Author's Note: Delayed but not Dead
Hey guys. Sorry for just another Author's note instead of an actual chapter. I was hoping I would never have to do this stuff again because I know we're all tired of it but I've got an announcement. Btw, I had to make some changes to this note to explain myself a bit further. Sorry for spoiling some of my ideas but it looks like I really need to elaborate whenever I make a decision.
Nerfherder97, one of my friends on this site, has this story called Elsa's Encounters. It's a bunch of one-shots where Elsa, and occasionally Anna, from Frozen encounter other fictional characters. Examples include Sonic the Hedgehog, Davy Jones and Ariel from Disney, the Warners from the Animaniacs, even Darth Vader.
Recently he's gotten into My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic but since I knew more about it at the time, he asked me to write an MLP chapter for Elsa's Encounters. After I did that, he came to see the story as our story so then he asks me to write another MLP chapter where Elsa and Anna go to the show's main setting, Equestria. Then he gave me a list of all the things he would like to see happen and from the look of things, he wants an entire arc in one chapter. I'm not even halfway done yet we've had to go and break what I have written into segments because of how long it already is.
I tried going back and forth between working on my stories and his but it's not working out, due to a combination of writer's block on my part and his eagerness for this chapter to be finished. So for the time being I'm putting my own stories on hold until I finally get this done and out of the way. At least I'll still be writing and it'll give me more time to plan. I just wanted to let you guys know what was taking me so long in case you were worried this was going to be another dead fic. I know I have a nasty habit of doing that.
I do have some ideas, not really plans, just ideas for this fic though. Blazorna Ibara suggested that I try to use some more Ben 10 elements so that everything isn't just on the Bleach side of things, such as using some of Ben's foes. This actually sounds pretty good so now I'm working on what villains I can use and how best to use them.
The primary one I'm thinking of is Zs'Skayr (The sentient Ghostfreak). Zs'Skayr because hey, a ghost-like alien in a world full of actual ghosts?
Eon deserves some mention considering the fact that he controls time and would make a deadly opponent to just about anyone without the proper powers, and I didn't really use him during Bleach: Omniverse so I suppose I could give him another shot. Maybe.
Also, regarding the demands for Ben to gain a Shinigami and/or Arrancar form? It's not going to happen.Why? For several reasons actually. If Ben got one of those forms, I don't think he would really use any of his aliens. Two, I think due to being spirits Shinigami and Hollow don't have DNA in the conventional sense. Plus, part of me feels that even if they do, their DNA remains human despite the changes to their souls. I can't really say. The spirits in Bleach are weird considering that they're solid, they can age, feel pain, get sick, and even die. Even after all this years, I've never quite figured it out.
Meanwhile, back to Blazorna Ibara. I think I might have mentioned how he originally wanted me to write a crossover with him between his fic, Troubles of a Misplaced Hero and the original version of Bleach: Ultimate Alien. Unfortunately he and my consultant, Sallem Cortez 004, had a falling out because Sallem still wanted us to use his idea for a Mutant Loly, which Blazorna was convinced would ruin the story. So he's decided that he wants to cross his fic with the remake instead. He's thinking about having it take place while Ben is still in the current arc. Just wanted to let you all what his plans were. Speaking of which, some of you guys were wondering what arc Ben has arrived in. At the moment I'm thinking about having it after Aizen defected but before Ulquiorra and Yammy came to Karakura Town. Honestly...I actually haven't decided exactly when Ben arrived. I left it vague enough so that I could sort it out once I have more of a plan in mind.
Btw, I've become a fan of Dragon Ball Z Abridged so expect to see some quotes and references in my work from now on. Don't worry, I'll make sure to only use the jokes when they actually suit the situation instead of coming out of nowhere. I've had a habit of that doing that too.
So yeah, this story is not dead but it will be delayed for the time being. I'm sorry to keep you waiting but at least you now know the reason for the waiting. Well that's all for you so I'll talk to you guys whenever I can get back to updating. Until then, take care.
