The Shadow! (Crossover/Parody Fic)

[Saedin Casoria]

Yes... I arrive, and rather then waste everyone's time with an inane intro thread in which I make a silly fool of myself and wind up being the target of every single in-joke there is to this place...
I'll start off with a MEANINGFUL contribution! Isn't it simply shocking?
Please keep in mind, that this is a PARODY fic in the greatest sense of the word, and a certain degree of disbelief suspension is required in order to enjoy it, think Disgaea meets Haruhi, and you'll have a rough idea of the feel I intend to emulate through this.
Also, before you go about claiming that I'm pulling off a Self-Insert here, please keep in mind that my current username is BASED off of this character, who's existed on some level for ages now ^_^
Also... >_> If you're one of the ten people who've read my only fic of worth under a different name, and recognize the style, PLEASE refrain on mentioning it, I stopped using that name because I was frequently being assaulted by the Forces Of Inanity, and half my stories were getting fried on technicalities.
With that in mind, also keep in mind that this is INDEED a work in progress, and one would like to state that this will have a little more added every so often, and will be posted up in collected format every so often as "Chapters" on my FFN account.
I also hope that it meets to people's approval, I'm not really spending hours upon hours, and instead, am just writing what comes to me ^^ Constructive Criticism is VERY MUCH encouraged...
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The Shadow!
A Parody
"Some might say that a good Dark Lord is required to occasionally go about on mass rampages, and generally try taking over-slash-destroying some of the various worlds out there, and generally making an overall nuisance of themselves. I would personally like to note that the names of those Dark Lords are all listed in the Annals Of Evil, and are hallowed as Great Doers Of Things...
They're also all dead, sealed, or otherwise marginalized.
So I think you can excuse me that I prefer to be ALIVE...
Then again, such behaviour might be why I can't find any volunteers amongst the usual minions and such out there >_>"
---"Memoirs of an Evil Overlord" by Saedin Casoria
Dark, Evil Castles In A Spiralling Void are usually considered to be prime real estate amongst the Evil Overlords out there, and as a result, are also usually Rather Expensive, especially if you want to get the ones that come with the indentured slaves and other various perks.
So, it was with great reluctance that I looked over what I COULD afford based on the savings of... About my entire life to date, often going without meals for days at a time to ensure the most bang for my buck...
I mean, it wasn't BAD... In fact, by silly mortal standards, it was quite nice, a fairly decent garden for growing various foodstuffs, to a sizable--if somewhat dilapidated--manor as the centerpiece of the whole affair.
But it just wasn't what you'd expect a future Evil Overlord to be using as their transdimensional headquarters! ESPECIALLY since it's just a perpetually dull grey sky!
It was to this I, Saedin Casoria, future Overlord... Was currently coming to, carrying the handful of knick-knacks that I still possessed after purchasing my headquarters in a small bundle at the end of a stick.
Naturally, I wasn't happy, but when one is coming from a point of relative lowness, one must be prepared to start small, and CAREFULLY work one's way up the ladder until they are ready to officially go about and take over worlds and such.
Even if I'd have to start off by doing it all myself, at least only technically... At least I didn't just spend my money on minions, and saved a few for a nice scrying crystal...
Ah well, can't be helped, might as well begin this whole little affair, and hope things manage to work out properly.
Naturally, it didn't take too long to set up shop, digging out a modest chair from the attic of the manor, and setting it up in a nice, poorly lit room, and dropping the crystal into a round basin of water, nodding sagely as an overview of the nearby worlds came up, including a brief rundown on the current situation there...
None of them looked too promising for a neophyte like myself, even one of such promise! Still, if one is cautious enough, I might be able to shave a little bit off of one of the more major groups floating around...
So, with a bit of thought, I begin to formulate my first move...
But first! Lunch!
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Eh, not much of a start, but I'll leave it at this, the completed, perfect form will flow a bit better...
But, so as to encourage criticism, ANYONE who makes any positive suggestions can also toss in a vote as to what Saedin'll try to sneak into in order to "Build Up His Resources" in a rather postive (Or is that negative?) Way.
There's a few more members of his little cabal in the works, but they are OCs, and will be snuck in on occasion as he continues building up his forces.
Hope you all enjoy the idea ^^;; Even if the execution is a tiny bit sloppy.
New Title Suggestions are also accepted!

[Daniel Jess Gibson]

Yes... I arrive, and rather then waste everyone's time with an inane intro thread in which I make a silly fool of myself and wind up being the target of every single in-joke there is to this place...
I'll start off with a MEANINGFUL contribution! Isn't it simply shocking?

HERETIC! I should know, I did the same.

