Fanfiction.net: the good bits

Xephon · Post by **Xephon** » 2006-04-14 07:59pm

The Endless and The Immortal
There are beings in this Universe called Endless. There are beings in this Universe called Immortal. This is the story of how Death met Death and became friends. (Highlander/Sandman x-over)

Moth to the Flame
VHD:B prequel. Meier and Charlotte, from Meier's POV. How did a vampire ever fall in love with a human? *COMPLETED*

Gaijin
A Sailor Moon SI Unlike any other before it. A man from another world finds himself alone in a strange world, and fighting for his life. This puts him at odds with The Senshi, the Youma, and the Yakuza. Can a mere human last long against such forces?

Mako
Within the depths of corruption, squalor, and evil, one mercenary fights a war alongside a ragtag band of rebels against the faceless corporate enemy of Shinra Inc. Yet, an even darker evil lurks beyond..... An indepth novelization of Final Fantasy VII.

holyknight · Post by **holyknight** » 2006-04-14 09:27pm

WARNING:I put a big lot of EVERYTHING here...so don't got weirded for some of the links here...

Project 04: a HP AU-Verse.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2834785/1/

1977: James and Lily Potter are reported to be killed by Death Eaters............1995: The Ministry's greatest weapon begins to wonder what's the truth........... No Pairings, somewhat inspired by Hellsing.....

Know Why the Nightingale Sings:a Harry Potter-Rurouni Kenshin x-over.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2387105/1/

That fateful Halloween night something happened. It sent Harry Potter to Japan a few years before the Meiji revolution. How are the wizards going to deal with an Oniwabanshu Harry Potter?

Divine:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2783842/1/

A year into his training away from Konoha, Naruto stumbles onto someone thought to only exist within myths and legends. A Divine Goddess of Future? Goddess First Class, Category Two with Unlimited License? What's going on here? Slight OOC....

A Glint of Amber Stars: A Rurouni Kenshin/ST:TNG Crossover.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1585195/1/

In the distant future, a wandering soul questions who and what he is, plagued by unwanted changes and dark, forgotten dreams......

Semper Fi - The UN Marine Corps: An AU of the Macross-Verse.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2269142/1/

The Macross Saga was originally told from the UN Spacy and the Valkyrie Fighter Squadrons point of view. In an alternate reality, a similar story is told from another point of view. This is a story about the few and the proud. The Marines.

Raikiri Triken: The Three Souls Swordsman.
WARNING:The Writer was under the influence of Acapulco Gold when he wrote this..........

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2677761/1/

Harry Potter is possessed by the spirits of Shishio Makoto, Himura Kenshin, and Seta Sojiro. Carrying their three swords, Harry hunts down the supposedly dead Voldemort. Just one problem: the Dark Lord is staying with his cousin, the snake sannin.

Anomie · Post by **Anomie** » 2006-04-16 08:50pm

FFX: Destiny's Call - Final Fantasy X - A story of a regular guy getting transported to Spira and traveling alongside Tidus and the rest on there quest to defeat Sin

It’s Good to be King - Love Hina - What happens when Keitaro finds out that Su has a plan instore for him and the other girls of Hinata.

Married With Princess - Love Hina - Keitaro finds out that the Hinata Inn is considered an embassy because of Su living there, and because it's technically MolMolian soil, the laws of Mol Mol apply. And his life just had a dramatic change because of it.

Wish For The Past - Dragonball Z - A misspoken wish lands Goten in the past, traveling alongside Bardock, the grandfather he never knew. Concerned for his friend's safety, Trunks soon joins him, and together they travel from Vegeta-sei to Earth, trying to find a way back home.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-04-16 09:25pm

Faqa wrote:
phongn wrote:Found the fic - After the End
Very good, though a bit syrupy-sweet. Have footage of battles and explosions handy to stiffen yourself at times.

Darkfics are usually my thing but sometimes a does of sugar can be good :p

mr friendly guy · Post by **mr friendly guy** » 2006-04-16 10:21pm

For those who had enough of Buffyverse x-over where Buffy gets so superior, try this one Forever Knight /BtVS x-over. Nick could virtually run rings around Buffy.

