Falling Stars (My Little Pony fanfic)

Falling Stars by Rokas is a Battle Tech/My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic crossover. (Not to be confused with the Fallout 3/Lucky Star crossover)

A misjump brings two very different mercenary companies to Equestria: James McKenna VII's Dark Horse Brigade and Garth O'Connell's Desperadoes. When the latter takes a piratical interest in the planet, the former finds itself at a crossroads.

Compare and contrast The Thessalonica Legacy.

This fanfic contains examples of:

 * Carnivore Confusion:
 * Death of a Thousand Cuts: Pegasus-dropped rocks cannot One Hit Kill a 'Mech, but in sufficient numbers they can do real damage.
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu:
 * Fake Defector:
 * Hand Cannon: Ivan's 18mm pistol.
 * Hollywood Tactics: Justified. O'Connell is at heart a thug and terrorist and not able to properly fight an equal foe.
 * Les Collaborateurs: Various ponies throw their lot in with O'Connell, including.
 * Moral Myopia: A Desperadoes pilot gets his jimmies rustled when, not caring about the casualties they have inflicted on the ponies.
 * Mother Russia Makes You Strong: Ivan, who can carry and use a massive Gatling Good meant for Powered Armor and
 * Outside Context Villain: The Battle Tech side.
 * Redemption Demotion: Luna can't use some of Nightmare Moon's powers like turning into an immaterial wisp.
 * Shout Out: James says the original Chew Bubblegum line before going to town.
 * Ivan introduces the Ponies to his Bearhunter Autocannon named Sasha
 * Taught By Experience: Rainbow Dash has learned to fight manticores.
 * Taught By Experience: Rainbow Dash has learned to fight manticores.