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* BigDamnHeroes: Booster, XR, Clarice, and Guy.
* BigNo:
** Warp in the prologue.
** And Heinekin in Day 97.
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** ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', in a sequence of some of the crackiest scenes in the fic.
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To save their reputations and their jobs, Buzz and Mira [[{{Elopement}} get married that very night]], then spend the next [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hundred days]] [[HilarityEnsues dealing with]] [[RealityEnsues the fallout]]. Along the way, [[RelationshipUpgrade they end up falling in love]], but so slowly that they don't "end up" for sure until, well, [[CaptainObvious the end]].
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Existing for ten years and only finally seeing the light of the Internet in April 2012, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/386274/chapters/632797 One Hundred Days]]'' is an epic and a fandom legend. Co-written between sisters SL Watson and KR Walker, this ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' fic is one of the longest ever written for the fandom and the biggest Buzz×Mira story ever. It gained infamy for its unpolished and unpublished state, and, for years, SL Watson would email the story out to fans who requested it.
Princess/Ranger Mira Nova has just been promoted to Detective when old nemesis Warp Darkmatter shows up, claiming that he has information she and Buzz Lightyear will want to know. This tidbit? Oh, nothing less than proof that [[LukeYouAreMyFather Warp is somehow Buzz and Mira's son]]. Uh-oh.
To save their reputations and their jobs, Buzz and Mira [[{{Elopement}} get married that very night]], then spend the next [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hundred days]] [[HilarityEnsues dealing with]] [[RealityEnsues the fallout]]. Along the way, [[RelationshipUpgrade they end up falling in love]], but so slowly that they don't "end up" for sure until, well, [[CaptainObvious the end]].
''One Hundred Days'', due to some AlternateUniverse components, is considered to be [[FanVerse its own universe]] like few ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' fanfics are. SL Watson has written several one-shots set in the same universe, both prequels and sequels: [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1242376/1/Snow "Snow"]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1496561/1/Pool_Camping_and_Murder "Pool, Camping, and Murder"]], [[http://slwatson.livejournal.com/138752.html "Fireworks"]], [[http://xrfanclub.proboards74.com/index.cgi?board=fic&action=display&thread=165&page=1 "Mild Identity Crisis"]], [[http://community.livejournal.com/fic_simplicity/1504.html "Coffee Wars"]] and [[http://slwatson.livejournal.com/203393.html "Where She Was"]], though "Coffee Wars" is [[WordOfGod apparently ambiguous canon]]. [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1269276/1/The_Thin_Blue_Line "The Thin Blue Line"]], [[http://slwatson.livejournal.com/136211.html "Soda Can"]], and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3070475/1/Signal_Fifty_One "Signal Fifty-One"]] ''probably'' take place in the same FanVerse, as well. In [[WordOfGod the author's note]] for 100D's prologue, SL Watson stated, "But if you want, feel free to remix, rewrite, draw for, write the sequels to it with my love, blessings and gratitude. Just leave the credit for the original to K Vancelot and I, and I'll be happy." This has already encouraged one fan to go ahead with her own spin-offs, and it may encourage others to do so, as well.
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!!''One Hundred Days'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Mira and Clarice.
* {{Adorkable}}: Every member of Team Lightyear gets their moment sooner or later.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Warp generally comes off as less of a villain and more as a pain in the neck, albeit a ''major'' pain in the neck.
* AwesomeMcCoolName:
** Mira Nova-Lightyear
** Clarice Darling.
** Guy Noir.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The couple in question throughout the fic. Most commonly pointed out by Booster.
* BadassFamily: What else would you call a family that has Buzz Lightyear, Mira Nova, and Warp Darkmatter in it?
* BadassPrincess: Mira. Definitely.
* BattleCouple
* BetterAsFriends: This is how Buzz and Mira would've preferred to keep their relationship. Fortunately for Beer shippers, [[CharacterArc they changed their minds]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[StalkerWithACrush Joe]]. That's all we'll say.
* BigDamnHeroes: Booster, XR, Clarice, and Guy.
