Post Equestria and Boom Stick

"The names Boomstick… I'm the weapons and armor smith for a little haven just near the Equestrian Border named Plastic Acres. Accordin' to the elder, a couple o' princesses from back in the past disappeared for unknown reasons, and when it did… All hell broke loose."
The Story:
The Flood happened a long time ago when Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, the sisters of both sun and moon disappeared without a trace. To this day, no creature in all of Equestria knows what happened to them. Theories would arise, rumors were common place. and conspiracies were all a common sight. Of course, their disappearance sparked fear as well. One thing is for certain though, their absense was replaced with chaos. It took the world some fifteen years to right itself due to lack of the sister's magical influence, and to realign with both moon and sun on it's own accord.

             When they disappeared the world started to grow unstable and unfit for life. Plant life began to wither from the increasing tempertures, and the weather usually maintained by the Pegasi grew rampant and seeming sentient. Cadence and Shining Armor in response summoned the ponies and various other creatures of Equestria to the city of Canterlot before hoarding them into the crystal caves Cadence had once been imprisoned in. The couple in a plight for survival, would sacrifice every bit of energy their bodies had to cast a volley of spells simultaneously over the creatures in the cavern. The spell would cast the majority in suspended animation though the magic had varying effects on them. It effectively stopped aging at different degrees, but not completely, thus they would all age, though much slower while in this state of protection from the barrier spell. However, when they awoke, an unknown disturbance had made most of them forget about the sisters from so long ago.

        For seven years, one side of the planet was veiled by the cover of night, while the other baked in the scorching heat of the sun. After the alloted time passed, the world would make a single full orbit, allowing the remainder of the fifteen years to do the exact opposite for each half of the planet. This in turn turned the lands into a freezing tundra, only to turn into a barren wasteland.

        Soon, another after effect resulted from the lack of the sister's magical influence. Creatures of magic grew out of proportion. Mutations and defects began to grow within the mightiest of creatures, as did their power. Almost every creature with magic would become tainted by the overflowing abundance of magic. Most of the Unicorns that didn't mutate died out, the non-mutated ones that managed to survive however, quickly became adept with their magical prowess, no longer limited to a specific form of magic only limited to their special talent. However, the many who did transform quickly grew insane with power, seeking out to feast upon anything with a hint of magic… Which was almost every living creature due to the abundance of magical energy. No pony was safe.
  
       All was not lost however, patches of survivors remained across the surface of the world. Some had hidden underground, while other had found protection from other ways during the time of the flood. Regardless, life would live on. Even those cast in stasis would awaken to begin the rebuilding process. Ruins were found of the olden days, the markings of the sisters leading to religious survivors devoted to the sisters. Amongst these survivors were the group that created the settlement known only as "Plastic Acres". A small community of a hundred strong, Plastic Acres was a town created by construction companies for the higher ups to show off their designs to any who might be interested. The entire town was fake, not meant for society to live in, but now it serves just that purpose, and to date is the only spot on the entire planet known to have any form of plant life.

       The struggle to survive is perilous and ever-lasting. Luckily, the abundance of magic has allowed for strange and marvelous devices to be designed to help ease the constant issues in a world almost completely hostile towards any pony trying to live their life. From strange devices that fire projectiles over long distances all the way to creatures of floating copper, iron, steam, and magic; they make life just a bit easier to survive. The only thing that remains now is to try to pick civilization up from the ruins it left behind and try to continue living.

-Special thanks to my friend DJ, who made the picture for me.-