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Line 1: {{work}} A ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic by "Determamfidd". == '''Note:''' As the [[Fanfic]] this page is about has only recently been completed, this trope page is currently under construction. Anypony who has read [[It Takes a Village (Fanfic)\|It Takes a Village]] should feel free to add any tropes we seem to have missed. == ~~-----~~ Spike only wants things to stay the same. Time, however, has other ideas. He's going to need a lot of help... It's a story about growing up, learning and being accepted. You can read it [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7490980/1/It_Takes_a_Village here]. ~~-----~~ ~~=== This [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)\|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] [[Fanfic]] provides examples of these tropes: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Animal Wrongs Group]]: Though the RSPCD are stated to do good work, they get the wrong idea about Spike and demand he be 'freed'. To their credit, their leader Just Cause realizes Spike is happy in Ponyville after speaking to him. * [[Anti-Magic]]: Dragons are naturally magic resistant, although they are not ''completely'' immune to it. Line 13 ⟶ 12: * [[Babies Ever After]]: {{spoiler\|Big Macintosh and Fluttershy}} * [[Berserk Button]]: Thanks to dragon territoriality, any insult or threat to the ponies Spike holds dear, especially Twilight, is a [[Berserk Button]] for him. * [[Blessed ~~With~~with Suck]]: Having great strength, claws that can cut rock, the ability to incinerate a field with a gout of flame, and being the size of a few ponies put together would ordinarily be considered a plus; however, these aren't very conducive to living peacefully in Ponyville. * [[Cerebus Retcon]]: Some things that happened in the TV series, such as the events of "Owl's Well that Ends Well," take on a more serious bent when cast in the light of them stemming from a dragon's innate territoriality. ** There's also the question of where the School got Spike's egg ... Line 29 ⟶ 28: * [[Freudian Excuse]]: The leader of the protester ponies Grape Vine grew up hearing horror stories {{spoiler\|of her great-grandparents being killed in a greed-grown dragon's rampage.}} * [[Gene Hunting]]: Spike does a little of this to discover if he has any living relatives. {{spoiler\|It's not a happy story}}. * [[A Glass in ~~The~~the Hand]]: If somepony startles Spike while he's holding something, said something usually falls to the floor cleanly sliced. * [[How Do I Shot Web?]] / [[Centipede's Dilemma]]: One of Spike's biggest challenges is learning how to fly. When he finally takes his first flight, he makes it clear that no one is to make him think about ''how he's doing it''. * [[Hypocrite]]/EntitledBastard: The leader of the protester ponies who believes that Spike is a menace begs Spike to protect everyone when Razorfang appears near Ponyville's outskirts in chapter 11. * [[I Do Not Own]]: Parodied; the author puts rather hilarious disclaimers at the start of the chapters. One example, from chapter 7: {{quote\| ''My ponies! Muaahahah! Mine, all mine! M-my p-ponies! Mine? Please? Maybe one? Just one? Just a little one then? How about a background one? Aw dammit. Selfish Hasbro.''}} ** Chapter 14's disclaimer is a parody of the first Bad Horse song from ''[[~~Doctor~~Dr. ~~Horribles~~Horrible's Sing -Along Blog]]''. * [[Last-Minute Hookup]]: {{spoiler\|Applejack's new relationship with Rainbow Dash is briefly mentioned in the epilogue, as well as Twilight's newfound love for Trixie. Ironically, Spike and Huffy's relationship, the only one which is constantly hinted at, is the only one that isn't fulfilled by the story's end.}} * [[Mama Bear]]: Messing with Spike in front of Twilight is... ''unwise.'' * [[Monster Sob Story]]: Razorfang {{spoiler\|lost his mate and two sons to pony attacks.}} * [[Mundane Utility]]: About the only thing Spike plans to use his strength, flight, sharp claws, and firebreathing for that actually falls into what a dragon would normally do is "protect Ponyville" otherwise he seems to prefer helping lift heavy rocks, unblock streams, help make charcoal, cook, and generally lend a claw where a hoof or horn won't cut it. * [[Never Mess ~~With~~with Granny]]: In Chapter 6, Granny Smith makes her feelings about Spike staying in Ponyville very clear, basically saying that anyone who has a beef with Spike staying where he wants will answer to ''her''. {{quote\| "Now you jest hushit, you young whippersnapper! If somepony's goin' to go tryin' to take our dragon away, they're goin' to have words with me, y' hear? An' if I want t' go protestin', well there ain't nopony old enough to tell me otherwise! You brought back our ol' stream where mah Toffee proposed hitchin' to me. Yer good to mah kin, mah farm an' mah village. Yer our dragon, an' I'll whip the tarnation outta anypony who says otherwise!"