S3's Random Ramble: Well… It appears that FF.N has made one of the biggest mistakes of its 'life.' I was one of the longer-lived MST3K authors on this site that was still posting at the time of this... travesty. Me and a friend have made a MST/fanfiction website of our own. Take a look on the 'Affiliates' page.

Idea:
If you have a website, give me the name. I’ll create a link, and put it under a new section: MST links. Then you can link back, and create links of your own. It’ll be a MASSIVE MST WORLD! Or, at least, a rival to Fanfiction.net.
What do you guys say? In or out? ^_^

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[It’s S3’s home. Duo is lying about in shock. Chau has fainted. Ryoga, as usual, is lost. Brandon is busy comforting Ai, who is curled up in a ball on the couch. Shinji is muttering to himself. S3 is standing between them all, like they’re a circle around him.]

Duo: I can’t believe it. Our series is canned…
S3: [Nods sadly.] Yep. We’re screwed.
Shinji: [Softly.] I musn’t run away…
Brandon: Is there any place we could go to? Like TMFFA.com or Mblow0t5’s site, or something? Sci-fi channel, maybe?
S3: Nope. No real ‘job offers’ have surfaced yet. I suppose we COULD create a site of our own, but with no funds…

S3's Random Ramble: Well, luckily, Angelfire is free...

Ai: What’s to become of us?
S3: I think Duo, Shinji and Ryoga will go back to their animes and mangas…
Shinji: Damn. And I was gonna ask Asuka to marry me…
Ai: I meant the ORIGINAL characters. Brandon, Chau and I.
S3: [Shrugs.] I don’t know. I really don’t know.
Duo: This is my third canned series… I MUST be a failure…
Brandon: [Gives Duo a slap on the back.] Naah… Fanfiction.net is just full of ignorant fools…
S3: [Sits down at his computer.] Ah… You got that right. [Pause.] Ah-ha! The ACTUAL post that informed us of this! I’m gonna load this into the theater. There. [Gets up.] Wanna join me?
Duo: [Shrugs.] I’ve got nothing left to do, of course…
Ai: [grins evilly.] Sure. I want revenge on those bastards.
Brandon: I’ll come with you.
Shinji: I’ll watch after Chau and Ryoga.
[The 4 enter the theater.]

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>Rules and regulations regarding submitting entries to FanFiction.Net:

S3: The LAST thing I’m gonna read with FF.N’s ‘stamp of approval.’ Except fot MST-able fics.
Duo: So… WHY are we in text format for the plot settings again?
S3: I’ve got a limited time to post this. Text is faster, but I don’t prefer it. Besides, this is a sort of homage back to my first series, MST2K1.
Ai: Shut up! I wanna get my revenge!
Brandon: [Gets bored, begins turning parts of himself invisible and back again.]

>Updated 4-7-2002:

S3: The worst day of my life.
Ai: No kidding. If we can’t find a new home by April 21, 2002, I’m SCREWED!
Brandon: Me and our daughter too.

>
>Do not use this page to upload chapters, series, or segments of a story.

Duo: No shit! This is a simple fic!

>In order to upload for example a 5 chapter story, use this page to upload chapter 1, and
>then use the "edit/upload chapter" link in the left menu to upload chapters 2 through 5.

S3: The EXACT SAME thing they’ve been using all along.

>
>Entries not allowed:

All: [Flatly.] MSTs…

>Lists. (which include "Top 10 ...", "Reasons why ...", and etc.)

Brandon: I never really liked those anyway.
Ai: Yeah, it was just a simple way of ranting.

>Announcements (which includes polls, previews, prologues, excerpts, challenges,
>author Notes (put them in the stories) ,

All: NO SHIT!

> question and answers, rants, opinions, reviews, thank you notes and etc.)
>One or two liners

Duo: Those exist?
S3: Yep, believe it or not…

>MSTs, a form of entry where a previously written story is copied word for word with
>comments inserted in between the flow of the original story.

All: BOOO!!!!
S3: BASTARDS!
Brandon: That’s the GODDAMN POINT OF THE MST! To take a bad fic, put a plot around it, and RIFF IT!
Ai: Though, a FEW (Beemobile & others come to mind…) don’t. And their riffs suck.
Duo: [Throws a beer bottle at the screen.]
S3: Um… where’d you get that?
Duo: [Shrugs.] Search me.

>Actor stories: stories revolving around the real actors that portrayed fictional roles in tv
>shows or movies.

Brandon: HEY! I LIKE THOSE!

