History FanFic / MinesOfDragonMountain

** A large blindingly white airship called [[LegendOfGalacticHeroes the Brünhild.]]

** The dialogue during [[spoiler:Gabbro]]'s HeroicSacrifice resembles the dialogue between [[PrincessBride Inigo Montoya and Count Rugen]] near the end of the movie.

** Zecora refers using to using a [[FinalFantasy 'Phoenix Feather to make even the dead feel better.']]

After the Doctor drops the girls off in Ponyville, it looks like things are finally getting back to normal. But then Rarity's latest client, a diamond dog mining magnate by the name of Zeitgeist Stardust, shows up to announce that he'll have to cancel his order for a new ensemble for the Grand Galloping Gala... but as compensation, he's offering Rarity and her friends a trip to the fabulous Dragon Valley Resort!

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Pinkie Pie as expected can bend the the Universe to her will, and nobody, not even the doctor, can hope to explain how she can do this. This is also done by [[spoiler: Tirac, a ''god'',]] while mocking Spike's defiance:

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: After Fire Dazzler is confronted by two thugs to [[spoiler: help them dragon-nap Spike]] he wallows in self-pity before being motivated by the TARDIS.

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Tirac. He corrupted Gabbro from a young age and made him think he was stopping the Diamond Dogs from freeing the demon, when if anything the Diamond Dog's efforts were ''harming'' Tirac, and Gabbro was actually being molded into a vessel for Tirac's tyrannical will.]].

** According to Chapter 6, [[spoiler: Tirac is actually The Beast from "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit", who got shunted into Equestria's distant past after falling into the black hole.]]

* UnclePennybags: Zeitgeist is ''really'' good at putting up this front, even though it's clear that he's not the genial businessman that he pretends to be.
** Actually it's more complicated than that. He ''really'' is a genial businessman and a very benevolent boss. He is extremely curious, pays great salaries, protects his employees, and cares a lot about them. Its only that Diamond Dogs have... lets say, [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy more savage politics]] than ponies. As he stated: He is a businessman to the rest of the world but he is a ''Duke'' to the Diamond Dogs and he has to show it.

Now has a sequel titled [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8863551/1/The-Nightmare-Engine The Nightmare Engine]] (currently on hiatus).

* ShoutOut: The Grundels from the G1 series make a return, and there's reference made to another G1 villain: [[spoiler:Tirac, from the G1 special "Rescue at Midnight Castle".]]
** There's also reference to the Minponi, a race of aliens with an accountant-monk mien who take themselves far too seriously and are prone to genocidal overreaction (much like the [[BabylonFive Minbari]]). There's also a Centauri Republic, although the Ponyverse's version is populated by [[MeaningfulName actual Centaurs.]]

The fic can be found [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/story-mines-of-dragon-mountain.html here]].

Now has a sequel titled [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/05/story-atmos-fear.html Atmos-Fear]] (currently on hiatus).

Now has a sequel titled [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/05/story-atmos-fear.html Atmos-Fear]].

* AWorldwidePunomenon: Equestria entire Universe. From the Centauri Republic being populated by actual ''centaurs'' to the Diamond Dogs being commanded by Zeitgeist Stardust, and it cracks the good Doctor up to no end.

** He [[OneHitKO returns the favor]] in chapter seven. turns out she's something of a SquishyWizard, certainly not a good thing against an ImplacableMan.

** Tirac is 1-km long by 700+ meters tall while the Equine Elementals are of similar proportions, but the cake goes to Calcipher who lives up to his title by being over a mile (1.6km) ''tall''. Oh, and they're all MadeOfIndestructium .
* LargeHam: David Tennant's NoIndoorVoice would synch up perfectly with much of the dialogue. However, the introduction of Tirac in a speaking role quickly and deftly establishes [[HamToHamCombat who is the hammiest of them all]]. Tirac's old school villain hamminess is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by [[DeadpanSnarker Spike]] who says
--> '''Spike''': ''Y’know, when I heard that ‘The Demon God Tirac’ was loose I was kinda expecting something more, I dunno, sinister and menacing! I really wasn’t expecting some [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu mugging chucklehead]] crooning clichés like a Saturday morning cartoon villain!''

