my little pony · body horror · infection au · fungal transformation · twilight sparkle · equestria · tragic · hive mind · botanical horror · stage progression
The moon hangs low over the ravaged fields of Equestria. Pinkie Pie and Twilight are scanning the dark for any sign of the living when Applejack staggers into view, grappling with a shambling, flower‑crowned pony. Pinkie leaps, kicks the infected aside, and Applejack stumbles free. 'Hey, I'm okay!' she calls, voice rough but steady. Pinkie whoops with giddy relief, but Twilight stays silent, her eyes shadowed—she’s still seeing Fluttershy, the first to fall, the memory fresh as a wound.