Memories of Days Long Past: Difference between revisions

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The history of Equestria is shrouded in myth and mystery. However, Twilight Sparkle uncovers a spell that lets the caster witness it firsthand through the eyes of their ancestors. Eager to learn more, she recruits her friends and casts the spell for all of them. But what she hoped would be an educational experience quickly goes awry, for the past is [[Darker and Edgier|far darker]] than any of the little ponies have ever imagined...

''[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-memories-of-days-long-past.html Memories of Days Long Past]'' is a [[Dark Fic]] for ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. Taking heavy cues from ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', it follows the heroines as they discover uncomfortable truths about the time before Celestia and Luna's reign. They learn this through the lives of their ancestors -- Midnight Star, Skyline, Cinnamon Apple, Amethyst, Pastel, and Lily, all of whom seem quite similar to their present-day counterparts...

''[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-memories-of-days-long-past.html Memories of Days Long Past]'' is a [[Dark Fic]] for ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. Taking heavy cues from ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', it follows the heroines as they discover uncomfortable truths about the time before Celestia and Luna's reign. They learn this through the lives of their ancestors -- Midnight Star, Skyline, Cinnamon Apple, Amethyst, Pastel, and Lily, all of whom seem quite similar to their present-day counterparts...

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This ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' [[Fanfic]] contains examples of:

This ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' [[Fanfic]] contains examples of:

* [[All of the Other Reindeer|All Of The Other Ponies]]: Midnight Star gets this treatment after {{spoiler|she's blamed for The Collection visiting Ponyville}}.

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* [[Dark Fic]]

* [[Darker and Edgier]]

* [[Death By Childbirth]]: Vega, Midnight Star's mother.

* [[Death by Childbirth]]: Vega, Midnight Star's mother.

* [[Diplomatic Impunity]]: In theory, the treaty with the wolves ultimately protects the ponies so long as The Collection stands. In practice, the wolves gleefully abuse its terms, openly trying to provoke them into reacting so that they can claim the ''ponies'' violated the treaty.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Even ''the Wolves'' were disturbed by {{spoiler|Vega's parents}} abandoning her and her brother to the Collection.

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* [[Ignorance Is Bliss]]: A running theme.

* [[It Got Worse]]

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold|Jerk With A Heart Of Jerk With A Smidget Of Gold]]: Gnosis. Maybe.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Jerk With A Heart Of Jerk With A Smidget Of Gold]]: Gnosis. Maybe.

* [[Large Ham]]: Rarity.

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Praying to the Goddess gives ponies the strength to deal with the horrors of everyday life by numbing their memories of tragic events.}}

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* [[Mood Dissonance]]: In Session 8.5, Twilight acknowledges and discusses this with Rainbow Dash, wondering how they could be joking about fillyfooling so soon after {{spoiler|Sundae's abduction and Fritter's death}}.

* [[Near-Death Experience]]: This is required for {{spoiler|obtaining a Destiny Mark}}.

* [[No Infantile Amnesia]]: The first thing Twilight witnesses in the past is the first moments of Midnight Star's life, including her mother's [[Death By Childbirth]].

* [[No Infantile Amnesia]]: The first thing Twilight witnesses in the past is the first moments of Midnight Star's life, including her mother's [[Death by Childbirth]].

* [[OC Stand In]]: King Thermis and Queen Ambrosia serve as Celestia and Luna's parents.

* [[Orphan's Ordeal]]: Pastel Lollypop, Skyline & Lily Blossom and {{spoiler|Vega, Midnight's mother}}.

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* [[Shout-Out]]: Pinkie provides most of these; in the prologue, upon hearing the setup, she directly references ''[[Inception]]'', then asks if [[Assassin's Creed|their ancestors were assassins]].

** Skyline's griffon friend is named [[Black Lagoon|Revy]].

** [[Progress ~~(Fanfic)~~|Luna has an Abacus named Abacus.]]

** [[Progress|Luna has an Abacus named Abacus.]]

** {{spoiler|One of the Summer Triangle ponies is named [[Assassin's Creed|Altair]].}}

** {{spoiler|Vega talks to midnight in [[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni|the golden land]].}}

** {{spoiler|Vega talks to midnight in [[Umineko no Naku Koro ni|the golden land]].}}

* [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|Silly Pony, Idealism Is For Fillies!]]: Midnight is repeatedly called sheltered and overly idealistic, such as when Revy forces her to face how poorly thought-out {{spoiler|their plan to rescue Sundae is}}.

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Many of the ponies of the past come off as this, as they go about their lives trying to ignore matters like The Collection and The Quota.

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* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: As Session 12 reveals, {{spoiler|King Thermis let Cinnamon and Skyline attempt their plan in hopes that Midnight would unlock her Destiny Mark, and was going to throw them in jail afterwards}}.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: Session 4.

* [[X Meets Y]]: ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' meets ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. [[Lampshaded]] by Pinkie Pie making a [[Shout-Out]] to the latter, as well as mentioning ''[[Inception]]''.

* [[X Meets Y]]: ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' meets ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. [[Lampshaded]] by Pinkie Pie making a [[Shout-Out]] to the latter, as well as mentioning ''[[Inception]]''.

* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: As in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', the present-day ponies can observe the past and minorly influence their ancestors, but can't force them too far out of character without desyncing.

* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]