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{{quote|"She had such a tiny frame it was hard to believe she could kill a man seven ways without the use of a weapon. Eight if her fingernails didn't count as weapons."}}
[[Where's Wally?|Waldo]], a [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Tall, Dark, And Handsome]] Frenchman [[Spy Fiction|spy]], works for the World Spy Organization, combatting the dastardly designs of an evil entity called VILE. Carmen, the [[Sensual Slavs|sultry Russian]] daughter<ref>Adopted</ref> of the original [[Carmen Sandiego]], is the VILE agent Waldo has sworn to stop. She traverses the world in pursuit of [[MacGuffin|artifacts to steal]] and has been eluding Waldo for a while by the time the story begins, their first [[Overt Rendezvous|meeting face-to-face]].
''Where on Earth, Spies'' is a [[Fanfic]] written in [[Web Serial Novel]] format by Pentharis, published on [[Deviant ART]]. It's essentially a [[Mega Crossover]] [[Alternate Universe Fic|Alternate Universe]] [[Spy-Versus-Spy]] [[Spy Fiction|Fic]] centered around the [[Foe Yay]]-charged [[Dating Catwoman|antics]] of Carmen and Waldo. Their respective spy teams are comprised of a number of [[Darker and Edgier]] [[Notable Commercial Campaigns|iconic advertizing mascots]] including Erin Esurance, her partner Erik, the GEICO Gecko (Martin), Progressive's Flo, the Taco Bell Dog (Carlos), and Allstate's Mayhem. All of them are interpereted by the author from their perspectives as spys, but they're kept in some line with their source material to fun effect. While the story itself is indeed amusing, with most things underlined by [[Deadpan Snarker|snark]] and interspersed with both action and character interation, [[There Is No Such Thing as Notability|there's not really anything particularly notable about it]]. Maybe that Waldo [[Nice Hat|wears a fedora]].
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* [[Aggressive Negotiations]]: Waldo tries this when Carmen calls him to China. {{spoiler|It doesn't work.}}
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: How Carlos leaves the VILE base. He's a small dog, so it works.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: {{spoiler|Waldo can be a heavy drinker, though he doesn't let it interfere with work. His failures to capture Carmen exacerbated the problem, as did his attempts to quit smoking.}}
* {{spoiler|[[All Just a Dream]]}}: A light example. In Chapter 21, {{spoiler|Waldo wakes up shirtless in bed and [[Dreaming the Truth|realizes he's with Carmen.]] It's not presented as a dream, so it's not just a [[Dream Sequence]].}}
* [[And This Is For]]: Carmen stabs Waldo for strip searching her, but not fatally.
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* [[Deep-Cover Agent]]: Flo in her [[Backstory]].
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Justified when Alik tells Carmen what happened on the boat, he lists that she was shot, dove into the water, and that she was shot. She was shot twice.
* [[Dog Stereotype]]: The Mexican, Carlos, became a chihuahua. He's the Taco Bell dog.
* [[Dreaming the Truth]]: {{spoiler|Waldo's [[Erotic Dream]] with Carmen.}}
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: Carmen incapacitates and steals a security guard's uniform while in the spy boat.
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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: The original Carmen Sandiego to the World Spy Organization.
** Also Mayhem, but it's part of his debut. Flo too.
* [[Fainting]]: Carmen takes her flirting a bit too far and Alik can't handle it.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: Carmen. Also Flo.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Inverted with Ivy, who's calm and in control.
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* [[Nice Guy]]: Alik.
* [[Nom De Guerre]]
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Erik E., more before he became a spy, but he's an information gatherer so he's less active than other agents. Also, {{spoiler|after being maimed, Martin}} expects all he'll be good for is a desk job of some kind.
** Also Alik, but he has techie skills.
* [[Not Blood Siblings]]: {{spoiler|Zack and Ivy}}, as established in Chapter 33. Let the [[Shipping]] commence.
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