* GratuitousGerman: Zeitgeist and his diamond dog employees seem to have a German theme rolling, with names like Zeitgeist or 'spirit of ages', Feist 'a mean little dog', Hahnenkamm or 'Comb', and Aufwuchs or 'algae' (or [[RupertBear Algy?]]).

After the Doctor drops the girls off in Ponyville, it looks like things are finally getting back to normal. But then Rarity's latest client, a diamond dog mining magnate by the name of Zeitgeist Stardust, shows up to announce that he'll have to cancel his order for a new ensemble for the Grand Galloping Gala... but as compensation, he's offering Rarity and her friends a trip to the fabulous Dragon Valley Resort!

* [[StarshipLuxurious Airship Luxurious:]] The Brünhild is aptly compared to a floating palace.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Pinkie Pie as expected can bend the the Universe to her will, and nobody, not even the doctor, can hope to explain how she can do this. This is also done by [[spoiler: Tirac, a ''god'',]] while mocking Spike's defiance:
-->''Ooh kid! Post that one on Equestria Daily, I’m sure it’ll get six stars!''.

* CannotTellALie: Worker Grundels.
* CrapsackWorld: The Doctor Universe compared to the Equestria one. Where his leans toward monstrosities, war, and destruction; Equestria is hell bent on goodness, love, and the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Magic of Friendship]]. It's starting to freak the Doctor out a little.

* TheCorruption: [[spoiler: Tirac's]] true power is implied to be this.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Once again, played by the verse. While Zeitgeist is this for the Pony verse, he still comes across as incredibly nice and generous, barely above a pale shade of grey despite being more...audacious and immoral in his business tactics [[spoiler: while he was exiled and broke]].

** [[spoiler: Tirac]] has had literally ''billions'' of years more combat experience than the Mane Cast, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown and it shows.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: From the original series. We have wars, murder, thugs (and a mafia), death threats, evil organizations, evil gods, Tyrannical Intergalactic Empires and [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar mild sexual themes]].

--> '''Spike''': ''Uh-huh, ‘till then.''

* DisproportionateRetribution: Zeitgeist campaign [[spoiler: of genocide with high caliber weapons could be considered this]] for the actions in the intro.

* [[DudeShesLikeInAComa Brony, He's like... In A Coma]]: Applejack kept looking for excuses to give the Doctor CPR after he was knocked out. Rainbow Dash didn't let her.

* FlatWhat: One from [[spoiler: [[BigBad Tirac]] ]] while talking to [[DeadpanSnarker Spike]], and another from the ''TARDIS'' while talking to [[IdiotSavant Fire Dazzler]].
* FoeTossingCharge: [[spoiler: Twilight to Gabbro/Tirac]] through a meter thick wall of reinforced granite and into another wall hard enough to bring down the cave.
* GeniusDitz: Pinkie Pie with sweets and cakes. As of now she is trying to replicate alien cuisine with... mixed results.
** She succeeds in the end and the results...[[LethalChef aren't]] [[EldritchAbomination pretty]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:

* HaveWeMetYet: This is practically a routine with the Doctor, not only because of CasualTimeTravel, but also thanks to his ability to unerringly piss off extremely powerful beings left and right wherever/whenever he goes. [[spoiler: Tirac was not amused]].
* HyperAwareness: As explained in TimeLordsAndTerror, the reason for Fluttershy's shyness is that she is so good at reading people that she gets overrun with information. Apparently during the Time Skip she had managed to use this ability to such extent that she had become the [[IncrediblyLamePun guide horse]] for the group.

* IdiotSavant: A milder case of this trope can be found in Fire Dazzler, one of the resort's more talented pyrotechnicians. Like all ponies he has the one area of expertise in which he absolutely excels, ''unlike'' all ponies he knowingly gets indebted to a pony mafia in order to purchase extremely unsafe/illegal chemicals for his light shows. His idiocy and irresponsibility are integral to the plot.

