Some things that've been going through my head for a while, in the background. I figure I'm sufficiently doped on flu medicine to put 'em into words.
The fandom is El-Hazard. The OVA, not the crappy TV series.
Okay, so ...
idea 1) - Makoto spends a lot of his time researching, trying to find a way to control the Eye of God and the Key Staff and get Ifurita back. What if he didn't limit himself to just going through the Royal Library of Florestica? What if he decided to take a page out of Fujisawa's playbook and, after a few weeks of research, packed up some notes for further perusal and went vamoos, searching for possible solutions in a vaguely Indiana Jones sort of manner? Basically, trying to find some alternative to using the Eye's effect, or more direct information on how to use it better rather than old tales from the Library.
He periodically returns to Florestica to pick up more notes and hints to other possible sites of OldTech.
A week or so before Fujisawa's wedding disaster, he finds something. And, in the usual bumbling manner of the male lead in a harem or semi-harem show, gets some more trouble out of the deal.
Ayup, he wakes up Kalia.
idea 2) - okay, so he's finally managed to make it. He's back on Earth, Master of the Power Key Staff, and all that jazz, reunited with his Lost Love. Ahem.
Only things aren't nearly as simple. See, Roshtaria and surrounding countries move forward, and as the Bugrom aren't really much more than an annoyance, and haven't been since The Eye went Berserk at the end of the first OVA series, the inevitable follows. It's merely political unrest, at first, but there is pressure brought on the Royal House to provide stability.
The first step towards that being at least trying to ensure that Roshtaria has some chance at continuing the Royal Line. Unfortunately, with Fatora being how she is, they can't exactly count on her. And Rune is suddenly up to her ears in suitors, while still not wholly recovered from the whole Gallus thing (impressions are misleading).
You see where I'm going with this, no?
So, in an effort to give her some breathing room, Londs concocts a plan and runs it past her. She hesitantly agrees. They then run it past Makoto. Who is very tempted to run screaming.
After all, who better to ensure prosperity to the country and the Alliance (such as it is nowadays) than the Sage of El-Hazard, whose wisdom and skill prevented the whole world's annihilation and tamed a Demon God? Besides, he's about as apolitical as they come, so he's just about the only candidate the other Alliance nations can agree with, other than the ones they put forward themselves.
It certainly doesn't help matters for the poor guy that Rune _is_ beautiful, smart, understanding ...
... and she doesn't seem to mind very much either, before 'not minding' turns into genuine, if subtle, enthusiasm.
Oy.
Does he manage to recover Ifurita before the wedding? If so, what then?
Or does it happen just after? How would that work out?
And yes, I'm angling for a Ifurita/Makoto/Rune polygon here. Hell, if you find a way to throw Nanami and Shayla in there for good measure, I'll sing you praises.
idea 3) the most open-ended one. The backlash from Ifurita using the Eye of God to skip worlds and even time itself wasn't quite as ... contained ... as it would have been otherwise.
The energies lashed out through the only other outlet, other than the Eye and her, available.
Meaning the Power Key Staff.
With ends up with Makoto being forced to go on his _own_ Odyssey ... but where'd he get stuck all of a sudden? And ... err ... okay, _why_ are there two preteen girls with staff weapons flying through the sky over there and slinging energy blasts at one-another ...
... more importantly, why the hell is the Staff suddenly speaking to him and calling him the Goshujin-sama in Ifurita's voice?
Well, on the flip side, once he's settled in and dealt with all the inevitable cases of mistaken identities as well as other fallout, the Time Space Administration Bureau turns out to be just the place to get some headway on dimensional travel.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
The fandom is El-Hazard. The OVA, not the crappy TV series.
Okay, so ...
idea 1) - Makoto spends a lot of his time researching, trying to find a way to control the Eye of God and the Key Staff and get Ifurita back. What if he didn't limit himself to just going through the Royal Library of Florestica? What if he decided to take a page out of Fujisawa's playbook and, after a few weeks of research, packed up some notes for further perusal and went vamoos, searching for possible solutions in a vaguely Indiana Jones sort of manner? Basically, trying to find some alternative to using the Eye's effect, or more direct information on how to use it better rather than old tales from the Library.
He periodically returns to Florestica to pick up more notes and hints to other possible sites of OldTech.
A week or so before Fujisawa's wedding disaster, he finds something. And, in the usual bumbling manner of the male lead in a harem or semi-harem show, gets some more trouble out of the deal.
Ayup, he wakes up Kalia.
idea 2) - okay, so he's finally managed to make it. He's back on Earth, Master of the Power Key Staff, and all that jazz, reunited with his Lost Love. Ahem.
Only things aren't nearly as simple. See, Roshtaria and surrounding countries move forward, and as the Bugrom aren't really much more than an annoyance, and haven't been since The Eye went Berserk at the end of the first OVA series, the inevitable follows. It's merely political unrest, at first, but there is pressure brought on the Royal House to provide stability.
The first step towards that being at least trying to ensure that Roshtaria has some chance at continuing the Royal Line. Unfortunately, with Fatora being how she is, they can't exactly count on her. And Rune is suddenly up to her ears in suitors, while still not wholly recovered from the whole Gallus thing (impressions are misleading).
You see where I'm going with this, no?
So, in an effort to give her some breathing room, Londs concocts a plan and runs it past her. She hesitantly agrees. They then run it past Makoto. Who is very tempted to run screaming.
After all, who better to ensure prosperity to the country and the Alliance (such as it is nowadays) than the Sage of El-Hazard, whose wisdom and skill prevented the whole world's annihilation and tamed a Demon God? Besides, he's about as apolitical as they come, so he's just about the only candidate the other Alliance nations can agree with, other than the ones they put forward themselves.
It certainly doesn't help matters for the poor guy that Rune _is_ beautiful, smart, understanding ...
... and she doesn't seem to mind very much either, before 'not minding' turns into genuine, if subtle, enthusiasm.
Oy.
Does he manage to recover Ifurita before the wedding? If so, what then?
Or does it happen just after? How would that work out?
And yes, I'm angling for a Ifurita/Makoto/Rune polygon here. Hell, if you find a way to throw Nanami and Shayla in there for good measure, I'll sing you praises.
idea 3) the most open-ended one. The backlash from Ifurita using the Eye of God to skip worlds and even time itself wasn't quite as ... contained ... as it would have been otherwise.
The energies lashed out through the only other outlet, other than the Eye and her, available.
Meaning the Power Key Staff.
With ends up with Makoto being forced to go on his _own_ Odyssey ... but where'd he get stuck all of a sudden? And ... err ... okay, _why_ are there two preteen girls with staff weapons flying through the sky over there and slinging energy blasts at one-another ...
... more importantly, why the hell is the Staff suddenly speaking to him and calling him the Goshujin-sama in Ifurita's voice?
Well, on the flip side, once he's settled in and dealt with all the inevitable cases of mistaken identities as well as other fallout, the Time Space Administration Bureau turns out to be just the place to get some headway on dimensional travel.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
