1. Wayne, what happened to those fountains! reviews Naruto returns to Konoha and finally works up the courage to confess his true feelings to the love of his life.Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,703 - Reviews: 63 - Published: 5-1-12 - Naruto U. & Sakura H.

This is funny one shot I liked very much. Can't really tell you much since it would spoil it but you should try it.

 

That summary made it incredibly unappealing, but I gave it a chance. Then a bit into it, I realized I read it before. It's just that forgettable. Meh. =\

 

This one actually has a lot more smaller snippets on SB. I know as I was the one who indexed them.

You can find the rest of the ex-canon snippets listed HERE.

 

It's planned to be slash.

 

Catalysis » by Teh Twinnesses Presents reviews We have all seen stories of Ed's journey, but let's try a change. What if, ultimately, Trisha Elric never died? Watch as Ed walks a path markedly different from the old, along the way meeting the people who will shape his life.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 7 - Words: 105,651 - Reviews: 219 - Updated: 7-5-10 - Published: 6-16-09 - Edward E. & Roy M.

Pretty awesome for FMA. I'm only on chapter two, but it's worth a mention so far. Basically, Ed actually succeeds in bringing his mother back. Al still has his body. But things didn't quite go as they should have.

And I see no mention of slash in the AN.

 

Although the "Ed rants at people" bits are definitely overblown, it's still a quite enjoyable piece. I feel like you'd have to age him up for them to really fit, but characters talking far above their age tends to be a common problem in fanfiction. Good to see it being picked up again by the author as well. Can't say I've seen any other good FMA fics though; not to pull off topic, but any good recs?

 

Friendship Contract: My Little Pony/Naruto Crossover

Basic premise is that Naruto gains a summon contract with the ponies. Hits a few of the cliches of Naruto fiction, but doesn't belabor them to the point of aggravation. Also does a bit too much retreading of canon for my tastes.

Still, it's fun enough to make for an enjoyable read, even if it's not that great from a technical point of view.

Another big plus, the update rate has been phenomenal so far; getting daily updates is always nice.

Spoiler

There are also a few interesting twists, like having a chunk of Discord sealed in Naruto alongside the Fox.

Also, Pinkie Pie learning sealing and using it to create the Gatling Party Cannon, capable of firing over 100 parties a second.

 

It's not the best written story ever and you can't really take it all that seriously but I'll be damned if it wasn't charming and entertaining as fuck. Naruto is a bit overpowered but you just have so much fun reading this that it doesn't disturb you. It's a Naruto / MLP crossover more in the spirit of MLP than it is Naruto, meaning no gore or whatnot but it is working.

 

Yeah, I've blitzed through it all today. An entertaining read, even if you have to suspend your disbelief a bit more than usual to accept the random shit that happens.

All in all, a good way to waste a weekend with something not too serious.

 

Superman: New Beginnings byben10987654321
The world has a Justice League. The world has a Clark Kent. The world has no Superman. Not yet anyway. A different beginning for our Man of Steel.


Honestly if the author had a beta who understood American slang I probably would of put this up for review but he doesn't so here it is, still one of the better Superman stories I've read.

 

It does make for an interesting contrast, since pretty much every MLP crossover I've ever seen before this tends to put ponies into the darker setting, not lighten up the other setting to match the spirit of MLP.

 

Those darker stories also tend to play in the ponyverse though. I think your Dresden crossover is the only one I know that is a bit darker in which the ponies leave their dimension and even there, it is only temporary. Normally, people go to the ponyverse or the ponyverse is changed/re-imaged to fit the darker themes.

So, it was a nice change to see someone just having fun with the concept of summoning ponies without taking it all that seriously. Not a great story or even a particularly good one in terms of writing and plot but still, entertaining and charming.

Not that the Narutoverse is particularly dark to begin with, canon tells the story more lighthearted than it should, so, wasn't as big of a leap. Naruto himself is two minutes away from weaponizing friendship, so, common theme there. At least MLP is honest about that, right in the title.

 

Actually, I rather liked the pacing. Most FMA writers tend to go full tilt and not even bother with character development, so having her go so slow is kind of refreshing.

The 30K word chapters are pretty nice though.

And the last part of the Ch. 7 I saw coming a mile away. Though I would have been majorly disappointed if it didn't.

Anyways, I looked around on their LJ, too, and apparently the story is supposed to be around... a dozen chapters, give or take. I'm going to assume that there's going to be a time jump somewhere (like canon), so I wouldn't lose interest just yet.

But, it does say on the LJ that the eventual pairing is Roy/Ed. Shame on them.

Non-Slash FMA:

Never Let Go » by Obsessive Child Stuck in Konoha, all Edward Elric wants is to get back to Amestris. But when he forms unlikely bonds with Itachi Uchiha and his brother, added to that a crazy kid in orange, will Edward want to leave?Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 26 - Words: 210,392 - Reviews: 737 - Updated: 3-10-12 - Published: 8-15-09 - Itachi U. & Edward E.

I've been watching the author for quite a bit now, and her writing style has improved by leaps and bounds. I'm a little over halfway with this story, and while the beginning kind of sucks, and I would have wanted to see a bit more originality in how Ed actually got to Narutoverse, it's pretty good for the fandom.

She isn't a slash writer either, so no worries there.

 

Oh, I haven't even told you everything. Apparently, there's also past Roy/Maes and eventual Ed/Envy.

Less appealing doesn't even begin to cover it.

 

I really liked this pokémon fic. It' s a collection of very short horror stories based around different pokédex entries. Unfortunatley I don't think it would get into the library. So here it is:

1. Grotesque Pokédex » reviews A collection of darker short stories relating to the darker side of Pokémon.Pokémon - Rated: T - English - Horror - Chapters: 5 - Words: 3,247 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 5-18-12 - Published: 4-19-12