Line #47 FandomSpecificPlot/WesternAnimation


1	FandomSpecificPlot in WesternAnimation.
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3	!!Works with their own subpages:
4	[[index]]
5	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/{{Amphibia}}''
6	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
7	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/DannyPhantom''
8	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/InvaderZim''
9	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/TheLoudHouse''
10	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/MiraculousLadybug''
11	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
12	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/TheOwlHouse''
13	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/PhineasAndFerb''
14	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/StevenUniverse''
15	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/TeenTitans2003''
16	* ''FandomSpecificPlot/TotalDrama''
17	[[/index]]
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19	!!Other works:
20	* Two common plotlines in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' fandom are "Eliza's rescue" (at least 4 versions are floating around), and ones where the other three find out about the ''full'' extent of the dirty politics and hellish conditions at Wolf Den -- usually in the form of some threat to Shane. Queue the Series 5 team making the guilty parties ''wish'' they were dealing with Supertroopers.
21	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'':
22	** The fandom is overflowing with {{crossover}}s in which the usual cast interacts with their [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] counterparts from the "[[GenderSwap Fionna and Cake]]" episodes, despite those stories explicitly taking place in [[FictionalDocument in-universe]] RealPersonFic written by the Ice King, and later other characters. (Though WordOfGod says that Fionna and Cake may nonetheless exist in an AlternateUniverse.) Sometimes the characters meet via magical means, but just as often they [[RememberTheNewGuy act as if their doubles have been around this whole time]], and it's especially common for them to be each other's siblings (Fionna is Finn's twin sister, Gumball is Bubblegum's older brother, etc.). It probably helps that there is [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111224020155/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/b/b3/Forthewiki.jpg official artwork]] [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130802153906/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/6/64/Tumblr_m3q5tgaE6v1qzlgkno1_1280.jpg of them interacting]]. Ice King would even write this ''very type of fic'' in an issue of the comics, and Fionna and Cake meeting the main Ooo cast would be canonized in the animated series ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake''.
23	** Once that fandom realized that Marceline and Princess Bubblegum were old flames, the floodgates for high school and college [=AUs=] for the pairing burst wide open. Strangely enough, in conjunction with the above, these fics have the tendency to give Marceline a brother in the form of Marshall Lee while forgoing the other opposite sex versions of the characters.
24	* ''Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'':
25	** Fics that make a trilogy out of the movies where the Chipmunks meet one of the classic Franchise/UniversalHorror monsters by having them meet Dracula - to round out ''[[WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunksMeetFrankenstein Meet Frankenstein]]'' having Alvin turn into a monster and ''[[WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunksMeetTheWolfman Meet The Wolfman]]'' having Theodore become a werewolf, these fics typically feature Simon being bitten by a vampire.
26	** There are a few fics where The Chipettes are reunited with their long-lost sister Charlene.
27	** One of the Chipmunks or Chipettes gets kidnapped and suffers a nasty BreakTheCutie. Interestingly, Eleanor and Theodore are not usually the kidnapping victims in this scenario.
28	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'':
29	** Tobias (Caitlyn's father) is frequently portrayed as a doctor, often ending up caring for another character if they end up in the hospital.
30	** The fact that Caitlyn was present during the heist has prompted many writers to imagine Caitlyn and Vi meeting (and immediately falling for each other) much earlier than they did in canon.
31	** [=AUs=] emphasizing the class divide between Piltover and Zaun are very common, usually as background for a Caitlyn/Vi or Jayce/Viktor romance.
32	** In {{Modern AU}}s where it wouldn't make sense for Powder to change her name, she will use Jinx as a pseudonym of some kind, such as a stage name or internet handle. She's also usually not an antagonist outside of post-canon fics.
33	** If Powder and Vi are on good terms, Powder will often become jealous of Vi's burgeoning relationship with Caitlyn, seeing Vi as replacing her.
34	** [[spoiler:The Council (or most of it) often survive Jinx's attack thanks to Mel's magic]].
35	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' fanfic writers enjoy writing about the characters as teenagers in high school (or less so middle school). They often lean towards {{Dark Fic}}s, sometimes even {{Troll Fic}}s, and are usually full of shipping.
36	* Though there aren't many a lot of ''Franchise/CareBears'' fanfiction involves finding a new or lost member of the care bear family on earth who then moves up to join them and has to integrate into their society, often bringing emotional baggage that has to be sorted out or a new villain that has to be beaten.
37	* ''Franchise/Ben10''
38	** A fic that that involves any interaction with another series will, wherever possible, lead to the Omnitrix scanning a local life form and gaining a transformation. The fact that many WordOfGod statements exist of the various aliens that Ben can and cannot scan only fuels this fire.
39	** Non-crossover: it's pretty popular to write stories where Ben ends up having to parent one or more of the Necrofriggian babies he gave birth to as Big Chill in "Save the Last Dance"; while some of these are just fluff, it's pretty popular for [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slavers]] or [[EvilPoacher poachers]] to be a major part of the plot and a major threat to the kids. No matter what the overall plot though, Ben loves his kids and is a ''massive'' PapaWolf.
40	* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'':
41	** One of the most common plot in fics involves Wheeler and Linka hooking up somehow.
42	** Linka struggling with her addiction to Bliss from "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E1MindPollution Mind Pollution]]". Invariably, Wheeler is around to be her support (which is admittedly true to the episode).
43	* ''WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego'':
44	** When it comes to writing [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming Red Crackle]], the most used plot is one where Gray regains his lost memories and teams up with Carmen to try and get back at V.I.L.E.
45	** V.I.L.E. agents get their hands on a member of Team Carmen and pull an IHaveYourWife scenario. This gets particularly [[NightmareFuel nightmare]] and [[FridgeHorror horror]] inducing if they manage to find and abduct Player; not only is he significantly younger than his allies, but (unlike Zack, Ivy and redeemed!Gray) he would also be unable to defend himself, being the team's NonActionGuy. Rarely, A.C.M.E. tries the same trick to get information on Carmen and her connections, again usually with Player; this backfires ''horribly'', destroying any chance of Carmen trusting them.
46	*** A recent variation has V.I.L.E. agents attempting to abduct Player and while they fail, they still succeed in rendering him an orphan and homeless (or just homeless if the story in question has him being a MinorLivingAlone).
47	*** The special "To Steal or Not to Steal" ended up using this plot, with Zack and Ivy as the victims.
48	** Post-series stories often have Carmen getting back in touch with all of her old allies, usually leading to her hooking up with either Gray or Julia.
49	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'':
50	** [=AUs=] where Rider is the daughter of the General and the Mysterious Woman, [[spoiler:sometimes with animal traits from the former's Centaurworld heritage]].
51	** Angst/redemption fics premised on the Mysterious Woman being unable to kill the Elktaur.
52	** Someone other than Horse being transported to Centaurworld in the first episode, such as Rider or Becky Apples.
53	* ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'': Some fanfics see Cole try to kidnap Shampagne again with varying degrees of success.
54	* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'':
55	** The series is (mostly) about [[MouseWorld rodents]] fighting crime, solving cases, right? So, what to do with them? Give them cases to solve! And, of course, put the "no case too big" claim to the test by making these cases [[DarkFic more serious and dangerous]] than anything ever seen in the show. Like [[Fanfic/RhymeAndReason a mysterious rodent playing a brutal life-and-death game with Chip and putting the lives of his friends at stake]], [[Webcomic/OfMiceAndMayhem rescuing one of the Rangers out of an out-of-control]] ManchurianAgent-style GovernmentConspiracy or Gadget's LongLostSibling [[Fanfic/TheNowakverse returning with heavy armament to kill Gadget]].
