Latest Update (November 6th, 2009)

The Musing

Hasn't been a good couple of weeks. My mother has recovered from an operation for cancer, though her chances of being alive five years later are at 80 percent (good chance, but I'd rather there be a 100 percent chance). In addition, my grandmother died from a heart attack to complement my other grandmother's death awhile back. Far more sudden and less painfull, but still, it was a shock and hasn't left me in a good state of mind. In addition with uni work, writing is one of the few things that prevents regret and memories slipping in. And to top things off, my cat's been fitted with a clic collar to stop it from licking its burst anus due to an infection, making feeding him extremely difficult.

Yeah, this is more whining. But I'm feeling very low right now, so I can't be bothered to write down an excuse.

The Updates

-Posted Eden (Killzone oneshot)

-Posted Doves of War (Command and Conquer oneshot)

-Posted Spirit of Adventure (Chronicles of Narnia poem)

-Added notes to Hand of Steel (may have to make alterations as per Collector creations in Mass Effect 2)

-Added notes to Writing Info as per my stance on OCs.

-Denial up to ch. 22

-Added notes to Shadow Blade (elements rendered null by Homecoming)

-Added notes to Sonic the Hedgehog section in regards to my take on the universe of Sega Superstars)

-Added a new "main medias" section

-Updated writing and drafting order as per new story entries (been holding back on this. However, I'll put information on the entries at a later date. Consider this a teaser...)

Layout

This profile is divided into a number of sections, allowing easier navigation.

Section 1: General Info

Section 2: Writing Info

Section 3: Current Works

Section 4: Story Status

Section 5: Fics (divided into sub sections)

Section 6: The Graveyard

Section 7: Main Medias

Section 8: User Stats

Section 1: General Info

Alias: Hawki

Real Name: I think the alias will do fine.

Age: 20

Home: Sydney, Australia

Gender: Male

Current occupation: University student studying enviromental management

Section 2: Writing Info

In the scheme of things, I consider 'Writing Info' seperate from general info, the latter having far less relevance to a writing site than the former. Interest in this sort of thing varies per individual I guess, but I usually find it interesting to read about other authors' backgrounds, especially in the writing sense. Anyway, "treat others as you like to be treated" (or something like that, I can't remember everything from kindygarten), so, um...yeah, here's me applying that philosophy.

The idea of telling stories first struck me around the age of 8 or 9. In hindsight, a few things were fairly obvious in this period. Firstly, single digit aged children have a long way to go in grammar, writing style, legability and really should appreciate the fact that one A4 page of writing does not a chapter make. For the most part, the stories I designed were basicaly notes, virtually all of which were to be told in vocal form and centered in the universe(s) of Sonic the Hedgehog. Truth be told, I've got to give the critter credit. Due to its expansive universe(s), the STH series is very easy to apply fanfic writing to. If I hadn't played on a friend's Sega Master Drive at the age of 4 and got a Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis for those in the US) a year later with the original STH game to boot, I'd probably be in a very different position from where I am now.

Anyway, it wasn't till I started secondary school that anything substantial came. As part of Year 7 English, we were told to write a story of our own, having the weekend to do it. Said story I wrote was titled Hall of the Mountain King, some weird mix of Rowan of Rin, The Legend of Zelda and the musical of the same name. Still, the story was succesful overall; around 20 handwritten pages tends to give that impression.

(I don't have the story anymore as it was accidently thrown out with a lot of other school stuff from Year 7. Go figure).

Anyway, this led to the next stage. Still on STH fics, but what was once simple notes was now fully fledged plot drafts. Most of these are adaptations of various books, movies, games, etc., albiet altered to such an extent that they'd be unrecognisable from the source material. Not something I'd post of course, as you simply don't do that with plagerism. Still, writing plot drafts helped in the planning of stories.

The current stage of writing stories started when I found the link to ff.net, courtesy of a gamespot forum. As such, I started writing a few months after registering. The initial stages were...haphazard. After all, when you're working on around seven multi-chaptered fics without planning, things are going to end badly. After the initial bout, only two stories held on; Red vs. Blue: Beginnings and Golden Sun: The Broken Seal. Although Beginnings sufferred from poor writing and the lack of a real ending (or any ending for that matter) and Broken Seal is currently on hiatus, these two fics will always have a soft spot within my memory; two...shiny things in a sea of junk.

Can't say I've come that far since then, most of my stuff being oneshots. Still, I've learnt an important lesson about multi-chaptered fics, and that's the importance of planning. If you're going for a plot set over an extended period, planning is a must. True, there are times when a story can be pulled off without any foresight whatsover, but overall, it's something best to have. As such, I've developed a system of drafting that's been applied since early 2007, springing from the discontinuation of the original Halo: Shadows of Hope, a fic which truely highlighted the importance of drafting in multi-chaptered stories. Each story goes through stages in succession, though I often go back and forth.

Stage 1: General

For the most part, this is the most...well, general stage. Basicaly, after getting an idea for a new story, I write down the main tibits, eg. the setting, timeframe, main plot devices, etc. Usually, this is confined to a single page. However, if the story calls for a degree of intrigue, the stage 1 draft will go on considerably longer.

Stage 2: Character List

A story without characters isn't really a story, at least for the most part. Stage 2 is for establishing a list of characters ASAP. The depth varies as per what the story calls for, but it will generally be regulated to things like name, gender, age and the general role in the story.

Stage 3: Chapter List

If a draft reaches stage 3, not only is it a member of a minority (with dozens of drafts sitting around in notebooks, few get beyond stage 2 for a variety of reasons), but it also signals that I've generally become serious about the fic. Just as well in a sense, as stage 3 is generally the hardest to write for. I have to determine the length of a story, how many chapters it has and the core elements of each of these chapters. At times, especially in novelisations, this is a fairly easy process. Also, except in rare occassions, these chapters are always given names.

Stage 4: Characters

In a sense, stage 4 is an extension of stage 2, albiet with twice the ammount of material (kinda appropriate given the numbers then). In this section, the characters' roles, personalities, etc. are fully fleshed out. If need be, some drafting is done here, the characters' progression in the story being established.

Stage 5: Chapter Drafting

The last stage and the longest. Basicaly, this is a full narrative of the entire story, the plot surmized in each chapter. Room is allowed for variation and spur of the moment inspirations, but the main plot points are kept.

After stage 5, the story is ready to be written...or not. Even after drafting, a story may never see the light of day, a fate seemingly reserved for quite a few that I have. The end product may not be everything I intended it to be, or official material may have rendered some areas of it non-canon. Regardless, upon writing, I intend to write out the entire story before posting it.

Adaptations/Novelizations

Minor note is that yes, I consider it legitimate writing to do both, though obviously a degree of originality should feature.

Lore

Canon itself is something that I try to stick to in every multi-chaptered story. While I'm lax about canon in oneshots, it's something I try adhering to strictly in 'serious fics', You'll probably never see me writing an AU, crossover or parody fic but instead 'serious' ones that fit in with canon I don't intend on writing series or trilogies or anything like that, but I may build upon prior fics if necessary. To this end, I spend a lot of time consulting various wikis, something which comes from me editing them quite a bit. A lot of work goes into various lore, basicaly divided into personal files for various tibits of fanon info and timelines. The latter of which is something of a pet peave of mine. When you end up creating a timeline for something like Red vs. Blue or go through hell to apply mathamatical deduction to StarCraft, you know you're a nutter. :) Still, I'm willing to let past mistakes exist, as while I'm willing to go back to fics and correct the likes of grammar and spelling, I'm uneasy about altering context. I prefer the original storylines to stay intact, even if they don't fit into current canon.

By extension of my adherance to canon, I will rarely do crossovers. Oneshots/poems are fine, but there are very few seperate categories on this site for universes that are compatible and as such, would be rendered null by default. Also, I try not to spell out story info in A/N sections, reserving them for out of universe info. Ideally, a good story should be able to maintain a plot without such imput from the author In regards to EU material, I actually accept it as being canon on general principle rather than reject it as apochyrea on general principle, even when it's explicitly deemed as such (e.g. Star Trek licensed works). Basically, I'm an inclusionist rather than an exclusionist and will often at least mention the material in reviews if the story contradicts published work.

Yes, I know that practically all attempts to fit into canon will be rendered null in the end. Still, I may as well postpone such a rendering for as long as possible. And besides, I don't have the skill to write original fiction anyway.

Medias

People have asked...alright, they haven't asked why I branch out in terms of medias. The answer for this is two fold.

Firstly, my choice to branch out is a form of silent protest, so to speak. It's inevitable that when someone promotes a piece of fiction (x), they will casually ignore its competitor universes, treating it as the only piece of fiction to have these traits. Forums are even worse, with fanboys going on how great their media is and automatically better in all other regards to its counterparts. However, while one can argue objectively in terms of gameplay or writing quality, depth of a universe and overall quality are more subjective. It's one thing to state an opinion. It's another to state it as a fact. As such, my branching out is a way of preventing me from becoming narrow minded and to appreciate fictional universes on an equal, un-biased level.

Obviously I write for some medias more than others, which brings me to the second reason. As a general rule, the more I write for a media, the more familiar I am with it and thus, the easier it is to both write for it and come up with ideas for it. However, if I were to stick to the universes I know best, I'd never branch out. As such, I conciously branch out to avoid repetiton and for the challange of stepping outside my comfort zone.

OCs

I've noticed in many profiles how a writer has a section dedicated to his/her OCs. To be honest, these sections bore me and I often skip past them. There's nothing wrong with OCs but I feel that one can get distracted to the point of concentrating more on characters than the story itself. Using OCs repeatedly has to be justified IMO. As such, I won't be posting any info on any OCs in any stories I write and while I may use the same OC in more than one story, I like to think that I've done it with good reason and consideration rather than doing it for the sake of it. Indeed, at least with player characters, it's a process I'm uneasy with.

Oneshots/Poems

While I record ideas I have for the above two forms of entries, very little planning goes into them. For the most part, I write oneshots/poems when the time avaliable to me is too small to work on a multi-chaptered story in any meaningful sense. As such, don't expect too much from them.

Reviews

It would take for ages to detail my full policy on reviews, but here are a few pointers I'd like to list:

-I will never leave an anonymous review, at least in the sense that the link to my profile will be there or no name at all, courtesy of a login time expiring while writing it (has happened at least three times). The only intended exception is if I'm reviewing the same chapter more than once, courtesy of a revision.

-I will never flame a story and/or author, at least in my own mind. Some may interpret constructive criticism as flaming, but it is not given out with such an intention.

