Line #22 Fanfic/WishingWell


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1373003/1/Wishing-Well Wishing Well]]'' is a ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' fanfic by [=BlueSkyScribe=]. It is based on the early ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'' toys.
2
3	Queen Sunsparkle loosely rules over the kingdom of Ponyville, a small community of just under twelve ponies. There used to be more ponies but a plague killed most of them. Queen Sunsparkle may not be an important ruler - she was just a hedge princess prior to her coronation - but she takes her job seriously. With no unicorn or pegasi left in Ponyville, it's up to Sunsparkle to ensure her kingdom survives.
4
5	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2764849/1/Past-Tense Past Tense]]'' is an unrelated story set in the same universe. It's set prior to ''Wishing Well'' and is themed around Kimono visiting a graveyard, where he sees a family mourning the recent loss of their mother. It takes place in the early stages of the plague mentioned in ''Wishing Well''.
6	----
7	!!These fanfics provide examples of:
8
9	* BelligerentSexualTension Wysteria and Sparkleworks have a voltaile, sometimes [[DomesticAbuse physical]], relationship. They always argue and Sparkleworks sometimes ends up bruised, but they always make up in the end. During this make-up period they're SickeninglySweethearts.
10	* CurseCutShort: In a past event, Sparkleworks called Sweetberry "a total bi-", but was cut off when Sweetberry entered the room. Rainbow Dash had understood what Sparkleworks was saying, but Sweetberry heard enough and gave him a black eye.
11	* DarkFic: The tone is much darker and more mature than the saccharine G3 toys, or even the G1 works. The story deals with issues such as politics and plagues.
12	* DeadFic: Both ''Wishing Well'' and ''Paste Tense'' are unfinished. The former hasn't been updated since March 2004, while the latter hasn't been updated since July 2009.
13	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Rainbow Dash, now a [[GenderFlip male instead of a female]], suffers from short-term memory loss. In canon she has no such issue.
14	* TheDitz: Deconstructed with Rainbow Dash. He's described as "vapid and innocent", but this is due to essentially brain damage. He was fond of eating a fruit that was later found out to cause short-term memory loss. Rainbow Dash's memory issues and [[ManChild childish personality]] make him unpopular and awkward to be around.
15	* EmbarrassingNickname:
16	** Baby Tiger Lily hates being called "Baby" due to her nearing adolescence. However, her brother's nickname of "BLT" is even more embarrassing.
17	** Minty likes to call Kimono "Kimmy", which he hates.
18	** Minty calls Razaroo "Roo", but Razaroo doesn't like that.
19	* FamilyThemeNaming: Baby Star Shadow named herself Sunsparkle to signify independence from her mother, Star Shadow.
20	* GenderEqualsBreed: Colts are born resembling their father and fillies are born resembling their mother. As they age, they gain more individual colors.
21	* GenderFlip: G3 doesn't have any stallions. In order to introduce males to the story, some of the ponies are gender-flipped. For example, Kimono and Minty are now male.
22	* HoldYourHippogriffs: The term "didn't give a flying [[labelnote:clod of manure]]shit[[/labelnote]]" is used once.
23	* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: None of the stallions in Ponyville will admit to being the father of Cotton Candy's daughter Pinkie Pie, so there's much rumor on who it could be.
24	* MythologyGag: The first letter Sunsparkle receives is from G1's Majesty. G1's princess ponies are also referenced in passing.
25	* NamingCeremony: Foals all have the title "Baby" attached to their names, Upon reaching adolescence, they rename themselves on "Naming Day".
26	* TheNondescript: Rainbow Dash is described as a very nice but incredibly forgettable pony.
27	* ThePlague: An illness known as the "Three-Day Drop" (named for its quickness) killed off all the unicorns and pegasi in Ponyville. It also killed most of the earthlings. Ponyville became cut off from the rest of Ponyland because no one wanted the potentially contagious ponies near them.
28	* Really700YearsOld: Starshine is so old that there are [[LivingLegend legends about him]]. Myths even cite that he's [[TimeAbyss older than the sun itself]], but that's unlikely.
29	* RelatedInTheAdaptation:
30	** Pinkie Pie's mother is given as Cotton Candy.
31	** Razzaroo and Minty are brothers.

Context Fanfic / WishingWell