Wow.

That's the only word I can think up right now, as I write this thank you page. After all, I never would have thought that back in October of last year, when I first came up with the idea for Smashed Minds, that it would evolve into what it is today. It has dominated my year, and I consider it to be one of my greatest writing pieces of my life…and there are so many people and things that went into making it what it is, that it's nearly impossible to begin to name them all.

Yet try I shall.

So, as we close the story of the Mansion of the Mentally Smashed, let me take a moment to thank some of the people and things involved in SM, whether they realize it or not.

First, this fanfic was written while I was listening to a lot of song by the band Genesis- in fact, the song Home by the Sea gave me the idea for the overall fic (I suggest you listen to Second Home by the Sea while reading this page). Music was a huge force in getting many of the tones of the chapters right, and I thank all those bands that inadvertently helped sped the writing process along.

Thanks to fellow FF writer LokeGroundrunner, who heard my original idea for this fic back in October, and who suggested that I go with it- good thing I did! Hope you'll be able to read this one day, L!

Thanks to my parents, who were pleasantly surprised when they read this for the first time back in February, and who have put up with me retreating to the computer to type up chapter after chapter on the weekends (and who even left a review at one point). I'm sorry I dropped so many videogame references you probably missed! :P

Thanks to my friend Chevonne, who was/is the only person who has ever seen the handwritten drafts of SM, and who was allowed to read them before they even were typed up and give me reactions to what I had written. Bless you for putting up with my endless rambles about characterization and sanity!

Thanks to everyone who has been guessing over the identity of the Raven. It actually changed four times (I started out writing with two endings in mind), but I hope the true Raven left you surprised, or cheering that you were right all along.

Thanks to Google Translate, who helped me realize that Sol (sun) plus oro (gold) equals golden sun, thus giving Isaac the most perfect last name in existence, and a very discreet Easter Egg.

Thanks to the people over at The Underdog Archives, who added SM to its illustrious ranking of fics that don't get a lot of attention. I'm not quite sure I meet the requirements to be in there anymore, but I'm honored that SM was added!

Special thanks to Amphituber, CapitalClassShip, CrAcKeRs oN CrAcK, Crazy Pizzafan927, DragonFang2011, GenericPsuedonym, Golden Secrets, GrayscaleSwan, HyperInuyasha, IJustWantToHelp, Ignitious, JayCue, Kimiama, Kimyona Baka Deviyel, L0rd Aurastorm, Lord Lizalfos, MageofSpace, MessengerOfDreams, MetallicaKnight, Mikeylove241, OrangeBeanGamer, Paradigm of Writing, Psychic Karate, RiceKirbyPuff, Rylitah, SkYeLiMiT, Soleilsniper, StarlitHorizons, Starship Artisan, Storm Aurastar , StrawberryFields19, The Happy Riol, ThePokemonMage, Warrior of The Healing Flame, blueberryblitz19, dj36912, frostdragon64, hyrulehero90, kdldvs, mystery8icarus, shadowace325, 1, and xKireyy, who all favorited this fic, and to BananaGang, Cmpteraddict, DarkTayl, DragonFang2011, Firestorm Nauralagos, JazzApples, Lady Paprika, MageofSpace, Paula-Ana, PitFTW, Pokepika's Haunt, Prototron MJ Tornada, StrawberryFields19, TheGoldenPearl, Total Nerd Girl, Tune4Toons, aggrocks09, bookwormsrule, dj36912, hongren, hurricaneclaw, hyrulehero90, joniedinofreak, lydiathetigeropean, pheaux, and rangernumberx, who all followed it. There were, as of this page, 43 people who favorited SM and 53 people who followed it. Whoa.

More thanks for Lord Lizalfos, StarlitHorizons, xKireyy, frostdragon64, lydiathetigeropean, M, 1, Psychic Karate, PitFTW, Storm Aurastar, Gallant Blade, Rylitah, DarkTayl, StrawberryFields19, Golden Secrets, Guest, justanotheruser, Mikeylove241, Abei The Lazy, ShadowBlaze15, blah, stareyed, TheGoldenPearl, Total Nerd Girl, Firestorm Nauralagos, ARC, GrayscaleSwan, HyperInuyasha, Kimyona Baka Deviyel, Spiderman, AwesomeNess, OrangeBeanGamer, Amazed, Amphituber, Buck Rodgers, Ignitious, Starship Artisan, RiceKirbyPuff, SkYeLiMiT, MissPahlantes, Prototron MJ Tornada, Tune4Toons, Draconis Kitten Sweetie, Akayuri, and Lady Paprika, who took time to leave a review. So far there have been 94 reviews for all chapters combined! Holy moley!

Thanks to the authors on here who helped me out with some chapters (and who occasionally attempted to badger me into telling them who The Raven was). They know exactly who they are- thanks you guys!

Thanks to Chobani, which kept me going during some marathon writing sessions (like today).

Thanks to everyone who messaged me asking questions about SM. If you still have some, feel free to ask!

And last but not least, thank YOU, dear reader, for making it this far. It's been a wild journey, and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have.

Now, some of you might be wondering what I'll be writing next. I'm not quite sure yet- there are some old ideas I want to explore, including some new ones I've been secretly wanting to write for a bit. I might do some short works in the meantime, but right now I'm going to take a small writing break and figure out what I can write next. No matter what, I'll write something eventually. xD

So this is it, my friends. This is the end. Thank you all so very, very much- it has been an honor to have so much positivity given to something that, up until this summer, I had no idea how to end. I hope that Smashed Minds keeps being discovered and read by old and new readers alike, and that it won't fade from memory any time soon. Until we meet again- write on!