So I've decided to officially make my journal friends only. This won't include my fanfiction, which will continue to be open for all who want to read it.

If you want to be added to my friends list, feel free to comment to this post.

Title: You Can't Do That in Resembool
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist / You Can't Do That on Television
Prompt: C is for Crossover - FMA/Any (from evil_little_dog)
Summary: Roy, Riza, Ed and Winry share a picnic, but after Ed gets into the wine, and begins to reminisce about his favorite program from his childhood, "You Can't Do That on Radio," things quickly get out of hand... and messy. A touch of Roy/Riza, a bit more Ed/Winry and lots of slime.
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 2,687
Notes: Ok, where do I begin with this one? I'm not a huge fan of crossovers, so I was a bit concerned about this prompt. "Avatar" was my first idea, but I already read one or two such crossovers and couldn't think of a new spin for that. I'm not sure if this truly classifies as a crossover if you use the strictest definition of the concept, but once this cracked out idea popped in my head, it was there to stay. I apologize in advance for obscure 1980s television references and, of course, the mess. BTW, I don't know FMA. (Full Alphabet list is here; there are plenty of letters left.)

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Title: Talk of Dragons
Fandom: Avatar
Prompt: D is for Dragon - Avatar, Iroh & Zuko (from cornerofmadness)
Summary: Zuko and Iroh catch up. Missing scene set during "The Old Masters."
Rating: PG
Word count: 289
Notes: Spoilers through the series finale. I don't own Avatar. (Full Alphabet list is here.)

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Title: Father and Daughter
Fandom: Avatar
Prompt: O is for Opinionated - Avatar, Toph & Iroh (from evil_little_dog)
Summary: Iroh arrives to see Toph before her wedding.
Rating: PG
Word count: 1102
Notes: Spoilers through the series finale. The story grew a life of its own and doesn't have quite as much focus on the prompt as it did in the beginning. BTW, I don't own Avatar. (Full Alphabet list is here.)

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Title: Gotta Catch Them All
Fandom: NCIS
Prompt: P is for Pokemon - NCIS, Abby/Tim (from evil_little_dog)
Summary: Kate walks into Abby's lab to find a very unusual challenge underway.
Rating: PG
Parings: Abby/Tim
Word count: 603
Notes: No spoilers. I don't own NCIS. (Full Alphabet list is here.)

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I felt I needed a large writing challenge, so here it goes... please feel free to add one or a couple challenges. I don't have that many friends on LJ, so there's plenty to choose from.

Alphabet drabbles: First you pick a letter and a corresponding word or expression. Then you pick a fandom I can write and a character or pairing. An example: "A is for Apple, X-Files, Mulder/Scully".

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Well, I finally finished the second part of the challenge meme I posted awhile back. Enjoy.





Title: Hero
Fandom: FMA
Prompt from evil_little_dog
#213 Ed/Winry
Song: "Save Me" by Jem
Notes: Nothing really spoilerish.
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Ok, I really don't know how many of you watch NBC's Chuck. If you don't, you should. Unfortunately, Chuck is on the bubble on whether it's going to get a third season. If it's canceled, that would make me a sad panda.

If you haven't watched it yet, I would recommend going to NBC's Web site and watching Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer. They don't have season one eps up, but that's a great season two episode to give you a taste.

And speaking of taste. Even if you haven't watched Chuck, you can help. Fans have been sending letters of support, but there's more. Subway is a product placement sponsor of Chuck (done in hilarious ways, be sure), and fans are starting a campaign. On April 27, the day of the finale, fans are heading to Subway to buy a $5 footlong. The idea is to show our support of Chuck by supporting its sponsor. If you do, drop a note in the comment box at Subway that you're participating in the campaign and give your appreciation to them for their support of Chuck.

Encourage everyone you know to buy a $5 footlong on Monday, April 27.

Visit Zachary Levi's blog (aka Chuck) for more information.

A bit late, but here is one of the two fics from the playlist meme I posted last month. The second one is just not working out tonight.




Title: Taming the Wild Animal
Fandom: FMA
Prompt from cornerofmadness
#379 Roy/Riza
Song: "Animal I Have Become" by Three Days Grace
Notes: Nothing really spoilerish.

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Title: Confessions on a Ferris Wheel
Fandom: Young Wizards
Summary: Nita and Kit are at the carnival, but in the aftermath of the war, they both have more things on their mind than cotton candy and balloons.
Rating: PG
Parings: Nita/Kita
Word count: 2,204
Spoilers: Through Wizards at War.
Author note: I started this for the picfor1000 challenge, but it grew way too long to cut back down to 1,000 words. Thanks to dr_firedog for beta help.

