User:Hawki

You likely came from ff.net to this page. If you didn't, see here for an explanation. For those at wikia, I realize that this is me essentially advertising stuff I've done on another site, but hopefully my contributions (mainly here, but also at others), will show that I'm not leaching off the easy editing here.

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

 * Thirteen (Dead Space)
 * Underworld (Killzone)
 * Bones of Ironforge (Warcraft)
 * Farthest Reach (Halo)
 * Providence (Warcraft)
 * Reign of Chaos: Exodus of the Horde (Warcraft)
 * Sanctuary (Halo)
 * Hand of Steel (Mass Effect)

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.


 * Jungle of Shadow (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Jungle of Shadow (Diablo)
 * Downfall (StarCraft)
 * Mystic Isle (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Alpha (Halo)
 * Heads or Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Inner Fire (StarCraft)
 * Mirror (Stargate)
 * Requiem (StarCraft)
 * Panspermia (Starship Troopers)
 * Parasite (Metroid)
 * The Long Road (Gears of War)
 * Starfall (Whoinverse)
 * Fist of Iron (Mass Effect)
 * The Reckoning (Captain Planet)
 * Buccaneers (Legend of Zelda)
 * Legacy (StarCraft)
 * Guild Wars (StarCraft)

Advance Wars
''I still have the same doubts, from time to time. And I still get rattled after a battle. Asking questions... could I have done things differently... is there a better way...? But that feeling allows you to grow... and that's important.''

Commander Nell

Oneshots

 * Heaven's Grace (Earth, O'Brian comforts Lin)

Poems

 * Devastation (Earth, the world is devastated by the meteor shower)

Aliens/Predator
Whoever wins, we lose.

Multi-chaptered Stories
In Starlight's Shadow

Nothing overly special here-the story consists of a series of diary entries, all pertaining to USCMC operations, seeing them from different points of view. Just a short story really, if at all.

Projected Length: 5 chapters

Status: Ready to be written

Oneshots

 * Biology (A xenomorph lands on Pandora)
 * Building Better Worlds (Weyland-Yutani advertises Freyer's Prospect)
 * Collectors (A mala'lak and Collector trade specimens)
 * Falling (Newt drowns in her cryo-chamber)
 * Legacy (A yautja is cornered by marines)
 * Moon of the Hunter (The yautja return to an isolated colony)
 * Regicide (A Matriarch confronts a zerg queen)
 * Reproduction (Vasquez and Drake have intercourse)
 * Smokin' (Weyland-Yutani advertises itself)
 * The Cat That Knows Where It's At (Jonesy leaves Gateway Station)

Poems

 * Hunt (The Hunt will always continue)
 * Imprisonment (The xenomorphs escape the Derelict)
 * Xenomorph (Conveys xenomorph traits)

Assassin's Creed
Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Oneshots

 * Embers (Minerva mourns Those Who Came Before)

Poems

 * Farewells (Ezio and Caterina part ways)
 * Memories (Ezio misses Cristina)

Avatar
''Pandora. One can only think of its namesake in Greek mythology. The box has been opened. Amidst the savage terrain and fierce creatures, we must assume this strange bewitching place might hold something inside itself for us all. Hope. For our race, for our planet and for the future of all living things.''

Doctor Grace Augustine

Oneshots

 * Biology (A xenomorph lands on Pandora)
 * David and Goliath (Ryder aids Tan Jala)
 * Dead Man Talking (Ryder succumbs to guilt)
 * Diplomacy (Grace and Parker discuss human-na'vi relations)
 * Meals on Wheels (Jake gets even with Fike)
 * Oel Nagati Kame (Neytiri becomes attracted to Jake)
 * On a High Note (Ryder rescues Kendra)
 * Prometheus (The Prometheus arrives at Pandora)
 * Providence (The RDA intends to return to Pandora)
 * Rear Ends (Ryder arrives on Pandora)
 * Something's Rotten (A na'vi is taken prisoner)
 * Stability (Grace and Parker discuss the concept of stability)
 * Take a Breath (Kendra comforts Ryder)
 * To Truly See (NokxMolly)
 * Vengeance (The Marianas disaster catches up to Ryder)

Poems

 * Alaksi Nari (Nok surveys the ruins of the Omaticaya hometree)
 * Fog and Mist (Tipani kill an Avatar)
 * Ikinmaya (Ikinmaya is carried out)
 * Silent Spring (Earth is environmentally degraded)
 * Song of Sorrow (The Omaticaya hometree is destroyed)

Battlefield
''Honor...faith...land...oil...wars are fought for any number of reasons. But on the battlefield, every soldier has to find his own.''

Oneshots

 * Countdown (2142, shows the effects of the ice age)

Poems

 * Snow (2142, the bodies of the fallen are hidden)

Battlestar Galactica
50,298 survivours...in search of a home...called Earth.

Oneshots

 * Belief (RIS, the Lords of Kobol watch over humanity)

Poems

 * Starlight (RIS, humanity looks to the stars)
 * Wanderings (RIS, humanity searches for Earth)

Blade Runner
''Early in the 21st century, the Tyrell Corporation advanced robot evolution into the NEXUS phase-a being virtually identical to a human-known as a Replicant. The NEXUS 6 Replicants were superior in strength and agility, and at least equal in intelligence, to the genetic engineers who created them. Replicants were used off-world as slave labour, in the hazardous exploration and colonization of other planets. After a bloody mutiny by a NEXUS 6 combat team in an Off-world colony, Replicants were declared illegal on Earth-under penalty of death. Special police squads-Blade Runner Units-had orders to shoot to kill, upon detection, any trespassing Replicant. This was not called execution. It was called retirement.''

Oneshots

 * Bombardment (Sattire on the ammount of advertising in the future)
 * Commercialism (Roy and Leon discuss human society)

Poems

 * Debasement (Depicts the sorry state of Earth)

Brute Force
''Welcome to the newly commissioned 23rd Special Forces Unit. Codenamed: Brute Force.''

Oneshots

 * The Cat's Out of the Bag (Farcasting is botched)

Poems

 * Time (The Ferals hang onto their culture)

Captain Planet
The power is yours!

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)

Oneshots

 * Tolerance (Film, a Templar ponders the morality of the Crusades)

Poems

 * Foundation (OS, Trevor falls in love with Sypha)

Command and Conquer
''He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future, conquers the past.''

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.

Length: 3 chapters

Status: Complete

Orbis Unum

This was a story I wrote as a oneshot originally, but saw its potential to expand into a multi-chaptered story provided I expanded the word count and content. Basically it deals with investigative reporting in Africa, with GDI pulling out after the Second Tiberium War. It's a similar format to Deus Ex Machina in a sense, though reflective in a past sense rather than a present one.

Length: 3 chapters

Status: Complete

Oneshots

 * Coffee (Tiberium, Wu writies about coffee)
 * Doves of War (Tiberium, the first Mastadon is deployed)
 * Vanguard (Tiberium, CommanderxKirce)

Poems

 * Ascension (Tiberium, Kane ascends)
 * Red Zone (Tiberium, ZOCOM patrols a Red Zone)

Dead Space
''Your time has come. No need to be frightened. No reason to fight. Many have gone before us, and now it's time for us to take the voyage together, to transcend death... and let the future take its course. Join me, as I gaze upon the face of God!''

