History FanFic / ElementalsOfHarmony

* CreatingLifeIsUnforseen: Pinkie meant to create Discord. Lauren was an unexpected bonus.

* Outside-The-BoxTactic: Address Unknown holds his own against [[ScaledUp Sarkhan]] [[SanitySlippage Vol]], using [[ImprovisedWeapon junk mail as blades and shields]], then covering Vol in enough stamps that his postally oriented magic recognizes the planeswalker as mail, allowing teleportation.

---> '''Sarkhan:''' Dark dragon. Smart dragon. Giant wyrm of hate. Elder dragon. 'Walker dragon. Rules our fate.
** Five planetary pony princesses that make sure the world works the way it should. [[TabletopGame/Exalted Hmm...]]

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[[Folder:My Little Praetor: Phthisis is Magic]]

!!!Elementals of Harmony contains examples of:

* TheAssimilator: The generosity elemental. It's not exactly villainous per se, but it definitely wants to give itself to every living thing. And vice versa.

* TheMagnificent: During the Great and Powerful Trixie's first scene, she uses a different pair of descriptors each time she refers to herself in her InnerMonologue. Lampshaded when, during a caffeine nadir she once resorts to "The Adjective and Other-Adjective Trixie."

** When Octavia takes out the monster trying to kidnap her, [[WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw the sound her cello makes when]] she hits him over the head with it is the 'kiai of all stringed instrument-wielding martial artists': KA-BONG!!!

* SymbioticPossession: The good news? Scootaloo can fly! The bad news? She's completely insane.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Most of the unicorns in Dinky's vicinity aren't exactly comfortable with her ability to break magic.

* FictionalDocument: In addition to the [[EncyclopediaExposita various works]] cited in {{flavor text}}, there's a chapter that is an excerpt from the Planeswalker's Guide to Ungula, an epilogue is made entirely of letters, including a friendship report. and the fanfiction itself. Apparently, there's a printed copy of it in Guff's library.

* {{Obfuscating Insanity}}/{{The Wonka}}: It's not entirely clear which Pinkie falls under. It's entirely possible that's she's ''both''.

-->Goblins were annoying, present in nearly every plane, came in only one quantity (too many), and had an impressive talent for killing themselves. Humans were largely similar, but generally had better hygiene and on occasion had better manners.
* OverlyLongName: Luna's full name is apparently Luna [[MeaningfulName Diana Hecate]] Regina Nox Alicor.

** For some reason or another, Desiderata Lillian Doo goes through life referred to by her fillyhood nickname 'Ditzy'.

* Really700YearsOld: Pinkie Pie, though she still grew up on that rock farm at the same time as the rest of the Mane Six. Shortly afterwards, she fell through a time rift and landed in a different universe several millennia earlier.

** In her first five lines of dialogue, Pinkie refers to the LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya series, DwarfFortress, and {{Cupcakes}}.

** Angel Bunny is described as a "[[SamAndMax hyperintelligent rabbity thing]]" and "[[YogiBear much smarter than the average hare.]]"

* FriendToAllLivingThings: The kindness elemental, [[BeyondTheImpossible even more than Fluttershy.]] Not even Angel Bunny can bring himself to harm it.

A {{crossover}} of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic and MagicTheGathering by [=FanOfMostEverything=]. Currently complete, with a SequelSeries of {{drabble}}s, Sideboard of Harmony, in progress.

The story can be found [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/1048/Elementals-of-Harmony here]] and Sideboard can be found [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/17719/Sideboard-of-Harmony here]].

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Most unicorns go unresponsively euphoric in the aura of magic around Twilight's library. [[LargeHam Trixie...]] [[{{Understatement}} doesn't]].

** In her first five lines of dialogue, Pinkie refers to the HaruhiSuzumiya series, DwarfFortress, and {{Cupcakes}}.

* IHaveManyNames: "On [[CityPlanet Ravnica]], I am the nameless patron totem of Rauck-Chauv, the Gruul festival of spontaneous vandalism. On [[{{Lilliputians}} Segovia]], I am Apocalypse-Given-Flesh, accidental flattener of civilizations. On [[UsefulNotes/Shinto Kamigawa]], I am Piki-Piki, kami of [[OddJobGods akki poetry and octopus hats]]. Oona, queen-mother of the faeries of Lorwyn, remembers me as the pony who tried to eat her. [[BigBad Nicol Bolas]], elder dragon planeswalker, acknowledges me as the one being who has withstood his touch with sanity unchanged. [[EldritchAbomination Emrakul]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Aeons Torn]], [[RuleOfThree She of the Six Thousand Tentacles of Annihilation]], considers me her therapist...I am Pinkie Pie. I am a planeswalker. And I am on your side."

