History Fanfic / TheStrengthInWeakness

* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged, given the circumstances, Piper is very forgiving of Cyclonis (though there are a few factors contributing to that, [[spoiler:seeing into Cyclonis's mind and the discovery of the brainwashing among them]]), while most of the other Storm Hawks, and others, are more skeptical and wary, and [[spoiler:are putting up with her more out of a hope for peace than out of forgiveness]].

** When Cyclonis uses her Mental-Absorption Crystal on Piper a second time, as a brief demonstration of its MindRape capabilities when her generals questioned how she got her new knowledge, her generals are horrified and frightened, save for Dark Ace, who actually seems a bit disgusted. Repton even calls Cyclonis a witch.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Cyclonis is ''horrified'' when she realizes that the Oblivion Crystal scarred Piper]]

** Aerrow's is implying that he doesn't care about the other Storm Hawks.

The fic is currently Dormant, as the author is focusing on a ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' fanfic.

* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged, given the circumstances, Piper is very forgiving of Cyclonis (though there are a few factors contributing to that, [[spoiler:seeing into Cyclonis's mind and the discovery of the brainwashing among them]]), while mot of the other Storm Hawks, and others, are more skeptical and wary, and [[spoiler:are putting up with her more out of a hope for peace than out of forgiveness]].

* ForeverWar: The war with Cyclonia has lasted around 100 years.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8009154/1/The-Strength-in-Weakness The Strength in Weakness]] is a WesternAnimation/StormHawks fanfiction by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3217679/l-OmegaInfinity-l l OmegaInfinity l]]. Although the basis of the story is a Piper/Master Cyclonis Shipping story, it quickly expands the plot. Is currently the most popular Piper/Cyclonis pairing story on FanFictionDotNet.

!!Tropes in The Strength In Weakness:

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: So far, not a single gay or bisexual man has been shown in story yet.

** Piper says this word for word in her mental monologue when she wished for someone to rescue her , only to be captured by Snipe and the Dark Ace.
** Cyclonia originally started the war in an attempt to try and unite the Terras. Now, most Terras are united, against Cyclonia.

* OutOfContextVillain: Murk Raiders. No one, Cyclonis or otherwise, saw their interference coming.

* InteruptedIntimacy: [[spoiler:Chapter 30 has Dove and Starling accidentally walk in on Piper and Cyclonis making out]].

* LivingLieDetector: Radarr, Finn actually saying the trope word for word when explaining [[spoiler:why he trusted Master Cyclonis enough to bring her to Atmosia]].

* BerserkButton: Cyclonis stops trying to convince Piper to give up the information she wants willingly after she calls Cyclonis Lark, causing her to lapse into an almost ''murderous'' rage.

* EyeColourChange: Master Cyclonis's eyes keep shifting colors throughout the story.
** The colors seem to correlate with [[spoiler: The level of MindControl that Cyclonis is under. Pink is Zero, Purple is subtle control, dark purple/black is heavy control, and Red is direct interference.]]

* MightyGlacier: Switchblades are built for armor and firepower, and lack speed and maneuverability.

* TheGadfly: Cyclonis, oh so ''very'' much. [[spoiler:When she's not BrainwashedAndCrazy, that is.]]

** [[spoiler:Dove]] has some anxiety about [[spoiler: her]] feelings as well.

* PaperThinDisguise: Lampshaded by Cyclonis when she points out that the only disguise she used when giving the Storm Hawks the container booby-trapped with Aggrospores, was a cloak, and some voice disguising.
* ParanoiaFuel: In universe, [[spoiler:Cyclonis realizes that whoever was brainwashing her was someone close to her, meaning she can't trust anyone in Cyclonia until they find out who's behind it.]].

** Finn faints when he [[spoiler:walks in a decloaked Cyclonis and Piper kissing]].

* AMatchMadeInStockholm: The lead relationship has the overtones of this, though is decidedly [[RuleOfDrama played for drama]] rather then [[RuleOfFunny comedy]].

* DownerBeginning: The story opens with Piper being dragged to Master Cyclonis’s tower after landing in Cyclonia, bound in chains, a flashback to how she was captured, and Cyclonis using a crystal she created to MindRape her and rip the secrets she needs to conquer the Atmos from Piper’s brain.

** When Cyclonis uses her Mental-Absorption Crystal on Piper a second time, as a brief demonstration of its MindRape capabilities when her generals question her new knowledge, her generals are horrified and frightened, save for Dark Ace, who actually seems a bit disgusted. Repton even calls Cyclonis a witch.
** When Ravess found out that Master Cyclonis had been using Talons as test subjects for the Crystal putting three in the hospital (though Cyclonis planned to help them when the Crystal was finished, which she did), she burst into her lab and ''punched her'', called her out for using her loyal soldiers like that, and ''volunteered to be a test subject'' to keep it from happening again.

* GoneHorriblyRight: Cyclonia originally started the war in order to unite the various terras, which were all warring with each other. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor It worked]], only the terras all ended up united ''against'' Cyclonia instead of with it.

