#MLP grimdark

[beanjang-draws]

Plague Ponies - At the Barn

CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore

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Summary:

Twilight has decided to check on Apple Bloom’s new project! The innovative young filly has combined her lessons from Twilight and Zecora to make something new: a potion of duplication.

While they discuss Apple Bloom’s ingenuity, they’re interrupted by a strange sound and the sudden appearance of Big Macintosh. Big Mac should be in bed, but it looks like he has something urgent to discuss in private with Twilight. How out of character….

Transcript below:

Twilight: I’ll come along for a quick peek.

Apple Bloom: You won’t regret it! It’ll be super amazing!~

Apple Bloom: You know that potion of fruitfulness you showed me last time? I thought it was awfully similar to something Zecora taught me, so…

Twilight Sparkle: …You’ve been experimenting with pony and zebra magic! This is so exciting, Apple Bloom! This could be brand new magic!

Twilight Sparkle and Apple Bloom enter the Apple family barn, where Apple Bloom presents Twilight with a jam jar full of a strange liquid sitting on a stool, along with an apple.

Apple Bloom: Ta-da! I call it the Super-Duper Duplication Potion! It’s a bit of a mouthful, so SDDP works too.

Twilight Sparkle, smiling: I think that initialism will definitely be helpful.

Twilight Sparkle: How does it work?

Apple Bloom: If you just sprinkle a little bit on…

Apple Bloom tips the jar until a single drop of potion lands on the apple, which then begins to glow with a bright light.

Apple Bloom: Oh please work please work please work please work please—

The Apple begins to smoke, becoming obscured in white. With a sizzle and a pop, the smoke clears to reveal the duplicated apples. Twilight turns to look at Apple Bloom with awe in her eyes.

Twilight Sparkle: Two perfectly identical apples….Apple Bloom…

Apple Bloom: What? What is it?—

Apple Bloom lets out an excited gasp.

Apple Bloom: Oh oh oh is it my cutie mark?

Twilight Sparkle: I’m sorry, sweetie.

Apple Bloom: If…if even creating new potions ain’t enough, what if I never—

Twilight Sparkle stops Apple Bloom, raising her chin with her wing.

Twilight Sparkle: Apple Bloom, even if your cutie mark isn’t in potions, you are an incredible scientist. I hope you’ll continue your studies. I certainly look forward to what you’ll develop next.

Apple Bloom: Thanks, Twilight. I really do like studying with you and Zecora even if it ain’t my special talent.

Apple Bloom: I’m just glad I haven’t disappointed you, Twilight.

Twilight: Of course not!—

A strange groan suddenly interrupts their conversation, startling Twilight and Apple Bloom. Twilight, particularly jumpy ever since the Changeling attack at the royal wedding, screams and instinctively readies an offensive spell. Apple Bloom screams because Twilight is screaming. Big Macintosh reveals himself, looking awful.

Apple Bloom: Big Mac! What happened? You should be in bed! Is everything alright?

Big Mac: Nope.

Big Mac: Apple Bloom, leave out the side door and head straight to the house.

Apple Bloom: Wha—

Big Mac: Straight. To. The. House.

Apple Bloom: …Alright…

Big Mac: Good. And Twilight, a word? P-please.

Twilight Sparkle: Of course. See you later, Apple Bloom!

Apple Bloom: See ya, Twilight!

Out of sight for Twilight and Apple Bloom, beyond the barn door lies the crumpled body of a strange pony. Their face is disfigured. The skin of the face is torn and bleeding, and their jaw is broken. Their tongue lolls out limp, broken teeth and saliva mixed blood. Big Mac’s hind legs are bloody, and he stands favoring one leg, which appears to be wounded.

End of transcript.

[darlingrini]

Been going down a rabbit hole of MLP Grimdark/Creepypasta/Infection AU's so course had to draw my two ponies in the setting ;3ccc

[askdigidash]

Since the next post will take a while here's a meme that is basically the dynamic

Frequently bought together btw

[rodjie]

pony post +mane six wip

“Another Apple Sleep Experiment” Spoiler below the cutoff

drawn 03/?/24

[queenhoneybee-exe]

2. cupcakes

aah yes this was much more relaxing than yesterday’s piece! ♥ hurrah, pinkie pie has invited rainbow dash to sugarcube corner! they bond over baking cupcakes from actual ingredients and nothing bad happens.

[lady-lorienn]

Lot of tiny text in this one guys, sorry! Gonna have to zoom in to read some of that!

BUT

Thought I’d jump on the infected AU bandwagon and play around with the concept a bit, see what I cook up! The magic that ponies tap into itself is the source of The Infection, becoming “Rotted Magic” and warping each of the pony races in a manner specific to their ways of using of magic. I’m still developing an origin as to how the magic got corrupted, but I’m thinking one of the scholarly unicorns (probably Purplesmart) somehow tapped too deep in their quest to fully master magic and disrupted the natural balance, causing this.

