Equestria has fallen to a plague, a plague of rampant death where the ones who die refuse to stay down. The corpses instead seeking out the warmth of the living with their only desire being to end it.
Twilight Sparkle is the final survivor of Ponyville's total infection. When her resources run low she manages to escape town, but not before falling ill to the sickness as well. As her vision begins to fade, her legs to weak to keep her standing, the mare sees a shooting star streak across the sky. With little hope in her body the mare makes a wish, a wish for someone to end this plague.
Chapters (15)
Interesting! Very interesting indeed! I look forwards to where this goes. Perhaps human medical science can help the ponies hmm? ~With Regards, the Current Student of the Second True Magic.
Lol, magic + teleportation to deep space = incredibly lucky landing, not only making it to the planet, but also right in front of a pony who could use his help, including not being 100 meters or something in the air or underground. After all, the place he would be most likely to end up after deep space is inside a sun.
Meh, idc about the warped probabilities, I'm still going to watch this like a hawk.
Interesting take on the mechanics of a zombie outbreak.
Also, you tease! Making us wonder exactly how many, if any, of the Elements and/or others will be saved, and if they are, what sort of mental changes will occur (would the Elements no longer work if some of the bearers now have greatly changed personalities?)
Wunderbar!
Hmm.. a modern day Plague Doktor? Interesting. Tracking this sir.
Awesome so far! i guess twilight is going to have some Lucid dreams.
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What you did there, I see it.
Is the cover art supposed to make me think of Spy vs Spy?
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No, it's supposed to be the outfit of a plague doctor.
As in, black plague. Honestly, why do more people not know of this?
1156014 I must look this up; I usually pride myself in being well-read, so I must learn about this!
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As may be seen on picture here,
In Rome the doctors do appear,
When to their patients they are called,
In places by the plague appalled,
Their hats and cloaks, of fashion new,
Are made of oilcloth, dark of hue,
Their caps with glasses are designed,
Their bills with antidotes all lined,
That foulsome air may do no harm,
Nor cause the doctor man alarm,
The staff in hand must serve to show
Their noble trade where'er they go.
I'm following to see where this goes, but it leaves me wondering
Did the Good Doctor successfully cure Twilight, and this was only a recurring symptom as her body clears itself of infection?
Is she still sick, and going to become a mindless zombie?
Or is this chapter just a weird fever-dream?
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Well, I'm about to post chapter four so if you wait a bit....
I think I see what's going on, now.
Proceed with testing.
So the sickness feeds on magic to make them zombies... Excellent work my friend!
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Could you tell me? Because I have absolutely no idea.
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Intriguing developments. I look forward to your next update.
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This is shaping up to be a very entertaining story.
One thing though, right after Twilight reads the note, she looks between "the man and the note." I believe it should say "the creature and the note" since Twilight's thoughts are being described, and she doesn't know Lucid is a human, yet.
good lordy mc birdy is this what i think it might be? CLIFF HANGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!!!!
MOAR
Would a headshot kill these things? Or are they truly unkillable via normal means?
Plague doctors?! In my MLP?! ALL OF MY YUS!
Talk about a WHAM chapter! Spike is
blind now?Twilight's father?! What, me, spoilers? Can't say I have! (a Liarjack emoticon. We need one!)1159874
Father... where does that come in..? I think I may need to reread my chapter...
Well that escalated quickly.
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Yea, I hate opening points. Now we're on the mainstream though and I'm going to put some actually thought into my chapters, maybe...
In case you're wondering why I wasn't all along I kinda just liked the idea of jumping headfirst into a dark story and seeing where it goes, so here we are.
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Yeah that's not a bad thing in my opinion
However I did do a double take at that detail, and was pleasantly surprised that (so far) Trixie isn't the villain for once. Though how many chapters are you planning per day?
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Two a day is the plan, I did three today because I am unsure of how my schedule will be on the 'morrow.
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Nice! Don't burn yourself out though
thats horribly depressing
"im sure he would not mind me telling you"?
excuse me trixie but don't you think that he is wearing the mask and does not wish to show what is underneath for a reason?
you cant just go around and tell everyone about someones secrets
Wh... You wouldn't happen to be on the warhammer 40k fanon site, would you?
Caught an error:
"You didn't have to apologize. I'm sure he had already forgave you."
forgave -> forgiven
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Yes, but there is a difference between... You know what? Just wait until the next chapter. I'll explain it a bit.
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I am not, no.
1163667 Hmm. I suppose that character's name is the Doctor, and he has a hatred for all things diseases, as noted by the description.
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*nods, pretending to know what you're talking about*
1163729 Check this out. Just look at the title and the pic, and you'll understand.
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Uh....
Well...
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1163793 Come to think of it, I haven't worked on that side for quite some time since coming here. Perhaps I should resume.
BUT HE DOESN'T, OOOOOO
So, is Lucid actually Black Jack? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_%28manga%29
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I swear to the heavens, if my character gets compared to one more person fictionally... you know what? screw it, he's every single cliche medical doctor you can think of.
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Sorry, Doctor with scarred face curing bizarre diseases always puts me in mind of Black Jack.
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I was told he was like a warhammer 40k fanon character as well.
1172545 and now your about to be told he is nothing like the doctor
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I only have one question:
Is he based on a pre-established character, or is he an entirely new character created by you?
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I made him up, an original creation of mine.
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well, that's good enough for me.
do you have any stories of his background for the audience, or is he going to remain mysterious?
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Well I was thinking of making a sequel after they save the world, but I'm not sure.
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alright, well, I look forward to it either way.