Until yesterday, my life was no different than anybody's. Go to work, pay the bills, sleep. Today, I woke up to a world without humans. The streets are empty, the power grid is running down, and not another soul is in sight. That might not be the worst thing, if I wasn't also a pony.

Where is everyone? Why is this happening to me?

Will l stay sane long enough to starve?

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Note To E-Reader users: This story contains illustrations in each chapter, which will be lost in the standard fimfiction chapter export. The generous Phoen1x took the time to produce an epub version with all the illustrations intact, which you can download here.

A huge thanks to Zutcha for all his hard work on the art of this story. Also a huge thanks to my editors Two Bit and Sparktail, for tolerating my half-written crap.

Just when Twilight had given up hope on passing the entrance exam to the princess's school, a frightening explosion sent her magic out of control. Everything was light and pain, and then it was black. When her eyes opened back up, she found herself in an unfamiliar field, surrounded by strange sounds, smells and creatures.

But unbeknownst to Twilight, her immediate dangers are not her greatest. As the fires of an ancient war are slowly rekindled, what fate will befall Twilight as she tries to find her way home? Will she make it back safely? Or will she be captured by the dominant species, forced like so many other creatures to fight in battles that were never meant to be hers?

A word about the Dark tag: While some details will be softened or omitted, this story does take a more realistic approach to the Pokemon universe. Creatures need to eat, even predators. Wounds and status effects linger until healed by time or outside influence. And being knocked unconscious may not be the only result of a battle.

Humans.

Truth or myth? Ancient lost civilization or just an old pony's tale?

No pony has ever seen one, and most haven't even heard of them. But Lyra knows that these wonderful creatures are more than just old legends, and she's going to find out... and possibly drive her roommate insane in the process.