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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53319847/chapters/134942863 Chaldea Evil Incorporated]]'': In chapter 5, WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb get through to [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Chaldea]] through Doofenshmirtz's phone call to his daughter Vanessa, sharing their space-time data to about the Incineration of Humanity Olga-Marie and their plans to replicate Chaldea's defense. Given the boys' track record in the show, many readers anticipated that they would be able to survive just like Chaldea. However, chapter 8 reveals [[spoiler:that without the full context of the Incineration plus Chaldea's geographic location, Phineas and Ferb were only to buy Danville just a bit of time before being erased like the rest of humanity, much to Heinz and Perry's despair]].

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53319847/chapters/134942863 Chaldea Evil Incorporated]]'': In chapter 5, WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb get through to [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Chaldea]] through Doofenshmirtz's phone call to his daughter Vanessa, sharing their space-time data to about the Incineration of Humanity Olga-Marie and their plans to replicate Chaldea's defense. Given the boys' track record in the show, many readers anticipated that they would be able to survive just like Chaldea. However, chapter 8 reveals [[spoiler:that without the full context of the Incineration plus Chaldea's geographic location, Phineas and Ferb were only to buy Danville just a bit of time before being erased like the rest of humanity, much to Heinz and Perry's despair]].

** The second is when [[spoiler:a witness tells Canada that a man matching England's description was seen carried into a house in Virginia, leading the nations searching for him to scour the state. Unfortunately America realizes that they caught on, and moves England to another state]].

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* ''[[http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/15769.html?thread=41731481#t41731481 Close Every Door]]'' has two. The first is when [[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers Russia]] realizes that [[spoiler:America is insane and most likely is the one who kidnapped England. It's ruined when [[CassandraTruth no one listens to him]], thinking that he is just slandering America out of jealousy.]] The second is when [[spoiler:a witness tells Canada that a man matching England's description was seen carried into a house in Virginia, leading the nations searching for him to scour the state. Unfortunately America realizes that they caught on, and moves England to another state.]]

* ''Fanfic/{{Space to Breathe|Naruto}}'': Kakashi's reputation starts tanking after Sakura [[ForWantOfANail leaves Team Seven]] in order to apprentice under Ibiki instead, as rumors swiftly spread through Konoha about him being an ApatheticTeacher. Matters only worsen when she enters the Chunin Exams with another team and excels while his remaining students struggle; Sasuke winds up eliminated during the preliminary matches, Naruto's match with Kiba is regarded as a ''joke'', and Sakura's replacement, Kabuto, [[spoiler:betrays Konoha]]. Then Naruto ditches him to start training under Jiraiya... but hey, at least he's still got Sasuke, right? And is able to teach him his signature move, the Chidori. ...Only for Sasuke to then misuse his technique by attacking [[spoiler:his fellow leaf-nin Nanako]] with it in public, further destroying ''both'' of their reputations. And in case that's not bad enough, he later [[spoiler:punches straight through Naruto's chest with it]].

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* ''Fanfic/{{Space to Breathe|Naruto}}'': Kakashi's reputation starts tanking after Sakura [[ForWantOfANail leaves Team Seven]] in order to apprentice under Ibiki instead, as rumors swiftly spread through Konoha about him being an ApatheticTeacher. Matters only worsen when she enters the Chunin Exams with another team and excels while his remaining students struggle; Sasuke winds up eliminated during the preliminary matches, Naruto's match with Kiba is regarded as a ''joke'', and Sakura's replacement, Kabuto, [[spoiler:betrays Konoha]]. Then Naruto ditches him to start training under Jiraiya... but hey, at least he's still got Sasuke, right? And is able to teach him his signature move, the Chidori. ...Only for Sasuke to then misuse his technique by attacking [[spoiler:his fellow leaf-nin Nanako]] with it in public, further destroying ''both'' of their reputations.

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* ''FanFic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace'' has this. In episode 11, chapter 7, everyone is geared up for a fight against Project G-2. There were heartwarming scenes before the battle, everyone is confident Mega will do his best, and he has the full support of the Robo-Commandos and the US army. [[spoiler:And then ''everyone but Mega Man is killed'']].

* ''FanFic/AceCombatTheEquestrianWar'' has a few:

** After Nightmare Moon announces herself and that [[spoiler:Celestia is dead, Twilight receives a letter via Spike, which implies she's still alive. However, it turns out the letter was [[DeadManWriting only supposed to be sent if Celestia died]], which kills the mood.]]

* ''FanFic/TwilightRevised'' has one near the end when Twilight breaks free of Nightmare Moon's control and shoots her right through the chest with a magic laser. [[spoiler:And then Nightmare Moon wins anyway.]]

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* In ''Fanfic/AsylumDaemonOfDecay'' Twilight would sometimes get a sense of comfort from elements of the world she woke up in are more familiar to her world before it hits her with a cold reminder that she isn't in her world anymore. One example is when she sees Pinkie Pie the first time (since she first woke up in the hospital) and is relieved that she is the same pony (sans her now always straight hair) she knew from Ponyville. [[spoiler:The one difference that killed it was a massive scar covering Pinkie's cutie mark.]]

