Line #25 Fanfic/PluralPossessive


1	"[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/243196/plural-possessive Plural Possessive]]" is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' {{Fanfic}} written on January 21, 2015 by Fimfiction user Aquaman for Equestria Daily's More Most Dangerous Game contest, [[https://www.equestriadaily.com/2015/01/the-more-most-dangerous-game-writing.html in which it came in fifth place]]. It follows King Sombra as he mistakenly [[DemonicPossession possesses]] Dinky Doo instead of Twilight Sparkle.
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3	!!''Plural Progressive'' contains examples of:
4	* ArchEnemy: King Sombra considers Twilight Sparkle his.
5	* BadPowersBadPeople: King Sombra is a villain, and has a spell capable of possessing a target, which brings the plot into motion.
6	* BigBad: The plot is driven by King Sombra's attempted possession of Twilight Sparkle, which just so happens to have affected the wrong pony.
7	* DemonicPossession: King Sombra originally planned to possess Twilight Sparkle, but ends up accidentally possessing Dinky Doo instead.
8	* DidntSeeThatComing: King Sombra [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that, while he prepared to face resistance from Twilight Sparkle, he did not expect Dinky Doo to simply punch herself in the face.
9	* EmergencyMultifaithPrayer: Dinky Doo's thoughts upon being possessed:
10	->'''Dinky Doo:''' ''[thinking]'' OH CELESTIA OH LUNA CADANCE MISS SPARKLE SAPPHIRE SHORES WHATEVER THE GRIFFON GOD IS HELP ME HELP ME GET IT OUT GET IT OUT GET OUT OF MY HEEEEEEEAD
11	* EvilCannotComprehendGood
12	* EvilSoundsDeep: King Sombra's voice is normally deep, though it [[InopportuneVoiceCracking cracks several times]] when he tries to use it while possessing Dinky Doo.
13	* FightingFromTheInside: Dinky Doo's first reaction to being possessed is punching herself in the face.
14	* FirstPersonPerspective: The story is told from King Sombra's perspective.
15	* HoldYourHippogriffs: Par for the course for a ''My Little Pony'' fanfic. ''Plural Progressive'' uses the likes of "hoof" instead of "hand," "moondamned" instead of "goddamned," and "damn you to the moon" instead of "damn you to hell."
16	* InopportuneVoiceCracking: King Sombra remarks that his first words while possessing Dinky Doo sound like "a pathetic little foal ''trying'' to sound like [him]. And ''failing''," since her voice manages to crack on all of them.
17	* KnightTemplar: King Sombra regards his tyrannical rule over the Crystal Empire as RepressiveButEfficient.
18	* MistakenIdentity
19	* NotQuiteDead: King Sombra managed to survive his defeat by the Crystal Heart as a mere presence.
20	* OurGhostsAreDifferent
21	* PunBasedTitle: ''Plural Possessive'' can refer both to a grammatical category of nouns and to the plurality of consciousnesses in Dinky Doo's body after its possession.
22	* RepressiveButEfficient: King Sombra describes his former rule of the Crystal Empire as this.
23	->'''King Sombra:''' ''[narrating]'' When I ruled over them, they called me a tyrant. From impure crystal I carved a city of glass, an empire of steel, and when they witnessed my power they wept for lack of their own, crawled sniveling back to the gods I had rendered obsolete. They begged for freedom instead of progress, comfort instead of security. [...] For the good of my empire I sealed it [the Crystal Heart] away, and when the little ponies found me I showed them a world free of willfulness: docile, efficient, incorruptible.
24	* SharingABody: To King Sombra's frustration, Dinky Doo has as much control of her body as he does.
25	* SilenceYouFool: Said verbatim as King Sombra's first words to Dinky Doo. Of course, since he's using her voice and trying to sound like himself, [[InopportuneVoiceCracking her voice cracks on every single word]].
26	* ThisIsGonnaSuck: King Sombra's reaction to seeing a vase fall on Dinky Doo: "I don’t even bother trying to move. There’s no point. Mortal life is pain."
27	* TrappedInTheHost
28	* VengefulGhost: [[EvilOverlord King Sombra]] [[NotQuiteDead returns]] as a ghost after his [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 defeat in the cartoon]], planning to take revenge on Twilight Sparkle by [[DemonicPossession possessing her]] and using her body to take down [[TheGoodKingdom Equestria]]. Unfortunately for him, [[MistakenIdentity he possesses the wrong pony]].
29	* VillainPossessedBystander
30	* VillainProtagonist: The narrator and main character is King Sombra, who plans to possess Twilight Sparkle, take over Equestria, and enslave every pony therein.
31	* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForEvil: King Sombra considers Twilight Sparkle defeating him "stunt[ing] her potential."
32	->'''King Sombra:''' ''[narrating]'' In a different world we could have been allies, but in this one she stunted her potential [[EvilCannotComprehendGood for the sake of those she thinks are her friends]].

Context Fanfic / PluralPossessive