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It had only been two weeks since Smolder had devoured and digested Vanilla Swirl, but news of the incident travelled fast, and inspired by the young dragon's escapade, more and more of the predator students had begun to get on board with the new status quo. Since that day, the pony population at the school had halved, and the predator population had boomed as word spread throughout Equestria, tempting predators of all races to 'enrol' at the school, to witness the dawning of this new age first hand.

Twilight was still convinced that this must all be the result of some kind of spell, or disease, and had spent the weeks since Fluttershy's death struggling to find a 'cure'. She had finally started to question whether there even was a spell in the first place. Maybe Applejack and the others were right and this was just their genetic history finally catching up to them. Having found no leads in her books, she finally decided to call another emergency meeting of all remaining faculty to brainstorm ideas about how they could fix the now rapidly escalating situation.

Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rarity were sat around a large table in the center of the staff room, but apparently Twilight was running late.

Applejack smirked as the princess of Friendship entered the staff room.“Finally ready to admit that it's a lost cause?” she asked.

Twilight had bags under her eyes, and her usually tidy mane was a frazzled mess. She decided to ignore Applejack's comment, instead hopping up onto her chair and headbutting the table. She rubbed her temples and groaned in frustration.

“This is a disaster!” Twilight moaned. “How am I going to explain this to the school board! Or Celestia?”

“And all the digested pony's families?” Pinkie added helpfully.

Twilight groaned even louder, and lifted her head to address the other teachers. “I've read every book I could find that even vaguely mentions ponies becoming prey, and haven't found anything useful. Does anyone have any ideas?”

Rarity was the first to respond. “I don't think there's much we can do, darling. Ponies are naturally at the bottom of the food chain. We're food for any creature big enough to fit us in their bellies, so it was always just a matter of time until the other races remembered that”

“Yeah!” Pinkie agreed, “and not to mention ponies are DELICIOUS!”

Applejack eyed Pinkie suspiciously, “And just how would you know that Pinkie?”

“Uh...” Pinkie blushed, “I maaaay have grabbed somepony in all the chaos last week...”

Twilight's eyes shot fully open for the first time since entering the room. “You ate a STUDENT!??”

“Well everyone else was doing it!” Pinkie pouted. She probably woulda been eaten by now anyway”

Twilight sighed.

“She felt really good wriggling around in my belly while she melted...”

“Not helpful Pinkie”

“Twilight darling, I think you just need to accept that the time has come for ponies to revert back to being prey.”

“Yeah” Rainbow Dash agreed. “I mean, it's not like I want to die a slow painful death exactly, but like, it's pretty clear we aren't gonna be able to put this particular cork back in the bottle.”

Applejack nodded in agreement. “And besides, you're the most powerful magic user in all o' Equestria, so Ah bet you could protect yerself if ya wanted. Why not just go to yer castle and wait for the dust to settle?”

“If we don't do something about this urgently, then by the time the dust 'settles' you'll all be digested! Are you ok with dying?”

“You're not gettin' it sugar cube. None of us want to die, but it's not exactly like we're surprised this is happenin' either. We've been livin' on borrowed time for the last several centuries and now it's time for the world to take it's natural course again.”

“The natural course if for you to become flank fat!”

Applejack shrugged.

Sensing that the conversion was just going in circles, Rarity hopped down from her chair, and turned to leave.

“Rarity? Where are you going?” Twilight asked.

“I appreciate your concern Twilight, but it's pretty obvious that there's no coming back from this at this point... So I'm going to do the only sensible thing and fulfill my destiny”

“W-what are you saying...?”

“I'm saying that I'm going to go and get myself churned into mush inside some-creature's belly. If we're all just food anyway then there's no point in delaying the inevitable.”

With that last remark, Rarity calmly walked out and closed the door behind her.

Twilight was stunned for a few seconds as she tried to process what had just happened. She was about to get up and run after Rarity, when Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie all got up to leave as well.

“Don't tell me you're all going to get yourselves eaten too??” Twilight asked frantically.

“Nah,” rainbow said. “Like I said I'm not really in a rush to die. I'm gonna pack my things and go back to Cloudsdale to wait for the pony apocalypse. Dragons and Gryphons can fly of course, so I'm sure they'll come for us pegasii at some point, but at least I'll be at home.”

“And Ah'm gonna head back to the farm to spend mah last days with Apple Bloom. Ah wanna say goodbye t' mah sister and explain the situation to her before this new age spreads outside the school and we both get eaten”

“A-and you, Pinkie?”

