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 (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...

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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 (Animation)|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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** Cinnamon goes through a series of these after the above, progressively getting worse and worse.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Twice in Session 11.

* [[I Am Who]]: Occurs in Session 11 after {{spoiler|Midnight Star takes what looks to be a fatal wound}}.

* [[I Am Who?]]: Occurs in Session 11 after {{spoiler|Midnight Star takes what looks to be a fatal wound}}.

* [[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.

* [[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.}}

* [[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.}}

* [[Les Yay]]: Several jokes are made about 'fillyfooling', mainly concerning Skyline and Amethyst/Lily. Whether or not any of these [[Official Couple|proceed]] [[Ship Tease|beyond jokes]] remains to be seen.

* [[Light Is Not Good]]/[[Good Is Not Nice]]

* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Past-Luna, to the point of a deep seated fear of being left behind/alone. This happens around Celestia as well, whom Luna believes treats her like a child, [[Self Fulfilling Prophecy|which just leads her to act more childish in response.]] {{spoiler|Her belief that [[Consummate Liar|Celestia hiding Midnight's impending death from her]] ended up triggering her corruption into Nightmare Moon.}} She does cheer up nicely when allowed to be around others in a situation not involving her position.

* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Past-Luna, to the point of a deep seated fear of being left behind/alone. This happens around Celestia as well, whom Luna believes treats her like a child, [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy|which just leads her to act more childish in response.]] {{spoiler|Her belief that [[Consummate Liar|Celestia hiding Midnight's impending death from her]] ended up triggering her corruption into Nightmare Moon.}} She does cheer up nicely when allowed to be around others in a situation not involving her position.

* [[Modest Royalty]]: Luna, ohsoverymuch.

* [[Moe]]: The Princess Luna of the past is turning out this way, as is Fluttershy's ancestor Lily.

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** {{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]].}}

* [[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}}.

* [[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.

* [[Stepford Suburbia]]

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* [[Unsound Effect]]: [[Tear Jerker|DESYNCHRO]][[Wham Episode|NIZATION]]

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Fang suffers a brief one after {{spoiler|Midnight's near death and the chaos immediately following}}.

* [[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}}.

* [[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 (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]]''.

* [[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]]