-If there is an anonymous review, especially one that's flaming, it's someone impersonating me (has happened more than once).

-Any reviews recieved will be responded to if possible (eg. a link or email address will be present). I can't guarantee eloquent responses or responses at all, should I accidently delete the email for instance. However, most of the time I'll be able to respond.

-I will generally grant review requests. However, I'm more inclined to repay reviews than give them out arbitrarily.

-A story being placed on a list of favourites and/or alerts strokes my ego, but unless there's a review that goes with it, is next to useless. As such, these things don't prompt repayments. They're bonuses, nothing more.

-Note that this process is not immediate-it could take weeks, even months, to repay a review, due to competing priorities and other stories to be reviewed. However, I keep a running log that's updated regularly of review priorities. Stories of favourited authors and favourite stories themselves automatically qualify for consideration.

-These priorities take...well, priority over other fics on the site. I won't get to reading other stories for the most part unless there's nothing on the list to review.

-Having a story favourited and/or put on alert does not count as a review. It's flattering, but in terms of feedback, practically useless.

-The order of repaying reviews is in alphabetical order based on author name.

-The review has to be sufficently constructive for me to repay it.

-Users not logged in can't expect a returned review. I'll try to track the user down, but no promises about me finding them.

-I'm a slow reviewer, albiet often leaving large reviews. You know, the type of ones that end up being stored in Word documents and are steadily added to.

-I reserve the right to not follow these guidelines. Bite me. :)

Story Requests

Having recieved one without advertisment, I may as well give my stance on story requests. I'm open to story requests and there's theoretically no limit to how many I can accept. However, story priority is still driven by the stages of drafting, so any request will take a long time to come to fruition.

Section 3: Current Works

At this point in time, this section is divided into two lists; the intended writing order and the priority of drafting. Apart from the rare exception, a story must be fully outlined before I list it in the writing order. I intend to move through each one at a time. Note that these stories are not necessarily grouped in the same way that ff.net groups them. In regards to determining the writing and drafting order, I factor in various considerations, but length and canon are usually the foremost concerns.

Writing Order

Denial (Warcraft)

Shadows of Hope (Halo)

Deus Ex Machina (Command and Conquer)

Chaos Control Freaks (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Thirteen (Dead Space)

Underworld (Killzone)

Providence (Warcraft)

Hand of Steel (Mass Effect)

Reign of Chaos: Exodus of the Horde (Warcraft)

Drafting Order

This lists the priority of drafting, decreasing in priority as the list moves down. It isn't as strict as the writing order, as I allow myself enough flexability to draft more than one story at a time. Still, a story has to have reached the fifth stage of drafting (the outline) before I list it here.

Sanctuary (Halo)

Mystic Isle (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Downfall (StarCraft)

Bones of Ironforge (Warcraft)

Alpha (Halo)

Heads or Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Requiem (StarCraft)

Panspermia (Starship Troopers)

Parasite (Metroid)

The Long Road (Gears of War)

Starfall (Whoinverse)

The Reckoning (Captain Planet)

The Broken Seal (Golden Sun)

Legacy (StarCraft)

Guild Wars (StarCraft)

Section 4: Status System

In the fics below, as well as in the story listing at times, there's certain tags attatched to stories as to what their status is. Basically this is a key to the nature of each tag;

Complete: What do you think this means?

In progress: Ditto

Hiatus: Hiatus basically means that the fic is not being worked on, due to whatever reason. However, as long as the fic has this tag, it means that I fully intend to return to writing it at some point.

Suspended: In practice, suspension is the same as putting a fic on hiatus. The difference however, is that there is no guarantee that I will return to it.

Discontinued: The fic has stopped, never to be returned to. If I do decide to go back to the story, it will be a 'redux' version or something.

Section 5: Stories

General info about the fics I've posted (and related info), grouped alphabetically in the case of oneshots and poems and order of putting up info in the case of multi-chaptered stories. Note that in the event of a crossover, the story will be listed in both corresponding sections.

Section 5.01: Aliens/Predator

Section 5.02: Blade Runner

Section 5.03: Captain Planet

Section 5.04: Command and Conquer

Section 5.05: Dead Space

Section 5.06: Diablo

Section 5.07: Fallout

Section 5.08: Fire Emblem

Section 5.09: Firefly

Section 5.10: Gears of War

Section 5.11: Golden Sun

Section 5.12: Halo

Section 5.13: Killzone

Section 5.14: The Legend of Zelda

Section 5.15: Mass Effect

Section 5.16: Metal Gear (core series)

Section 5.17: Metroid

Section 5.18: Red vs. Blue

Section 5.19: Resident Evil (game series)

Section 5.20: Sonic the Hedgehog

Section 5.21: StarCraft

Section 5.22: Starship Troopers (films)

Section 5.23: Terminator

Section 5.24: Warcraft

Section 5.25: Warhammer

Section 5.26: Whoinverse

Section 5.27: Other Fics

Section 5.01: Aliens/Predator

Notes

Although the grouping of stories in this profile is not always the same as how the site groups them, the grouping of both the Aliens and Predator franchises in the same section is a move I agree with. While it's possible to have stories with only one of the two species (or none at all), there's nothing to stop the two universes from co-existing and indeed, the latter has occassionally referenced the former, even without the xenomorphs showing up. As such, I see both xenomorphs and yautja residing in the same universe and often running into each other. With violant results of course...

One universe I don't see co-existing however is that of the Terminator franchise, despite the crossover Dark Horse Comics did. It's technically possible that the time travelling exploits of the Resistance and/or Skynet got a T-800 into the universe, but I can't see humanity recovering quickly enough from the War Against the Machines to develop FTL abilities by the early 22nd century at the latest.

Oneshots

Legacy (A yautja is cornered by marines)

Moon of the Hunter (The yautja return to an isolated colony)

Poems

Imprisonment (The xenomorphs escape the Derelict)

Xenomorph (Conveys xenomorph traits)

Section 5.02: Blade Runner

Oneshots

Bombardment (Sattire on the ammount of advertising in the future)

Commercialism (Conversation as to the nature of the society of 2019)

Poems

Debasement (Centered on the sorry state of Earth)

Section 5.03: Captain Planet

Multi-chaptered Stories

The Reckoning

This is an adaptation of the Captain Planet game that was released for the Sega Megadrive. Not that it had much of a story, but then again, games in those days rarely did. However, of what story did exist, enough existed to make a piece of written fiction out of it. Suffice to say, it's set between Season 5 and 6...you know, before everything went to hell with the new animation (personally I prefer the old style) and the horrible rap intro. Also fills in a plothole as to why Zarm never appeared in the last season...

Projected Length: A prologue, 14 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Up to stage 5 of drafting, ready to be outlined

Poems

To the Future (The Planateers get ready to face the future)

Section 5.04: Command and Conquer

Notes

Although there are currently three universes-Tiberium, Red Alert and Generals with no in-universe precedent for alternate realities, I feel they should be placed in the same section given the existance of alternate timelines. Basically, everything stems from Einstien's time travel, setting up the events of Red Alert. My personal take is that World War II ends with a Soviet victory in the Tiberium timeline and an Allied victory in the Red Alert timeline, setting up the events of Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert 2 respectively. As for Generals, one can only assume that Einstien's attempt failed from the outset, preventing any changes to the timeline.

Regardless, the fics are designated by universe in their summaries.

Multi-chaptered Stories

Deus Ex Machina

I can't call this a serious fic per se and in all honesty, it could probably fit entirely into a oneshot. However, it would be a long one at that and as such, I thought that it could work better as a short story. Not outlined much and indeed, it did start out as a oneshot. However, I've refined it enough to expand it. As it is, the story is centered on LEGION over the course of Kane's Wrath, or at least the game's cutscenes-after the crash of my computer, I lost my data on KW, including completed missions and intel files. As such, it's far away from a full novelization and I still need to get my hands on Kane's audio-logs concerning the AI to pull the story off. As for why however...well, let's just say it's an issue of style.

Another issue facing the story is that of Command and Conquer 4. While I doubt LEGION will appear in the game (or any other character recurring apart from Kane and possibly McNeil), I'm sure the ramifications of his actions at the end of Kane's Wrath will be felt in the conclusion to the Tiberium series' storyline. And considering that this fic depicts said actions, not to mention the revelation that the Tacitus wasn't destroyed...well yeah. Strong chance of being rendered null.

Projected Length: 3 chapters

Status: Outlined, writing up to ch. 1, section 3 of 4

Oneshots

Doves of War (Tiberium, the first Mastadon is deployed)

Vanguard (Tiberium, CommanderxKirce)

Poems

Red Zone (Tiberium, ZOCOM patrols a Red Zone)

Section 5.05: Dead Space

Oneshots

Ascension (Depicts Vera's POV shortly before her death)

Poems

The Writing on the Wall (A take on Isaac's knowledge of Nicole's death)

Twinkle Twinkle (The Ishimura falls to the necromorphs)

Section 5.06: Diablo

Notes

Despite the efforts of some to link the universes of Diablo and Warcraft together, I feel they exist in two seperate universes. Certainly there are many similarities, ranging from religeon (e.g. the Light) to demons, with Warcraft focussing on the Burning Legion and Diablo focussing on Hell. However, I feel that the differences generally outweigh them. The laws of magic are different between the two universes, the concept of Creation differs vastly (Titans create worlds in Warcraft, while worlds in Diablo seem to be the domain of the cosmic dragons and Inarius) and the vastly different origins of humanity in both universes, with humans descending from the vrykul in Warcraft and from the nephalem in Diablo. So while I feel the two universes could fit together, the general feeling of the two is different enough that I feel they should be seperate.

Oneshots

Ice of Hell (The Burning Hells prepare to return to Sanctuary)

Poems

Angiris (Depicts the aspects of the Angiris Council)

Balance (Trag'Oul reflects on the status quo)

Seven Evils (Depicts the aspects of the Great Evils)

Wanderings of Darkness (Diablo dictates the will of the Dark Wanderer)

Section 5.07: Fallout

Oneshots

The Important Things (Amata and the Lone Wanderer discuss the G.O.A.T.)

Poems

Dreaming (The Lone Wanderer is called back to Vault 101)

Section 5.08: Fire Emblem

Notes

There are quite a few settings for the Fire Emblem series, with different continents being featured, along with different incarnations of the Fire Emblem, different dragon species, etc. However, despite these differences, I see all the continents as being part of the same world-it's known that humanity spread beyond Elibe and Arcadia is testament to the fact that not all the dragons passed through Dragon's Gate. As such, I see both species spreading beyond Elibe to the other continents seen in the series. And being a fantasy series, it is not inconcivable that more than one Fire Emblem could exist, not to mention that few absolute dates are given in the series. Any ammount of time could pass between installments.

