Dust

by TheBronyKnight

Rating: mature
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Original Character, Science Fiction, Tragedy, Death
Length: 1102

Read at your own caution.... The final words a young colt writes in a decayed Equestria

In a decayed and ruined Equestria, A young colt walks a path leading to some small form of hope. He will tell you all how his world was taken from him...

Warning: Dark

Published 2019-03-10 00:30:01 UTC
Last updated 2019-03-10 00:30:01 UTC

Entry 1...and possibly last

Dust. The only thing my mind can see as I walked a lonely path devoid of life and commodity. Dunes of colored ash and rainbow colored dust can be seen across for miles upon miles of the old land of magic. Fear those who read my testament, of this being a place outside of Equestria. No…

This is Equestria now.

I stumbled a bit on the wide area as I feel strength leaving my bones and my body feels malnourished. But I continue on as it is the only thing I can do in the place I once called home. Around me is nothing but arrays of hills upon hills of ash as I have mentioned, but the scenery still gives me a distant chill when I gaze on it. Hastily I looked forward and pray to the remains of Celestia I won’t turn my head again. The once colorful hills that surrounded my hometown is nothing but ensnared by the lack of color the new world has provided. I cough as I felt the ash beginning to burn my lungs from inhaling it for so long. I look up to see nonexistent clouds above me. The sun long been covered by the avarice by now. No more Pegasus to bring rain to the world for now or forever.

It was never liked this.

Equestria was a bright and colorful place, full of happiness and magic. The new magic of friendship have brought forth greater powers inside all ponies. Making us ever more connected and stronger. How could we have fallen so far? How can such kindness and generosity bring this despair? How could Equestria be turned into a wasteland of ash and decay? Well the answer is all in the hidden details of friendship.

For you see my readers.. We discovered a new people. A people who were bipedal and never even heard of magic. These people had a strong military and were very belligerent and nervous when they saw us pony folk, but our Princess Twilight and her friends formed a bond with their leader, ushering a new age of peace and prosperity! A new trading partner, a new alliance that put the other nations in fear of the combined might. Alongside the Yaks, the Kirin, and the other races including the human. We formed the strongest alliance known in Equestrian history. A fifty year long cycle of peace befall on all of our nations.

Then a boom happened.

No one of the alliance knew of the massive explosion that happened on all of the alliance countries simultaneously. It was devastating enough to raise questions yet given the circumstances left all of us nations in confusion. Everypony and non-bipedal being all thought it was our newly made human neighbors who has released such carnage. Yet they brought up the counter-argument of them being blown up themselves that no creature could deny. After who would blow up their own people everypony even the Princesses thought. Not knowing who to declare war on or put blame on put the nations in a state of unease that turned friend to traitor. This event was called the “Big Boom” in Equestria. A time of friendship that was once well respected and preserved now desecrated by the ashes that litter all lands.

The explosion carried effects on the survivors. These effects can make you lose memories and other nasty things the press foretold. Luckily, I lived in the capital so there is no way we could suffer the same tragedies. After all! Our great monarchs of all power and awesome fortitude can solve this mess. My mother and father had the same hopes as well but...

But I was fool because it has happened anyway… I watched before my innocent eyes as my friends and family alike get turned into ash. No gory carnage or macabre displays of guts flying in different directions but ash. The colorful ash are all the remains of my family and friends in Canterlot. I woke up to find myself alive but burned. The feeling of my seared flesh was so excruciating I could not cry or yell for my body was too weak. I prayed to Celestia so much for help that I began to lose hope in our goddess and my national religion. When I came too I saw my home… littered with ash and skeletons that luckily survived the eradication. I do not know why I was spared but the aftermath told me everything and the hope drained from my face as I could not comprehend my new reality.

I ran away from the horrors I saw before me. Such a scene must not be painted in a young colts mind for it is too cruel of the world to provide. I shall never forget the image of my friends turning into ash, the smell of burnt flesh and other repulsive odors, and the look of hopelessness on my face when no other has survived. I cursed being alive because living was not a blessing but a curse in this case. Pain has been said to be temporary, but the pain and insanity I witnessed… My mind can understand the pain so I try not to sleep for when I do I see the image that brings nothing but misfortune and insanity. No! I must keep going. I know this is somepony… Please let there be..

“A clearing!” A yelled in my voice

I look up to see the clearing entrance and I run toward it as fast as me wobbly legs can take me. Finally a change in scenery! Yes this is my hope!

As I make it to the entrance… I see hoof prints in front of me going forward. I look around to see two dust hills on each side, resembling so sort of gate. I look down at one of the hoof prints so see some scribbled off writing next it that reads: “Be..n..er..” I said in my voice. I look forward to see the new scenery. With a hungry stomach I go as get ready. I write on the sand ‘I have been here too’ so I don’t get lost and I open my journal to begin writing my story before I lose my memory. Before the effects kick in. Following the lines of hoof prints, I see my new surroundings as I follow the similarly shaped hoof prints of a young colt…

Dust… The only thing my young mind can see..

Author's Note

Trying something different. I mean after all...

Let's be interesting.

BronyKnight