Line #36 Fanfic/MyLittleMarriageMaryIsAMare


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2	[[caption-width-right:203:''"Whoooaaaah... That was a little too much pony last night."'']]
3	->''Hello, I'm Mary. I'm a mother of two, married to the most wonderful man I could hope for and live what I consider to be, the life I've always wanted. So…why oh why, in the wide, wide world of whys, did this happen to me?''\
4	''This is my story, for better or for worse, about how things in my life became beyond unbearable.''
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6	''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/78216/my-little-marriage-mary-is-a-mare My Little Marriage: Mary is a Mare]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic by [=MerlosTheMad=]. It is one of the stories in the author's "Madverse" setting, which also contains ''Fanfic/ATwilightLanding''[[note]]Which has Twilight Sparkle finding herself in Earth (the same one Mary lives in) as a human[[/note]], ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/81429/abhorsen-friendship-is-freemagic Abhorsen: Friendship is Free-Magic]]''[[note]]Where Rarity and Pinkie Pie end up in [[Literature/OldKingdom Ancelstierre]][[/note]], ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/81437/so-many-wonders So Many wonders]]''[[note]]Where Fluttershy ends up in the ''Creator/StudioGhibli'' world[[/note]], and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/112134/the-mane-two-contrail The Mane Two: Contrail]]''[[note]]Which focuses on Applejack and Rainbow Dash, who are left behind in Equestria[[/note]]. The last one is co-written by Alex Nuage.
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8	Mary Morris is a regular housewife, with a loving husband and two children. Her life is generally happy, and her greatest problem is her unruly, rebellious teenager son. Apparently, however, fate decided that she'd been having it way too easy. One day, Mary is shocked to wake up in her bed as a colorful, cartoonish pony.
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10	Now the unexpectedly transformed woman must somehow cope with her predicament, keep it a secret from the outside world, and maybe find a way to go back to her old self... the mysterious, blue horse princess visiting her in her dreams may be a help in that. In the meanwhile, bizarre occurrences just keep piling up, affecting both Mary and her family.
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14	!!The fanfic shows examples of:
15	* BigDamnHeroes: Mary pulls off a surprise rescue to save her son when he's being harassed at a party.
16	* CutenessProximity: Mary's daughter, Anna, keeps getting affected by this after the transformation.
17	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Aside from the hair color change, there have been a couple other foreshadows, like her fainting, her body being indecisive about her body temperature, and the inability to enjoy meat.
18	* DenialOfAnimality: Initially Mary, as far as she is concerned, doesn't have a "mane"--it's her hair, dammit.
19	* ForcedTransformation: Mary gets turned into a(n earth) pony and has to cope with her smaller stature, her quadrupedal walking (since she's not a pegasus and thus cannot fly), and lack of hands (and no telekinesis because she isn't a unicorn).
20	* GenkiGirl: Mary's friend Marge is an adult woman, but she's energetic and cheerful to a downright annoying degree--especially if you mention the ''My Little Pony'' show around her.
21	* [[GreenThumb Green Hoof]]: Mary, as a pony, slowly discovers that she can influence plants more or less unconsciously. She's initially very reluctant to use these powers, as they're just another layer of bizarre on top of what already happened.
22	* HowWeGotHere: The first chapter is a short snippet from the moment of Mary's transformation. Since the first few chapters just introduce the characters, its function is probably to keep the audience interested.
23	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Mary really wants to be turned back. She's also not really comfortable with all these weird powers.
24	* InstantExpert: A mild case, but over the course of the story, Bobby is envied by his friends when he suddenly becomes very good at music, Anna has become very proficient in ballet (her first rehearsal made it on Website/YouTube), and Stan's physcial fitness has improved significantly (''200'' push-ups straight). [[spoiler:At chapter 14, Mary later sees what we identify as a ''cutie mark'' on her husband's hips. And at the next, it turns out that Anna and Bobby also have them.]]
25	* JustWokeUpThatWay: Happens twice, in fact—the day before her full transformation, Mary wakes up with her hair changed to a blue-white pattern.
26	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Marge cheerfully suggests that maybe one of the numerous ''My Little Pony'' fanfics stars Mary herself.
27	* NextSundayAD: The story takes place in 2023, but there's little to indicate that, apart from little details such as mentions of "Playstation Six" and Microsoft buying Apple.
28	* ObnoxiousInLaws: Averted—Mary's in-laws are extremely supportive of her, even after discovering her secret.
29	* SecretKeeper: At first, it's just Stan. Then Agnes finds out, also telling Herbert. Then they decide to reveal it to Anna and Bobby as well. And '''then''' Dan, one of Stan's co-workers is let in on the loop after having seen Mary prior. But just as they were about to explain to him, Mary's friend Marge comes in and she has to be told as well. [[spoiler:And then when [[Fanfic/ATwilightLanding Jo and Twilight]] come over after a call, they become {{Secret Keeper}}s too.]]
30	* ShoutOut
31	** There have been a few references to the show itself like some iconic phrases.
32	-->'''Bobby's friend:''' This thing at Cory's house would totally be '''twenty percent ''less'' cool''' if he wasn't here leading guitar.
33	-->'''Mary:''' Oooh, what am I going to do!? We can't run...we...of all the things that could have happened, this is the, worst, possible, thing!
34	** Agnes mentions Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog when talking with Herbert about their daughter-in-law's being a pony.
35	** WordOfGod says that the [[spoiler:Animal Control]] guys are Franchise/BillAndTed.
36	** In Chapter 26, two chapters after this story 'crosses over' with [[spoiler:''FanFic/ATwilightLanding'']], Herbert sees [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture a DeLorean]] and immediately [[spoiler:assumes Twilight and her companion Jo]] came via TimeTravel.
37	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Mary casually speaks to a blue jay, though in a dream. She is shocked when she can understand its response and doesn't try it again.
38	* TrueLovesKiss: Herbert (half-jokingly) suggests Stan do this to Mary after [[spoiler: she and Twilight fell unconscious as a result of them making physical contact with one another.]] Stan decides to give it a try. [[spoiler:It does nothing.]]
39	* VideoPhone: Mary's mother-in-law accidentally buys her that sort of a phone, which leads to antics when Mary is trying to hide away from the screen during a conversation.

Context Fanfic / MyLittleMarriageMaryIsAMare