Manchester Lost



"Don't Stop Believing..."

"Raphael: You gave me quite a fright, you did. Usually one person doesn't get hurt quite so badly, but you've always had to go above and beyond, haven't you? ...And you never visit anymore, and I can't believe you never mentioned your demon boyfriend."

Manchester Lost by JAMoczo is a very funny Good Omens Crack Fic / Action Adventure / (non-explicit) Slash Fic in which Aziraphale is captured by Hell and Crowley, War and the Archangel Michael (on a Mission from God) break in to save him and set off a second apocalypse. It introduces entertaining characterizations of other angels such as Michael, Raphael (Aziraphale's adopted father), Gabriel, and Uriel. It's a self parodying Affectionate Parody with many interesting twists and turns along the way.

It is technically a sequel to How Crowley Fell Out of Love with the Bentley (which is a sequel to Good Omens). Manchester Lost has a sequel itself, which is complete: Paradise Thwarted.

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

"Uriel: I can't believe you just killed Lucifer!"
 * Accidental Marriage - Aziraphale's last name has technically been 'Crowley' for the past 500 years or so; they both thought that the other had arranged the divorce.
 * Action Girl - Sister Prudence
 * Aerith and Bob - Names of angels and demons varies from Aziraphale, Crowley, Beezlebub and Steve.
 * All of the Other Reindeer - Young Aziraphale. He was a bit of a nerd.
 * Amazingly Embarrassing Parents - Raphael
 * Archangel Gabriel - Surrounded by Idiots
 * Archangel Michael - At least someone is having fun.
 * Author Appeal - anime, music, RPGs, etc.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking - Lucifer
 * Axe Crazy - Uriel
 * Back from the Dead -
 * Back-to-Back Badasses - Gabriel and Michael, Michael and War briefly.
 * Bad Boss -
 * Badass Family
 * Badass Normal - Sister Prudence
 * Basement Dweller - Brian
 * The Berserker - Michael, War, Moloch
 * Beware the Nice Ones - One of Hell's very few rules
 * Big Damn Heroes - Many moments, often subverted.
 * Bond Villain Stupidity - Lucifer
 * Chekhov's Gun - the chocolate muffin Rafael tucks away after the Archangels visit the diner in chapter 8 resurfaces when he shoves it in Uriel's mouth in chapter 15. May double as a Brick Joke or a Chekhov's Gag depending on the reader's sense of humor.
 * Cloudcuckoolander

"Raphael to Lucifer: "And I know you have a very strong fondness for... er... sharp, pointy things, and so help me Light-Bringer but if you don't let me keep this child I will mount your immortal head on one of those sharp pointy things outside my office as a reminder to everyone that even though I am the Healer I am not a pansy!""
 * Cold-Blooded Torture - It wouldn't be Hell without it.
 * Color Coded for Your Convenience - Demons tend to have darker wings in this ficverse.
 * Colossus Climb
 * Cool and Unusual Punishment - "Now that's just overkill."
 * Crack Fic - Part of the charm.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass - Uriel
 * Crowd Song - Don't Stop Believin', which the angels use to.
 * Cute and Psycho: War.
 * Daddy's Girl -  and War.
 * Darkest Hour
 * Deadpan Snarker - Crowley, Gabriel
 * Deus Ex Machina
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu? -
 * War: Mommy, you're an idiot! * decapitates*
 * Divided We Fall
 * Does Not Understand Sarcasm - Raphael
 * Dream Sequence - Crowley's hallucinations.
 * Elmuh Fudd Syndwome: 's three-year-old twins,.
 * Emergency Transformation -
 * Everyone Went to School Together
 * Evil Makeover -
 * Fallen Hero - subverted with, see What You Are in the Dark
 * Fan Girl: Uriel is Gabriel's fangirl. Yes, Uriel is male.
 * Faustian Rebellion
 * Faux Affably Evil - Lucifer
 * Fire-Forged Friends - Crowley, Michael, and War.
 * Five-Man Band / The Squad:
 * The Hero - Aziraphale, Adam, Michael (at least he thinks he is), Crowley (in the To Hell and Back arc)
 * The Lancer - Crowley, Gabriel,
 * The Big Guy - Michael, Uriel, War, Sister Prudence
 * The Smart Guy - Raphael, Aziraphale, Crowley (resident expert in the To Hell and Back arc), Gabriel, Anathema, Newt, and their kids.
 * The Chick / The Heart - Raphael, Aziraphale, Jesus, most human characters
 * The Sixth Ranger - Crowley
 * The Medic - Raphael
 * The Mentor - Raphael
 * Tagalong Kid - Skuzz
 * Plucky Comic Relief - Aziraphale, Uriel
 * Flanderization: Crowley and Aziraphale's respective Good Angel, Bad Angels are basically Flanderized versions of the characters they represent.
 * Foe-Tossing Charge - Through Hell, then through Manchester.
 * Foe Yay - Michael and Lucifer. See Has Two Daddies below.
 * A Friend in Need
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * Good Angel, Bad Angel -
 * Good Is Not Nice

