[[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/story-of-mares-and-magic.html Of Mares and Magic]] is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' {{Shipping}} fic.

Needs WikiMagic.

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!!Tropes:
* BadAss: Twilight easily qualifies, as does Applejack. Given how she casually deals with [[LightningBruiser Rainbow Dash]], Trixie probably qualifies as well. [[spoiler: By the time she's done her soul-searching quest, she definetly does. She fights '''Dragons'''.]]
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle]] seems to outdo even Celestia in this fic. She [[spoiler: places Trixie's scry spell on a photo in Trixie's bag to listen in on her, faking StalkerWithACrush behaviour and [[InvokedTrope invoking]] LoopholeAbuse in order to test Trixie's determination and compassion for her]]. This shows up even earlier when she [[spoiler: actually uses her magic at [[CurbStompBattle full power for once]] in the third trial in order to gain the rights to spend time with Trixie through more LoopholeAbuse, so she can learn more about her and finally become friends with her.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Trixie Lulamoon. [[TheWoobie So]], [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy so]] [[SurvivorsGuilt much]].
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: These are what [[spoiler: Trixie]] ends up fighting when [[spoiler: she leaves Ponyville to become stronger at magic.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: Trixie pulls this on Twilight, because the title they're battling for requires the challenge to go [[WalkingTheEarth walking the earth]]. Fortunately for her, Twilight [[XanatosGambit has it all under control]].]]
* OverNineThousand: [[spoiler: At the tournament, Twilight's magic point average is revealed to be this.]]
* RecursiveFanfiction: The first chapter of ''Fanfic/TheSweetieChroniclesFragments'' is set in this universe.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Derpy and Fluttershy had this before the story began, as did [[spoiler: Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.]] By the end of the story, [[spoiler: Twilight and Trixie have gotten here as well.]]
* [[spoiler: SecretlyDying]]: [[spoiler: Trixie's dad was revealed to be this.]]
* [[spoiler: SexyDiscretionShot]]: [[spoiler:"Whatever ''that'' was, it sure was a doozy!]]
* ShoutOut: Sprinkled throughout, including;
** Sea Pony Lyra makes an appearance.
** At one point, Trixie [[spoiler: ends up heading into the Everfree Forest to find the CMC, and stumbles upon [[StoryOfTheBlanks a certain village]].]]
* StalkerWithACrush: Twilight often comes across as this, [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope she's not.]]]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: [[CaptainObvious Guess who...]]
* WalkingTheEarth: [[spoiler: Trixie]] does this near the end of the story to become a more powerful unicorn. By the end of the fic, she has to do it again because [[spoiler: it's a requirement of winning the title of Great and Powerful.]] Fortunately, [[spoiler: Twilight pulls her [[LoopholeAbuse Loophole Abusing]] [[XanatosGambit Xanatos Gambit]] at this point.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: Trixie is this to her father as part of her [[FreudianExcuse backstory as to why she was a bully]].