History FanFic / MarissaPicard

* EternalSeptember: {{Averted}}; posted before the Internet became mainstream in 1996.

* OCStandIn, PossessionSue: The original "Marissa Flores" character and several of her compatriots were in only one episode ("Disaster") and didn't get that much development there. Clara, her [[strike: sycophant toady]] loyal best buddy, was featured in the episode "Imaginary Friend".

** Last but not least, did the original shy, timid Marissa Flores ''herself,'' seem ''anything'' like Ratliff's MarySue bastardized homunculus of her? Are we supposed to believe that one incident of coping with a difficult and dangerous situation would turn her into a teenage superhero, rather than simply landing her in trauma-therapy?

Absolutely no relation to [[FanFic/{{ITSMYLIFE}} Marrissa Roberts.]] [[note]]Insane Guy of DOOM claims that his Marrissa was named after Stephen's Marissa, but otherwise the two girls are different.[[/note]]

* TheDanza: the name "Flores" was simply the last name of the actress originally portraying the character in the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Disaster," presumably since it was a one-time appearance and so there was no need to invent a fully-fictitious name. (Little did they know....)
** The actress, [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282810/ Erika Flores]], later played Colleen Cooper for the first two-and-a-half seasons of ''Series/DrQuinnMedicineWoman'', and appeared in an episode of ''Series/{{House}}'' and of ''[[TheLoveBoat Love Boat: The Next Wave]]''. Coincidentally, her sister is named ''Melissa'' Flores.
** Someone familiar with the fanfic has listed the character on IMDB as Marissa Flores (although this is how it appears at the end of the episode)

* OldShame: Ratliff has since admitted he regrets writing "Time Speeder". Unfortunately, he chose to try to revise it rather than totally erasing it from existence.

In late 1993, one Stephen Ratliff wrote a ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' FixFic to rescue the alternate-timeline Tasha Yar and redeem her half-Romulan daughter Sela, and posted it to the {{Usenet}} group alt.startrek.creative. As a B-plot, Ratliff took several of the [[IncrediblyLamePun minor]] preteen characters who appeared in single episodes of the series--notably including Marissa Flores and Jay Gordon from the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E5Disaster Disaster]]", Clara Sutter of "Imaginary Friend", and Worf's son Alexander--and gave them the keys to the saucer while the grown-ups were away.

** Takes a massive level in hilarity when you realise (as Ratliff evidently didn't) that the actual county of Essex is otherwise considered basically the UK version of NewJersey. Especially [[TheDitz in terms of blonde teen girls]].

* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the Marissa parody fic ''[[http://home.ix.netcom.com/~mblackwl/borged.txt Borged to Death!]]'', Marissa's eyes glow red whenever she gets very, very angry.

Maybe with a disclaimer: it's important to note that this character is NOT a parody or satire on MarySue characters. If it were, it would be pure and absolute genius... but sadly, the author is actually ''serious.''

* HumiliationConga: Carving graffiti into a Cardassian ship with the Enterprise's phasers. Also, routinely the fate of any adult who dares question why the hell a bunch of kids are allowed access to the most sophisticated equipment Mankind has ever devised, in the most dangerous mileu possible.

** Someone familiar with the fanfic has listed the character on IMDB as Marissa Flores.

* [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does This Remind You Of Anything]]/[[SignificantAnagram Significant Anagram]]: The Naklab system, with M-class planets Nevolsia, Troac, Sobnia, and Bresa. Troac and Bresa are fighting over Sobnia. Marissa, aged fourteen, negotiates a system-wide 'tready' by locking the ambassadors into the conference room and refusing to let them out until they behave.

* InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous: Yes, Marissa gets to meet BillClinton and Prince William...

* ThePope: In "A Royal Mess, Part 2", The Pontiff shows up in his own starship and blasts some Romulans. He later makes a few other appearances along the same lines.

In late 1993, one Stephen Ratliff wrote a ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' FixFic to rescue the alternate-timeline Tasha Yar and redeem her half-Romulan daughter Sela, and posted it to the {{Usenet}} group alt.startrek.creative. As a B-plot, Ratliff took several of the [[IncrediblyLamePun minor]] preteen characters who appeared in single episodes of the series--notably including Marissa Flores and Jay Gordon from the episode "Disaster", Clara Sutter of "Imaginary Friend", and Worf's son Alexander--and gave them the keys to the saucer while the grown-ups were away.

