Cut off from society, tormented in hir isolation, a nameless Zebracorn stalks the streets of Canterlot. Both to sate hir need for a body next to hirs as well as punish the society that rejects hir, shi foalnaps ponies, leaving the kingdom wrought with fear. Leaving only the madness from the surviving ponies to play witness to the depth of hir cruelty. Canterlot goes into curfew, yet another attempt to keep the ponies safe. Yet, a young unicorn stallion heeds not the warning of the high courts... and it will be to his downfall and perhaps, his and hir rebirth. 

“A Grimdark Tale” is an X-rated MLP fanfiction short. It allows the reader to grasp from it what they wish; though, there is a concept of inner pain, namely loneliness, exposing itself in behaviors such as abuse and defeat.