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\pard\tx0\tx959\tx1918\tx2877\tx3836\tx4795\tx5754\tx6713\tx7672\tx8631\f1\fs20\tab\tab\tab Sailor Moon V\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab * \par
\tab\tab The Dark Adventures Of The Sailor Scouts\par
\par
\par
I'm going to try to keep this as simple as I can, so bear with me \par
while\par
I explain exactly how I've cheerfully mangled the Sailor Moon plot \par
lines.\par
\par
Sailor Moon V is a parallel story line to the original Sailor Moon \par
story\par
line. The split occurs between the American-Dubbed Episodes #6 (Time \par
Bomb)\par
and #7 (An Uncharmed Life). There, the first Dark Adventure of mine \par
takes\par
place (entitled "For The Love Of Mercury"). After that, the story \par
lines run\par
roughly parallel up until Episode #40 (Day Of Destiny). The major \par
change with\par
that episode is that no one loses their memories and Serena keeps the \par
Crescent\par
Moon Wand. At that point, the Sailor Moon plot line goes one way while \par
the\par
Sailor Moon V plot takes a sharp turn to deep left field. \par
\par
I've already received several complaints about minor \par
discontinuities in\par
the stories. Keep in mind that this is a parallel plot and that small \par
details\par
may be out-of-order by either accident or design (or ignorance of the \par
real\par
answers). Also, keep in mind that my only source for information about \par
the\par
Sailor Moon "world" is from the American episodes from DIC. The known \par
and\par
obvious discontinuities are:\par
\par
\tab The incorrect spelling of Lita (I always heard it as Leda. I liked it\par
\tab so I kept it. Makes more sense, too, if you know alot about Greek\par
\tab mythology).\par
\par
\tab Darian's jeep (I knew he had a bike, but I wasn't sure about the car\par
\tab he drove. Having a jeep sounded cool so I let him have one).\par
\par
\tab Ami and Greg never really hit it off (namely because Ami has Tolaris).\par
\par
\tab Mina and her family live in a studio apartment (sounded cool when I\par
\tab first wrote it).\par
\par
\tab Chad's attitude towards Rei (Chad doesn't worship her as much as he\par
\tab does in the series and won't take a lot of her attitude).\par
\par
\tab Zoisite's gender (keep in mind my source for this....)\par
\par
\tab The incorrect spelling of Jaedite (wrote the 1st Episode before I \par
found\par
\tab out how to correctly spell it).\par
\par
\tab Lita's past relationships (I only know she once had a boyfriend named\par
\tab Freddy who dumped her. Everything else you read about her past was\par
\tab made up by me).\par
\par
\tab The Shinto religion uses shrines instead of temples (tell that to the\par
\tab people who wrote the script for the US version).\par
\par
Another potentially fatal mistake is the number of liberties I've \par
taken\par
with this story. Fan-fiction means I get carte blanche with the story \par
lines,\par
but I do hope I didn't go overboard. FAIR WARNING: The first episode \par
is rather\par
clean and nice, but (IMHBEO) the plot quality kinda drops a bit in the \par
second\par
story ("By The New Moon's Light"). Also, starting with the 2nd \par
Episode, there\par
are certain scenes that some readers may not like (ie: The various \par
Scouts get\par
some with their boyfriends....), so if you don't go for that kind of \par
stuff, you\par
are advised not to read it. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. \par
[Note: IMHBEO means In My Humble But Expert Opinion. Just so you \par
know.]\par
\par
\par
The list of liberties are as follows:\par
\par
Episode #1 (For The Love Of Mercury)\par
Tolaris's powers are modeled after X-Men's Storm.\par
Maze looks vaguely like Rei from "Vampire Hunter D".\par
The name/group "Dragoons" was taken from the game "Final Fantasy \par
II"\par
Dyvach's name was adapted from "Taran Wanderer" by Lloyd \par
Alexander.\par
Ensign Tempest looks an awfully lot like X-Men's Storm :)\par
The oft-used phrase "Ami, we've got to get you out more" was \par
taken from\par
\tab a piece of fan-fiction entitled "Digital Moon" by Mike Koos.\par
\par
(I talked to Mike about that one and he kinda liked it. Thanks, Mike!)\par
\par
\par
Episode #2 (By The New Moon's Light)\par
Mina's ancestral lineage was based partly on Bram Stoker's \par
Dracula.\par
Daigan's name was taken from somewhere, but I can't remember \par
where :(\par
Daigan looks a LOT like Count Strahd from AD&D's RAVENLOFT \par
campaign.\par
