History Fanfic / TheElementsOfHarmonyAndTheSaviorOfWorlds

* PassingTheTorch: After Danielle makes her case to [[StayWithTheAliens effectively take a GAP year in Equestria]] before university, Megan passes her daughter her [[CoolGun now-enchanted Marlin lever-action rifle]].

* CoolGun: Megan's Marlin Model 1894 rifle, which she takes to Equestria to face down a dragon on her first trip back. Becomes even cooler when [[spoiler:Celestia and Luna [[{{Magitek}} upgrade it with magical runes]] to fire lasers.]]

* GenerationXerox: Not identical, but Megan is nevertheless stunned by Spike and Applejack.
** Both cases are [[JustifiedTrope justified]] -- Applejack is the descendant of the original, and Spike is [[spoiler: G1 Spike's grandson.]]

** The Decepticons in this universe have fallen HARD, and are no longer the great threat to the Autobots and Earth that they once were.
*** One faction led by Galvatron still wages war from his home base, but his men are running out of Energon and morale, and all his former war cunning is disappearing under frustration and madness.
*** The other faction led by Starscream has the more "rational" Decepticons under their control, and they're negotiating a ceasefire with the Autobots, seeking autonomy while recognizing that the Decepticons have lost the [[ForeverWar Great War]]. By the time of "United We Stand," they've signed the treaty and are fighting alongside the EDC and Autobots.

* LegendFadesToMyth: This is what happened to Megan, Danny, and Molly. Becoming part of Equestria's mythology.

** According to Spellion, contemporary to Star Swirl the Bearded, this was necessary so that Megan's accomplishments wouldn't overshadow everything that the ponies sought to build. The Ponies needed to grow on their own and make their own choices instead of just going "What would Megan do?"

* ShipTease: Danielle and Jimmy.

* TheAgeless: The Princess Ponies, Catrina and Rep are still around. Catrina states that her people live longer, and Rep turns out to be a dragon all along.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Discord tries to teleport Megan, he fails, leading her to imply that he's impotent and needs 'Male Enhancement.' Discord waffles for a a few seconds before admitting that that was a good one.
* AdaptationalBadass: in canon, only Twilight was not discorded. In this story, Fluttershy is the only Bearer to succumb... though Twilight teleporting to her friends and helping to break them out helps.
* AdaptationalVillainy: per the author's words, this is Discord if he wasn't restricted by TV Guidelines. He's shown doing much more horrific things to ponies, like making them dance until their hooves crack and bleed, or making The Doctor exist as all his regenerations at the same time (as a horrible amorphous blob).

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Discord tempts Applejack by bringing back her parents.]]
** This is how he tortures AJ, the Conversion Bureau version of Applejack: bringing back AJ's ancestors to give her a WhatTheHellHero speech about her past.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: Discord immediately kidnaps Megan, depriving the ponies of her as-yet nebulous powers and her proven badassitude.

* HumansAreAdvanced: Ponies are repeatedly amazed by the technology that humans carry around with them. For example, Twilight is astounded that the little device Megan carries in her pocket is a phone, given all the things it can do, not to mention that Ponyville only has two in the entire town- one in the Mayor's office and one in the Library. In Multiversal Harmony, Pinkie has one of her own and gleefully shows it off to the other ponies who dont' have such tech. Of course, this is inverted when compared to the [[HigherTechSpecies Cybertronians]].

* OutsideRide: While escaping from Cobra Island's fortress, Cobra Commander brings two loyal vipers from the fortress to the docks in the flight pod he used to get there, with the two vipers hanging off the sides of the pod.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Serpentor ordered Cobra's attack on the Decepticons, Cobra Commander panicked, grabbed every bank book[=/=]PIN number he could find, hopped on a hydrofoil with a half-dozen loyal soldiers, and got as far away from Cobra Island as humanly possible. Hence the reason why he was one of the only members to survive the resulting massacre. It should be noted that many of the "Loyal" soldiers were loyal to Serpentor right up until they were informed of what Serpentor did, at which point they, too, had this reaction.

** Given his reputation, Cobra Commander is an aversion. He took steps years ago to survive if he ever had to go on the run, did ''not'' deliberately antagonize the Decepticons, and once the smoke starts to clear, wipes his hands clean of Cobra once and for all. He recongizes that there's no point in trying to rebuild it with no resources, and the Decepticons actively hunting them.

