History Fanfic / TheConversionBureauANewAge

''The Conversion Bureau: A New Age'' is a Fanfiction set in the larger metaverse of ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureau'' written by [=BlueDWarrior=]. The first part can be read [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/16393/The-Conversion-Bureau%3A-A-New-Age%2C-A-New-Life here]] at Website/FimfictionDotNet.

* OurSoulsAreDifferent: All sentient creatures carry a Spark, which is effectively a Soul and all the retained memories of the being that possesses it. Conversion generally results in a fusion of the old Human soul and new Pony soul into a gestalt being.
** This is PlayedForDrama with the Four Conduits, as they have to overcome a "Trial of the Soul" involving directly confronting their greatest fear, which is directly tied into to their prospective element. This has to be done since the Shard of Terran Power makes the fusion of their Human and Pony Sparks impossible until the internal issues are reconciled.
*** Although they could refuse the trail, but that would result in the Shard being lost to that person forever, and their Human Soul effectively blanked out; resulting in a Pony 'born' with no human memories at all. If they accepted the trail but failed, [[DeaderThanDead their souls would be been rent into nothingness]].
* RockersSmashGuitars: Combined with ImprobableWeaponuser, an incident during a Winter Moon Celebration (effectively New Year's Eve) afterparty involving the quite drunk Mane Six and Four Conduits ended with Golden Storm wearing a toy guitar over his head, courtesy of Applejack.

* TrainingFromHell: Due to Luna's rather... out-moded ways, this ends up being ''how'' the Four Conduits are trained in both Equestrian Magic and Terran Magic (the latter of which was especially hard to do since to that point in the story ONLY the Conduits could perform Terran Magic at all).
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: As stated before, common to a lot of Conversion Bureau stories, the setting is set in a rather CrapsackWorld where much of humanity lives in poverty.

[[Characters/TheConversionBureauANewAge Here is a character sheet (under construction) since this work has ]][[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a lot of characters, both canon and non.]]

The story starts out similar to other Conversion Bureau works: TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture with Earth being very much in terrible, no-good shape due to overpopulation, over-foresting, overfishing, over-pollution, about every 'over' one could think of. On top of that, TheSingularity is in the process of occurring, and most of the 9.5 billion strong human population isn't going to be part of it.

* AssimilationPlot: While this is a stated goal of those who believe in the Conversion Movement, as it is later known, Celestia and Luna intentionally slow walk things; to the point where most of the public remain unmoved to Convert mostly out of apathy.

* SugarBowl: Averted somewhat with AU Equestria. It is better than Earth only because PowersThatBe for Equestria are a pair of Alicorns who genuinely want the best for their 'people' and environment, whereas for Earth, they largely stopped caring ([[Main/ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney or were paid not to care.]])
* TrainingFromHell: Due to Luna's rather, out-moded ways, this ends up being ''how'' the Four Conduits are trained in both Equestrian Magic and Terran Magic (the latter of which was especially hard to do since to that point in the story ONLY the Conduits could perform Terran Magic at all.)

* UniquenessDecay: Necessitated by the plot. Since the only other option was to allow [[ApocalypseHow Terran Magic to unseal itself, and whatever absolute chaos that might have entailed to take place.]]

The story starts out similar to other Conversion Bureau works: TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture with Earth being very much in terrible, no-good shape due to overpopulation, over-foresting, overfishing, over-pollution, about every 'over' one could think of. On top of that, TheSingularity is in the process of occurring, and much of the 9.5 Billion human population are stuck on the outs more or less.

The story itself focuses on four human friends and how their connection grow over time, and how they find themselves caught up in the two worlds about to undergo to truly massive changes.

[[Characters/TheConversionBureauANewAge Here is a Character Sheet (under construction) since this work has ]][[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a lot of characters, both canon and non.]]

* BlueWithShock: The Mane Six, Spike, and the Royal Sister's reaction to Midori Hana when she first arrived in Equestria, and deigned to speak about inanimate objects suddenly engaged in song and dance.
* ColorCodedWizardry: All Terran Magic has a signature color: Blue Water, Red Fire, Green Earth, Gold Wind. When the 'Mixed' Elements are found, they follow the same pattern: Periwinkle Lightning, Aquamarine Ice, Forest Green Wood, Silver Metal, White Light, and Dark Violet Shadow

* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Largely averted. While almost everyone not explicitly in a desperately poor country have cybernetic implants, they mostly show no ill-effects of it. The more extant danger to the soul is the absolute lack of a creative outlet, aside from trying desperately to be noticed and recognized on the World Wide Web.

* GreenAesop: While not stated explicitly (too much), The author does make it a point to state exactly ''why'' the Earth is so damaged and where this batch of humans screwed up.

* RockersSmashGuitars: Combined with ImprobableWeaponuser, an incident during a Winter Moon Celebration (effectively New Year's Eve) afterparty involving quite drunk Mane Six and Four Conduits ended with Golden Storm wearing a toy guitar over his head, courtesy of Applejack.