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Okay, Pinkie's not just an ineffectual Comic Relief character, but the worst she can do is a harmless prank, right? Right?

* Deadpan Snarker: Flawless Composure, Celestia's personal coltservant.

* FunWithAcronyms: The Full Arcane Temporaspacial Enforcement Act, which gives Luna the right to explain the story's events as an "act of fate."
* FunetikAksent: The [[AmericanAccents Apple family]], with a [[PunctuationShaker heapin' helpin' o' apostrophes.]]

* HairRaisingHare: Angel Bunny combines white magic, meditation, and a carrot to great effect. One chapter's end card is him after doing so, appropriately named "Archangel Bunny."
* HeelFaceTurn: Nightmare Moon still exists in Luna's psyche, but she's as sane and pleasant as her counterpart. And she just loves those adorable little cults of hers.

* IHaveManyNames: "On Ravnica, I am the nameless patron totem of Rauck-Chauv, the Gruul festival of spontaneous vandalism. On Segovia, I am Apocalypse-Given-Flesh, accidental flattener of civilizations. On Kamigawa, I am Piki-Piki, kami of akki poetry and octopus hats. Oona, queen-mother of the faeries of Lorwyn, remembers me as the pony who tried to eat her. Nicol Bolas, elder dragon planeswalker, acknowledges me as the one being who has withstood his touch with sanity unchanged. [[EldritchAbomination Emrakul]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Aeons Torn]], [[RuleOfThree She of the Six Thousand Tentacles of Annihilation]], considers me her therapist...I am Pinkie Pie. I am a planeswalker. And I am on your side."

** Also, in a nod to Faust's preliminary designs, Fluttershy's full name is Fluttershy [[{{Patronymic}} Poseysfilly.]]

* OverlyLongName: Luna's full name is apparently Luna [[MeaningfulName Diana Hecate]] Regina Nox Alicor. Also, Carrot Top is an alias for one Zannoria Karatine Golden-Harvest the Fifth
* PhlebotinumOverdose: This is what Ditzy is trying to avert for most of the story. Too much magic in too little space will not end well for Equestria. [[spoiler:Twilight basically turns into a walking Overdose when she becomes the magic elemental.]]

** Pinkie's father teaches her to see how rock farmers deal with [[DungeonsAndDragons xorns]]. Or he would, if she hadn't fallen through that time rift.

** Twilight turns Trixie into a chubby.

* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Ditzy versus Celestia, the latter of whom is thrilled to finally meet somepony who isn't afraid to participate. Luna is appalled the breach of decorum.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Most of the unicorns in Dinky's vicinity aren't exactly comfortable with her ability to break magic.

* Chekhov'sArmory: Double subverted. With a few exceptions, all that stuff in Ditzy's attic doesn't enter into the story. What does is its sheer quantity, which combined with the Carousel Boutique-turned-[[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=8883 Tolarian Academy]], allows her to use ungodly amounts of mana.

* FunetikAccent: The [[AmericanAccents Apple family]], with a [[PunctuationShaker heapin' helpin' o' apostrophes.]]

** After she's been possessed by the loyalty elemental, Scootaloo's thought processes "could best be described – and even then, not very well – as an operatic remix of the NyanCat song performed on an electric guitar, a theramin, and a didgeridoo made from a hollowed-out butternut squash."

A {{crossover}} of MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic and MagicTheGathering by [=FanOfMostEverything=]. Currently complete, with a SequelSeries of {{drabble}}s, Sideboard of Harmony, in progress.

->The world is a mote of dust circling a tiny spark, floating in an unfathomably vast ocean of nothingness. Light, life, chaos, all of these are lies. Lies of such miniscule consequence that the universe allows them to seem true. But one day, its patience will run out. The spark will gutter. The mote will freeze. All will be as it truly is: Dark, silent, unchanging. For eternity.

