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* AncientConspiracy: The Rich family counterfeiting ring had been screwing with international affairs pretty much since money ''could'' be counterfeited.
--> ''"This was how the Rich Family had been able to build their international empire! The men ran legitimate businesses while the women had been printing phony money! They had been secretly controlling global economics since the Dark Ages! Now, they were going to destroy the economy of the world, ruin every currency! The key of it all was the counterfeit bill, and those who tried to get a peek at its source, never lived to tell about it!"''
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* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: In one of the chapters near the end[[, spoiler: Twilight quit after she found out that Discord had a GPS tracking chip implanted into her butt.]]

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* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: In one of the chapters near the end[[, spoiler: end[[spoiler:, Twilight quit after she found out that Discord had a GPS tracking chip implanted into her butt.]]

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Spike delivers an epic one to Impossibly Rich's mole after beating her in a game of Russian Roulette.



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Spike delivers an epic one to Impossibly Rich's mole after beating her in a game of Russian Roulette.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Spike delivers an epic TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: In one to Impossibly Rich's mole of the chapters near the end[[, spoiler: Twilight quit after beating she found out that Discord had a GPS tracking chip implanted into her in a game of Russian Roulette. butt.]]


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* Combat Stilettos: Bon Bon/Special Agent Sweetie Drops during the climax.


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* SelfInducedAllergicReaction: Spike eats Fluttershy's pineapple pizza to prove that Sunset and the Dazzlings had maliciously tampered with the food they had prepared for all of the new employees. Turns out, they didn't.

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* HairyHammerspace: Pinkie Pie's hair.
* HappilyAdopted: Spike was adopted by Celestia when he was four-years-old.
* HartmanHips
--> ''"With super-flawless, silky-smooth skin, big boobs, a tiny waist and childbearing hips she was built like a goddess."'' - the author describing Celestia in Chapter One



* InnocentlyInsensitive

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* InnocentlyInsensitiveIntoxicationEnsues: Discord accidentally eats one of Zephyr Breeze and Tree Hugger's pot-laced cupcakes. There's not much difference between stoned Discord and sober Discord except stoned Discord eats more.
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* SpitTake: Minor ones throughout.

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* CoolCarCoolCar: Thanks to dumb luck, Spike wins not one, not two, not three, not even four or five, but '''''fifteen''''' of these at various slot machines. The "Takedown" chapter ends with him and his friends driving back to the city from the Las Pegasus airport in them.



* TheTalk: Subverted.
--> '''Celestia:''' "Spike, I can't help noticing you're taking more of an interest in the fairer gender lately. There's something I would like to say about that. There comes a time in every young man's life when he enters a garden of beautiful flowers. And he wants to enter that garden with the knowledge to let the flowers bloom..."
-->'''Spike:''' "Mom, if this is about sex, you can save yourself the embarrassment. I already know."
-->'''Celestia:''' "You do?"
-->'''Spike:''' "The Sex Ed course at your school is very ''thorough.'' Now, if you'll excuse me, I see a young lady who needs help putting on suntan lotion."



* WildTeenParty

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* WildTeenPartyWildTeenParty
* YourCheatingHeart: Spike starts seeing Countess Coloratura after she shows interest in him.
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* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Spike, Sunburst, Sunset Shimmer, Moon Dancer and Trixie all went to Celestia's School For Gifted Youths. '''Together.''' Spike even still has a framed group photo of the five of them together from back then.


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* VivaLasVegas
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: Garble.]] No last season redemption for him.
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* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Spike is implied to be this, not surprisingly, when he strips down for the many women in his harem, who become progressively more aroused as they watch him relieve himself of his clothes for them - they even encourage him at one point to "keep going." Once Spike is standing completely naked in front of them, they are so overwhelmed by the sight of his manhood that they affectionately compliment him by saying, ''"It's even better than I imagined."''



* CasanovaWannabe: Zephyr Breeze.



* ChickMagnet: Spike.



* FriendToAllChildren



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Discord.
* LargeHam: Discord again.



* MoralEventHorizon: Hoo boy, does Impossibly Rich have a lot of these. [[spoiler: But her most notable one was killing Spike's birth mother.]]
* MrFanservice: Spike.

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Spoiled Rich, Filthy Rich's wife and Impossibly Rich's daughter-in-law. Impossibly killed her near the end, and while that may have been another one of Impossibly's ''many'' MoralEventHorizon moments, Spoiled was abusive towards her daughter and tried to send her away to get married to some rich snob. When Spike and the others stormed the casino, she tried to make off with the counterfeit printing plates, leaving both her husband and daughter to their fates.]]