* BigNo:
** Warp in the prologue.
** And Heinekin in Day 97.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Just at the start, Buzz, Mira, and Warp, plus a father-in-law who hates poor Buzz. It goes downhill from there, though, [[spoiler:when Buzz investigates his criminal mother and finds out things about his family that he would never have imagined, or would have [[ArchnemesisDad wanted to know]].]] Discussed with fair regularity by the characters. Best moment? ''This'':
-->'''Warp:''' Y'know, I'm starting to think we've got family issues, Lightyear.\\
'''Buzz:''' [[DeadpanSnarker What gave you that idea?]]
* BigShutUp: [[EnfantTerrible Little Heinekin]] does two, including a semi-heroic one.
* BrickJoke: Warp and his beer.
* CallBack:
** "Evil never wins."
** "Slim" and "Steve".
* CantStandThemCantLiveWithoutThem: More of a development of Buzz's and Mira's attitudes towards each other throughout the story -- they go from the former at the beginning to the latter at the end.
* TheCaptain: Buzz Lightyear is still Buzz Lightyear, and he still has a team to lead.
* CharacterDevelopment: See CantStandThemCantLiveWithoutThem. [[spoiler: Also, Warp. You can't deny he's a bit nicer at the end of the story.]]
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Warp does this with Buzz, then is a bit put-off when Buzz doesn't respond.
* CoolOldGuy: Chief Hill. We don't know how old he is, exactly, but, c'mon -- he's [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure head of the detective agency]].
* CrackFic: At times. But if the entire thing is crack, it's pretty glorious crack.
* CurseCutShort: Aaand HilarityEnsues.
* DarkerAndEdgier:
** Mira and Buzz consider several times how her work as a detective ''is'' darker than her work as a [[SpacePolice Space Ranger]]. Tradeworld is presented as the epitome of this.
** Days 96 and 97 are ''definitely'' this in comparison to the rest of the story.
* DeadpanSnarker: Buzz, Mira, and Warp all get some pretty good moments.
* DynamicEntry: "FREEZE!"
* {{Elopement}}: Since Buzz and Mira get married in secret, not daring to tell anybody until after the fact... yeah.
* EnemyMine: Warp finds that, not only can he ''not'' kill his father, he has to help keep him alive, too -- or Warp will simply fade out of existence.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Commander Nebula, Booster, XR... even ''Warp'' can!
* EvilGenius: Warp purports to be this. YMMV on how true that really is.
* EvilIsHammy: And how!
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* ExiledToTheCouch: Subverted when Mira moves in with Buzz -- he was already ''on'' the couch!
* FamedInStory: It's not just Buzz who's legendary -- Mira's acquired quite a lot of fame, herself. Enough for rookies on backwater planets to want her autograph.
* FamilyBusiness: Evil is simply the family business for the Darkmatters, Warp's creepy adoptive partners.
* FateDrivesUsTogether
* TheFightingNarcissist: Warp, definitely.
* FlyingCar: Played with. In an age when all cars can fly, Buzz prefers the feel of the road.
* HeroicBSOD: Buzz and Mira's initial reaction to Warp's news.
* HeroicResolve: Buzz gets shot and electrocuted into unconsciousness, and ''still'' goes on because so much is at stake and... and... and because [[ItsPersonal he loves Mira]].
* HowDareYouDieOnMe: Warp to Buzz in Day 97. "Okay, wake up. I told you this wasn't the time for a nap."
* HugAndComment: Mira hugs, Warp lets her, he comments, and she lets go. Probably his CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Mira tells Buzz this when she gives him the okay to back out of the whole thing at any time. [[IronicEcho It comes back to bite her later]].
* InnocentCohabitation: If XR, Warp, or Clarice make any insinuations, Booster, Buzz, or Mira, respectively, will immediately correct them.
* InsistentTerminology: It's the ''E''vil ''G''ene.
* InterspeciesRomance: Buzz and Mira, Clarice and X.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: The Evil Gene. Fortunately for Buzz, it skips generations.
* ItsPersonal: Mess with ''Captain Lightyear's'' wife? ''Oh'' yeah.
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: The detective agency uses semi-automatics, because they're invisible to scans for energy weapons. The effectiveness of the Beretta is demonstrated when [[OnlyAFleshWound Buzz gets shot in shoulder]].
* LargeHam: Warp, though he pales in comparison to Guy Noir.
* LoveHurts: The last couple of Days in the story.
* LukeIAmYourFather: And it's not PlayedForLaughs like it is in the show.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Well, the gist of Warp's news for Buzz and Mira, anyway.
