Line #21 Fanfic/StoryShuffle


1	The ''Story Shuffle'' series of anthologies of oneshot ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfics inspired by ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' cards, are written by Creator/FanOfMostEverything.
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3	The fanfics in the series are:
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5	## ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle1'' (2014)
6	## ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle2DoubleMasters'' (2020)
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9	!!Tropes used across multiple entries and across the series as a whole:
10	* AlliterativeTitle: The series is called '''''S'''tory '''S'''huffle''.
11	* DramaPanes:
12	** ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle1'': From "Matters of Interest", just a glance, but still important. It's a reference to Luna's control over the night and how she wasn't active for a millennium.
13	---> "Celestia."
14	---> "Good evening, Luna."
15	---> Luna looked out the window. As with her, the stars were coming out. She smiled a little. "Yes, it is. I am proud to have had a hoof in making it so once more."
16	** ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle2DoubleMasters'': "How Not To Luau'': Twilight looks out the window at an erupting volcano.
17	* FlashyTeleportation: Teleportation by both ponies and Discord are accompanied by flashes of light:
18	** The first series, with Discord, in [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216813/6/story-shuffle/guest-speaker "Guest Speaker"]]:
19	---> Everypony outside, there's learning to be had!" And with a flash of light, he vanished from the classroom.
20	** The second series, with Discord, using it to leave a mind, in [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469652/24/story-shuffle-2-double-masters/we-are-each-of-us-a-multitude "We Are, Each of Us, a Multitude"]]:
21	---> No sense spending all day lost in your thoughts." He snapped his talons, and light consumed his vision.
22	* NamedAfterFirstInstallment: Named after the first entry in the anthology series, "Story Shuffle." It's a series of anthologies based on a card game, which involves shuffling.
23	* NumberedSequels: ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle1'', was followed by ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle2DoubleMasters''.
24	* OneWordTitle: Used in multiple stories in multiple anthologies:
25	** ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle1'':
26	*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216813/9/story-shuffle/aftershock Aftershock]]: About surprises and violence and human versions of [[{{Pegasus}} winged horses]] that can [[{{Flight}} fly]] and create sonic booms.
27	*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216813/12/story-shuffle/downtime Downtime]], a story where Twilight Sparkle relaxes.
28	*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216813/31/story-shuffle/coda Coda]], a story about music and endings.
29	** ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle2DoubleMasters'': For some of its one-shots, such as:
30	*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469652/5/story-shuffle-2-double-masters/paparazzoid "Paparazzoid"]]: Likely a {{Portmantitle}} of Paparazzo and Droid, because a spying robot is involved in the story.
31	*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469652/6/story-shuffle-2-double-masters/vivace "Vivace"]]: A musical term, because a musician is the protagonist.
32	* ShoutOut: In the Tables of Contents:
33	** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216813/1/story-shuffle/table-of-contents The first series']]: To some summaries of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', that go like, "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war."
34	---> 26. Marine Biology ([=EoH=] compatible)\
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36	In the grim wetness of the ocean depths of Ungula, there is mostly war.
37	** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469652/1/story-shuffle-2-double-masters/table-of-contents The second series']]: To ''VideoGame/BioShock1'''s line, "A man chooses, a slave obeys."
38	---> 16. Intrusive Thoughts\
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40	A pony chooses. A slave obeys.

Context Fanfic / StoryShuffle