Subject: [HUMOR FANFIC] Lord of the Flies introduction Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 00:00:00 GMT From: David Filip Organization: University of Washington Newsgroups: alt.toys.transformers EXTRA LONG DISCLAIMER! EXCESSIVELY LONG FANFIC DESCRIPTION! This is a non-profit work of fan fiction written for no other purpose than to entertainment the good citizens of the net. It uses characters developed and entirely owned by Hasbro, and is not intended defame them in any way for any reason. Remember that parodies are accepted as a part of free speech, so if any of you at Hasbro feel like suing me...ha ha! It's a joke! Many of the characters, events, and portrayals are almost totally unrelated to the Transformers universe created by Hasbro, Marvel, fanfic writers and/or anyone else, with the exception of jokes and satire thereof. One may find some instances where science, the official Hasbro stories about Transformers, and this writer's own beliefs are contradicted, but this is only done for two reasons: To satisfy some otherwise irresolvable plot points or to make us laugh. Any similarities to real people, living or dead, is more than a coincidence. It's a miracle. Aside from the fact that I paraphrased a great deal of William Golding's novel in LotF and left all of the lessons intact, I felt that it could offer a hilarious take on the Transformers as well. There were many 80's cartoon/sci-fi culture parodies, the in-jokes to TF fans on the internet (the colors to Rumble and Frenzy, fanfics, Generation 2 colors), the origin of Spam, the final word on the "Taste's great/Less filling" debate and lots of other stuff I could do here that also seemed perfect, so I threw it all in. This is the only novel I've ever written (so far) and I specifically set out to make it the funniest and most unique TF fanfic on the internet. It should also be enjoyable to people who read the original book, people who were raised with 1980's toy cartoons, and especially to people who fall into both categories. I was also happy to include a lot of foreshadowing and connections within this story and "Lord of the Flies: The Aftermath," a sequel that will get into events following the Gobotronian War and will severely twist Transformers: The Movie, Five Faces of Darkness, Call of the Primitives, and several other sci-fi shows together. Here are the chapters to Lord of the Flies Starring the TFs: Part 1: Peaceful Cooperation and the Seeds of Disaster. Part 2: Preparing the Social Order In these first two chapters you will see almost everything you need to predict the events in this world. I love to keep foreshadowing hidden in plain sight because I feel I can toss more jokes around after the decks have been cleared. It's kind of like eatting all the veggies on your plate first. Part 3: The Killing Begins Part 4: The Politics of Fear Part 5: Raiders of the Lost Spark Part 6: Little Black Box Part 7: Signs and Portents (alternate title: Remember Tomorrow) Part 8: The Lord of the Flies Chapter Eight is the only one you need to read if you've run out of ideas while writing an essay on William Golding's LotF. Laserbeak's "Cliff's Notes" comments are complete and thorough. I'm not kidding! Start writing your report now! Part 9: Festival of the Damned Part 10: A Nice Place to Visit But You Wouldn't Want To Die There This chapter is the grand finale. It isn't a cliffhanger but many items were mentioned in the course of the story that give you a good idea where the sequel is headed. I always love to hear how people react to my stuff on the net, so please drop me a line when you read it. Adios! "...and the blue guy." -- Afterburner -----David Filip------------------------- grimlock@u.washington.edu ---- Are you tired of conformity on the internet? You can rebel against the culture of the net in four easy steps! 1) Thank and encourage crossposters. 2) Discuss politics politely. 3) Support censorship. 4) Praise Apple Computers, Intel, Microsoft, AOL and the entertainment industry for a job well done.