Deep underground under the farmland of Sweet Apple Acres lives a familiar group of ponies. Anypony could tell you who these citizens were; most of them were once citizens of towns all over Equestria. Ponyvillians, Cloudsdale pegasi, Canterlot citizens. They were the lucky ones. After something went wrong that caused Princess Twilight of Ponyville to snap, the ponies who made it out unscathed needed a leader.
Rainbow Dash never thought of herself as a humble pony. She knew she was awesome, and she knew that everypony else needed to know. That's why when Twilight Sparkle was "corrupted", as Starlight Glimmer would say, the cyan pegasus not only led but started the group that hoped to bring Twilight down. Nopony really knew what happened to Twilight. As far as everypony knew, her very mind was destroyed by her own magic.
How different are things? Can they stop Twilight? Will anything ever be the same again? It’s only a time until the dark takes over...
Originally written during NaNoWriMo of 2020 and edited a bit, this specific story does NOT include the School of Friendship in its canon and happens before Twilight’s coronation. Most of seasons 8 and 9 are not canon to this story.
CONTENT WARNING
Tags will be updated as story progresses!
Story will update weekly.
Pretty good start.
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Eh I’ll be the first to admit its pretty rough
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Hey, you've got me hooked.
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Ah well I’m glad then!
Enjoying this so far :D
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Thank you!
I wish I had words to express what this made me feel, just... wow. I can't wait for more of this story.
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haha omg thank you, im glad youre enjoying it! i definitely feel like that line was one of the ones that kind of hurt me to write, glad it resonated with ya
How are they farming without getting caught? Won't Twilight send guards to stare at the farm 24/7? Is she just messing with them? It's hard to believe she can take down 3 princesses but not some farmers.
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I don't remember if I mention it here, but they have a magical barrier around the property of SAA. That, and Twilight is intentionally messing with them (which, to be fair, isn't really made obvious earlier on), although you raise a really good point
Really liking the story so far!
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Thank you! I'm glad to hear it :)
My poor heart...
Me too, Pinkie, me too...
I really can't wait for more of this.
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I'm glad you're liking it so far!
Is this a reference to what I think it is?
Excellent chapter here, I really liked the interaction between them, it was kinda refreshing to see them just be themselves, all things considered.
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Perhaps
and yeah! This is what I mean by lighthearted. : )
Glad you enjoyed!
Twilight, you big, big dumb.
Again, another excellent chapter, you have me on the edge of my seat every Sunday.
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For such a smart pony, Twilight is incredibly dummy
Thanks ^^
Lovely chapter, it's nice to see them have tender and soft moments considering what they're living through. And I think we've seen the Mane Six by now with Fluttershy here?
As always, I can't wait for more, sorry for reading this one so late
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Gotta get a good mix of nice moments in there, too.
And don't apologize! I mean I definitely posted it late. You're not obligated to read right away ^^ Thanks for the comment
Loved this one, haven't read a story in a while that tells the two sides like this.
Excellent work!
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Aaaah thank you :>
Why does this feel like the calm before the storm?
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Haha, what? You think I cant let people have nice things?
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Not for this long!
Jay, I'm frankly disappointed you didn't use Neighanderthal.
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goD DAMMIT 😔
to be fair i remember writing most of this chapter after midnight (which is why... it is... what it is...) and i dont think i ever caught that on any of my rereads
and here I thought they might have a chance with Starlight and Zecora on their side. They could've gone back time or something but right it seems that they have no time left.
Rainbow, you dumb, dumb mare. At least you won't have time to think about how dumb you are.
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Time is a fleeting thing
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She is pretty dumb yeah
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I literally cannot wait for Sunday now, and the next three ones.
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yay im glad :)
Jay, don't do this to my poor RariJack heart.
She's not the only one smiling.
Best chapter ever.
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Hahaha yeah it was definitely fun to write. And I do love me some EqG Rarijack!!!
I was kinda hoping for Sunset to be able to escape, but in hindsight, I guess she'd been in the resistance base before.
As always, can't wait for the next chapter.
all of a sudden, she had the aura of a cow
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Since when do things ever go right immediately
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nexus pls
she stroked her horn and later looked at twilig—
I totally didn't tear up when I read Pinkie snapped out of it from Dash's speech, nope.
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Ahahaha omg
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Can i ask you something?
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Yeah for sure. Did you want to dm me?
Maybe...
With what little power you have left...
You can SAVE something else...
Cue "SAVE The World"
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ah, do i spot an undertale fan?
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How exacly did Twilight became dusk Sparkle?
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I am pretty sure I covered it in one of the earlier chapters. Long story short, there was a cursed book she read that infected her with the will of the author, who was not a good pony. The more she read it, the deeper she fell into that state and the less control she had over herself. Thing is, since she came in contact with the book, it's meant to draw you in, so she kept clinging to it and yknow, things got worse.
Was it too late for what? Who's hurt? I need answers, not sleep.
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tune in next week!
*You tell the Lost Soul that the apples arent ripe yet.
"Stop running away!"
*You tell the Lost Soul that Applebloom needs him."
"Stop!"
*You tell the Lost Soul that you'll kick his flank if he hurts her.
*Suddenly, the memories come flooding back!
"I'm real sorry."
Big Mac (SAVED)
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*You tell the Lost Soul that they're the best mail mare Ponyville ever had.
"No! You won't ruin everything Dusk Sparkle has done for me!"
*You tell the Lost Soul that they can do better than that.
"(Inhales sharply)"
*You tell the Lost Soul that they're getting it now.
*Suddenly, memories come flooding back!
"Oh goodness, did I crash again? I really need to get better at flying,"
Ditzy (SAVED)