* NightmareFuel: Cyclonis, at a young age, stumbled upon the assassinated corpse of her grandmother...[[spoiler: while the assassin was still in the room.]]
* NoOSHACompliance: Piper mentally lampshades how Cyclonian Skimmers, battleships and weapons seem to be designed with only power in mind, with nothing else, speed, accuracy, even ''safety'', considered.

* DeadParentsAreTheBest: The previous masters of Cyclonia for Lark Cyclonis. They're both dead (Her father's flagship was lost to the Wastelands, and her grandmother was assassinated), but Lark Cyclonis has nothing but fond memories of them.
* DisappearedDad: The Master Cyclonis prior to Lark Cyclonis. Apparently his flagship fell into the wastelands near Terra Bogaton.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: ''No one'' seems to have noticed that a massive invasion force of Cyclonian's rolled out. The only mention of them extends to a warship that past Terra Gale a while before Piper and Cyclonis showed up.

* BiggerBad: Someone sabotaged the Cyclonian warships and interfered with the invasion, as well as tipping off Murk Raiders to the location of Cyclonis' flag ship. The same person is supposedly the one who [[spoiler: brainwashed Cyclonis and turned her into the despot she is.]]

* * ForegoneConclusion: We know from the start that any attempt by the Storm Hawks to rescue Piper before she gets to Cyclonia will fail.

** One of the hings that first drew Cyclonis to Piper (besides their shared intelligence and knowledge of Crystals) is the fact that [[spoiler:They've both lost family in the war]].

* FragileSpeedster: Talon Sky Skimmers. They tend to be built less for taking damage, and more for simply getting the Talons in the air. The Elite version isn't much better, being designed to last ''two'' fights instead of one.

* PaperThinDisguise: Lampshaded by Cyclonis when she points out that the only disguise she used when giving the Storm Hawks the container booby-trapped with Aggrospores, was a cloak, and

* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Cyclonis uses her Mental-Absorption Crystal on Piper a second time, as a brief demonstration of its MindRape capabilities, her generals are horrified and frightened, save for Dark Ace, who actually seems a bit disgusted. Repton even calls Cyclonis a witch.

** The colors seem to correlate with [[spoiler: The level of MindControl that Cyclonis is under. Pink is Zero, Purple is subtle control, and Red is direct interference.]]

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: So far, not a single gay or bisexual man has been shown in story.

* ForegoneConclusion: We know from the start that any attempt by the Storm Hawks to rescue Piper will fail.
* HopeSpot: Piper gets one when Aerrow tries to rescue her, only to get blasted with a fire blast by Dark Ace, and Piper is forced to tell her team to flee in order to keep them from being shot down.

* RealNameAsAnAlias: As it turns out, Lark is actually Master Cyclonis’s real first name, though she prefers to go by Cyclonis and besides when she was in disguise, only her father, grandmother [[spoiler:and a third person who’s been erased from her memory]].

* WhamEpisode: Chapter 21 confirms hints from a few chapters earlier and reveals that [[spoiler:someone has using Hypnosis Crystals to basically MindControl Master Cyclonis for ''years'']].

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The first Master Cyclonis originally started the war to try and unite an Atmos divided between numerous factions. [[GoneHorriblyRight It worked... but has trapped Cyclonia and the Atmos]] in a ForeverWar driven by hate and extremism.

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: So far, not a single gay or bisexual man has been shown in series.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The first Master Cyclonis originally started the war to try and unite an Atmos divided between numerous factions. [[GoneHorriblyRight: It worked... but has trapped Cyclonia and the Atmos]] in a ForeverWar driven by hate and extremism.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The first Master Cyclonis originally started the war to try and unite an Atmos divided between numerous factions.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Cyclonia originally started the war in an attempt to try and unite the Terras. Now, most Terras are united, against Cyclonia.

* TheConspiracy:It’s implied that someone in Cyclonia sabotaged Master Cyclonis’s ship by putting Leech Crystals on one of the engines, and then tipped off the Murk Raiders to her whereabouts and paid them to attack her, and chapter 21 reveals that [[spoiler:someone has been using enhanced Hypnosis Crystals to essentially MindControl her for years]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Cyclonis uses her Mental-Absorption Crystal on Piper a second time, as a brief demonstration of its MindRape, her generals are horrified and frightened, save for Dark Ace, who actually seems a bit disgusted. Repton even calls Cyclonis a witch.

* {{Gaynst}}: Shows up a few times, and not just with the main pairing.
* MindRape: The Mental-Absorption Crystal that Cyclonis invented allows her to forcefully rip Piper’s knowledge of the weaknesses of the Terras and the different Sky Knight squadrons out of her head, but causes intense pain to Piper. She even feels “violated” afterwards.

* RunningGag: {{Fainting}}

WhamEpisode: Chapter 21 reveals that [[spoiler:someone has using Hypnosis Crystals to basically MindControl Master Cyclonis for years]].