History FanFic / TheConversionBureauConquerTheStars

** There's enough hydrogen to [[spoiler: transmit a Sound that exists in frquencies beyond normal hearing. The only time that someone managed to translate The Sound of Hyperspace into something audible, all those who heard it committed suicide and several more were murdered by the one person who didn't. It's standard protocol for ships to have ''no'' contact with anything outside the ship during transit.]]

* ExtremeDoormat: The Newfoals, which makes them especially bad at parenting their children who are born completely normal.

* MedievalStasis: It's been several centuries this Not Alone. In that time Equestria wasn't really developed and area acting like the events from Not Alone only happened recently. Meanwhile humanity and the Ponies left behind have almost pasted TheSingularity.

* OddFriendship: Evening Star and Firebird, who also have a TomboyAndGirlyGirl dynamic going on. The backstory is that Evening served as a mentor and ParentalSubstitute for Firebird when she was still a delinquent, since her parents were no longer in the picture.

* IgnoredEpiphany: An intentional example in Twilight. Although she does believe in humanity's reason for going to war was due to fear of their bodies being changed, she still hasn't quite realized the personality changing effects of the conversion potion, and furthermore, still believes HumansAreTheRealMonsters and thinks the other species' anger about their AssimilationPlot was unfounded. To be fair, Dalek has also said that this is more due to Twilight just not wanting to believe that Celestia, who might as well be her second mother, could be wrong about anything.

* ArtificialLimbs: Firebird has ''five'' of these[[note]]her hooves are mechanical [[SwissArmyAppendage and able to turn into all kinds of tools (including a four-fingered hand)]] and her tail has [[PrehensileTail a robotic manipulator]] at the base, hidden by its hairs[[/note]]. Shining Armor also has a pair to replace the legs he lost during the battle in South Africa, but his is more of a case of form over function: they're not very well crafted, only allowing him to walk and not much else.

* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Despite being uninhabited, Hyperspace is very freaky on several levels. To the naked eye, it's a black void completely devoid of light. Radar gives constant false readings of things that accelerate ''way'' to fast and occasionally pass through the ships. Thaumic sensors go completely berserk. LIDAR... [[NoodleIncident forget about LIDAR]]. It's also full of hydrogen, [[MundaneUtility which ships can harvest as fuel using Bussard Scoops.]]

* AssholeVictim: Equestria went through quite a HumiliationConga after the end of ''Not Alone''. As implied by the end of the first fic, Celestia's OmniscientMoralityLicense was revoked, and Equestria suffered a massive embargo by all other countries in Equis, which forced the heavily import-dependent country to develop on its own, while dealing with scarcities of all possible resources in the meantime. [[HopeSpot Some time later, negotiations were re-established for the next five years, during which things seemed like they'd be okay]]... only for, on the fifth Hearth's Warming Eve, all nations to declare war on Equestria simultaneously. The following campaign was so [[CurbStompBattle devastating to Equestria]][[note]]even Celestia herself plus an entire armada of her own were crushed by the invaders in front of the entire populace of Manehattan[[/note]] that the Princesses were forced to relocate to another world, one that is barely inhabitable without the Barrier, and even that was done by leaving several pieces of Equestria, like the entirety of Appleloosa and literally half of Hoofington, behind. By the time the ''Calvin'' discovers Equestria, the country is ravaged by civil war, extremely empoverished, has lost use of the Elements of Harmony[[spoiler:, and LaResistance is midway through a plan to "bring the Princess to her miserable knees"]].

* ProudWarriorRace: The Gryphons, who are a mixture of the German, French and British militaries.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Commader Rios, President Laura, and Sunrise Glory.

->"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
-->-- '''ThomasJefferson'''

''Fanfic/TheConversionBureauConquerTheStars'' is an in-progress fanfiction by Dalek IX, the same author of ''Fanfic/AHero'' and ''Fanfic/FriendsOfASolarEmpire.'' As of right now, it's available to be read on the SpaceBattles forums right [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mlp-fim-the-conversion-bureau-conquer-the-stars.237773/ here]] (with chopped up scenes, and discussions) and [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-conversion-bureau-conquer-the-stars.245156/ here]] (a story only thread). There is also a copy on [=FIMfiction=], [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/72348/the-conversion-bureau-conquer-the-stars here]].

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis: It's for this exact reason many of Equestria's residents have lost a lot of love for the princesses, due to their actions on Earth leading to economic collapse, war with the other species, and being forced to "jump" dimensions, and are teetering on the edge of a full blown rebellion. Twilight also feels this way in regards to her disasterous interview.

* AesopAmnesia: In Not Alone, Twilight contemplates using the potion on Shining to heal him after he lost his two rear legs in the war, but dismisses it because she felt he wouldn't even be the same pony afterwards. She then suddenly realizes why humankind so vehemently opposed ponification. WordOfGod claims [[EnforcedTrope Twilight considers Celestia a second mother and the idea that she could be wrong about anything is essentially anathema to her. As such, she's doing her utmost to deny anything that would shake that faith in Celestia's motives, et al.]]
* ArtificialLimbs: Firebird has ''five'' of these[[note]]her hooves are mechanical [[SwissArmyAppendage and able to turn into all kinds of tools (including a four-fingered hand)]] and her tail has [[PrehensileTail a robotic manipulator]] at the base, hidden by its hairs[[/note]]. [[spoiler:Shining Armor also has a pair to replace the legs he lost during the battle in South Africa, but his is more of a case of form over function: they're not very well crafted, only allowing him to walk and not much else.]]

