The lost Hero is a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fanfiction written by Randomspagetti. Twilight Sparkle has turned evil and it is up to her friends, who have now called themselves the Friendship Squad, to stop her. Will they succeed in ending their fallen friend's tyranny or have they finally met their match.
The story contains examples of:
- Brainwashed and Crazy: How Twilight gets Pinkie on her side.
- The Corruption: Twilight turns evil after reading a book on dark magic.
- The Eeyore: Cloudy Sunshine. Being sad all the time is even her special talent.
- Enemy Mine: Averted, since this story tales place pre-season 8, with the Friendship Squad and Cozy Glow.
- Evil Is Hammy: Twilight, post-corruption.
- Evil Laugh: Twilight is very fond of these after turning evil.
- Fallen Hero: Twilight after The Corruption. Pinkie Pie later on as a result of being Brainwashed and Crazy.
- Shout-Out: Possibly unintentional but Fluttershy says "I have a bad feeling about this" when she and the rest of the Friendship Squad go on to take down Twilight's army.
- Skewed Priorities: Rarity has no problem with Twilight wanting to Take Over the World. What she does have a problem with is being forced to wear tacky clothes.
- Take Over the World: This is Twilight's goal after she had been corrupted.
- The Stinger: The story ends with the Friendship Squad teaming up with Cozy Glow.