History Fanfic / MaroonedInMadagascar

* PiranhaProblem: They are one of the Latin American animals that escape from the poaching ship, [[ExplosiveBreeder and they infest Madagascar’s rivers literally overnight]]. Julien enlists Gloria and the crocodiles to keep their numbers under control, which the hippo takes in stride while the reptiles are utterly terrified ([[PatheticallyWeak despite their cousins from the west regularly eating piranhas, as Keke points out]]).

* BaitAndSwitch: Chapter 5 ends with a hawk-riding lemur arriving on the scene, which Julien assumes to be [[TheBusCameBack Clover coming for his birthday party]]. It’s then revealed to be Nigel (the Captain of the Mountain Lemurs) who has come to inform Julien that Queen Clover cannot accept his invitation due to currently [[HeroOfAnotherStory wagging war against invading mangabeys]]. Julien spends a few minutes in [[IRejectYourReality willful denial about Nigel not being Clover]] before [[BreakTheCutie finally breaking down and accepting the heartbreaking reality that his old friend still won’t come back]].

* BlackComedy: The entire scene in the medical hut is filled with this, as all the characters try to snap Victoria out of her petrified state, only to find out that she’s a taxidermized corpse after Julien accidentally pulls her head off.

* * {{Malaproper}}: True to form, King Julien constantly mispronounces [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Guatemala as “Guanomala” and kinkajou as “kinky-do”]].

* {{Malaproper}}: True to form, King Julien constantly mispronounces [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Guatemala as “Guanomala” and kinkajou as “kinky-do”]].

* DeadAlternateCounterpart: Clover is revealed to have died in the [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} movie]] timeline while saving Julien from an [[FullBoarAction attacking sounder of bushpigs]], not long after he was crowned. Masikura explains that the lack of the former’s positive influence was a contributing factor in stunting the alternate Julien’s personal growth and leading to him remaining [[TooDumbToLive reckless]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]].

* AllTheOtherReindeer: Mary Ann and Horst are shown to be social outcasts, with nobody, not even the nicest people like Ted and Dorothy wanting anything to do with them, even though Mary Ann has been on her best behavior for seven months.

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* OpenMindedParent: Subverted. Princess Julienne and Prince Barty both fall into a coma after hearing that their son ''might'' be gay. Julienne later wakes up and joins the angry mob trying to barge into Julien’s plane, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness yelling]] at her son that he will be disowned if the rumors are true.

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* CanonWelding: Subverted. The movies, ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' and ''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien'' are shown to be in the same universe but represent alternate timelines, with the latter being the most disconnected from the rest, as this King Julien has no intentions of abandoning his kingdom and is gobsmacked that any version of himself would do it. ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' is shown to be canon with the first two movies, but it and the [[WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted third one]] represent branching timelines, where in the former, Julien, Maurice, and Mort sailed to New York on their own, while in the latter, they joined the Zoosters on their trip to Europe.

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* SomethingItis: During their pranking spree Julien and Keke trick [[{{Hypochondria}} Melman]] into thinking that he has contracted “mad bushpig distemper-itis”. Melman, being familiar with every disease in the book, questions if it’s real but after they convince him that he has all the symptoms, he caves in and [[BeachBury lets them bury him up to his neck in a makeshift grave]].

* DarkSecret: At the end of ''Marooned in Madagascar'', Julien is forced to sabotage the Zoosters' ship, so they will remain in the kingdom and continue protecting it from the fossa. All of Julien’s subjects were given the rundown on his plan in advance and agreed to go through with it (despite [[VoiceOfReason Maurice’s]] objections) and the lemurs continue to keep the Zoosters in the dark going forward, knowing that if someone spilled the beans, [[{{Understatement}} it would strain their relationship with their new protectors]].

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: If King Julien leaves Madagascar, his uncle takes back the crown, to the suffering of the other lemurs, sans [[GrumpyBear Hector]]. [[HatesEveryoneEqually To him, either of the two Juliens is an equally lousy ruler]]. [[BadFuture Then there's the timeline where Koto won the War of the Beasts...]]

* WhatIf: The main premise of the fic, as we get to see alternate timelines where Julien or other characters made different choices during crucial moments that wound up having [[TheButterflyEffect far-reaching consequences]].

* DudeNotFunny: PlayedForLaughs. During their pranking spree, Julien and Keke do such things as exploiting Hector’s PTSD in order to stop him from snitching on them for pranking him, making Melman think he’s terminally ill, using Private’s naivete to make him eat candy laced with jalapenos, and after Julien destroys the second “HELP” sign Alex built, he tricks the lion into searching for a non-existent ship using binoculars with boot polish laced on the eye sockets.

* DudeNotFunny: PlayedForLaughs. During their pranking spree, Julien and Keke do such things as exploiting Hector’s PTSD in order to stop him from snitching on them for pranking him, making Melman think he’s terminally ill, using Private’s naivete to make him eat candy laced with jalapenos, and after Julien destroys the second “HELP” sign Alex built, he tricks the lion into searching for a non-existent ship using binoculars with boot polish laced on the eye sockets

* TraumaButton: Saying “The sifakas are coming!” does this to [[ShellShockedVeteran Hector]], making him think he’s one the on the battlefield and go into a murderous frenzy where he tries to spear any [[FantasticRacism sifaka he comes across, unfortunately for Nurse Phantom.

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Mort figures that the best gift he could give King Julien for the latter’s birthday is to murder the penguins so they won’t find out the lemurs’ DarkSecret. His first attempt to off the duo involves making them run through an elaborate series of death traps. Of course, being the ridiculously skilled commandos they are, Kowalski and Private navigate through it without a hitch, while Mort’s traps keep backfiring on him and he suffers AmusingInjuries.

* TheBadGuyWins: We see one timeline where [[KnightOfCerebus Koto]] successfully killed Sage during their youth, [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing by orchestrating a bushpig stampede and pushing his brother off a cliff]], and this led to him successfully conquering Madagascar in record time; turning it into a barren wasteland, enslaving all of its inhabitants, keeping Julien as his fanning slave ([[KickTheDog while also putting him]] [[CallBack in the Iron Booty]]) and brainwashing Clover into being his queen with a love potion from Maggie the Unwashed, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil with plans to have her carry his children]]. The Zoosters still got marooned in Madagascar, but were slain by the mountain lemurs, and [[TaxidermyTerror stuffed and mounted]] in Koto’s throne room.

* HateAtFirstSight: The King Julien/Skipper animosity from ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' carries over. [[ImproperlyParanoid Skipper]] is immediately suspicious of Julien the moment he sees him, and the feelings become mutual once Julien picks up on the penguins’ [[FantasticRacism condescending attitudes]] towards him and his people, as well as their refusal to help the lemurs in their time of need.

* FurryReminder: It’s revealed that Karl is indeed a [[ShownTheirWork predator]], as Julien and Ted find his hut littered with the bones of tiny animals, much to their horror, while Karl mentions that he never brought it up before because he thought it was “obvious”; with him having claws, fangs and being related to the fossa. Later, when Julien blows off Karl's grievances about being lied to and strung along all these years while worrying more about his own kingly image, Karl goes livid, snarls, and claws Julien’s arm before running off on all fours.

* ADayInTheLimelight: For Abner and Becca, who serve as the main characters. Though their actions in this story lead to them being PutOnABus.

* DayInTheLimelight: For Masikura, who uses her magic crystal orb to show Julien, Maurice, Karl, and Mort various alternate timelines.