Oneshots

When the Wind Blows (Mark misses Lyn)

Poems

Expression (Eliwood misses Ninian)

Section 5.09: Firefly

Oneshots

Choice (Simon confronts the Operative)

Poems

Nightfall (The Alliance attacks an Independent position)

Section 5.10: Gears of War

Multi-chaptered Stories

Oneshots

Creation (Ares creates Sera)

Poems

Corpser (A Corpser battles the COG)

Jacinto (Reflection on whether sinking Jacinto was worth it)

Section 5.11: Golden Sun

Notes

As humerous as it is, I don't consider the Golden Sun manga to be canon. Suffice to say, it's not meant to be taken seriously rather than part of the official storyline.

Multi-chaptered Stories

The Broken Seal

The title probably gives it away, but yes, this is a novelization of GS1, the Japanese tagline having been applied. It was one of the first things I ever posted on this site and apart from Beginnings, the only entry I didn't end up deleting in disgust. At first, it was simply due to reading Master of Reality's excellent Golden Sun novelization, getting caught up in a "me too! I wanna write a great novelization too!" moment. Of course, that was before I realized exactly how long a novelization would have to be and that the attempt to novelize the game (and its sequel for that matter) is hardly new.

I'm pretty determined to see this story through to the end at this point in time. No doubt that's been said before. Still, I can say that I've tried to go beyond the game in that I've made concious attempts to flesh out Weyard's lore, along with trying to tell the story of the antagonists simultaniously along with a third OC sidestory at the same time, allowing the portrayal of events that couldn't be worked into the game for reasons of storyline. Three stories in one really. Oh, and also taken by another user for Chinese translation. That stroked my ego. :)

Despite these traits, it's fairly low in terms of drafting order. Golden Sun DS has been announced and while I'm as happy as everyone else, this story was written under the assumption that the series would remain as a duology. As such, I went out on a limb many times, many of which will likely be rendered canonically null. As such, I'd prefer to wait to see where the official storyline heads before continuing.

Projected Length: A prologue, 68 chapters and an epilogue

Status: On hiatus, writing up to ch. 25, outline up to ch. 55, section 5 of 5

Oneshots

Carpe Diem (Babi reflects on the nature of life and death)

Glimpse of Hope (The Wise One reflects on what hope there is for Weyard)

Golden Dreams (IsaacxOC)

Journey (Isaac reflects on the nature of a journey)

Life Cycle (Shows the 'circle of life' in operation)

Tangled Branches (Laurel comforts Tret)

The Void (Mia reflects on Alex's nature)

Under the Light of Venus (Saturos feels guilt for his actions)

Way of the Warrior (Karst reflects on the nature of her downfall)

Poems

Irrelevance (Shows the effects of the sealing of Alchemy)

Luna's Blessings (Sheba wonders where she belongs)

Temptation (Depicts the destruction wrought by Alchemy in the Lost Age)

Section 5.12: Halo

Notes

Although not unique in regards to pertaining machinima, such activities based on Halo differ from many of their counterparts in that instead of being set in their host's universe, they are often set in alternate settings or completely original settings. This presents an opportunity for fan fiction. For the most part, I'm unwilling to write for machinima set in a host universe, as it's more or less writing fan fiction for fan fiction. Original settings, or at least settings that are significantly different from their host material are another story, in that I'm willing to actually write stories for them. In layman's terms, while I'm willing to write stories for machinima such as Red vs. Blue (similar, but in an alternate universe), I'm uneasy writing for machinima such as The Codex, as while there are differences, it's more or less portrayed as being in the same setting.

One setting that isn't the same however, is that of Marathon, regardless of what some fanboys may think. Obviously there are many references to it in the series, but the two universes are incompatible. It's technically possible that in his travels through time that the cyborg created the universe in which Halo resides or perhaps the dreams of the W'rkncanter (which I consider more likely as most of Infinity seems to be a dream IMO). Another possibility is that John-117 is some kind of reincarnation of the cyborg if one goes by a spawned universe theory, considering that Durandal believed the security officer to be the manifestation of Destiny, fitting into a repeating pattern that John could continue. Still, these linkages are stretches at best. With different levels of technology, different progressions of history and different human goverments, the two universes are seperate.

And no, Halo isn't in the same universe as Fable, despite Hal's similarities to John and his equipment. I don't know what planet the Chief and Cortana are drifting towards at the end of Halo 3, but I doubt it's a planet that features Albion. Hal comes from his own universe, not from a pre-existing one.

Multi-chaptered Stories

Sanctuary

The origins of this fic are various. Originally, it came from a dream that was some weird mix of Doctor Who and Warhammer. Once I started drafting, I found myself being influenced by Resident Evil and Terminator. The overall result though is hopefully something relatively original. Oh, and as the chapter hints, the setting is based off the Halo 2 Map Sanctuary. Another map also features. In addition, in terms of timeframe, it takes place during and after Contact Harvest

Despite such reference to the games, the Halo novels are another matter, specifically the Forerunner Trilogy. As it's been mentioned that people (presumably those in the UNSC) know more about the Forerunners than what has been hinted at in the past, there's a significant risk of the story being contradicted. Another thing to consider is the Halo Encyclopedia, which could add further pertinent information, not to mention that Blood Line has a similar vibe to this story in a sense, as per ancient powers being sealed and that Origins is set to cover the series' history as a whole. Still, its outline is near completion, so I may as well actually finish it.

Projected Length: A prologue, 10 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 8, section 3 of 4

Alpha

There's a lot of possible expansion the Halo series can take, and one of them is the issue of the Spartan II Third Series-the one that Yasmine Zaman and Nicole-458 feature in. However, Nicole's role in it is nebulous; Bungie confirmed The Haunted Apiary to be canon, but Nicole is still a non-canon character, even though her story and that of the Nassau fit in perfectly with that of ILB, not to mention that the Nassau appears in Uprising and that Class 2 Spartan IIs may appear in Reach (though the 'evidence' for this is still speculative).

Basically, this is my attempt to work Nicole's 'story' in DOA4 into something that fits into canon. References are taken from DOA4, but it's not a crossover, so no DOATEC or scantly clad female ninjas. Admittedly, it also takes some reference from the Terminator series, but nothing major. Also, the plotline of Sanctuary features dramatically, as with all the Dead or Alive series stuff I had to cut out, I had to find something to put back in. The elements of Sanctuary fit very well... However, that also means I have to draft/write that story before this one. Another issue to consider is that of Origins, the material of which could render this story or at least elements of it null. In addition, the material of The Babysitter is also relevant to the storyline...

Projected Length: 9 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 3, section 3 of 4

Oneshots

A New Year (The prospects for 2531 are discussed on the Spirit of Fire)

Angel in the Tomb (Lyca becomes aware of Reach's destruction)

Attatchments (Serina develops an attatchment to her human comrades)

Deliverance (Forerunners confront the Flood)

I Am Durandal (John confronts Durandal)

Illumination (John wonders whether the sacrifices made in the Spartan II Program were worth it)

Justification (A sangheili begins to doubt the san 'shyuum)

Not Human (Serina reflects on her existance)

Parameters (Keyes gives a lecture at Luna OCS)

Seven Seconds (An AI ponders its last few seconds of existance)

Starry Night (John and Kelly ponder the nature of existance)

The End Times (The Librarian and Didect discuss the Forerunner-Flood War)

The Greater Good (The Spartan Laser is deployed early)

Time to Dance (Buck becomes attracted to Dare)

Poems

Fortitude (Dedicated to a certain line of super soldiers...)

Parasite (Guilty Spark deals with the Flood outbreak)

Rightous Fury (Covenant-centric)

Servitude (Depicts the nature of the unggoy's position in the Covenant)

Slideshow (A satire on Covenant species)

Tides of War (The Covenant advances on Earth)

Vengeance (The sangheili swear vengeance against the Prophet of Truth)

Section 5.13: Killzone

Multi-chaptered Stories

Underworld

This story comes from an old technique I used to use, namely that of relying on images to provide inspiration to devise a plot. A single picture, a music video, etc., I could generally come up with a basic plotline. I haven't used this technique recently however. Not sure why, just haven't had to rely on it so much. This story is a return to the format however, namely based on the advertising campaign that was developed for Liberation. I stumbled across the ads on YouTube, the ones that are marked by extrordinarily poor acting and some unfortunate ISA grunt always being on the recieving end of a helghast. I think they may have meant for the guy to be Templar, but if so, I can't say I agree with the image portrayed. He's supposed to be smart, not some newbie...

Anyway, the story is basic and just a bit of fun, hence the short length. It takes place during the events of Liberation, though as I only own the original Killzone and won't be possessing the money to buy a PSP or PS3 anytime soon, the ammount of reference I can give to the original's sequels will be limited. Hopefully however, I can make the story a bit better than the ads it's based on.

Projected length: 5 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Fully outlined, ready to be written

Oneshots

A Mirror Darkly (Hakha confronts Adams)

Eden (Adams sides with Visari)

Thirty Seconds (ISA and helghast forces battle on Helghan)

Poems

Conditions (A helghast nurtures his hatred towards the ISA)

Section 5.14: The Legend of Zelda

Notes

There are many takes by fans on the nature of the Legend of Zelda series, though a common meme seems to be the dismissal of the CD-I games, comics, cartoon and manga. In my own case however, I feel it is worth noting that I consider the first three to be canon, as they occur in different periods like the rest of the series and as such, don't contracit other material. As for the manga and other novelizations however, I'm not so quick to include them in that while novelizations are allowed a little leeway, there are often blatant discrepencies. As such, I generally consider them to be canon only when they don't contradict the game material.

As for the series order...well, to be honest, anyone who says that their take on the series order is definitive should be taken with a grain of salt. True, some installments clearly come before/after others and the Split Timeline Theory has been confirmed as canon, there are many vague areas. As such, while I have my take on the order of the series that I go by, I accept that it is meerly one of many possible combinations. And as it shows, I'm a bit of an inclusionist...

