History Fanfic / AnAppleSleepExperiment

* KickTheDog: As messed up as it was, there ''could'' be made a case made in Twilight's defense about locking up Applejack. [[spoiler: However, no such defense can be made for returning Pinkie Pie's letters and lying that Applejack rejected them--thus making Applejack feel more isolated, nor ''making Applejack believe she killed her sister.'' That's just a a dick move.]]

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:The same couldn't be said for Filthy Rich]]. The only downside being that [[spoiler:Applejack is too out of it to realize that and is continuing going after ponies she ''thinks'' is him]].

* TheEndingChangesEverything: While Applejack ''did'' escape, she was [[spoiler: injured by a guard and left comatose]]. The encounters with the rest of the Mane 6 were actually [[spoiler:hallucinations caused by Apple Bloom releasing a gaseous form of the potion, thus Twilight was the one who killed Starlight, Pinkie Pie killed Mr. and Mrs. Cake and burned down Sugarcube Corner, Fluttershy's animals weren't actually brainwashed and she just killed them in a crazed stupor, and Rarity was the one that killed Sweetie Belle]].

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Applejack and [[spoiler:[[BrainwashedAndCrazy Fluttershy's pets]] (though it's later revealed that her pets weren't brainwashed and Fluttershy just killed them in a crazed stupor)]].

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:The same couldn't be said for Filthy Rich]].

* AdaptationalJerkass: Filthy Rich. Make no mistake, the show incarnation is a rich asshole, but he was ''at least'' a reasonable pony who respected his deals with the Apples (especially knowing the Zap Apples are the ''reason'' he's rich anyway). But here, he seems to really not care for the Apples ''period'' and is willing to screw over Applejack over their deal. [[spoiler: [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty It does not bode well for him]].]]

* CaughtMonologuing: As Applejack gives Rainbow Dash her HannibalLecture, Apple Bloom injects Applejack with the cure, [[spoiler:most likely at the cost of her life]].

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: For the actual show, at least. Twilight had chosen to guard over Ponyville to make sure that something like Applejack's rampage would never happen again; and thus, she refused to let Celestia and Luna retire. [[spoiler: By the end of the story itself, Twilight has died while the remaining members of the Mane 6 have been taken into custody]].

* BroughtDownToNormal: When Twilight teleports to the apple orchard for the final showdown with Applejack, her magic begins to stop working. And to make sure that she doesn't try flying over the DeathCourse, Applejack throws a hypergravity potion at her.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are several hints in the story that [[spoiler: the Mane 5 are hallucinating under the effects of the sleep potions]], especially in the audio version. From the fact that [[spoiler: Starlight dies confused when Twilight holds her, Mr. Cake glares at Pinkie Pie while he mourns Mrs. Cake's corpse, Pound fights and bites her after she saves him from the fire, Fluttershy's pets do not react to "Applejack" at all, she tells off Rarity for failing to cure her while telling Rainbow that she couldn't be cured, and, in the audio adaptation, the audio distorts when the Mane 5 think or "see" Applejack.]]

* EvilCripple: Not initially evil, but [[spoiler:Apple Bloom]].

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Apple Bloom is revealed to be the mastermind behind the Mane 5's horrific encounters with Applejack, having unleashed a gaseous version of the sleepless potion upon them while they weren't looking.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Applejack is able to turn Fluttershy's pets against her]]... except it turns out [[spoiler: Fluttershy was hallucinating. She actually killed Angel and the other animals were retaliating]].

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Apple Bloom got her revenge, but she questions if it was really worth it in the end, Twilight is dead along with ''even more'' innocent ponies who did nothing wrong other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Fluttershy has been institutionalized with Rainbow, Pinkie and Rarity likely to join her based on the outcomes of their trials, Applejack is still comatose, and, judging from the flatline in the very end of the audio adaptation, is implied to have succumbed to her injuries]].
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Applejack, after [[JackUpWithPhlebotinum drinking some of Twilight's potions,]] gains super speed, enhanced vision, [[spoiler:immunity to fire]], and [[spoiler:mind control]]. [[spoiler: Except not really, as it was all a hallucination on Twilight's end.]]

* FauxAffablyEvil: Applejack speaks in a very laid-back, if somewhat gruff, way, even as she's taunting the Mane 6 and committing her crimes. [[spoiler: Apple Bloom]] later does the same thing during her confrontation with Twilight before she [[spoiler:kills her]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are several hints in the story that [[spoiler: the Mane 5 are hallucinating under the effects of the sleep potions]], especially in the audio version. From the fact that [[spoiler: Starlight dies confused when Twilight holds her, Mr. Cake glares at Pinkie Pie while he mourns Mrs. Cake's corpse, Pound fights and bites her after she saves him from the fire, Fluttershy's pets do not react to "Applejack" at all, and, in the audio adaptation, the audio distorts when the mane 5 think or "see" Applejack.]]

** [[spoiler: Apple Bloom]] gives a massive one to Twilight over letting Applejack take the fall for her initial murder spree, and then [[spoiler: kills her to finally complete her revenge and give her peace]].