Equestria is no more. The harmony of the alicorn rule is now merely an obscure legend, a story passed on from generation to generation, slowly being lost to time. The land of magic and wonders has become nothing more than an empty shell of its former self, drained of its soul and left to crumble as the decades pass by.

But life always finds a way. The pony race miraculously avoided the gruesome fate of Equestria, continuing to thrive in spite of the odds stacked against them. Passing on the gift of life for generations, attempting to make the best of what they had.

Join Cloud Leap, a pegasus mare simply trying to make a living in the twisted world she was born into, as she experiences the unluckiest events of her life. The taste of the real world is hard to swallow, and some ponies have to learn the hard way. Can she beat the odds, or will the twisted nature of ponykind consume her like countless others before her?

(Huge thanks to an anonymous editor who helped with proofreading and editing the story, as well as friends who pre-read it and gave me feedback)