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Zontan


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It's not uncommon for Ponyville to be quiet when Twilight wakes up before dawn. But this morning it's too quiet.

Where is everypony?


Winner of the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Picture Prompt contest. Written as a birthday gift for Ruby.

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When she looked up all the stars had gone away

A thoroughly excellent read, Zontan! Wonderfully mysterious and eerie, a perfect story with a spooky atmosphere to get me in that halloween mood. Works great as a one shot, but I would definitely be down to follow Twilight as she tries to solve this mystery.

This was incredible! Truly the best kind of horror, in my opinion, is the kind that can create an atmosphere of tension and dread without resorting to gore or violence. The prose is masterful, you give us just enough information to want to keep reading... it's the sort of fic I'll keep coming back to, to read again and think on!

A very chilling story, full of emotional moments that really grip you, sending chills through my spine. Truly, was an honor to read, and I'm not really a horror fan but this is just sooooooooo good. *Pat pat*

Nice and eerie, just right for this time of year

Where did everything living on Equus go?

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I agree, this story is amazing but I really want to know, just a reason where they go :applejackunsure:

Good story. Just a little confused on where everything might have went...

Why doesn't this have more views?

There was a hiss and a billow of steam, and she backed away, coughing and trying to clear her eyes.

I got really scared a certain Pie would be cooking in the oven.

Who raised the sun and lowered the moon? It was a little eerie, but without knowing their fates, and with only the slightest hint that someTHING else may be with her, I felt like there was a hole in the story. I like it for the start of something, though.

Howdy, hi~!

A review from the mansion to you!

The farmpony didn’t appear. Twilight reached out to poke the pie. It felt real. She took a bite. The pie was delicious, crisp apples landing delightfully on her tongue.

On the Other Side, Applejack looked around bewilderingly and tried to find the pony who took a bite on her beloved apple pie without permission.

Without really being able to see what she was doing, she conjured a bubble of water and dumped it into the oven.

On the Other Side, Mrs. Cake jumped in fright when the burned cake got splashed by a water out of nowhere as she was about to take it out from the oven.

She lowered her head and took a deep whiff of the pies on display. They were perfectly golden-brown and smelled of sugar and fresh apples. Certainly they had been baked this morning. Twilight frowned, looking around again. Applejack would never leave pies out like this, unguarded. “Applejack?” she called again, before reaching out to pick up a pie. Surely that would summon her like some vengeful spectre.

ooh very creepy! instantly makes me think of something like “The Langoliers”, with Twilight stuck just a bit out-of-phase time-wise for her to not be able to see or interact with any living pony. and Twilight indeed picked the perfect thing to try to get Applejack to appear

“Everypony’s gone,” she whispered. “It’s just me, all alone. All alone in my big empty castle full of books.”

cruelly ironic since i’m sure at many points in her life this would have been Twilight’s dream! she even did herself think that it was nice to be alone for a bit at the beginning of the story!

The streets were empty. The shops loomed menacingly, darkened windows staring out at her. Only the shadows moved as she slowly dragged herself to the palace. “You have to find Celestia,” she told herself, her voice barely a croak. “Then you won’t be alone.”

and augh, her desperate faith in Celestia to be there and able to solve everything is so heartbreaking

She hugged herself with her wings and sobbed. Only the sound of the wind carried her to sleep.

and a heartbreaking mental image to end on. definitely a horrifying situation for poor Twilight to be in. 

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