The Endless Nights ... Pony

by Keairan

Rating: everyone
Tags: Tragedy, Princess Celestia, Crossover, Sad, Main 6, Princess Luna, Mrs. Cake, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Spike
Length: 1081

A collection of one-shots based on Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman"

They have lived longer than any creature, and will see the death of all. They are the Endless, they who are concept personified.
Destiny, the eldest
Death, laughing all the while
Dream, ever-brooding
Desire, wanting all
Despair, dragging her hooks into the hearts of all creatures
Destruction, long absent from his duty
Delirium, she who was Delight, cracked, and perhaps healing

Published 2012-06-22 04:54:02 UTC
Last updated 2012-06-22 04:54:02 UTC

Portraits

They're all gone! The Cakes! The Whooves! Applejack! Twilight! Rarity! Flutters! Dashie! They all left me alone! They don't care about me anymore! Why did they leave me? Why did they leave me all alone?

"give me sight
give me dreams
give me hope
a way to break away from all this malcontent

give me truth
give me wings,
give me sanctuary from this knargled and scary

life
give me...laughter
give me change

Come on every pony smile smile smile
fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine
all I really need's a smile smile smile
from these happy friends of mine

Where's my hope
where's my laughter now
where's the party at
who's here to scream out loud

where's my friends
where's my family?
where's my celebrated, swirly, cotton candy head of..pink

Come on every pony smile smile smile
fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine
all I really need's a smile smile smile
from these happy friends of mine

My name is pinkie pie
And I am here to say
I'm gonna make you smile
and i will brighten up your day

Come on every pony smile smile smile
fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine
all I really need's a smile smile smile
from these happy friends of mine

Come on every pony smile smile smile
fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine
all I really need's a smile smile smile
from these happy friends of mine"

*****

She hates me! That's the only reason she'd say that and storm out. She knows I love her! She knows it was only an accident, right? ... I didn't mean to break it! I didn't even mean to touch it. It just fell... and broke. "Lyra! I love you!"

*****

"Pumpkin!" "Pound!" "Where are you!" "Honey, I can't find the foals in their room!" "Search the house!" "Nothing?!" "Nothing" "They're not in the house!" "Alert the town!" "Please helps us find our babies! We're begging you, please!" "We've searched everywhere, we've not seen a single trace of them." "Sweet Celestia, No!"

*****

They saw it. They saw my mistake. They know I'm not good enough. They'll never let me try out again! I'm a failure! Here they come now. They all have their poker-faces on. That's not a good sign. That's never a good sign.

*****

The blight got all of them! We lost every single tree. We'll have to mortgage the farm if we don't want to starve. What are we going to do for next year, start from scratch?

*****

I'm a disappointment! She disowned me! Why did she send me away? She's not even offering some sort of remedial work. Why couldn't I figure it out in time?

*****

She used me! I was only a tool, a pack animal! I love her, she knows that! I'll show her! I'll show everypony! "You used me harshly, and so, this is goodbye!"

*****

"Angel!" "Why did you do it?" "I would've been fine!" "Please stay with me!" "Don't die!" "You're going to be fine!" "You're going to get better, I'm going to make sure of it!" "Angel." "No!" "Stay with me, Angel!" "Please don't leave me!" ... "no." "No." "No!" "NO!" "NO!" "NO!" "...Angel."

*****

They threw up! They literally threw up! My best designs, something that I thought would be perfect for ANY formal occasion, and they threw up the outfits were so bad. I'll never sell another dress! Nopony would dare try my designs after that. "Why me?" "W-w-why me-e-e."

*****

Another week, another fifty bits to blow on drinks. Why can't I stay away? I try and quit, spend a nice few days sober, then I crawl right back into a bottle. The mill says if I show up drunk again, they'll fire me. Perhaps that would be for the best, then I couldn't afford to drink, and might be able to sober up. They fire me. Fifteen years of loyal work, and they fired me. Oh well. "Bottoms up."

*****

Oh this is a great day. My nausea has finally cleared up! Whoovsie will be so happy. He was getting so worried that I was nauseous but was still really hungry. "Wait, nausea with a lot of hunger? I wonder..." He's going to be absolutely thrilled, this is going to be a fantastic day. He's always wanted this, and I can't help but feel excited.

"Ma'am, we are the bearers of sad news. Today, at approximately four in the afternoon, your husband got caught in some of the machinery. His death was quick, but violent. We are incredibly sorry for your loss."

"But... but-but, but. I'm pregnant."

*****

"Sis?" "Where are you?" "I can't see you." "Sis?" "Night Hammer?" "Bastion?" "Anypony?" "Where is everypony?" "Please let there be somepony!" "Any dragons?" "Gryphons?" "Even a changeling?" "I'm so alone." "...Fine, if they want nothing to do with me, then I want nothing to do with them!" "I hate you all!"

*****

I'm so lonely. No pony stays. They all die. Everypony dies! My students leave me! My guards lose themselves! My maids whither. My sister... my sister is far beyond my reach. "Please, Death! Please take me soon!"

*****

Looking into a realm of mirrors and gray fog, depending on the species watching, an observer might see a dumpy scarred woman, or a fat, battered and scarred mare of gray that sometimes blends into the fog. A strange hook can be seen either coming from a finger, or attached to a hoof. The female can at times be seen to drag the hook across parts of her body, doing grievous harm to herself.

A group of rats is often seen coming by and nipping at her limbs, helping their mistress in the scarring of her flesh. She feels the pain, but the pain of the body only mirrors the pain of the soul, that which she feels, and that which she inflicts. She looks through a mirror, noting a perfect portrait of what she exudes and what she imbibes. The mirrors are all filled with the visages of the morose, for she is Despair, and she is limitless.

*****

Author's Notes

This is a little project that I've had in my mind for some time, and found that my lunch break at work was perfect for this. I will admit that Fluttershy's and Pinkie's scenes where the most emotionally taxing to write, and the Cake's scene was probably the scariest thing I've ever written.