History Fanfic / MystarasLittlePoniesFriendshipIsAdventuring

* NiceHat: Marcus ''loves'' a good chapeau. In fact he spends much of the first few chapters lusting after Applejack's cowboy hat after his own was washed down stream.

--> "Hello, ma'am," I said. "I hope you are a great swimmer because I fear my hands
-->are slipping and we are about to be swept towards that waterfall over there."

* EvilLaugh[=/=]LaughingMad: Marcus does this a lot in his narrative, always either when he finds some misfortune on an enemy amusing (or has been successfully tricked) or [[CaptainObvious when he's nervous]], though usually for that part he'll just as often scream internally.

** The Ghostly Gang, [[PacMan two of which were Bonnie and Clyde, were forced to retire after being chased around a maze by a giant yellow beholder. Afterwards, they had 3 daughters who they named Inky, Blinky and Pinkie.]]

* GenreSavvy: Marcus again. ''"Always think outside the box... Because the box is full of scorpions."''

* ShoutOut: A big one to PhineasAndFerb. {{Exp|y}}ies of Dr. Doofensmirtz, Vanessa, and Perry the Platypus appear during a dance party.

Written by long-time fic author John Biles, My(stara's) Little Ponies: Friendship is Adventuring transports [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria]] wholesale into the DungeonsAndDragons world of {{Mystara}}, and it mixes in beautifully.

The story is told from the viewpoint of one Samus Marcus [[spoiler: and on occasion another member of the party, later on in the story]], a typical adventurer with a penchant for {{Nice Hat}}s based on a character commonly used in the author's own campaigns over the years. We start off with Marcus and friend Ivan almost getting killed along with the rest of their party over a waterfall in the Malpheggi swamp, but are saved by the [[Characters/{{Friendship Is Magic-The Mane Cast}} Elements of Harmony]], registered Adventuring group in the employ of Princess Celestia. Turns out that they are aiming for the same goal as Marcus and Ivan.

There's just one small problem: Marcus used to be Eric of the Northlands, who had a history with Twilight that.... well, let's just say that if she learned who he was, she'd blow him up. And if she didn't Spike would gladly burn him alive, if her new friends didn't do the job for him.

* {{Expy}}: While it's doubtful that the author intended him to be this way, it's hard for a reader to not draw parallels between Samus Marcus and CiaphasCain, '''HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!!'''

* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Luna says this word for word at one point.

* ShoutOut - A big one to PhineasAndFerb. [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of Dr. Doofensmirtz, Vanessa, and Perry the Platypus appear during a dance party.

* EvilLaugh / LaughingMad: Marcus does this a lot in his narrative, always either when he finds some misfortune on an enemy amusing (or has been successfully tricked) or [[CaptainObvious when he's nervous]], though usually for that part he'll just as often scream internally.

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Poor Scootaloo, [[spoiler: all her friends are getting Cutie Marks but her. She finally got her wish though! Go Rainbow Wheel!]]

* InterspeciesRomance: Marcus accidentally got caught in one with Twilight in the backstory. [[spoiler: He later gets involved in a more intentional one with Rarity, using polymorph candy to avoid the [[{{Squick}} obvious problems]]]].

* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody - Whenever someone shapeshifts, they gain the instincts that would be associated with the new body. Some even tend to forget about their true form while shapeshifted, like [[spoiler: Fluttershy]]

--> ''"I am going to die. And without a hat!"''
---> -Samus Marcus, [[LovableCoward Our hero Fillies and Gentlecolts]].

The story is told from the viewpoint of one Samus Marcus [[spoiler: and on occasion another member of the party, later on in the story]], a typical adventurer with a penchant for [[NiceHat nice hats]] based on a character commonly used in the author's own campaigns over the years. We start off with Marcus and friend Ivan almost getting killed along with the rest of their party over a waterfall in the Malpheggi swamp, but are saved by the [[Characters/{{Friendship Is Magic-The Mane Cast}} Elements of Harmony]], registered Adventuring group in the employ of Princess Celestia. Turns out that they are aiming for the same goal as Marcus and Ivan.

* ShoutOut - A big one to PhineasAndFerb. [Expy Expies]] of Dr. Doofensmirtz, Vanessa, and Perry the Platypus appear during a dance party.

* HilariousInHindsight: During the epilogue, Twilight is surprised to find Rainbow Dash [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep reading a book]]. The epilogue was posted about a month before the episode.

* JerkassGods: Mostly averted. Some of the Immortals ''mentioned'' in the story may well qualify, but those that are actually shown generally don't treat mortals too badly (as much as Celestia and Luna don't trust [[spoiler:their mother]] Loki once they learn he's taken an interest in current events, he's shown as a trickster who may well be up to no good but doesn't engage in any actual villainy onscreen). Even [[spoiler:Marquetta]], who's been trying to kill Marcus for real all this time for [[spoiler:stealing from her hoard in the now-distant past]], is shown to have her (slightly) softer side in the end.

* AmnesiacGod: [[spoiler:Turns out, Marcus was on the path to becoming an Immortal, long ''long'' ago, but his patron immortal either abandoned him or died part-way through.]]

* YouMeddlingKids: ''' ''CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS ADVENTURERS YAY!!'' '''

* FurryReminder: The ponies rely in their sense of smell more than their sight for identifying others, and they have herd instincts.