A Collection Of Geodesic One-Shots

by GeodesicDragon

[1P D A V] How Ponyville Came To Ruin

As I record these words, I try in vain to block out the sounds of explosions coming from outside my home. But, as horrible as it is to say, they do a very good job of drowning out the agonised screams of my friends and neighbours.

Today started out so well. It was market day, and the chatter of a hundred happy ponies carried on the air, along with the smells of freshly baked and harvested produce. Apples, pears, carrots, cakes, hay, muffins... a delectable feast for the olfactory senses.

But then we saw them. Hundreds of bipedal creatures came swarming over a nearby hill, their war cry shattering the ears and nerves of all who heard it. Behind them, monstrous machines made of metal which grinded and groaned with some hellish force.

The bipeds and their machines fired their weapons, sending a spray of fire in front of them. Those who were caught in it fell immediately, unmoving and lifeless, to the ground. Screams rose up from the crowd, and we began to run.

It was every pony for themselves, trampling and pushing in their haste to get away from this nightmare that had manifested before us. Those of us, like me, who were near their homes managed to escape into them. For a brief moment I heard somepony banging at my door, begging for entry — but before I could let them in, I heard a sound rather like an exploding watermelon, followed by the awful gut-wrenching sound of a body sliding limply to the ground.

I made my way over to the window and peered out, noting that the bearers of the Elements of Harmony had converged in the middle of the market, and were beginning to channel the spell which would hopefully save us all and restore peace to our town.

They were cut down by hellfire before they even had a chance to complete it. I can still hear their screams of pain as their flesh was torn apart, as well as Rainbow Dash's angry screams of defiance.

Fluttershy was the last to fall, and tried desperately to crawl away. One of the bipeds stood on her hind leg and said a few words to his friend, to which they both laughed. They aimed their weapons at Fluttershy's head and fired, forcing me to look away as she went limp. The two bipeds then moved on, firing their weapons at anypony who was still unfortunate enough to be outside.

The large metal monsters were slower than the bipeds, but their weapons were far more powerful. I watched in silent horror as one of them took aim at the hospital and fired. A deafening explosion soon followed as the building was blown apart, sending splinters of wood and pieces of blackened flesh in all directions. I shuddered to think of all the defenceless ponies who had just perished, not knowing of the fate which was about to befall them.

The behemoths then moved on, trundling slowly through the town. Anything and anypony which got in their way was either blown up or simply crushed under their massive weight.

Author's Note:

This story was intended to showcase the destruction of Ponyville — only for me to reveal at the end it was actually a map being played in Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour.

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[John 117]

JESUS CHRIST