Series A: Skull Kid and the Mask - Ocarina of Time - Majora's Mask - Soul Calibur II - Twilight Princess - Link's Crossbow Training - Zelda Wii - The Minish Cap - Four Swords - Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland - Four Swords Adventures - A Link to the Past - Ancient Stone Tablets - Link's Awakening - Cartoon series - Valiant - The Shadow Prince - The Faces of Evil - The Wand of Gamelon - Zelda's Adventure - The Legend of Zelda - (Moblin's Magic Spear) - Zelda Game Watch - Zelda Game & Watch - The Adventure of Link - Oracle of Seasons - Oracle of Ages - Mystical Seed of Courage

Series B: Skull Kid and the Mask - Ocarina of Time - The Wind Waker - Tingle's Balloon Fight - Phantom Hourglass - Spirit Tracks

Unknown: Color Changing Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love

Note that although I include Link's appearance in Soul Calibur II as being part of the series, I don't see the two series as being in the same universe or even multiverse. While the Legend of Zelda series has a precedent for alternate realities, Soul Calibur doesn't. As such, while Link crossed over, there's no special link between the two as far as I'm concerned.

Oneshots

Beginnings (The Deku Tree reflects on the battles to come)

Poems

Memoriam (Link misses Navi)

Section 5.15: Mass Effect

Notes

I'm not a fan of posting info on OCs, but in the case of Mass Effect, specifically Shepard, I'm willing to make an exception given my adherance to canon. Granted, his/her persona is completely up to the player and this is probably for the best. However, as per my adherance, I follow that which Bioware has provided us with in regards to the 'standard' Shepard that appears in images-male, first name is John, etc. After that it gets very subjective, but in terms of background, I find the Colonist, Sole Survivor backstories most likely as it allows a balance of character. The soldier class also seems the most likely to me.

As such, this is what I stick to in practically all stories of mine where the presence of Shepard is felt. Still, I understand this is subjective, so I have no intention of criticizing other individuals' interpretations and presentations.

Multi-chaptered Stories

Hand of Steel

Even if chapter lengths are considered, this would have to be one of the fastest, if not the fastest stories I've ever drafted. I did the bulk of the draft for this over a single weekend up at Mudgee. By the time I got back to Sydney, I'd done the first four stages and half of the outline. Of course, my hand hurt like hell by the time I got back home, but meh, I've seen the scenery before.

Anyway, the story mainly takes inspiration from a dream I had, one that was a mix of Star Wars, Halo, Command and Conquer and Mass Effect itself. Taking a bit of reference from the movie Aliens in addition to this, I decided to make a ME fic out of it. Storyline wise, it's set before Mass Effect itself, but doesn't particually tie in with it. Just a sidestory really with OCs, all of which are of the Systems Alliance. Canon characters are occassionly referenced and even make some appearances, but nothing major. Took a bit of risk with its storyline, but both Ascension and Mass Effect 2 have validated it. However, this is not to say that no hitches exist-while I'm glad to see the Collectors make an appearance in Mass Effect 2, their creations have left me to wonder whether some alterations should be made to the creations I developed for this story. Still, it's not that major.

And no, the title has nothing to do with how much my hand hurt by the end of it. :)

Projected length: A prologue, 11 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Fully drafted, ready to be written

Oneshots

Darkness (Shepard joins the Reapers)

Innocence (The quarians try to deactivate the geth)

Tears of Ares (The Reapers lay waste to Mars)

Poems

One But Many (Conveys the unity of the Citadel races)

Reapers (The Reapers return to the galaxy)

Section 5.16: Metal Gear (core series)

Notes

While the Metal Gear series has kept to a coheisive storyline, there are a number of spin-offs deemed non-canon, as per their status outside the main series. However, being the inclusionist that I am, I consider them canon, but in their own right. Specifically, I see two series of games as existing, each with their own storyline, diverging from the events of the original game. Maybe Outer Haven's destruction ripped a hole in the space-time continuum or something...Regardless, because there's no in-universe precedent for seperate universes, I've taken a seperate section approach. One for the core series, one for its spin-offs.

Note that if a fic can fit into more than one section, it will be listed in both profile sub-sections.

Oneshots

Timeless (Sniper Wolf reflects on her actions)

Poems

Infinitude (Depicts the impact of the war economy)

Section 5.17: Metroid

Notes

It can pretty much be said without a doubt that the nature and depth of the Metroid storyline has become more refined over time. As part of my take on said story, I consider the comic adaptation of Super Metroid to be canonical (minus Samus' visual depiction) though do not count its manga gag adaptation as canon, as unlike the E-manga prequel series, it's meant as just that-a gag.

In addition, a minor note in regards to the timeline. While the Cosmic Calendar exists, that Zero Mission occurs in CC 20X5 doesn't help matters. Still, I've chosen to use an interpretation of the timeline I found on a Metroid fansite, thus interpreting the date as occurring as CC 2075 and basing relative dates off it. Subjective, but consistant at least.

Oneshots

Mind and Matter (Adam deals with the aftermath of BSL's destruction)

Mother's Day (Mother Brain and Samus meet for the first time)

Poems

Closure (Samus and the chozo return to K-2L)

Section 5.18: Red vs. Blue

Notes

Despite being a machinima based on Halo, my policy on machinima allows me to create a seperate section for Red vs. Blue stories. Similar, but still with enough alternate history, storyline and setting to warrant a section of its own. Certainly there's a degree of precedent in the series for alternate universes and time travel, but with none existing in Halo, RvB stands alone. Yes, also apart from Marathon, despite sharing sprites with the series also. While that series has a precedent for alternate universes, there's absolutely no linkage in Red vs. Blue to it. And if the Cyborg or W'rkncacnter did somehow create RvB...well, thanks. :)

Another minor note in that when it comes to portraying the characters' actual physical appearances, I use their portrayals as drawn by Luke McKay, given that they're about as close to being canon as possible. Still, since Church and apparantly Tex were AIs all along, this raises some question as to their phenotypes. Still, Church's body started to smell after Caboose did his first team kill, so I'm guessing the Director may have given them bodies to maintain their facade of being humans. As such, I'm sticking to McKay's interpretations.

Multi-chaptered Stories

Beginnings

A very bumpy road. When I first started it I intended it to be a simple serries of stories that expanded upon hints at past events provided in the Red vs. Blue serries, therefore acting as a true prequel (hence the original title; Red vs. Blue: The Prequel Chronicles). Still, just like the progression of Sponsers vs. Freeloaders and Fire Team Charlie, I went down a different path and developed a plot. It ties in with the Halo serries and while it features numerous characters from RvB.

There are still a few things that irk me about this story. Firstly, there's the writing. This was the very first multi-chaptered fic I ever submitted and the 'quality' of the writing shows. Secondly, yes, I've left the ending on a cliffhanger, basically declaring that I would continue the story once Halo 3 had been released. However, this is something that I don't intend to follow up for a variety of reasons. The first is that I'm uneasy about continuing on from such a shoddy piece of work. The second is that certain plot points were developed that were really out of place for the RvB universe. I just wouldn't feel comfortable doing them.

So yeah. No continuation. Trust me, it's for the best...

Length: 13 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Complete

The Changing Face of War

In one sense, it's easy to say what this is, namely a take on the history of the Red vs. Blue universe, prompted by the plotholes represented by ep. 1 of Reconstruction. For awhile however, it was difficult to say what it was going to be: multi-chaptered or a oneshot.

Originally it was going to be the latter. However, after starting to write it, I realized that it might be a bit long for a single oneshot and that dividing it into chapters may be better. As such, I've decided to divide it into different chapters. It lacks the intricacies of the drafting for other fics, but as it's purely narrative and descriptive, this is not so much an issue.

What is an issue however, is that it's been rendered null by Burns' comments in director's commentary of Reconstruction, stating how the series is analogous to the events of Halo 3. It therefore seems that the Reds and Blues never travelled to the future at all and that the time travel aspect was part of the plot set up by Command. Still, unlike Beginnings, I can take it far more easily.

Length: 4 chapters

Status: Complete

Oneshots

Alpha to Omega (Maine loses his will to his AIs)

Can't Stop Thinking About Her (Tucker reflects on his feelings for a certain someone...)

Lost and Found (Church reflects on what he lost in death)

Remberance (Church is greatful for Tex's presence)

Unity (Washington reflects on his teammates' idiosyncracies)

We Like the Nightlife (The sun sets on Sidewinder)

What Makes Us Human (Delta stays with York as he dies)

Poems

Reveille (The Battle Creek Reds and Blues do battle)

Valhalla Blues (Caboose misses Church)

Section 5.19: Resident Evil (game series)

Notes

Unlike other sections in this profile, which group certain series together even when there's divergence in their settings, I've taken a different path for Resident Evil, creating a profile section exclusively for games and should the need arise, a section for RE fics set in the film universe. I suppose the question should be asked as to why there is the distinction, where other sections are more inclusive.

The reason is because of the nature of this divergence. Some sections pertain to series where although there's differences in the likes of storyline and setting, the series makes provisions for alternate realities and timelines (e.g. Sonic the Hedgehog and Terminator) or have a distinct point of divergence (e.g. Command and Conquer and Metal Gear). Resident Evil has neither however. While the films and games reference each other, no provision is made in the series for the existance of alternate realities, nor is there a distinct point of divergence. Although the first film could have concivably fit in with the game series, the films after it went on their own path, making any such co-existance impossible. As such, I've chosen to treat the games and films as different series rather than alternate facets of a single series.

As a minor note, it's possible that another division may occur. If Resident Evil 6 does indeed reboot the franchise, I'll probably sub-divide the fics as such.

Oneshots

Believe (Chris confronts the past in Raccoon City)

Poems

Manipulator (Conveys Wesker's actions)

Section 5.20: Sonic the Hedgehog

Notes

The multiverse of the STH games is a complex one, as per the game series, comics, cartoons, etc., each with their own style and context. Some see this as variations of canon. However, because the 'core series' (the games) embraces the concept of alternate realities, a practice mirrored by many of the other storylines, I generally see the numerous medias as taking place in the same multiverse, each with their own variation of events. And more or less, I'm willing to write for any of them. However, the differences aren't always noted, as the events of some stories could fit in more than one universe as some are more similar to each other than others. However, if it takes place in a specific universe, it's specified, though stories based on the games are a bit of an exception, as they're the series most are familiar with.

