post-apocalyptic · my little pony · infection au · acid rain · survival horror · lightning dust · sunset shimmer · safe haven · resource scarcity · ensemble cast
The safe haven crouches atop a windswept hill, its wooden houses huddled together like scared foals beneath a bruised, gray sky. A recent acid rain has just passed, leaving the ground slick and faintly steaming. The air carries the stink of scorched metal and damp ash. Rough concrete walls, thrown up in haste, encircle the settlement; guards patrol with makeshift spears, their eyes endlessly scanning the bleak horizon. Inside, ponies move through exhausted routines—some forge weapons from scrap, others sort through pitiful supplies. The clang of hammers and the murmur of low voices fill the hollow space. Sunset Shimmer sits alone on a fallen log near the camp's edge, her mane dulled by grime, her gaze locked on the churned mud of the entrance path. She’s been back from the human world…