Line #11 FanFic/MyLittleMagesTheNightmaresReturn


1	''My Little Mages: The Nightmare's Return'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic that reimagines the characters as humans in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy[=/=]''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-esque setting, and reenacts the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon series]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony pilot]] (with some changes other than the above):
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3	Twilight Sparkle, Arcane Mage, knows that there is some truth to the story of Nightmare Moon, but her mentor, Princess Celestia, dismisses the matter in a heartbeat. She sends Twilight to the town of Magiville to oversee preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, much to Twilight's distaste.
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5	Unbeknownst to her, the darkness is gathering in Mystica. Assassins lurk in the shadows, Undead gather in the forest, werewolves sharpen their claws, and criminals and mercenaries prepare themselves.
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7	To win the coming battle, Twilight will have to rely on her wits, her magic, and the five mages she's been saddled with. No matter how much they annoy her.
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9	The fanfic is based on a series of drawings called My Little Mages, which is created by the artist Didj. The link to its gallery can be found on Deviantart. https://www.deviantart.com/didj/gallery/46458432/My-Little-Mages
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11	Their are other fanfics based on the pictures by different authors.
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13	Can be read [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/30367/My-Little-Mages-The-Nightmares-Return on FIMfiction.net]].
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16	!!Tropes:
17	* ActorAllusion:[[invoked]] [[Creator/TaraStrong Twilight]] uses [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Raven's]] incantation in one chapter.
18	* AndThisIsFor: When Rainbow Dash is fighting Nightshade, she shouts out the names of each of the people Nightshade killed while [[PunctuatedPounding hitting her]].
19	* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:Clydesdale to Pinkie.]]
20	* AreWeThereYet: Pinkie Pie starts the routine while they are flying over the Everfree Forest on the ''Charon'', annoying Twilight to no end.
21	* AxCrazy:
22	%%** Nightshade is one psycho bitch. Her recruitment speech to Dash includes encouraging her to be a BastardUnderstudy, for crying out loud.
23	** [[spoiler:When exposed to Heart's Desire, Pinkie basically turns into her ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'' self, but manages to stop herself before she kills Twilight.]]
24	* AnAxeToGrind: Iron Will's WeaponOfChoice.
25	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Celestia is killed by Nightmare Moon and the Grand Master in chapter 4, but the last scene shows Philomena (in an unnamed cameo) incinerating her body. The last chapter reveals that this resurrected her.]]
26	%%* BadassDecay: Has already happened past tense InUniverse; the years have not been kind to Granny Smith.
27	* BadassPacifist: Just like in canon, Fluttershy would prefer not to fight, if possible. However, this doesn't mean she won't [[spoiler:bring plants to life and immobilize you]], like she does with the Diamond Dogs.
28	* BadassPreacher: Applejack, as a Paladin, naturally qualifies.
29	* BagOfHolding: Twilight's Tome, into which she is able to transfer anything (it makes carrying around the Element chest very easy).
30	* BeamOWar: [[spoiler:When the Elements of Harmony magic is fired at her, Nightmare Moon responds with a beam of shadow magic. She still loses.]]
31	* TheBeastmaster: As a druid, Fluttershy can control non-sentient animals.
32	* {{BFS}}: Applejack's sword.
33	* BigBad: Nightmare Moon, obviously.
34	* BlackSheep: [[spoiler:Pinkie]] is this to her family [[spoiler:but since they're all [[{{Cult}} Shadow Blades]], it makes her more of a WhiteSheep]].
35	* BladeOnAStick: Nightmare Moon's WeaponOfChoice is a double-tipped spear.
36	* BrickJoke: Pinkie giving Twilight a wet willie.
37	* BrokenPedestal: Rainbow Dash was once a big fan of Nightshade. She isn't anymore.
38	* TheBrute: Iron Will and the Diamond Dogs.
39	* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Played for laughs. It's stated that most people would call the victory celebration in the last chapter the party of the century, but that Pinkie calls it Tuesday.
40	* CastingAShadow: Nightmare Moon, the Grand Master, and presumably the other Shadow Blades. [[spoiler:This includes Pinkie, who doesn't like using these powers.]]
41	* CavemenVsAstronautsDebate: Spaht and Fie-Doh at one point argue over the proper way to cook meat. For his part, Roh-Ver firmly believes that Diamond Dogs should eat their meat raw and squirming.
