponies appeared unperturbed in their state of mild shock, as evidently I’d crashed their lunch date, with bits of half-munched lettuce still hanging from each of their mouths
>Most of the light bound for the aisle was swallowed by the imposing grey body of the stallion, who had a wing blanketed over his marefriend and a confused expression written on his face
>With gently parted lips, the other pony, a blue Pegasus with her pink mane twisted into a long, flowing braid, furrowed her brow questioningly at me
>“Uh… hi? My name’s Typhoon Twist, and this is Cobalt here… do you… do you want to cuddle?”
>Rising to a seated position, my vision briefly flicked back to the window’s reflection, the herd outside still nowhere to be seen… not yet…
>I briefly considered my chances of escape by sprinting out the side of the store away from the herd, but an overbearing fear of just how many ponies lay beyond paralyzed my judgment
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>>30466689
>When I glanced back into the aisle, the mare was still trying to establish eye contact, but not yet making an aggressive move to transform me by force
>“Say, friend, if you could do us a favor, could you actually come over here, please?”
>No, not on your life! Now shut the fuck up you stupid horse, before you draw in all the others!
>Realizing that the window to evade the herd’s curious ears was already shut, my heart sank as a low cacophony of hoofsteps gradually drew closer against the asphalt
>“See, I thought I heard somepony talking in there!”
>Suddenly indifferent to the consequences of any noise I made myself, my breathing audibly picked up, panic starting to set in
>I began reaching for the knife hanging idly at my side… I knew I couldn’t fight my way out of this… A pony hostage was an absolutely terrible idea, but it was my only recourse…
>That, or an unrelenting slice… right into the heart or neck… It could be nice and quick, albeit messy…
>No… No, even if I were willing to do that and it bought Alexander a bit more time, he would be devastated if he learned that I had used his own knife for it… He’d never forgive himself…
>I guess one of these ponies was to be my bargaining chip… Typhoon Twist, please tell me you weren’t a wrestler before all this, because I need you to get me out of this mess…
>The blue Pegasus mare, sensing my unease, rose to her hooves with a wince of pain and a high-pitched grunt, flaring her wing protectively in front of the stallion as he spoke up
>“Typhoon… sweetie, don’t be too hasty now…”
>She and I anxiously locked eyes as my hand hovered at my waist, her gently bobbing head drawing nearer with each strained step
>Gloves, shoes, long pants, sleeves, hoodie fully zipped… James, whatever you do, just don’t let any of her fur touch your head on the takedown…
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>>30466695
>The menacing clicks of approaching hooves resonated from every possible direction as the sound bounced through the store, though I could see only one of the hooves’ owners
>And yet…
>Typhoon Twist’s steps were… distinct from the others… they were exceedingly short, and every fourth step… had something odd about it…
>One final attempt at diplomacy…
“T-Typhoon?”
>“Yes, friend?”
“Your legs... are… are they okay?”
>“Just… a bit hurt… I guess…”
>Bingo...
“Would… would it be okay if I took a look at them? I have medical experience”
>She halted, a single set of hooves ceasing its contribution to the racket of crescendoing clicks
>My muscles tensed, given that the decision to reach for my EMT pouch, or brandish the knife, was riding on her response
>“O-Okay…”
>I let out a forceful exhale, unable to completely veil my relief
>Thank God…
“That’s a good girl… then could you just take your weight off it…”
>She nodded hesitantly and lowered herself, never disturbing her unwavering gaze that stared at my every motion, most of all the drag of the zipper as I opened my odd-looking EMT pouch
>Slowly reaching in, I absentmindedly retrieved a large pad bandage and syringe… which would be of no use to me for helping Typhoon Twist, but they LOOKED exceedingly medical
>As I uneasily took a seat next to the faintly trembling pony, my peripheral vision caught two forms curiously watching my every move
>Down one end of the aisle, her stallionfriend had risen to his hooves and was chewing his lip apprehensively
>At the other end, a white unicorn had poked her purple mane around the corner and was slowly approaching, the calculated impacts of her hooves no longer resonating as distant echoes
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>>30466698
>The more I observed the ponies, cornered and lowered to their eye level, the more I noticed their warmly burning desire to make me just like them, and bring an end to the threat I posed
>I wasn’t in the clear just because I had offered to help their friend… not by a long shot…
“Wait, wait, hold on – I’m an EMT, I can help her!”
>The Pegasus stallion’s unassailable gaze was still locked into my movements, but it was the unicorn who spoke with a commanding authority and appeared the most eager to pounce
>“Ah, yes, you find a pouch full of medical supplies, and suddenly that makes you a medical authority… there was a guy… well, a mare… just like you on Hamilton Avenue earlier today…”
“No, please, I’m telling you, look!”
>I frantically swiped at the hoodie’s zipper, catching it after a few failed attempts and tearing it downwards to reveal my shirt sporting a Carmine Ambulance logo
>Displaying my torso for both ponies to plainly see, the unicorn’s narrowed eyes reflected her incredulity, but I could perceive that her resolve was slowly crumbling
“I spent fucking YEARS busting my ass for sick and injured folks, just like I’m trying to do for Typhoon Twist here – not to mention Sky Meadows”
>The last piece of my sentence clearly hit a nerve with the unicorn, her eyebrows lifting in surprise as a clamor of hooves erupted from behind her
>Out of the modest group of multicolored ponies peering around the shelf’s corner, a purple Pegasus surged forward, mercilessly pounding my backpack with a hoofbeat in the process
>Gently upsetting her unicorn friend’s mane, her hooves skittered over the tile and she slid toward me at an alarmingly high speed
>Had I not leaned away in fright, she would have bumped into my nose, and even now she allowed for little more than a few inches of clearance as I found myself beginning to hyperventilate
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>>30466705
>“Where is Sky Meadows – do you expect us to believe that?! What’d you do with her?! I’ll GLADLY make you a pony if you don’t want to tell me!”
>What the hell, you’re going to inadvertently turn me into one if you’re not careful with that muzzle of yours!
“Wait, wait! I didn’t do anything! Please, I’m begging you!”
>With an air of emotional instability permeating the whole aisle, I couldn’t suppress my tears any longer
>One touch would be the end of me, and that fact had been terrifying enough in the midst of Sky Meadows, even when she was asleep
>In contrast, this pony was getting right in my face, causing me to shudder as her warm breath hit me, smelling faintly of grass and cinnamon candies
>“Give me one good reason not to tackle you right now! That would get you to spill it!”
“I’ll tell you, honest! Please! She gave me a note!”
>The rustle of paper in my pocket prompted the Pegasus to take a surprised step back, reestablishing a meager semblance of personal space as she observed my hand’s fishing expedition
>The unicorn lent her own assistance, enveloping the paper in a soft glow as it floated from my shaking hand and unfolded on its journey through the air
>Silently, I mourned the fact that I was giving away what pretty much amounted to my only ‘get out of jail free’ card with these ponies
>“Daisy, what’s it say?”
>Daisy levitated the paper closely in front of herself with a dispassionate glare, shifting back and forth between the note and my pleading eyes
>“Thank you for saving me and bandaging my wounds. You're peachy keen. I love you. Signed, Sky Meadows”
>“Wait, Daisy, that was something Sky Meadows always said, even before we had friendship in our hearts – that folks she likes are ‘peachy keen!’”
>“I’m inclined to believe you, Storm Cloud, meaning this note’s the real deal, and we owe our friend here a debt of gratitude for all the work he’s done…”
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>>30466712
>The unicorn began a slow, deliberate series of steps in my direction, which terrorized me to my very core with each hair-raising click against the tile
>I didn’t dare raise my eyes, knowing fully well that she would think my meager attempts at brave defiance were ‘cute’ in the wake of the ponies overtaking the entire town so quickly
>“It’s a real shame that it took you so long to find us after helping our friend… after all, Storm Cloud was morally ruined this morning when she forgot where she’d lost sight of her friend…”
>The purple Pegasus backed away and tucked her tail between her legs, a wave of guilt apparently washing over her as she hung her head low
>“Luckily, you’re going to tell us exactly where she is, right?”
>I swallowed, fearing that I might upset Daisy if I tried to meet her gaze, a soft reply escaping my mouth
“Y-Yes… Daisy…”
>“See, that’s not so hard, right? That’s a good boy…”
>I nodded slowly, another puzzle piece of coercion falling into place amid my struggle to maintain my humanity
>“And then we’ll make Typhoon Twist and Cobalt all better with your help, and you’ll get the hero’s welcome you deserve!”
“Hero’s… welcome?”
>“Oh yes, all the mares will adore you for what you’d accomplished. Or, stallions, if that’s your preference once we’re done…”
>A shiver ran up my spine and I struggled to keep my hammering heart in check
“Daisy, do you… it’s impossible to… to work some of these medical devices with hooves… How would you even work a syringe? Or open a bandage?”
>“Oh, you underestimate unicorns’ abilities, and I sincerely hope you end up as one so you can learn to appreciate them and continue your work. I’ll show you in a moment…”
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>>30466718
>The impatient twitching of a certain purple pair of wings prompted Daisy to circle back to a previous question
>“But first, about Sky Meadows… where is she recovering again? You want to be a good little pony and tell us, don’t you?”
“Y-Yes… Yes, I do… I will…”
>My mind raced to come up with a fitting lie
>I could tell them she’s somewhere on the far side of town?
>Although, then Storm Cloud would bolt over there, find her absent, and brand me a liar before I could escape…
>I could tell them tha-
>“Well, we’re waiting… maybe it’d be easier to find the motivation if you were a pony, hmmm?”
“Sixty Rockwell Avenue! She’s in the front room on the bottom floor of Sixty Rockwell Avenue…”
>With a hurried scramble of hooves and a cheerful shout that she knew the exact location of that house, Storm Cloud practically flew out the side of the storefront
>I knew the house well too, as it was, indeed, the house in which I’d spent a couple hours working to treat Sky Meadows’ lacerations
>It was, indeed, the house in which Alexander and I had established our base, hidden from his roommates, and where we observed the beginning of this nightmare unfolding
>And, if luck was playing in our favor, it was the house in which Alexander would be safely upstairs when Storm Cloud arrived to whisk her friend away…

Well, looks like James is just having ‘one of those mornings’
To find out what happens next, tune in next week for the exciting continuation of Cuddly Doom!
As always, the story updates on Mondays and Thursdays, and will be back next week on July 10th.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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>>30466695
>That, or an unrelenting slice… right into the heart or neck… It could be nice and quick, albeit messy…

One day, a human wont pussy out and their final act will be to traumatise whichever poor pony cornered them, completely covering them in blood as they desperately try to transform the human as quickly as possible to stop the bleeding.
>Transformation simply stops part way through.
>Rest of the herd shows up to find the poner crying over the deformed corpse, looking like they walked through a slaughterhouse.
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>>30466724
They need to keep him human so he can provide infibulations
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>>30466724
Awesome job, mate.
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>>30465287
Rape Anon Extreamlyhard?
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>>30466724
Will he and Alex become little gay stallions and live happily ever after?
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>>30463659

"Coming to Know My Place"
http://archiveofourown.org/works/11424852/chapters/25597494

Big thanks to Jeff and Zero&Infinity for helping me come up with a name
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>>30466724
I love your writing style

>>30466666
RABGAR has spoken! the end is neigh!
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>>30464066
I'm in the same boat as you dude. Cuddly Doom is a well written story but I struggle reading it because I can't help but resent the ponies for the reasons you mentioned. I go into every chapter hoping this protagonist will escape his fate or at least retain all of himself post tf but I'm proven wrong every time. Despite this, I can never completely give up on the story since it's so well written and, as you put it. Total mental rewrites are already too close to identity death for me and the way the pone virus keeps some elements of the self while instilling the urge to tf others really activates my almonds and spooks the fuck outta me.

I don't know of many other stories like cuddly doom where the protag escapes, but a friend of mine is working on a story where the virus is a yearly occasion instead of a swarm of horses and different people get turned into different species of horses or other magical creatures based. Everyone retains their sense of self but their bodies change and they gotta deal with being constantly aroused. It'll be posted here once it's done so stick around.

>>30464877
>Horrifiyingly relatable zombies
Pls no that makes it even worse. Cranking the fright up to 11 right there. I'm looking forward to reading and having nightmares about cute cuddly horses.
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>>30466724
Damn. that was a good cliffhanger.
That CUNT Daisy has him in a bind.
And the chain and leash isn't going to leave a very good impression...

Maybe they'll chain James up in her place and keep him as a slave for belly rubs
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>>30464877
Something I've been wondering: Are Cutie Marks even a thing in this story? Are they something that exists that just isn't brought up for the sake of the story's flow or are they all just blank flanks?
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>>30467077
Maybe. I think he's deliberately left himself vulnerable to it.
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>>30466724
Why the cliffhanger man ;~;
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>>30467785
he said satan trips though.
Those, my friend, are quints.
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>>30469573
Wanting to become the little mare is the new normal.
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>Hearing that voice brought out a little shame in not recognising her sooner but it's too late to apologise for that now
"Good evening, your majesty" You quickly spout out, your ears pinned down to the sides of our as you see her chuckle at your mini-breakdown
>"I can say the same to thou as well, and for next time, just Luna will suffice" She responded with a caring tone
>"As to why We are here, that is a little more troubling in itself for us" Luna said worryingly as she made herself comfortable in the chair opposite
>"The medical personnel in Canterlot did the best they could to mend thine body physically, but you fell into a coma, and even with all of their skills, they had a great trouble pulling you out of it, so they requested my hoof to assist in the matter " She said with a voice full of sorrow as she spread a wing over your face
>You shocked by the news that the princess just gave you
"But everything seems so real, from the scent of the flowers to the aches in my body" You stammer, dumbstruck
>"But it isn't, Sourdough" Luna stated
>"As we speak, we are in your subconscious, or the land of dreams. Your mind is trying to mend itself, it just needs some help in achieving the task" She added, allowing you to take it all in
"So all I have to do is wake up?" You ask, tilting your head with an ear perked up
"It is not as simple as that" Luna says as she shakes her head, her ethereal mane bobbing and whipping as she does
>"However, a certain somepony wanted to help me help you help yourself" Luna hinted, her head bowed as an icy-blue magic wrapped around her horn and opened a portal
>"SOURDOUGH!" Honey Dipper squealed as she galloped through the portal, sliding across the floor and tumbling into your arms
>You hold her close to yourself, smelling her frazzled mane while she nuzzles your body
"Thank you for the flowers, they're beautiful; just like you" You say, letting some tears drop from your eyes onto the head as the two of you cuddle
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>>30467196
At this time, we will neither confirm nor deny the current trajectory of James and/or Alexander toward gay little stallionhood and a state of ultimate happiness.
We are monitoring the situation closely and will broadcast all available facts as they become known, in accordance with the appropriate regulations Q.T. § P.O.n(e).

>>30469053
While I’m planning for Cutie Marks to be addressed in the story, it’s going to be just a brief snippet in the epilogue.
Suffice to say, they’re all blank flanks right now; I think anything more would have distracted from the story without adding much.
Future events will give them reason to throw some cute-ceañeras.

>>30469336
I know a thing or two about sadism – I know what really hurts.
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>>30469885
>"Honey Dipper was the one who found you, passed out, covered in burns and bread. She and a few other of the townsponies lifted you onto a cart, and dashed you to the hospital"
>Luna said as she tried to not have a heart attack of her own from all of the cuteness in front of her
>"If it wasn't for the fact that I'd taught my neighbours a little about how to make honey and tend to the bees, we'd both be in the hospital! I'd been worried sick about you, and I couldn't even sleep at all and I'mgladthatyou'rekindaokaynow!" Honey Dipper said as she hugged you tighter and tighter
"As long as I have you…" You say as you run your hoof through her mane, rubbing behind her ear gently "… I think we'll be okay"
"So how exactly do we... Y'know, get out of here?" You ask Luna
>"We feel that your mind is mostly stable now, so whenever you're ready we can begin" She answered
>"Sourdough, Honey Dipper; We just require thou to lay in the bed" Luna commanded as the two of you clambered in, a deep red blush showing through the deep brown of your muzzle
>"See you on the other side?" Honey Dipper asked, staring deep into your eyes
>You nod and yawn, as wave after wave of tiredness washed over your body and and hers as Luna casted her spell
>A shrill solid sound silenced as she stopped the machine, A human no more, as Luna shifted out of the room

>You and Honey Dipper had a good life going as the two of you forged your paths in life, with cheer in your hoofsteps and love in your hearts
>But the second greatest love in your life? That was a small tannish filly with a deep golden mane
>Her name? Honey Oat, your daughter

The end
~fin~
RINE ENDS HERE
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Alright guys!
HANDS AND/OR HOOVES IN THE AIR!
THIS IS A STICK UP!
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>>30469885
>your ears pinned down to the sides of our as you
Huh?

>"I can say the same to thou
Thee

>>30469964
Aww, cute. Congrats on a completed story.
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>>30469889
Why make them gay little stallion's when James could just be the little mare. What, with all his crying and kindness he already fits the role perfectly.
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>>30470151
Don't know why my phone corrected "stallions" to be possessive.
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>>30463870
It sounds quite nice, to be honest.
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>>30467350
Added to the google doc.
http://derpy.me/PonyTF
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>>30469964
This was sweet

I love your work although I haven't been leaving much feedback on this one.
It would be nice if you saved up your material and did a two to three post update every time, reading on post at a time makes it hard to remember that far back.

Congratulations on another completed story, I look forward to seeing what you come up with next
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>>30464066
>>30464227
>>30464805
>>30464877
>>30468429
>tfw the brainwashing aspect is actually part of the major appeal to this story.
Being fucked in the head isnt fun when you cant afford therapy.
+ Core essence of the person still exists.
+ Negative memories are not completely erased, just extremely fuzzy.
+ Comfortable with physical contact.
- Possibly uncontrollable craving for making new friends.
- I'd be leaving pony-me with a significant amount of amnesia.
- Strong aversion to bacon.
I should probably be concerned with how readily i'd commit cuddlcide, but i'd honestly be welcoming it with open arms even if i just saw a guy get converted right in front of me.
Hell, i'd probably get my soon-to-be new friends a couple drinks while i could still open cupboards and the fridge easily.

>"So you want a coke, tea, lemonade, i think i had some cider in here somewhere."
>[Confused yelling intensifies]
>"Oh sweet there's some cake left, you guys can eat cake right?"
>[Groans and Equine giggles intensify]
>"Fuck yes i found the cider, now it's a party."
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>>30470943
Yeah I feel you there Anon. The mental changes are unnerving, but not enough to discourage me from diving in head first.
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>>30470943
>ywn rape the pony as you become the pony
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>>30470088
Whoops! sorry about that!
>>30470825
Also thanks, you two and any others along the way, lurking in the shdows

now what to do next?
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>>30471256
There are always more ponies to transform.
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>>30470943
The thing that concerns me about it is the nefarious undertones presented in some key places in the story. For example, near the end of chapter 2, when Storm Cloud desperately tries to recall her past, she laments that entire decades of her life have been forgotten. Then, while Storm is trying to remember, Daisy steps in and hugs her, and she immediately stops trying to remember and instead suggests they all make new friends.
(it makes it look like Daisy is actively trying to stop Storm from remembering for her "own good")

I'd rather not remember a life with an abusive father either, but I'd at least like to remember some of the stuff in-between. It seems to completely wipe any unpleasant memories and puts any memories associated with those unpleasant memories through a very thick fog. It's like trying to read a book through a pane of thick, opaque colored glass.

Only the overly pleasant memories are completely retained.

I'd like to keep my memories, even some of the shitty ones, thank you very much. They build up who you are as person. Without your memories, you are nobody. Just an empty shell.

Aside from all that I'm all on board for the cuddly pony apocalypse.

The story is very good, imo. Being personally averse to the mental changes helps me put myself in the protag's shoes and makes me concerned for them. It would be a less enjoyable story if the characters never avoided it after all as there would be no conflict.
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>>30471582
You summarized everything that irks me about CD my dude. I want to keep all my memories, even the shitty ones, because they made me who I am. The way I see it is the Ponies make you forget all the bad things that happened to you, and that makes you into a way too cheery horse. The fact that they also try to stop you from remembering things just scares me even more. That said, the unease I get when reading the story does get me invested in the MC's struggle so it has that going for it.

>>30470943
you do you my dude. You can like the mental changes and stuff, I'll just be brooding in my corner.
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>>30471582
>>30471674
The nefarious undertones are mainly Daisy it seems like, the others seem to 'just' be aggresively friendly and dont seem to have any sort of long-term plan beyond cuddles.

>I'd rather not remember a life with an abusive father either
I remember from an earlier chapter that pony dads apparently have a knack for finding their kids.
Imagine the herds reaction if an abusive father-pony cuddled their offspring, and the resulting pony didnt remember the guy at all?
I dont think any amount of hugs would soften that kind of blow.
Mother on my side.
I agree that we're the sum total of our memories, good and bad, but there are some experiences that are simply better off not having.
It's like a scar, sure you can recover from a wound, but the new tissue generally leaves an ugly mark, is less resistant to future wounds and in severe cases causes lifelong problems.
Maybe it's the negative experiences i've had which allow me to objectively(Well, as much as i can at least, i try not to delude myself too much) look at my life and say "Yeah, i'd be okay with getting rid of this to to give a new 'me' a chance at a better life.
The fact that said new 'me' would be a cute and cuddly four legged horse surrounded by others that actively want to give me companionship would be a pure bonus.
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>>30472067
I won't deny that it's tempting to forget all the bad and start fresh, and depending on how hard of a life you've lived it would make it seem like a more obvious choice. It all boils down to the red and blue pill philosophy: forget and be happy or retain your knowledge and live through the hardships. except in the context of the story, happiness ISN'T a choice. When said like that it really doesn't seem like such a bad thing.
It's not like you could really do anything about it anyways if a cuddlocalypse actually happened. Might as well make the most of the last days of your old life.
I enjoy discussions like this and it's interesting to see other's perspectives.
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>>30472067
Now I'm imagining a continuing cycle of abuse except the former abuser is now the abused colt
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On the topic of Fathers, I remember Cobalt defending his son's choice to be a brony in the previous chapter, meaning he's probably A+ dad, but recently we see him getting all lovey with Typhoon with his son nowhere to be found. I take it he's probably divorced and his ex-wife has the kid? Or maybe his son's mother is dead or was never Cobalt's wife to begin with? Either way, friendship bonds are great and all, but the bond between parent and child is unrivaled. I'm curious to see if Cobalt's brony son has already changed, or if Cobalt will be faced with the challenge of changing his son? Sounds like an interesting chapter for sure and knowing this writer, he's probably already thought of it.

Not to mention this kid's dad has already found a mare mom replacement
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>ywn have a gay horsie orgy
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>>30472430
A horgy?
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>>30472430
>TFW you will never be assimilated by a trap horse herd
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>>30472841
I'd much rather believe that they were a trio of former guys that became mares.
And now they find themselves chronically competing over the same stallions... or Anon.
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>>30472983
Unable to reach a compromise they resort to transforming and abducting anons to serve as their communal cum pump
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>>30473015
>Being in experienced with the delicate art of causing transformations the first few times they try this the anons wind up as mares, only worsening their problem.
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>>30473087
As time goes on you end up with a horde of horny mares abducting anons and making them stallion cum pumps

They end up going a little overboard and manage to end up with a surplus of horny stallions

The stallions don't mind, and are quite happy to mount each other until some horse pussy frees up
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> slowly, your eyes adjust after a bright flash of light engulfs the room
> everything is different, this isn't your room
> there's a couch, a small tv sitting on a desk, a fridge and stove to your left, and some windows covered with old sheets to your right
> it seems you're in a tiny apartment
> there are 3 doors in this suite, which you're guessing is the bathroom, bedroom, and exit
> behind you is a computer desk with someone's battlestation
> a 3-monitor spread, very nice
> but how did you get here though?
> you try to remember what you were doing just a minute ago
> something on 4chan
> you were replying to some shitty thread on /mlp/
> "quints and I become the little pony. check em"
> and just a few seconds after hitting submit, boom, bright lights
> you look down at your hands to see you don't have any hands at all
> you've got hooves now
> and your arms are covered in fur
> meme magic was real afterall
> should you panic? You wanted this right?
> you were hoping you'd end up in Equestria if it happened
> not some guy's apartment
> you stop and try to think logically
> this is definitely a dream
> you were pretty tired today, likely fell asleep at your desk
> to test if this is real, you should check a mirror
> mirrors always do crazy shit in dreams so this should settle it
> after a few stumbles walking on four legs, you make your way to the bathroom
> standing on your hind legs, you peer over the sink at your reflection
> a pony looks back at you
is it a mare or a male?
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>>30473442
A sissy stallion
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>>30473442
SISSY
I
S
S
Y
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tfw forcible made into a pony by the equestrian inquisition
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>>30474089
tfw misspell forcibly
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Back with something new. I'm not shitcanning Flu Season, I just had a couple ideas that I wanted to write. A couple ideas turned into six thousand words, and here we are. Enjoy.

