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Plague Ponies - In the Orchard

CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood

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Summary:

While Twilight goes to speak with Granny Smith, Pinkie Pie stays behind with Applejack to help out with apple bucking! With Big Mac not feeling at his best, Applejack sure is glad for the Pinkie and her unorthodox apple bucking strategy, although it seems a little dangerous to keep at it while Pinkie’s Pinkie sense keeps going off.

Lucky for them, they don’t have to wait much longer for the doozy! It’s arrived in the form of Nurse Sweetheart, and although she’s here to check up on Big Mac, she seems unwell herself. Applejack recognizes the symptoms of rabies due to some firsthoof experience, and sends Pinkie away to grab back up.

When Pinkie arrives with reinforcements in the form of Big Mac, it seems that they disagree with Applejack’s method of trying to handle things…no time for them to talk it out, however, as Nurse Sweetheart gets away in the confusion, running off in the direction of the barn.

Transcript below:

Applejack: I really appreciate your help, Pinkie! I can’t say I’ve ever seen anypony buck like you.

Pinkie Pie jumps from one apple tree to another, shaking each one and dropping the apples in the waiting buckets below.

Pinkie Pie: Hehehe! We should harvest apples together every year!

Applejack: I’d love to see you teach Big Mac your way of doing things!

Pinkie Pie: It’s too bad he’s sick (frowny face)

Applejack: We told him to take it easy, but you know how he is.

Pinkie Pie: He is your brother! Hard-headedness must be an Apple trait!

Applejack: Hey now—

Pinkie Pie: WaAAaAH

Pinkie Pie shakes uncontrollably, her Pinkie sense going wild.

Applejack: Pinkie?! Maybe we should head inside…I don’t think this is safe.

Pinkie Pie: Good idea…huh? Applejack, did you call a nurse for Big Mac?

Applejack: Huh? We did, but she’s s’posed to come tomorrow—

Applejack is interrupted as Pinkie grabs her with her tail and YOINKs Applejack up into a tree.

Applejack: I thought we agreed to get out of the tree?

Pinkie Pie: Shh! Agreement changed!

Applejack: What—

Pinkie Pie: Look down!!!

Applejack: Is it the doozy?

Pinkie Pie: Yes! Now hush!

Applejack and Pinkie Pie watch from above as a lilac pony wanders towards them through the orchard.

Applejack (whispering): Pinkie, that’s Nurse Sweetheart. Where’s the doozy?

Pinkie Pie (whispering): I—I don’t know, something just doesn’t feel right!

Applejack (whispering): If the doozy’s so close, shouldn’t we warn her?

Pinkie Pie: What if I said I think…she is the doozy?!

Nurse Sweetheart quietly mumbles to herself, repeating, “hello?” “hello?”.

Applejack: What? Is the doozy her mixing up the day of the appointment? They must have just mixed things up at the hospital. They’ve been busy—

Pinkie Pie: SHHH!! She’ll hear you!

Nurse Sweetheart: Hello, I’m nurse Sweetheart. It’s time for your check-up

Nurse Sweetheart continues to repeat herself over and over, the order of her words jumbling together and over one another.

Applejack: Pinkie…

Pinkie Pie: Yeah?

Applejack: Go get Big Mac.

Pinkie Pie: But—

Applejack: I’ll stay right here, just go. Tell him it’s rabies. He’ll know it’s an emergency.

Pinkie Pie: I’m on it. Don’t move. Sit tight! We’ll be back before you can say aAAAA!!!

Applejack: Don’t worry, Pinkie.

Applejack speaks quietly, mostly to herself, remembering something.

Applejack: I’m not going anywhere.

As Pinkie bounces away from tree to tree to get Big Mac, Applejack continues to look down at nurse Sweetheart. Not having received a response, the nurse has returned to repeating “hello” to herself again.

Still receiving no answer, nurse Sweetheart grows more agitated.

