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Dark/Grim/Sad

Stories which are particularly focused around dark, grim and/or sad topics.

Order: Word Count

TBattle of the Blanks
MLP: FiM
Romance
Comedy
Horror
Human in Story of the Blanks. Has some violence and swearing. Meant for teen and up.
Gore
Violence
Death
Profanity
Human
Alt. Universe
Apple Bloom
Luna
OC
Other
HumanSVD · 402k words · 741 84 · 16k views
TThe Light Despondent
MLP: FiM
Horror
Sci-Fi
It's a bad old time not to follow Celestia. Her empire slowly spreads across earth, wiping away human achievements, and anti-pony HLF terrorists are the bane of many refugees. But one day, one of the worst of the HLF spares a filly and her mother....
Gore
Human
Alt. Universe
DJ P0N-3
OC
Other
Doctor Fluffy · 317k words · 63 24 · 3.6k views
TThe Ones From Beyond
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Sci-Fi
When Equestria is invaded by humanity, it's not out of greed or conquest, but out of desperation.
Violence
Death
Profanity
Human
Alt. Universe
Celestia
Luna
Other
Main 6
Lordvessel · 315k words · 660 62 · 13k views
TLight Despondent Remixed
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Drama
One day - a year or so before the Barrier hits America - an HLF terrorist decides not to shoot a mother pony and her foal, setting out on a journey for redemption, trying and failing to be a better person one day at a time.
Gore
Violence
Death
Profanity
Human
OC
Doctor Fluffy · 310k words · 32 9 · 1.3k views
TARTICLE 2
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Comedy
Tragedy
An alien crash lands in Equestria. It calls itself human.
Human
Celestia
Luna
OC
Main 6
CMCs
Muppetz · 229k words · 5,174 177 · 78k views
TUngrounded
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Comedy
A modern mage teleports himself to Equestria in a magical mishap, where he continues to try to live his life.
Profanity
Violence
Alt. Universe
Human
Twilight
Celestia
OC
Other
Main 6
Lucien Chance · 198k words · 680 69 · 15k views
TMetro: Retribution
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Artyom's sacrifice at D6 wasn't the last chapter of his story. A Metro/FiM crossover.
Gore
Crossover
Alt. Universe
Celestia
Luna
Other
Shining Armor
Main 6
RF and AG · 194k words · 762 42 · 25k views
TTo Calm a Tempest
MLP: FiM
Romance
Comedy
Sad
A Human finds himself in the company of a hot Lieutenant. If only he didn't tell her that.
Sex
Anthro
Human
Alt. Universe
Luna
OC
Other
Tempest Shadow
Storm King
Broman · 167k words · 489 44 · 11k views
TSCP: Breakout
MLP: FiM
SCP
Dark
Horror
Sci-Fi
The SCP Foundation, an organization that has Existed for thousands of years, survived the near extinction of their species, but will one slip up end it all?
Gore
Violence
Profanity
Crossover
Human
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Celestia
Luna
OC
Flurry Heart
Happy2343 · 130k words · 257 15 · 11k views
TThe Last of My Kind
MLP: FiM
Romance
Sad
Sci-Fi
In the near future mankind was driven into a biochemical war against an unidentifiable contagion created by an asteroid that struck the planet. Without no cure or any form of escape, mankind buried themselves and awaited their extinction.
Sex
Human
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Celestia
OC
Main 6
Immortan Joe · 128k words · 1,823 168 · 20k views
TAlistair the Hierophant
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
An ancient sage is resurrected through the use of dark magic, and once more he's being made to fix people's problems.
Gore
Human
Alt. Universe
Celestia
Luna
OC
Main 6
Chrysalis
LoosePartyCannon · 108k words · 729 37 · 9.2k views
TUnearthed: Curse Of The Undying
MLP: FiM
Romance
Dark
Adventure
For decades I watched and did nothing as the innocent suffered under evil. Never again. I will bring law and order to this world, or watch it burn one last time. For I am the one and eternal lord. Dark and Bright...
Gore
Violence
Death
Anthro
Human
Celestia
Luna
OC
Main 6
Talion The DARKandBRIGHT · 107k words · 442 46 · 9.8k views
