History Fanfic / APieceOfRebellion

[[DoNotSpoilThisEnding TV Tropes Warning]]: As a DivergenceFic for ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', this entry naturally contains '''spoilers for said movie'''. So please, if you haven't seen this film yet, '''go see it first'''. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.

* HeelFaceTurn: What Vitruvius and the Master Builders need Good Cop/Bad Cop to do if they're going to have a chance of stopping Lord Business.
** HeelFaceMole: GCBC's plan to exploit this, though from their point of view it's a [[FakeDefector Fake Defection]].
** BecomingTheMask: Good Cop starts showing signs of this early on, after [[spoiler:getting captured again]].
** Unikitty's ideal resolution to the conflict involves President Business making one and becoming a good friend.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Wyldstyle slaps Bad Cop so hard his face spins right around to Good Cop.

* NotSoDifferent: Metalbeard uses his brick-built body to intimidate and toss around Good Cop, causing him to have a PSTD-fueled {{Flashback}} to his BadBoss using the Serious Business suit for the same reason. Notably, when Good Cop automatically responds the same way he did to Business' abuse, Metalbeard is visibly taken aback and stops.

* BadBoss: Even before the whole misunderstanding with the Piece, President Business doesn't treat Bad Cop/Good Cop very well. Especially not Good Cop.
* [[GollumMadeMeDoIt Bad Cop Made Me Do It]]: While this isn't actually the case, Bad Cop wants to exploit how nobody else understands that as part of Good Cop's cover.

* WindowsOfTheSoul: Part of Unikitty's attempt to read Bad Cop involves staring deep into his eyes.

[[DoNotSpoilThisEnding TV Tropes Warning]]: As a DivergenceFic for ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', this entry naturally contains '''spoilers for said movie'''. So please, if you haven't seen this film yet, '''go see it first'''. YouHaveBeenWarned.

*** And arguably, even earlier that ''that'' (at least the first part):

Now has a sequel, [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9842507/chapters/22091261 A Piece of Rebellion 2: Batman Boogaloo]], which focuses on events after WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie.

*** And arguably, even earlier that ''that'':

-->[[spoiler:"There is no Man Upstairs," they said. "Just a severely depressed author putting too much of themself into a story. I'm sorry if you were expecting someone different."]]

* BrokenPedestal: Emmet's ''devestated'' when he witnesses Lord Business [[spoiler:wiping away Bad Cop's face]].

** TheReveal in Chapter 15: [[spoiler:Finn and the Man Upstairs do not exist in your universe]]. Which leads into the revelation of [[spoiler:The Author admitting how their own depression influenced the story]].

** The VillainousBreakdown of [[spoiler:the Micromanagers]] in Chapter 14, who sound like [[spoiler:the Man Upstairs]].[[spoiler".. [[RedHerring which turns out to be total BS when we learn that he doesn't exist here]].]]

** The VillainousBreakdown of [[spoiler:the Micromanagers]] in Chapter 14, who sound like [[spoiler:the Man Upstairs]].

* WasItAllALie: Wyldstyle wonders about this after learning [[spoiler:the prophecy was all made up]].

** Emmet still gets to [[spoiler:save the Master Builders from the Think Tank]]. Because [[spoilers:Lord Business gave him full access to everything in the Octan tower, Emmet simply needs to input an access code and voice authorization to deactivate it, instead of having to [[HeroicSacrifice force himself off the tower to disconnect the power source]].]]

* LivingLieDetector: Bad Cop briefly wonders whether Unikitty is one of these after hearing how much the others trust their judgement.

* WhatTheHellHero: Emmet's response to Business [[BrokenPedestal destroying his own pedestal]].

* HeroicBSOD: Good Cop suffers a panic attack after hearing [[spoiler:his parents are going to be part of a Taco Tuesday 'demonstration']]. Later on, it's brought up that [[spoiler:he has them once or twice a month]].

** {{Deconstructed}} later, as it becomes clearer that Bad Cop ''needs'' to believe that their BadBoss will keep this promise in order to keep going. Good Cop, on the other hand, finds it harder to cling to that blind belief in their boss -- and finds it harder to trust in general. So much so that when [[spoiler:Vitruvius promises to save his parents no matter what, he can't believe it]].

** Lord Business still orders GCBC to [[spoiler:Kragle his parents]]... However, [[spoiler:he's got an audience this time, and the Cops aren't where he left them]].