History Fanfic / Inflight

* BlatantLies: "[[CatchPhrase Legacy of a misspent youth]]" is used to explain more or less any abnormality relating to Shirou's backstory that comes up, which, being who he is, there are a ''lot'' of, even though [[FridgeLogic thinking about it]] does make sense. Not much so when he uses it as the entirety of his explanation when he [[spoiler:comes home in bloodstained pants]].

* CatchPhrase:

This story is guilty of [[HaremGenre Harem Antics]], Badass Fight Scenes, and [[HilarityEnsues Hilarious Escapades]]. As of Dec 14, 2013, it is also completed.

** The Thirty-Seventh Wing has a reference to LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners involving ''Overlooking Views'' and [[SuicideIsPainless the impulse to jump]].

* TheReveal: [[WhamEpisode The Twenty-Fourth Wing]] [[spoiler:revealed the AwfulTruth of both himself and of the Holy Grail War without revealing the existence of Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} magic. The Twenty-Sixth Wing revealed the existence of Nasuverse magic and Shirou's true thoughts of why he didn't want to reveal it. The Twenty-Eighth Wing revealed the differences between the Holy Grail War and the Sekirei Plan, Shirou's goal in joining the plan, and Saber's identity to the residents. The Twenty-Ninth Wing reveals Miya's truth of the Sekirei Plan and about the Jinki, which can cause MASS GENOCIDE! The Thirty-First Wing reveals some more of the Nasuverse, Shirou's idea of [[CrapsackWorld "The Age]] [[AllMythsAreTrue of Gods"]], its connection to the Grail War, and more identities of some of the Heroic Spirits (Gilgamesh, Hercules, Medea, Cú Chulainn, and Sasaki Kojirō). The Thirty-Third Wing reveals more Nasuverse information, the spirits of the Earth Gaia and Alaya, the Akashic Record (The ROOT), the [[SpannerInTheWorks Counter]] [[DivineIntervention Force]] (which Shirou himself admits that he could be one for the Sekirei Plan), the [[DarkMessiah Counter Guardians]] which then leads to the final Servant of the Holy Grail War Archer and HIS Identity as an alternate future possibility of Shirou EMIYA, how they both differ from each other, and finally Reality Marbles and the reveal of his [[FieldOfBlades Unlimited Blade Works]]. In the Thirty-Seventh Wing, Shirou reveals more in depth of his tracing and that [[FieldOfBlades his body is literally made of swords]]. The Thirty-Eighth Wing reveals more information about his adopted father [[LightNovel/FateZero Kiritsugu Emiya, his role during the Fourth Holy Grail War and the aftermath with the fire]]. The Fortieth Wing reveals the AwfulTruth about Shirou's distortion brought about by the fire and [[ThatManIsDead the main reason he abandoned his original name of Minato Sahashi]].]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Used twice with both the mages to attack Shirou, the first being a clone of [[http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kayneth_Archibald_El-Melloi Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi]] from LightNovel/FateZero, and the second being a copy of [[http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Bazett_Fraga_McRemitz Bazett Fraga McRemitz]] from [[http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?title=Fate/Hollow_Ataraxia Fate/Hollow Ataraxia]].

* [[WouldHitAGirl Would Hit Girls and Sekirei]]: If you are on Shirou's opposing side, he will take you seriously. Shirou threatens [[BloodKnight Karasuba]] multiple times, [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped Yomi]], [[spoiler:took on two Sekirei at the same time, successfully defeats the Fraga magus (who resembles Bazett), [[KilledOffForReal Level-fived]] the two earlier Sekirei, and don't even get started with his duel against Rin and Saber.]] He knows well that underestimating opponents because of gender is '''FATAL'''.

* HeroKiller: Although no one dies by [[spoiler:her]] hands [[spoiler:the Fraga magus is established as one by [[CurbStompBattle dispatching]] [[LadyOfWar Miya]] [[TheWorfEffect easily]]. The Fragarach attack she received would have normally terminated a Sekirei contract, had anyone else been hit, and if Shirou hadn't interfered at the last second Miya ''would'' have been killed. Hell, Shirou himself admits that in skill she greatly ''exceeds'' him and is well prepared for her attack; Shirou only won because she had no clue about his Sealing Designation and thus underestimated his abilities.]]