56	** [[{{Shipping}} Ship]] the Rangers, especially Gadget; bonus points for adding [[EnsembleDarkhorse Foxglove]] as the SixthRanger and Dale's LoveInterest and then shipping Gadget with Chip.
57	** An explanation to what exactly happened to Gadget's father. And her unmentioned mother, for that matter.
58	** An OriginalCharacter is either a side character or the BigBad. Therefore, Fat Cat and Nimnul rarely appear as villains in ''CDRR'' fanfic.
59	** Most villains are animals, as opposed to the show itself using mostly human villains.
60	** Not so much a plot as it is a trait, but Gadget being addicted to coffee.
61	** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Tammy]] is a nurse — at least in fanfics not older than 2004.[[note]]That was when ''Webcomic/OfMiceAndMayhem'' came out.[[/note]]
62	** The Ranger the most likely to be seriously injured is Chip.
63	** Badfics tend to [[YourSizeMayVary forget that the Rangers are small animals]].
64	* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':
65	** Fics about the kids being decommissioned, usually with them ceasing to be friends afterwards (though Kuki and Wally almost always fall in love somehow [[spoiler:which is [[OfficialCouple canon]]]]), are incredibly common. There's a sub-genre of these where Kuki and Wally are angsty, lonely teens who are mysteriously drawn to each other despite not recognizing one another.
66	** The main characters' children time-traveling back from the future is also a fairly common one.
67	** ''A lot'' of shipping stories will have Numbuh 1 dump [[TheScrappy Lizzie]] before hooking up with Numbuh 5 or Numbuh 362.
68	** At the end of the series, Numbuh 1 [[spoiler: leaves Earth in order to join the Galactic Kids Next Door]]. This will either be ignored or have him [[spoiler: return from space]], generally as a teen.
69	** All fics that involve the MirrorUniverse will most likely have the Nega version of Numbuh 362 (Lehcar), who was the sole major KND operative to not appear. Her personality is mostly the same: She was a supporter of Nega Numbuh 4 before he was overthrown and is trying to either get him back in power, or take over for herself. She can also have a VillainousCrush on Numbuh 1, which tends to combine nicely with the above plot of Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 362 hooking up.
70	** Despite canon hinting that Numbuh 3 is Numbuh 86's only friend, most, if not all fanfics will also make Numbuh 362 her friend, despite 362 being shown to not have the highest opinion of 86.
71	** [[spoiler:Sector Z]] returning in some way is ''extremely'' common, complete with a subgenre of them somehow being split from [[spoiler:the Delightful Children]].
72	** With the reveal of the Galactic Kids Next Door plotline from the teaser animatic, many fans have taken to writing their own versions of the story, much like the Jungle Movie example below.
73	* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' fanfic writers ''love'' fics involving someone helping a woobified Megavolt cure his memory loss, after which he remembers Drake as a friend or some long lost love/relative, causing him to make a HeelFaceTurn (usually playing it all a lot more seriously than the show did). This is prevalent to the extent that even in fics not about that at all that feature Megavolt as a villain, it's not uncommon to see his memory problems played up a lot more, his emotions all over the place and him obviously struggling with an inevitable heel face turn of some kind.
74	* ''WesternAnimation/TheDeep2015'': Smiling Finn ends up staying with the Nektons after [[AbusiveParents his father's behavior turns dangerous]]; his sister may or may not actually come along but he always intends to take her away to safety.
75	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': {{Patchwork Fic}}s where the other characters learn WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck's hidden depths by somehow discovering he was the [[ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures Duck Avenger]]. Other works tend to get thrown into the mix as part of Donald's hidden double life as well, such as ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheThreeCaballeros'', ''ComicBook/DoubleDuck'', and even ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' (depicted as him having traveled to an alternate universe).
76	* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
77	** "[[Webcomic/AUReverse Reverse Kevedd]]" was started by a fan-artist in 2011. It's a ship-based role reversal on Kevin and Edd. Kevin is a DorkInASweater while Edd is a tough delinquent.
78	** FlashForwardFic works where the characters are teenagers or adults.
79	** Stories featuring Eddy's recovery from his DarkAndTroubledPast under the thumb of his BigBrotherBully are popular, often involving {{Past Experience Nightmare}}s and [[TraumaButton various triggers]] to set off panic attacks, to his friends' worry.
80	** Edd's parents are shown to be at best neglectful and often abusive; with the help of his TrueCompanions, he escapes.
81	** Eddy's brother returns and goes after either Eddy or Edd, both of whom he blames for his humiliating defeat at the end of TheMovie; when he goes after Edd, his motivation is at least partly RevengeByProxy since he correctly guesses that going after Edd would hurt Eddy, possibly more than actually assaulting him.
82	* ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'':
83	** One of Elena's inner circle gets kidnapped. While Mateo is the most popular target, especially if he's shipped with her, this can be done with anyone in said inner circle, with extra worries if Isabel is the one taken.
84	** Elena is pressured to accept an ArrangedMarriage to strengthen ties between Avalor and another kingdom despite having feelings for one of her friends (Mateo is probably the most popular choice for this plot but Gabe or Naomi are possibilities). Ultimately Elena is able to [[EarnYourHappyEnding get her happy ending]], whether it's because her would-be fiance turns out to be evil or part of an evil plot (if the latter, he may not be aware of the villainous designs and will join up with Team Avalor to stop them, horrified at what his countrymen have in store) or is just as uncertain about the marriage as she is and grateful for her turning him down (often having someone he'd rather marry back home).
85	** Stories centered on Elena's interactions with her spouse and future children are well-liked and generally fluffy slice-of-life.
86	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'':
87	** There are a few fanfics about [[JackassGenie Norm]] [[GenieInABottle the Genie]] falling in love with a female genie master OriginalCharacter [[MoralityPet who treats him right]]. This can also be done with him becoming a ParentalSubstitute to a child master [[MoralityPet who endears themselves to him]].
88	** A lot of stories reflect on Cosmo and Wanda's failing relationship, as well as how they met and how their Anti-Fairy counterparts met. There are many fanfics about [[EvilCounterpart Anti-Poof's]] birth. The latter is HilariousInHindsight given Foop's eventual birth.
89	** Trixie fans ''really'' love the episode "The Boy Who Would Be Queen" and its reveal that she is secretly a {{Tomboy}}. The two most common plots involve Trixie dealing with having to hide her tomboyish side, usually gaining the courage to embrace it, or Trixie being reunited with Timantha. Either plot goes hand-in-hand with Timmy/Trixie shipping fics.
90	** Many [[FoeYayShipping Timmy/Vicky shipping fics]] usually start with both Timmy and Vicky not finding a date (either for Valentine's Day or for school prom night) and decide to go together as temporary couple. Depending on the writer, their relationship can either go further beyond temporary couple or just staying friends (as such fics usually take place sometime during Timmy's teenage years).
91	* Many ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' fics, mostly dealing with Meg getting revenge for all the abuse she had to suffer from her family, especially ''Seahorse Seashell Party'' and their reason for why the family act the way they do to her. As well as a few having Brian shoot back against those who wrong him, specifically Quagmire after his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
92	** Meg getting a boyfriend who both [[EarnYourHappyEnding genuinely loves her and actually lasts]] was popularized by ''[[Fanfic/MegsFamilySeries Meg's Boyfriend]]'', with many other similar fics since then.
93	* There's a lot of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' fanart and fanfic about Fry and Leela's FanCreatedOffspring. It's usually one kid (almost always a SurprisePregnancy), frequently a daughter, usually a cyclops, and almost always has Fry's red hair. One of the comics gave them a child who mostly fit that mold, but the circumstances of their creation [[TwoDonorClone weren't natural at all]].
94	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'':
95	** What if Elisa Maza (or any other character) was definitely turned into a Gargoyle?
