History Fanfic / WakingNightmares

%%* [[CloudCuckoolander Cloud]] [[JustForPun Pyro]][[CloudCuckoolander lander]]: Pyro.

* TemporaryBlindness: Masky Pegasus caused this to Rainbow Dash to get her off its [[JustforPun tail]] during a chase. She gets it back in the chapter "Brutal Sniping - Part 1"

* [[ZombieApocalypse Zompony Apocalypse]]:: Medic claims to have created a viral agent capable of creating one. However, he was forced to discard it due to being set on fire by Pyro, and the fact that while creating a zombie plague is easy, ''controlling'' it is not.
** [[spoiler: Celestia on the other [[JustForPun hoof]] creates a localized one in [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks Sunnytown]] after seeing the horrors within.]]

* AnythingThatMoves: [[spoiler:Celestia during the fifty years she spent drunk.]]

* [[ChildEater Child Eater]] [[spoiler: The Maskies, and of course Slendermane.]]

* CloningBlues: Discussed by the [=BLUs=] due to their uncanny resemblance to the [=RED=]s. Defied by Scout, who comes up with an awesome if illogical justification for why they're better regardless of who's the clone.
* [[CloudCuckoolander Cloud]] [[JustForPun Pyro]][[CloudCuckoolander lander]]: Pyro.

* SeriousBusiness: Hats for the [=BLUs=]. This naturally goes for the [=REDs=], too. Justified since it's an easy way to distinguish yourself and avoid CloningBlues.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Hugh Jelly has a vat of jelly for "[[{{Squick}} personal use]]".

** Averted in chapter 33: The author notes that the scene in question was written before he became aware of {{Fanfic/Asylum}} and that it is not a reference.

* BigBallOfViolence: The [=BLU=]s when trying to subdue Machinima/PainisCupcake.

* EpicFail: The [=BLU's=] plan to contain Machinima/PainisCupcake by using [[MemeticMutation Demopan]] and a paradox ends in one of these, causing Twilight to remark that the Cutie Mark Crusaders have never failed ''that'' epically.

* FryingPanOfDoom: Fifty-one of these falling on Soldier's head [[spoiler: turn him into Machinima/PainisCupcake.]]

** Machinima/PainisCupcake frequently pulls things out of nowhere.

** All the [=BLU=]s have one when they realize [[spoiler: Soldier's become Machinima/PainisCupcake.]]
*** And again when [[spoiler: Machinima/PainisCupcake]] somehow manages to [[spoiler: find two metal girders]].

** Soldier is also capable of this as Machinima/PainisCupcake.

*** Machinima/ChristianBrutalSniper, unlike the original, explains the Christian part of his name. [[spoiler:He's the embodiment of everything Sniper hates about himself, including the time he was Christian. He stopped when he found out his church had murdered some aboriginals in the area for not being white.]]

** [[spoiler:Machinima/ChristianBrutalSniper]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: [[UpToEleven YES!]]

** Nightmare [[spoiler:Doctor]] realizes he is screwed when [[spoiler:[=EngiRarity=] reveals the''' ''[[UpToEleven twenty]]'' '''[[NoKillLikeOverkill level three Sentries]] she built ]]when he was distracted.

* PainfulTransformation: The zompony plague, and when [[spoiler: Grey Hoof]] takes it UpToEleven.

--> ([[UpToEleven Fifty frying pans on head]])

* MindRape: Half of the Elements have suffered from this, having severely traumatizing nightmares that are loosely based on famous Darkfics they have been the antagonists of... Naturally, ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'' is the nightmare Pinkie suffers. [[spoiler:And Rainbow Dash's is ''FanFic/RainbowFactory''. Fluttershy's, though, is something much, much worse.]]

* RecursiveFanFiction: The story incorporates material from several other known stories. Most of the nightmares tormenting the protagonists are based on several darkfics such as ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'' and ''FanFic/RainbowFactory''. ''VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks'' is also fully canon, as is ''Fanfic/TheLightInTheDarkness''.

** Pinkie Pie's bad dream is obviously ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}''.

* KnifeNut: Christian Brutal Sniper's weapons are a large variety of blades.

* MixedAncestry: [[spoiler:Spy]]. He is part-[[spoiler:changeling while in Equestria.]] [[spoiler: Being his other half, this applies to [=RED=] Spy as well.]]

As of July 17, 2017, the original version of the story has been canceled. A rewrite of the story, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12593319/1/Waking-Nightmares-Remix-Heart Waking Nightmares Remix Heart]]'', was released on the 30th (Dormant; last updated Match 2020).

As of July 17, 2017, the original version of the story has been canceled. A rewrite of the story, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12593319/1/Waking-Nightmares-Remix-Heart Waking Nightmares Remix Heart]]'', was released on the 30th (Dormant; last updated August 2017).

