![]() ![]() It's to the point where Maurice can easily suggest Jackie is one of these because she's such a huge jerk. Between Maurice, Chad, and Nathan, with only the latter being exposed at episodes' end, their entire position has basically been compromised by the KND turning their group into a massive game of Whack-A-Mole. Flock of Wolves: The remake of TRAITOR really emphasizes that the Teen Ninjas are this.In fact, the second part of the fic was given a revised version that removes a lot of the Inception ties. Film Fic: DREAMS, which is basically Inception with KND characters.Michel is one of Dragon Ball Z Abridged's Zarbon.Johnny the Teen Ninja is one to the Dragon Ball Z Abridged version of Krillin.Evil Pays Better: Defied by Maurice to Nathan in TRAITOR.Enemy Civil War: Between the loyalist teenagers and the separatist teenagers, though according to Darkton the separatists are more neutral.When the events of that episode are revealed to be All Just a Dream, that segment becomes this in hindsight. Early on in LIES, Nigel dreams he's fighting Nightbrace before waking up.Numbuh 78 gets similar confusion when she dozes off. At one point, Captain Thomas (Numbuh 692's other half) shows up to the room Numbuh 35 is in, confusing him into thinking he dozed off because 692 is still in a lower layer. ![]() Dream Within a Dream: DREAMS, a parody of Inception features these, much to the increasing confusion of the cast.Double Entendre: Nearly everything that comes out of Michel's mouth.The tone is much more serious and heartwrenching, the climax involves Cree and Abby in a violent fight in a burning building, and the special ends with Cree falling into depression while watching videos of violence from kids to teens. SISTERS is this to the rest of the series, especially in its last part.Still, it tries as hard as it can to keep things within the rules of the original show. Darker and Edgier: There's an actual military director for Father's army, corruption of an innocent child, attempted murder, and dealing with a damaged relationship.Creepy Doll: The Cheery Chatterbox Rainbow Monkey.Chekhov's Gun: Numbuh 2's steak in HILL.By the Character Meme, it's suggested that he's the only one who can summon up anime conventions, possibly because he's insane. By his second appearance, he's a reference to old anime dubs. Characterization Marches On / Flanderization: Numbuh 692 was originally just a normal guy who happened to look like an anime character.Made better by the fact that Numbuh 5 is the one who did the original reveal that Chad was a spy. Abby just used a phrase Maurice taught her to tell if someone's a spy, and Chad's response confirmed he is, as revealed in TREATY. The two then randomly start talking about the decor, and become much friendlier with each other. Call-Forward: An example from SISTERS borders on Foreshadowing: After being turned into a teen, Abby meets up with Chad who assures her she'll get over beginners doubt like he did.Subverted, however, when he decides it isn't. Or Was It a Dream?: Numbuh 1 starts to wonder if him coming back to the world of Kids Next Door is really just another dream.In the end, that aspect turns out to be a dream as well. All Just a Dream: LIES plays on this trope by imagining that the entire Kids Next Door world was dreamed up by Nigel, suffering from Fantasy Prone Personality.This was written before the Stop the GKND Pilot revealed that aliens do exist, so nothing really comes of it, and hints are laid that she's lying. A Form You Are Comfortable With: In JAPAN, Numbuh 450 claims her and 692 are aliens taking on the appearances of anime humans.They focus on characters entirely outside of Sector V, and can still be found on his new account. In 2019, two new series were introduced that take place in this continuity: Special Ops Drill Team and Unlucky 847. Otherwise, it's same ol' KND business, just as you remember it. ![]() New characters have been added, however, and the stories are somewhat darker. ![]() Tone-wise, the fics are similar enough to the original. A Fan Verse for Codename: Kids Next Door written by Darkton for DeviantArt. ![]()
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