History Fanfic / HerInnerDemons

* EasilyForgiven: Downplayed. While Sci-Twilight does forgive the Shadowbolts, she decides to wait a little bit before letting them make it up to her.

* CutYourHeartOutWithASpoon: Sci-Twilight (internally) began ranting about how her classmates would suffer very gruesome punishments.

-->'''Sugarcoat''': Twilight, I... words cannot express what utter shame I am feeling right now. I have always believed in ideals of Crystal Prep, of competitiveness and constant race, because I truly believed that was an essential part of progress... but I forgot, in my blindness, that the Shadowbolts are supposed to take care of each other, and you were a Shadowbolt, since Cinch, er... chose you to represent our school. And I didn't do that. None of us did."

* AllTakeAndNoGive: This was Sci-Twilight's relationship with her classmates in a nutshell: despite giving Crystal Prep prestige, her classmates only gave her scorn. Cinch initially averted this by giving Sci-Twilight some privileges, but then played this straight by blackmailing her into entering the Friendship Games. Small wonder she became so resentful and vindictive.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Sunny Flare asks the question that begins the story: "Why did Twilight turn into that demoness?"
* BrokenPedestal: Principal Cinch was one of the few people at Crystal Prep who gave Sci-Twilight ''any'' kind of respect and recognition for her hard work. Sci-Twilight felt outright betrayal when Cinch threatened to keep her from Everton.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: AnAesop that the Shadowbolts learn from Sci-Twilight.
* ButtMonkey: ''Viciously'' deconstructed.

* DidYouThinkICantFeel: Sci-Twilight was so quiet, the Shadowbolts never realized they were driving her over the edge.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: All the bullying Sci-Twilight has gone through is what pushed her off the deep end.

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* ThenLetMeBeEvil

** Sci-Twilight being stuck in a school where nobody liked respected her, and resented her academic achievements.
** Sci-Twilight suffered blackmail at the hands of someone she trusted.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: This was Sci-Twilight's relationship with her classmates in a nutshell: despite giving Crystal Prep prestige, her classmates only gave her scorn. Cinch initially averted this, by giving Sci-Twilight some privileges, but then played this straight by blackmailing her into entering the Friendship Games. So it's a small wonder she became so resentful and vindictive.

* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Sugarcoat's dad is a psychologist and she not only failed to see how Sci-Twilight was being treatd by others but played part in it herself.

* CorruptTheCutie: The fic explores how Twilight grew increasingly vindictive toward her classmates, to the point where she sought power to fight back, enough to become Midnight Sparkle.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite being a jock, Rainbow Dash dislikes people who look down at smart people.
* {{Foil}}: As Princess Twilight observed, both Sunset and Sci-Twilight both reached a point where they desired power. But while Sunset just wanted power to rule, Sci-Twilight grew to want power to punish those who had harmed her. But the result was the same.

** The Shadowbolts are even ashamed of themselves for their personal role in driving Twilight into becoming Midnight Sparkle. Both Lemon Zest and Sunny Flare felt bad enough to vomit.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: The Shadowbolts hyper-competitive nature made them oblivious to Twilight's emotions. But this only fueled Twilight's already growing despair, and made her more susceptible to her inner demons.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil:

* TrueCompanions: The Humane Five, and Sunset for Sci-Twilight. Applejack and Rainbow Dash, in particular, wanted to beat up the kids who bullied Twilight in her old school.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Sci-Twilight, by the end of "[[VillainSong Unleash the Magic]]"
--> '''Midnight Sparkle''': Friendship Games are a lie. No one is interested in friendships, only victory. FRIENDSHIP IS A LIE! Power is what matters! And you can gain it right here, right now! So will you catch this chance? Or are you content with the ill fate that is about to befall you? You being hated even more? Denied everything? Having your dream shattered?!
--> '''Sci-Twilight''': NO! I WON'T LET THEM DO THIS! NOT CINCH, NOT SHADOWBOLTS, AND NOT THIS GROUP OF "MAGIC GIRLS" EITHER! ALL OF THEM ONLY BROUGHT ME SADNESS AND MISERY, AND NOW THEY WANT TO SHATTER MY DREAMS! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis BUT I! HAVE! HAD! ENOUGH]]!!!

* VillainHasAPoint: The dark side of Sci-Twilight's mind was able to sway her into becoming Midnight Sparkle by rightly pointing out how nobody gave her any respect. When Sci-Twilight apologizes for her dark emotions, the Shadowbolts themselves agreed that she was not wrong for feeling vindictive, and that she had nothing to be sorry for.

** Sci-Twilight suffered blackmail at the hands of someone she trusted

* MoreThanMindControl: The dark part of Twilight's mind fed off her desire for revenge and her lust for knowledge to allow her to become Midnight Sparkle. Just before Midnight came out, Twilight herself began to see other people as insects.

* PersecutedIntellectuals: Sci-Twilight was this and the hands of her classmates who resented her accomplishments.

[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/301592/her-inner-demons Her Inner Demons]] is an ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'' one-shot {{Continuation}} fanfic written by [[https://www.fimfiction.net/user/233223/Extradimensional+Alien Extradimensional Alien]].

--> '''Sci-Twilight''' ''(thinking)'': Are you (Sunny Flare) blind? Maybe I should perform laser surgery on your eyes... and "accidentally" burn them out! Oh, and here's the two-faced wrench...

* BaitTheDog[=/=]BrokenPedestal: Principal Cinch was one of the few people at Crystal Prep who gave Sci-Twilight ''any'' kind of respect and recognition for her hard work. Sci-Twilight felt outright betrayal when Cinch threatened to keep her from Everton.

* VillainHasAPoint: The dark side of Sci-Twilight's mind was able to sway her by rightly pointing out how nobody gave her any respect. The Shadowbolts themselves agreed that she was not wrong for feeling vindictive, and that she had nothing to be sorry for.

* VillainHasAPoint: The dark side of Sci-Twilight's mind was able to sway her by rightly pointing out how nobody gave her any respect. The Shadowbolts themselves agreed that her vindictive mind was pretty spot on.

* UngratefulBastard: Sci-Twilight's classmates had no respect for Twilight winning them anything. Cinch sealed herself as this through her blackmail.

** By the beginning of the movie, her equanimity was already coming apart from ridicule and disdain of the student body. The pressure and torment she faced during the events, plus Cinch's blackmail, drove her to the point of seeking revenge.

* AnAesop: The Shadowbolts learn to BewareTheQuietOnes, for they can be capable of anything.

[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/301592/her-inner-demons Her Inner Demons]] is an ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'' one-shot {{Continuation}} fanfic written by https://www.fimfiction.net/user/233223/Extradimensional+Alien Extradimensional Alien]].

--> '''Sci-Twilight''':

* TranquilFury: Sci-Twilight had to act meek toward the people she disliked to avoid retribution. Internally, her mind was a thunderstorm of hot rage.