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Spoiled Rich, Filthy Rich's wife and wife, Impossibly Rich's daughter-in-law. daughter-in-law, and Diamond Tiara's abusive mother. [[spoiler: Impossibly killed her near the end, and while that may have been another one of Impossibly's ''many'' MoralEventHorizon moments, her absolute worst moment, Spoiled was abusive towards made her daughter daughter's life absolutely miserable, who in turn made a few attempts to run away as a result, and tried to send her away to get married to some rich snob. When Spike and the others stormed the casino, she tried to make off with the counterfeit printing plates, leaving both her husband and daughter to their fates. Neither Filthy nor Diamond don't seem to be too broken up about her death, especially the latter.]]



* TheBadGuyWins: Impossibly Rich finally had Flimflam Resort in her grasp. [[spoiler: [[MeaninglessVillainVictory Too bad she doesn't hold on to it for very long.]]]]



* EvilVersusEvil: Sort of. While Impossibly Rich is indeed the BigBad, the Flimflam Brothers have proven time and again that they aren't exactly saints themselves. Spike and the others work for the latter and they make it clear from time to time that they don't like working under them.

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* EvilVersusEvil: Sort of. While Impossibly Rich is indeed the BigBad, the Flimflam Brothers (her rivals and the heroes' bosses) have proven time and again that they aren't exactly saints themselves. Spike and the others work for the latter and they make it clear from time to time that they don't do not like working under for them.



* SexGod
* SheCleansUpNicely: Applejack.



* TheGamblingAddict: Twilight.


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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 39 - "Torch Overthrown". [[spoiler: First off, Garble pulls a coup on Dragon Lord Torch, seemingly killing him. While this was going on, Impossibly Rich had finally taken control of the Flimflam Brothers' Resort, with Twilight revealing herself to be Impossibly's mole, and Spike and the majority of his friends losing their jobs there.]]
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* BadassCrew: Drake's Nineteen (and then some).


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* TheCaper


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* NewYearHasCome: The finale.
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Meanwhile, a group of post-college kids have come to Las Pegasus for some fun. All they want is a relaxing summer vacation, but they run afoul of a gang of counterfeiters... and the perfect money laundering operation.

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Meanwhile, a group of post-college kids kids, as well as a [[AllStarCast mess of other popular characters]], have come to [[UsefulNotes/LasVegas Las Pegasus Pegasus]] for some fun. All they want is a relaxing summer vacation, but they run afoul of a gang of counterfeiters... and the perfect money laundering operation.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Chrysalis, Feather Bangs and Diamond Tiara.



* DefeatMeansFriendship: Both Chrysalis and Feather Bangs become a friend and allies of Spike after he beats them in their respective Gate Battles.



* HappilyAdopted: Spike was adopted by Celestia when he was four-years-old.



* HappilyAdopted: Spike was adopted by Celestia when he was four-years-old.

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* HappilyAdopted: Spike was adopted by Celestia when he was four-years-old.HateSink: There's a lot to go around: Suri Polomare, Garble, Svengallop, Abacus Cinch, Spoiled Rich, and Impossibly Rich. The last of which stands out the most.


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* PostHumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Barbara Drake, Spike's birthmother.]]


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* WhiteSheep: Diamond Tiara is this to the Rich Family. Her father, Filthy Rich, is somewhat this as well. Sure, he's a bit of a sleaze ball but he's showed that he's nowhere near as bad as both his mother and his wife, and genuinely cares for his daughter.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Impossibly Rich killing Spoiled Rich, her daughter-in-law, near the end. While this may have been another one of Impossibly's ''many'' MoralEventHorizon moments, Spoiled was abusive towards her daughter and tried to send her away to get married to some rich snob. When Spike and the others stormed the casino, she tried to make off with the plates, leaving both her husband and daughter to their fates.]]

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Impossibly Rich killing Spoiled Rich, Filthy Rich's wife and Impossibly Rich's daughter-in-law. Impossibly killed her daughter-in-law, near the end. While this end, and while that may have been another one of Impossibly's ''many'' MoralEventHorizon moments, Spoiled was abusive towards her daughter and tried to send her away to get married to some rich snob. When Spike and the others stormed the casino, she tried to make off with the counterfeit printing plates, leaving both her husband and daughter to their fates.]]



