Eileen's Exhilarating Collection of Extremely Short Fiction

by EileenSaysHi


March 2023: “Multiversal Mayhem”

It's The Lack of Thought That Counts

Ponyville burned.

Pegasi scrambled to gather sufficient rainpower to douse the thick fires billowing from cottages, while unicorns banded together to combine their respective magical strengths in a desperate effort to prevent further destruction. But no matter; the massive, black-spotted yellow monster had descended upon the town, belching flame as it flew in erratic arcs around the remnants of the village.

From the balcony of the crystal castle that now served as one of Ponyville’s few remaining standing structures (albeit now bearing a gaping hole from which the beast had emerged), Twilight Sparkle was glaring daggers at a shrinking Sunset Shimmer.

“Okay, so maybe I didn’t fully consider how an interdimensional portal that turns dragons into dogs would react to me bringing a gecko the other direction…” Sunset winced as the sound of more screams echoed in the distance.

“Really,” came Twilight’s reply.