Challus Mercer

Multi-chaptered Stories
Thirteen

As the name suggests, this is a novelization of the Thirteen story of the promotional ARG that was released prior to the first game. Why it's called this apart from 13 being an unlucky number I don't know, but decided to keep with the original title anyway. Wouldn't say differences/additions are too drastic, but many extra scenes have been created to fill in the gaps. Unlike Lethal Affections, the story, while more simple, is far more linear, hence the need for additions.

The problem with this however is the chance of it being rendered null. I would't say liabilities were taken per se, but as Dead Space 2 will flesh out the Earth Government, there's a chance of material in this fic being rendered null. Still, I'd hardly call it a drastic issue.

Projected Length: 5 chapters

Status: Outline up to ch. 5, section 2 of 4

Oneshots

 * Ascension (Vera commits suicide)
 * As One (Stross has intercourse with Cho)
 * Prisoner (Isaac is released from stasis)
 * Silence is Golden (Isaac isn't a silent protagonist)

Poems

 * Deck the Halls (The necromorphs 'decorate' the Ishimura)
 * Ring (The Sprawl falls to the necromorphs)
 * The Writing on the Wall (A take on Isaac's knowledge of Nicole's death)
 * Twinkle Twinkle (The Ishimura falls to the necromorphs)

Diablo
''Since the beginning of time, the angelic hosts of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in a struggle for the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now come to the mortal realm... and neither Man nor demon nor angel will be left unscathed...''

Multi-chaptered Stories
Jungle of Shadow

Originally this was a Sonic the Hedgehog story (one adapted from The Minpins by Roald Dahl, believe it or not) and for all intents and purposes, still is (see the STH section). However, the story had a stint in the graveyard section, as it was written in the style of a multiverse approach to the series, an approach that I no longer possess. In the time between its conversion, I had an idea of transposing the story into a Diablo one. The end result is that I have two Jungle of Shadow stories, both of which possess a similar storyline. Still, hopefully the differences are sufficient enough so they don't violate the site's guidelines. The drafting is somewhat hindered however, as I need to cross reference the original plot-something that can't be done on public transport.

Regardless, in this version, the story is set during the Sin War, specifically in the Jungles of Kehjistan. And while before the Dark Exile, that does not mean that unpleasent beings aren't present...

Projected Length: A prologue, 3 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, ready to be outlined

Oneshots

 * Brotherly Love (Velen bears witness to the Prime Evils)
 * Choice (Auriel confronts a demon hunter)
 * Horns and Hooves (Illidan confronts Diablo)
 * Ice of Hell (The Burning Hells prepare to return to Sanctuary)
 * Prophet (Medivh confronts Inarius)

Poems

 * Angiris (Depicts the aspects of the Angiris Council)
 * Balance (Trag'Oul reflects on the status quo)
 * Destruction (Baal advances on Mt. Arreat)
 * Gaze of Angels (Sanctuary falls to Hell)
 * Limericks (Depicts the Prime Evils)
 * Seven Evils (Depicts the aspects of the Great Evils)
 * Wanderings of Darkness (Diablo dictates the will of the Dark Wanderer)

Doom
''The Union Aerospace Corporation is the largest corporate entity in existance. Originally focussed on weapon and defense contracts, new ventures have expanded into biological research, space exploration, and other scientific endeavours. With unlimited funds and the ability to engage in research outside of moral and legal obligations, the UAC controls the most advanced technology ever concieved...

Oneshots

 * Closure (RS, records Hell's assault on Mars)
 * Phantom (RS, Ackerson sees a UAC dropship)
 * Tired (RS, Swann succmbs to his wounds)

Fallout
''War. War never changes...''

Oneshots

 * The Important Things (Amata and the Lone Wanderer discuss the G.O.A.T.)
 * War Never Changes (A helghast arrives at New Vegas)

Poems

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

Oneshots

 * When the Wind Blows (Elibe, Mark misses Lyn)

Poems

 * Expression (Elibe, Eliwood misses Ninian)
 * Light (Elibe, trust in the Light)
 * Remembered (Elibe, Zephiel is remembered)

Firefly
''You can learn all the math in the ‘verse, but you take a boat in the air you don’t love, she’ll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she’s hurting ‘fore she keens. Makes her a home.''

Malcolm Reynolds

Oneshots

 * Choice (Serenity, Simon confronts the Operative)
 * Whimper (Firefly, Earth lets out its dying breath)

Poems

 * Nightfall (Firefly, the Alliance attacks an Independent position)

Gears of War
''I got to admit, It's tough to keep going. Everyone I loved is dead. Some call them the lucky ones.. the ones that died on E-day, they never lived to see how much we've lost and how many principles we've compromised. But whenever I doubt what we're fighting for I just look to my squad. I mean maybe it's a good thing we lost everything. It's like a clean slate. We can make the world we always wanted to. Without repeating the same mistakes. I look at guys like Jace and Dom and realize we'll inherit this world. We're the ones who will make Sera beautiful again. That's a world worth fighting for.''

Marcus Fenix

Multi-chaptered Stories
The Long Road

Is it strange that in a series dominated by the war between the COG and Locust Horde that my first multi-chaptered GoW story is set during the Pendulum Wars, focussing on the conflict between the COG and UIR instead? Maybe. Maybe not. Regardless, that's the time period in which this fic is set, though I wouldn't really call it a war story (which is good for me-I dislike both reading and writing military fiction generally). Taking a degree of inspiration from Lord of the Flies, basically it's a story of survival by normal people in extreme circumstances. Focusses mainly on OCs, though a few canon characters make appearances.

By way of origin, this story is adapted from a dream that I had. Many of the scenes were taken from it. Also included the Leviathan.

Projected Length: A prologue and 10 chapters

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 2, section 3 of 4

Oneshots

 * Creation (Ares creates Sera)

Poems

 * Corpser (A Corpser battles the COG)
 * Hollow Storm (Operation Hollow Storm begins)
 * Jacinto (Reflection on whether sinking Jacinto was worth it)
 * Plague (The Locust make war against humanity)

Golden Sun
''In time, one man will seek to rule over all. It is human nature, inescapable. And it will come sooner than any of you think.''

The Wise One

Oneshots

 * Carpe Diem (Babi reflects on the nature of life and death)
 * Fight and Flight (Seagull history repeats itself)
 * Fire and Ice (Felix and Karst part ways)
 * Gaia Falls (Gaia commits suicide)
 * 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 Comes Full Circle (Shows the 'circle of life' in operation)
 * Like Venus (Tyrell hits on Himi)
 * Playing Your Cards Right (Matthew battles Blados)
 * Rational (Rief irritates Matthew)
 * Summit (Tourists climb Mt. Aleph)
 * 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

 * Elements (The Golden Sun rises)
 * 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)

Oneshots

 * Descent (Portal, an android descends into android hell)

Poems

 * Alphabet (Portal, a test subject is tormented)

Halo
''When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, they never dreamed what dangers they would encounter there. When the alien juggernaut known as the Covenant declared holy war upon the fragile human empire, millions of lives were lost—but, millions of heroes rose to the challenge.''

Multi-chaptered Stories
Shadows of Hope

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. Such elements included a tie-in to the beginning of The Fall of Reach, with the Spartans on Jericho VII.

