History Fanfic / AllTheWayBack

A ''Fanfic/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfiction written by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Jordan179 Jordan179]], this chronicles the recovery of Princess Luna's sanity and adaptation to modern Equestria, as she tries to do good to make up for her past sins. Available [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/157357/all-the-way-back here]]. Started in 2014, and as yet incomplete.

Written by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Jordan179 Jordan179]], this chronicles the recovery of Princess Luna's sanity and adaptation to modern Equestria, as she tries to do good to make up for her past sins. Available [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/157357/all-the-way-back here]]. Started in 2014, and as yet incomplete.

* AGodIAmNot: Luna discovers to her horror that the Night Pegasi -- a race that she herself modified from normal Pegasi long ago to be her most loyal retainers -- have come to ''worship'' her both as their Creator and as TheSacredDarkness. This makes her ashamed -- not because she considers the Night Pegasi unworthy followers, but because she considers ''herself'' undeserving of such adulation, considering that she made a FaceHeelTurn and then abandoned them for her thousand years of exile. This is despite the fact that she is, in point of fact, a {{Physical God}}dess.

* CoolCar: The Midnight Chariot.
-->It had been based loosely upon the chariot the Viprallan warlord Tirek rode to his defeat at Midnight Castle, some six thousand years ago. As a young filly, Luna had seen pictures of that chariot, pictures taken soon after its capture and preserved for millennia by the magics of the Rainbow. It was made of black titanium steel, a long lean four-wheeled vehicle, with a sleek dagger-like nose Luna had modeled on the supersonic jet fighters Moondreamer remembered from the Age of Wonders; two millennia after the defeat of Tirek, twin vaguely draconian tail-fins springing from over the rear axle, inspired by some of the more extreme and impractical motorcars she remembered from a bit earlier in that same general period. Some essentially-unnecessary spikes rising from the rear body, which looked as if she might choose to impale heads upon them, but which she generally used for flags, completed the exterior appearance. It was drawn by two Night Guards, attached by metal chains as if they were dangerous beasts liable to tear apart spectators if not kept well-restrained. The whole was done in glossy black, with a green cat's-eye symbol on the front.

Written by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Jordan179 Jordan179]], this chronicles the recovery of Princess Luna's sanity and adaptation to modern Equestria, as she tries to do good to make up for her past sins.. Available [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/157357/all-the-way-back here]]. Started in 2014, and as yet incomplete.

* YeOldeNuclearSilo: An ancient ICBM base provides access from the main cavern system to the lair of Blue Blaze.

* BadassPrincess: All the Princesses, as they are both [[PhysicalGod meta-ponies]] and the [[GodInHumanForm Avatars]] of ''immensely more'' powerful [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Cosmic]] [[EldritchAbomination beings]].

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Crystal Empire, to the Main/ByzantineEmpire. Made obvious because Dunnich was founded by Crystal-Imperial refugees, and it's old name "Dounika" is very obviously Greek. Luna also uses the "-os" masculine ending in referring to King Sombra in her own thoughts, calling him "Sombros," which is probably the actual reign-name.

* [[TownWithADarkSecret Town With A Strange Secret]]: Dunnich, which is [[spoiler:the home of the Paradise Cult]]. Luna manages to miss this despite having meta-pony senses and actually ''meeting'' one of the Daughters of Paradise. To give the Princess her due, she was kind of distracted by a dragon hunt at the time.

* [[AGodIAmNot A Goddess Am I Not]]: Luna discovers to her horror that the Night Pegasi -- a race that she herself modified from normal Pegasi long ago to be her most loyal retainers -- have come to ''worship'' her both as their Creator and as TheSacredDarkness. This makes her ashamed -- not because she considers the Night Pegasi unworthy followers, but because she considers ''herself'' undeserving of such adulation, considering that she made a FaceHeelTurn and then abandoned them for her thousand years of exile. This is despite the fact that she is, in point of fact, a {{Physical God}}dess.

* [[BigBad Big Bads]]: The [[DarkIsEvil Night]] [[LivingShadow Shadows]], [[StarfishAliens aliens]] from a [[EarthThatUsedToBeBetter dying Cosmos]], who [[FaceHeelTurn corrupted]] and [[DemonicPossession possessed]] Princess Luna in the first place, and who seem to be [[TheManBehindTheMan behind]] many of the threats now appearing at an unusual rate to beset Equestria.
* [[BizarreAlienSenses Bizarre Alicorn Senses]]: Luna can generate and receive signal returns from electromagnetic radar, gravitic radar, and sub-spatial signals. It is implied that her sister Celestia has at least the first and last ability as well.

