History FanFic / TheLightInTheDarkness

* RecursiveFanFiction: A fanfic known as [[FanFic/WakingNightmares Waking Nightmares]] treats this as taking place before it, and treats FanFic/{{Cupcakes}} as a nightmare by extension.
* ShoutOut: Pinkie Pie is a fan of the MarxBrothers.

* AFriendInNeed: The premise of the story; Pinkie Pie needs cheering up and Rainbow Dash is there to help.

* {{WAFF}}: There's a reason this is known as the antithesis of Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}.

* RecursiveFanFiction: A fanfic known as [[FanFic/WakingNightmares Waking Nightmares]] treats this as taking place before it, and treats [[Fanfic/Cupcakes Cupcakes]] as a nightmare by extension.

* RecursiveFanFiction: A fanfic known as [[FanFic/WakingNightmares Waking Nightmares]] treats this as taking place before it, and treats [[FanFic/Cupcakes Cupcakes]] as a nightmare by extension.

* RecursiveFanFiction: A fanfic known as [[FanFic/WakingNightmares Walking Nightmares]] treats this as taking place before it, and treats [[FanFic/Cupcakes Cupcakes]] as a nightmare by extension.

* AFriendInNeed

** Way to ruin the moment!

* AxCrazy: Pinkie Pie is ''terrified'' this may be true of her. [[spoiler:Subverted ultimately.]]

--> '''Rainbow Dash''': You know I like colts.

Way to ruin the moment!

A live reading can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_sIt1PfQ8 here.]]

!! This ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' {{Fanfic}} contains examples of provides an example of the following tropes:

''[[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/story-light-in-darkness.html The Light In The Darkness]]'' is considered by many to be one of the most heartwarming fanfics in the fandom and quickly became extremely popular on both DeviantArt and Equestria Daily. Despite being a one shot and relatively short, it's gained a reputation for being heartwarming enough to neutralize reading the [[EvilCounterpart infamous]] ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'' fanfic. It was originally intended to be another AlternateEnding for ''Cupcakes'' but was revised to be more of a stand alone story though there's enough vagueness with Pinkie Pie's nightmare to still consider it as one or just a stand alone. It's also considered a great example of a "Friendshipping" story, depicting the characters love for each other as completely platonic but still very real.

* AlternateEnding: Was originally concieved as one to ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''. It was changed when the writer realized just how many of those there were but the events of the nightmare are still vague enough to still view it as one if you want to.

* BreakTheCutie: Pinkie Pie's nightmare pretty successfully did this to her. [[spoiler:[[She gets better.]]]]

* BreakTheCutie: Pinkie Pie's nightmare pretty successfully did this to her. [[spoiler:[[IGotBetter She gets better.]]]]

''[[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/story-light-in-darkness.html The Light In The Darkness]]'' is considered by many to be one of the most heartwarming fanfics in the fandom and quickly became extremely popular on both DeviantArt and Equestria Daily. Despite being a one shot and relatively short, it's gained a reputation for being heartwarming enough to neutralize reading the [[EvilCounterpart infamous]] ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'' fanfic. It was originally intended to be another AlternateEnding for ''Cupcakes'', but was revised to be more of a stand alone story, though there's enough vagueness with Pinkie Pie's nightmare to still consider it as one or just a stand alone. It's also considered a great example of a "Friendshipping" story, depicting the characters love for each other as completely platonic, but still very real.

* AllJustADream: If you consider this an AlternateEnding to ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', then the events of that fic. Regardless, it begins with Pinkie Pie suffering a horrible nightmare.
* AlternateEnding: Was originally concieved as one to ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''. It was changed when the writer realized just how many of those there were, but the events of the nightmare are still vague enough to still view it as one if you want to.

* CoolDownHug: [[spoiler:When Pinkie Pie starts to slip back into her HeroicBSOD, Rainbow Dash uses this, and some words, to pull her out of it.]]
* EnemyWithin: Pinkie Pie believes this may be true of her. [[spoiler:It turns out it's not, but it takes a lot of convincing.]]

* NoodleIncident: Apparently, the Cakes are not at Sugercube Corner because they're on vacation to help Mr. Cake recover from getting a TwitchyEye in response to Pinkie Pie performing an experiment involving [[NoodleImplements pies and popcorn.]]

''[[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/story-light-in-darkness.html The Light In The Darkness]]'' is considered by many to be one of the most heartwarming fanfics in the fandom and quickly became extremely popular on both DeviantArt and Equestria Daily. Despite being a one shot and relatively short, it's gained a reputation for being heartwarming enough to neutralize reading the infamous ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'' fanfic. It was originally intended to be another AlternateEnding for ''Cupcakes'', but was revised to be more of a stand alone story, though there's enough vagueness with Pinkie Pie's nightmare to still consider it as one or just a stand alone. It's also considered a great example of a "Friendshipping" story, depicting the characters love for each other as completely platonic, but still very real.

** What is any place in Ponyville doing with that? Ponies don't eat meat any. No pony in Ponyville does.

A ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' {{Fanfic}} written by zaptiftun.

!! This ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' {{Fanfic}} contains examples of provides an example of the following tropes:

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Rainbow Dash has this reaction (at first) when she is told a nightmare was the cause of Pinkie Pie's HeroicBSOD. That changes ''very'' quickly when she learns just a ''little'' bit of what that nightmare was about. She also has this reaction due to the fact that the bakery for some reason has a ''meat cleaver''.

''[[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/story-light-in-darkness.html The Light In The Darkness]]'' is considered by many to be one of the most heartwarming fanfics in the fandom and quickly became extremely popular on both DeviantArt and Equestia Daily. Despite being a one shot and relatively short, it's gained a reputation for being heartwarming enough to neutralize reading the infamous ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'' fanfic. It was originally intended to be another AlternateEnding for ''Cupcakes'', but was revised to be more of a stand alone story, though there's enough vagueness with Pinkie Pie's nightmare to still consider it as one or just a stand alone. It's also considered a great example of a "Friendshipping" story, depicting the characters love for each other as completely platonic, but still very real.