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CEDeF Has Fallen: the 'When Kelpie Succeeded' Edition by Night-Mare (Aoife)
Fandoms: Katekyou Hitman Reborn!
23 Sep 2025
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In 'Tsuna's Task Failed Successfully', there's an incident involving Hayato and Kelpie that Tsuna sort of wished had gone a different way. This is what could have happened.
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- Part 7 of And the Sky Falls
- Part 1 of And CEDeF Falls
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Eat Your Young by timelesslords
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars - All Media Types
23 Sep 2025
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“I will not have my padawan paraded around as a pleasure slave!”
“Another plan, have you, to infiltrate the Zygerrian auction?”
The grandmaster’s voice was inquisitive, not necessarily judgmental, despite Anakin’s outburst.
“Not that,” Anakin growled. Unhelpfully.
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In Ahsoka’s defense, she did meditate like Obi-Wan had asked her to. She just didn’t come to the same conclusion he apparently had about her going on the mission.In fact, the more she thought about it, the more she ran through similar scenarios and the particulars of this one, the more she was absolutely sure she was meant to be there.
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Or: Anakin refuses to let Ahsoka come on the Zygerria mission, so she stows away instead.This changes everything- for the worse, for the better, and all the in between.
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Ever since they returned from Kannabi Bridge, Rin's teammates have been acting weird.
Kakashi's suddenly somehow loosened up, he's reading pornography in public, and he's making jokes. His coolness factor has gone down drastically! Obito's prone to long sullen silences, and his usual cheerfulness seems... forced. And there seems to be some sort of one-sided tension between the two. Plus Rin can't go anywhere without Obito following her.
What's a girl to do? Figure out what the hell's going on, and get her team back to normal!
Or, the one where Kakashi and Obito are sent back to the past and think no one is the wiser. Their younger counterparts, due to a seal quirk, end up in their bodies.
It spirals from there.
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- Part 1 of DUM VITA EST, SPES EST
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Not My Homeland Anymore by LJF for swanfireprincessmydear
Fandoms: Once Upon a Time (TV)
22 Sep 2025
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After everything that happened, Neal couldn't deny that he was at least curious about this mysterious curse he'd had to give up the love of his life for. After all, (if August had been telling the truth) it wasn't as though anyone would recognize him……
A decade later, Emma Swan arrives in town and is absolutely baffled by who she finds there. Something here doesn't add up… but what explanation could possibly make sense of this?
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In which Harry Potter turns into a cat and falls into the arms of the Grangers.
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For generations, the Uzumaki clan honed arts as timeless as the stars themselves in the secluded sanctity of Uzushio. Raised by his mother in these mystical floating isles, he was not one seemingly destined for more than insular tranquility.
When his mother's illness worsens, Naruto abandons the safety of his homeland to seek help in a realm still haunted by the formidable legacy of the Second Hokage, long after his demise.
Accompanied by brothers-in-arms, Uzumaki Naruto's path leads to Konoha, to conflict, to confronting not only the shadows of history but also the depths of sorrow, the instinct for survival, and an arduous quest for meaning.
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Smoke, Swords, and Stars by partiallykritikal
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)
19 Sep 2025
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Fifty years ago, a young Rickard Stark chose to focus his ambitions on his own lands – seizing on a chance invention in Barrowton to build out a new world of coal, smoke, and steel. The great machines bring with them prosperity and advancement, but a lack of alliances leaves Winterfell standing alone when forces from the south steal their favored daughter. Embittered but unwilling to start a losing war over the insult, the Lord of Winterfell retreats even further into his own lands.
Now King Rhaegar is dead at last, and his son Aegon VI crowned as King – a sickly young man, raised by the faith, and no friend to the North. Deep in the new King’s confidence is a charismatic High Septon whose tenure has been marked by religious fervor and a new wave of intolerance.
Rickard Stark and the North must face down the crown once again, and this time they may have no choice but to fight.
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- Part 1 of Smoke, Swords, and Stars
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the fairest stars by TheChasm
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
18 Sep 2025
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Angrist is a little stronger, and Beren and Lúthien steal two Silmarils from Angband. This changes some things.
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Uzumaki Mino dies in the birthing bed, a baby girl in her arms and a name on her lips whispered as sweet and soft as their meaning - "...Hachimitsu"
'A honey bee, when what I need is a wasp.' Senju Butsuma thinks with annoyance.
His first born child, not a son, no, but a daughter. A daughter, now, when everything—his clan’s status in the daimyo’s court, his position amongst his clan as head, the alliance with the Uzumaki—it is all riding on a son, an heir.
'A daughter is…unacceptable. A daughter is useless.'
So Hachimitsu will not be a daughter, but a son; Hashirama will be his name, until such a time when the Senju are more stable, with an heir and spare. Then, and only then, will Butsuma have a daughter.
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AKA: In which Hashirama is born Hachimitsu, first and only daughter to Senju Butsuma...not that most people know that.
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- Part 2 of Bitter Like Honeycomb
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New Quest on the List by Lumas825
Fandoms: 真女神転生IV | Shin Megami Tensei IV, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Shin Megami Tensei Series
17 Sep 2025
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Izuku Midoriya wants to be a Hero more than anything else! It’s too bad that basically everybody seems to think a Quirkless boy in a world of superpowers will never amount to more than a disappointment… But that’s okay! He can just achieve his dreams alone!
Izuku Midoriya is not alone. In fact, he hasn’t been alone for over ten years – he just doesn’t know yet. And how could he? Humans are as good as blind to the likes of demons, after all.
OR: Author Explores the Implications of a Crossover Gained by Tossing Supernatural Technology at a Child and Going "Okay, What Now?"
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- Part 1 of Project ARC–ALT
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He's been reincarnated as Uchiha Sasuke.
