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1Both Syllables was an MassiveMultiplayerCrossover saga by Alohilani/630Kila (girl of the ever changing name, now her dA is hideousblob). It weaves the canons of ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' and ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' into one universe. It consists of, so far, six fanfics: two simultaneous "paths" leading up to ''99 Luftballons'', and one sequel to it. It is notable for its clever integration of elements, easing into the crossover, and having [=OCs=] that, despite being central to the plot, manage to [[JerkSue stay likable]] and not seem out of place.
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3It also has a modest expanded universe created by fans, aka the author's good buddies like the one who made this page. Now that the original author has left, [[PromotedFanboy one has been approached to take the reins.]]
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5''Note: The original author has now taken down every single one of her stories. Hence, the links to her fanfiction below are all dead.''
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7!!'''Main series'''
8* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' Path
9** ''[[http://630kila.deviantart.com/art/BS-v1-City-Traffic-Puzzle-ch1-93996077 City Traffic Puzzle]]''- To pay off gambling debts, XR takes a shady second job in Tradeworld, which throws himself into a [[TheMafia load of trouble]] when he tries to quit. So, he finds himself a bodyguard- Kilana Jookiba.
10** ''[[http://630kila.deviantart.com/art/BS-v2-I-Palindrome-I-ch1-96706515 I Palindrome I]]''- In the aftermath of City Traffic Puzzle, XR is saddled with rehabilitating Kila. Meanwhile, Zurg's dark history is revealed, and there is a [[KilledOffForReal death in the family.]]
11* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' Path, currently being rewritten into a single fic due to the author's improving writing skills causing her to [[OldShame hate the original fics.]]
12** ''[[http://630kila.deviantart.com/art/BS-v1-5-Nowhere-Man-ch1-104314647 Nowhere Man]]''- When Zim, in a fit of rage, bites Dib, Dib's body chemistry poisons Zim, and Zim's begins to mutate him. While coping with this, Zim sneaks into Alliance space and kidnaps XR's "sister", a second attempt named MALIK. When Dib kidnaps GIR to force Zim to help him, it backfires when Zim is incapable of any help whatsoever.
13** ''[[http://630kila.deviantart.com/art/BS-v2-5-Rules-ch1-105335726 Rules]]''- While Dib and his family move to Hawaii to oversee an auxilliary branch of Professor Membrane's labs, Zim, in an attempt to impress the Tallest, takes MALIK and leaves Earth for the Galactic Alliance. After a run-in with NOS-4-A2, the 2 seperate, in the beginning of the end...
14* Major Crossover
15** ''[[http://630kila.deviantart.com/art/BS-v3-99-Luftballons-ch1-109549116 99 Luftballons]]''- In four words? [[EarthShatteringKaboom It hits the fan.]] Zim infiltrates Star Command as a rookie ranger, assigned to the newly-promoted XR. Meanwhile, Tak and Zurg manage to hack XR and use him to spy on Star Command. When Zim's planning disrupts a peace conference between the Galactic Alliance and the Federation, everything falls apart. [[spoiler: Irk is destroyed, and Zim is captured, by Zurg, assumed dead.]]
16** ''[[http://630kila.deviantart.com/art/BS-v4-Take-On-Me-prologue-122082419 Take on Me]]''- Kila takes XR to meet the 'ohana back on Earth. But when a sick Irken invader shows up from being assumed dead, things begin to once again turn for the worse.
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18!!'''Contributions by fans'''
19* ''[[http://anonymous-materials.deviantart.com/art/For-the-Irken-Who-Has-Every-136838032 The Irken Who Has Everything]]'' by [[http://anonymous-materials.deviantart.com Anonymous-Materials]]- Still in progress. Zim is living on Kaua'i and for the time things seem to have settled down, until an evil plant attaches to his head, mentally throwing him into an alternate universe where his life is perfect. Until it isn't.
20* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5413714/1/Policy_of_Truth Policy of Truth]]'' and "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13378341/1/New-Sensation New Sensation]]" by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/286965/Maran_Zelde Maran Zelde]]--First story complete, sequel in progress. Fills in a plot hole in the original series, specifically, where Dib was between "Rules" and "Take On Me" when he is rudely and abruptly shoved out of the plot. Originally fit wonderfully with the main series' "canon" while also being accessible to new readers. With "Both Syllables" ended, it has now [[SchizoContinuity divorced itself]] from strictly following its continuity.
