History Fanfic / RunningAroundInCircles

* YouGotSpunk: Duu says this of Dot when she starts screaming at him about his plans for Yakko. He later says something similar about Wakko's energy and Wakko shouting that he'll help him get similar energy “over my dead body.”

* WeaponOfChoice: Wakko uses a mallet whenever he fights, something that Chapter 7 and the climax demonstrates.

* AdultFear:
** The premise of the story: Yakko is attacked, tortured, and raped by an unknown assailant. Wakko and Dot are horrified when they learn the full story of what happened and feel helpless as they watch their older brother break down and process his trauma.
** One of the reasons why Yakko didn't want to tell anybody about his sexual assault? He didn't think Plotz would have cared about what happened to him. He's proven wrong in Chapter 8 when Plotz finds out, but it's still nerve-wracking to think somebody wouldn't care about an assault on somebody they knew.
** The climax: [[spoiler: Yakko and Dot are kidnapped by Duu, and Yakko is [[MortonsFork forced to choose between him and his sister dying (and then Duu kidnapping Wakko and torturing him) or Yakko signing over the Warner Studio to Duu and him ending up dead]]. Then Wakko shows up (having snuck out of the studio with Slappy's help) and starts fighting Duu by himself. Wakko ends up getting badly injured and knocked unconscious as a result while his siblings are still in danger of being consumed by Thinner. If the rest of the Animaniacs cast and the cops didn't show up right then and there, the Warners would have been killed]].

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9648013/1/Running-Around-In-Circles Running Around in Circles]]'' is an ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' fanfic.

* NotSoDifferent: Duu claims this of him and Yakko. Yakko is resistant at first but eventually starts wondering if there's any truth to Duu's claims, [[spoiler: especially after TheReveal that Duu is the same species as the Warners]].

''Running Around in Circles'' is an ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' fanfic.

The Warner siblings never thought twice about pulling pranks on people they deemed "Special Friends". But what happens when they pick the wrong target and find one of their own the victim?

Can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9648013/1/Running-Around-In-Circles here.]]

* BadDreams: Yakko has several about the attack over the course of the story.

''Running Around In Circles'' is an ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' fanfic.

The Warner siblings never thought twice about pulling pranks on people they deemed “Special Friends”. But what happens when they pick the wrong target and find one of their own the victim?

Can be read here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9648013/1/Running-Around-In-Circles

!! Running Around in Circles contains examples of:
* AbsurdPhobia: PlayedForDrama; Due to their role in his sexual assault, Yakko spends most of the story terrified of pencils. [[spoiler: According to the epilogue, Yakko does recover from this eventually as he heals from the emotional trauma]].

** This trope technically applies to the non-adult Animaniacs, since they're all very protective of the Warners with hurting Yakko serving as a full-on BerserkButton for Katie Kaboom.

*** When Yakko and Dot are kidnapped by [[spoiler: Duu]], Wakko sneaks out of the Warner studio with Slappy's help and heads off to save them. [[spoiler: He also puts up a good enough of a fight to knock Duu out of comission for a while, giving him the chance to free Yakko from his bonds]].

* ShyBladder: [[spoiler: Since Wakko is unable to walk while he recovers from his injuries, he needs help from his siblings to use the bathroom. He's unhappy about since he doesn't like using the toilet in front of people, though Yakko points out that having to help somebody use the bathroom is just as bad]].

* InnocentlyInsensitive: In Chapter 3, Wakko, who didn't know about Yakko's assault yet, jumps onto his brother's back with a pencil in his hand close to Yakko's face. This induces a panic attack in Yakko that makes him faint.

* ThatCameOutWrong: Brain states that the assault on Yakko wasn't rape. Then he has to explain to a ready-to-strangle-him Dot that the only purpose of the assault was to cause internal bleeding within Yakko, not to obtain any sexual satisfaction for the attacker.

---> '''Dot:''' ''(Hugging Yakko)'' You are here for you, Yakko. You can do this. You're the bravest guy I know!\\

* ShyBladder: [[spoiler: Since Wakko is unable to walk while he recovers from his injuries, he needs help from his siblings to use the bathroom. He's unhappy about since he doesn't like using the toilet in front of people, though Yakko points out that it's just as bad to help somebody use the bathroom]].

--> Yakko: He...he...raped me...

--> Brain: I have no idea how this is possible but Yakko...your assailant...[[BackFromTheDead he's been dead for seven years...]]

--> Duu: That's right...I'm one of you.

!! [Running Around in Circles] contains examples of:

** The premise of the story: Yakko is attacked and raped by an unknown assailant. Wakko and Dot are horrified when they learn the full story of what happened and feel helpless as they watch their older brother break down and process his trauma.

** The climax: [[spoiler: Yakko and Dot are kidnapped by Duu, and Yakko is [[MortonsFork forced to choose between him and his sister dying or Yakko signing over the Warner Studio to Duu and him ending up dead]]. Then Wakko shows up (having snuck out of the studio with Slappy's help) and starts fighting Duu by himself. Wakko ends up getting badly injured as a result while his siblings are still in danger of being consumed by Thinner. If the rest of the Animaniacs cast and the cops didn't show up right then and there, the Warners would have been killed]].

