The newest production from the mind of Benjamin D. Hutchins has been released into the wild.
Please go to the usual place and do enjoy "Last Transport".Brazil has decided you're cute.

...and normally I wouldn't ask here, except that I'm about 80% certain that I found the story through a link which was posted here a while ago - and of course searching the archives [i[now[/i] doesn't do much good.
The story is reasonably large (though it would not necessarily be considered epic), and complete AFAIR. Salient points which I remember are:
1 ] It involves, and follows through on, the Kagome/Inuyasha pairing.
2 ] By dint of there being no one else available to do it, along with perhaps other factors, Kagome winds up becoming caretaker for (and effectively adopting) an abandoned hanyou infant.
3 ] Back in the present day, there is a female social worker (or maybe it was a doctor - and I forget why either came to be consulted) who is Very Much Not Happy about the fact that this teenage girl is now lactating.
4 ] At some point, not much earlier than about two-thirds of the way through the story, they finally complete the Shikon no Tama (I forget what happened to Naraku, but whatever it was seemed plausible at the time); the wish they make results indirectly in a) a visitation from the miko mentioned in the SnT's backstory and b) the final elimination (and presumably purification) of the jewel.
5 ] Without the Shikon no Tama to power it, time travel through the well is no longer possible.
6 ] By some mechanism which I forget, both Inuyasha and Kagome have become something approximating unaging by that point.
7 ] The final 'arc' of the fic takes place back in the present day, just after the last time Kagome had come back home temporarily, and begins with a reunion between those for whom their last encounter was mere days ago and those for whom it was several hundred years ago. (To quantify "unaging", above, Kagome does not look visibly different despite the time lapse.)
8 ] By this point, Kagome and Inuyasha have a sizable brood of children - although whether any of them are their own I don't recall (I think she may in fact be pregnant with their first); the vast majority, at the very least, are instead adopted "unwanted hanyou" like the one from point 2 above.
9 ] Sesshoumaru is still around, but not particularly hostile anymore; he appears to be paired with Rin.
10 ] The clan is, by this point, both Very Rich and Very Influential - both among youkai (who tend to live in human disguise these days) and among humans. Describable examples don't readily spring to mind, although I could ramble about helicopters and impressive weddings and large land-holdings (in Japan!) and "you'll drop this subject if you want to keep your job" against that social worker from point 3 and so forth.

Does this ring any bells for anyone?
(And, on a completely different topic, does the Website someone started up once to compile all the story recommendations from this forum in one plage still exist? I've forgotten the URL...)

Well, now...
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
(Now hear the chorus)
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
Zombie jamboree took place in a New York cemetery (Where?) Zombie jamboree took place in Long Island cemetery.
Zombies from all parts of the island. (Where?)
Some of them are great calypsonians. (Some.)
Since the season was carnival
They got together in bacchanal.
Oh, what ya' doin'?
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
One female zombie wouldn't behave.
She say she want me for a slave.
In the one hand she's holding a quart of wine,
In the other she's pointing that she'll be mine.
Well, believe me folks, I had to run. (Why?)
A husband of a zombie ain't no fun! (Don't knock it!)
I says, Oh, no, my turtle dove,
An old bag of bones I cannot love.
Oh, what you doin'?
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
Right then and there she raise her feet.
"I'm a-going to catch you now, my sweet.
I'm gonna make you call me 'Sweetie Pie'."
I says Oh, no, get back, you lie!
"I may be lyin' but you will see (What?)
After you kiss this dead zombie." (Blah!)
Well, I never seen such a horror in my life.
Can you imagine me with a zombie wife? (Yes!)
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
(Oh, what a good game)
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
(You're all alone, you know)
-- The Kingston Trio, Zombie Jamboree

-- Bob
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It's a "magical" land. I think "magical" is ancient Greek for "pain in the butt". -- Bun-Bun, Sluggy Freelance, 11/9/03

This one's not all that amazing, but it's a personal fave and I've just mentioned the song in the Power forum, so may as well post the link.
www.animemusicvideos.org/...hp?v=32053
Sensitive Martial Artist by Haunter103
It's got some very good reviews and It's quite a laugh, so pop by and download if the mood strikes you.