21* ''[[http://z8.invisionfree.com/Both_Syllables/index.php?showtopic=1114 21 Sacraments]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/573595/ngrey651 Nick]]'', though more connected to the forum 'canon', is a fast-paced thriller that takes inspiration from the ''Franchise/SilentHill'' series, most noticeably the use of MultipleEndings.
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23There's also a [[http://z8.invisionfree.com/Both_Syllables/index.php?act=idx roleplay forum]] that by now has nothing to do with the series.
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25!!This series provides examples of:
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27[[foldercontrol]]
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29[[folder:Main Series]]
30* ADayInTheLimeLight: Might as well call the [=BLoSC=] path 'XR of Star Command'.
31* AIIsACrapshoot: MALIK, programmed a space ranger, ends up [[spoiler: the tool of an Irken Invader.]]
32* AlternateUniverse: There are far too many alterations (some of them rather questionable) to even contemplate calling this canon . . .
33%%* {{Angst}}: [[{{Wangst}} Far too much]] angst.
34* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Commander Nebula, Tallest Purple, NOS-4-A2, Tak.]]
35%%* ArcWords: The lyrics to "99 Luftballons".
36* AuthorAppeal:
37** There exist many references to songs by Music/TheBeatles and Nena, as well as Wicked.
38** The plot of the entire SERIES (more or less) originated from a song the author liked. Said song has no connection to anything in any of the three canons, either.
39%%* BittersweetEnding: The endings of the finished fics, aside from ''City Traffic Puzzle'' and ''Nowhere Man''.
40%%* BlackAndGreyMorality: The general conflict of [=BLoSC=] becomes this.
41* ChekhovsGun: At one point, Zim mentions [[spoiler:the self destruct system that could destroy the entire Irken Empire. [[EarthShatteringKaboom Sure enough...]]]]
42* ClearMyName: To an extent. By the time of ''Take On Me'', [[spoiler:Zim]] has been blamed for [[spoiler:blowing up the Irken Empire, when it was really Zurg that did it.]] What makes this worse is that no one, not even [[spoiler:Zim]], knows this.
43* DarkerAndEdgier: To a degree, mostly to make all the series fit the grey morality of ''Lilo & Stitch''.
44** There's still very little content that couldn't make it into a Disney movie, though.
45* DarkActionGirl: Tak. Without a doubt. Edgy, described as "cat-like" and very smooth and savvy. Also seemingly without morals.
46* DeadFic: All the above links written by the actual author lead to 404s. The fan stuff is still there, though.
47* DeusAngstMachina: Kila's backstory, anyone? Or the circumstances that get her trapped on Earth in the town that hates her guts?
48%%* DisneyDeath: Zim and GIR
49%%* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: NOS-4-A2]]
50* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[spoiler:Happens to ''the entire Irken Empire'' by the end of ''99 Luftballons.'']]
51%%* EmotionlessGirl: MALIK, though it certainly doesn't last for long.
52%%* EvilPlan: Several, most notably by Zim and Zurg.
53%%* ExpandedUniverse
54* [[FantasticRacism Fantastic Racist]]: Gantu is cemented as one of these in ''Delta Dawn''- He hunts the experiments not for Hamsterveil's plans, but because he considers them "monsters" that should be locked up so they can't hurt people.
55* GoneHorriblyWrong: Hämsterviel tells Stitch that [[spoiler:Kila and Zim had the potential to be the most powerful psychics in the world because of his experimentation done on them when they were not yet fully developed.]] The problem was [[spoiler:Kila ended up [[ProfessorGuineaPig altering her body,]] and Zim was experimented on by ZURG, and as a result, if the two ever met and their powers awakened...yikes. ]]
56** And... of course, then there's Kila's [[ProfessorGuineaPig plant technology...]]
57* GreyAndGrayMorality: The Zim and Dib conflict becomes this.
58** And so does nearly everything else, unless Zurg is involved.
59* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every story in the series is named after a song.
60** And after 'Rules', they're all 80's songs.
61%%* InsignificantLittleBluePlanet: Many of the alien characters feel this way about Earth.
62* KickTheDog: Zurg's callous treatment of [[spoiler:Commander Nebula's death]] right in front of XR, his [[spoiler:murder of his own subordinates]] to blame on Zim and his [[spoiler:cold-hearted planned murder of Tallest Miyuki]] are good examples of a bad man becoming even worse. Probably BEST exemplified in Tak's [[spoiler:pitiless shooting of GIR]]...and then she literally kicks him over and over while he's deactivated on the ground.
