If you look around the Internet for Chrono fan fiction, you’ll notice several things:
1) Most of them suck. Its brutal, but true.
Most fanfiction as a whole is badly done. Most especially those on a free posting site such as ff.net. Where anyone can post what they wish, there is no quality control, and people do not care to put the time into editing and reworking, and only wish to post something as quickly as they can to have it reviewed.
2) There are roughly 5 “Magus Searching For Schala” fics for every copy of both CT and CC ever sold. That angle has been done to death (I know -- one of them is mine)
3) There almost as many, “Janus’ life as he was raised by the Mystics” fics. And for some reason I cannot (and refuse to) fathom, 75% of these somehow involve Janus & Flea slash. Ummm, eww.
4) No one has any idea if Schala and Kid merged into a single being at the end of CC. Neither do I.
Well, I was of the understanding that the end implied as much... but I may be mistaken.
5) Crono and Marle get married (forgivable since the PS1 re-release of CT).
5) Lavos always, always, ALWAYS returns in some form or fashion.
Well, THAT one I'm guilty of, too, but to my defence it was my first try at writing. However, it is measurably better to recall an old foe, especially one that seems to be a constant in the series, than bringing forward a new enemy of greater power. Never attempt to best the game's chief foe, nor outmatch the old tale's mightiest hero. That, I think, should be an unwritten rule of sequel fanfiction.
The Chrono fanfic universe has gotten a little cliché over the years (I have yet to read any from this site, so this is not directed at anyone here). One in a whaile, you find a gem, and they are usually set in the Kindom Of Zeal. Lost of rich culture and history there to make a story out of. But there is another time period that has gone ignored. One you never see in any game, but is crucial to the existence of Chrono Cross in particular.
I am referring of course to the year 7600 BC, and the war between Dinopolis and Chronoplis.
True. I think its existance as a valid time location is often overlooked amidst the many revalations in Chronopolis and in Terra Tower. Though I did always like that picture of the black fighters assaulting the mighty fortress of the Dragons.
We know but a hint of the story. Time Crash occurs in 2400AD, Chronoplis gets pulled back to 7600 BC by Lavos. The Planet then pulls Dinopolis from an alternate future to serve as a counter balance. Draconians and the Dragon God square off against Humans and FATE. FATE wins. The stage is set for Chrono Cross.
But wait, back up a second.
Why did they come to blows? Would they not have more to gain by co-operating? Could not the combined power of FATE (and by extension, the Frozen Flame) and The Dragon God enabled them both to find a way back home? Could the citizens of both cities have co-existed? Did they even try?
Sound like a section of history that begs to be explored. The way I see it, theres a few questions that need answering first:
What was FATE’s purpose before the Time Crash? Was it desgined specifically for the counter-time experiment, or was it simply the 'main computer' of Chronopolis? For that matter, what does F.A.T.E. stand for?
Would the Draconians recognize humans as their ancient rivals? (I’m guessing not)
What is the nature of Draconians society? (This could be pretty much made up by the author.)
Open to suggestions/discussion*. It would be some time before I could get started on writing such a project in any event.
*-Like a better name. "The Polis War" just sounds lame.
I think this calls for Daniel. I'm fresh out of war names.
Well, I'm not all that great at names for stories and all. Winged words and speech-like dialogue are more my skill, at least currently. And, actually, Polis does have some merit in that it means city, or city state... I'll check... yes, a city, though I figure most everyone knew that - just making sure. As for names, I've only ever made up two for stories: Twilight of Fate (which borrows from the mistranslation of Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods, a little), and Annals of the Children of the Nephilim... which is not the most exciting of names. Chapter names are a little easier. For this... my mind is blank. Though I am quite tired, and all my synonymns, which usually come to me with far greater ease, are eluding my mind.
