The UN-official "In Flight" OMAKE collection
Yes folks, you read that right. This is NOT going to be a single story, but instead is going to be a collection of stories! And the best part is, they will ALL revolve around gabriel blessing's wonderful fanfiction called "In Flight", which is available right here on fanfiction .net ! If you want to find "In Flight" just search for cross-over fanfiction between "Fate/stay night" and "Sekirei". It's the story with the most number of reviews (over 2500 as of this writing!).
Q. What is an "OMAKE" ?
Well, to quote from TVtropes, "A bonus that is added to, but separate from, a particular work. 'Omake' is the anime fanspeak term.".
Q. Who makes these "OMAKES" ?
Good Question. When you buy an anime DVD collection or manga package, the author usually adds it in. It acts as an incentive for hard-core fans to buy extra merchandise. However, there are cases (especially if it involves the Nasuverse) where the fans themselves make/publish their own "omakes". These come in all sorts of formats like - 4Koma, doujin, manga, fanfiction ... etc.
Q. Wait, so some FANS actually make omakes? Why would they spend all that time & effort? Does anyone pay them?
It's a labor of love! We liked the original work so much that we can't stop thinking about it. And the more we think about it, the more ideas pop into our heads! We can't just keep all that bottled up inside, now can we? So, we channel all the love we have for the original work into little extras/snippets that are called "omakes". And no, no-one pays us for doing so. (At least, no-one has paid me anything so far ...)
Q. Would ANYONE really make "omakes" for a fanfiction story? And that too, a cross-over?
You would be surprised! I've never seen any other story as popular on fanfiction .net as "In Flight" and many others agree as well. It's so popular that people talk about it just about everywhere on the internet. It's got it's own thread on "The Fanfiction Forum", it has it's own TVtrope entry, it's blasted regularly on "The Beast's Layer" ... etc. And naturally, where a lot of people talk about it, they end up posting omakes too!
Q. So, this 'collection' is just going to be all those different OMAKES gathered together in one place?
Yep!
Q. Are you really going to re-post ALL the "In Flight" omakes out there?
Of course! How else can I call this a complete collection, otherwise? Admittedly, I'm only a human and can't be everywhere at once. If you find an "In Flight" omake posted anywhere that's not in this collection, please tell me? Either by review or PM.
Q. Do you have permission from gabriel blessing to do this?
I've asked him. But he hasn't replied so far and I hope he won't say no! (chronodekar prays for a favorable answer)
Q. Do you have permission from the other "omake authors" to re-post their works?
Most of them approve (some even encourage me!), but not everyone has replied so far. My line of thinking is that, as long as they haven't replied, it should be OK to re-post their stories/omakes. There have been a few authors that have said no and I respect their wishes (You won't find their stories re-posted in here).
Q. If some authors have said no, how can you call this 'a complete collection'?
If someone denies me permission to re-post their story/omake, I just put in a link to where the reader (you) can find it, instead! That way, this collection will be all you need to locate any "In Flight" omake in existence! Also, it's not just a matter of saying 'no'. There are some authors who have written beautiful A-rated omakes which, I don't think can be approved on fanfiction .net. So, for those kind of stories too, I just put in links.
Q. How have you organized this collection?
1 omake per chapter. This way we can use the total chapter count of this story to see how many omakes there are for "In Flight", as well as, to allow for people to link to a particular omake directly from other sites.
Q. That sounds really in-efficient. Why not something like, "10 omakes/chapter" or the such ?
I gave a lot of thought about using such a system. It would save me a LOT of work, but in the end, it wouldn't be fair to the omake author's now would it? A good many of them (myself included) feel that their works are best represented, if an entire chapter is dedicated for each work (there are a few exceptions to this - you'll see why when you read them).
Q. I want to thank some of the authors for the omakes they made. How can I do so?
For each and every omake I've collected, you'll find a link near the beginning directing you to where I found the omake. Just follow the link and thank the author yourself!
Q. I have some suggestions/comments on how you've handled this collection. How can I get in touch with you?
If it's something about the collection itself, then feel free to leave a review to this story. It would be a lot easier than sending me Private Messages (PMs).
