History FanFic / ThePowersOfHarmony

* TheLancer: Scorpio to Libra, Piro to Blair.

* KnightOfCerebus: There was always hints at a darker plot, right from the beginning, but for a time it's hidden under the fairly light events of the story. Then, just as we find out the Guards' backstory and true purpose, Cetus shows up and things go to Hell.

* BigWhat: There's a joint one from the other girls when Twilight tells them about the Guards being assigned. All together, it's loud enough to knock her back into a wall.

* DarkestHour: Starting in Chapter 22 and cemented in Chapter 23. [[spoiler: Cetus defeats Celestia, seals her essence in the sun, and takes her body, while Nightmare Moon/Eclipse is extracted from Luna and placed into Rarity. Between the two of them, they kill Elo, Grovi, and Strauss, while curbstomping the other Echoes and Mane Six. Then Luna has to scatter them and their few other allies across the world to keep them safe until the time is right.]]

** Norric grew up in [[FanFic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor Glidesdale]].

** And those chapters were immediately preceded by Chapter 21, in which we first find out that Cetus is [[spoiler: possessing Rarity]].

-->“I suppose we can do this your way, little clone,” Zemblani said. "Prepare to meet 'thy' doom!"
-->“Dark and sinister mare,” Elo answered. “Have at thee.”

* NamedWeapons: Used for weapons of a magical nature. Most of them have some kind of association with their respective owners.

* DualWielding: Tendoncutter [[spoiler: both past and present]] wield the Cardinal Blades, a quartet of longswords that he keeps on him at all times. He uses a spell to keep the concealed most of the time.
** Luna/Nightmare Moon fight with ''Perigee'' and ''Apogee,'' a very powerful pair of enchanted short swords.

* DualWielding: Cancer and Ace are proficient with up to ''four'' blades with their telekinesis.
** Luna/Nightmare Moon also fight with ''Perigee'' and ''Apogee,'' and pair of enchanted short swords.

** During the War of the Sun and Moon, whenever Luna/Nightmare Moon had to resort to physical combat, she fought with a pair of enchanted blades.

* {{Unobtainium}}: There's constant reference to Lunarium, a magical metal that's implied to be ''very'' strong.

* MaleGaze: When Esra and Tastar first meet Fluttershy, they can't stop staring at her wings.

** Pinkie and Applejack have known each other since foalhood, due their grandmothers having ''also'' been friends since foalhood.

* NeckSnap: Eclipse breaks [[spoiler: Granny Smith]]'s neck. Fortunately, Applejack is able to use her "Rejection of Fate" ability to rewind time a few minutes and save her.

** Zemblani and Elo's pre-duel banter in Chapter 19 reference to the famous exchange between [[Literature/{{PeterPan}} Peter Pan and Captain Hook]]:

* BargainWithHeaven: [[spoiler: Rarity's deal with Harmony.]] It's implied Celestia also had such an arrangement, though the details are not yet known.

** Zemblani and Elo's pre-duel banter in Chapter 19 includes a reference to the famous exchange between [[Literature/{{PeterPan}}Peter Pan and Captain Hook]]:

** "Rarity" asks Grovi about an artifact from ''FanFic/TheFlightOfTheAlicorn'' while they're walking into Canterlot Castle in Chapter 21.

*** Also, an airship with the name 'Fancy Free' is seen in Chapter 27.

** Zemblani and Elo share an exchange that references the famous exchange between [[Literature/{{PeterPan}}Peter Pan and Captain Hook]]:
-->“I suppose we can do this your way, little clone,” Zemblani said. "Prepare to meet 'thy' doom."