* WorthyOpponent: Every surviving executive of Cobra is present at [[spoiler:Duke's funeral, all having nothing but respect to say for their JOE adversary. Destro makes clear to Cobra Commander that if he tries to start anything here, he will die.]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: When she visits the Everfree Forest for the first time, Megan needs to explain to Fluttershy what her rifle is. However, later we see that guns and firearms do exist in the military of Equestria, such as the machine gun positions that are used to fend off Shadowbolts and the tanks that both aid in the final battle and Big Macintosh's old battallion. Though she may have never seen a more personal gun.

* FeelingTheirAge: As Megan is running up the stairs of the castle in the Everfree to her final confrontation with [[spoiler:Tirac]], she has to stop and catch her breath, muttering that she's too old for this. It contrasts with a scene at the beginning of the story, where before she even meets any ponies again, she does a trick with her spatula and comments "StillGotIt".

* TakeThat: Michelle's initial attitudes towards Twilight could be a Take That at the toy line whose main selling point was being able to brush their hair.

* CurbStompBattle: TCB!Shining attempts to use pegasi to create a tornado to blow away human artillery positions so that they can advance. This ends ''very badly'' for them, thanks to artillery saturating the area with airburst explosives.

** [[spoiler: After a pegasus incursion actually makes it to the Oval Office, President Abernathy sets it in motion. It is finally enacted in Chapter 22 - with ''every battleship the EDC has in its Navy''. The ''15-barreled'' [[BeamSpam Energon blast]] is just enough to shatter the barrier.]]

** Flash Sentry accidentally [[LooseLips spills]] that the vials that he had on him when he was captured were samples of the potion. This allows humanity, RB!Twilight, and the Autobots to begin working on an antidote.

* NotHyperbole: After Queen Celestia's invasion begins and cuts off Equestria from Earth, the usually overdramatic Rarity declares that this truly is the worst possible thing. Applejack grimly acknowledges that she's right this time.

* YearOutsideHourInside: One of the fears early on in the conflict is that thanks to Neo-Equestria cutting off access to the Rainbow Bridge, RB Equestria might go back to the way it was before the bridge was re-established (time is 75:1 in favor of Equestria). Thankfully, this is averted.

* CrossoverShip: More recent developments in the omake threads have included Danielle Richards getting married to James [=McCullen=] XXV, son of Destro and the Baroness, and Megan's brother Mike getting married to a certain Phyllis Gabor, aka Pizzazz of the Misfits.

** More recently , ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and ''WebAnimation{{RWBY}}'' have been integrated into the omake threads (though not the "mainline" Hasbroverse), the former by virtue of their being owned by Hasbro now.

* PrecisionFStrike: Fluttershy, of all ponies, drops a handful of [[HoldYourHippogryphs Feathers]] when she's ''really'' at the end of her patience.

** Cobra was once a group that required Cold War-era Russia and the United States to team up their forces to defeat, with devious schemes and diabolical science. Then they decided to attack the Decepticons because Serpentor was an [[TooDumbToLive idiot]]. In a single day, the only remnants of Cobra were those under the protection of other factions, or went into hiding immediately.

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Danielle, Megan's teenage daughter.

* CrossoverRelatives:
** Celestia and Luna are the daughters of the Princess Ponies via their magic wands. Additionally, Megan, Danny, and Molly were their honorary aunts and uncle.
** Twilight, Firefly and G1 Applejack are the ancestors of Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and ''[=FiM=]'' Applejack, respectively.
** [[spoiler:Spike is the grandson of King Spykoran, who's the grownup version of G1 Spike.]]

* BabiesEverAfter: In the wake of the war's end, the Autobots developed a new way of creating Transformers- or more specifically, their Sparks- by combining the energies of two preexisting sparks. This removes, as "Dare to Be Stupid!" calls it, the bottleneck of Sparks only being able to be created by the Matrix (only one of them and in the care of the leader of the Autobots) or Vector Sigma (which was difficult to get to even when there wasn't a war on). The end of ''United We Stand'' reveals that Starscream's Decepticons stole the plans and are working on repopulating as well.

* GenreThrowback: The Transformers as shown in the Hasbroverse are almost exclusively based on their original G1 portrayals, from their occasionally electronically distorted voices to the use of outdated terminology like "Laser Cores" rather than the nigh-universally adopted "Spark", and Optimus Prime being portrayed as not being above making jokes or even quipping mid-fight.

* KentBrockmanNews: Rosie Ramirez (daughter of Hector Ramirez, recurring character in Hasbro cartoons as exactly this sort of reporter) accuses Megan of being a pawn of [[MemeticMutation our new pony overlords]]. She stops harassing Megan when Shipwreck reminds her about [[NoodleIncident her interview with Stephanie Meyer]].

