My Life as a Teenage Robot's Sidekick
is a fanfic written by Angelxoxo8.
In the town of Tremorton, Jenny or XJ9 Wakeman is the protector of the Earth, who just wants a normal life. But then she finds a friend in Amy Smith, who has some secrets of her own, and joins Jenny on her adventures to save Earth...as a superhero herself.
It is a retelling of My Life as a Teenage Robot, but with an added oc character, a different version of Angelxoxo8's oc, Amelia Smith, from her previous fic Amelia Smith: 9th Grade Kunoichi.
This fanfic contains examples of:
- Adaptational Gender Identity: Class Act reveals that this version of Amy is Transgender. She used to be a boy called Aaron, but changed it to Amy when she transitioned.
- Adaptational Expansion: Sheldon has a bigger role in the fic than he does in canon. Starting as an Early-Bird Cameo in It Came From Next Door to having minor appearances in other episodes.
- Child Prodigy: Two of Amy's sisters are this, Claudia is in college at the age of fifteen and Piri is great at business at preschool age.
- Bilingual Bonus: Amy's sister Claudia speaks Japanese.
- Cassandra Truth: Like Brad, Amy tries to give Jenny advice and or warnings about falling into trends, abusing her abilities, or having bad ideas. Unfortunately, Jenny doesn't listen to her.
- Deadpan Snarker: Amy at times. Whenever she's around, Claudia is this.
- Fair Cop: Amy's parents are Skyway Patrol officers who are supportive of Jenny and their daughter's heroics and don't see then as a menace. Unlike the Lieutenant.
- Fire-Forged Friends: When she was Aaron, Amy used to bully Sheldon. But stopped doing that after she became a girl and apologized. Since then, the two became friends. Amy was even Sheldon's crush before Jenny came along.
- Foreshadowing: When Brad, Tuck, and Amy are chased by Skyway Patrol, the girl panics. Which we find out is because both her parents are Skyway Patrol officers.
- Friendly Tickle Torture: In This Time With Feeling, not only do Brad and Tuck tickle Jenny in the begining, but Amy as well.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: Downplayed, Amy has three sisters all a year apart, Claudia, Emily, and Piri.
- Pintsized Powerhouse: Piri knows karate and despite being Tuck’s age and smaller, she's able to take down Amy and knock her out in Future Shock.
- Shout-Out: In Speak No Evil, after Claudia says something in Japanese to Dr Wakeman, she exclaims "What a wonderful phrase!".
- Trans Tribulations: Amy being considered a freak by society, with only a minor number of people being understanding and accepting her, solely because she's transgender is exactly what real life Trans people are suffering today.