"Michael: Wait, it needs something. Wait, I know - ambiance! Music: You're the best, around! Nothing's gonna ever keep you down!"
 * Then there's Uriel's Righteous Smiting. He cares not who the sinner is, or was, or who might care about him/her.
 * Happy Place
 * Has Two Daddies -
 * He Is Not My Boyfriend / Transparent Closet
 * The mood lightener after ; Crowley feels the need to remind War "He is not my mate!"
 * Here We Go Again	- Bikers of the Apocalyse Warrior Angels of the Apocalyse and Skuzz
 * Heroic BSOD -
 * Heroic Sacrifice -
 * Like You Would Really Do It
 * Hero Stole My Bike - When the Four Archangels "borrow" some motorcycles. "It’s not stealing if you’re On a Holy Mission."
 * Hey, That's My Line! - "Ciao."
 * Hippie Jesus: Jesus come in as a 'Southern Hippy'.
 * I Shall Taunt You / Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?
 * I Want Grandkids - "Run!"
 * Idiot Ball - Now, you promise you won't try and escape?
 * Ignored Enemy
 * I'm Standing Right Here
 * Insult Backfire
 * Irritation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery - No, Michael isn't taking fashion tips from Crowley, not at all.
 * Kill It with Fire - There's Hellfire, and then there's Sister Prudence's Blessed Napalm.
 * Knight Templar	- The Order of Our Most Holy Lady of the Righteous Smiting
 * Lampshade Hanging - Lots; it's a lot of Snark and Self-Parody
 * Large Ham

"His face looked like this: X_X"
 * Lawful Stupid Chaotic Stupid - Raphael (Stupid Good), most of the angels (Lawful Stupid), Moloch most of the demons (Stupid Evil)
 * Locked in a Freezer
 * Man On Fire / Incendiary Exponent -
 * Mars Needs Women - how do angels reproduce anyway?
 * Messenger - Gabriel is THE Messenger
 * Meta Guy - Brian
 * Mission from God
 * Mood Whiplash: One scene has some characters battle Lucifer, and one of them becomes exhausted and fall down. The gripping suspense is somewhat broken as the author inserts the following note:

"Raphael: Perhaps you can skedaddle back to Hell and tell him to call things off? It would be awfully sweet of you. No one wants existence to be over, especially since my son's boyfriend would be destroyed too."
 * More Hero Than Thou
 * Musical Episode
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero - Nice job opening a portal that connects Hell and Earth that can't be closed, dumbass.
 * No Social Skills - Those entities that haven't been on Earth for very long aren't aware of appropriate human behavior.
 * Noodle Incident - Death owes the Antichrist a favor for never mentioning this one incident. It involved two kittens, thirteen girl scouts, an ice cream cone, a goat and six pairs of socks.
 * Ominous Latin Chanting - The song playing in the background when
 * One-Winged Angel - Lucifer, it gets a Lampshade Hanging
 * Open-Minded Parent - Raphael again.
 * Opposite Day - er... Bizarro book of prophecies
 * Otaku - Brian
 * Papa Wolf - Raphael
 * Poke the Poodle - 's "insults."
 * Psycho for Hire - War
 * Rousing Speech
 * Rule of Cool
 * Rule of Funny
 * Running Gag - There is only one response, be you demon, nun, Jesus, or Satan to the question "Would you like some tea?"
 * Would I!
 * Samuel L. Jackson - Beelzebub's human form. Because Samuel L Jackson is badass.
 * Samus Is a Girl -
 * Screw Destiny -
 * Carried over from the original book, Adam Young may be The Antichrist, but that doesn't mean he wants to destroy the world.
 * Second Law of Gender Bending -  decides to stay female.
 * Shout-Out - Turtle Power!
 * "Brian, you are such a geek, you are NOT Sailor Moon!"
 * Author's notes reveal that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the body of Tifa Lockhart.
 * Stock British Phrases -  Aziraphale uses these quite liberally.
 * Straw Feminist	- Pepper
 * Strapped to An Operating Table
 * Take That - Crowley's hallucinations are a mockery of badfic.
 * Ted Baxter - Agostino Nutter, Michael
 * Teeth-Clenched Teamwork
 * The Dragon -  and Beelzebub, both for Lucifer.
 * The Only One Allowed to Defeat You - Michael and Lucifer to each other; Gabriel to Michael
 * Theme Music Power-Up
 * They Do
 * Third Line, Some Waiting - The Famine, Pollution, Newt, and Anathema subplot.
 * Third Law of Gender Bending - PMS, meekness, and a tendency to cry were not part of the New Testament.
 * This Is for Emphasis, Bitch
 * Throw Away Town - Manchester; nobody misses it.
 * To Hell and Back
 * Too Much Information

"Beelzebub: That's it, he's not coming anywhere near my Hell."
 * Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth


 * Trademark Favorite Food - Angels like chocolate
 * Trap Door - "sauntering vaguely downwards" sounds so much better
 * UST -
 * Victorious Childhood Friend - in some respects, to Aziraphale.
 * What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic - Crowley is tied cruciform to a tree. It's very painful for a demon and causes hallucinations.
 * What You Are in the Dark -
 * With Due Respect - Poor, poor Aziraphale.
 * Your Mom - Used twice by Adam, both times on beings without mothers.
 * Zen Survivor - Hell does not scare Aziraphale, he survived Auschwitz.