* In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/325022/equestria-girls-friendship-souls Equestria Girls: Friendship Souls]]'', this happens with the Dazzlings. After Aria and Sonata are saved from the Grand Fisher, it seems like Adagio may finally regain her body back and they'll actually get to go back to Equestria. [[spoiler:Then Grogar shows up and forces Adagio to pull a HeroicSacrifice, (right after her HeelRealization, no less) turning herself into a hollow to save Sunset and the others.]] And you know what the worst part is? It turns out Celestia was willing to give the Dazzlings a second chance, meaning that if that didn't happen, they would've gotten to go back to Equestria.
* ''[[FanFic/FriendshipIsMagicTheAdventuresOfSpike Friendship Is Magic: The Adventures of Spike]]'': The Equestrian military manages to start winning against the changelings, and the Mane Six reach the Elements of Harmony. [[spoiler:Then changeling reinforcements show up, and the Elements of Harmony refuse to activate. (It's implied to be due to the others not trusting Twilight earlier.)]]

* ''FanFic/MyLittleMagesTheNightmaresReturn'': [[spoiler:When Nightmare Moon first emerges, Celestia very nearly manages to purify her. But since that would render the entire plot null and void, the [[TheDragon Grand Master]] interferes and mortally wounds her.]]
** [[spoiler:After Nightmare Moon announces herself and that Celestia is dead, Twilight receives a letter via Spike, which implies she's still alive. However, it turns out the letter was [[DeadManWriting only supposed to be sent if Celestia died]], which kills the mood.]]
* In ''Discorded Ponies'' (the first part of the ''FanFic/PonyPOVSeries''), the AlternateUniverse BadFuture [[http://alexwarlorn.deviantart.com/art/Discord-Ponies-Epilogue-259589869 epilogue]] has Twilight Tragedy turn back into Twilight Sparkle after Traitor Dash couldn't bring herself to kill her best friend. Twilight was then about to embark on fixing everything, but then Discord appears and turns her into Twilight Tragedy again. Turns out she only becomes herself again when and if he feels like it...

*** This leads to another one when [[spoiler:Twilight arrives, having survived by obtaining Trixie's Element of Magic, [[BigDamnHeroes just in time to save Applejack and Apple Pie from Angry Pie]]. Her friends all cheer at the fact she's survived... but Twilight doesn't pay them heed and instead begins giving Angry Pie a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and a viscous TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. And then, [[OhCrap familiar black tendrils begin wrapping around her]] as she begins to [[SuperpoweredEvilSide turn into a vengeance crazed Nightmare.]]]]

* The [[Fanfic/PonyPOVSeriesChaosVerse Chaos Verse]] has a couple during the FinalBattle. First, [[spoiler:Discord and Fluttercruel seemingly defeat [[BigBad Nightmare Phobia]], only for her to absorb the Shadows of Oblivion and go OneWingedAngel]]. Shortly after that, [[spoiler:they and the Princesses destroy her second OWA form, only for it to turn out to be a puppet of her ''true'' form.]]
* Occurs twice in ''[[FanFic/TheVinylAndOctaviaSeries Vinyl and Octavia Duel Destiny]]'':
** The first time, Octavia is given evidence which proves who the real murderer is. She's ready to use it... [[spoiler:only to be disbarred from practicing law since it's inadmissible evidence]].
** The second time, the courtroom doors burst open and it seems that somepony is about to come through and save the case... [[spoiler:only for it to be revealed that Vinyl opened the door with her telekinesis in the hopes of invoking this]].

* In ''FanFic/{{Asylum}}'' Twilight would sometimes get a sense of comfort from elements of the world she woke up in are more familiar to her world before it hits her with a cold reminder that she isn't in her world anymore. One example is when she sees Pinkie Pie the first time (since she first woke up in the hospital) and is relieved that she is the same pony (sans her now always straight hair) she knew from Ponyville. [[spoiler:The one difference that killed it was a massive scar covering Pinkie's cutie mark.]]

* From the NightmareFuel-eriffic ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' fanwork ''Creeper-Pasta'', we have the end of Creeper's ''[[http://imgur.com/a/fq63d#0 GALA NIGHT]]'', in which he wreaks havoc in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY''. After Creeper has warped the entire landscape and either killed or corrupted everyone, human and Pokemon alike, we get one of his corrupted puppets getting blasted by an offscreen attacker--it's [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Diantha]], alive and well, leading a [[LaResistance small army of survivors against Creeper's forces]] and bellowing "FOR KALOS!" The rebellion is mighty impressive...for about five seconds. Then Creeper decides to throw [[spoiler:Arceus (aka, GOD)]] into the mix. [[TearsOfFear The look on Diantha's face]] says all...