* EvilPlan: Impossibly Rich's plot was to print enough counterfeit currency that would "flood the world" and destroy the economy of every nation... and stockpile the '''real''' money for herself.

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* EvilPlan: Impossibly Rich's plot was to print enough counterfeit currency that would to "flood the world" and destroy the economy of every nation... and stockpile all the '''real''' money for herself.



-> Spoiled Rich: "Greed will imprison us all."

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-> Sunset Shimmer had a ring that allowed her to win at slot machines; it contained a magnet that stabilized the tumblers in such a way that every machine always brought out a jackpot.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: Garble.]] No last season redemption for him.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Impossibly Rich killing Spoiled Rich, her daughter-in-law, near the end. While this may have been another one of Impossibly's ''many'' MoralEventHorizon moments, Spoiled was abusive towards her daughter and tried to send her away to get married to some rich snob. When Spike and the others stormed the casino, she tried to make off with the plates, leaving both her husband and daughter to their fates.]]



* EvilPlan: Impossibly Rich's plan was to print enough counterfeit currency that would "flood the world" and destroy the economy of every nation... and stockpile the '''real''' money for herself.

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* EvilPlan: Impossibly Rich's plan plot was to print enough counterfeit currency that would "flood the world" and destroy the economy of every nation... and stockpile the '''real''' money for herself.
* EvilVersusEvil: Sort of. While Impossibly Rich is indeed the BigBad, the Flimflam Brothers have proven time and again that they aren't exactly saints themselves. Spike and the others work for the latter and they make it clear from time to time that they don't like working under them.


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* HappilyAdopted: Spike was adopted by Celestia when he was four-years-old.


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* MoralEventHorizon: Hoo boy, does Impossibly Rich have a lot of these. [[spoiler: But her most notable one was killing Spike's birth mother.]]
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* ImprosivedZipline: Used to escape an explosion after the climax.

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* ImprosivedZipline: ImprovisedZipline: Used to escape an explosion after the climax.
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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Towards the end, Spike has Impossibly Rich at gunpoint when the majority of his harem shows up and Impossibly asks Spike if he wants to learn how his mother had died. Half of Spike's girlfriends tell him to not to kill her, then when Impossibly insults Spike's mother, the other half of the harem tells Spike to kill Impossibly.
* ImprosivedZipline: Used to escape an explosion after the climax.


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* MacGuffinMelee: The Rich Towers casino fight, involving guns, swords, and various other weapons.
* MrFanservice: Spike.
* MsFanservice: Pretty much every woman in the story.
* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Thanks to his poor Dragonese, Zephyr Breeze invited two women to get naked and shave his butt instead of having a drink.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Twilight, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie end up stripped of their clothes and forced to run back to the resort with trash can lids and newspapers as coverings.

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* ActionGirl: Pretty much every woman that Spike dates.



* BigBad: Filthy Rich's mother, Impossibly Rich.



* {{Camp}}: Steven Magnet.

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* {{Camp}}: BullyingADragon
* CampGay:
Steven Magnet.Magnet, who owns a boutique that specializes in custom tailored suits and dresses.


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* ChekhovsGun: Both Applejack and Discord pocket counterfeit money for "evidence" late in the story when they find it. It ends up saving their lives later when Impossibly Rich's mole tries to stab them through their chests. Discord kisses the wad he'd kept in his pocket, which saves him from what would have been a fatal wound.


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* Combat Stilettos: Bon Bon/Special Agent Sweetie Drops during the climax.


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* CrowdHockey: The Fire Ruby during the climax.

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Nothing will stand in his way--except for arrogant and conniving Impossibly Rich and her employees.

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Nothing will stand in his way--except for the arrogant and conniving Impossibly Rich and her employees.employees.

Meanwhile, a group of post-college kids have come to Las Pegasus for some fun. All they want is a relaxing summer vacation, but they run afoul of a gang of counterfeiters... and the perfect money laundering operation.

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* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Spike is implied to be this, not surprisingly, when he strips down for the many women in his harem, who become progressively more aroused as they watch him relieve himself of his clothes for them - they even encourage him at one point to "keep going." Once Spike is standing completely naked in front of them, they are so overwhelmed by the sight of his manhood that they affectionately compliment him by saying, ''"It's even better than I imagined."''


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* BodyguardBabes
* {{Camp}}: Steven Magnet.


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* ChekhovsSkill: Spike's knowledge and luck at gambling.


