History Fanfic / AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheBank

** That, or they sandbagging even more than in canon.

--> It occurred to Dennis, perhaps too late, that mocking someone you've never met who has a potentially *very* creepy power might not have been the brightest of ideas.

* RefugeInAudacity: Tattletale's plan in chapter 7. [[spoiler: When Armsmaster says they're under arrest, she agrees and proceeds to list, in detail, all their criminal activities starting with the bank robbery. And then she says that a) she already called her lawyer who's negotating with other government agencies on their behalf, and b) since Armsmaster is the person placing them under arreast (they were only transported for the quarantine) ''and'' he didn't read them their rights, nothing she said can be used in an investigation.]] They get away scot-free.

** The only possible reason Bakuda would make a [[spoiler: Marburg-Ebola bio-bomb]]. Suffice to say, ''everyone'' wants her head for this one. '''Everyone'''.
* DueToTheDead: Armsmaster asks for, and Piggot seconds, a commendation for the PRT trooper who [[spoiler: stopped Oni Lee from breaking Lung out]].

** The only possible reason Bakuda would make [[spoiler: Marburg-Ebola bio-bomb]]. Suffice to say, ''everyone'' wants her head for this one. '''Everyone'''.

** ABB break out attempt. [[spoiler: Oni Lee is killed, Bakuda is captured and Lung doesn't even get out of his cell]].

* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Alec reaction to Taylor [[ToThePain description]] of what she wants to do to Clockblocker for the AtrociousAlias incident. Taylor gives him an "uncomfortably appreciative" look.

* MoodWhiplash: Goes from Undersiders pranking Clockblocker to [[spoiler: getting ambushed by Bakuda and ABB during her bombing run]].

** "It occurred to Dennis, perhaps too late, that mocking someone you've never met who has a potentially *very* creepy power might not have been the brightest of ideas."

** That nail being Taylor being a bit better together mentally, means that not only is she able to prevent Coil from using the bank job as a distraction to abduct Dinah.

* GoneHorriblyRight: Taylor is able to disable the alarms ahead of time, preventing the heroes from noticing the bank robbery until it's done. Thus, it goes perfectly despite Amy's presence, ruining Coil's plan to use it to grab Dinah, and Coil now owes the Undersiders thousands, and he can't even complain because he never ''told'' them that it was a diversion.

* SlasherSmile: Taylor, when Brian tells her they can get her a fight with Clockblocker. It's rather disturbing.

* DueToTheDead: Armsmaster asks for a commendation for the PRT trooper who [[spoiler: stopped Oni Lee from breaking Lung out]].

** [[spoiler: The second attempt at kidnapping Dinah fails, because Coil didn't know]] the entire family left for a formal dinner that evening.

** That nail being Taylor being a bit better together mentally, and having watched old movies, means that not only is she able to prevent Coil from using the bank job to abduct Dinah, but they never have to fight the Wards.

* GoneHorriblyRight: Thanks to Taylor catching on to it being a diversion, she's able to disable the alarms ahead of time, preventing the heroes from noticing the theft until it's done. Thus, the robbery goes perfectly despite Amy's presence, ruining Coil's plan to use it to grab Dinah, and Coil now owes the Undersiders thousands, and he can't even complain because he never ''told'' them that it was a diversion.

* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Alec reaction to Taylor [[ToThePain description]] of what she wants to do to Clockblocker for the AtrociousAlias incident.

--> ''Taylor gives him an "uncomfortably appreciative" look.''

* RestrainedRevenge: Taylor's payback to Clockblocker just amounts to spooking him, facedoodling and taking embarassing pictures to post on PHO, despite her initial desire to bloodily murder him for calling her "Lovebug".
* SecretKeeper: Lisa knows that Taylor wants to become a hero, and advises her about what to do with Clockblocker.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: The only possible reason Bakuda would make [[spoiler: Marburg-Ebola bio-bomb]]. Suffice to say, ''everyone'' wants her head for this one. '''Everyone'''.

* AdaptationNameChange: The Endbringers are called "Terrors" here.

** Later, he makes it clear that he ''wants'' it to be a diversion, and it also goes perfectly, but it fails because Dinah was somewhere he couldn't take her from when it all went down.
* RestrainedRevenge: Taylor's payback to Clockblocker just amounts to embarrassment by spooking him, despite her initial desire to bloodily murder him for calling her "Lovebug", and getting her preferred name of Cicada across.
* SecretKeeper: Tattletale knows that Taylor wants to become a hero, and advises her about what to do with Clockblocker.

* FaceDoodling: How Taylor gets her preferred name across, as well as embarrassing Clockblocker as payback for the "Lovebug" name.

** Later, he makes it clear that he ''wants'' it to be a diversion, and it also goes perfectly, but it fails because Dinah was somewhere he couldn't take her from.
* RestrainedRevenge: Taylor's payback to Clockblocker just amounts to embarrassment, despite her initial desire to bloodily murder him for calling her "Lovebug", and getting her preferred name of Cicada across.

* SecretKeeper: Tattletale knows that Taylor wants to become a hero.

** That nail being Taylor being a bit better together mentally, and having