Subject: [FFML][fanfic][crossover] Welcome One, Welcome All..., Chapter 3, part 1
From: Nicholas Eckert
Date: 4/21/1998, 8:33 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

Hallelujah!  It took time, head-pounding, and sleep deprivation the night
before, but we finally have a title on this thing I think we can all live
with.  It hints at rookiedom (which I must warn you will come into play
again in chapter 4, currently in writing), and notes the influx of
characters that seems to be the only constant of this fanfiction.
Remember, you can find the rest of this mess at
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/law/44/fanfic.html, along with what I've
done for the next chapter.  And, folks...here they come.  To the intro...

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Well, now on to Chapter 3. We've made it to Thursday, and,
folks, it can only get loonier from here. 

Quick recap, for those of you who have missed the first
two chapters and don't want to look: 

Sakura's having a sleepover party on Friday, and the guest
list is growing by the minute (according to Sprint);
So far, we have Sakura (obviously), her friend that screams
and runs off in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (I'd
say the name if I knew it), Lilith, Ellis, Washu, Roll, Elena,
Narumi, and Kasumi (the Dead or Alive one);
Mihoshi's stuck herself into the guest list elegantly by
crashing the ship into Sakura's backyard - luckily, none of
Washu's onboard experiments were hurt;
the writer has an evil twin courtesy of Washu that
hopefully by now has met Vegita from Dragonball
personally;
and Washu has taken this opportunity to test her new
time-travel machine, hence leaving Mihoshi with Sakura
for a day, with strict instructions not to touch the ship. 

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank some of the
readers responsible for keeping my insanity and choice of
background colors in check. Thanks to Anthony Woo and
Damien Roc for their comments and catching slip-ups I
didn't make on purpose, and a big thank you to the kind and
gentle souls that make up the regulars of the MVFC and the
UVR, who have done some mild reading of their own coupled
with explaining the good idea of putting dark letters on
light backgrounds or light letters on dark backgrounds,
hence making it possible for you to read this. And, one
thank you and humble bowing to Aldrich Bautista, who has
offered to place my small testament to insanity in his
Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction Archive before I've even finished,
and hence brought me to write this up as a temporary
listing of credits. 

I'd also like to take this opportunity to remind you that
there are two other chapters to read, and, if you're
wondering about the nitty-gritty details on how some of
the things above could have conceivably happened in my
disturbed mind, go back and read them. It won't hurt that
badly... 

Not too many new characters this time around - in fact,
there's only one mentioned - primarily due to the fact that,
except for Washu and Mihoshi, people shouldn't be arriving
this early. It also allows me the chance to foreshadow just
about anything I can think to slip in later. Not that the
story has more of a plot yet than the sleepover, but it helps
to have a few weird things that can happen as I go along.
The one we do have, however, is probably the second-most
popular character to put into a fanfiction. Created by the
One who is Rumiko Takahashi (all bow and create fanfiction
^_^) and owned by the company known as Viz
Communications, from her masterpiece of creativity and
martial arts we know as Ranma 1/2...eh, I'll make you wait
to the end of the chapter on this one. I'm nasty that way. ^_^

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"WAAAAAAAHHH!!!" 

"Look, it's not my fault I have to go to school," said one
exasperated Sakura. "In fact, if I had my way -" 

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" That was Mihoshi, for those
of you in Hong Kong wondering where that infernal racket
was originating. 

"Will you quit crying? It's not like I'm going to leave
forever, just for a few hours (and am I ever grateful school
only lasts that long). I'll be back, I promise." 

"You really mean it?" 

"Yes, I -" 

"YAAAY! We'll go shopping together, and out to eat, and -" 

"We'll see. In the meantime, try to follow what Washu said,
and one additional thing -" 

"Anything!" 

"Please leave the house intact. My mom's already griping
about the new backyard decor." 

"I will! You won't have anything to worry about from me, I
promise! You'll see!" 

With that, Sakura left, leaving Mihoshi alone - Sakura's dad
was working, her kid brother was heading off to school
himself, and her mother was out talking to a landscaper. 

If that doesn't scare you, folks, I'd love to know what does. 

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You will, of course, note that this introduction is doubling as a credits
page.  It's a temporary fix, but it'll do until I get to the end and note
all of the things I can think of that could have driven me to do something
like this.  Oh, and if you want mentioned, I could always use C&C.  I'd be
appreciative of a MSTing, too...just because some of this I think could
lead to weird reactions...

Nicholas Eckert
vidstudent