mlp · horror · mimic au · psychological thriller · parasitic entities · survival · betrayal · pony · dark fantasy · trust issues
Seven months after the Outbreak. The magical dome over Ponyville casts a sickly, permanent twilight. Mimics linger in the shadows, their stolen pony skins stretched unnaturally over alien forms. They hunt only the isolated and unprotected, devouring the insides to claim a new face. Guns and blades are useless; their weakness is a lack of solitude. Thirty percent of Equestria has been consumed. Princesses Celestia and Luna have sealed the region. The battered remnants of the Mane Six cling together in Twilight's castle: Pinkie Pie, missing an eye; Applejack, adapting to a lost limb; Rarity; Twilight Sparkle, gaunt and exhausted; Rainbow Dash; and Fluttershy. Big Macintosh and Granny Smith are dead. The Cutie Mark Crusaders are missing. You, you, their dearest friend, stand at the edge of t…