-->Synergy: noun; the merging of many different components to reach a greater goal.

Synergy is the story of [[TrueCompanions six people]] -- [[NiceGuy Tucker]], [[ManipulativeBastard Tama]], [[SnarkKnight Alex]], [[GeniusBruiser Logan]], Eden, and Deirdre -- who live in the town of [[QuirkyTown Slanton]]. [[HalloweenTown Slanton]] itself exists in AnotherDimension, known as [[CampbellCountry Underland]]. In a world where [[AllMythsAreTrue demons]] and [[TheFairFolk fae]] devour children in the woods, morality is in shades of [[BlackAndGreyMorality black, grey]], [[BlueAndOrangeMorality blue, and orange]], [[GodsHandsAreTied gods literally cannot survive long enough to save you]], and [[DimensionalTraveler dimension hopping]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking is the only way to visit]] [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas your mother]], these six struggle to survive and find their own [[HappilyEverAfter happy endings]].

Synergy is a story of many genres, going from SliceOfLife to horror in an instant and dealing with everything from dating to FantasticRacism.

There are several smaller stories set between the books of the primary series that tend to focus on the secondary characters and their motivations, and the main TrueCompanions are rarely the main characters.

!Tropes Used:

* ActionGirl: Every female in Underland. Justified in that Underland is a very dangerous place, and not being an action girl of some form is a quick ticket to being eaten.
* ActionGirlfriend: Deirdre is this to Tucker, as well as a ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend. [[TheLadette Clover]] is also this to Logan.
* ActionMom: Nell and Colleen Greine. Of course, Underland is full of ActionGirls who grow up into [[ActionMom Action Moms]], so it's not like this is a rare trope in the series.
* AllMythsAreTrue:
* AncestralWeapon: Diana's Killer Yo-yo.
* ArcWords: [[BigScrewedUpFamily Deirdre could have been worse.]]
* AuthorAppeal: Frequent mentions of Dan Schneider shows and kid cartoons, long hair, and badass female characters. Also, a bizarre hatred for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking jaywalkers]].
* BackFromTheDead: Deirdre. The vampires also sort of count, in that they die before they come back as bloodsucking fiends.
** It's noteworthy that Deirdre came back from the dead because she ''annoyed the CelestialBureaucracy''. It's also noteworthy that everyone knew Deirdre would come back from the dead, and she willingly died because she knew [[ItMakesSenseInContext she still had another death to die.]]
%%* BadassAdorable: Eden is obviously this. The vampire children and Seda also count.
%%* BadassBystander: Underlanders are definitely this.
%%* BadassCrew: The main group.
%%* BadassFamily: The Greines.
* BadassIsraeli: Tucker becomes this, and his mother has always been this.
-->Conway: This fella is about to learn an important life lesson.
-->Seda: What's that, daddy?
-->Conway: That calling an Israeli a [[PrecisionFStrike kike]] is a bad idea.
* BadassTeacher: The school teachers, particularly [[MindOverMatter Mrs. Jarvis]], [[{{Flight}} Miss Kate]], and [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Mr. Ortiz.]]
* BattleCouple: There are many.
** [[BoyMeetsGhoul Tucker and Deirdre]]
** [[SlapSlapKiss Shae and Nell]]
** Millicent and James
* TheBerserker: Logan is this. There are several other Berserker characters, including his ActionGirlfriend Clover.
* BigDamnHeroes: Thoroughly lampshaded.
-->Logan: Here we come, to save your ass! Again!
* BoyMeetsGhoul: Tucker and Deirdre.
* BrainsandBrawn: Tama and Deirdre are this, respectively. Also Alex and Logan.
* TheClan: Many of the Families of Underland.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Quite a few, but Eden is a notable example. Tucker may also count.
* ColorCodedCharacters: The main group have specific colors that they prefer to wear or are otherwise associated with them.
** Tucker ~ Red
** Tama ~ Purple
** Alex ~ Gray
** Logan ~ Yellow
** Eden ~ Green
** Deirdre ~ Blue
* CombatClairvoyance: Tama uses it.
* CoolOldLady: Every vampire (or immortal) female is most likely a CoolOldLady, but special mentions go to Nell Greine, a [[PirateGirl Pirate]] [[FullyEmbracedFiend Vampire]] {{Tsundere}}, and Millicent Blade, a [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership Patrician]] [[ClassicalMovieVampire Vampire]] LadyOfWar.
* CreepyChild: The vampire children, especially Harper.
* CuteWitch: Eden is one.
* [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Daddy And Mommy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You]]: They were trying to keep Deirdre's [[EvilMatriarch other genocidal grandmother]] from finding her.
* DamselOutOfDistress: Eden.
-->Eden: Oh, we're supposed to be escaping? Why didn't you say so earlier, dummy?
* DarkActionGirl: Every female villain. Nell also counts, and Tama and Deirdre can be construed as Dark Action Girls on occasion.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Tama is the most obvious example.
* EvilRedhead: Nell Greine, who is frequently described as "a super-villain." Her children and granddaughter also qualify, depending on the circumstances.
* ExtranormalInstitute: Slanton School is this, definitely. The strangeness includes regular fights that smash through classrooms, a werewolf as a history teacher, gym classes that frequently involve running for one's life, and an aquitted murderess for a biology teacher (she didn't do it, but it is still frequently mentioned). It also qualifies as an AcademyOfAdventure.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Underland is this, quite explicitly. It is justified by Underland being a splintered world caused by two realities smashing together several millenia ago, and one world floating away while Underland clung to our reality. Despite its age, Underland isn't whole or complete within itself, and thus borrows from the Real World extensively.