--> '''The Doctor''': ''If you are indeed going to try and pursue a relationship with my good ''dear'' friend Twilight, do take her feelings into consideration. She's a little... awkward socially. If you in some way... ''distress'' her, I will make you very, ''very'' sorry... '''''forever'''''. Compris?''

** He [[OneHitKO returns the favor]] in chapter seven. turns out she's something of a SquishyWizard, certainly not a good thing against an ImplacableMan.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Worker Grundels. They are massive, absurdly strong, incredibly tough, and quite intelligent creatures. They are also the nicest, most innocent beings you could ever hope to find in [[SugarBowl Equestria]]. This is by design as their God [[spoiler: created them to be the only creatures incapable of being corrupted by Tirac and act as [[TheCorruption Tirac's]] jailers.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: "Equestrianism", which its somewhat accepted, since several Diamond dogs would not mind riding Rarity or Fluttershy and there seems to be a small cup of this between Zeitgeist and Litigia. When two of Zeitgeist's dogs coarsely joke about it in front of an already distraught Twilight in chapter 5, she does not appreciate it.

* LargeAndInCharge: [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} In the Grim Dark]] [[SubvertedTrope past]] of Equestria, gods as large as mountains and as powerful as stars roam the earth.

* LightIsGood: Radian, the Equine God of Energy and father of the Goddess princesses and former God of Ponykind.

-->'''Twilight''': ''Coming between me and Spike is... ''unwise.'''''
* {{Magitek}}: Equestria puts {{Eberron}} to shame. Many of this inventions come from the Diamond Dogs apparently.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Tirac. He corrupted Gabbro from a young age and made him think he was stopping the Diamond Dogs from freeing the demon, when if anything the Diamond Dog's efforts were ''harming'' Tirac, and Gabbro was actually being molded into a vessel for Tirac's tyrannical will.]].

* MyGreatestFailure: Zeigeist [[spoiler: accidentally killing his older half brother during an endurance contest for the title of heir]].

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dragons are intelligent and magical reptilians who consume jewels like candy and don't seem to have a very close-knit society. 500,000 years ago they where godlike beings (or at least perceived like this by other creatures) hell bent on saving the world [[spoiler: To the point that Calcipher, the dragon god, sacrificed his life to seal Tirac's soul in his [[TakenForGranite body]]]].

* PrecisionFStrike: A very PG-13 one but it still counts nonetheless. Just after Twilight finished a monologue about how much fun she had with the Doctor and expresses a desire to continue their Adventures for a long time to come, the Doctor drops the bomb that he must leave them so he can stop a Minponi Crusade from exterminating all life on Equestria. Twilight and her friends, [[ItMakesSenseInContext having 'eaten' several Minponi officials]], cannot come with him lest they risk execution. Twilight's response after The Doctor takes his leave:

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Diamond Dogs.
* ProudScholarRaceGuy: This is what the Ponies are, according to Zeitgeist. Each pony is a genius in their chosen path and fairly competent in many other areas. One pony is able to equal the output of an entire team of diamond dog scientists in regards to discovery and application if properly channeled. The Doctor agrees.

* SherlockScan: Fluttershy is so good at reading people that nothing can slip by her. [[spoiler: Not even the corruption of an EldritchAbomination with a perception filter]].

* SelfFulfillingProphecy: It goes with accessible Time Travel. If [[spoiler: Tirac]] hadn't gloated to the Doctor, he would have never known that he was [[spoiler: the Beast from his original Universe]] in the first place, known the source of his power, that he traveled 500,000 years in the past in the future to arrange his downfall and wouldn't have met him in the future again to tell him all of this... [[RetroactivePrecognition again]].

