Oh No, Not another One! (Announcement)

By James the Fox

Hello again. Remember when I'd let you know if I intended to discontinue any stories, and explained how it would have ended? I've already done this for Gathering of Worlds, and I keep not having the time or memory to do so for the other stories I've deadfic-ified. So now, we have some info over Oh No, Not Another One. I was actually surprised, seeing that when I was working on it, it actually had enough of a fanbase that it ended up being relatively high up there on the polls for stories I was going to continue working on.

This is why I'm announcing that this fic isn't QUITE dead… Just being HEAVILY revamped before being revived with a mix of technology and pagan rituals I can't describe here without being assassainated. For whatever popularity it had at the time when I was making it, I stopped working on it when I saw just how… well, stupid it was going to end up, sorta like Gathering of Worlds. However, where I had couldn't see Gathering working because of how far it had gone already, and how railroaded it was because of that, I CAN see this plot working better, without me putting in too much more work rewriting the story, mostly because I wasn't very far in the story.

Even as we speak, I'm alternating between writing this, writing the new Chapter of XIII Ninja, and Pre-Production for XIII Ninja, PKMN Wizard, and for a reboot of "Oh No Not Another One (My Obligatory Self-Insert)." For that reason, I won't let slip much about the story details. Suffice it to say James gets out of the mess he's in, kicks butt, maybe gets thrown for a loop or two, finds a way around Namine's powers, beats Organization XIII, and has an epic clash with Sephiroth.

Also, I bring you an amusing fact:

The reason I self-inserted James into Sora's place(and will do so in the reboot) is related mainly to the meaning of his name. Going back to his name's original form, Jacob, the name means "Holder of the Heel,""Usurper," or "Supplanter." One of the major conflicts in-story is that James has (by divine will) usurped Sora's role in destiny.

In the original Sora (yes, you were right, that was him) wanted (if not to get his life back, that looked to be impossible for him) to obtain justice/revenge, at almost any cost. We'd have had multiple encounters with him throughout both the KH arc and the KH 2 Arc. I'm still uncertain if that plotline can be integrated into the new story, but we'll see. I really want it, as it makes a serious morality challenge for both sides: James for stealing Sora's life, his dreams, and his friends and family for his own, and Sora for being willing to see the multiverse end up reset by Destiny AGAIN by killing the new chosen one. It deconstructs these kinds of fanfics.

As a fun way to get everyone ready for the reboot, I'm going to explain some of the changes I'm going to implement into the stuff you've seen. Ahem:

First, the Deconstruction/Reconstruction of various KH and self-insert Elements via fridge logic. You'll find that some stuff that might bug you in the original games are thrown to the wayside with a very simple, effective reason: The games aren't the real world. Stuff like a 14-year old being better than someone with more combat experience doesn't fly here, like it did with Sora vs. Leon.

I'm also implementing all of the games for this reboot. Sephiroth isn't going to be the ender of the world like in canon. Square Enix's established this already: being the ultimate villain responsible for everything is Xehanort's job. We will see Sephiroth as well, but he's just a satellite character here.

Expect huge differences in how Donald and Goofy are treated in this story from in the games by implementation of one piece of logic: Donald and Goofy are Court Mage and Captain of the Royal Guard, respectively. They are the guys Mickey, Keyblade wielding Yoda expy of KH, has entrusted to protect himself and his Queen (a mage throwing around balls of holy magic, impenetrable barriers, and PILLARS OF DIVINE DEATH), and to fight in their stead where they cannot. The requirements for being THEIR backup should be skill, sheer badassery, and balls of orichalcum, and thus, aside from Game balancing, those two have no reason to be around Sora's level of skill at the beginning of KH1, and they certainly shouldn't be as incompetent as they are portrayed.

This won't mean we won't see them being, well, Donald Duck and Goofy, just means that when the chips are down, they're able to kick butt.

As for James, one of the things I liked about ONNaO was that sometimes, when he uses his foreknowledge, it bites him in the ass (Or nearly kills him with an Omnislash). This trend of him assuming something (a real weakness of mine) and ending up on the end of someone's sword will continue in the reboot.

