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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is a 2020 Archive of Our Own original written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees. The series is on an indefinite, due to the writer working on Fanfic/PokemonCrossing instead.

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is a 2020 Archive of Our Own original written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees. The series is on an indefinite, indefinite hiatus, due to the writer working on Fanfic/PokemonCrossing instead.
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* FreeRangeChildren: All the main characters are these. The kids regularly go out to different areas in the city without any adult supervision.

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* FreeRangeChildren: All the main characters are these. The kids regularly go out to different areas in the city without any adult supervision. Before they even enter middle school, they're allowed to take multiple subway trips down to the lake and back in succession.
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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is a 2020 Archive of Our Own original written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees. The series is currently on hiatus, due to the writer working on Fanfic/PokemonCrossingFlyMeToTheMoon instead.

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is a 2020 Archive of Our Own original written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees. The series is currently on hiatus, an indefinite, due to the writer working on Fanfic/PokemonCrossingFlyMeToTheMoon Fanfic/PokemonCrossing instead.
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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is a 2020 Archive of Our Own original written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees. The series is currently on hiatus.

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is a 2020 Archive of Our Own original written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees. The series is currently on hiatus.
hiatus, due to the writer working on Fanfic/PokemonCrossingFlyMeToTheMoon instead.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There's quite a lot of named characters throughout the work. Justified since this is a big city.
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All cattle have horns.


* AnimalGenderBender: Jamie is a cow yet she has horns like a bull.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A lot of characters have quite the colorful hair. [[spoiler: Namely Bell and Joseph]].
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* MulticoloredHair: Main protagonist Bell has orange-pink hair, [[spoiler: just like her biological father, Mayor Canadendrum]].
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* TheAlcoholic: Ellie (Bell's homeroom teacher) and Klarisse are both implied to be these.

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* TheAlcoholic: Ellie (Bell's homeroom teacher) and Klarisse are both implied to be these.these, since it's mentioned they're drinking buddies..



* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Beatrice is a preteen variant.

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Beatrice is a preteen variant. She's snotty, complains about visiting a farm and prides herself as upper-class.



* BullyingTheDisabled: Serena (a squirrel) in chapter twenty one does this to her autistic classmate.

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* BullyingTheDisabled: Serena (a squirrel) in chapter twenty one does this to her autistic classmate.Klarisse (who's confirmed to be autistic).



* CoolSchool: Monongahela University is a pretty fun college to be.

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* CoolSchool: Monongahela University is a pretty fun college to be.be at. Students are never bored here.



* CrazyHomelessPeople: The main antagonists of chapter three.

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* CrazyHomelessPeople: The main antagonists of chapter three.three are homeless animals who ended up on the wrong subway car.



** Chapter twenty one follows Klarisse

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** Chapter twenty one follows Bell's older sister Klarisse
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* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Bell wants to change her last name to her biological father's name. RealityEnsues since she's only twelve so she can't just do it already.]]

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* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Bell wants to change her last name to her biological father's name. RealityEnsues However, since she's only twelve so she can't just do it already.]]
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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is an ongoing 2020 Archive of Our Own original written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees.

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is an ongoing a 2020 Archive of Our Own original written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees.
Cherry-Bomb-Bees. The series is currently on hiatus.

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* DysfunctionalFamily: The Woodrows. It speaks a lot when the older sister is the most mature member of the family.



* FantasticSlurs: Some non-mixed animals call chimeras 'mutts' and 'half breeds' due to their mixed heritage.

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* FantasticSlurs: Some non-mixed Non-chimera animals call chimeras 'mutts' and 'half breeds' due to their mixed heritage.



* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Chapter twenty one deals with [[spoiler: Klarisse's biological father killing himself and the turmoil it causes to Klarisse and Bell.]]
* WackyCollege: Monongahela University. The average student there is an extroverted hard drinking young adult. Justified here as Monongahela University is directly based upon West Virginia University, one of the top party schools in America.
* WesternZodiac: Bell's a Leo (born August 18) and she has the passionate attitude and charisma of one.

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* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Chapter twenty one deals with [[spoiler: Klarisse's biological father killing himself and the turmoil it causes to Klarisse and Bell.Bell, but mostly Klarisse.]]
* WackyCollege: Monongahela University. The average student there is an extroverted hard drinking young adult. Justified here as Monongahela University is directly based upon West Virginia University, one of the top party schools in America. \n It also helps that the author is a West Virginia student.
* WesternZodiac: Bell's a Leo (born August 18) and she has the passionate attitude and charisma of one. Several of the 'mythicals' have Zodiac signs as their last names.



** WorldOfMammals: Averted. Several characters are mentioned to be animals other than mammals.

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** WorldOfMammals: Averted. Several characters are mentioned to be animals other than mammals.There's insects, fish, and birds too.

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* BoomerangBigot: Commoners who support mythicals are these.



* DeadpanSnarker: All three protagonists are this on occasion, Toshi being the biggest one of all.

