NOTE—I am working on "Light Into Darkness", but we really
had to get this story started b/c both Caroline and I are going to be gone for
half of July and all of July respectively, so we had to get this story into
solid form b/c we've been planning it for over a month now. I'm almost done the
aforementioned story, so never fear! I'm just having a little trouble trying to write what I need
to write, but now that I'm free for the summer, I'll have much more time to
focus on it. So please just read this
story, and Caroline's stories, but also this one. Thanks!
I know what you're thinking. 'Not
another one of those time travel stories…and new people showing up at the
Lodging House? Please, this storyline
has been way, way overdone.' But let me assure you, this fan fic
is different than any I think you've ever read before, or at least for most of
the other fics you've read. The idea from this story came from the
twisted depths of my mind, but I am blessed enough to be co-writing this with
Caroline Gottschalk Jackson, one of the best writers, especially comedic, on
this site. It is with her wonderful
talent that this story has humor in it, b/c I were on
my own, the humor would be way too lame and therefore removed. So I'll just cut to
the chase—I want to insert a warning here.
If you're not one for fantasy, or for the
limits in the realm of possibility being stretched (or maybe even ripped open
all together), you might want to stop reading this right here and now. It is my greatest hope that everyone will
give this story a shot, but I also want to avoid flaming so if you read this
intro and decide this story isn't for you, than just stop reading it instead of
flaming it.
Although I love Newsies to death, my strongest loyalties lie
with another realm of fandom: The Renaissance Pictures-uverse. Those of you who are also fans of this
wonderful company's production, please hold your applause until the end. Perhaps the most well-known product of this
company is Xena: Warrior Princess (I'm proud to be a Xenite J) Also created by Ren.
Pics are Hercules: Legendary Journeys (yes, I am a
Herculean as well), Cleopatra 2525, Jack of All Trades, and my favorite (though
I love all the others so very much as well), Young Hercules. I'm really not going
to get into the details of the short life of Young Hercules. I'll provide all you
need to know about the story's plotline later.
I suppose your wondering what all of this has to do with
Newsies Fan Fiction. Well, one simple
thing: this story is a Newsies/Young Hercules crossover. Wait—before you protest, read what I have to
say. I come from a world where, out of
the words of Hercules himself, anything is possible. I believe that this story is going to be
believable because in the Young Hercuverse, anything
can happen, since there's a host of rampant,
all-powerful gods running around. Now,
on to the basics of what you'll need to know about
Young Hercules in order for this to make any sense.
Hercules and Iolaus are best friends. In this story, Hercules
is 18 and Iolaus is 20, though he looks like he can be 18. Hercules and Iolaus are currently cadets at Cherion's Academy, a place where they are training to be
warriors. Hercules is, obviously, the
son of Zeus, king of the gods and the mortal woman Alcmene. When Zeus appeared to Alcmene,
he appeared to her in the form of her husband, Amphitryon. The real Amphitryon
was away in battle, and was later killed. Hercules grew up laughed at for being the son
of a single woman, and
by those who did not believe that his father was Zeus. He was always trying to prove that he was a
demigod, Zeus' son, and eventually Herc goes as far as to do ANYTHING to get
Zeus' attention, save killing someone or something like that. Hercules would never, ever,
intentionally put someone other than himself in danger.
Iolaus grew up a lot like many of our beloved newsies. His father was away a lot (a general in war)
and when he was home, he was alcoholic and abusive, to Iolaus' mother and
Iolaus in particular. Iolaus was the
oldest of I think about 3 or 4 children, and the only
boy. But Iolaus
was slightly small for his age and gender, and his father always told him he
was a good-for-nothing shrimp. Iolaus'
mother loved, still loves, her son, but is too scared
to stand up to her husband and is not all that good at displaying the love and
pride she has for her son.
Ares hates Hercules. Hates him with a passion.
Ares (the Greek god of war, in case any of you don't
know) used to be Zeus' favorite until Hercules was born. Ares hates Hercules just because Hercules for
apparently "showing up" Ares, being only a half mortal and Zeus' favorite. So Ares wants to
kill Hercules, but Zeus placed a protection order on Hercules, so that any god
who kills Hercules will be sentenced to, in Ares' own words "an eternity in Tartaurus being gnawed on by some idiotic monster." Tautaurus is the
Greek mythological version of Hell. Hera, queen of the gods, also hates Hercules because she
detests the fact that Zeus could love a child that isn't
hers (I don't think Hera will have a role in this
story, but there might be a reference to her.)
The protection order is the only indication that Hercules has that Zeus
even knows he exists. That is why
Hercules is obsessed with gaining Zeus' attention.
Well, that should be all you need to know. If you don't
understand anything at any point in this story, feel free to tell me through
review or email (gabby-kora@juno.com)
and I'll do my best to clear things up.
Oh and one more thing—I stole the name Kora
from my favorite female character in Young Hercules. I do not claim to be her, do not claim her to
be an alter-ego of mine, I just think the name's
cool. I think Kora
will have a small role in this story, and even if she doesn't,
I know there will be references to her.
I'M PROUD TO BE A XENITE!!!!!!!!!
sorry…I just couldn't resist adding
that, especially since the series finale is next week. Mommy…ahem, excuse me,
Caroline, said I could add that if I wanted too, 'cause she's just an awesome
person, as I'm sure you all know (and if you didn't know, now you do). A Xenite is a Xena fan, a Herculean is a Hercules fan, and a Young
Herculean is a Young Hercules fan. I'm all three. We
need a cool catchphrase name like that for newsies fans. Hey, somebody should come up with a name like
Xenite only for Newsies fans, that'd
be cool. Well, I think I'm done now. I'm gonna leave this with an introduction, and all of you
people out there reading this—review!!! ('less you're gonna flame us). Review us and tell Caroline and I what you
think of our crazy idea ('less your gonna
be really mean 'cause then we'd hunt you down and throw pencils and other
various assorted objects at you). After
we get a review or to, we just might decide to post the first chapter of this
story. We'll
actually post it whether or not you tell us to, but if you review, I'll give
you some of the sugar from my stash (yes, I actually have a hidden stash of
sugar packets). HAPPY DRUG FOREVER!!! (hehe
Caroline) I'd
better go now before I scare all of you off, so just review this thing and I'll
post the first chapter soon!
PS: remember, if you have any questions, just email me and I'll try to clear them up as best I can for you. (gabby-kora@juno.com)