That means putting plans into action to prevent the Uchiha Massacre and eating tomatoes like apples. In other words this Sasuke is just doing his due diligence to not remain complacent but for whatever reason other people seem weirded out by that.
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- Part 10 of Mitsuki's Literary Nonsense of Self Inserts
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Through the Moonlit Void by Deluded_Iota
Fandoms: 崩坏3rd | Honkai Impact 3rd (Video Game)
12 Sep 2025
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Living with a Herrscher in her head was sort of like having a cat, the young girl named Kiana Kaslana found out. Or at least she assumed so, because she never did more than care for strays, but she certainly did have a Herrscher in her head.
Not that she particularly minded. After all, their arrangement could only help her achieve her goal.
Namely, becoming the new Queen of Honkai for humanity's sake.
No matter how much Sirin complained.
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In a world where the Avatar wasn't found, the Fire Nation has taken over two nations and they strive to overcome the last one. Water Tribe warrior Sokka seeks to fight for his people's rights, but he's captured by his enemies. His life is no longer in his hands as he fights as a Gladiator, and his fate will eventually depend on the Fire Nation Princess, who needs him for her own ends...
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The Road Not Taken by ThePastReliesOnMemories
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers: Prime
12 Sep 2025
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"It truly is laughable, Soundwave. The Autobots wasted orns sculpting him into a Prime, a paragon… and with the right mask, the right familiar figure— he bends."
His vocaliser dropped to a reverent hush, as if speaking too loudly would somehow fracture the cunning revelation that had blossomed in his processor.
"All it took was a visor and your silence, and the little archivist's spark melts like it did in the data halls."
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On Cybertron, during a particularly uneventful orn, Megatronus had a different train of thought than usual - rather than letting the two mechs he considered his confidants get to know each other on their own, he believed it better to introduce them himself. A precaution, he called it.
Soundwave understood it for both the protection it offered and the means of surveillance it truly was. He accepted the suggestion, seeing no major downsides to his fellow gladiator introducing this... Iaconian archivist, to him. Thus, on another orn with pleasant weather— Megatronus personally introduced the knowledge-seeker, Orion Pax, to his most enigmatic ally, Soundwave.
It was a choice that Soundwave would both despise and cherish, in the eons of war to come.
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Shirley hadn't meant to stalk Lelouch when he went out with Rivalz that day. She just wanted to figure out just what made him keep endangering himself and finally find an angle where she could convince him to stop.
She never could have imagined the horrors she would see at Shinjuku, the depths her countrymen would sink to, or the girl who offered them both a chance to do something about it.
"The Power Of The Kings condemns you to a life of solitude."
"But that's just it. We won't be alone."
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- Part 1 of Shirlulu What-Ifs
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For Want of a Grape by EternallyLostAuthor
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
11 Sep 2025
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When one looks back on their life and only sees mistakes and missed opportunities... What if they had a chance to do it over again? An older, wiser Mineta Minoru finds himself back at the start of his hero's journey with new resolve and old problems to overcome. Will he change his future? Is this world even the same as the one he remembers?
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The Fraud, The Rabbit, and The Sword Princess by Flamelordytheking
Fandoms: ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか | DanMachi | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Anime)
10 Sep 2025
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It wasn't often that Lili was forced to work with fellow members of her familia in the dungeon. It was even rarer that a monster like a Minotaur would roam up from the depths. As She fled from the monster, she ran into a strange boy, with white hair and red eyes...
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Gamekeeper by AkiBlossom
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Fallout: New Vegas, Bloodborne (Video Game)
09 Sep 2025
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Alexandra knew ‘things’. Reborn into a world she knew as fiction, she saw the terrible things to come: The coming of the Blight, the Kirkwall rebellion, the Elder One tearing into the veil, and the return of the Dread Wolf. She had to do something, lest her new home be destroyed. She would gather allies, learn ancient lore, travel the globe, and take every precaution she could, even at great cost to herself.
She hoped it all would be enough to turn Thedas on the right path... and enough to make up for her many failings, literal demons, and a consistent lack of competency.
Even knowing the future, there are many surprises in store with everyone.
Are there other reincarnated Earthlings? How can fiction become reality? And really, can the Inquisition handle such a gremlin of chaos as its fortune teller? -
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Seireitei is in absolute shambles after the Quincy enacted their massacre. Kyoraku must take the mantle of Head Captain now after Yamamoto's passing. Time was of the essence and with the Royal Guards taking Ichigo and co. to the royal realm, the Gotei 13 needed all their remaining assets on alert and in the best shape.
He knows he'll have to employ some controversial decisions to win the war against the Quincy. Kenpachi Zaraki is one of their trump cards and he also knows that an old score is needed to be settled between Kenpachi and Unohana to get the best results except...
Ohana, his zanpakuto spirit, materializes out of the sword and offers her words of wisdom that changes the fate of Kenpachi Zaraki and dredged up a lie of omission by the most unlikely shinigami who actually held the 11th division captain back due to her own actions all this time.
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The Morrigan by Jerkus
Fandoms: 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (Anime)
07 Sep 2025
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At the end of hope, a mechanic and a Valkyrie make the choice to run. A Witch from Earth rushes on to her death and revenge, only to find her Thorn destroyed; its sister stolen. The students at Asticassia academy endure another day of classes and little else.
And the Witches of Quiet Zero begin their work, unimpeded.
A year later, Suletta Rembran tries to understand her sister, in the hopes that they can make peace. Two Enhanced Pilots take the first steps to make good their escape and revenge. And Dawn of Fold's new leaders use the only Gundam that works within Quiet Zero's sphere of influence to take back their home from any who would claim it.
The Three Witches' War has begun.
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- Part 3 of The Three Witches' War