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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 (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic that takes the [[Word of God]] that Princess Luna was corrupted into Nightmare Moon not just by jealousy but by evil magic, and runs with it.
 
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 (Animation)/Recap/S1 E1 Mare in The Moon|series premiere]], in fact), while Twilight Sparkle has been called back to Canterlot to partake in combat training. When she inquires as to why, she is informed of the shocking truth behind her apprenticeship to Princess Celestia -- she is being groomed to one day be heir to the throne of Equestria. Meanwhile, the entity known as Nightmare -- the same evil that had once possessed Princess Luna and turned her into Nightmare Moon -- returns, this time making Fluttershy her victim, taking her body as her own before declaring war on the Princesses and all of Equestria.
 
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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* [[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 Onon Him]]: {{spoiler|For a [[Physical God|Physical Goddess]], Celestia died rather easily. True, she was taken off guard, but still...}}
** {{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 (Animation)/Recap/S1 E26 The Best Night Ever|respective]] [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E6 Boast Busters|episodes]] -- they both realized what epic [[Jerkass|Jerk Asses]] they were and dedicated themselves to changing their ways. Blueblood abandoned his position as a member of the royal family to live on a farm and run a bakery, while Trixie now runs an orphanage.
** Gilda had a partial one after her [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E5 Griffon the Brush Off|own episode]], but it didn't really set in until she found out about {{spoiler|Dash's death}}. After that, she was so ashamed about what she had done, she first saves the survivors of Ponyville, and then decides to help the remaining Mane Cast fight Nightmare.
* [[Just Toying Withwith Them]]: In canon it was already established that Discord was just playing with the Mane Cast. Twilight's conversation with Luna reveals this was taken to a greater extent than we believed.
** 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 Withwith Fire]]: After attacking Ponyville, Nightmare eats many of the citizens, and then leaves the remaining survivors behind to burn to death when she sets the town on fire. Fortunately, Gilda and Scootaloo show up to save them.
* [[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.
* [[Rhymes Onon a Dime]]: Turns out, Zecora doesn't talk this way naturally. She started doing it in her homeland to entertain children, and when she came to Ponyville and was initially treated with disdain, she started doing it to annoy the ponies as a form of payback. After she was accepted into the community, she went back to doing it for entertainment. Of course, now she's started doing it even when alone out of habit, much to her own annoyance.
* [[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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