96	** There's the ton and a half of "Brooklyn Gets A Girlfriend" fics.
97	* If a ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' fanfic stars PJ, there is a huge chance he will [[CallingTheOldManOut call the old man out]] in a way far more active than he ever did on the show, occasionally becoming or threatening to become a SelfMadeOrphan. If a story is about Max, it will, depending on his age, deal with his MissingMom situation or explain what happened between him and Roxanne. Threequels are also a popular story type, as are stories that try to give [[JerkJock Bradley Uppercrust III]] HiddenDepths (based on a somewhat popular AlternativeCharacterInterpretation).
98	* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'':
99	** There is the "Bill Possession" AU, inspired by such episodes as "Dreamscaperers" and "Sock Opera", where Bill possesses one of the Mystery Crew (Dipper more often than not). If not that, then he'll more commonly have Dipper [[FaceHeelTurn start working for him]] after he makes Dipper realize that there's no one he can trust in Gravity Falls.
100	** After "Not What He Seems" was released, where Mabel chooses to trust Stan over Dipper's judgement, many fics depicted Dipper as losing his trust in both Mabel and Stan, either abandoning them after the Portal incident or willingly submitting himself to Bill's clutches due to believing he couldn't rely on his family anymore. A more downplayed variant has Dipper simply becoming distant from his family, with the plot focusing on which twin was in the right.
101	** A common one is the Fanfic/ReverseFallsAU, where [[EnfantTerrible Gideon]] [[IfICantHaveYou Gleeful]] and [[AlphaBitch Pacifica]] [[TheRival Northwest]] switch places with Dipper and Mabel. Gideon takes on Dipper's role as a curious kid visiting Gravity Falls over the summer, while Pacifica (now either his cousin or a local friend, {{depending on the writer}}) takes Mabel's place as the energetic, fun-loving girl. The Pines twins take Gideon's place, albeit being CreepyTwins that are far more cold and calculating than Gideon ever was in canon. Meanwhile, Bill Cipher himself becomes a wimpy triangle demon that got enslaved by the twins. Depending on the fic, under the influence of the mystery duo, the twins eventually start being nicer people, albeit still not exactly pleasant or moral.
102	** After the release of "Northwest Mansion Mystery", fanfics of Dipper and Pacifica falling in love with each other at some point after the episode became pretty common. It helps to know that Pacifica had [[CharacterDevelopment truly humbled by the end of the episode]] thanks to Dipper's influence, with side-material both during and after the show's run confirming that they did develop crushes on each other.
103	*** Many Dipcifica (shipping of Dipper and Pacifica) fics tend to open up with her [[AbusiveParents parents taking the abuse on their daughter too far]], causing Pacifica to run away from home to live at the Mystery Shack, leading to adventures with the Pine Twins, aka the only true friends she has.
104	** Long before the release of "Not What He Seems" and "A Tale of Two Stans", fics surrounding Grunkle Stan and a twin brother also named Stan going around and solving mysteries with a saner Old Man [=McGucket=] in their youth as a "Mystery Trio" were rampant. (See IKnewIt and TrollingCreator for how these fanfic actually ended up affecting the show's production.)
105	** Since any discussion about Mabel inadvertently giving the rift to Bill were never discussed in-show and jokingly brushed over in the later ''[[ComicBook/GravityFallsLostLegends Lost Legends]]'' comic, a lot of post-Weirdmageddon fics tend to have Mabel realizing what she had done and breaking down. The fics have her contemplating on who she is, with the other Pines family confronting her about it; either reassuring her that it wasn't her fault or having her get karmic retribution in some way.
106	** Since TimeTravel is an established part of the show's canon, there's also a fair few "Timestuck AU" fics in which Dipper and/or Mabel find a Time Tape and wind up trapped in the [=70s=] or early [=80s=], whereupon they stumble upon a young Grunkle Stan during his homeless grifter days. This often culminates in the kids convincing Stan to visit Ford earlier than in canon and helping to repair their shattered friendship thirty years ahead of schedule, averting the fight that got Ford trapped in another dimension and therefore putting a huge dent in Bill Cipher's plans. Of course, since this happening would alter canon significantly, it usually results in the creation of an AlternateTimeline, though the possibility of a DownerEnding in which 'our' version of Dipper and/or Mabel is [[RetGone retconned out of existence]] as a result of changing their past may be considered in-story.
107	* There are many ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'' fanfics where Aya [[spoiler:is revived by Razer somehow]]. Many of them involve her turning organic, which in itself is a common fic idea.
108	* Most ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' fics feature new agents joining the Bureau of Grossology, said agents usually being [[LoveInterest Naomi]], [[AlphaBitch Paige]], and [[HeelFaceTurn Chester]].
109	* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'':
110	** Fic-writers tend to be fond of the "character leaves town for years, only to return much later to the neighborhood and reintroduce their newly mature selves to their old friends". Despite Arnold actually having a reason for doing this (searching for his parents), this kind of thing usually stars Helga, who always comes back [[SheIsAllGrownUp more attractive]] and [[CharacterDevelopment more mature]], so as to sweep Arnold off his feet.
111	** Fanfics tackling the plot of ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie The Jungle Movie]]'', prior to the project being rescued from DevelopmentHell; all that was known about the story was that Arnold sets out to find his lost parents in Central America and that he'd get RelationshipUpgrade with Helga, with fanfic writers rolling with that loose outline for years until the canonical version was made.
112	** WordOfGod is Lila has a darker side, though exactly what this means was never specified. As such, fanfic writers who go with this either make her a troubled and traumatized StepfordSmiler or a BitchInSheepsClothing.
113	** Lila and Helga frequently enter an OddFriendship once the LoveTriangle is out of the way. Lila is usually thrilled that Arnold and Helga are together, though she's not above being a CovertPervert who "oh so innocently" suggests [[OneTrueThreesome a threesome]], to Arnold's embarrassment and Helga's irritation; it varies how serious she is, but she's ''usually'' joking.
114	** Stories where Arnold finds out about Helga's terrible home life and is ''furious'' are pretty popular.
115	* A huge amount of ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'' fanfics can be cleanly divided into one of two categories: {{crossover}} fics where a character from another work ends up becoming a passenger, or {{continuation}} fics that follow a character after they manage to leave the train. Sometimes you get a {{series fic}} that does both.
116	** After Book 3, [=AUs=] where [[spoiler:Simon doesn't die]]: these fics either follow an alternate Book 3 ending where [[spoiler:Grace is able to rescue him from the Ghom just in time]], have [[spoiler:Simon still getting attacked, but it turning out getting attacked by a Ghom reincarnates you as a denizen or returns one to Earth]], or even [[spoiler:SwappedRoles with Grace in a RoleSwapAU where Simon did genuinely bond with Tuba in "The Color Clock Car" and start doubting the Apex's philosophy, only for Grace to wheel her instead to bring her number back up, believing it would please Simon]].
117	* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'':
118	** There are many {{Continuation Fic}}s where the Chan Gang is once again tasked with finding a series of magic artifacts around the globe, usually related to other mythologies, like Greece or Egypt.
119	** To say that Jade turning back again into the [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Queen of the Shadowkhan]] is a popular idea among JCA writers would be a ''massive'' understatement, since many fans felt it was a really cool concept that went underutilized in canon.
120	** While not as popular as the above, some fics also explore Jade being the latest reincarnation of the Ben-Shui Order's Chosen One, since said idea was never explored beyond the episode that hinted it.
121	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'':
122	** Putting one or more of the bands on VH-1's ''Behind the Music'', a melodramatic "documentary" series depicting the backstage drama for various bands. These are played anywhere from totally straight to DeconstructiveParody.
