History Fanfic / PearlInWWII

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Many, many, ''many'' of them, most prominently German scientist [[BoldExplorer Ernst Schafer]], Polish resistance leader [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Ignaczy Oziewicz]], and noted lunatic [[CrazyIsCool John "Mad Jack" Churchill]]. Creator/ChristopherLee even makes a cameo as a young SAS trooper on a desert sortie.

* May December Romance: In the story, Pearl and James develop feelings for one another and even get into a relationship.

* May-December Romance: In the story, Pearl and James develop feelings for one another and even get into a relationship.

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Having been mistaken for Aldebert while both prepare to depart from Tobruk by sea, Waldemar takes a sniper bullet to the head. The bullet takes half his skull away, and he spills is brains all over his friend.]]
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: On a trip to Chicago, Garnet is incapacitated by the unshielded radiation spewing from the world's first nuclear reactor. Rose promptly tries to heal her.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: Invoked. Rose insists that the upcoming war is a human conflict and should solely be resolved by humans. Pearl's only allowed to fight on the condition that she act human, and is forced to give up her Gem weaponry, special powers, and access to warp pads. It doesn't stick.
* EagleSquadron: Chapter 4 sees Pearl attempting to join a human military in order to fight the Germans. She's rebuffed by the US Army, but does manage to secure a place with the British, under whose flag she fights for the duration of the war.

* HeroicBSOD: Pearl has one when [[spoiler: Adelajda]] gets hit, exposing herself to German fire in the process. It takes a hard slap from James to snap her out of it.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Many, many, ''many'' of them, most prominently German explorer Ernst Schafer, Polish resistance leader Ignaczy Oziewicz, and noted lunatic John "Mad Jack" Churchill. Creator/ChristopherLee even makes a cameo as a young SAS trooper on a desert sortie.

* AntiVillain: Major Aldebert Fischer. Despite being an SS officer, he's a genial and well-meaning man who's [[{{Determinator}} unwilling to let anything stand between him and completing his mission]].

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:While preparing to depart by sea from Tobruk, Waldemar buys the farm from one, having been mistaken for Aldebert. The bullet takes half his head away, and he spills is brains all over his friend.]]
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: When Rose tries to heal Garnet while on a trip to Chicago, who's incapacitated by the radiation emanating from the world's first nuclear reactor.

* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Pearl first picks up the habit after their transport plane nearly crashes in a severe storm while en route to Poland. It soon becomes her go-to vice in times of stress.
* CodeName: Pearl's squad keeps the radio callsign "Brimstone" throughout the course of the war.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: Invoked. Knowing that the upcoming war is a human conflict and should solely be resolved by humans, Rose only permits Pearl to fight in the war on the condition that she act human. No Gem weaponry, no special powers, and no warp pads. It doesn't stick.
* EagleSquadron: Pearl seeks to join up with a human army in order to fight the Germans. She's rebuffed by the US Army, but does manage to secure a place with the British, under whose flag she fights for the duration of the war.
** Captain Patryk in Chapter 20 serves as a more regular example, being a Polish pilot currently flying with the RAF after the fall of his homeland.

* HateSink: Sergeant Alojzy, a smarmy, skeevy Polish noncom who hits on Pearl (who's having none of it). As it turns out, he's also a traitor who sells information to the Germans in preparation for the upcoming invasion. Presumably, he's mourned by few when German infiltrator Alfred Naujocks puts a bullet in him to cover his tracks.

* HoldTheLine: The Commando team is tasked a few times with fighting defensive and delaying actions, such as in the battles of Bzura, Leuven, and Cassel.

* BreadMilkEggsSquick: When Rose tries to heal Garnet while on a trip to Chicago, who's incapacitated by the radiation emanating from the world's first nuclear reactor.

* SmallGirlBigGun: In Chapter 19, Pearl, visually a stick-thin woman of average height, packs a .55cal Boys Antitank Rifle (which, as the names suggests, is designed to take out armored vehicles and is usually operated by a crew of three). Justified, as she's really an alien warrior with superhuman strength.

* AntiVillain: Major Aldebert Fischer. Despite being an SS officer, he's a genial and well-meaning man who's
[[{{Determinator}} unwilling to let anything stand between him and completing his mission]].

->No one could prevent him from accomplishing his mission. Not reckless associates, nor enemy bombing raids. Not incompetent superiors, nor even alien warriors possessed with inhuman abilities. Even in Tobruk, with [[spoiler:Waldemar's brains soaking through his uniform as his friend's life leaked out onto the bare concrete]], all his enemies were unable to stop him.

In the turbulent, formative years of the modern era, Pearl saw the world descending into madness. With her friends unwilling to meddle in human affairs, she decided to take matters into her own hands and join the fight for the soul of mankind. But all war, no matter how just, has its price, even for her.

Pearl has a secret, one she's kept from Steven for all his life. During the most turbulent and formative years of the modern era, she saw the world around her descending into madness. With the Crystal Gems unwilling to meddle in human affairs, she took matters into her own hands and joined the fight for the soul of mankind. But war takes its toll on all it touches, even her. Especially her.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Many, many, '''many''' of them, most prominently German explorer Ernst Schafer, Polish resistance leader Ignaczy Oziewicz, and noted lunatic John "Mad Jack" Churchill. Creator/ChristopherLee even makes a cameo as a young SAS trooper on a desert sortie.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Many, many, '''many''' of them, most prominently German explorer Ernst Schafer, Polish resistance leader Ignaczy Oziewicz, and noted lunatic John "Mad Jack" Churchill. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ChristopherLee Sir Christopher Lee]] even makes a cameo as a young SAS trooper on a desert sortie.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pearl '''loves''' pie (particularly apple). It's quite literally the only thing she eats.

* CodeNames: Pearl's squad keeps the radio callsign "Brimstone" throughout the course of the war.

* HistoricDomainCharacter: Many, many, '''many''' of them, most prominently German explorer Ernst Schafer, Polish resistance leader Ignaczy Oziewicz, and noted lunatic John "Mad Jack" Churchill. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ChristopherLee Sir Christopher Lee]] even makes a cameo as a young SAS trooper on a desert sortie.