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Pony Tales [MLP Fanfic Reading] The Truth About Cutie Marks (DARKFIC) - what is a cutie mark really?

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Contains dark, disturbing and horror themes. Intended for teen and adult audiences.

Summary: They say a Cutie Mark is a symbol of a pony's special talent; a coming of age if you will; the starting guideline for a pony's destiny. Well, they got one part right at least. What is the purpose of a Cutie Mark really, you ask? Let's just say it's a lot less ... cheerful than you think.

Original Fic Can Be Found Here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/2881...

Voice Cast:

SketchDrawMore (Narrator)
@sketchdraw-more

Art Used:
https://www.deviantart.com/ask1deidar...

Music Used:

Dark Forces (Doblado Studios)
Dark Piano Music - Dark Forces (Doblado St...
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20 Comments

@SketchDraw-More 1 month ago Pinned

My first fanfic reading! Don’t mind me fangirling a bit :D

@Alexrun902 1 month ago

This is easily my favorite take on Slenderpony yet! It embraces a lot of aspects of the original Slenderman while putting its own unique spin on the subject to give him his own identity, and the voice acting from Sketchdrawmore is superb! Peak all around!

@autumbreeze1129 1 month ago

Had a hunch it was Slenderpony narrating.

Also, appropriate, since Slenderpony was watching the Apples while they were around Goldie's during Pinkie Apple Pie

@maddog6620 1 month ago

Imagine if that was what cutie marks were in the show

@teniellpelle8477 1 month ago

A slender pony with a disturbing cutie mark that looks sick almost identical to the slender Man game collecting eight pages

@revaslatts4301 1 month ago (edited)

Interesting take on the whole cutie mark thing. 😊
And Slenderpony narrating this was a real twist. 😮

@kadiwright3441 1 month ago

That twist at the end

@RageIsMyName 1 month ago (edited)

This is a cool idea.

Another cool take on Cutie Marks could be that they don't tell you your special talent... They tell you how you're gonna die.

Some would be more self explanatory, like Twilight would die from an awful burst of magic, while others would be trickier, like Applejack could die to protect her family.

@Homunculus-in-a-jar 1 month ago

So glad the brony community is still alive

@matthiasasmr3100 1 month ago

That’s all very scary, Mr. Slender Pony. But are we forgetting that Twilight can teleport? It will take the main six less than a minute or two to find the Apple Bloom, Sweetie Bell and Scootaloo.

@SimplordQueen 1 month ago

Seeing more Slenderpony fanfics is great, Slenderman is still to this day a classic Creepypasta that I and many others still love especially his pony design ^^

@Quinnesss 1 month ago

So does this basically make the CMC a child saving force? With how they guide other kids to their cutiemarks

@liljoeyredblue581 1 month ago

i thought it was gonna be because the cutie marks convince an unseen force erasing ponies from existance that they have a life purpose, which would keep the unknown force from taking them because it knows it shouldn't take away "a worthy life" that has prved itself the right to exist.

The cause and effect is the same as the story, just with a different reason.

@Bayden-Bluedash 1 month ago

Most ponies were always excited about getting their cutie marks, if this was the results of getting a cutie mark it would change the way post thing about it. And Slenderpony is back for a new darkfic! Whatever you do, don't look into the face. Just take one look and then there's nothing and you're taken to where he keeps you.

@midnightthedragonfox5692 3 weeks ago

Dude this was awesome! The voice acting and everything was cool! And I love the spin on the cutie marks and talking straight to some of the ponies at the end, was amazing

@crayonpopsicle 1 month ago

This story is AMAZING I adore this au take on cutiemark lore. Mentioning applebloom reminded me of that little Easter egg in the show where Slendermane appeared in the background... >v> adds some interesting validity to this storyyy
STILL SLENDERMANE LIVESSS!!!!

@LexiB-o9c 1 month ago

Was waiting for you to read this one after watching your Slender reading. Thank you.

@Peanuts6980 1 month ago

Dude this was fire the fact that it was Slender Pony narrating fact that the Main Six were listening to it the fact that he's like I start work in a minute amazing

@lauriesproston680 1 month ago

A silent predator in horse form! This is a really good story! I like the fact that something like this could exist in the pony world and that it could be a greater evil to anything in equestria! There's a creature in myth in the real world that would work well with your stories, scribbler! It's called the nucklavee! Also known as the orcadian horseman! Look it up! You may like it! Otherwise, keep making these stories! They are always awesome!