>Your name is Anon Doe.
>You’re all of six years old.
>Right now, you’re pressed against the wall of your home’s vast living room, gazing down the long hallway to the game room, the garage, the workshop, the guest house, and, of course, your dad’s office.
>Just a few months ago, your father, John Doe, brought home a fancy new car called a Packard Caribbean.
>He even let you sit in the driver’s seat!
>You’re pretty sure he built it himself, too; after all, for as long as you can remember, sketches and small clay models of the car have littered your spacious house.
>You asked your mom about it once, and she said he used to work for a man named Lee Iacocca as Chrysler’s “cee-eff-oh”, whatever that means.
>But the company went under and he decided to leave and pursue his dream of resurrecting your grandfather’s favorite automaker.
>You have vague memories of riding in the back of his old, big, lazy car, with seats that felt endless and a powerful burble coming from under the mile-long hood.
>Your dad still keeps it tucked away in the far corner of the garage, and each day, before he leaves for work, he gives it a loving pat.
>And he always tells you how he feels like there’s a piece of your grandfather that’s still somewhere in there.
>Right now, your dad’s talking on the phone, which he does a lot.
>Sometimes he sounds calm, sometimes he’s excited, other times he shouts and bangs on his desk.
>A few times, like right now, he speaks in hushed whispers.
>But you can still barely hear what he’s saying from behind those large doors, only slightly ajar.
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>>30474200
>”I’m telling you, we’re in over our heads here. They got John Delorean for this shit, and they’re bound to get me, too.”
>...
>”I know we’re more careful than he is, but it’s still a possibility! Okay, I know this is a different, uh, substance, too. But as soon as this stuff gets on the street it’s gonna spread like wildfire, and then we’re gonna have the Feds on our backs. Look, when I joined in on this crazy shit, I made one thing incredibly clear. You remember what it was?”
>...
>”There you go. Keep this money so far away from the company it’s not even funny. I’m not getting my life’s work shut down because you were careless. Now, let’s get to work on the distribution. Are we gonna start making it in–”
>”Sweetie, what are you doing?”
>You whip around and face your mom, who, although she may be towering over you, doesn’t appear menacing at all.
“Nothing.”
>She laughs and takes your hand, guiding you back into the living room.
>”I’ve told you what your father does before, haven’t I?”
“Mhm.”
>”And I’ve told you how important it is to him?”
>You nod.
>”Nonny, I know you may be curious, but I need you to give your father some privacy while he’s working. You know how much he loves spending time with you, and he’d hate to have to tell you no while he’s busy. Okay? Now let’s do something fun.”
>That’s just one of your many hazy childhood memories, bouncing around in your head.
>You’re still trying to put all the pieces together.
>Another time, a couple years later, you’re sitting on the sofa reading while your mom makes dinner.
>The TV is on in the background, and when you look up, there’s an older woman on the screen.
“Mom, who’s that?”
>”That’s the First Lady, sweetie. Nancy Reagan.”
>Whatever she’s talking about, it’s clearly very important.
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>>30474202
>”Our job is never easy because drug criminals are ingenious. They work everyday to plot a new and better way to steal our children's lives, just as they've done by developing these new, dangerous drugs, crack and Pon-E. For every door that we close, they open a new door to death. They prosper on our unwillingness to act. So, we must be–”
>”Jane, turn that off.”
>Your father walks into the room, white as a sheet.
>”John, what’s wrong with you? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
>”Oh, it’s nothing, dear. Just tired, that’s all.”
>He swiftly shuts off the television set and walks across the room to the chef’s kitchen, where he wraps your mother in a loving embrace.
>You gag a little and go back to reading.
>Later, he’s on the phone again.
>”Haven’t you heard what’s going on at Toyota? They’re gonna one-up Mercedes with a brand new luxury car.”
>...
>”What do we do? We build the Patrician! We’ve been developing it for an eternity without acting on it, and if we finish the engineering by the end of the year we can present a prototype at the Detroit Auto Show in April.”
>...
>”How are we gonna fund it? We’ll have start another round of investment, maybe try an IPO if things go really well. It’ll be tight, but I can make it work.”
>...
>”No, we’re NOT going to fund it with that. What do I keep fucking telling you? Keep that money out of the company! We’re on a roll here, and I’m not letting you ruin it to make funding this a little bit easier. Got it? Good.”
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>>30474209
>A few years later, you’re old enough to go to work with your dad when school’s out.
>He takes you everywhere, from the company’s headquarters to the design studios to the cavernous factory where they build the Packard Caribbean and, now, the Packard Patrician.
>It’s all captivating to you, and he can tell.
>He tells you the company’s plans and projects well before they’re made public, knowing you’ll keep them a secret.
>Even when you’re not with him, you’re still soaking up details about the company, especially after he gives you a copy of the Caribbean’s build sheet.
>You spend hours and hours imaging various combinations of paint colors, engines, and options, trying to pin down the exact specifications of your dream car.
>You were there at the Detroit Auto Show, where your father stood up on the main stage and unveiled the future of the Packard Motor Car Company.
>A summer later, you’re with him at the assembly line the day work starts on the Patrician.
>It’s built on an all-new platform, sharing little with the Caribbean roadster that preceded it, so it’s built in a different wing of the large factory that the business occupies.
>You both watch from a distance as the steel is stamped, cast, and painted until it begins to resemble a sleek, elegant sedan.
>You hold your dad’s hand as you walk down the line, watching as carpet is installed, doors are fitted, and seats are anchored to their tracks.
>As it nears the end of the line, the badges are affixed, and the stately Packard cormorant is placed on its rightful perch at the end of the hood.
>A worker hops in and checks the lights and all the power equipment before he hands the keys to your father, who opens the passenger door.
>”Hop in, son.”
>You dive into the beige leather seat and marvel at every inch of the interior.
>He gets in the driver’s seat and turns the key, and you hear the Packard V8 spring to life under the cherry red hood.
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>>30474211
>Your father is absolutely giddy.
>”Smile for the camera, Anon!”
>You look out the windshield and see a group of executives clapping at the end of the line, and you grin as the cameras briefly flash.
>He puts it in drive and rolls it out the open door into the afternoon sky.
>A line of car carriers are waiting for the first batch of vehicles, but he turns the other way.
>”You think it’s time to replace the Caribbean?”
“With this?”
>”You bet. The first genuine Packard sedan off the assembly line since 1956.”
>He guides it onto the freeway and puts his foot down, shooting past the exit that takes you both home.
>”How about we take it for a spin before we head back?”
>For the rest of the day, you rocket through the idyllic back roads of the American countryside, and you quickly use up the meager five gallons of gas in the tank.
>You stop at a small roadside gas station, and your father hops out and starts to fill her up.
>With the sound of the engine, though, the ancient-looking man who you thought was asleep in his rocking chair sits up and looks around?
>”Hey, mister?”
>”Yep?”
>”What kinda car you got there?”
>Your father grins.
>”This is the new Packard Patrician. First one off the assembly line.”
>”Are you serious?”
>”Dead serious. I own the company.”
>The old man laughs.
>”Hell, I used to have a Packard! Built them brand new at the factory, too! I’ve been waiting for this day for a long, long time.”
>”So have I, man. So have I.”
>They both reminisce and make conversation over the car until the tank is full and you’re both ready to leave.
>The old man waves at you both as you hop into the car.
>”You both have a nice day, now. I’d do anything to have a brand new Packard again.”
>Your dad pauses, laughing a little before he responds.
>”What did you say your name was?”
>”Earl. Earl Smith.”
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>>30474216
>”Well, Earl, if you can find the time, head down to Bloomfield Hills Packard. I’ll let them know you’re coming, and we’ll see about getting you behind the wheel of one of these.”
>”Heh, I couldn’t afford one if I tried.”
>”Don’t worry about the payments. Consider it a tip for such good service.”
>”Now, I can’t possibly accept–”
>”You don’t have to if you don’t want to. All I’m saying is if you can find the time, so will I.”
>He smiles.
>”It was real nice meeting you.”
>”It was good to meet you, too. Bloomfield Hills Packard. It’s on Woodward. You can’t miss it.”
>”Thank you kindly, sir. Have a nice day.”
>”See you ‘round!”
>He starts the car and drives off, beginning the trip back home.
”Dad, did you just give that guy a car?”
>”Sure did.”
“Why?”
>”Because some people, Anon, deserve that sort of thing. And in an age where the rich and famous are all stuck-up pricks, it’s important to remember that we’re all human beings just trying to live life.”
“But a car?”
>”Sure. Why not? I’d do the same for you or your mother, or a close friend of mine. It's not that outrageous.”
>You stare out the window at the passing houses and farms, mulling over what he just said.
>”Wanna stop at the Dairy Queen before we get home?”
“Sure thing, dad.”
>As you grow and mature, so does the company.
>A year later, a shortened version of the Patrician, dubbed the Executive, goes on sale.
>After that, the Caribbean roadster is discontinued, and the all-new Pan-American luxury sports car takes its place.
>The Caribbean name is transferred to a large, luxurious grand tourer.
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>>30474219
>Another year later, just as you’re beginning high school, in 1992, the Packard Clipper, an entry-level compact sedan, is introduced, rounding out the Packard lineup.
>The Packard name was, almost overnight, transformed from that of a nostalgic, long-dead luxury car to, once more, one of the greats.
>Sure, the one-two punch of Lexus LS and ES in 1990 and their subsequent widespread success was a little sobering, but your father waved them away.
>”Let’s remember that we’ve only been around for a decade now, and we’ve only building mass-market cars for a few years. Lexus can take advantage of Toyota’s dealer network and established image all they want; we don’t have that luxury. We’ve got to work harder for smaller gains, but we’re still slowly catching up.”
>Catching up.
>You remember a lot of catching up around that time.
>You remember getting your mother caught up on the goings-on of the company while she lied in a hospital bed.
>You remember sobbing while you raced to catch up with your father as he ran out of the building after you both watched the light leave her eyes.
>You remember the chauffeur catching up with the black, custom-built Packard Patrician hearse that slowly made its way through town while you consoled your father in the backseat.
>You remember catching up with your distant family at the wake.
>You remember trying to catch up on all the schoolwork you missed during your prolonged periods of grief.
>And you remember catching up with your mother many, many times on her birthday as you sat next to the granite memorial.
>Your father talked a lot about how, once he was gone, he’d have a “real” memorial built for the both of them, something much grander than just a slab of rock.
>It may be a sob story, but it’s still part of the many memories you have of that period of your life.
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>>30474222
>Your idea of coping with the loss was to coast through the days lying almost motionless on your bed.
>Your father, on the other hand, threw himself into his work, and it took quite a while for you to find the motivation to make it back to the office and get caught up on the company’s goings-on.
>As usual, he had much bigger plans than just squashing the Acura-Lexus-Infiniti bugs swarming the United States.
>Even before the Clipper and the new Caribbean, a different design was brewing in the back rooms of the Packard headquarters.
>You were there for the first meeting when the idea was introduced.
>Beforehand, the reasoning for the move was explained to you in your father’s office by the man himself, in one of his traditional monologues.
>”Right now, the auto market is divided into four segments. There's the low-price field, the step-up field, the premium field, and the luxury field. So here’s what I was thinking. If reception to the Clipper looks good, we start to take Packard upmarket. I've given each model five years before a refresh; we can’t afford for them to get stale. We position Packard firmly in the luxury field, and then we start branching out. First, a line of sports sedans in the near-luxury market, then a series of family cars in the step-up market, and finally a range of economy cars in the low-price field. That way, we’ve got competitive offerings on every front.”
“But what if we’re spreading ourselves out too thin? What if the lineups all end up looking the same, like GM’s or Chrysler’s cars? Why not just stick with just Packard?”
>”You’re a good thinker, kid. Keep asking questions like those and you’ll go places. We can’t put all our eggs in one basket, because if anything wipes out demand for luxury cars, Packard is done for. If there’s another oil crisis and gas goes up while we don’t have a compact car besides the Clipper, we’re done for.
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>>30474225
>”We can’t expand within the Packard brand because we’ll ruin the image that we’ve worked hard to build. And branching out one make at a time gives us a chance to try something unique. When the market collapsed around GM, they had to just power through it. They couldn’t adapt like we can now. We can start something from the ground up instead of having to roll with what we’ve already got.”
”But again, what if we’re spreading ourselves out too thin? How quickly are you planning on creating these?”
>”Oh, they won’t just pop up overnight. I’ve got the numbers to back all this up, and they’re all pointing to one conclusion: we can do this. Right now, the best way to move forward is by branching out and offering unique lineups in each field, all riding on common platforms but with distinct characteristics that make them competitive.”
“So like what GM’s doing, but better?”
>”Like what GM’s doing, but right.”
>A knock on the office’s door interrupts your conversation, and a worker pushes a cart with a tarp over it into the room.
>”The model you asked for, sir?”
>”Just leave it right there. Thank you.”
>”No problem, boss.”
>He leaves the room and your dad turns back to you.
>”Wanna see the design I’ve been cooking up?”
“Do I!”
>You leap up and over to the cart, and your father slowly peels off the tarp.
>Sitting atop the cart is a sleek, rakish model of a sports sedan, painted your dad’s favorite cherry red with a white-colored roof.
>The front end looks aggressive, and out back, two thin, canted fins poke out from either side of the trunk lid.
>You circle around the model for a few minutes, taking in every detail, until you muster up the only response you can think of.
“Woah!”
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>>30474231
>”I know. Can you guess what it’s called?”
“What it’s called?”
>”Yep. I’m thinking about bringing back another old classic for this one. Take a good look and see if you can guess which one.”
“Hmm… it sorta looks like a late-fifties Chrysler.”
>”Good. And?”
“It’s not a Chrysler though. It’s a… DeSoto?”
>”You bet. I’m thinking we snatch up the trademark for AMC when Chrysler isn’t looking and bring back the Gremlin and the Pacer to shore up the low-price field, too. As for who goes in between, I’m still making up my mind.”
“Well, that’d be quite the orphanage. You might as well bring back the Edsel while you’re at it.”
>”Bring back the- You might be onto something there, kid. But we’ll save that for later. Right now, I’ve gotta sell this car. Wish me luck.”
“Good luck, dad. If anyone can do it, it’s you.”
>”Thanks, kid. Well, in I go.”
>He slides the cover back over the model and prepares to open the double doors to the conference room.
“Hey, dad?”
>”Yeah?”
“Why resurrect a bunch of dead makes instead of just creating unique ones?”
>”Because nostalgia is a powerful tool in today’s world. Fix the mistakes that the other guys made and you have a little piece of the good old days right in your showroom. Plus, retro’s gonna come back soon. Give it time.”
>You’re pretty sure he chose DeSoto mostly because it was your mother’s first car.
>But before you can respond, he throws open the doors and wheels in the covered cart.
>”Ladies and gentlemen, do I have a surprise for you.”
>Two hours later, long after you grew tired of pressing your ear to the door, your father exits the room and slumps down in his office chair, defeated.
>”They didn’t buy it.”
“Seriously? I thought you had the numbers to back it up!”
>"I did."
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>>30474237
>He sighs.
>”I guess the board is a little more skittish after that recession than I expected. I’ll give it a few months and try again. But right now, let’s go home. It’s getting late.”
>You suspected as much, especially after considering the rocky start to the decade that left even giant General Motors dangerously close to bankruptcy.
>But once production figures come out for 1992 that show a very real possibility of 1993 being a fifteen-million-car year for the auto industry, your father starts to get his hopes up.
>And when more and more people are drawn into the showrooms as the 1993 model year kicks into swing, he walks back into the boardroom and emerges triumphant.
>Plans for a revived DeSoto line are quickly drafted.
>You’re there for all of it.
>Every day, after school gets out, you race down to the office, doing your homework on the way there and finishing off whatever’s left in your father’s office before he lets you see what’s new.
>At first, you rely on a chauffeur and his beige Packard Patrician, but on your sixteenth birthday, your father hands you a familiar sheet of paper.
>”Don’t go too crazy, kid.”
>When you look down, you see, in your hands, the build sheet for any Packard car you can possibly think of.
>Sure, you know it’s a test of your modesty or something like that, so you’re not planning on going overboard.
>But the possibilities…
>You settle, after much deliberation, on a silver Packard Clipper with red leather upholstery, a few checks on the option sheet for good measure, and, best of all, the Executive-series V8.
>It doesn’t make the Clipper a speed demon, but it does give it some teeth.
>When you see the car ease its way off the assembly line, you thank every higher power you can think of for your father’s incredibly lenient company car policy.
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>>30474239
>Once you’ve got the keys, you spend even more time at the Packard headquarters.
>The first day you arrive, you witness the board meeting that cements Packard’s plans for expansion.
>Another division is added to the mix, giving the Packard Division a sister: the DeSoto Division.
>Work begins on leasing another floor of the building Packard occupies for the division’s offices, and once the staff are hired and settled in, development of the DeSoto line gets a much-deserved shot in the arm.
>That’s not to say, of course, that Packard was neglected during DeSoto’s development.
>Your father would never stand for that.
>The second-generation Patrician and Executive, the latter now riding on its own mid-size platform instead of a shortened Patrician body, only further cement Packard’s role in the luxury field and drive up sales.
>The addition of a luxury SUV, the Packard 400, in 1994 certainly helps, too.
>Because of all the backroom planning, it doesn’t take long to get all the details worked out.
>You help your father with everything, from finalizing the engineering to securing dealers to creating advertisements.
>The process is helped by DeSoto’s inevitable commonalities with Packard vehicles.
>The Packard Clipper will share its dedicated platform, dubbed the X-body, with the compact DeSoto Firesweep, as will the Packard Executive and the W-body with the mid-size DeSoto Fireflite, and, of course, the Packard Patrician and the Y-body that started it all with the full-size DeSoto Firedome.
>The engineers did everything in their power to differentiate the cars as much as possible: DeSotos all receive new sheetmetal, new dashboards, and even a bit of new glass to make them appear more rakish.
>Floorpans are lowered and tracks are widened to give them a sleek, modern stance.
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>>30474242
>But the most important step in DeSoto’s development occurs when a team of engineers are provided with three copies of the newly-minted DeSoto test mules, along with their Packard counterparts.
>They tour the country, letting everyday people to test drive both the Packard and the DeSoto and asking them if they feel like the same car.
>The answer is a resounding no.
>Success.
>The first DeSoto rolls off the line in mid-1995, a silver Fireflite sedan.
>Just in time for your eighteenth birthday.
>Just as you were on the first day of Packard sedan production, you walk down the line at Packard’s new factory, which manages production of both the compact and mid-size platforms.
>You both walk down the assembly line together, and once the first DeSoto reaches the end, your father hands you the newly-minted set of keys.
>”How about you drive this one off the line?”
>Grinning, you hop in, turn the key, and are delighted to hear the sound of the DeSoto-engineered V6 coming to life.
>You ease the car out of the building and turn to drive her up onto one of the many waiting car carriers, but your father stops you.
>”And what do you think you’re doing?”
“Just driving it up on the carriers with the other new cars.”
>”But don’t you think it’s about time to replace the Clipper? You’re about to head off to college, you know.”
>You notice that the car’s interior is your favorite shade of red, just like the Clipper’s.
>And many of the same options are here, too…
“Are you serious?”
>”Dead serious. I’ve already got the paperwork filled out. Now come on! Let’s go for a drive.”
>Over the next few weeks, the DeSoto grows on you even more.
>You know how they felt to drive, considering you got behind the wheel of some of the prototypes once or twice, but the production version is so much more refined.
>The major auto reviewers seem to think so, too, once they get their hands on a Fireflite.
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>>30474245
>Their glowing review of this “refreshingly competitive American sports sedan”, as they put it, makes its way up to your father’s office, where the page sits pinned to his growing mood board of rave reviews.
>As soon as you entered college, your status as the son of the Packard CEO made you the one to know.
>Your affinity with numbers, along with, most likely, your last name, landed you a spot in Yale, where you come to find that it isn’t quite the stuffy, East Coast institution you’d one thought.
>No, it’s more like a rich kid’s playground, where brilliant minds mix with money old and new.
>But you’re fine with that.
>At Bloomfield Hills High School, there seemed to be an auto executive’s son or daughter in every classroom.
>And at a time when the Ford vs GM vs Chrysler battle was still in full swing, your fourth-party status left you in a rather vulnerable position.
>You ate lunch with the kids of deposed AMC executives most of the time, which didn’t leave you anywhere near the top of the heap.
>But here, the minds have been praising your father’s resourcefulness and ingenuity since the very first Packard Caribbean came off the line.
>You’re certainly not the only person with a brand new DeSoto in the campus parking lot, that’s for sure.
>You have fond memories of your freshman year of college.
>The orientations, the new friends, the campus life…
>And your first time trying Pon-E.
>That story begins with a party being held in a small bungalow that a couple good friends bought and shared in a formerly quiet and peaceful neighborhood sometime during the fall.
>You parked across the street and stepped through the door, looking for one of your friends, whose maroon BMW you spotted parked on the side of the road as you drove by.
“Yo, Josh!”
>You hear a response echo down from up the steep set of stairs, barely audible against the loud music playing in the background.
>”I’m upstairs, man!”
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>>30474250
>His voice sounds fucked up, but it’s probably because he’s been drinking like a fish since the minute he got here.
>You head up the stairs and find yourself in a narrow hallway running the length of the house.
>A bunch of blonde college girls are cooing over something lying at the end of the hallway, probably just someone’s dog.
“Josh?”
>”Right here, man.”
>The voice is clearly coming from the end of the hallway, right in the middle of the group of giggling girls.
>And it doesn’t even sound like him, either.
>But you press on, and once you get to the end of the hallway and part the sea of college girls you’re left dumbfounded at what’s lying there.
>On its back, being petted by five different manicured hands, is a bright purple pegasus.
>”Hey Anon. What’s up?”
“Josh? Is that seriously you?”
>”Yeah, man. What? Never seen anyone on Pon-E before?”
>His voice is so adorable, you don’t think you can take it for much longer.
>How can that be your friend?
“Dude?”
>”Yeah?”
“You sound like a girl.”
>”That’s because I am, man. You don’t get to pick what this stuff turns you into. It just sorta happens.”
“I didn’t know you were the type that did Pon-E.”
>He… she laughs.
>”C’mon, Nancy Reagan, lighten up a bit. This stuff is mainstream now. It’s like any drug. First the freaks used it, then the fags, then the party animals, and now the college kids. Seriously, dude. You’re in a house full of rebellious rich kids. I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone’s gone full pony by the time you go back downstairs.”
>He gestures over to a nondescript pile of clothes in the corner.
>”If you wanna join me then–ah, right there, keep scratching–I keep my pills in my left pocket. But just take one, if you take two it’s permanent.”
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>>30474254
“Josh, I’m not going to do Pon-E with you. Doesn’t it make you hate being human after a while?”
>”If you’re depressed and hate your life, then yeah, of course. It just depends on the type of person you are. But being a pony does feel pretty damn good, though.”
“I think I’m gonna pass this time, man. Have fun getting petted, I guess.”
>”It’s the only time I’d have this many girls on me, that’s for sure. But if you change your mind, you know where to find me.”
>He extends an arm for a fist (hoof?) bump and you reluctantly return the gesture.
>When you go back downstairs, there are a couple ponies scattered among the crowd, but it’s certainly not everyone at the party.
>You don’t stay for much longer.
>Sure, you expected there to be booze and weed there, no self-respecting college kid would throw a party without them.
>But fucking Pon-E?
>That’s a bit much for you.
>At least, it was at the time.
>But as the semester went on, you started to feel the stress of college life.
>A couple parties later, you’re sitting in one of the only unused bedrooms of a historic New England mansion, holding a completely innocent-looking pill.
>Josh has another one in his hand, along with three or four other people sitting in a circle in the center of the room holding pills of their own, and he passes you a small cup of water.
>A lot of these people are your friends, and not one of them except Josh has tried this before.
>You’re pretty sure they’re only here because they heard you were going to do it.
>It seems everyone is just as nervous as you are.
>Except for Josh, of course, who breaks the hesitant silence.
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>>30474257
>”Alright, so here are the rules. There aren’t many, but you need to know them all. First, never take it alone. There are six of us here so we’re good. Second, never take more then one pill every 24 hours. If you don’t, it’s permanent, and you’ve all seen how much the Fed loves people-turned-ponies. Third, don't give yourself a name. Everyone got it?”
>You all nod in response.
>”Alright, let’s do this. This should wear off in twelve hours, so you’ll be back to normal by eight tomorrow. Now let’s do this. Whenever you’re ready, take the pill and enjoy.”
>He pops the pill in his mouth and washes it down with a gulp of water.
>After a few tense seconds, with everyone in the room watching him, he lifts up an arm and watches his fingers slowly clump together and turn purple.
“Does it hurt?”
>”Nah, man, it feels really good.”
>You shrug and down the pill, and you notice everyone else quickly join in.
>”The first time I took it, though, it hurt like a bitch.”
“Wait, what?”
>A spasm in your gut puts you on the floor, lying on your back and groaning in pain.
>You feel your bones grinding together and you stare at the ceiling, gritting your teeth.
>You start to hyperventilate, mentally begging the changes to stop and kicking yourself for even trying this.
>When your teeth start to change, too, and you notice your mouth pushing out and growing right in front of you, inch by painful inch, your eyes roll back in your head and you quickly pass out.
>As soon as you come to, the first thing your mind registers is the feeling of fur on hardwood.
>Well, that’s new.
>You open your eyes and notice that colors seem a little more saturated than before.
“How long was I out for?”
>Your voice sounds distinctly feminine, and the chance of having to deal with a sex AND a species change sends shivers down your spine and straight to… your tail?
>Fuck, this is gonna take some getting used to.
>”About fifteen minutes.”
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>>30474260
>You slowly rise to a sitting position, but your back lets out a loud protest.
>Fuck, ponies don’t sit that way.
>You assume a much more bestial sitting position and look around the room.
>Well, it’s much bigger, that’s for sure.
>Looks like everyone except you and Josh is still down for the count, all of them having finished their changes.
>Fuck, they all look adorable.
>Do you?
“Mirror. I need a mirror.”
>”There’s one right behind you, Anon.”
>You turn your head around and get a good look at yourself.
>Your fur is a pastel blue, and your mane is a light, minty green.
>You look into your own unfamiliar blue-green eyes and try to determine your gender.
>Long, flowing mane, dainty muzzle, long eyelashes…
“Josh, am I a…”
>”Sure looks like it.”
“I’m gonna run to the bathroom real quick.”
>”There’s one right through the door. Enjoy.”
>A quick check later confirms you are, indeed, still male.
>Just embarrassingly small.
>It’d almost be better if you WERE female, just to avoid the inevitable ribbing you’re gonna get as soon as you open the door.
>When you do, you notice a few other members of the group coming to and examining their new features.
>You turn to Josh, who’s curled up on the bed, and stick your tongue out.
“I’m still a guy.”
>”Seriously? You look like a mare.”
“Well, I’m not. Do you have a pair of scissors? I need to cut this hair so I look like a guy again.”
>”It’s a mane, and no, I don’t have any. It’d just grow back when you take Pon-E again, anyways.”
“If I do it again. Which I probably won’t. Is this always how I’ll look when I’m a pony?”
>”Not necessarily. The cheaper off-brand stuff have a higher chance of switching your gender or giving you a horrible color combination. I’ve seen some unfortunate souls take ten-dollar pills and end up black and red.”
>The thought makes you cringe.
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>>30474266
>”But the mainstream stuff that comes out of Detroit? Yeah, it doesn’t really mix things up that much. But hey, you’re still adorable.”
“I guess.”
>”Tell you what. As soon as these guys come to and get used to walking on four hooves–which you’re doing a great job of, by the way–we’ll open the door and see how much we can get petted before we change back.”
“Does it really feel that good?”
>”You’ll see for yourself in a minute.”
>He trots over to the door and pushes it open, gesturing for you to follow.
>Naturally, now that you’re thinking about walking, you’re not too good at it.
>Luckily, this bedroom isn’t upstairs.
>You look down the hallway and see the group of people dancing, drinking, and chatting, and you grow acutely aware of how small you are.
>You’re just a little bit shorter than Josh, and she barely reached up to a person’s waist.
>”You coming?”
>You blow a lock of mint green hair out of your face and head into the party.
>The rest of the night is a blur.
>You remember seeing girls tower over you, all calling you the most adorable thing they’d ever seen while you trembled in fear.
>All it took was one hand on your mane to send tingles of the best feeling you’ve ever known running through you.
>One scratch behind your ear and you were in heaven.
>You rolled over on your back, trying to cover up your crotch with your long tail as hands scritched and petted every inch of you.
>Your eyes rolled back in your head and your tongue lolled out of your mouth.
>For most of the night, you were on cloud nine.
>Sure, there were a couple assholes that, drunk off their asses and upset that all the cartoon ponies had gotten in the way of their chance to score, treated you like shit.
>A couple drinks spilled on your fur and well-timed kicks were all it took to send you trotting away from the party, tears stinging the corners of your eyes.
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>>30474272
>Sure, it hurt, but enough to make you cry like this?
>It’s emasculating, and embarrassing, and you should have never done this, and, and–
>You slump down against the wall, openly crying into your hooves.
>It doesn’t look like anyone followed you out, but you do hear some yelling coming from the other room.
>Then, a face appears in the doorway.
>”It’s okay, little pony. I dealt with that asshole. You can come out now.”
>She beckons you over with a hand and you reluctantly get up.
“I’m sorry. That was embarrassing.”
>”No, it’s fine. Ponies always wear their hearts on their sleeves.”
“Have you ever–”
>”Tried it? No. But I know enough people who have to get how it works. Now let’s have some fun before the party dies down.”
>For the rest of the night, she stood by you and rushed to your aid if you needed it.
>And gave you ear scratches.
>You love ear scratches.
>Eventually, after things do die down and people start to trickle out of the house, she stays behind with you, running a hand down your back while you lay down in her lap.
>You make idle conversation once in a while, but you mostly just enjoy the petting.
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>>30474279
>That night, you learned that her name was Amber.
>She had an untamed mess of red hair on her head and the most amazing hands you’ve ever felt.
>You’d say you were in love, but you loved everyone that night.
>Guess ponies are just affectionate like that.
>When you came to, it was barely morning and you were close to the bottom of a cuddle pile consisting of you and five other soft, warm, sleeping ponies.
>It was amazingly calming, and you decided to drift off to sleep, content to love and be loved.
>When you woke up again, human and buck naked with someone’s ass in your face, it was much less pleasant.
>And on the drive home, you were left with only the sound of the radio and your thoughts swimming around in your head.
>You liked that much more than you were ever going to admit.
>And you’re not sure if you’re fine with that.