Nurse Sweetheart: Hello? You called me. I can help. Hello? Let me help you, please, let me…please, you need to let me…help…please…

Applejack continues to watch with unfocused eyes. The pony she’s seeing isn’t nurse sweetheart. All she can see is a pale yellow mare with orange curls.

???: Help

???: It hurts

???: Applejack?

Pinkie Pie and Big Mac are jumping from tree to tree to get back to Applejack’s location.

Pinkie Pie: You’re really good at this, Big Mac! On any other day, this would be so fun!

Big Mac: Yup…

Pinkie Pie: We might even make it back before anything happens!

Big Mac: Uh…nope.

Applejack is on the ground with nurse Sweetheart, attempting to lasso her.

Pinkie Pie and Big Mac: Applejack!!!

Big Mac: Run, Applejack!

Applejack: Wait—

Big Mac barrels towards nurse Sweetheart and kicks her in the face, breaking her jaw and knocking her away.

Applejack: STOP!

Pinkie Pie holds Applejack back, preventing her from interfering with Big Mac.

Pinkie Pie: Applejack, stop!

Applejack ignores Pinkie Pie, her eyes on Big Mac.

Applejack: Don’t do this again…

Big Mac: Don’t—AUGH

Nurse Sweetheart has gotten back up and stabbed her upper jaw into Big Mac’s leg.

Applejack: How…she should be out cold!

Big Mac: Don’t let her get away!

Nurse Sweetheart’s eyes focus for a moment, and she looks afraid. She tries to speak, she can’t form words with her broken jaw. Confused and agitated, she breaks into a run.

Nurse Sweetheart: Urkh…hrgk..

Applejack: Big Mac, your leg—

Big Mac: She’s getting away.

Pinkie Pie: Twilight! We have to warn Twilight and Applebloom!

Applejack: Big Macintosh, stop right there!

Big Mac promptly goes after nurse Sweetheart.

Big Mac: Nope.

End of transcript.

[askdigidash]

Since the next post will take a while here's a meme that is basically the dynamic

Frequently bought together btw

[rodjie]

pony post +mane six wip

“Another Apple Sleep Experiment” Spoiler below the cutoff

drawn 03/?/24

[lady-lorienn]

Lot of tiny text in this one guys, sorry! Gonna have to zoom in to read some of that!

BUT

Thought I’d jump on the infected AU bandwagon and play around with the concept a bit, see what I cook up! The magic that ponies tap into itself is the source of The Infection, becoming “Rotted Magic” and warping each of the pony races in a manner specific to their ways of using of magic. I’m still developing an origin as to how the magic got corrupted, but I’m thinking one of the scholarly unicorns (probably Purplesmart) somehow tapped too deep in their quest to fully master magic and disrupted the natural balance, causing this.

The more in-tune with their magic, the quicker a pony will become infected (i.e. Twi would be infected much faster than Rarity). The only way to prevent the colloquially dubbed Rot from fully corrupting a pony is to remove their cutie mark, which is where the signs of the infection first show, before the other symptoms set in. When fully infected, and specific symptoms aside, healthy mana (latent magical energy) attempts to escape the onset of Rotted Magic through the mouth, causing the blood-drool and sapping a pony of their vitality. Dark veins indicate severe infection and stem from where the rot is strongest (cutie mark, eyes, and horn). Once fully Rotted, the infection forces its host to search for healthy victims in search of more magic to consume.

There’s still more I wanna explore and tweak in this AU, and I still have to design alicorns, so I’ll probably come back to it if there’s enough interest!

Some close-ups:

[queenhoneybee-exe]

2. cupcakes

aah yes this was much more relaxing than yesterday’s piece! ♥ hurrah, pinkie pie has invited rainbow dash to sugarcube corner! they bond over baking cupcakes from actual ingredients and nothing bad happens.

[cloudspiress]

Bro thinks she's Pinkie Pie from Cupcakes 💀

[zombeedog]

My favourite mlp grimdarks in my style!

the mane 6 if they were totally awesome

[rottedbrainz]

Sooo...I've been seeing the mlp infection aus everywhere and guys...I caved 🙂

[phoenixdoesartstuff]

Ponysona? yes

plus her infected self :3

[beanjang-draws]

Plague Ponies - At the Barn

CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore

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Summary:

Twilight has decided to check on Apple Bloom’s new project! The innovative young filly has combined her lessons from Twilight and Zecora to make something new: a potion of duplication.

