Line #54 FanFic/TheNextGeneration


1	A ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' fanfic series written by Amanda Stair, over the space of approximately ten years. The majority of it can be found over at the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230719010424/https://yumekochan.webs.com/stories.htm author's website.]]
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3	The first series of stories, ''Next Generation'' follows young Yumeko Asagiri, daughter of Priss, as she discovers that her mother's friends were once the legendary Knight Sabers. Genom meanwhile, is beginning to pick up where they left over some years before.
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5	The second series, ''Farewell to Arms'' follows Yumeko as she lives in hiding in the United States, recovering from the events of ''Next Generation'', while dealing with living in a new country and trying to stay off of Genom's radar.
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7	After this, is ''Three Knights'', an IntercontinuityCrossover between Next Generation, FanFic/TheBubblegumZone and ''Bubblegum Avatar'' as three fifth-sabers must join together to thwart the plans of Largo and some great evil. Technically a LostEpisode, as you have to email the author at the website in order to view it.
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9	Fourth, is ''Half Moon''. The OMS is stolen by unknown perpetrators, while Yumeko finds an abandoned girl on the streets of Megatokyo, who appears to be suffering from amnesia.
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11	A finale is the short story, ''A Deviant's Days'', set several months after ''Half Moon'' as Yumeko reflects on what has happened.
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13	There are two other side stories, ''One Degree of Separation'', following three of Yumeko's friends through a day in their lives, while ''Innocent Guilt'' servers as a prequel of sorts to the whole series.
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15	!!''The Next Generation'' Contains Examples of:
16	* AbusiveParents: Xania's biological parents were methheads [[spoiler: who used her for quality control]]. Also the reason she [[spoiler: keeps her hair short]].
17	%%* ActionGirl: The Knight Sabers as a whole.
18	%%* AmbiguouslyBrown: Yumeko.
19	%%* AnyoneCanDie: And how.
20	* ArtificialLimbs: Xania has a cybernetic tail. Why? Because it looks cool. Although because it's Xania, one can probably guess what else she uses it for... Also, [[spoiler:Sara was fitted with cybernetic legs after her car accident]].
21	%%* BreakTheBadass: Subverted.
22	* BringMyBrownPants: [[spoiler:Yumeko pees on Nezumi when he attempts to rape her. Even she's not sure how much of it was intentional and how much of it was her being scared out of her mind. Possibly a bit of both]].
23	* ChildByRape: Yumeko was the product of rape.
24	* ClusterFBomb: Not a single instance of the F-word until Xania appears. Then it's all over the place. After hanging out with her for a while (or just because of her overall stress level, which would be understandable) Yumeko starts letting off some [[PrecisionFStrike Precision F Strikes]] of her own.
25	* ColdBloodedTorture: In ''Half Moon'', Yumeko is subjected to torture playing on her hydrophobia.
26	%%* {{Determinator}}: Yumeko recovers, and goes on to compete in the Olympic Games.
27	* DisappearedDad: Not only has Yumeko never met her father, she doesn't know who he is. Though that's ''[[RapeAsBackstory for good reason]]''.
28	* DoesNotLikeMen: Yumeko. Oh, where to start? First there's the fact her dad is a rapist. Plus the fact that she's been a LustObject "since [she] grew tits," and of course inheriting Priss' attitude and good looks doesn't help there. ''Plus'' the fact that [[spoiler: Masahiro, who she grudgingly admits she had a crush on before the stories began, slept with Michiko and promptly dumped her afterwards]]. On top of ''that'', [[spoiler: she's been [[AttemptedRape almost raped]] several times over the course of the stories]]. There are only a handful of guys she learns to trust even a little: Greg, Bert (both of them), and Craig.
29	%%* DoorStopper: It's not small, consisting of three main stories, and a number of smaller side-stories.
30	* EarnYourHappyEnding: Yumeko goes through hell, but the series still has an overall positive tone.
31	%%* EthicalSlut: Xania.