** All the Warner siblings are equally protective of each other. Messing with one of them guarantees that the other two will come down hard on you.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Plotz can't stand the Warners but when he sees how devastated Wakko is after his siblings' abduction, he can't bring himself to yell at him. He was also horrified when he found out Yakko was raped by his attacker.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Yakko zones out in Chapter 2 after the Warners talk with Ralph, Dot tries to snap him out of it. Just as she touches his shoulder, he reacts by begging not to be hurt. Then he denies that it even happened, to Dot's obvious worry.

* ThatCameOutWrong: Brain states that the assault on Yakko wasn't rape. Then he has to explain to a ready-to-strangle-him Dot that the only purpose of the assault was to cause internal bleeding within Yakko, not to obtain any sexual satisfaction.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Due to their role in his assault, Yakko spends most of the story terrified of pencils. Completely PlayedForDrama. [[spoiler: According to the epilogue, Yakko does recover from this eventually]].

** The premise of the story: Yakko is attacked and raped by an unknown assailant. Wakko and Dot feel helpless when they learn the full story of what happened and as they watch their older brother break down and process his trauma.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: The Thinner Duu attempts to kill the Warners and the other toons with (as well as badly burn Wakko) ends up killing him when his animation cell is thrown into it]].

* ThatCameOutWrong: Brain states that the assault on Yakko wasn't rape. Then he has to explain to a ready-to-strangle-him Dot that the only purpose of the assault was to hurt Yakko, not to obtain any sexual satisfaction.

* UnexpectedSuccessor: The Warner siblings own the Warner studios, despite it having been in business before they were born. [[spoiler: Yakko decides to not have the matter pursued further, because he and his siblings don't want to control the studio]].

** The climax: [[spoiler: Yakko and Dot are kidnapped by Duu, and Yakko is [[MortonsFork forced to choose between him and his sister dying or Yakko signing over the Warner Studio to Duu and him ending up dead]]. Then Wakko shows up (having snuck out of the studio with Slappy's help) and starts fighting Duu by himself. Wakko ends up getting badly injured as a result while his siblings are still in danger of being consumed by Thinner. If the rest of the Animaniacs cast didn't show up right then and there, it's very likely that the Warners would have been killed]].

** The climax: [[spoiler: Yakko and Dot are kidnapped by Duu, and Yakko is [[MortonsFork forced to choose between him and his sister dying or Yakko signing over the Warner Studio to Duu and him ending up dead]]. Then Wakko shows up (having snuck out of the studio with Slappy's help) and starts fighting Duu by himself, before and after Wakko frees his brother so he can save their sister. Wakko ends up getting badly injured and hospitalized as a result. If the rest of the Animaniacs cast didn't show up right then and there, it's very likely that the Warners would have been killed]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: In the end, everything returns to normal with the Animaniacs cast closer than ever. While the Warner siblings never forget the events of the story, they do accept that they happened and resolve to not live in the past, which helps them recover from the physical and emotional injuries.

* SingleEpisodeHandicap: [[spoiler: The Thinner burns Wakko received on his feet during the climax means that he's unable to walk for two weeks]].

* BigBrotherInstinct: Yakko towards Dot and Wakko. They repay him by being equally protective back.

* CasualDangerDialogue: Yakko's confrontation with his attacker starts off with him using this trope in a non-fighting but definitely creepy context. Eventually he can't do it anymore.
* ChekhovsGag: Yakko and Dot joke about Wakko having a black hole for a stomach. In the fight with Duu, turns out he ''actually does''.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: In the end, everything returns to normal with the Animaniacs cast closer than ever.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Plotz can't stand the Warners but when he sees how devastated Wakko is after his siblings' abduction, he can't bring himself to yell at him.

* NotSoDifferent: Duu claims this of him and Yakko. Yakko is resistant at first but eventually starts wondering if there's any truth to Duu's claims [[spoiler: , especially after TheReveal that Duu is the same species as the Warners]].

* UnexpectedSuccessor: The Warner siblings own the Warner studios, despite it having been in business before they were born.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Pencils]]: Due to their role in his assault, Yakko spends most of the story terrified of pencils. Completely PlayedForDrama.
* WouldHurtAChild: Duu, who sexually assaults Yakko after torturing him, threatens to kill Dot and injures Wakko.

* [[YoureInsane You're Sick!]]: Yakko tells Duu this when the latter reveals how he plans to use Thinner to take over.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Pencils]]: Due to their role in his assault, Yakko spends most of the story terrified on pencils. Completely PlayedForDrama.

* TheWoobie: Yakko. The events of the story really do a number on him.

* ChekovsGag: Yakko and Dot joke about Wakko having a black hole for a stomach. In the fight with Duu, turns out he ''actually does''.

* UnexpectedHeir: The Warner siblings own the Warner studios, despite it having been in business before they were born.

* [[YouAreMad You're Sick!]]: Yakko tells Duu this when the latter reveals how he plans to use Thinner to take over.

* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: Trope namers Brain and Pinky pull it off in a not PlayedForLaughes variant.

* [[YoureMad You're Sick!]]: Yakko tells Duu this when the latter reveals how he plans to use Thinner to take over.