One specific universe that isn't grouped in this section however is that of Super Smash Brothers, despite Sonic's appearance in it. I view SSB as being a universe unto itself, seperate from the universes of its characters. As such, while a Sonic exists there, he is not a Zonal-version that stems from any "Sonic Prime concept" in that he is not the core character and thus seperate from the 'proper' STH series of alternate realities. Or something like that. As for the joint Sonic and Mario at the Olympic Games...not too sure about that, apart from some kind of dimension crossing going on, as the two universes are incompatible. As for Sega Superstars...I'm not sure how to regard that, as to whether Sonic truely lives in the same universe as NiGHTS and co. or whether it's a seperate universe such as SSB. I've decided to go for the latter option as the worlds of Billy Hatcher and NiGHTS at least operate on different principles than the Segaverse, even though NiGHTS seems to be able to cross into its storyline. Or makes extended cameos. Whatever.

In addition, while I've used a blended universe approach for most of my pre-ff.net STH writing, I've since abandoned it. While blended universes can work, some elements of some universes will inevitably cast aside for other elements to work, a process that can't be objective. And as it's hard to maintain continuity for readers that way, I've decided to keep to a seperate universe approach, allowing elements of each universe to exist in undiluted form.

Regardless, as per universe designation, here are the acronymns used to specify for the universes.

-Segaverse: Game series

-AoSTH: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon series as created by DIC.

-SatAM: Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon series as created by DIC. Includes the novel series done by Troll Associates.

-Archieverse: Sonic the Hedgehog comic series, as created by Archie Comics Includes supplementry material (Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic Universe, etc.)

-STC: Sonic the Comic series done by Eggmont/Fleetway. Includes both the novel series by Ladybird and the "official unnoficial continuation" comic series as part of the continuity

-OVA: The Sonic Anime

-SU: Sonic Underground cartoon series, as created by DIC.

-SX: Sonic X cartoon series. Includes the comic series done by Archie Comics.

-Manga: Blanket term for Japanese manga STH series.

Where an acronymn isn't present, it means that the fic can fit into more than one universe.

In regards to these series, I feel special attention should go to the game series. While the cartoons and comics progress in chronological fashion, the games tend to jump around the place a bit. As such, here's my take on the order of the game series and material set in its universe. And yes, I'm an inclusionist...

Tails Adventure - Sonic Patrol Car - Cosmo Fighter - Sonic's Schoolhouse - Sonic the Hedgehog (8 bit) - Sonic the Hedgehog (16 bit) - Sonic Eraser - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16 bit) - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Sonic and Knuckles - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8 bit) - Popcorn Shop - Sonic the Hedgehog (Arcade) - Sonic CD - Knuckles' Chaotix - Sonic Chaos - Triple Trouble - Sonic Drift - Sonic Drift 2 - Sonic Spinball - Sonic Gameworld - Tails and the Music Maker - Tails' Sky Patrol - Sonic Labyrinth - Sonic Championship - Flickies' Island - Sonic Blast - Sonic Jam - Sonic R - Hero of the Year - Sonic Pocket Adventure - Sonic Shuffle - Sonic Advance - Sonic Advance 2 - Sonic Riders - Sonic and the Secret Rings - Zero Gravity - Sonic Adventure - Sonic Adventure 2 - Sonic Heroes - Shadow the Hedgehog - Sonic Pinball Party - Sonic Battle - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) - Sonic Rush - Sonic Rush Adventure - Sonic Rivals - Sonic Rivals 2 - Sonic Unleashed - (Night of the Werehog) - Sonic and the Black Knight - Project Needlemouse - Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood - Sonic Chronicles 2

Multi-chaptered Stories

Friendship

Friendship, or Origins as it was once known was a story that I feel was doomed from the start. Dealing with the first meeting between Sonic and Kintobor (as per the Fleetaway continuity), I tried to set it up as part of a multiverse approach. However, looking ahead as towards said multiverse, I realised that the concept couldn't work effectively. I've since resigned myself to writing for the various different STH universes as opposed to meshing them together.

In the process, Origins was deleted. However, I'm not really one for leaving fics to rot, and thus decided to re-post the story. It ends where I left off, but can potentially stand alone. Everyone knows the story of Sonic and Kintobor, so they're not really missing out on anything. If I write the intended other three chapters in the future, it'll probably be as a seperate fic.

This course of action also prompted a title change, as it's no longer really a full story of the origin of Sonic. The title, while cliche, is representative of the themes I intended on representing. The Archie comic series has often dealt with the issue of racism and I designed this to follow suit.

Length: 3 chapters

Status: Complete

Chaos Control Freaks

The title probably gives it away, but yes, this is a novelization of the first episode of Sonic X. Not part of some overall effort, but simply a stand-alone story adaptation. However, it is probably worth mentioning that it is just that-an adaptation. Although the benefit of novelizations is the ability to flesh out aspects of a pre-existing story, this one is pretty direct. I felt that having too much stuff before the episode would reduce the impact of being transported to Earth and that focussing on too much on material outside Sonic and his initial arrival (e.g. the impressions of the other characters) would be counterproductive in depicting the psychological effect of such an arrival.

Projected Length: 4 chapters

Status: Fully outlined, ready to be written

Mystic Isle

I'm not sure why I decided to do this story. The original 'idea' consisted of a simple note in old story ideas, one consisting of "Mystic Isle-adaptation of STH3 multiplayer." Somehow, my younger self expected me to make a story out of that. Well, not backing down from a challange, I did make a story out of it, albiet not an intricate one. Cutting Sonic and Tails out of the story, leaving only Knuckles and an OC as the major characters, I didn't do much with what I had to work with. Still, I'm generally satisfied, even more so since I discovered the original plot after I finished the basic stages of this one.

As things turn out, I did decide to make an adaptation of the multiplayer in my early writing days, coming across the original outline. Suffice to say, it's pretty poor and basic, enough to convince me that sticking with the new plot is the best course of action. If I get to posting this story, I'll probably include the original outline as a bonus chapter to be laughed at.

Projected Length: A prologue, 4 chapters, an epilogue and a bonus chapter

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, ready to be outlined.

Oneshots

All's Well That Ends Well (SatAM, Sonic reflects on the implications of Robotnik's defeat)

Cancer (SU, Sonic confronts Robotnik)

Candle (SatAM, Sally deals with the loss of innocence)

Console Wars (The forces of Sega and Nintendo do battle)

Dreaming (Segaverse, Amy reflects on her feelings for Sonic)

Ghost in the Machine (Segaverse, Metal Sonic seethes in imprisonment)

Insanity (Archieverse, King Acorn accepts Julian Kintobor into the fold)

I, Robian (Insight into a Robian's thoughts)

Paradox (Segaverse, Silver misses Blaze)

Solace (SatAM, Sonic gives Sally words of encouragement)

Stories (Segaverse, Merlina witnesses the end of Camelot)

Termination (SU, the Sonic Underground broadcast for the Resistance)

Poems

Blight (Archieverse, portrays the fight against Robotnik)

Eye for an Eye (Sonic's pride takes a beating)

Forest Spirit (Archieverse, the 'Spirit of the Great Forest' reflects on the havoc wrought by the fight between Robotnik and his enemies)

Salvation (Segaverse, Light and Dark Gaia do battle)

Seeds of Chaos (Segaverse, Tikal reflects on her people's warlike nature)

Section 5.21: StarCraft

Multi-chaptered Stories

Loomings

This is a novelization of the Prequel Campaign released as a bonus on the Warcraft III demo disc and later made avaliable for download on battle.net. Probably one of the easier novelizations I've done in a sense, considering that the campaign allowed a clear path to follow and allow me to fill in the areas in-between. All five missions are covered, but not without intervals in-between. Despite being the first multi-chaptered StarCraft fic I posted on this site, it's taken a long period of time to progress through it, partly due to my decision to reboot the story. It remains the same overall, but with minor corrections to the lore as per the release of new information and hopefully, less like a history essay at times.

As a note, it is unlikely I will expand on the story. Given that Cerberus features prominantly in the comic series, I'm pretty sure most, if not all of the material in this story will be rendered null. Already some of this has occurred as per my naming conventions of adjutants.

Length: 12 chapters

Status: Complete

Operation: Claws

A novelization of the battle.net mission of the same name. Yes, that mission, the one where you have to save Christmas from the Zergrinch.

Despite its background, the fic is serious, or at least as serious as such a mission allows. Short, but when all one has to work with is a single briefing and a mission dominated by a Defiler seeking chocolate chip cookies, that's perhaps to be expected. It was intended to tie in with the storyline of StarCraft Adventures also, along with filling a certain plot hole concerning a certain terran player character from Rebel Yell...

These were my intentions at least. However, elements of the story, or at least the ending, have been rendered slightly errenous by the StarCraft comic. My previous interpretation of Raynor's association with the Alliance was that it was permenant until he grew tired of the fight against the zerg and returned to lead the Raiders. However, going by the comic, it appears his allegiances were far more flexible and thus unlikely to make a static affiliation with the Alliance. Still, maybe I can write another story to account for the discrepency.

Length: 8 chapters

Status: Complete

Shadow Blade

There's a long story behind this fic...and all for one that's four chapters :)

Anyway, the story actually has its origins in a Halo story I did, Diary of a Forerunner. I ended up taking it down though. Firstly the writing was too poor for my liking. Secondly, it had been based on the supposedly leaked Halo 3 script, which turned out to be a fake. Still, even after all was said and done, the original conception remained in my mind. As such, I decided to apply it to StarCraft.

I've mentioned this fic a few times before, back when it was titled Spectre. As the title suggested, it was to do with the Spectres, the storyline based on Project Shadow Blade. In the end however, although I'd finished the outline, I had to put it on the backburner, as Firstborn screwed up the timeline I envisioned. As such, I had to go back to the drawing board. Firstly, I had to adjust the time frame. Secondly, I had to adjust the characters. I'd originally intended to have Kelerchian feature, but for other reasons (more on that later) I had to take him out. I also toyed with the idea of including Valerian in as well, but gave up on that as well.

In the end, I managed to make the corrections, finishing them on the same day that Spectres was announced. Given that Kelerchian is set to feature, I decided to replace him, not wanting to conflict with canon. Secondly, I ended up changing the title. Likely to be retconned directly by canon, a process begun in BlizzCon 2008 with the lore information released, with the KMC-Confederacy prisoner exchange occurring in 2491 and thus rendering Johnny's age in the series likely invalid. In hindsight, it would have probably been better to use Colin Phash IMO, bar an OC. Already some of it has been rendered null to an extent as Homecoming confirmed that "Johnny" was a nickname and that his formal name is John Raynor. As such, Warfield would have referred to him as such.