The Living Undead

Academia Nut · Post by **Academia Nut** » 2006-04-17 12:43am

Speaking of Buffyverse getting superior and needing a bitchslapping every now and again to keep the arrogance down, does anyone know of a good Buffy/Hellsing crossover anywhere? Hell, even a good Hellsing fic would be nice considering its the one series that I'm something of a fanboy of. But yeah, Buffy/Hellsing if done well would be so awesome just for the looks on the Scoobies faces.

Buffy: "I don't know who you people are, but trust us on this, guns just piss these guys off."

Alucard, while wearing a smirk: "Seras?"

Seras, coming into view carrying the Harkonnen: "Yes master?"

Buffy: "... ...Okay, that might do it."

Murazor · Post by **Murazor** » 2006-04-17 04:33am

Academia Nut wrote:does anyone know of a good Buffy/Hellsing crossover anywhere? Hell, even a good Hellsing fic would be nice considering its the one series that I'm something of a fanboy of. But yeah, Buffy/Hellsing if done well would be so awesome just for the looks on the Scoobies faces.

About the best I know about would be "An Angel of a Different Sort" (no direct link, sorry) in the Anime>Hellsing microsection of Twisting the Hellmouth. Xander's goes as an English butler for Halloween... you can read what happens next.

holyknight · Post by **holyknight** » 2006-04-18 12:24am

Academia Nut wrote:Speaking of Buffyverse getting superior and needing a bitchslapping every now and again to keep the arrogance down, does anyone know of a good Buffy/Hellsing crossover anywhere? Hell, even a good Hellsing fic would be nice considering its the one series that I'm something of a fanboy of. But yeah, Buffy/Hellsing if done well would be so awesome just for the looks on the Scoobies faces."

hmm....Hellsing/BTVS x-overs...something like...

The No Life Twin: X-Over with Hellsing, and incorporates Underworld, Vampire: The Masquerade, The League..

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2716485/1/

There are people who say that it is a terrible thing to be forgotten by those around you. However as one Xander Harris is about to find out it can be even worse to be noticed by the wrong people.

Or Every Angel:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2709364/1/

A different take to the normal style. For Every Angel, a Demon... Xander/Integra

Academia Nut · Post by **Academia Nut** » 2006-04-18 01:18am

Hey thanks guys, I'll be sure to read those once I have free time again. Stupid finals.

Robo Jesus · Post by **Robo Jesus** » 2006-04-18 03:30am

The New Order

I'm quite surprised none of you have mentioned this Harry Potter fanfiction yet. I'd say this is one of the best written Harry Potter fanfitions out there. Very dark.

Anarkia

This one is also among the top ten of the very best well written Harry Potter fanfictions out there. Very AU.

Murazor · Post by **Murazor** » 2006-04-18 05:10am

I am surprised that no one has mentioned this little jewel yet: The Dilgar War. The tale of the war that condemned a race to oblivion and made Earth a power to be reckoned in the Babylon 5 universe. It is very well written and is one of the very few non-crossover stories that has managed to catch my interest in the last months. For those interested, the story is much more advanced at SB.com

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-04-18 09:28am

Murazor wrote:I am surprised that no one has mentioned this little jewel yet: The Dilgar War. The tale of the war that condemned a race to oblivion and made Earth a power to be reckoned in the Babylon 5 universe. It is very well written and is one of the very few non-crossover stories that has managed to catch my interest in the last months. For those interested, the story is much more advanced at SB.com

That one interested me, but the writing is a bit weak.

Robo Jesus · Post by **Robo Jesus** » 2006-04-20 12:18am

I Know What’s Beneath the Snow Fields

A Final Fantasy fanfiction. I have no clue why, but on the page I linked to it's complete, while on ff.net it hasn't been updated in forever. Be warned though, this one is long.

The Essences Of Life

A story about General Grievous, a Bio-droid Engineer, and a Robot that likes to scratch his flat metal ass.

Dark Futures

A story of war between the kingdoms of Hyrule and Termina. Very dark. Very gritty. Very good.