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). Earlier versions had it tied into a conceptual story titled Blood of Sargurine but I removed them in the current versions, as not only is it unlikely I'll ever develop BoS but to be frank, it's just a ripoff of Sons of Liberty. It still had elements I'm not too fond of, but this was 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, albiet the latter being canceled), conflict could have ndeed arisen. 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 Saga, which reveals how some people (most likely in the UNSC) know more about the Forerunners than we've been led to believe. On the other end of the timeline is Boot Camp and Covenant, the material of which could be relevant to this. What was a certainty however, was that I had to do some alterations as per material present in the Halo Encyclopedia. There is at least some silver lining to this fic's status in that Halsey's journal and the Reach data pads (possibily) validated key aspects of the plot, though in the case of the latter, possibly jeproadized as well.

Projected Length: 18 chapters

Status: Writing complete, ch. 11 posted

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, Terminator and The Cortana Letters. 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 Saga. 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. Some stabs in the dark were validated by Origins, but material from Blood Line prompted revision of elements.

Projected Length: A prologue, 10 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Outline complete, ready to be written

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. Material was also derived from The Cortana Letters.

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. 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

Farthest Reach

Quite a basic story, acting as a loose adaptation of Another World. Still, I did incorporate some material from The Cortana Letters to add to the plot. In terms of timeframe, it takes place after Halo 3. Bit of a gamble in some areas, but Cryptum may have validated some aspects of its plot.

Projected Length: 8 chapters

Status: Ready to be written

Oneshots

 * A New Year (Anders and Forge discuss the future)
 * Angel in the Tomb (Lyca becomes aware of Reach's destruction)
 * Attatchments (Serina develops an attatchment to her human comrades)
 * Creeping Me Out (An arctic beast appears on Xil)
 * Deliverance (Forerunners confront the Flood)
 * Do a Barrel Roll (Star Fox aid the UNSC)
 * Green Knight (Jorge helps Sara)
 * Halo (A xel'naga Halo is discovered)
 * Home (Miranda visits her father's appartment)
 * 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)
 * Killed by Canon (Noble Six is killed)
 * Not Human (Serina reflects on her existance)
 * Occupational Hazard (A sangheili confronts a Space Marine)
 * Parameters (Keyes gives a lecture at Luna OCS)
 * Phantom (Ackerson sees a UAC dropship)
 * Scale (A sangheili confronts a pfhor)
 * Seven Seconds (An AI ponders its last few seconds of existance)
 * Starry Night (John and Kelly ponder the nature of existance)
 * The Cat That Knows Where It's At (Jonesy boards the Pillar of Autumn)
 * The End Times (The Librarian and Didact discuss the war against the Flood)
 * The Face of Madness (Durandal comforts Cortana)
 * The Greater Good (The Spartan Laser is deployed early)
 * The Meaning of Life (Forge and Douglas discuss the meaning of life)
 * The Spark of Life (Guilty Spark converses with Sparky)
 * Time to Dance (Buck becomes attracted to Dare)
 * Vulpine (Noble Six becomes attracted to Kat)

Poems

 * Eden (Reach is rejuvinated)
 * Fallen (Reach falls to the Covenant)
 * Fortitude (Depicts to a certain line of super soldiers...)
 * Parasite (Guilty Spark deals with the Flood outbreak)
 * Rightous Fury (Depicts the power of the Covenant)
 * 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)

Oneshots

 * Fairy Tale (Fairies end up on Christmas trees)
 * Procrastination (A Muggle-born procrastinates)
 * Shades of Gray (A student reflects on the nature of perception)
 * Tears (Lily waits for James)

Poems

 * Emancipation (Dedicated to the house elves)

Interstellar Marines
''The world has expanded. Technology has advanced. The future of tomorrow is now.''

Oneshots

 * Isolation (Delta Squad enters Phobos Base)
 * Quirky (SARA's true allegiance is hinted at)

Poems

 * Stellar (Depicts marine pride)

Killzone
''At the end of the First Extrasolar War, Earth's ISA forces had crushed the rogue colony of Helghan. The victory did not bring peace, but instead brought humiliation, hardships and bitter resentment. Driven by the vision of Scolar Visari, the population of Helghan transformed from a defeated nation to a military superpower. They would become humanity's greatest threat. They called themselves the helghast...

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)
 * Desperate Times (The ISA survivours on Helghan give in to apathy)
 * Eden (Adams sides with Visari)
 * Face of Evil (Sev ponders his morality)
 * Thirty Seconds (ISA and helghast forces battle on Helghan)
 * War Never Changes (A helghast arrives at New Vegas)

Poems

 * Conditions (A helghast nurtures his hatred towards the ISA)

The Legend of Zelda
''But then, when all hope had died, and the hour of doom seemed at hand... a young boy clothed in green appeared as if from nowhere. Wielding the blade of evil's bane, he sealed the dark one away and gave the land light.''

Multi-chaptered Stories
Buccaneers

This is basically an adaptation of the novel Treasure Island, with elements of dark fantasy worked in. Perhaps a strange choice, since it's set not long after the events of The Wind Waker and that was about as far away from being "dark" as possible. Regardless, that's the setting, though all the characters are OCs and there's no real connection with the events of the game.

Projected Length: A prologue, 15 chapters and an epilogue

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

Oneshots

 * Beginnings (The Deku Tree reflects on the battles to come)
 * Tool (Link and the Skyward Sword bicker)

Poems

 * Ganon's Tower (Link scales it)
 * Memoriam (Link misses Navi)
 * Silence is Golden (The Golden Cucoo mocks its fellows)

Lord of the Rings
''Three rings for the elven-kings under the sky, seven for the dwarf-lords in their halls of stone. Nine for mortal men doomed to die, one for the Dark Lord on his dark throne. In the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them. One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. In the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie...''

Oneshots

 * Destiny (Idrial says farewell to Berethor)

Poems

 * Corruption (The Ringwraiths lose their humanity)
 * Determination (Sam and Frodo approach Mount Doom)
 * Fading Light (Moria makes its last stand)

Marathon
''But you were dead a thousand times. Hopeless encounters succesfully won. A man long dead. Grafted to machines your builders did not understand. You follow the path, fitting into an infinite pattern. Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild. Now, in the quantum moment before the closeure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time. I know who you are. You are Destiny.''

Durandal

Multi-chaptered Stories
Defiance

Nothing too intricate and as per the fic being a series of diary entries, perhaps not even a true fic. Regardless, the content is matched up with the form, depicting the fall of the Phfor Empire as the combined human and S'pht'Kr close in on their territory. Wouldn't say it's meant to make the reader feel sorry for the slavers, but I guess seeing events from the point of the view of the "bad guy" isn't really a bad thing.

Projected Length: 5 chapters

Status: Ready to be written

Oneshots

 * Dreaming (Leela's individuality is revealed)
 * Gods of War (Depicts the Misriah Massacre)
 * I Am Durandal (John confronts Durandal)
 * Rampancy (Traxus IV goes Rampant)
 * Scale (A sangheili confronts a pfhor)
 * The Face of Madness (Durandal comforts Cortana)
 * Waterloo (The security officer arrives on L'ho'won)

Poems

 * Fragments (Leela endures torture)

Mass Effect
''We’re at war. No-one wants to admit it, but humanity is under attack. One very specific man…might be all that stands between humanity…and the greatest threat of our brief existance. We need a leader. And surround him with the brightest, the toughest, the deadliest allies we can find.''