Length: Four chapters

Status: Complete

Requiem

Put simply, this story began in a world of pain. Put less simply, but with more clarity, this story originated when I was in Hawaii, trying to get to sleep with a splitting headache. It must have screwed up my brain pretty bad since before I knew it, I was seeing and hearing things that weren't part of reality. I won't go into the details, but suffice to say, it was a weird mix of the Firefly and Predator series, one group of people trying to cut open my mind, the other trying to do...other things. I just let it go by, eventually falling asleep and waking up feeling like crap. Still, it was an interesting experience.

Despite the weird origins (not all of which were used), the story itself is sensical, acting as a fanon prequel to the DLC mission Deception, leading straight into it. To be fair however, I also took a bit of inspiration from the movie Alien: Resurrection, as feverish delusions due to tropical heat can only take you so far. :)

Projected Length: A prologue, ten chapters and an epilogue

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 3

The New Order

The title probably gives much of it away, but the story is centered on...well, a new order, namely that of the establishment of the Terran Dominion. In practical terms, the story acts as an interquel between Rebel Yell/Liberty's Crusade and Overmind/Queen of Blades. It's mainly QoB that provided the inspiration however, the story depicting Raynor's attack on the Dylarian Shipyards as was mentioned in the novel amongst other things, namely the events leading up to the declaration of the Dominion and the Raiders' early actions.

In a sense, the story can be considered a prequel to Operation: Claws. When I started writing said fic, much of TNO had been plotted out, establishing the actions of Granger (the player character of Rebel Yell having been given a name and personality). As such, many of the events mentioned concerning Granger and Raynor in O: C actually take place in this one. However, the story is primarily based on canon events so the two stories can be read independently. Perhaps that's just as well continuing O: C's slightly errenous ending in regards to canon.

Length: 5 chapters

Status: Complete

Legacy

In a sense, this is a prequel to a prequel. To clarify that statement, this is a fanon prelude to the events of the Dark Templar Saga novel series, which in turn leads into StarCraft II. Hardly as ground-shatterring, but it portrays my take on issues such as Dahl going from solo from Stewart, Valerian's role in the Dominion's chain of command, the emergence of the xel'naga temples, etc.

The drawback in all this however, is that the plot relied heavily on that of the game Perfect Dark Zero-more heavily than I'd like to be honest. Perhaps fittingly, it was the plot itself that snagged the development of the story, as I'd outlined that it was in the story that Dahl would meet her teammates that apppear in the DTS. However, while scrounging up information for the StarCraft Wiki, I came across the line that mentions that she handpicked them. A small difference perhaps, but a crucial one in the context of the story. I managed to fix things up a bit, but it did have a stint in the graveyard section.

Projected Length: A prologue, 21 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 1

Downfall

This story is something of an amalgamation of a dream of amalgamations. To be specific, it was taken from one I had that blended elements of the movies Alien, Starship Troopers: Marauder and Dead Space: Downfall. Yes, I took the title of the third source, but this isn't an adaptation. At the time of writing, I only had the trailer to go on, finishing the early stages of drafting before even the game was released. So no, I don't intend to insert necromorphs into the StarCraft universe, nor xenomorphs or arachnids either. That being said however, the story does insert things, and that's linking stories. It acts as something of a fanon prequel to the events of StarCraft: Hybrid, taking place not long after the events of StarCraft Adventures.

Projected Length: 7 chapters

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 3

Guild Wars

In a sense, this was an adaptation of an adaptation. The story was based on the novel Letters from the Coffin Trenches, an account of the ANZAC Wellington Battallion at Gallipoli in WWI. The story, although fictional, is based on actual soldier's letters.

Anyway, as the title suggests, the story was set during the Guild Wars between the Confederacy and Kel-Morian Combine. However, I was dubious of its viability from the outset. Firstly, I was uneasy about writing an adaptation of an adaptation. Secondly, there were the technological disparities to deal with in transferring the original story. With the original story taking place mainly in 1915 and my own taking place mainly in 2485, it's to be expected that technological discrepencies would arise. And they did. Many of them. I also feel that the characters need more development. The entire style is also dubious as while the Confederate Marine Corps allowed written letters, there were other means of communication.

Another issue holding me back is that any account written would likely be rendered null by StarCraft II. Part of the projected storyline has already been rendered as such by BlizzCon information, how Moria and Tarsonis underwent an exchange of prisoners in 2491, Tychus Findlay among them. Nothing major, but it's a start. And considering that Wings of Liberty will almost certainly flesh out Guild Wars history, more info can be expected. And while the original story had an appropriate level of moral ambiguity, there's no question that the Confederacy was the agressor in GW, its policing actions serving as reason enough for Moria's attack on Onuru Sigma. And with the Guild Wars almost certainly to be fleshed out even further in Heaven's Devils...oh boy.

Despite these obstacles, I've decided to put it back on the writing order and hope for the best.

Oneshots

A New Year (The prospects for 2500 are discussed)

Brute Force (A report is made on the Confederacy's tactics after the Guild Wars)

Circumstance (Hanson becomes affiliated with Raynor's Raiders)

Dae'Uhl (Aldaris and Demioch discuss the Dae'Uhl)

Disruption (A marine writes a letter home)

Dying Times (Nova reflects how Ghosts are becoming obselete)

Eternity (The Dominion Marine Corps attacks a KLF base)

Evolution (The zerg 'evolve' for StarCraft II)

Freedom (Mengsk and Kelerchian discuss the nature of freedom)

Hero (Valerian is forced to give praise to his father)

Hindsight (Nova ponders whether she truely desires a mind-wipe)

Intricacies (Zamara finds herself warming to Jake)

Light and Darkness (Adun and Raszagal express ideological differences)

Lost Battle (Reflection on the nature of the Confederacy)

Purity (Depicts the events of Project Purification)

Stargazing (Ardo gazes at the stars)

The Curse of Choice (A cerebrate reflects on the nature of choice)

The Written Word (Steegman writes a letter to Arcturus)

Virtue of Sacrifice (Kerrigan wonders if she's any different from Arcturus)

Poems

Call of Duty (Dedicated to the Dominion Marine Corps)

Eye of the Tiger (The Gray Tiger is destroyed)

Grim Reaper (Dedicated to the hydralisk)

He Who Brings Order (The protoss honour Khas)

Liberty (Candore will be avenged)

Omega (Blizzard removes the Omegalisk)

Predator (Blizzard removes the Predator)

Shel'na Kryhas (Dedicated to the protoss group of the same name)

Solace (Vistor comes to appreciate Nova's presence)

The Night Before Christmas (Tarsonis deals with smugglers)

Section 5.22: Starship Troopers (films)

Notes

There are quite a few versions of Starship Troopers out there. However, despite this variance, there's no real linkage between them via a multiverse aspect or a universal setting. While there is a slight precedent for the different versions being in the same universe, as Rico mentions in the novel that the Bug War isn't the first conflict between humans and arachnids and that the conflict in Roughneck Chronicles is the "First Interstellar War" (which makes sense given that the two are on opposite ends of the timeline), to go by the theory that the settings are in the same universe would work only if technology somehow regresses from the CGI series to the films, then develops to the novel (sort of...at least in the case of the Marauders) and that identical individuals are somehow reincarnated for each Bug War. Well, "God is a citizen too" according to the Federation, but I find an alternate universe, non-multiverse setting far more plausible and as such, sections will be divided as such.

Oneshots

Waiting (A MI is stranded on Klendathu)

Poems

Time To Strike (Basically Federation propaganda)

Section 5.23: Terminator

Notes

Postponing Judgement Day in T2 must have really shaken up the timeline of the Terminator series, with variations of the timeline popping up left, right and centre. Some where Judgement Day never occurs, some where it's postponed a few years, some where it's actually hastened. And with Skynet able to monitor them...well, genoicidal algorithims aside, you have to feel sorry for it. :)

That being said, there's the question of how these timelines are applied to writing. At this point in time, I won't post in regards to distinct timelines per se, because while some canon (ranging from movies to comics, basically anything produced commercially) take place in a distinct timeline, others don't. It's further hindered by other subtle changes, such as Perry's appearance and personality in Dawn of Fate being nothing like his characteristics in Sarah Connor Chronicles for instance. Overall, if an entry takes place in a distnct universe, in that it has characteristics relevant to a particular set of events that are found nowhere else, or based on those events in particular, it's specified. Otherwise, they can take place anywhere. Overall, the term "canon" can't really be applied to the franchise, as any apparant discrepencies can be attributed to alternate timelines.

However, one universe I don't see co-existing however with the Terminator franchise is that of Aliens/Predator despite the crossover Dark Horse Comics did. It's technically possible that the time travelling exploits of the Resistance and/or Skynet got a T-800 into the universe, but I can't see humanity recovering quickly enough from the War Against the Machines to develop FTL abilities by the early 22nd century at the latest. And as for Superman battling Skynet as per another crossover...I can only assume the Kryptonian did some dimensional crossing, as there is no way for any DC aspect to exist in the Terminator universe.

Oneshots

Imagination (The Resistance uses ingenuity against Skynet)

Knowing (John confronts an alternate future)

No Fate (John reflects on the nature of fate)

Value (The T-X is destroyed)

Poems

Endurance (The Resistance endures against the machines)

Section 5.24: Warcraft

Notes

While somewhat academic, I feel that it is worth pointing out that I consider Defense of the Ancients to be in its own universe, if only for the fact that the World Tree and Frozen Throne are somehow located within a few miles of each other. As such, any DOTA fics I do will be in their own profile section, also seperate from its StarCraft counterpart.

Another universe I see Warcraft being seperate from is that of Diablo, despite the efforts of some to link the two. Certainly there are many similarities, ranging from religeon (e.g. the Light) to demons, with Warcraft focussing on the Burning Legion and Diablo focussing on Hell. However, I feel that the differences generally outweigh them. The laws of magic are different between the two universes, the concept of Creation differs vastly (Titans create worlds in Warcraft, while worlds in Diablo seem to be the domain of the cosmic dragons and Inarius) and the vastly different origins of humanity in both universes, with humans descending from the vrykul in Warcraft and from the nephalem in Diablo. So while I feel the two universes could fit together, the general feeling of the two is different enough that I feel they should be seperate.

Finally, a note on the timeline. While the Warcraft timeline has had many shifts over the years, it is still fairly cohesive, though there is a key divide. Some timelines have the Third War beginning in Year 20, others in Year 25. I've decided to use Year 25 as the standard, as per the characters' ages in Reign of Chaos.

