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I’m making an attempt at participating in wipweek this month. wipweek is A week to encourage the updating and completion of WIPs from every fandom, previously run exclusively on Tumblr.


June 23: Your Oldest WIP:


There might be older ones, but I’m fairly certain my oldest WIP is “Common Cause” which was started back in June 2006 and remains unfinished – mostly. I actually wrote an ending for it but I never posted it because it wasn’t done enough.


“Common Cause” is a Transformers/GI Joe crossover fic based mostly in the original 1980s cartoons for both series, though there are elements of the comics and some of my own head-fanon in there as well. The plot centers around the Combaticons, a group of evil Decepticons, causing mayhem and the Joes being sent out to try and take them out – without help from the Autobots. A lucky shot disables Onslaught, leader of the Combaticons, leaving him severely injured and forcing the rest of his team to make common cause with the Joes and the Autobots.


I’m hoping to rewrite and actually finish the damned thing this year. I've been reviewing it and making revision notes so *fingers crossed* this year's the year! Also, I have a kind of a superstitious thing that makes me think that not having finished this fic is stopping me from finishing anything else. So, here's to removing this 13 year long case of the whiffs!
Snippet:

"Alright," Hawk said, calling the room to attention. "I'm not going to sugarcoat this. We have a Decepticon attack underway in Rhode Island. This is not a drill. We will be going in locked and loaded.” He paused. “And we’ll be going in solo.”

A murmur ran through the room. "I know, I know," Hawk said. "Orders from on top, we've got to prove we're worth the money the taxpayers have spent on us. The Autobots were told they're to stay out of this one. We're on our own, but that's nothing new. Now, for the nitty-gritty."

Behind Hawk, a viewscreen turned on, showing footage of a group of robots surrounding an office building.

"This is the Havefam toy company's corporate headquarters," Hawk said. "We're not sure why they've been singled out. They're not an energy producer and they don't have any special secret projects that would interest the Decepticons."

'Maybe Megatron wants a Mr. Tomato Head?" A chuckle ran through the room at Mainframe's joke.

"Well then, he needs to hit Toys R Us like everybody else." This time, the collective chuckle was louder. "Alright, listen up," Hawk said and the room came to attention. "It's 'know your enemy' time."

The image on the screen changed, tightening up on the robots.

"These five individuals are the Combaticons," Hawk said. "Preliminary reports have them first appearing on Earth approximately seven years ago. Apparently, they were created during an internal power struggle between the Decepticon higher-ups back in '86."

"Nice guys," Sci-fi drawled from where he slouched in his chair. "Real cuddly."

Bonus Question: What fandom would you love to revisit?:

Transformers. It was the first fandom I started writing fic for and I had a lot of fun doing it before I kind of drifted away from fic writing in favor of working on original fiction. This year, due to rediscovering the fandom thanks to the IDW comics (especially More Than Meets The Eye and Lost Light), I’ve decided to work on finishing Common Cause as well as rewriting some other older fics and hopefully writing some new ones!

This is what happens when you let a former English major read sites like metafandom and Fanfic Symposium. Those not interested in either discussions of slash, fanfic writing or pseudo-academic ramblings, skip this one.

( Why I Write Transformers Slash: )

Dun.

Because I have trouble remembering some of these names and I want a handy-dandy list to keep track of 'em. The horizontal breaks indicate divisions between groups of related characters. Please note, many of these characters are ones *I* haven’t written about yet, so they’re not fully formed yet. They’re largely just kicking about in the head waiting for inspiration to strike and for them to get called to the front lines and brutally set down on the page. These are largely just notes for my own amusement and reference. This is a work in progress and will periodically be added to as I alter these characters to suit my tastes.

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