The Illusive Man

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 Ascension, Mass Effect 2, its art book and the announcement trailer for Mass Effect 3 have validated it.

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

Fist of Iron

I'm often dubious of anyone mentioning a sequel before the prior installment has been released. Still, that's what I did with this, beginning drafting before even finishing the outline of Hand of Steel. Yes, this is indeed a sequel to that story, featuring many of the same characters and taking place a few days/weeks before the beginning of Mass Effect. More canon characters this time around however, for better or worse.

By way of origin, this story is once again dream based. However, while the source of Hand of Steel was quite random, the dream for this story was effectively a story in itself, fully coherant. Jotting it down, I realized I only had half a story and immediatly made up the bare bones of the second half. Yep, I've a strange mind. 0_0

Projected Length: A prologue, 12 chapters and and epilogue

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, ready to be outlined

Oneshots

 * Admissions (Miranda admits her feelings for Shepard)
 * Caution (Miranda reveals her feelings for Shepard)
 * Collectors (A mala'lak and Collector trade specimens)
 * Darkness (Shepard joins the Reapers)
 * Equipment (Kelly has intercourse with Thane)
 * Horizon (Ashley experiences a crisis of faith)
 * Innocence (The quarians try to deactivate the geth)
 * Loyalist (Miranda and Shepard debate tactics)
 * Psychopath (Jack becomes attracted to Shepard)
 * Refugee (Shepard confronts Mordin)
 * Savage (Kelly confronts Grunt)
 * Spectre (A Ghost senses Shepard)
 * Tears (Ashley conveys the costs of galactic intergration)
 * Tears of Ares (The Reapers lay waste to Mars)
 * Testament (Saren justifies his actions)
 * ''Vanguard (Saren converses with Soveriegn)

Poems

 * Balance (Shepard is neither a paragon nor renegade)
 * Burning (The Reapers attack Earth)
 * One But Many (Conveys the unity of the Citadel races)
 * Reapers (The Reapers return to the galaxy)

The Matrix
The future will not be user friendly.

Oneshots

 * Weeping Sky (Depicts the aftermath of the machines' victory)

Poems

 * Dreams (A machine develops the ability to dream)

Metal Gear
''It's not about changing the world. It’s about doing our best to leave the world…the way it is. It’s about respecting the will of others…and believing in your own.''

Big Boss

Oneshots

 * Timeless (CS, Sniper Wolf reflects on her actions)

Poems

 * Infinitude (CS, depicts the impact of the war economy)

Metroid
''The life of a single person should be lost in space and time, but among the stars there is one light that burns brighter than all others: the light of Samus Aran. Her battles extend beyond her life and etch themselves into history.''

Multi-chaptered Stories
Parasite

Originally titled "Infection", this is a fanfic account of the Federation's discovery of the metroids. However, on the basic level, this is an adaptation of the film Alien-appropriate in a sense considering that the film served as an source of inspiration for the the series in the first place and that some believe that Samus Aran is based off Ellen Ripley. Still, the story is focussed on OCs, so that may be a moot point. After all, one can kill off OCs without any strings attatched and considering what metroids can do...well, what do you think happens?

Projected Length: A prologue, 11 chapters and an epilogue

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

Oneshots

 * Endurance (Samus recovers from her ordeal at BSL)
 * Mind and Matter (Adam deals with the aftermath of BSL's destruction)
 * Mother's Day (Mother Brain and Samus meet for the first time)
 * Reflection (Samus reflects on her former self)

Poems

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

Perfect Dark
''The year is 2021. Corporations control everything. Everyone, everywhere. With one exception.''

Oneshots

 * Deletion (A prototype AI is deleted)

Poems

 * Ruins (The skedar shrine world is destroyed)

Power Rangers
''Go Rangers! And may the power protect you!''

Zordon

Oneshots

 * Awareness (RPM, Venjix achieves sentience)
 * Fear (PRWF, Maste Org confronts Cole)
 * Stargazing (RPM, Dr. K and Ziggy stargaze)

Poems

 * Shadow of Pain (PRLG, Villamax falls to Trakeena)

Rare Universe
''It’s true what they say…the grass is always greener. And you don’t really know what it is you have…until it’s gone.''

Conker the Squirrel

Oneshots

 * Dreaming (Conker misses Berri)

Poems

 * Breakdown (Conker suffers a nervous breakdown)

Red Faction
Better red than dead.

Oneshots

 * Foot in the Mouth (Alec defends Samanya)

Poems

 * Red Planet (The Red Faction fights for Mars)

Red vs. Blue
''You know, Caboose, I used to not care. I just went along with orders and hoped that everything would work out for me. But after all that's happened, you know what I've learned? It's not about hating the guy on the other side because someone told you to. I mean, you should hate someone because they're and asshole, or a pervert, or a snob... or they're lazy, or arrogant, or an idiot, or a know-it-all. Those are reasons to dislike somebody. You don't hate a person because someone told you to; you have to learn to despise people on a personal level. Not because they're Red, or because they're Blue, but because you know them, and you see them every single day, and you can't stand them because they are a complete and total fucking douchebag.''

Leonard Church

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. However, if you're curious, info as to where the story would have headed is in the graveyard section, under The Battle for Earth.

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)
 * Why Am I Here? (Grif asks such a question)

Poems

 * Reveille (The Battle Creek Reds and Blues do battle)
 * Valhalla Blues (Caboose misses Church)

Resident Evil
''They made you believe you were doing a good thing when it wasn’t good at all. It was evil! The kind of evil that...resides in all of us. Makes us...greedy, uncaring. The kind of evil that will...wipe us out, in the end. Unless we stand against it.''

Ada Wong

Oneshots

 * Believe (Games, Chris confronts the past in Raccoon City)
 * Blood of Gaia (Films, Carlos reflects on the effects of the T-virus)
 * Gate Crashers (Games, zombies invade a dwelling)

Poems

 * Manipulator (Games, conveys Wesker's actions)

Resistance
''Darkness is coming. If I close my eyes, I can almost feel it. It swept through Europe from the east. It left no country untouched. It left no army intact. It left nothing. No surviours. No refugees. No bodies. Initially, I heard they call it the Deathless Plague. An invincible wave that no bullet could stop. The Russians called it the Angry Night. We just know it as the Chimera. And it's on the other side of these walls as I speak. London's burning. The Chimera will soon be upon us. I've ordered my men to save one bullet each, because I've seen what happens. I've seen what they do. And I know what it meens for us. Don't stop fighting. Don't let them take you alive. Because some things are worse than death. This is Field Marshall Douglas Braithwaite, it's October the 22nd, 1950. Pray for us.''

Oneshots

 * The Light in the Darkness (Chimera kill some humans)

Poems

 * Lullaby (Comfort is given against the Chimera)

Section 8
''The ARM started this war. But Section 8...is going to finish it.''

Alex Corde

Oneshots

 * Cold (A Helldiver is killed)
 * Evolution (Stone reflects on the concept)

Poems

 * Terra Firma (Humanity explores the galaxy)

Sonic the Hedgehog
''I don't have a master but the wind that blows free! I play by my own rules, always remember that.''

