No Guts, No Glory
is a The Powerpuff Girls (1998) fanfiction published on November 29th, 2021, penned by Gullfriend31, and hosted on FanFiction.Net.
In it, Buttercup attempts Working Through the Cold when she wakes up with stomach pains. However, this turns out to be a very terrible idea...
No Tropes, No Glory:
- Anger Born of Worry: This is Professor Utonium's reaction to finding out that Buttercup didn't tell him she was ill. He initially scolds her, but softens after he learns why she didn't tell him.
- Appetite Equals Health: The first clue to the Professor that something's wrong is that Buttercup doesn't want any pancakes.
- Baffled by Own Biology: Buttercup has a stomachache, which she initially thinks is from eating too much pizza, but by the next day, she's wondering why the pain has spread to her right side. It turns out to be from a Ruptured Appendix.
- Bathroom Search Excuse: A variation: Buttercup says she needs the bathroom when she flies out of the room. She just didn't say why she needed it.
- Cathartic Crying: After everything she's been through, Buttercup finally breaks down sobbing in...
- Expressive Hair: Bubbles' pigtails spring up when
- Extremely Short Timespan: The story takes place within about 36 hours.
- Feigning Healthiness: Buttercup pretends to be well to keep her tough image.
- Growling Gut: Buttercup gets one when she and her sisters are watching TV.
- Irritation Nightmare: Buttercup's pain begins when she has a dream that a convict punches her in the stomach.
- Middle Child Syndrome: Since Blossom is the smart one and Bubbles is the cute one, Buttercup feels pressured to be the tough one to compensate, which is why she never told anyone she was sick.
- Ruptured Appendix: The actual cause of Buttercup's pain.
- Sick Episode: For Buttercup, natch.
- Tentacled Terror: The girls fight an octopus monster.
- Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Buttercup gruesomely hurls on the pavement during a monster fight.
- Wham Line:Doctor: Your daughter, Buttercup's appendix has burst.
- You Are Better Than You Think You Are:Professor: Buttercup, you have more than just your strength to rely on.
Buttercup: (sniffles) How?
Professor: You have a strong sense of justice. You've gone through ice and fire to help those you care about. You're a member of this family and I love you the way you are.
Buttercup: Y-you do?
Professor: Of course I do. You're my daughter.