And that's all I wrote of this so far. It's low on actual tf right now and pretty high on /o/tism, but it did feel good to write out. Feedback, as usual, would be greatly appreciated.

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>>30474284
I'm going to read this when I get home
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>>30473442
>the pony copies your movements exactly
>you blink your eyes a few times, and make some weird faces
>nothing abnormal was happening
>now there was no questioning this wasn't real
>you were a green earth pony, with a medium-long black mane
>you had a cute snout and dark long eyelashes surrounded your bright green eyes
>it was exciting seeing a pretty mare in the mirror and knowing it was you
>but you still weren't sure where you were or what you're doing there
>so putting your front legs back on the ground, you decide to look around the suite
>a little extra weight around your crotch catches your attention
>lowering your head between your forearms, you see a horse cock resting between your legs
>damn, you're not a mare at all, you're just a girly looking stallion
>reaching a hoof towards your ass, you can feel two balls there too
>no Equestria, and no horse pussy
>what a cruel joke
>your good mood was gone, and the boner along with it, resting back into its sheath
>leaving the bathroom, you examine your surroundings again
>the computer desk had a couple Rarity figures on it, even a small framed picture of her next to the tower
>above the monitor was a blue scarf with a big >4444 on it
>that's when you realized you were in a horsefucker's home
>one who does not hide their power level at that
>directly in front of you was a door open ajar which you assume is the bedroom
>you poke your head inside to make sure it's not some >rape dungeon instead, or you'd have to make a break for it
>there was a bed, a dresser, some clothes on the floor right next to a laundry bin
>thankfully nothing concerning
>but you realize this room clearly belonged to a-
>you hear the tumblers of the front door unlocking
>shit now what
>turning your head, you see the door open
>and walking inside with a couple bags of food is an adult
is this anon or femanon's apt?
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>>30474565
An anon. But not a neckbeard.
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>>30474565
Femanon
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>>30474284
That's some good shit. I like the way you built the character before you subjected them to Pon-E. It was kind of sudden, "cars, cars, cars, hey look now I'm a pony" but I suppose the explanation for it was sensible enough to tame my confusion. I'm wondering how all that alternative-universe Packard lore will play into Anon's newfound appetite for Pon-E.
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>>30474565
Femanon, we have hardly any male pony female human stories.
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>>30474781
That's pretty much what I was going for. I'm a fan of stories with long expositions that don't seem relevant until later in the story. Here's hoping I can pull it off well.
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>>30474565
This was very detailed. How do you even write a story like that? Do you know what it's like living with a ceo?
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>>30475113
Meant to reply to >>30474284
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Get the door, it's autism

>I tried to catch my breath, as I watched the fuzzy horde stream past the alley I had ducked down.
>Turns out, being Human in Equestra was outlawed by an order from Celestia herself.
>And the only solution to that problem, of course, was to give that human a set of hooves of his own.
>And of fucking course, one of the side effects of that… ‘procedure’ was to give them a set of mare parts as well.
>There’s no fucking way in hell that I’m giving up Anon Jr. for some crazy horses!
>So, here I am, hiding in some trash filled alleyway, hoping that one of these horses doesn’t get the bright idea of just looking left.
>Of course, most of them just follow one another, like lemmings.
>I seem to be safe for now, their thunderous hoofbeats helping to mask my footsteps, as I slink deeper into the alleyway.
>I’ve made my way from the heart of ‘Canter-lot’ (fucking horse puns) all the way out to the outskirts, where the surplus of abandoned buildings will hopefully help me slip out of the city unscathed.
>I don’t know what I’m going to do once I escape this festering shithole, though, maybe live out in the woods, or make it to some other land that isn’t run by psychopaths?
>I mean, they can’t all be this crazy, right?
>Maybe there could even be some ponies who could help?
>Though that’s probably wishful thinking.
>I mean, Celestia’s a goddess, what kinda pony wouldn’t listen to her?
>As I make my way to the other side of this barren, cobweb infested warehouse, I wonder, what exactly is keeping all those ponies faithful?
>Some kinda…
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>>30475207
>It’s at that point the door I was trying to leave through slams open, knocking the wind out of me, as a trio of ponies in white shout out
>“NOPONY EXPECTS THE EQUESTRIAN INQUISITION!”
>Nopony? Equestrian inquisition?
>Oh, god damnit.
>I quickly scrabble to my feet, turning tail and trying to run from the new batch of crazy ponies desperate for my D
>”NOT SO FAST, HEATHEN, OUR ARSENAL INCLUDES TELEKINESIS, FLIGHT, AND WHATEVER EARTH PONIES DO”
>One of the other the ponies pipes up,
>”And surprise…”
>The leader shoots her a furious look, and returns to his monologue.
>”WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT INTERRUPTING ME, INITIATE?”
>”ahem, OUR ARSENAL INCLUDES TELEKINESIS, FLIGHT, WHATEVER EARTH PONIES DO, AAAND SURPRISE!”
>”Well, I mean, isn’t what earth ponies do technically geomancy? Or, uh, floramancy?”
>I only manage to get a few steps away before I feel that familiar grip of telekinesis around my ankle, tripping me before I can slip out of the building.
>”ALRIGHT, OUR ARSENAL INCLUDES TELEKINESIS, FLIGHT-”
>”But what about that big spiky ball thing in the armory?”
>The unicorn manages to keep a firm grip on my ankle, even as I claw futily at the ground in an attempt to get away, the sound of approaching hooves only fueling my desperate struggle for freedom.
>”NOBODY, uh… NOBODY EXPECTS THE… uh…”
>I grab the leg of some abandoned equipment, and start yanking my leg, trying to break the unicorn’s grip.
>”Oh sod it, Sister Snugglebun, did you bring the… Persuader?”
>A pegasus steps forward, with a mischievous grin, and pulls out a pillow she had tucked under a wing
>“Boy did I ever…”
>The unicorn looks at her for a second, her gaze going between the unintimidating pillow, and the pegasus's face.
>”Are you sure that’s the Persuader, and, you know, not the thing with the spikes and the blades, and the manacles?”
>The pegasus nods, and gives the pillow a fluff.
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>>30475216
>The unicorn rounds on the pegasus, and shouts at him.
>”NO, YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO PERSUADE HIM TO BECOME A PONY, ON PAIN, OF, UH, PAIN!”
>The pegasus rolls her eyes and trots over to me
>”So, you gonna be a pony, or what?”
>I blink, quickly processing what was going on and responding.
“No, fuck you, I wanna keep my dick the way it is now!”
>The pegasus sighs and starts doing its best to stab me with a pillow, while giving a half-hearted maniacal laugh.
>At this point, the earth pony that had been hunched down in the back trots up to me and meekly asks
>”oh, um, sir, if it wouldn’t bother you too much, would, uh, you become a pony, er, please?”
>The earth pony shoots me a desperate little smile, as the pegasus moves on to trying to gouge out my eyes with the pillow.
>I spit out an errant feather and shout back at the diminutive little earth pony.
>“How about you go sit on a dick and spin, if you want mine so bad, you damn horse!”
>The earth pony's eyes well up with tears as she runs away to hide behind the unicorn, who’s sporting an unimpressed look.
>”Alright, we tried this the easy way, now we do this the HARD WAY!”
>The unicorn's horn charges up with a bright light, and suddenly my vision goes completely white.
>I try to wipe the stars out of my vision, and wind up nearly cold-clocking myself with one of my hooves.
>Fuck.
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>>30475216
>”ALRIGHT, NOW THAT YOU ARE A PONY, IT IS TIME TO DEVOTE YOUR LIFE TO AN ALMOST FANATICAL DEVOTION TO CELESTIA!”
>As the unicorn turns and drags me out of the warehouse, the pegasus drapes a wing over my back.
>”Well look on the bright side, at least you’re a horn-head.”
>I give the pegasus a befuddled look, before I reach up one of my pink hooves and feel at the keratin spire jutting from my forehead.
>”And, well, I gotta say, you turned out pretty cute as well.”
>The pegasus gives me a wink as I feel my cheeks burn up.
“I-I’m not cute…”
>The pegasus chuckles
>”Yeah, you’re saying that now, just wait ‘till we get you in front of a mirror”
>I grumble and try to cover my face with my hooves.
>”YOU MUST FORGIVE SISTER SNUGGLEBUN, SHE’S EASILY EXCITED BY THE NEW CONVERTS”
>”And, uh, she’s kinda right, you’re, uh, p-pre… uh, cute.”
>I try to curl up into a ball and shout
>”I. AM NOT. CUTE!”
>I’ll be honest, that doesn’t sound convincing at all when I say it, now. In fact, it sounds pretty ridiculous.
>The pegasus chuckles to herself as she trots along, and after what seems like an eternity of me moping as I’m dragged along on my side, I arrive at at the steps of what’s likely going to be my new home.
>I slightly uncurl as I stare up cathedral jutting up into the sky, with its stained glass windows depicting some story whose meaning I can’t quite catch in the brief moment between catching sight of it, and getting dragged inside.
>Looked like Celestia, and… a buncha green dudes in suits?
>Whatever, I’ll probably have a buncha time to study it when I’m polishing it, or praying, or whatever they’re gonna have me do in this shitshow of a religion.
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>>30475223
>It’s not two seconds after I’m dragged in when the technicolor horde inside catches sight of me, and rushes over to immediately start fawning over me.
>”look at her widdle horn!”
>”Aww, look at her kicky widdle hoofsies!”
>”Her coat is sooo fwuffy, I’m just gonna diiie!”
>At this point, I’m pretty sure getting damned to hell, and forced to sit upside down in a lake of raw sewage would be a preferable outcome.
>I curl up into a ball, and try to cover both my eyes and ears, and weather the compliments, and… brushies, and, oh… oh wow, getting scritched behind the ear feels nice…
>In an instant, it seems like I’ve become the center of a mass of fuzzy little ponies, all snuggled up warm against me.
>as the commotion dies down, the sound of an impatient tapping makes itself known, and the sound of a certain unicorn clearing her throat makes itself known.
>just as quickly as it formed, the snuggle pile breaks up into two rows of ponies, lined up on either side of the corridor.
>As I give a befuddled look around I have to wonder, just what the fuck happened?
>”You must forgive the sisters here. They can be a bit… Overenthusiastic.”
>I feel the already familiar telekinetic grip of the unicorn haul me off the ground, and onto my hooves.
>As I quickly scamper behind the unicorn, I feel a shiver run down my spine as I imagine just what might have happened if I hadn’t been saved.
>They were like a swarm of fuzzy piranha, and in this instance, I was cattle.
>I speak up as I survey the horde, knowing behind those… friendly, welcoming smiles, something more sinister lurks.
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>>30475230
>“Where do you even find these ponies?”
The unicorn looks back and gives a smug smile, chilling me to my core.
>”Well, you would know just exactly where they come from. Earth.”
“Wha-”
>I barely manage to get out a syllable before I trip over my own hooves.
>What? Really, all these ponies… were human?
>I scramble to stand back upright, mentally debating which would be worse, another forced cuddling session with the herd, or following the unicorn that damned me into this position, and winding up just as fucked up as they are.
>In the end, a polite cough forces me to turn heel and follow the unicorn deeper into the cathedral.
>”As you managed to evade us until sundown, you’ve earned a rest, as we will only teach you of the ways of our Glorious Goddess while Her Sun shines down upon us. You will be staying with the recent converts. If you need anything, Sisters Snugglebun and Frost Bloom will be happy to assist. You already know them from your earlier… Conversion.”
>The two familiar faces of the meek little earth pony, and the plucky pegasus greeted me as I looked in the room.
>A massive grin splits the face of the pegasus as the earth pony scuffs her hoof on the ground, muttering something under her breath.
>The pegasus crosses the room with a single flap of her wings, and gets my head in a lock and noogies me.
>”Heya champ, long time, no see, looks like you’ll be staying with us for a while. So, pick a bunk, and settle on down, ‘cus you’re gonna be staying here for a while.”
>I give Snugglebun a forlorn look, then take the first available bed, between a bed where a very intimidating pillow lies, and where a quiet sobbing emanates from a bundle, hidden under a blanket.
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>>30475234
>I hear a muted thud from the empty bed as I crawl under the sheets, and as I look over, I see the pegasus already hugging the Persuader to her chest.
>”Now, kid, I know you’re probably nervous and all, but I’d just say relax, getting worked up here ain’t gonna help you none.”
>I stare at her for a moment before I roll over.
“Say, uh, Snugglebun, were you… did you used to be…”
>I hear a chuckle from behind me.
>”Human? Yeah, but I don’t miss it in the slightest. Hell, I don’t think any of us do.”
>I keep staring at the far wall, as if somewhere in the patterns formed by the bricks held the secrets to getting me out of here, and giving me my humanity back.
>Sleep would not come easy this night.

>tfw you meme hard enough during cards against humanity, it somehow spawns a story
RABGAR story when

https://pastebin.com/x5gDSY9F
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>>30475243
Damn celestia and her sexism, humans-turned-ponies have the right to bear dicks.
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>>30475198
Aside from a grandfather working as an engineer at Chrysler in the 70s, I'm as far removed from the auto giants as anyone else. I just know way too much about the auto industry, thanks to a combination of /o/tism and my own family. Combine that with mediocre writing skills and a habit of planning out even the most insignificant details of a story and you get, well, that mess.

>>30475243
>RABGAR story when
I don't think I could survive being memed like that.
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>>30475243
This is good stuff.
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>>30475256
>the right to bear dicks
I think Fluttershy has dibs on that.
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>>30475243
This is a church I could get into
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>>30474565
>an adult female
>it's hard to judge how tall she is from your new height, but you're guessing around 5'9"
>she notices you and drops her bags in shock, letting out a high pitched gasp
>you feel really uneasy
>it dawns on you that you're a small animal in the domain of some stranger
>she might be nice, or she might freak out
>if she freaks out what will happen to you?
>best case scenario you're sent to a farm
>worse case, maybe a lab?
>your mind races with possibilities and you start to feel really timid
>the girl slowly steps towards you with an arm stretched out
>as if you're some kind of dog who needs to smell her hand
>you panic and run into the bedroom, hiding under the bed
>it's actually pretty gross under there
>likely never vacuumed it
>you thought girls were supposed to be neat and tidy
>trying to think logically, you begin to rationalize
>if she likes ponies and has an /mlp/ scarf, why would she be afraid of you?
>maybe she wished for a pony of her own and here you are
>it doesn't make much sense, but so far nothing has
>footsteps grow louder as she approaches
>getting down on her knees, she looks under the bed to find you
>"Hey there little guy. Don't be scared."
>a smile spreads across her face to try to calm you down
>or maybe she's genuinely happy to have a pony in her room
>"What's your name?" she asks
>you try to answer her
>but alas, you can't speak
>english won't come out of your new mouth, and all you manage to do is neigh softly
>luckily she finds it cute
>"aww come on out from there"
>she pats the ground like you're some kind of cat
>regardless, you feel a little safer now
>you crawl out from under the bed and look up at your new female acquaintance
>a hand raises up and gently strokes your mane
>it was a great feeling, like wrapping a warm towel around your head
>"Just where did you come from, hmm?"
>her fingers weave between the strands of hair and begin scratching around your ears
>now you remember why you wanted to be a pony
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>>30476096
>so you sit there, getting pet and basking in her attention while she sits on the floor
>it feels really good
>in a way that makes you giddy
>you rub yourself against her warm body, swooshing your tail under her nose
>being a horse, your relaxed state means the dick comes out
>but you're too happy to notice
>Femanon on the other hand, does
>she wraps her arms under your shoulders and pulls you into her lap
>your head rests right ontop of her breasts
>mmmm tiddies
>soft like a pillow
>you can't help but nudge into them a little while her hands run through your chest fur
>and after a few moments she moves down to massage your stomach
>the gentle prodding and rubbing puts you on cloud nine and you involuntarily let out a getle neigh
>she starts to lean into it a little more, her hair falling onto your face as she looks down at you
>"You like being massaged, eh cutie?" she smiles
>her hands start exploring a little lower, around your inner thighs
>and your body is getting more and more sensitive to her touch
>the feeling of fingers circling around your sheath takes your full attention
>you close your eyes in anticipation
>every second moving closer
>she nuzzles her chin against your head
>1..2..3 fingertips walk up your shaft
>a shaft that's getting harder and harder
>the warmth of sexual adrenalin starts washing over you
>suddenly there's a gasp, and she stops
>"Shoot, my food" she says in a panic and leaves the room
>blueballed hard
>her groceries were still sitting on the ground
>"Just make yourself at home while I make some dinner eh?" you hear from beyond the door
>she keeps saying that word, is this woman a fucking leaf?
>but you were now alone in her room
>time to explore like an innocent animal would
>you see a pink dresser, a closet containing a couple unmarked boxes inside, and a purse sitting on her nightstand
where do you search and what are you hoping to find
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>>30476117
Go back to the computer, try and see how many people checked your quints.
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>>30476117
What's in the box?
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>>30476199
This. You need to feel validated in light of the fact that you will likely never be able to shitpost again.
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>>30476117
about tree fiddy in the purse
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>>30476117
Hoping to find some sort of indication of where you are. Maybe you find a shirt for a local hockey team or something?
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>>30464335
This is how Apples reproduce.
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Everyone becomes the last pony they masturbated to. Then what happens?
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>>30480025
Time to play God.
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>>30480025
They masturbate as the pony they last masturbated to.
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>>30480025
I forget the last pony I masturbated to. I do it too frequently.
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>>30480025 #
God dammit.
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>>30480025
I got off to Conditioning last, so Shining Armor, I guess. Time to be a big macho stallion by day and a sissy little buttslut by night.
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>>30480025
What if your were masturbating to a sex scene with two ponies? Would you become both at the same time?
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>>30480054
Good taste but you're going to have competition for that position of God from all the other Celestias.
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I become the night.
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>>30480939
"You think I'd tell you of my plans to ascend before acting upon them? Like some sort of half-baked comic book villain? I did it 30 minutes ago."
Is probably what I would say, confronted by them.
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>>30480025
My only regret is that i cant make proper love to my waifu.
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Wew boy, starting off strong

>>30475243
>Sounds of crying filled the room.
>At the other end, there was a horse, a familiar one.
>I was drawn to her, and no matter what I tried, I couldn’t help but approach her.
>As my echoing footsteps drew nearer and nearer to her, I reached out my hand, causing her to spin around, and let out an ear piercing shriek.
>I threw up my arms, trying to protect my face as I felt a flurry of blows from a pillow rain down upon my body, each soft pomf stripping away another piece of my humanity.
>My arms were the first to change, a pair of strikes quickly changing my hands into hooves.
>Another strike landed upon my gut, forcing my stomach to do backflips as it constrained to the standards of equine anatomy.
>A desperate attempt to push the nightmarish little horse away with my feet was rendered moot, as a few more strikes distorted my legs into a frightening, yet familiar shape.
>I tried to scoot away on my back, my nubby little forelegs doing their best to move me away from the beast, as it slowly trotted towards me, it’s weapon clutched in its teeth.
>As it drew closer, it let the pillow drop from it’s mouth, as it drew breath, closer, closer still, preparing for one last ear rending, soul shattering shriek…
>”GOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING RECRUITS!”
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how post without fucking up
>>30482555
>Although I’m not proud to say I screamed like a little girl, at least I wasn’t the only one.
>I heard Snugglebun’s laughter coming from the other end of the room, and shot her the nastiest look I could muster.
>”Oh man, I don’t think I’m ever gonna get tired of that. Alright, hup-to, ladies, A day in the inquisition’s like a day on the farm, you’re underpaid, overworked, and no one ever appreciates the job you’re doing, c’mon.”
>I clamber out of bed, and try to wipe some of the bleariness out of my eyes with a still distressingly pink hoof.
>I look around and see that I’m not the only one here who barely slept last night, everyone looks like they’re about ready to pass out on their feet.
>Snugglebun starts clopping her way down the rows, whistling either some half-forgotten song, or blatant piece of Celestia propaganda.
>”Alright, ladies, follow me, it’s the first day of the rest of your lives, you wanna just lie in bed, and sleep it all away? C’mon, let’s hit the showers then get you off to training.”
>Due to sleeping next to her bunk, I formed the start of the line following her.
>I didn’t know what exactly this “training” entailed, but given my earlier treatment, I couldn’t reasonably expect it to be gentle in the slightest.
>As the procession moved down the halls, I tried to make myself as small as possible, as every pony in the halls that we passed couldn’t help but daww at how cute we were.
>It was probably the wierdest way to experience being fresh meat at a low security prison.
>Thankfully the group managed to get to the showers without getting pounced on, but I imagine it would be like a herd of gazelle being preyed upon by cheetahs.
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>>30482561
>The first thing that greeted me in the showers was a mirrored wall, and I couldn’t help but stare at my reflection in it.
>”Alright ladies, you got 30 minutes to get yourselves cleaned up, then it’s off to reeducation. I’d recommend you make the most of it”
>As I approached the wall of mirrors, a showerhead I didn’t even notice sprayed a jet of freezing water down at me.
>I watched the unicorn in the mirror let out a cry of surprise, and stumble back, trying to shake water out of her blond-and-pink striped mane.
>As I stood back from the spray of water, it took me a moment to realize that that pony staring back at me from the mirror’s surface is me, and I watched as a bright red blush burned through the unicorn’s- my cheeks.
>I catch Snugglebun trot up behind me out of the corner of my eye and rub a hoof in my mane.
>”What’d I tell ya, kid, cute as a button. Now get showering, you don’t got all day.”
>I gasp as Snugglebun shoves me back into the stream, but I stay there this time, just letting the water flow over me.
>So, this is how I’m going to spend the rest of my life, trapped in this body, getting drilled into becoming something inhuman, and likely honed into a tool to damn other innocent people into the same fate.
>Somehow when I wound up in Equestria, I expected more cumming inside Rainbow Dash, and less being inducted into a cult.
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>>30482563
>I look at the wall, and notice a bar of soap lying in a dish set halfway up the wall, and absentmindedly reach for it with a hoof.
>I stop myself halfway and and let my hoof drop back down to the floor when I realize, just how the hell am I going to even grab that?
>I reach up, and prod at my horn with a hoof, that thing should mean that I’m able to pick it up, right?
“Alright, there is no spoon.”
>I reach out with my hoof, and will the soap bar to rise up with every last ounce of my being.
>and the soap bar… sits there.
>Hell, it isn’t even glowing.
“Oh come the fuck on.”
>The water cuts out, and Snugglebun comes tromping down the line again, splashing some unfortunate ponies.
>”ALWIGHT ALWIGHT ALWIGHT LADIES, HUP TO, YOU AIN’T GETTING PAID BY THE HOUR. ON ME”
>The group forms the now familiar two lines behind Snugglebun as she leads us out of the cathedral, and down a path towards what seems to be some kind of school campus
>Oh god damn it, I am not taking high school all over again just because I turned into a god damned horse.
>But then again it might just be for teaching the newly transformed ponies how to use their bodies.
>Or, it might be so they can hammer their cult into their heads.
>The group heads toward the entrance to one of the buildings, where a bored looking unicorn is reading a book levitating in her magic.
>Showoff, she probably thinks she’s better than all the other unicorns here just because her magic actually works.
>Snugglebun rounds, causing a few ponies to run into each other, and she takes a deep breath to address the crowd.
>”ALWIGHT, earth ponies with Frost, unicorns with Showoff , and pegasi, you’re on me. Ol’ Snuggsy here’s gonna teach you how to fly.”
>Holy crap, her name actually is Showoff.
>Quite a few ponies head over to Frost, before being told that they’re actually unicorns or pegasi, and breaking off to their respective group.
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>>30482568
>The pegasi head off to what looks like a track or hippodrome, and the earth ponies head over to a field, whereas the unicorns head inside the building.
>With what seems to be the most humdrum monotone in the world, Showoff addresses her fellow unicorns.
>”Hi, I’m sister Showoff, and today, I’ll be teaching you how to use…” She gives a long drawn out sigh before finishing her sentence, “Maaagic.”
>She even trots on 3 hooves for a moment to lift one up and give a jazz-hand with it.
>Jesus, can she stop showing off for just one second?
>Showoff leads us through the halls, and eventually leads us into a lab-style classroom, but instead of the regular lab equipment of beakers and bunsen burners, there’s feathers, string, and a few pieces of paper set up at each of the lab stations.
>”Ok, pair up, and pick a station, so if one of you figures out how to use magic, you can berate the other one for being dumb.”
>I pick a station sequestered in the corner of the room, and am quickly joined by what has to be the littlest pony I’ve ever seen.
>I swear, she’s about the size of a large cat, or maybe a small dog.
>I tentatively reach out a hoof for her to shake.
“Uh, Hi, I’m, uh…”
>I search for my name, and come up blank.
>I desperately scrounge through my memories as I stutter like a sperg trying to talk to a girl.
>Come on, there’s gotta be something here…
“Pink?”
>The tiny pony looks at me and raises an eyebrow.
>”what, you want me to gib you da pussy, bawss?”
“No, no, it’s not like that, they took my name, for fucks sake. You try and remember yours.”
>”Sure, I’m… I’m…”
>I watch as the tiny pony stumbles over what should have been the easiest question in the world.
>She takes a deep breath and admits defeat.
>”alright, fine. But I’m sure as fuck not taking some pansy ass pony name, I mean Snugglebun?”
>The tiny pony makes a gagging expression, as if the name itself were unpalatable.
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>>30482571
“Yeah, and Showoff? What the hell kinda name is that?”
>We chuckle at the dumb names for a moment.
>”But you know what’s the dumbest name out of the bunch?”
>I wipe tears out of my eyes and I try to control my laughter.
“What?”
>”Pink”
>I shoot the smug little pony a look, as Showoff clears her throat to get everyone’s attention.
>”Alright class, welcome to maaagic 101. Today I will be teaching you how to be more useful than a mud pony. Except for during winter wrap up when everyone decides that magic is for squares.”
>”Ok, first lesson, Magic doesn’t come from the head, it comes from the heaaart.”
>Showoff, true to her name, picks up a pointer in her aura, and taps a blackboard, showing a brain that’s been crossed out, and a cartoon heart that’s been circled.
>”What I mean by this, is you need to not consciously think about it. Like walking. Oh by the way, you’re welcome for the next hour of not knowing how to use your legs.”
>Quite a few faces in the crowd fell as they realized they now had no idea how they had been walking, or how to walk, and were basically glued in place.
>”so, basically, think about not thinking about not using your magic, to use your magic. Confusing? Good, the less you know what you’re doing, the better. That’s the Sunburst effect right there. He knew eeeverything there was to know about magic, and couldn’t use it worth shit.”
>That has to be the dumbest logic and reasoning I have ever heard in my entire life.
>That’s like… knowing how a computer works making using a computer even harder.
>Or knowing the ins and outs of a car’s engine suddenly making you drive like you’re Asian.
>Of course nothing works like how it’s supposed to in this backwards, crazy, upside-down horse land.
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>>30482575
>”Alright class, I’m gonna give you ‘bout 15 minutes to try and levitate something. Just don’t not think about something like, a warm wind blowing what you want levitated upwards, and I’m sure you’ll be fine.”
>I look over towards my much shorter classmate, and her expression mirrors exactly how I feel.
>“So, we’re fucked, aren’t we?”
>It sounded less like a question, and more like a statement of fact.
“Yep.”
>The next 15 minutes were the most frustrating experience anyone in that room had ever experienced.
>It was like trying to turn your thought processes inside out.
>The exact moment you stopped paying attention to something, it started working.
>The moment it started working, you payed attention to it, and it stopped working.
>Trying to figure out how anything worked resulted in it breaking, and countless techniques were forged and broken within one or two tries.
>Counting, counting powers, listing primes, focusing on one of your hooves, they would all get results at least once, sure, but the moment it came to replicate the results, it would immediately fall flat on it’s face.
>The only consistent results anyone got was trying to remember the things they couldn’t remember, which apparently appeased the ironic element present in magic, and thusly sated, allowed them to use magic.
>But then someone actually managed to remember their family and broke down crying, so everyone avoided that method, lest they suffer as she did.
>At the end of the 15 minutes that room was filled with so many sweet little voices cursing up a storm, that sailors and coal miners would have fainted.
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>>30482578
>Showoff, eventually taking pity on us, spoke up.
>”Well, at least all of that hoof-waving and arcane babbling you did was impressive, but unfortunately, it seems like we don’t have any naturals among us. Guess we’re gonna have to move on to the hard way, where I explain by not explaining how to use magic, so you can use magic.”
>Showoff gives a sigh, and I can hear her mutter under her breath.
>”Thank Celestia for magic aspirin.”
>It’s another 30 minutes of pure hell, and by the end of it, even Showoff’s having trouble using magic.
>By the end of it I wonder how the hell Showoff even uses magic, if it’s always this hard.
>Eventually, everyone’s frustrated, a few ponies are crying, and Showoff’s chugging something by the bottleful.
>I don’t know if it’s headache medicine or booze, but honestly, I’m just out of fucks to give.
>I lie on the ground, and lazily watch as a feather coated in a pink aura dances above me.
>It’s probably some showboat making a fool of me.
>Although I can’t tell who’s doing it, as the room is still filled with the occasional temporary success, followed by immediate failure, followed by another bout of cursing.
>It’s like one of those pictures with the spinning lady, and sometimes you see her spin one way, but most of the time, she just spins the other way.
>It’s probably either optical illusions or bullshit, or something.
>The feather drops out of it’s aura, and with a lazy breath, I send it back up, where it’s caught again.
>Maybe that’s something I can try, just thinking about optical illusions, or other philisophical bullshitery, instead of just how this fucking feather is floating by it’s goddamned self.
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>>30482581
> Eventually I hear Snugglebun’s familiar voice coming from down the hall.
>”HUP TWO-THREE-FOUR, HUP TWO-THREE-FOUR, I KNOW YOU LADIES ARE EXHAUSTED, BUT C’MON, HOW ELSE ARE YOU GONNA GET ANY BETTER IF YOU DON’T PRACTICE?”
>I look up, and see Snugglebun, along with a few hints of exhausted and bruised pegasi.
>Looks like we aren’t the only ones who got worked over.
>The defeated unicorns all get up and form into a disorganized group by the door, and I grab that annoying little feather that had been teasing me, and tuck it behind my ear.
>I’m going to figure out this magic bullshit, even if it kills me.
>As I trot towards the door, I manage to catch the tail end of the conversation between Snugglebun and Showoff.
>”That good huh?”
>Showoff shoots Snugglebun a look like she just served a tour in vietnam, and this fuckin’ hippie was trying to give her shit for it, causing Snugglebun to back off.
>”You try teaching ponies how to fly, when your explanations ruin your ability to fly, and make your wings feel like they’re boring straight into your skull.”
>Snugglebun gives a plaintive gesture, and backs off.
>”Alright, ok, so why don’t you go and have a nice lie down, and I’ll get these kids off to Sister Hard-Ass, ok?”
>Showoff starts heading out of the room, and gives one look back at Snugglebun as she does so.
>”What do you think’s gonna happen when Sister Praise realizes you’ve been calling her that behind her back?”
>Snugglebun laughs.
>”Oh, I dunno, beg and grovel for mercy?”
>The sound of a familiar throat clearing drags an icy finger down my spine, causing every single one of my hairs to stand on end.
>”Sister Hard-Ass?”
>Snugglebun turns around, and accidentally bowls one of the pegasi recruits over with her wings as they flare out.
>”SISTER PRAISE-CELESTIA-IN-ALL-HER-WAYS PIE, I, UH, I DIDN’T, YOU KNOW I...”
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>>30482583
>For her part, Sister Praise raises a hoof to Snugglebun’s lips, and shushes her.
>”Do not worry, Sister Snugglebun, I’m sure Celestia forgives you for your actions.”
>Snugglebun looks confused for a moment.
>”What, uh, really?”
>Sister Praise gives one of those smiles, the kind that gives the feeling of someone walking on your grave, even if all she’s doing is talking about the weather.
>”But of course, but I am going to have to put you on Atonement Detail for 3 weeks, to help you think about calling other ponies names behind their back.”
>I don’t know what atonement detail means, but given Snugglebun’s reaction, it’s probably something like being pulled on the rack, or getting drawn and quartered.
>As Sister Praise walks past the recruits, they automatically form into two lines behind her, having already seen the extent of her mercy.
>”Sister Snugglebun, please be at the chapel in an hour to begin your Absolution with all the other recruits.”
>As I watch Snugglebun hang her head, I can’t help but realize, what’s punishment to her, is my life now.
>This is gonna suck, isn’t it?