*** In ''United We Stand'', [[Film/{{Bumblebee}} Jack Burns]] shows up as Captain of the space battleship ''Enterprise'', and [[Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction Cade and Tessa Yeager]] and Otis Watson are mentioned as neighbours and acquaintances of the Richards.

*** [[spoiler: This is partially how the author justifies using the fanon character Dr. Whooves (a.k.a. [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]], reincarnated into a pony form) as a character; Creator/MarvelComics actually had a character that crossed between their comic book runs of Transformers, Doctor Who, and the Marvelverse; a bounty hunter named ComicBook/DeathsHead.]]

** The Misfits [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/she-returns-thread-ii-mlp-fim-g1.211456/page-48 publically dated the Dreadnoks]]- at least up until the Insecticons went and ate the Dreadnoks for dinner.

** The Functionalists from the IDW G1 comics were mentioned.
** A [=FIMFiction=] blog post from the author confirmed that ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'' is also in-continuity; they were "adopted" by ''G.I. Joe'' in 2008 when they released a figure of Matt Trakker (as "Specialist Trakker").

** In the omake thread, amongst other events, [[Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise T-AI]] now lives at the Golden Oak Library (here she's the "daughter program" of Synergy and Teletraan-1), and [[Trivia/Revolution2016 Unit:E]] has been established by the EDC with a variety of characters- including Franchise/ActionMan, [[ComicBook/RomIDW Rom the Spaceknight]], a new M.A.S.K. led by Scott Trakker, [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime William Fowler]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}} the Centurions]] (now EDC Earth Corps members, with Max and Ace as women), and [[WesternAnimation/DanVs Elise]] as agents.

* TimeAbyss: Celestia and Luna have seen all of Equestrian history, watching the Tribes come together and being raised in part by Megan. But even they are dwarfed by Optimus Prime, who, upon first meeting Celestia and Luna in "Picnic By The Lake," revealed himself to be nine million years old.
** Mei Long the Wise told Danielle in "The History of the Dragon Clans," that King Draco ruled for "ten times ten thousand years," or a hundred thousand years.

* NoSell: King Spykoran of the Dragons is completely unfazed by Fluttershy's Stare.

* OverprotectiveDad: Mike, when he learns Danielle almost got hurt.

* HasTwoMommies: The Princess Ponies created Celestia and Luna, and as such, the latter two view all six as their mothers.
** To an extent, Megan and her siblings as well, though they're more surrogate parents to Celestia and Luna.

* MythologyGag: In chapter 19, two agents discuss how Admiral Hector Delgado (better known as "Shipwreck" from ''Franchise/GIJoe'') claimed to have seen a Pegasus, a nod to a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen never-animated scene]] from ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''.

* TookALevelInBadass: He was already showing signs of this in the original show, but [[spoiler:G1 Spike a.k.a. King Spykoran the Old has apparently come a long way indeed.]]
** The Bushwoolies too. At least the ones who became the Princess Ponies' honor guards.
** [[spoiler:Sting.]]

* AxCrazy: One of the reasons that Starscream's faction of Decepticons is welcomed is that they take in defectors from Galvatron's faction, who don't want to follow the increasingly mad orders of its leader.
* BadassInCharge: Every major faction that we've seen seems to have one. Clayton Abernathy, AKA Hawk, was a member of the GI Joes. A member of the Oktober Guard leads Russia, Optimus Prime leads the Autobots, Queen/Princess Celestia for both Equestrias... the list goes on.

* EvilVsEvil: The Decepticons vs. Cobra. Decepticons win.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Becoming king of the dragon clans requires, among other things, a KlingonPromotion.

* SpottingTheThread: While there were little hints here and there, Megan, Molly, and Danny's biggest clue that it's been more than 20 years in Equestria is when they go flying over the countryside and see the cities- they're ''far'' too big and prosporous to have been built in two decades. There weren't even enough ponies to attempt something like that when they left.

* KarmaHoudini: InUniverse, Cobra Commander; despite the fact he is based off of his comic incarnation (making him a ''lot'' more ruthless, effective, and deadly), he's one of the very few Cobra members who survived the Decepticon assault and is currently living comfortably in a mansion somewhere in upstate New York.

* BalefulPolymorph: The newfoals could be described as this. Megan's transformation was ''definitely'' this since it involved her being force-fed the potion.
** One of President Abernathy's Secret Service is forcibly ponified in the first shot of the war, and the artillery battalions dropped in to take down the barrier are also destroyed and converted by Queen Celestia.
** The epilogue reveals that the Rainbow Bridge universe has not only learned how to make potion antidote, but have provided the recipe to their counterparts. The process of changing people back to what they were, including those from the Rainbow Bridge universe, is underway.

