INSPIRATION!!!
(I would like to apologize in advance for any typos. I'm typing this on my kindle in an cafe and for some reason, the IMDB app doesn't have auto correct.)
Ok, I know this is incredibly late, but I finally got around to watching the season finale of the show. This was, by far, my most favorite episode and for good reason. I loved the fantasy aspect of it, since I'm a huge fantasy nut and one of my favorite story cliches is the "hero's journey." When the contestants were asked to created a creature who had a prop that was linked to their stories, I was squeeing like crazy! My personal favorite was Ben's creature where he had his son who was still an embryo and was searching for a safe place to have him grow up. I loved how Robert's creature said "He vill be vell protected, my friend." I'm sure he has a nurturing nature and would gladly raise an innocent child as his own.
I really hope I wasn't the only one who felt that this could be the start to a greater story. I mean, all the elements are there: a tragic past, raised by a race that is unlike his own, etc. I kept thinking of what the small creature would grow up to be and his relationship to Robert's character. Would the "Orb of Power" come into play again when the child grows up?
I've always dreamt of being a writer and ever since I watched that episode I've been brainstorming ideas for the past few hours. I'm sure there are some legal bindings to this, so it'll probably not be allowed past "fan fiction" stages, but I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I erased the episode, so I forgot what the names of the creatures were and their race-names, if they were listed at all. Just for fun, I thought I'd write a few short stories surrounding these characters, just to help my creative juices flowing. Is it available online somewhere?