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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[{{Subverted}}. Flitter and her parents reveal that the Changelings are ''not'' this trope.]]
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* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68222/nyxs-family Nyx's Family]]'': This fic details Nyx going to the crystal empire while Twilight Sparkle updates the Crystal Empire's library. Unfortunately, Shining Armor, who she's staying with, has bitter feelings toward the previously Nightmare Moon filly. Complete.
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* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68222/nyxs-family Nyx's Family]]'': This fic details Nyx going to the crystal empire while Twilight Sparkle updates the Crystal Empire's library. Unfortunately, Shining Armor, who she's staying with, has bitter feelings toward the previously Nightmare Moon filly.filly... and the Crystal Ponies, who were ruled by unicorn kings and queens and then enslaved by a unicorn tyrant, have bitter feelings towards anything with a horn... Complete.
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* LivingForeverIsAwesome: Celestia and Luna certainly think so, and have a master plan to make everyone immortal as well.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Lightning Blitz and Sundiver, a pair of Royal Guards assigned to discretely watch over Nyx and Twilight.
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* ContinuityNod: Twilight brings up how Celestia promised her that she and Nyx wouldn't be dragged into royal politics (at the end of ''Nightmare Night and Nyx'') when protesting being made a princess.
* StopWorshippingMe: Celestia and Luna give this as the reason they crowned Twilight Sparkle almost immediately after she grew thewings.
wings -- they themselves were worshipped zealousy to the point that they literally had a ''castle built around them'', so they know that Twilight would be worshipped whether she wanted it or not.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Nyx spend the first chapter angsting over the fact that she'll outlive everyone she loves, and is thus overjoyed when Twilight becomes an Alicorn.
* StopWorshippingMe: Celestia and Luna give this as the reason they crowned Twilight Sparkle almost immediately after she grew the
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Nyx spend the first chapter angsting over the fact that she'll outlive everyone she loves, and is thus overjoyed when Twilight becomes an Alicorn.
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* ContinuityNod: Snips and Snails mistakes the new student as a [[{{Vampire}} vampony]] from the movie ''Curse of The Vampony'' which was revealed in ''Nyx's Family'' when he scares them. Nyx {{face|palm}}hoofs, saying HereWeGoAgain, suggesting she had to deal with this from them as well.
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* ContinuityNod: Snips and Snails mistakes the new student as a [[{{Vampire}} vampony]] from the movie ''Curse of The Vampony'' which was revealed in ''Nyx's Family'' Family'', when he scares them. Nyx {{face|palm}}hoofs, saying HereWeGoAgain, suggesting she had to deal with this from them as well.well.
* FantasticRacism: Willow Whisp has faced a lot of this due to prejudice towards thestrals.
* FantasticRacism: Willow Whisp has faced a lot of this due to prejudice towards thestrals.
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* AnachronicOrder: The list above puts the stories in chronological order. In publication order, it's ''Nightmare Night and Nyx'' -> ''Nyx's Family'' -> ''Cherilee's Class'' -> ''Alicornundum''
* CerebusSyndrome: The stories never get ''too'' dark, but they do tend to get darker then they started out as.
* HollywoodHistory: In-universe, it turns out that the Hearth Warming's tale is this. For starter's, Chancellor Puddinghead was actually a brilliant scholar named Level Head ("Puddinghead" was a derogatory nickname by the unicorns and pegasi), and it was actually the Crystal Heart that scared off the Windigoes.
* RunningGag: Just because Flitter looks, acts, smells, tastes, and sounds like, ''and'' has the phobias of a bug...
* CerebusSyndrome: The stories never get ''too'' dark, but they do tend to get darker then they started out as.
* HollywoodHistory: In-universe, it turns out that the Hearth Warming's tale is this. For starter's, Chancellor Puddinghead was actually a brilliant scholar named Level Head ("Puddinghead" was a derogatory nickname by the unicorns and pegasi), and it was actually the Crystal Heart that scared off the Windigoes.
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* BigBad: Garble in the latter portion of the story as he and his gang plan to and ultimately invade the Crystal Empire thinking that there's treasure to steal there.
* BrickJoke: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's fangirl crushes on Shining Armor.
* BigBad: Garble in the latter portion of the story as he and his gang plan to and ultimately invade the Crystal Empire thinking that there's treasure to steal there.
* BrickJoke: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's fangirl crushes on Shining Armor.
