History Fanfic / WhenTheMountainGoatsCry

Can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6710475/1/When_the_Mountain_Goats_Cry here.]]

UPDATE: For reasons unknown, the original fic was taken down from the author's page (the author him/herself doesn't know why that happened) so it's being all out rewritten [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7718212/1/bWhen_b_The_bMountain_b_bGoats_b_bCry_b here]].

* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler: Van Dine, if the logical conclusion is to be believed.]]

* AwesomeMoments: Will's memetic badassery gets taken UpToEleven here.

* FunnyMoments: This is one area the fic excels at.
** "Bro."
** [[OverlyLongGag Him...and her?]]

* HeartwarmingMoments: Everything in Chapter 5. [[spoiler: Weeeell, the first half of chapter 5 anyway.]]

* ShoutOut: The fanfic contains a lot of direct quotations to S.S Van Dine, and attributes them to Will's gestures or speaking. It seems sort of overdone at first, but once it sets in that [[spoiler: Will is Van Dine's successor]] everything turns into FridgeBrilliance. It also has a few {{Shout Out}}s to ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog. [[spoiler:which is also FridgeBrilliance after Will's freakout.]].

* ShoutOut: The fanfic contains a lot of direct quotations to S.S Van Dine, and attributes them to Will's gestures or speaking. It seems sort of overdone at first, but once it sets in that [[spoiler: Will is Van Dine's successor]] everything turns into FridgeBrilliance. It also has a few {{Shout Out}}s to DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog. [[spoiler:which is also FridgeBrilliance after Will's freakout.]].
* WhamEpisode: Chapter 5.

* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: Unless the author is throwing a curveball, Van Dine had one hell of a plan prepared.]]

While the writing gets(apparently on purpose) cheesy at times, which can put off some people. It's definitely not for everyone, but it keeps the cast amazingly in character despite some very, very unexpected plot twists.

Think of it as how And Another Thing is to the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy series. The writing tone is definitely different, but it's still the same characters you have grown to know and love.

* ShoutOut: The fanfic contains a lot of direct quotations to S.S Van Dine, and attributes them to Will's gestures or speaking. It seems sort of overdone at first, but once it sets in that [[spoiler: Will is Van Dine's successor]] everything turns into FridgeBrilliance.
** It also has a few ShoutOuts to DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog. [[spoiler: Which is also FridgeBrilliance after Will's freakout.]].

* HeartwarmingMoments: Everything in Chapter 5. [[spo

* HeartwarmingMoments: Everything in Chapter 5. [[spoiler: Weeeell, the first half of chapter 5 anyway.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Played for laughs with Krauss when [[spoiler: Kinzo dies.]] He is literally unable to do anything but look off into the distance and bemoan how his life will be ruined, what he will do about his inheritance, and what will become of his stamp collection. And he’s ''still'' going at it when [[spoiler: the goat butlers start attacking.]]
* HeroicRROD: Again, played for laughs with [[spoiler: Shannon]] in "Cat Box of the Golden Witch".

** [OverlyLongGag Him...and her?]