** [[{{Patton}} “You magnificent bastard.” Litigia said in awe. “You should write a book.”]]

** Zecora refers using to using a [[FinalFantasy 'Phoenix Feather to make even the dead feel better.']]

* [[StraightMan Straight Mare]]: This seems to be Litigia Statute's job, who acts as a buffer for when Zeitgeist's excitement gets the better of him.
* SugarBowl: Applies not only to Equestria, but to the entire MLP Universe. The Doctor had discovered that this Universe is far more benevolent than his original one

--> ''There was a knock. Steady, polite, and firm''.
* TookALevelInBadass: Twilight Sparkle, from the one month with the Doctor, went from being a incredibly powerful but nice pony to and incredibly powerful but nice pony who ''knows'' how to use her power for... [[TroubleEntendre active diplomacy]], [[spoiler: much the dismay of the diamond dogs and ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Tirac.]]'' ]]

* [[spoiler: UndignifiedDeath]]: [[spoiler: Seems to be a theme in Hephestus' works that truly vile villains die begging for their lives. First it was The S’Müz pleading for its life, now it's Tirac begging Gabbro not to [[HeroicSacrifice kill them both]]!]]
* UtilityMagic: This is the ''only'' use of Magic in Equestria. From the natural magic of the Ponies to the technological marvels of the Diamond Dogs; if it doesn't have a use, it's useless showboating.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Type 2 between Litigia and Zeitgeist with a little of AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther. They insult, belittle and sometimes downright abuse the Boss/Secretary/Nanny relationship they share, but at the end of the day they are for each other through and through no matter what. Or as explained by Zeitgeist:

-->'''TARDIS''': ''...[[StarTrek p'tagh...]]''

* DisproportionateRetribution: Zeitgeist campaign [[spoiler: of genocide with high caliber weapons could be considered this]] for the actions in the intro. YourMileageMayVary of how far his reaction goes.

-->'''Spike''': ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E15FeelingPinkieKeen]] I’d explode twice?! I thought that couldn’t happen!]]''

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Pinkie Pie as expected can bend the the Universe to her will, and nobody, not even the doctor, can hope to explain how she can do this. This is also done by [[spoiler: Tirac, a ''god'',]] while mocking Spike's defiance:
-->''Ooh kid! Post that one on Equestria Daily, I’m sure it’ll get six stars!''.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Pinkie Pie as expected can bend the the Universe to her will, and nobody, [[BeyondTheImpossible not even the doctor]] can hope to explain how she do this. This is also done by [[spoiler: Tirac, a ''god'',]] while mocking Spike's defiance:

* CasualTimeTravel: Like the original series, this is done offscreen, having to fight very hard in the actual "present" to change or allow thing to happen as they should. [[spoiler: It is also implied twice that the Doctor traveled and met not only Celestia and Luna before the Smuz, but also orchestrated the Downfall of Tirac 500,000 years in the past]].

-->[[spoiler: '''Tirac''']]: ''And what if I just bled you dry and snapped your neck like the twig it is? Would that be sinister and menacing enough?!”''
-->'''Spike''': ''“More like spiteful and stupid…” Spike croaked through the infuriated hand around his throat. “…In case you forgot, we dragons turn to gems when we die! Blood and all! So unless you were just diddling around with all that spell-breaking garbage a minute ago, you need me alive to forward this whole plan of yours!”''
--> [[spoiler: '''Tirac''']]: ''He hissed and dropped him, pointing a finger at the assembled ponies. “Once I’m truly free, you and your friends will beg for death!”''
--> '''Spike''': ''“Uh-huh, ‘till then.” Spike said deadpan''.

--> '''Rainbow Dash''': ''"You're doing all this for a suit?"''
--> '''Zeitgeist''': ''"Yes. It's going to be a nice suit."''
--> '''Rainbow Dash''': ''"Rich people are weird..."''

--> ''Fire Dazzler chuckled nervously. “Isn’t an eternity of torture a little much for [[spoiler: a measly half-a-million years of imprisonment? You’re a god,]] that’s like a dime for you!”''
--> ''[[spoiler: Tirac]] nodded and shrugged. “What can I say, [[EvilIsPetty I’m petty.]]”''

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: [[spoiler: Unicorn Telekinesis]]. Really, you wouldn't believe how utterly badass it is until you see [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle furious]]. See bellow.

--> '''The Doctor''': If you are indeed going to try and pursue a relationship with my good, ''dear'' friend Twilight, do take her feelings into consideration, she's a little... awkward, socially. If you in some way... ''distress'' her, I will make you very, ''very'' sorry... '''''forever'''''. Compris?

