1 Work in Short Fuse (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
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The Desolation by MagicMan001
Fandoms: My Little Pony Generation 4: Friendship Is Magic (Cartoon 2010)
07 Sep 2025
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Summary
The overthrow of Queen Chrysalis and the ascension of King Thorax were meant to herald a major turning point in world history. A vital stepping stone towards a friendlier, more interconnected world.
Except the Queen was not content to go quietly into her exile. She would reclaim her kingdom even if she had to, in her own words, “set it on fire and rule over the ashes.”
Only six months on from that fateful day, in the spring of 1007 AD, the Badlands region found itself plunged into the mayhem of civil war. Neighbour turned on neighbour. Broodmate against broodmate.
Honouring her newly forged alliance with King Thorax and determined to crush the scourge of Chrysalis once and for all, Equestria rolled her forces into the Badlands for the very first time. It was at this moment many historians would agree that truly started the 'Badlands War'. The most deadly and destructive conflict of the modern era, its profound effects would be felt by changeling and ponykind alike for generations to come.
The Desolation serves as an anthology of firsthand accounts of those whose lives were upended by the war, be they a homesick conscript or a grub forced to grow up far too soon.