Shar-Tei's reflex power came from Robotech.\par
\par
\par
Episode #3 (Of Love And Crystal)\par
The Napoleon reference was adapted from a routine by The \par
Greaseman.\par
\tab ("Napoleon, get your hand out of your pants and put it in your\par
\tab shirt. History will give you more respect that way....")\par
\par
\par
Episode #4 (Shadows Of The Past)\par
I make no apologies for the Smurf joke.\par
The MechBlaster 3000 was modeled after the heavy assault weapon \par
used by\par
\tab Drake and Vasquez in the movie "Aliens".\par
The name Raijen stems from a mistranslation of Raiden.\par
The Highlander references stemmed from a converstation I had \par
with one\par
\tab of my fan-friends. Thanks for the input, Skywise!\par
\par
\par
Episode #5 (Time Enough For Love)\par
Reish'id's name was taken from that super-old arch-enemy of \par
Batman from\par
\tab the Animated Series, Ra's Al-ghul (don't bother trying to figure\par
\tab out how I diddled with the spelling).\par
Reish'id's voice is modeled after Shere Khan's from "Tale Spin".\par
The village of Asleen is based on a city from the movie \par
"Willow".\par
The 'Dark' and related elements were taken from "Vampire \par
Princess Miyu".\par
\par
\par
Episode #6 (The Return From Darkness)\par
The names Alex, Susan, and Michelle in reference to the Outer \par
Scouts\par
\tab were picked up from a discussion in rec.arts.anime, I belive (I \par
could\par
\tab be wrong). I don't remember who said what, but my thanks to \par
whomever\par
\tab was involved.\par
The character of Mephisto was taken from the original anime \par
movie\par
\tab "Demon City Shinjuku".\par
The name Myst was taken from the interactive CD-ROM game made by \par
whomever\par
\tab made it. (I don't know who did, but I really like the name).\par
\par
Episode #7 (Something to Remember)\par
The name Aria in reference to Lady Mars was inspired by the \par
character\par
Aria Goodhalo from Lucasart's "Afterlife"\par
Yes, I've kept the name Hotaru as the name for Sailor Saturn... \par
but\par
only in her past incarnation. \par
If there is a stocky blonde named Amanda Parkins out there in \par
the\par
real world, I do apologize. Sheer coincidence.\par
\par
On the drawing board:\par
\par
Episodes #8 - #15.\par
Yes, I really have things planned out that far. I won't say \par
much about\par
it, but I will be bringing in the Outer Scouts (ie: Saturn, \par
Uranus,\par
Neptune, and Pluto). I have *NO* idea how they came into the \par
regular\par
Sailor Moon series, so I'm making *all* of this up and there is \par
*no way*\par
any of you will be able to see any of this coming. For those of you who've been waiting on edge since this \par
started,\par
Serena and Darian will finally go at it in an episode. It won't \par
be\par
graphic but you will get the general idea....\par
\par
A few juicy highlights: The return of the Outer Scouts, a new \par
Sailor\par
Scout drops in (and she didn't come for Rei's tea....), more \par
background\par
on the Moon Kingdom and the Silver Millenium is revealed, \par
General Rune\par
cooks up one hell of a pop-tart (that's a nasty surprise, BTW), \par
not one\par
but two of the Negaverse's Top Ten Evil Hall of Famers returns \par
from the\par
darkness of the past to cross paths with the Sailor Scouts, and \par
an\par
entirely new set of beings from yet another dark and evil \par
dimension\par
crash-land into the lives of the Sailor Scouts. Oh, did I \par
mention the\par
Chinese ninja?\par
\par
\par
The names Kay, Morgan, and Minerva in reference to Sailor Scouts \par
have\par
\tab been taken with permission from a piece of fanfiction entitled\par
"Moonlit Destiny" by Bill Barbas (\cf1\ul cybear@netcom.com \cf0\ulnone ).\par
The airborne carrier "Storm" has been loosely modeled after the \par
Sky\par
\tab Pirate's "Iron Vulture" from Disney's "Tale Spin".\par
The name Zenaida came from a long-forgotten schoolmate, Zenaida \par
Serrano.\par
\par
(Zenaida actually tripped over this README file somehow and wrote to \par
me. It\par
was quite good to hear from her, but for some reason she either never \par
got my\par
replies or never wrote back. Zen, if you're out there and read this \par
again,\par
by all means please write back, I'd love to hear from you.)\par
\par
\par
On a serious note, if anyone out there feels like taking a potshot \par
at\par
writing their own Sailor Moon V episodes, just drop me a line at the \par
below\par
e-mail address with a brief summary of your story ideas and I'll \par
probably\par
