Disclaimer: I own none of the characters in Oban: Star-Racers. I do, however, own how they feel, act, and otherwise in my fic :)
A/N: Hello and hello, fellow writers and readers of The time has finally come for me to start my own Oban fic. I've seen the show and read many fics already, so I decided it was time to give it a go myself. This is slightly AU, although it does follow the storyline of OSR. I'm rather new at writing, and my literary skills have only just started to bud, so please be moderate with the reviews (that I am dying to receive). Constructive criticism is more than welcome, but please, give me your suggestions in a respective, polite manner or I'm afraid I'll look it over.
Now, back to my fic. This is just a quick prelude of what's to come. Let me know what you think! Reviews are wanted, if only to say that the plot sounds good and/or bad.
I've also managed to write up the first chapter, so I'll get that up, too. It'll probably raise a lot of questions in your minds, but they'll be answered as the fic goes along.
Anyway, enough with my ramblings and on to the fic. Enjoy :)
—Andrea
The Wheel Manifesto—Prelude
It's been a whole, solid year since the Great Race of Oban, but still Eva Wei can't get her mind back to Earth. It's not that she's stuck in the past, it's just that ever since her return Earth, normal life just seems so…boring. Uneventful. Bland. And the fact that Earth rules restrict her from any real racing until she was seventeen didn't help either—and she was way too good for the minor leagues.
Seemingly unexpectedly, Earth is invited to attend a racing festival on the famous trading planet of Wheel, where Racing means power. Wheel has recently attempted to break off from their current allies, the Order of Bavel, and every planet in the galaxy wants a chance to be allied with the strong and influential alien export planet. Even the Scrubs are giving it a go. The people of the now-democratic Wheel have decided to settle their alliances the good ol' fashion way—racing. Eva is chosen as the human pilot—along with her new gunner, Trent, to race for the powerful—and, indeed, fruitful relations with Wheel.
Unfortunately, the Order of Bavel has also sent their own elite racer, and if that racer wins, than Wheel will continue to be under their monopolizing control. Not to mention the threat of other racers, both new and old. The Crog Empire will also, no doubt, be racing for the extreme power—which means the newly broken-off planet of Nourasia will be sending a certain Prince there as well. Many other planets and important and influential galactic icons will also be racing as well. Still, Eva will not be deterred from her goal; to capture the alliance of the people of Wheel—or at least stop the Crogs from obtaining it.
Barely after her arrival on Wheel, however, Eva is suddenly vacuumed into a world of politics that she is unsure of. Old enemies and newfound friends reveal themselves to Eva behind every nook and cranny of Wheel, along with uncanny challenges that she's never faced before. But still, Eva must win for Earth. After all, the fact is that whoever is allied with Wheel controls all of the trading functions—the exports of food, weaponry, advanced technology, and anything else you need to sustain life.
The price of Wheel does not come lightly, but as Eva discoverers, Wheel and the Order of Bavel itself is not all that it seems. On top of all of that, Eva is forced to try and understand the unfamiliar web of lies and truths that is politics, struggle with a romance that keeps distracting her that can never seem to work out, and face the very real possibility that if she doesn't win the Races of Wheel, Earth—as long with many, many other Solar Systems—could be in big trouble.
Well, that's all! I'll get my first chapter up as soon as possible! R&R please!