Trouble turned Catalysts

In any story, there comes a time when the hero/heroine gets into some kind of trouble. The trouble can range from being forbidden to accomplish his/her goals and running afoul of an enemy to putting a place in jeopardy and losing control. This, in turn, sets the plot in motion, whether it's in a positive way (like a chance to be heroic or an opportunity to set things right) or a negative way (like bringing shame to a family or an enemy hunting the protagonist down).

Examples

 * After he steals the mystical orb, Star-Lord gets in trouble with Yondu Udonta, who demands a bounty for his capture, leading to Ronan the Accuser and others tracking him down.
 * As soon as he gets in trouble for endangering the colony, Flik is put on trial but realizes that his error gives him a chance to be heroic and save his race.
 * Ariel gets in trouble with King Triton for going above the surface, which is the catalyst for her journey to go above the sea.
 * Bob Parr getting fired after he choked Mr. Huph in anger and throwed him five walls over after he failed to stop a mugger outside the building because of him.
 * After Mulan messes up big time with the Matchmaker, her advice from her father sets her story in motion.
 * After Hercules demolishes the marketplace by mistake and is deemed a menace, this drives him to find a place where he belongs so he won't feel like an outsider.
 * Sid gets in trouble with Manny after Baby T-Rexes demolishes playground for Manny and Ellie's child, which leads to Momma T-Rex hunting him down.
 * Wendy Testaburger gets in trouble with her parents after she threatened to beat up Eric Cartman after school, even though Wendy tried to explain that Cartman said horrible comments about her presentation in the South Park episode, "Breast Cancer Show Ever".
 * Steven Universe getting in trouble with the Crystal Gems for disobeying an order in the episode, "Ocean Gem".

Quotes
"(Principal Mazur: Uh, yes, Mr. Goof. This is Principal Mazur. I'm calling in regard to your son, Maximilian.) Max? Oh, my gosh. Is he hurt? (Principal Mazur: No, Mr. Goof. He's in TROUBLE!) Trouble? What kind of trouble? (Principal Mazur: Dressed like a gang member...) Gang member? (Principal Mazur: Your son caused the entire student body to break into a riotous frenzy!) Riot? Couldn't be my... (Principal Mazur, breathing fire: If I were you, Mr. Goof, I'd SERIOUSLY reevaluate the way you're raising your child BEFORE HE ENDS UP IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR!) The electric chair? (sighs) What am I gonna do?"

- Goofy learning that his son, Max, has gotten into trouble, setting his journey in motion.

"(Bereet notices Peter Quill's view screen beeping.) (Bereet: Peter, you have call.) (She presses the screen to answer.) No, wait! Don't! (Too late; the monitor comes up and a huge blue face with steely eyes comes up.) (Yondu: Quill?) (Peter turns around.) Hey, Yondu. (Sure enough, it's Yondu Udonta, and he is not happy.) (Yondu: I'm here on Morag. Ain't no orb, ain't no you.) Well, I was in the neighborhood. I thought I'd save you the hassle. (Yondu: Well, where are you at now, boy?) I feel really bad about this, but I'm not gonna tell you that. (Yondu, sternly: I slaved putting this deal together...) Slaved? Making a few calls is "slaved?) (Yondu: ...and now you're gonna rip me off!) I mean, really? (Yondu, firmly: We do NOT do that to each other. We're Ravagers. We got a code.) Yeah, and that code is "steal from everybody." (Yondu: When I picked you up on Terra...) "Picked me up." (Yondu: ...these boys of mine wanted to EAT you.) Yeah? (Yondu: They've never tasted any Terran before. I STOPPED 'em! You're ALIVE because of me! I will FIND you, I will - !) (Peter hangs up and, on Morag, Yondu grunts in frustration, then turns to his thugs.) (Yondu: Put a bounty on him! Forty K. But I want him back alive.) (Kraglin: Yeah, Cap.) (Horuz: Alive?) (Yondu: That's what I said.) (Horuz, trying to reason with his boss: I told you when you picked that kid up, you should have delivered him like he was hired to do! HE WAS CARGO! You have always been soft on him.) (Yondu: YOU'RE the only one I'm being soft on! (He reveals his Yaka arrow.) Now, don't you worry about Mr. Quill. As soon as we get him back here, I'm gonna kill him myself. What we need to worry about is who else out there wants that orb!)"

- Peter Quill getting in trouble with Yondu Udonta, which leads to the Ravagers and Ronan the Accuser hunting him down.