* ItsPersonal: The Neo-Equestrian Invasion was personal to Celestia, Luna and the Mane Six by virtue of Megan being [[BalefulPolymorph forcibly pony-fied]], but it becomes this to President Abernathy as well when a long-time member of the Secret Service is pony-fied during his first parley with TCB!Queen Celestia.

* MirrorUniverse: Rainbow Bridge Equestria (the main setting of this story) vs. ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureau'' Equestria. The former owes its existence to human civilization and the help of human individuals; the latter has already forcibly [[BalefulPolymorph ponified]] its respective Earth. Inevitably, the two don't see eye to eye.

* FormerTeenRebel: Danny reveals in an embarrassing photo album that Celestia had a {{Goth}} phase as a filly, black hair dye, fishnets, makeup and all. (It's also revealed, but only to the audience, that Celestia ''still'' listens to Music/TheCure in private.)

* HumanityIsDivided: Downplayed. Earth ''does'' still largely operate under the various nation-states that it does today, but are largely united under the banner of the Earth Defense Force and have little trouble rallying together when Xenolestia and the TCB!Ponies come knocking.

* HumansAreAdvanced: Ponies are repeatedly amazed by the technology that humans carry around with them. For example, Twilight is astounded that the little device Megan carries in her pocket is a phone, given all the things it can do, not to mention that Ponyville only has two in the entire town- one in the Mayor's office and one in the Library. In Multiversal Harmony, Pinkie has one of her own and gleefully shows it off to the other ponies who dont' have such tech.

* PunyHumans: When it comes to magic, Ponies manage to outgun us by a lot. The number of humans who can use magic, as demonstrated in ''Bargains and Dragons'' is very small, and compared to even unicorn foals, they're pretty weak.
** In general, though, humans have taken a level in badass. Far from the squishy meat that needs to be protected, humanity now has fleets of starships, advanced technology, and the ability to hold their own on the interstellar stage.

* AdultFear: All over the place.
** Megan, once transformed, is terrified that Queen Celestia could use her to forcibly transform her family, particularly since she already tried to do that exact thing.
** The stress that's shown from Hasbroverse Equestria getting cut off from Hasbroverse Earth, and how no one can contact the other side, is shown multiple times, particularly those who have family across the Rainbow Bridge and are worried that YouCantGoHomeAgain is in effect.

* ''FanFic/MultiversalHarmony'' -- A multi-cross fanfiction between multiple fan universes, where Elements of Harmony are pulled from their own worlds to save another. Crossover with ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse'', ''Fanfic/RainboomsAndRoyalty'', ''Fanfic/LifeinManehattan'', ''Fanfic/TheCadanceverse'', and ''Fanfic/BedHeadsFlipverse''.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain:i

** The Doctor from {{Franchise/DoctorWho}} shows up because of a U.K. Marvel character who travelled between their Doctor Who comics and Marvel comics.

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/165235/multiversal-harmony Multiversal Harmony]]'' -- A multi-cross fanfiction between multiple fan universes, where Elements of Harmony are pulled from their own worlds to save another. Crossover with ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse'', ''Fanfic/RainboomsAndRoyalty'', ''Fanfic/LifeinManehattan'', ''Fanfic/TheCadanceverse'', and ''Fanfic/BedHeadsFlipverse''.

There are also two non-canon Omake threads on Space Battles, [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/hasbroverse-omake-thread-the-elements-of-harmony-and-the-savior-of-worlds.368026/ here]], and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/hasbroverse-omake-thread-the-elements-of-harmony-and-the-savior-of-worlds-ultimate-omake-verse.593353/ here]].

* CurbStompBattle: The entire Day of the Broken Fang, when the Decepticons annihilated COBRA with very little resistance. Only a few of COBRA's higher-ups survived, plus those who had the brains to get the hell out of dodge while they still had a chance like Cobra Commander himself.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: For a member of G.I. JOE, there are few better ways to go out in a fight - [[HeroicSacrifice defending the West Point graduation ceremony from a COBRA remnant cell]] rearing its ugly head, and blasting the enemy cyborg commander to bits with an overloaded laser pistol. Yo Joe, Conrad 'Duke' Hauser.]]
* EvilVsEvil: The Decepticons vs. COBRA. Decepticons win.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: When Cobra Commander gets news of COBRA conducting an undersea military strike in the mid-Atlantic, he wonders what they could be attacking, before paling when he works out that the only potential underwater target in the area is the Decepticons' underwater base.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Duke, still wounded in action from a previous mission, holds off a COBRA revival attack on West Point's graduation ceremony. Though he kills the ringleader, the cyborg Overkill, it's too much for his body to take.]]