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>>30482586
I have no idea what's going on, but I love it.
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>>30482586
Keep it coming
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>>30482581
>>30482578
>magic works by not thinking about it.
So basically how you imagine the concept of 'nothing' by what it isnt, everyone i try to explain that to seems to have trouble for some reason.
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>>30481872
You can have a successful career in politics, championing the rights of ponies.
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>>30483077
>Become professional looking pony.
>Not completely brain-dead.
>Unwilling to compromise morals in exchange for personal gain.
>Tend to be straightforward in addressing problems and solutions.
>Years of shitposting has sharply honed my bullshit/shill ability/detector.
>Would inevitably get pushed into leadership / figurehead position of the pony party.
>Would have to deal with all the associated bullshit of making sure my herd doesnt get fucked over by the human population or their own shenanigans.
>Wouldn't be able to just say "Fuck it" and quit unless by sheer luck a pony appears with a special talant for politics.
[Internal screaming]
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>>30480742
You switch from one to the other with each subsequent orgasm.
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>>30463870
One kid every five years, even if I get age regressed with the transformation, I'll eventually hit pony menopause age, so that is only like 3-4 kids that i don't have to take care of. sign me up.
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>>30483658
So a rotation of the m6? i am kinda okay with this
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>>30484189
It sounds like you get a fresh transformation every five years and aren't a pony for most of the intervening time. If you're transformed into a fertile state each time that could work out at being a lot more than just four kids and with less time to enjoy being a pony.
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>>30484531
I'd take 1 out of every 5 years being a pregnant pony than never being a pony at all. Also that would max out with a human life span, say I live to the average age for an American male of 76. I am 25 now, that is still only 10 kids (12 if being a pone doesn't age human me) unless Celestia would make me immortal.
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>>30484618
If you were a good enough breeder, maybe she might.
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>>30484808
hot.
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>>30463659
Here's a few minor corrections as we discussed. Sorry it took me so long. (There were also some errors in capitalisation but it's barely worth mentioning.)

>>30463632
>Just the though is turning you on”
thought

>>His and drifts up to my chin
hand

>>30463659
>now shaped like a horses
horse's

>>Master chuckle
chuckles

>>He raise his hand
raises

>the reminisce of my orgasm
You might have meant reminiscence.
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>>30480063
I want to see the newly transformed little pony's first awkward attempts at hooved masturbation.
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with advancements in bio engineering it has become possible for companies to turn humans into actual mascots

Anon has just signed up with Mare-i-nara Pizza's to be their new mascot and pilot delivery pony

Will anon make the delivery on time?
Will she get an actual tip or just get fugged?
Will anyone write this prompt?

only time will tell
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>>30486360
Customers that don't tip well get a special ingredient in their next order.
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>>30486360
"Sleep tight, Pizza"
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>>30486360
Everyone starts becoming ponies based on the topping they ordered.
Pepperoni fans become the cutie mare.
Meatlovers, the slutty mare.
Hawaiian, the gay stallion.
Veggie, the little filly.
BBQ, the wide-hipped motherly mare.
Anyone who ordered margherita becomes the same bland anonpony OC.
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>>30486360
Hopefully she gets some tips at least.

Sleep tight, Pizza
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Good night PTFG
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>>30487479
What will you do when you wake up as the pony?
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>>30489268
1. Freak out
2. Cry
3. Masturbate
4. Get petted
5. ???
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>>30466724
Awe man it's update day! I've been reading the same chapters over and over again. I can't wait to see how the rest of this plays out. I never thought a pony apocalypse could be this terrifying but the idea of being forcibly transformed to spread the infection and identity death really gets to me. Plus I just don't believe anything could really be that happy all the time. It sickens me right to my core.
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>>30487951
What if pony booped human?
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>>30465320
Bloop bloop, fuckers.
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>>30490046
You wake up again, this time feeling much better.
You stare into the ceiling.
“Fuck.” You mutter, and look around again.
Seems like everything’s the same.
Except for, when you look left, you see Wuzi sitting inside an armchair.
Slumped over and sleeping.
You smile slightly, and look back to the ceiling.
Let’s recap.
Jurij Gargarine, the Russian fuck, took hold of a PON E shipment and managed to reverse engineer it. And for ideological reasons, deployed it on a bunch of amusement park visitors.
Well, a very small test group.
And now, for some other mysterious reason, he plans to use it to do something.
Something terrible, and something you do not like the sound of.
You have to stop him, and not lie in this stupid bed.
And then there’s Am.
Am… god damn it.
You turn on your side, and breathe in and out.
Am, the guy that helped you into this mess in the first place.
But that doesn’t matter.
He was your greatest friend.
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>>30490054
Oh, the fun times you had together.
Like those times when you were testing PON E.
All those cuddles, and ear scratches.
Your heart sting the more you think about it.
All those tea parties, biscuits, and those fun times you had together.
All of the angst is unbearable and painful.
You coil up around the blanket over you, hugging it towards your belly, and taking a few deep breaths into it, blinking a few times.
And soon sobbing.
Then, the hospital blanket waters with your tears.
“D-Doe? Are you okay? Should I get the nurse?” You hear behind your back.
You nod a few times.
“I-I’m fine.” You say and wipe your muzzle with your hoof. “W-What happened?”
“Well…Am…” You feel the mare’s voice drop a bit, before she swallows and takes a deep breath. “You did something. From the CCTV footage we saw that Gargarine inhaled a lot of the air with PON E in it. Too much, when they were pulling the fucker into the helicopter, he had four hooves. And then, over the course of a few minutes multiple of the gas pipes for the heating in the park just… blew open, strain it seems. The whole place laid into ashes and you well, were out cold for a week.”
“And that’s it?”
“Unfortunately. Seems like we crippled the Russians for some time, or at least cornered them.”
“At what a price.”
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>>30490059
“Yeah. T-The memorial service is today. Closed circle…and…I thought you would like to attend. You’re physically fine, that’s what the vet said anyway and, maybe you would like to say something there…”
“I’ll try to.” You say and sigh.
Wuzi goes to fetch the nurse and you get disconnected from all the monitors.
You slowly climb out of the bed, wobbly and woozy, supported by the nurse and Wuzi, all under medical supervision.
A drive later, which seems like forever, you arrive at the casino.
Today it’s closed.
You get in through the back entrance.
A place you remember bustling with life, is empty, all too eerily.
You walk into the great hall.
Lined with chairs, on both sides.
In the middle, a wide path.
And near the small podium, a large picture of Am, smiling at the entire room.
Under it, flowers, bouquets and candles.
Letters for goodbye, addressed to your late friend.
You sit in the second lane.
Soon, the conference hall is full of people, some of which you don’t ever recognize.
Next to you sits Wuzi, and next to Wuzi, Li, and next to him, the rest of his family.
You never gave him the second pill.
Your friend which you didn’t see in ages.
The first speaker is what you presume to be some sort of a guy the memorial service sent.
“Today, we’re here to remember our colleague, father, brother, friend, Am Lee. All of you that wish to say something, please come to the podium.”
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>>30490063
The speaker then promptly leaves through what you think is a backstage door.
You stand up.
And walk to the podium.
Some heads turn, but no one says something.
You stand and look towards the crowd.
“A-Am…Was a great friend. He was a man I would trust my life with, and in the end, he fell protecting those close to his heart.” You sigh and continue, pushing back tears. “He fought for a reason, and fought with that reason in his heart. He was a warrior in the purest sense of the word. Cunning, smart, wise… But he was the greatest man and friend I met who didn’t worry to put himself into danger not out of recklessness, but out of friendship and love for those close to him. For that we should remember him. For being the father, for being the partner, for being the husband and comrade that worried not for himself, but for others. And for that we will remember him. For that he will stay living in our hearts for as long as they beat, for as long we breathe, our actions for others in need shall honour his memory.” You take a breath again, and push back even more tears.
“But those who are responsible for pulling the trigger are still out there. And I urge you, his co-workers, his partners, his friends… remember Am, and if you can…”
“Help us avenge him.”
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>>30490069
And das it, fuckers.
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>>30490069
Good shit.
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>>30466565
>>30466595
Aww, an adorable exchange of notes.

>>30466580
>I’d been solely, solely mistaken
You mean sorely, right?
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>>30486716
What about
b o n e l e s s p i z z a
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>>30489466
Delightfully sinister, I'm so glad to hear I've succeeded in giving you (and hopefully many other folks) a reason to look forward to Mondays!

>>30490548
My bad, it is indeed supposed to be 'sorely.' Thanks for pointing that out; I've updated the Pastebin accordingly.
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>Be Anon
>Live in a weird, weird world
>Turns out, Hasbro controlled everything, not the long-nosed fellows
>In this weird world, if you're really really hopelessly down on your luck, you can join the ranks of a class of domestic pets at no cost to you
>And people will adopt you and take care of you
>At little cost to them
>Because somehow, there are enough people willing or forced into the program that it's actually profitable to do it
>You, however, were not wanting to be a little pony
>You did want a nice car and house and boat
>Which you got using technically legal info
>But you couldn't pay for it
>And the debt collectors offered you two choices
>1. You join the pet pony program and Hasbro forgives your debts
>2. They wrap a tire iron around your head until you can pay them back
>You took 1
>Which is why you no longer drive a Maserati, live in a mansion, and swim in your own pool
>Which is also why you sit in a shelter for most days, talking to other ponies and watching Hasbro-owned TV programs
>Which is why you lost your hands and feet
>You were now a little earthy green pony named Field Hooves, and were unable to remember that you used to be called Anon
>You wake up in your little bed in the small closed-off area you called your room
>It was like a doghouse and an apartment complex put together
>You talked to your friend Green Tea and discussed philosophy and other deep shit
>All-in-all, life was pretty peaceful
>It wasn't as good as doing donuts on your jet ski in your pool, but it was okay
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>>30490576
An exoskeleton-endowed changeling.
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>>30486716
What about greek pizza? That shit is the best and I must know more.
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>>30466615
>brushing aside the last of his anatomy notes
And soon ponies will be brushing aside the last of his human anatomy.
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>>30491283
There's always a catch, and this one's the best there is.
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>>30491283
>>30491314
I do think sometimes about the idea of the doom herd finding a human thats immune to cuddles, how they'd react after they pony pile him/her and nothing happens after a few minutes.
Would they still try to be friends, or would they be scared?
What would happen when the human later discovers they're just a carrier instead of actually immune.
This universe has a lot of potential, i love it.
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>>30491283
Get your stinkin hooves off me you damn dirty pony!
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>>30490625
>You were watching some Dragon Ball in the shared room on the communal tv when some lanky mare walked up holding a dvd case in her mouth
>She dropped it in the human chaperone's lap
>"Can we watch this movie?"
>It was Antz
>Suddenly the tv goes dark
>They're doing it, the absolute madman
>They're putting on Antz
>You get up and leave, wondering if Goku would be able to defeat Frieza
>You felt pretty sad that life wasn't like anime
>Peeking outside, you see some ponies playing with a ball
>Looked like fun, but it was too hot outside for that
>"Hey buddy." a hand started running through your curly mane
>You immediately yank away like an autist and back up
>It was Andy, one of the chaperones, he helped with the adoption paperwork and was always trying to convince people to take you to no avail
>Luckily, you were living vitriol, and served to make other ponies look beter by comparison
>Something you took an odd pride in
>"You look a little down, don't like the tv?"
"Naw, I'm just thinking."
>"About?" he crouches down and reaches out to pet you
>You back off again
"What's out in space? Does god watch over humanity anymore to allow such sin to prosper. I believe he is either dead or absent."
>"Oh? Looks like you're thinking about some real deep stuff. Wanna watch some Naruto?"
"No. Naruto a shit."
>"Alright buddy, see you later." Andy gets up and walks off
"Fag."
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>>30491775
>able to resist headpats.
I-impossible! But surely theres no way he can possibly stand up to belly rubs.
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>>30489268
>>30489376
This is a pretty comprehensive list
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>>30491775
>It's been a few hours
>You watched a bird feed its babies
>The nest was right outside of the window and you could see it
>After that you snuck into the kitchen and stole a chaperone's lunch
>They brought a chicken wrap, it was delicious
>You were watching some random magical girl highschool anime weeb trash with a few other ponies when Andy walked in with another person
>The other ponies noticed and sat up straight
>This meant one thing, someone was going home today
>But not you, never you
>You laid back and kept on watching the tv
>The special guest paid you little attention as she was swarmed by the more excitable ponies
>Mainly they were fillies and little colts unable to control themselves
>After an hour or so she left with little green filly
>You had already burned through a whole season of The Office and had absolute control of the tv because you were the only one watching
>You turned back to Dragon Ball and watched Goku finally defeat Frieza after 20 episodes
"I knew you could do it, Goku." you said
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Extreme long shot. I doubt anyone remembers this image but if you happen to have the full size version of it I'd be much indebted to you.
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>>30492173
Ponies are meant for so much more than just watching TV.
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>>30489268
I like the optimism of "when"
>>30489376
You hit just about everything, good job.
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>>30489268
Clap my hooves, it'll really cement the current situation in my head to hear that unique sound.

>>30493247
If /bane/ even -possibly- influenced a plane to crash in the most rediculous set of concidences i've ever seen, BY ACCIDENT, i'm certain we can channel our collective desire/autism into ascending from our mortal flesh into the perfect equine form.
Just say it with me every night.
"I will wake up as a pony."
Not hope, nor wish, might or could, but WILL.
It may not happen that morning, or the next, or any of the mornings in the foreseeable future.
But one morning, you -will- wake up as the four legged equine.
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>>30493489
Someday
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>>30493489
>>30493747
What sort of pony would you like to wake up as?
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>>30493997
A small unicorn stallion.
Being held by a large mare would be so comfy.
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CUDDLY DOOM
Current chapter (continuing from >>30466724) can be found here: https://pastebin.com/wEvA1SvL