* [[CoolCar Cool Air-Chariot]]: The Midnight Chariot.

* [[DarkSecret Embarrassing Secret]]: Luna is unhappy to discover that Prince Blueblood is probably [[spoiler:her own direct descendant]]. She despises Blueblood, so she does not want this generally known.

* [[MayflyDecemberRomance Mayfly-December Relationship]]: Most of Luna's loves, whether romantic or friendly, amount to this because she is immortal and normal Ponies are not. This bothers her a lot.
* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother To Her Ponies]]: Luna is like this toward the Ponies under her command, being very careful of their lives in battle. This is in part because she tends to find most of her friends from among her comrades.
* [[MultiMeleeMaster Multi-Melee Mistress]]: Luna is an expert at using a wide variety of close-in weapons, including some which are foreign or have gone out of style. She relies mostly on her magic for ranged fighting.

* [[OneManIndustrialRevolution One-Mare Information Revolution]]: Now that Equestria has attained an Industrial-Era level of technology, Princess Luna wants to push it farther and faster -- even faster than does her sister Princess Celestia. Especially where aerospace and weapons technology is concerned.

* [[GunboatDiplomacy Princess of Mass Destruction Diplomacy]]: Luna's basic approach when asked to be diplomatic to those attempting to intimidate Equestria. (And by the way, ''Celestia'' wrote the script, she just knows how ''good'' her sister is in this sort of role).
-->"INTRUDING DRAGON!" she cried out in the Royal Canterlot Voice, full volume, as her chariot descended. "KNOW THAT WE ARE PRINCESS LUNA SELENE NOCTIS, PRINCESS OF THE MOON, AND HIGH LADY OF WAR OF THE REALM OF EQUESTRIA, WITHIN WHOSE BORDERS THOU TRESPASSETH! WE DEMANDETH THAT THOU IMMEDIATELY VACATEST OUR REALM, TAKING WITH THYSELF THY HOARD COMPLETE ..." that was a very important point, and phrasing it as part of a demand made it sound less conciliatory. "...ON PAIN OF OTHERWISE BEING CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECLARED PERSONAL WAR AGAINST OUR REALM, AND BEING TREATED BY US AS OUR ENEMY!"

* [[TooImportantToWalk Too Important to Fly]]: Luna can fly or ''teleport'', but she prefers to ride her Midnight Chariot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she wants to arrive at a possible fight as fresh as possible. Unless, of course, Luna is simply being hedonistic (both Luna and her sister have been known to wallow in luxury just because they can).

* [[UpperClassTwit Upper-Class Twits]]: Luna is saddened to see how decayed has become much of Equestria's aristocracy. Prince Blueblood is her prime example.
* [[UsedToBeASweetKid Used To Be A Sweet Colt]]: One of the old now-dead friends Luna misses is Prince Crimson Quartz of the Crystal Empire. His reign-name? ''Sombros''. This is the pony who became [[EvilOverlord King]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Sombra]]
* [[WingedHumanoid Winged Equoid]]: Like all Alicorns (and Pegasi) Luna has wings. Unlike most winged Ponies, Luna fully understands the physics of her own powers and is hence capable of supersonic and even hypersonic flight.

* YeOldeNuclearSilo: An ancient ICBM based provides access from the main cavern system to the lair of Blue Blaze.

* XRayVision: Luna can use her graviton generation powers to density-scan a mountain and map its cavern systems.

** Dunnich is named after Creator/HPLovecraft's fictional town from Main/TheDunwichHorror.

* [[UsedToBeASweetKid Used To Be A Sweet Colt]]: One of the old now-dead friends Luna misses is Prince Crimson Quartz of the Crystal Empire. His reign-name? ''Sombros''. This is the pony who became [[EvilOverlord King]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Sombra]].

* [[BigBad Big Bads]]: The [[DarkIsEvil Night]] [[LivingShadow Shadows]], [[StarfishAliens aliens]] from a [[EarthTheUsedToBeBetter dying Cosmos]], who [[FaceHeelTurn corrupted]] and [[DemonicPossession possessed]] Princess Luna in the first place, and who seem to be [[TheManBehindTheMan behind]] many of the threats now appearing at an unusual rate to beset Equestria.