32	* ExpandedUniverse: Yumeko joins Bert Van Vliet of ''FanFic/TheBubblegumZone'' and Craig A. Reed of ''Bubblegum Avatar'' in the IntercontinuityCrossover fic ''Three Knights''. Yumeko also meets Meg of ''Yours Truly 2032'' in a separate side story.
33	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Yumeko's always kept her hair at shoulder-length, but after ''Three Knights'' decides to grow it out. By ''Half Moon'' it's down to the middle of her back. Also, Nene has a bob in the stories as opposed to the long hair she had in the OVA.
34	%%* {{Fanverse}}: Others have tried to write fics set in the Next Gen universe.
35	%%* FriendlyTarget: [[spoiler:Michiko, after overhearing Boh's call to Madigan. Then left in a dumpster]].
36	%%* GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler:Boh. Emi. [[BerserkButton ESPECIALLY Emi]]]].
37	* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday: Xania isn't shy at all about disclosing how much she likes the horizontal mambo, and also isn't shy about ribbing Yumeko about her virgin status. However, later she admits [[spoiler: that she doesn't want Yumeko to rush into having sex just to say she's had it, that it should be a special moment no matter how old she'll be when she loses her virginity]].
38	%%* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Emi]].
39	* ICanStillFight: Yumeko takes this to the ''extreme'' in the battle against the Boomers at the summit, still insisting on fighting even after getting cut open ([[OnlyAFleshWound "It's...just a flesh wound"]]), and still manages to mouth off even AFTER getting shot ''through the leg''. She does it AGAIN [[spoiler: when she does her solo trip to Genom Tower, in spite of being nowhere near healed from the stab wounds Boh inflicted on her]].
40	* InstantBirthJustAddLabor: Water breakage, what water breakage? The only indication that Priss was in labor was a backache, and she didn't even know ''that'' until Yumeko abruptly decided to make her world debut in the bathroom.
41	%%* KillerRobot: Most Genom-released Boomers, [[spoiler:Boh, Emi]] and especially the UN conference.
42	* LustObject: Yumeko. Masahiro sees her as the ultimate conquest, in large part due to her still being a virgin.
43	* MakingASpectacleOfYourself: Xania is almost ALWAYS seen wearing John Lennon-style shades with pink-tinted lenses.
44	%%* MamaBear: Mess with Yumeko, and feel Priss's wrath.
45	* MeaningfulName: Priss gave Yumeko her name (which literally translates to "child of dreams") due to having constant dreams about her before she was born. Also alluding to the fact that she really should never have come to be (Priss means this only in the kindest way), but [[RapeAsBackstory certain circumstances]] made it happen anyway.
46	* MessyHair: Xania. Such a trademark that the first time Yumeko saw her with it in a more normal style (and wearing no shades), she didn't recognize her.
47	* OnlyMostlyDead: Yumeko nearly dies due to injuries received at the UN conference... but not quite.
48	%%* OriginalFlavour: One of the best examples in BGC fandom.
49	%%* PointofView: First Person fic.
50	* PutOnABus: An interesting example, in that it's the protagonist who's put on a bus for her own protection, and the story follows her.
51	* QuestForIdentity: Pretty much the driving force behind the beginning of ''Half Moon'' regarding Emi. [[spoiler:Which [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished REALLY]] [[ColdBloodedTorture screws Yumeko]] [[AttemptedRape every way around]]]].
52	* RapeAsBackstory: Priss was raped shortly after coming home from her first tour, which is how she [[ChildByRape got pregnant with Yumeko]].
53	%%* RobotGirl: [[spoiler: Emi]].
54	* ScarsAreForever: Yumeko's body tells the story of her first year as a Knight Saber all too well.
55	* {{Songfic}}: Priss' music features heavily at appropriate moments. Some original lyrics are also included.
56	%%* TechnicolorEyes: Priss and Yumeko both have red eyes, while Emi's are yellow.
57	* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Yumeko wakes up in the hospital with absolutely no memory of the summit attack. Certain moments come back to her over time, but she never does regain memory of the full event.
58	%%* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler: Emi]].
59	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Yumeko has a bit of a fear of water, which is exploited several times, most notably in ''Half Moon''.

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