->It's a good thing this story takes place before Season Two, or I'd find this a lot more disturbing.

->'''Ditzy:''' Where did you come from?
->'''Flawless:''' Since Madam is a parent, I should scarcely think that such matters would need to be explained to her.

->'''Pinkie:''' Okay, so here's [[WhatIsGoingOn what's going on]]—
->'''Applejack:''' Is it magic?
->'''Pinkie:''' Well, duh. Anyway—
->'''Applejack:''' Don't care.

->She turned to Pinkie Pie for a more sensible explanation (and what a sorry state of affairs that implied.)

->Goblins were annoying, present in nearly every plane, came in only one quantity (too many), and had an impressive talent for killing themselves. Humans were largely similar, but generally had better hygiene and on occasion had better manners.

->'''Applejack:''' That is the second impossible thing Ah've seen in as many days.

* [[spoiler:DeathByIrony: Each elemental is destroyed by its own element:
** Laughter is annihilated by Pinkie Pie, its own Bearer and a far better comedian.
** Honesty is defeated by a concentrated blast of thermodynamic inevitability.
** Generosity undoes itself with its own better nature: Once it [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that it is destroying the universe through its very existence]], it gives the gift of a future.
** Kindness goes away once it's [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath asked nicely.]]
** Loyalty dives in front of its own attack to save Rainbow Dash.
** Magic is disempowered through copious use of countermagic, then finished off through her own use of the Elements of Harmony. She doesn't die, though.]]

* Beam-O-War: The fight with the magic elemental becomes one in its later stages.

*** [[LampshadeHanging ''(With apologies to Andrew Hussie)'']]

** The Guide to the Elements of Harmony was written by one MineralMacGuffin

** Ditzy was basically grinding badassery for five or six years.

!!!contains examples of:

* AntiMagic: Dinky's special talent.

* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler:Magic elemental]] Twilight to Trixie, without even meaning to. She then tries to apologize for it, making things worse. [spoiler:The guilt for so demoralizing Trixie starts Twilight's own VillainousBreakdown, which means that she also managed to break ''herself'' by talking.]]

** [[spoiler:In the last chapter, the two of them pause in [[FramingDevice reading the story]] to critique the ending. Then they start [[SeperateSceneStorytelling reading]] the epilogue.]]

* Chekhov'sGun: That pretty little bauble that Sweetie Belle's machine made? [[spoiler:Yeah. turn's out it's a [[PowerCrystal Mox Lotus]].]]

* ContinuityNod: The designs for the elementals were decided upon before the show's second season began. However, by the time Pinkie met the laughter elemental in-story, she'd already had [[MindRape an unpleasant experience]] with constantly laughing balloons in canon. Cue the AsideComment:

* DarkIsNotEvil: Luna, of course. Surprisingly, also applies to [[HeelFaceTurn Nightmare Moon]], now that she's been Harmonized with a capital H.

->[[AC:Ditzy]]: Where did you come from?
->[[AC:Flawless]]: Since Madam is a parent, I should scarcely think that such matters would need to be explained to her.
[[spoiler:*DeathByIrony: Each elemental is destroyed by its own element:

* [[spoiler:DieOrFly: Dinky figures out her special talent less than a second before she gets wiped from existence.]]
* DontThinkFeel: Ditzy has trouble with this and, by extension, red magic. At least, she does until [[MamaBear her daughter]] [[BeserkButton gets hurt]].
* DoubleMeaning: Screwball, the avatar of discord, a reference to both [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=220539 a Magic card]] and the FiM villain in whose episode she appears.

Also Screwball, avatar of discord.

->[[AC:Pinkie]]: Okay, so here's [[WhatIsGoingOn what's going on]]—
->[[AC:Applejack]]: Is it magic?
->[[AC:Pinkie]]: Well, duh. Anyway—
->[[AC:Applejack]]: Don't care.
* [[HumanoidAbomination Equinoid Abomination: Screwball. [[spoiler:Oh, and Twilight the magic elemental.]]