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Title: New Tactics
Summary: Nita is heading to the visiting room at the local jail after something very bad happened in New York City while she was on vacation. (Written for picfor1000 challenge)
Fandom: Young Wizards
Prompt: Image
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None really.
Author note: Thanks to dr_firedog for beta help.
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Title: Worse Than Hate
Author: Marlex
Series: Naruto
Pairing; Naruto/Sakura
Prompt: Kiss me, please kiss me - / But kiss me out of desire, baby, / Not consolation. (challenge from earworm100)
Word Count: 900
Notes: Takes place between episodes 9 and 10 of Shippuuden, when Naruto and the rest take a break, right after Naruto tells Sakura his secret.
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For those that know me, I am a reporter for a small newspaper and for the past seven months have had a weekly movie column. Last Friday, I devoted my column to my experiences waiting in line for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" as well as my thoughts about the end of the series.

I'm posting it here because, honestly, I really like how it turned out. Please note, my intended audience for this was people who have not read the books. I have since heard from several people that they are now interested in reading the books after reading my column. I consider that the highest praise possible.

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Title: The Gift of Touch
Word Count: 1640
Rating: PG
Fandom: FMA
Pairing: None
Warning: None.
Summary: Al finally has his body back, but it came at a high cost. Is there anything that could help him overcome the guilt he know feels?

Author's Note: I already posted this story but have it f-list locked for some comments I made about the reasons I wrote this. I don't feel comfortable unlocking that post for the reasons I stated there. I had said I would unlock it, but instead I am just going to repost it. Sorry for those who have already read it.

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A quick Harry/Ginny drabble before going to bed.

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This is the first time I've posted userpics, so let's see how this goes. Feel free to use them although credit would be nice.



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For mjules:


As Roy lay spent with sheets twisted about, he stared at the ceiling. He followed the cracks in the paint as his mind wondered and he found himself thinking of his different loves.

Maes had given him an escape when he had needed it most. He had provided a release from the torments which constantly threatened to destroy him.

Riza gave him structure and balance. She was his constant during even the worst of his storms.

Tonight, he had found another love and for the first time, he found himself the protector. He had found new purpose in vowing to protect his charge. It made his heart lighter to know there were people still worth protecting in this fucked up world.

He absently stroked the blond locks that only a few short months ago did not exist. Their happiest moments were soon dashed as the war dragged on and the losses mounted.

Tonight, however none of that mattered. He was safe. Roy would make sure of that. Al would be safe forever more.

Title: Unseen Companion
Word Count: 872
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: FMA
Pairing: None
Warning: Very sad. Nothing happy I was writing was working, so I went in the opposite direction.

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Title: The Morning Before, the Night After
Rating: R
Summary: Roy is interrupted from his hangover by the one person he didn't want to see today. Roy/Maes, Roy/Riza
Word Count: 1481
Spoilers: Episode 25 onward.
Disclaimer: Don't own it. Just borrowing some stuff.
Warnings: Spoilers, a bit of language and some implied sexual stuff.
Author's Note: mjules asked me to enter the fma_ot4 lyric contest. This is the first story I've written with slash pairings, winning me the "Best First Attempt At a Slash Dream" award.

Lyrics: "You're kept awake dreaming someone else's dream - Coffee is cold but it'll get you through - Compromise, that's nothing new to you." - Electrical Storm, U2

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And now for something completely different. When I first got into fanfiction, it was with South Park. I started with comedy and quickly shifted over to dramatic works.

Well, I wrote all but one of my fics in script format and were all purged from ff.net quite awhile ago. Unfortunately, my computer had exploded (literally... don't ask) only weeks before and I had lost my copies there. Of course, my backup CD was nowhere to be found and thus almost two years of work were gone forever. Until, my CD finally appeared a short time ago. Since ff.net still holds to their policy of no script-based stories, this is the only place I know of that I can safely post them.

To kick things off, I will start with one of my personal favorite fics. It's a long one--the longest fic I've ever written--about 55,000 words. Split over 13 chapters--or as I called them at the time, episodes--it tells the story of the South Park children in the aftermath of a worldwide invasion by aliens.

Anyways... with further ado... the first episode of Invasion.

Title: Invasion: Episode 101, "Field Trip"
Author: Marlex
Fandom: South Park
Rating: R
Word Count: 2,494
Summary: A massive attack on Earth is launched by alien forces. In the aftermath, the children of South Park find themselves alone and must try to survive. Between the threat of further attacks from the aliens, the kids must find food and shelter and try not to kill each other along the way. (Episode 1 of 13)
Warnings: This chapter is mostly comedic, but the story gets steadily more dramatic as it goes along. Also, this was written over the course of the summer and fall of 2000, so this represents some of my earliest writings.

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