Equestria has fallen, becoming a place of vice and lust. Where mares and females of all species are collared like beasts, and give the same rights as such. If the mares were lucky, they were simply made into sex slaves. But in the new world order there were some races who were interested in more than just sex.

On the edge of the Everfree Forest, one pony is about to discover one of these very species!

The Everfree Forest was a place where nature ruled itself, it did not need Pegasis to govern the weather, earth ponies to tend to the plants and animals, or Unicorns to... do whatever it is they did. The Ponies who lived in a world where every law of nature was overseen and controlled by some organization of Equestria feared and distrusted the forest, and so they tended to keep as far away from it as possible.

But since the Fall, ponies were finding the dangerous wilderness to be one of the only havens they could escape the caribou invaders, even with the risks that came from entering it. For the Jeweler family, they chose to live in such a place, where plants and monsters lashed out at any Caribou or corrupted pony who sought to enter the forest.

Diamond Jeweler was the head of the household, a young stallion of 24 years, his coat was a clear, icy blue color, with snow white mane and tail. He had married Emerald just days before the Fall. Emerald Jeweler was 22 years of age, and had a dark green coat with jade colored mane and tail.

Together, they had two children, a 4 year old filly named Sapphire, and a 5 year old colt named Jet. Sapphire had a dark blue coat, with black mane and tail, while Jet had a black coat with dark blue mane and tail. The family were all Earth Ponies, lacking magical powers or the ability to fly, they had to be exceedingly careful not to be found out by the invaders or their brain washed allies.

"Emerald, I'm back from hunting!" Diamond said as he entered the wooden cottage they had built for themselves over the last 5 years. He held a bag in his hands which revealed an assortment of fruits and vegetables as he emptied it on the dining room table. Apples, carrots, pears, oranges, and even corn were all piled on top of the table.

"Oh dear, you really put yourself at risk!" Emerald gasped, "Five different farms in one day?" She asked. Diammond nodded reluctantly. It was true, he had to scavenge crops from farms outside of the forest to feed his family, and taking from more than one field always increased the time he would be exposed, and the risk of being found out.

"I didn't catch anything the past two nights. I figured we'd make up for it." He replied, putting an arm around her shoulder, "I'm sorry we have to live like this, Emerald. But the only other way to live would turn me and Jet into monsters, and put you and Sapphire through endless trauma." He added, a hint of despair in his voice.

"I understand, dear." Emerald said, hugging him, "We do what we must to survive. But please, promise me you'll warn me next time you plan anything like this!" She begged. Diamond nodded and promised her before releasing her and calling to the rest of the home.

"Jet, Sapphire, I'm back!" He called as Emerald began to wash and clean the food he had brought home, preparing to serve it for dinner. The high pitched voices of excited children could be heard from upstairs before two young ponies descended into the room, rushing to hug their father.

"Daddy!" Sapphire squealed, as Diamond scooped her up with one arm. Jet simply smiled as his father ruffled his mane with his free hand. Even in such a grim place as this, Diamond refused to let his foals be unhappy whenever he could.

"Did you two finish your homework while I was gone?" Diamond asked, referring to the home schooling he was forced to give them now that public education had been bastardized beyond recognition.

"I did, but Jet had to help me!" Sapphire answered. Suddenly, Jet didn't seem so happy, but it wasn't about the comment.

"Dad, I just saw something by the window!" the black colt said in alarm. Immediately Diamond and Emerald snapped to attention. Diamond set his daughter down and instructed them to go back to their room and lock the doors and windows.

This wasn't the first time they had been on high alert, and so the children didn't protest as they scampered upstairs to lock themselves in. Emerald grabbed a kitchen knife she had been using to cut up the food, while Diamond grabbed a lumber axe he kept by the door for chopping firewood, and for defending his family.

"Who's out there?" Diamond shouted at the door. There was a sound of rustling leaves and a rush of wind, but no vocal reply. "I'm armed!" He warned. Suddenly a loud crash of glass came from upstairs, followed by the terrified shrieking of Sapphire, and the muffled sounds of a male's laughter.

"Sapphire!" Diamond shouted, flinging open the front door looking up to see the window to his children's bedroom had been smashed in, but his children were nowhere to be seen.

"Dad!" shouted Jet's voice off in the distance of the forest, causing Diamond to swirl in it's direction, only for the voice to come from another direction, this time sounding much closer. "Help!" he begged.

"What have you done with my children!?" Diamond shouted, hoisting the axe up as Emerald rushed outside, brandishing her knife. As she stepped outside, she screamed and pointed above her husband as he looked up to see what looked to be a fellow pony, holding his children by the throat, one in each hand. They were kicking and flailing in his grasp.

The pony had dusty gray fur, a silver colored mane and tail, and wings. But these were not the feathered wings of a standard pegasus, they were purple and leathery, and made hard swishing sounds as they flapped.

