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obabscribbler rec'd a fic that was done by edmondia for this meme. The meme interests me, and I need to get the brain juices flowing, so let's do this.Crossover Meme
Choose 10 fandoms. Post the list and have your friends pick combinations. Write a
1. Sailor Moon
2. Yu-Gi-Oh
3. Final Fantasy X/X-2
4. Final Fantasy VIII
5. Skip Beat
6. Kitchen Princess
7. Full Moon o Sagashite
8. Star Ocean 3 (Till The End of Time)
9. Star Ocean 2 (The Second Story)/EX
10. Full Metal Panic
So you, dear commenter, can pick two of the above fandoms, and I shall write a ficlet for them. I can't guarantee that it'll be a legitimate 100 word drabble, hence the word "ficlet" instead.
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Date: 2008-05-04 11:58 pm (UTC)Pt. 1
Date: 2008-05-05 01:36 am (UTC)"Why thank you, darlin'," Irvine tipped his hat at the pretty brunette who'd quite suddenly started stuttering and backing away the moment she caught sight of Irvine and Zell walking into the cafeteria.
Zell blinked, looked from Anzu to Irvine and back again, and realized Irvine didn't recognize her.
'Well, why would he?' Zell thought. 'The last time we saw her, she was covered in Fastitocalon-F slop and jet engine exhaust... which reminds me, I have to tell Squall that Irvine should never be allowed to pilot the Ragnarok EVER again.'
But SHE had clearly recognized THEM, and judging by the way she kept shooting none-too-discreet glances at Zell and Irvine, trying to see if they were pretending that they didn't recognize her.
True, it had been weeks since they'd "rescued" her from that incident over on the Rinaul Coast, but Zell didn't forget people that easily. Especially strange girls who apparently decided to take mid-morning dips in the ocean with carnivorous fish. Irvine had done the bare minimum when it came to helping her and bringing her back to Balamb, and the whole way there, he waxed eloquent about the 'cuties' Balamb Garden was supposedly filled with. Zell had known immediately that the conversation made the girl -he'd learned her name was Anzu, and no, she wasn't from around here and couldn't exactly remember how she'd washed up on the Rinaul Coast- uncomfortable, but Irvine had just kept talking, as if Anzu weren't a girl at all, but a Grat that had been through a blender.
If Irvine HAD known that, underneath all the Fastitocalon-F bites and sea-slop was a pretty brunette, maybe he wouldn't have babbled like he did, and would have spent more time flirting with her like he did with everyone else. Anzu had apparently gotten a particular first impression of Irvine, and didn't want him to start regarding HER as one of the "Balamb Garden cuties" that he just "had to have."
Pt. 2
Date: 2008-05-05 01:36 am (UTC)After the last riot, Balamb Garden had instituted a "restaurant" policy, where students had to be seated and served by hosts and waiters, rather than lining up to get lunch and then crowding the cafeteria seats. But life at the Garden was far from perfect, and the cafeteria staff seemed to have their own "revolving door" policy. Anzu was apparently one of the newest hires.
Suddenly a pair of trays clattered down in front of them, and Zell blinked, only to find Anzu with narrowed eyes staring back down at him. Clearly she'd realized that Zell had recognized her, even if Irvine hadn't.
"Please enjoy our hot dogs with plenty of our famous ketchup!" she said with a nasty smile, and then proceeded to squeeze the red bottle in her hands until it made an awful "splort!" noise.
Zell blinked in astonishment and then looked at his hot dog special. Plain as day were the words 'TELL AND YOU DIE!!' in capital ketchup with not one, but two exclamation points. The fact that she'd done it upside down without breaking eye contact with Zell the entire time seemed to lend credence to the thought that she'd done this before.
Irvine hadn't noticed, and was busy wolfing down his own hot dog.
Zell laughed weakly and then nodded slowly at Anzu, who was glaring at him from two tables away, while she took the order of some other students.
When they were finished, Zell told Irvine to go on ahead (he made up a lame excuse about wanting to challenge someone to a quick game of Triple Triad), and he caught up with Anzu. She started speaking before he even had the chance to tap her on the shoulder.
"Well," she said, "now that you know I'm working here, I have nothing else to hide..." She turned around to face Zell, using that same weird womanly sense as she had before when she realized he KNEW.
"I'm not from around here," she said, turning around with a strange smile on her face. "I'm not from any Garden, and I'm sure as sugar not a SeeD. But because I know a little something about magic and time-twisting, I figure this is as good a place as any to be if I want to go back home." She reached up to her neck and grasped a glinting pendant on a tiny silver chain. Zell had seen it once before, when they'd saved her at the beach, and that, along with her bright blue eyes, made her pretty memorable, with or without fish slop all over her.