Kick some ass - Stroke 9
How many people want to kick some ass?
I used to be a nerd, grew up in the suburbs
Nothing there ever went wrong I made it up in this song
I talk about the hood I say stuff like "Its all good."
Tell people Im down with all the cool kids downtown
When Ive never even been there.
And how many people wanna kick some ass? I do I do
And how many people are sick of holding it back? I am Well, I am, too.
So dont lay another finger on her
Shes mine and I still want her
If you put your hands upon her youre a goner a goner
And how many people are sick of holding it back I am I am
And how many people wanna kick some ass
I would if I could but Im really just a sensitive artist
Perpetrated like I am the hardest
So spin your cap around to the back
You think you rhyme but you cant rap
Loosen that strap a little more Til your axe hits the floor
Flip off your fans
Make 'em cheer Try to look sincere
Angers todays fashion so sing another song about bashing someones head in
And how many people wanna kick some ass? I do I do
And how many people are sick of holding it back? I am Well, I am, too
So dont lay another finger on her
Shes mine and I still want her
If you put your hands upon her youre a goner a goner
And how many people are sick of holding it back I am I am
And how many people wanna kick some ass
I would if I could but Im
Really just a sensitive artist
Perpetrated like I am the hardest
Acted like Im not the smartest
Im really just a sensitive artist
AW YEAH!
So dont lay another finger on her
Shes mine and I still want her
If you put your hands upon her youre a goner
And how many people are sick of holding it back I am I am
And how many people wanna kick some ass
I said how many people wanna kick some ass
How many people wanna kick some ass?
What you going to do when youre sick of holding it back?
I think Ill kick some ass
And how many people wanna kick some ass?
I would if I could but Im really just a sensitive artist
Perpetrated like I am the hardest
Acted like Im not the smartest
Im really just a sensitive artist

My take on this one is that it absolutely convinces anyone in AOE that Doug is an absolute fighting badass that they do NOT want to mess with, with the downside that it actually takes away all his fighting skills and talent in the process! I think the only way this could be useful is if someone managed to negate the 'Stay away' effect and attack a girl Doug was protecting, in which case he would become an absolute badass again and make the person 'a goner'. This would only be useful under REALLY specific circumstances.

P.S Added an link in the AMV section to one of my favourite Ranma vids to this song.

Had a bit of an attack by the plotbunny this weekend, fiddling with the setting some, and I was wondering if there was still any interest from the old crew, or if y'all have wandered off onto shinier objects.
Just curious,---
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"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"

Dragonnes Eclectic has comlpeted the latest epic-length installment of her Radditz-back-from-the-dead DBZ series, which can be found here. If you hate DBZ because of the repetetive plots and five-episodes-long-fight pacing but like shonen in general, READ THESE FICS. She and Burenda taken together (though as far as I know, they haven't ever collaborated) are like... well, I'd say the EPU of Dragonball, but the Eyrie crew usually works from much better starting material to get stuff this good, and it's not a crossover or SI, save for a bit of RL and Runequest mythology at points of Mythic Descent for the gods of dead religions (as in, 'all practitioners are') and the Time-Before-Time.
- CD
What, you think Samuel L. Jackson isn't going to survive the zombie apocalypse?

SERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

[Unlike most of the characters I post here, this one's an original villain, rather than a converted character. She comes out of my decision to stop fantasizing about what I'd do to certain people if I ever got my hands on them. This is healthier than the alternative solution to that problem. ]
The Extremist -- 750 points
Attributes: ST 10 [0]; DX 17 [140]; IQ 15 [100]; HT 15 [50].
Secondary Characteristics: Dmg 1d-2/1d; BL 20 lbs; HP 13 [6]; Will 16 [5]; Per 18 [15]; FP 15 [0]; Basic Speed 8.00 [0]; Basic Move 9 [5].
Social Background: TL 8^; CF Western [0]; Language: English (Native) [0].
Advantages: Artificer 3 [30]; Catfall [10]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Compartmentalized Mind 1 [50]; DR 20 (Ablative, -80%) [20]; Danger Sense [15]; Enhanced Dodge [15]; Extraordinary Luck [30]; Flexibility [5]; Gadgeteer [25]; Hard to Kill +3 [6]; Hard to Subdue +3 [6]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Honest Face [1]; Indomitable [15]; Penetrating Voice [1]; Perfect Balance [15]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Recovery [10]; Regeneration (Regular) [25]; Single-Minded [5]; Unusual Background [50]; Versatile [5]; Wealth (Comfortable) [10]; Weapon Master [45].
Disadvantages: Berserk (15) [-5]; Enemy (IST/FBI/State & Local Law Enforcement, 9 or less) [-40]; Loner (12) [-5]; Manic Depressive [-20]; Nightmares (12) [-5]; Obsession (Rid the world of people with extreme views) (6) [-20]; On the Edge (12) [-15]; Reputation -4 (As the Extremist, "dangerous and probably insane murderer and terrorist", everyone, 10 or less) [-10]; Sadism (6) [-30]; Secret Identity [-30].
Quirks: Anonymously donates 75% of all ill-gotten gains to various charities; buys every newspaper available; dislikes smokers; doesn't hold grudges; never laughs except when someone is in pain.
Skills: Acrobatics (DX+5, H)-22* [20]; Acting (IQ+1, A)-16 [4]; Armoury (Small Arms) (IQ+2, A)-17** [1]; Brawling (DX+2, E)-19 [4]; Climbing (DX+3, A)-20x [1]; Computer Operation (IQ+1, E)-16 [2]; Computer Programming (IQ, H)-15 [4]; Crypography (IQ-1, H)-14 [2]; Current Affairs (Headline News) (IQ+3, E)-18 [8]; Disguise (IQ+3, A)-18 [12]; Electronics Operation (Security) (IQ, A)-15 [2]; Electronics Repair (Computers) (IQ+2, A)-17** [1]; Engineer (Electrical) (IQ+2, H)-17** [2]; Escape (DX+4, H)-21xx [8]; Explosives (Demolition) (IQ+3, A)-18 [12]; Garrote (DX+1, E)-18 [2]; Guns (Pistol) (DX, E)-17 [1]; Guns (Rifle) (DX, E)-17 [1]; Holdout (IQ+3, A)-18 [12]; Intimidation (Will+2, A)-18 [8]; Knife (DX+1, E)-18 [2]; Mathematics (Applied) (IQ-2, H)-13 [1]; Observation (Per, A)-18 [2]; Physician (IQ-2, H)-13 [1]; Physiology (IQ-2, H)-13 [1]; Poisons (IQ+3, H)-18 [16]; Research (IQ-1, A)-16 [4]; Scrounging (Per, E)-18 [1]; Shadowing (IQ+3, A)-18 [12]; Smuggling (IQ+3, A)-18 [12]; Stealth (DX+1, A)-18 [4]; Streetwise (IQ, A)-15 [2]; Throwing Art (DX, A)-17 [4]; Traps (IQ+3, A)-18 [12].
* Includes +1 for Perfect Balance.
** Includes +3 for Artificer.
x Includes +4 for Flexibility and Perfect Balance.
xx Includes +3 for Flexbility.

