It was a beautiful summer night in Equestria. Everypony was in bed and sleeping the night away. That is, except for one silly filly who decided to run off into the woods to play. As it got darker and darker, the filly saw another pony off in the distance. As he stared at the pony, he began to feel faint and heard a static noise. Figuring it was just his camera, he just shrugged it off and went closer and closer. The pony turned around to reveal no face. The next morning, the news network put a story about the filly, who has gone missing. Everypony thought he was just lost and would come home the next night. He didn't. Then, two more disappearances were reported on the news. Twilight decided to do some research and found a very old myth called the Slender Horse. A frightening creature that has no face, extremely long limbs, and tentacles coming out of his back. Twilight warned the entire kingdom about it. They all barricaded their doors. Praying that the night will pass and they can escape to another country. But will they survive? If you guys don't understand the lab reports, I will explain. After the Slender Horse case, Twilight and her friends have gone insane from Slender sickness. They are in a mental repair institution. The lab reports are the doctor's progress on the process of restoring the Mane 6's sanity, as well as their progress to finding out what happened though their eyes.

Edit: To clarify, Subject 46523 is Twilight, Subject 165 is Rainbow Dash, and Rarity is Subject 3614. I will update for the others if I include them.

This story is a sequel to Rainbow Factory

Cloudsdale Weather Corporation has been running without incident for over twenty years. That is, until two foals manage to avoid being processed and find themselves in the haunted bowels of the massive facility. Can they make it out of the abandoned factory with their sanity intact? Will they uncover the secrets even a company as dark as the CWC is ashamed to keep? And what of the workers who help ensure that, in the end, not a single soul gets through...

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Everything dies.

Sometimes sooner than it should, and sometimes not for very long.

When death proves to be a bit more impermanent than it should be, Celestia is left to figure it out.

As well as why the new citizen of her fair land seems so intent on keeping the answers to himself.

Two humans seeking a place to call home eventually find their way to Equestria, where they hope that the kindness and tolerance will extend to foreigners as well.

Frosty Mug runs the premiere (and only) watering hole in Ponyville. He's been behind the pine for years, and listened to many a sob story, and joyous announcement. Enjoy his recollections of a rather strange week in which he served a different Element of Harmony every day, and a pony he would have never thought he'd have the honor of getting drunk. These are the memoirs of a Ponyville booze vendor.

Now with bonus drinks! Consider it 'Happy Hour'!

Warning: Shipping is mentioned.

As I sit on this branch, looking at the town through the mangled, black branches, I began thinking about why I came here. About everything I left behind on Earth.

I wish I'd never have come here...

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This story has been redone. Also, A brilliant lad called Vlad decided to write a sequel. I seriously recommend reading that and following him.

Also, there's a prequel in the works!

Years have past since the Infection swept throughout Equestria. Ponyville lays in ruin. The sun only hangs in the air for a few hours, the landscape is barren, and the skies are in utter chaos. So much has been lost to this plague. A single filly searches for answers amidst Ponyville's ruins. She seeks to unravel the chain of events behind this terrible blight, but finds much more in the shifting wastes.

We all know the story of the Mirror Portal. How Twilight Sparkle travelled through it, finding herself in a strange new world of even stranger creatures. Well, what if I were to tell you that that world was not the only one of its kind?
This fact becomes more and more apparent as strange ponies, never-before-seen creatures and even whole new places begin to appear in Equestria. And when a warlord from a lost universe appears, with his sights set on Equestria's crown and a face that's strangely familiar, so begins the strangest event in pony history: The Crisis on Infinite Equestrias

Equestria is dying.

There is nothing anyone can do about this.

The sun has shined too long. The Age of Sunlight must come to an end. But Celestia refuses to let it extinguish, and the land is shrouded in everlasting dusk. And now, among the living, are seen bearers of the accursed Darksign. Those doomed to die, again and again, until their minds fade away and they turn hollow, forever seeking the souls of others for nourishment, in a futile attempt to regain their lost memories and lives. But there is now only one way for their suffering to end. Celestia must be slain, so that the Age of Dark may take its natural turn.

Co-created by Akumokagetsu

Cover art from PonyChaos13 on DeviantArt

'Dark Souls' crossover.

The Tears of Gaia. An artifact of unmeasurable magical power from the Ancient Days, when the Others ruled the land. If found, they would be the discovery of the century!
At least, those are Twilight Sparkle's thoughts. But something is stirring in lands to the south. Soon she will find that she and her friends are not the only ones who are after the legendary Tears. And so what starts as a simple research trip is soon to escalate into the greatest journey of the young ponies' lives, filled with new friends and foes, incredible danger and great adventure!

Accolades:
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NOTE: While I do appreciate all comments I get on this story, I would personally prefer if they could say a little more than the typical "Awesome chapter, I love it!" or whatever. What do you love about it? What struck you in this chapter? What would you like to see explored or expanded? Are there things you don't think are working and if so, how could they improve?? I have a pretty determined vision for this story, but it wouldn't hurt to know for the future!