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The Beginnings of a Plague

by Caspian
Liam Webb is the sole survivor of a world destroyed, the one human in a strange world populated by a society of intelligent equines. A stranger, a mystery, and a possible threat... followed by the SCP responsible for the death of his world.

Liam Webb was not an overachiever.

He wasn't brave. He didn't like poking his nose where it didn't belong, he didn't make noise and didn't grab for attention. Middling grades, average test scores, slightly above-average IQ... it didn't make sense that the SCP Foundation reached out to him. It didn't make sense that he accepted the position. Research for a clandestine organization devoted to the containment of world-ending anomalies and combating forces of destruction on a regular basis? It didn't line up, at least, not to him.

It didn't make sense that he escaped the end of the world when his colleagues and peers didn't. They were qualified, they were meant for this work... he was a glorified intern.

Now? Liam Webb is the sole survivor of a world destroyed, the one human in a strange world populated by a society of intelligent equines. A stranger, a mystery, and a possible threat...

I can only hope that it doesn't follow me.

Webb, Liam J.
Epidemiologist
Biohazardous Containment
SCP Foundation

The Last Human Being Alive (Potentially)


This tale is set in an alternate universe Equestria, where government and society have some significant and insignificant changes from canon, hence the tag. Many characters featured on the show may make appearances in manners considered out-of-character due to these conditions. There are also light mentions of RGRE, but it has little-to-no impact on the story and is just flavor-text.

This story contains the following unpleasant elements:
Gore, Violence, Mentions of Domestic Abuse, Suicide, Body-Horror Induced PTSD, Vulgar Language, Sexual Themes, Death and Jaywalking

At the time of writing this, there is not, nor will there ever be scenes containing explicit or detailed sexual intercourse. I don't write smut.

You have been warned.

Authors Section

  1. May 13th, 2022 - We hit 1000 views! Thank you to all who have taken the time to read this, it really means a lot to me!
  2. July 10th, 2022 - Big 2000! We are growing, people!
  3. August 1st, 2022 - I've decided that the beginning chapters need reworking. New content will still flow as it was previously, but I'll also be hopping in to fix some things to my liking in those earlier chapters.
  4. September 22nd, 2022 - That's 3000 views!

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Profanity
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Thriller
Drama
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
SCP Foundation
Romance
Sex
Suicide / Self Harm
 
PNPO

118176 words: Estimated about 10 hours to read

32 Chapters:

  1. Chapter 1: Unknowns 2022-03-24 05:50:58 UTC
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  2. Chapter 2: An Interrogation 2022-03-26 06:24:34 UTC
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  3. Chapter 3: If Thou Wouldst 2022-03-26 21:46:02 UTC
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  4. Chapter 4: Enter Dreams (Re-Perspectived) 2022-03-30 21:43:56 UTC
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  5. Chapter 5: Painful Morning 2022-04-02 18:20:24 UTC
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  6. Chapter 6: Visitor 2022-04-15 21:39:24 UTC
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  7. Chapter 7: Push and Shove 2022-04-24 00:31:14 UTC
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  8. Chapter 8: Horror from Another World 2022-05-09 21:25:51 UTC
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  9. Chapter 9: Hell in Canterlot Castle 2022-05-19 19:07:26 UTC
    3153
  10. Chapter 10: Behemoth 2022-05-25 04:37:59 UTC
    5474
  11. Interlude 1 2022-05-27 01:37:18 UTC
    1233
  12. Chapter 11: Antibody 2022-06-05 13:24:08 UTC
    3123
  13. Chapter 12: Fifteen 2022-06-09 19:34:16 UTC
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  14. Chapter 13: Knowledge and Power 2022-06-12 20:57:41 UTC
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  15. Manehattan Herald, June 15th, 1001 2022-06-15 21:04:31 UTC
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  16. Chapter 14: Organization 2022-06-19 19:20:14 UTC
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  17. Chapter 15: A Prelude to Dinner 2022-06-24 18:03:41 UTC
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  18. Chapter 16: Dinner and a Show 2022-07-04 08:40:55 UTC
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  19. Chapter 17: Hole in the Ground 2022-07-15 16:15:40 UTC
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  20. Chapter 18: No More 2022-07-19 07:16:17 UTC
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  21. Chapter ██: █████ 2022-07-21 09:27:27 UTC
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  22. Chapter 20: Negotiation 2022-07-26 07:39:33 UTC
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  23. Interlude 2 2022-07-27 19:47:15 UTC
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  24. Chapter 21: Working it Out 2022-08-02 15:16:39 UTC
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  25. Chapter 22: Tulip 2022-08-08 21:31:00 UTC
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  26. Chapter 23: Developments 2022-08-14 09:42:58 UTC
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  27. Chapter 24: Deal 2022-08-21 22:20:22 UTC
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  28. Chapter 25: Ritual 2022-08-27 00:38:03 UTC
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  29. Chapter 26: Control 2022-09-08 19:03:21 UTC
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  30. Chapter 27: Cogito, Ergo Sum 2022-09-20 21:37:49 UTC
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  31. Chapter 28: Native Interference... 2022-09-30 21:26:52 UTC
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  32. Chapter 29: ... To An Alien Threat 2023-03-13 08:25:06 UTC
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