History FanFic / POPPED

A sequel, ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/279661One Flap Of A Butterfly's Wing]]'', was planned but repeatedly delayed and ultimately cancelled two chapters in.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Rainbow, Applejack, and Pinkie are all dead, Pokey has gotten away scot-free, Twilight is MIA, and it's all but stated the fallout is going to plunge Equestria into an era of fear and tension.]]

* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Pinkie Pie is a very different pony after she is rescued from Pokey.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Rainbow, Applejack, and Pinkie are all dead, Pokey has gotten away scot-free, Twilight is MIA, and the fallout is more than likely going to plunge Equestria into an era of fear and tension.]]

* VerbedTitle

Most towns hold a dark secret, and Ponyville is no exception. For the past decade, mares have been disappearing, never to be seen again. Unfortunately, one of these mares turns out to be Pinkie Pie. Abducted on Hearth's Warming Eve, Pinkie Pie is taken to [[TortureCellar an isolated cabin in the middle of nowhere]] where she is subject to unimginable cruelty by her captor. Things get even worse when a visit to Ponyville by Pinkie's family makes the rest of the town realize she's missing, setting forth a chain of events that will have drastic consequences for those involved.

''Popped'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfiction written by author [[https://www.fimfiction.net/user/Tapoff Tapoff]]. To put it plainly, it's pretty much what ''{{Fanfic/Cupcakes}}'' could have been if Sgt. Sprinkles hadn't written it as a joke. ''Popped'' is deeper, darker, and legitimately frightening. Oh, and Pinkie is in the victim's chair in this one.

* WouldHurtAChild: It is revealed in Part II that one of Pokey's past victims was a small filly.

%% * EyeScream: Pokey's method of torture in part three.

''Popped'' clocks in at about 80,000 words, significantly longer than most stories of its kind. Don't be fooled, though - While the story contains a lot of extreme gore, it also contains a fairly deep story of how Pinkie's disappearance affects the lives of her friends and loved ones, particularly Twilight Sparkle. ''Popped'' is not [[TorturePorn gore for the sake of gore]], but rather a look into how traumatic experiences can have drastic changes on a person's (or pony's) personality.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Rainbow, Applejack, and Pinkie are all dead, Pokey has gotten away scot-free, Twilight is MIA, and it's all but assured that the fallout is going to plunge Equestria into an era of fear and tension.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie are all dead, Pokey has gotten away scot-free, Twilight is MIA, and it's all but assured that the fallout is going to plunge Equestria into an era of fear and tension.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:The story ends with Pinkie Pie killing herself, tormented by PTSD.]]

-> ''But this was different. Pinkie was fully deflated, and no matter how much helium she got, she didn’t get any better. Every bit would go right through one end and out the other, like trying to inflate a broken balloon.''

-> ''That’s the simplest way she could explain it to herself. She had been popped."''

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are lots of subtle nods that the reader will catch during a second reading, such as, "We are doing something, Rainbow! Keep your head on!”. [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash is later beheaded.]]

* RuleOfDrama: Every time it seems something can go wrong, it does. Oh, does it ever.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:By the end of the story, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie are all dead, Pokey has gotten away scot-free, Twilight is MIA, and it's all but assured that the fallout is going to plunge Equestria into an era of fear and tension.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:By the end of the story, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie are all dead, Pokey has gotten away scot-free, Twilight is MIA, and it's all but assured that the fallout is going to plunge Equestria into an era of fear andtension.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:By the end of the story, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie are all dead, and Pokey has gotten away scot-free.]]

* AxCrazy: Pokey Pierce.

* BreakTheCutie: Pinkie Pie.

* ColdBloodedTorture: Pokey spends most of the fic inflicting this on Pinkie.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: [[spoiler:Applejack and Rainbow Dash.]]

* DespairEventHorizon: Multiple times throughout the story.

* EyeScream: Pokey's method of torture in part three.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Averted. Both Rainbow and Applejack go out begging for mercy.]]
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Marble and Limestone Pie are depicted as this, to a degree.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are lots of subtle nods that the reader will catch during a second reading.
** [[spoiler:"We are doing something, Rainbow! Keep your head on!”: Rainbow Dash is later beheaded.]]
* GigglingVillain: Pokey does this frequently as he tortures Pinkie.

* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Pokey.

* PastVictimShowcase: In Part II, we're given a small glimpse of two of Pokey's past victims.

* RuleOfDrama: Everytime it seems something can go wrong, it does. Oh, does it ever.

''But this was different. Pinkie was fully deflated, and no matter how much helium she got, she didn’t get any better. Every bit would go right through one end and out the other, like trying to inflate a broken balloon.''

''That’s the simplest way she could explain it to herself. She had been popped."''

-> ''"It was almost like Pinkie was a big pink balloon, just like the ones on her flank. Sometimes, something would happen to make a bit of helium leak out of her, but somepony would always make sure she got back to being fully inflated. A smile here, a passing compliment there, and before long Pinkie was back at one-hundred percent.

But this was different. Pinkie was fully deflated, and no matter how much helium she got, she didn’t get any better. Every bit would go right through one end and out the other, like trying to inflate a broken balloon.

That’s the simplest way she could explain it to herself. She had been popped."''

* ATasteOfTheLash

* ColdBloodedTorture: Played straight.
* ChaseScene

* CuriosityKilledTheCast: [[spoiler: Applejack and Rainbow Dash.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Rainbow Dash is beheaded with a knife, and Applejack is buried alive.]]

* DeniedFoodAsPunishment

* DontGoInTheWoods

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: The story ends with Pinkie Pie killing herself, tormented by PTSD.]]

* FightScene
* FlippingHelpless

* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Rainbow Dash almost manages to take down Pokey and save Pinkie Pie, but ends up being brutally killed in the end.]]

* LockedInTheDungeon

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: Pinkie's parents end up burying her in the end.]]

* PunishedWithUgly: Pinkie Pie's face is so horribly mutilated by [[spoiler: the time she gets rescued]] that even her friends are taken aback by her appearance.

* TortureCellar
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Pokey Pierce gets away, scot-free.]]
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Applejack and Rainbow Dash are both murdured by Pokey when they try to save Pinkie.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: It is revealed in Part II that one of Pokey's past victims was a small filly.
* WhatADrag