Multi-chaptered Stories

Denial

In my mind, the high elves occupy an interesting niche in the Warcraft universe, situated between night elves and blood elves. Confrontations between the latter two are common and predictable, but the ideological differences between the quel'dorei and sin'dorei are not so often called into play. Granted, Night of the Dragon was an exception, the animosity between Veressa and Zendarin being one of the novel's few redeeming features, not to mention that the difference between the two kindreds has probably been mitigated somewhat given the restoration of the Sunwell and formation of a new Council of Tirisfal. Still, this fic was concieved before either storyline had been announced and was originally a oneshot to convey such a confrontation, but after having a flash of inspiration, I made it a multi-chaptered fic.

It is worth noting that a slight discrepency could be said to exist in regards to the character of Finnall Goldensword-a character that Metzen personally regards as non-canon. Still, I'm not too worried about a possible discrepency as personal canon is different from any official stance that Blizzard might take on her, said stance currently being akin to "existing, but not acknowledged." As an inclusionist, this suits me well.

Projected Length: 26 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Fully outlined, writing up to ch. 21, section 4 of 6

Reign of Chaos: Exodus of the Horde

The title probably gives it away, but yes, this is a novelization of the orc prequel campaign of Reign of Chaos. No, this isn't part of an overall attempt to novelize the game, but I feel that it's expansive enough that if the game were to be novelized, each campaign should have its own entry. And anyway, the night elf campaigns would probably have to wait until at least the release of Stormrage. The story also serves another function for me personally in that I get to work with the Horde. This serves as a good counterpart to Denial in that, while it isn't exactly Alliance-centric but rather a group facing the Illidari (or rather running from it), the Horde is a non-existant entity. Thus, it gives me good experience in writing for the opposite faction.

A potential glitch exists for this story however, specifically in the form of Cataclysm and/or its tie-in novel trilogy. It's obvious that the sea witch was referencing the event when taunting Thrall about the "dark tide" and with such information slated to be revealed...well, suffice to say that elements in this adaptation could be rendered null.

Projected Length: 10 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Outline finished, awaiting writing

Providence

In a sense, it's amazing that this fic got to the point where it could reach the fifth stage of drafting. I still have the original notes, but I can't really recall how, when and why I chose to concieve this story, one that was simply meant to be a novelization and expansion of The Burning Crusade site short story Stealing the Light, where the origin of the Blood Knights are given. Over time, I expanded the scope in that in addition to dealing with said origin, it now also covers the formation of the Scryers, the coming of the naaru and Kael's corruption by Kil'jaeden.

When it came to determining the order of writing/drafting stories, I decided to leave this on the backburner. I'd done about half of the actual outline, but without a chapter list. And the revelations presented in the patch Fury of the Sunwell prompted me to change the storyline a little (no, I'm not saying how).

Anyway, that pretty much covers it. Also, it can be considered to be a prequel to Denial to a sense in that a few of the fanon characters make appearances and the events mentioned in Denial are expanded on. However, it's not a prequel in the true sense in that it's based on canon events established in Warcraft lore and doesn't have any major impact on Denial's storyline. Both stories can be read independently.

Projected Length: A prologue, 8 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Outline complete, ready to be written

Bones of Ironforge

The bulk of the draft for this fic was done while my computer was currently unavaliable to me. I still had my laptop though, on which was stored the PDF for the Warcraft RPG supplement, Bones of Ironforge. As the title suggests, this a novelization of said supplement, though with creative licence as an RPG entails. We know what happens in a story-based RPG, but how it happens is up to the player. It's the latter that I intend to tell in addition to the former.

Projected Length: 7 chapters

Status: Outline up to ch. 2, section 2 of 3

Oneshots

Descent of Demons (The draenei go their own way)

Emerald Dreams (TyrandexFurion)

Outbreak (A village falls to the Plague of Undeath)

Road to Eternity (Jaina reflects on the state of Azeroth)

Poems

Downfall (The Lich King is defeated)

Memories (The blood elves reflect on what they lost)

Section 5.25: Warhammer

Notes

Although this site has a single category for both settings of Warhammer, I've seperated both versions into distinct sections. While there are distinct similarities between both versions, the Old Ones and Chaos being the most notable, I generally feel that the differences outweigh the similarities. As such, I've kept them seperate.

Multi-chaptered Stories

Shroud of Chaos

This is a short story that I wrote for the Black Library's writing competition, centered around the theme of "Death and Dishonor". In the end however, it was rejected from publishing and as such, I posted it here, albeit divided into chapters. A short story centered around the Great Forest, Talebheim having to deal with an infestation of beastmen in the Great Forest. Nothing too intricate, but readable overall I guess.

As a minor note, I didn't win, but the compaliton will be published in February, 2010. Should be interesting.

Length: 5 chapters

Status: Complete

Poems

Against the Darkness (Magnus swears to avenge Praag)

Section 5.26: Whoinverse

Notes

It's not much of a surprise as to the number of spin-offs that have been made from Doctor Who, some of which have their own sections on this site. However, these spin-offs are set within the same universe as a whole, as opposed to being self-contained. As such, I've decided to use the already existing term "Whoinverse" to group them together, should the need arise. As such, I've taken a leaf from that of the series's wiki and settled on using the following acronymns should the need arise:

Multi-chaptered Stories

Starfall

A few things to point out. Firstly, the story is not named after the planet Starfall and/or related to the events of The Ressurection Casket, the novel in which said planet appears. As much as I enjoyed the novel (probably my favourite DW novel so far), the storyline here is unrelated. So no, Kevin the Monster won't show up. :(

The title aside, which came to me in a bout of inspiration, is based on the concept of the storyline, said storyline being loosely based on Tintin and the Shooting Star, at least vaguely. Some similarities, some differences, but I feel it's original enough to be able to post. I think the main aspect is that the storyline is much darker. Not excessively so, but enough for me to use the Ninth Doctor instead of the Tenth, with no Jack to offset his character. Interpret this as you will.

Projected Length: A prologue, 12 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Up to stage five of drafting, ready to be outlined

Oneshots

Freedom is Like a Box of Chocolates (Centered on the ood during their captivity)

Poems

Reflections of a Petal (Rose misses the Doctor)

The Iron Fist (The toclefane dominate Earth)

Section 5.27: Other Fics

Oneshots

Awareness (Power Rangers, Venjix achieves sentience)

Blood of Gaia (Resident Evil film series, Carlos reflects on the state of the planet after the T-Virus outbreak)

Closure (Doom, records Hell's assault on Mars)

Console Wars (Super Mario, the forces of Sega and Nintendo do battle)

Daedalus and Icarus (Stargate, the George Hammond watches over Icarus Base)

Deletion (Perfect Dark, a prototype AI is deleted)

Dreaming (Marathon, Leela's individuality is revealed)

Dreaming (Rare Universe, Conker misses Berri)

Eternity (Wind on Fire, Bowman and Kestral have their first exam)

Gods of War (Marathon, depicts the Misriah Massacre)

Heaven's Grace (Advance Wars, O'Brian comforts Lin)

I Am Durandal (Marathon, John confronts Durandal)

Priorities (Duke Nukem, sattire on the Duke Nukem Forever teaser)

Prometheus (Avatar, the Prometheus arrives at Pandora)

Sanity (Grand Theft Auto, Lazlow reflects on Liberty City's insanity)

Stargazing (Power Rangers, Dr. K and Ziggy stargaze)

The Finer Points of Race (Shakespeare, two senators discuss Othello)

What's in a Name? (Universe at War, Novus individuality is discussed)

Poems

Best Wishes (Star Wars, Valentine's Day is celebrated)

Corruption (Lord of the Rings, shows how the Ringwraiths lost their humanity)

Determination (Lord of the Rings, Sam and Frodo approach Mount Doom)

Emancipation (Harry Potter, dedicated to the house elves)

Fading Light (Lord of the Rings, Moria makes its last stand)

Journey (Dragon Age, hope remains for Ferelden)

Lullaby (Resistance, comfort is given against the Chimera)

Machine (BioShock, conveys the tormet of a Big Daddy)

Modus Operandi (Warhammer 40,000, dedicated to the Space Marines)

Silence (WALL-E, shows how Earth is a wasteland)

Spirit of Adventure (Chronicles of Narnia, the Dawn Treader sets sail)

Spirits (Fable, Maze watches over the Hero of Oakvale)

The Night Before Xmas (Futurama, Santa comes to Earth)

Tribute (Star Fox, honours those who fought in the Lylat Wars)

Section 6: The Graveyard

The "Graveyard" is a compaliton of all the fics that I've posted and/or made mention of in my profile that for one reason or another aren't set to be posted (again, in some cases). For each entry there is information on the fic, the reasons why it made it to this section and the chances of its return. Note that only multi-chaptered stories are given such treatment.

A Mirror Darkly (Warhammer)

Like Shroud of Chaos, this is another short story for the Black Library's writing competition. Two submissions were allowed, but SoC had the higher priority. As such, while I was able to finish its predecessor by the the time it became clear that I'd failed to gain entry to the second stage of the competition, this one was barely started-only around 500 words as a writing sample. Concerning this story, it pretty much dealt with the same "Death and Dishonor" theme. In this case however, it was a case of a confrontation between a high elf and dark elf.

There's nothing to stop me from writing it, but the fact remains that I had to develop it quickly and more skimpily than I usely would. Now that I know I don't have a competition deadline to work to, I can develop it more thoroughly. Still, that means it's further down in drafting stages and as such, not liable to be posted in the main stories section at this point in time, though it may not necessarily be a Warhammer story. Could be a Warcraft story instead.

Black Wind (Sonic the Hedgehog)

In a sense, this had similar origins to that of Friendship (no pun intended) in that it's the indirect result of the former multiverse approach. However, this arose from a bunch of notes I made on the history of Cascade, the human planet which appears in Season 3 of Sonic X. Most of the history I developed is intact, though is set exclusively within that universe. Or technically universe(s), all things considered...

The outline was far more loose than what I'd otherwise go for, considering that the 'outline' consists of the notes I made, set to be converted to proper story format. I began developing the characters but realized that I needed a proper outline for the story to function. With the lack of the appropriate ammount of drafting, the story no longer met the criteria to be posted in the main fics section.

It's a story that I intend to return to someday and there's nothing to stop me from doing so. It just needs more time to be developed before being posted.

Cycle of Eternity (Zelda)

This story started off as a oneshot, the timeframe covering the Zelda series as a whole. I realized soon into the fic that I was attempting to cover too much and it would work better as a multi-chaptered story. As such, I quickly set about working it into such a thing, allocating the ideas I'd come up with to specific chapters, expanding on each of them. The story was set to cover the entirety of the series timeline. Note the keyword here though: timeline. The story had been put into action before the Split Timeline Theory was confirmed as canon. Which meant that my take on the series had been rendered null and void. Somewhat depressed at the thought of writing something that was irrelevant in the long run, I deleted it.