Sonic the Hedgehog

Multi-chaptered Stories
Note that there are multiple stories that could be added to this list, as per my early history of drafting STH stories. Still, they're effectively in reserve, given their low quality. At the least, I'll bring them out in a manner that there's always at least one Sonic the Hedgehog story on the drafting list.

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.

Note that a sequal of sorts exists in Jungle of Shadow.

Length: 3 chapters

Status: Complete

Jungle of Shadow

This was the last story (adapted from The Minpins by Roald Dahl, believe it or not), 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, was 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. As such, I was stuck as to how to convert it into a single universe setting and even transposed it into a Diablo story (actually two Jungle of Shadow stories as a result). In the end, the story as it currently stands stems from Friendship to an extent, though skips the intermitant stories that used to exist (e.g. Transgression). It loosely ties into the Segaverse, though features zone jumping, as Friendship was written under the multiverse approach. Suffice to say it forms a random reality of its own.

Problems exist to drafting however, in that the original outline needs to be referenced during drafting, which is something not easily done on public transport. Regardless, the original outline will be included as a bonus chapter.

Projected Length: A prologue, 3 chapters, an epilogue and a bonus chapter

Status: Outline up to ch. 2

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.

Also had a bit of an adventure of my own during the writing of it, namely the character of Hector Dragg from the comic series. It's a technique I appreciate, how the comics took a nameless character from episode 1 (effectively Sam's second-in-command of the S-Team) and gave him a personality. Problem was, I initially thought he was one of the pit crew, given similarities of appearance. The driver was originally an OC named Jackson. Luckily I realized this in time while writing it and changed characters and personalities around, how the driver, now Hector as he always was, was someone I could really cut loose with, showing the early stages of the sociopath he'd become. Worked for the best IMO, even if it might have been a bit 'too extreme.' To that I say, 4Kids, you have a lot to answer for...

Length: 4 chapters

Status: Complete

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. However, an issue still exists in the form of Sonic the Hedgehog 4-given its storyline and timeframe, not to mention the possibility of Knuckles appearing in it, this fic isn't as high on the drafting order as it might have been otherwise.

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

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

Heads or Tails

As the title suggests, this is a novelization of the pilot episode of SatAM. Um...yeah, that about covers it.

Projected Length: 6 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 1, section 3 of 3

Transgression

This followed on from the events of Of Rodents and Rings and despite being fully outlined, was cancelled also. It also shared the same problems in regards to being posted, how it was under a multiverse format. Still, I settled on making it an Archieverse story, set not long after Mobotropolis's fall, with Sonic and Chuck on South Island. There's some elements from other 'verses, such as Flicky and the story being set on South Island, but nothing mutually exclusive. What also isn't mutually exclusive in my mind is ''Oh No-Robo! No-Mo Mobo!''. No, that isn't a tongue twister, but rather the second story of the very first issue of the Archie comics series, later copied by Teitelbaum for the Troll Associates novel series. Although the early story of Sonic meeting Sally after Robotnik took over after helping Chuck and Muttski definately has had some elements retconned, I treat it as tiered canon, hence why there's some legroom for a South Island story.

Projected Length: 4 chapters

Status: Fully written, ch. 3 posted

Oneshots

 * All's Well That Ends Well (SatAM, Sonic reflects on the implications of Robotnik's defeat)
 * Bubble Trouble (Segaverse, Sonic escapes drowning)
 * Cancer (SU, Sonic confronts Robotnik)
 * Candle (SatAM, Sally deals with the loss of innocence)
 * Console Wars (The forces of Sega and Nintendo do battle)
 * Continue? (Segaverse, Sonic faces the Game Over screen)
 * Doctor, Doctor! (Archieverse, Robotnik is driven nuts)
 * Dreaming (Segaverse, Amy reflects on her feelings for Sonic)
 * Duty Calls (Archieverse, Sonic and Sally part ways)
 * Ghost in the Machine (Segaverse, Metal Sonic seethes in imprisonment)
 * Gone Batty (Segaverse, two bat brains discuss philosophy)
 * Insanity (Archieverse, King Acorn accepts Julian Kintobor into the fold)
 * I, Robian (Insight into a Robian's thoughts)
 * Knight of a Whim (Segaverse, SonicxBlaze)
 * Lost (Segaverse, Sonic observes the Lost Labyrinth)
 * Paradox (Segaverse, Silver misses Blaze)
 * Reach for the Stars (Segaverse, the wisps seek aid from Sonic and Tails)
 * 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)
 * That Time of Year Again (SU, the Resistance 'celerbrates' Christmas)
 * Thunderstorm (Segaverse, Sonic succumbs to hydrophobia)
 * Wisps (Segaverse, Tails seeks to learn more about the wisps)
 * You Can't Go Home Again (Segaverse, Sonic is trapped in the past)

Poems

 * Biosphere (The Great Forest is the last haven from Robotnik)
 * 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)
 * The Sound of Music (SU, Sonia plays the piano)

Oneshots

 * Absent (LoS, Spyro's 'death' is mourned)

Poems

 * Ancient (LoS, age catches up to Terrador)

StarCraft
''Far in the future, 60,000 light years from Earth, a loose confederacy of terran exiles is locked in battle with the enigmatic protoss and the ruthless Zerg Swarm. Each species struggles to ensure its own survival among the stars in a war that will herald the beginning of mankind's greatest chapter -- or foretell its violent, bloody end.''

Multi-chaptered Stories
Loomings

This is a novelization of the Precursor 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.

Of course, history is often revised and this story is no exception, with many elements of this story rendered incorrect by canon material. For starters, my portrayal of Cerberus Recon Squad as a squadron rather than part of a greater Cerberus Program was rendered inaccurate by the comic series. Already some of this has occurred as per my portraying of adjutants as software rather than hardware. Also, it established that the zerg were named as such months beforehand, while depicted them as being named within the story. Also, Los Andares was depicted in the story as being defended by militia, while the comic establishes that Los Andares Security was responsible. Still, I wouldn't say that the story suffers too much from these inaccuracies.

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, Inner Fire will address the discrepency. What can't be addressed so easily is the mention of Swann in the story, his membership coming well before it canonically should. Note that the dates in the story are also errornous as per the timeline retcons in Heaven's Devils, but it isn't too drastic.

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. However, the story was still rendered null 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 (these dates were further altered in the Heaven's Devils timeline, casting further ambiguity). 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. And speaking of Warfield himself, my take on his personality was probably as OOC as possible, given his persona in Wings of Liberty.

So yeah. Don't except any links to this story.

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.

A bit of error exists in this story as per the absolute date given by Raynor, as it was written before the Fall of Tarsonis was retconned to being in February via the comic series. Still, it's not that relevant to the story, so no biggie.

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, along with dates, but it did have a stint in the graveyard section. Also had to make some alterations based on the timeline retcons in Heaven's Devils.

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 Hybrid, taking place not long after the events of StarCraft Adventures. However, the timeframe could be an issue, given the extensive one provided in Heaven's Devils and its extensive referencing of StarCraft fiction. I've guessed that the above events (and thus this story) take place in 2503, but this could be proven incorrect. Still, if so, it's something easily fixed.

