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Pandemic: What you are Meant to Be

by Halira
The ETS pandemic spreads across the southern United States transforming humans into ponies. In the wake of it a boy named Mathew tries to cope with the changing world and finding out what he is becoming.

When the ETS pandemic started spreading throughout the world the south in the United States was hit particularly hard. The south had a culture all its own with a stronger focus on conservative political beliefs, religion, and a strong belief in maintaining tradition and culture.

Having the ETS pandemic come strongest here was one of the greatest ironies ever. Now all of what the south was is about to be upended. For Mathew, a teen from a town in South Carolina it means far more than that. It meanst re-examining who he is and who he is meant to be.


Notes:

Shares same universe with: Pandemic by ASGeek2012 it is not required you read this story, but it will help understand some things going on in the background.

This story is considered an origin story for many of the characters in Pandemic: Picking Up the Pieces. This story is not required reading for that, but if you want to learn more about some of the characters this is where you'll find it.

Story is now complete and editing is underway. Many chapters are still pretty rough. I grew a lot as a writer as this story went on, and there is an increase in quality between the first half of this story the second half, and then the sequel.

Rating and Trigger Warning Notes: There are mentions of extreme violence at some points, general bigotry, LGBT characters (Lesbian and Transgender), there is no sex shown in this story but it's alluded to at some points

Teen
Complete
Profanity
Slice of Life
Human
Drama
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
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165303 words: Estimated about 14 hours to read
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69 Chapters:

  1. Chapter 1: Pondering Change 2018-04-26 14:33:21 UTC
    3062
  2. Chapter 2: Changing Perspectives 2018-04-28 08:41:23 UTC
    3768
  3. Chapter 3: Uncomfortable Conversations 2018-04-29 12:40:25 UTC
    4545
  4. Chapter 4: Anger at Night 2018-04-30 09:57:41 UTC
    3782
  5. Chapter 5: Shaping Hearts and Minds 2018-05-01 07:50:41 UTC
    3842
  6. Chapter 6: The Final Wave 2018-05-02 06:24:33 UTC
    4207
  7. Chapter 7: Purposes of Ponies 2018-05-03 03:18:48 UTC
    2787
  8. Chapter 8: Time and Purpose for All Things 2018-05-03 17:33:42 UTC
    3152
  9. Chapter 9: Re-Evaluation 2018-05-04 00:29:52 UTC
    3149
  10. Chapter 10: Ponies Behaving Badly 2018-05-04 19:42:03 UTC
    3002
  11. Chapter 11: Broken Ponies 2018-05-05 02:43:42 UTC
    3058
  12. Chapter 12: Pillow Talk 2018-05-05 22:15:44 UTC
    2049
  13. Chapter 13: Getting Pieces Back Together 2018-05-06 15:33:34 UTC
    3365
  14. Chapter 14: By the Pond 2018-05-07 00:31:29 UTC
    1368
  15. Chapter 15: Census 2018-05-07 21:18:06 UTC
  16. Chapter 16: Presumptions 2018-05-08 23:44:52 UTC
    2933
  17. Chapter 17: Reaching Out 2018-05-10 02:03:10 UTC
    2768
  18. Chapter 18: Something Old Something New 2018-05-10 21:38:51 UTC
    3153
  19. Chapter 19: What's in a Name? 2018-05-12 01:11:57 UTC
  20. Chapter 20: Idle Hooves 2018-05-13 00:45:14 UTC
    3415
  21. Chapter 21: Fear of Shimmerists 2018-05-14 01:48:27 UTC
    1646
  22. Chapter 22: Luna Returns 2018-05-16 00:25:36 UTC
    2762
  23. Chapter 23: Love and Other Drugs 2018-05-16 23:30:53 UTC
    3407
  24. Chapter 24: Spreading the Good Word 2018-05-17 21:40:20 UTC
    2003
  25. Chapter 25: Connections to the Human World 2018-05-19 04:17:02 UTC
    2208
  26. Chapter 26: Rain 2018-05-20 11:23:43 UTC
    2401
  27. Chapter 27: The Good Work 2018-05-21 02:06:11 UTC
    2190
  28. Chapter 28: Late Night Shopping at Wal Mart 2018-05-22 03:27:32 UTC
    2313
  29. Chapter 29: Police? What Police? 2018-05-22 21:49:23 UTC
    1994
  30. Chapter 30: Uncle Sam Needs You 2018-05-23 17:24:45 UTC
    1819
  31. Chapter 31: City of Fear 2018-05-25 21:57:52 UTC
    1781
  32. Chapter 32: Tattered Wing 2018-05-26 16:21:52 UTC
    2506
  33. Chapter 33: Troubled Thoughts 2018-05-28 00:34:29 UTC
    2360
  34. Chapter 34: Pony Instincts and Hearts 2018-05-28 18:48:09 UTC
    1704
  35. Chapter 35: Visions of Sunset Shimmer 2018-05-29 00:52:16 UTC
    2547
  36. Chapter 36: Nightmares 2018-05-30 03:54:49 UTC
    2849
  37. Chapter 37: Rosetta's Secret 2018-05-30 16:17:55 UTC
  38. Chapter 38: Commitment 2018-05-31 19:24:17 UTC
    3028
  39. Chapter 39: Family and Relationships 2018-06-01 02:51:43 UTC
    1630
  40. Chapter 40: Mixed Relations 2018-06-01 23:40:16 UTC
    2528
  41. Chapter 41: Employee of the Month 2018-06-02 19:54:53 UTC
    1829
  42. Chapter 42: Mom Talk 2018-06-03 19:43:30 UTC
    2990
  43. Chapter 43: The Gospel According to Tonya 2018-06-05 01:36:08 UTC
    1483
  44. Chapter 44: Communes and Coffers 2018-06-06 04:02:38 UTC
    2286
  45. Chapter 45: Forming Bonds 2018-06-07 18:19:02 UTC
    3566
  46. Chapter 46: Camper 2018-06-09 03:02:21 UTC
    2237
  47. Chapter 47: Earth Pony Magic 2018-06-09 21:22:33 UTC
    2380
  48. Chapter 48: Job Proposition 2018-06-10 16:28:11 UTC
    2690
  49. Chapter 49: Equestrians 2018-06-12 01:34:18 UTC
    2289
  50. Chapter 50: Parental Education 2018-06-12 18:51:20 UTC
    1625
  51. Chapter 51: Tempest 2018-06-13 16:07:46 UTC
    2100
  52. Chapter 52: Things that Won't Stay Gone 2018-06-14 16:08:47 UTC
    2234
  53. Chapter 53: Sermon 2018-06-15 10:16:03 UTC
    2037
  54. Chapter 54: Research 2018-06-16 13:41:34 UTC
    2529
  55. Chapter 55: Dread Thoughts 2018-06-18 03:25:41 UTC
    2428
  56. Chapter 56: Peer Pressure 2018-06-18 15:57:08 UTC
    1620
  57. Chapter 57: Duel of Tempers 2018-06-19 06:24:50 UTC
    1812
  58. Chapter 58: Wild Goals 2018-06-20 04:53:46 UTC
    1738
  59. Chapter 59: Riverview 2018-06-20 20:23:52 UTC
    1833
  60. Chapter 60: Generosity 2018-06-21 14:31:25 UTC
    2137
  61. Chapter 61: Interrogation 2018-06-21 19:22:04 UTC
    1538
  62. Chapter 62: Answers 2018-06-22 00:35:23 UTC
    2277
  63. Chapter 63: Threats and Counterthreats 2018-06-23 02:41:21 UTC
    2011
  64. Chapter 64: Spider 2018-06-24 03:27:36 UTC
    2603
  65. You Decide Mini-Chapter 2018-06-24 16:50:03 UTC
    788
  66. Chapter 65: New House 2018-06-26 00:56:21 UTC
    2074
  67. Chapter 66: North Charleston Coliseum 2018-06-26 21:42:33 UTC
    3915
  68. Chapter 67: You Compel/I Compel 2018-06-28 01:11:22 UTC
    2082
  69. Chapter 68: What you were meant to Be 2018-06-28 16:09:06 UTC
    3091