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* AfterTheEnd: The story is set after an unknown disaster wiped out human civilization, leaving only ruins behind.

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* AfterTheEnd: The story is set after an unknown disaster wiped out the introduction of magic led to human civilization, civilization wiping itself out, leaving only ruins behind.

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* AfterTheEnd
* PlotTwist
* PostApocalyptic
* TheEndingChangesEverything: Over the course of the story, it gradually becomes clear that not everything is as it seems, but the final lines reveal that [[spoiler: the story is a prequel to the series, and that the ruined city Celestia was walking through was Seattle, Washington.]]
* TitleDrop: While Discord mentions the [[BeautifulVoid desolate beauty]] of the ruined city.



* AfterTheEnd: The story is set after an unknown disaster wiped out human civilization, leaving only ruins behind.



* TheEndingChangesEverything: Over the course of the story, it gradually becomes clear that not everything is as it seems, but the final lines reveal that the story is a prequel to the series, and that the ruined city Celestia was walking through was Seattle, Washington.



** The trains weren't designed for Celestia, but they weren't designed for ponies, either - they were designed for humans.

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** The trains weren't designed for Celestia, but they weren't designed for ponies, either - -- they were designed for humans.



* PostApocalyptic: The story takes place after the ruin of modern civilization, with only a few survivors left to pick through the ruins.
* PlotTwist: The ruins Celestia is going through aren't those of Equestria, and this isn't a bad ending for the show -- they're those of modern-day America, and this takes place thousands of years before the show's time.



* TheReveal: Celestia's "father" is human, and the city is a human city -- namely Seattle.



* StealthPrequel: The story is actually set millenia before MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.
* TheReveal: Celestia's "father" is human, and the city is a human city - namely Seattle.
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* StealthPrequel: The story is actually set millenia millennia before MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.
''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
* TheReveal: Celestia's "father" is human, and TitleDrop: Discord mentions ruin value, in parody of real estate value, while talking about the city is a human city - namely Seattle.
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[[BeautifulVoid desolate beauty]] of the ruined city.
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'''Ruin Value''' is a MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfic by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Titanium+Dragon the Titanium Dragon]]. Celestia is wandering a ruined city AfterTheEnd while desperately searching for supplies for the few survivors of the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

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'''Ruin Value''' is a MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Titanium+Dragon the Titanium Dragon]]. Celestia is wandering a ruined city AfterTheEnd while desperately searching for supplies for the few survivors of the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.



** The golden arches are not a BlandNameProduct, but actual McDonalds, at their true locations.

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** The golden arches are not a BlandNameProduct, but actual McDonalds, UsefulNotes/McDonalds, at their true locations.
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* TheEndingChangesEverything: Over the course of the story, it gradually becomes increasingly obvious that not everything is as it seems, but the final lines reveal that [[spoiler: the story is a prequel to the series, and that the ruined city Celestia was walking through was Seattle, Washington.]]

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* TheEndingChangesEverything: Over the course of the story, it gradually becomes increasingly obvious clear that not everything is as it seems, but the final lines reveal that [[spoiler: the story is a prequel to the series, and that the ruined city Celestia was walking through was Seattle, Washington.]]
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* CreatingLife: Luna, Celestia, and Discord are all ArtificalLifeforms. Ponies, too, are the product of genetic engineering.

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* CreatingLife: Luna, Celestia, and Discord are all ArtificalLifeforms. Ponies, too, are the product products of human genetic engineering.

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* TitleDrop: Discord drops the title shortly after he shows up while remarking on the [[BeautifulVoid desolate beauty]] of the ruined city.

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* TitleDrop: While Discord drops the title shortly after he shows up while remarking on mentions the [[BeautifulVoid desolate beauty]] of the ruined city.


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* ArtisticAge: Luna, Celestia, and Discord's ages are all hidden from the audience in service of the TwistEnding, though there are some hints that the characters aren't as old as they are in the main series.
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* TitleDrop: Discord drops the title shortly after he shows up while remarking on the {{BeautifulVoid desolate beauty}} of the ruined city.

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* TitleDrop: Discord drops the title shortly after he shows up while remarking on the {{BeautifulVoid [[BeautifulVoid desolate beauty}} beauty]] of the ruined city.
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* TheReveal: Celestia's "father" is human, and the city is a human city - namely Seattle.

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* TheReveal: Celestia's "father" is human, and the city is a human city - namely Seattle.Seattle.
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'''Ruin Value''' is a MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfic by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Titanium+Dragon the Titanium Dragon]]. Celestia is wandering a ruined city AfterTheEnd while desperately searching for supplies for the few survivors of the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

The story can be found [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/239715/ruin-value here]].

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!!Tropes

Due to the nature of this story, even the names of many of the tropes involved in the story constitute major spoilers, and large sections of the text would need to be spoiled. '''As a result, do not open the below folder until you have read the entire story unless you want to be spoiled.'''

* AfterTheEnd
* PlotTwist
* PostApocalyptic
* TheEndingChangesEverything: Over the course of the story, it gradually becomes increasingly obvious that not everything is as it seems, but the final lines reveal that [[spoiler: the story is a prequel to the series, and that the ruined city Celestia was walking through was Seattle, Washington.]]
* TitleDrop: Discord drops the title shortly after he shows up while remarking on the {{BeautifulVoid desolate beauty}} of the ruined city.

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!!Tropes:

* CreatingLife: Luna, Celestia, and Discord are all ArtificalLifeforms. Ponies, too, are the product of genetic engineering.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The nature of the city is foreshadowed throughout the piece.
** Discord mentions ancient human ruins when he talks about the ruin value of the city.
** Celestia mentions smartphones, technology ponies don't have in the show.
** The golden arches are not a BlandNameProduct, but actual McDonalds, at their true locations.
** Young Flowers is a real flower shop in Seattle. Celestia eating their product would be all the more unexpected, because humans don't eat flowers.
** The tall steel ruin which is destroyed in numerous films but survives the end of the world is the Space Needle, which is designed to survive natural disasters in real life.
** The trains weren't designed for Celestia, but they weren't designed for ponies, either - they were designed for humans.
* EarthAllAlong: The final line of the story reveals that the story was set in the real-world city of Seattle.
* HumanitysWake: Humanity has been destroyed after harnessing the power of magic.
* RedHerring: The story seems to be set after the show, and the ruins are assumed by the reader to be that of a pony city. Neither is true.
* ShownTheirWork: All the locations in the story apart from Father's laboratory are real, and Celestia's journey can be followed on Google Maps, as she passes by real buildings and stores.
* StealthPrequel: The story is actually set millenia before MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.
* TheReveal: Celestia's "father" is human, and the city is a human city - namely Seattle.

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