The content of the story itself is another matter however. A frigate features extensively, but this was under the assumption that terran frigates were referenced in the song Terran Up the Night. However, turns out the line is "frigging laser beams" rather than "frigate laser beams," hence removing my mandate in a sense for putting a frigate in the StarCraft universe apart from the Valkyrie's "missile frigate" designation. While I'm sure terrans actually do use frigates, my basis for this isn't as strong as it once was. Either way, I've remained with the frigate as the small crew involved is best suited for the fic's storyline.

Projected Length: 7 chapters

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 6

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. Still, I've decided to put the story back on the drafting order and hope for the best.

Projected Length: 23 chapters and an epilogue

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

Inner Fire

There's a bit of a story behind this...story. It follows that ages ago, I jotted down a simple idea of telling the story of how Raynor joined the Alliance, along with a few other plot points. It fell to the wayside and as I depicted him joining it in Operation: Claws, the story, titled Alliance itself, was kind of a moot point. However, as per the comic series and Wings of Liberty, it seems that this wasn't a wholesale commitment, which left my enlistment portrayal in Claws as possibly being inaccurate. So, courtesy of the time it takes to fly from Bangkok to Sydney, I jotted down the idea of a direct sequel to the Christmas story, one that would address the issue. This would effectively pick up from my original idea. However, said idea was actually more fleshed out than I thought, so I renamed this story as "Inner Fire" and made it a seperate one, returning Alliance to effective limbo.

So yeah-this is my attempt of patching up personal canon. It also addresses some elements I left out of my novelization of Operation Claws, such as the protoss bandits. Oh, and Santa's eleves appear. Yes, elves.

Projected Length: 6 chapers and an epilogue

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, outline up to ch. 1, section 2 of 4

Oneshots

 * A New Year (Kerrigan and Liberty discuss the future)
 * Brute Force (A report is made on the Confederacy's tactics after the Guild Wars)
 * Chilled to the Soul (Blizzard removes the Soul Hunter)
 * Circumstance (Hanson becomes affiliated with Raynor's Raiders)
 * Control (Arcturus reels from public backlash)
 * Creeping Me Out (An arctic beast appears on Xil)
 * Curiosity (Hanson develops feelings for Raynor)
 * Diamondbacks are Forever (A Diamondback driver engages in banter)
 * Dae'Uhl (Aldaris and Demioch discuss the Dae'Uhl)
 * Disruption (A marine writes a letter home)
 * Dolly (A Spectre saves a child)
 * Don't Fear the Reaper (Kerrigan takes her revenge on Arcturus)
 * Dying Times (Nova reflects how Ghosts are becoming obselete)
 * Elevation (Morgan hits on Nova)
 * Encapsulated (A SCV pilot engages in banter)
 * 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)
 * Four Years (Raynor misses Kerrigan)
 * Halo (A xel'naga Halo is discovered)
 * Hero (Valerian is forced to give praise to his father)
 * Hindsight (Nova ponders whether she truely desires a mind-wipe)
 * Hunter (Savassan despairs at his race's bloodlust)
 * Intricacies (Zamara finds herself warming to Jake)
 * Light and Darkness (Adun and Raszagal express ideological differences)
 * Lost (Mind wipes become S.O.P. for the Ghost Program)
 * Lost Battle (Reflection on the nature of the Confederacy)
 * Luck (Koiter is killed)
 * Painted (Lockwell interviews a Ghost)
 * Predation (A bengalaas feeds her young)
 * Pretty (Nova becomes friends with John)
 * Purity (Depicts the events of Project Purification)
 * Rampant (A Raven goes rampant)
 * Regicide (A queen confronts a xenomorph Matriarch)
 * Rolling Thunder (A Banshee pilot is given a mission)
 * Screams (Kachinksy and Hall discuss Spectres)
 * Spectre (A Ghost senses Shepard)
 * Stargazing (Ardo gazes at the stars)
 * The Curse of Choice (A cerebrate reflects on the nature of choice)
 * The Spark of Life (Guilty Spark converses with Sparky)
 * The Written Word (Steegman writes a letter to Arcturus)
 * Through the Looking Glass (Stetmann studies a sentry)
 * Trinity (The kalathi are forgotten)
 * Vent Your Spleen (The Raiders list their grieviances)
 * 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)
 * Limericks (Hydralisks flee terrans)
 * Memories (Kerrigan remembers being the Queen of Blades)
 * 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)

Star Fox
All wings, report in.

Oneshots

 * Conversion (RS, depicts a victim of the aparoids)
 * Do a Barrel Roll (Star Fox aid the UNSC)

Poems

 * Tribute (RS, honours those who fought in the Lylat Wars)

Stargate
''It will take you a million light years from home. But will it bring you back?''

Multi-chaptered Stories
Mirror

An adaptation of a dream I had, one that involved my street, my old secondary school, T.J. and orange-skinned aliens in jeeps. Yeah...no idea where that came from. Anyway, ended up making a story out of it, setting it between the events of Space and Faith. Kind of falls on "a mirror darkly" concept, but I wouldn't say that portrayal of either species is negative. And if it is, you can blame the part of my mind reserved for wackiness.

Admittedly some of the story's concept has been rendered iffy by Awakening and Resurgence, in regards to the nature of first contact. Still, it's not too major.

Projected Length: 9 chapters

Status: Stage 5 of drafting, ready to be outlined

Oneshots

 * Addiction (SGU, Rush misses Destiny)
 * Cancellation (SGU, the Destiny Expedition is recalled)
 * Daedalus and Icarus (SGU, the George Hammond watches over Icarus Base)
 * First Among Prequels (SGU, Eli finds some Star Wars movies)
 * Once More, with Feeling (SGU, Riley succumbs to his injuries)
 * Stargazing (SGU, Chloe and Scott stargaze)
 * Winds of Change (SG-1, Daniel returns to Earth)

Poems

 * A Line in the Sand (OFS, writing is punished on Abydos)

Starship Troopers
''Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms.''

Jean V. Dubois

Multi-chaptered Stories
Panspermia

Ever notice how aliens are usually the agressors in science fiction when it comes to tension/conflict? And when it comes to this familiar scenario, ever notice how the alien invasion is usually for a basic reason such as conquest? Well, assuming you have, it's probably fair to say that Starship Troopers is, for the most part, not an exception. The novel is the worst offender, since the Arachnids are basically cannon fodder-stand-ins for communism and Heinlein's views on it, all the while fleshing out aspects of the Federation (although it felt rather shallow really). And in Roughneck Chronicles, the Arachnids are once again the enemy. The films however, despite the book fans despising them, at least give a sense of moral ambiguity with neither side the 'good guys'/bad guys' and the Arachnids have a reason for their aggression apart from just victory (or maybe Shepherd was being creepy for the sake of it. Whatever).

Anyway, given the background, I chose the films to be the universe in which to convey a take on First Contact, though at the basic level the story is an adaptation of the film Red Planet. Not really a war story but rather one of simple survival-after all, if you're not expecting giant insects upon reaching a planet, you're not going to bring the technology required for dealing with them are you? And even if you did, MORITAs are pretty useless anyway.