"I won't tell," Zell said softly, scratching the back of his head. "'sides, I wouldn't subject you to Irvine's brand of 'flirting' anyway."
"Thanks," Anzu said, and turned around fully. She thrust a hand out at Zell, who looked at it in astonishment before taking it and shaking it. "I think I've got enough to worry about without cowboys asking me questions."
She clutched at her pendant for a minute, looking wistful, but then she smiled a megawatt smile and headed back into the thick crowds, leaving Zell a bit flabbergasted.
"'Magic and time-twisting'...? Where the heck is she from, anyway!?"
Re: Pt. 2
Date: 2008-05-06 09:12 pm (UTC)Re: Pt. 2
Date: 2008-05-06 09:43 pm (UTC)I could definitely flesh out more of the scenes mentioned here as just exposition/narrative, possibly making it kill-worthy. ;}
Ever noticed how in FF8 fic, Zell's always the loner? Even though, in-game, he's got least 2 girls who crush on him (I think one's in the library at Balamb and the other's in the town of Balamb), he's never shown explicit interest in anyone... which would make characterizing him and a potential relationship with Anzu pretty fun for me.
I mean, he's not a Jounouchi!clone by any stretch of the imagination, but I can see a similar dynamic developing between him and Anzu... but because of the stringent differences (I think he's a lot smarter, but still not genius-level), it has the potential to be, as you said, "all kinds of cute" (and thus "more than just friends").
Re: Pt. 2
Date: 2008-05-07 11:53 pm (UTC)You're making me salivate by just considering writing it.
Re: Pt. 2
Date: 2008-05-08 12:55 am (UTC)*shrug* Guess I will be writing it, but heck if I know what direction it's going to take. I kind of want to "get to know" Zell better, which means I have to play the game, which means I need to wait until after finals... :D
Re: Pt. 2
Date: 2008-05-08 06:40 pm (UTC)Re: Pt. 2
Date: 2008-05-08 06:49 pm (UTC)Re: Pt. 2
Date: 2008-05-09 05:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-05 12:30 am (UTC)No but seriously, it's appreciated...
Yu-Gi-Oh! and Sailor Moon
Even from our few interactions, you've probably gotten an idea of what I like :)
Thank in advance!
Gah, I could be way off the mark! (Pt. 1)
Date: 2008-05-05 05:41 am (UTC)Sailor Pluto fought to hide her smile as she watched Sailor Neptune charge through the doorway of their common room, angrily tear off her gloves, and slam the door of the bathroom. She'd been doing that more and more lately, especially after meetings with Seto Kaiba. Neptune was hard to anger, but Mr. Kaiba apparently had it down to an art.
"Setsuna, would you be a dear--"
"Don't worry, Haruka," Pluto said, smiling at her long-time friend. "I'll take care of it. I'll inform the Queen as well that there's been a change of representatives with Kaiba Corporation."
"Thank you," Uranus smiled gratefully and went hurrying to the bathroom to try and calm Neptune down before she summoned a tidal wave in the tub and destroyed half the palace.
Not fifteen minutes later, Sailor Pluto, Garnet Rod in hand, stood looking up at the Kaiba Corporation tower. Its appearance hadn't changed in the past thousand years, which had less to do with the Crystal Sealing at the start of the 21st century and more to do with the man in charge of the world's most technologically advanced company.
The only reason why his tower wasn't taller than the Crystal Palace was due to zoning regulations, something Pluto was aware Kaiba fought tooth and nail.
But it wasn't zoning regulations that she was here to speak with Kaiba about today...
"Ah- Sailor Pluto! I'll tell Mr. Kaiba that you're here," the receptionist stuttered as soon as she spotted the Sailor Senshi striding through the glass doors.
There was ONE good thing about being able to walk around freely in her Sailor fuku, and that was immediate service. Everyone recognized you as a member of the upper echelons of the Crystal Tokyo court. Of course, the downside was that plenty of people tried to dress-up like the Senshi too, which led to far too much of the Senshi's time sorting out impostors who ordered everything from concert tickets to Mars trips in their names.
"Hey Pu-- er, Sailor Pluto!"
Sailor Pluto turned and offered the boy a rare smile. "Mokuba. It's been a while. How are your studies?"
"Eh, same old, same old. Top of the class; am I allowed to be anything less?" Mokuba grinned. Apparently genius was something that ran in the Kaiba blood, though Pluto knew full well that Seto and Mokuba only held the name, not the bloodline of the original Kaiba family. Considering she'd seen the future where Gozaburo Kaiba lived, Pluto was quite pleased with the current state of affairs.
