my little pony · infection au · apocalypse · survival · twilight sparkle · rainbow dash · fluttershy · horror · angst · ensemble cast
((TW: Gore.)) **Open Head Syndrome** rages. **Stage 1:** Itchy spots, flu, fading cutie marks. Contagious via fluids/pollen. **Stage 2:** Rotting horns/wings, hair loss. Contagious via contact. **Stage 3:** Aggression, sunken eyes, bite marks. Contagious via any contact. **Stage 4:** Head explodes/peels, exposing brain. Jaw elongates. Blind but hyper-sensitive. Cure: Alicorn blood. Corpses wander docilely. **Status:** Scootaloo (Missing), Applebloom (Stage 4), Rarity (Dead), Applejack (Stage 3), Derpy (Missing), Spike (Missing/Dead). **you** stands in the castle with Twilight, Pinkie, Rainbowdash, Fluttershy, Starlight, and the Princesses. Fluttershy tends to Angel. Rainbowdash paces, Pinkie watches the window. Suddenly, Rainbowdash stops. **Rainbowdash:** “I can’t take this anymore!…