}} * [[No True Scotsman]]: Razorfang frequently berates Spike for not acting like a "true" dragon. The Wyrmstadt ambassador's representative, ''who isn't even a dragon'', also gets in on the act. Spike is quick to point out the [[Fridge Logic]] in their stances. The dragon magician sent to oversee the duel in chapter 15 also gets this from Razorfang {{spoiler\|since he also befriended Unicorn Ponies nearly two thousand years ago}}. ** In the case of said dragon magician, he has an excellent [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] moment when he reminds all present that he is a ''freaking dragon wizard''. * [[Out-of-Character Moment]]: Somewhat for Zecora, who normally speaks in rhyme like in the show: {{quote\| '''Zecora''': [[Rhymes Onon a Dime\|I will be seeing you again, at Pinkie's party in the glen.]]~~<br />~~ '''Spike''': Uh, it's at Sunnybank Park.~~<br />~~ '''Zecora''': That doesn't rhyme. }} * [[Outside Inside Slur]]: After finding out that Spike was raised by ponies, Razorfang says "You are no dragon, hatchling. You are nothing but a mammal in a scaled skin." Line 51 ⟶ 50: * [[Protectorate]]: To reconcile his dragon-born greed and territoriality with his upbringing, Spike has decided to make Ponyville and everyone in it his Protectorate. The ponies are his 'hoard'. * [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: The Princesses and the Mayor are naturally this, but a fairly unexpected one is the Magician of Coal Crater. * [[Serious Business]]: Names are a big deal to dragons. Razorfang disapproves of Spike giving out his name to everyone, and is shocked that Twilight, a mere pony, was the one who named Spike. ** It turns out that the reason why names are such a big deal is {{spoiler\|because only a dragon's family is supposed to know the name}}. * [[Shaming the Mob]]: {{spoiler\|Trixie does this to the anti-dragon rioters. Halfway through, it turns into a rant directed more at herself for her treatment of Huffy.}} This being Ponyville, the speech works almost perfectly. * [[Shipper Onon Deck]]: Spike actively works on getting Fluttershy and Big Macintosh together. ** As made clear by the epilogue, {{spoiler\|Fluttershy and Big Macintosh did ultimately get together, marrying and even having a daughter. Spike is also attempting to set up Rarity with Just Cause. Twilight even lampshades it.}} {{quote\| '''Twilight:''' Celestia give me patience. Spike the matchmaker.}} * [[Stealth Mentor]]: The Dragon from the Everfree Forest is this to Spike, if only to groom him to be a [[Worthy Opponent]] in their coming showdown. * [[Stealth Pun]]: The title may be one as a key plot point of the story is Spike claiming (or taking) Ponyville as his territory. * [[Sympathy for ~~The~~the Devil]]: After hearing Razorfang's [[Monster Sob Story]], Spike feels sorry for him and is unwilling to fight dirty against him despite Razorfang's overwhelming advantage. * [[Title Drop]]: In Chapter 8, Zecora quotes the proverb that the story is named for: {{quote\| '''Zecora: '''No matter how different, strange or wild,~~<br />~~ it takes a village to raise a child. }} * [[Training ~~From~~from Hell]]: Spike goes through an obstacle course designed to test everything he's learned so far - in one go, with an audience. * [[WAFF]]: Suffused with heartwarming moments. E.g. Twilight is Spike's sister, for ever and always, and nopony is allowed to say otherwise - not even Twilight. * [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Spike is not happy about his projected lifespan, although Princess Luna did provide some perspective along an offer of friendship. {{quote\| "And then you will die, and I will not. And I will endure."}} {{reflist}} [[Category:My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Fan Works]]▼ [[Category:It Takes a Village]]▼ [[Category:Fanfic]] ▲[[Category:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~/Fan Works]] ▲[[Category:~~It Takes a Village~~{{PAGENAME}}]]