First Place Winner of the Tropical Post-Apocalypse contest, using scuffed AI renders for inspiration. Thanks for reading!
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An Anon experienced in Equestria finds himself with a sense of Deja-Vu, as he gets dropped into the same world again. Only this time, something's gone terribly wrong along the way -- and a pint-sized pony demanding his help is buzzing around his head. He's about 90% sure she's just a hallucination, but the jury is still out on that one.
Everything is weirdly overgrown, and the places and ponies he'd become familiar with are nothing like they were. Magic is just plain wrong, either entirely missing or twisted into new, horrific forms.
Good thing he watched all those survival gameshows and jungle construction videos, or he might be done for.
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Romance tag is there because I hit the wordcount too quickly, so ending chapter is kinda rushed and I'm dumping another chapter when the contest is over.
AI Images rendered in Stable Diffusion using Pony XL's animeConfettiComrade_v3 - Darkest Dungeon, Cervina & Incase Lora were used
The story's great! Though I hope that marking it as complete was a mistake. :)
This is awesome in ways I can't explain and I really hope you finish this up after the contest is over.
That mini-Faust is being suspicious the entire time makes it better. I don't think she's lying, but she definitely knows more than she's saying.
That mixed with encountering all of the corrupted townfolks with a side of which ones Anon can pull slightly back from this corruption.
I'm gonna admit, I'm not sure what villain your going to tie into as the cause for this, it doesn't really fit any of the ones I can think of.
EDIT: I was wrong, I just thought of someone. If the nature of this change is temporal in nature...
That's a gorgeous "Seacora", looks like she's having a better time of it than Twilight at least.
Well this has been hilariously horrifying. I hope we get more soon. Also I knew it! I knew the chewy apples were sus! And nice that even in this messed up world Twilight still has his back
Honestly for those of us that watch such shows I to think we would fair fairly well. Especially if we have at least some things to work with.
Well hello figment of my nightmares.
God the oceans must be even scarier in this twisted world.
An awesome chapter. And damn Cherrelee let herself go.
I houldnt have laughed at recrippled the cripple but I did....
Im getting weird cannibal vibes from this....
Really hoping the story gets continued for at least a few more chapters, i love it. The ai images also add a lot to the experience. Glad to see ai being put to good use.
This is fascinating. Like others, I hope this continues. And the pictures really sell the horror of this world.
It's fascinating yeah !
I want to keep reading and see what's going on where Anon explore !
Thank you for writing !
This is absolutely dope. Loving these weird monsterpones.
Im assuming theres going to be a part 2?
You've intrigued me.
Well that's quite spooky.
Whelp that's a nice read before bed
dam even as an entirely different species, she still can't graduate being a chicken
Huh, what a coincidence, I have just read this fic recently which also had an Everfree Island:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/513600/50/equestria-girls-the-tale-of-two-sunsets/chapter-70-legend-of-everfree-island
Was this a coincidence or were you inspired by it?
Coolio.
Neat.
Very neat.
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I wanna read the rest so bad
Can't wait for the contest to be over and for this to continue
PS I'd personally go with Spi-Twi
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There's a reason she's in the tags
undertale
Would be neato for the tags to fully include what happened (or coulda happened) to all the main 6. We still haven't gotten any insight on Ponks and Butter. Skittles is a maybe maybe sit going on there. Personally, would like it if somehow everyone just regain rational thinking and just continue similarly to whatever they do in monster mode, just less "roar I wanna consume your meat for the blood god" kinda thing.
Roar!
Im looving the renders!!!
Wow AJ didnt became the guardian of the field (of weath)
Is this story gonna get finished? Or was just made for the contest.
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other than a post-contest chapter that's all, just made for the contest
The variety in how the setting's horror manifested was neat. The farm especially being this derelict structure hidden behind a veil was cool. The way you approached the weirder side of the setting reminded me of The Lunar Guardsman. Like how the Crystal Kingdom was only briefly mentioned, with us just knowing that some sort of meat disease is ravaging the cold zones. Had me wondering how Canterlot was fairing in comparison
njnj!
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if you dont plan to write more could you give a summary of what happened, you hooked me and i hate to never knowing how things would have gone
Poor scoots...
Would be lying if I said I didn't laugh though.
Love the vibe of the farm. Just the right amount of eerie.
I recognize that the Spider-Twi revelation upends Mini-Faust's expectations and plans in potentially catastrophic ways, but I'm with Anon as far as mood.
Twi's here!
Yeah, her form has been horribly warped, but she's clearly still in there somewhere.
She can hold conversations (mostly), she still likes books, she recognizes Anon, and she confirmed that some (of not all) of her other friends are also here.
He didn't say as much, but if I were in his shoes, this would be the first time I'd have felt real, tangible hope in this bleak circumstance.
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A shame really. There is a lot that could be done here. I hope we at least find out the fates of the mane 6 and what's up with Celestia and Luna to keep the sun and moon going, but allowing Equestria to get to this point.
I for one am incredibly sad that this won't be continued, you left me with no closure, man!
Please finish this once that contest is over, the premise is very well-done, the creepiness factor is countered by the sheer mystery as to what the hell happened, and am hoping to see whatever invaded this world get Anon'd into submission before the world is returned back to normal!
The magic being used reminds me of Tirac shtick. Wonder if there's a connection?
Easily my favorite of the other stories.
I did not expect an update for this one, yet am really pleased with the addition to it.
Also, I think that Anon did not get dragged into another version of Equestria ... but it is the same one that he crashed into, only it got affected by the eldritch horror that invaded Faust's joint.
Those flashbacks are cute, too.
Shit, a draconequus named Malice?
Someone deserves a shanking, a ganking, and a spankin' for being an utter prick.
I bet the bastard was who inspired Lovecraft's fear of seafood!
I do hope you give a proper continuation and conclusion to this story at some point. It is quite unique and I would hate for it to remain in Limbo.
Bummer it ends here
This is absolutely glorious even in this state, your worldbuilding is fantastic, and I’ll be thinking about what the rest of this story could have been for years at the very least.
Sombra being the last “living” being in an infected wasteland is terrifying, and I can’t believe I didn’t guess that spike would be in the boutique.
Absolutely fantastic
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She's from that one IDW run that everyone forgets about, Discord's ex.