** This is addressed later in the series, when the vampire goddess Lilith has a nervous breakdown because Underland isn't 'whole.' This prompts her to try to escape into the Real World.
** It's also used when Terri kills Phineas, and it turns out the Coven are the pillars holding up Underland. Upon Phineas's death, Underland starts to literally fall apart.
* FauxFlame: Traveling spirits frequently appear as Will o' the Wisp type blue flame.
* FemaleGaze: Deirdre and Shana both have this down pat.
* FieryRedhead: Deirdre, literally.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires: Played with, but ultimately subverted. Even the angstiest vampires will eat you with very little fuss.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: A lot of them. Tucker, who has the attention span of a mushroom, tends to notice them when he should be focusing on something else.
** At one point, [[CreepyChild Harper]] is seen ''having a conversation with a human skull''. Naturally, Tucker is the only one who finds that strange.
* GeniusDitz: Eden may be considered this, in that she is endearingly simple and idealistic, but can also whip up a Keep Out potion with a half-empty spice rack and a crock-pot.
* HandicappedBadass: Cynthia, the only blind vampire.
* InsistentTerminology: Eden does not have healing abilities. She transfers energy from one subject to another. Used as an PreAssKickingOneLiner when she finally demonstrates the full meaning of her terminology.
-->Eden: It's ''energy transfer''!
* ItsThePrincipleOfTheThing: Uttered by many characters as they obey the LawOfDisproportionateResponse.
* LadyOfWar: Millicent, oh so much. Tama may also qualify..
* LustObject: Tucker is this to Shana. Deirdre is greatly displeased.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Shae had his arm ripped off. It didn't impede him muchly.
** It's also implied that, at some point in the past, his head was cut off.
* MamaBear: Nell and Colleen Greine.
* MissingMom: Deirdre has one, as well as a DisappearedDad.
* NoodleIncident: Most every character refers to one or more {{Noodle Incident}}s in their lives. Conway's life is arguably one long string of {{Noodle Incident}}s.
--> Conway: And then my Jewish hooker legal guardian beat the guy down with a lobster. But I digress.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Vampires and Immortals. Played with in that most of them don't remember their real age, and when pressed will default to either 25 or 306. They're just good numbers.
* PapaWolf: Conway is one, literally.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: The vampire children. Seda also counts.
* PlayingWithFire: A common power in Underland. Deirdre herself is pyrokinetic (though her being a fiery redhead is incidental -- her red hair is from her mother's side of the family, while her pyrokinesis is from her father's side).
* PopCulturedBadass: Conway, who watches ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' and listens to Ke$ha when he isn't punching people to death.
* PregnantBadass: Once again -- Magdalena, Legend Incarnate.
* ProductPlacement: Alluded to.
--> '''Tucker''': What kinda soda do you want?
-->'''Deirdre''': I only answer that when I'm being paid.
* QuirkyHousehold: The main group.
* RedOniBlueOni: Deirdre and Tucker -- though it's interesting to note that, while he is the calmer of the two, his favorite color is red while hers is blue.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Royal Families of Underland.
* SealedEvilInADuel: The Chosen vs the Coven.
** SealedEvilInACan: The Coven.
** SealedBadassInACan: The Chosen hunters.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Nell Greine and her relatives, although it is pointed out in-Universe as a product of them being Underlanders, with different phenotypes and common colorations.
* TheStoic: Tama is this, and so is Nathan (who is also a CreepyChild).
* TomboyPrincess: Seda is considered to be this in certain circumstances. It is expected that Maggie's child will become this.
* TrueCompanions: The main group are this, to the point where hurting one is a Berserk Button for the other five.
* UndeadChild: The vampire children, obviously.
* UnskilledButStrong: Many of the students, but particularly Tucker's telekinesis. Note that he does become significantly more skilled as time goes on, and soon becomes one of the most (if not ''the'' most) powerful telekinetic in the series.
* WeakButSkilled: Many of the students, but particularly Deirdre's pyrokinesis. She has very little actual 'fire power' compared to other pyrokinetic characters, but can do very intricate and advanced moves with small amounts of flame.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The purpose of the Hunters is to protect humanity above all else. However, they want to keep the entirety of humanity safe, not individuals.
--> '''MadScientist''': Don't do this! I'm human!
--> '''Shana''': Fooled me. (cue the very human scientist being ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice.)
* WorldOfBadass: Underland.
* WorldOfHam: It is obvious that many characters wished they lived in one. Logan, Tucker, and Eden in particular are prone to truly glorious scenery chewing.
--> Logan: Dear god, NOT THE JERKY, PLEASE NO.
--> Tucker: MY MOTHER THINKS I'M AMAZING.
--> Eden: I TOOK HIS SOCKS BECAUSE HE WASN'T USING THEM AND I NEEDED THEM SO THERE.

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