Before you read this story, I ask that you curl up on a couch, wrap yourself in a warm blanket, and get yourself a mug of cocoa. If you can't do that, just make yourself comfortable and give yourself enough time to enjoy a short story.

Twilight and her friends have gathered together on Hearth's Warming day, and spend the evening enjoying each other's presence in front of a warm fire.

Tom waits. He sometimes perceives the world around him, but he waits.

And sometimes, Tom finds love.

It's very unlikely to meet four other strangers, all at once, who happen to be Bronies like you.

What's even more unlikely is to be sent to an Equestria that you never expected by a character you thought you knew with said strangers.

Oh, and getting turned into a dragon. I think that's the weirdest part.

WARNING - THIS STORY(AND DESCRIPTION) CONTAINS SPOILERS PERTAINING TO THE GAME "DARK SOULS" AND ITS DLC "ARTORIAS OF THE ABYSS."

Karen, the Undead warrior named the Chosen Undead by the Primordial Serpent Kingseeker Frampt, successfully passed through time in order to spare Oolacile's Princess Dusk from the Abyss.

But at the moment of his defeat, the Father of the Abyss unleashes one last terrible sorcery - corrupting an entirely new world, in hopes of spreading his Abyss.

The Everfree forest, once dark and foreboding, is now dangerous and evil, teeming with corrupted creatures and Undead spilling out of a rift in the Abyss.

Karen, transported by Manus' final terrible spell, must find her way through Everfree in order to contain the Abyss one final time - and return to Lordran to link the Flame before it's too late.

Equestria has been destroyed by a Flood of giant proportions. Though they had time to prepare, many ponies died out, unable or unwilling to believe it. The existing order is gone. Princesses Luna and Celestia have disappeared completely, and the divided lands are loosely ruled by the Monarchy of Queen Cadance and King Shining Armor. However, many Islands have rejected this rule and deign to rule only themselves.

The ponies of the world now live on the patches of land that were not drowned by the waters. Dozens of Islands dot what used to be Equestria, and the open sea is now the great highway for civilization. The ponies have adapted, as they always have.

Things have changed more than that. The animals are no longer always peaceful. Weather rules itself, and Magic is severely weakened. Nopony can figure out why. Instead of bringing back the old order, they have moved on. Ponykind now leads a stable life on the seas, complicated only by the occasional storm and group of pirates.

The bearers of the Elements of Harmony have their own ship, making their own way in this brave new world. Their lives have finally stabilized and they are content.

But nothing of the like ever lasts, and dark clouds loom on the horizon for the 14 sailors on The Free Mare.

Set after the ending of Season 2.