42	* ChainmailBikini: It's noted that Nightmare Moon's armor shows off more skin than necessary.
43	* ChekhovsGun:
44	** The tip of Twilight's staff is a six-pointed star. At first, this seems like just a MythologyGag to her cutie mark, but then [[spoiler:she fuses it with Celestia's tiara to create the Element of Magic]].
45	** Similarly, Pinkie's party cannon makes an appearance when she first meets Twilight in another apparent MythologyGag, and then reappears when [[spoiler:she uses it as a finishing move in her fight with her father.]]
46	* CirclingBirdies: Fie-Doh gets these at one point after Roh-Ver beats him up. When he remarks on it, he gets hit again, and they change to stars.
47	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Pinkie Pie, obviously, though being human somehow makes it seem more extreme.
48	* CoolDownHug: Pinkie tries to give one to Twilight after [[spoiler:Celestia dies and Nightmare Moon takes over.]] Twilight pushes her away and runs off. Later, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Applejack find her at the library fighting back tears and blaming herself for [[spoiler: what happened to Celestia, because the Arcane Mage didn't push the topic when the princess dismissed Nightmare as a fairy tale]]. When Twilight lashes out at them, Applejack [[spoiler:who recognizes her anger and grief over Celestia's death]] responds by hugging the Arcane Mage, even when she tries to resist. The others make it a GroupHug, with Twilight calming down, tearfully admitting how scared she is, and allowing them to help her defeat Nightmare.
49	* CombatStilettos: Subverted. Rarity wears high heels, and repeatedly complains that she shouldn't be in a situation that requires running and fighting.
50	* CombinedEnergyAttack: [[spoiler:The Elements of Harmony, rather than being an instant OneHitKill spell, instead give the girls a PsychicLink, which culminates in them combining all their magic in one attack to finish Nightmare Moon off.]]
51	* CoolAirship: Celestia's ship, the ''Alicorn''. Subverted with Nightmare Moon's vessel, the ''Hades'', which is described as rotting. Also, Twilight repeatedly refers to the ''Charon'' as a dinghy.
52	* CrashIntoHello: Rainbow Dash to Twilight, albeit narrowly. Of course, since Rainbow Dash is moving at a fraction of the speed of sound, Twilight is understandably unhappy.
53	* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Celestia spent the last thousand years working on a spell to purify her sister. But just in case that should fail, she has a message and the Elements of Harmony prepared to be sent to Twilight, as well as a sleeping spell trap laid for Nightmare Moon when she goes looking for them. Plus, she has Philomena waiting to revive her.]]
54	* CrystalDragonJesus: Mystica's religion (rather than being based on Celestia like in most other ''FIM'' fics) seems very Catholic, save for the fact that it's a built around a Goddess who's obviously supposed to be Creator/LaurenFaust.
55	* {{Cult}}: The Shadow Blades Order, a ReligionOfEvil built around Nightmare Moon [[spoiler:and led by Pinkie's father]].
56	* DarkActionGirl: Nightshade.
57	* DarkChick:
58	** Iron Will doesn't believe in Nightmare Moon's vision like the Diamond Dogs or the Shadow Blades, or have an alternate agenda like Chrysalis (who wants to reclaim a place for Necromancers) or Nightshade (recognition as the best Elementalist in the world, which she'll get as leader of the Shadowbolts). He just wants to make enough money to [[spoiler: buy a beach house to retire to]].
59	** That said, Nightshade kind of stands out too. Even her goal is pretty separated from Nightmare Moon's, and she doesn't seem to really care about fighting the mages until Dash pisses her off.
60	* DarkIsEvil: Nightmare Moon and the Shadow Blades. [[spoiler: Subverted with Luna.]]
61	* DarkMagicalGirl: Nightmare Moon.
62	* DeadManWriting: [[spoiler:Celestia has a message prepared to be sent to Twilight along with the box containing the Elements should she fail to defeat Nightmare Moon herself.]]
63	* DefiantStoneThrow: While Nightmare Moon is introducing herself to Magiville with a megalomaniacal rant, she's hit in the face with... a muffin.
64	* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: When Nightmare Moon is announcing herself as Queen to Magiville, someone in the crowd interrupts by throwing a muffin at her (probably Derpy).
65	* TheDoorSlamsYou: Twilight's five friends makes a big entrance by blowing the stone door of its hinges, right into Nightmare Moon.
