[Untitled Apocalypse Fic]

1. Plotline

1.1. Focus on NA brothers getting out?

1.1.1. For first half of story?

1.1.2. Start out focused on them?

1.1.3. Major protagonists?

1.2. Focus on Francis and Antonio's release?

1.3. Focus on both releases, switching main character focus?

1.4. Ending battle with machines?

1.4.1. (City still called 'Zion'?)

1.5. Manage to release everyone?

1.5.1. Destruction of the Matrix?

1.5.1.1. (How would that work?)

1.6. Crappy ending like in the film?

1.6.1. (Might need to rewatch the final film)

1.7. Who is the Oracle?

1.8. Nation working for the machines?

1.9. Confrontation between [machine nationtan] and other nations?

1.10. Crapsack ending where everyone dies?

1.10.1. (I don't see how that would work out)

1.10.1.1. (Blow up the Earth? XD)

2. Themes

2.1. Equality

2.2. Loss

2.3. Hardship

2.4. Bonds Between People

2.5. Morality

2.6. The Price of Immortality

3. Title Ideas

3.1. 'November Has Come'

3.2. 'A Dream In Black And White'

3.3. 'What We Left Behind'

3.4. 'Silent Eyes'

3.5. 'The Silent Dream'

3.5.1. 'A Dream of Silence'

3.5.1.1. 'A Silent Dream'

3.6. 'The Final Dream'

3.7. 'Silent Edge'

3.8. 'The Last Flames'

3.9. 'Children of Tears'

3.10. 'The Forgotten Wind'

3.11. 'The Dying Souls'

4. Character

4.1. Machine Nationtan?

4.1.1. (I hate the name Zero-One)

4.1.2. Name (I have no ideas)

4.2. Countries

4.2.1. Out at the beginning:

4.2.1.1. Gilbert (first)

4.2.1.1.1. Left Arm (at shoulder)

4.2.1.1.2. Left Leg (mid-thigh)

4.2.1.1.3. Left eye

4.2.1.1.4. Severe scar damage to left side of head and neck

4.2.1.2. Ludwig (second)

4.2.1.2.1. Right hand (mid-forearm)

4.2.1.2.2. Severe radiation scarring/damage over back and down legs

4.2.1.3. Kiku

4.2.1.3.1. Right leg (at knee)

4.2.1.3.2. Left hand

4.2.1.3.3. Respiratory damage (critical)

4.2.1.3.4. Internal damage

4.2.1.3.5. Blinded (but still has eyes)

4.2.1.3.6. (Pretty much dying)

4.2.1.4. Elizaveta

4.2.1.4.1. Blinded (with eyes)

4.2.1.5. Arthur

4.2.1.5.1. Right arm (mid-upperarm)

4.2.1.5.2. Left eye burnt out

4.2.1.5.3. Horrific facial scarring

4.2.1.5.4. Radiation scarring/damage over torso

4.2.1.6. Feli

4.2.1.6.1. Both arms (at shoulder)

4.2.1.6.2. Bad radiation scarring/damage over left leg causing limp

4.2.1.7. Peter

4.2.1.7.1. Both legs (just under the hip)

4.2.1.7.2. Facial scars (not as bad as Arthur)

4.2.1.8. (Antonio?)

4.2.1.8.1. Right leg (just under hip)

4.2.1.9. Yao

4.2.1.9.1. Respiratory damage

4.2.1.9.2. Right eye

4.2.2. Out during the storyline:

4.2.2.1. Alfred

4.2.2.1.1. Blinded (No eyes)

4.2.2.1.2. Both legs (just under hip)

4.2.2.1.3. Right arm (at shoulder)

4.2.2.2. Matthew

4.2.2.2.1. Bad scarring/damage all over back, torso, thighs

4.2.2.2.2. Minor internal damage of undetermined cause

4.2.2.3. Francis

4.2.2.3.1. Respiratory damage

4.2.2.3.2. Right leg (at knee)

4.2.2.4. (Antonio?)

4.2.2.4.1. Right leg (just under hip)

4.2.2.5. (Lovino?)

4.2.2.5.1. Both legs (just under hip)

4.2.2.5.2. Left arm (mid-upperarm)

4.2.2.6. (Heracles?)

4.2.2.7. (Everyone?)

4.2.3. Killed off:

4.2.3.1. Ivan?

4.2.3.2. Vash?

4.2.3.3. Lovino?

4.2.3.4. Bruce?

5. Setting

5.1. Apocalyptic

5.1.1. Why?

5.1.1.1. Chemical Warfare?

5.1.1.1.1. Possibility

5.1.1.2. Nuclear Warfare?

5.1.1.2.1. Too much damage? M.A.D.?

5.1.1.3. Environmental Disaster?

5.1.1.3.1. Probably unrelated/unnecessary

5.1.1.4. Rise of machines?

5.1.1.4.1. Links to Matrix theme

5.1.1.5. Simply just the warfare?

5.1.1.5.1. Bombing, fighting, destroyed cities etc.

5.2. Time Period?

5.2.1. (Needs to be advanced for prosthetic limbs and survival tech)

5.2.2. 2152?

5.2.3. 2320?

5.2.4. (Just chucking out random numbers now)

5.3. (new name for 'The Matrix'? (As in the machine/system)