* MakeAnExampleOfThem: When Serpentor launched an offensive against the Decepticons that merely resulted in a few scratches to their base and several energon cubes destabilized (which set back Megatron's schedule), Megatron decided to respond to the audacious assault and send a message to humanity at the same time - by exterminating COBRA to a man. This is averted, though, as the biggest response that the Decepticons get is Megatron getting sent "Thank You" cards.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Megatron and the Decepticons, on hearing that Cobra's attack mildly damaged one part of his ship and may have spilled some Energon, completely obliterates Cobra (save for a few scattered survivors that had either already left, fled, or went into hiding). His goal is to show the PunyHumans of Earth [[MakeAnExampleOfThem the price of meddling in Decepticon affairs!]] He's naturally shocked and annoyed when the reaction he ''gets'' is that they start sending him "Thank You" E-Cards.
** The destruction of COBRA makes the nations of earth band together to form the EDC, which started forming alliances and eventually drove the Decepticons out of the Solar System.
* OhCrap: ''Multiple'' Cobra soldiers get this when they realize that Serpentor decided to attack the Decepticons, especially Cobra Commander. Some of the guards sent to arrest him jump ship the instant they're told why he objected to Serpentor's [[TooDumbToLive stupid, stupid plan.]]

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Serpentor ordered COBRA's attack on the Decepticons, Cobra Commander panicked, grabbed every bank book[=/=]PIN number he could find, hopped on a hydrofoil with a half-dozen loyal soldiers, and got as far away from Cobra Island as humanly possible. Hence the reason why he was one of the only members to survive the resulting massacre. It should be noted that many of the "Loyal" soldiers were loyal to Serpentor right up until they were informed of what Serpentor did, at which point they, too, had this reaction.

** Cobra Commander later says the same about the cyborg Overkill trying to resurrect COBRA with woefully insufficient firepower to match the new EDC.
---> '''Cobra Commander:''' I mean seriously, fifty people, some tanks and some [=BATs=]? Did his hard drive crash or something?
** Given his reputation, Cobra Commander is an aversion. He took steps years ago to survive if he ever had to go on the run, did ''not'' deliberately antagonize the Decepticons, and once the smoke starts to clear, wipes his hands clean of COBRA once and for all. He recongizes that there's no point in trying to rebuild it with no resources, and the Decepticons actively hunting them.
* VideoWills: Billy finds himself receiving a video message from his father, ''Cobra Commander'', telling him of the death of COBRA (not the Commander himself though; he's still alive), and $100,000 to do with as he wishes.
* WorthyOpponent: Every surviving executive of COBRA is present at [[spoiler: Duke's funeral, all having nothing but respect to say for their JOE adversary. Destro makes clear to Cobra Commander that if he tries to start anything here, he will die]].

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: After [[spoiler: Tirac]] reveals himself, he launches Shadowbolt and Ursa Major attacks on Ponyville and Canterlot.

* ArchEnemy: Tirac is remembered by the legends and by Megan herself as her worst enemy. [[spoiler: Naturally, he turns out to be the BigBad.]]

* BabiesEverAfter: Jimmy the pizza boy is apparently the son of [[spoiler: Destro and Baroness.]]

* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: Megan is abducted by Tirac's forces, and instantly goes ''Film/DieHard'' on them.]]

** [[spoiler: Princess Celestia gets into one with a Tirac-summoned Ursa Major]].
** During the FinalBattle, [[spoiler: Tirac summons the Rainbow of Darkness to hold off the Elements of Harmony, and does so successfully... until Megan shoots off his hands.]]
* BestFriendsInLaw: It is stated that Danny and Michael are best friends, with Danny introducing Michael to Megan.
* BigBad: After almost thirty chapters of buildup and foreshadowing, it turns out that [[spoiler: Tirac]] is the one responsible for Luna's corruption into Nightmare Moon, and in the present is now plotting [[spoiler: revenge]] against Megan.

** In Chapter 31, Trixie shows up just in time to save Danielle, Michelle, and the CMC from one of [[spoiler: Tirac]]'s Ursas.
** Later, the Royal Guard shows up to help [[spoiler: push the Shadowbolts out of Ponyville, saving Danny, Molly and the Princess Ponies in the process]].
* BoomHeadshot: How Luna finishes off the last of [[spoiler: Tirac]]'s Ursas.