“Don't worry, I'm staying right here! I wanna see how this plays out!” Pinkie Pie laughed, and the three ponies left the room, leaving Twilight to wallow in self-pity.


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Rarity calmly strolled down the hallway looking for a suitable predator. She had made up her mind about getting herself eaten, but if she was going to do this, she preferred to be taken by some creature who would be gentle with her, and appreciate the meal. She spotted the changeling Ocellus walking out of a side passage, and quickly trotted over to her.

“Ah, Ocellus! You'll do. Have you had lunch yet?”

“Not yet professor, I was just heading to the canteen now”

“Perfect! Then this will save you a trip...” she announced as she sidled up to the changeling and crouched in front of her, puffing her chest out and raising her hooves up to Ocellus's face. “You may devour me.”

Ocellus' eyes widened, and she stammered for a few seconds before she remembered how to speak. “E-excuse me??”

Rarity stroked Ocellus' cheek, before moving her hoof down to their mouth suggestively. “I said you may eat me darling...”

“B-But why?” Ocellus was so confused. In the few weeks since this all started, she had witnessed ponies of all kinds being eaten alive, and she was aware that some of her closest predator friends had indulged, but she had no interest in what she still thought of as ending an innocent pony's life.

“Well, I'm sure you must be hungry.” Rarity pushed.

“B-but... I'm not that hungry! I... I can go get some normal food from the cafeteria” Ocellus shuffled her feet uneasily.

Rarity eyed the changeling sideways. “Have.. have you not eaten a pony yet dear?”

Ocellus blushed.

Rarity gasped. “Oh we simply must change that! Changelings were once fearsome predators. Being able to morph into any creature at will gave your kind a huge advantage over other creatures when it came to hunting.”

“But I can eat normal food. I don't need to eat you...”

Rarity's gaze softened, and she gently pat the changeling on the head. “My dear sweet Ocellus, it's not a question of what you need. It's simply about whether you want me. Just imagine all this soft pony meat sliding down your throat...” she purred, and kissed Ocellus softly on the snout. “Imagine how it will feel when I'm wriggling in your stomach while you slowly digest me alive...”

The changeling was still trying to avert Rarity's gaze, but Rarity noticed their blush deepen, and a drop of drool appeared at the corner of their mouth. Rarity could tell the changeling was starting to come round to the idea of eating her, but if she didn't play her cards right Ocellus might still back out. “I know that you changlings have put a lot of effort into suppressing your darker desires, and I want you to know that's still a very important step in your progress as a species. The friendship lessons you have learned at this school are still valuable, and you should apply them when dealing with the other races, but those lessons no longer apply to ponies. We now only exist to be your food source. You can mingle with your gryphon and dragon friends like always, but you don't have to treat ponies with the same kindness. Once you get me in your belly I'm sure you'll see that it's for the best that way.”

“You- You're really ok with me... killing you? If I digest you you'll be gone forever...” Ocellus had started to breath a little faster, and was now looking down at Rarity's body.

Rarity smiled, “You're thinking about it the wrong way dear. As a pony I have less right to exist than the stones which make up this building. The only reason I exist at all is to be churned to mush and forgotten... If you don't eat me then my life will have been worthless”

Rarity pressed her hoof to Ocellus' lips, and felt them tremble beneath her touch. It was obvious that the changeling desperately wanted her body, but was still struggling with their internal cognitive dissonance. Ocellus closed her eyes as the scent of the pony wafted into her nostrils.

“Relax...” Rarity breathed. “Just part your lips and let me slide inside you.” To her delight, she felt the lips part just a little, and she quickly seized the opportunity to slide her entire hoof into Ocellus' mouth. She bit her lip, and moaned softly as she felt the warm, wet heat finally envelope her hoof.

Ocellus' eyes shot open in surprise, but she quickly relaxed as she experienced her first taste of pony flesh.

Rarity smiled, and pushed her hoof further, pressing her entire fore-arm down the changeling's gullet, which opened to accept her offering.

At this point, Rarity stopped pushing. Now that the meal had begun in earnest, she wanted the changeling to take control. She was worried that if she climbed inside Ocellus' gut herself, then the changeling might still find some way to make excuses about what had happened. She wanted Ocellus to have no choice but to accept responsibility for what she had done. That way they would finally have to accept that pony's are food, and be able to take the good news back to Thorax and the other changelings.

“Take me...” she whispered.

A haze descended over Ocellus' mind and she closed her eyes. Without thinking, she reached for Rarity's other hoof and stuffed that down her gullet as well. She then firmly grabbed hold of Rarity's head and pulled it towards her maw.