123	** A common plot is wondering what will happen to the bands in a few years. The series takes place in the late 80s, so fans use retrospective to their advantage. Jem and the Holograms almost always breaks up in the early 90s due to the changing music climate, and occasionally personal issues. {{Fanon}} is torn on whether The Misfits crash and burn too or if they just keep doing their thing, but it's generally considered ''eventually'' Stormer will be a solo artist.
124	** There are unsurprisingly plenty of fics dealing with Rio or Riot learning Jem is really Jerrica.
125	** Plenty of fanfics go into the backstories of The Misfits, whether it's their difficult childhoods or how the band met.
126	** Several fics about Stormer becoming a Hologram exist, despite WordOfGod saying Stormer is loyal to The Misfits.
127	** Post-"Bands Break Up" fics dealing with Kimber's and Stormer's relationship, whether it be romantic or platonic, aren't rare.
128	** Pizzazz being reunited with her MissingMom. This might also include her meeting a half-brother she didn't know about (or at least has never seen before).
129	** The media learns that Jem and Jerrica are the same person and it creates a huge scandal. Common plots how this happens include either Synergy having a technical glitch mid-concert or someone leaking the info to the press.
130	** SpinOffspring fanfics where the characters children [[GenerationXerox also start a band]].
131	* Fan works based on ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' tend to have dark reasons for why the titular family lives in the sky. Usually, it's to do with either air pollution, flooding, or overpopulation, with some people speculating that it actually takes place at the same time as ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', who live on the surface, or that the animals have gone extinct (which ignores the fact that Astro the dog and their unnamed cat exist). Rosie the robot is often turned into either a {{Sexbot}} or a slave.
132	* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil'' shipping fics tend to start with [[BelligerentSexualTension Kick and Kendall]] agreeing to spend a whole day (or even a whole week) together because of a bet or a dare. Naturally, after some initial bickering, they realize they've fallen in love with each other.
133	* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
134	** Pretty much every [[EvilDuo Drakken/Shego]] writer has done a piece dealing with the fallout from "[[Recap/KimPossibleS3E2EmotionSickness Emotion Sickness]]" (in which [[EmotionBomb emotion-setting]] "[[AppliedPhlebotinum Moodulators"]] become attached to Kim and Shego, and for most of the episode they're crazy with love for Ron and Drakken, respectively). So have a lot of Kim/Ron fans, of course, but to a lesser extent because they have considerably more canon to work with.
135	** A common plotline for writers interested in Kim and Shego ([[SlashFic as a couple]] or otherwise) is to deal with the fallout from the climax of ''[[WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama So The Drama]]'', where Kim kicks Shego into a signal tower which zaps her and collapses on top of her. Shego [[MadeOfIron survives just fine]] in canon, but either or both of them might believe that Kim [[DisneyVillainDeath intended to kill her]], at least in that moment of anger. {{Alternate Universe Fic}}s may have her critically injured or killed, sending Kim into a HeroicBSOD from [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the realization]] that may involve her quitting her job, with even more complications possible if Shego is ''[[NeverFoundTheBody apparently]]'' [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat killed]] only to [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated turn up alive]] several years later.
136	** Fics that deal with Kim's career as an adult are common. What maturing does to her changes from author to author, though it's usually DarkerAndEdgier than her teen jobs.
137	** Several fan fics (such as the ''Fanfic/BloodBondBloodOmenSeries'' and ''Fanfic/AtTheCenterfoldOfTheStorm'') attempting to explain the [[HarmlessVillain nature of the show's villains]], usually as being due to a case of EvenEvilHasStandards, mainly in the form of a). not wanting to do anything that would label them as terrorists (and thus bring unwanted amounts of attention from law enforcement agencies [[LetsGetDangerous less tolerant than GJ]]) and b). a hesitancy to harm someone who's technically a minor.
138	** Fics where Kim ends up [[TeenPregnancy pregnant]] during the series or just after it are common. Most of the Kim/Shego ones are inspired by ''Fanfic/ASmallPossibility''.
139	** Stories concerning Shego's backstory or her family in general.
140	** A common DarkFic asks 'what would happen if the Lorwardians won?'. These end with [[spoiler:Kim dying, only to reveal that ItWasAllADream.]]
141	* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'' began receiving stories wherein Kipo was raised on the surface by Scarlemagne rather than in a burrow with her father after the season one finale revealed [[spoiler:these characters are ConnectedAllAlong]]. After Season 2 elaborated more on this tidbit, fics wherein [[spoiler:Lio raises both of them]] were added to the mix.
142	* While ''WesternAnimation/LloydInSpace'' doesn't have a ton of fanfic due to its SoOkayItsAverage reputation, there are a few reoccurring plot threads.
143	** OriginalFlavour plots that mimic the style of an episode while also going mildly DarkerAndEdgier; these often feature CharacterDevelopment for characters like Eddie or Rodney, who canonically are some degree of {{Jerkass}} but within the fanfic, come out as better people.
144	** Stories that deal with aliens looking down on humans, [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot which never was addressed in series]], either by seeing Eddie as the victim of FantasticRacism (often without any trigger other than being human) or being seeing humans continuing the cycle of hate out of bitterness. The latter may see Eddie being targeted [[NoTrueScotsman as a race traitor for being friendly with aliens]] or having been altered somehow so that he's not fully human anymore if he's still human at all.
145	** Having [[TheScrappy disliked characters]] such as Francine or Mrs. Bolt get proper calling outs about their terrible behavior; it's up to the writer if they get CharacterDevelopment but Francine, being a child, is more likely to grow while Mrs. Bolt, as an adult, often just gets PutOnABus (especially if her calling out came after she got one or more of her students hurt, kidnapped or otherwise endangered; this is ''especially'' true if Lloyd or one of his friends were endangered given Nora's MamaBear tendencies).
146	* ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears'':
147	** Fans of the ''Mega Man'' cartoon show often have Proto Man leave Wily, usually by him creating Bass as a replacement. And then Bass isn't seen from again.
148	** Other common fic plots involve Wily treating Protoman terribly.
149	* A recurring plot point in ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' fanfiction (particularly of the Pickles/Offdensen persuasion) was that Offdensen was a fan of Snakes 'n' Barrels in its heyday and somehow managed to meet Pickles, which is how he made the connection that led him to becoming Dethklok's manager.
150	* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'':
151	** With Milo [[TheJinx being a Murphy and all]], several fanfic writers have explored how Murphy's Law works on [[ThirteenIsUnlucky Friday the 13th]], the day of bad luck. Either Murphy's Law is [[ExaggeratedTrope amplified]] to a [[DoomMagnet stupidly disastrous degree]]... or the two forces of bad luck [[PowerNullifier cancel each other out]], causing Milo to [[AvertedTrope have no Murphy's Law at all for the day]].
152	** Like [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Phineas]] before him, Milo is [[ThePollyanna a fairly optimistic guy]] that tends to look on the bright side of things, no matter how harsh the calamity is that he's facing. So naturally, fanfic writers tend to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this and make Milo a StepfordSmiler instead: usually the [[TheEeyore depressed kind]] that is hurt by the fact that his peers avoid him like the plague (or worse, he thinks that he deserves this kind of behavior). Expect a HeroicBSOD to pop up eventually in these fics.
153	** Naturally, considering ''Milo Murphy's Law'' takes place in the same universe — nay, same ''town'' as ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (as well as having the same creators, art style, and some overlapping staff), crossover fanfics between the two series are inevitable, even before the show itself did it. Common themes include Diogee being a secret agent working for the O.W.C.A. much like Perry (before that was {{Jossed}}).
154	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' has a whole genre of stories about Jenny becoming human somehow, usually to facilitate a relationship with Brad. (Fans never seem to do this if they pair her with [[DoggedNiceGuy Sheldon]], [[{{Robosexual}} for some reason]].)
