History Fanfic / JWITCHSeries

* SimpleSolutionWontWork: When our heroes learn about how the Council made the Veil around Meridian to keep Phobos' evil from spreading, the former ask the latter why they never expanded the Veil to cover the Shadow Realm after Tarakudo joined the fray. The Council explain that a) it takes all their power just to put a Veil around one world, so two would be impossible, and b) the Shadow Realm is able to be accessed by shadows across infinite dimensions, which makes sealing it impossible.

* ChekhovsGun: In "One Person's Trash", Alchemy's improvisational version of chi magic, which was discussed near the beginning of the chapter, allows her to develop a spell capable of destroying the Horn of Hypnos just from the junk that Blunk has lying around his hideout.

* SpottingTheThread: When Medina and [=McTiernan=] interrogate Will over the "evidence" (her calculator) found behind a false wall at the Browns house, her mother points out that by their account, they found the false wall at 3:30, and came back to find it gone at 3:45. Even leaving out that Will was with her the whole time, she couldn't possibly have snuck away, gone to the house, torn down a false wall and gotten back undetected in ''fifteen minutes''.

* WhamEpisode: In "Return", not only do Drago and Nerissa reveal their familial connection to Miranda and get her to join their plans, but [[spoiler:Phobos gets the Fire Demon Chi thanks to Raythor, the Ice Crew betray the Knights to try and steal Elyon's power themselves, with Hak Foo later following suit, Drago uses Dragon Teeth and Quintessence to free Shendu from statue form, and it's revealed that Nerissa was the one that killed Elyon's parents as she steals the girl's power.]]

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: In "A Demon's Wings in the Witches' Town", the other girls express surprise that Hsi Wu's Demon Chi ''just'' lets one fly, in comparison to the others they've seen so far, which grant abilities like being a GravityMaster of DishingOutDirt. Jade then points out that, while not as obviously impressive as the others Hsi Wu could still rival the SuperSpeed of the Rabbit Talisman, and the last thing that they want is Drago and his cronies going supersonic, causing Will to admit that it sounds pretty bad after all.
** In "In and Out of Balance", [[spoiler:the villains use a combination of the Heart of Meridian and the Tiger Talisman to turn Jackie, Matt, Mr. Huggles, and Scruffy into SuperpweredEvilSide minions.]]

The first season, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13370666/1/J-WITCH-Season-1 J-WITCH Season 1]]'', began publication on August 24, 2019 and completed on December 11, 2021. The second season, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14114759/1/J-WITCH-Season-2 J-WITCH Season 2]]'' began publication on July 27, 2022 and is ongoing as of January 11, 2024.

* NobodyHereButUsStatues: In "The Uncertain Present", when Martin first goes to Meridian, he sees [[spoiler:Shendu]] among the towers, obscured by shadows, and initially mistakes him for a shadow.

* PsychicStatic: For some reason, a region of the Nevada Black Rock desert, where Nerissa met Shendu, is a dark spot that the Oracle's powers cannot see through, and even after Shendu has long been moved away from that spot, the darkness remains.

* "Shadows of the Past" goes into detail on Nerissa's StartOfDarkness.

** Per tradition in an [=Iron117Prime=] fanfic, CrossoverVillainInChief [[spoiler Shendu]], though [[spoiler:his reign lasts one chapter]], wastes no time in handing out these.

** Per tradition in an [=Iron117Prime=] fanfic, CrossoverVillainInChief [[spoiler: Shendu]], though [[spoiler: his reign lasts one chapter]], wastes no time in handing out these.

--> [[spoiler: '''Shendu''']]: [[spoiler: So...you are the feared Prince Phobos. What a jest. You fancy yourself a tyrant, yet you've allowed your rebellion to fester well beyond your control, all because of a sense of longing for your deceased parents and your younger sister. The truth is, you are but a manchild, clinging to power that was denied to you upon birth. I was ''born'' with power. I have ruled and terrorized the ancient Earth long before your ancestral line existed! You...are..nothing!]]

--> [[spoiler: '''Elyon''']]: [[spoiler: I won't let you hurt my friends anymore, monster!]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Shendu''']]: [[spoiler: You call me a monster, but were you not the one who betrayed them? Were they not your beloved friends? Did they not try to save you from your foolish brother and myself? And how did you repay them? Attacking and imprisoning them as if they were your enemies. Even under the impression they were being manipulated by an unseen force, you still took arms against them. You think you have any right to stand beside them now? You think sacrificing yourself will earn their forgiveness? Then you really are a hopeless child. ]]

* ABirthdayNotABreak: As in canon, the Earth and Moon Demon Chis appear on Jade's birthday, and while she puts up a good front the others can tell that she's rather bothered by not being able to have a nice day with her friends without a big adventure. [[spoiler: Fortunately, they all throw her a surprise party the next day to make up for it.]]

* BackToBackBadasses: In "One Person's Trash", [[spoiler: Irma and Drago briefly end up doing this when the J-WITCH and Knight trance marches end up cornering them. Neither is happy about it]].

** Quintessence energy is colored differently depending on who uses it -- for Nerissa, it's white, while for Will it's pink [[spoiler: and for Drago, it's dark red]].

