History Fanfic / WhatRainbowsAreMadeOf

* SurpriseCreepy: The story gets a bit ominous near the end, and it seems like it's building up to this. {{Subverted}} when it ends on a much more heartwarming note.

* BaitAndSwitch: It seems like the fic is about to take a [[SurpriseCreepy dark turn]] when Scootaloo visits the rainbow factory to take part in the rainbow-making procedure. Thankfully, it doesn't.

* GrumpyBear: Cloud Shadow, one of the workers at the Rainbow Factory, is described by Rainbow as "always grumpy, even on his birthdays".

* AudienceSurrogate: Scootaloo's worries about the rainbow-making procedure mirror the reader's fear that the story might turn evil.

* NauseaFuel: An InUniverse example-- Scootaloo is revolted just from hearing the gory details of Rainbow Dash's dream. Given that said dream is based on ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', you can't really blame her.

* TakeThat: Aimed at ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory'' and ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', two notorious "grimdark" stories.

* AllJustADream: Both ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory'' and ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'' (Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash's nightmare, respectively).

** Earlier, there's Scootaloo's initial reaction to Rainbow Dash's nightmare, which consists of the events of ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''. The narration notes that "the excessive amount of detail made her sick", a sentiment anyone who has read ''Cupcakes'' would likely share.

** Earlier, there's Scootaloo's initial reaction to Rainbow Dash's nightmare, which consists of the events of ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''. The narration notes that "[[NauseaFuel the excessive amount of detail made her sick]]", a sentiment anyone who has read ''Cupcakes'' would likely share.

* FixFic

* PostVictoryCollapse: Scootaloo collapses from exhaustion right after her final exam due to overexerting herself.

* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:This ends up being the reason why Rainbow brought Scootaloo to take part in the rainbow-making process. Dash explains that strong emotions will cause one's heart to give off a glow that can be detected in extremely dark environments. Apparently, love is the only emotion that hasn't been tried yet, and the love between Rainbow and Scootaloo, while platonic, is still enough to make the experiment a success.]]

* LethalChef: Pinkie Pie's "baked bads"-- more specifically, a bad batch of ''cupcakes''-- were apparently responsible for Rainbow Dash's nightmare (as well as making her sick for a week).

* PostVictoryCollapse: Scootaloo collapses right after her final exam due to overexertion.

* TakeThat: Aimed at ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory'' and ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}},'' two notorious "grimdark" stories.

** Earlier, there's Scootaloo's initial reaction to Rainbow Dash's nightmare, which consists of the events of ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''. The narration notes that "the excessive amount of detail made her sick", a sentiment anyone who has read ''Cupcakes'' would likely share.
* BaitAndSwitch: It seems like the fic is about to take a dark turn when Scootaloo visits the rainbow factory to take part in the rainbow-making procedure. Long story short: it doesn't.

* ThePowerOfLove
* SongFic

* PostVictoryCollapse: Scootaloo right after her final exam.
* ThePowerOfLove:

* IronicEcho: Lots, the lyrics from the Rainbow Factory song and Scootaloo's comment on [[WhatBeautifulEyes Rainbow Dash's eyes]] are just two examples.

* PostVictoryCollapse
* ThePowerOfLove

Scootaloo is about to take her final exam at the Flight Academy. Nervous about failing, she has a horrific nightmare about the Rainbow Factory. But her friend Orion reassures her, and she aces her exam. Eventually, Rainbow Dash invites her to the Factory for real; she is even asked to take part in the rainbow-making process. But she has nothing to fear.

The story is a re-write of the infamous grimdark story, ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory.''

* IronicEcho: Lots, the lyrics from the rainbow factory song and WhatBeautifulEyes are just two examples.

** Scootaloo and Orion meet at a staircase of the Flight Academy.
--->''For some reason, stairways weren’t very popular in the Flight Academy, so the place seemed secluded enough.''
** Also, the absurdity of the ''Rainbow Factory'' story / nightmare gets pointed out.
* LethalChef: Pinkie Pie's "baked bads" -- more specifically, a bad batch of ''cupcakes'' -- were apparently responsible for Rainbow Dash's nightmare (as well as making her sick for a week).

Scootaloo is about to take her final exam at the Flight Academy. Nervous about failing, she has a horrific nightmare about the Rainbow Factory. But her friend Orion reassures her, and she aces her exam. Eventually, Rainbow Dash invites her to the Factory for real; she is even asked to take part in the rainbow-making process. But she has nothing to fear -- [[spoiler:the procedure is based on ThePowerOfLove.]]

* TakeThat / WhoWritesThisCrap: Aimed at ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory'' and ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}},'' two notorious "grimdark" stories.

* {{WAFF}}

-->''For some reason, stairways weren’t very popular in the Flight Academy, so the place seemed secluded enough.''

[[caption-width-right:300:Illustration by [[http://fav.me/d4ten4p Drul]]]]

Scootaloo is about to take her final exam at the Flight Academy. Nervous about failing, she has a horrific nightmare about the Rainbow Factory. But her friend Orion reassures her, and she aces her exam. Eventually, Rainbow Dash invites her to the Factory for real; she is even asked to take part in the rainbow-making process. But she has nothing to fear - [[spoiler:the procedure is based on ThePowerOfLove]].

The story is a re-write of the infamous grimdark story, ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory''.


A live reading can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjsquQhD9WI&list=PL9BE876A50DBEA447&index=1&feature=plpp_video here]].

--> ''For some reason, stairways weren’t very popular in the Flight Academy, so the place seemed secluded enough.''
** Also, the absurdity of the ''Rainbow Factory'' story/nightmare gets pointed out.
* LethalChef: Pinkie Pie's "baked bads" - more specifically, a bad batch of ''cupcakes'' - were apparently responsible for Rainbow Dash's nightmare (as well as making her sick for a week).

* TakeThat / WhoWritesThisCrap: Aimed at ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory'' and ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', two notorious "grimdark" stories.
--> '''Rainbow Dash''': Whoever dreams up these nightmares, that pony must be really crazy.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: Just like ''Rainbow Factory'', the story ends with Scootaloo telling Rainbow Dash that she has beautiful eyes.
--> ''The deceitful dream had completely dispersed, leaving behind nothing but these true words.''

* TakeThat: Aimed at ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory'' and ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', two notorious "grimdark" stories.

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[[caption-width-right:320:Illustration by [[http://fav.me/d4ten4p Drul]]]]

* LethalChef: Pinkie Pie's "baked bads" - more specifically, a bad batch of ''cupcakes'' - were apparently responsible for Rainbow Dash's nightmare (as well as making him sick for a week).