155	* ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'':
156	** Popular plot: "Ryder is taken out of commission for what will be a lengthy period; the pups will have to manage on their own in the meantime." This usually just involves injury or an mild illness but kidnapping or major medical complications can also be the reason, with the major complications possibly ensuing from what initially appeared to be a mild issue. This can also be expanded to remove Chase temporarily as well, to put Marshall in charge (as a reference to the {{Fanon}} that Marshall's number means he's the third-in-command of the team). While these can be lighthearted, they're usually more dramatic, especially if Marshall is thrust into leadership or if kidnapping or a potentially deadly scenario is in play.
157	** The team breaks up for some reason and years later, reunites with their bonds in disarray; a disaster of some kind forces them to work together and rebuild their relationships. One of the more popular variants of this involves someone, usually Ryder, dying being the cause of the break up, though the death isn't always for real.
158	** Someone with a grudge against Ryder goes after one of the pups. This can also expand into "someone with a grudge against one or both of Ryder's parents goes after him and/or the pups" or "someone with a grudge against [insert character] goes after [second character]" (with a reversal of the first option where Ryder becomes the victim of someone with a grudge against one of his pups; this can also happen with Jake if Everest is the one the kidnapper has a grudge against or Carlos if the grudge is held against Tracker). This is usually PlayedForDrama and [[invoked]] NightmareFuel with NauseaFuel being entirely possible.
159	** The Patrol faces massive disasters, whether natural ones like tsunamis or earthquakes or man-made, in a DarkerAndEdgier fashion, possibly even facing the loss of loved ones to death.
160	** The pups regain their powers from "[[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolMightyPups Mighty Pups]]". [[AscendedFanon Which eventually happened in canon.]]
161	** One of the pups ends up the target of a hate group. This can be breed-specific or in Rocky's case, related to disdain for mixed-breeds (Skye is not usually included when the group is anti-mixed-breed, probably because A) she's a designer cross or B) her cockapoo ancestry is primarily just cockapoo, making her closer to a purebred).
162	** One of the pups has a DarkAndTroubledPast that comes back to haunt their present and threaten their TrueCompanions. This can happen with Ryder as well and sometimes the DarkAndTroubledPast is shared between Ryder and the pup in question. Characters outside the core cast can be used for this purpose but it's more popular with non-main cast pups than humans.
163	** A dangerous criminal/criminal group comes to Adventure Bay and the team has to stop them.
164	** Sweetie and Mayor Humdinger team up to seek revenge on the Patrol. This usually falls apart in the end but can go nightmarishly well for at least part of the story. This can also be done with Sweetie teaming up with Harold, Sid or Ladybird, which goes about the same way.
165	** Mayor Humdinger ''finally'' [[LaserGuidedKarma gets proper comeuppance for everything he's done]]. This can be the ending of a story or set up for an even worse antagonist. Sweetie, Harold or Ladybird can be used in a similar fashion.
166	** Mayor Humdinger, Sweetie, Harold, Sid or Ladybird can get a HeelFaceTurn though this is usually only after a good portion of the story giving them CharacterDevelopment and the heroes take most of the story to believe that they're being genuine.
167	** A new pup joins the team. Prior to Marshall becoming the team's medic, having the newcomer fill this role was popular and it still is to a degree. New pups can also be a second example of all the canon characters' roles within the team. As for who the pup bonds with, if it's not Ryder himself, it's typically Katie, though having the OC bond with Alex, Danny or other canon kids or even an OC human isn't uncommon.
168	** Stories about the Patrol's kids, biological or adoptive, or their relatives joining the team and/or a branch of it are wildly popular. New characters tend to have roles similar to the canon characters they're most closely tied to (like Marshall's sibling would probably either be a fire pup or a medic while Chase and Skye's child would either be a cop, a spy or a flier) but not always and if they aren't, it's often either a character or plot point.
169	* ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'':
170	** One of the Masks is kidnapped by an enemy, which can either be one of the canon enemies, typically either Romeo or Night Ninja (though stories with Luna Girl in this role do exist), or an original character. Torture and BreakTheCutie (both for the kidnapping victim and their worried friends) frequently ensues.
171	** A kid finds a Night Totem and joins up the team. Girls are popular since it creates a GenderEqualEnsemble but boys appear frequently.
172	*** Similarly next gen fics featuring [[FanCreatedOffspring the children of the Masks]] following in their footsteps are pretty popular.
173	** One of the villains does a HeelFaceTurn due to LoveRedeems. This is most common with Luna Girl having fallen for Greg or Connor but stories where [[LesYay she's fallen for Amaya]] or Romeo falls for Amaya [[HoYay or one of the boys]] do exist.
174	** Origin stories for the heroes and/or villains are also quite popular, since the show itself notably lacks these.
175	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'':
176	** Before "Snowmageddon" and "The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole" premiered, fanfics often included [[FixFic some method of 'fixing']] Marlene's lapsing into a feral state whenever she leaves the zoo. This tended to go hand-in-hand with [[LockedOutOfTheLoop her finally learning that the penguins']] [[CassandraTruth adventures are real]] and joining the team, since her ability to participate in adventures would be severely limited otherwise.
177	** Humanized fics are common, and [[TheSmartGuy Kowalski]] is almost always responsible.
178	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'':
179	** Egon or Peter becoming severely injured (though he typically [[EarnYourHappyEnding recovers by the end]]).
180	** One of the Ghostbusters (usually Egon, with Peter as the second-most common) is threatened to be part of a human sacrifice.
181	** Egon [[AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul actually loves Janine back]] and is either in a secret relationship with her, doesn't know how to express his feelings, or [[UnknowinglyInLove doesn't even realise it]]. These stories might also have him losing his virginity.
182	** [[SlashFic Peter is dating Egon, or Ray is dating Winston]]. The latter will have Ray as a CuddleBug.
183	** Someone has a NearDeathExperience, and Ray acts as the team's emotional support provider.
184	** Ray is found out to be a virgin in a [[UnicornsPreferVirgins story with unicorns]].
185	** Explorations of Peter's ConMan dad being his CynicismCatalyst.
186	** Peter is [[DistressedDude put into danger]], sometimes from a villain who wants him dead or being kidnapped or [[DemonicPossession possessed]].
187	** Janine tries to get Egon to notice her.
188	** The containment unit gets shut down or blown up.
189	** One or more of the Ghostbusters (generally Peter and/or Egon) goes missing or gets amnesia.
190	** One of the Ghostbusters (usually Peter or Egon) gets [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated mistaken for dead]].
191	** Someone (usually Winston) [[HurtComfortFic nurses an injured Ghostbuster back to health]].
192	** Stories with AnAesop about teamwork.
193	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'':
194	** One or more babies deciding to go naked again like in "Naked Tommy" is common. Sometimes has [[NoYay sexual connotations]], but thankfully, it's often innocent.
195	** A lot of ''Rugrats'' fanfics are set in between the show and ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''.
196	** Some fanfics are set after ''All Grown Up'' and have the babies as adults, usually [[FanCreatedOffspring with children of their own]], who often act like their parents.
197	** The infamous [[Fanfic/TheRugratsTheory Rugrats Theory]] states that the babies are all in Angelica's imagination, Charlotte is actually Angelica's stepmother and her real mother Cynthia was a druggie whom the Cynthia doll was based on, Tommy was stillborn, Chuckie died with his mother, Phil and Lil were aborted, and Kimi was taken away from Kira because she was a drug-addicted hooker. Naturally, it has spawned a few fanfics.
198	** Angelica getting a sibling is common since she's the only Rugrat left who's still an only child by the end of the show.
