''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3863677/1/March_to_the_Future March to the Future]]'' by {{Tropers/Wild Goose}} is a ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'' fanfic set in The Verse formed by Solid Shark's ''{{Fanfic/Birds of a Feather}}''. Ten years after the Heliopolis raid, sometime after the conclusion of ''Cry of the Falcon'', Section Nine pilots Marcus Snow, Jack David and Saito take part in an a military experiment into teleportation. The experiment succeeds in a case of GoneHorriblyRight: the trio are flung backwards in time and space to the Heliopolis colony, moments before its destruction, getting a front-row seat to the ''Archangel'''s escape.

[[TrappedInThePast Trapped in the past]] with no way back home, the team decides their only option is to report to Ken [=DiFalco=], the Grimaldi Falcon, the man who will be their future leader, and provide him with assistance borne of foreknowledge and advanced technology...

An AlternateUniverse take on ''Birds of a Feather'' written with the original author's blessings, ''March to the Future'' looks at the Falconverse and asks, How much more of a Chessmaster would Ken [=DiFalco=] be with foreknowledge and the next generation of technology? How much can a man [[ScrewDestiny change byhis own efforts]], and how much is simply [[BecauseDestinySaysSo fated to be?]]

Is accompanied by a Saito-centric prequel/sidestory, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3714582/1/Beware_the_Left_Eye Beware the Left Eye]]''. Readers are recommended to have read ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2510565/1/Birds_of_a_Feather Birds of a Feather]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3299267/1/Cry_of_the_Falcon Cry of the Falcon]]'' for a more comprehensive understanding.

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!!This fic contains examples of the following tropes, in addition to those already present in the source material:

* AdaptationalWimp: The Fianna made an impressive showing in ''Cry of the Falcon'', but hasn't performed spectacularly in it's current outing. Justified in that the trip back in time screwed with the avionics, and the team are still trying to work the bugs out.
* AscendedExtra: The Snow Team. Jack and Snow made appearances in ''Beware the Left Eye'' and Saito was mentioned in '"Cry of the Falcon.''
* BiggerStick: Zigzagged with the Gamma-variant Fiannas used by the Snow Team. Though obselete in CE 81, in CE 71 the Fiannas are 1.5 generations ahead of the Heliopolis G-Weapons. The Fianna still lags behind the Preybird in firepower.
* BrainComputerInterface: Snow's team is outfitted with cyberbrains, first seen in prototype form with Milenia Crescent in ''Cry of the Falcon''. Jack uses a data transfer to prove he's from the future to Ken.
* BoisterousBruiser: Jack attempts to invoke this in-universe, being somewhat HotBlooded. It succeeds in annoying everyone.
* CrazyPrepared: They were just supposed to go for an R&D experiment, but the team went in with a full combat load.
* DeadpanSnarker: In addition to Ken, Snow and Saito have their moments.
* {{Expy}}: Two obvious ones: [[VideoGame/AceCombat Marcus Snow]] and [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Saito]].
** The Fianna Gamma is an expy of the Commander's model SV-51''y'' from ''Anime/MacrossZero''.
* FictionalDocument: Chapter 3 opens with one of these.
* FunetikAksent: Jack uses an approximation of a [[Creator/JamesHerriot Yorkshire accent]] when speaking to Snow, attempting to justify it by his supposed Yorkshire blood. Snow [[NoSell shoots him down]] with the reminder that culturally, he's Chinese with a shot of Welsh, and no Yorkshire.
%%* FragileSpeedster: The Fiannas.
* IAmVeryBritish: Jack speaks with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation Received Pronunciation]] accent, despite being only vaguely British.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: According to the FictionalDocument that opens Chapter 3, Yzak's failed raid is taught at ZAFT Academy as an example of what ''not'' to do.
* OnlyOneName: Saito.
* ShoutOut: Not as many as in ''[=BoaF=]'' yet, but so far:
** [[VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar "Ten years ago, there was a war that engulfed the world."]]
** Saito's beam smartrifle - a weapon that appeared in Manga/GundamSentinel - is named Caladbolg.
** The Snow Team's usage of [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell cyberbrains and cybercommunications]].
** Section Nine's armorer is mentioned to be one [[Literature/PrinceRoger Sergeant Julio Poertena]].
** Jack's opening speech, exhorting the kitbashed mobile wing, is a ripoff from [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann GurrenLagann]].
** Snow referring to Jack, his usual wingman, as [[VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar Buddy]].
** The title is a nod to the titles of the first three ''Literature/PrinceRoger'' books, which involve marching somewhere. The author had also planned to continue the story into ''Cry of the Falcon'', titling the project ''March to Destiny''.
** At one point, Jack is strongly channeling [[Series/BandOfBrothers Ronald Speirs]].
* TheSlowPath: Though the author has attempted being coy on the eventual resolution, this is the logical outcome. The team are already making plans to that effect.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Dearka's reaction to [[HotBlooded Yzak]]'s intent to raid Artemis.
* TransformingMecha: The Fiannas again.
* TheVerse: As noted on the ''Birds of a Feather'' page, ''March to the Future'' is set within the Falconverse setting but is not canonical due to the Time Travel AU nature of the story. ''Beware the Left Eye'', being Saito's backstory taking place during ''{{CotF}}'' and before ''{{MttF}}'' starts, is canonical for both verses.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Being an Intelligence Officer by training, Jack attempts this.