A young man loses his family in an asteroid they were mining. His ability to fight using a modified runner gives him the chance to become a fighter pilot. When two teenage girls with special abilities join him they become unstoppable.
It is said that the past determines the present and the present shapes the future. What choices does the future have when today's vision of Utopia is tomorrow's Dystopia? What is the future supposed to do when living in the now is sheer misery? Maybe the future reaches back into the past and tries to correct the most egregious sources of problems.
Two soldiers who were made enemies by war are made allies by circumstance when they are forced to escape a doomed city together. (Halo: ODST fanfiction, featuring characters by Rube)
A man seems to spring to life, naked and with virtually no memory. He is standing in the middle of a road in a magical country, Isbardia, full of monsters, both human and demonic. He gets lucky and saves a woman from a potential rapist, and the woman turns out to become the love of his life. They find a map with a mysterious "X" on it, and this is the story of their discovery of what that mark means. 8 chapters, ~35,000 words.
A Story in the Damsels In Distress Universe
When her cloak dropped to the ground, her assets became visible, he squawked and the other guard gasped and they both stepped back a pace and both dropped their blades. "Forgive me Great Mother! Please! Forgive a foolish man, I did not know you are a Great Mother."
"Note: You should have at least read some of the DiD stories to understand this Universe, With Lazlo's permission. Please read "Return of an Earth Hero" first