While they discuss Apple Bloom’s ingenuity, they’re interrupted by a strange sound and the sudden appearance of Big Macintosh. Big Mac should be in bed, but it looks like he has something urgent to discuss in private with Twilight. How out of character….

Transcript below:

Twilight: I’ll come along for a quick peek.

Apple Bloom: You won’t regret it! It’ll be super amazing!~

Apple Bloom: You know that potion of fruitfulness you showed me last time? I thought it was awfully similar to something Zecora taught me, so…

Twilight Sparkle: …You’ve been experimenting with pony and zebra magic! This is so exciting, Apple Bloom! This could be brand new magic!

Twilight Sparkle and Apple Bloom enter the Apple family barn, where Apple Bloom presents Twilight with a jam jar full of a strange liquid sitting on a stool, along with an apple.

Apple Bloom: Ta-da! I call it the Super-Duper Duplication Potion! It’s a bit of a mouthful, so SDDP works too.

Twilight Sparkle, smiling: I think that initialism will definitely be helpful.

Twilight Sparkle: How does it work?

Apple Bloom: If you just sprinkle a little bit on…

Apple Bloom tips the jar until a single drop of potion lands on the apple, which then begins to glow with a bright light.

Apple Bloom: Oh please work please work please work please work please—

The Apple begins to smoke, becoming obscured in white. With a sizzle and a pop, the smoke clears to reveal the duplicated apples. Twilight turns to look at Apple Bloom with awe in her eyes.

Twilight Sparkle: Two perfectly identical apples….Apple Bloom…

Apple Bloom: What? What is it?—

Apple Bloom lets out an excited gasp.

Apple Bloom: Oh oh oh is it my cutie mark?

Twilight Sparkle: I’m sorry, sweetie.

Apple Bloom: If…if even creating new potions ain’t enough, what if I never—

Twilight Sparkle stops Apple Bloom, raising her chin with her wing.

Twilight Sparkle: Apple Bloom, even if your cutie mark isn’t in potions, you are an incredible scientist. I hope you’ll continue your studies. I certainly look forward to what you’ll develop next.

Apple Bloom: Thanks, Twilight. I really do like studying with you and Zecora even if it ain’t my special talent.

Apple Bloom: I’m just glad I haven’t disappointed you, Twilight.

Twilight: Of course not!—

A strange groan suddenly interrupts their conversation, startling Twilight and Apple Bloom. Twilight, particularly jumpy ever since the Changeling attack at the royal wedding, screams and instinctively readies an offensive spell. Apple Bloom screams because Twilight is screaming. Big Macintosh reveals himself, looking awful.

Apple Bloom: Big Mac! What happened? You should be in bed! Is everything alright?

Big Mac: Nope.

Big Mac: Apple Bloom, leave out the side door and head straight to the house.

Apple Bloom: Wha—

Big Mac: Straight. To. The. House.

Apple Bloom: …Alright…

Big Mac: Good. And Twilight, a word? P-please.

Twilight Sparkle: Of course. See you later, Apple Bloom!

Apple Bloom: See ya, Twilight!

Out of sight for Twilight and Apple Bloom, beyond the barn door lies the crumpled body of a strange pony. Their face is disfigured. The skin of the face is torn and bleeding, and their jaw is broken. Their tongue lolls out limp, broken teeth and saliva mixed blood. Big Mac’s hind legs are bloody, and he stands favoring one leg, which appears to be wounded.

End of transcript.

[askdigidash]

Ponyville has felt really empty without ya, kid!

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sorry to my sp followers ive been on a nostalgia kick lately

reference under the cut

[ask-the-mare-in-the-forest]

Lost Star needs guidance to snap her out of her fear!

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au by @wowidkwhattonamethis on tiktok

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