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// Chapter Five  
// Story: One for the records 
// by Wearyevilsoul 
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It was an ordinary day for Derpy, everything seemed to be going fine. She was enjoying her retirement. However, she had a feeling like... something was wrong. She quickly passed it off as one of those feelings that every pony gets. She went to go check her mail, and what she found she couldn't believe. They shut the research department down! What? Why would they do that? They were on a bright path to helping ponies live longer, and maybe even achieving her dream. However, they weren't needed anymore. Seeing as they cured every disease known to pony kind. So maybe... it was time to close shop, yes that's it. They closed down because they didn't need to do anymore research. Derpy shrugged it off, and trotted back inside. Unaware of what was to come.

The doctor offices were overflowing with patients showing the same symptoms, coughing and a swollen throat. It seemed to be contagious, extremely contagious. However, it couldn't be contagious because every disease has been cured. So that means that there is no way in hell this could be a disease. The doctors kept giving out allergy pills, hoping that would make the symptoms go away. Sure enough... they didn't. This baffled doctors, It couldn't be a disease because there aren't any diseases still infectious, but... it couldn't be allergies, so many ponies having allergies in the middle of winter. It was unheard of, then again. Pollution rates have been skyrocketing due to the recent boom in industrial needs and advancements. Fossil fuels were being used more and more to power all of the ponies technology. So.. it must be side effects of the pollution. It was the only logical explanation....