After Tirek's failure to conquer Equestria, he is once again imprisoned in Tartarus, and he's not shy about regaling the rocks and cages around him with his woes. However, one of his cellmates has been listening, and is shrewd enough to free himself. Armed with knowledge of the danger the Mane Six poses to him from Tirek, he schemes to transform them into ponies so utterly removed from their Elements that they would sooner run and hide at his presence than fight. Will his plan's threads unravel, or will he succeed in subjugating Equestria, with no one possessing the heroic resolve to stand against him?

Contains TF/transformation, mind alteration, and race change (as in, earth pony/unicorn/pegasus race). Future chapters contain or focus on other common TF-related themes, which I'll describe here once I publish them!

Cover art vector sources (I apologize for my poor art skills putting them together):

Iron Will by Kyute-Kitsune (modified by myself!)
Mane Six by TechRainbow