3 months since the incident…..

When the time finally comes, every creature across the entire plain of Equestria will be asked the one question. Where were you when you first saw them? When the decayed tried to kill you. I can understand that it won’t be easy, but then again, nothing ever will be, not anymore. For me, I was in my home city of Manehattan to see a relative three months ago. It was my Aunt Glatos. We hadn’t spoken to one another since Uncle Crysto’s funeral. Poor woman, she used to be so happy, so full of life. She didn’t cry at the funeral, or spoke with any one of us for that matter. When I looked into her eyes, it was as if the Decayed had already killed her from the inside. She was nothing without Crysto, and tried desperately to be with him again. After the fourth attempt to end her suffering failed, we all knew what had to be done. So we moved her from the quiet life of Ponyville to our home of Manehattan, so we could always keep an eye on her whenever there was trouble. It was my turn to visit, and I’ll admit, I was actually in a happy tone that day. I was gonna surprise Aunt Glatos with a picnic in the park and a show with the whole family. I heard that Pon3 was coming, and Glatos always loved this new kid hip music. She was going to love it; I just couldn’t wait to see her frown turn into the brightest grin in years. But sadly, that was never the case. Today was the day when she couldn’t withstand it anymore. Unknown to us, Aunt Glatos had been practicing potion making in her spare time at home, spending countless nights to perfect the most painless kind of death to be with her loved one once again. It was going to be so simple, drinking the poison and laying in her bed one last time, listening to the music of Pon3 on the radio by her side. Poor woman never expected this, to turn. I knocked on the door to her apartment building an hour later, holding the picnic basket in my mouth. There was no response, so I knocked again, this time, with the basket on the floor.

“Aunt Glatos? Its me, its your Jimmy Bean!”

It was always the cutest nickname to her, ever since I was born. Sounded a lot friendlier than James Magnaglow. After five minutes of waiting, I was starting to get worried. I began to slam my hoof against the door, hoping to Celestia that my sweet auntie was just taking a nap.

“Aunt Glatos! Come on, let me in! I got a surprise for you!”

I kept my cool, even though sweat began to drip down my neck. I decided to use the key Mama Glow gave me in case of emergences. It didn’t seem right, for all I knew she coulda been out to her job at the Farmer’s market, or down at the library to catch up on her love of magic, despite being an Earth Pony, but darn it, I couldn’t bare to take that chance.

“Aunt Glatos, I’m coming in! Sweet Celestia, I hope you’re decent!”

I open the door with my eyes shut, expecting her to yell, but hear nothing. When I open them, I see no pony in sight.

“Aunt Glatos?”

I trot in slowly, looking over at the table to see a note written in pink ink. I already expected it was from Aunt Glatos, thinking of the worse.

“To my friends and loved ones, I can’t take this anymore. The magic of life has faded from my soul, and I can no longer stand to have him away from my hoofs.”

That second, I stop reading, and run into the bedroom. The last time she tried this, she attempted to jump out her bedroom window. To this day, we sent post cards to the Pegasus that saved her.

“AUNT GLATOS! PLEASE ANSWER ME!”

She wasn’t in her bedroom either. I couldn’t believe this. The last place to look was the bathroom, which appeared locked. I didn’t care what I had to do, all that mattered was saving her life. With full force, I gallop for the door and smash it down, speechless to what I was seeing. In the bathtub, full of ice, was Glatos. She hoped that if the poison didn’t settle in fast enough, then slowing down her blood process would give her a better chance at death.

“Aunt Glatos….thank Celestia and all the elements that you’re ok! I was so worried!”

I was an idiot at the time. Couldn’t see the difference between a full blooded mare and a decaying monster before me. Her face was pale, eyes soulless, and all she could think of was eating my flesh.

“Come on, lets get you outta here. You need to go to the hosp…”

That’s when my view of life changed forever, feeling her cold, dead hooves wrap around my shoulders and tail as she tackled me to the tile floor. The moans she erupted, the gaze she gave me trying to bite me, it was all horrible.

“AUNT GLATOS! AUNT GLATOS!”

I had to push her off me, galloping out of the bathroom and tripping onto the bed. This gave me a full view of what my sweet aunt had become. Her beautiful red coat was turning gray, as her shining blue eyes were now a vein pulsing snow white, as her own blood began drooling down her mouth, dripping to her hoofs. Her mane began to fall apart slowly, as her cutie mark of a heart wrapped in flowers was now pale and wrinkled. At that moment, I knew that this was no longer my aunt, and she had become victim to a plague that would consume us all, from the magical Unicorns to event the strongest Alicorns. The decayed had began to take control.

Author's Note

Hi, I hope you enjoy this crazy fanfic I wrote and plan to stick around. I am a big fan of both shows and wondered about making this happen. Please give good feedback if you enjoyed this so far.