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* DeadpanSnarker: All three protagonists are this on occasion, Toshi being the biggest one of all. Violet also has her share of sarcasm.


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* PromIsForStraightKids: Implied for Francis's school. Francis and his friends complain that the school won't even let them go with a group of friends.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Emilia and her friends want to '''murder''' Frederick over him being the reason they got detention.



* MusicalThemeNaming: Every chapter is named after lyrics to songs the author likes (example: World I Love, Tears I Drop is a reference to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' song Can't Stop).

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* MusicalThemeNaming: Every chapter is named after lyrics to songs the author likes (example: World I Love, Tears I Drop is a reference to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' song Can't Stop). Several other characters are named after different musical names.



* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The city of Pondovadia is directly based on Morgantown, West Virginia and Lake of the Unknown Knotts is Cheat Lake.

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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The city of Pondovadia is directly based on Morgantown, West Virginia and thus several places in the series are based on the surroundings:
** Monongahela University is a stand in for West Virginia University.
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Lake of the Unknown Knotts is Knotts: Cheat Lake.Lake.
** Deutschendorf Forest: Cooper's Rock State Forest
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* BastardAngst: Inverted with Bell. "Bastards have more fun!"

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* BastardAngst: Inverted with Bell.[[spoiler: Bell]]. "Bastards have more fun!"



* DrivenToSuicide: [[Vincent, Klarisse's father, does this to avoid paying child support.]]

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[Vincent, [[spoiler: Vincent, Klarisse's father, does this to avoid paying child support.]]

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* CarnivoreConfusion: Livestock (genetically engineered beings created to feed the carnivores) exist to avert this trope.

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* CarnivoreConfusion: Livestock (genetically engineered non-sentient beings created to feed the carnivores) exist to avert this trope.



* CoolSchool: Monongahela University is a pretty fun place to be.

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* CoolSchool: Monongahela University is a pretty fun place college to be.



* ExtinctInTheFuture: Humans have long since been wiped out.

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* ExtinctInTheFuture: Humans have long since been wiped out.out after a human-animal war.



* InterspeciesRomance: Pretty common in the series, especially the chimera characters. However some animals inexplicably avoid this due to anti-chimera bias.

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* InterspeciesRomance: Pretty common in the series, especially this is how the chimera characters.characters are made. However some animals inexplicably avoid this due to anti-chimera bias.



* MostWritersAreAdults: The main characters are all twelve, but most middle schoolers aren't doing things like going to murder mystery dinners or auctions.



* NoPaperFuture: In Pondovadia, yes. In more rural areas, no.



* WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture: Cash is extremely outdated here, even '''children''' already have debit cards.



** Bonus mention to the concert goer in chapter twelve who [[spoiler: tries to '''rape''' Joan]].


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* YoungEntrepreneur: Tabitha's only twelve but she already takes commissions for costumes from her classmates.

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* BullyingTheDisabled: Serena (a squirrel) in chapter twenty one does this to her autistic classmate.



* ADayInTheLimelight: Instead of Ponce, Bell, or Toshi, chapter four is about their classmates Chris and Aster. Chapter fifteen follows the aesthetic club.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Instead Several chapters give focus to other characters outside of Ponce, Bell, or Toshi, chapter the main trio:
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four is about their classmates friends Chris and Aster. Aster
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Chapter fifteen follows focuses on the aesthetic club.club
** Chapter twenty one follows Klarisse



* Foreshadowing: Every chapter in part one has some for [[spoiler: Bell being the mayor's illegitimate child]].

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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: Every chapter in part one has some for [[spoiler: Bell being the mayor's illegitimate child]].



* LastDisrespects: Alice (Klarisse and Bell's mom) only [[spoiler: went to her ex-husband's funeral just to spit on his grave afterwards. And then a fight breaks out.]]

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* LastDisrespects: Alice (Klarisse and Bell's mom) only [[spoiler: went to her ex-husband's funeral just to spit on his grave afterwards. And then a fight breaks out.out over child support.]]



* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Bell wants to change her last name to her biological father's name. RealityEnsues since she's only twelve so she can't just do it already.]]



* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Chapter twenty one deals with [[spoiler: Klarisse's biological father killing himself.]]

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* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Chapter twenty one deals with [[spoiler: Klarisse's biological father killing himself.himself and the turmoil it causes to Klarisse and Bell.]]


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* WidowsWeeds: Klarisse wears a black outfit to [[spoiler: her father's funeral]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[Vincent, Klarisse's father, does this to avoid paying child support.]]


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* LastDisrespects: Alice (Klarisse and Bell's mom) only [[spoiler: went to her ex-husband's funeral just to spit on his grave afterwards. And then a fight breaks out.]]


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* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Chapter twenty one deals with [[spoiler: Klarisse's biological father killing himself.]]

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* AuthorAppeal: There's a lot of 80s music references here.

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* AuthorAppeal: There's a lot of 80s music references here.here to 80s music and West Virginia culture.



* CoolSchool: Monongahela University is a pretty fun place to be.



* FestivalEpisode: Chapter eight mostly takes place at the'fall festival'.



* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Chimeras are implied to get this treatment by the purebred.



* SubvertedKidsShow: On purpose. The main characters may be children going on adventures, but there's adult topics like incestuous cults, child abuse, rabies, illegitimacy, etc.

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* SubvertedKidsShow: On purpose. The main characters may be children going on adventures, but there's adult topics involved like incestuous cults, child abuse, rabies, illegitimacy, legal discrimination, etc.
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The story follows the adventures of three anthropomorphic animals-- the energetic beaver Isabell 'Bell' Woodrow and her two best friends, snarky ferret Toshiyuki 'Toshi' Ikeda and multitalented turtle-chimera Poncio 'Ponce' Ramirez.

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28782618/chapters/70583247 The story story]] follows the adventures of three anthropomorphic animals-- the energetic beaver Isabell 'Bell' Woodrow and her two best friends, snarky ferret Toshiyuki 'Toshi' Ikeda and multitalented turtle-chimera Poncio 'Ponce' Ramirez.



* ColourfulThemeNaming: Violet (the purple butterfly) and Minthe (mint green seal).

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* ColourfulThemeNaming: Violet (the purple (purple butterfly) and Minthe (mint green seal).
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** Bonus mention to the concert goer in chapter twelve who [[spoiler: tries to '''rape''' Joan]].

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* BigGood: Joseph Canadendrum is this to the city of Pondovadia.



* CityOfAdventure: Pondovadia is a big city, and there's lots to do.

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* CityOfAdventure: Pondovadia is a big city, and there's lots to do.explore.



* PenPals: A class mandated assignment kicks off most of the plot of the second part.

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* PenPals: A class mandated assignment kicks off most a majority of the plot of the second part.

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* {{Auction}}: One of these is used as a plot point in chapter twenty.



* BastardAngst: Inverted. "Bastards have more fun!"

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* BastardAngst: Inverted.Inverted with Bell. "Bastards have more fun!"



* FreeRangeChildren: All the main characters are these.

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* FreeRangeChildren: All the main characters are these. The kids regularly go out to different areas in the city without any adult supervision.
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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is a 2020 Archive of Our Own original web-based story written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees.

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24327712/chapters/58655134 Pondovadia]] is a an ongoing 2020 Archive of Our Own original web-based story written by Cherry-Bomb-Bees.

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* BastardAngst: Inverted. "Bastards have more fun!"



* BreadEggsMilkSquick: "Missing guitar, no. Crowdfunding for the Aqualung Park, no. Hot and single Russian milfs, ugh no thanks"



* Foreshadowing: Every chapter in part one has some for [[spoiler: Bell being the mayor's illegitimate child]].



* PenPals: A class mandated assignment kicks off the plot of the second part.

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* PenPals: A class mandated assignment kicks off most of the plot of the second part.



* SubvertedKidsShow: On purpose. The main characters may be children going on adventures, but there's adult topics like incestous cults, child abuse, rabies, etc.

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* SubvertedKidsShow: On purpose. The main characters may be children going on adventures, but there's adult topics like incestous incestuous cults, child abuse, rabies, illegitimacy, etc.



* StockAnimalName: In a way. Tabitha is a cat (not a tabby cat though, just a domestic shorthair).

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* StockAnimalName: In a way.Technically. Tabitha is a cat (not a tabby cat though, just a domestic shorthair).



* TakeThat: There's several peppered through the series.
** [[https://www.gq.com/story/suddenly-the-koons-is-this-100k-banana "let me guess, a fucking banana taped to a wall" is one against fine art.]]
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_college_admissions_bribery_scandal There's a reference to 'mythicals' bribing high end universities to let their students in.]]



* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Carnegie and Ander are only fourteen yet they're already smoking weed.

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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Carnegie and Ander are only fourteen '''fourteen''' yet they're already smoking weed. The mythicals turn this up to eleven with several already committing murder.

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* OncePerEpisode: Every chapter is named after lyrics from a song, and Mayor Joseph Canadendrum is mentioned in every chapter of part 1.

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* OncePerEpisode: Every chapter is named after lyrics from a song, and Mayor Joseph Canadendrum is mentioned in every chapter of part 1.one.


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* WesternZodiac: Bell's a Leo (born August 18) and she has the passionate attitude and charisma of one.


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* WholesomeCrossdresser: Bell willingly wears a male school uniform in chapter twenty.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Instead of Ponce, Bell, or Toshi, chapter four is about their classmates Chris and Aster. Chapter fifteen follows the aesthetic club.


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!!Let's get troping with the city of Pondovadia!

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!!Let's get troping with !!Y'all here for the city of Pondovadia!
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Many of the animals in the series have more colorful fur or feathers, while others have realistic colors such as brown, white, or grey.



* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Many of the animals in the series have more colorful fur or feathers, while others have realistic colors such as brown, white, or grey.

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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Many AuthorAppeal: There's a lot of the animals in the series have more colorful fur or feathers, while others have realistic colors such as brown, white, or grey.80s music references here.

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