In The Dark

In The Dark is a Spice Girls/Backstreet Boys fic written by Kohala8, found on Wattpad. During their joint American joint, the two groups end up in a bus crash. This causes three of the members to go missing. After a rescue party located two of the missing, another one finds the third and ends up a the turn of events for all involved. This link is provided.


 * Adult Fear: Granted Melanie is adult, but her parents being fearful of never seeing her again... that's gotta be hurtful.
 * Beware of the Nice Ones: Emma loses it after seeing Melanie's recovery being put in danger.
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Emma rejects any pity.
 * Break the Badass: Melanie was known to be a tough girl, hence Sporty. After her trauma, she has a long road to return to her old self.
 * Break the Cutie: Emma has a breakdown of her own.
 * Cold-Blooded Torture: Melanie is subjected to this.
 * Cute Mute: Melanie becomes this after her trauma.
 * Trauma-Induced Amnesia
 * Heroic BSOD
 * Darker and Edgier: With head trauma, getting lost in the woods, almost being killed by a cultist, suffering post-trauma... ya think.
 * How Many Fingers?: Brian checks on Melanie with this.
 * Flipping the Bird: A.J. does this as a prank. Melanie wasn't amused and calls him a twat.
 * Holy Shit Quotient: Twice was dropped after James noticed what Simon and Vern were preparing to do to Melanie.
 * Hurt/Comfort Fic
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: A minor character, James, meets with Melanie when she's alone. After looking at her injuries, James remembers what he had said and quickly realizes he made a mistake. After Emma was able to calm a terrified Melanie, James looks at his co-workers, admitting his stupidly.
 * No One Should Survive That: Melanie suffers a head injury that is normally fatal, add being the victim of cold-blooded torture... sweet lord.
 * No Sense of Direction: After suffering a head injury, Melanie becomes confused and lands in a serious situation.
 * Obligatory Swearing: There is a lot of swearing, even Emma drops a few.
 * One of the Kids: Melanie is introduce to children in an attempt to help her recover.
 * Tear Jerker: Seeing what Melanie is going through, it's hard to hold back.
 * Time Out: Joan and Dennis try this after Melanie runs off.
 * Crazy Enough to Work: They're told to try some role-playing like this.
 * The Reason You Suck Speech: Emma delivers this one after seeing most of the others rushing Melanie though her recovery, includes herself in the process.
 * Stunned Silence: Victoria has this one.
 * Woman Child: Melanie regresses to a child-like state.