* DePower: Near the end of "Return", [[spoiler: Drago takes his chi back from Raythor, Frost, and Hak Foo after the Knights are defeated and imprisoned, stripping them of the powers he gave them]].

* EnemyCivilWar: One briefly breaks out among the Knights of Vengeance in "Return", when [[spoiler: first the Ice Crew and then Hak Foo plot to steal Elyon's power for themselves, triggering a fight with Phobos and his loyalists]].

* TheFarmerAndTheViper: In "One Person's Trash", Valmont convinces the heroes to give him a chance to help, claiming to want to turn over a new leaf. In fact, [[spoiler: when the chance presents itself, he grabs the Horn of Hypnos in an attempt to enslave everyone himself]].
* FrameUp: "Return" confirms what was implied in Season 1: [[spoiler: Nerissa was the one who killed Elyon's parents, with the rumors she spread about Phobos beforehand being what caused everyone to assume that he was the one who did it]].

** In "Return", first Miranda and then Elyon's inner circle learn about [[spoiler: Nerissa being Drago's mother]].

** In "Weight of the Burden", Drago mocks [[spoiler: Jewel's death]], and threatens to kill Will's other loved ones, in order to use her grief and anger to get in her head and throw her off her game.

* OutGambitted: In "One Person's Trash", [[spoiler: Alchemy knows better than to trust Valmont's claim of wanting to change his ways, and calls Captain Black with a tip-off, while telling Blunk to pretend to accept his bribe to send him back to Earth so he can flee, instead dropping him right into Section 13 to be arrested]].

* TheReveal: In "Return", [[spoiler: Nerissa explains that she was the one who killed Elyon's parents and framed Phobos for it]].

** In "Return", Nerissa and Drago both admit that it doesn't matter whether the Knights do as they're told and use the Fire Demon Chi on Elyon's adoptive parents or not (in fact, they break out Phobos and give it to him instead), since all that's really needed is for them to create a big enough distraction for the Guardians and other heroes that the two of them can carry out their real goals [[spoiler: of stealing the Heart of Meridian from Elyon and freeing Shendu with the Dragon Teeth]].

** In "One Person's Trash", this is Drago's reaction when [[spoiler: he and Irma end up in a BackToBackBadasses moment against the J-WITCH and Knights trance marchers]].

The first season, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13370666/1/J-WITCH-Season-1 J-WITCH Season 1]]'', began publication on August 24, 2019 and completed on December 11, 2021. The second season, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14114759/1/J-WITCH-Season-2 J-WITCH Season 2]]'' began publication on July 27, 2022 and is ongoing as of November 30, 2023.

* [[ForWantOfANail/JWITCHSeries For Want Of A Nail]]

The first season, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13370666/1/J-WITCH-Season-1 J-WITCH Season 1]]'', began publication on August 24, 2019 and completed on December 11, 2021. The second season, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14114759/1/J-WITCH-Season-2 J-WITCH Season 2]]'' began publication on July 27, 2022 and is ongoing as of October 25, 2023.

** WordOfGod has confirmed that this story's version of the Demon Chi Relic hunt will include Shendu's, which never appeared in canon.

* CatchPhrase: Uncle tends to tell the other heroes "Do not just stand there! Get cracking!" and "Lots of garlic is good for you." And of course, "One more thing!"

The first season, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13370666/1/J-WITCH-Season-1 J-WITCH Season 1]]'', began publication on August 24, 2019 and completed on December 11, 2021. The second season, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14114759/1/J-WITCH-Season-2 J-WITCH Season 2]]'' began publication on July 27, 2022 and is ongoing as of July 12, 2023.

* NecessaryEvil: Phobos doesn't ''like'' doing things like drying up wells to try and force out the rebels, but believes them necessary to promote stability in Meridian. He even drops the trope name when fighting Jackie in "The Battle for Meridian Plains".

** While "Facades of Evil" is mostly an adaptation of the ''W.I.T.C.H.'' episode "F is for Facades", there is also an additional side plot about Drago attacking the Ben-Shui monastery while investigating its connection to Jade, which is based on the JCA episode "The Chosen One" but is not a direct adaptation of it. Additionally, the author's notes at the end of the chapter also state that the Ben-Shui monks will return and Jade's status as their Chosen One further explored, whereas canonically this was all forgotten about after that episode.

* TwoFaced: In "Jewel Hunt", the Altermere Nerissa made from Will's Astral Drop has ''Jade's'' memories and powers in addition to Will's own, resulting in the left side of her body looking like Jade and the other half looking like Will.

** They do this again in "Jewel Hunt". Nerissa wants to gain Jade's powers as well as her own, so she infuses them into Will's Astral Drop when she makes it an Altermere, but even if that fails she's making her moves on Susan as a backup. And all of this ''also'' serves as a distraction for Drago to sneak into Section 13 and steal the Tiger Talisman and replace it with a counterfeit.

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* UnspokenPlan Guarantee: The heroes say their plan to attack the Knight's base in "Stealing Thunder" out loud, but unfortunately Nerissa is nearby and overhears it.