199	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'':
200	** There are fanfics out there dedicated to [[OneTruePairing shipping Victor and Anita]] together. They may or may not have Alphonse (Anita's canonical crush) somewhere in the story, and the authors may or may not resort to [[DieForOurShip derailing his character]] [[DerailingLoveInterests to justify the ship]].
201	** Some fanfics ship [[FoeYayShipping Professor Professor and Doctor Doctor]] together. The canonical interaction between the two, plus their history together, also help in that regard.
202	** Some fanfics involve how Victor and Anita met and became U.Z.Z. agents.
203	* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'':
204	** Due to them being ExiledFromContinuity due to legal reasons at the time, there are a fair number of fan works that attempt to connect the characters from the "[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 He-Man]]" half of the ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' franchise to this show's continuity.
205	** A popular fan theory is that Catra [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal is a princess that was kidnapped young]], with many an [=AU=] having Catra raised as such. Fanfics that tackle this idea within the show's continuity have her discover this by stumbling across what remains of the Magicats and the Kingdom of Halfmoon: whether this is a large, fully functioning society, a small group in hiding, or the ruins of a completely destroyed civilization (in which case, Catra also learns that she's the LastOfHerKind) varies from fic to fic. If there are still Magicats hanging around, her parents (or at least her mother) tend to be alive as well.
206	*** As an extension of this, from the end of the second season until the true nature of the location was revealed in Season 4, [[ForbiddenZone Beast Island]] served a popular location for these stories.
207	** There are several RoleSwapAU fics where Catra is the one to find the Sword of Protection and become She-Ra, while Adora remains loyal to the Horde. It's quite common for such stories to also have her as some flavor of TheUnchosenOne who must prove herself worthy of the role.
208	* A common ''WesternAnimation/SheZow'' fanfic plot has Boxter somehow learn [=SheZow's=] true identity as his son. Much [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity]]/[[PlayedForDrama Drama]] Ensues.
209	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
210	** Some fanfics involve Homer or Marge cheating on their spouse with either Maude or Ned.
211	** Relatively common are troll stories that involve someone (usually either Lisa or Ned, possibly for shock value as they're canonically two of the most morally-righteous characters) doing something gross and/or immoral.
212	* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'':
213	** Sofia gets kidnapped as a RevengeByProxy against Roland. The stories vary on whether she has to be rescued or escapes on her own but it's always traumatic either way.
214	** Sofia plays matchmaker for one of her TrueCompanions.
215	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
216	** A common theme in shipping fics with Butters is that his partner (most commonly [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Kenny]]) helps him leave his AbusiveParents.
217	** AlternateUniverseFic based on the kids' pretend play is common, whether it's a fantasy AU based on the Black Friday trilogy and ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth,'' or a superhero AU based on the recurring superhero personas spotlighted in ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole'' with all the characters having real superpowers.
218	* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'':
219	** Members in the fandom can't swing a wand on Tumblr without hitting [[FanCreatedOffspring at least one future heir to the throne of Mewni]]. Most of these fanchildren are girls (since the Butterfly family is a matriarchal one), and the majority have [[OfficialCouple (surprise, surprise)]] Marco as their father, though having Tom in that role isn't rare. It got to the point that the popular fan artist Moringmark (creator of the ''Webcomic/ShipWarAU'' comic) created [[http://moringmark.tumblr.com/tagged/svtfoe-metaverse the SVTFOE Metaverse]] as a way for all these fanchildren to hang out.
220	** Due to [[TransAudienceInterpretation a popular theory]], several fan-works exist where Marco [[AdaptationalGenderIdentity is a trans girl]]. Not even this theory getting {{Jossed}} was enough to slow down the popularity of these works.
221	** Fanfics with a [[DeconstructionFic deconstructive]] approach to the aftermath of "Running With Scissors", in which Marco spent sixteen years having countless adventures [[YearInsideHourOutside in another dimension]] while undergoing Hekapoo's trial. The show itself has Marco completely unchanged personality or behavior-wise from the experience, so these fics try to address some of the StrangerInAFamiliarLand issues that fans feel he should have faced from seeing his family and friends for the first time in almost two decades, and from having to re-adjust to life as though he's still the 15-year-old everyone sees him as. You also have a good chance of these fics being Marco/Hekapoo if they're romance-centric, as many fanfic writers wish to avoid the usual pairings of Star/Marco and Marco/Jackie Lynn Thomas due to Marco being mentally in his mid-30s.
222	** After the show's finale, {{Continuation Fic}}s in [[spoiler:the universe's new post-magic setting of Eartni]] started being written in spades.
223	* ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'':
224	** Variant A: [[{{Shipping}} Ship]] Baloo with Rebecca, all the way to their wedding if you can.
225	** Variant B: Baloo adopts Kit.
226	** Variant A + B.
227	** Variant C: Ship Kit with Molly in a fic that takes place in an early [[TheFifties '50s]]-like future, preferably in a fic in which young adult Kit goes to war. Mutually exclusive with the variant A + B combination for obvious reasons.
228	* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'':
229	** A popular AU was the Moondrop AU, in which resident EnsembleDarkHorse Varian is given [[{{Lunacy}} destruction-based moon powers]] to serve as a {{foil}} to Rapunzel and her [[PowerOfTheSun sun-based healing powers]]. How it goes from there depends on the writer; some choose to have Mother Gothel kidnap him a few years after she kidnaps Rapunzel (leading to her becoming a CoolBigSis to him), while others have him use his newfound powers to [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge exact revenge]] on her. These diminished in popularity a bit when the canon ended up giving these powers to [[spoiler:Cassandra]].
230	** In response to canon giving the Moondrop to [[spoiler: Cassandra]], a variation has begun to arise where Varian has powers derived from the stars, often being dubbed something like "Starshard" or "Nova". What this entails varies but he almost always ends up attracting exactly the wrong kind of attention and getting kidnapped so that his captors can use his powers for their own plots; ColdBloodedTorture often ensues as Varian has no interest in evil anymore, ''especially'' if it would put his friends and family in danger.
231	** After his [[HeelFaceTurn return to being Rapunzel's ally]], fics with Varian dealing with the emotional baggage resulting from turning against Rapunzel over something that was his own fault or that feature someone feeling Varian hasn't made up for his actions while an antagonist takes revenge on him started cropping up. Stories set post-series can also feature [[spoiler: Cassandra]] in this role, and may or may not come with a side of commiserating with Varian about how they feel Rapunzel forgave them too easily and how guilty they feel about how they hurt her. These fics may or may not feature them combating a threat against Corona, both because their skills are needed and because they [[TheAtoner want to atone]].
232	** Stories set post-series that feature Varian as a KidnappedScientist have started to see decent popularity, though there's not much consistency on whether it's his alchemy or engineering the kidnappers are after. Varian can also be kidnapped simply for being beloved by Rapunzel and Eugene, with motivations ranging from wanting to hold the young alchemist for ransom to wanting to use him in a bid for RevengeByProxy.
233	*** A variation of the above can involve both Eugene and Varian being captured/kidnapped and Eugene [[SadisticChoice being forced to do horrible things so their captors won't hurt Varian, with some stories involving said "horrible things" involving being forced to hurt Varian himself or being forced to do something that will hurt Rapunzel, emotionally usually, so Varian will be left alone]]; it can also be reversed with Varian being the one forced into evil with Eugene's safety on the line.
234	** [[AbusiveParents Bad parent Quirin]] was popular for a long while though the stories varied on whether it was active on his part or an extreme case of ParentsAsPeople, with Quirin loving Varian but abusing him due to not knowing how to raise him; these stories typically involved Eugene stepping in on Varian's behalf and he and Rapunzel taking over as Varian's parents.
