History FanFic / ToTheStars

* CanonDiscontinuity: The ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'' Movie; ''To The Stars'' started a few months after the series finished, with only the vague rumors of seaons 2 floating around, and the fic was well under way when the continuation movie was announced. Hieronym preemptively stated that the movie would most likely not be relevant to ''[=TtS=]'' on a very high chance that it would [[{{Jossed}} joss]] the entire premise of the fic. [[spoiler: ''Rebellion'' did indeed joss the premise of the fic, but apparently it was similar to what Hieronym had in mind for the hypothetical post-''[=TtS=]'' story]].

The epic tale can be found [[http://fanfiction.net/s/7406866 here]], the Wiki [[http://tts.determinismsucks.net/wiki/Main_Page here]] and the author's Tumblr [[http://ttshieronym.tumblr.com here]], featuring additional details (see sidebar) along with answers to reader-submitted questions (which are, for some reason, currently dominated by characteristically nonsensical submissions.)

The Cephalopods attacked without warning and for no discernible reason. Their weapons have a significant technological edge over humans, and the science with which they build their [[PortalNetwork wormhole generators]] to spread into human space is inconceivable to humanity's most brilliant minds and AIs. The only hope for turning the battle in humanity's favor lies within its aloof allies: the enigmatic Incubators, and the direct consequences of their meddling into human affairs: nigh-invulnerable augmented superhumans able to bend the rules of causality itself.

* MildlyMilitary: The MSY military isn't big on regulations for regulations' sake, with numerous justifications. Every recruit already has instinctual combat ability and going DrillSergeantNasty on them would be a very bad idea due to the fact their very lives are dependent on their emotional stability. As such, instead of being put through a MilitarySchool, new magical girls are instead given a crash course mostly consisting of VirtualTrainingSimulation in order to learn coordination and teamwork. Due to future technology, they are able to master the required knowledge in a matter of two weeks. When on active duty, they are allowed many civilian comforts within reason due to, once again, the importance of maintaining a coherent emotional state.

* ChildSoldier: When manpower was still lacking, many freshly-contracted magical girls went straight to the front lines. Without their efforts, [[NecessaryEvil humanity might well have fallen]].

* MayflyDecemberRomance: [[AvertedTrope Thoroughly averted]] by the time the story starts as all humans now have biological immortality.
** Played straight in the first interlude, which takes place long before biological immortality.

* GoneHorriblyRight: The MSY was originally created as a local assistance group and delivery service. At its hight, before the Unification War, it was an immensely rich worldwide secret society and quite possibly the most powerful organisation on the planet.

* GondorCallsForAid: The Battle of New Athens, except Gondor was like [[BrokenMasquerade "Who the hell are you guys?"]]

* GildedCage: Earth was turned into one since the war began: you're safe and there's everything you need for free, but the cost for off-world travels are so prohibitively expensive that only very rich people or those with exceptional circumstances or outstanding contributions on their field can afford the trip. It's heavily implied that this policy was made to incite the restless centenarian population from Earth to enlist in the military.

[[http://fanfiction.net/s/7406866 To the Stars]] is a distant sequel to ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Magica]]'', taking place several centuries after the anime's epilogue. Featuring a detailed exploration of the possible future, it is one of the most thorough Madoka Magica world-building fics.

* [[{{Dropthehammer}} Drop the hammer]]: In the early days of the MSY, magical girls that committed atrocities such as serial murder were executed using a "ceremonial hammer" to smash their soul gem.

* AIIsACrapshoot: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. AIs are common all throughout society and are respected sentients and because of Volokhov's equations, human morals and sensibilities can be hard-wired and verified into AIs and thus wouldn't turn against humanity.

* WhoWouldWantToWatchUs: ''Everyone''. In-universe, the story of Mitakihara Four is so legendary, and the movie is covering several hundred years. From (movie-makers' purely guess) DoorstopBaby that is Homura, her search of Goddess and her gradual cynicism, her contract, finding her Goddess, her leading the magical girls surviving under radar for several decades with their never aging bodies, the VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory sudden BigDamnHeroes of the magical girls in the Battle of Epsilon Eridani, and Homura's disappearance. And it's [[MomentOfAwesome awesome]].

* [[{{Dropthehammer}} Drop the hammer]]: In the early days of the MSY, magical girls that committed atrocities such as serial murder were executed using a "ceremonial hammer".

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Ryouko names her tacComp Clarisse Von Rossum after a famous magical girl, who she is later introduced to.
** Since Clarisse is a celebrity, that makes it more like an averted OneMarioLimit case.

* AIIsACrapshoot: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. AIs are common all throughout society and are respected sentients.

* ApeShallNeverKillApe: All humans have nanomachines in their bodies doing all kinds of useful things such as clinical immortality; They also freeze up the muscles of anyone trying to use violence against another human being (not all crimes against other people can be prevented that way: The story hints at statutory rape as an example).

* SmartGun: The personal weapon Ryouko gets and likely many others used by the Human military can be operated only by "Human" soldiers.

* MindControlDevice: In case of at least one rogue colony Governance had to intervene against, its rulers used some unspecified "mind control devices" on the citizenry, which violated Core Rights.

* WarIsHell: The Battle of Epsilon Eridani. Destruction of several Earth's colonies might also this, but because of so little known about them, the scale tips on AMillionIsAStatistic.

* ApeShallNeverKillApe: All humans have nanomachines in their bodies doing all kinds of useful things such as clinical immortality; They also freeze up the muscles of anyone trying to use violence against another human being (that not all crimes against other people can be prevented that way: The story hints at statutory rape).

* ApeShallNeverKillApe: All humans have nanomachines in their bodies doing all kinds of useful things such as clinical immortality; They also freeze up the muscles of anyone trying to use violence against another human being (that not all crimes against other people can be prevented that way: The hints at statutory rape).

* ApeShallNeverKillApe: All humans have nanomachines in their bodies doing all kinds of useful things such as clinical immortality; They also freeze up the muscles of anyone trying to use violence against another human being (the story hints that not all crimes against other people can be prevented that way and hints at statutory rape).

* SmartGun: The personal weapon Ryouko gets and likely many others can be operated only by "Humans".