The more in-tune with their magic, the quicker a pony will become infected (i.e. Twi would be infected much faster than Rarity). The only way to prevent the colloquially dubbed Rot from fully corrupting a pony is to remove their cutie mark, which is where the signs of the infection first show, before the other symptoms set in. When fully infected, and specific symptoms aside, healthy mana (latent magical energy) attempts to escape the onset of Rotted Magic through the mouth, causing the blood-drool and sapping a pony of their vitality. Dark veins indicate severe infection and stem from where the rot is strongest (cutie mark, eyes, and horn). Once fully Rotted, the infection forces its host to search for healthy victims in search of more magic to consume.

There’s still more I wanna explore and tweak in this AU, and I still have to design alicorns, so I’ll probably come back to it if there’s enough interest!

Some close-ups:

[zombeedog]

My favourite mlp grimdarks in my style!

the mane 6 if they were totally awesome

[misscloudiedays]

Scissor Twilight,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[batgummy98]

yes im still insane abt these two.

no my muffins hyperfixation will never leave im stuck with these murderous horses </3

[beanjang-draws]

Plague Ponies - Obligations

CONTENT WARNING: Death mention, disease mention, implied suicidal ideation

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Summary:

After sending Apple Bloom away, Big Mac confesses what happened with Nurse Sweetheart to Twilight.

Big Mac has accepted his fate and asks Princess Twilight to help him prepare, only for her to present him with another path. For Big Mac, the choice was never up for question.

Transcript below:

Title Page:

Plague Ponies Episode 5: “Obligations”

After sending Apple Bloom back to the house, Big Mac reveals to Twilight what happened with Nurse Sweetheart…

Content Warnings: death mention, disease mention, implied suicidal ideation.

Comic Start

Twilight Sparkle: Big Mac, this is—

Big Mac: Now that you know, in a few days from now…please dispose of my body.

Twilight Sparkle: What? Hold on—

Twilight Sparkle: It was self defense. You made the only choice you had.

Big Mac: Princess—

Twilight Sparkle: You don’t have to call me that.

Big Mac: No, I do.

As he continues to speak, Big Mac turns away from Twilight, stepping past her and deeper into the barn.

Big Mac: Princesses…they’re—you’re supposed to help us, aren’t you? I’m sorry, Princess. There’s nopony else I can ask this of.

Twilight’s expression changes to one of shock as she begins to understand Big Mac’s full circumstances. Big Mac stops to observe Apple Bloom’s project.

Twilight Sparkle: Your leg…

Big Mac: Apple Bloom’s getting to be a real talent.

Big Mac: Don’t tell the others, Twilight. I don’t want them to know.

Twilight Sparkle: No.

Twilight Sparkle: I need you to promise…not to say a word about what I’m about to tell you.

Big Mac is startled, but nods in assent.

Twilight Sparkle: Thank you.

Twilight begins to use her magic, washing her eyes with her signature magenta as she retrieves a tarp from inside the barn. As she works to hide Nurse Sweetheart’s body, she continues to speak.

Twilight Sparkle: There’s a new sickness going around in Equestria. The initial symptoms appear similar to rabies, but they diverge as they progress. Luckily, it hasn’t been killing as quickly as rabies does.

Big Mac looks stricken at the last bit of information.

Big Mac: Do you think Nurse Sweetheart could have lived, then?

Twilight Sparkle: No, I don’t think so.

Twilight Sparkle: From the sounds of it, she was too far along for us to treat. We can only go off of what we know, and right now, we don’t know much. But we’re trying to change that.

A far away look comes over Twilight as if an idea is occurring to her.

Twilight Sparkle: If you’ll work with us and let us try to help you, I can keep you hidden until we figure things out. What do you say?

Big Mac is surprised by the offer, and only needs to consider it briefly before his mind turns to his family. The scene he pictures is a nostalgic one of Granny Smith reading to a younger Apple Bloom and Applejack.

Big Mac: Yup.

End of transcript.

[shadow-turtle-234]

Facing a long-time fear of mine by drawing it: Cupcakes!Pinkie (yes yes, call 10/11-year-old me a coward)

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Art (c) @shadow-turtle-234

MLPFIM (c) Hasbro

Reblogs & Likes are appreciated!

No Reposting onto other sites (facebook, twitter, etc.,)

[askdigidash]

Ponyville has felt really empty without ya, kid!

[virtualmc]

!! TW: colorful blood, guts and ponies!!

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I love pastries that taste like pony guts<3 (for the record, that was a joke)

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Idk how to draw ponies...or guts- here's a bonus version!!1!

[the-leech-lord]

🧁Cupcakes Pinkamena Diane Pie Stimboard🧁

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Day 18 cringetember stimboard - Evil version of a good character

[blu-eye-s]

第一发帖子留给你୧( ⁼̴̶̤̀ω⁼̴̶̤́ )૭我最爱的蝶蝶…

[crystalpop]

🌈Rocket to Insanity 🌈

Inspired by SinclairDuGore’s Rocket to Insanity animation