Projected Length: 9 chapters

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

Oneshots

 * Waiting (FS, a MI is stranded on Klendathu)

Poems

 * Time To Strike (FS, basically Federation propaganda)

Oneshots

 * A Kinection to the Force (Sattire on the Kinect game)
 * Darkness (Marek escapes execution)

Poems

 * Best Wishes (Valentine's Day is celebrated)

Terminator
''The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.''

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)
 * Judgement (Judgement Day occurs)
 * Rust (Skynet is defeated)

Oneshots

 * What's In a Name? (Novus individuality is discussed)

Poems

 * The Long Road (The novus march on)

Warcraft
''What is this world I find myself in? Who are these people who toil upon it? I have judged countless worlds, but have never had occasion to look upon their peoples. And yet, from the dungeons in Ulduar, I see much…I see strife. I see enemies locked in battle. Perhaps eternal battle. I see death. I see time blindly marching on, turning war machines to ashes, grinding bones to dust. Smoothing down stones rough-hewn by the speaking peoples. Covering up attrocities with blankets of green and blue. And for what? To begin the cycle of violance over again? But I see other things as well. I see men carving out a semblence of peace, and caring for the next generation, so that they should know it as well. Even as their nature might divide them. I see great cities erected as beacons of achievement. Where prosperity brings happiness. But that peace is not without its stewards.''

Algalon the Observer

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.

Length: 26 chapters and an epilogue

Status: Complete

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

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 (unlike my first attempt-see the graveyard section), but I feel that it's expansive enough that if the game were to be novelized, each campaign should have its own entry. 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 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. However, the true nail in the coffin was Stormrage, which revealed that unlike what Thrall's black wolf in Reign of Chaos might suggest, Snowsong is still alive (actually appears in The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King too, but this was subjective). My original take was that Snowsong had been killed prior to the Horde's journey to Kalimdor and Thrall achieved a new black wolf in the meantime. While potentially a simple change, a significant portion of Thrall's personality in this story was based arround the supposed loss, hence prompting significant revision. Still, I managed to sort it out.

Projected Length: 10 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 and an epilogue

Status: Outline complete, ready to be written

Oneshots

 * Alone (Arthas is alone)
 * Brotherly Love (Velen bears witness to the Prime Evils)
 * Descent of Demons (The draenei go their own way)
 * Emerald Dreams (Furion visits Tyrande)
 * Horns and Hooves (Illidan confronts Diablo)
 * Old (The night elves lose their immortality)
 * Outbreak (A village falls to the Plague of Undeath)
 * Prophet (Medivh confronts Inarius)
 * Regality (Kael pines for Jaina)
 * Road to Eternity (Jaina reflects on the state of Azeroth)

Poems

 * Bloodlust (Doomhammer serves the Horde)
 * Bones of the Mountain (Khaz Modan stands firm)
 * Downfall (The Lich King is defeated)
 * Limericks (The Alliance and Horde do battle)
 * Memories (The blood elves reflect on what they lost)
 * Saber (A saber attacks demons)
 * Sundering (The Cataclysm strikes Azeroth)

Warhammer
''It is a dark age, a bloody age, an age of daemons and sorcery, of battle and death, and of the world’s ending. Amidst all the fire, flame and fury, it is a time too of mighty heroes, of bold deeds and great courage.''

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. Didn't win though. :(

Length: 5 chapters

Status: Complete

Poems

 * Against the Darkness (Magnus swears to avenge Praag)
 * Guardians of the Tomb (The Tomb Kings guard Nehekhara)
 * Wind of Chaos (The forces of Chaos surge southward)

Warhammer 40,000
''There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only'' war.

Oneshots

 * Occupational Hazard (A Space Marine confronts a sangheili)

Poems

 * Modus Operandi (Dedicated to the Space Marines)

Whoinverse
''He's like fire and ice and rage. He's like the night and the storm in the heart of the sun. He's ancient and forever. He burns at the center of time and can see the turn of the universe. And... he's wonderful.''

Tim Latimer describing the Doctor

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

Oneshots

 * Freedom is Like a Box of Chocolates (Gryden is lectured on the ood)
 * Gingervitis (Elements of the Tenth Doctor remain in the Eleventh)
 * Nine Lives (A cat comforts the Doctor)
 * Normal (Rose gets used to life with the Doctor)
 * Rocking Your World (Mia's mother dies)
 * Screaming Angel (The Weeping Angels scream)
 * Sonata (The Doctor's song is ending)
 * The Dark is Rising (The Doctor's dark side emerges)
 * When You Wish Upon a Star (Amelia tries to make a wish)

Poems

 * Food, Horrible Food (The Doctor discovers his tastes)
 * Friendship (The Doctor understands the nature of friendship)
 * Reflections of a Petal (Rose misses the Doctor)
 * The Iron Fist (The toclefane dominate Earth)
 * When in Rome (Rory misses Amy)

Oneshots

 * Eternity (Bowman and Kestral have their first exam)

Poems

 * Bond (PintoxMumpo)

Oneshots

 * Facts (Games, Rollins reflects on humanity's dire straits)

Poems

 * Cosmos (The Pilgrims depart Sol)

Oneshots

 * A Tail of the Head (DC Universe, Two-Face taunts his hostages)
 * After-action Report (Battlefield Earth, the psychlos can't return to Earth)
 * Anomaly (StarFront, humans and myriads battle over zenobium)
 * Console Wars (Super Mario, the forces of Sega and Nintendo do battle)
 * Chocolate (Roald Dahl, people keep buying Wonka's chocolate bars)
 * Do No Harm (House of the Dead, a scientist writes his last words)
 * Execution (Hangman, a game is concluded)
 * First Sign of Madness (Battlefield Earth, Terl is stuck on Earth)
 * Gold to Lead (Merlin, the goblin develops a taste for lead)
 * Guardian (Star Trek, the USS Kelvin is destroyed)
 * Physics (Super Mario, a koopa troopa is caught in a richochet
 * Priorities (Duke Nukem, sattire on the Duke Nukem Forever teaser)
 * Sanity (Grand Theft Auto, Lazlow reflects on Liberty City's insanity)
 * Splinter of the Mind's Eye (Left 4 Dead, an infected is killed)
 * The Finer Points of Race (Shakespeare, two senators discuss Othello)

Poems

 * An Analysis of Ammority (Star Trek, vulcans find human emotion puzzling)
 * Anthem (Star Ocean, the Federation's anthem is sung)
 * Beser'ej (Wess'har, the wess'har guard Beser'ej)
 * Burning Wings (Greek Mythology, Icarus falls to his death)
 * Freedom (Saga of Seven Suns, the generation ships set out)
 * Itsy Bitsy (Wess'har, the Eqbas purge Umeh)
 * Journey (Dragon Age, hope remains for Ferelden)
 * Machine (BioShock, conveys the tormet of a Big Daddy)
 * Majesty (FreeSpace, vasudans discover Ancient ruins)
 * Nature's Breath (Merlin, the druids express their love of nature)
 * Passion (House of the Dead, RoganxSophie)
 * Silence (WALL-E, shows how Earth is a wasteland)
 * Slog (Ace Combat, Estovakia invades Emmeria)
 * Spirit of Adventure (Chronicles of Narnia, the Dawn Treader sets sail)
 * Spirits (Fable, Maze watches over the Hero of Oakvale)
 * Storm (Army Men, depicts Operation Firestorm)
 * The Night Before Xmas (Futurama, Santa comes to Earth)
 * Waiting (Pirates of the Caribbean, Elizabeth waits for Will to return)
 * Wanderer (Ratchet & Clank, the pair explore the universe)

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.