* HeroKiller: Although no one dies by [[spoiler:her]] hands [[spoiler:the Fraga magus is established as one by [[CurbStompBattle dispatching]] [[LadyOfWar Miya]] [[TheWorfEffect easily]]. The Fragarach attack she received would have normally terminate a Sekirei contract, had anyone else been hit, and if Shirou hadn't interfered at the last second Miya ''would'' have been killed. Hell, Shirou himself admits that in skill she greatly ''exceeds'' him and is well prepared for her attack; Shirou only won because she had no clue about his Sealing Designation and thus underestimated his abilities.]]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6556187/1/ In Flight]]'' is a completed [[CrossOver crossover fic]] between ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' that follows the [[MultipleEndings Good End]] of the ''Unlimited Blade Works'' route and written by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1263379/gabriel_blessing Gabriel Blessing]]. Yes, the same guy who wrote ''Fanfic/TheHillOfSwords''.

** [[spoiler:Shiro created three possible endgames of the Sekirei Plan; [[HonorBeforeReason a Saber plan]] (Go by the rules of the Sekirei Plan. Cons: Although normally planned to have the LEAST casualties in comparison to the other plans, not every Ashikabi, [[CoughSnarkCough *cough* Higa *cough*]], would follow its rules and even then there is the possibility that even the TrueCompanions would fight each other to the DEATH), [[TheUnfettered a Kiritsugu plan]] (Using guerrilla warfare and assassination to become the last Ashikabi standing and the winner by process of elimination. Cons: Results in the most death and possibly a KillEmAll ending), and [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight an Archer plan]] (Destroy MBI in order to free the Sekirei. Cons: Although it would cause fewer Sekirei casualties than the Kiritsugu plan, it would kill a larger number of humans, and with the destruction of MBI, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the Sekirei may get in danger with the Magus Association]]).]]

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Most of the Good Sekirei lean towards the Idealism side while some of the older ones are a bit cynic but still lean more on Idealism. Shirou has some idealism but is very heavy on Cynicism due to the Holy Grail War [[spoiler:and the fact that the Magus Association is after his head]]. A good part of the story is about the differences between those two sides [[CerebusRollercoaster and to determine where the scale is currently scaled at]]. [[spoiler:For example, [[WhamEpisode The Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Wings]] tipped the scale quite a bit towards the Cynical end and as of [[BreatherEpisode The Twenty-Seventh Wing]] tipped the scale towards the middle with Idealism being favored.]] As calm as it is now it is just another WhamEpisode away before [[FromBadToWorse possibly turning]] [[GottaCatchThemAll the Sekirei Plan]] [[TournamentArc into the]] [[KillEmAll Holy Grail War]]. [[spoiler:And Shirou himself recognized this possibility.]]

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Shirou and [[spoiler:Akitsu in the Twenty-Third Wing, and for a good reason too]]. Somewhat downplayed because [[spoiler:it was a bit painful for her at first, being a virgin and all, and she [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength breaks four of Shirou's ribs]].]]

* FantasticArousal: Any Sekirei that reacts to Shirou, with the exception of [[{{Bishonen}} Homura]]. [[{{Tsundere}} Tsukiumi's]] reaction was so extreme that one reviewer wondered if she ''spontaneously orgasmed!''

* TooDumbToLive: Junichi Tanigawa. While attacking the Ashikabi normally isn't such a bad idea, [[WhatAnIdiot taking him on with a switchblade when the opposing Ashikabi (Shirou) happens to be a]] MasterSwordsman [[CurbStompBattle IS]].

** [[spoiler:Or rescuing [[IllGirl Chiho]] from [[ManipulativeBastard Higa]] BEFORE Uzume's {{canon}}ical [[KilledOffForReal termination]].]]

** Shirou so far is building one for [[spoiler:[[ManipulativeBastard Higa]]]]. [[spoiler:He first denies Higa of [[{{Tsundere}} Tsuki]][[MakingASplash umi]] in his own territory, backfired his bounty attempt so badly that it WORSENED Shirou's status as TheDreaded, sent [[BloodKnight Kara]][[DarkActionGirl suba]] over to cause chaos at his home base, rescued [[IllGirl Chiho]] from his hospital and even gave a warning to NEVER enter the North to one of his Sekirei.]]

* IllGirl: Chiho. [[spoiler:Her condition isn't really described in Sekirei canon beyond generic "terminal moe", but for the purposes of In Flight, it's Lupus.]]

* GenderBender: [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Who else but Homura?]]