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* ClipboardOfAuthority: Moon Dancer carries an electronic tablet.


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* CoolCar


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* EvilPlan: Impossibly Rich's plan was to print enough counterfeit currency that would "flood the world" and destroy the economy of every nation... and stockpile the '''real''' money for herself.
* FamousLastWords
-> Spoiled Rich: "Greed will imprison us all."


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-> Sunset Shimmer had a ring that allowed her to win at slot machines; it contained a magnet that stabilized the tumblers in such a way that every machine always brought out a jackpot.
* {{Foreshadowing}}


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* GamblerGroupies: Feather Bangs had a trio - Dear Darling, Fond Feather, and Swoon Song - impressed by his AwesomenessByAnalysis skills. When he lost to Spike at the end of his debut chapter, the girls left him for Spike.
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* HotelHellionHotelHellion: Mister and Mrs. Paradise had a pair of sons who caused all kinds of trouble at the Resort, including making messes for the staff to clean up.
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Spike Drake is fresh out of college and looking forward to his summer vacation. He arrives at a popular luxury casino resort and wins a job as a dance instructor. As he enjoys teaching tourists how to move, he bonds with his coworkers as well as several of the resort’s guests and even celebrities.

He will deal his way to fame and fortune as the best player on the Las Pegasus Strip, impressing patrons while mixing drinks and charming the ladies.

Nothing will stand in his way--except for arrogant and conniving Impossibly Rich and her employees.


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* CompanionCube: Spike's Fire Ruby Necklace. In this universe, it is the only thing Spike has left of his mother.
* CryIntoChest
* EngineeredPublicConfession: The Flimflam Brothers create one by planting Spike's beloved Fire Ruby in Twilight's pocket, then announcing that a robbery has been committed and encouraging the thief to step forward. Unfortunately, no one does.


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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: The Flimflam Brothers offered to release Twilight from her gambling debts if she agreed to leave Las Pegasus. She refused.


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Spike delivers an epic one to Impossibly Rich's mole after beating her in a game of Russian Roulette.
* TrappedByGamblingDebts
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--> ''"With super-flawless, silky-smooth skin, big boobs, a tiny waist and childbearing hips she was built like a goddess."'' - the author describing Celestia in Chapter One
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* BigStormEpisode: The "Nightmares" chapter.


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* NerdsAreSexy: Moon Dancer.


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* SheCleansUpNicely: Applejack.

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* ChickMagnet

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* ChickMagnetChickMagnet: Spike.


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* FixingTheGame: Sweetie Bot uses her strength to reshape the dice at the craps table in Spike's favor.


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* TheGamblingAddict: Twilight.
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* BadJobWorseUniform: The cocktail waitresses that bus drinks on the casino floor '''and''' the female members of the housekeeping staff have to wear PlayboyBunny outfits and sexy FrenchMaid uniforms respectively when they're working.



* BettyAndVeronica: Applejack and Sunset Shimmer to Spike.
* CasanovaWannabe: Zephyr Breeze.



* GrandFinale: Happy New Year.
* HairyHammerspace: Pinkie Pie's hair.
* HartmanHips



* HotelHellion



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Discord.
* LargeHam: Discord again.
* LaxativePrank



* ScoobyDooHoax



* ShowerOfLove

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* ShowerOfLoveShowerOfLove
* WildTeenParty
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!!''The Girls of My Life'' and its sequel provides examples of:

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!!''The Girls of My Life'' and its sequel !!''Spike's Gambit'' provides examples of:
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''Spike's Gambit'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic written by [[https://www.fimfiction.net/user/282768/Commissioner-Y Commissioner-Y]] on Website/FimfictionDotNet [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/415330/spikes-gambit here]].

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''Spike's Gambit'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic written by [[https://www.fimfiction.net/user/282768/Commissioner-Y Commissioner-Y]] on Website/FimfictionDotNet [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/415330/spikes-gambit here]].here]].

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!!''The Girls of My Life'' and its sequel provides examples of:

* BalancedHarem
* ChickMagnet
* FanConvention
* FriendToAllChildren
* HaremGenre
* InnocentlyInsensitive
* OriginalCharacter
* SexGod
* ShowerOfLove
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Welcome to Las Pegasus!"]]

''Spike's Gambit'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic written by [[https://www.fimfiction.net/user/282768/Commissioner-Y Commissioner-Y]] on Website/FimfictionDotNet [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/415330/spikes-gambit here]].

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