Update Thread 37 vs. Freddy vs. Jason vs. Predator

[Bob Schroeck]

Benefits of Old Laws (Potter; sane!Voldemort adopts Harry), Chapter 65

[chibipoe]

We had a spreadsheet.

Okay, that's a strangely entertaining mental image for some reason.

It is. And kind of sad. But yeah, we reviewed the whole debacle and the critics were the most well-behaved people in the entire incident.

[classicdrogn]

dogbertcarrol's latest BtVS/DC fusion, A Brand New Day, updated with a seventh chapter today.

https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12761489/7

W/T/X ship, Darth Willow remade the world and it all went wonderfully right. The usual portions of fluff, humor, and fade-to-black with the occasional leavening hint of drama to be expected from dogbertcarrol.

[Norgarth]

Heretical Edge bonus interlude
https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...-elisabet/

[Mamorien]

In contrast to Hiccup Haddock's skills as a polymath and inventor, Fishlegs Hensteethson clan Ingerman (clan Frelsifrædi post-1061) was a natural research librarian (devising a crude but effective library classification system in his 20s) and polyglot, with a literate skill level in a dozen confirmed languages by the time of his death, and likely many more.  A significant part of the explanation of this skill level was simply early conditioning—the Ingerman clan held the unofficial position of being the Hooligan tribe's dedicated scribes, librarians, and archivists, and Fishlegs grew up surrounded by books.  However, even by the standards of his clan, he was exceptional, and the primary explanation for this was his own interest and talent. 

In his adult role as Haddock's royal librarian, Ingerman also presided over the founding of the Royal Library of Berk (later the Library of the Grand Thing), the establishment of several imperial universities, and the copying and dissemination of every book that he could get his hands on.  The monastic libraries of Ireland in particular, having faded from their glory days of the sixth to ninth centuries, were explored, revived, consolidated, and expanded under his aegis as part of an active campaign of scholasticism.

Yes, mothers, it's time for A Thing of Vikings to continue, as the Heather situation escalates, Mac Bethad listens carefully with all three ears, and Wulfhild learns some things about Berk... but, as somebody was once going to say, Understanding Is A Three-Edged Sword.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/104089...s/30442263
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12639117/35...Of-Vikings

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11910907/22...-My-Weight
Pulling My Weight (Naruto).

[Mamorien]

http://boards.theforce.net/threads/rage-...t-54789166

The penultimate chapter of Rage, rage against the dying of the light has begun, as Nagina Samye, the Emperor's niece, continues to suffer from Krennic* overprotectiveness.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM-XAtAeYBY (He's Here For Us, aka "A Krennic Condition")

[Bob Schroeck]

Well. That chapter quote for A Thing of Vikings goes a long way toward explaining why all these passages written in the 16th century sound like scholarly works from the 21st century.

[Ebony]

The Gods Are Bastards, Chapter 13-36: https://tiraas.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/13-36/

The Apprentices and Trissiny make arrangements with the Wizards' Guild to get to Puna Dara, and Trissiny and Tallie discuss loss.

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12044591/61/Forged-Destiny
Forged Destiny (RWBY RPG world).

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-28404-19...Xendra.htm
Xendra (Buffy/Xena).

[Norgarth]

Heretical Edge
https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...ous-30-04/

[deadpan29]

Well.  That chapter quote for A Thing of Vikings goes a long way toward explaining why all these passages written in the 16th century sound like scholarly works from the 21st century.

It's been strongly implied for a while that Hiccup and the dragons are going to accelerate social and technological development to the point that things end up a few centuries ahead of schedule compared to the real world.

[Mamorien]

Over on that Bare Squadron thing I refuse to shut decently up about, head writer Travolore has been doing side- and back-stories, including a series about Jace and Mera Pyso, parents to two of the main characters. Jace is a Republic soldier with battle-droid parts; Mera (née Ossa) is a not-so-dark Nightsister. In the third part of their epic romance, they return to her homeworld to hide from the Empire and prepare a place for Phara and Cal to come to one day:

https://travolore.deviantart.com/art/Mer...-714441517

(Warning: In the immortal words of the cover to Miracleman #9, contains graphic scenes of childbirth. Also adult situations, punk-on-Dug violence, and child endangerment. Other warning: includes links to parts one and two.)