* RedBaron[=/=]NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Here is a short list [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready and most of them you should know already]]:

* CryCute: Takami, when she tries to hug Shirou and he shakes her off on pure reflex.
-->'''Shirou''': "Even after so short a period I felt it in my bones that a crying Takami was just somehow an affront to reality as a whole."
** And again later during [[TheReveal Chapter 26]] (though subverted), [[spoiler:when [[TokenMiniMoe Kuu-chan]] is about to cry because Shirou being able to do magic doesn't neccessarily mean he can pull a bunny out of a hat.]]
-->"I sighed. I knew it wouldn't help my cause, but when confronted with so much cuteness it was either perform or be sentenced to the special hell that only people who made adorable children cry could be condemned to."
** However, in that same chapter, it is played straight with [[spoiler:Matsu]]:
-->"[[spoiler:If my limbs weren't so securely held at the moment I probably would have wrapped my arms around her to try and comfort her. As it was, the only thing I could do was crane my head and neck so that I could keep her in view. Even though I had been mad at her for the last few days, I still couldn't repress the biological male urge to comfort a crying female.]]"

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Poor Matsu, being a guinea pig for Shirou's development of his own version of the [[DemonHead Hannya Mask]].
** [[spoiler:It becomes an [[InUniverse in-story]] FunnyAneurysmMoment as of [[WhamEpisode the Twenty-Fourth Wing]].]]

* AdjustingYourGlasses: Kakizaki does this whenever he thinks he's got the upper hand, or, more commonly, when he attempts to reassert himself after someone makes a fool of him.

** As of the DistantFinale, his harem consists of [[spoiler:[[ShamelessFanserviceGirl Akitsu, Matsu]], [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Musubi, Tsuikiumi]], [[AttractiveBentGender Homura]], [[LoveFreak Kazehana]], [[JailBaitWait Kuu]], and [[InLoveWithYourCarnage Karasuba]], also with the implication that [[TeacherStudentRomance Miya]], Uzume and Chiyo, and [[SexWithTheEx Saber and Rin]] are also tentatively involved in some capacity, bringing his total to thirteen. It's a good thing most of them are willing to double up on the sleeping schedule.]]

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Shirou lampshades this in Chapter 36 by asking himself why it takes him such a long ordeal to get any genuine respect from his adversaries. [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Then goes on to say that it has to be his chef's apron.]]

* TheInternetIsForPorn: Or so Shirou thinks.
** So does Musubi. [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Now if only she could find out what porn is...]][[spoiler:even though she KNOWS what sex is.]]

* NotSoDifferent[=/=]LikeFatherLikeSon: Though not acknowledged by Shirou, he considers Kiritsugu to have been a monster before they first met. However, Shirou has been more than willing to consider options that his father would take, and also actively goes with his father's "path of the Shura", meaning destroying the few to save the many, though he hasn't quite gotten the chance to act upon it until [[spoiler:Yukari is kidnapped and he's forced to potentially sacrifice her.]]. And [[{{Irony}} quite a bit like Archer, too.]]

* YaoiFangirl: Matsu breaks out in perverted giggling/panting when Miya asks if Homura's reaction to Shirou was as enthusiastic as the rest of the girls'. Shirou explicitly compares her laugh to that of a DirtyOldMan.

* AdaptedOut: Since they hadn't appeared in the manga yet, Sanada's other three Sekirei do not make an appearance.

* FiveManBand: The residents of Izumo Inn.
** BigGood - Miya
** TheHero - Shirou
** TheLancer - Akitsu (Homura is a hybrid between this and TheSmartGuy[[GenderBender [=/=]]][[TheSmartGirl Girl]]).
** TheBigGirl - Tsukiumi
** TheSmartGirl - Matsu (Homura is a hybrid between this and TheLancer).
** TheHeart - Musubi [[spoiler:and by extension Yume]]
** TagalongKid - Kusano
** TheSixthRanger - Kazehana
** AloofAlly - Uzume

* {{Cuckold}}:
** An inverted version. Shirou is "stolen" from Rin and Saber by the Sekirei.
** [[spoiler:How everyone sees Karasuba after she winged herself to Shirou, once he broke her contract using Rule Breaker. Given that these are [[LoveFreak Sekirei]], just about '''every one of them ran'''. The ironic thing is that Karasuba was reacting to Shirou before she was winged, making this technically a {{Inver|tedTrope}}sion too.]]

-->WordofGod says that: "For any references on what she looked like after Shirou was done accidentally making out with her, please refer to Manga/MahouSenseiNegima, the scene where Chachamaru [[spoiler:finally gets her pactio]]. Or whenever the cute little android girl is getting 'screwed', pun intended."

** [[spoiler:Akitsu]]'s Norito incantation and its effect are a big one to [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Evangeline McDowell's]] Kosmike Katastrophe/End of the World spell.

** The Thirty-Seventh Wing has a reference to LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai involving ''Overlooking Views'' and [[SuicideIsPainless the impulse to jump]].