Twilight had never questioned the nature of the Tree of Harmony. To her at least, it stood as a sentinel, a silent guardian watching over Equestria and keeping disharmony at bay.

She soon starts to have questions and misgivings when she inadvertently witnesses the horrifying fate of hers and the rest of her friend's twisted doppelgängers. Did something happen to the Tree of Harmony, or was it always this way?

Twilight aims to resolve this mystery once and for all. Little does she realize that this mystery goes far deeper—the truth far more terrifying than she can imagine.

Will she be able to solve this nightmarish mystery with her sanity intact, or will she surrender and be lost to madness?

After some deliberation I chose to put a Crossover tag as the whole story uses many assets from several stories in the Cthulhu Mythos (most of them written by authors other than Lovecraft).

Fantastic cover art done by Mix-up!

A strange book written in a script not linked to any known language is given to Moon Dancer by a mysterious stallion with dark spectacles and a charming smile. Wary of what lay within yet curious nonetheless, Moon Dancer enlists the aid of her old friend Twilight Sparkle in deciphering the script and unlocking the truth behind the book's origins.

What follows is a detailed account of the endeavor and its tragic and terrifying conclusion, penned by the broken mare who survived to tell the tale.

- CLASSIFIED -

At the request of Dr. Quest Colton, the following data logs and observation notes have been compiled about the case study surrounding Subject 1 and the highly infectious anomoly that now plagues ponies in the hundreds. It is the doctor's hope that these files will eventually help us find a cure before all of Equestria suffers this horrific end. Subjects 2, 3, 4, and 5 are also presenting troubling afflictions and will be recieving case studies of their own. Princess Twilight's sudden death could not have come at a worse time for us all.

(Thanks to VladiVoices for the amazing art!)

Hope you enjoy my first MLP Infection AU :)

After several bloody years of war, we are about to defeat King Sombra. I almost wish we would have lost.

Applejack is not having a good day.

She was nopony special: a gardener and sometime-engineer aboard the Golden Oaks space station, providing food and oxygen for the CelesTech researchers living and performing experiments there. She vaguely knew everypony, performed good work, and even was on first-name terms with a certain royal, but wasn't noteworthy. She was nice, a dependable worker, and not much else.

But when the Stellar Thrones send up representatives for a routine tour, something goes wrong. Applejack wakes up a week later, with no memories of what occurred in the meantime, to find Golden Oaks ravaged. The entire station is in lockdown. Communications are nonexistent. The shuttles are destroyed. Power is unreliable. Most of the crew have been slaughtered. The escape pods don't work. Every module has been badly damaged. And something is prowling the station. Something capable of disguising itself as anything.

With only a wrench and herself to rely on, Applejack pushes through the crumbling station to unravel the mystery. But her every step is being watched, her every movement is a risk. Because Golden Oaks isn't a research facility anymore. It's a hunting ground. And ponies are the prey.

Although this is a crossover with Prey, no knowledge of it is required.

Twilight always gets the same things at Sugarcube Corner, but there's something new and tremendously popular on the menu today! Everypony just loves it! The Green Tea Matcha Crueller may be a limited time only pastry... or maybe it will stay for a very, very long time.

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After being grounded, Apple Bloom must spend the night home alone while her family are away. Outside, dusk is falling and as she prepares for a lonely, boring night there is a sudden knock at the front door.

Apple Bloom art by mysticalpha

Special thanks to The Fan Without a Face, sevenofeleven and Alcatraz for the terrific job of Editing/Pre-Reading and general advice.

Review by PresentPerfect: Here
Audio Drama by Sparrow9642: Here

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.

Diamond Tiara's life after the Fall.

A Fallen World vignette.

Set in the same world as The Archer And The Smith

To every resident of Ponyville, the Everfree forest is considered the most dangerous place in the area. It is filled with a plethora of wicked, flesh-hungry beasts that lurk in the shadows of the trees. The bravest of ponies are also considered the most sane and even they do not enter without a plan. Apple Bloom, a resident of Ponyville, decided that she'd help her sister and pay Zecora a quick visit. However, she didn't intend on staying until the sun went down.

A collab with, electreXcessive. A big thanks to him for coming up with the idea and letting me help him expand it! He's a good writer. Please, check him out and give him the attention he deserves!

Written for the 31shotober challenge!