On May 23, 2015, the world ended. It wasn't violent, it wasn't bloody, and it wasn't even very dramatic. The entire population of the planet vanished. But they didn't stay gone; almost at once, refugees started trickling back. Unfortunately for them, they didn't come back with their humanity intact.
Demons lurk beneath the sea, while strange spirits whisper promises in dreams. Empires rise, dictators control, and ponies have nowhere to turn for help. Nowhere except themselves, and old-fashioned hard work.
This story is an anthology. Each chapter will be independent, though some chapters may reference characters or events from previous sections. This story began as a series of blog entries, so those who read those may have seen some of these before.
In general, each of these chapters was written in an hour and was not edited to my usual standard, so expect a few minor errors (sorry!). Chapters are posted in chronological order, so new chapters may appear in the middle of the story.
One final note: This story has no regular posting schedule. It will update whenever I feel like it.
53 Chapters:
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First Princess on Earth [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 6th, 2019
2,404
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The Dare [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 11th, 2017
2,303
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First Date [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 11th, 2017
3,753
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Poison Bloke [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 18th, 2018
2,434
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Good Timing. [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 21st, 2019
2,874
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Catastrophic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 24th, 2019
3,118
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Unwanted Crown [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 5th, 2018
3,029
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Tower [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 6th, 2017
6,549
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Answers From the Dark [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 6th, 2017
5,713
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Under the Weather [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 12th, 2017
3,335
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Saving Time [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 25th, 2018
5,982
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Until Sunset [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 25th, 2018
5,078
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Mystic Rune [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 2nd, 2017
2,803
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Making Friends [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 13th, 2017
3,736
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Compiler [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 9th, 2017
2,582
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Not Today [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 14th, 2017
2,624
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Emperor [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 11th, 2017
2,118
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Dreaming up the Mess [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 20th, 2017
3,716
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Joe's Mod [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 31st, 2017
2,743
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Reunion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 8th, 2017
3,974
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Chip's Challenge [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 17th, 2017
3,486
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Work Crew [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 19th, 2017
3,790
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Chips and Salsa [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 29th, 2017
3,912
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Queen for a Day [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 24th, 2017
3,883
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Caged Bird [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 29th, 2017
3,332
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Clients Change [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 29th, 2017
4,973
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Solving for Zero [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 9th, 2017
2,787
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Long Watch [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 14th, 2017
6,217
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Friendly Invasion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 30th, 2017
3,318
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Funerary Rites [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 6th, 2017
2,325
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Unexpected Predator [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 12th, 2017
3,300
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Hulopoe Bay [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2017
4,086
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Keeping Time [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 12th, 2017
4,918
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Ticking Clock [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 27th, 2017
4,332
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Eastern Diplomacy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 17th, 2019
3,629
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New Era [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 12th, 2017
3,272
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Second Chances [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 25th, 2019
2,432
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Prices Paid [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 2nd, 2019
6,964
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Fire in Whitewater [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 8th, 2017
2,238
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The Soulshear [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 14th, 2017
3,991
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Last Flight Out Kakadu [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 13th, 2017
5,307
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Trimester: One [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 25th, 2017
2,008
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Trimester Two [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 4th, 2018
2,592
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Trimester Three [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 23rd, 2018
2,014
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The Last War [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 26th, 2017
2,882
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Remember the Brave [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 27th, 2017
4,014
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The Black Tide [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 31st, 2017
4,176
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Taking the City [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 31st, 2017
3,727
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First Engagement [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 1st, 2017
3,188
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Damned [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 3rd, 2017
3,343
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Mordite [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 5th, 2017
2,630
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Goodbye [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 6th, 2017
2,989
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Lonely Day [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 7th, 2017
2,600