66	-->''Magical defenses were notoriously useless against heavy stone doors.''
67	* TheDragon: The Grand Master definitely holds superiority over the other minions, even though they're not Shadow Blades themselves.
68	* DrivesLikeCrazy: Or Flies Like Crazy -- Twilight, much to Spike's distaste.
69	* EnemyToAllLivingThings: Animals instinctively flee from Chrysalis, and plants whiter at her touch.
70	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Clydesdale honestly cares about Pinkie. For her part, Pinkie still loves him too, but refuses to join him.]]
71	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Played for laughs. When the Diamond Dogs hear that Iron Will cut off Stvenmgynt's mustache, they're horrified.
72	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Grand Master of the Shadow Blades is only ever called by his title, though Nightmare Moon herself just calls him by the generic "Shadow Blade". [[spoiler:His real name is Clydesdale Augustus Pie.]]
73	* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: Subverted. None of the QuirkyMinibossSquad can stand each other.
74	* {{Familiar}}: Spike to Twilight.
75	* FightingFromTheInside:
76	** [[spoiler:After Pinkie Pie's dark side takes over (with help from the Heart's Desire), her normal personality literally fights back to prevent herself from killing Twilight.]]
77	** [[spoiler:After the Elements of Harmony are used on Nightmare Moon and weaken her, Luna is able to fight her off and completely regain control of her body.]]
78	* FirstNameBasis: Celestia insists on Twilight not being formal around her.
79	* TheFool: Pinkie Pie, of course, who's even classified as a Trickster.
80	* FullNameUltimatum: "''Pinkamena Diane Pie''" from [[spoiler:the Grand Master of the Shadow Blade, her father]].
81	* FurryReminder: When the mages are first confronted by the Diamond Dogs, Pinkie Pie scratches Roh-Ver's ear like a normal dog. And he momentarily enjoys it, before realizing that he's supposed to be trying to kill them.
82	* AGlassInTheHand: When Twilight first mentions Nightmare Moon to Celestia, the Princess breaks off the handle of her teacup; Twilight catches it before it can [[DramaticDrop crash]].
83	* TheGlomp: Twiight's reaction on finding [[spoiler:that Celestia is still alive is to hug her, hard enough that the princess protests for her poor squeezed ribs]].
84	* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Nightmare Moon is the self-proclaimed true Queen of Mystica.
85	* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:The Grand Master used the Heart's Desire to release Pinkie's inner darkness. Said darkness promptly nearly kills him.]]
86	* GreenThumb: As a druid, Fluttershy can control plants.
87	* HealingHands: Fluttershy's wings are replaced by healing power in this fanfic, first demonstrated when she healed Angel's bite on Twilight's hand. They become useful during the quest to stop Nightmare Moon.
88	* {{Hammerspace}}: All mages are able to summon items from nowhere. Pinkie naturally takes this to extremes.
89	* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
90	** [[spoiler:The Diamond Dogs chase the girls into an Ursa Minor's cave. Fluttershy befriends it and promptly sics it on the Dogs.]]
91	** [[spoiler:See GoneHorriblyRight for how the Grand Master's plan to force Pinkie into a FaceHeelTurn backfired on him.]]
92	* HolyBurnsEvil: Holy magic, such as Applejack's, is the only thing that can permanently kill an Undead.
93	* HonorBeforeReason: Iron Will. He ''never'' breaks a contract... even if it turns out to be helping a goal he has serious moral trouble with.
94	* HopeSpot:
95	** [[spoiler:When Nightmare Moon first emerges, Celestia very nearly manages to purify her. But since that would render the entire plot null and void, the Grand Master interferes and mortally wounds her.]]
96	** [[spoiler:After Nightmare Moon announces herself and that Celestia is dead, Twilight receives a letter via Spike, which implies she's still alive. However, it turns out the letter was only supposed to be sent if Celestia died, which kills the mood.]]
97	* IAmNotMyFather: [[spoiler:Pinkie Pie.]]
98	* IAmNotWeasel: Spike doesn't like being called an iguana, at all.
99	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice:
100	** The first Undead that Chrysalis is shown summoning tries doing this in defiance. It doesn't work, and she tortures it into submission. [[spoiler: Applejack, as a Paladin, has more luck.]]
101	** [[spoiler: The Grand Master does this to Celestia, though it doesn't kill her right away; Nightmare Moon finishes her off with a NeckSnap.]]