"Oh yeah, how's Chib-- er, the Princess? I haven't seen her in a while."
"Chibiusa is on a mission at the moment, training back in the 20th century," Pluto told him kindly. The only reason why she let such classified knowledge out to a civilian was because Mokuba and Chibiusa had become fast friends at their elite school near the Crystal Palace, and Mokuba often asked after her.
"Oh," Mokuba said, looking a bit downcast. "Don't worry, she'll be back in..." Pluto tilted her head up as if examining an invisible clock on the wall. "Fourteen days, twenty-three hours, and thirty-six minutes."
"REALLY?" Mokuba asked, brightening. "How do you-- oh wait," Mokuba blushed and grinned sheepishly. "I almost forgot you in charge of Time-Space." Suddenly Mokuba looked confused. "So wait a sec, why are you HERE, then? I thought Sailor Neptune was the representative between the Crystal Palace and us."
"Indeed, she was, but..."
"But my brother said something to piss her off and now if she ever has to come back here again, she'll blast my brother into plankton bits?"
"Something like that," Pluto smiled. The younger Kaiba certainly possessed a sense of humor that his older brother didn't quite share, and one that Neptune seemed to think was too crude for her tastes. Mokuba had once revealed to Pluto -the last time they met, when Pluto had delivered a message from Chibiusa to him- that Neptune gave him "the heebie-jeebies." For some reason, Pluto had found amusement in that, and liked Mokuba ever since.
"Mr. Kaiba will see you now!" the receptionist called out to Pluto.
"I'll go with you," Mokuba grinned. "Big Bro will be glad to hear I aced my last exam."
Re: Gah, I could be way off the mark! (Pt. 2)
Date: 2008-05-05 05:43 am (UTC)Pluto frowned slightly; Kaiba *was* known for being disrespectful to people of authority, but she didn't think he was stupid enough to let that extend to members of the Royal Court. She HAD heard that Seto Kaiba was one of the most intelligent civilians in all of Crystal Tokyo.
"Since you seem to have, shall we say, 'disagreements' with all the other representatives from the Crystal Palace, I shall be acting as the liaison between your corporation and the Crystal court," Pluto said succinctly. "If I recall correctly, the latest discussions are regarding the Terrestrial Data Center's scheduled upgrades."
"And they will continue on schedule, as promised, that's never been the issue." Kaiba glanced up briefly, as if noticing his brother in the room for the first time. "Mokuba, will you excuse us? I have some serious business to discuss with Pluto, and I'm sure it would only bore you."
Mokuba gawped for a moment; normally his brother wanted him to sit in on every meeting so he could get a 'better understanding' of the inner workings of Kaiba Corporation so that one day HE could take it over.
"Uh, sure Big Brother. See you later Puu!" Mokuba waved at the tall Sailor Senshi and then left the way he came, closing the door behind him with a soft click.
"What do I get out of this?"
"Pardon me?" Pluto's gaze trailed from the door back to Kaiba, where he was staring at her with a rather pointed gaze.
"You heard me. All of these deals greatly benefit your 'Royal Court,' as it were, and use up a vast percentage of my company's resources. So what am I getting out of it?" Kaiba rose from his seat and strode the few paces from his desk to where Pluto was standing; she never sat in these kind of meetings, and she never put down the Garnet Rod. When he finally stood before her, they were only centimeters apart, him just a hair's breadth taller than she. "Whatever happened to 'give a little... get a little' hmm?"
Pluto suddenly smiled widely. "This is what you said to Neptune to get her so boiling, didn't you? I must say, that's quite an achievement. It takes either true genius or true stupidity to infuriate the calmest Sailor Senshi." Pluto took a step forward, unintimidated by Seto Kaiba's height, and continued. "I would think that from all I've heard of you, you would fit into the 'true genius' category, though I'm sure Sailor Neptune would disagree."
"She can think what she wants."
"As can you," Pluto shot back. "I'm sure you're well-aware of how she interpreted your 'proposition,' if you used those same words on her as you did on me."
"It's not my fault she's not one of the two Sailor Senshi with more than one advanced degree," he replied.
"I'm glad to hear you've done your research on us, Mr. Kaiba, but you could possibly stand to do a little more. Your attitude could be construed... shall we say, disrespectfully, and land you in an rather unpleasant place."
"Where?" Kaiba scoffed. "Would you send me to Nemesis for disobeying the Queen?"