Please keep in mind, that this is a PARODY fic in the greatest sense of the word, and a certain degree of disbelief suspension is required in order to enjoy it, think Disgaea meets Haruhi, and you'll have a rough idea of the feel I intend to emulate through this.
Constructive Criticism is VERY MUCH encouraged...
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The Shadow!
A Parody

One problem first off, what is this a crossover of.
A subset of this problem, is there's no hook. Why do we care about this person, who has he run into that we might know? What is the reason he has decided on this course?
Has Ranma stole the only love of his life, did Ami beat him out in a spelling bee, did he get caught in a cute-off between the Spore and Ukyo? Did he seen Gendo Ikari naked and must be a greater villian?
In order to prove his love, is he trying to capture Makoto to allow her (instead of Usagi) to redeem him?

[Screwball]

Well, all good things (or bad things, in the case of this particular endevour ) must start small...
I assume that the crossover bit comes when our budding Evil Overlord starts messing about in various worlds, yes?
Anyway, it's readable, and has no glaring spelling or grammar problems. Admittedly, I haven't scoured it with a fine tothed comb, just read it, but nothing jumped out at me. I won't be able to form a proper opinion without more to read, though.
BTW, has our neophyte read The Evil Overlord List? He seems like a sensible fellow, for someone out to conquer at least one world, anyway.

[Saedin Casoria]

Oh no, he's "Evil" just for the sake of being "Evil"...
Please note the quotations there ^_^
As for crossovers, first place on the List is probably Sailor Moon, wherin the whole "Parody" aspect comes in, as this is really from the point of view of the BAD GUY who actually has no idea of what's with them...
I think you can gather how that may unfold...
And furthermore, I'm not even done the first chapter yet X_x I plan on posting a little more every day, and once I get a certain amount, I post them.
Future potential locations are other popular series, such as Ranma, Slayers, possibly some newer ones as well.
There will also be at least ONE trip into a place that involves Giant Robots, just because Giant Robots Are Cool.

[Screwball]

As for crossovers, first place on the List is probably Sailor Moon, wherin the whole "Parody" aspect comes in, as this is really from the point of view of the BAD GUY who actually has no idea of what's with them...

Hehe...
(Insert star of Moon's speach about evil, justice, punishment etc)
Evil Overlord: Eh? What the hell...
Moon: In the name of the Mo... Hey, where'd he go?
Mars: He stole all the energy, robbed the bank and left whilst you were making your speech! You really have to cut that thing down meatball head!
Moon: WAAAAAAAAAGH!

[Tovath]

This guy seems like just the type of person to get a curse if he has any thing to do with Ranma

[Hazard]

I don't know, he seems a fairly cautious guy. The curses are often inflicted because one is either being stupid and/or reckless. Would be fun, however, if his caution slowly develops into atleast a slight degree of paranoia, minions have certain ambitions you see.

[camk4evr]

This looks like the prologue of what could be an interesting fic but there isn't really enough information to go by so far. At least it's a well written prologue

BTW, has our neophyte read The Evil Overlord List? He seems like a sensible fellow, for someone out to conquer at least one world, anyway.

It certainly looks like it. I, personally, prefer the expanded versionmyself (and not because I was one of the people who contributed to the MZML addendum)

[Saedin Casoria]

A prologue is exactly what it's supposed to be ^^;;; Just a brief introduction to the fellow it'll be told from the perspective of.
The next part will be posted sometime, I tend to write portions of this when my RPs around the net are cooling down, and I need something to kill time ^^;;; So anytime from later today to tomorrow should be where the next part should come up.
And no, though he hasn't READ the evil overlord's list, he WILL be taking pages out of it ^^
I love that thing myself, it's what inspired this story.

[Saedin Casoria]