* MissingMom: One of the recurring themes/side-plots in the story is Mira missing her dead mother, even having trouble remembering her.
* NaiveNewcomer: Mira fits this when she first enters the detective agency.
* NeverMyFault: Zurg, in trying to stop a furious Buzz.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale:
** Buzz and Warp to a tee.
** Also Booster and XR.
* NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture: Despite Tangea's FantasticRacism, they use ''Theatre/PeterPan'' for school plays and the Queen reads ''Literature/WatershipDown''. Seriously.
* NotQuiteDead: But, boy, do the authors have you scared.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: King Nova. Hooo boy.
* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Invoked by [[spoiler:Mira]] in one of the most [[TearJerker heartbreaking moments]] of the story.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Buzz was raised by his nana and never regretted it.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Commander Nebula and Chief Hill.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Buzz gets to dish out a few of these, one of them icy and another ''dead'' serious.
* ShipperOnDeck: Booster, bless his heart.
* ShoutOut:
** ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' -- King Nova: "You'll regret this. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life."
** Clarice Darling may be a reference to Clarice Starling from ''Literature/SilenceOfTheLambs'': Red hair, southern accent, and the name.
** ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' gets a shout-out because {{Diedrich Bader}} voices Warp Darkmatter: "I know what a Cleveland is, you dolt," Warp answered, giving his former friend an annoyed look. "I used to work in Cleveland."
** Creator/HumphreyBogart, period.
** Also Creator/LaurenBacall.
** ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', in a sequence of some of the crackiest scenes in the fic.
** XR also meets [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] and tries to make a business deal with him.
** Mira played [[Theatre/PeterPan Captain Hook]] in a school play when she was a kid. See NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture.
** ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''
** ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', right from the prologue, gets more than one shout-out; Mira, at one point, invokes the MST3KMantra.
** The name of Zurg's new protege is a pretty blatant parody... Heinekin Earthsquatter. Think about it for a second. Evil Emperor's [[Franchise/StarWars apprentice]]. You get it now?
** [[spoiler:Zurg himself becomes a parody with the real name Gil Bates and a company selling a not-so-good operating system called Viewports.]]
** "And this, ladies and gents, is why smart people use Macs." [[SarcasmMode Thank you]], Warp.
* StableTimeLoop: Warp's canonical [[FakingTheDead death-stunt]] sets up Buzz and Mira to work together as teammates, thus giving them the opportunity to know each other very well. ''Then'', Warp's [[LukeYouAreMyFather revelation of his parenthood]] drives the pair to marry and avoid a scandal, thus allowing him to be born in the first place. At some undefined point in the future, Buzz and Mira send a baby Warp back through time (the ''how'' remains unexplained) and close the loop. Also discussed briefly by Buzz and Mira in a CallBack to "Good Old Buzz".
* StormingTheCastle: [[spoiler:Buzz and Warp as escaped prisoners on Planet Z.]]
* TalentedPrincessRegularGuy: Played with. Buzz is shown to be pretty darn normal at home, while Mira's overflow of talent leads to her promotion as Detective and her opportunity to do all kinds of [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter cool, old-fashioned stuff]].
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Warp, oh so much.
* TimeTravel: Part of the above StableTimeLoop - a baby Warp (at a point in time when the character ''we'' know and love ought to be in his early forties at least) has to go back in time to close the loop.
* TrojanPrisoner: [[spoiler:Buzz and Warp's plan to get the two of them into the Zurg Tower.]]
* {{Troperiffic}}: You can tell the authors had fun, between the shout-outs and the tropes they played with, discussed, deconstructed... So much GenreSavvy, LampshadeHanging, RuleOfCool, RuleOfFunny... that it seriously goes [[SerialEscalation to Infinity, and Beyond!]]
* UnholyMatrimony: Subverted in that [[spoiler:Buzz's parents likely did not marry]].
* VillainDecay: Warp, though in no way does it constitute as a BadassDecay.
* VillainousBreakdown: Zurg. It's not pretty.
* WhiteSheep: It's less that Warp is the BlackSheep of the family and more that Buzz and his nana are the white sheeps of ''their'' families.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: The burning question of the entire story: will Buzz and Mira stay together or not?
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!! The One-shots provide examples of:
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Inverted with the title "Pool, Camping, and Murder." Blame Booster.
