A Brief Intermission

I have been getting some emails asking about several elements of both stories, so I thought I would clear things up here with a couple FAQ's.

Q: What is going on with this timeline?

A: Okay this has been kind of confusing I will admit, heck, there have been times when I have to sit down and figure it out. Okay let's start it off like this. At the beginning of Fugitive Hearts; Sora and Kairi were 17, and Riku was 18. Kairi and Sora are separated by one month, in November (Sora) and December (Kairi). Riku's is in June. The beginning of the story takes place in late May, and the students have just started a new school year. They way that I imagined their school system working is that they start and end school in May. The year would end in the early part of May, and then they took a two week break and started a new year. So this would start in the late part of May, with them starting their new classes, which Kairi is a senior now, and Sora and Riku can now be sophomores (based on the fact that they missed so much school during the first two games).

Now; the entire story of Fugitive Hearts takes just under three months, meaning that when Sora and Roxas entered the Realm of Darkness, it was now middle of August. Kairi and Riku attended the funeral, which happened towards the end of August and then started back at school in the early days of September. As of that, the timeline in the real world will be whatever it is in the chapter. The timeline as it pertains to the realm of darkness is much quicker than that of the real world, as evident by the fact that Yamato is still around.

Q: How fast does time move in the Realm of Darkness?

A: As I stated above; time fluctuates in the Realm of Darkness. Yamato had been stuck in this area for over 40 years, which translated into roughly 2 centuries. So this means that time moves five times as fast in the Realm than it does in the real world. So for example: in the real world it has gone from the middle of August to the end of October up to this point, giving us about 77 days if we say that Sora left on the 15th of August. We would take 77 days and divide it by 5 to get roughly 15; so the time that Sora has been in the realm would be just over two weeks.

Q: So far we have seen none of the Disney characters…can we expect to see them?

A: You need to keep in mind; the events of Fugitive Hearts were devastating to the worlds, to the point that they were heavily damaged. As of right now, most of the characters; seeing as they are responsible for their various worlds, they are more than likely trying to get order to their worlds in order. The focus of this story is more on Sora and Kairi; and how each of them are trying to get back to the life that they once knew. Now this is not to say that we won't see some of them in the upcoming chapters, but don't expect to see them in the amount that you did in Fugitive Hearts. Stay tuned for the final installment of the chronicles of darkness though!

Q: About that…why the name change?

A: Well…I wanted a way to connect all of these stories, and this seemed like a good way to do it. Plus I think it sounds cooler.

Q: How is Ankoku still alive?

A: He's alive? I don't recall ever saying that he was…he could just be a figment of the darkness…or I could be pulling your leg…I guess the only way to find out is to continue reading!

Q: So where is Maleficent?

A: That's a great question…I wish I knew.

Q: You're messing with us aren't you?

A: …maybe!

Q: …jerk…

A: I don't think that's a question…and we seem to be getting off topic…

Q: Why do you think that Against All Odds doesn't seem to be getting the same level of readership that Fugitive Hearts did?

A: Well I think it's still too early to tell how Against All Odds will finish out, but remember Fugitive Hearts got off to a slow start, but ended up jumping about midway through. Funny thing is that since I started Against All odds I have received 160 hits; but Fugitive Hearts has received over 200. The problem is that Against All Odds is a sequel, and in order to fully realize what's going on in Against All Odds…you need to read the first one…and Fugitive Hearts is one very long story. A few of the old regulars stayed around (thanks Shire and Mrfipp…you too knux) but I think that a lot stopped after I took my vacation from writing. Though I miss some of the old readers like Fernclaw, but hopefully we will be able to get some new ones here soon.

Q: What happened to the original ending of Fugitive Hearts?

A: I wanted to take it off and stick it on the end of this story, but it ended up getting deleted, and I lost it. But I then decided that I wanted to do an even better one for this one, so I decided to change it and go with the new one.

Q: What does the future hold for you?


A: Well I'm going to finish this story hopefully by the summer; school and time permitting. After that I hope to make the final story a long term project for me as I will have work to do in addition to all of that. Hopefully that one will get done by next winter or next spring at the very latest…it will be a long one boys and girls! After that…well who knows what will happen. I've begun to really enjoy writing so maybe I will try my hand at some other stuff, and maybe some original pieces as well. Only time will tell.

Q: Can I have five bucks?

A: …no…this interview is over…

Hope this answers some of the questions that I've gotten. Look for chapter 5 to come out here soon!

Later!