NOTICE! THIS IS NOT RELEVANT TO THE ACTUAL STORY. THIS IS SIMPLY ONE BIG AUTHOR'S NOTE. IF YOU WANT TO READ THE ACTUAL STORY, THEN SIMPLY CLICK THE "NEXT" BUTTON.
Hello there! If you're reading this, then I assume you either like Final Fantasy, or you're just trying to find something fun to do in your free time... Then again you could've just randomly found this lying on the net and decided, "This-Sounds-Worth-My-Time-And-Im-Bored-Anyway-So-Lets-Read-It" or something close to that. Final Fantasy A.R.S.E. (Alternate Reality Syndrome Experiment) is basically my view of what would happen if you crammed most of the Final Fantasy characters in one place, say….. Balamb Garden from Final Fantasy 8. First of all, let's get the boring legal and/or serious talk out of the way. I do not own any of the Final Fantasy characters, but I do however own the characters I specifically designed for A.R.S.E., and A.R.S.E. itself, so please don't steal either. If you like my story and wish to put it up on your site or use quotes or reference it, go ahead, but give me credit. My thanks go out to the person who created the flash video "Mixed In Balamb". This is what gave me my main idea for A.R.S.E... I fear I may have copied a little too much from their video... (If you're reading this, im sorry if im stepping on your toes... Don't kill and or sue me). I would also like to thank my ex-girlfriend, Crystel Dykes, for the initiating inspiration to A.R.S.E. Thanks also go to my other ex-girlfriend / Not-Bilogically-Related-Little-Sister (She says im like the big brother she never had), Jessica Watkins, for her support and ideas. Also also, thanks to my current girlfriend, Vanessa (AKA : 'FoxGod' on this site), for her support, ideas, and slight obsession with the story. Finally, thanks to my best friend Josh Rainwater, for almost 40 percent of the ideas and jokes in A.R.S.E… Now, onto other matters. Secondly, You're probably going to get about 3 chapters in and realize that only a few characters in A.R.S.E. act normal... relative to their game counterparts. This is because A.R.S.E. is a FANFICTION! So if you have any problem with the way I make the characters act, speak, and/or think, because they, "Are nothing like they are in the game", let me explain something to you friend. Fanfiction. Lets break it down and make this simple for you morons.
Fan-Someone who likes something from the media world (I.E. singer, movie, anime, game, actor, song, ETC.)
Fiction- (As described by "Webster's New World Dictionary") An imaginary statement, story, ETC.
Thus meaning...
Fanfiction-An imaginary story created by a fan of a certain media interest.
Thus meaning... I KNOW THEY DON'T ACT THE SAME! THAT WAS MY INTENTION YOU DUMBASS! That being said, we move on. Thirdly (Don't care if it's a real word or not), You'll also realize by about chapter 3... This is no 'G' rated fanfic... Not at all. This entire fic is completely uncensored (to the extent where I won't get booted off the net), and it can be very very vulgar and graphic at many times... almost 90 of the time actually. If you don't want your precious little child subjected to this, or if you think im, "Immature", then just don't read it. I, for one, am against censorship 110, and no one is gonna change my mind by protesting this story. You don't like it? Fine. But don't go and screw it all up for those who do by deleting it off the net, or you'll hear alot worse than the vulgarity and violence there is in this story from the people who care about it. Fourth, there are a few jokes and comments throughout A.R.S.E. dealing with religion and nationality. I AM NOT RACIST IN ANY WAY! I just put in things that seem funny at the time, or that I had heard one of my friends say. If anything in ARSE offends you racially or culturally, don't take it personally; it's just there for humor. Im from Kentucky, so I get lots of crap from people when I go out of state. I just play it off, ignore them, or use stereotypes about them to my advantage (Especially Canadians... I have nothing against Canadians... well, the French-Canadians are a bit too snooty for their own good... Anyways, all Canadians seem to like having "Stereotypical Debates" to see how much they can bomb on you before you run out of Canada jokes). Moving on again. Fifth and lastly, while I enjoy getting feedback, try to cut back on the "You-Should-Have-Done-This" type of feedback. Unless I realize something or get an Unnaturally good suggestion, I will not change past chapters. I am, however, always open to ideas for new chapters, and you can send me your ideas and feedback at Well, I think that about covers everything. Have fun reading A.R.S.E. I hope you enjoy my very random and askew version of the Final Fantasy world.
Here is a listing of character abbreviations and corresponding names
Qu-Quistis
Sep-Sephiroth
Cl-Cloud
Sq-Squall
Ze-Zell
Tif-Tifa
Ae-Aeris
Re-Red XIII
Vin-Vincent
Ba-Barret
Ri-Rinoa
Se-Selphie
Ir-Irvine
Sei-Seifer
Ru-Rufus
PR-Pocket Raijin
PF-Pocket Fujin
Ti-Tidus
Au-Auron
Yu-Yuna
Lu-Lulu
Rik-Rikku
Khi-Khimari
Zi-Zidane
Yuf-Yuffie
So-Sora
Wa-Wakka
Pai-Paine
Le-Leblanc
BM-Black Mage
Riku-Riku
Vi-Vivi
Do-Dona
Sh-Shelinda
An-Ansem
Ku-Kuja
Ed-Edea
Cid-Cid
HC-Headmaster Cid
Xu-Xu
When a new character is introduced in a chapter, thier abbreviation and name will be stated at the top of the document, so no worries there.
:ADDED 11/5/05:
Sorry i haven't posted any actual chapters, im trying to relocate the first notebook in the series so i can start (It's a total of 4 notebooks right now). As soon as i relocate the fur-jing thing, i will post the first chapter (Which BTW is called "Quest For The Golden Moogle").
:ADDED 11/16/05:
Ok, by demand of E-mails, requests by friends, and in order to get some more reviews, i will go ahead and post a chapter beyond chapter 1. Don't worry, the chapters don't actually go in numerical order... Well, except for the ones in which someone dies... Anyways, i'll just put up one of my earlier chapters, or maybe a really late one. Enjoy.