I've never been a fan of fan fiction. I've always found it to be too limiting, or barring that, too simple. Although, for a writer who knows the difference between "writing a fan fic" and "Fiction Writing for fans," it can be an artful process. Although I'm certainly no excellent writer, nor am I a particularly intense fan, I feel the need to contribute. Frankly, there can be good fan fiction, and it really takes a writer to know why to make it happen. Why not start with just one?
Title ? Invasion of Privacy
Fandom ? Galaga
Characters ? Rodrick Summers (Original character, obviously. Fill-in-the-blank since Galaga has no canon to speak of.)
Story - (200 Words)
Colonel Summers pulled on the throttle, vein in his neck sore but tense, as it had been for the past several hours. The Galaga descended in elaborate waves and formations, and the Summers' ship spiraled and spun, lancing out death to every enemy in his way. It was a suicide mission, he knew it, and his enemies probably knew it too.
Wreckage, debris, and mauled alien carcass littered the blackened void behind him, and the insectoid aliens loomed ahead. He was sure how long he'd been there, nor how long he would even continue to be alive. In a flourishing cascade, the enemy broke rank into two distinct strike forces, weaving in intricate patterns while chittering the battle cry of their species. Summers' unleashed a volley of shots, blasting alien bodies from their limbs, and destroying lives.
Another strike force assembled, and launched in an almost floral spiral. Summers' briefly considered what each side was fighting for, and if it was really worth it in the end. A roach-looking beast launched a tractive aura, which grappled Summers' ship. In a spiral of panic, he fired shots into space.
However, in the end, Summers' understood his role:
Serve the hive.