* ChickMagnet: Poor Buzz in "Signal Fifty-One".
* CoolButInefficient: Subverted in "Soda Can" with, well, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin soda can]]. Zurg ''wants'' it to be cool, but [[HilarityEnsues something obviously went wrong in the designing process]].
* CrackFic: "Signal Fifty-One," ''absolutely''. "Coffee Wars," borderline.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Invoked by Buzz in "Fireworks," when he tells Mira that's how they kiss.
* TitleDrop: In "Soda Can" and "Signal Fifty-One".
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Princess/Ranger Mira Nova has just been promoted to Detective when old nemesis Warp Darkmatter shows up, claiming that he has information she and Buzz Lightyear will want to know. This tidbit? Oh, nothing less than proof that [[LukeYouAreMyFather Warp is somehow Buzz and Mira's son]]. Uh-oh.
To save their reputations and their jobs, Buzz and Mira [[{{Elopement}} get married that very night]], then spend the next [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hundred days]] [[HilarityEnsues dealing with]] [[RealityEnsues the fallout]]. Along the way, [[RelationshipUpgrade they end up falling in love]], but so slowly that they don't "end up" for sure until, well, [[CaptainObvious the end]].
''One Hundred Days'', due to some AlternateUniverse components, is considered to be [[FanVerse its own universe]] like few ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' fanfics are. SL Watson has written several one-shots set in the same universe, both prequels and sequels: [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1242376/1/Snow "Snow"]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1496561/1/Pool_Camping_and_Murder "Pool, Camping, and Murder"]], [[http://slwatson.livejournal.com/138752.html "Fireworks"]], [[http://xrfanclub.proboards74.com/index.cgi?board=fic&action=display&thread=165&page=1 "Mild Identity Crisis"]], [[http://community.livejournal.com/fic_simplicity/1504.html "Coffee Wars"]] and [[http://slwatson.livejournal.com/203393.html "Where She Was"]], though "Coffee Wars" is [[WordOfGod apparently ambiguous canon]]. [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1269276/1/The_Thin_Blue_Line "The Thin Blue Line"]], [[http://slwatson.livejournal.com/136211.html "Soda Can"]], and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3070475/1/Signal_Fifty_One "Signal Fifty-One"]] ''probably'' take place in the same FanVerse, as well. In [[WordOfGod the author's note]] for 100D's prologue, SL Watson stated, "But if you want, feel free to remix, rewrite, draw for, write the sequels to it with my love, blessings and gratitude. Just leave the credit for the original to K Vancelot and I, and I'll be happy." This has already encouraged one fan to go ahead with her own spin-offs, and it may encourage others to do so, as well.
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!!''One Hundred Days'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Mira and Clarice.
* {{Adorkable}}: Every member of Team Lightyear gets their moment sooner or later.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Warp generally comes off as less of a villain and more as a pain in the neck, albeit a ''major'' pain in the neck.
* AwesomeMcCoolName:
** Mira Nova-Lightyear
** Clarice Darling.
** Guy Noir.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The couple in question throughout the fic. Most commonly pointed out by Booster.
* BadassFamily: What else would you call a family that has Buzz Lightyear, Mira Nova, and Warp Darkmatter in it?
* BadassPrincess: Mira. Definitely.
* BattleCouple
* BetterAsFriends: This is how Buzz and Mira would've preferred to keep their relationship. Fortunately for Beer shippers, [[CharacterArc they changed their minds]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[StalkerWithACrush Joe]]. That's all we'll say.
* BigDamnHeroes: Booster, XR, Clarice, and Guy.
* BigNo:
** Warp in the prologue.
** And Heinekin in Day 97.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Just at the start, Buzz, Mira, and Warp, plus a father-in-law who hates poor Buzz. It goes downhill from there, though, [[spoiler:when Buzz investigates his criminal mother and finds out things about his family that he would never have imagined, or would have [[ArchnemesisDad wanted to know]].]] Discussed with fair regularity by the characters. Best moment? ''This'':
-->'''Warp:''' Y'know, I'm starting to think we've got family issues, Lightyear.\\
'''Buzz:''' [[DeadpanSnarker What gave you that idea?]]
* BigShutUp: [[EnfantTerrible Little Heinekin]] does two, including a semi-heroic one.
* BrickJoke: Warp and his beer.
