The Legend of Mare-Do-Well

"The Legend of Mare-Do-Well trots along..."

The Legend of Mare-Do-Well is a My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Fan Fiction written by JD2K. It revolves around Mare-Do-Well, from the series episode "The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well", a role Pinkie Pie has taken on after an event with a young colt made her realize how Ponyville truly needed a hero. The series is written in the style of typical superhero stories, featuring alter ego difficulties, crazy supervillains, and quite a bit more.

Tropes present in this work:

 * And I Must Scream: When somepony loses a challenge to the Game Marester, she turns them into a trophy. However, it's heavily implied that, even as a trophy, they're still awake.
 * In Chapter 12,
 * Badass Normal: Pinkie Pie turns into this as Mare-Do-Well, thanks to lots of training and determination.
 * Breather Episode: Chapter 9 has almost literally nothing to do with Mare-Do-Well, and instead focuses on a dare Rainbow Dash made with Pinkie to prank a long list of different characters that Rainbow has never been able to prank. In fact, if not for a brief few sentences in which Pinkie heads out as MDW again, this chapter could be an entirely separate story altogether.
 * May also count as A Day in the Limelight for Rainbow Dash, as the story is shown through her perspective rather than Pinkie's for once.
 * Break the Cutie: Thoroughly to Pinkie Pie in chapters 10 and 11.
 * Butt Monkey: Rainbow Dash has become this as of late.
 * Applejack joins her in this role in chapter 12.
 * Cerebus Syndrome: The first few chapters? Pinkie becoming Mare-Do-Well, having some small adventures, and taking down a bad guy or two. Then comes chapters ten and eleven.
 * Chekhov's Gun: Pinkie Pie tries to solve the Cup and Balls magic trick earlier in Chapter 6.
 * After Pinkie asks for help from the rest of the mane six in the second chapter, she requests one thing from each of them. Everything she gets is either used in the next couple chapters or has already been used...except the meditation help from Fluttershy, which seems to have been forgotten.
 * Cliff Hanger: Naturally. Usually takes place at the end of the first chapter of the occasional two-chapter arc, such as the Game Marester arc. However, possibly the most chilling example would be at the end of chapter 11:  This is made worse by the very final text; normally each chapter ends with "The Legend of Mare-Do-Well trots along..." or "The Legend of Mare-Do-Well will resume...", but this one presents it as a question: "Will the Legend of Mare-Do-Well still trot along?"
 * : The truth behind all the pranks in Chapter 9.
 * Continuity Nod: In one chapter, Spike mentions preparing a gem to eat on his birthday, referring to the events of "Secret of My Excess". Another nod to the same episode happens a couple of chapters later, when Pinkie is shown to be staying at Twilight's house until her bedroom at Sugarcube Corner is repaired from Spike's rampage.
 * In the midst of a Villainous Breakdown in Chapter 12, Dr. Caballus mentions several events Pinkie Pie should still be guilty over including Pinkie's pranks,thinking Zecora was an evil enchantress, not liking her first dress and forcing Rarity to make another, and even stealing/eating cornbread. Mentioning her breakdown and paranoia over the events of "Party of One" was the last straw.
 * Could Have Avoided This Plot: If only Rainbow Dash read the letter that Pinkie sent her,.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass:
 * Evilutionary Biologist: Dr. Caballus
 * Fat Bastard: Bigtime.
 * Food Fight: The climax of Pinkie's shattered nerves and stress in Chapter 5 becomes this. See below.
 * For Science!: Dr. Caballus's modus operandi. He even lampshades it.
 * Hero with Bad Publicity: When Ponyville gets its own police department, a few of them seem to hate Mare-Do-Well's guts. Special emphasis on Captain Halberd.
 * High-Class Glass: Dr. Caballus wears a monocle on his left eye.
 * Hoist by Her Own Petard: Game Marester and her loophole abuses.
 * "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: A variation;
 * Imagine Spot: Twilight Sparkle gets one when she imagines what sort of roommate Pinkie Pie would be while considering having her move in with one of the Mane Cast because of her fears of her Secret Identity being discovered. She quickly reconsiders it.
 * Rainbow Dash gets continuous ones in Chapter 9 believing all the events that befall the characters who were on the list were all due to Evil!Pinkie Pie's meddling.
 * It's Personal: Pinkie vows to make absolute sure she captures Dr. Caballus after.
 * Killed Off for Real:
 * Loophole Abuse: The Game Marester uses this to her advantage during her challenges.
 * Mama Bear: Nopony will stand in Pinkie's way to find Gummy.
 * Meaningful Name: "Caballus" is another word for horse.
 * Mood Whiplash: We go from a Breather Episode involving Rainbow Dash being scared of a prank list in Chapter 9
 * In chapter 12, we go from  to.
 * OOC Is Serious Business: Whenever Pinkie Pie has her straight mane (but not her darkened hue), she is deadly serious.
 * Chapter 10 shows her in this way. The rest of the Mane Cast actually get worried when she swears.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: Pinkie does this sometimes to keep her identity a secret.
 * Oh Crap: Mare-Do-Well reacts this way when.
 * Only Known by Their Nickname: It's never stated what Mr. P's real name is.
 * Out of Character: Pinkie Pie and Mare-Do-Well are entirely different in personalities; Pinkie is herself and MDW is The Stoic, so the latter is this for the former.
 * Pie in the Face: Pinkie Pie does it to herself by accident, which immediately starts a war. Captain Halberd getting hit with one ends aforementioned war.
 * Sanity Slippage: Dr. Caballus wasn't exactly sane from the beginning, but he at least seemed to be in control of himself. As time goes on, he goes absolutely insane.
 * Secret Identity: Pinkie tries to keep her alter ego as Mare-Do-Well a secret from everypony but the rest of the mane cast, which ends up causing her quite a bit of stress.
 * She's Back:
 * Stealth Hi Bye: Pinkie has learned to do this as Mare-Do-Well. Possibly with Zecora's help.
 * The Stoic: Pinkie, when as Mare-Do-Well.
 * The Voiceless: Mare-Do-Well never speaks. Justified, as Pinkie does this on purpose to avoid giving away her identity, due to having a very distinctive voice.
 * Watch Out for That Library!: With all the windows closed, Rainbow Dash makes a spectacular crash against the side of the tree.
 * What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?:
 * Captain Halberd lives and breathes this trope, ranging from his reaction to getting hit with a pie to declaring a war on crime after he was pranked with ink all over his face and uniform.
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: The pegasus that Bigtime sends out in chapter 8 is never seen again.
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: In chapter 11, it seems like Pinkie has more or less succeeded, and is going to safely escape from Dr. Caballus.
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: In chapter 11, it seems like Pinkie has more or less succeeded, and is going to safely escape from Dr. Caballus.