Murazor · Post by **Murazor** » 2006-04-20 05:27am

Misunderstandings by Don Sample. Another quite good BTVS/SG1 story with Shelob as special guest star. He has some other stories that are most certainly worth reading.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-04-20 05:59am

I'm starting on the fics mentioned here, Wow, this is a shitload to read.

I'm wondering, how do people find the good fics with all the bad?

ray245 · Post by **ray245** » 2006-04-20 06:52am

just keep looking...better look at the review first to see how good can the story goes. If the reveiws is good, at least so impressed not only by the wrting, but can releate events and speech in the story, it is really good.

If the reviews looks like its mostly written by teenagers, and few adults, there is a possibility that it will suck.

Oh, another thing, there is a sequal, or at least a ending for Batman begins, lapses.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2779443/1/

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2006-04-20 12:05pm

Court Martial
Nightwing is on trial by the JLA for murder.
Much better than I expected it to be and damn good characterizations of both Nightwing and Batman by the author.

Ryoga · Post by **Ryoga** » 2006-04-21 05:57pm

Robo Jesus wrote:I Know What’s Beneath the Snow Fields

A Final Fantasy fanfiction. I have no clue why, but on the page I linked to it's complete, while on ff.net it hasn't been updated in forever. Be warned though, this one is long.

Also terrible. It reads like a 100-chapter-long Furcadia desc (bonus points to anyone who places the reference), and manages to no-sell pretty much everything that made the setting unique or interesting; where was all of Vincent's materia? Why didn't anyone have materia, for that matter? Did Yuffie steal it all or something? And somehow I doubt very much that Cloud and Tifa would have had much trouble with some punks with machineguns after killing frikkin' dragons....

Robo Jesus · Post by **Robo Jesus** » 2006-04-21 08:37pm

Ryoga wrote:Also terrible. It reads like a 100-chapter-long Furcadia desc (bonus points to anyone who places the reference), and manages to no-sell pretty much everything that made the setting unique or interesting; where was all of Vincent's materia? Why didn't anyone have materia, for that matter?

Ah, so you're saying thast the crux of a good Final Fantasy 7 fanfiction is Materia? What ever happened to characterization and PLOT? Oh, wait, I'm talking about Final Fantasy 7 here, aren't I? It's no wonder you would see things like characterization and plot and denounce it as having nothing to do with FF7.

If you want to bitch about it being cliche and putting way too much detail into things, or focusing way too fucking much on the characterizations (at times, it feels like you're drownining in the characterizations that are written), I would agree with you. However, you're bitching that the story doesn't play out like a retarded version of Dragon Ball Z, where everyone is some uber super sayan who depends entirely on their Materia while out slaying dragons.

And somehow I doubt very much that Cloud and Tifa would have had much trouble with some punks with machineguns after killing frikkin' dragons....

Yes, because all bar owners and Waitresses keep machine guns, bazookas, and GIANT SWORDS behind the counters to use on customers who might get out of hand, regardless of the fact that putting weapons like that in a bar would be a waste of time, dangerous to the customers, and fucking retarded beyond belief.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2006-04-22 08:34am

That Harry Potter and the Battle of the Wills is first rate. I actually found it a better read than The Half Blood Prince. Sister loved it as well, also rated it higher than THBP.

Dominus · Post by **Dominus** » 2006-04-22 09:05pm

El Moose Monstero wrote:That Harry Potter and the Battle of the Wills is first rate. I actually found it a better read than The Half Blood Prince. Sister loved it as well, also rated it higher than THBP.

Agreed. I read it right before HBP was released here in the States and found the latter rather lacking in comparison. The ending was particularly poignant, no?

Another fantastic HP recommendation:

A Year Like None Other
In Harry's 6th year, a letter from Surrey sends him down a path he'd never have walked on his own.
Was originally featured on ff.net before it was pulled for some asinine reason or other. Currently has over 95 chapters and is still regularly updated, with at least two sequels on the way. A Snape-mentors-Harry story.

FOG3 · Post by **FOG3** » 2006-04-23 02:39pm

Dominus wrote:Revelations: A Cynic's View of Pokemon

Takes a bloody sledgehammer to the idealistic, utopian world of the Pokemon anime. Very gritty and dark. That's really all that needs to be said.

