Twilight, You Have Visitors: A (not very) Helpful Guide

by Brinstar77

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Dear Twilight, I have some bad news for you. You have visitors.

Normally, this isn’t a big deal. You’ve hosted visitors before, you can handle it.

The thing is, visitors don’t always come from across the street, or from another town, or even from another nation. Sometimes, they come from a big gaping hole in space and time, in a spherical, colossal organic spaceship, to lap at a river of pony blood.

Okay, now you’re starting to freak out. That’s okay; I understand. It can be scary meeting new creatures, especially when those creatures are the shock troops of a bloodthirsty, brutal alien civilization whose greatest minds developed FTL travel while Ponykind’s distant, herd animal ancestors were just beginning to develop magical talent.

This may seem hard, but try not to panic as you feel the first gentle tugs of their tractor beams, or focus on the looming bio-mechanical vessel producing those tractor beams.

Instead, just close your eyes and imagine that you are flying through the air, like a bird. Or Rainbow Dash.

Atta girl; now you’re flying for real! …not that you’d need an alien tractor beam to do that. You have wings after all.

Author's Note:

Inspired by the horrifying, bloodsoaked vision of a civilization that lives by harvesting other sentient creatures offered by Prey (2006) (not to be confused with Prey (2017)). The narration style is inspired by a short webcomic Penny Arcade whipped up about the game, though I made sure to put my own little spin on it. You can read it here.

Comments

[Starlight Nova]

Is this the Prey that has those enemies that look like little girls?

[Brinstar77]

11740581 Yes, it is. The narration style is inspired by a short webcomic Penny Arcade whipped up about the game, which you can read here: https://www.penny-arcade.com/presents/prey/prey-cover