>“See? Look how happy you made Storm Cloud, now that she knows where to find her friend… Doesn’t it feel good to help a friend?”
>I let go of a breath that had stalled in my lungs, pausing once my diaphragm could go no further, before deeply breathing in with my whole body trembling in fear
“Daisy, please… She… I’m not… I’m not friends with Storm Cloud like you say I am, and th-there’s nothing wrong with that…”
>The unicorn flicked her mane over her shoulder and my hair stood on end as she loomed in my peripherals, whispering closely into my ear with a quiet yet firm demeanor
>“You know what? You’re right… you’re absolutely, completely right. But we’re lucky that you’ll be joining our herd very soon. Now, it’ll be a lot more comfortable if you’d remove your gloves”
“Daisy, please…”
>“I know it may seem scary, but in the end you’ll be very happy you chose to embrace us… aren’t you curious to know what pony fur feels like without those troublesome things?”
“And… And how am I supposed to help poor Typhoon Twist then? You’re just going to leave a member of your herd to suffer – why would you do that?”
>Daisy pulled her head away, breathing in with audible outrage as her hooves paced to the middle of the aisle in front of me, allowing her cold eyes to more effectively meet my gaze
>Oh… Hold on! No, I’m sorry – I-I-I didn’t mean it! Whatever I said, I take it back! Daisy…
>“Look at me.”
>Slowly, my head rose, passing over her wrathfully tapping forehoof, her legs, chest, and neck, before landing on the stern expression etched into her face
>In one side of my vision, Typhoon Twist and Cobalt watched with fervent curiosities, while in the other, a plentiful herd of ponies brimmed along the shelves bordering the aisle’s end
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>>30494094
>With my back to the shelf of defunct reading material, the only thing that could’ve doomed me further was Storm Cloud & company busting through the ceiling and hovering overhead
>‘Oh hey, you’d neglected to mention your friend hiding out with Sky Meadows, but he sure did make for a stunningly beautiful Pegasus mare!’
>I threw my head back for a moment, barely relieved to find the ceiling intact – nonetheless… all these ponies… and now I’d managed to piss them off, too
>“Hey! Look. At. Me. I don’t like to repeat myself”
>My eyes pleaded for compassion as they swiveled back to meet her gaze
>“I ALWAYS have the interests of my herd in mind, every second of every minute of every day, waking or sleeping. You must have a lot of nerve to accuse me of anything less!”
“No, I didn’t me-“
>“Let me finish! I don’t appreciate being interrupted!”
>Her ears were pressed back against her head, tensely flicking with each breath
>“I’m not much different from the rest of my herd, either. We don’t have a ‘friends quota’ to fill here; everything we’re doing is for the wretched people who are finally finding friendship”
>“You don’t even know the first thing about ponies and what we’re doing, yet you think that by remaining human you’re somehow contributing something to us that you wouldn’t as a pony”
>“I asked you nicely to disrobe so I could do the honors of showing you, in the flesh, the joy it brings… and so you would know that it was your hidden desire all along…”
>“Every second that you continue to fight me about it, and spurt your accusatory speech, is another second my patience grows thinner amid the opportunity to convert you less-than-willingly”
>Her muscles tensed, accompanying a subtle shift of weight onto her hind hooves that would have gone unnoticed by anyone not gaping with wide eyes
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>>30494101
>“So I’m going to pardon your previous objections, and give you another opportunity for this to end amicably for us all. Give me your gloves, hoodie, and shirt. Now.”
>Please Daisy… You don’t need to do this… Please…
>Desperately, with my head drooping downwards and my mouth hanging ajar, my violently sparking neurons struggled to reel in a few crumpled thought processes, awash in a sea of adrenaline
>I slowly reached for the seams of my hoodie in a hopelessly compliant show of submission, the subtle jingle of the zipper nearly overpowering the sole question escaping my lips
“And… what ¬¬of… the human that’s now you, Daisy?”
>Daisy’s eyebrow rose, her head rolling to the side almost imperceptibly as her ears flicked unsuccessfully to catch my words
>“What was that?”
“You’re right, I don’t know much about life as a pony… but you’re so hasty to judge – what do YOU remember of your life as a human? Who were you before this?”
>Her face drew into a scowl, though she didn’t appear to be specifically upset about the fact that I’d stopped removing my clothing, the shoddy armor resting limply on my torso
>“You all ask that… every last one of you asks that, practically every human I meet… You’d think there were some kind of scheme to do so…”
“Were you a doctor, nurse, EMT? Do you trust yourself to care for the health and well-being of others – to be there when do one else w-”
>“I! Don’t! Know! I don’t know, okay?”
>The unicorn took a deep breath, an unproductive effort to ease her frustration
>“What does it even matter to you what I can or can’t do? You’re the one who’s going to be looking at Typhoon Twist, not me!”
“Yes… But I can’t tell what kind of pony I’d be, and if I’m not a unicorn, how do you possibly expect me to deliver treatment with a pair of coconut halves where my hands once were?”
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>>30494110
>Directing Daisy’s eyes to area of the tile onto which I’d dropped the large pad bandage, I energetically pointed with a pair of open hands
>Levitating the bandage with a brilliant, crackling aura that matched her horn’s, Daisy irately ripped its packaging completely away in one fell swoop
>Tossing the useless slips of protective paper halfway across the aisle in a rage-fueled ticker tape parade, she pointlessly affixed the bandage onto my jeans with a resounding slap
>“I can just do it for you then. Anything you can do, so can unicorn magic, understand?”
“You know what? No! No, I don’t! You act like opening a bandage is difficult when any kid after a five minute first aid class can do it”
>“Well, that’s fantastic! Then even a regular pony or Pegasus could probably do it without magic – I still hope you’ll join us as a UNICORN, but if not, it’s apparently no big deal!”
>Daisy started to lean forward, but I held out a firmly gesturing hand, preventing her eager advance to determine the end result of my ponification
>She responded to my signal for her to back off… I wasn’t able to play her like a cheap fiddle yet, but she was starting to move to the music… Just a little more…
“Alright Daisy, how about this: see that syringe?”
>The unicorn glanced downwards, momentarily scanning the floor before a faint shimmering noise heralded the appearance of her softly glowing magic, its light wrapped around the syringe
>Meticulously levitating it in front of her crossed eyes, she slowly spun it, a delicate tug at its handle confirming what little she know of its intuitive function
>“What about it?”
“You know how to use it?”
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>>30494117
>“How hard could it be? I’m guessing you want a demonstration, from me to you?”
>As she acknowledged each of our roles in the proposed trial, the needle’s glimmering tip vacillated between pointing at her face, and pointing at mine
>I wanted to write it off as thoughtless negligence, a simple case of her using an arbitrary object as a visual aid, but her leering expression retained the possibility of a more sinister intent
>Daisy probably didn’t know whether ponification could occur more rapidly via direct injection of the fluid-borne virus, and it could be an interesting question to explore, right here, right now!
“Honestly, yes. It takes a delicate hand to work even a large syringe, and I mean HAND”
>“You continue to insist that something about your humanity gives you an edge over us… but go on, I’m up for a challenge”
>Attempting to stifle a sigh, I averted my eyes from Daisy’s arrogantly confident grin
>I swiftly reached for my side, and while I unhooked the first strap affixing my EMT pouch to my belt, I heard a muted symphony of clicking hooves as each pony took a step backwards
“What’s the matter?”
>“Just thought you might reach for your knife, that’s all… When this is all over and you’re our friend, that’ll be a concern of the past…”
>Yes Daisy, I was totally about to fight my way out of here - you caught me; give yourself a pat on the back
>Moving with a bit more thoughtful conspicuousness, I carefully undid the pouch’s straps and set it on the floor in front of Daisy, one of her forehooves rising amid her faint bewilderment
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>>30494120
“Daisy, how much do you know about Jenkins-North injections?”
>Probably ‘nothing’
>I was banking on none of the ponies in the audience having enough medical inclination to question me either, because I just invoked a completely nonexistent procedure
>Thankfully, while there were a few furrowed brows and the absentminded movement of lips, none spoke up over the general confusion of downright unfamiliarity
>If I weren’t thinking off the cuff and had invented something less contrived, it would’ve been easier to keep a straight face amidst my display of absolutely absurd medical jargon
>Nonetheless, she bought it
>“Are those… I don’t know anything about them – you’re the doctor! You know I can’t do this alone; you have to help me!”
“Easy, Daisy… Just breathe… I’ll walk you through it… Just imagine I’m a magicless pony helping you through this…”
>Briefly shutting her eyes, she took a deep breath, a faint wind wafting across the aisle a moment later with her considerably calmer exhale
>“Okay… What do I need to do?”
>I did my best to speak calmly and slowly, as though I were a benevolent teacher genuinely guiding a student in a fairly structured task
>The hardest part was shutting out the thoughts of what might be happening to Alexander right now, but what was I supposed to do, tell the ponies ‘ignore the upper floor at Sixty Rockwell’?
>Any divergent discourse would arouse their suspicions, and the most I could do for him now was simply avoid getting myself turned into a pony, by any means necessary
>We would probably need to leave the house after my carelessness had piqued the ponies’ curiosity to that particular address, but if I joined the herd, the charade would be up much sooner
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>>30494123
“It’s simple; we teach these procedures to every one of our newer EMTs, and we practice them all the time whenever a patient has a potentially infected cut. First you need a syringe-“
>“Ah, already got that!”
“Let me be more specific: a smaller syringe, and I have some moderately sized pills with blue and white casings in a clear bottle – it’s marked with a number nine”
>After her muzzle had taken a few moments to poke through the pouch, accompanied by a gentle clinking of various plastics and metal, a dainty syringe and bottle of pills floated to eye level
>“Okay, these ones?”
“Yeah, those are the ones. You know those ads for painkillers in liquid capsules that are said to release faster? When you want them to work REALLY quickly, and in a targeted area-”
>Before I had even finished my thought, Daisy simultaneously began uncapping the syringe, lowering the bottle to the floor save for a single pill, and narrowing her eyes at the needle’s point
>She was beyond excited in her quest to not only show that unicorns didn’t need humans to do medical work, but also that they could do it faster and better too!
>A Napoleonic quote briefly flashed across my mind, the notion ringing true that it’s better not to interfere with an enemy in the midst of making a mistake
>“Just say when”
>Poking the needle into the semi-firm capsule through mild resistance, she started to pull back on the syringe’s handle, drawing a partial vacuum into the pump before letting it snap back
>Gluing her eyes to the syringe’s side… it was empty… not a single fraction of a drop had made its way in…
>But… it was supposed to be so simple… what happened? Needle goes in, liquid comes out, this was a regular procedure the humans did regularly! This ought to be a breeze with magic!
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>>30494131
>Typhoon Twist piped up from behind Daisy, still laying placidly on the floor while she watched her friend struggle
>“Daisy, you silly pony, you need a hole for the air to go INTO the casing too if you want any suction!”
>Daisy’s head swiveled back toward me, casting a self-assured expression of superiority at the witty – but not witty enough – human who had tried to deceive her
>“Thanks Typhoon, I caught on to the little trick just as you did”
>Withdrawing the needle and stabbing into the casing again, the handle of the syringe pulled backward in her telekinetic grip with a soft hissing noise, but still no liquid occupied the chamber
“Daisy, it’s simple if you j-”
>“Quiet! I can do this!”
>Firmly planting her hooves, the glow surrounding the demonstration intensified as Daisy punctured the casing in a third spot, the airy hissing again intermixing with the twinkling of levitation
“Daisy, just imagine you’re treating a patient with an open wound, you n-”
>“Quiet! I told you to be quiet!”
>Frantically drawing out the needle again, she poked into the casing again, only to suck in more air, the aura glimmering brighter and brighter with each failed attempt
>I could have told her that it was NEVER standard procedure to draw medicine from pills, as the binders and fillers alone could cause clots and poisoning of drastic proportions
>I could have additionally mentioned that the pill she held contained a granulated solid, rather than a liquid, that added some nice heft to the pill but wouldn’t enter a needle
>Mentioning either fact would have done a lot to reassure her that she wasn’t an utterly inept unicorn, especially when it came to medicine…
>So instead, I egged her on
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>>30494143
“Daisy, you’re the unicorn on site, it’s all up to you to save a friend because you turned the last medically inclined human into a magicless pony!”
>“No, no! Be quiet! Oh, hayseed, stop saying that!”
>Tears were starting to well up in her eyes, the intensely staring, glimmering pupils of which were locked into the syringe’s dry volume, still occupied by nothing more than air
“Daisy, your patient has an open wound and is in really bad shape, you need to help them!”
>“Stop saying that! I’m trying!”
“They’re depending on you!”
>“No, no, I can do this, I need to! Merriment! Come on!”
“You’re their last hope! You turned me into a pony so now you h-“
>“Shut! Up! F-F-F-FUCK!”
>As the syringe’s plunger drew back as far as it could go, the aura surrounding it crackled brightly – almost violently – before a resounding snap ripped through the air
>With a hair-raising shout, Daisy threw the two halves of the syringe in an unpredictable trajectory across the store, its fragments skittering off some faraway tiles
>Gritting her teeth, she turned to me and lunged with fire in her eyes, forcing me to fall to the side lest I suffer the full extent of her wrath, the unicorn now looming over me
>Maybe I’d egged her on just a little too much?
“Daisy, calm down, calm down!”
>“Why did you make me do that? You’re supposed to be a doctor, why didn’t you step in to help?! I thought you cared about patients!”
>Realizing my hands had curled into fists following her charge, I exhaled and relaxed, my fingers gradually uncurling
>Slowly, and with a compassionate tenderness that seemingly took an eternity to arrive, I reached a hand onto one of Daisy’s forelegs, softly caressing her fur with gentle brushes
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>>30494149
>As I realized that tears were unabatedly flowing from her misty eyes, my gloves moved toward her face to wipe them
>I wasn’t eager to find out whether they were infectious as they dripped downwards, and it prompted me to slide out from underneath her, lifting myself back to a seated position
>Continuing my pacification efforts, I continued running my hands along her fur and mane while speaking just above a whisper
“Daisy… that’s a good girl, it’s okay… it’s okay… you did your best…”
>“But… the patient… I couldn’t get anything into the syringe… I couldn’t even do the very first step of the something… North…”
“Jenkins-North injection?”
>“The Jenkins-North injection… And it’s all my fault… when you didn’t have magic to help…”
>For a few seconds she clenched her eyes closed, although the dams of her eyelids did little to hold back the flood of tears surging out
>I reached a hand under Daisy’s chin, gently lifting her head so she would have no choice but to meet my gaze when her eyes slid open
“Daisy… Sweetie, look at me… It’s okay if you can’t do everything… even with magic, no one’s perfect… and besides, when you look at me, do you see a magicless pony?”
>She paused before responding, filling her lungs with a trembling inhale amid her sobbing
>“N-N-No… I… I still see a human…”
“Right. Now, I’m a little sad that I can never be a pony, because I have my duty to provide medical help to the herd, and I can only do that with hands, okay?”
>Daisy didn’t respond verbally, instead signaling her understanding with an almost imperceptible nod
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>>30494156
“If it’s impossible to even do a simple procedure like the one I just asked you to do with magic, then naturally it w-”
>“Show me! Please! How can I do a Jenkins-North injection? Please… I… I-I don’t want to every feel helpless like that ever again… not again… it hurts too much…”
“And use another syringe? You already broke one of the three I had with me; I need to find some more because if I come across more than two injured ponies I’ll be all out”
>That, plus the fact that I can’t pull granulated solids through a needle either…
“Not to mention, that procedure is only the tip of the iceberg. Unicorn magic is impressive, but there are dozens of similar procedures I can think of that really require hands…”
>“I just… I want you to be our friend…”
“I know, Daisy, I know. But this is how it has to be if I’m going to help your herd… maybe someday…”
>Still scratching the base of Daisy’s mane in small, tight circles, I tried to suppress any outward displays of turmoil as my mind flashed back to Alexander’s possible peril
>I’d pretty well managed to wriggle myself out of MY mess, and now I was just responsible for getting Alexander out of the mess into which I may have inadvertently dragged him
>Maybe Sky Meadows had hidden the note I’d left her, and shown enough appreciation not to immediately out us to Storm Cloud? Explaining the leash might be a bit tough…
>If he made it through Storm Cloud’s search, and that was a pretty big ‘if,’ I could take a moment to explain to the ponies that he was also medically inclined
>It would have been a cinch using his anatomy notes, and we could drive the point home with a brief battery of medical questions
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>>30494160
>Come to think of it, this could be our ticket to establishing trust with the ponies while remaining humans – suddenly, us having hands was crucial to them!
>Establish ourselves as people who can help their injured friends, and… well, I didn’t have a second step in mind, but so long as there were injuries, they couldn’t transform us, right?
>I was still lost in thought when my eyes settled on Typhoon Twist, staring inquisitively while her vivid pink braid trailed across her forelegs and framed her expression
>Without moving her mouth, her eyes silently asked whether I was still going to make her legs all better, seeing as any other medical professional with hooves was apparently unqualified
“Typhoon, uh… when did… when did your leg pain start?”
>“Last ni- uh, early this morning – I hit it on a car when I was flying… I can still fly perfectly fine, but walking is really uncomfortable unless I’m using my wings to relieve some of the weight…”
“Okay then, just be good and try not to move your leg; you can do that for me, right?”
>With a frail nod, she exhibited her approval before lowering her head to the floor, relaxing each muscle in her body in order to expedite my inspection
>Now that I could finally take a good look at her leg, a well of concern grew with each inch my gaze tracked across her fur, resolving numerous faint discolorations consistent with bruising
“Daisy, could you pass me my medical supplies, and could someone in your herd run to grab a piece of candy, something soft? Check by the registers”
>The unicorn’s ears had perked to attention, and with a swift flick of the eyes she prompted a nondescript Pegasus to trot away, turning to levitate my pouch towards me a moment later
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>>30494167
>Gingerly, my glove met the fur coating one of Typhoon Twist’s injured legs, prompting the nerves buried in her skin to ripple with a mix of surprise and discomfort
>Applying slightly more pressure, I pulled back before I did any more damage, either to her leg, or to the fragile trust she and the other ponies held in my healing
>I had already learned what I needed to know… what I didn’t know for certain was whether minor fractures in Pegasi would heal the same as with human athletes lacking shinguards…
>Reaching into my EMT kit, I retrieved a bottle of aspirin and dropped two tablets into my hands, rattling the recapped bottle back into place just as a clattering of hooves surged nearer
>I had a fleeting moment to enjoy a wave of comfortable familiarity as I strapped the pouch back in place at my side, as a young child would feel upon hugging a security blanket
>Giving the pouch a gentle tap, I turned my attention to the Pegasus standing patiently sentinel next to me
“Thanks for bringing these, be sure to take one as a reward for yourself”
>Grasping the small bag of gummy bears from his muzzle, I tore open the plastic and held out a couple treats for him in my palm
>Warily, he sniffed the candies and grabbed them after a few seconds’ pause, freeing up my hand to reach behind his ear for a few well-earned scratches, for which he gratefully smiled
>Turning back to Typhoon Twist, her ears flicked in time with the musical crinkle of plastic, listening attentively as I mingled a few more gummy bears with the aspirin
>“Mister doctor?”
>Cringing at the name-drop, this ‘doctor’ unconsciously drew his lips back
>Sure, Daisy had already made the same mistake a couple times, but I still worried that it could bite me in the ass if I allowed them TOO much faith in my training
“Well, I should say outright that I’m just an EMT and not a doctor, but what is it, Typhoon?”
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>>30494173
>“Sorry… uh, but… why are you giving me a treat already? I thought you gave those to good ponies when we were all done – are we… done already? Did I do well?”
“Not quite, Typhoon Twist, but before you know it, I’ll let you have the rest of the gummy bears here too!”
>Holding my medicine-and-candy filled hand to her muzzle, I used my other hand to scratch behind her ear, eliciting a soft, contended moan as she happily began chewing my offering
>Swallowing, she gave my glove a few cursory licks before meeting my gaze again
>“They tasted kind of funny… were they supposed to be crunchy?”
“Yes, there were a few painkillers in there, just to make this easier”
>“Painkillers? O-O-Ohh…”
>When I directed my attention back to Typhoon Twist’s injured hind leg, I found its previously unshakable demeanor had been supplanted by a faint trembling, to the tempo of her breaths
>A moment later, a shadow across the injured Pegasus directed my attention to the side, where Cobalt was looming with an expression lodged somewhere between curiosity and fear
>“You’re… you’re not going to… to hurt her, are you? Is she… going to be in a lot of… p-p-pain?”
“Cobalt, she’s going to be perfectly fine, and she’ll be right as rain as soon as I put a splint on; I promise”
>“I’m just worried that you’re giving her painkillers… I’m worried for her…”
“I understand that, little pony, but I think the best thing you can do for your marefriend is to help her stay calm by staying calm yourself”
>Suddenly, I perceived a rapid uptick in the tempo of both Cobalt’s and Typhoon Twist’s hearts, and as I looked at Cobalt with his lips flattened and his grey face tinted red, I could tell why
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>>30494177
>“She’s… uh…”
>His rapidly darting eyes betrayed him, and I jumped in as it became too embarrassingly transparent that he didn’t have alternate justification ready to go
“Oh… I just thought… I mean, you two were… sharing a salad when I found you, and you were being awfully quiet like you were having some alone time toge-”
>“We weren’t! We were… not sharing salads… because there’s two there, see? Not sharing, just… having some salads! Like two… friends!”
>Following the trail of scattered pieces of lettuce lining the aisle, there were indeed two containers of salad… one empty and one still mostly full… and Cobalt hadn’t explained…
“What’s with the little bouquet of flowers? And in looks like there’s a heart shaped arrangement of-“
>“So! Uh… right! So, yeah, what are you doing for Typhoon Twist again? I just, uh, forget!”
>The Pegasus stallion nervously shifted on his hooves, a slight wince of pain making itself known with each sudden sideways jerk firing a lance of pain through his bruised foreleg
“I’m… putting a split on her leg, and, Cobalt, are you… feeling alright, too? Could you stop moving?”
>With his stance hardening to a stiff standstill while his twitching wings kept up the subdued display of agitation, I gently wrapped a glove around his injured foreleg
>“Shouldn’t you be treating Typhoon Twist? Please! I mean… please… you’re the medical professional here, and we… she… needs your help more urgently!”
“It’s okay, I just want to give her some time for the aspirin to work… I don’t need to put your leg in a splint or anything; thank goodness, it’s just a bit bruised, so I’ll give you some aspirin-”
>“No… no, save them for her”
“Come again?”
>“I’m not hurting too bad; she needs them more…”
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>>30494182
>Much as I tried to negotiate an accord between my rising brow and gravity to keep my surprise hidden, I couldn’t get past the undocked seriousness in Cobalt’s suggestion
“Cobalt… I can see you wincing, just…”
>Oh for the love of God, you silly little lovebird… horse… thing…
>Grabbing the entire bottle of aspirin from my kit, I popped out a single tablet and impatiently set the recapped bottle at Cobalt’s hooves, holding the medicine in my palm
>He stared at it and repeatedly glanced back at me, silently questioning whether I was certain of my resource allocation before carefully gripping it in his teeth
>I made a mental note to grab another bottle of painkillers from the shelves on my way out, the only question being whether I’d want the travel size or bulk…
>Probably the latter… There were bound to be a lot of injured ponies out there…
“Don’t take more than the recommended dosage, and take ‘em whenever you’re hurting; that’s more than plenty”
>Turning back to Typhoon Twist, I gently shifted her leg before retrieving and unrolling a SAM splint that had been sitting in the base of my EMT pouch
>SAM splints, made of a thin aluminum sheet core and wrapped in foam, could be cradled and strapped around a broken limb to provide lightweight, and surprisingly rigid, support
>While they were designed for human legs, the simple truth was that, even on pony legs, a curled piece of metal became unyieldingly stiff in its other two axes, lending it its effectiveness
>Instead of delving right into its attachment, I gently brushed Typhoon’s fur with my free hand, simultaneously allowing her to observe, and even steal a quick sniff of, the splint
>Satisfied with her scrutiny, her head lay on the ground with half-lidded, aspirin-addled eyes in a wordless signal that she was comfortable getting down to business
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>>30494192
>Even though I wasn’t the least bit inexperienced with splints, I moved with exceptional care, incidentally aware that Cobalt would bark at me if the slightest grunt of discomfort was heard
>Just a strap around the hock… one down around the area near the hoof… Perfect…
>Lamenting the stiffness enveloping her leg, I was about to begin adjusting the splint to grant her slightly more flexible mobility when a rhythm of hoofsteps perked up every pony’s ears
>My attention span was not immune, and with covert, idle glances, I watched Storm Cloud gallop off the asphalt and through the shattered frame that had once been the storefront window
>Expecting Sky Meadows to follow closely, my heart sank with each moment I didn’t see the seemingly inseparable other half of the pair – the salt to her pepper, the vim to her vigor
>My directions couldn’t have been clearer, but I at least took solace in the fact that Storm Cloud’s solitude meant she apparently didn’t encounter Alexander…
>Oh, God… Best case scenario… Please just say you got lost on the way to the house and need a road map… Or that the clasp on the collar was too finicky without magic…
>“Daisy, I think we need to talk”
>Through the corner of my eye, I perceived a pair of subtle nods before the mares trotted to the front of the store, their hooves gradually fading with each click against the tile
>Suddenly envious of the ponies, I briefly wished I were endowed with their superior hearing, but as Daisy’s characteristically calm demeanor escaped her, the hushed whispers rose in volume
>I tried not to react to the conversation in any fashion, vacantly prodding random parts of the splint with a systematically clinical touch, or at least, so it seemed to Typhoon Twist
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>>30494201
>“I think I’ve made my reasoning abundantly clear on that, and I still say no!”
>“Daisy, why aren’t you friends with him yet? For his sake and ours, he would make a valuable addition to our herd; don’t you know how many injured ponies there are out there? Hundreds!”
>“And we need to keep him as a human if he’s going to help us to the best of his abilities – you can be the one to keep tabs on him if it makes you feel be-”
>“You know that wouldn’t appease me – if he were a member of our herd, he’d be GLAD to stick around with us and show us the ropes, and then the unicorns can use his advice from there”
>“But we CAN’T, Storm Cloud! He said there are dozens of procedures he needs to be human to do, and even showed me one I couldn’t accomplish; he NEEDS his hands… poor bastard…”
>“You mean to tell me that YOU, the pony whom I’d trust most to operate on me if it came down to it, with levitation more precise and steady than-”
>“Please stop talking… I know what I did and don’t really want to discuss it further…”
>“Sorry… All I’m saying is, I’m not sure we can trust him!”
>“Well, of course we can’t so long as he’s clinging to his old self, but he seems to think we eventually will; if our rapport worsens, I won’t hesitate to telekinetically bind him and take him away”
>“At least attempt to be diplomatic at first. He’s still withholding information about Sky Meadows’ whereabouts – I just want my friend back; at this point that’s all that matters!”
>“It’s okay Storm; just breathe. You searched the whole house?”
>“Every last inch, from head to hoof! She wasn’t in the front room, she wasn’t in any of the adjacent rooms on the lower floor!”
>“And the upper floor?”
>“Well, um, he didn’t say anything about that… so… I didn’t…”
>“Go check the upper floor, and leave no stone unturned. I’ll send a few ponies to go with you to help in the search”
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>>30494203
>Still inattentively staring at the splint, my eyes went wide and my heart leapt into my throat as I heard a resolute rush of wings through the storefront, sending papers and coins flying
>Oh… fuck…
>Alexander!
“Daisy, can you come over here? It’s serious!”
>The most immediate response was from Typhoon Twist, and thankfully my genuine terror helped me to exhibit the appropriate expression when her head swiveled to face me
>Picking an arbitrary point where her haunch met her barrel, I flattened a palm against her body and began pressing, adding my other hand to the stack a moment later
>“Oh, horseapples, is it bad? What’s going on?! I thought I was doing okay; is everything alright?!”
“No no no, you’re doing great, sweetie, just stay calm, just stay calm! DAISY!”
>A frantic thunder of hooves hooked around the corner, nudging a few bags of snacks to the ground as the aghast unicorn slid into the aisle
“I need to keep pressure with both hands here; can you look into my pouch, there’s a purple bottle with a white cap labelled ‘cupric paraffin’ that I need NOW”
>Cupric paraffin? Damn, I really was on a roll with the unimaginatively made-up jargon tonight…
>As a magic aura wrapped around my EMT pouch, it zipped open and Daisy rummaged through it, swaying in synch with my legitimately fraught breaths
>“They’re not here!”
“Motherfuck Daisy, look again! I need that medicine NOW!”
>“There’s no purple bottle! And none of these have that label!”
“Son of a bitch!”
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>>30494208
>Through ragged breaths, I had unconsciously begun gritting my teeth and my face turned red, while tears were starting to flow from Typhoon’s eyes amid the horrifying scene…
>Whatever it took to save Alexander, I guess…
>“Where can we get some?! Please, we need them for her, and we can’t just give up!”
“We won’t! Daisy, I want you to get every pony here to start looking for it in the store; if they find any, give her two pills and wash it down with water, quickly!”
>“And… and if they can’t?”
“Just a sec… Look, Daisy, you see where I’m applying pressure? Put your hooves right here – firm, but not too hard”
>Shuffling over and yanking my hands away, I guided Daisy’s hooves onto the spot where I’d been applying pressure a moment earlier
>“O-Okay… like-”
“That’s great Daisy, you’re doing great! You feel that bump underneath her skin?”
>“No! I… my hooves aren’t sensitive enough! Oh, what the hay, can’t you do this?!”
“I have a bottle of cupric paraffin stored in a house right up the road; I’m going to get a few of the pills. If they don’t have it in the store, it’s our best hope for her”
>I squatted next to Typhoon Twist’s sniveling muzzle and carefully raised her head so she could look into my eyes, both of us doing our best to feign firm composure
“I won’t be long, okay? I’m going to make sure you’re alright; do you understand me? Think about the rest of your herd – think about Cobalt! They won’t let anything bad happen to you!”
>She stifled her tears for just long enough to nod as I began rising to my feet, taking one last look over the scene I’d be revisiting in a few minutes, arbitrary pill selection in hand
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>>30494210
“Daisy, whatever you do, just keep the pressure on. It’ll at least buy us a few minutes…”
>“W-Wait! How much time do we have?!”
“Could be as much as a half hour, could be as little as twenty minutes – I’ll be back well before then, I promise!”
>“A-And… And what happens if you don’t?”
>I paused upon realizing that I’d never given a fatal prognosis – real or fake – and it was shaping up to be a burden I hoped I’d never need to shoulder again
“I’m trying to prevent it with every fiber of my being. Cardiac arrest… Her heart stops…”
>Turning out of the aisle, I trampled over the abandoned backpack and zipped up the EMT pouch strapped to my side, meeting no resistance from the ponies as my strides began lengthening
>Leaping through the broken storefront window onto the asphalt outside, I broke into a sprint as a few light drops of rain began landing against my face

The next Cuddly Doom update will be released on the evening of Thursday July 13th, in line with its regular Monday/Thursday schedule.
Have a great week, everypony!
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>>30493997
I want to be the little mare. Preferably a pegasus.
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>>30494215
They are going to be soooooo pissed when they found out he's bullshitting.
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It's nice to Daisy finally get knocked down a peg even if James had to cheat to do it. Good old human ingenuity.
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>>30494215
I love James. As much as I want James and Alex to be the adorable pony couple, I am perfectly okay with their humanity if only to spite that cunt Daisy.
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>>30494268
All he needs to do is find a purple bottle and put sugar pills in it.
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>>30494215
It's a good thing ponies are so gullible. Jeez that could have been so much worse.
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>>30493997
Why tf was he sleeping fully clothed?
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>>30494461
Because after a hard day of work or a long night of partying who has the energy to get undressed?
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>>30494516
> implying the girls don't do that part for you
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>>30494523
You got me there. My last relationship ended kinda messy so I've been kinda avoiding getting into another one.
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>>30486360
Sleep tight, Pizza
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>>30492173
>Andy comes by and takes a seat next to you
>"Hey Field, I noticed you didn't come and talk to our guest."
"Eh, I was watching tv." you shrug nonchalantly
>"You know maybe one of the guest might like you and want to take you home, buddy." Andy's hand makes its way to your exposed belly
>You block it with a hoof
"No touchy, and also I doubt that. I've been brought back three times and I think it's safe to assume I'm a bad pony."
>"Don't beat yourself up over it, Field."
"I just accept it as fact, the sky is blue, rain is wet, and no one wants to take me home." you turn back to the tv
>Andy doesn't say anything for a minute
>"Just... Keep your chin up at least." he gets up and leaves
>You go back to watching tv
>A Sock 'em Boppers commercial was on
>It reminded you of Sunibee
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Can someone post that photo where death comes to take anon and anon's like "Where's equestia I wanted to be the horse" and death is like "Woh dude chill"
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>>30495958
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>>30496212
Many thanks Anon
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>>30495001
Andy's a nice guy and should be allowed to cuddle the pony.
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>>30464365
Brutal put-down of old media.
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>>30494461
Because narcolepsy is a symptom of sudden onset ponification disorder.
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>>30497050
*to a casual observer, it may appear to be narcolepsy, the reality is that the mind and body expends a massive amount of heat and energy, which is doubled in unicorns, to ensure proper ponification of victims

It's more akin to heat stroke, keeping them cooled and refreshed with water, fruits and vegetables will allow them to stay awake longer

Maintaining prolonged contact between them and you during this period may risk you having the disorder "or friendship, as the victims call it" transmitted to you, if direct skin contact happens, but sharing the excess heat between the two (or more) of you will cool them down as well very rapidly, with complete ponification occurring in under a half-hour (Average time against the control group is 22:04.42 as Opposed to 10:10:20.10 , see notes attached)
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>>30497090
This is just specific enough of a random post to be useful.

Might borrow the concept eventually.
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>>30468429
>Everyone retains their sense of self but their bodies change and they gotta deal with being constantly aroused.
This sounds good to me.
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>>30494598
>My last relationship ended kinda messy
She tried to surgically turn you into the little pony?
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>>30494215
Good good
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>>30497752
No that was me
I don't think Julz is here anymore though
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>>30497752
Nothing that messy, she broke up with using the whole, it's not you it's me cliche. Then I found out later that the same day we broke up she replaced me with a drug dealer friend of ours.
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>>30498107
I guess she's going to become the little pony.
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>>30481681
Touch yourself at night.
Become the night.
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>>30474260
This is incredibly good green.
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>>30474284
>https://pastebin.com/pJ0EQmVS
Added to the google doc, with apologies for my lateness.
http://derpy.me/PonyTF
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>>30498172
Well if that happens I might have to give her a call.
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>>30494219
Good choice.
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>>30499294
It's like a Chinese knockoff Keyboard Masher, shitty translation included.
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>Two anons have a friendship with benefits arrangement, whereby they take it in turns to be the pony.
>At first they only accept the pony side reluctantly, knowing that they'll get their turn at pounding mare pussy in exchange.
>This works well enough, but as time goes by they find themselves liking the little mare side of things more and more until one day they have a vicious dispute over who should remain human.
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>>30469707
Everything should be a mare.
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>>30497090
I'd love to take care of the new pony, whether or not I then turn into one myself.
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>>30492284
Can you give any additional context such as where you first found it, who the artist could possibly be (even something as simple as their nationality), what its ties to pony TF could be, or maybe its download date if it's been sitting on your computer for a while?

