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PaP: Bedtime Stories

by Starscribe
Earth used to have humans living on it. Now it has ponies, some of which used to be human. It will take ten thousand years for every human alive on earth to return. A lot can happen in that much time.

On May 23, 2015, the world ended. It wasn't violent, it wasn't bloody, and it wasn't even very dramatic. The entire population of the planet vanished. But they didn't stay gone; almost at once, refugees started trickling back. Unfortunately for them, they didn't come back with their humanity intact.

Demons lurk beneath the sea, while strange spirits whisper promises in dreams. Empires rise, dictators control, and ponies have nowhere to turn for help. Nowhere except themselves, and old-fashioned hard work.

This story is an anthology. Each chapter will be independent, though some chapters may reference characters or events from previous sections. This story began as a series of blog entries, so those who read those may have seen some of these before.

In general, each of these chapters was written in an hour and was not edited to my usual standard, so expect a few minor errors (sorry!). Chapters are posted in chronological order, so new chapters may appear in the middle of the story.

One final note: This story has no regular posting schedule. It will update whenever I feel like it.

Teen
Complete
Science Fiction
Adventure
Violence
Anthology
Profanity
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Death
Alternate Universe
Human
 
OCOS

188668 words: Estimated about 16 hours to read
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53 Chapters:

  1. First Princess on Earth 2019-09-06 16:00:02 UTC
    2503
  2. The Dare 2017-07-10 23:52:01 UTC
    2330
  3. First Date 2017-07-10 23:54:30 UTC
    3802
  4. Poison Bloke 2018-03-18 20:57:59 UTC
    2474
  5. Good Timing. 2019-04-21 18:00:08 UTC
    2887
  6. Catastrophic 2019-05-23 10:15:24 UTC
    3443
  7. Unwanted Crown 2018-10-05 17:11:20 UTC
    3051
  8. Tower 2017-11-06 01:12:33 UTC
    6768
  9. Answers From the Dark 2017-11-06 01:12:38 UTC
    5820
  10. Under the Weather 2017-02-12 10:24:28 UTC
    3230
  11. Saving Time 2018-09-25 00:30:48 UTC
    5985
  12. Until Sunset 2018-09-25 00:29:47 UTC
    5083
  13. Mystic Rune 2017-03-01 22:27:29 UTC
    2792
  14. Making Friends 2017-05-13 08:06:41 UTC
    3596
  15. Compiler 2017-06-09 21:16:44 UTC
    2587
  16. Not Today 2017-07-14 21:45:37 UTC
    2630
  17. Emperor 2017-08-11 21:30:42 UTC
    2120
  18. Dreaming up the Mess 2017-06-20 01:15:00 UTC
    3756
  19. Joe's Mod 2017-12-31 21:37:36 UTC
    2817
  20. Reunion 2017-09-08 09:09:26 UTC
    3976
  21. Chip's Challenge 2017-03-17 11:47:08 UTC
    3369
  22. Work Crew 2017-03-19 10:12:51 UTC
    3662
  23. Chips and Salsa 2017-03-21 09:47:55 UTC
    3886
  24. Queen for a Day 2017-03-23 09:54:36 UTC
    3747
  25. Caged Bird 2017-03-25 10:04:08 UTC
    3214
  26. Clients Change 2017-03-29 07:46:11 UTC
    4854
  27. Solving for Zero 2017-02-12 12:00:20 UTC
    2791
  28. Long Watch 2017-02-12 12:08:25 UTC
    5887
  29. Friendly Invasion 2017-03-30 03:10:36 UTC
    3208
  30. Funerary Rites 2017-04-05 20:48:05 UTC
    2301
  31. Unexpected Predator 2017-02-12 10:22:08 UTC
    3163
  32. Hulopoe Bay 2017-02-15 09:16:44 UTC
    3969
  33. Keeping Time 2017-02-12 10:23:27 UTC
    4609
  34. Ticking Clock 2017-02-27 11:02:08 UTC
    4131
  35. Eastern Diplomacy 2017-03-11 11:05:20 UTC
    3682
  36. New Era 2017-03-12 09:42:36 UTC
    3196
  37. Second Chances 2019-07-18 19:00:02 UTC
    2529
  38. Prices Paid 2019-10-31 19:00:01 UTC
    6970
  39. Fire in Whitewater 2017-02-12 10:21:13 UTC
    2113
  40. The Soulshear 2017-02-12 10:22:53 UTC
    3789
  41. Last Flight Out Kakadu 2017-06-13 03:33:33 UTC
    5366
  42. Trimester: One 2017-07-25 01:16:01 UTC
    2010
  43. Trimester Two 2018-03-04 19:29:45 UTC
    2595
  44. Trimester Three 2018-12-23 19:00:37 UTC
    2017
  45. The Last War 2017-10-26 17:18:19 UTC
    2933
  46. Remember the Brave 2017-10-27 18:44:31 UTC
    4128
  47. The Black Tide 2017-10-30 20:44:48 UTC
    4249
  48. Taking the City 2017-10-31 21:09:03 UTC
    3731
  49. First Engagement 2017-11-01 22:08:03 UTC
    3192
  50. Damned 2017-11-03 08:18:52 UTC
    3444
  51. Mordite 2017-11-05 04:38:39 UTC
    2632
  52. Goodbye 2017-11-06 01:08:28 UTC
    2991
  53. Lonely Day 2017-11-06 11:30:42 UTC
    2660