* NoodleIncident: Rainbow Dash has apparently had to booby trap her kitchen to keep Derpy away from fresh muffins in the past. And she implies this is a regular occurrence.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: Celestia and Luna "[[CurbStompBattle fighting]]" the dragons Spike accidentally teleports to them.]]
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* ICantDance: Luna's as bad a dancer as Twilight. [[spoiler: Then it turns out that was actually ''Celestia'' disguised as Luna.]]
* MindScrew: There's a lot of this in-universe when it's revealed that [[spoiler: Celestia and Luna have been impersonating each other off and on for most of the party.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: The cult members have this when they realize that Nyx ''isn't'' merely a malignant blob of magic.]]
* ShipTease: Primarily Twilight/Ink Spot, but there's also [[ToyShip Nyx/Rumble]], Rainbow Dash/Thunderlane, Applejack/Bruce Mane, and Fluttershy/Caramel.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The cult firmly believe that Nyx is still evil and has brainwashed the Element Bearers and the Princesses, and that she has to be destroyed for the good of Equestria.
* WhatTheHellHero: Bruce Mane gives one to Applejack for the whole Mare-Do-Well incident.
* ICantDance: Luna's as bad a dancer as Twilight. [[spoiler: Then it turns out that was actually ''Celestia'' disguised as Luna.]]
* MindScrew: There's a lot of this in-universe when it's revealed that [[spoiler: Celestia and Luna have been impersonating each other off and on for most of the party.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: The cult members have this when they realize that Nyx ''isn't'' merely a malignant blob of magic.]]
* ShipTease: Primarily Twilight/Ink Spot, but there's also [[ToyShip Nyx/Rumble]], Rainbow Dash/Thunderlane, Applejack/Bruce Mane, and Fluttershy/Caramel.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The cult firmly believe that Nyx is still evil and has brainwashed the Element Bearers and the Princesses, and that she has to be destroyed for the good of Equestria.
* WhatTheHellHero: Bruce Mane gives one to Applejack for the whole Mare-Do-Well incident.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Dubious. He gets better.
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* ContinuityNod: Snips and Snails mistakes the new student as a [[{{Vampire}} vampony]] from the movie that ''Curse of The Vampony'' which was revealed in ''Nyx's Family'' when he scares them. Nyx {{face|palm}}hoofs, saying HereWeGoAgain, suggesting she had to deal with this from them as well.
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* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Spike and Bright Eyes.]]
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* SpitTake: Of the liquid-out-the-nose variety. Shining Armor does this multiple times in chapter 4 with coffee, then orange juice, due to Nyx's actions and dialog.
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* {{WAFF}}: A SliceOfLife portion introduces every fic in the series, and Nyx is always just as {{Adorkable}} as her mother.
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* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68222/nyxs-family Nyx's Family]]'': This fic details Nyx going to the crystal empire while Twilight Sparkle updates the Crystal Empire's library. Unfortunately, Shining Armor, who she's staying with, has bitter feelings toward the previously Nightmare Moon filly. Incomplete.Complete.
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* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/92158/cheerilees-class Cherilee's Class]]'': This fic focuses on Willow Whisp, a different original character thestral, moving to Ponyville and getting acquainted with the more esoteric members of his new class. Incomplete.
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* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: [[spoiler:Flitter the changeling is disguised as… a changeling.]]
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[=RealityCheck=]'s Nyxverse is a set of {{recursive fanfiction}}s by [=RealityCheck=] of Pen Stroke's FanFic/PastSins. There are currently four stories in the series:
* ''Nyx's Family'': details Nyx going to the crystal empire while Twilight Sparkle updates the Crystal Empire's library. Unfortunately, Shining Armor, who she's staying with, has bitter feelings toward the previously Nightmare Moon filly. Incomplete.
* ''Nightmare Night and Nyx'': this is Nyx's first Nightmare Night, a holiday she has no knowledge of, especially the darker implications with her past. Complete.
* ''Alicornundrum'': after the events of ''Magical Mystery Cure'', Twilight has become an Alicorn. However, not everyone's happy with the shift of power, or how close Nyx is to the throne now. Incomplete.
* ''Cherilee's Class'': This fic focuses on a different original character moving to Ponyville and getting acquainted with the more esoteric members of his new class. Incimplete.
* ''Nyx's Family'': details Nyx going to the crystal empire while Twilight Sparkle updates the Crystal Empire's library. Unfortunately, Shining Armor, who she's staying with, has bitter feelings toward the previously Nightmare Moon filly. Incomplete.
