The Elemental Lands was not the first place Kaguya went to; she had traveled to many lands and one would suit Zetsu's needs perfectly. They needed a docile, vulnerable, and easily controlled jinchuuriki-best way to achieve these outcomes was leaving the child among the peaceful, weak-willed hobbits of the Shire. His plan might have worked if any other hobbit had found the babe.

If a person gave Steve a quarter for every time they'd called him useless or stupid, he'd be as rich as his dad. Actually, no, he'd have all his dad's money because that was all the man ever seemed to say to him. Now he's stuck in some weird world that looks like his world but isn't, and the survival of some kid depends on him proving his dad wrong.

The speeches failed, the fires were all consuming, giant summons fought with earth quaking force, and there stood two madmen with power that would make lesser ninja faint. Where was the boy he had admired? … That boy was lost to hate. Kakashi wondered: what if Obito hadn't loved Rin?

Grief, shame, guilt, and a failure to cope can lead one down different paths. The family who strived to be as "normal" as possible would never be—in Vernon's opinion. Heather just wants to be herself, so call her Heather Dursley not Harry Potter.

The Ministry got it right at last, or perhaps not... In an attempt to abolish Death Eater thinking, the Ministry of Magic passed a Service Mandate for all wizarding-raised witches and wizards. The Prophet is filled with perspectives on this issue. Severus is enjoying his daily paper.

Alternative title: Cadmus' Project Batman Beyond Anomaly. Each decision creates a ripple of changes; new possibilities open up and others are shut down. The unthinkable may be done in the name of justice, in the name of hope, but drastic measures are taken, and three lonely lives are changed forever. Bat-family centric.

The incident with Melanie and Wayne's resulting talk about Selina Kyle left Terry more troubled than he might have let on; even more so when he stumbles upon pictures Wayne has of his former affairs. The only thing he could think was Bruce Wayne was a man-slut, well, no…that was too harsh, after all, it came with the cowl. A look at gender performance in the batman-verse