* Expy: Scootaloo's father is a fairly obvious pony version of [[Homestuck Dirk Strider]]. He's even named Ollie Outie.
* FictionalDocument: Aside from the [[EncylopediaExposita various works]] cited in {{flavor text}}, one chapter is an excerpt from the Planeswalker's Guide to Ungula. The epilogue is made entirely of letters, including a friendship report. Furthermore, the fanfiction itself apparently in Guff's library.

* FunetikAccent: The [[AmericanAccents Apple family]], with a [[Punctuation Shaker heapin' helpin' o' apostrophes.]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Averted, several times. Especially by Pinkie, who at times literally FightsLikeACardPlayer.

* {{Hikikikomori}}: Apparently, Twilight reverts to this when left unattended. She's not happy about it.

* IHaveManyNames: "On Ravnica, I am the nameless patron totem of Rauck-Chauv, the Gruul festival of spontaneous vandalism. On Segovia, I am Apocalypse-Given-Flesh, accidental flattener of civilizations. On Kamigawa, I am Piki-Piki, kami of akki poetry and octopus hats. Oona, queen-mother of the faeries of Lorwyn, remembers me as the pony who tried to eat her. Nicol Bolas, elder dragon planeswalker, acknowledges me as the one being who has withstood his touch with sanity unchanged. Emrakul, The Aeons Torn, She of the Six Thousand Tentacles of Annihilation, considers me her therapist...I am Pinkie Pie. I am a planeswalker. And I am on your side."
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tezzeret (perhaps literally). He saves an unconscious Ditzy from slow dissolution in the Blind Eternities. Then he shuts off her motor control for a while, restarts her brain as she begins to descend into madness, and uses her as a bargaining chip to further his own personal quest. He then arranges a more comprehensive education in magic than what he could provide... by pointing meaningfully at the SwordOfDamocles he has dangling over her future tutor's head.

* [[spoiler:ManchurianAgent: Lyra. As she puts it, "My job is so secret, even I don't know about it."]]

** Also, in a nod to Faust's preliminary designs, Fluttershy's full name is Fluttershy [[Patronymic Poseysfilly.]]

* ObfuscatingInsanity/TheWonka: It's not entirely clear which Pinkie falls under. It's entirely possible that's she's ''both''.
* TheObiWan: For Ditzy, Tezzeret. For Pinkie Pie, Commodore Guff. Both avoid the MentorOccupationHazard by virtue of still having things to do in canon afterwards.

* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel: Twilight as the magic elemental. She tries to do it a second time by [[EnergyBeings fusing herself with the magic of the world.]] Dinky has [[QuietNo something]] to say about that.]]
** [spoiler: She gets a ClippedWingAngel moment afterwards, returning to her usual self, save with [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Glowing Eyes of]] PowerIncontinence.]]

** Pinkie Sense is an [[AhAintGotNoAckcent inherited trait]]
** Lampshaded at the start of the first flashback:
->''[[Homestuck Years in the past, but not many...]]''
->''(With apologies to Andrew Hussie)''

** [[Dune Paul]], the Kwisatz Haderapple and [[TheVeryHungryCaterpillar Eric]], the Very Friendly Caterpillar

* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: Comes in two flavors, the Magic-canon [[PrimordialChaos Blind Eternities]] and "exile".
* [spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: Magic Elemental!Twilight. She'll paralyze her friends, drive two them to the brink of insanity, remove a mother from existence in front of her daughter, and crack the universe in half, all in the name of keeping everypony safe.]]
* WhatsUpKingDude?: Downplayed and justified. Celestia makes it a point that anypony can ask for a royal audience. The hapless accountant we see is suitably cowed by meeting the [[GodEmperor ruler of the nation and controller of the sun]].
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Most unicorns go unresponsively euphoric in the aura of magic around Twilight's library. [[LargeHam Trixie...]] [[Understatement doesn't]].
** [spoiler:As time goes on, Twilight the magic elemental becomes increasingly unstable, both [[VillainousBreakdown mentally]] and [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting physically]].]]

* TheWorfBarrage: Trixie's final gambit against the magic elemental. Of course, using magic on it probably wasn't a good idea to begin with...

A {{crossover}} of MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic and MagicTheGathering by FanOfMostEverything. Currently complete, with a SequelSeries of {{drabble}}s, Sideboard of Harmony, in progress.