102	* ImprobableWeaponUser: As a Trickster, Pinkie fights with everything ''but'' traditional weapons. Juggling clubs, [[HellIsThatNoise vuvuzelas]], cards, [[spoiler:a cannon...]]
103	* INeedAFreakingDrink: Celestia, after her conversation with Twilight in the beginning of the story.
104	* ItsAllAboutMe: Why did Nightshade kill several of her fellow Wonderbolts ([[AndZoidberg and a janitor]])? Because Spitfire was chosen over her to be the new team captain.
105	* KillerRabbit: As Spike finds out the hard way, Angel Bunny. Spike tries to snack on him, and nearly gets killed. Angel also almost bites Twilight's hand off before Fluttershy calms him down.
106	* KnifeNut: [[spoiler:Pinkie, when [[BrainwashedAndCrazy affected by the Heart's Desire.]]]]
107	* LargeHam:
108	** IRON WILL! Something that annoys heroes and villains alike.
109	** Roh-Ver has shades of this as well, given the monologue he ''insists'' on giving in chapter 2.
110	* LegionOfDoom: A meta example; Nightmare Moon recruits several other ''FIM'' antagonists, but InUniverse, the protagonists haven't fought any of the villains before, so they're more of just a plain old QuirkyMinibossSquad.
111	* LiterallyShatteredLives: [[spoiler:When Nightmare Moon is purified, her form cracks apart and reveals Luna inside.]]
112	* MadeOfIron: Fittingly, [[MeaningfulName Iron]] Will, who is able to shrug off most attacks, including deflecting a diamond thrown at him by Rarity ''with his face''.
113	* MagnificentBastard: Celestia is referred to as such InUniverse by Nightmare Moon when the latter realizes how CrazyPrepared she was.
114	* {{Mooks}}: Chrysalis' [[NightOfTheLivingMooks Undead]], the Diamond Dogs under Roh-Ver's command, and the Shadow Blades (though the Grand Master is the only one we see in action).
115	* MyGreatestFailure: How Celestia feels about letting Luna be consumed by Nightmare Moon. [[spoiler: Luna likewise blames herself for succumbing to her jealousy and letting Nightmare Moon be born.]]
116	* MythologyGag: In addition to the ones mentioned under ChekhovsGun...
117	** Iron Will considers getting out of mercenary work to become a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown motivational speaker]].
118	** Celestia's airship is called the ''Alicorn''.
119	** The name for the river serpent from [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony "Elements Of Harmony"]] is Steven Magnet. Here, he gives his name as the more fantastical-spelled Stvenmgynt, which he says can be shortened to Steven.
120	** Similarly, WordOfGod[[invoked]] gives the Diamond Dog leaders the names Rover, Spot, and Fido. Here, they're spelled Roh-Ver, Spaht, and Fie-Doh.
121	** The Element of Magic is referred to as a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 big crown]] [[BuffySpeak thingy]].
122	* {{Necromancer}}: How Chrysalis is interpreted in this setting. Interestingly, she appears to be undead herself.
123	* NoImmortalInertia: [[spoiler:When Chrysalis is killed, her body dissolves to a skeleton, and then dust.]]
124	* NoSell:
125	** Nightmare Moon is so insanely powerful that she's able to shrug off the attacks of ''every mage in Magiville'' at once.
126	** Chrysalis, as an Undead {{Necromancer}}, is unaffected by most attacks, not even minding having an arrow ''shot through her brain''. [[spoiler:Since Applejack is a Paladin, her attacks are more effective.]]
127	** Iron Will, thanks to sheer strength and muscle mass. Rarity is ultimately only able to beat him by [[spoiler:immobilizing him]].
128	* NoSenseOfDirection: Twilight, time and time again.
129	* NotWorthKilling: [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash decides this about Nightshade, leaving her to be arrested.]]
130	* OnceMoreWithClarity: When Twilight realizes that her friends are the Bearers of the Elements, she suddenly flashes back to things they each said earlier in the story, which in hindsight exemplify how they represent their respective Elements.
131	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Unlike canon, Spike looks hardly any different from an ordinary iguana, save for his coloring (which annoys him), and also due to his young age can't speak yet and can only communicate with Twilight telepathically [[spoiler:until the end]].
132	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: The Diamond Dogs are interpreted as werewolves, who in this setting are ordinary wolves who managed to learn magic and became human-like in appearance.
