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* ShoutOut: The title is a line from ''Anime/KillLaKill''.

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The title is a line from ''Anime/KillLaKill''.''Anime/KillLaKill''.
** When asked how re-establishing her connection to the sun works, Celestia initially jokingly answers the question as if it were about how the sun itself works and says she's heard it's [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants a mass of incandescent gas]].
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''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/472220/ask-not-the-sparrow Ask Not the Sparrow]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' RoleSwapAU by [=MagnetBolt=]. After the Elements of Harmony changed Daybreaker back into Princess Celestia, it severed her connection to the sun. On the eve of the first Summer Sun Celebration in a thousand years, she asks Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy to accompany her on a journey to regain it.

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''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/472220/ask-not-the-sparrow Ask Not the Sparrow]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' RoleSwapAU by [=MagnetBolt=]. After the Elements of Harmony changed Daybreaker back into Princess Celestia, it they severed her connection to the sun. On the eve of the first Summer Sun Celebration in a thousand years, she asks Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy to accompany her on a journey to regain it.
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* LovePotion: Twilight added "liquid love" to some soup for Chrysalis' visit. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she can taste the difference between that and real love, and when other ponies drink it, it makes them act like mindless romantic zombies.]]
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Canon Chrysalis was a ruthless dictator who kept her subjects constantly starving, but this Chrysalis is an ally of Equestria and Twilight's kind-hearted babysitter.



* TheWatson: Twilight Sparkle goes outside so little that she doesn't know about Ponyville Days, allowing Rarity to explain it to both her and the readers.

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* TheWatson: Twilight Sparkle goes outside so little that she doesn't know about Ponyville Days, allowing Rarity to explain it to both her and the readers.readers.
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* StockSoundEffects: Discussed. Rainbow asked Fluttershy to make a "majestic eagle call" as an alarm, but Rarity tells her that she's thinking of a hawk's call. Immediately afterwards, Fluttershy makes a "squeaking sound like a very excited and feminine turkey", which is what bald eagles actually sound like.

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* StockSoundEffects: Discussed.IncorrectAnimalNoise: Defied. Rainbow asked Fluttershy to make a "majestic eagle call" as an alarm, but Rarity tells her that she's thinking of a hawk's call. Immediately afterwards, Fluttershy makes a "squeaking sound like a very excited and feminine turkey", which is what bald eagles actually sound like.
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* CompleteTheQuoteTitle: Both fics' titles are completed by their chapter titles[[note]]They're oneshots, but it's common for Fimfiction authors to title the only chapter[[/note]]: "Ask not the sparrow how the eagle soars" and "love bites, but sometimes it's just a nibble".
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Rainbow fell out of the sky as a filly instead of Fluttershy, and broke her wings as a result.]]
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* NoodleIncident: Rainbow says that Pinkie dared her to drink liquid rainbow once, but neither of them really won.



* FairyGodmother: Queen Chrysalis called herself this to a younger Twilight. She promises her three wishes, and while she doesn't have literal wish-granting magic, she still tries to make them come true.

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* FairyGodmother: Queen Chrysalis called herself this to a younger Twilight. She promises her three wishes, and while she doesn't have literal wish-granting magic, she still tries to make them come true.true.
* StockSoundEffects: Discussed. Rainbow asked Fluttershy to make a "majestic eagle call" as an alarm, but Rarity tells her that she's thinking of a hawk's call. Immediately afterwards, Fluttershy makes a "squeaking sound like a very excited and feminine turkey", which is what bald eagles actually sound like.
* TheWatson: Twilight Sparkle goes outside so little that she doesn't know about Ponyville Days, allowing Rarity to explain it to both her and the readers.
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''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/472220/ask-not-the-sparrow Ask Not the Sparrow]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' RoleSwapAU by [=MagnetBolt=]. After the Elements of Harmony changed Daybreaker back into Princess Celestia, it severed her connection to the sun. On the eve of the first Summer Sun Celebration in a thousand years, she asks Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy to accompany her on a journey to regain it.

The standalone sequel, ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/476629/love-bites Love Bites]]'', takes place on the anniversary of Ponyville's founding. Rarity has invited Twilight's godmother, Queen Chrysalis. Unfortunately, events in Ponyville often end in disaster...
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!!Both fics contain examples of:

* RoleSwapAU:
** Princess Celestia turned evil 1,000 years ago instead of Luna.
** Rarity was the princess' student, while Twilight Sparkle runs a business. The dragon she hatched at her entrance exam was Ember instead of Spike.
** Applejack works at Sugarcube Corner, while Pinkie Pie's family founded Ponyville and have a farm there.
** Fluttershy performs extreme flying stunts, while Rainbow Dash prefers to stay on the ground.
** Queen Chrysalis was Twilight's babysitter instead of Princess Cadance.

!! ''Ask Not the Sparrow'' contains examples of:

* BrokenAngel: [[spoiler:It turns out the reason why Rainbow Dash doesn't fly very often is because she broke her wings as a filly, and it took years of physiotherapy for her to be able to fly again.]]
* GhostCity: Celestia's journey takes the group to the ruins of a scorched city [[spoiler:that she accidentally destroyed when she first tried to control the sun.]]
* ShoutOut: The title is a line from ''Anime/KillLaKill''.
* ToBeAMaster: Rainbow Dash tells Celestia that her dream is to become the best doctor in Equestria.

!! ''Love Bites'' contains examples of:

* FairyGodmother: Queen Chrysalis called herself this to a younger Twilight. She promises her three wishes, and while she doesn't have literal wish-granting magic, she still tries to make them come true.

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