--> '''Dream [=RED=] Spy ''': ''"Please, Monsieur Sniper, don't hurt me! I'm so weak and puny and French, I can only fight you from behind!”''

* NoSell: [[spoiler:Slendermane's extension to the human world]] was this to the [=RED=] team, Not so much as flinching no matter what the [=REDs=] do to [[spoiler:him]], even killing the Medic and Demoman while they were [[NighInvulnerability Übercharged]]. And while [=MONOCULUS!=] could at least damage [[spoiler:him]] some, it was [[OneHitKill taken out in ONE HIT!]].

** Masky Unicorn's eyes widen when Medic's ÜberCharge turns [[spoiler:Applejack into an alicorn and uses the power of truth to cure Spy and the princess's guards from their corruption.]] Then it gets a good look at the princesses, and decides to run.

** [=PAINis=] Cupcake. He ÜberCharged ''himself'''.

* SuperMode: Medic's Übercharge in regards to the [[spoiler:Elements of Harmony]]. Using it on them temporarily turns them into [[spoiler: an alicorn.]]

* AlternateUniverse: [=KnightMystyerio=] tried hard to stick with canon and initially only planned to go this route when any of the following conditions were met: 1) Fluttershy's parents are revealed and turn out not to be as how he has portrayed them, or 2) the Cutie Mark Crusaders get their cutie marks. He started deviating from canon when…[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E7MakeNewFriendsButKeepDiscord the Smooze turns out to be (somewhat) benevolent]] and Discord and Celestia are in amicable terms, both of which clash with what he has established.

--> '''Dream [=RED=] Spy ''': ''“Please, Monsieur Sniper, don't hurt me! I'm so weak and puny and French, I can only fight you from behind!”''

-->"Two things. First… will this hurt the princess in any way, shape, or form?"'' Brickhouse asked, pawing the ground uncomfortably.''

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Applejack gets an odd itching feeling on her neck when Demoman makes a remark about being honest. Rarity and Rainbow Dash gets the same, when Engineer promises to compensate her for the resources he took and when Sniper expresses his dedication to protecting his team. Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle experiences the same thing, although in Twilight's case the sensation is on top of her head…

* MindRape: Half of the Elements have suffered from this, having severely traumatizing nightmares that are loosely based on famous Darkfics they have been the antagonists of… Naturally, ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'' is the nightmare Pinkie suffers. [[spoiler:And Rainbow Dash's is ''FanFic/RainbowFactory''. Fluttershy's, though, is something much, much worse.]]

** Another well done example of Knight Mysterio's adaptability is Discord… [[spoiler:In one scene in Waking Nightmares, he was having a chat with Celestia while he was a statue. Come Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn, and Discord is revealed to have been turned back to stone.]] Because of this, the story is assumed to take place over a year after the end of Season 3.

* NoSell: [[spoiler:Slendermane's extension to the human world]] was this to the [=RED=] team, Not so much as flinching no matter what the [=REDs=] do to [[spoiler:him]], even killing the Medic and Demoman while they were [[NighInvulnerability Übercharged]]. And while [=MONOCULUS!=] could at least damage [[spoiler:him]] some, it was [[OneHitKill taken out in ONE HIT!]].

** Masky Unicorn's eyes widen when Medic's ÜberCharge turns [[spoiler:Applejack into an alicorn and uses the power of truth to cure Spy and the princess's guards from their corruption.]] Then it gets a good look at the princesses, and decides to run.

** [=PAINis=] Cupcake. He ÜberCharged ''himself'''.

--> '''Spy:''' "Zere is an old Chinese saying on my world… Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. Zat is why it is called ze present."

** The Fusions are very reminiscent of the Gem Fusions in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' in that the two components have to be emotionally in sync and their being composite beings… except the author has been writing this fic since September 7, 2011, and the show came out November 4, 2013.

--> '''Gray Mann''': "Oh, and because I'm feeling like being an especially large dick today…"

* SummonBiggerFish: During ''Pony Versus Machine'', [=RED=] Scout realizes they only have one option to deal with the Freaks — bring out their own. [[spoiler:Painis Cupcake]] nearly kills Scout before he sets his target on the bigger and tastier opponents.

* SuperMode: Medic's Übercharge in regards to the [[spoiler:Elements of Harmony]]. Using it on them temporarily turns them into [[spoiler: an alicorn.]]

** Also, [[spoiler:[[Film/AliceInWonderland2010 the Cheshire Cat]]]] sometimes answers questions in Knight's stead…and he doesn't even know it. He doesn't even see him when asked about it. You know something's wrong when everybody can see something "invisible" to the author himself. Also, [[spoiler:the Cheshire Cat]] had hijacked his Tumblr blog during March 17, 2014 for 12 hours.