* CallBack:
** "Evil never wins."
** "Slim" and "Steve".
* CantStandThemCantLiveWithoutThem: More of a development of Buzz's and Mira's attitudes towards each other throughout the story -- they go from the former at the beginning to the latter at the end.
* TheCaptain: Buzz Lightyear is still Buzz Lightyear, and he still has a team to lead.
* CharacterDevelopment: See CantStandThemCantLiveWithoutThem. [[spoiler: Also, Warp. You can't deny he's a bit nicer at the end of the story.]]
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Warp does this with Buzz, then is a bit put-off when Buzz doesn't respond.
* CoolOldGuy: Chief Hill. We don't know how old he is, exactly, but, c'mon -- he's [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure head of the detective agency]].
* CrackFic: At times. But if the entire thing is crack, it's pretty glorious crack.
* CurseCutShort: Aaand HilarityEnsues.
* DarkerAndEdgier:
** Mira and Buzz consider several times how her work as a detective ''is'' darker than her work as a [[SpacePolice Space Ranger]]. Tradeworld is presented as the epitome of this.
** Days 96 and 97 are ''definitely'' this in comparison to the rest of the story.
* DeadpanSnarker: Buzz, Mira, and Warp all get some pretty good moments.
* DynamicEntry: "FREEZE!"
* {{Elopement}}: Since Buzz and Mira get married in secret, not daring to tell anybody until after the fact... yeah.
* EnemyMine: Warp finds that, not only can he ''not'' kill his father, he has to help keep him alive, too -- or Warp will simply fade out of existence.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Commander Nebula, Booster, XR... even ''Warp'' can!
* EvilGenius: Warp purports to be this. YMMV on how true that really is.
* EvilIsHammy: And how!
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* ExiledToTheCouch: Subverted when Mira moves in with Buzz -- he was already ''on'' the couch!
* FamedInStory: It's not just Buzz who's legendary -- Mira's acquired quite a lot of fame, herself. Enough for rookies on backwater planets to want her autograph.
* FamilyBusiness: Evil is simply the family business for the Darkmatters, Warp's creepy adoptive partners.
* FateDrivesUsTogether
* TheFightingNarcissist: Warp, definitely.
* FlyingCar: Played with. In an age when all cars can fly, Buzz prefers the feel of the road.
* HeroicBSOD: Buzz and Mira's initial reaction to Warp's news.
* HeroicResolve: Buzz gets shot and electrocuted into unconsciousness, and ''still'' goes on because so much is at stake and... and... and because [[ItsPersonal he loves Mira]].
* HowDareYouDieOnMe: Warp to Buzz in Day 97. "Okay, wake up. I told you this wasn't the time for a nap."
* HugAndComment: Mira hugs, Warp lets her, he comments, and she lets go. Probably his CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Mira tells Buzz this when she gives him the okay to back out of the whole thing at any time. [[IronicEcho It comes back to bite her later]].
* InnocentCohabitation: If XR, Warp, or Clarice make any insinuations, Booster, Buzz, or Mira, respectively, will immediately correct them.
* InsistentTerminology: It's the ''E''vil ''G''ene.
* InterspeciesRomance: Buzz and Mira, Clarice and X.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: The Evil Gene. Fortunately for Buzz, it skips generations.
* ItsPersonal: Mess with ''Captain Lightyear's'' wife? ''Oh'' yeah.
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: The detective agency uses semi-automatics, because they're invisible to scans for energy weapons. The effectiveness of the Beretta is demonstrated when [[OnlyAFleshWound Buzz gets shot in shoulder]].
* LargeHam: Warp, though he pales in comparison to Guy Noir.
* LoveHurts: The last couple of Days in the story.
* LukeIAmYourFather: And it's not PlayedForLaughs like it is in the show.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Well, the gist of Warp's news for Buzz and Mira, anyway.
* MissingMom: One of the recurring themes/side-plots in the story is Mira missing her dead mother, even having trouble remembering her.
* NaiveNewcomer: Mira fits this when she first enters the detective agency.
* NeverMyFault: Zurg, in trying to stop a furious Buzz.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale:
** Buzz and Warp to a tee.
** Also Booster and XR.
* NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture: Despite Tangea's FantasticRacism, they use ''Theatre/PeterPan'' for school plays and the Queen reads ''Literature/WatershipDown''. Seriously.