235	** A variation of the above where Quirin wasn't a bad parent but was removed from the picture somehow and Rapunzel and Eugene take in the now-orphaned Varian exists as well though it's not quite as popular.
236	* Due to the many varied portrayals of the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', any given FanFic will have [[PatchworkFic characters from multiple incarnations]], e.g. Agent Bishop from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' and the Neutrinos from [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the original show]] appearing together.
237	** For stories that stick to one incarnation, [[SeparatedAtBirth the turtles being raised separately and meeting for the first time as teenagers]] is incredibly popular, to the point where [=AO3=] has a whole tag for it. At least one of them will be [[RaisedByOrcs brought up by one of the series villains]], causing a CainAndAbel situation.
238	*** ''[[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Rise]]'' fanfics in particular follow a very specific pattern when it comes to this genre: one of the turtles will be raised by [[MentorArchetype Splinter]], one of them by [[MadScientist Baron Draxum]], and one by [[AffablyEvil Big Mama]]. Whoever raises the fourth varies from fic to fic.
239	** Another common plot in Turtles fan fics (escpecially [[DarkFic darker ones]]) involves one or more of the Turtles being [[KidnappedForExperimentation kidnapped by scientists]] (sometimes an established MadScientist from the franchise, sometimes an original character) and needing to be rescued by their brothers. [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on how far the writer wants to take things]], these can get pretty dark...
240	* Many ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', upset over what happened to [[EnsembleDarkHorse Fifi La Fume]] at the end of "Out of Odor", have written some alternate endings in which Fifi A.) gets saved, B.) outsmarts Elmyra, C.) gets help from somebody else, D.) manages to escape Elmyra in any way, or E.) gets saved by an unexpected twist.
241	** There are a lot of fanfics out there that attempt to fix the general mistreatment both Fifi and Furball get, in no part thanks to them apparently being the writers [[DesignatedMonkey Designated Butt Monkeys]]. Usually by [[FanPreferredCouple pairing the two up in some way.]]
242	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
243	** The fics include a veritable phalanx of stories, called "competition stories", that depict a new season at Camp Wawanakwa (the original venue) or elsewhere. The contestants may be canon characters, {{original character}}s, or any combination. Following ''Pahkitew,'' it's particularly common for fanfictions that don't take place at Wawanakwa to take place at a new island that also has a Cree or indigenous name.
244	** Crossovers are fairly common, pulling in characters from other works as contestants.
245	** A common theme of {{Whole Plot Reference}}s developed, the majority of which involve ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' (usually using Gwen and Trent or Courtney and Duncan as Bella and Edward, respectively, then later with [[FanPreferredPairing Gwen and Duncan]] filling the roles).
246	** A lot of fanfics are about a season where reviewers can apply for a spot on the show.
247	** Several fics like to think about just what Mike went though in order to have [[SplitPersonality Dissociative Identity Disorder]]. Following ''All-Stars'', his time in juvie also became a popular topic.
248	** It's not uncommon to see fics where the producers [[ExecutiveMeddling start cracking down on Chris's reckless behavior]].
249	** It's common to see fics that feature Ezekiel and Dakota being cured of their [[BodyHorror respective mutations]] and becoming contestants again, since both characters have [[EnsembleDarkhorse plenty of fans]] that believe they didn't deserve the fates they received in canon.
250	** One popular fanfic concept is to take the casts of ''Island'', ''Revenge of the Island'', and ''Pahkitew Island'', along with the two newcomers from ''World Tour'' (with characters from ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace The Ridonculous Race]]'' and [=OCs=] sometimes thrown in for good measure), and randomly 'shuffle'[[note]]coined by the ''Fanfic/TotalShuffledIslandSeries''[[/note]] their debut seasons around, leading to vastly different seasons and casts from canon.
251	** {{Fix Fic}}s of ''Action'' and ''All-Stars'' (the two most hated seasons) are incredibly common, improving upon and changing whatever the author didn't like. ''All-Stars'' fanfics in particular always make Mal's actions a lot more malevolent [[PokeThePoodle than they usually were]], and take away everyone's {{Idiot Ball}}s. ''[[ContestedSequel World Tour]]'' has also received its share of Fix Fics, with common "fixes" including the infamous Duncan/Gwen/Courtney LoveTriangle, Ezekiel's transformation into a monster, Noah and Tyler's early eliminations, and the complete annihilation of Team Victory.
252	** Reimaginings of the first season, ''Island'', are pretty popular, often examining how the season would have been different if something was changed, such as the first elimination, the team compositions, the number of contestants (or if there were completely different contestants), the tone of the series, and even the stakes of the game.
253	** Most {{Flash Forward Fic}}s have someone (usually Chris) organize a ''Total Drama'' reunion a decade or two after the end of the series, showing how the contestants have grown and how they interact with each other as adults. Another variant has FanCreatedOffspring of the contestants meeting each other and possibly even competing on a season themselves (in which case they'll usually all be conveniently close in age).
254	** A more simplified trend during the late 2000s and early 2010s on [=YouTube=] was to create slideshows editing the characters' photos to their future selves (usually five, ten, or twenty years later), with blurbs explaining where they are in the future.
255	** Some writers make AU fics of ''Action'' and ''World Tour'' where the whole first generation gets to compete in those seasons rather than just the canonical fifteen in the former season and eighteen in the latter season. Some good examples of this are ''Fanfic/TotalDramaActionAllIn'' and ''Fanfic/TotalDramaWorldTourDeluxe''.
256	** Turning the series into a DeadlyGame and/or playing the life-threatening stakes of the show seriously is very common. ''Fanfic/DespairIsland'' is an earlier example of this genre, with ''Fanfic/IslandOfTheSlaughtered'' serving as a main inspiration in the 2020s, with many fics being directly based in its universe.
257	* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
258	** Fans have Prowl/Jazz romance. They interacted maybe twice in canon, but damn it, they look cute together!
259	** The "human becomes a Transformer through mind transfer into a Cybertronian body" plot, thanks to ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' episode "[[Recap/TransformersG1AutobotSpike Autobot Spike]]". While common, the fandom also looks upon poorly as a plot choice.
260	** For ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', the idea that Maximals and Predacons have "branches" around the world fighting on other continents is also a popular one. The idea is that both ships scattered emergency escape pods across the planet during their crash landing, and is used to place teams in places like Australia or North America, the better to explain the existence of beast modes based on the local wildlife, such as kangaroos or timber wolves.
261	** For ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', there are quite a few fics revolving around the events on Archa Seven, where it's Optimus who ends up being left behind instead of [[spoiler:Elita One]] and have him being mutated into [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Tarantulas]]. Which would lead to [[spoiler:Elita]] becoming the leader of Team Prime, in Optimus's place.
262	** {{Patchwork Fic}}s are so common with ''Transformers'' fanfics (in part due to the multiversal nature of the franchise), that it's acquired its own in-fandom term: [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Personal_canon personal canon]].
263	** There's a good chance that any crossover fic will have Optimus as a ParentalSubstitute to one of the more troubled characters (usually the protaganist of the other series), and has a positive influence on them.
264	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'':
265	** There are a ''lot'' of AU stories where Jim is actually a changeling, putting him in the awkward position of being tied to both sides of the conflict.
266	** There's also more than a few AU fics where Claire is the one who gets chosen as the Trollhunter instead of Jim.
267	** After the premiere of the GrandFinale movie ''WesternAnimation/TrollhuntersRiseOfTheTitans'', there was a cascade of {{Fix Fic}}s aimed at the much disliked ending [[spoiler: [[ResetButtonEnding resetting of the whole franchise]]]].
268	* ''[[WesternAnimation/VillainousCartoonNetwork Villainous]]'': It is beyond common to see works that present Black Hat having ties or deals with villains beyond Cartoon Network shows.