let you run with it. A few ground rules however:\par
1) \par
2) No major character goes kaput. If you create an original \par
character\par
\tab of your own, feel free to bury that char at your leisure. Just\par
\tab don't have any of mine start pushing up daisies.\par
3) Go easy on the blood. Granted Ami likes blood, but keep in \par
mind her\par
\tab feelings on draining people. If they volunteer, feel free to drink\par
\tab up but not to any damaging excess.\par
4) Just make sure you let your readers know that while your \par
episode is\par
\tab based on characters and events that take place in my series, it\par
\tab is not part of my series. Call it a parody of a parody, if you\par
\tab will, but don't call it Sailor Moon V. (I'm not a lawyer, but a\par
\tab simple, quick-and-dirty disclaimer somewhere will work for me.)\par
5) Rule 5? Simple: Take all the plotlines you can find about \par
Sailor\par
\tab Moon, dump them in a blender, puree them until you get all of the\par
\tab lumps out, pour into a small air-tight can, screw the lid on,\par
\tab shake well, and serve with confidence that you've just written a\par
\tab damn good piece of fanfiction. (Whether that is true or not is\par
\tab up to the critics, but having an attitude sure helps your ego.)\par
6) I'm kinda upset I actually have to add this one. If you're out \par
there\par
and like my work, by all means post it in a public place for \par
others\par
to read and enjoy. Just make sure you credit *me* as writing \par
the\par
original SMV story instead of yourself. Already had to smack\par
someone around on FanFiction.net for trying to post a chunk \par
of SMV\par
and pass it off as their work (and a big thank-you to those \par
of who\par
you who took the time to contact me about this incident).\par
\par
\par
I have also been considering the idea of making a second series \par
once I\par
get this first one taken care of, whenever that may be. It'd be called\par
Sailor Moon V * The Negaverse Chronicles. Basically, each episode \par
would be\par
about the life and views of the main denizen characters, starting with \par
Raijen\par
and working our way down the timeline down to Beryl's ascention to \par
power and\par
the start of the regular Sailor Moon series. This is only a rough idea \par
since\par
I'm still sorting out the ideas (delusions?) I keep getting about the \par
current\par
series. In short, this one is going to take awhile, so don't worry \par
about\par
seeing anything done. I just thought I'd tell you about it to keep you \par
in a\par
mild state of suspense for roughly a decade or so. \par
For some strange reason, I found myself possessed during one rough \par
weekend\par
so I sat down on and typed up a lemon episode for SMV. After it was \par
written\par
and I sat back to wonder just WTF I had done, I started toying with the \par
idea\par
of making it a separate series (originally Sailor Moon L). I then had \par
the idea\par
of making it a sub-series of SMV. Since the original series was \par
subtitled\par
"The Dark Adventures of the Sailor Scouts," I eventually decided on \par
naming this\par
lemon series "Tales of the Night". Episode #1 has been released some \par
time ago\par
for public consumption, so if you can't find it, keep looking. As I \par
now have\par
two SMV series out, please use a caveat in the subject line when you're \par
sending\par
e-mail to me or any of the web page maintainers so we can get a clear \par
idea of\par
which series you're talking about (ie: SMV*DA for Dark Adventures and \par
SMV*TN\par
for Tales of the Night).\par
\par
\par
It has been made aware to me that there is a group called the Psi-Corp \par
on the\par
television show "Babylon 5". I have never seen the show and any \par
similiarities\par
between Sailor Moon V and Babylon 5 are purely and entirely \par
coincidential. It\par
has also been made aware to me that another Sailor Moon fanfiction \par
series makes\par
use of the concept of 'extradimensional pockets' for the Sailor Scouts. \par
Again,\par
any similiarities between Sailor Moon V and that series (I don't know \par
the name\par
of it) is purely and entirely conincidential.\par
\par
That should cover it, I hope. If anyone has any suggestions, \par
questions, \par
flames, whatever, you can send it to my e-mail address at:\par
\par
\cf1\ul sailormoonv@hotmail.com \cf0\ulnone -or- \cf1\ul smvhq@yahoo.com \cf0\ulnone\par
\par
For those of you with Yahoo! Instant Messenger, I do make use of it \par
whenever\par
