History FanFic / ATrustedFriendInScienceAndPonies

* AntiMagic: Again, the magic-restricting cones.
** Emancipation grills are shown to also block the use of magic through them.

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Wheatley]]
* BadDreams: [=GLaDOS=] of all characters has one in chapter 10.

* [[spoiler:BroughtDownToNormal: Princess Celestia.]]
* [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Chell, I Am Your Mother]]]]

* ContinuityNod: It's filled to the brim with them, both for ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and, and for ''FanFic/BetterLivingThroughScienceAndPonies''.

* FanSequel

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: [=GLaDOS=] offers this gem: "Don’t give me one of your stupid pretentious ''friendship'' lessons. I’d watch a show for little girls if I wanted to hear that. I swear, I feel like I’m in one when I’m around you stupid, happy ponies."
** And of course, there's Pinkie: "Oh, Rarity, you don’t need to address me with expositional dialog explaining the characters, setting, and situation. That’s what the narration’s for."

* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:How [=GLaDOS=] brings Atlas and P-Body back.]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: [=GLaDOS=] is not very forgiving to her Diamond Dog minions.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The title of Chapter 3 is "The Practical Purpose of Portals."

It is an ongoing fic, first written two years after the publication of the original in response to its SequelHook and lack of a sequel. The story takes place following the events of the original, continuing the StoryArc. Picking up where the original left off, it is a longer and more in-depth tale that chronicles SelfDemonstrating/GLaDOS's plan to rebuild Aperture Science and the emotional turmoil it causes for Chell and her friends in Ponyville.

* GenreSavvy: [=GLaDOS=] knows all the tropes, and uses them to her advantage.

It is an ongoing fic, first written two years after the publication of the original in response to its SequelHook and lack of a sequel. The story takes place following the events of the original, continuing the StoryArc. Picking up where the original left off, it is a longer and more in-depth tale that chronicles GLaDOS's plan to rebuild Aperture Science and the emotional turmoil it causes for Chell and her friends in Ponyville.

''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/109545/a-trusted-friend-in-science-and-ponies A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies]]'' is a is a FanSequel to ''FanFic/BetterLivingThroughScienceAndPonies'' written by Tropers/{{Rethkir}}. Like its predecessor, it is a {{crossover}} fic between ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''.

* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The Combine]] is this throughout the first half of the story, as [=GLaDOS=] drives the plot by attempting to [[spoiler:bring them to Equestria.]]

* GenreSavvy: Applejack is savvy enough to accurately predict a conversation between Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash.
** DangerouslyGenreSavvy: [=GLaDOS=] knows all the tropes, and uses them to her advantage.

* SkewedPriorities: [=GLaDOS=] is relieved that the giant snake eating Spot is not poisonous because [[spoiler:she could only say IWarnedYou for giant snakes, not giant ''poisonous'' snakes.]] Her priorities in general are pretty skewed.

* IdiotPlot: Much of the plot revolves around the supposed heroes being colossally stupid. This is pointed out repeatedly within the story itself.

* MoralEventHorizon: A major theme of the story is regarding [=GLaDOS=]'s Moral Event Horizon. Though for many readers, she has passed it early on when she [[spoiler:puts Fluttershy in a coma]], Celestia explains in chapter 20 that [[spoiler:her true Moral Event Horizon corresponds with her DespairEventHorizon]].

* IdiotPlot: Much of the plot revolves around the supposed heroes being colossally stupid.

* YouCannotThwartPhaseOne: [[spoiler:Nopony is able to stop [=GLaDOS=] from bringing the Combine to Equestria.]]

It is an ongoing fic, first written two years after the publication of the original in response to its SequelHook and lack of a sequel. The story takes place following the events of the original, continuing the StoryArc.

'''Spoilers for ''FanFic/BetterLivingThroughScienceAndPonies'' will be unmarked.'''

After saving Equestria from [=GLaDOS=]' evil, Chell is finally able to live the life she never had... until [=GLaDOS=] sets in motion her plan to rebuild Aperture Science. It's only a matter of time before the experiments begin again, and only Chell will be able to stop her.

* ArcWords: Still alive.

* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The G-Man]] may or may not be this.
* [[spoiler:BroughtDowntoNormal: Princess Celestia.]]

* {{Crossover}}: With ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[spoiler:and ''VideoGame/HalfLife''.]]

%%* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The [[spoiler:anti-mass spectrometer]] spins, just like in [[spoiler:''VideoGame/HalfLife'']].

* ForcedToWatch: [=GLaDOS=]' goal is [[spoiler:to make Chell watch the destruction of Equestria and her friends.]]

* FreudianExcuse: This fic delves into the reason why [=GLaDOS=] changed after ''VideoGame/{{Portal2}}''

* HeroicSacrifice: Fluttershy sacrifices herself to save some animals. (She doesn't quite die, though.)
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:Almost happens to Fluttershy. The fans were not taking it well.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: It's very hard to talk about this story without spoiling things from the previous one.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: GLaDOS offers this gem: "Don’t give me one of your stupid pretentious ''friendship'' lessons. I’d watch a show for little girls if I wanted to hear that. I swear, I feel like I’m in one when I’m around you stupid, happy ponies."

* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: [[spoiler:This is why [=GLaDOS=] made a FaceHeelTurn in the previous story.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: [=GLaDOS=], big time. It becomes apparent during Chapter 10, as her personality becomes more erratic and switches between mean and kind.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The [[spoiler:anti-mass spectrometer]] spins, just like in [[spoiler:''VideoGame/HalfLife'']].

* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:How [=GLaDOS=] brings the bots back.]]

** [=GLaDOS=] repeats many of the insults she used on Mane 6 before.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The title of Chapter 6 is "The Practical Purpose of Portals."

* GhostMemory: [=GLaDOS=] obtains Caroline's memories early on. [[spoiler: You'd better believe it's a ChekovsGun.]]

''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/109545/a-trusted-friend-in-science-and-ponies A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies]]'' is a is a crossover fic between ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' written by Tropers/{{Rethkir}}. It is a FanSequel to ''FanFic/BetterLivingThroughScienceAndPonies'' by Pen Stroke.

* EvilCounterpart: [=GLaDOS=] is this to Celestia, since they look very similar. They are also {{foil}}s to each other.

* FreudianExcuse: This fic delves into the reason why [=GLaDOS=] changed after ''VideoGame/{{Portal2}}]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: "Don’t give me one of your stupid pretentious ''friendship'' lessons. I’d watch a show for little girls if I wanted to hear that. I swear, I feel like I’m in one when I’m around you stupid, happy ponies."