Our Darkest Hour

by Fryguy


1. The Chemical Fire

The Factory near the coast of the Ocean and a river that runs through Equestria is known to be the most dangerous factory in Manhatten. But because the chemicals are so dangerous and the ponies working in it are always putting their lives on the line, the workers handle the chemicals carefully, which is why it has the least accidents. But that will change.

KA-BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

"THE PLACE IS ABLAZE!'

"WHERE'S MY CAR?!"

"WHY IS THERE A FORK IN THE ROAD?! GO THIS WAY!"

"I THINK I INHALLED SOMETHING! HELP!!!!"

The factory exploded when the ponies began to work, everypony ran as fast as they can go. The factory's chemicals were ignited when somepony threw a match in a pile of chemicals, starting a fire and a chain reaction of explosions. One pony then noticed something even more frightening.

"OH NO! THE CHEMICALS ARE LEAKING INTO THE WATER! EVEN IN THE OCEAN!"

This sent ponies writing many messages to the princesses at ounce. They feared Equestria might not survive when it gets polluted.

"Your Majesty." A messenger ran in with a letter from Manhatten, he was probably running very fast from whatever danger because Celestia noticed a few scratches on his side, and he was burnt badly.

"Yes?'

"A Chemical Factory exploded and was set ablaze, nopony's dead but some are in very critical condition, also the river and air is polluted and the crops are dying. The Ocean may be polluted as well." The Messenger explained.

Celestia gasped, she then quickly sent for Twilight and Luna, and sent a message to Cadence and Shining Armor.

"Why have you been looking for us?" Asked Luna, Her sister's expression was serious, and she knew it.

" A Chemical fire ignited one of manhatten's factories, causing pollution in the water supply and the air we breath, the crops are also dying. I fear it would take years to recover from this. But...."

KA-BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another explosion went off, it was heard by everypony in Equestria, the shock wave had destroyed nearby buildings, and it was so loud that it shattered a lot of the castle windows, leaving glass on the floor. Shocked, the princesses didn't talk much after that, they took flight toward manhatten. They met with Cadence on the way. "Wow, I did not expect to hear that from the Crystal empire! That was load." Exclaimed Cadence, She had heard the Explosion while reading Celestia's message.

"There's the Fire!" Said Twilight with a hoof pointing at a Orange funnal shaped blaze. The smoke had darkened the sky completely, and the factory was now engulfed with flames. "We have to try the fire be gone spell I learned yesterday. It should do the trick!" Suggested Twilight, but in a panicked tone.

One after the other, the Alicorns fought the fire with a blast of magic, It only did little affect, and soon the fire was out of control. "The Fire "cough" is way out of control "cough" let's try a water spell." said Cadence, coughing and wheezing at the time, she inhaled a little bit of smoke and was having trouble to remain in the air. But her water spell did the trick, and the fire disappeared.

But the factory perished in the fire, so did a few buildings around it. All the ponies were safe, but they were having trouble breathing. The fire caused Equestria to have a injury count of five thousand six hundred eighty two ponies, from smoke inhalation, burns, shock waves, and surprisingly, broken bones. Nopony was killed, but many fear that they will all die because the fire caused air pollution, water pollution, and darkness. Which leads to no water, food, or air to breath.

Ponies thought that this will be the End, they are in jeopardy, even the Crystal Empire.

They are Doomed.