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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7562952/1/Night_of_the_Shy_Revamp Night of the Shy]'' is a ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
The plot begins as Ponyville prepares to once again host the Summer Sun Celebration (the one-year anniversary of the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Now, Twilight must face her new destiny, and the surviving ponies must find a way to stop their friend... perhaps at the ultimate cost.
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* [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]: Nightmare starts off her war by attacking (and ultimately destroying) Ponyville, followed by having her Diamond Dog armies assault Canterlot {{spoiler|and eventually overrun it}}.
* [[Anyone Can Die|Anypony Can Die]]: That's been made ''very'' clear.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: When we see him in action, it becomes clear that General Spur didn't get his job just because of his friendship with the Princesses.
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: General Spur and Colonel Nuntia during the Battle of Canterlot.
* [[Bad Dreams]]: Pinkie has a rather disturbing one in chapter 6, complete with [[Catapult Nightmare]].
* [[Batman Gambit]]: Nightmare is good at performing these -- first, she uses the Mane Cast's pets as bait to lure Fluttershy into the Everfree Forest so she can possess her; then she tortures Spitfire in order to anger Rainbow Dash into attacking her {{spoiler|so she can kill her}}; and finally, during her fight with Luna, she lures her into the Forest {{spoiler|where she's rendered powerless, and killed by the cockatrices.}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Pinkie kills a Nightmare spy by ''breaking its neck with a single kick.'' (The fact that it was a zombie probably helped with that, but still...)
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* [[Big Bad]]: Nightmare.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Fluttershy, of all ponies, gets this when she saves Applejack and Rainbow Dash from a "werebunny" (actually Nightmare in disguise as a test); first, after flying away in fear, she comes back so fast she breaks the sound barrier -- actually managing to perform a Sonic Rainboom in the process -- before performing The Stare.
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* [[Dramatic Irony]]: After {{spoiler|the Princesses die, leaving Twilight Sparkle in charge}}, the sun and moon are locked in place, leaving the world in a state of permanent twilight. The pony in question makes note of the irony, and is not amused by it.
** In a flashback, Celestia is shown speaking in the Traditional Royal Canterlot Voice (royal "We" and all), while Nightmare Moon is speaking normally and tells her to get with the times.
* [[Dropped a Bridge
** {{spoiler|Rainbow Dash}}'s death is also rather sudden and unexpected. One can argue that the shock factor of these deaths actually makes them more effective, as it sells the [[Anyone Can Die]] angle very well.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Nightmare, who's possibly the oldest being in Equestria, and whose true form appears as a living cloud of smoke. However, unlike most examples of this trope, she has a definite gender.
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* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: When Rarity starts showing an interest in Blueblood again (thanks to his [[Character Development]]) and Spike gets jealous about it, the two have a discussion about it; Spike admits to knowing he and Rarity can't be together for the [[May-December Romance|obvious]] [[Interspecies Romance|reasons]], and says that he's happy as long as Rarity's happy.
* [[Jaw Drop]]: Rarity and Spike's reaction to meeting the new and improved Trixie.
* [[Jerkass Realization]]: Apparently happened to Prince Blueblood and Trixie as a result of [[Break the Haughty|what they went through]] in their [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Gilda had a partial one after her [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[Just Toying
** They also discuss the possibility that Nightmare Moon was also playing with them due to not viewing them as a threat. For her part, Nightmare claims that she threw the fight because she wanted out of Luna's head.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Literally ''everything'' Nightmare does is either this or a [[Moral Event Horizon]].
* [[Kill It
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: As of chapter 4, {{spoiler|Princess Celestia, Ditzy Doo, Rainbow Dash, Princess Luna, and all of the Mane Cast's pets}}, in that order. And those are all in the space of ''one chapter.''
** And now we can add pretty much ''all of Ponyville'', except the remaining Mane Cast, Spike, the CMC, Applejack's family, and Doctor Whooves.
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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Fluttershy's eyes (and mane) turn red after her possession.
* [[Running Gag]]: Twilight's parents ruffling her mane as an act of affection, to her annoyance.
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* [[Shoot the Dog]]: It's discussed at several points that the Mane Cast may very well have to kill Fluttershy in order to stop Nightmare. Luna actually tries during the Battle of Ponyville, {{spoiler|but is killed herself before she can.}}
* [[So Proud of You]]: Twilight's parents tell her that they're proud of all the good she and her friends have done.
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