In hindsight, it was perhaps a wise decision in some aspects, as I hadn't properly planned it. However, the basis for deleting it in regards to the timeline was something that I probably shouldn't have done. I liked writing the story and the plot I'd designed for it. As such, I hope to return to the story someday. Although it would be semi-AU, I'm willing to make an exception in this case.

Diary of a Forerunner (Halo)

Diary of a Forerunner was the first, and so far only attempt that I've made at making a "carrot and stick" approach at a story. I fully wrote the story out beforehand and informed viewers that the more reviews that would have been recieved, the faster the updates. Suffice to say, it backfired spectacularly and I deleted it soon after completion. Many people who've posted on this site have had to deal with a lack of feedback. It's a universal issue and seeking to deal with it won't do any good.

As for the story itself, it's unlikely that it will be posted on the site again. Firstly, it formed the basis of the StarCraft story Shadow Blade and if I posted this one, it would kinda be the same story in another form. Another issue is that it was based on the "leaked" Halo 3 script and as such, no longer conforms to canon. Still, I've had an idea as to how it could tie-in to the storyline of Sanctuary, but no promises.

Hall of the Mountain King (Zelda)

Yes, it's true. The story I wrote in Year 7 was one of the ones that I posted on this site, albiet tailored to the Legend of Zelda universe. It had the same basic premise too, although I'd adjusted the projected plot to involve a certain plot twist...

However, bad writing aside, I deleted it. I learnt something very important from the story as how hard it is to write for Link. Strange how a silent protagonist is so difficult to write for, but I just couldn't get a portrayal that I was comfortable with. And the fact that it was set under the auspecies of the Single Timeline Theory before the Split Timeline Theory was confirmed as canon, makes it harder to return to.

It's hard to say how I stand in regards to this story. There's nothing absolute to stop me from going back to it, but the intricacies of circumstance make it difficult.

Inherant Evil (Resident Evil)

This was an adaptation of Romero's draft script for the first Resident Evil movie. It's hard to say whether I prefer Romero's or Anderson's version. At least in the first RE movie it could have concievably fitted into the game universe before Anderson went off on his tangent. Romero was more true to the game version and had a more thematic script, but it was still basically telling the same story as the first game. After having been remade for the Gamecube, novelized by S. D. Perry and been re-released in numerous forms of the original game (eg. Deadly Silence), I wouldn't have been able to get too excited about the plot, regardless of how well it was executed.

Basically, this was an attempt to convert the script into novel format. I soon gave up on it and deleted it. Firstly, like all the fics I first posted on this site, it was done without planning and given the ammount of tailoring that had to be done to make it fit into canon as opposed to an AU version of it, it's no wonder that it failed. The second issue was that I felt guilty about using the script to write a story. Felt like plagarism and the idea of returning to the story still makes me wonder about that.

I'm not sure about the likelihood of returning to the story. I'd like to, but the issues mentioned above have put a barrier around it.

Jungle of Shadow (Sonic the Hedgehog)

This was the last story I fully outlined under the auspecies of a multiverse approach to the STH series and of all of them, perhaps the easiest to write. The content however, is another matter, featuring...well, something that doesn't really conform to any STH universe to be honest, apart from the game series, yet has a context more in keeping with the Archiveverse, Sonic SatAM or Sonic Underground. That being said, I have an idea as to how it could work, such as a little zone jumping...

Of Rodents and Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog)

This was originally intended to be a sequel to Origins. However, after my abandonment of a multiverse approach to the STH franchise, this story had to be put on the backburner, despite being fully outlined. As for a return, it's hard to say, as the plot relied on numerous multiverse aspects and no single 'verse can accomadate them all without drastic changes to the plot.

Plague of Undeath (Warcraft)

This was one of the first stories I posted on ff.net and given the nature of the content, it showed, hence why I deleted it in disgust once I became less of a noob after my initial bout of writing. This was a poorly planned adaptation of the book Plague by Jean Ure, taking place during the events of Reign of Chaos, Stratholme filling in for London. The writing itself wasn't that bad in hindsight, but the content was, choked with Mary Sues and cliches.

Still, elements of the story live on in Denial however. The character of Leo is directly based on a human captain in PoU, even sharing the same surname. Shahra in turn was based on the human protagonist, though was obviously made a high elf as opposed to a human. It wasn't something I'd planned when I first posted Denial but after deciding to make the story something more than a oneshot, PoU was where I turned to for inspiration.

Despite the linkage, I doubt that I will ever return to this story. The idea is viable, but as it's an adaptation as opposed to something more original and the original story was so awful in my mind, I'm not too eager to. It did provide the basis for Outbreak however, so perhaps all is not lost...

S4 (Metal Gear)

I don't remember too much about this story, the horrible writing acting as a buffer. I know that it was set between Sons of Liberty and Guns of the Patriots, but don't remember too much about the storyline, or at least what ammounted to its intricacies. Suffice to say, it was set in the Middle East, featured many Metal Gear GEKKOs and characters such as Kyle Schneider and Holly White were set to appear, despite the fact that the former was killed in Metal Gear 2 (not that death ever stopped characters from returning) and that the latter's role was essentially taken by Meryl. In a way, it was a preluse to MGS4 while tying up loose events from the early games. Regardless, from what I remember, it wouldn't have conformed to canon either, as per erenous assumptions as to the nature of the Patriots and Sunny.

That being said, given the bitter taste its poor writing left in my mouth, don't expect this story to be posted again...ever.

Shadows of Hope (Halo)

A bumpy road. A very bumpy road. And one that may hopefully demonstrate that third time's a charm.

The original Shadows of Hope, put simply, was something that I'm willing to guess was "so bad it was good." Certainly I recieved feedback at least. However, it was poorly put together, finally alerting me to how important drafting is to a multi-chaptered story, or at least one with plot. Certainly I liked the plot I'd cooked up, however uninspired it might have been taking references from both Shadow of the Xel'naga and Metal Gear, not to mention that it seemed to change in my mind every few days.

As such, I carried out a 'redux' version. Certain elements were corrected (military terminology and ranks), rectified (far less Gary-stuness...and sueness for that matter) and properly formatted (aka drafted). It still had elements I'm not too fond of, but thiswas a fic that was cancelled and, unlike numerous others that I've cancelled, one that I wanted to actually finish.

Once again, problems set in. When I first started the fic, I set it in the early stages of the war between the Covenant and UNSC to avoid any conflict with the then yet to be released Halo 3. However, with that same area of the timeline being fleshed out by canon material (Halo Wars and Chronicles), conflict could indeed arise. Ensemble was adding units that I would have liked to use if I could get the chance and I'd linked the storyline to that of Halo Wars itself to an extent-before learning that the Spirit of Fire was to head off to Arcadia rather than hanging around Harvest. In the end, the coup de grace came from an unexpected source, namely the letdown that was The Cole Protocol, its storyline and information basically rendering the ideas I had moot.

In the end, I managed to make the required changes to the plot. A case of quantity rather than quality in a sense in that while the overall plot remains the same, there's subtle changes all over it. Mostly a combination of placeholders and more accurate renditions of technology. However, the extended ending of Halo Wars begs consideration. As it strongly hints at a continuation of the storyline, and given the timeframe in question, there's a real chance of overlap. In addition, there is a significant chance of the story being rendered canonically null by the Forerunner Trilogy, which reveals how some people (most likely in the UNSC) know more about the Forerunners than we've been led to believe, along with the fact that Origins is set to cover the series as a whole. In addition, Homecoming possesses some pertinant material as well. What is a certainty however, is that I have to do some alterations as per material present in the Halo Encyclopedia.

Soul Blade: Tale of the Three Swords (Soul Calibur)

As memory serves, this was the last story I posted on this site before I realised that posting willy-nilly wasn't perhaps the best idea in the world and began deleting said stories, of which only Beginnings and The Broken Seal survived. SB: TotTS was also the last to be deleted, as I felt that the writing was somewhat better than most of the other stuff that I posted. It was on the border between crappiness and something a bit more decent. However, I still ended up deleting it, as I lost the second chapter due to a computer crash and couldn't bring myself to write it again.

The chances of me going back to it are pretty much nil, as storyline-wise, it was basically a take at a Soul Calibur IV, which has since been made officially. There's little point in posting stories that are set to be rendered null by official material. And although SCIV has little in the way of story, I doubt it could fit in.

Terran Tales (StarCraft)

This was another proposed 'journal entry' as opposed to conventional narrative. In this story's case, it was a collection of entries leading up to the Koprulu exile from the 21st century. However, I decided not to do it in the end, as simple journal entries don't really do history justice. The concept of doing such a story remains in my head, but not in this format.

The Third Age (Lord of the Rings)

As the title suggests, this was a novelization of the game of the same name by EA. The problem however, is that novelizing an RPG with a plenthora of content outside the main story is a difficult task and in hindsight, it was something that I never should have attempted the way I did. To be specific, I simply ploughed into it, not giving any thought to the overall plot or ways to expand on it (which, given the nature of its storyline, is something that any novelization would require). Oh, and the prologue had the characterization of Saruman and Sauron way off. I can't see a rogue Istari and a burning eye being that chatty. :)

I may return to it someday, but don't hold your breath.

Transgression (Sonic the Hedgehog)

This followed on from the events of Of Rodents and Rings and despite being fully outlined, was cancelled also. It also shares the same problems in regards to being posted.

Section 7: Main Medias

While I try to spread my writing out, I inevitably come up with more ideas for some universes than others. Anyway, as other writers often write down their favourite universes, this is my take on the concept of writing down the universes I most commonly write for, even if I try to keep things even. Basically, the higher the level and the closer to the left a universe is, the more ideas I have for it.

Level 3: Sonic the Hedgehog

Level 2: StarCraft - Halo

Level 1: Warcraft - Command and Conquer - Mass Effect - Golden Sun - Gears of War - Diablo - Terminator - Whoinverse - Aliens/Predator - Resident Evil - Killzone

Section 8: User Stats

I've seen this in use in a few profiles before, where a user copies his/her user stats into their profile to show to the world. Probably a bit big-headed, but still, it's common in the real world to flash one's credentials. And as I'll never be writing in the real world either, I may as well do it here-updated more reguarly of course.

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