I've got my fat butt parked in front of the computer (the one that's \par
connected\par
to the Internet via high-speed cable, that is). So if you have that \par
service\par
as well (why, yes, I do Yahoo!), feel free to harass me (my ID is \par
smvhq) if\par
you manage to find me. I also make use of MSN Instant Messenger, so \par
you can\par
harass me that way if you wish as well (\cf1\ul sailormoonv@hotmail.com \cf0\ulnone .... \par
duh).\par
\par
Well, it's the middle of June, and I'm trying to figure out just how I \par
was\par
able to "misplace" about six months of time (which was apparently the \par
last\par
time I sat down at my keyboard and pulled up SMV*DA #7 to work on). I \par
just\par
signed a new contract with a company called CSC to (continue) working \par
up in\par
Reston, Virginia for the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). \par
I'm\par
sorry to say that as a result of this job (which started back in \par
October of\par
2001 and could easily explain my absence) I don't get out much, let \par
alone\par
get oodles of free time to write, but as you can see I've managed to \par
carve\par
out a little niche of time for myself (usually 3am-5am... yes, I work \par
nights)\par
which can be put to good use. And as soon as July gets here, I'll \par
probably\par
be in a better position to be writing more often. So keep your spirits \par
up,\par
I'm still working on it. Honest.\par
\par
\par
Special thanks to:\par
\par
Hayden (\cf1\ul littlevixen10@hotmail.com \cf0\ulnone ) for being there when I needed to \par
pick up\par
a few pieces of my mind that had fallen off, patching the occasional \par
wound\par
that popped up, and generally being there for me when I needed a \par
friend.\par
Tamex Skyblade (\cf1\ul jenadelaney@hotmail.com \cf0\ulnone ) for not only putting up with \par
me\par
babbling about Sailor Moon since Oct '95, but for keeping me from \par
going\par
overboard when it came to writing certain scenes. (Lady Skyblade \par
became\par
married May 13th 2000 and we all wish her the best.)\par
Luna (\cf1\ul echo5a@deskmedia.com \cf0\ulnone ) for being gracious enough to put my stories \par
on\par
her web page (www.moonfics.com) and for a being really cool kitten to \par
know.\par
(Luna, in my personal opinion, is a wonderful but extremely shy \par
individual\par
who could use a few good friends and Internet pen-pals. If you want \par
to\par
start up a conversation just drop her a line and let me take the \par
brunt of\par
her mood for soliciting new friends for her.)\par
Tim Nolan (\cf1\ul nomad@cyberverse.com \cf0\ulnone ) for being another wickedly cool Sailor \par
Moon\par
author to bounce ideas off of in IRC and for sending me those anime \par
tapes to\par
satisfy my craving for fresh anime as well to use as a source of new \par
ideas.\par
Jason Hatter (who switched email addys on me) for also being kind \par
enough to\par
put my stories on his web site (which I have yet to remember where I \par
wrote\par
the new info down).\par
Greenbeans (\cf1\ul gbeans@kfalls.net \cf0\ulnone ) for being the moderator of a Sailor Moon \par
fanfic\par
author discussion forum and hence probably being the only sane one of \par
the\par
group (although there are now quite a number of us trying to corrupt \par
her\par
into seeing things our way).\par
The various personae at Glass Dragon (telnet dragon.gamewyrm.com, port \par
4000)\par
and Asylum (telnet premis.lod.com:4242) for putting up with my \par
pestering\par
everyone about wanting to read my works, my occasional mud-wide \par
venting of\par
my frustration and/or temper, or in the case of a certain Elder \par
Goddess,\par
just pestering her, period. (Thanks for being such an easy target, \par
Menolly)\par
And last, but never least, a HUGE thank-you goes to Takeuchi Naoko for \par
creating\par
Sailor Moon in the first place.\par
\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Troy "Silver" Stanton\par
14 June 2002\par
\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab \par
(Scene from a distant future episode)\par
\par
Venus: Hey, I just thought of something.\par
Mars: Oh, great...\par
Venus: We're attached to the same hardpoints used by bombs, right?\par
Mercury: Most likely.\par
Venus: And these gliders are going to be air-dropped, right?\par
Mars: Don't remind me.\par
Mercury: That was the general plan, yes.\par
Venus: So does this mean I'm really going to be a blonde bombshell?\par
Mars: .....\par
Mercury: \par
\par
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