I've looked at this image several times over the course of today because it unsettles me how familiar this is even though I swear I've never seen it before in my life. Crazy as it sounds, it absolutely looks like something I'd have drawn when I was first starting in 2013... but I know I didn't....
Isn't this how a bunch of stories start, where the person looking at the picture has a strange sense of deja vu, only to find out a few days later that the pony was closer than they'd originally realized, as lurid blue hair streaks and white patches of fur start to appear on their body?
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>>30501787
It goes with the story High Flyer.
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>>30482586
>https://pastebin.com/x5gDSY9F
Added to the google doc.
http://derpy.me/PonyTF

>>30476117
Do you have a pastebin?
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>>30503366
>Added to the google doc.
It's like I'm a real writefag
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>>30503743
You most certainly are!
Now get back to it please.
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>>30495849
They don't write stories like this anymore.
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>>30481632
I'd like to be fired for turning my colleagues into ponies.
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>>30504250
Because it's cringy shit
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How would you cope with the necessary dietary changes in becoming a pony?
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There should be a story about what it's like for a stallion to transition into a mare in Equestria

It would be interesting to see what options are available in a world that has magic
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>>30505068
Those stories exist on Fimfiction. Here's a picture of anon dreaming of being a mare that becomes a stallion.
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>>30504719
It may be primitive by modern standards but it's a classic story.
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>You arrive home from class and are greeted by a cheery voice.
>Your roommate, a seemingly totally normal person, has apparently become a little pony and is now desperate to be your pet.
How do you react to this?
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>>30505628
>Banana Splits, formerly your roommate Harry expected you to love having him as a pet.
>After all, you love ponies.
>A very true fact.
>But, if Electric Pence has taught you one thing- it's that homosexuality is a sin.
>And you'll have no gay ass stallion try and come onto you for a BDSM based pet/master relationship.
>Sadly you lack the standard issue crucifix shaped cattle prod to shove up the Sodomite in a form of poetic justice.
>But the currents must flow for the gay to go.
"Hey, want a bubble bath?"
>"Oh yes please! Thank you ma-"
>You cut them off, dragging them by the tail.
>Tossing them haphazardly in the tub you turn up the hot water.
>Banana Splits flinches at the heat, but keeps up a cheerfully gay grin.
>That fucking faggot.
>Once the bath is full you pour in the whole bottle of body soap for bubbles.
>It stings the horse's eyes, but they don't falter.
>You get up, returning with your toaster in hand.
>"What's that a-"
>Chucking it at his face, you watch in stony silence as they're fried.
"You're cured now. You're welcome."
>Done with the now deep fried fag, you leave your bathroom.
>Having finished god's work, you settle in at your computer and begin to furiously masturbate to Chihiro Fujisaki.
>Now /that's/ a woman.
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Mature version of Five Score is back, in case you'd been missing for it.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/130808/five-score-divided-by-four---matureversion
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>>30506068
Try writing something nice.
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Apparently you can do this with hooves. They aren't so inconvenient after all.
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Anon wakes up in a bath tub, as a seapony.
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>>30505628
Depends on the circumstances, mare or stallion? Unicorn, pegasi or earth pony? Random transformation or it the start of a "Cuddly Doom" pandemic? Cause if it's the start of a pandemic I'll bash their head in with my Lucille replica right then and there.
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>>30505628
>"Did you get some Pon-E without me you motherfucker, i'm barely holding onto my shit right now as it is and you pull this?"
"Whoa man sorry, i thought you'd love the idea of coming home to an adorable pony every day."
>"Yeah, i do, but from your perspective you little shit, now pass me that bottle, i know a guy with labadors and he gives the absolute best ear scritches."
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>>30506657
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>>30505628
Bob and Gerald
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>>30506800
Then they laughed at you harder until you turned into a sea pony
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>>30506798
Did he OD or is this temporary?
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>>30506713
>not being the cause of the pandemic so that everyone in the world becomes the little filly
What a faggot
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>>30506848
Well if my roommate was turned then somepony turned them. But it'll be a cold day in hell before I just let it happen to me. So I didn't stop the pandemic I just prevented myself from joining the heard.
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>>30506839
Up to you, personally i'd OD on it as soon as possible so i'm not a good judge for appropriate mental states.
I also suddenly love the idea of a human-turned-pony playing with labradors, it looks adorable in my head.
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>>30506713
Just an ordinary mare, without any means of spreading it or reproducing the event that made her a pony.
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>>30507154
Well then we're cool.
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>>30506877
what if they just took some pon-e, or made a deal with discord, or just randomly turned into a pony?
And I think the CD ponies were more intent on making people their friends, rather than wanting a human to remain human, and be their master.
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>>30506800
What do you do when you've caught the confused human-turned-seapony on your dick?
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>>30507245
And that's why I said it depends on the circumstances. I'd be totally cool with any of the other scenarios. Hell I'd even be cool with turning into one myself if it were my choice to do so and I'd still be me when all is said and done. But in a pandemic situation I'm in survival mode. I'd rather die on my feet than live on my hooves.
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>>30507298
Alert the government that you have discovered non-human sapient life and have it hauled away to later be displayed in a small tank for all to marvel at after it has been successfully analyzed by scientists.
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>>30506068
Try writing something that isn't meme shit.
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>>30506800
>try to catch the seapony
>seapony catches you, and turns you into seapony
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>>30507820
>that mane color
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>>30507341
I do, but an author says fuck it and makes something shitposty~ Boredom is one hell of a drug!
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WallMixer~~~ Come back to us~! Wait. Also Cum, maybe on your back? In a sling or some kinky shit~
Wooooo~ I'm yer Conscience.~
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>Master leads me into the bedroom, releasing me at the foot of the bed
>”Bend over and spread your ass” He nonchalantly commands
>He hasn’t looked at me since we left the living room
>Although his back was turned I could tell he still had that smug, dominant smirk he was wearing before
>A smirk that would no doubt widened into a full grin at the sound of me obediently bending over his bed
>And so I lean forward, the creak of the box spring signaling my compliance
>I could swear he heard my heart pound as I reached back and pulled my cheeks open for him
>His eyes remain on his task as he pulls a suitcase out from under the bed, laying it on the mattress
>He flips it open, revealing a collection of sex toys, and various other erotic items
>A large bottle of lube is the first thing to come out
>He lays it right in front of my face and returns to sifting through his box of toys
>Master spends an agonizingly long time choosing what he wants to use
>First he holds up a large electric dildo, lifting it clear from the box and turning it over
>Pausing thoughtfully for a moment
>I can already feel it inside me
>The hard plastic and cold electrodes
>How it feels to have a current discharge across my prostate
“Mmmh”
>My hips thrust into the bed for a moment, then come to a screeching halt as Master glances over at me
>I can feel my ears press themselves against my head, and I press myself down against the mattress
>”Is something wrong pet?” Master asks with a cool indifference
“I, I…” I stutter
>He reaches over and brushes a strained of hair away from my face
>”You what?” he asks with a soft chortle
“I’m sorry master, I didn’t have your permission yet…”
>He gives me a grin
>”Don’t worry about it pet, I hardly expect a horny animal like you to be able to control yourself…f” he says as he rubs my ear
>He stands there for a moment, slowly moving his hand further and further away
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>>30508689
>My head moves to follow it, already tilted to offer a better angel
>”That’s why I have you in a cage. Hump all you like, but remember that you won’t get off until I decide you can”
>At that he pulls his hand away entirely, causing me to lose my balance and tumble to the side
>With a whimper, I resume humping the foot of masters bed as he sorts through his suitcase
>He replaces the dildo and pulls out another
>A large horse cock, with a cum tube
>He pauses for a moment, and sets it aside
>It takes him the better part of an hour to sort through all the toys, holding each one up and carefully inspecting it
>The vast majority of them are returned to the case, the ones master choses he lays out in front of me
>A pair of arm binders
>a ring gag
>blinders
>blindfold
>The dildo he stood up in front of me
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>>30508696
>A solid twenty-four-inch shaft with a large flare at the end
>I moan loudly as I fantasize about all the things he’s going to do to me
>He chuckles as he returns the suitcase to its spot
>”You aren’t even a pony yet, and your already acting like a dumb animal. I love it”
>His instruments arrayed, master continues his game
>He pulls the ring gag over my head, followed shortly by the blinders
>Then he holds the dildo out inches from my face, slowly pouring the lube over it
>Master slowly moves it across my restricted field of vison, emphasizing its length
>My head turns to follow him, only to be stopped by a hand on its back
>”Eyes on the headboard, pet”
>By breathing grows rapid and shallow
>Though I can’t see him my new ears are able to track him as he circles around to my hindquarters
>I shift anxiously, quivering as he runs a finger through the fur on my lower back
>The I feel the flared tip of the dildo press against my tight fuck hole
>He holds it there for a moment before easing the flare in
>I let out a deep breath as my sphincter closes around the tip, pulling the shaft into me slightly
>He lets me rest for a second, then slowly presses the rest of it in
>The flare scrapes over my prostate, causing my member to twitch in its confines
>”It’s far more impressive than your own, isn’t it?” Master askes as he continues to impale me on the rubber horsecock
>”You’re tiny for a human, but for a horse? Four inches may as will be a clit”
>I let out a soft moan as the medial ring slips into me, a small drop of pre forming on my cock
>Master pauses for a moment
>”Looks like you’re already wet, such an eager little mare” he says as he fondles my package
>”No cumming yet though, you have a long night a head of you”
>He waits a moment for me to settle down, then finishes hilting the dildo inside me
>”Almost done”
>He grabs my arms and pulls them together, sliding the armbinder over them
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>>30508706
>Master pulls it taught, securing my arms behind me and fasting it in place
>He paces back around and looks straight in my eyes
>”You make such a pretty pony”
>He places his finger under my chin and slowly brings me to my feet, directing me to his mirror
>It’s the first time I’ve seen myself since the transformation started
>My legs are almost completely equine, with just enough human characteristics to permit me a bipedal stance
>A solid coat of red fur goes all the way up to my chest, as well as small patches on my face that could easily pass for facial hair
>My member was darker in color, with a flare clearly visible through the cock cage I was wearing
>Master gave my collar a light tug
>”I want you to take a good look pet, every time you advance I want you to notice how your body is changing. I want you to watch as the last vestiges of your humanity slip away bit by bit”
>He runs his hand down my calf, sending shivers down my spine
>”Soon you’ll be a pony, my pony.”
>He slips his free hand through my collar and pulls me towards him
>”This is never coming off, and those.”
>He turns me towards the laundry hamper with my clothes in it
>”Are never going back on. We’ll play dress up in here, but when you go outside the most I’ll permit you is a leash and your collar”
>His other hand slowly slides up to my groin, cupping my caged cock
>”Your leaking pet~”
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>>30508726
>He’s hand moves from my collar to the back of my head, forcing me to look down
>A small pool of pre has collected in his palm, looking below that I see another puddle on the floor
>”The idea of this arouses you, doesn’t it? You love the idea of being my little fuck pet for the rest of your life.”
“Y-yes master, I do”
>He lifts his hand from my crotch and wipes it on my face
>”It seems my pet isn’t house broken yet, be a good boy and clean up this mess”
>My cheeks flushed as my ears stood fully erect
“Yes master!”
>I drop down to the floor and begin to lick up the cum
>”I haven’t said anything about your cage you know… don’t you want to know how long you’ll be in it?”
>Finishing up my mess I look up at him from the floor
“Yes master, I would”
>A massive grin comes over his face
>”Hmm, once you’re my pet… I may never take it off, I certainly won’t if you displease me, but if you’re a good boy I may let you out every now and then”
>He unfastens his pants and tosses them in the hamper
>”Now let’s put that mouth of yours to work"

>>30508360
I came
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>>30507317
Now that's just cruel.
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>>30508189
What happens if you overdose?
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>>30509866
You turn into a draconequus. There's so much boredom you explode into a noodle of chaos just to be not bored.
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>>30509940
Well, now that you've explained it, it won't work (that particular way)!

Maybe they'll turn into a pile of Gummi bears or become worst pony now, thanks to you!

Nice going, Anon! You truly are a hero to chaos, you mundane pencil-pusher
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>>30510286
Why should I care, I already overdosed! I got my chaos God status.
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>>30482586
This is a fun and entertaining story. More please.
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>>30491352
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be ponies."
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>>30508734
Anon is going to give master the S U C C
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>>30494173
Good plan. Get the ponies addicted to ear scratches, then they won't want to get rid of your hands.
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>>30491350
Humans with immunity would never be accepted amongst the herd. They're too fanatical about their particular method of friendship to accept the deviation.
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>>30511305
I'm not 100% sure this would be true.
I think a human with an immunity to the conversion would just be treated like an outsider at first (random Griffin or dragon comes into town) and the ponies would be afraid at first, but could probably accept them in time. We can already see Sky has accepted James, assuming she was not just bullshitting and playing innocent just to build trust. It'd be like how Ponyville treats Zecora. Those that know her personally trust her and call her friend, but those unknown just cower and pretend.
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Photo Finish turns anon into a model pony.
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>>30511844
Fits with the thread theme, "For some reason"...~
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>>30512065
You just don't understand fashion, Anon.
Transformed humans are very much in this season.
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>>30511374
Maybe if it weren't for Daisy's influence, if she were deposed then ponies and humans could live in harmony.
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>>30504739
No so well I suppose.
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You can become a pony in Equestria by completing an apprenticeship program.
If you succeed you'll be granted full citizenship. If you fail you get thrown back to Earth (if you're very unlucky they might forget to turn you back first).
Which pony do you pick for your mentor?
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>>30513071
If you want to pass the test then there's only one pony for the job.
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>>30513071
>if you're very unlucky they might forget to turn you back first
>unlucky
what did he mean by this?
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>>30513071
Depends what the program entails, give us details man.

>>30513239
I love twiggles to bits, but her study habits dont work for everyone or every thing, and she's also not your typical equestrian citizen.
He also said program, not a test, it could be anything from learning how to trot to holding objects with hooves, basic levitation for unicorns or flight for pegasi, etc.
The extremely basic things you'd learn as a colt or filly.
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>>30513247
Earth isn't the most pony-friendly place to be. Nothing's designed for hoof use and many people aren't going to be very accommodating .
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>>30513409
Oh there'll be a test. And from what I've seen of her study habits over 7 seasons I'd think we'll work together just fine.
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>>30513517
Are you sure? If a cute magical pony showed up at my place and needed somewhere to stay I would accommodate the ever loving shit out of it.
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>>30513409
You must master firstly the art of being a pony so that you can fully use your hooves/magic/wings (delete as applicable) and live an independent life, and secondly the profession of your mentor so that you can make a living and not be a burden on pony society.
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>>30513619
Well that settles it, Twilight would be the best mentor for me. Her previous work as a librarian and her connections in Canterlot could totally score me a job in the Canterlot Archives. You know, where they keep the good stuff.
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>>30513713
Can't beat learning from the best how to be the sexy librarian pony.
Be careful who you lend the books on pony transformation to.
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Awe man it's update day again! Speaking of updates does anyone know when Anonymous Letter will be updating again?
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CUDDLY DOOM
Current chapter (continuing from >>30494215) can be found here: https://pastebin.com/wEvA1SvL