63%%* KilledOffForReal
64%%* KnightTemplar: Gantu's slightly changed motivations make him this.
65%%* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:MALIK]] is this, with Zim.
66* MadScientist: Jumba, Kila, Prof. Membrane, Zurg and Hamsterviel embody this trope well, though Membrane and Jumba's work is less "mad" and actually more beneficial to humanity.
67* MeaningfulName: Zerinim and Kilana both have meanings in the alien lexicon. Also, Dib's last name is 'Putchel'. Think about it. Say it out loud. Slur it a little. Get it?
68** Also, many of the Irken names are vague references to other works. 'Zoburg' sounds sort of like a weird combination of [[VideoGame/TheNeverhood Hoborg]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Zoidberg]], and 'Tessirak' is [[Literature/AWrinkleInTime tesseract]] without the last 't'. 'Zerinim' has [[WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh 'nim']] in it.
69* MindlinkMates: Subverted in that the two characters with a mindlink actually really hate having one and do everything they can to get around it.
70* MindRape: Zurg does this to Zim by [[spoiler:experimenting on his brain]]. This makes Zim's potential as a [[spoiler:telepath]] go off-the-charts and into dangerous levels.
71%%* NarrativeProfanityFilter
72%%* NobleBigot: Again, Gantu.
73* OldShame: The author discontinued and deleted the series because she grew sick of it, and now gets mad if you so much as mention it.
74%%* OurMonstersAreDifferent: The actual series canon is only a ''suggestion'', right?
75%%* OutOfCharacter: The majority of the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' cast is this.
76%%* PardonMyKlingon: Ame kef, the PardonMyKlingon.
77%%* PersonOfMassDestruction: [[spoiler:Zim and Kila]] have the potential to become this. Or at least more so.
78* RightManInTheWrongPlace: Zim literally tries this line on Kila, insisting he's not a bad person, but a good guy who was thrust into terrible situations. Talk about straining a definition.
79* SelfDestructMechanism: [[spoiler:One existed on Irk for the whole Irken Empire.]]
80%%* ShipTease: None of the romantic relationships have gotten past this.
81* ShoutOut: Several, particularly to WebAnimation/HomestarRunner and Creator/StephenKing.
82%%* TheSnarkKnight: MALIK.
83%%* SpannerInTheWorks: Zim and XR.
84%%* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Mr. Valdez.
85* TranslationConvention: Assumed to be in use in the original works; various definitions of "standard" vocabulary are in the fics.
86* WordOfGod: Used to inform the readers that [[spoiler:Tak]] is KilledOffForReal.
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89[[folder:Fan Contributions]]
90* ADayInTheLimelight: Dib and the ''Lilo & Stitch'' cast in "Policy of Truth" receive more attention than they do in the series proper. This is a good thing.
91%%* AllJustADream: Most of the plot of For the Irken Who Has Everything
92%%* AdaptationDistillation
93%%* LotusEaterMachine: The plant in For the Irken Who Has Everything.
94* SchizoContinuity: "Policy of Truth" and "New Sensation" uses Divorced Continuity now that the main series has been taken down, featuring [[spoiler:Zim]] and [[spoiler:Tak]] in ways that contradict "Both Syllables" canon.
95* WholePlotReference: For the Irken Who Has Everything is one of these to Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything''.
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98[[folder:Forum]]
99* AdaptationExpansion: A lot of new characters are added, including many from canons [[WordOfGod not included]] in the original series.
100%%* {{Angst}}: In truckloads!
101%%* BabiesEverAfter
102%%* BecomeARealBoy
103%%* BelligerentSexualTension
104%%* BewaretheNiceOnes. OH how is this used often.
105%%* InterspeciesRomance
106* LethalJokeCharacter: [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey II]] was brought in as a joke. He'll still eat people from time to time.
107%%* MindOverMatter
108* NoFourthWall: Sort of. The characters and their [=RPers=] interact regularly.
109%%* OurMonstersAreDifferent
110* RageAgainstTheAuthor: The natural flipside of NoFourthWall, especially [[TheWoobie Desdemona]].
111%%* ThrowItIn
112%%* VoodooShark
113* WordOfGod: The forum started off as 'after the series ended'. Now it's just [[FanonDisContinuity not any sort of canon]] whatsoever at all.
114[[/folder]]

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