History FanFic / AMinorVariation

** When Rarity mentions how Nightmare Moon was banished to the moon, Jackie wants he to clarify whether she was imprisoned IN the moon, or having adventures on the surface [[Blog/{{Moonstuck}} in the form of an adorable filly]].

* TheAtoner: Rainbow Dash still kicks herself for causing Fluttershy to fall, despite saving her imediately after. She also worries that her attempts to save ponies don't help ''enough''.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Teleporting apples. Can be used by anypony with a functional mouth, provides its own magical power, and can bypass most conventional wards.

** When Rarity mentions how Nightmare Moon was banished to the moon, Jackie wants he to clarify whether she was imprisoned IN the moon, or having adventures on the surface [[{{Moonstuck}} in the form of an adorable filly]].
** One of Fluttershy's Omega Flight classmates is named [[TheWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale]], who ends up carried off by a tornado to a faraway land.

Written by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/notMurphy notMuphy]]; it can be found [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/47421/a-minor-variation here]].

* TalkingToThemself: Almost all of the six to some degree. Twilight's overactive mind tends to split off and go off on tangents, criticize herself, and even bicker out loud. Dianne has a full-blown case of MPD, each with its own name and personality (including canon Pinkie Pie, genderswapped Berry Bubble, Pinkamena, etc.) and Fluttershy gained her confidence in a moment of crisis when her other self essentially smacked her around until she did something instead of crying about being helpless. Rainbow Dash is so prone to zoning out and having long internal monologues that it freaks her friends out, and Rarity is no stranger to analyzing, second-guessing and criticizing her own actions.

* ForWantOfANail / InSpiteOfANail: the story zigzags between these two. The ponies lives are profoundly changed yet they still ultimately get drawn together anyway. Maybe because [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles everypony everywhere has a special magical connection with her friends, maybe even before she's met them]].

An [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP:FiM]] [[AlternateTimeline alternate universe]] fanfic in which the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles Rainbow Dash's first sonic rainboom]] play out very differently. Without the Sonic Rainboom tying them together the Mane Six' destinies lead to some surprising differences. And some even more surprising similarities.

A [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP:FiM]] [[AlternateTimeline alternate universe]] fanfic in which the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles Rainbow Dash's first sonic rainboom]] play out very differently. Without the Sonic Rainboom tying them together the Mane Six' destinies lead to some surprising differences. And some even more surprising similarities.

A [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP:FiM]] [[AlternateTimeline alternate universe]] fanfic in which the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles Rainbow Dash's first sonic rainboom]] play out very differently. Without the Sonic Rainboom tying them together the Mane Six' destinies lead to some surprising differences. And some even more surprising similarities.

** -->Rarity: Discord, the Spirit of Disharmony? Good evening, my name is Rarity Bell. As a member of the country and world of Equestria, I ask you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin, or to the next convenient parallel dimension.

-->Rarity: Discord, the Spirit of Disharmony? Good evening, my name is Rarity Bell. As a member of the country and world of Equestria, I ask you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin, or to the next convenient parallel dimension.

* CooldownHug: The Variant Six defeat Nightmare Moon by group-hugging the jealousy and corruption out of her. While the elements (the physical objects) may have activated to assist, none of them are fully aware of this happening. It's not until halfway through the celebrations back in Ponyville that Rainbow Dash even realizes she's wearing new jewelry.

* HulkCooldownHug: The Variant Six defeat Nightmare Moon by group-hugging the jealousy and corruption out of her. While the elements (the physical objects) may have activated to assist, none of them are fully aware of this happening. It's not until halfway through the celebrations back in Ponyville that Rainbow Dash even realizes she's wearing new jewelry.

* [[GuileHero Guile Heroine]]: Rarity is a less powerful Element of Magic than Twilight, but she excels at contingency plans and exploiting flaws.

A [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP:FiM]] [[Alternatetimeline alternate universe]] fanfic in which the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles Rainbow Dash's first sonic rainboom]] play out very differently. Without the Sonic Rainboom tying them together the Mane Six' destinies lead to some surprising differences. And some even more surprising similarities.

* [[GuileHero Guile Heroine]]: Rarity is a less powerful Element of Magic than Twilight, but she excels and contingency plans and exploiting flaws.

ForWantOfANail / InSpiteOfANail: the story zigzags between these two. The ponies lives are profoundly changed yet they still ultimately get drawn together anyway. Maybe because [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles everypony everywhere has a special magical connection with her friends, maybe even before she's met them]].
MyGreatestFailure: Dash's reaction to Fluttershy almost falling to her death, even though in this timeline it was Dash who saved her.

ForWantOfANail / InSpiteOfANail: the story zigzags between these two. The ponies lives are profoundly changed yet they still ultimately get drawn together anyway. Maybe because [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles everypony everywhere has a special magical connection with her friends, maybe even before she's met them.]]

ForWantOfANail: the point of the story and the title of its first chapter.

A [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP:FiM]] alternate universe fanfic in which the events of[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles Rainbow Dash's first sonic rainboom]] play out very differently. Without the Sonic Rainboom tying them together the Mane Six' destinies lead to some surprising differences. And some even more surprising similarities.