They came from the Everfree

Not a single cerature was seen in an entire week in Ponyville. Well, not a hostile creature, at least, as ChoZo still patrolled the area. Oddly enough, he never was near the forest. This can easily explain how nopony saw it coming. It bounced from the forest up to the now stereotyped cottage. It couldn't walk anyway, as it was just the wooden cutout of a white coated pony. Sentient, for obscure reasons.

It seemed to like the cottage, as it stood in it for a while. Until the guards came back from their nap time. As they always did, they surrounded the cottage, waiting for something to move in the Everfree Forest. Of course, respecting the Element of Kindness's privacy, they never entered the cottage itself. So they didn't notice the front door slowly opening, and the wooden cutout of a pony poking its head out.

It slowly exited the cottage, then sneaked up behind one of the guards. At first, he didn't feel anything. Then, he felt a cold touch. Something solid just touched his back. But he wouldn't scream like a little filly. Instead, he breathed heavily, then slowly turned his head. A pony- no. The picture of a pony stood there. He wanted to alert the other guards of his discovery, but he couldn't move.

In fact, he couldn't do anything. He tried to scream like he swore he wouldn't, but he failed. He felt his body change. First, he didn't feel his hooves anymore. Then, his chest was just a distant memory. His neck was no more. And finally ...

"MeeM !" Cried the wooden cutout of a guard. The other guards turned to him. Where stood a proud stallion in armor, was now a prop. Instinctively, they pointed their spares at the other one, the wooden cutout of a white coated pony. They couldn't identify its gender though. He who once was a guard bounced towards the others, who gathered around him.

As they were about to ask him what happened, they all made physical contact. They were done.

What a wonderful day it was for the Ponyvillians. Sun shined, birds sang, and bouncing props were going from house to house, spreading their shape to everypony they met. They were surprisingly stealthy for loud jumping wooden cutouts, mainly because nopony could scream. Soon, the entire town was wood. Except for ...

"WHAT THE BUCK IS THAT ?!" Angrily shouted ChoZo. "I DIDN'T BUCKING REGISTER FOR THAT BUCKING JOB !"

Before him stood at least a hundred wooden cutouts of ponies. "MeeM !" Cried the white coated one, jumping on ChoZo. As soon as they made contact ... nothing happened. If the original MeeM had eyes, they would be confused. "MeeM !" He cried again in anger.

"WHERE THE BUCK DID I SEE YOU BEFORE ?!" Spat ChoZo, remembering something. This was a MeeM, and it was bucking annoying. The main ways to kill it were to either burn it, or crush it. Fortunately, MeeMs didn't have many influence on other freaks.

But this was an army of MeeMs. So he knew he didn't stand a chance. Even if he did, he didn't have Nataska or the Rape Banner to help him out. His plan was to bolt towards the nearest safe building, which was the hospital. There is, however, always a difference between the idea and the way it's actually done. Being the big, heavy stallion he was, his maximum speed hardly exceeded that of a sprinting turtle.

So he walked towards the hospital, not minding the dozens of MeeMs trying to tackle him. He crushed once again the newly repaired door, allowing the MeeMs inside, who promptly turned everypony inside. Everypony ... ?

Fluttershy woke up in a hospital bed. And she was confused. What happened ... ? She only remembered a horrible stallion devouring a Manticore ... then going to the library with her animals ... then going back to her cottage ... and then ...

They were here. The bullies. Except they were covered in blood, and brutally mutilated. Now she could take it. But she still had to reassure her friends. She was fine. She was about to leave her bed, when what can only be described as a jumpscare occured. Her room's door desintegrated. Well, not really, but close enough. A giant stallion came in, saying words that her mother always told her not to.

"WHAT THE BUCK AM I GOING TO TELL TO THAT BUCKING CAPTAIN ?!" He shouted, until he remembered that Captain Shining Armor was a MeeM too. So he tried to barricade the door instead. Didn't work, as the MeeMs exploited their agility to get past him.

Now Fluttershy was scared. She began to hide under her mane, until she recognised the ponies on the cutouts. Twilight Sparkle. Pinkie Pie. RAINBOW DASH.

And all of sudden she was scared no more. She turned to the only pony she didn't recognise, a white coated one, and she stared at the wood. As she did, her pupils seemed way bigger all of sudden.

The original MeeM, on its side, was scared. MeeMs technically were animals, so The Stare was even more efficient on them. But it would stand strong, for the glory of the MeeM race ! It would take over this village ... then this country ... THEN THE ENTIRE WO-

-snap-

A single wooden cutout, picture of a white coated pony, fell on the floor. Then, more organic masses fell too. About a hundred ponies all collapsed together next to a single prop. The only ones standing, were ChoZo, and the Element of Kindness. "Oh my ..." whispered the latter, turning to the former. "Will they be alright ?"

ChoZo smirked, and gave a small pat on Fluttershy's shoulder, which actually hurt. "B.U.C.K., WAY TO GO ! HEY, WANNA BE MY NEW MEDIC ?!"

Like the others, the MeeM was put in confinement. And MeeMs don't recognise entities by their look, but by their smell. So the MeeM was both terrified and reassured to be imprisoned with beings he knew were very capable of managing themselves.

"Hey Woody ..." Said a voice belonging to the one MeeM identified as Christian Brutal Sniper. "... I have no idea how we all got in that bloody forest ... but we're escaping from this bloody cell." He grinned like a maniac. "And we're making them PAY."