* TheCavalry: The dragons, Flutterponies, the Royal Guard detachment sent to Ponyville and [[spoiler: Catrina and Rep]] serve as this during the climatic battles.

* ChargedAttack: [[spoiler: At the climactic battle against Tirac, Megan works the lever of her enchanted rifle multiple times to build up a truly devastating shot]].

* CoolGun: Megan's Marlin Model 1894 rifle, which she takes to Equestria to face down a dragon on her first trip back. Becomes even cooler when [[spoiler: Celestia and Luna [[{{Magitek}} upgrade it with magical runes]] to fire lasers]].

* DamselOutOfDistress: [[spoiler: When Megan is captured by a returned Tirac, she finds a way to free herself and escape with her pistols and knife]].
* TheDarkTimes: The twenty years between Queen Majesty's death and Megan's arrival in Ponyland. [[spoiler: After Tirek used the Rainbow of Darkness on Majesty, the kingdom fractured into countless smaller ones, which Tirek spent the next two decades picking off piecemeal. Ponyland was the last one left by the time Megan arrived.]]

--> [[spoiler:The Rainbow of Light enveloped Tirac, consuming his entire form. He cried out in anguish that faded into nothingness, followed quickly by his final vestiges of existence.]]

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: When [[spoiler: Tirac]] sends an Ursa Major to attack the heroes, Celestia gets into a BeamOWar with it, but ultimately kills it. Which was what [[spoiler: Tirac]] was [[BatmanGambit counting on]], as it left Celestia weakened.

--> '''Twilight:''' Star Swirl the Bearded, a nut?

* EpicFlail: Big Mac wields what is effectively a wrecking ball attached to his tail against [[spoiler: Tirac's Shadowbolt army]].

* FeelingTheirAge: As Megan is running up the stairs of the castle in the Everfree to her final confrontation with [[spoiler: Tirek]], she has to stop and catch her breath, muttering that she's too old for this. It contrasts with a scene at the beginning of the story, where before she even meets any ponies again, she does a trick with her spatula and comments "StillGotIt".
* FieldPromotion: [[spoiler: When Blueblood reactivates his Royal Guard commission in order to help defend Canterlot from Tirac, General Spanish Steel promotes him from First Lieutenant to Captain on the spot to help coordinate things with Shining Armor.]]

* FirstContact: Technically not the first, but there are hints that Equestria and Earth are headed this way. Though in Earth's case, they already had a first contact [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} of a different kind]]...

** Chapter one of ''Side Stories of First Contact'' has the first meeting between the Princesses, Twilight Sparkle, and [[spoiler:Optimus Prime]].
** After the final battle is done, one of the governmental characters points out that with all the space exploration going on, there's a new First Contact every few weeks. What makes it different with the Ponies is that a) it's ''not'' First Contact between humanity and ponies, and b) most contacts are made in deep space or over a planet. Equestria has a wormhole that leads directly into the middle of Kentucky.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: There were repeated references to Tirac throughout the story. Guess who turns out to be the BigBad.]]

--> '''Danny''': I'm your adoptive uncle. It's my job to embarrass you.

** Both cases are [[JustifiedTrope justified]] -- Applejack is the descendant of the original, and Spike is [[spoiler: G1 Spike's grandson]].
* GodsHandsAreTied: [[spoiler: While she doesn't explain why, Granny Bonnie tells the Williams that she "could not be there" when the ponies needed her.]]
* GodIsGood: [[spoiler: Granny Bonnie.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: The Equestrian military's reference to an extreme emergency is Code: Tirac [[spoiler: like Tirac himself coming back to life.]]
* GondorCallsForAid: After [[spoiler: Tirac reveals himself and kidnaps Megan]], Celestia not only mobilizes the Elements of Harmony and the military, but summons help from Spykoran, Queen Rosedust, and the Princess Ponies.
** While they don't get the initial call, [[spoiler: Catrina and Reb]] hear about the situation while visiting the dragons, and join in.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler: Tirac plans to do this to Megan in order to revive himself, and [[AndIMustScream keep her aware enough to watch him destroy all she cares about]].]]

** Creator/{{Hasbro}}verse Earth has had its fair share of great wars, what with [[Franchise/GIJoe COBRA]], [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} the Decepticons]] and the WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}} raising all sorts of mayhem worldwide. A recurring one is the Last Push, where the Earth Defense Command and the Autobots finally managed to oust the Decepticons from Earth.
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler: Danny is paraplegic. That doesn't stop him from raising hell with a shotgun in defense of Ponyville.]]

