History Fanfic / LifesGreatLie

''Life's Great Lie'' is a ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''/''Film/TheAvengers2012'' {{crossover}} fanfiction by Marsalias, a.k.a. [=FiveRivers=], who has also written ''Fanfic/DangerFirst''.

It can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31598633/chapters/78186572 here]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn or [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13890842/1/Life-s-Great-Lie here]] on Website/FanFictionDotNet.

* NoSell: Ghosts are immune to the power of Loki's staff. Danny was only able to be controlled at all because he was in human form when it happened, as switching to ghost form breaks him free of the staff's control, and even before then he's able to do some impressive FightingFromTheInside. This is part of the argument for why Pandora should be allowed to take the scepter after the battle.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Loki, not realizing just ''how'' short mortal lives are compared to millennia-long Asgardian ones, initially thinks that Danny is significantly older than he actually is, and is rather shocked to learn that he's only fifteen years old. Comparatively speaking, Danny is an absolute baby.

** When sufficiently provoked by Tucker/Duulaman, Loki proceeds to demonstrate the sort of power which adds credibility to claim of being a god.

* TheConspiracy: Tucker discovers SHIELD has connects to Hydra and the Guys in White, which means he, Sam, and Jazz consider them just as much the enemy. Interestingly, Coulson claims to have never heard of the GIW, and SHIELD has been completely dependent upon the Fentons and then Valerie for gear. A later chapter confirms that the non-Hydra part of SHIELD has no idea that the GIW ''exists'', which understandably makes Coulson and Fury rather worried when they ''do'' learn of it.

** Danny realizes that Dr. Erik Selvig is doing this too, putting in as many subtle types of sabotage into the portal as possible, trying to keep it from even working and be as inefficient as possible.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Danny's presence at Loki's arrival on Earth, and Loki subsequently taking partial control of him, starts to drastically derail the plot of ''The Avengers'', with the eyeball plan being abandoned entirely and Loki nit getting captured.

** When Coulson tells Tucker that Danny is acting as a consultant, the latter asks if they're paying him. His silence speaks volumes.

* IToldYouSo: When a captured Hawkeye convinces Jazz and Sam to meet up with Tucker, Valerie, the Avengers, and the Fentons, Sam reserves the right to say this when things go wrong.

* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Both Sam and Tucker suspect that they know what Danny wants them to do with the Fenton tech parts that he supposedly wanted them to give Loki, but they're not giving any details on what that plan ''is''.

''Life's Great Lie'' is a ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''/''Film/TheAvengers2012'' {{crossover}} fanfiction by Marsalias, a.k.a. [=FiveRivers=], who has also written [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/DangerFirst Danger First.]]

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Loki is noticeably shaken when Danny asks him how he's going to keep control of Earth with the Chitauri gone, since Loki's made it clear that they're a loaner. Unfortunately, Thor arrives before he can fully process the implications.

* TheConspiracy: Tucker discovers SHIELD has connects to Hydra and the Guys in White, which means he, Sam, and Jazz consider them just as much the enemy. Interestingly, Coulson claims to have never heard of the GIW, and SHIELD has been completely dependent upon the Fentons and then Valerie for gear.

* BotheringByTheBook: As part of his FightingFromTheInside, Danny does this with the orders Loki gives him, most notably subtly sabotaging the efforts with the portal in order to keep Loki ''far'' away from the guy controlling him as part of his orders to protect Loki from harm. Initially he has a lot more leeway until Loki gets very specific with his orders.
* ChildSoldiers: Tony is increasingly concerned about the ages of the people being brought in by SHIELD to help. The fact they are actually able to do something is not helping.

''Life's Great Lie'' is a ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''/''Film/TheAvengers2012'' {{crossover}} fanfiction by Marsalias, a.k.a. [=FiveRivers=], wherein Danny falls under Loki's control shortly after he arrives on Earth, and the plot promptly spins out of control.

* GoodVersusGood: Danny's friends and Jazz and the Avengers both want to stop Loki and rescue Danny from the Asgardian Prince's control, but the former is distrustful of the latter due to Tucker having [[spoiler:uncovered evidence of Hydra existing inside SHIELD]], hampering Coulson's attempts to reach out to them for help.

** Danny, thanks to his powers, is able to resist Loki using the staff on him to a degree. Not enough to outright attack or defy Loki, but he can exploit the wiggle room in his orders and let information slip.

* AdaptionalBadass:

** Danny realizes that Dr. Erik Selvig is doing this too, putting in as many subtle types of sabotage into the portal as possible, trying to keep it from even working.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Loki, not realizing just ''how'' short mortal lives are compared to millennia-long Asgardian ones, initially thinks that Danny is significantly older than he actually is, and is rather shocked to learn that he's only fifteen years old.

''Life's Great Lie'' is a fanfic written by Marsalias or a.k.a. FiveRivers, where Danny falls under Loki's control shortly after he arrives on Earth, and the plot promptly pins out of control.

* GodzillaThreshold: Tucker is reluctant to use Duulaman's Scarab Scepter again after what happened the first time, even to rescue Danny, but he and Sam have no better options.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Loki, not realizing just ''how'' short mortal lives are compared to millenia-long Asgardian ones, initially thinks that Danny is significantly older than he actually is, and is rather shocked to learn that he's only fifteen years old.

-> '''Tucker/Duulaman:''' “You think ''you'' are a god? I am Nebmaatre Djedamun, called Duulaman! I am the Son of Ra! The Son of the Sun! I have lived and walked through the Duat and returned, as Osiris! Who are you, foreigner, to take what is mine?”
-> '''Loki:''' “I am Loki Laufeyson, god of mischief and rightful king of Asgard. Let’s see if you’re worth my time. ''Human''.”

It can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31598633/chapters/78186572]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn or [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13890842/1/Life-s-Great-Lie here]] on Website/FanFictionDotNet.

* BotheringByTheBook: As part of his FightingFromTheInside, Danny does this with the orders Loki gives him, most notably subtly sabotaging the efforts with the portal in order to keep Loki ''far'' away from the guy controlling him as part of his orders to protect Loki from harm.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13890842/1/Life-s-Great-Lie Life's Great Lie]] is a ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' where Danny falls under Loki's control shortly after he arrives on Earth.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Loki, not realizing just ''how'' short mortal lives are compared to Asgardian ones, initially thinks that Danny is significantly older than he actually is, and is rather shocked to learn that he's only fifteen years old.

* BotheringByTheBook: As part of his FightingFromTheInside, Danny does this with the orders Loki gives him, most notably subtly sabotaging the efforts with the portal in order to keep Loki far away from the guy controlling him as part of his orders to protect Loki from harm.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Danny's presence at Loki's arrival on Earth, and Loki subsequently taking partial control of him, starts to drastically derail the plot of ''The Avengers''.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Loki is noticeably shaken when Danny asks him how he's going to keep control of Earth with the Chitauri gone, since Loki's made it clear that they're a loaner.

[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14065714/1/A-Little-Overshadowing-Never-Hurt-Anyone-YJ A Little Overshadowing Never Hurt Anyone]] is a ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' crossover where Danny gets stuck overshadowing Tim.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By putting a ghost shield up around the Batcave, the Bat-family inadvertently causes Danny to get stuck possessing Tim in order to escape.
* PowerIncontinence: For some reason, Danny is unable to remove himself from Tim's body like he normally can.
* SharingABody: When Danny overshadows Tim to escape from the Batcave, the latter, unusually, is conscious while Danny is controlling him.