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Worker Grundels. They are massive, absurdly strong, incredibly tough, and quite intelligent creatures. They are also the nicest, most innocent beings you could ever hope to find in [[SugarBowl Equestria]]. This is by design as their God [[spoiler: created them to be the only creatures incapable of being corrupted by Tirac and act as '''HIS''' jailers]].
* InterspeciesRomance: "Equestrianism", which its somewhat accepted, since several Diamond dogs would not mind riding Rarity or Fluttershy and there seems to be a small cup of this between Zeitgeist and Litigia. When two of the guards coarsely joke about it in front of a distraught Twilight in chapter 5, she takes it...less than gracefully.

--> ''Y’know, when I heard that ‘The Demon God Tirac’ was loose I was kinda expecting something more, I dunno, sinister and menacing! I really wasn’t expecting some mugging [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu chucklehead]] crooning clichés like a Saturday morning cartoon villain!”

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Pinkie Pie as expected can bend the the Universe to her will, and nobody, [[BeyondTheImpossible not even the doctor]] can hope to explain how she do this. This is also done by [[spoiler: Tirac]] while mocking Spike's defiance:
-->''“Ooh kid! Post that one on Equestria Daily, I’m sure it’ll get six stars!”''.

-->Twilight: Coming between me and Spike is... ''unwise.''

* MushroomSamba: Chapter 2 opens with Sweetie Belle and Applebloom relating their sisters' stories to Scootaloo. Scoots asks if they were tasting mushrooms...[[NoodleIncident again...]]

* OhCrap: [[spoiler: Tirac/Gabbro]] gets an epic one when he realized that [[spoiler: Twilight]] could disrupt his deadliest killing-curse with ease [[spoiler: right before she used his body to pulverize a reinforced granite wall, smash him into another wall and bring down the entire place]].
* OnlySaneEmployee: Litigia Statute.

* PapaWolf: Nothing will make Gabbro hurt Cheppu [[spoiler: not even the mightiest corrupter in the universe possessing his body]].

-->'''Twilight''': “Crap.”

-->'''Litigia''': ''“…ck you, sir…” she mumbled as she walked out the door.''.
-->'''Zeitgeist''': ''“Language!” He said before he turned to the ponies with a smile. “How about that tour, hmmm?”''.

* SherlockScan: Fluttershy is so good at reading people that nothing can slip by her. [[spoiler: Not even the corruption of an EldritchAbomination with a fifth generation perception filter]].

-->'''Spike''': ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E15FeelingPinkieKeen “I’d explode twice?!” He said, turning to Applejack. “I thought that couldn’t happen!”]]''
-->'''Applejack''': ''[[CallBack “Neither did ah!” Applejack said with a confused look on her face]].

'''[[spoiler:Tirac:]]''' W-what?

-->'''Zeitgeist''': ''Thanks Lit, where would I be without you?”''
-->'''Litigia''': ''“In jail.” She said flatly “Awaiting execution…with fire.”''
-->'''Zeitgeist''': ''He smiled and sat down in his desk. “Sounds about right.”''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: From the original series. We have wars, murder, thugs (and a mafia), death threats, evil organizations, evil gods, Tyrannical Intergalactic Empires and [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar mild sexual themes]]. What sets this fic from other [[SarcasmMode mature]] works is that these themes never, ''ever'' overshadows the goodness and love of the SugarBowl of Equestria. Yes, it is darker but instead of becoming a Crapsaccharine world, it comes with a slightly bitter taste that masterfully balances the pure saccharine of the series.

*** The dialogue during [[spoiler:Gabbro]]'s HeroicSacrifice resembles the dialogue between [[PrincessBride Inigo Montoya and Count Rugen]] near the end of the movie.

* LargeAndInCharge: [[VideoGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} In the Grim Dark]] [[SubvertedTrope past]] of Equestria, gods as large as mountains and as powerful as stars roam the earth.

* LargeAndInCharge: [[WarhammerFortyThousand In the Grim Dark]] [[SubvertedTrope past]] of Equestria, gods as large as mountains and as powerful as stars roam the earth.