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3504281/27/...-Slow-Burn
Sky on Fire I: Slow Burn (Naruto, Ino-centric, 1st update since 2012).

[Mamorien]

Over on that Bare Squadron thing I refuse to shut decently up about, head writer Travolore has been doing side- and back-stories, including a series about Jace and Mera Pyso, parents to two of the main characters. Jace is a Republic soldier with battle-droid parts; Mera (née Ossa) is a not-so-dark Nightsister. In the third part of their epic romance, they return to her homeworld to hide from the Empire and prepare a place for Phara and Cal to come to one day:

https://travolore.deviantart.com/art/Mer...-714441517

(Warning: In the immortal words of the cover to Miracleman #9, contains graphic scenes of childbirth. Also adult situations, punk-on-Dug violence, and child endangerment. Other warning: includes links to parts one and two.)

Update: As yer man Trav promised, some material that would've been in the chapter, save for deviantArt's 8000-word limit, has now been posted:

https://travolore.deviantart.com/art/Mer...-724646585

Warning: contains prophecy, gratuitous filk, gratuitous violence against a book, and possibly-gratuitous canon character.

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32071-57...x+Mack.htm
The Secret Collocation of Alex Mack.

[Bob Schroeck]

Contract Labor (Love Hina, Quietly Badass!Keitaro), chapter 67

[Kilroy]

Robb Returns, The Dark Scribbler's A Song of Ice and Fire re-do fic has added three chapters since Nov. 29. Link is to 103, the first one.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11384558/103/Robb-Returns


Kilroy

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12787674/2/...eave-Scars
Some Cuts Leave Scars (Potter, sequel to These Cuts I Have).

[Norgarth]

Heretical Edge
https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...ous-30-05/

Cat Tales
http://catwoman-cattales.com/ct/master.h...arl-08.htm

[Mamorien]

http://boards.theforce.net/threads/rage-...t-54789166

The penultimate chapter of Rage, rage against the dying of the light has begun, as Nagina Samye, the Emperor's niece, continues to suffer from Krennic* overprotectiveness.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM-XAtAeYBY (He's Here For Us, aka "A Krennic Condition")

The chapter continues, as the governor of Lothal offers Nagina a job:

http://boards.theforce.net/threads/rage-...t-54805966

[Norgarth]

DogbertCaroll has added another 4 chapters to his most recent Buffy/DC fic starting here
https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32548-8/...ew+day.htm

[Ebony]

The Gods Are Bastards, Ch. 13-37: https://tiraas.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/13-37/

The Sophomores work on preventing the end of the world and discuss the qualities of Valkyries. The Archpope's Irregulars throw a spanner into the works.

[Mamorien]

By the afternoon, when A Thing of Vikings updated, I was already distracted with Bare Squadron stuff. Oops.

King Magnus's attempts to free himself from Einar Thambarskelfir's control were, at first, tentative and uncertain.  Einar controlled the structures and systems of government, and had made himself into a bottleneck through which all correspondence and control had to be directed.  Magnus also did not have access to the full text of many treaties and laws.  Einar additionally had waged a specific campaign of corruption throughout Magnus's teen years in attempting to weaken Magnus's work ethic in order to make him easier to control, a campaign that is believed to have resulted in the birth of Magnus's bastard daughter, Ragnhild, when Magnus was in his mid-teens.

However, in the aftermath of Magnus's marriage to Ruffnut, Einar began to realize the depth of his miscalculations and reacted poorly.  On the one hand, he now had dragons to help enforce his policies.  On the other hand, he had to deal with Queen Ruffnut, which he was reported to have described later on as a challenge that would make the hardiest man quiver in his boots in trepidation, especially when combined with her brother.  Furthermore, it was becoming obvious to him just how poorly he had understood Hiccup Haddock's basic personality…

Also, Heather explains why she doesn't want anything shockingly direct done to her harassers, Astrid's parents take shockingly direct action against an outbreak of class conflict in Vedrarfjord, and Snotlout Sigurd gets a shockingly direct reaction from his priestly tutor. The first edge of the sword is bared, and it is, of course, Your Side...

https://archiveofourown.org/works/104089...s/30625665

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12639117/36...Of-Vikings

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12044591/62/Forged-Destiny
Forged Destiny (RWBY RPG world).

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-28404-19...Xendra.htm
Xendra (Buffy/Xena).