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[[caption-width-right:250: ''You're about to die.[softreturn]This annoys me.'']]

''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/52164/seeing-the-pattern Seeing the Pattern]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Aegis+Shield Aegis Shield]].

When Pinkie Pie's asleep, Pinkamina awakens. Using the clues provided by her alter-ego's Pinkie Sense, Pinkamina sets out to prevent the accidental deaths of Ponyville's citizens. As if her limited time to act wasn't problem enough, she also has to contend with a love-struck stallion, the ire of the Royal Pony Sisters, and the fact that all of these disasters may not be so accidental after all...

Also has a sequel: [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/52312/seeing-the-pattern-2-death-take-you Seeing the Pattern 2: Death Take You.]] A third [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/42070/5/aegis-shields-scrap-file/seeing-the-pattern-3 story]] was originally conceived but the author has since abandoned those plans.
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!!Tropes common to both stories:
* AbortedArc: The third story, which was intended to center around Pinkamina's career as [[spoiler:the new GrimReaper]], was scrapped when Aegis ran out of ideas for it. So it went to the "Scrap Pile" story.
* BalancingDeathsBooks: Saving ponies who were fated to die has cosmic consequences.
%%* DeadpanSnarker: Pinkamina
* GoodIsNotNice: Pinkamina is grouchy, sarcastic and anti-social. She’s also waging a secret one-mare war against Death.
%%* KnightInSourArmor: Pinkamina
%%* SplitPersonality: Pinkie Pie/Pinkamina

!!Tropes in ''Seeing the Pattern'':
* BigDamnHeroes: Since Pinkamina only gets five clues in her RaceAgainstTheClock, she has several of these moments.
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Played with; Zecora is the first fated victim but Pinkamina saves her.
* DoingResearch: Deciphering the Pinkie Sense takes a lot of work.
%%* EarnYourHappyEnding: Even more for Lickity Split than Pinkamina.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Pinkamina’s mane is straight, Pinkie’s mane is curly.
%%* FalseRapeAccusation: Played for drama, poor [[spoiler: Lickity Split]].
* GothGirlsKnowMagic: Averted, it's Pinkie who has the Pinkie Sense. Pinkamina doesn’t have access to it. She also has no clue how the Party Cannon works even though she can summon it.
%%* HeroicFireRescue: Of Zecora.
%%* IntimateHealing: Of the shared body heat variety
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Occurs when [[spoiler: Pinkie returns from the dead as Surprise.]]
* RaceAgainstTheClock: The Pinkie Sense warnings Pinkamina has to decipher occur with decreasing frequency as the victims death gets closer. She starts with five days, then four, until the last warning occurs on the day of death.
%%* RapeAsDrama: When [[spoiler:Pinkie]] wakes up unexpectedly next to [[spoiler:Lickity Split]] it's played '''very''' seriously.%%*What* is played seriously?
* RescueRomance: Somewhat, Lickity was already attracted to Pinkie before Pinkamina saved him.
* ScrewDestiny: Pinkamina's determination to change the course of ponies' fate is point of the story.
%%* SuperMultiPurposeRoom: Pinkamina has rigged up Pinkie's room this way.%%What way?
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pinkamina loves saltine crackers.
* TheUnchosenOne: Pinkamina's crusade is strictly self-imposed, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

!!Tropes in ''Seeing the Pattern 2: Death Take You''
* TheChessmaster: In order to give Pinkamina a fighting chance against Death, Celestia travels back in time and blesses an ice cream scoop.
* EnemiesWithDeath: The Grim Reaper doesn't take kindly to Pinkamina's interference.
* TheGrimReaper: Pinkamina's opponent in the second story is no longer figuratively the Grim Reaper. Now it's literally the Grim Reaper, who's annoyed by her interference with destiny.
* TakeUpMySword: By defeating TheGrimReaper, [[spoiler:revealed to be Applejack's dead father]], Pinkamina ends up with his job. The third story would have centered around this, but [[AbortedArc Aegis ran out of ideas for it and scrapped it]].
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