Rarity was surprised at the changeling's sudden strength, but this was further proof of their predatory ancestry. Even in their natural form, changelings were stronger than any pony.

Strength didn't matter during this particular meal though, as Rarity had no intention of resisting. She had walked out of the staff meeting fully determined to get churned, and she was glad that her meaningless existence was finally nearing it's logical conclusion. She let her body go limp, and Ocellus shifted their stance to support the extra weight.

Ocellus' lips slid over Rarity's head, and reached her dainty neck and shoulders. She reached down, grabbing the unicorns juicy flank in her hooves, and effortlessly hoisted Rarity's body into the air.

Rarity's rear hooves dragged along the ground as she slid further inside the changeling, and her moans grew louder as the changling shoveled her body into their maw.

Ocellus seemed to pick up the pace now that she had got her first real taste of pony meat. She greedily stuffed more and more of the unicorn down her throat, and soon crested the soft round hips, which marked the widest point of Rarity's body. Ocellus moaned in pleasure as she kneaded the soft flesh between her teeth and luxuriated in the exquisite flavour.

In the hallway around them, a few creatures had stopped to witness the former professor being swallowed whole. None of the teachers at the school had been eaten by a student yet, and many students had just assumed it was because they were under Twilight's protection. Clearly that was no longer the case!

Ocellus didn't notice the audience however. Her entire world was now absorbed by the delicious pony that was halfway down her gullet.

Rarity's head burst into Ocellus' stomach, and she sputtered as the acids splashed her face. She felt a pair of hooves press into her rump and force her further inside. She was pleased that the changeling had started to take the initiative in actively eating her. Like most of her fellow teachers, she had been fairly ambivalent about the whole 'becoming food' thing, but now that it was actually happening she wanted nothing but to melt away inside this gurgling belly.

Rarity's bouncy thighs slid inside the slimy maw, and she squirmed as her legs were squeezed together by the powerful throat muscles.

Ocellus relaxed, and let gravity pull her meal downward, watching in a haze of pure bliss as the soft white legs slowly slid inside her mouth. After just a few minutes, she watched Rarity's rear hooves disappear from view, and closed her mouth around them, before taking one final gulp and sending Rarity into her final resting place.

Both predator and prey were panting furiously by the time the meal concluded, but it was Rarity who caught her breath first, “Well done Ocellus...” she breathed.

“Ah-Ahhhh. Oh my gosh, you tasted... s-so good!!” Ocellus panted between breaths.

“And that was just the beginning... Now you get to experience the fun part of actually destroying me. Feeling a living meal squirm and whimper in pain while you slowly digest me alive. Knowing all the while that you're ending a sentient creature's entire existence just because you felt like it...”

Ocellus bit her lip and moaned softly.

“Has this convinced you to embrace your predatory instincts and accept that ponies are just food?”

“Y-yes...” Ocellus panted between breaths.

“And are you going to bring that good news to Thorax?”

Ocellus mumbled an affirmative, and rubbed her huge belly serenely. She realised that this was the first time in her entire life that she had felt truly full, and it was a wonderful feeling.

Rarity smiled. “That's good to hear. I can die happily knowing that you and your kin are going to send countless more ponies to their gurgling demise”

“Th-thank you for choosing me to eat you...” Ocellus said.

“That's quite alright darling, you were a wonderful predator.”

Hearing her meal speak so casually in the face of their own imminent death was pressing all kinds of buttons for Ocellus that she never knew existed. She pushed her hooves into her belly harder, causing Rarity to yelp.

“Oh my... I see you're eager to get started!” Rarity said as the stomach walls started to pound her delicate flesh, and her meticulously well maintained fur started to fall out around the parts of her body which were submerged.

It didn't take long before the acids really started to dig in, and Rarity's moans of pleasure turned to whimpers, and then screams of anguish as her body started to disintegrate. She bucked and trashed in pain, each movement hastening her end, and causing another jolt of pleasure for Ocellus.

Ocellus was panting heavily now as she heard the muffled screams emanating from her massively engorged belly. The once clear outline of a pony had become softer, and she wondered how Rarity was even still alive. Did all ponies last this long? She certainly hoped so.

After a few more hours, Rarity's movements finally died down, and then stopped all together. Ocellus could tell that there was very little of the pony left by this point. Rarity had somehow remained alive for almost the entire digestive process, but had finally succumbed to the powerful acids and lost consciousness for the last time, finally sinking away into oblivion just like she wanted.

Ocellus rubbed her belly, breaking up the last bits of un-churned pony flesh, and then got up to go tell her friends about what had just happened.


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