One of the fun things I'm doing with his character for the reboot is not so much where I'm putting him, but when I'm taking him from: in terms of the real world, James starts his journey here before KH2: FM+ was revealed to the public, which leaves him with a fun weakness to exploit: He may have foreknowledge, but he doesn't know some of the most important stuff for the long run. 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep have important pieces of the puzzle James needs to put together, and he has no way of knowing until it's too late for him to do anything about it. This also means he'll be making visits to worlds and meeting people from shows and games he's never experienced, so he's getting screwed over on several levels.

The Holly Party Subplot is still here, but in order to allow for more character development, I've reduced the party to just Holly, Mark, and Chewbacca. This also helps with something I have set up.

In World Building, I've developed the way Levels, Weapons, Magic, and Abilities work, which uses elements from various KH games to make a consistent system. The Journal at the end of every chapter will, in addition to its usual function of character info, serve the purpose of giving info about the various rules of magic, etc. to the readers.

I'm quite excited for when it's all set, and look forward to showing off. Course, that's assuming anyone here isn't sick of Self Inserts and/or my ridiculous space between updates.

XIII Ninja's on the way! Here's a preview of the next chapter as a teaser.

Hinata bid her fellow Chūnin farewell and walked out of the office, opening her scroll. Yuki Fujikaze, one of the finest actors in Fire Nation, was to start filming a sequel to The Tales of Fūun-hime in the Land of Snow, and was in need of bodyguards. She and her team were to fulfill this request.

Hinata was amazed by the scroll's contents, having never seen a mission scroll before (Riku-sensei had always been captain, and thus he was in charge of such things). In addition to the standard information Hinata had just read, there were notes detailing all of the possible threats she and her team may face, according to all intel gathered. Hinata skimmed through the scroll until she found the list of shinobi on the team.

Captain: Hyuuga Hinata.

Rank: Chūnin.

Missions: 28 D, 1 C, 0 B, 2 A, 0 S.

Notes From Previous Captains: Cunning when pushed, but lacks confidence. Proficient in Gentle Fist Style Taijutsu, has a close-to-mid-range chakra-compatible piercing weapon. Rudimentary knowledge of elemental Jutsu, medical techniques, and seduction skills.

She reflected on that first word: Captain. A year ago, she'd never have thought she'd ever be listed as Captain… What if she failed here? She'd never be able to look anyone in the eye if this first mission was a complete failure… They'd probably push her back to Genin rank… She gulped, then moved down the list.

Hyuuga Neji.

Rank: Genin.

Missions: 26 D, 17 C, 1 B, 4 A, 0 S.

Notes From Previous Captains: Precise and cool-headed in the heat of battle, but lacks passion. Masterful Gentle Fist Techniques, close-range focus. Not as skilled in long range. Tendency to belittle opponents.

Inuzuka Kiba (Plus Akamaru)

Rank: Genin.

Missions: 21 D, 5 C, 3 B, 1 A, 0 S.

Notes From Previous Captains: Hotheaded and competitive, but loyal. Skilled almost exclusively in Beast Mimicry. Highly capable with cooperation with other teammates. Usually carries ration pills.

Twem Mid

Rank: Genin.

Missions: 11 D, 2 C, 1 B, 1 A, 0 S.

Notes From Previous Captains: Mellow and unassertive, good at following orders. Low skill in Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu. Specialized mainly in use of tools. Smart enough to devise basic stratagems, but unlikely to be useful on the battlefield if weapons break.

As she headed to the Inuzuka Clan Compound (the closest to the Hokage's office), she resolved to spend at least some of the time on the way ascertaining the skills of her team, just in case the details on the scroll were outdated…

Shikamaru sauntered into the Twem Clan base, sighing. Not only was Twem Llednar NOT part of the team he knew inside and out– meaning he'd have to relearn his team's strengths and weakness AND build new strategies around them — but from what he knew of the head of the clan from personal experience and the mission scroll, he was the same type of genius Sasuke and Neji were: prone to arrogance and fighting solo, meaning that he might not take orders so well.

Which meant that he could expect things to be troublesome from start to finish. He wondered (not for the first time) why he accepted the promotion to Chūnin before calling out to a nearby Twem Clan member and asking them to have Llednar come to the north gate prepared for a long-term mission.

At least Choji was also on his list of shinobi on the mission. He could trust Choji.

Note that this isn't from the final product, and I purposely left out a few paragraphs. This is a preview after all. Let me know what you think. Until next time!