Q. But I WANT to leave a review for an omake here anyway! Can I? Please? Pretty Please?
-sigh- Even if you tell people NOT to review to individual omake chapters, they end up doing it anyway. Please remember, I'm NOT the guy who's written most of these omakes! If you REALLY want to thank anyone, follow the link and thank the authors directly! But, if you feel that you MUST use the chapter-review (or are just too lazy), then at LEAST mention the ORIGINAL author's name in your review. That way, when they see the review section, they'll recognize the ones that are meant for them. Please remember, it's a lot of work just compiling all these omakes together, and I don't have the time to forward reviews to their intended authors.
Q. So ... why are you going to all the trouble to make this collection?
As Matsu the Sekirei would say, "Praise me! Praise me!". Yeah, I do it for the ego-boost. (^_-) Also, it's a labor of love. (^_^)
Q. What should I read first? This collection or "In Flight"?
There ARE story-spoilers in this collection. It's really a good idea to read "In Flight" to it's latest chapter before you start reading anything in here.
Q. I have another question I need to ask ...?
Please leave any comments to this collection as a review.
CREDITS
Author's who have given me permission to re-post their stories,
Grimgor Ironhide - Permission got via PM dated 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
chronodekar - Has Ego issues and refuses to respond via PM ,
Mokofooja - Permission got via forum post dated 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Ttestagr - Permission got via PM dated 2/May/2011 through TFF ,
Eratia - Permission got via PM dated 3/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Obiki Doragon - Permission got via review dated 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
whodidthewhatnow - Permission got via PM dated 3/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
DarthNacho - Permission got via PM dated 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Flere821 - Permission got via forum post dated 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
VanusDraco - Permission got via PM dated 4/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Vindictus - Permission got via forum post dated 4/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
HubiKoshi - Permission got via PM dated 4/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
daniel_gudman - Permission got via PM dated 4/May/2011 on TFF ,
zerohour - Permission got via PM dated 4/May/2011 on TFF ,
Wilder - Permission got via PM dated 4/May/2011 on TFF ,
Jomasten - Permission got via PM dated 5/May/2011 on TFF ,
Mereo Flere - Permission got via PM dated 5/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
blackmamuth - Permission got via PM dated 5/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
GiftofLove - Permission got via PM dated 7/May/2011 on TFF ,
Shiakou - Permission got via PM dated 8/May/2011 on TFF ,
NeoSeether - Permission got via PM dated 9/May/2011 on TFF ,
Roarky - Permission got via PM dated 10/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Mu-Sensei - Permission got via forum post dated 10/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Syroc - Permission got via PM dated 11/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
throwaawy - Permission got via PM dated 11/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Silver Sun 17 - Permission got via PM dated 13/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Cyberbeta - Permission got via forum post dated 13/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
neogoki - Permission got via PM dated 13/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Biigoh - Permission got via PM dated 15/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Shiranui Amaterasu - Permission got via PM dated 15/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Techlology - Permission got via PM dated 15/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Shadow Rave - Permission got via PM dated 15/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
shadowzerover5 - Permission got via PM dated 18/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
FFXFan13 - Permission got via PM dated 30/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
kittybear - Permission got via PM dated 30/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
deus-rasengan2 - Permission got via PM dated 31/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Fallen Otaku - Permission got via PM dated 31/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Nim Maj - Permission got via PM dated 1/June/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
NanayaMode - Permission got via PM dated 1/June/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Type-00 - Permission got via PM dated 1/June/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Bloody Hero - Permission got via forum post dated 1/June/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
solopy567 - Permission got via forum post dated 3/June/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Author's who haven't replied to me yet,
gabriel blessing - Asked for permission via forum post on 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
hanashinobi - Asked for permission via PM dated 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Harold Jackel - Asked for permission via PM dated 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Caladborg - Asked for permission via PM dated 2/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Eveon - Asked for permission via PM dated 4/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Shinkir0 - Asked for permission via PM dated 5/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Shioran Toushin - Asked for permission via PM dated 10/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
UNSpacy000 - Asked for permission via PM dated 13/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
iota0000 - Asked for permission via PM dated 13/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Kreyn - Asked for permission via PM dated 15/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Zanma - Asked for permission via PM dated 29/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Trooper1023 - Asked for permission via PM dated 30/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Khagerou - Asked for permission via PM dated 31/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
Thorwald Dornbusch - Asked for permission via forum post on 31/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,
armedlord - Asked for permission via PM dated 4/June/2011 on TFF ,
Author's who don't want their stories re-posted here,
Sucal - Said NO via forum post dated 4/May/2011 on fanfiction .net ,