* ''Nightmare Night and Nyx'': this is Nyx's first Nightmare Night, a holiday she has no knowledge of, especially the darker implications with her past. Complete.
* ''Alicornundrum'': after the events of ''Magical Mystery Cure'', Twilight has become an Alicorn. However, not everyone's happy with the shift of power, or how close Nyx is to the throne now. Incomplete.
* ''Cherilee's Class'': This fic focuses on a different original character moving to Ponyville and getting acquainted with the more esoteric members of his new class. Incimplete.
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[=RealityCheck=]'s Nyxverse is a set of {{recursive fanfiction}}s by [=RealityCheck=] of Pen Stroke's FanFic/PastSins. There are currently four stories in the series:
In chronological order, they are:
*''Nyx's Family'': ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68222/nyxs-family Nyx's Family]]'': This fic details Nyx going to the crystal empire while Twilight Sparkle updates the Crystal Empire's library. Unfortunately, Shining Armor, who she's staying with, has bitter feelings toward the previously Nightmare Moon filly. Incomplete.
*''Nightmare ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/30242/nightmare-night-and-nyx Nightmare Night and Nyx'': this Nyx]]'': This is Nyx's first Nightmare Night, a holiday she has no knowledge of, especially the darker implications with her past. Complete.
*''Alicornundrum'': after ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/92069/alicornundrum Alicornundrum]]'': After the events of ''Magical ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure'', Cure]]'', Twilight has become an Alicorn. However, not everyone's happy with the shift of power, or how close Nyx is to the throne now. Incomplete.
*''Cherilee's Class'': ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/92158/cheerilees-class Cherilee's Class]]'': This fic focuses on a different original character moving to Ponyville and getting acquainted with the more esoteric members of his new class. Incimplete.
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!''Alicornundrum'' provides examples of the following:
* StopWorshippingMe: Celestia and Luna give this as the reason they crowned Twilight Sparkle almost immediately after she grew the wings.
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* StopWorshippingMe: Celestia and Luna give this as the reason they crowned Twilight Sparkle almost immediately after she grew the wings.
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!''Cheerilee's Class'' provides examples of:
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[=RealityCheck=]'s Nyxverse is a set of {{recursive FanFic}}s fanfiction}}s by [=RealityCheck=] of Pen Stroke's FanFic/PastSins. There are currently four stories in the series:
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[=RealityCheck=]'s Nyxverse is a set of {{recursive FanFic}}s by [=RealityCheck=] of Pen Stroke's FanFic/PastSins. There are currently four stories in the series:
* ''Nyx's Family'': details Nyx going to the crystal empire while Twilight Sparkle updates the Crystal Empire's library. Unfortunately, Shining Armor, who she's staying with, has bitter feelings toward the previously Nightmare Moon filly. Incomplete.
* ''Nightmare Night and Nyx'': this is Nyx's first Nightmare Night, a holiday she has no knowledge of, especially the darker implications with her past. Complete.
* ''Alicornundrum'': after the events of ''Magical Mystery Cure'', Twilight has become an Alicorn. However, not everyone's happy with the shift of power, or how close Nyx is to the throne now. Incomplete.
* ''Cherilee's Class'': This fic focuses on a different original character moving to Ponyville and getting acquainted with the more esoteric members of his new class. Incimplete.
Most of the stories start simple, but they [[KudzuPlot quickly add more elements]] that the story's synopsis is only a small part of the story.
* ''Nyx's Family'': details Nyx going to the crystal empire while Twilight Sparkle updates the Crystal Empire's library. Unfortunately, Shining Armor, who she's staying with, has bitter feelings toward the previously Nightmare Moon filly. Incomplete.
* ''Nightmare Night and Nyx'': this is Nyx's first Nightmare Night, a holiday she has no knowledge of, especially the darker implications with her past. Complete.
* ''Alicornundrum'': after the events of ''Magical Mystery Cure'', Twilight has become an Alicorn. However, not everyone's happy with the shift of power, or how close Nyx is to the throne now. Incomplete.
* ''Cherilee's Class'': This fic focuses on a different original character moving to Ponyville and getting acquainted with the more esoteric members of his new class. Incimplete.
Most of the stories start simple, but they [[KudzuPlot quickly add more elements]] that the story's synopsis is only a small part of the story.