Pluto snorted indelicately, but quickly covered up the lower half of her face with a gloved hand. "My, what an imagination you have, Mr. Kaiba. It must serve you well, developing all the genius technologies you do." She paused, glancing around Mr. Kaiba's room. Were it not for the lack of crystal consoles and automatic sliding doors, Mr. Kaiba's office at the top of his 20th-century tower would have looked like something right out of the Crystal Palace-- state-of-the-art and filled with more secrets than could be counted in a lifetime.
"No, not so harsh a punishment for someone with... so much to give. I would say... back to the 20th century might be more suitable for you."
"Deal."
Pluto wheeled on her boot to face Kaiba directly. "That's what you were after all along, wasn't it?"
Kaiba merely smirked, then turned away from Pluto to gaze out his panoramic window, where he had quite possibly the best view of the Crystal Palace.
"For the record, Neptune is involved with Uranus, she holds two degrees in Oceanography and Music Theory, and what you GET out of being involved directly with the Crystal court is guaranteed safety for the remainder of yours and your brother's lifetimes."
Re: Gah, I could be way off the mark! (Pt. 3)
Date: 2008-05-05 05:44 am (UTC)"But you do need something that doesn't exist in this period, don't you, Mr. Kaiba?" Pluto asked quietly. Again, Kaiba was silent.
"You know, given the opportunity, I believe most people would choose to see the future instead of the past. They would rather know how they will end up, how to prevent future mistakes, or see the outcome of decisions they made only moments ago. But you-- you, Mr. Kaiba, wish to experience that which you've already done."
"...You're not going to ask me why?"
"Why should I, Mr. Kaiba? I'm the Soldier of Space-Time-- you've already given me your answer." And with a wave of her Garnet Rod, a translucent pathway stretched out, past the window with its panoramic view and back, back, back... in the very far distance, one could make out the concrete silhouettes of skyscrapers from a time of the past, and the sparkling lights of the monument once known as the 'Tokyo Tower.' These were remnants of the 20th century, an age gone by, but it was the only life Seto Kaiba had ever known and, fraught as it was with disease, corruption, war, and deceit, it was where he wanted -no, where he NEEDED- to be.
Seto Kaiba didn't look back, he merely walked down the path back through Space-Time, his Duel Disk strapped to his arm and his deck in his hand.
Re: Gah, I could be way off the mark! (Pt. 3)
Date: 2008-05-07 06:08 am (UTC)The idea of leaving it open-ended as to his exact reasoning for wanting to travel back in time opened a flood gate of ideas in my head.
At first I thought that Neptune and Uranus's roles should be switched, but since the whole point was to show how the situation frustrated even the calmest of the Senshi, it would make sense.
I like the irony of how, in the past Kaiba was all for moving forward and in this future era, he longs for something from that past he thought he despised. *angst* Is he immortal btw?
As to what I think could happen:
Okay, first things first the moment I read this line: "But you do need something that doesn't exist in this period, don't you, Mr. Kaiba?" The Puppyshipper in may screamed 'Hey's going for Jou!' XDDDD
Then, when the logical side of my brain finally started to kick in, I began to hypothesize. It may just be that my brain is far to mentally-stimulated during the late hours of the night, but I could see some Azureshipping potential. It seemed like a cool idea at the time, but now I can't remember... figures :P
Or it's possible that the gang doesn't exist in the 21st century and he has come to realize over the time that he longs for them a whole
Or he's going to duel Yugi again -__-
Maybe he just misses the whole dueling glowi n general.
XD Or maybe he really was going for Jounouchi and he regrets never having postively interacted or he did something that caused them to stop interacting or they- /block
Yeah... so what exactly did you have in mind as in ending yourself? Or could you not decide on how to do so? (Which is totally understandable because of how it's artfully woven to be so speculative)
Re: Gah, I could be way off the mark! (Pt. 3)
Date: 2008-05-07 06:24 am (UTC)I was thinking he went back for the gang, even if he wouldn't admit it. Not necessarily for a specific person, but maybe more for the friendship he developed with them (that again, he'd never admit to). The one thing I feel bad about is, it makes it look like he's perfectly fine and dandy with leaving Mokuba behind, or conversely, Mokuba would easily understand Seto "needing" to go back. I think at this point in time, Mokuba's probably old enough to be independent-ish, and has friends, plus CT is pretty peaceful-- and Pluto's basically guaranteed Mokuba's protection no matter when/where Seto is. I just didn't include all that exposition in the story. :P
Re: Gah, I could be way off the mark! (Pt. 3)
Date: 2008-05-07 06:33 am (UTC)It's really sad when I think about it. MAJOR ANGST.