133	* PhysicalGod: Obviously, Celestia and Nightmare Moon. In this case, they're presented as ''demi''goddesses, as a way of saying that while they're [[TheAgeless ageless]], they're not [[CompleteImmortality completely immortal]] [[spoiler: which is a plot point, with Celestia's death]].
134	* PillarOfLight: When Applejack casts her massive Undead-killing prayer spell.
135	* PrecisionFStrike: When Fluttershy is cornered up a piece of wreckage by Chrysalis' zombies, she's saying "Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness", but it's shown that what she's ''thinking'' is more along the lines of "oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, '''oh fuck''', oh shit".
136	* PredecessorVillain:
137	** Discord is briefly mentioned by Celestia as being responsible for Luna's fall, as his last act was to plant within her the seed of dark magic that became Nightmare Moon.
138	** Chrysalis is the DemotedToDragon variant. Fifty years ago she led one side of a war between the living and the Undead, but was defeated and forced to go into hiding, before Nightmare Moon recruited her.
139	* PreExplosionGlow: Cracks with light pouring out of them covers [[spoiler:Nightmare Moon's body, preceding her falling apart to reveal Luna]].
140	* PsychicLink:
141	** Spike, being Twilight's familiar, has one with Twilight that allows them to communicate (since he's too young to speak yet).
142	** [[spoiler:The Elements of Harmony, once activated, allow all their Bearers the ability to hear each other's thoughts and coordinate their attacks (it actually borders on HiveMind). As a bonus side effect, they're all able to hear Spike afterwards.]]
143	* PsychoForHire: Nightshade only joined Nightmare Moon for two reasons: to get out of jail, and because she'd be allowed to kill people for a living.
144	* PunchClockVillain: Unlike the rest of the QuirkyMinibossSquad, Iron Will isn't a believer in Nightmare Moon's [[TheNightThatNeverEnds goal]], and isn't being offered anything other than [[OnlyInItForTheMoney payment]] in exchange for his services. That being said, he always upholds his contract, even after Rarity points out that Nightmare Moon's success would mean that he'll never be able to reach his own goal of [[spoiler:retiring to a beach to work on his tan]].
145	* PunnyName: Inverted. The canon show took the names of actual cities and made them into equine puns (Camelot=Canterlot, Stalingrad=Stalliongrad, etc), so this story just restored the original names. This even extends to changing the names of Ponyville and Equestria itself (to Magiville and Mystica, respectively), since they don't make sense with human characters.
146	* RapidFireNo: [[spoiler:Nightmare Moon, when she realizes that she's about to lose]].
147	* ReactiveContinuousScream: Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie, on meeting each other for the first time. Twilight because she's startled, while Pinkie thinks they're having a screaming contest.
148	* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/GreekMythology is referenced several times.
149	** The prophet Delphi, whose emblem was a green snake.
150	** The ''Charon'' is named after the ferryman of the River Styx.
151	** The ''Hades'' is named after the Greek God of the Underworld.
152	* RoyalWe: Nightmare Moon. [[spoiler:The fact that she stops using it during the FinalBattle is a sign of her VillainousBreakdown]].
153	* RuleOfFunny: [[MediumAwareness Pinkie]] says that this is why Twilight's NoSenseOfDirection won't be in effect when they're trying to get to the castle; it wouldn't be funny at this point.
154	* RunningGag: Twilight's [[NoSenseOfDirection lack of a sense of direction.]]
155	** People mistaking Spike for an iguana.
156	* RunTheGauntlet: Happens twice:
157	** First, the girls have to fight each member of the QuirkyMinibossSquad (or a trap laid by them, in Iron Will's case) while making their way to the castle in the Everfree.
158	** The second time (which ends up more like TheRestShallPass), has them running into each villain again while fighting their way through the castle itself, with the girls peeling off one by one to deal with them and catching back up later.
159	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Almost everyone in Magiville has this exact same thought (with almost this exact same wording) when Nightmare Moon {{No Sell}}s their combined attacks.
160	* SealedEvilInACan: Nightmare Moon at the beginning of the story, obviously. Unlike her canon self, we actually get a glimpse of her in the moon, and she's able to communicate with beings outside her prison. This is how she founds the Shadow Blades and recruits the other villains.
161	* SeniorSleepCycle: Granny Smith. Asleep in her first appearance, wakes up, back to sleep not two minutes later.
