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Hi, um... I'm pretty new to Gaia in general, so I'm not really sure how to go about this... but what would people say about a fanfiction based in the Gaia universe? Not based off of the members, of course, but off of the NPC's. My idea is somewhat as follows:

The planet Gaia was a peaceful planet, inhabited by creatures we on earth would consider myths, until the humans came. Humans set up their own society, restricting the acts of the native Gaians, in some cases forgetting that they even existed on Gaia. (example, orcs.) Centuries later, the descendants of the natives Gaians (or in the case of the Dark Elves, the next generation), have decided that they want their home back, and form alliances among themselves to send the humans back to whence they came. (I'm currently using Gaia as an alternate Earth). However, the Vampires were not native Gaians, but the result of a mutated strain of bacteria from Earth. They did not formerly exist on Gaia, because they are, for my purposes, mutated humans (hence why there's a cure). The vampires must choose their allegiances, and everyone winds up fighting for their rights to stay on Gaia.

It would be classed as a sci-fantasy, but I really need help. I want to know if this would even be acceptable in the Fanfic section, and what people think of the idea.

Oh, one question, is Ian still a vampire?

What does she shoot him with? If the motel staff isn't in on it, she'd need a silenced weapon. That aside, any missed shots would be going into other rooms, especially if the walls are thin.

Also, she'd need to conceal her weapon. Where would she put it? (The creepy yet hilarious answer to that is not the correct one. rolleyes )

Tell me what you guys think of these two ideas. I'm still writing the storyline, but I'll give you the basics of it.

Tales of Justice (still in the works)
Set in the world of Vasoria, Tales of Justice deals with a world filled with war, corruption, and chaos. Rudi Varnell is an 18 year old who has recently graduated from the Knights Academy, who meets a young woman named Martina, who believes that Rudi possesses one of the "Essences of Justine" also known as "Inner Justice." Martina asks for Rudi's aid in help searching for others who also have the Essence of Justine within them and restore the Absolute Order to the world.

I'm still deciding whether or not that Rudi and Martina be twins or non-twin siblings. And how Rudi and maybe Martina discover about the Essence of Justine within in them. The only three essence I can come up with so far are: Will of Justice/Justine, Heart of Justice/Justine, and Spirit of Justice/Justine.

Tales of Memoria (still in the works)
Set in the world of Ragnados, Tales of Memoria basically revolves around a 17 year old name Shion who is found washed ashore at a nearby beach and discovers that only was his memories altered and rearranged, but mixed with someone else's. Now Shion must find a way to fix his memories and figure out the meaning of these "altered flashbacks."

I can actually see Aphrodite as your antagonist. If my memory is correct, in the Eros and Psyche myth, she was quite against Psyche ever seeing Eros again because she broke his heart. You could go with something similar in your story or just make it so Aphrodite simply doesn't want her immortal son with a mortal girl.

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Okay, now for my own little thing. I've wanted to write a short story but when i think of how much I'm going to write, it would actually be pretty long for a short story. At the same time it's way too short to even be a novella. My question is, how long is a short story usually? And what would be the appropriate length for a longer short story?

I'm in the brainstorming stage for a fanfiction I'm going to write. It's called, "The Furugasa's Skyfrost." It's basically an story about a female Kitubasa Monk that leaves the monks, learns the art of gunplay in exchange for killing the Kitubasa Monks' head, joins a institute of agents and during a mission meets and begins liking the imprisoned Skyfrost usurper, Lulu. It also deals with her balancing the institute's missions and "don't get too attached to anyone" recommendation, her blossoming love for the usurper, and the half millennium mystery of the Skyfrost Kingdom. Here are the main characters...

- The Furugasa Gunner

- Chrysalis Lulu Skyfrost

I basically need some ideas on missions, an idea for some villains aside from the head monk, what to do and what not to do concerning lesbian romance, ideas for other agents, and a training regeime for the institute's various positions, along with some other things that may come up. I have a good idea of how the plot'll go, I just need help with the various mechanics of the story.

this is something I kinda just thought of by accedent... that happens a lot.
a bratty and jealous princess kidnapps a mermaid named Naomi and locks her in a tower because the mermaid was prettier than her. (which is bad, because the tower lacks water)Naomi is rescued by an incompetent young wizard who's secretly been crushing her. They go find the hag,(for some reason...) who is really nine and a half and named Kimi. The problem is Naomi doesn't like the wizard in the same way...
Naomi is the only fully developed character. She's sweet, preppy, kinda ditzy, and obsessed with hair. Ya know, how mermaids are supposed to be.
of course, I haven't really come up with much of a plot yet(...) but it's a work in progress. i think it will turn out to be a fantasty version of a middle school drama. oh, and sorry for any typos. *cringes* does anyone like it or have any ideas?