* BadDreams: Slendermane and [[spoiler:The Nightmare]] both do this to the protagonists.
** Also, Pyro gets these.

* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: Applejack and Rarity used to date. It ended because of their clashing personalities.]]
** [[spoiler:Celestia slept around with any stallion or mare that was interested during the fifty years she spend drunk off her horn.]]
** Orion, although "bisexual" is far too narrow to describe him. [[spoiler:Since he is in fact Jack Harkness in pony form.]]
** According to [[WordOfGod Word of God]], Fluttershy. She has also had a small, yet long-standing crush on Rainbow Dash.

* BigDamnVillains: [[spoiler:Just as Nightmare Gardener managed to bind all the fusions, the [=BLUs=], the Elements of Harmony (including PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE), Barricade, the Doctor, and the hostages, the night is saved by the changelings.]]

* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler: Queen Chrysalis shows up in time to defeat Sergeant Crits and Major Bomber.]] She's partially {{HeelFaceTurn}}ed at that point, but the truce is still uneasy enough to count as this.
--> [[spoiler: '''Queen Chrysalis''']]: "This town is under my protection. So swears [[spoiler: QUEEN CHRYSALIS, mistress of the Changeling Swarm!]]"

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Trixie invokes this while [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] Flim and Flam, not by using her connections, but Twilight's and her friends' connections. [[CrowningMomentofAwesome It's as awesome as it sounds]].

* FiveBadBand:Unusually we have two of these.
** First off is:
*** BigBad:Slendermane [[spoiler:and Slenderman, since they are the same entity.]]
*** TheDragon:Grey Mann. Initially an Arc Villain but very quickly DemotedToDragon by Slendermane. Unusually for such a setup it's mutually beneficial and Slendermane treats him with more respect than any of his other lackeys.
*** EvilGenius:Masky Unicorn.
*** TheBrute:Masky Earth Pony.
*** DarkChick:Masky Pegasus.
** During the Nightmare Clockwork attack, we have:
*** BigBad/ArcVillain:Nightmare Clockwork.
*** TheDragon:Nightmare Juggernaut.
*** TheBrute:Nightmare Brutality. [[MeaningfulName Obviously.]]
*** EvilGenius:Nightmare Doctor.
*** DarkChick:Nightmare Gardener.

As of July 17, 2017, the original version of the story has been canceled. A complete rewrite of the story, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12593319/1/Waking-Nightmares-Remix-Heart Waking Nightmares Remix Heart]]'', was released on the 30th.

* MindRape: Half of the Elements have suffered from this, having severely traumatizing nightmares that are loosely based on famous Darkfics they have been the antagonists of… Naturally, ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'' is the nightmare Pinkie suffers. [[spoiler:And Rainbow Dash's is ''FanFic/RainbowFactory''. Fluttershy's, though, [[FanFic/{{Pattycakes}} is something much, much worse.]]]]

* 8 The Cutie Mark Crusaders once summoned freakin' [[ShinMegamiTensei Nyarlathotep]], who almost destroyed the town (again), but Discord and the Princesses convinced him not to devour the world, and not only Pinkie Pie threw him a party, she got him to take on a form that wouldn't [[GannotGraspTheTrueForm drive ponies insane just from looking at it]].

** Earlier, there's the alliance between the REDs and Merasmus.

* GenreSavvy: The [=RED=]s shoot out the tires of a cop car chasing them for speeding. This exchange occurs:
--> '''Officer One''': "You want to call in back up?"
--> '''Officer Two''': "Why bother? [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain I recognized the one-eyed nigger and the commie in the car.]] We call in backup, it'll all be killed by them."
--> '''Officer One''': "What do we do then?"
--> '''Officer Two''': "Pity the poor fucks that pissed them off."

** [[Fanfic/RespawnOfTheDead Herr [=BLU=] Medic created a zombie virus]]; [[GenreSavvy he never used it, as while it's easy to make zombies, it's hard to]] ''[[GenreSavvy control]]'' [[GenreSavvy them.]]

** [[FanFic/RespawnOfTheDead Herr [=BLU=] Medic created a zombie virus]]; [[GenreSavvy he never used it, as while it's easy to make zombies, it's hard to]] ''[[GenreSavvy control]]'' [[GenreSavvy them.]]

*** {{Christian Brutal Sniper}}, unlike the original, explains the christian part of his name. [[spoiler: He's the embodiment of everything Sniper hates about himself, including the time he was Christian. He stopped when he found out his church had murdered some aboriginals in the area for not being white.]]

** Averted in chapter 33: The author notes that the scene in question was written before he became aware of {{FanFic/Asylum}} and that it is not a reference.