"Nature is so fascinating..."

Fluttershy, in all her innocent glory, is quick to remind us every chance she gets. But that fascination quickly becomes morbid when we do not shy away from nature's less cuddly corners...

Twilight Sparkle herself is about to face such an experience firsthand. During a well-deserved meal after a hard day's work, the egg of a certain parasitic worm manages sneak past her defenses and enter her digestive system. Though the creature is only meant to survive in and infect small invertebrates, life always finds a way...

(Rated M and "dark" and whatnot because I have no intentions of making this pleasant. At best, it may get you off if you're into this sort of thing... which is why this might count as my very first shot at an honest to God "clopfic")