* ChekhovsGun: In [[TheConversionBureauNotAlone Not Alone,]] the last scene is Celestia reading a letter from the queen of the Gryphons, telling Celestia that her OmniscientMoralityLicence has been revoked. The backstory that Dalek has revealed shows that this led to the Gryphons, Zebras and other species in their world to wage war with Equestria, forcing Celestia to "jump" Equestria again.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Fluttershy ultimately severed ties with the others after coming to the conclusion that ''they'' were the ones in the wrong, and is now in hiding.]]

* IgnoredEpiphany: With Twilight. [[spoiler: Although she does believe in humanity's reason for going to war was due to fear of their bodies being changed, she still hasn't quite realized the personality changing effects of the conversion potion, and furthermore, still believes HumansAreTheRealMonsters and thinks the other species' anger about their AssimilationPlot was unfounded.]] To be fair, Dalek has also said that this is more due to Twilight just not wanting to believe that Celestia, who might as well be her second mother, could be wrong about anything.

** Equestria as a whole. After the mess on Earth and the other species (the gryphons, zebras, minotaurs, elk, and buffalo) catch wind of what the princesses tried to do[[spoiler:, they cut off all ties with Equestria, causing economic collapse. And then they declare war, in which Equestria loses ALL of their coastal cities, along with Manehattan, Appleloosa, New Pegas, and half of Hoofington, forcing them to dimension jump to another world. Not to mention the ponies now are on the verge of flatout revolting against Celestia and Luna.]]

* RecursiveFanfiction: A sequel of ''The Conversion Bureau: Not Alone'', which is a recursive fanfiction of the original ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureau'' fanfiction, which is fanfiction of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
** Which in ''itself'' was derived from Lauren Faust making up stories with her ''own'' My Little Pony toys.

* AssholeVictim: Equestria went through quite a HumiliationConga after the end of ''Not Alone''. As implied by the end of the first fic, Celestia's OmniscientMoralityLicense was revoked, and Equestria suffered a massive embargo by all other countries in Equis, which forced the heavily import-dependent country to develop on its own, while dealing with scarcities of all possible resources in the meantime. [[HopeSpot Some time later, negotiations were re-established for the next five years, during which things seemed like they'd be okay]]... only for, on the fifth Hearth's Warming Eve, all nations to declare war on Equestria simultaneously. The following campaign was so [[CurbStompBattle devastating to Equestria]][[note]]even Celestia herself plus an entire armada of her own were crushed by the invaders in front of the entire populace of Manehattan[[/note]] that the Princesses were forced to relocate to another world, one that is barely inhabitable without the Barrier, and even that was done by leaving several pieces of Equestria, like the entirety of Appleloosa and literally half of Hoofington, behind. By the time the ''Calvin'' discovers Equestria, the country is ravaged by civil war, extremely empoverished, has lost use of the Elements of Harmony, and LaResistance is midway through a plan to "bring the Princess to her miserable knees".

* ChekhovsGun: In [[TheConversionBureauNotAlone Not Alone,]] the last scene is Celestia reading [[spoiler: a letter from the queen of the Gryphons, telling Celestia that her OmniscientMoralityLicence has been revoked. The backstory that Dalek has revealed shows that this led to the Gryphons, Zebras and other species in their world to wage war with Equestria, forcing Celestia to "jump" Equestria again.]]

* [[spoiler: BreakingTheFellowship: The Mane Six is officially disbanded, as Fluttershy burned all bridges with them and went into hiding with her animal buddies. Reactions to this event were mixed: Dash feels extremely hurt by it, to the point where she regularly flies over the Everfree in search for her; Twilight insists in believing the Princesses were right (though mostly because she's in denial and doesn't want to believe her mentor could ever be wrong about anything). Rarity is trying to pretend nothing's wrong, while Pinkie's desperately trying to hold the rest together. Meanwhile, AJ, due the war costing Apploosa and a large chunk of the Apple Family being left behind, is starting to doubt Celestia as well. ]]

* [[spoiler: BreakingTheFellowship: The Mane Six is officially disbanded, as Fluttershy burned all bridges with them and went into hiding with her animal buddies. Reactions to this event were mixed: Dash feels extremely hurt by it, to the point where she regularly flies over the Everfree in search for her; Twilight insists in believing the Princesses were right (though mostly because she's in denial and doesn't want to believe her mentor could ever be wrong about anything). Rarity is trying to pretend nothing's wrong, while Pinkie's desperately trying to hold the rest together. Meanwhile, AJ's starting to doubt Celestia as well. ]]

** Twilight herself is on the receiving end. While her friends don't blame her for anything that's happened, both she and the rest of the ponies do, having marked her and ostracized her as a social pariah.

