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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: In Chapter 14 Robert is shown to be from the future like Peyton when it’s shown that the compass glows in his hand like it does for Peyton.]]
* {{Robinsonade}}: Chapter 8 has the crew land on an island after sailing through a storm to lose the Navy.

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** In Chapter 10, Oliver reveals that [[spoiler:Admiral Cochrane]] is his father.
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[[spoiler: In Chapter 14 Robert is shown to be from the future like Peyton when it’s shown that the compass glows in his hand like it does for Peyton.]]
* {{Robinsonade}}: Chapter 8 11 has the crew land on an island after sailing through a storm to lose the Navy.Revenge is destroyed by the Admiral.



* TomboyishName: Charlotte [[spoiler:"Charlie"]] Smith.

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* TomboyishName: Charlotte [[spoiler:"Charlie"]] "Charlie" Smith.
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* TomboyishName: Charlotte [[spoiler:"Charlie"]] Smith.

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!!All character tropes go the the character page

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!!''Distant Shores'' includes examples of:
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[This description was copied in violation of our Plagiarism policy. Please replace it with original writing.]

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[This description was copied in violation of After accidentally traveling through time, our Plagiarism policy. Please replace it with original writing.]
hero will live an adventure they will never forget when they join the crew of an 18th century pirate ship.
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When you're swept back to the 18th century, you embark on a swashbuckling adventure led by a sexy pirate captain. But will you ever make it home?

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When you're swept back to the 18th century, you embark on a swashbuckling adventure led by a sexy pirate captain. But will you ever make [This description was copied in violation of our Plagiarism policy. Please replace it home?
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* ActionPrologue: The story starts with Peyton fighting against the British navy, until it's revealed they're on the set of a pirate TV show.

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* ActionPrologue: [[{{ActionPrologue}} Action Prologue]]/[[{{FakeOutOpening}} Fake-Out Opening]]: The story starts with Peyton fighting against the British navy, until it's revealed they're on the set of a pirate TV show.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Peyton is this, going from the 21st century to the 18th. After hearing about the pirate captain who attacked Tiburon and escaped like he vanished from thin air, Peyton wonders if their talent agent, Steve, is that captain.

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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Peyton is this, going from the 21st century to the 18th. After hearing about the pirate captain who attacked Tiburon and escaped like he vanished from thin air, Peyton wonders if their talent agent, Steve, is that captain. [[spoiler: Robert is also from the future when the Compass glows in his hand.]]

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Peyton goes to the museum only to discover the magic compass on display. Suddenly, Robert, presumed dead at this point, appears and offers Peyton to return to the past with him.]]

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: After going back to present, Peyton goes to the a local museum only to discover the magic compass on display. Suddenly, Robert, presumed dead at this point, appears and offers Peyton to return to the past with him.]]


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* SequelHook: [[spoiler: In the bonus scene, a museum curator mentions that Peyton went on many adventures that weren’t seen in the book. And given the ending, it looks like they’re about to experience them soon enough.]]
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Peyton goes to the museum only to discover the magic compass on display. Suddenly, Robert, presumed dead at this point, appears and offers Peyton to return to the past with him.]]
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** In Chapter 16, Admiral Cochrane, due to time travel, introduces a little VideoGame/ModernWarfare.
-->[[OhCrap Is that... an AK-47?]]


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* TimeCrash: Chapter 16 has this happening with the Temple as portals to different timelines open up all around.
* TimeMaster: Chapter 16 has Peyton become this soon as they put the Compass back in the portal, allowing them to start fixing things back to normal.
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* MissingMom: Charlie's mother is this, a maid who was thrown out by Governor Smith once she had the baby. Charlie has spent much of her pirate career looking for her. A premium scene in Chapter 15 shows she does eventually find her.
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* CellPhonesAreUseless: Even after Peyton travels through time and still has a cracked cell phone, it has no signal but still works enough that they can look at their pictures. In Chapter 2, they use the phone's flashlight when it gets dark in Tiburon. They also use it to show Edward and/or Charlie they're from the future.