* NotQuiteDead: But, boy, do the authors have you scared.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: King Nova. Hooo boy.
* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Invoked by [[spoiler:Mira]] in one of the most [[TearJerker heartbreaking moments]] of the story.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Buzz was raised by his nana and never regretted it.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Commander Nebula and Chief Hill.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Buzz gets to dish out a few of these, one of them icy and another ''dead'' serious.
* ShipperOnDeck: Booster, bless his heart.
* ShoutOut:
** ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' -- King Nova: "You'll regret this. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life."
** Clarice Darling may be a reference to Clarice Starling from ''Literature/SilenceOfTheLambs'': Red hair, southern accent, and the name.
** ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' gets a shout-out because {{Diedrich Bader}} voices Warp Darkmatter: "I know what a Cleveland is, you dolt," Warp answered, giving his former friend an annoyed look. "I used to work in Cleveland."
** Creator/HumphreyBogart, period.
** Also Creator/LaurenBacall.
** ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', in a sequence of some of the crackiest scenes in the fic.
** XR also meets [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] and tries to make a business deal with him.
** Mira played [[Theatre/PeterPan Captain Hook]] in a school play when she was a kid. See NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture.
** ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''
** ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', right from the prologue, gets more than one shout-out; Mira, at one point, invokes the MST3KMantra.
** The name of Zurg's new protege is a pretty blatant parody... Heinekin Earthsquatter. Think about it for a second. Evil Emperor's [[Franchise/StarWars apprentice]]. You get it now?
** [[spoiler:Zurg himself becomes a parody with the real name Gil Bates and a company selling a not-so-good operating system called Viewports.]]
** "And this, ladies and gents, is why smart people use Macs." [[SarcasmMode Thank you]], Warp.
* StableTimeLoop: Warp's canonical [[FakingTheDead death-stunt]] sets up Buzz and Mira to work together as teammates, thus giving them the opportunity to know each other very well. ''Then'', Warp's [[LukeYouAreMyFather revelation of his parenthood]] drives the pair to marry and avoid a scandal, thus allowing him to be born in the first place. At some undefined point in the future, Buzz and Mira send a baby Warp back through time (the ''how'' remains unexplained) and close the loop. Also discussed briefly by Buzz and Mira in a CallBack to "Good Old Buzz".
* StormingTheCastle: [[spoiler:Buzz and Warp as escaped prisoners on Planet Z.]]
* TalentedPrincessRegularGuy: Played with. Buzz is shown to be pretty darn normal at home, while Mira's overflow of talent leads to her promotion as Detective and her opportunity to do all kinds of [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter cool, old-fashioned stuff]].
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Warp, oh so much.
* TimeTravel: Part of the above StableTimeLoop - a baby Warp (at a point in time when the character ''we'' know and love ought to be in his early forties at least) has to go back in time to close the loop.
* TrojanPrisoner: [[spoiler:Buzz and Warp's plan to get the two of them into the Zurg Tower.]]
* {{Troperiffic}}: You can tell the authors had fun, between the shout-outs and the tropes they played with, discussed, deconstructed... So much GenreSavvy, LampshadeHanging, RuleOfCool, RuleOfFunny... that it seriously goes [[SerialEscalation to Infinity, and Beyond!]]
* UnholyMatrimony: Subverted in that [[spoiler:Buzz's parents likely did not marry]].
* VillainDecay: Warp, though in no way does it constitute as a BadassDecay.
* VillainousBreakdown: Zurg. It's not pretty.
* WhiteSheep: It's less that Warp is the BlackSheep of the family and more that Buzz and his nana are the white sheeps of ''their'' families.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: The burning question of the entire story: will Buzz and Mira stay together or not?
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!! The One-shots provide examples of:
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Inverted with the title "Pool, Camping, and Murder." Blame Booster.
* ChickMagnet: Poor Buzz in "Signal Fifty-One".
* CoolButInefficient: Subverted in "Soda Can" with, well, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin soda can]]. Zurg ''wants'' it to be cool, but [[HilarityEnsues something obviously went wrong in the designing process]].
* CrackFic: "Signal Fifty-One," ''absolutely''. "Coffee Wars," borderline.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Invoked by Buzz in "Fireworks," when he tells Mira that's how they kiss.
* TitleDrop: In "Soda Can" and "Signal Fifty-One".
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