Broken Glass (Fire Emblem)
Not much to say here, apart from the fact that I remember listing this fic in my "newbie days"-you know, c. 2006, working on multiple fics at once and posting blurbs on every idea that came to mind. Anyway, all I can say is that this came from a dream involving a shattered window, was set in Elibe and involved the characters of Lyn and Kent.

...talk about stingy.

Cycle of Eternity (Legend of 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 ff.net 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(Legend of 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.

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...

Reign of Chaos (Warcraft)
As the title suggests, this was an attempted novelization of Reign of Chaos, made at about the same time of Tides of Darkness (see below). I actually got a bit further in this than the Warcraft II novelization attempt however, even writing two 'chapters' (though I'm using the term loosely here) and doing early forms of listing characters and chapters. Still, this at least came to something in a sense, teaching me how not to novelize the game and in a sense, helping me with the novelization of Exodus of the Horde. Were I to novelize this game, I'd give each campaign one entry each. So, as bad as this fic was, it at least provided a learning experience.

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.

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 Battle for Earth (Red vs. Blue)
At the end of Beginnings, there's a blurb for a story called Red vs. Blue: The Battle of Earth. It's a story I never got round to writing and I doubt I ever will. However, in my early, (more?) arrogant days, I listed a number of stories that would follow Beginnings, said story ultimatly being the first of five and BoE the second. I can't remember their names and I never took down formal notes, though I can remember some aspects. As such, I'll list them here.

-The Battle of Earth was really a RvB take on Halo 3 and would have ended with the disunity between the Red and Blue Armies being revealed. Tex would have made her appearance in this story and was piloting the ship that followed the others to Earth.

-The third story would ultimatly be what Beginnings started off as, something covering the three years between Church, Grif and Simmons's arrival in Blood Gulch and the start of Season 1. Debbie would have been part of Red Team during this, as was the cyan armored soldier seen in Beginnings being part of Blue Team. The two would develop some kind of love-hate relationship. Wyoming would meanwhile work in the background, as per the instructions of the thing hinted at in the epilogue (some weird mix of a c'tan and the W'rkncanter as I recall).

-The fourth story would revolve around Debbie and the cyan soldier, diverging from the Blood Gulch setting. I think Nicole-458 was meant to feature somehow. Regardless, the plot focussed around ONI, how it was actually controlled by a trio of AIs (Alpha, Omega and Zero, Zero being the head of Section Zero).

-The fifth story was some kind of endgame scenario. Debbie would die by its end, though the cyan character would survive.

So yeah. Various ideas, but ones that I don't see myself ever following up on. It's nice to reflect, but merging Halo and Red vs. Blue isn't the best COA for fanfiction IMO.

The Broken Seal (Golden Sun)
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 faces a number of issues in regards to continuation. Firstly, it was written under the assumption that there would be no installments in the series beyond The Lost Age, an assumption proven false by Dark Dawn. As such, I delievered a lot of original lore, most, if not all of which will almost certainly be rendered canonically null. And looking back at what I created, I can't say I'm all that comfortable with it. And even then, I haven't finished drafting the story. As such, I've decided to discontinue the fic in regards to its current incarnation and start over, writing and drafting in a style that better fits Golden Sun canon. A long way to travel back, but I would feel even less comfortable continuing the fic in its current form.

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.

Tides of Darkness (Warcraft)
As the title suggests, this was an attempted novelization at the game of the same name, long before the official version was released. And like all writing made in a notebook made at...well, however old I was, it sucked, not to mention grossly inaccurate and taking extensive reference from Lord of the Rings (somehow had the idea of the Guardians coming from across the sea akin to the Istari, completely ignorant of the Council of Tirisfal at the time). Anyway, just something for people to laugh about a newbie attempting, including early forms of listing chapters and characters, along with racial categorization of Alliance units.

The Weyard Chronicles (Golden Sun)
Maybe it's a good thing profile pages don't have a history option akin to wikipedia. If this was the case, and someone looked back far enough, you would have seen I'd posted a list of over twenty Golden Sun fics under the blanket of The Weyard Chronicles. In my newbie days, when I was foolish/arrogant enough to imagine this as being feasible, I'd imagined that The Broken Seal and The Lost Age would form the first two parts of a fantasy saga. However, not only is this not possible in writing terms, but with Dark Dawn continuing the storyline, it's clear that Weyard isn't mine to shape, that the storyline didn't end with The Lost Age. It's hard to say how many of the ideas I developed will be carried on into a novelization of The Broken Seal, provided I even get round to it. Still, from what I can remember, I can give a rough summary of what stories I had in mind and their rough order, but this is hazy at best. However, I'd rather wait for now and see what becomes of The Broken Seal. Hopefully, I can reach the stage where I can give a summary without the issue of spoilers.

Series Info
This is more or less a minor notes section for certain multi-chaptered stories-how they relate to each other, reading order, etc. While such info is given in the relative sections, it can be rendered inconcise due to posting stories in order of presentation of info. As such, the info is grouped here. Sections are as follows:

Halo
Order/chronology of stories is as follows:


 * Sanctuary (2525)
 * Shadows of Hope (2534)
 * Alpha (2552)
 * Farthest Reach (2553)

The first three stories feature a common character. Alpha draws extensively from Sanctuary, while Shadows of Hope is fairly isolated. Farthest Reach is a stand-alone.

Mass Effect
Order/chronology is as follows:


 * Hand of Steel (2181)
 * Fist of Iron (2183)

Fist of Iron is a direct sequel to Hand of Steel.

Sonic the Hedgehog
Universes and rough order of reading are as follows:


 * Friendship (loose Segaverse connection)
 * Jungle of Shadow (loose Segaverse connection)
 * ﻿﻿﻿Mystic Isle (Segaverse)
 * Chaos Control Freaks (Sonic X)
 * Transgression (Archieverse)
 * Heads of Tails (SatAM)

Only real connection is between Friendship and Jungle of Shadow, the latter serving as a vague sequal to the former.

StarCraft
Order/chronology of stories is as follows:


 * Guild Wars (2485-'86)
 * Loomings (2499)
 * The New Order (2500)
 * Requiem (2500)
 * Operation: Claws (2500)
 * Inner Fire (2500)
 * Legacy (2502)
 * Downfall (2502)

Connections here are between The New Order and Operation: Claws, with events in the former being vaguely referenced/mentioned in the latter. Inner Fire is a direct sequel to Operation: Claws. Note that the dates displayed are in accordance with Blizzard's revised timeline, hence some possible discrepencies with dates in the stories themselves, as per being written before the retcon. Shadow Blade isn't listed here as it's been rendered completely null by canon material.

Warcraft
Order/chronology is as follows:


 * Reign of Chaos: Exodus of the Horde (Year 25)
 * Bones of Ironforge (Year 30)
 * Providence (Year 31)
 * Denial (Year 31)

Only real linkage is between Denial and Providence, with some events in the former being mentioned in the latter. However, these events are based around canon, so the stories can easily be read independently.