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The Ash

by Raging Mouse
A disaster dumps alien matter on Equestria's surface, as well as one alien.

A colossal mass of alien matter ends up on the surface of Equestria as a result of a cosmic disaster, and it is poisoning all it touches. Twilight Sparkle and her friends are caught up in the events as Equestria becomes increasingly hostile to ponies, and the ponies become increasingly hostile to each other. But is it the fault of the alien matter, or is something more going wrong?

It is up to Twilight to find the answer and a solution, preferrably one that also preserves the very fragile life of what may be the last representant of an entire species.

NOTES: Formerly known as 'The Creature'. HiE tag is mandatory for all stories with human characters. Note that there is only a human as a side character in this story.

Thanks to Matdat for grammar and spelling check!

Teen
Complete
Violence
Death
Alternate Universe
Human
Sad
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Dark
 
OPMP

116710 words: Estimated about 10 hours to read
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38 Chapters:

  1. Prologue 2012-10-22 10:50:32 UTC
    1910
  2. The Mountain 2012-10-22 10:50:57 UTC
    2967
  3. Recuperation 2012-10-22 10:51:06 UTC
    3566
  4. Summons 2012-10-25 10:16:40 UTC
    1987
  5. Arrival 2012-10-27 15:55:27 UTC
    3258
  6. Break Through 2012-10-31 18:00:36 UTC
    4104
  7. It 2012-11-02 17:31:06 UTC
    2492
  8. Lectures 2012-11-06 09:07:39 UTC
    3108
  9. Progress 2012-11-08 09:03:14 UTC
    2700
  10. The Archivist 2012-11-10 11:18:50 UTC
    2634
  11. Collapsing 2012-11-12 17:00:52 UTC
    2803
  12. A Cleansing 2012-11-14 19:08:07 UTC
    3011
  13. Inferno 2012-11-16 17:05:47 UTC
    3494
  14. Trading Places 2012-11-20 12:39:39 UTC
    2531
  15. TLC 2012-11-22 11:06:04 UTC
    3525
  16. Healing and Scarring 2012-11-25 10:38:07 UTC
    3106
  17. Anger 2012-11-29 15:43:50 UTC
    2919
  18. Welder 2012-12-01 10:57:26 UTC
    2668
  19. Voracious Space 2012-12-03 20:09:32 UTC
    3087
  20. B.B.B.F.F. 2012-12-06 20:58:42 UTC
    2404
  21. Visions and Sensibilities 2012-12-09 14:31:59 UTC
    2970
  22. Cages of Stone and Glass 2012-12-11 09:04:14 UTC
    3084
  23. Harm(P)ony 2012-12-13 22:39:28 UTC
    3147
  24. Unleashed 2012-12-16 09:51:56 UTC
    2715
  25. At Large 2012-12-18 18:11:16 UTC
    2843
  26. Life is a Test 2012-12-21 10:24:59 UTC
    2905
  27. Twilight Falls 2012-12-23 15:49:38 UTC
    3489
  28. Amidst the Ashen 2012-12-25 11:25:09 UTC
    3168
  29. Studies 2012-12-27 11:28:24 UTC
    3133
  30. Hybrid Matters 2012-12-28 16:21:13 UTC
    2997
  31. Scorched Equestria 2012-12-30 09:41:48 UTC
    3046
  32. On the Eve of War 2013-01-01 06:43:48 UTC
    3216
  33. The Assault 2013-01-03 06:45:25 UTC
    3597
  34. A War of Tag 2013-01-05 18:14:47 UTC
    3396
  35. Twilight Fulcrum 2013-01-08 14:33:40 UTC
    4602
  36. Coronation Fireworks 2013-01-10 10:07:31 UTC
    3167
  37. Peace Court 2013-01-16 15:21:09 UTC
    3901
  38. Coming Home 2013-01-17 15:02:17 UTC
    3060