* HiddenDepths: Apparently the reason Prince Blueblood is a jerkass is because a lot of mares he flirted courted [[GoldDigger seemed to only care about his royal connection and his wealth rather than himself.]] He also [[spoiler: was once a high-ranked member of the Royal Guard, but quit rather than take over because he saw the group as hopeless.]] This experience comes in handy when planning Canterlot's defenses during [[spoiler: Tirac]]'s attack.

** In a lesser case, "Kentucky" becomes "Key'tuck," the equivalent of heaven for ponies.

** COBRA was once a group that required Cold War-era Russia and the United States to team up their forces to defeat, with devious schemes and diabolical science. Then they decided to attack the Decepticons because Serpentor was an [[TooDumbToLive idiot]]. In a single day, the only remnants of COBRA were those under the protection of other factions, or went into hiding immediately.
* HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler: In this fic's 'verse, Princess Platinum, Commander Hurricane, and Chancellor Puddinghead did not un-thaw and are still bound in ice. [[AndIMustScream And alive]].]]

** When [[spoiler: Tirac]]'s forces attack Ponyville, Mayor Mare responds by getting smashed, leaving Twilight to handle organizing a response from the citizens.

* KneelBeforeFrodo: [[spoiler: At the end, Granny Bonnie and [[Creator/LaurenFaust Faust the Scribe]] bow to Megan, Molly, and Danny for everything they've done for ponies.]]

* LeeroyJenkins: Twilight Sparkle tries to come up with a plan of attack before facing [[spoiler: Tirek]]. Rainbow Dash just kicks down the door instead.

* TheMaker: [[spoiler: Granny Bonnie, the Creator.]]

** G1 Applejack was indeed a "silly pony" as she was depicted in the [[ComicBook/MyLittlePony UK comics]].

* NeverMessWithGranny: [[spoiler: Catrina]] appears helping in the final battle against [[spoiler: Tirek]], and although her fur has long gone white, her [[LadyOfBlackMagic spell craft]] more than makes up for it.
--> '''[[spoiler:Catrina]]:''' I may have lost a life or two, but I haven't lived this long without making sure my claws are sharp. I don't always land on my feet these days. But with the tricks I've learned? I don't even have to jump anymore.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain:

* NoodleIncident: Megan apparently once punched Creator/StephenieMeyer during an interview. [[spoiler: (Though to hear Megan tell it, Meyer did swing first.)]]
** In the epilogue, Danielle mentioned that her dad stopped some "psycho" in his high school during the 80's. [[spoiler: This is later revealed to have been Sunset Shimmer.]]

* OneSteveLimit: Subverted. Because the Hasbroverse mashes multiple franchises together, we have G4 MLP Spike the dragon, a mention of Spike from G1 Transformers, and [[spoiler: G1 MLP Spike as King Spykoran the Old]]. Also, G4 Applejack is said to be a direct descendent of G1 Applejack.
** Also subverted with [[spoiler:Wreck-Gar and his son (sometimes called Junior)]]. Danielle pointed out, as with ponies, Transformers having the same names is rare.

* OurGodsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Granny Bonnie and Faust, the Scribe.]]

** The Doctor from {{Franchise/DoctorWho}} shows up because of a UK Marvel character who travelled between their Doctor Who comics and Marvel comics.

** And of course Spike is the grandson of [[spoiler: G1 Spike, now called Spykoran the Old.]]

* TheReveal: Chapter 28. [[spoiler: Tirac is alive, and plotting revenge against Megan.]]

* RousingSpeech: Blueblood gives one to the Royal Guard while preparing for [[spoiler: Tirac]]'s attack on Canterlot.

** Too scared to face [[spoiler: Tirac]], Fluttershy asked to be "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz [talked] out of it!]]".

---> '''Megan:''' Michelle, Twilight is not a toy.

* TemptingFate: Celestia before meeting Megan again says she's not to be disturbed, "Unless Tirac comes back, Discord breaks free and the two join forces." [[spoiler: Guess who comes back a few days later? Now we just have to see if Discord gets free and the two team up.]] Megan's family is also very wise about this, trying to keep those words from circulating.

* TookALevelInBadass: He was already showing signs of this in the original show, but [[spoiler:G1 Spike a.k.a King Spykoran the Old has apparently come a long way indeed.]]

* UndisclosedFunds: It's not said exactly how much money Minerva Yamamoto and the US Government offered to Megan and Mike to buy their land and turn it into an embassy to Equestria, but given the happy dance the Richards do after they see it, it's substantial.

