All systems are down. All the others are dead. The entity has breached containment...

...and Twilight's the only one who can make it out alive.

Rainbow Dash lived alone; Tank had long since disappeared, having left her to herself. Her cloud-house, high above the town of Ponyville, was isolated from everypony she knew, and she hated it.

Because, while Rainbow Dash knows she's alone... why does it feel like she isn't?

* = i mean, eventually, right?

Hello? Can anypony hear me?

My name is Sunny Starscout, and I don't know where I am.

Sometime after Lucifer returns to Hell his father, God, decides to mess with his son and the playmates he made during his time on earth. By sending them all in Equestria with no means of escape. Finding no means of escape, the group try to make do with what they got.

Happens right after season 7.

When the sound of singing comes from the lake one foggy night, Sea Beans catches sight of a beautiful mysterious mare. Wanting to find out who she is, he can't help but follow her.

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One evening, Applejack gives refuge to a stranger whose very voice sends shivers up her spine. He is a self-proclaimed storyteller who has a tale of woe for the Apple family. And later that evening, blood is spilled. Can Applejack figure out his intentions? Or is it already too late?

Written for the Halloween in April horror contest with The Barcast.

Twilight Sparkle has ascended to alicornhood and been crowned as the Solarian Empire's fourth alicorn princess. Her friends and family have welcomed this change with open arms. However, not every citizen feels this way.
Twilight Sparkle, having been elevated to a very high spot in Imperial politics in a short amount of time, now faces new enemies, both in the nobility and amongst the average citizens.
When an assassination attempt on Twilight Sparkle fails during her Coronation Banquet, how will the Empire react to this?
The most important question is this: How far will Twilight's friends and family go to save her from a terrible fate?

This story is divided into three parts, or acts. Act Two is divided into two parts:
Act One: Impact
Act Two, Part One: Expedition to The Black Library
Act Two, Part Two: Chaotic Defense
Act Three: Any Means Necessary

The "Crossover" tagging will become apparent later on, if it isn't already obvious.
Rated Teen for mild gore and mild language.
Note: The events of Seasons 1-5 happen in an entirely different order in this timeline, with some never even occurring.

Noteworthy gets a phone call early in the morning.

The story is complete and five chapters long. One chapter will be posted a day until complete.

Preread by The Sleepless Beholder and LuckyChaosHooves

Matthew Calden, a survivor of the zombie apocalypse survives and fights for his life against zombies. The world is dead, just a black orb of chaos as the undead plaque ravages through it, threatening to take over and wipe the existence of humankind. It is already hard enough, but what is it like when you have six scared ponies on your tail?

As peace was rolling through Equestria, a new evil has emerged not from Equestria, but from another world ready to bring havoc across the land, it is up to Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy to fight this new evil alongside an unknown ally who wants to settle their battles once and for all.

Added the Gore tag because once you get to Chapter 7, things get a little gory.

Cover art made by johnjoseco, Cover Art