"(In the royal palace, Ariel is standing in front of her father, her head bowed in shame as King Triton reprimands her for missing the concert.) (King Triton, with a sigh: I just don't know what we're going to DO with you, young lady.) Daddy, I'm sorry. I just forgot. (King Triton, sternly: As a result of your careless behavior...) (Sebastian: Careless and reckless behavior!) (King Triton: The entire celebration was...) (Sebastian, poking out of Triton's beard: Well, it was RUINED, that's all! Completely destroyed! This concert was to be the pinnacle of my distinguished career. (breathing fire) Now thanks to you, I am the LAUGHINGSTOCK OF THE ENTIRE KINGDOM!) (Flounder rushes into the throne room.) (Flounder, trying to defend Ariel: But it wasn't her fault! Ah...well, first, uh, this shark chased us...yeah, yeah! And we tried to - but we couldn't and...grrrr! And...and we, whoooah! Oh, and then we were safe. But then this seagull came and it was this is this, and that is that and - ) (King Triton, suspicious: Seagull?) (With that, Flounder claps his fins over his mouth and hides in Ariel's flowing red hair. Unfortunately, Triton has heard every word.) (King Triton: What? Oh! You went up to the surface again, didn't you? DIDN'T you?) (trying to act innocent) Nothing...happened. (King Triton, exasperated: Ariel, how many times must we go THROUGH this? You could have been seen by one of those barbarians, by...by one of those HUMANS!) (defiant) Daddy, they're NOT barbarians! (King Triton: They are dangerous! Do you think I want to see my youngest daughter snared by some fish-eater's hook?) I'm sixteen years old! I'm not a child! (King Triton, fuming: DON'T you take that tone of voice with me, young lady!) Well - (King Triton, sternly: As long as you live under MY ocean, you'll obey MY rules!) But if you would just listen! (King Triton: NOT another word! And I am NEVER, NEVER to hear of you going to the surface again! IS THAT CLEAR?) (With a sigh, Ariel swims out of the throne room in tears.)"

- Ariel getting into trouble with her father King Triton, which sets her journey to the human realm in motion.

"(Ellie: Do you think my ankles look fat?) (Manny: Ankles? What ankles?) (Roland land on Manny's tusks) (Manny: Ronald! Where did you come from?) (Roland point at playground, where T-Rexes demolishes) (Manny: Oh, no.) Okay, come on. Spit him out. (Egbert refuses) If you don't spit out Little Johnny, we're leaving the playground this instant! One... two... Don't make me say "three"! (Egbert barf out Madison) There we are. A picture of health. (Little Johnny's Mother: That's not Little Johnny.) Well, better than nothing. (Madison's mom: Madison!) Come on, barf him up. (Manny: Sid!) Hello, Manny. (Egbert spit out Little Johnny) (Little Johnny's Mother: Little Johnny!) (Baby dino run away knocking crystal) (Manny: Oh wait... No! No!) (Crystal suddenly crash) Oh, I'm really sorry. (Manny is upset seeing demolished playground) (Crash: This place is totalled.) (Eddie: And we didn't wreck it.) (Crash: We're losing our touch, bro!) The important thing is that no one got hurt. Except for that guy. And, and those three... (Sid stumbles someone) and her. (Manny: [sees baby dino, which chase a chick, and sternly] I told you to take them back, and you kept them! Now look what they've done!) Okay granted, we do have some discipline issues. (Manny sternly: Eating kids is NOT a discipline issue!) But he spit them out! (Manny sarcastically: Well, that's super, lets give him a gold star!) (Baby dino wags his hail in happy) (Manny, sternly: They don't belong here, Sid. Whatever they are wherever you found them, take them back.) Manny, I'm not getting rid of my kids!"

- Sid gets in trouble with Manny after Baby T-Rexes demolishes playground for Manny and Ellie's child.

"(Wendy is doing her math homework and hears her mom calling her down.) (Mrs. Testaburger: Wendy?) Yeah? (Mrs. Testaburger: We need to talk to you, right now.) (Wendy goes downstairs and sees her upset parents, who are very disappointed in their daughter.) (Mrs. Testaburger, sternly: Wendy, have you been bullying kids at school?) What? No! (Mrs. Testaburger: Well, do you want to explain why this little boy's mother had to come talk to us?) (Wendy sees Cartman sobbing as he is sitting next to his mother, Liane on the sofa as she becomes shocked.) (Mrs. Testaburger: Did you tell this little boy you were going to beat him up?!) (Wendy tries to explain what happened.) You don't understand. He said horrible things. (Eric Cartman: The, the thing is, I totally said I was sorry, but she still wants to beat me up.) (Cartman begins to cry as Liane comforts him as Mrs. Testaburger puts her foot down with her daughter.) (Mrs. Testaburger: Wendy, no matter what a person says, you don't respond with violence. Haven't we taught you that?) (Eric Cartman: The thing is, Wendy, I really think you're awesome, and I know I'm just a nerdy little weakling to you, but I want to be your friend because I don't have that many friends at schooooooooooool.) (Cartman continues to cry and Liane continues to comfort him.) (Mrs. Testaburger: Wendy, you tell this little boy you aren't going to hurt him!) Mom, you don't- (Mrs. Testaburger cuts her off.) (Mrs. Testaburger, still sternly: Now, young lady.) I'm not going to hurt you. (Mr. Testaburger gives a warning to his daughter about violence in school.) (Mr. Testaburger, angrily: If there is any word of you fighting at school it's over for you, missy! Do you understand?!) Yes sir. (Mrs. Testaburger: We're so sorry about this, Ms. Cartman.) (Liane Cartman: Oh no, thank you so much for your time.) (Cartman looks at Wendy and makes faces at her as he sticks both middle fingers at her and Wendy gets pissed off, but remembers her father's warning.) (Mrs. Testaburger: It won't happen again.) (Liane Cartman: You're very sweet. Thank you again. Come on, muffin.) (Cartman stops making faces and leaves with his mom.) (Eric Cartman: Okay Mommy. Mamamama.)"

- Wendy Testaburger getting into trouble with her parents for threatening to beat Cartman up.

"I'm... grounded? (Pearl, sternly: Yes, you're grounded!) (Garnet: You disobeyed an order.) (Amethyst: And now we're gonna bury you 'til you've learned your lesson!) Aah! That's not how grounding works!"

- Steven Universe getting in trouble with the Crystal Gems for disobeying an order.