Jessica Roberts was born in late October or early November, 1949. The uncertainty is due to the fact that no one left any pertinent information with her when she was abandoned on the front steps of an orphanage in upstate New York. The next twelve years of her life were a continual nightmare, as the abusive manager of the orphanage singled her out as the most frequent target for her many tortures.
Fortunately, a police investigation eventually uncovered the depths of the woman's cruelty, and Jessica was relocated to a foster family, who eventually adopted her. Soon afterwards, her mutant powers manifested, but a lifetime of secrecy kept her from revealing them to anyone. In time, scars formed over the wounds in her psyche, and she grew into a woman. Eventually, she made a quiet, even boring life for herself as a computer programmer.
Then, when she was in her early thirties, she happened to read an account of an early attempt by a lung cancer victim to sue a tobacco company. Jessica had already developed a strong dislike for cigarette smoke, largely because her childhood tormentor had been a smoker and used her as an ashtray, but also because she was aware of the health risks. When she read the denials of those risks issuing from the company shills, she found herself infuriated, and something snapped in her mind.
With disturbing ease, she kidnapped the teenaged children or grandchildren of a number of tobacco company executives, and forced them to smoke several packs of cigarettes a day. If any of the hostages refused to smoke, she shot him or her in the head. Two weeks later, only one of the children remained alive. Jessica smiled, burned out the girls eyes with the lit end of a cigarette, and left, phoning the FBI agents working the case to let them know where to find what she'd left of the hostages.
Jessica felt pretty good about what she'd done, and it's quite possible that she'd never have done anything like that ever again. Unfortunately, one of her colleagues was too clever by half, and figured out why the children had been targeted. During coffee breaks, he'd hold forth on the subject, and eventually started talking about other people whom he felt "had it coming to them" -- various fanatics and other "extremists". Jessica listened, and found herself agreeing with him. However, she also realized that the belief that people deserved to die because of their extreme opinions, was itself a pretty extreme opinion. She plans to one day suicide when she's finally killed everyone else with such extreme views, but decided not to extend her colleague that same courtesy.
To her credit, she's not partisan -- extremists of all stripes (and their families and loved ones) have met their fates at her hands. She has, for example, flayed the skins of anti-fur activists, and then turned around and used the same method to kill fur company owners who've overhunted. She has systematically tortured right- or left-wing pundits to death by removing everything on their left or right sides (eye, fingers, hand, arm, foot, leg, kidney, lung, etc.) She once went to the trouble to executing a noted entrepreneur in such a way as to demonstrate a flaw in the "trickle-down" theory of economics. (Don't ask.) Perhaps most disturbingly, she onced killed the pregnant wife of a man in prison for blowing up an abortion clinic ... by subjecting her to a botched abortion that caused her to bleed to death.
To fund her periodic killing sprees, she has robbed banks and also engaged in various criminal conspiracies, and is registered with the Exchange. The Extremist, as she's dubbed, came to the attention of the ISTs in 1991, when she assassinated a number of vociferous critics of the U.N. and the Edicts by shooting them with jugo-loaded darts. Two of her victims were accidentally killed by members of IST Minneapolis during the destructive super-brawls that followed, while another died of circulatory failure after coming down from his "high". IST Minneapolis was able to prevent a final assassination, and confronted the Extremist. She escaped, and remained at large.
When she's not on the job, she spends most of her time curled up in bed, as the aftermath of one of killings usually brings on a depressive phase. In her manic phases, she scours newspapers, looking for the names of people who seem to be expressing the sorts of views she despises. Writing repeated letters to the editor on the same topic over and over again is a sure way to attract her attention. Her "cover" job as a computer systems consultant allwos her the freedom to move around the United States, looking for her prey. In nearly two decades, no one has connected her to the killings, due to her astute use of disguise and other advantages.

What if the movie "Weird Science" was a Disney animated musical? The characters would be furries, of course, and the locations would probably be much more sectacular... then there's tis little peice of pain:
the Oingo Boingo theme song, hammered into the tune for "When You Wish Upon a Star." It doesn't even take much more than adding a couple of words to every third line and repeating the verses the right numbe rof times, and the break line twice for the longer WS chorus. Go ahead, sing it over the music provided here.
The bind moggles.

Plastic tubes and pots and pans, lots of bits and pieces and
Magic from the hand Were makin
Weird science
Things Ive never seen before, hidden behind bolted doors
Talent and imagination
Weird science
Not what teacher said to do, yeah we're makin dreams come true
Living tissue and warm flesh
It's weird science

(bits of my creation--is it real?
Its my creation--i do not know)
(No hesitation--no heart of gold
Just flesh and blood--i do not know)
From my heart and from my hand, why dont people understand
My intentions . . . . oooh, weird . . . .
It's Weird science!!
Magic and technology, voodoo dolls and ancient chants
Electricity; Were makin
Weird science
Fantasy and microchips, ray guns shooting from the hip
Something different; Were makin
Weird science
Pictures from a magazine, body diagrams and charts
Mending broken hearts (and makin)
Weird science
(sigh)
(Spoken, wistful: Something like a recipe...)

If the original version supercharges Doug's 'enchant an object under construction' skills, I have to wonder what this slower tempo version would do - if it's reasonably close to similar, the longer effect might be quite handy.

- CD
What, you think Samuel L. Jackson isn't going to survive the zombie apocalypse?

SERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

Anyone remember an HP fic which features an angry Harry telling all sorts of people off and training with Bliase (F) Zabini's father?--
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