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by Aaron
NC-17
http://minkland.dreamhost.com/aaron201.html
SYNOPSIS:
| Sai, Sage, and Kento cross dimensions and land in different series...I think. Help me out with this one, Mako? |
MAKO:
| No sweat, kiddo! It's a crossover with Robotech and Disney's The Black Cauldron. |
MISH:
| *blink* Robotech? Black Cauldron? *blink* |
MAKO:
| ARGH! I am a HUGE Max and Miriya fan. This fic has shattered my delusions of "happily ever after" for them. GEEZ! Did you have to do it, Aaron? I love yaoi, but I have certain delusions about certain characters and Max Sterling is definitely NOT one of them. Not because I don't think he lacks bishonen type qualities, far from it. I'll take Max over Rick any day; it's just that he has such a wonderful love story with Miriya that I just can't picture him with another guy! I feel so tainted. |
MISH:
| Okay, I�m really confused by this one. First off, there�s the subtitle of "Episode 1" under the title of the first part...but there�re only two parts. A two part saga? |
MAKO:
| Try reading more comic books, Mish, they do it all the time! |
MISH:
|
*blink* Comic books? *blink* *blink*
Then there�s the claim that this fic is finished, yet, there�s no resolution to what started out as a great plot. The end shouldn�t be the end, because as far as I can tell, Sai, Sage, and Kento are still wandering around in their alternate universes. After that, we�re slapped with "The End!!!!" |
MAKO:
| Uh, What she said! I'm still trying to figure out how the hell the two series could blend in with a Disney flick in the first place. |
MISH:
| I like happy, circular stories where everything returns to normal and we all go out for pizza and ice cream afterwards�this story just left me wondering. |
MAKO:
|
"There's
no place like home!
There's no place like home!"
excerpt: disclaimer This contains dangerous crossover stuff...it�s intended to mess with your mind and make you wonder. |
MISH:
|
Mission accomplished. I wasn�t familiar with any of the other shows that this fic is crossed with (which, unfortunately, will make my rating of this fic somewhat biased).
The language is very choppy, which makes the fic difficult to read through. I get the feeling that Aaron has a vivid image of his story taking place, but has trouble putting it into adequate wording. There were attempts at angst that just didn�t develop because of this shortcoming. Okay, with that being said, there are some really good moments in the story.
|
MAKO:
| And here I was thinking about something else to nibble on. Oh, to be a certain green haired Zentradi... |
MISH:
|
That has to be one of the most humourous similes I�ve come across. Then there�s this one...
excerpt: They laid there a long time when the ship shuddered and the PA came on. "All veritech pilots to their squads immediately. We are under Zentrati attack. All Veritech pilots to their squads immediately." Max slowly lifted his head. "Not now." |
MISH:
|
Don�t they know that they have to turn the ringers on their phones, the sound on their beepers, and the speakers on their PAs OFF before having sex? And then there�s my favourite line in the entire fic.
excerpt: perhaps we can fight this great evil here and go home. |
MISH:
| That line sums up my sentiments on reviewing this fic. |
MAKO:
| Can I click the heels of my magenta stilettos now? |
MISH:
| *click* *click* *click* |
MISH:
| I give the first part a 6, the second part a 4... and the whole thing a perfect ten for achieving the goal stated in the disclaimer. |
MAKO:
|
First part, 3 (sorry, but read the rant about Max
above!). Second part, 5,
simply for including a Disney film in a not so "goody
goody" type of story.
Overall...4, because I'm still lost!
Fic reviewed on April 11, 2000 |