Friendship Forever is a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Flash Forward Fic and Kid Fic. It stars the foals of five of the mane 6 (sans Twilight) and Princess Cadance and Shining Armor:
- Boogie Beat (Pinkie's daughter)
- Trailblazer (Rainbow Dash's son)
- Rosethorn (Fluttershy's daughter)
- Sweet Cider (Applejack's daughter)
- Bright Eyes (Rarity's daughter)
- Sterling Silver (Twilight Sparkle's nephew)
- Ellie (Gilda's abandoned offspring and Sterling's assistant)
- Pilot
This fic provides examples of:
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Bright's earring and trademark glasses, Sterling's bow, Trailblazer's hat, Boogie's bows, and Sweet's bandanna.
- Action Mom: Rainbow Dash.
- All of the original Mane 6 with children qualify for this in some way, considering their history.
- Alpha Bitch: Pink Lemonade of the CMC.
- Former Friend of Alpha Bitch: Blitzie and Sugar Spice were close to Lemonade before she got her cutie mark and Took a Level in Jerkass.
- And I Must Scream: Rowdy Ruff goes on a rampage during the blue moon against her will, unable to stop herself because the werepony controls her soul.
- Arranged Marriage: Sterling has one with his foalhood friend, a crystal unicorn named Lustar, due to the fact they had gotten along as foals and due to Lustar's rare species.
- Ascended Fangirl: Skyrocket, although she doesn't represent anyone in particular.
- Author Avatar: Sugar Spice
is a filly version of Mew. - Berserk Button: Colt Trailblazer seems to have had one; when Sterling mentions Trailblazer's blank flank, the former tackles him.
- Big Brother Instinct: Pound Cake to Pumpkin Cake, although they are technically twins.
- Big Eater: Pumpkin Cake. She'll eat raw batter from the bowl!
- Bookworm: Sterling and, minorly, Bright.
- Call-Back: Done often to the canon series:
- In episode 2, Boogie mentions she was brought to Twilight by her "Boogie Sense".
- Change the Uncomfortable Subject: In the pilot, when Rainbow Dash is pregnant with Blitzie, Rarity makes fun of her for having a third kid. Rainbow retorts by bringing up Esmeralda, and Rarity changes the subject quickly.
- Child by Rape: Word of God implies Rosethorn was born this way.
- Clap Your Hands If You Believe: At the end of his song in the pilot, Sterling levitates himself and earns his cutie mark through his desire to fly.
- Cool Big Sis: Gold Heart crosses into this occasionally to Sterling, especially in "Adventures in Foalsitting".
- Twilight also takes this role to Sterling more often.
- Sweet Cider is a Cool Big Cousin to Two Bit, and Trailblazer is occasionally a Cool Big Bro for Blitzie.
- Determinator: Trailblazer and Blitzie shine in this field.
- Sweet Cider, too; her element is even willpower.
- Sterling will do anything to earn his wings.
- Egg MacGuffin: The third episode involves the new mane six having to care for an abandoned egg that eventually hatches into baby Ellie.
- Everypony Can See It: Rosethorn and Sweet Cider's crushes on one another.
- Fandom Nod: The term "brohoof" is used in "Destiny Quest."
- Some background ponies designed for the series look like the offspring of fan favorites.
- Some background ponies
- Girl Group: The Mighty Mares, consisting of Boogie Beat, Center Stage, and Cymbal Crash.
- Like Father, Like Son: All over the place, prominently gender inversions. Rainbow Dash's kids, Apple Bloom and Two Bit, Sweet Cider and Applejack, and many more.
- A Minor Kidroduction: The pilot shows why Sterling came to Ponyville, met the new Mane 6, and how he and Trailblazer earned their cutie marks as foals.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: Pound Cake, which leads to his rivalry toward Sterling.
- Our Werebeasts Are Different: The first official episode introduces the werepony, a pony who shares his or her soul with a powerful demon that rises during a blue moon.
- Parental Substitute: Twilight to Sterling.
- Scary Shiny Glasses: Bright Eyes does this on occasion. In the pilot, filly Bright Eyes gets the colt Rosethorn to fly by staring at him this way.
- Sibling Rivalry: Sterling and Gold, although Gold doesn't care very much.
- All three of Rainbow Dash's kids: Comet Blast and Trailblazer with each other, with Blitzie against both of them.
- Shout-Out: To Pokémon: "Being the very best like no pony ever was? That's my goal."
- There's also the upcoming villainous duo "The Critter Getters" based off Jessie and James of Team Rocket.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Trailblazer is practically a male Rainbow Dash.
- Rosethorn's behavior is also very similar to Fluttershy.
- Take away the whole "wings" obsession and gender invert him, and Sterling becomes Twilight. Lampshaded a few times when Twilight becomes nostalgic about his attitude.
- Two Bit is very much like Apple Bloom.
- Terrified of Germs: Rosethorn.