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:After the mess on Earth and the other species (the gryphons, zebras, minotaurs, elk, and buffalo) catch wind of what the princesses tried to do, they cut off all ties with Equestria, causing economic collapse. And then they declare war, in which Equestria loses ALL of their coastal cities, along with Manehattan, Appleloosa, New Pegas, and half of Hoofington, forcing them to dimension jump to another world. Not to mention the ponies now are on the verge of flatout revolting against Celestia and Luna.]]
** Twilight herself is on the receiving end of this. While her friends don't blame her for anything that's happened, the rest of the ponies do, having marked her as a social pariah and ostracsized her.

* CrapsackWorld: Equestria. Economic collapse and war has decimated the country, and forced Celestia to jump onto a planet that is just barely habitable. Meanwhile, the ''Calvin'' suffers from overpopulation, lack of resources and crime. Even so, both have places where the [[BuffySpeak crapsacky-ness]] is especially pronounced. Equestria has Hoofington, and the ''Calvin'' has Sector twelve.

* [[spoiler: BreakingTheFellowship: The Mane Six is officially disbanded, as Fluttershy burned all bridges with them and went into hiding with her animal buddies. Reactions to this event were mixed: Dash feels extremely hurt by it, to the point where she regularly flies over the Everfree in search for her; Twilight insists in believing the Princesses were right (though mostly because she's in denial and doesn't want to believe her mentor could ever be wrong about anything).]] Rarity is trying to pretend nothing's wrong, while Pinkie's desperately trying to hold the rest together. Meanwhile, AJ's starting to doubt Celestia as well.

* [[spoiler: BreakingTheFellowship: The Mane Six is officially disbanded, as Fluttershy burned all bridges with them and went into hiding with her animal buddies. Reactions to this event were mixed: Dash feels extremely hurt by it, to the point where she regularly flies over the Everfree in search for her; Twilight insists in believing the Princesses were right (though mostly because she's in denial and doesn't want to believe her mentor could ever be wrong about anything). Rarity is trying to pretend nothing's wrong, while Pinkie's desperately trying to hold the rest together. Meanwhile, AJ's starting to doubt Celestia as well.]]

* WeAreAsMayflies: The ponies can live for a good few centuries, which was a problem for Evening Star when she outlived her friends. Though humanity does catch up through advanced medical technology.

* [[spoiler: BreakingTheFellowship: The Mane Six. Twilight firmly believes Celestia was right (though mostly because she doesn't want to believe her mentor could ever be wrong about anything). Fluttershy has severed ties with the others and went into hiding. Rarity is trying to pretend nothing's wrong. Dash feels betrayed by Fluttershy's (justified) leaving. Pinkie's trying to hold the rest together. And AJ's starting to doubt Celestia as well.]]

* AxCrazy: Firebird has just a few shades of this.
** She was much, ''much'' worse in early versions of the story. Interestingly, her bloodlust has made her a fan favorite.

* ArtificialLimbs: Firebird has ''five'' of these[[note]]her hooves are mechanical [[SwissArmyAppendage and able to turn into all kinds of tools (including a four-fingered hand)]] and her tail has [[PrehensileTail a robotic manipulator]] at the base, hidden by its hair[[/note]]. [[spoiler:Shining Armor also has a pair to replace the legs he lost during the battle in South Africa, but they're not very well crafted things, only allowing him to walk but not do much else. More form over function.]]

* AesopAmnesia: In Not Alone, Twilight contemplates using the potion on Shining to heal him after he lost his two rear legs in the war, but dismisses it because she felt he wouldn't even be the same pony afterwards. She then suddenly realizes why humankind so vehemently opposed ponification. For some reason, Twilight either forgot this epiphany in the sequel, or is trying to deny it.
** Word of God appears to imply the latter, claiming Twilight considers Celestia a second mother and the idea that she could be wrong about anything is essentially anathema to her. As such, she's doing her utmost to deny anything that would shake that faith in Celestia's motives, et al.
* ArtificialLimbs: Firebird has ''five'' of these. [[spoiler:Shining Armor also has a pair to replace the legs he lost during the battle in South Africa, but they're not very well crafted things, only allowing him to walk but not do much else. More form over function.]]
* AssholeVictim: Equestria

* SirSwearsAlot: The ironically named Sunny Disposition.

* CrapsackWorld: Equestria. Economic collapse and war has decimated the country, and forced Celestia to jump onto a planet that is just barely habitable.
** Meanwhile, the ''Calvin'' suffers from overpopulation, lack of resources and crime.
*** Even so, both have places where the crapsacky-ness is especially pronounced. Equestria has Hoofington, and the ''Calvin'' has Sector twelve.

* SophisticatedAsHell: Sunny Disposition manages to combine extremely techical language with copious amounts of swearing.

* ShoutOut: The ''Calvin'' has a group of warships for defense... one of which is the [[WarOfTheWorlds "Thunder Child"]]-class heavy cruiser ''[[CalvinAndHobbes Hobbes.]]''