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Bionicle: Imagine


Janus

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Well I must apologise for lack of living. Once again I was surfing along happily before the eldritch tentacle of real life clamped down and dragged me beneath the surface.

 

But once again I've managed to escape that hideous unnameable thing, so with luck I will---do stuff?

 

Really, my presence online is going to be decreasing because real life is consuming my very soul, however I felt it was time to put forth an initiative that I've been thinking about for a while.

 

You see, one of the reasons I haven't been active online for such a long time is because I've been planning with my top secret group. Planning for what? Why, my own version of the BIONICLE storyline of course! Currently the plans are running from 2001 to 2012--but really that's just the beginning.

 

However I figured that it's way too much fun to keep to myself, so with that said let's get to the main point of this entry...

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UPDATED: Addendum added

 

Two armies faced each other across a trench, both resplendant in brilliant reds and firey oranges--on one side was the native people of the island of Mata-Nui; arrayed in front of the village-fortress of Ta-koro they nervously clutched their spears, perfectly aware that this day could very well be their last--and the end of Mata-Nui as they knew it.

On the other was the fearsome invaders, covered in gleaming armor their numbers seemed to stretch on into infinity--while they had thus far made no attempt to harm the villagers, they sought the destruction of the very island.

A Lone Tahnok-Va stepped forward, his crescent-shaped head aflame and his claws clutched tightly around a fire staff, rallying the rest of the Va around him he bravely charged forward...forward into the army of Toa that had them surrounded...

A bad example maybe, but that's a small example of what BIONICLE:Imagine is all about.

 

BIONICLE:Imagine is all about challenging yourself, about stepping beyond the creative boundries of the BIONICLE storyline as a whole and creating something new within it. It's about stretching your imagination to the very limit and enjoying BIONICLE to its fullest.

 

BIONICLE:Imagine is a very simple concept, and with all simple concepts there are simple rules--there are only two here.

 

Rule the First: BIONICLE:Imagine will accept only one-shot short stories. There will be no story threads permitted. There cannot be a sequal, prequal, or ongoing story--however you can re-use characters. Original characters are permitted, but keep in mind this is still BIONICLE, not a complete remake.

 

Rule the Second: BIONICLE:Imagine is all about challenging ourselves to step beyond the creative boundries of the canon storyline--for that reason each short story written for BIONICLE:Imagine must be a "What If?" Story. This can be as large or as small as you want, for example the one above would be "What if the Bohrok were the original inhabitants of Mata-Nui and the Toa the invaders?"

Some other "What If?" suggestions are:

"What if Makuta didn't exist?"

"What if Kapura never joined the Chronicler's company?"

"What if Takanuva wasn't Takua?"

 

ADDENDUM: What If's can be re-used and used multiple times, as nobody will write the exact same story. For example a "What if Kopaka got Krana'ed?" story is so generic and can go in so many different directions that it would be unfair to limit it to one person. However I reserve the right to reverse this if I find it's getting out of hand

 

Some of these I've already used, but the idea is just to Re-imagine key (or not-so-key, it's up to you!) events in BIONICLE, to take a brief glimpse into another world.

 

This will be an ongoing initiative with every story written for BIONICLE:Imagine going into a new content block in my blog--and later depending on the popularity we may introduce challenges and such.

 

For those of who wish to show support for this, here's a banner.

 

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And the code...

 

[url="http://www.bzpower.com/forum/index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=137&showentry=32905"][img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Janus/RandomJanusCorner/bionicleimagine_banner.jpg][/url]

 

Have fun writing!

 

Sincerely,

 

Janus

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Hmmm.... Sounds interesting and I just might do one. A short story right? Like about a few pages on Word or whatever? I already have an idea of what to write, though it may not be the best.

 

~SB~

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JANUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu <3

 

Imagine there's no Artakha

It's easy if you try

No Karzhani below us

Above us, only sky

Imagine all the people

Living for today

 

ah-aah-ah...

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Stories can be posted in the Short story forum and I'll link to them in the content block. Just be sure to mention they're part of BIONICLE:[i[imagine[/i] or I won't know >>;

 

-Janus

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Stories can be posted in the Short story forum and I'll link to them in the content block. Just be sure to mention they're part of BIONICLE:Imagine or I won't know >>;

 

-Janus

 

Thank you. I'll start writing straight away!

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This is amazing.

 

Take a look at the explanation beneath the [Etymologies] heading.

 

Our two concepts seem incredibly similar. So could my series be considered part of your Imagine project? They're all one-shots taking place in separate realities, and certainly employ the "What If?" premise. For instance, my first and currently only [Etymology], "Six Billion Bohrok," is based off the question "What if the Matoran were not the Great Spirit's Chosen People?"

 

Although I would not want them to be identified strictly as "Imagine" stories. Calling them "[Etymologies] included in the Imagine collection" is just fine, though. :)

 

EDIT: Just occurred to me that if my work is included in your project, then it would be open to conceptual repeats like you said in the Addendum. I honestly don't know if I would like that since it's originally my series... I'll have to think about it. But let me know what you think. ;)

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Yes, I believe your [Etymologies] works could be included in BIONICLE:Imagine.

 

However, as you said that does that they would be open to conceptual repeats--which they really are anyhow. After all, how many different ways can you tell that story? I can think of about ten right off the bat--it's the same as Tahu getting a new mask, there are so many ways to tell that story...In fact that gives me an idea for a Challenge..

 

-Fizzy

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Yeah, I've decided. You can go right ahead and include them. I won't mind if people rewrite them with their own twists and plots, either. But wouldn't it be nice if people who write spin-offs give credit to the person who thought up the original "What If?" :)

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Query: I, too, wrote a 'what if' story, in the loosest, technical sense possible. It's set in the future--near future--and is about the Brotherhood actually winning, no hope in the end.

 

And I wrote it before I realized that this happened. >.<

When's the deadline?

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I have a contribution at last!

 

Hunger, the story of how Vamprah became blind. Partly inspired by discussions with youuu. And a desire to restore the Makuta to their original dark, mysterious glory.

 

Hope you enjoy. :3

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