History FanFic / Petriculture

* AbsenceOfEvidence: [[spoiler:The fact that there are no records of Pinkie's "family.]]

** AlternateSelf: This fic establishes that Human Twiilght created her own imaginary friend named Surprise. So far (as of Chapter 5), she hasn't taken physical form.

* [[spoiler:AnEntrepreneurIsYou]]: [[spoiler:Penumbra's final solution to steady employment is to just go into business for herself! As a cloud artisan she gets to both [[SecretArt bring back an old tradition]] and [[PublicMediumIgnorance not have ponies question her attitude at work]].]]

* [[spoiler: PrematureEulogy: Penumbra for Discord.]]

* [[spoiler: UnwinnableByDesign: The bet. Penumbra has the ability to not laugh if she doesn't want to. The idea was to force Discord to put himself in Penumbra's shoes, and hopefully this empathy would lead him to friendship. But then Scootaloo unwittingly spills the beans...]]

* [[spoiler:{{Tulpa}}]]: Pinkie Pie [[spoiler:used to be Twilight Sparkle's imaginary friend, [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends Surprise]].]]

* MundaneUtility: Penumbra is a [[spoiler: pseudo-alicorn super-pegasus]] with enhanced ''everything.'' What does she consider most useful? Her super preening oil! That she is [[spoiler:actually a thousand years old]] just means she has planty of experience with preening feathers!

* AbsenceOfEvidence

* TriggerPhrase: Combined with MyArtMyMemory
* [[spoiler:{{Tulpa}}]]: Pinkie Pie [[spoiler:used to be Twilight Sparkle's imaginary friend, Surprise.]]

-->“I guess this goose chase wasn’t all that pointless after all,” Twilight concluded with a smile. Her issues thus resolved, she decided to open the scrapbook her parents had lovingly assembled for her.

* TheCoup: Subverted. Due to The Nightmare's corruption, Twilight wants Celestia's and Luna's thrones for herself. Due to her own bookishness and sense of order, Twilight doesn't try to take the throne by violence--instead she presents logical arguments for why the princesses should cede the throne. [[spoiler:This is then double-subverted, when Pinkie uncovers that the Nightmare ''wants'' a violent coup--her real goal isn't power, but killing Celestia--and is manipulating Twilight to that end. Nothing comes of this manipulation, however, because Twi learns about it and immediately turns on the Nightmare.]] In the aftermath, Twilight is mortified at her actions and asks for forgiveness. Luna points out that she doesn't need to be forgiven, because she never broke any laws during her attempted power grab.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: From Pinkie to Nightmare Moon: "What are ''you'' gonna do?"

--->'''Twilight''': (to Nightmare Moon; stone-faced) [[spoiler:Would you let her live?]]

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "What are ''you'' gonna do?"

** Which is because of [[spoiler:her learning that Discord [[TooDumbToLive actually thought]] she'd spend time with her once he took over the throne]]. Yes, as it turns out, [[spoiler:Penumbra finds {{Irony}} funny]].

* IReadThatAs: Penumbra applies for a job as a barrister [[spoiler:which turns out to be a position as a ''barista'' for Starbucks]].

* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: We have a "venti two-thirds decaf low-fat soy caramel macchiato with whipped cream, mocha sprinkles, and a sprig of hay. And a cranberry orange-peel scone."

* UnusualChapterNumbers / BackToFront: There are two storylines, one set at the present time (told in normal sequence) and a series of flashbacks to Discord's first reign of chaos (in reverse chronological order). The chapters are numbered in reverse as well.

The series consists of the following six stories: ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/14298/petriculture Petriculture]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/35688/inscape Inscape]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68226/avocation Avocation]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/87692/- Pi]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/105303/pandelirium Pandelirium]]'', and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/272099/transdementia Transdementia]]''.

The series consists of the following five stories: ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/14298/petriculture Petriculture]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/35688/inscape Inscape]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68226/avocation Avocation]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/87692/- Pi]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/105303/pandelirium Pandelirium]]'', and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/272099/transdementia Transdementia]]''.

The series consists of the following five stories: ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/14298/petriculture Petriculture]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/35688/inscape Inscape]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68226/avocation Avocation]]'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/87692/- Pi]]'', and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/105303/pandelirium Pandelirium]]''. (Also, as the premise of each successive story is more or less grounded in the surprise ending of the previous story, be extra careful of spoilers below!)

With the ending of ''Pandelirium'', the author has declared the cycle complete.

* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Chapter Titles]]: Every chapter shares its title with a song by the Legendary Shack Shakers.

* TheBusCameBack: Trixie.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Discord takes the bullet for Celestia. It's not clear as whether or not he knew the consequences when he did it. He survives, anyway.]]

** Which is because of [[spoiler:her learning that Discord [[TooDumbToLive actually thought]] she'd spend time with her once he took over the throne]]. Yes, as it turns out, [[spoiler:Penumbra find {{Irony}} funny]].