"Bat pony..." Diamond gasped in terror and disbelief. He was snapped back to attention when the monster above them began to speak. His voice was deep, and yet elegant, as if he chose his words carefully.

"You have such lovely children." He complimented, "But I see your daughter has no collar, you must not be part of the new regime." He mused. "That's good, those mind addled harlots have lost their natural flavor over time." He went on.

"Give me back my children!" Emerald shouted, waving the knife but to no effect. The bat pony simply laughed at her pitiful attempts to scare him when she couldn't even reach him. The creature moved as a blur and within the blink of an eye, he was behind Emerald. He held her knife hand in the air by the wrist, and pinned the other arm behind her back. She struggled against him, but his arms may as well have been steel vices with the amount of strength they possessed!

Jet and Sapphire had been discovered, their bodies laying on the grass, having been rendered unconscious as Sapphire rushed to check if they were fine. When he discovered they were only sleeping, he turned his attention back to Emerald.

"Please, we just want to be left alone, you don't have to do this..." He begged. The bat pony grinned at that, showing his predatory fangs that did not belong in the mouth of an herbivore species like ponies.

"Oh but you're wrong... Diamond Jeweler!" he said, shocking Diamond to know his identity was revealed to this stranger, "I told you earlier, did I not? The mindless slaves outside this forest are like processed food. Too many drugs and chemicals introduced, it dilutes the flavor. Now a free thinking, uncorrupted mare like yours..." He went on, trailing his tongue over Emerald's neck, making her shiver and squirm again.

"Well they're a dying breed! I'd be foolish to pass up such a rare delicacy!" he exclaimed before opening his mouth wide and chomping into Emerald's neck as she screamed in pain and terror. The bat pony began to quickly drain her blood, savoring the every drop.

"NOO!!" Diamond shouted at the top of his lungs before charging with his axe, intending to force him off his wife. He barely made it half way before the bat pony released her form his bite and threw her into the grass, then rushed Diamond in a blur of motion.

Diamond felt a sharp pain in his neck and then quickly lost consciousness as his body went limp and weak.

Diamond's consciousness came and went at random, he did not know how long he slept for. His mind was too foggy each time he awoke, and he often passed out again only seconds later. He was met with blurry sights of himself laying weak on the grassy field outside his house. The helpless body of his wife feeding the monster as he held her under him, biting into her neck once more. He even awoke long enough to meet the heart breaking sight of her being raped as her weak and feeble moans were drowned out by the bestial grunts and growls of the bat pony mounting her from behind.

The third fourth time he regained consciousness, he felt something being forced down his throat, warm and wet. He swallowed out of reflex, drinking whatever it was he was being forced to consume. He saw out of the corner of his vision that his wife was now dead. Her body laying in a heap, blood staining her neck, eyes rolled in her head, and mouth hanging open. He felt a new warm liquid this time coming from his eyes. Tears, he realized as his consciousness faded yet again.

The next time he awoke, he felt some of his strength returned. Enough for him to move around, but not enough to engage in any fights. He blinked the weary sleep from his eyes and rolled over, forcing himself onto all fours as he looked around. He spotted the bat pony who was holding Sapphire by the hair with one hand, and pinning her arms to her back with the other. Diamond Jeweler suddenly felt a surge of anger as he forced himself to his feet amidst a wave of dizziness.

"You're having a dizzy spell." The bat pony said, "It's a common side effect of starvation. But look, I saved one of them just for you!" he explained, tilting Sapphire's head to the side and making her squeak in pain from having her hair pulled.

Diamond was about to lash out at him when his body seized up and he found himself fixated on looking over his daughter's throat. He heard a fast pounding sound and instinctively knew it was her heartbeat. He saw the veins bulging under her coat as her pulse raced.

"Daddy... help me, please!" She whimpered, and before Diamond even knew what was happening, he dove forward and bit into his daughter's throat, his teeth sinking in with much greater ease than they were supposed to.

"Daddy, why!?" Sapphire yelled before her voice became quiet, and her breathing shallow. Within moments her heart slowed and eventually stopped before Diamond pulled himself away from her, and the monster before him dropped her lifeless body into the grass below.

"Congratulations, Diamond. You're a bat pony now!" He said in a taunting, malicious tone as Diamond gaped in shock at what he had just done. Suddenly a wave of agony washed through his body as he collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness yet again.

"The transformations are a little jarring..." the bat pony said casually, picking up the convulsing body of Diamond Jeweler and carrying him effortlessly off into the forest. The dead, cold forms of his wife and children laying out in the moonlit grass, blood caked on their necks, and mouths hanging open in terror.

End of Chapter 1.

Author's Note

I haven't done a horror story for a long time, so this may not be very good at first. Hopefully I'll get better with more practice.