McPoodle's Fan-Fiction

I've been trying my hand at fan-fiction since 1982. The following are all of my finished works that I think are worth preserving. As is common with a lot of other fan-fiction, you will find these stories nearly incomprehensible if you are not at least familiar with the series they are based on. I tend not to stick with any one series for very long, so hopefully that will increase the chances that at least one of these stories will appeal to you. Some of these stories have been published on Fanfiction.net, so click here if you want to read my stories with less formatting ;)

I have also posted fragments and notes for some stories I will probably never finish on their own page, in the hope that someone else might be able to do something with them.

Note: I've noted those stories that I posted under my previous pen name of "Newton".

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

This was an animated series that played on the Nickelodeon Network in the early 1990's, about a trio of young monsters in a school for learning how to scare human beings. It doesn't have much of a presence on the Internet.

• "The Games Tent" (originally written as Newton). Oblina must come to terms with her brief experience as a human. This is an expansion of the second season episode "The Monster Who Came in from the Cold", with about two-thirds of the story being original material. I wrote this story in 1990, before the start of the third season. My description of Oblina's family, a minor but symbolically-important part of the story, was contradicted by a later episode of the series, but I've decided to not change it.

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

This was an animated series that played on the Disney Channel and the syndicated Disney Afternoon block in the early 1990's, about a group of small animals that solved cases the police couldn't. The series has a quite respectable showing on the Internet.

• "The Knight and the Jester" (originally written as Newton). Chip must deal with the foreknowledge that his actions in the coming confrontation with the Great Thing from Beyond will destroy the team. The story isn't quite as serious as that description implies. This is a cross-over with two other series, but I believe that Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers is the only series you really have to know to enjoy this tale, so I've put together brief primers to Quantum Leap and The X-Files for those unfamiliar with these two series (quite likely in the first case, practically impossible in the second). This story was posted to the The Acorn Cafe's story board in November of 2001.
• "Three Birthdays". Character portraits of everyone's favorite mouse, taking place on her favorite anniversaries. This story was posted to The Acorn Cafe's story board in January of 2006. Note: Chapter 2 is a parody.
• "The Last Case of Detective Drake". The character from "To the Rescue" returns from retirement for one final case. This story was posted to The Acorn Cafe's story board in November of 2006.
• Black & White. With the Rescue Rangers in trouble, it's up to their biggest fan to save them. This story was posted to The Acorn Cafe's story board in June through July of 2010. This is my first novel-length fanfiction, split into three parts--here are links to Parts Two and Three. Since it is so long, I have also converted it into PDF format for printing (2.34 MB).

Serial Experiments Lain

This was a limited series of thirteen half-hour animated episodes that played on late-night Japanese television in 1998, about a girl who investigates a series of disturbing events on an alternate-universe version of the Internet. This is definitely not for the same type of audience as the other series on this page (the DVD's have a 16+ warning label on them), but those willing to sit it through will be rewarded with one of the most thought-provoking (or thought-messing) experiences available on TV. The fandom for this series grew rapidly on the Internet, but sadly appears to be leveling off (it has played several times already on the cable channel TechTV).

There's a character in an old science fiction novel that reminded me a lot of Lain of the Wired--take a look here.

Back when I first started looking for Lain websites, I was disappointed that the only form of script available was a simple transcription of dialog, so I set out to write my own screenplays, starting with the subtitles and layering on descriptions of the visuals and sounds and including insights from the dub. As I was working on the script for layer 02, I finally discovered Cyberia Cafe and the detailed layer descriptions of TechTV's SEL site, so I stopped. The complete script for layer 01, though, can be found here. If someone actually finds this useful, perhaps I could be persuaded to continue on with the other layers.

• "Age of Knaves". Thirty years after the Reset, Taro confronts the might of Tachibana's empire with the help of a mysterious ally. I am quite aware that this story needs more work, Chapter 3 in particular. I would greatly appreciate constructive criticism sent to my e-mail address or posted on Fanfiction.net.
• "Mission Statement". Prequel to the above, telling the story of how Mika and Tachibana attain absolute power. I like this story for being so different from "Age of Knaves", but I definitely don't think it stands alone.
• "Assay". This is my take on the popular genre of anonymous self-insert character obsessing over Lain. Don't worry, it's fairly short.
• I don't know if anybody is actually visiting this page, but in case you're wondering what I'm up to, I'm writing the prequel to "Mission Statement", which will cover the period immediately following the Reset and centering on the trial of the Knights. I also have a sequel to "Age of Knaves" plotted out that I'll start on next, about the end of the world. I didn't post "Mission Statement" to Fanfiction.net because I didn't think it was good enough (and the feedback so far on "Age of Knaves" is not such as to make me think it will be a hit). I probably won't post "Siblings" (the title just changed) to ff.net either, but maybe "Last One of Its Kind" will make the cut.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

• "The Invisible Hairless Ape". The Great and Powerful Trixie narrates the incredible tale of her encounter with a powerful and bizarre family curse. Inspired by tales of Sherlock Holmes and his rivals. Here is a PDF version that more closely imitates the look of The Strand magazine where such stories often had their first printing.

none of the above

This category is where the actual original fiction goes.

• "The Lions of Ashurbanipal". Ashurbanipal was the last significant ruler of the Assyrian Empire, c. 650 B.C. He was not only a blood-thirsty tyrant but also a devoted husband and father, a devout worshipper of the Assyrian gods, and the first librarian in history. The sculptures of him hunting lions are considered among the finest art works of the ancient world. I had another fanfiction planned when I started this, but I realized that fans of this particular show might not appreciate that I made the innocent young hero into a power-mad psychopath. So I completely re-wrote it. You can best think of "The Lions of Ashurbanipal" as the fanfiction to a series that does not exist, something like Time Tunnel for kids. As a bit of a bonus exercise, I challenge the reader to determine what the original series was. Oh, by the way, the theme song for this story is Semiramide, by Rossini.

This page maintained by McPoodle @t TheNeitherWorld.com. Last updated on December 20, 2011, with an update to "The Invisible Hairless Ape".