* YearInsideHourOutside: Megan's spent twenty years on Earth. When she returns to Equestria, it's been fifteen centuries from the ponies' perspective.[[note]]The actual ratio between Equestria:Earth time after the Rainbow Bridge was severed was roughly 75:1. [[/note]]

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Cadence doubts that she's powerful enough to hold up a shield protecting Canterlot from [[spoiler: Tirac]]'s forces, Fancy Pants encourages her, saying that ThePowerOfLove gives her all the strength she needs. It works.

* YouShallNotPass: The Princess Ponies declare this to [[spoiler: Tirac]]'s forces during the attack on Ponyville, and prove more than capable of pulling it off.
* ZergRush: [[spoiler: Tirac]]'s forces lack any true strategy while attacking Ponyville and Canterlot, relying on numbers and brute force.

* AbsoluteXenophobe: TCB!Celestia is in fine form, and seems to be of the opinion that anything ''not'' pony ''needs'' to be pony, even beings that were native to Equestria. [[spoiler: Just ask TCB!Spike, who's been turned into one.]]
** Chapter 19 reveals that it wasn't just [[spoiler: Spike]] who had this happen to them; for all intents and purposes, the TCB Griffins are extinct, converted by Equestria into Newfoals... with the implication that the same is true of all other non-equine life.

* FingerlessGloves: Megan wore a pair during her visits to Equestria. Danny also wears them.

* TheMasquerade: Quickly defied. [[spoiler:Megan briefly panics when she realizes Equestria's radio stations are unwittingly broadcasting through the portal, but Twilight doesn't really see the problem with mankind discovering the ponies' existence. The U.S. government's main concern, once they become aware of the Rainbow Bridge in Megan's backyard, is for official FirstContact go off with as few hitches as possible, not to mention making sure that the newly created hole in the fabric of space-time isn't going to explode or consume the world.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: One of the reasons the TCB!Elements claim that ''their'' version of Harmony is superior is that no one starves to death, that everyone is fed. Yet we see that [[RealityEnsues Equestria simply cannot handle absorbing seven billion newfoals]] and can't keep up with food production, so there ''are'' people starving to death... and TCB!Twilight knows this, as she handled a report that said ''this exact thing.''

* RealityEnsues: TCB!Equestria saved seven billion humans, yay! Just one small snag- the number of newfoals is dropping ''rapidly.'' Despite Equestria's claims that no more need to starve, the conversion of one Earth just dumped seven billion new mouths to feed on a population - and system of infrastructure - that was ''not'' equipped to deal with that. [[TheFamine Already, food shortages are cropping up, newfoals are starving to death, and the farms are quickly getting drained of nutrients from their soils (which will only make the problem worse).]]
** When the Barrier first crops up, who does President Abernathy consult? His magic expert, of course. It's been decades, and magic is a real, proven fact in the Hasbroverse (not just with the ponies), so it makes sense that there's experts for world leaders about things like the supernatural. In the epilogue, President Abernathy proposes that the role be expanded, due to the increasing number if incidences of magic in the world and continued contact with Equestria, a strongly magical-based nation.
** Starscream, TropeNamer for TheStarscream, leading his own nation? Oh, this should be good, that shrieking, trecherous son-of-a-glitch will surely... rule wisely and not deliberately betray other surrounding nations? Take into consideration territorial borders? Not scream and whine when things don't go his way? Starscream realizes that, unlike when he tried to take over the Decepticons before, his forces are surrounded on all sides, are hilariously outnumbered and outgunned by other stellar nations, and what's worse is that they don't have a way to increase their numbers except by immigration. Starscream might not be perfect, but he's doing what's necessary for his nation.

* RealityEnsues: In "Shape Up And Slaughter Out," Pinkie stops, informs Sgt. Slaughter that she's going to do one of her typical "Fire a lot of confetti everywhere," maneuvers, and asks him if that's okay. Startling a veteren with explosions isn't a great idea.

* GoodIsNotSoft: Twilight Sparkle described Queen Majesty as such.

** In Chapter 6, Danielle pretends to be sick so she can stay home from school to visit Equestria. Then she elbowed Michelle to fake cough too. Just like with [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof Twilight and Fluttershy]].

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: When she visits the Everfree Forest for the first time, Megan needs to explain to Fluttershy what her rifle is. However, later we see that guns and firearms do exist in the military of Equestria, such as the machine gun positions that are used to fend off Shadowbolts and the tanks that both aid in the final battle and Big Macintosh's old battallion.

** Caramel is part of the Apple family. He's a cousin of Big Mac, AJ and Apple Bloom.