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Kid Dynamo by Connie Hirsch (PG-13)
Fandom: X-men Comicverse
Title: Kid Dynamo
Pairing: No main pairing, side of Magneto/Stevie Hunter
Author Website: None, author seems to have disappeared from the Internet
Why this must be read:
Kid Dynamo is set during the time of the New Mutants as a sort of What-If. It weaves the character of Jessica Drew into the "Fall of the Mutants" time-line, which seems like an odd setting for an OC fic, until you realize that Kid Dynamo was written in 1992. That said, don't get turned off by the OC or the age of the fic! Jessica Pierce is one of the most convincing and well-rounded OCs I've seen (I didn't realize that she was one until several Internet searches for her turned up empty). Her entry into the fic is believable, as are her history and mutant powers, and she's not involved in any major pairings, so don't worry about rabid fangirl self-insertion.
The plot of this story is well-constructed, mirroring the events of the time. However, Kid Dynamo is written in first-person, and Jessica is anything but a dull narrator. Her cutting wit and decidedly cynical view of things both brighten and strengthen the flow of the story. The characterization of the rest of the canon characters isn't sloppy either. Connie is good at writing the New Mutants as believable teenagers with emotions and faults. She also writes a pretty damn good Magneto, if I do say so myself, illustrating many of the oft-forgotten facets of his personality as they are revealed to Jessica. After all, Magneto hasn't been a 2-D throw-away villain for a long time now.
If you've been searching for New Mutants fic, for a well-characterized Magneto, or even just for a solid read, Kid Dynamo will be quite satisfactory.
... So it should come as no surprise that Loki had absolute control over a considerable stretch of land.
Actually his "country" had come from his wife's family. Sigyn was from a noble Aes house that didn't get mentioned in any myths I've seen. Asgard was a lot like that; you weren't actually tripping over mythological figures left and right. (Considering we'd already "tripped"
over Loki, I suppose you could say we'd used up our quota.)
So maybe it sounds to you like we wouldn't have had much trouble fostering a revolt among the Gillikins against the Wicked Warlock of the West (aka Loki)? Guess again. While I wouldn't call him exactly loved, he was well respected, due in no small part to Sigyn's able administration. I guess Loki was smart enough not to shit where he lived...
~
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Title: Kid Dynamo
Pairing: No main pairing, side of Magneto/Stevie Hunter
Author Website: None, author seems to have disappeared from the Internet
Why this must be read:
Kid Dynamo is set during the time of the New Mutants as a sort of What-If. It weaves the character of Jessica Drew into the "Fall of the Mutants" time-line, which seems like an odd setting for an OC fic, until you realize that Kid Dynamo was written in 1992. That said, don't get turned off by the OC or the age of the fic! Jessica Pierce is one of the most convincing and well-rounded OCs I've seen (I didn't realize that she was one until several Internet searches for her turned up empty). Her entry into the fic is believable, as are her history and mutant powers, and she's not involved in any major pairings, so don't worry about rabid fangirl self-insertion.
The plot of this story is well-constructed, mirroring the events of the time. However, Kid Dynamo is written in first-person, and Jessica is anything but a dull narrator. Her cutting wit and decidedly cynical view of things both brighten and strengthen the flow of the story. The characterization of the rest of the canon characters isn't sloppy either. Connie is good at writing the New Mutants as believable teenagers with emotions and faults. She also writes a pretty damn good Magneto, if I do say so myself, illustrating many of the oft-forgotten facets of his personality as they are revealed to Jessica. After all, Magneto hasn't been a 2-D throw-away villain for a long time now.
If you've been searching for New Mutants fic, for a well-characterized Magneto, or even just for a solid read, Kid Dynamo will be quite satisfactory.
... So it should come as no surprise that Loki had absolute control over a considerable stretch of land.
Actually his "country" had come from his wife's family. Sigyn was from a noble Aes house that didn't get mentioned in any myths I've seen. Asgard was a lot like that; you weren't actually tripping over mythological figures left and right. (Considering we'd already "tripped"
over Loki, I suppose you could say we'd used up our quota.)
So maybe it sounds to you like we wouldn't have had much trouble fostering a revolt among the Gillikins against the Wicked Warlock of the West (aka Loki)? Guess again. While I wouldn't call him exactly loved, he was well respected, due in no small part to Sigyn's able administration. I guess Loki was smart enough not to shit where he lived...
~
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12