Thursday 11 March 2010

The Story So Far, Part 1

This section will be constantly updated when new chapters are up on my DeviantArt account. It summarizes the main plot points of each chapter. Please note that spoilers are abound, and it is advised that you read the chapters first on my DeviantArt account, http://ptv.deviantart.com/ before viewing this post.

CATASTROPHE TIMELINE

Attack of the Giant Test Girls
  • Susan and Mary Test are plucked from their world, grown, and sent to Chicago. They successfully take over.
  • The Sontarans invade Cybertron, and engage in war with the Autobots. They install a 'Nemesis Detector' in order to flush out Nemesis.
  • In an attempt to stop the Sontarans from bringing Nemesis to a pre-destined location, Prime, Goldbug, Jazz, Kup, Arcee and Grimlock team-up.
  • The main villain of the story, its name to be revealled later, begins to re-assemble itself.
  • The Nightmare Patrol successfully captures the Nightmare Prince, only for the Cybermen to kill him.
  • A mysterious person known only as the Avatar is to be sent to a pre-determined Dimension. There, he will learn to manipulate natural elements and ultimately help a mysterious group called the Legendary Ten Embodiments to join the Dimensions back up.

The Pink Dominator
  • The Midnight Patrol save themselves from the Cybermen, but the others in the Grand Dozer's Palace are captured, ready to be converted.
  • The Midnight Patrol escape the Cybermen's invasion in a space pod.
  • Paige Logan is plucked from her world, grown, and sent to the Dream Zone. She successfully takes over.
  • The Dream Zone is destroyed, vored by Paige.
  • The main villain teleports Paige to a town in Europe. She successfully takes over.
  • Professor Brainstrain upgrades the Telebugs so that they are Y2K-compatible. They are now based on insects.
  • Optimus Prime's team finds the ancient ship Ark-84, a joint project between the Cybertronians and Gallifreyans.
  • Professor Brainstran gives a lecture on cosmic interferance on TV.
  • ZUDO-Bug returns, also upgraded. The Telebugs battle ZUDO, but loses as the evil Telebug makes off with the professor's papers. We learn that ZUDO is a servant of the Legendary Embodiment of Evil.

Countdown to Catastrophe: The Slitheen Virus
  • The Slitheen are delivering the Omnitrix to the Bandrills when they decide to re-fuel, making a quick detour to the FreshWorld.
  • Landing during Episode 1 of "Total Drama Island", a virus onboard the Slitheen craft enlarges the female cast to 20ft tall.
  • Owen rescues the male cast from the giantesses by hurling vinegar at the Slitheen. The Slitheen escape, the fuel tanks now full of electricity.
  • The female cast are grown once more and are teleported to an as-yet-unknown destination.
  • Vilgax attacks the Slitheen on-board, stealing the Omnitrix. The Slitheen have no choice but to crash-land on the planet Mobius.

Countdown to Catastrophe: Rachelzilla vs the Darkness
  • The Sycorax invade the Moonbase as various girls are grown and teleported.
  • Fanny, leader of the KND, and Rachel are grown, but aren't teleported. Fanny heads off to find Numbuh One.
  • Crazy Hand summons Darkrai and gives it the task of finding the Nightmarestone.
  • Numbuh One's rocketship is halted by Fanny and Rachel. After a confrontation with the Sycorax, Numbuh One sends Fanny down to his planet.
  • Numbuh One and Rachel are confronted by Darkrai, but quickly dispose it.
  • The duo travel to the Digital World, in order to inform the Legendary Ten Embodiments about what is going on.

Countdown to Catastrophe: The Stormhunter and Evil Incarnate
  • Garfield, one of the ancient Stormhunters, is confronted in a parallel universe by the Legendary Embodiment of Evil and the Mandragora Helix.
  • Garfield learns of a prophecy, that the Stormhunters will rise and battle the Legendary Embodiment of Evil again.

Battle of the Giant Paloma
  • The Midnight Patrol enter the Doctor's TARDIS. The Tenth Doctor allies with the Midnight Patrol, as he too knows about the cosmic interferance.
  • The worlds of Pontypandy and Sodor have been destroyed.
  • The Doctor proposes that the main villain is enlarging the hormones necessary for natural growth to happen, through a powerful beam, in various female characters that it has indexed.
  • The Avatar has survived the destruction of the Dream Zone. The Doctor sends the Avatar to the Ice Nation as originally intended.
  • The Doctor and the Midnight Patrol sets off for the Shadow Proclamation.
  • Paloma is plucked from her world, grown, and sent to an army base. Although she succeeds in taking over, her presence is alerted to UNIT HQ.
  • Another Telebug, MULCH, is upgraded. He is sent to the Chaos Lord's Temple in the Amazon with the other Telebugs to analyze its contents. There, the group discover a prophetic mural and walls covered in hieroglyphics.
  • The Knothole Freedom Fighters encounter the Slitheen, and prepare to battle.
  • Dr. Robotnik survives the Doomsday Project, but begins to regenerate due to a piece of the Key to Time.

What Is.... "Catastrophe"?

Space. Deep in its confines, a great battle is taking place. Thousands of different species fighting against one another, as well as fighting against gigantic females. Deep below them, ten objects circle a planet, under threat from a black hole....Earth. And up above them, a gigantic creature watches intently. Who brought these beings together, and who will save our own world? Who caused the black hole to occur in the first place? To find out, we must turn the clock back to a few weeks ago....

And so begins "Catastrophe", a fanfic series on DeviantArt that is far more than just a massive crossover of various franchises. This is a topical, dramatic account of what would happen if the soothsayers were right about the end of the world being closer than we thought. It also looks at the fictional side of crossovers: WHY did the Flintstones meet the Jetsons? WHY did 'Super Smash Bros. Brawl' happen? IS FusionFall an amaglamation of Dimensions, or is it another world altogether? And if it's the latter, HOW did it come about?

"Catastrophe" is also the first saga of a series of numbered fanfictions, each one featuring a specific main villain who might or might not work with other villains to achieve his or her goals. It also adapts various plotlines to various franchises, such as incorporating the Sonic games into the Sonic Saturday morning series, or taking a closer look at the motivations of the Legendary Pokémon in the anime movies.

This blog serves as a guide and further information stand to the series, providing more background information on heroes, villains, worlds and other important topics. It will also provide previews for future chapters, as well as comments from me, the author of the fanfic. I have still a long way to go with "Catastrophe", and as always, comments are critical to the fanfic's future development. If you have any questions about the fanfic series, or any specific chapter, then please respond via Comments.

The chapters are currently housed on my DeviantArt account, which also contains chapters from the mini-series "Countdown to Catastrophe", which features specific worlds, times and characters, and serves as an anthology to the main story. The next blog post will provide a timeline to the chapters created thus far, as well as important plot points that summarizes each chapter. Go to: http://ptv.deviantart.com/ to read the chapters.