Well, that'd be the end of Forgotten Guardians. I'd like to thank everyone for reading and supporting this fan fic. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did writing it.
This fan fic did really great overall. It had 529 reviews, which is a feat in itself due that they were accumulated with less than half the hits that ToP had. Plus, this story was longer, word wise, than any of my others, which made me very happy to know. Now I can't say ToP is technically my longest, lol.
Btw, here is something everyone may have not known. Before I began the ToP you all came to know and like, there was a different ToP. It's plot was flimsy to say the least, with like 200 some duelists competing, but I had my own character, Illidan, still, plus Marie, and a few others that knew off a Yugioh site. Again, the plot was rather sucky, but had basically the same idea behind it. I scrapped it not long after getting through a few rounds and kind of gave up on writing temporarily. Then in the summer of 04, I was bored at work and in my mind came up with the idea of how I really wanted ToP to be like. Heh, ten people vs 200 was much better. Anyways, I just thought I'd share that factoid with everyone.
As for my plans on the future, I will be releasing a one-shot in the near future, I hope, called Chazzed Off. It goes with the end of FG, so the two are concurrent. I should have it done sometime this month, I hope. If not, it'll be early the next one. Next up, I will also still be posting Another for anyone who is an Inuyasha fan. Finally, with a little luck and hope, me and ardee should have enough work done on Minutes to Midnight, the sequel to Forgotten Guardians, done in April so we can begin posting. That isn't a promise though, due that we're unsure how far we'll be. Time will tell if we get done by that time, but we'll see. You just never know. Heh, splitting my time between Another and MtM is kind of hard, but I'm up for it, I guess, lol.
Alright, now then, I'll go ahead and answer the last reviews.
x-knight20: Thank you. I'm glad you liked both the story and the chapter. Thanks for your review!
Knives91: Lol, I guess Illidan did get pwned in the end. LOL! I didn't realize he was that short. Thanks for the review!
sirbj: It's cool about not being around to do reviews. Real life is more important. Glad you like the end of the duel. I had thought of Illidan winning, but in a way, I think the ending was symbolic, that the torch had been passed onto the next generation. Glad you want to see the sequel, because it will be coming, hopefully in the near future. Thanks for the review!
Nathan: Thanks. Yep, the duel came down to the two favorite monsters of both Illidan and Jaden. I figured it would be kind of symbolic in a way too. Yeah, I know, it's kind of sad that the story is over, but the sequel will be out in the near future. Yep, MtM will be out sometime soon, so don't worry, Illidan and Marie's adventures aren't over yet. Thanks for the review!
JudaiAsuka-fan: Thanks about the ending. Yeah, a bit of a hint of Jaden and Alexis, hehe. I couldn't resist. Yes, the sequel is indeed a GX story, which means it will include the gang once again. Pretty much all the characters in this story, minus a few here and there, lol. Glad you really liked my story. Hopefully I'll see you in the sequel. Thanks for the review!
Ultimate Legendary Master: Yep, that's the end. I'm glad you thought it's a good trilogy. I wanted to end it with the three, but I guess I'll push on, lol. Glad you're anxious to see how MtM turns out. From what me and ardee have written thus far, I think it looks good and exciting. Yeah, most people didn't expect Jaden to win, but like I've said before, it's kind of symbolic that he won. He beat one of the best in the past, thus making him one of the best in the future. Yeah, it really sucked about the filter… At least my car is taken care of for 30k more miles. Glad you really did like this story, and don't worry, MtM will be out before you know it. I look forward to seeing you there! Thanks for the reviews!
Well, that's it. I thank everyone once more for reading this story. I would like to add a special thanks to my mate for encouraging me to continue to crank out stories like this. If not for her help, I'd have run out of ideas long ago, lol. Also, I'd like to thank a few authors for the ideas they gave me from time to time. Well, this is it, so I hope you all have enjoyed this story. The sequel to this story, entitled Minutes to Midnight, will be posted in the near future. I hope to see all of you there. Once I begin posting, I'll try to get the word out, but you may have to keep tabs on me too. For now though, thank you all and I hope to see all of you again in the sequel! Later!
Illidan the Half Demon