X_x I am so bad at keeping self-imposed deadlines... I could blame Super Robot Taisen... But that is no excuse!
(Stands dramatically)
Back to work! Here's the next part of the first chapter.
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Lunch was terrible, note to self, hire a cook at the most convienent opportunity... Possibly a cleaner too, but it isn't often that a Being Of Ultimate Darkness™ is even willing to work under another one, much-less so as a low-paid laborer...
And I'd rather not try conscripting some of those damn peg-legged penguins, not only are they incompetent enough that you'd have to hire a squad to do a menial task, but even at less-then-minimum wage, it adds up... I'm going to need to make a point of picking some tradeable commodities up soon...
Still, might as well start off from the top, and thanks to my nice, convienent Scrying Pool being hooked up to TheBlackMarket.net, I managed to get some cheap information about the neighbouring dimensions out there...
Of course, as per my luck up until this point, each one has some token Force Of Light by the entry-nexus, some more dangerous then others, but most with an unhappy tendency of turning up long before the Job Is Done... Still, though some have some respectable firepower...
I settled on one of the closer ones to start with, apparently guarded by a team of Magical Girls of some stripe or another, but if the intellegence is any indication, with the sole exception of one, maybe two of them...
Well, they're not that BRIGHT apparently, making it a wonderful place to start collecting some commodities!
Taking a quick moment to lock the gates behind me, I headed out to the edge of my property, and quickly tossed together a Transport Construct... Though my actual fighting abilities may not have been rated very high compared to some other young Overlords out there, at least I wouldn't have to pay a Gatekeeper through the nose to keep them on a proper retainer...
The Portal opened up with a somewhat tired yawn, apparently this place was popular for other amateurs out there, probably several young, burgeoning empires tried rushing it, totally forgetting that the Rules imply that only a limited number of operatives can be active at any one time in a world held by the Light...
Meh, I'm not so stupid, this IS only a gathering run after all, not like I'm trying to conquer it or something... I'll leave that for a later date.
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The Portal opened up, and naturally, brought me to a secluded alleyway in the middle of some unexpectedly clean, bright, chipper little metropolis, on an equally sunny day... I wasn't too pleased at the environment, but I suppose with the Light holding sway for so long here, that it'd eventually warp pretty badly, and my favored black and maroon uniform stuck out like a sore thumb.
Well, I'm sure that it's not going to be too bad, I mean, it's not like these colors are COMMON out and about, but it's also not that they're entirely nonexistant, so with only a brief moment of hesitation, I walked out of the alleyway, and into the streets, attracting a significant amount of attention to my majestic visage in the process.
Yes, I know I carry on an awfully regal air, but really, does EVERYONE have to stare at me as though they were seeing a ghost?
"YOUMA!!!!"
I winced as some awfully shrill woman screamed out the name of a low class construct, and triggered a rather typical mob-stampede in every possible direction. Curious, I walked over to a building window, and took a good look at myself through the reflection...
Nothing out of the ordinary, and in fact, I must say that I cut a rather dashing figure, and I'm not even TOO inhuman either, it's not like my neatly combed black hair is uncommon, and I'm sure the red eyes can be explained as contacts or something... Even my uniform could be explained away as the male school outfit that many of these worlds share!
It was really rather curious, I thought while rubbing the pointed end of one of my ears. I don't look too out of place now, do I?
Well, regardless, they apparently took offense, so I suppose the whole stealth approach is out, so I shrug, and walk into the store I was using as an impromptu mirror... Fortunately, it seems to be a store specializing in precious minerals and various equally precious metals, Nice! There's some lesser Overlords out there who love the stuff enough to pay quite a bit for some, and it might even be enough to purchase an Atelier to begin work on my Loyal Minion Armies!
Of course, first things first, there IS the whole problem with the silly humans yelling at me to leave them alone, and of course, I was perfectly willing to do so, provided they had just stayed quiet, and left me be...
Still, Dark Overlord honor demands that I can't let the insult of being referred to as a low-class construct to pass, so after breaking the glass and tossing a handful into a micro-portal back to home, I walked over to the shopkeep, crossed my arms, and said. "Now, think of this intelligently for a moment, if I were truely the evil monster you claim I was, then would I have been prepared to simply bow to your demands, and leave peacefully?"
The shopkeep, a moderately young man, who apparently just recently got this job, shook his head fairly quickly, leaving me to nod knowledgeably in return. "Now then, what am I going to do about this..." I mused out loud, starting to pace in front of the shopkeep. "I could just plain kill you, but that's a vulgar thing to do, and would effectively commit me to an Invasion, which I'm not really prepared to do... Besides, that would lower me... I could take possession of your mind like the low-class Youma would, and use you as a living weapon, but that's just cruel, and far below an Overlord of my station..."
The shopkeep shook a little, but chimed in hesitantly "...Y... You could just le... let me go?"
I shook my head. "No, no, afraid that's no longer possible... See, the rulebook says that we HAVE to confront anyone who insults us, and can't just let them get off unpunished... Well, I suppose I could let you off lightly..."
I pulled together an Mana Extraction construct, and then drained a small portion of the Shopkeep's Mana, knocking him out, but nothing that a little rest couldn't handle, and then proceeded to send it to my Well back home, being a Portal Expert comes in handy I must say, even if things go bad, I won't have to lose the day's work!
So, with a rather cheerful gait, I left the store, and started looking about for a little more plunder...
Or rather, I would have, if I hadn't suddenly been confronted by a loud, moderately shrill
"Halt!"
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That should do it for now...
Unfortunately, I'm going to need a hand here, see, I haven't seen Sailor Moon in a LONG time, and I forgot how the justice-speeches go, so I'm really going to need someone to either suggest one, or give me some examples of canon speeches
Thank you (Bows)

[Draconis Stelanaris]

Fun!
I take it that he's just going to get out of there during the speech?
Any way, why did you have to infect me with the idea to do somthing like this with Ranma as the EOL? Now I may just have to write it....