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* CellPhonesAreUseless: Even after Peyton travels through time and still has a cracked cell phone, it has no signal but still works enough that they can look at their pictures. In Chapter 2, they use the phone's flashlight when it gets dark in Tiburon. They also use it to show Edward and/or Charlie they're from the future. Chapter 15 sees it come back, the battery long since dead and likely water damaged, but Peyton uses it as a makeshift weapon to throw at Robert.
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* AnachronismStew: Chapter 12 shows that Robert's secret weapon are sticks of dynamite, 100 years before they'd be invented.

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* AnachronismStew: Chapter 12 shows that Robert's secret weapon are sticks of dynamite, 100 years before they'd be invented. [[spoiler:Justified when you learn in Chapter 14 that Robert is also a time traveller.]]
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* InternalReveal: A premium scene with Edward in Chapter 3 allows Peyton to tell him they're from the future and prove it by showing pictures from their phone. Chapter 4 allows Peyton to let Charlie in after stitching her wounds up. Chapter 8 allows Peyton to reveal they're from the future if you haven't done so by then. Chapter 14 allows Peyton to reveal it to Oliver.

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* InternalReveal: A premium scene with Edward in Chapter 3 allows Peyton to tell him they're from the future and prove it by showing pictures from their phone. Chapter 4 allows Peyton to let Charlie in after stitching her wounds up. Chapter 8 allows Peyton to reveal they're from the future if you haven't done so by then. Chapter 11 has Peyton reveal it to the whole crew. Chapter 14 allows Peyton to reveal it to Oliver.
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: In Chapter 14 Robert is shown to be from the future like Peyton when it’s shown that the compass glows in his hand like it does for Peyton.

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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: In Chapter 14 Robert is shown to be from the future like Peyton when it’s shown that the compass glows in his hand like it does for Peyton.]]

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* InternalReveal: A premium scene with Edward in Chapter 3 allows Peyton to tell him they're from the future and prove it by showing pictures from their phone. Chapter 4 allows Peyton to let Charlie in after stitching her wounds up. Chapter 8 allows Peyton to reveal they're from the future if you haven't done so by then.

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* InternalReveal: A premium scene with Edward in Chapter 3 allows Peyton to tell him they're from the future and prove it by showing pictures from their phone. Chapter 4 allows Peyton to let Charlie in after stitching her wounds up. Chapter 8 allows Peyton to reveal they're from the future if you haven't done so by then. Chapter 14 allows Peyton to reveal it to Oliver.


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** In Chapter 12, you can recruit Kendrick back from Robert’s mutineers.


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* AnachronismStew: Chapter 12 shows that Robert's secret weapon are sticks of dynamite, 200 years before they'd be invented.

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* AnachronismStew: Chapter 12 shows that Robert's secret weapon are sticks of dynamite, 200 100 years before they'd be invented.
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* CoolShip: Edward's ship is called "Poseidon's Revenge."

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* CoolShip: Edward's ship is called "Poseidon's Revenge." Robert's is called the "Damnation."
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** In Chapter 11, in a premium choice after beating Robert in a game of whist, one of the dialogue options is "[[Film/CaptainPhillips Look at me... I am the captain now.]]"
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Dewicking per TRS decision.


* BiTheWay: As with all Choices stories, your love interests can be romanced by Peyton regardless of gender.
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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 10. [[Admiral Cochrane forces Peyton to reveal where the Compass is by torturing Edward, promises a prisoner transfer but is actually a trap for the Revenge, Oliver reveals he's the Admiral's son and the Revenge gets sunk.]]

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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 10. [[Admiral [[spoiler: Admiral Cochrane forces Peyton to reveal where the Compass is by torturing Edward, promises a prisoner transfer but is actually a trap for the Revenge, Oliver reveals he's the Admiral's son and the Revenge gets sunk.]]

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