Gritty? Dark?

Oh I see, HtH wanking of the worst Ranma 1/2 fanboy kind is gritty and dark.

That should be subbed, a Fanma/Pokemon crossover where the author's at least honest enough to admit it has nothing to do with Ranma 1/2 and so at least changes the names and backstories. Followed by much wankery, as a sociopathic brain-dead criminal of the worst order, who's so indescreet he'd be caught in like five seconds (read the author, under alias ie Fanma) gets away much absurd stupid stuff.

Yes, author-boy doing the Terminator thing, simulatenously with the worst excesses of HtH wankers is just brilliant. This is more like a case in point on why SI is bad.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2006-04-23 07:11pm

FOG3 wrote:
Dominus wrote:Revelations: A Cynic's View of Pokemon

Takes a bloody sledgehammer to the idealistic, utopian world of the Pokemon anime. Very gritty and dark. That's really all that needs to be said.
Gritty? Dark?

Oh I see, HtH wanking of the worst Ranma 1/2 fanboy kind is gritty and dark. That should be subbed, a Fanma/Pokemon crossover where the author's at least honest enough to admit it has nothing to do with Ranma 1/2 and so at least changes the names and backstories. Followed by much wankery, as a sociopathic brain-dead criminal of the worst order, who's so indescreet he'd be caught in like five seconds (read the author, under alias ie Fanma) gets away much absurd stupid stuff.

Yes, author-boy doing the Terminator thing, simulatenously with the worst excesses of HtH wankers is just brilliant. This is more like a case in point on why SI is bad.

Eh, I thought it was readable at least, although the HtH bits were quite overdone. Still, I was kind of hoping for more of an actually dark take on the universe, since the idea does have some merit (addressing concepts like gladiatorial slavery and moral subjectivity and such). Alas, it did devolve quite quickly into wankery and subjects quite unrelated to the original idea.

Ryoga · Post by **Ryoga** » 2006-04-23 07:13pm

Hey, I happen to check back in, and...ruh-roh. Touched a nerve, did I? This wouldn't happen to be your fanfic, would it Sparky?

Robo Jesus wrote: Ah, so you're saying thast the crux of a good Final Fantasy 7 fanfiction is Materia? What ever happened to characterization and PLOT? Oh, wait, I'm talking about Final Fantasy 7 here, aren't I? It's no wonder you would see things like characterization and plot and denounce it as having nothing to do with FF7.

No, I'm saying the crux of any good fanfic is to stay true to the setting, or at least acknowledge it. Stop building that strawman, fanboy, it's looking a little wobbly. Writing an FF7 fanfic where everyone is suddenly blessedly normal except for one or two people who've been author-wanked isn't 'characterization and plot', it's lazy writing. Rather akin to Traviss' famously tiny clone army.

Robo Jesus wrote: If you want to bitch about it being cliche and putting way too much detail into things, or focusing way too fucking much on the characterizations (at times, it feels like you're drownining in the characterizations that are written), I would agree with you. However, you're bitching that the story doesn't play out like a retarded version of Dragon Ball Z, where everyone is some uber super sayan who depends entirely on their Materia while out slaying dragons.

Strawman much? I'm not even going to dignify this with a response. It would be giving you too much credit.

Robo Jesus wrote:Yes, because all bar owners and Waitresses keep machine guns, bazookas, and GIANT SWORDS behind the counters to use on customers who might get out of hand, regardless of the fact that putting weapons like that in a bar would be a waste of time, dangerous to the customers, and fucking retarded beyond belief.

Yeah, hey, there's a great idea. 'We went on a big adventure and toppled a gigantic multinational corporation, making ourselves famous beyond belief as well as making us tons of enemies! ...what could we possibly need weapons for?'

EDIT: Removed a loose tag.

Dominus · Post by **Dominus** » 2006-04-23 07:56pm

FOG3 wrote:*snip*

Apologies, I was caught up in other matters and never got beyond the second chapter. Needless to say, I had no idea it devolved into such a quagmire. Bloody hell, I didn't even know it was a crossover with Ranma 1/2 in the first place until you brought it up.

This is what I get for not reading the author's notes... or the story itself, for that matter.