* CrossOver: One short involves Marissa and friends playing [[Manga/SailorMoon Sailor Scouts]] in a Holodeck simulation. Wesley is Tuxedo Mask. [[{{Squick}} Remember, in these stories he's her stepbrother.]]

* {{MSTing}}: The format most new readers find them in. Ratliff himself has {{MST}}ed some of these fics... <sigh>

* AdultsAreUseless: Although, technically, anybody not named Marissa is useless. People over the age of twenty-one might as well be marooned on ice-floes. Or simply euthanized, like in the novel version of ''Literature/LogansRun''.

...No, really. Yes, still serious. See, these ambitious kiddies been playing at being Starfleet officers in the holodeck, and it turns out they all had fantastic survival times in the ''Kobayashi Maru'' simulation -- better even than Data's -- so no less than Spock himself gives the plan the A-OK.

...No, really. Yes, still serious. See, they've been playing at being Starfleet officers in the holodeck, and it turns out they all had fantastic survival times in the ''Kobayashi Maru'' simulation -- better even than Data's -- so no less than Spock himself gives the plan the A-OK.

Except that Ratliff took a shine to his "Kid's Crew", and brought them back to headline his other fanfic. His favorite was the captain of the crew, Marissa Flores. He renamed her (probably not intentionally) 'Marissa Floras', cured her canonical timid diffidence ''really'' quick, had Captain Picard adopt her after her real parents met the fate of all redshirts, and sent her rising swiftly through the ranks until she became a fully commissioned starship captain while still a preteen. Shortly before which she had been discovered to be the long-lost princess and heir of a small planet (itself apparently a colony of the United Kingdom).

In late 1993, one Stephen Ratliff wrote a ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' FixFic to rescue the alternate-timeline Tasha Yar and redeem her half-Romulan daughter Sela, and posted it to the {{Usenet}} group alt.startrek.creative. As a B-plot, Ratliff took several of the [[IncrediblyLamePun minor]] preteen characters who appeared in single episodes of the series--notably including Marissa Flores and Jay Gordon from the episode "Disaster", Clara Sutter of "Imaginary Friend", and Worf's son Alexander--and gave them the keys to the saucer while the grown-ups were away. See, they've been playing at being Starfleet officers in the holodeck, and it turns out they all had fantastic survival times in the ''Kobayashi Maru'' simulation -- better even than Data's -- so no less than Spock himself gives the plan the A-OK.

In late 1993, one Stephen Ratliff wrote a ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' FixFic to rescue the alternate-timeline Tasha Yar and redeem her half-Romulan daughter Sela, and posted it to the {{Usenet}} group alt.startrek.creative. As a B-plot, Ratliff took several of the [[IncrediblyLamePun minor]] preteen characters who appeared in single episodes of the series (including Marissa Flores and Jay Gordon from the episode "Disaster", Clara Sutter of "Imaginary Friend", and Worf's son Alexander) and gave them the keys to the saucer while the grown-ups were away. See, they've been playing at being Starfleet officers in the holodeck, and it turns out they all had fantastic survival times in the ''Kobayashi Maru'' simulation -- better even than Data's -- so no less than Spock himself gives the plan the A-OK.

In late 1993, one Stephen Ratliff wrote a ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' FixFic to rescue the alternate-timeline Tasha Yar and redeem her half-Romulan daughter Sela, and posted it to the {{Usenet}} group alt.startrek.creative. As a B-plot, Ratliff took several of the [[IncrediblyLamePun minor]] preteen characters who appeared in single episodes of the series (including Worf's son Alexander) and gave them the keys to the saucer while the grown-ups were away. See, they've been playing at being Starfleet officers in the holodeck, and it turns out they all had fantastic survival times in the ''Kobayashi Maru'' simulation -- better even than Data's -- so no less than Spock himself gives the plan the A-OK.

With that being said, our story begins.

Just read the stories. Most of them can be found {{MST}}ed [[http://home.netcom.com/%7Emblackwl/mst.html here]] and [[http://www.svamcentral.org/ewic/ms-mar.html here]]. TheFanfictionCritic has reviewed Field Trip and Enterprized.