269	* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'':
270	** Every character gets their share of species swap fic, but stories where Lance is a long-lost Altean prince who falls for and may be engaged to Keith, who also turns out to be a long-lost Galran prince even before the series revealed that Keith was part Galra, are exceptionally commonplace. Less popular but still findable are Pidge as an Altean princess (which typically extends to Matt and Sam; Colleen is typically Altean as well in these stories) and part-Altean Lance or Pidge (which can both vary from "one of their ancestors was a displaced Altean", "they're [[HalfHumanHybrid half human/half Altean]]" (with 50/50 odds about which parent is which species) or "they're half Altean/half [insert species]" (with again 50/50 odds about which parent is what though Galra is rarely, if ever, an option)).
271	*** Conversely, "all human" [=AUs=] are ''insanely'' popular; they also tend to have a genre shift.
272	** A stock plot in Voltron fanfiction is for Lance to be the victim of [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer bullying and mistreatment]] from one or more of the other paladins, and for him to angst over it until he impresses them into having a HeelRealization, winning their respect from then on. It's so widespread that the term "[[FanNickname Langst]]" was coined to describe such fics.
273	** Numerous stories where Keith being part Galra leads to him being abused, threatened or hurt by people who suffer from blind FantasticRacism can be found, with stories set later in the series featuring humans doing this and some stories, regardless of when they're set, featuring Keith being blackmailed into doing something against his will (often but not always sex). Depending on when they're set, these stories can feature Allura snapping out of her anger about Keith's heritage with a MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction, especially if her behavior encouraged the assailants. Regardless of when it's set, the entire team is ''furious'' and in some cases, this type of behavior nearly destroys peace talks and treaty agreements, only not doing so because Keith is willing to TurnTheOtherCheek.
274	** One of the Paladins ends up captured by slavers. Keith, as a Member of the Blades of Mamora, is a popular option but anyone who isn't Allura is fair game.
275	** There are fics where fans who didn't like season 6, especially the latter half, make [[spoiler: Lotor GoodAllAlong or given him a redemption arc]].
276	** There's also fics that try to fix the issues of season 8 including [[spoiler: resurrecting Allura]].
277	** There's also fics where [[spoiler: Lotor, Adam and/or Shiro's clone are still alive]].
278	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'': One or both of the [[EvilPoacher Evil Poachers]] from TheMovie return and seek their revenge on Eliza, typically by kidnapping her and frequently with some kind of ColdBloodedTorture.
279	* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'':
280	** The [[FlashForwardFic "next-generation fics"]] are massively popular in this fandom. These generally star the children of the Winx, who form their own club like their parents. When done well, they can explore how the canon characters mature over the years. Usually, however, the new characters end up being [[GenerationXerox carbon copies of their parents]], with similar powers, names, and personalities. Thus, there has been an increasing backlash to the genre in recent years.
281	** Nearly as common are the fics where the Winx girls have to face a new dimensional villain and gain a new fairy transformation in the process. In other words, fanfics that follow the trend of the show's seasons. Often, the new villain [[VillainTeamUp team ups]] with the Trix, but not always. Given Bloom's status as the CreatorsPet and the show's inclination to have nearly every villain [[MotiveDecay somehow]] related to her, a large chunk of the fandom has taken into their hands to create villains manufactured to one of the other girls. Which, of course, results in having said girl taking the lead instead of Bloom.
282	** Between the show's jumping of the shark, its targeting of progressively younger audiences, and its hardcore fans growing up, it really doesn't come as a surprise retelling fanfics are so widespread within the fandom. These ones are usually more mature-toned, deconstruction [[FixFic fix fics]] where the authors try to flesh out more thoroughly (like writing backstories for them) both the heroes and the villains and avoid/revert Stella and the Trix's canonical {{flanderization}}. It should be remarked these fanfics can be DarkerAndEdgier but not necessarily.
283	** Only mildly popular but still worth noting are the fics where one of the girls is killed and the rest of the cast has to deal with the consequences and cope with their mourning. The girl who kicks the bucket is usually Bloom, but having Tecna die after sacrificing herself to close the Omega Dimension's portal is not that rare.
284	* WesternAnimation/WordGirl fans love to write "LoveRedeems Tobey" stories, wherein Tobey does a HeelFaceTurn as his crush on Wordgirl turns into authentic love, with her finding herself returning said love despite her initial misgivings.
285	** Dr. Two-Brains returning to his Steven Boxleitner identity after his mouse brain dies off; whether or not this banishes Two-Brains completely depends on the author but he generally stops committing crimes either way.
286	** Tobey being targeted by an EvilerThanThou villain who wants to use his brains and skills for their own personal gain, forcing Wordgirl to rescue him; may or may not see Tobey [[HeelFaceTurn rethinking his evil ways]] and may or may not have Wordgirl being forced to come to terms with the fact that she's developed feelings for Tobey.
287	** Wordgirl is contacted by some kind of envoy from Lexicon; these stories are usually serious as they frequently force her to reveal her identity to her family and may or may not involve her loved ones in danger or the risk of her being forced to return to Lexicon and never come back to Earth. They also tend to have some kind of lore about her biological family and what happened to them as well as explaining how she got to Earth.
288	** Fans also enjoy pitting Wordgirl against villains from other series and having her struggle against them because they don't operate under the same methods her typical villains do, though the degree can vary from "they're still ridiculous; I just don't have a frame of reference for their brand of ridiculous" to "OhCrap! No one warned me there was going to be ''murder attempts'' involved!"
289	* ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'':
290	** Typical fanfics are often riffed with Yang suddenly losing interest in Lina, mostly due to the author {{Flanderiz\|ation}}ing her personality into an abusive and selfish girlfriend, or just making her not exist at all so that the author's OC can be with him; normally, Yang acts entirely out of character or the OC in question is an overly perfect match for him.
291	** A very common scenario is Yuck going through a HeelFaceTurn, saving Yin from some sort of villain or trap, and the two of them being together. Expect Coop to be unmentioned throughout.
292	** Ones entirely centered on Yuck are often about him having severe depression or wanting desperately to change and be loved by someone; after "Upstanding Yuck", him fighting against a split personality was very common.
293	** There are stories that have at least one of the twins become evil, normally Yin after the events of "Gone A Fowl".
294	* ''[[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 Young Justice]]'':
295	** Fics enjoy getting a lot of drama over Robin taking his sunglasses/mask off to whoever he's being shipped with (not that the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' fandom is short on that).
296	** {{Hurt Comfort Fic}}s involving Wally and his AbusiveParents, despite WordOfGod saying they're GoodParents in this continuity.
297	** The Team - especially Wally and Dick - also get de-aged a lot. Usually it's either Klarion's or Zatanna's fault.
298	** Pre-''Invasion'' fics often feature Dick being kidnapped and the Team is sent to rescue Dick Grayson only to discover he's Robin.
299	** Conner undergoing CloneDegeneration is a typical Hurt/Comfort Fic plot (it ''did'' happened to him on the comics, mind).
300	** Because Season One ended with Superman still estranged from Superboy and Season Two showcases the former long since having come to accept the latter as a brother (after a five-year TimeSkip [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome and the specific moment when the acceptance happens never being shown on the show nor on the off-shoot media]]), many fics have taken it onto themselves to show this (probably after a short bout of putting Superman on the "BreakTheHaughty" train as punishment for his Season One {{Superdickery}}).
301	** Fics about Artemis and/or Dick dealing with Wally's death after the finale are commonplace.
302	** FixFic undoing Wally's death are popular.
303	** There are several Wally/Artemis fanfics that take place during the Vietnam War era. This plot is so common because it explores Artemis' Vietnamese heritage in a historical setting.

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