>As I ran toward the sidewalk just beyond the gas station’s boundary, I elected to avoid the backyard route by which I’d approached the convenience store
>The taller fences would’ve been too cumbersome since I couldn’t easily hurdle them, and at this point, every second counted
>Alexander… I never meant for this to happen… this was supposed to be a simple trip to the store…
>Scanning the horizon for any obstacles, I acknowledged that a single wandering pony, non-abiding of Daisy’s judgement or unaware of my stated intentions, could still be my downfall
>It was almost cruel… to think that after escaping a close-quarters encirclement by an entire herd, I might succumb to a single Pegasus looking to make a friend on his leisurely afternoon flight
>Fortunately, as my eyes flicked across the open road and sidewalk ahead, the only movement to be seen was the gentle splashes of raindrops in ever-growing puddles
>Just to be safe, I passed each fenced blind spot with a sizable gap between it and myself, leaving a minimum length a bit more than that of a pony’s foreleg
>The sneakier ones could be lurking anywhere, well aware of the fact that tripping up one of a biped’s legs made them unstable mid-run, and they’d want to make that a problem of the past
>Without breaking stride, I glanced back over my shoulder to check the sky, failing to see any Pegasi silhouetted anywhere in the grey blanket as misty water continued accumulating on my face
>It could be that all the nearby Pegasi were with Daisy, or simply indoors sheltering from the rain, but I really only cared about the whereabouts of one particular Pegasus
>Please, Storm Cloud… please don’t let me be too late…
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>>30514474
>Ragged breaths and slamming footsteps heralded my arrival at the front of Alexander’s house, and I leaped all four steps to the porch in a single bound, throwing open the front door
>It had already been ajar, and remained wide open as I stopped cold in my tracks, a modest breeze forcing itself through the new opening into the front room
>Sky Meadows… where… but…
>A shiver ran down my spine as my eyes trailed along the chain attached at one end to radiator, snaking limply along the ground to a vacant leash shimmering in the dim light
>I recognized the mostly empty bowl in which I’d left Sky Meadows’ breakfast this morning, a few smears of salad dressing lining its edge while a single piece of lettuce shifted in the breeze
>Her bottle of water was gone, and each of the papers left behind had been scattered – no note explaining her disappearance or thanking me for breakfast was anywhere to be seen
>Amid of the countless articles of clothing filling the room, Sky Meadows’ accommodations indicated that she’d joined the fate of the former human partygoers, in that she was simply… gone…
>With my heart still hammering, I took a single quick step toward the base of the stairs before I noticed the pair of eyes glaring at me from the kitchen
>I found myself fixated on the eyes, my thoughts desperately trying to move me out of checkmate without anywhere proper to escape on this particular board
>With an unsettled shifting of purple wings and a deliberate rhythm of echoing hoofsteps, Storm Cloud paced through the narrow hallway into the room, never once letting her eyes waver
>The steady clicks of her hooves against the hard floor reverberated with methodical intimidation, the sounds standing out starkly against the soft backdrop of wind and rain
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>>30514482
>“I had THOUGHT you were busy treating the hundreds of injured ponies littering the streets, crying out for their mothers, begging for someone to lick their wounds, all that…”
“Storm Cloud, I-I-I’m working on it, honest! I just needed to grab something from the house; I was treating Typhoon Twist right before this…”
>“Aaah, Typhoon Twist… after all the time she spent this morning crying in pain, trying to stay strong for Cobalt… I must say, for her to be all healed, after THAT, you really ARE impressive”
>As the Pegasus continued her slow advance, I wiped a bead of cold sweat from my forehead, the room now feeling dreadfully uncomfortable
“There’s no… There’s no need to be facetious, S-Storm Cloud! You know I’m not a miracle worker!”
>“Oh, I just figured… with your WONDROUS hands and all, every single pony in the tri-state area is already better off on account of us knowing you as a human, rather than a pony…”
“Please, Storm Cloud! I showed Daisy why it’s important I have my hands for a-”
>I barely had time to react as Storm Cloud’s wings snapped downwards, launching her at me amid a violent gust of air that kicked up a cloud of dust from the shadows
>Without the presence of mind to even cry out, I lifted my hands to protect my face as my knees buckled, sending me sprawling backwards
>Hitting my head violently on the hardwood floor, I groaned and clenched my eyes shut in agony while my mind swam in a daze for a few brief seconds
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>>30514490
>By the time I came to, a hard, crushing weight had begun to make itself known on top of each of my palms, my gloved hands pinned to the floor as though they had been stapled there
>My eyes opened and ascended along the lines of purple fur rising from each hand, passing over the Pegasus’ fiercely breathing chest straddling my torso, and finally meeting her furious gaze
>Rapidly, tunnel vision drew my focus unbearably to her face, my feet weakly kicking at nothing in particular just beyond the curtain of her tail
“Storm Cloud! Please!”
>“Your words aren’t going to do anything for you”
“Please, for the love of God, I’m begging you!”
>“I’m sorry, but I’m only doing what I need to do…”
“Please don’t do this! Please, please!”
>Oh God, if Alexander was upstairs, shouldn’t he be hearing my pleas and getting down here to lend me a fucking hand?!
>I shifted my weight and tensed the muscles in one of my arms, momentarily drawing Storm Cloud’s attention as my veins felt like they were bound to pop out of my skin
>“What’re you…? Now, I may be just a little pony, but I’m a strong one at that. Now, that doesn’t mean you CAN’T wriggle out, but do you really want to try when you’re just going to upset me?”
>Slowly, my protests ceased as my efforts evaporated into little more than a few half-hearted shifts of the elbows
>“Do you remember what Daisy said when we found you? You want to be a good little pony, right? Of course you do… Stop. Fighting. Back.”
>I gritted my teeth and pinched my eyes shut, resentfully following Storm Cloud’s commands to the letter as my arms went limp, my legs following suit a moment later
>“There you go… Nice and calm. I must say, you did get under my skin when you went talking about your hands again, like they make you better than the best unicorns…”
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>>30514499
“Please… I’m sorry, Storm Cloud… I won’t talk about them… every again… I won’t do it again! I promise! Please!”
>“I told you to stay calm! Calm. Just take some deep breaths. Just deep breaths in… deep breaths out… Deep breaths back in again… Don’t you worry, this’ll all be over soon enough”
>As a heavy pause hung in the air, she and I locked eyes for a few moments, the brunt of her hooves’ weight shifting away just enough for it not to incite crushing agony
“S-S-Storm Cloud? W-What… what will be? What’ll be over soon enough?”
>The Pegasus vacantly sighed, momentarily tilting her head upwards as though Sky Meadows were suddenly standing right next to us with the right turn of phrase spelled out in bold letters
>“Well, I’m not sure what, actually. I guess I CAN’T make you join our herd right now, seeing as I trust Daisy’s judgement… even though I don’t trust you…”
“Oh thank God…”
>“…I sure as shootin’ want to though. I don’t know what you did to convince her otherwise, but it’d make both her and my plans go a lot more smoothly if you’d cooperate”
“I’m doing my best… I swear… I can be helpful – I want to be helpful – what do you want to know?”
>“I think you’re already well aware. All I want is my friend back; what the hay did you do with her in the midst of all the confusion?”
“Sky Meadows? You know about as well as I do where she is right now… When I left the house an hour or two ago, she was on that leash so she wouldn’t leave”
>“You had her chained up like a prisoner? Or a pet dog?”
“It’s not like that, not at all… You listened to Daisy reading the note; I bandaged her wounds fine, but she still needed stitches... I couldn’t let her just run off in the morning when she awoke…”
>“You should have patched her up right then and there, and let her rejoin us…”
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>>30514504
“That’s easy for you to say now, but believe me when I say she needed rest – I let her sleep, gave her water, made her a nice breakfast, hell, I treated her better than I did my ex some days”
>“Yes, but she would have at least been with her herd, safe and sound! Now you tell me to check the front room, and for pony’s sake, it doesn’t look to me like she’s here!”
“I get that, and I’m sorry, but I can’t tell you any more than that…”
>As though she could sense the fact I was withholding information, even if it was the benign detail of Alexander residing upstairs, she sighed and closely focused on each of my eyes individually
>“Call me crazy, I still feel like that’s not all you could be telling me… Maybe… just… a LITTLE fur couldn’t hurt…”
“What’s that supposed to… wait… wait, stop! Stop! What do you mean by that?!”
>“Relax, you’ll get to keep your hands, just like Daisy wants. Don’t you think I’m cute? Just a little peck on the cheek is all I want, juuuust enough to get you talking…”
>She lowered her head towards me, her mane already draping alarmingly close as I caught an unsettlingly strong scent of lavender drifting from its locks
“Storm Cloud, why the hell would I kiss you? Please, I’m begging you, stop! Stop!”
>“Aww, you really know how to break a girl’s heart… Well, no matter, I don’t need your cooperation to plant some fur on your cheek – a little bit of persuasion, I guess you could call it”
“Stop, stop, I’ll help you find Sky Meadows! Whatever it takes, I’ll do anything! Anything at all!”
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>>30514512
>Storm Cloud straightened up, still keeping her hooves resolutely atop my hands while her expression started to soften into a playful smirk, even stifling a childish giggle as my words settled in
>“Woooow. Just wow. It takes a lot of nerve to say something like that, to a chick who’s got your hands pinned in a position like that, but you know what? I think I’ve made my aim clear…”
>With my adrenaline slowly dissipating from my trembling body, I swallowed and tried to rid myself of the dry mouth my harried breaths had caused
“Y-Yes… you… you have… crystal clear, Storm Cloud, I promise…”
>“…I’m feeling like I can put some more trust in you, actually… so how about this? I’m going to let go of your hands, and you can held me track down Sky Meadows, no strings attached”
>Even after Storm Cloud had shifted the hard keratin burdens, I was slow to move, still locked into an impromptu staring contest between her exuberance and my uncomfortable confusion
“I mean, I… I still need to find that medication for Typhoon Twist as well, but… what… was that not the plan you originally had?”
>While slowly rising to a seated position propped up by my painfully aching hands, I met Storm Cloud’s narrowed eyes brimming with silent discernment
>“Truth be told, I was going to tie off the chain around you – a ‘shoe’s on the other foot’ kind of thing – but come to think of it… that won’t be necessary…”
>Good heavens, were all the ponies this psychotic?
>When you didn’t consider the cute letters, was getting Sky Meadows to trust and befriend us ever anything more than a hopeless pipe dream?
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>>30514523
>Come on, I’m completely trustworthy, once you look beyond the bit about the injections… and claiming to know where Sky Meadows was… and needing medication for Typhoon Twist…
>Oh, shoot, if I don’t get back to Carmine Corners soon with a handful of pills, then THEY’RE going to out me as a liar…
>“I already checked this floor pretty thoroughly already, and obviously Sky Meadows isn’t down here; I figured I’d hear her moving around, but let’s try the upper floor anyways!”
“Uh, yeah, sounds good! I need to get that medication for Typhoon Twist from one of the bedrooms, so I’ll check in there; you can check the other rooms in the meantime”
>“Hmmm… Okay… I guess… After you, then”
>As I rose to my feet and breathed a sigh of relief that Storm Cloud wasn’t towering over me anymore, I could tell she still wanted to keep me on a tight leash despite the lack of a physical chain
>She watched my every move with cold, unwavering eyes, and as my feet steadily climbed the old wooden stairs to the upper level, each creak was met by a hoofstep following a half second later
>I let out a long exhale as I reached the upstairs hallway, turning back to Storm Cloud for a brief moment, her tail flicking as though agitated that I was stalling for so much as a single moment
>“Go on, go ahead to the bedroom… I’ll check for her in the… in the bathroom…”
>The dark, foreboding shadows outlining Alexander’s door slanted hauntingly at the end of the hallway, getting closer with each of my steady footfalls upon the carpet
>Planting my feet with a quiet, shuddering breath, I inattentively knocked out the pattern that would grant me access to the locked room
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>>30514532
>Behind me, a perplexed voice full of intrigue echoed hollowly from the bathroom’s entrance
>“Who…”
>In the gloominess of the windowless hall, I’d failed to notice that the door’s latch hadn’t been fully engaged, and the impulse of my knocks swung the door open a few more inches
>“Who are you knocking to?”
>The room within was dark, the blackout curtains still drawn, while what little light the hallway had to offer began spilling into the room
>“Is there somepony in there?”
>My blood went cold as I caught a glimpse of Alexander’s denim-wrapped leg gently shift in the new light, nudging aside a familiar furry blue stomach, its side wrapped in bandages
>“Sky Meadows?”
>Swiftly, I swung the door open, stepped into Alexander’s bedroom, and threw it shut, plunging us into darkness while its crumbling lock feebly clicked into place
>“Sky Meadows?! Is that you?!”
>I braced myself against the door as my thoughts flashed back to how easily Ryan… or, the unicorn that had replaced him… had brute-forced her way in with a single hit
>In that single kick, she’d effectively sheared the lock and thrown the door open, and it had been a kick devoid of passion, devoid of anger, devoid of a promise of anything on the other side
>Even the frenzied knocking of Storm Cloud’s pleas against the door seemed powerful by comparison as I squared my shoulders against the door in worried anticipation of the first real kick
>“Sky Meadows! You- You better not hurt her! I knew it! I knew if I didn’t keep you on that chain you’d go right to her! I just want my friend back, that’s all I want! Open the door!”
>Somewhere in the darkness near my feet, a pair of groggy voices slowly acquiesced to acknowledging the clamor that had interrupted their sleep
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>>30514540
>“Sky Meadows… did you… did you get locked out?”
>“Not me… sounds like… somepony’s knocking at the door? What’s going on?”
>“Take your earmuffs off, seems to… seems to help hear better…”
>With a groan and the rustle of his jeans against his makeshift bed, Alexander rose to his feet and slid the curtains open, throwing gloomy grey light across the floor
>Sure enough, the varied blankets of his sleeping arrangement lay on the floor, featuring a slight dip where he been asleep, and supporting the drowsily blinking blue pony
>Alexander stood silhouetted against the room’s far end, sporting a hoodie with its hood drawn up, one hand resting against his visibly aching head
>The other hand was stuck in an unending loop of rubbing his tightly shut eyes, the unshakable grogginess still clearly apparent
>I did my best to ignore the din of Storm Cloud’s incessant pounding as Alexander spoke with a remarkably quiet and labored voice
>“Did you have to come bother me now?”
“Alexander, where were you earlier?! We need to fucking move!”
>“I’m trying to sleep through your snuggling with that other pony – I’ve got a hangover like nobody’s business, and she’s still tired and recovering”
“Alexander, what’s wrong with you?! The ponies are wising up to the fact that we’re here, man! We can’t stay any longer! Either help me brace this door or get ready to roll! NOW!”
>“What the hay, why do you have to speak so loudly?!”
>Dropping the hand that had been rubbing his eyes, his eyelids bitterly flew open as his stared at me with his icy gaze, his irises filled with a chilling shade of pale blue
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>>30514547
>My breath caught in my throat, suddenly unable to utter anything much more than a whisper even though it felt as though I was screaming
“Alexander… no… no, you can’t be…”
>“I mean, can’t you just let that pony in? She’s making a racket, and she just wants to see her friend”
>With a loud crash, Storm Cloud’s hooves kicked against the door, which thankfully survived the hit as I planted my feet and tried to lean even more weight against the wooden barrier
>A simultaneous twitch beneath Alexander’s hood caused the loose fabric to fall, revealing a pair of fuzzy turquoise ears protruding from the corners of his profile
“Alexander, no, you can’t be a pony!”
>“Huh? And why not, James? It does feel all-around really good – well, I still have a bit of a hangover, but Sky Meadows helped to take the worst of the edge off”
>Another kick shook the door, this one considerably firmer and more well-placed than the last
“Are you even listening to yourself right now? You’re a human, for God’s sake, act like it!”
>“Yeah, and that’s the root problem! I was telling Sky Meadows about my hangover, and she mentioned that despite everyone giving her drinks at the party, ponies are great with alcohol!”
“That’s no reason to give up your humanity, damn it! Why would you agree to be a pony for her – as if you’ve never had a hangover before, you sozzled bastard!”
>As another kick echoed through the room, the door shuddered, its willingness to stay closed becoming visibly more indifferent with each impact
>“We’d already been friends for a few minutes at that point. It just kind of… happened, and she was telling me all the things she loved about it when she mentioned that”
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>>30514555
>The door shuddered alarmingly with another crash, as Storm Cloud increased both the frequency and ferocity of her attacks
“Alexander, please… We were supposed to outlast this TOGETHER… please don’t let one errant touch be the end of that!”
>I was knocked forward a few inches by the door’s lurching crash before I planted my foot and slammed it shut again
>Alexander, still fixated on me with the increasingly piercing color of his icy blue irises, stood firm while holding out his arms welcomingly, exuding a sickeningly uncanny warmness
>“James… you and I both know that we’re the closest of friends… I’d never want anything to stand between us… we can always be ponies together…”
“I don’t want to be a pony, damn it! And neither should you… Please…”
>My eyes brimmed with tears and my whole body quivered uncontrollably, weakly shaking as I realized my best friend, standing just across the room, may as well be a world away
>Maybe the Alexander I always knew was still somewhere in there – the one that doodled dragons in lectures, cursed at soccer matches, and spewed vitriol about abandoning Sky Meadows
>But looking into the sharp color indicative of the infection’s victory over him, a tear rolled down my cheek as I faced the inevitability of his progression… his candle was burning at both ends…
>With a resounding crash, the door flew open, knocking me into an awkwardly unbalanced stance that caused me to trip back over Storm Cloud and into the hallway
>Laying helplessly on my back with arms sprawled at my sides, my eyes reeled from the dimly lit ceiling back toward the doorway of Alexander’s room
>Their search for Alexander was cut short by Storm Cloud, whose suddenly imposing purple profile was motionlessly halted in the doorframe, her narrowed eyes glaring back at me
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>>30514562
>She met my gaze with tensed muscles but made no approach, visibly torn between neutralizing my humanity and reuniting with her friend, with only pounding rain outside to break the silence
>You got YOUR friend back… You said that’s all you wanted… Please let me leave with mine… Somehow turn this back and make him human again… Please let me have Alexander… Please…
>Slowly turning inwards toward the bedroom, Storm Cloud’s stern expression was met with a smile from Sky Meadows, still sitting on the stack of blankets as her friend approached for a nuzzle
>“I missed you, Storm Cloud…”
>“I was so worried, Sky Meadows – I’m just glad that you’re alright...”
>Her head swiveled to face Alexander, who I could see was swimming in a turbulent sea of thoughts, the prevailing rip current dragging him toward ponydom
>“And you… what might your name be?”
>He glanced at the floor, taking a moment’s pause before responding
>“It’s… I-I-It’s… Snowfall…”
>A flood of emotions raging violently between anger, heartbreak, and guilt promptly hoisted me to my feet, only to find myself a captive audience to the helpless sacrifice
>My shoes felt as though they’d been replaced by bricks, but survival instincts again won when no other thoughts seemed to break through
>One contrite step brought me closer to the top of the stairs…
>Then another…
>Soon enough, I found myself barreling down the creaking steps and out the front door, accelerating to a sprint amid the downpour of rain, my shoes beating loudly against the asphalt
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>>30514574
>I had left behind the salads in the convenience store, and now I was leaving behind a bottle of multivitamins that I’d purported would save Typhoon Twist’s life, with a bit of sleight of hand
>I’d broken every promise I made today, right down to the promises I made to myself that I’d return to stitch up Sky Meadows’ injuries, and that my return from the store would be uneventful
>Bolting for a break in the fence across the street, raindrops struck sharply against my face, making it difficult to discern just how much of the mist was from my tearing up
>I didn’t look back – I couldn’t, not when it would have simply reminded me that I was truly on my own at this point, and after all, the ponies didn’t appear to be giving chase
>Oh God, Daisy was going to be beside herself with anger when she found out all the promises I broke…
>I shuddered to think about what she does to bad little ponies… does she make you wear a bit and bridle, perform manual labor and farm work, lock you up in stables with the stallions to-
>No, no, snap out of it, you’re not a bad little pony! Christ, you’re not a pony at all – you’re a full-blooded human, and it’s going to stay that way! They won’t take your humanity so easily!
>Despite the fact that they’d taken Alexander just like that…
>The house immediately across the street from Alexander’s had a fenced yard, and with a ferocious grunt, I threw myself over it and onto the neighbor’s patio in a single bound
>Stopping only to find myself next to a driveway that spilled into the next block over, I ducked behind an abandoned car and scanned for ponies along the horizon
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>>30514590
>With every other soul in town already sporting hooves, amid the raindrops plinking off the bumper I came to accept that the ponies faced marginal rewards for leaving the comfort of indoors
>Even that concern assumed a significant number of them had opted to stay behind, instead of joining the unrelenting wave of those hell-bent on spreading ‘friendship’ across the valley
>I shifted to a new vantage point next to a small group of shrubs, granting me clear sight of the home street I knew so well, my own house lying vacant far up the deserted road
>Did I really want to take the chance of it not being vacant, though?
>Probably not, and what did it matter when Alexander was just going to giddily reveal all he knew to the rest of his herd, and scheme for them to descend on my location while I slept?
>As my shoes pushed off from a soggy patch of mud in order to advance my trek toward the next house, I realized I needed to go somewhere that Alexander wouldn’t have expected
>The fact that we’d intentionally made no plan whatsoever meant that we were each playing a game with all our cards close to the vest, and if not for the high stakes, I might’ve had fun with it
>Just as I’d done on my approach to Carmine Corners, I moved swiftly from cover to cover, taking in my surroundings with implacable attention to detail before each move
>Vaulting a low stone wall, I slid into a swiftly flowing creek swelling with rainwater before scampering a few dozen feet upriver into a rusty culvert
>Spitting the acrid runoff water from my mouth, I weakly shivered in my already-soaked clothes, the chattering of teeth mingling with the rush of the creek and steady drips of rain
>Still, it sure beat hearing the rhythm of approaching hoofsteps or the flapping of a Pegasus’ wings…
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>>30514603
>As if I hadn’t believed that locking eyes with a pony would be the death knell of my humanity earlier, it was an undeniable truth in my heart’s deepest recesses now
>Daisy could practically make a game out of tracking me down and adding me to her herd
>Any pony skeptical of her motivations behind it could be easily swayed with blatant evidence of dishonesty, medical malpractice, kidnapping… ponynapping?
>As I leaned out of the culvert and crawled up the creek’s miry bank to a patch of unkempt grass above, a familiar mantra ran through my head, not for the first time today…
>I was only doing what I needed to do…
>The message continued to ring true as I lay down in a patch of inches-deep mud to evade the wandering gaze of a faraway unicorn stallion, his tail flicking as he trotted through a street corner
>I was only doing what I needed to do…
>A few hundred yards later, I spied a stout brick building against the fading glow of the afternoon clouds, its imposing façade demarcating the edge of Carmine University’s campus
>The chasm between seeing it and reaching it proved wider than anticipated, and by the time I arrived, the clouds had taken on the dreary orange gradient of late afternoon sunlight
>While the clouds and rain had remained quite steady, the sky was still disrupted every few minutes by some attentively patrolling Pegasus, their watchful eyes scanning the ground far below
>Each appearance prompted me to hold my breath, slowing my progress to a crawl, but after a half hour and enough mud to sate a pig, I found myself in the bushes of the campus center
>For a long time I’d wondered whether the plaza’s grand clock was solar powered, or maybe had a battery, and as its face presented a time congruent with the prior blackout, I got my answer
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>>30514615
>It certainly couldn’t have been any earlier than five o’clock, and with the final glimmers of daylight disappearing within a few hours, I wanted to find shelter before it became too dark
>As the soft trickle of rain continued to fall, I’d hoped to get out of the elements lest exposure weaken my physical abilities to effectively hold off the ponies
>Not to mention, while shivering in some miserable gutter, it would be an order of magnitude more difficult to deny the plush warmth provided by my own coat of clean, dry, pony fur
>Leaning around a narrow planter of flowers, my newfound residence of choice came into view
>By all accounts, the engineering building was a giant labyrinth of rooms with limitless pre-apocalypse potential, and no current value of which to speak
>Alexander knew I’d been inside it… hmm… maybe twice in my entire college career, if that… and it was the last place I’d imagine a carefree newly minted pony would willfully aspire to visit
>Anyone who had ever been inside would tell you that there were no vending machines, food, or valuables, and it was pervaded by a lingering aura of academic pain and crushed dreams
>In other words, not a bad spot to rest my head for a few days while I mulled over my options
>Grabbing a rock from the planter and fidgeting with its heft in my hands, I scurried through the light rain into the shrubs along the brick wall’s edge
>After a deep exhale, I raised the rock over my head and, with a mighty swing, forced its corner through part of a slim basement window, its frame largely veiled by one of the shrubs
>The crack resonated horrifically, far louder than I had imagined in even my worst nightmare, instantly causing me to freeze in place as regret began to flood my thoughts
>I don’t know where… but a pony somewhere definitely heard that… fuck…
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>>30514625
>Flattening myself in the mire of soaked mulch, I tried to relax my muscles and lay motionless just as a Pegasus crested one of the buildings across the quad
>Her ears had perked up as her head flicked about, sporting an expression of confused intrigue after she landed on the roof, hooves slipping slightly on the shallow slope
>I tried to tell myself that, so long as a second noise didn’t ring out from the same spot, she wouldn’t have any means of determining my exact location
>Indeed, I’d dropped the rock, and the only sounds to be heard were the rhythmic heartbeats hammering in my ears
>The Pegasus rested on the roof with gently shuddering wings for several minutes, eventually resigning that the noise must have been… some sort of thunder, perhaps?
>I could only pray that it wasn’t noteworthy enough to tell her friends…
>Leaving the Pegasus enough time to return to her previous roost, I allowed the rain a few final minutes to soak into my clothes before moving to unlock the window
>Truth be told, it had taken the blow quite admirably, and the only damage to be seen was a tight, well-concealed hole, just large enough for my fingers to reach the latch within
>The edges of the glass were sharp enough to pierce my glove and draw a few gashes in the back of my hand, but I deemed it to be a worthy tradeoff, and not one I could realistically avoid
>Pushing the window, I slid into the dim, dusty basement where my feet landed atop a large wooden table covered in papers, allowing me to plant my feet and shut the window behind me
>Aside from a smothered melody of raindrops and whistling wind from outside, the spacious room was eerily quiet, each of my footfalls echoing boundlessly
>It didn’t help that there wasn’t a single soft surface to dampen the noise, despite the room having been packed to the gills with countless machines, each of which metallically reverberated
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>>30514637
>Peeking around the aisle containing every manner of drill press, lathe, and milling machine I could imagine, an unassuming trio of doors on the far wall caught my attention
>Considering the engineering building had been constructed on a gentle slope, I could reasonably conclude that the largest of the three was a garage door leading to some lowly loading dock
>In its heyday it would’ve provided the means for the machines to be brought in and their creations to be brought out, but it was now likely condemned to remain immovably locked and rusting
>To my surprise, the two considerably smaller doors next to it had been left unlocked, granting access to a run-of-the-mill bathroom and machine shop office
>The former was dirty, but in the midst of society’s collapse I was simply grateful to have a proper place to relieve myself
>The latter had been crowded with stacks of technical drawings, which I may have been breaking some obscure security protocol by reading, but they were of no use in the current setting
>No power to run the machines, no food or water anywhere in the room, and nothing but concrete floors upon which to sleep… Shoot, I could do better than this, right?
>Walking back to the middle of the machine shop’s main floor, my eyes rested on the steep hybrid of stairs and a ladder that climbed toward the next floor up
>Was it greedy to look beyond the immediately available discomfort for the prospect of a better place to live somewhere beyond the door?
>My great-great-grandparents may have asked themselves the same thing when they passed through Ellis Island, although THEIR situation didn’t prompt them to face militantly friendly equines
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>>30514649
>As my metal of the steps reverberated and creaked beneath the soggy rubber of my shoes, I hoisted myself to the top and rested my hand on the door handle
>For all I could say, the halls on the other side might’ve been brimming with a swarm of ponies… what else was new…
>Pushing the door open, I peered into the hallway, its unfamiliar walls lined with a patchwork of doors, academic posters, defunct awards, and a few fleeting shimmers of dim sunset light
>But above all else, as I stepped forward and shut the door behind myself, it didn’t appear to have any visible ponies, nor did hoofbeats against the tile pierce the air
>Working my way forward with steady methodology, I wriggled each office door’s handle in vain hope that maybe one of the dozens would be unlocked
>I hoped it wasn’t a testament to Carmine University’s flagging attention to detail when the third door swung open without resistance…
>As I shut and locked the door behind me, my darkest fears expected to see a converted professor rise up from behind the desk, his stereotypical elbow-patched jacket sleeves ending in hooves
>I breathed a sigh of relief to the empty room as I glanced around the furniture, finding no unexpected roommate with which I inadvertently shared the quaint office
>Drawing the blinds to stave off the owners of any wandering eyes, I removed my EMT pouch and knife at my side and set them on the desk
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>>30514657
>I’d planned to put all of my essential supplies pertinent to survival there, but a quick search of every possible nook, drawer, and cabinet of the office yielded nothing to add but drab books
>Even a beautifully decorated commemorative lunchbox, shoved to the back of a knickknack drawer, rattled its handle without giving up a single morsel of food
>Damn it, why did the ponies have to sweep through town on a weekend night, when nearly everything’s firmly shut and no one’s leaving behind lunches for the following day?
>I loudly groaned, as did my stomach, having had nothing to eat since breakfast, and nothing to drink except for a few choice puddles of stale rainwater
>Nonetheless, while glancing at the window, I told myself that it would need to be a task for tomorrow unless I wanted to tempt the ponies’ nocturnal seeing and hearing abilities
>Ripping my gloves off with a resounding snap, my fingers struggled slightly in their suddenly dry surroundings, the skin unprecedentedly wrinkly from the prolonged soak
>Tearing away my hoodie, T-shirt, socks, and pants before dispelling the vile water from my shoes, I was compelled to embrace the fact that every last garment I’d been wearing was soaked
>Once my underwear joined the growing pile of clothes left to dry upon the office furniture, I stared with tired eyes at my naked reflection in a conveniently angled computer monitor
>No pony ears… no tail… no bony protrusions where a pair of wings or a horn would be making themselves known… no hooves… not even a single piece of fur to be seen…
>And most of all, more than anything else, I still hated what the ponies were accomplishing, with every fiber of my being…
>For taking away the life I knew… For taking my friend… For what they did to Alexander… That pony that had replaced him… it… it wasn’t him… Alexander was… he was dead…
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>>30514661
>A decade of medical interest and study between the two of us, all through high school and college, hadn’t been enough to save him… It hadn’t made the slightest difference…
>Immune systems, classical psychology, conventional understanding of eye and ear anatomy… the infection simply scoffed at each in its incessant march
>I put my head in my hands, trying to hold back tears as I took a seat on the soft carpet, my breaths still coming in ragged gasps as slight drifting chills caused me to shiver weakly
>I tried to tell myself that tomorrow would be a new day, that things would get better, and that the sooner I fell asleep, the sooner I could wake up to outlast the ponies anew
>Lying down with the plush carpet bristling against my skin, I accepted that if even a single pony found me, it would be a walk in the park to convert me to their ranks
>Skin contact anywhere on my naked body was all they needed – it was the closest to ‘easy mode’ that Daisy’s game was going to get
>I shut my eyes and attempted to sleep, instead finding it too early to do so, and even after the last vestiges of fading daylight darkened beyond the window blinds, my thoughts swirled
>A couple hours later, a restless, dreamless sleep finally took hold

And with that, Chapter 4 draws to a close!
As it turns out, I’m capable of writing chapters where not everyone is a pony by the end… although I think it goes without saying, the infection has taken its toll.
The next exciting chapter of Cuddly Doom will, of course, kick off on the morning of Monday July 17th, so stay tuned for it!
I’ll be travelling for work next week, meaning Monday’s update will be posted in the morning instead of the evening, and sadly, there will not be a Thursday update.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, little ponies!
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>>30514512
Holy fucking shit this is so tense I am literally on the edge of my seat right now. You sure are good at building suspense.
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>>30514668
Sad to see another human bite the dust, Alexander will be missed. Great chapter though, can't wait till Monday. Just curious though what determines the gender of the infected after the transformation?
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>>30514875
There aren’t any particular determining factors; it boils down to having a believable mix of genders that also makes the story as easy as possible to write.
Worthy of note: with third parties observing a conversation/interaction occurring between two characters of differing genders, masculine and feminine pronouns can be used without ambiguity.
And while there’s that pragmatic side to it, for the most part I just make characters’ final genders whatever I please, sometimes in the moment, in a way I see it contributing to the story.
To me, transformations where the voice jumps two octaves… or when Ryan and his girlfriend flipped genders… those transformations have a particularly stark impact.
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>>30514668
woah. Relieved to see James made it to relative safety. I had kind of figured that at least one of them would get it in the end, but not both, and it looks like I was right. It's better this way because there's still unfinished business with """"""""""Snowfall"""""""""" and Daisy.
I guess there's no guarantee that Chapter 5 will be from James' perspective, but depending on how much longer you want this story to be, I personally think it'd be cool if a future protag maybe bumps into James and they team up, like hardened post-apocalyptic badasses (running from adorable cuddly ponies)
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>>30515061
Ah I see, I was kinda working on a theory up until Ryans transformation threw a wrench into it but it's better not knowing. More fun that way. I also had a question about how the ponies would handle the more violent humans? Earlier I made a comment about how I'd react to an outbreak scenario.
>>30506713
I was wondering how they'd handle that?
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>>30515148
Depends on what you mean by "more violent"
If you mean slamming a ponies' head in a car door, then Typhoon would tell you it's ponification.

If you mean pulling out a gun and shooting up some cuddly zombies then we don't really have an answer for that yet, but I'd assume it would be the same. (with some exceptions, like if some guy were to kill a close friend of a pony then I can see that pony getting revenge in a cruel/unusual way) I mean, this IS genocide, after all. Obviously some are going to go out fighting, whether they end converted or shoot themselves while they can still pull the trigger.
that got kinda dark
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>>30515148
I figure I’m going to be answering this in a hundred thousand word response over the next month or two, and don’t want to give away too much right now.
Simply put, I can’t justifiably speak for the collective of “ponies” because, at the end of the day, each pony is an individual character.
They’ll have differing “person”alities and means of addressing the problem posed by a violent/potentially violent human, with a common reasonable response being ‘we need to befriend them.’
Other ponies may opt for avoiding them, scaring them out of town entirely, hell, some might want to lay siege until they starve!
After all, that solves the problem in the name of protecting ponies sans the losses associated with an assault on an armed, violent human.
The possibilities are quite varied, and just as the story is at a point where James sees Daisy, Storm Cloud, Sky Meadows, etc with a variety of rapports beyond “just ponies”,
so too will different ponies see the remaining human (or humans) with a rapport diverging by varying degrees from “just a human to be neutralized.”


>>30515208
Yeah, but this whole story is kinda dark.
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>>30515246
>I’m going to be answering this in a hundred thousand word response
I'm totally looking forward to that now. And I get not wanting to give anything away that might spoil it down the road I guess I just keep thinking about it because I'm the type of person who isn't going down without a fight. Not that it would be easy, bashing down a zombie or a pod person is one thing but I actually like ponies. Still in an us vs them situation I'd rather die on my feet than live on my hooves. I mean James said it, for all intents and purposes Alexander is dead.
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Here's a quick update of Flu Season (pastebin: https://pastebin.com/3me402Bk).

>Once you make it back upstairs, you absentmindedly make your way to your housemates’ rooms, thinking about nothing in particular.
>Well, ONE thing.
>One very big, delicious, throbbing-
>You snap back to reality as you almost trip over one of the trays that you left out in the hallway like an idiot.
>A wave of embarrassment floods over you as you survey the now-cold food.
>Looks like you were so busy being a submissive little sluuuut– PREOCCUPIED in Mac’s room that you neglected your present duties.
>After running back downstairs to heat up the coffee in the microwave, you hop up the steps once more, still trying to shake your worryingly persistent gay thoughts.
>Instead of making a beeline for Mac’s room, as part of you is still commanding you to do, you lightly knock on April’s bedroom door, right in the middle of the hall.
>”Come in.”
>You slowly open the door, expecting her to pounce on you, but you end up standing in the doorway, waiting for your eyes to adjust to her darkened room.
>”Shut the door, it’s too bright out there.”
“Too bright out there? It’s fucking pitch black in here!”
>”Yeah, I was trying to sleep.”
“It’s almost noon.”
>”Well, you woke me up twice while you were getting fucked in Mac’s room, so cut me some slack.”
>You can feel your cheeks turning a brilliant red, and your response is sheepish and quiet.
“Y-You heard that?”
>”Loud and clear. The walls aren’t very thick. But it’s fine, I guess. There are always a few mental changes here and there.”
>She snickers.
>”I always took you for a faggot anyways, Anon.”
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>>30515681
>You grab one of April’s many small throw pillows and lob it at where you think she’s sleeping, but once your eyes rest on the outline of a clearly empty bed, you raise an eyebrow.
>”Over here.”
>You turn around and look into the even darker closet, where a dark form is... dangling from a bar?
“What the fuck?”
>April effortlessly lets go and twirls to the ground, flapping a pair of wings you didn’t even realize she had.
>”It’s what bat ponies do. So what do you want?”
>She sounds almost indifferent to your presence here.
>Did turning into a bat finally get her to chill out?
“I’ve got food. Coffee and toast.”
>”Sounds appetizing. Just set it down somewhere and get out.”
>You comply, placing the tray on the floor before turning to leave her room.
“So, you’re not gonna try to jump my bones?”
>She laughs.
>”Fuck no, man. I’m still gay as hell. If Chris ever stops crying in the corner, though, send her in here. I’ll try not to go too crazy on her.”
“I doubt it’ll happen. She’s been trying to get in my pants since the changes started.”
>”And you haven’t given into that delicious pony puss? You really are a fag, huh?”
>You snicker and look down at her diminutive form.
“Least I still have hands.”
>”Well, get the fuck out of here before I put them to good use. Go, monkey!”
>You grab a pillow off her bed on your way out and fling it at her, and the startled bat noises that you can hear from inside the room confirm that you hit right on the mark.
>You relish in that little victory as you lightly tap on the door to Dan’s room.
>No response.
“Hey, you awake?”
>A little gurgling this time, almost like someone was blowing bubbles underwater.
>And can you hear the water running?
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>>30515683
>You fail to notice the towels jammed in the bottom of the door or the water dripping out of the cracks before it’s too late.
>As soon as you swing open the door, you’re greeted with the sight of a massive wall of water reaching almost all the way up to the ceiling.
“Fuck!”
>The torrent of water spills out of the room and down the hallway, carrying you all the way across the house and halfway down the stairs, where you slam into a wall and slump down on the railing, asking yourself what you did that could have possibly justified any of this.
>When the torrent of water finally subsides, you trudge back up the stairs, carpet now squishy, opening every window along the way.
>You don’t give a fuck about getting infected anymore.
>Right now you just don’t want to smell mildew for the next year.
>And while the Southwestern sun begins to dry out the house, you make your way back through the open door into Dan’s room.
>The room looks completely waterlogged, and you sigh in dismay as you throw open the spacious bedroom’s two windows.
“Dan?”
>”In here!”
>You head into the attached bathroom, where it sounded like he was speaking from, and your eyes rest upon the figure of a small, light blue sea creature currently splashing around in the bathtub.
>The faucet is running, and water is pouring over the sides of the tub.
>Giving what you assume is Dan the best disappointed glare you can muster up, you turn off the tap and sigh.
“Dude, what the fuck?”
>”What? I needed someplace to swim! We don’t have a pool and you won’t let us outside.”
>Dan’s voice almost sounds like someone’s speaking by blowing bubbles or gargling milk.
>It’s light, bubbly, and decidedly female.
>Dan looks up at you with dismayingly adorably puppy dog eyes.
>”What else was I supposed to do?”
“Try not flooding the house.”
>”I didn’t know that–”
“It’s fine. Just don’t do it again. I brought food, but I doubt it survived the flood.”
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>>30515685
>”Oh, don’t worry. A little wet food never hurt anybody! Bring it on in!”
“Alright, I’ll be right back.”
>You step outside and recover the soggy tray, and when you return to the bathroom, the faucet is on again.
>Turning it off once again, you only glare.
“No more water.”
>”But–”
“No buts. Just don’t. I’ll be back to check on you in a little while. Anything else you need?”
>She rests a flipper on her chin and scrunches up her eyebrows.
>”Nope, I– oh, wait! I do need something! Something really, really important!”
“What?”
>”See those eggs over there?”
>You turn around and notice a pile of what look like translucent, squishy marbles sitting in the corner of the room.
>Oh fuck no.
>”I need you to fertilize them for me!”
>You turn back to Dan and she’s sporting a too-chipper grin.
“You want me… to fertilize them?”
>”Yep!”
“How?”
>She giggles.
>Fucking hell, how can a fish be this adorable?
>”Just blow a load on them, Anon! Come on! I’m sure you’ve still got a little left in you after this morning!”
>Does everyone in this fucking house know about you and Mac?!
>You just sigh and turn to walk out the door.
“I’m not doing that, Dan.”
>”Why not?”
>You turn around and make eye contact, and she gives you the best puppy dog eyes you’ve ever seen on a fish pony.
“Because– just, no.”
>Her eyes begin to well up with tears, and she sniffles a little.
“Come on, dude, snap out of it.”
>”Do… Do you not love me?”
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>>30515688
“Love you? I love you as much as someone can love a housemate that’s trying to get them to jack off on a pile of fish eggs can. Look, I’ve still got to give Sarah her breakfast. After that, we’ll see.”
>Immediately, she brightens up.
>”Oh, thank you thank you thank you! I’m so happy!”
>She grins and starts swimming around in fast circles.
“Later, Dan.”
>”See you around, Anon!”
>You shut the still-damp door and can only sigh.
>Until your mind betrays you with one more pervasive thought.
>How did Dan talk above the water if she’s a fish?
>You bury your head in your hands for a solid minute before you start searching for Sarah’s tray of food.
>This is some fucking stupid shit right here.
>Still you’ve got an obligation to care for these poor dumbasses, so you pick up the tray and knock on Sarah’s door with your free hand.
>”You can come in, but I’m in the bathroom!”
“Okay!”
>Her voice sounds unusual, but you can’t quite pin down how it’s changed.
>Guess you’ll figure it out in a minute.