->''"[[TimTaylorTechnology Power without Will is just mindless agresssion.]] [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve Will without Power is just idle hope.]]"''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Will Of the Earth]]''', ''[[ArcWords A recurring theme in the story]]''

->''[[TimTaylorTechnology Power without Will is just mindless agresssion.]] [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve Will without Power is just idle hope.]]''

The Conversion Bureau: A New Age is a Fanfiction set in the larger metaverse of [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureau The Conversion Bureau]] written by [=BlueDWarrior=]. The first part can be read ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/16393/The-Conversion-Bureau%3A-A-New-Age%2C-A-New-Life Here at FimFiction]]''

* AlternateUniverse: The Equestria in this fic is decidedly not-canon, as to allow the author a little more leeway in characterization and creating a geography for the wider world(s).
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: As stated before, common to a lot of Conversion Bureau stories, the setting is set in a rather CrapsackWorld where much of humanity lives in poverty.
* SugarBowl: Averted somewhat with AU Equestria. It is better than Earth only because PowersThatBe for Equestria are a pair of Alicorns who genuinely want the best for their 'people' and environment, whereas for Earth, they largely stopped caring ([[Main/ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney or were paid not to care.]])
* GreenAesop: While not stated explicitly (too much), The author does make it a point to state exactly ''why'' the Earth is so damaged and where this batch of humans screwed up.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Largely averted. While almost everyone not explicitly in a desperately poor country have cybernetic implants, they mostly show no ill-effects of it. The more extant danger to the soul is the absolute lack of a creative outlet, aside from trying desperately to be noticed and recognized on the World Wide Web.
* GaiasLament: This in spades. Few if any dare set foot out of a city not because of some law or extant danger, but because over-industrialization has made anywhere not settled by humans eerily quiet and dreadfully boring. This leads to most Converts being completely floored by Equestria live and in person, mostly because the whole world doesn't seem like a neutral-color abusing, prefabricated cut-out.
-->'''Midori Hana:''' It's like everything is alive. Even the things that should be inanimate, like the houses and the stone roads, just feel... alive somehow. Like if everything were to suddenly get up and start dancing then it would not be entirely out of the ordinary here.
* BlueWithShock: The Mane Six, Spike, and the Royal Sister's reaction to Midori Hana when she first arrived in Equestria, and deigned to speak about inanimate objects suddenly engaged in song and dance.

* SmallSecludedWorld: Many of the [[UpperClassTwit so-called Elites]] have walled themselves into nigh-impenetrable domed cities, and have virtually walled themselves into their own version of the internet.

* {{MagiTek}}: The Conversion Serum is the first true example, but once Terran Magic is unsealed, and [[ArmsDealer certain entitles recognize it even EXISTS in a usable form]], they quickly set to work putting it to [[OhCrap very good use...]].
* ColorCodedMagic: All Terran Magic has a signature color: Blue Water, Red Fire, Green Earth, Gold Wind. When the 'Mixed' Elements are found, they follow the same pattern: Periwinkle Lightning, Aquamarine Ice, Forest Green Wood, Silver Metal, White Light, and Dark Violet Shadow
* ColorCodedWizardry: Played straight with the Conduits of Terra -- '''Blue''' Vague (''vague'' is french for waves of water), '''Red''' Blaze, '''Midori''' Hana (Japanese for Green Flowers, although her element is Earth), and '''Golden''' Storm
** Averted somewhat with the Mane Six when they find their own Terran Magic: Applejack gripes that the dark green runes of Wood Magic clashed violently with her orange coat, and aquamarine doesn't exactly mesh with butter yellow at first blush.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: All sentient creatures carry a Spark, which is effectively a Soul and all the retained memories of the being that possesses it. Conversion generally results in a fusion of the old Human soul and new Pony soul into a gestalt being.
** This is PlayedForDrama with the Four Conduits, as they have to overcome a "Trial of the Soul" involving directly confronting their greatest fear, which is directly tied into to their prospective element. This has to be done since the Shard of Terran Power makes the fusion of their Human and Pony Sparks impossible until the internal issues are reconciled.
*** Although they could refuse the trail, but that would result in the Shard being lost to that person forever, and their Human Soul effectively blanked out; resulting in a Pony 'born' with no human memories at all. If they accepted the trail but failed, [[DeaderThanDead their souls would be been rent into nothingness]].
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[[Characters/TheConversionBureauANewAge Here is a Character Sheet since this work has ]][[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a lot of characters, both canon and non.]]

* TheMagicComesBack: Once all [[TheChosenMany Four Conduits]] for the four elements of Terran Magic, the [[spoiler:Will Of The Earth itself]] states this as their main objective, to unlock the seal placed upon Terran Magic. Seeing how devastated Earth is first-hand, the Mane Six and the Princesses agree, and help train the Conduits to that end.