History Fanfic / BeyondTheWall

* TheWallAroundTheWorld: A giant stone wall surrounds the village, keeping the villagers inside and forest monsters away. [[spoiler:The penalty for trying to go beyond the wall is immediate execution.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Fairy Dust is killed by the villagers for trying to venture outside the wall, and Whisperleaf decides to carry on being a good little pony and not think about what's beyond the wall any longer]].

* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: To the villagers, everything inside Gaea's walls is good, and everything outside them is bad, end of story.

* AffablyEvil: The villagers are kind, friendly, peaceful ponies...[[spoiler:as long as you're not from outside the wall, for which you will be executed without hesitation, because Gaea doesn't love you. And if you're a villager and try to go outside the wall, you will also be executed without hesitation to ensure that your body remains in the village forever and Gaea still loves you]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:What happens when Whisperleaf finds out Fairy Dust is trying to go beyond the wall. In any other story, Whisperleaf would run away with Fairy Dust, or they would try to change the villagers' minds, or ThePowerOfFriendship would make Whisperleaf decide to keep her friend's secret. Instead, Whisperleaf goes to the elder to tell him what Fairy Dust is doing, and Fairy Dust is executed.]]

* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: To the villagers, everything inside Gaea's walls is good, and everything outside them is bad.

* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: Fairy Dust covers Whisperleaf's eyes so she doesn't see [[spoiler:the villagers murdering Rainbow Dash]].

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: All the villagers are terrified of "forest monsters" that lurk outside the walls.

* AffablyEvil: The villagers are kind, friendly, peaceful ponies...[[spoiler:as long as you're not from outside the wall, for which you will be executed without hesitation, because Gaea doesn't love you. And if you're a villager and try to go outside the wall, you will be executed without hesitation, so that your body remains in the village forever and Gaea still loves you]].

* ExactWords: As long as you remain inside the village, Gaea will always love you. [[spoiler:And to the villagers, being dead and buried in the village, loved by Gaea, is preferable to being outside the village and alive, but not loved by Gaea]].

* RayOfHopeEnding: If even that. Whisperleaf decides to be a good pony and [[spoiler:tells the elder that Fairy Dust is trying to leave the village, and as a result, Fairy Dust is killed. But, maybe, Whisperleaf might change her mind someday and want to escape the village too like her sister did, to see what lies beyond the wall...but that's a pretty big "maybe"]].

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Blackberry and Strongoak's older daughter Whispersilk was eaten by forest monsters. [[spoiler:Actually, not really. She managed to escape the village and they never saw her again]].

* ChocolateBaby: Fairy Dust was born a pegasus, even though her parents are earth ponies. In fact, she's the only pegasus in the entire village.

* AffablyEvil: The villagers are kind, friendly, peaceful ponies...[[spoiler:as long as you're not from outside the wall, or trying to leave the village. For those crimes, you will be executed without hesitation, because Gaea doesn't love you]].

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Fairy Dust is killed by the villagers for trying to venture outside the wall, and Whisperleaf decide to carry on being a good little pony and not think about what's beyond the wall any longer]].

* TheOneWhoMadeItOut: [[spoiler:Before Whisperleaf was born, her older sister Whispersilk successfully escaped the village and was never seen again. Their parents told Whisperleaf that her sister was eaten by forest monsters]].