And that's it for now. I'll be just as busy for the next few weeks, but after that it'll be back to updating semi-regularly. Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/3me402Bk
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>>30514668
>>30515699
Fuck yes.
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>>30515685
Is this our first sea pony TF? Interesting.
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>Be in Equestria.
>The ponies are a bit bigger than you expected; in fact, they seem to be big enough for you to comfortably ride on.
>Try to ride on either a unicorn or earth pony because the wings on pegasi seem like they would get in the way.
>The pony is actually totally cool with you riding them.
>After having your fun, you try to get off.
>You're stuck to the pony's back.
>Slowly transform into a pair of wings.
>Hard to describe, but it weirdly feels amazing to exist as wings.
>Can still communicate with the pony, but only with the pony you're attached to.
>Have to coordinate with the pony if you want to fly or have meaningful interactions with the world around you.

I don't usually think about body TF, but this felt like an interesting idea.
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>>30516548
Unusual sort of idea. Maybe you just turned some unicorn into a princess.
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>>30514661
I hope its sky meadows that finds him, she deserves to repay his kindness.
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>>30516603
>anon makes a young Celly a princess by total accident
Some accidents become miracles
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>>30516658
I like this idea now.
Anon now shares Celestia's body, though only controls the wings. Communicating mentally, he becomes her trusted advisor as she forges her kingdom.
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>>30516723
I legit love this idea. It's infinitely more interesting than all the "anon fugs hors" greens out there and has a billion directions to roll in.

As a bonus, you can one up all the sunfags. Why praise the sun when you can caress the sun every day, literally wrapping her in your warm embrace every night?
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>>30516658
>>30516723
Luna of course tries to replicate the (happy) accident for herself, however she has to trick a less than willing Anon into it. The mental conflict that results causes the Nightmare Moon incident.
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>>30481632
>Fired for being a pony

Awe yiss discrimination lawsuit millions here we come
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>>30517579
The boss needs to be sent to sensitivity training, ie. turned into a sensitive little pony.
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>>30515699
This story has so many good things going for it; I love it.

Was it intentional that the characters with androgynous names (Chris and Dan) were the ones that got genderbent?
I have to say, it makes it a fair deal less discordant when reading, so if you meant to do that, good on ya.
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>>30514668
When will someone sing "Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer do" as they're being transformed into a conforming member of the herd?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuEN5TjYRCE
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>>30510594
Ok.
>>30482586
>It had been a long, hard trot to get here, but lo, and behold, on the hill!
>The mood lifted as our eyes rested on the visage of that shining city, built into the mountain.
>”Canterlot!”
“Canterlot!”
>”it’s only a model...”
>I quickly snapped my head to shush the errant squire as I turned away from the scale model in front of this odd cathedral.
>It had been a long, hard ride to get here, but this was one of the last stops on our way, before we could swear fealty to the goddesses themselves, and prove ourselves as true knights of the sun.
>As we trotted to head in, we were stopped by the peculiar sight of a procession of ponies all marching by.
>It was headed by a Nun, as we would have expected, but behind her was the most sorry group of ponies any of us had ever laid eyes upon.
>The pegasi all looked like they had been beaten mercilessly, then forced to run a marathon.
>The earth ponies were all caked with mud and filth, as if they had been forced to tunnel to tartarus itself.
>And even the unicorns fared no better, having looked like they had been forced to try to teleport an obelisk to the moon, and back.
>I looked back at my comrades, my true brothers in arms, and saw that their mood had been de-brightened as well.
“On second thought my friends, let us not go to Canterlot, it is a silly place.”
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>>30518173
>We had just left the classroom building, and already I felt my cheeks burning in shame.
>Every single one of us recruits was in a sorry state, with about 3 different themes running throughout the group.
>The pegasi were all tired and bruised, the earth ponies were all caked with what I was hoping was mud, and while the unicorns fared the best, they all looked like they were on the razor’s edge of taking a long walk off a tall bridge.
>And, well, on top of that, while I thought this place was mostly closed off, or had no reason for anyone other than recently converted humans to show up here, some weird ponies in armor showed up and just gawked at us before fucking off.
>Real morale builder, that.
>It also didn’t help that Snugglebun was in the back, looking for all the world like a petulant child getting dragged along to sunday school.
>Which, for all I knew, was exactly the case, given that we were headed towards the cathedral building.
>Well, I guess that isn’t too bad, what’s so horrible with just sitting and praying for a bit?
>Unless we gotta read dumb stories out of the horse-bible, and take tests on them, which in that case, I guess that’s one more horrible thing to lump on the already massive list of terrible shit I’m having to endure in this hellhole.
>I looked up, having been too absorbed with my thoughts to notice that the group was already in the cathedral, and headed off to one of the stained glass windows that I had noticed when I had first headed into this place.
>As we stopped at it’s base, I couldn’t help but tell that this was going to probably lead to an incredibly long winded explanation, likely tailored to be hammered into the heads of children, or idiots. Or idiot children.
>”Alright My children, Today I will be teaching you about why you have all had your wretched humanity taken away, and given a superior equine form, and why We are here to make you ponies, inside, and out.”
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>>30518183
>Of course these damn ponies wouldn’t just give you hooves, then fuck off and let you do whatever with them.
>I watch as the mood changes from boredom to horror, as the realization sinks in that this isn’t just a camp to teach you how to use your hooves, and it’s more like a cult recruitment camp.
>For her part, all Sister Praise does is give one of those smiles that could make you fold a royal flush, then continue explaining.
>”As we see in this window, we see one of your kind, Anonymous himself, as it were, tormenting the ponies of this land, before Celestia bestowed the gift of equine form upon him.”
>I look up at the window, noting how the “human” looks more like a demon, with his hunched over posture, and long clawed hands, and given his size relative to the ponies he’s holding one handed, he’d have to have been two stories tall.
>No one speaks up to give the Nun pony any pointers to fix the anatomical inaccuracies though, as continues with her story.
>”Anonymous, or Anon, as he is more commonly known, was of a cruel and terrible nature, and he tortured the ponies of this land with great and terrible consequence. Let us move on to the next station.”
>The sister moves on to another window, showing the same “human”, this time holding what looks like a combination of a medieval torture device, and a brush, while holding up a rainbow-maned pony up by her tail.
>”As you can see here, this Anon creature was a clear and present threat to the harmony of Equestria, even at one point becoming a threat to the bearer of loyalty herself.”
>So, Anon managed to get to Rainbow Dash herself.
>I mean, he probably ruined it for the rest of us by somehow fucking up bad enough that horse-land now has a standing law against being human, but you gotta admire his moxie.
>The group heads to another stained glass window, showing Celestia spearing Anon’s heart with a rainbow beam, while a group of injured ponies lie at his feet.
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>>30518186
>”Before this… Anon could copulate with the bearer of loyalty, Celestia herself struck him down, ending his rampage.”
>Rip Anon, he never scored.
>As I offer a silent thanks that this part seems to be moving along at a decent clip, I look at the next stained glass window, which has what’s honestly probably the ugliest pony I have ever seen.
>I mean, green coat, black hair?
>That’s about as creatively bankrupt as making the cute girly thing pink.
>”Celestia, as opposed to ending the monster right then and there, decided to remove its threat to her little ponies, and allow it to be taught about the magic of friendship, by turning Anon into a pony, as you have.”
>I watch Snugglebun out of the corner of my eye, mouthing what Sister Praise is saying, word for word, without even looking at her.
>I don’t know if she’s mocking her, or if she’s been through this so many times that she has her speech committed to memory.
>The group moved away from the last stained glass window towards a picture of the anon-pony thing giving the angriest look a pony could muster, framed in a wreath.
>”given the treatment given to poor Anon was of an early kind, he was unfortunately unable to accept the gift given to him, and he was unable to find friendship in equestria.”
>Sister Praise dips her head, as if in prayer for the poor human-turned-pony’s soul.
>Her head rises up, and once again her face is graced with that spine-tingling grin.
>”However, we have made great advancements in our methodology since that time, and you can see how much we have advanced by our sisters who grace the halls.”
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>>30518194
>A shiver runs down my spine as I look back at the various and sundry ponies littered about, and hunker down as I catch a glance at the shadow hidden behind their eyes, behind those fake plastic smiles.
>It’s almost like one of those smiles you’d see from walmart greeters, or someone who works in the service industry.
>Except if they added in a few pointers taken from sharks, birds of prey, or large predatory mammals.
>The way they look at me reminds me of nothing more than a spider watching a fly struggle helplessly in it’s web.
>I huddle down, shivering as I turn back to Sister Praise.
>”Alright Sisters, I am giving you two hours to get yourselves cleaned up and break fast. After those two hours are up, head down to the classroom attached to the cathedral. You have much to learn.”
>Yep, called it, we’re getting that blatant sunbutt propaganda hammered into our heads whether we want it or not.
>The group all grumbles and collectively heads to the showers, likely not pleased with the fact that they’re going to have to be taught like gradeschoolers.
>Snugglebun heads up the front, clearly deflated by her “atonement detail”.
>I hear one of the other ponies ask her something, followed by a long sigh in return.
>I try to listen closely, and flinch a little bit at the unfamiliar feeling of my ears turreting towards where Snugglebun’s talking.
>”Atonement detail’s basically what you guys are going through right now. The whole “fill their heads with blatant big C propaganda, and hope it takes” deal. Except, of course, that Sister Praise is gonna be keeping an eye out on extra ways to work me over.”
>I wince at the thought of the nun having it out for me.
>Despite the fact she’s a nun, and probably devoted her life to Celestia, she’s an inquisitor, and was the pony who stole my humanity, along with probably countless others.
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>>30518202
>And if that’s what she considers a gift, then I’d hate to get acquainted with what she thinks a punishment is.
>The group manages to meander its way to the showers, where Snugglebun turns the water on without ceremony.
>A few of the other ponies just flop into the spray, and the water quickly turns black from all of the muck coming off of the earth ponies, the poor bastards.
>I look away from the other trainees, and down at my nemesis.
>The bar of soap.
>I pluck my now damp feather from behind my ear, and look between it, and the soap.
>There is no spoon, the stairs go up infinitely, the three tines are two prongs, and the jar is also two faces.
>I watch as a faltering aura comes into being around the soap bar, but what surprises me the most isn’t that the soap bar actually rises up out of the dish by a few centimeters.
>It’s the fact that the aura is pink.
>Just like the aura that was around the feather when it was floating around on it’s own.
>I look back down at my hoof where the little feather is doing a lazy figure 8 over my hoof.
>I… don’t think I’m making it do that?
>I let my hoof drop to the ground, and just stare at the feather, pirouetting in midair.
>It shouldn’t do that right?
>But why wouldn’t it?
>I use the soap bar or the soap bar just starts acting on it’s own, or something, but the end result is the bar of soap lathering my coat, as I try to grapple with the insane line of logic I just conceived.
>A piece of my mind just sits back and watches the insanity, as I try to explain just what the fuck is happening to myself.
>It’s… kinda like a 3 way bastard child between flying by trying to hit the ground and missing, that quantum physics thing where the boat stays still, but moves the universe around it, and the childish thought of “I reject your reality, and substitute my own”.
>Is this just me going crazy here?
>Is this just how unicorns think?
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>>30518214
> I lift up a hoof, and look down at it again, watching the feather spiral around it.
>Even if I could eventually find a way back human, is this line of thinking just something I can put behind me, or it is some pandora’s box, that’s already permanently marked me.
>I clench my eyes shut, and grit my teeth, while I try to cut the flow of magic, and just stop.
>It takes a disturbingly long time, but I eventually feel the soap bar stop scrubbing me, then clatter to the ground.
>I let out a breath I didn’t even know I was holding as I just let the cool water flow over me.
>”Hey, pink, didn’t anyone tell you not to drop the soap?”
>My eyes shoot open as I look at the shit-eating grin on the familiar face that’s the source of the comment.
“Ok, did someone shit in your bed or something?”
>”I dunno, you try being the short shit. Also, I gotta at least balance out you learning how to do the impossible and use magic, with giving you shit.”
“Didn’t the teacher say to give the slow students shit for not figuring out magic? And also you’re playing a dangerous game here, given I now know how to bean you in the face with the soap.”
>The bar of soap levitates out of the sudsy puddle where it was resting, as I give the tiny little pony the meanest look I can muster.
>And in response, she manages to give a blank stare for a moment, before breaking out into laughter.
>”I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I just can’t take you seriously with that face, I swear, if I still had fingers, I’d be pinching your chubby little cheeks.”
>In response, the bar of soap bounces off her forehead, quickly cutting off her laughter.
“I hope you have fun scrubbing yourself down with your hooves then. I’m gonna go get dried off.”
>As I trot past the tiny reddish mare, I feel the feather nestle safe and sound behind one of my ears again.
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>>30518222
>I head over to a dry section of the shower room and a dry towel gets engulfed in a pink aura that’s quickly becoming familiar, then levitates towards me.
>Why in God, or Celestia, or whoever’s willing to listen’s name did I just so happen to wind up pink?
>I hear my stomach rumble, and hold a distressingly pink hoof to a disturbingly pink stomach, realizing that the last time I ate, I still had hands.
>I sigh as I towel myself off, waiting for the other ponies to get finish up, so I can go eat without getting mobbed.
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>>30518230
And that's all for now, Have a great weekend, folks
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>>30518241
Really glad to see this.
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>>30518241
Quick question why the fucking hell are there so few good nun pony pictures, jesus fuck
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All right, red pill me on the worst green here and why it's garbage.
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>>30518540
here as in currently being posted, or historically bad?
bonerplow, maybe? or something by I think it was redbomber? I mean the kid wrote the same story like, 3 times, and came out and said he couldn't write no good because he got dropped on the head as a kid.
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>>30516548
Being stuck to a pony's back may suck, but look on the bright side. At least you're not one of these abominations: https://derpibooru.org/search?q=artist%3Aterry%2C+nuckelavee
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>>30518551
Old cringe is fine, but was mostly wondering what shit to skip past in the thread.
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>>30518214
.>It’s… kinda like a 3 way bastard child between flying by trying to hit the ground and missing, that quantum physics thing where the boat stays still, but moves the universe around it, and the childish thought of “I reject your reality, and substitute my own”.

>tfw this is perfectly understandable
>tfw these sort of concepts are easy as fuck to grasp despite their paradoxial /hypocritical / illogical nature.
Does this mean i get to be a unicorn? I'm ready to praise celestia.
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I'm a big fan of Cuddly Doom, so I thought I'd start something similar. Hope it's alright.

>Looking down at your plate, you can't help but hope the scavengers get back soon.
>It's what seems to be a lumpy mound of refried beans and a meager helping of peas.
>All served on a soggy paper plate.
>"Hey, don't give me that look, you act like I've got a gourmet restaurant back here." grumbles the cook.
>You're pretty sure he's not even really a chef for a living.
>Not wanting to cause a stir, you sit down at one of the long fold out tables in the room.
>Food is food, no matter how shitty it is.
>At least that's what you tell yourself as you choke back some horrendous beans.
>This run down homeless shelter has been your home for the past month or so.
>There's about twenty people and all here, sticking together.
>Not everybody gets along, but it beats trying to make it outside.
>Almost everyone you'd run into is either deathly ill or not even human anymore.
>The sickness isn't nearly as viral as anything like flu or ebola, but it's dangerous enough that staying inside is the only thing that feels safe.
>Unless somebody inside with you is sick, then nowhere feels safe.
>You shudder, thinking back to the group you were traveling with before.
>It's so sudden when it happens, everybody is fine and the next thing you know you're terrified about if the water you drank this morning was clean.
>Or if you sat too close to that one guy yesterday.
>Continuing to eat, you wonder what your chores for the day are.
>Probably cleanup duty again.
>Beats having to go scavenge, but not by much.
>Looking around the room, your gaze falls on a woman sitting on the far side.
>She seems perfectly fine one moment, but then suddenly passes out the next.
>Her face slams into the beans with a loud thud.
>The girl sitting across from her falls back in fear.
>Oh fuck.
>There's no way that she's sick, is there?
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>>30519075
>From what you can recall, the first symptoms are a high fever and nausea.
>Those alone doesn't instantly scream infected, but it should be cause for alarm.
>Passing out randomly however is a much more telling symptom.
>The infection hits the mind almost as much as it warps the body.
>The force of it finally beginning to work on your brain sends most into a near comatose state.
>When you wake up, it's all over.
>It's like someone flipping a switch in your mind.
>There's a chance she's just really tired, but nobody is willing to check.
>Anyone sitting remotely close to her has shuffled to the other side of the room.
>”Who is she? Was she with the last scav crew?”
>”What the hell?!”
>”Somebody go get Gabe!”
>”Fuck, I think she sneezed on me!”
>Everyone is going insane.
>A breach in the shelter is the one thing we prepare for most.
>Scavenger crews spend up to a week in quarantine upon returning, and any horse seen approaching is shot immediately.
>So how would she have gotten sick?
>Maybe this is all one fucked up misunderstanding.
>Even if it is, it's safe to say you've lost your appetite.
>It doesn't feel like this is some misunderstanding.
>Not in the slightest.
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>>30519087
>Gabe, the defacto leader of the shelter soon arrives.
>Upon seeing the girl, he ushers everyone into the living quarters.
>Lining everybody up, he goes through roll call.
>It becomes very obvious that something is wrong very fast.
>He goes through the entire list of names, and everyone is present or currently out scavenging.
>Meaning the girl out there is completely unknown.
>Straightening his glasses, Gabe approaches Tori, the person who usually acts as “gatekeeper”
>”Care to explain why there's an undocumented woman in our mess hall?”
>Gabe takes his job very seriously, going as far as to treat the place like it’s some kind of bunker.
>Tori crosses her arms as she replies.
>”You know better than anybody here I wouldn't let in some fucking rando without proper process. I'm not an idiot.”
>”Then how do you explain her?” asks Gabe.
>She has no good answer for that, she just inhales sharply while giving Gabe a less than friendly look.
>”Did we do roll call last night?” asks someone in the crowd.
>Silence falls as people think back to last night.
>Gabe mutters a curse under his breath.
>”Tori, give me an exact schedule of the guard rotation for the past twenty four hours.
>Nodding, Tori walks off to find that.
>All the while you're glancing around the room, checking for anybody who seems off.
>If one person is sick, who's to say someone else isn't?
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>>30519101
>After some minor detective work, three suspects are lined up.
>Each of them watched the door for at least an hour in the last twenty four hours.
>”Doug, Casey, Lilly. Can we please make this less of a headache? If you come clean nothing bad will happen to you. We understand wanting to help others, and maybe you simply forgot about procedure.” Gabe assures.
>”I swear to god it wasn't me. You know how much I hate those p- horses.” Casey mutters, catching himself.
>Gabe doesn't like us calling them ponies.
>Says it takes away the edge, makes them sound cute.
>When in truth a single one of them could spell doom for all of us.
>Lilly’s eyes are trained on the ground.
>”Lilly?” asks Gabe, stepping closer.
>”Sh-she lost her child…” Lilly murmurs.
>People begin to talk, but Gabe raises a hand to shush them.
>”Who lost her child Lilly?”
>”The w-woman… she said had to l-leave her baby while running. And sh-she needed to rest before going back out up look. I-I didn't know…”
>Gabe steps back, nodding.
>”I understand Lilly, I really do.” Gave reassures.
>Gabe walks off, returning with a gas mask on.
>”We've got confirmed turning. Tori could you come and help me? And Dr. Cartwright, go give Lilly a checkup, along with anybody else concerned about infection.”
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>>30519110
>The two of them leave and the crowd turns to face the man in the corner of the room.
>He's dressed in all thick, black clothes and a gas mask like some new age plague doctor.
>In some ways, that’s not all that far off of a description.
>Medical professionals were quickly lost to the infection due to improper procedure in the early days.
>Cartwright, fresh out of medical school, was kept working on normal patients when everything started.
>Seasoned professionals were the ones working on the enigmatic infection.
>By the time he had to start working directly with the infection, he had adopted this garb.
>He sleeps and eats in his office, one that used to belong to an administrator at the shelter.
>Nobody can come in unless he is covered.
>It's rather paranoid, but he's obviously doing something right.
>”Alright, who's worried about being ill?” asks Cartwright in a muffled tone.
>You've never heard in talk with his mask off.
>Over half the shelter raises their hands.
>Groaning, he gets up, walking to his office.
>”Form a single file line outside my office. Lilly, you're first.”
>You opt to not go get a check up.
>Ignorance is bliss and all that.
>Walking off, you can't help but peek into the dining area.
>The girl is missing.
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>>30519128
>Stepping into the area, you hear it instantly.
>A gunshot.
>Moments later Tori and Gabe walk back in.
>Gabe is in the middle of taking as he holsters his pistol.
>“-a girl like Lilly?”
>”She wanted to feel more useful, in hindsight I should have found something else. Sorry sir.” Tori grumbles.
>”Sometimes I swear it's l- oh, Jesse! Didn't see you there, not interested in a checkup?”
>You shake your head.
>”Hey, Tori and I have business to discuss. Could you watch the door for us? Only for an hour or two. I can make sure you get extra rations when we restock.”
>Even though he's phrasing it like a request, it's obvious it's not.
“Yeah, sure, I can.”
>Best not to cause any shit with Gabe.
>Especially since he's obviously not the happiest right now.
>”Great, that's the spirit. Now if you'll excuse us…”
>He walks off with Tori, leaving you with your assignment.
>Just another day in fucking paradise.

That's all for now. Also I need a name, don't I?
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>>30519145
So far so good. Even if it seems rather bleak.
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>>30519145
Names can help establish more of a connection and get readers to adopt a more personal understanding of a character.
You're writing this in second-person, which makes naming the protag a bit awkward since in second person narrative, (You) are the protagonist. That said, I don't think there's anything wrong with doing it, bud I have barely any writing experience so I have no idea what I'm talking about.
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>>30519366
>bud
fuck, I meant but*
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>>30519366
Following the example of others. A lot of stories here have named protagonists.
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>>30517579
>try to sue
>turns out you end up losing because you weren't fired when you were human, therefore you didn't have the rights of an individual when you were fired
>forced to become the family pet
>your children are your authority figures
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>>30519431
Go with whatever you want, dude. It's your story.
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>>30514668
James, you need to be a pony if you have any hope of becoming the adorable pony couple. What's so hard to understand about this? Sheesh.
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>>30519729
But James ain't no race traitor. Unlike those traitors that turn willingly.
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>>30519779
A man betray's his race.
Another betray's his friend.
Who is the bigger traitor?
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>>30519729
It'll happen to him eventually regardless. I guess there's a VERY slim chance that since he technically hasn't been afflicted yet that he could potentially be immune, but I very much doubt that. Eventually he'll run out of food to scavenge and will have to seek out the ponies of his own volition so he won't starve to death.
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>>30519804
Well uh... He isn't really friends with Snowfall so I think it works out in James' favor.
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>>30519804
Alexander betrayed the friendship and his species by turning to the dark side.
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>>30519145
Oh joy, more depressing apocalypse bullshit. Can't you be productive and not do something do dreary? Come on.
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>>30519852
>>30519879
Snowfall, Alexander, what is in a name?
Is a rose not still a rose, even when you trim the thorns?
Our names, our physical bodies, all worthless in the end.
Does your friend care about your name?
Are they bothered by your appearance?
The only thing that matters is the feelings you have for your friends and the actions we take.
A wonderful gift is being shared with us brothers, seize it and cast off the trappings of this flawed and decaying society.
Ask yourself, honestly, are you happy? Are you content? You can be.
Do you cling to past regrets out of guilt? A misplaced sense of atonement? All are forgiven in the herd.
Meeting new friends can be scary but they'll be with you every step of the way. and once made, they'll be with you until the end.
Wouldnt that be nice? To know in your heart of hearts that everypony around you is a friend, and would do all they can to aid you in your time of need? Feeling that same sense of camaraderie for them in turn?
A new dawn is coming, let us embrace it together my friends.
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>>30520002
That's cute. I'll try and remember to stay the fuck away from you if the cuddlocalpyse ever happens.
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>>30520002
Queer on Shakespeare.
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I want to be the cum inside of Rainbow Dash
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Let's just get to the next damn thread already. C'mon, and let's make the OP image not shit this time.
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>>30520034
Working on it.
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>>30520002
Oh god! You're one of them!
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>>30476117
>>30519145
Any pastebins to add to the next OP?
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>>30520085
Does the new story have one? Also, new guy, repost your story in the new thread. You caught the tail end of this one.
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>>30520014
I love tag, i'm sure you'll love it too when it's your turn!

>>30520016
Aww, thanks friend!
I particularly adore and admire his amazing application of alliteration.

>>30520053
Dont be silly, how could i type all this with hooves?
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>>30520100
>when it's your turn
pls no
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>>30520100
pony apocalypse is a game of tag
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New thread

>>30520138
>>30520138
>>30520138
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New thread
>>30520138
>>30520138
>>30520138
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>first new post is cancer
of course
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>>30520138
>>30520138
>>30520138
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