TDisplaced into Nothing
MLP: FiM
MLP: Comic
Dark
Adventure
Drama
While studying an alien spellform, Twilight makes the most important discovery of all time... The one which could doom her planet. | Horror Rationalfic with Lovecraftian & World of Darkness elements. Deconstruction / Subversion of Displaced.
Violence
Death
Human
Twilight
Spike
Luna
Other
Main 6
Rockstar_Raccoon · 91k words · 1,075 77 · 17k views
TElements of Honor
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Mystery
Thriller
An assassin aiding Equestria escalates into a war-like battle of wits between him and the princesses. -Dishonored/MLP Crossover
Crossover
Celestia
Luna
Other
Main 6
SpitFlame · 89k words · 260 66 · 10k views
TAn Odd New Friend
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Can Fluttershy prevent an enraged Ponyville from tearing a lonely human to shreads?!
Human
Fluttershy
Twilight
Zecora
OC
Main 6
Eon333MS · 86k words · 275 45 · 6.7k views
TChaos Incorporated
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
A Scottish teen chooses to leave his boring life behind and attempt to conquer a new land and its strange inhabitants. And he just might have some fun in the process.
Alt. Universe
Human
OC
Discord
Chrysalis
King Sombra
Tirek
DontTreadOnMe777777 · 74k words · 170 16 · 6.1k views
TMachinations in the Dark
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
There is a secret held in the dungeons below Canterlot, deeper than the crystal caverns into the roots of the mountain. This secret is a creature imprisoned by the Princesses. It is a source of great knowledge, but may ultimately be a great enemy.
Alt. Universe
Human
Twilight
Celestia
Luna
OC
King Sombra
BaryonBrony · 60k words · 3,482 152 · 38k views
TChassis
MLP: FiM
Romance
Dark
Adventure
Sci-Fi
After a squad of highly trained Chassis pilots are scattered across a war torn planet known as Equis how will their unexpected arrival shape the outcome of Equis's first World War?
Gore
Anthro
Human
Celestia
Luna
OC
Cadance
Chrysalis
LoosePartyCannon · 57k words · 165 19 · 4.9k views
TNot What I had Expected
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Sad
My name is Aran, and I have lived in Equestria for almost a year now. I don't remember how I arrived to Equestria, but I can never forgett what happened when I arrived. living dissection, Betrayal of trust, Speciesism and a general hatred towar
Gore
Human
Apple Bloom
Celestia
Luna
Cadance
Shining Armor
Frosthowl · 57k words · 1,228 91 · 18k views
TDevil's Regret
MLP: FiM
Romance
Dark
Adventure
Following Devil's Due, Ryan has been forced into exile and is being chased on all sides.
Human
Twilight
Rainbow Dash
Celestia
Luna
OC
All American · 50k words · 120 8 · 2.8k views
TOf Gods And Mortals
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Comedy
This… is a tale of ”my” reality, my triumphs, my mistakes, and the sins of a father.
Human
Celestia
Luna
OC
Discord
Main 6
DeepThought · 50k words · 668 37 · 12k views
TMy Little Rogue Trader
MLP: FiM
Warhammer
Adventure
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Nothing about this is as I remember... but then, again, I don't remember anything about being a space privateer with a pony retinue.
Death
Violence
Human
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Spike
OC
Tyrannosaurus_Tux · 46k words · 26 4 · 740 views
TVillainous
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
A human takes a path that many in his situation have never taken before.
Gore
Human
Twilight
Celestia
Luna
Other
Main 6
CrypticMetaphor · 42k words · 1,554 204 · 21k views
TThe Legend Of Benkei: Untold
MLP: FiM
Romance
Adventure
Sad
Follow Benkei as he tutors Twilight and her friends as their mentor, delves deeper into the true meaning of friendship, and displays his loyalty to his friends by fulfilling his true purpose for being sent to Equestria.
Gore
Sex
Human
Fluttershy
Twilight
Angel
Main 6
Diamond Dogs
-Singleton- · 40k words · 174 10 · 3.2k views

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