Carter Johnson: a man lost to the darkness that consumed him. He had grown hatred towards the man he became. He never wanted this life, but somehow it seemed to him like no matter where he went, his dark past would follow. And now he is at his breaking point. His past haunts him every day, making him feel like nothing in this world can help change him to become the man he wants to be. Perhaps he is right. Maybe there isn't anything... in this world.
With one chance left for redemption, Carter is sent to another world unseen by humans and tasked with the goal of finding those who can help him restore his humanity and restore him back to the man he once was: a man who could love and be a friend to others. But amongst this simple task is an evil more powerful than anything anyone could imagine. For a certain princess and her friends in their world, this will prove to be their most difficult task yet. To Carter, it's his life on the line; to everyone else, it's theirs. Everything that would follow would depend on their choices.
Notice: This takes place one year after the events of Season 9, between "The Ending of The End - Part 2" and "The Last Problem," sometime after Twilight's coronation and becoming the new leader of Equestria, along with the Royal Sisters' retirement. None of the "Equestria Girls" events took place, meaning Sunset Shimmer does not exist and that no one from Equestria has seen a human.
This is meant to act as a continuation of sorts following the end of the MLP Series, building upon where the story left off and telling more about what happened after the coronation. However, there is a more adult rating, as the purpose is to convey dark themes with the otherwise light-hearted world of Equestria, bringing the story into a whole new direction never seen before in the actual series.
Warning: This story has parts with moderate gore, profanity, as well as death/suicide. If you are easily turned away from such content, reader's discretion is advised.
Proofread by PhysicistBrony
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This is the retelling of the original UTF. The changes needed to move story where it was originally meant to go and clean up all the plot holes that the original just couldn't fill in required an entire rewrite, meaning there will be lots of additions, removals, and major changes to the story in comparison to the past edition. With that said, this is now the true headcanon of what happened in the first UTF.