>Actions not allowed:
>Multiple entries of the same material.

Duo: Yet again, no shit. That’s one of the BIGGEST no-no’s in this biz!

>There can only be one copy of any unique story on the entire site.

Brandon: Don’t explain the multiple copies of ‘Survivor’ spoofs, ‘Millionaire’ rip-offs, and complete spams available here…
S3: Hey, I wrote the BEST version of those ‘Survivor’ spoofs!

>No exceptions.

Ai: [Grins.] I’ve seen a few that slipped by. Not too sharp now, are you?

>Crossovers, entries that span more than one category, are not exempt from this rule.

Duo: DUH! They go in the CROSSOVER section!
S3: This is one of the reasons I’m leaving. FF.N has one of the oddest habits of REPEATING THEMSELVES.

>Rewriting names of characters/locations of one story in order to upload to multiple
>fandoms. Example: a story uploaded to 3 categories and the only differences are the
>character names and/or locations.

Brandon: Refer to my LAST riff. Try to suppress us now, bastards.

>Original entries cannot be fanfiction entries.

S3: [Snickers.] LOOK! I’M BREAKING A RULE RIGHT NOW! EVERYONE HERE IS BREAKING THE RULES!
Ai: [Grins.] So, posting a NORMAL fic is illegal now.
Brandon: Well, they’ve covered all the bases. Now, NO ONE can post on this site.

>The reverse is also true. For example, an original poem cannot also be uploaded as a
>fanfiction poem.

All: … ^_^’ Right.

>Copying from a perviously published work without approval aka plagiarism.

S3: I learned that lesson in FIRST GRADE. I already know about the legal repercussions.
Brandon: And, this is a public post, so it’s fair game!

>General rules:
>Entry title and summary must be rated G for all audience. No exceptions.

All: Again, a given.
Duo: I swear, the ‘hosts’ of FF.N are all dumbasses.

>Entry must be given the proper rating. No exceptions.

Ai: What, like having a ‘G’ fic rated ‘NC-17’? I don’t see anything wrong with that.
Brandon: Now, having the ‘NC-17’ fic rated ‘G’ is wrong.
All: HENTAI MUST PAY!
Hentai Dursheim: [Remember? The main character from Tentacle Enema?] HEY! YOU KILLED ME ALREADY! What more do you want?!?!
Duo: For you to die. AGAIN.

>Entry must be placed in proper category. No exceptions.

Ai: Again, I saw a Pokemon fic under Gundam for some reason.

>Chapter uploading are not longer allowed to be submitted as separate entires.

S3: Do we need to repeat ourselves?
Duo: Ah, hell…
All: NO SHIT!

>All chapters/segments must be grouped together using the "edit/upload chapter" feature
>in the left menu.
>Failure to comply with site rules will result in the removal of stories and/or
>removal of account.

S3: DO YOUR WORST! I’m not gonna be here much longer, anyway!
Ai: Is it over?
Brandon: I… guess…
Duo: Let’s go again!
All: NO! [They leave.]

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[Once again, S3’s home. Shinji has his bags packed, and is holding a small ring in his left hand. Ryoga is… somewhere, I suppose. His screams still haunt my home to this day. Duo is saying goodbye to Chau. Brandon and Ai are saying goodbye in their bedroom in their own ‘special’ way. S3 is relaxing in his computer chair.]

Duo: Well, [Kiss.] Chau, [Kiss.] I suppose this is- [KISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.] Maybe not. Um… Chau, do you want to come with me?
Chau: [Leaps into Duo’s arms.] Sure! Let’s go! Oh, one thing, [Takes off a bracelet on her right arm and tosses it to S3.] Here it’s my hammerspace bracelet. The batteries are almost dead, though…
S3: [Pops open the case and grins.] Hammerspace runs on three AAA batteries and a 9-volt. Cool.
Duo: [Begins carrying Chau off to his Gundam.] See you later, S3. We’ll never forget you; no matter HOW much therapy we take.
S3: SAME TO YOU TOO!
Shinji: Well, [Holds his hand out to S3 in an offer of friendship.] I guess this is goodbye. It was… fun.
S3: [Shakes his hand.] Yeah, it was.
Shinji: See you later.
S3: Bye.

[As Shinji begins walking to the nearest bus terminal, which is about 5 or 6 blocks away, S3 re-enters the house. He passes Ai and Brandon’s bedroom, where moans can be heard. He enters the theater, and throws a master switch. The theater slowly vanishes into the darkness.]

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The end… for now.