162	* SequelHook: Like in canon, Twilight ultimately chooses to stay in Magiville with her new friends, opening up the possibility of more stories.
163	* SeriousBusiness: How Rarity, Aloe, and Lotus treat Twilight's desperate need of a makeover.
164	* ShoutOut:
165	** To Creator/LaurenFaust's other works; the first mages were apparently WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls, and the first Church of Faust was founded by [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Mac and Bloo]].
166	** In chapter one, when Twilight complains about having to use the ''Charon'', Celestia suggests the ''[[Series/GilligansIsland Minnow]]''. Twilight changes her mind.
167	** Pinkie Pie mentions that Magiville's haunted house was actually just [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Old Man Jenkins in a bedsheet.]]
168	** Twilight uses [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Raven's]] incantation in one chapter.
169	** "[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Honk honk, mother hubbard!]]"
170	** During [[spoiler: Pinkie's fight with the Grand Master, she uppercuts him while shouting something that sounds like "[[Franchise/StreetFighter Shower You Can]]".]]
171	** The Grand Master uses something that sounds suspiciously like the [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan nerve pinch]] at one point.
172	* {{Squee}}: Twilight's rather literal reaction when [[spoiler:Celestia is revealed to be alive.]]
173	* SummonBiggerFish: The Diamond Dogs chase the girls into an Ursa Minor's cave in the hopes that they'll enrage it and it will kill them. [[spoiler:Fluttershy calms it down, and then sics it back on the werewolves.]]
174	* TalkToTheFist: Rainbow Does does this quite literally when she recognizes Nightshade.
175	-->'''Nightshade:''' Oh, you're trying to look tough in front of the big, bad murderer? I'm so scared! Somebody save me from this fangirl's righteous f-- (''punch'')
176	* ThisCannotBe: Nightmare Moon's reaction when the Elements of Harmony are activated.
177	* TraumaticHairCut: Iron Will cuts off part of Stvenmgynt's mustache in order to enrage him into attacking the mages. [[spoiler: Rarity "avenges" this by shaving Iron Will bald after defeating him.]]
178	* TunnelKing: The werewolves of the Diamond Dogs clan.
179	* TurnUndead: The paladin incantation used by Applejack to wipe out the undead horde that is closing on them. It's dangerous (she says there is a risk of all of them dying in the process) and quite lengthy (necessitating the other mages to set up a protective barrier in the meantime) but very efficient in the end.
180	* UltimateUniverse: As noted above, the story re-imagines the pilot two-parter with humans and a medieval fantasy setting. In addition to that, it also incorporates characters and concepts that wouldn't appear until later in the series.
181	* UnwillingSuspension: Twilight gets suspended on a tree [[spoiler:by Pinkamena, so that she can have some fun]].
182	-->'''Twilight:''' Pinkie, why am I hanging from a tree?
183	* VillainousBreakdown: When the girls manage to activate the Elements of Harmony, Nightmare Moon flies into a rage, and even stops using the RoyalWe.
184	* WalkingWasteland: Chrysalis the Necromancer.
185	* WeakButSkilled: How Nightmare Moon feels about Twilight.
186	* WeCanRuleTogether:
187	** [[spoiler:The Grand Master repeatedly tries to get Pinkie to rejoin the Shadow Blades, but she refuses.]]
188	** Nightshade offers Rainbow Dash a chance to join the Shadowbolts. Dash responds by shooting her.
189	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Chrysalis is the only one of Nightmare Moon's minions killed. We're never shown what happens to the others after they're defeated.]]
190	* WipeThatSmileOffYourFace: Pinkie Pie closes an imaginary zipper over her mouth, but even then she can't help repeat AreWeThereYet again. Thanks to Twilight's magic, the zipper gets a lot less imaginary.
191	* WorthyOpponent: Iron Will has barely any negative qualities, he just accepted a contract [[HonorBeforeReason he is loathe to break.]]
192	* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: How Nightmare Moon speaks, including using the RoyalWe.
193	* YourMom: Nightmare Moon gives a your mom joke to Rainbow Dash.
194	--> '''Nightmare Moon:''' Is this how thou treat all visiting royalty? With threats of violence thou cannot hope to fulfill? Or was thy mother too busy whoring herself to teach thee proper manners?\
195	'''Rainbow Dash:''' [[SarcasmMode Congratulations. That was the worst yo mama joke I've ever heard.]]

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