This isvery interesting...
Date: 2008-05-05 12:56 am (UTC)Re: This is very interesting...
Date: 2008-05-05 02:07 am (UTC)"WOW!" Kyouko was not paying attention. She was too enraptured by the change in scenery: from a dank, dark, roped-off area of LME's basement to an expanse of green that offered an amazing view of the sea at sunset.
They'd only gone down there when Kyouko had spotted that guy from Vie Ghouls heading downstairs. Kyouko had shouted something about protecting the integrity of LME from 'dogs' like him and immediately ran after him, not paying attention to the fact that he hadn't gone into the roped-off area but instead had left the building through a garage-level exit. Problem was, Kyouko had tripped over the ropes, slid down a dark hall, and bumped into a shelf which pelted her with boxes.
Immediately, Kyouko thought she was 'under attack,' and out came the demons, blasting away everything around her until she and Moko (who'd followed Kyouko in a desperate attempt to save the name of the Love-Me section, though she detested being affiliated with it at all) were left-knee deep in the remnants of countless boxes, the only apparent pathway leading out... to a grassy, slightly-forested area that was most definitely NOT the garage level of LME.
And of course, the 'dog' from Vie Ghouls was nowhere in sight. Kyouko didn't seem to even remember him being the cause of all this, now that she was out in the open, staring at the sunset like she'd never seen one in all her life.
"Oh please," Moko muttered, rolling her eyes. "If you've seen one, you've seen them all." Even though this place WAS different...
Kyouko, meanwhile, kept staring, her eyes glittering with tears, as though she were watching some sort of movie.
As soon as the sun hit the horizon, though, Kyouko's attention flicked elsewhere: to one of many small, palm-sized spheres at her feet.
"Hey, what's this?" Her fingers seemed to find a switch, and suddenly there was a flare of light. When it died down, Kyouko grinned from ear to ear.
"Cool!" She turned around, admiring her new costume, which consisted of a pair of hot pants, a dip-dyed side skirt, knee-high boots, a white halter top with an odd design over the breasts, and a pink hood.
"Moko, try one!" She tossed a purple-colored sphere at Moko, who caught it reflexively, her fingers accidentally brushing the switch that activated it. Suddenly, she was engulfed in the same bright light as Kyouko had been moments before, and when it faded, she found herself clothed differently: in a long purple dress criss-crossed with magenta and brown, with tassels hanging off her sleeves and a tall, pointed hat on her head.
"What the heck--"
"This is so cool!" Kyouko giggled. "Just like a superhero movie!"
Moko was about to tell Kyouko that her 'superhero' was about to meet her demise, but she was interrupted by high-pitched scream
"HEEEEEEEEELP! The machina-- the machina!"
"Moko! Let's go!" Kyouko dashed off, guns -where the heck had she gotten those guns!?- in hand as she headed toward the sound of the voice.
Moko dropped her head into a hand, shaking her head.
"Why am I always following her childish whims...?" Problem was, for every five of Kyouko's "childish whims," at least three of them seemed to work out in their favor. "Oh well, I guess if it gets us home sooner, might as well play along." Moko straightened the brim of her hat and then ran after Kyouko, her own mysteriously-appeared magic wand at the ready.
Re: This is very interesting...
Date: 2008-05-05 02:35 am (UTC)Re: This is very interesting...
Date: 2008-05-05 02:39 am (UTC)Also, Moko's outfit is Yuna's Black Mage: here.
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Date: 2008-05-05 03:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-05 05:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-07 06:27 am (UTC)Yes it would! Starting.... now! (yeah, yeah I never pass on an easy joke :P)
I think I'm addicted :P I ran across that entry you made back in what? 2005 (full of tons of stuff that still needs to be added btw). And jumped at the idea of creating some sort of central structure (cause we loves that! XD). And besides, I like helping the collective fandom and digging up things they may not know of.
I will dip into every corner of the yugioh fanodm if I have to but I will see that Wiki full darn it! :P
Now for other matters:
Please take a look at the Jounouchi page, there's an issue with the content box *puppy eyes* XD
Did you ever get that email I sent you with the new link to the Seto Kaiba physical fanlisting? (I saw on BEaA that you were searching for the link)
And if I create a page for a ship that is not on the 'official' list, then do I just create it, or first edit the list page and then create the page?
I've come to realize I'm pretty good at annoying the crap out of you with stuff like this :D
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Date: 2008-05-07 06:40 am (UTC)And I did get the email, I just never had time to edit BEA yet-- maybe after finals!
If you create any Wiki pages for 'ships that aren't on the "official"