RE: Seven Days of Terror (ch 10 mega pwn up)
Agatha who?
I don't think I've ever read any murder mystery novels (if that's who this Agatha Christie person is, someone who writes murder mysteries), so if there are any similarities to any of her stories, they are entirely coincidental. I'd be willing to bet no one has taken Pokemon in a direction like this before.
When I started writing this story, I wanted to make a story that was something other than the standard "kid starts his journey, beats the bad guys, beats the league, yay!" Also, in 2004, my friend (who this story was originally written for) had (and still has) a deep hatred for Misty, and so I set out to kill her. Yes, that's right - Misty's death was planned from day one.
Of course, I'd have to kill off other people, too, and so I first needed to determine who survives at the end of the story. I know who this is (if anyone) and I've not yet strayed from it. However, I will say that with the exception of Misty, none of these deaths were planned. I planned out possible deaths involving Misty years in advance, just to please my friend. (She has since read chapter nine and is very happy with the result.)
However, that's the extent of her intense hate, so the rest of the deaths are of my own doing.
Boy did I digress, or what?
I hope to get this story finished soon so I can at least start the planning stages of my second fic.
Speaking of my second fic - for those who don't know, it takes place in the world of Mystery Dungeon 2. The main character is a Buneary named Shirley who is traveling with the rest of her exploration team in an attempt to find the seven treasures. The reason I decided to make this the background for my story is because I was quite disappointed to find that the seven treasures is a wasted side quest - you get nothing for collecting them all, and if I recall correctly, you only can actually utilize about three of them. My story will set out to turn it into something cool.
However, due to Explorers of the Sky (Mystery Dungeon 3) intending to be a continuation of Mystery Dungeon 2, it's possible that it would explore the seven treasures in more detail. I may not even get a chance to make my story come to fruition, which would be lame on so many levels. Even if that should come to pass, I'll still find a use for Shirley.
And who knows? Even if it does involve the seven treasures, the story could be really lame and I could write my own! =D