The reason I chose to do write this Read Me, something I've never done before, is simple: this story is complicated! Plus I'm such a slow writer that I needed a reference point so that I could remember what the hell I was planning to do with it. :) God help us all. I'm writing a Read Me. Oh boy. Well, here goes nothin...
Let's begin at the beginning, shall we?
1.
Time lines
A.
The
MAIN time line, and the one from which the title comes, is just prior to
the formation of Crystal Tokyo. I'm selecting year 3016. Don't
get into an argument about how long they slept and yadayada, because I
just picked a year, ok? I'm not interested in being as technical
as humanly possible.
B. The SECOND big time line is the Silver Millennium. I do hope,
my dear readers, that I don't need to explain when that one is.
:) You'll know when we've gone Silver Millennium by the lines of
"@-" symbols. I did it the same way in Cycle
of Our Souls, and I decided to stick with what works.
C. The THIRD time line is much, much smaller and is merely peppered here
and there throughout the story. It's denoted by italics because
it's generally the memories of various characters. Most of it takes
place in 3015, just after the Awakening, but sometimes one will take place
between 2005 and 2015, during the Great War. You'll understand when
a flashback is set, so don't worry about it. :)
D. Just so you know, this is the FIRST TIME any of this stuff has happened;
the whole SailormoonR story line DOES NOT exist. Rini was never sent
back in time, and the Black Moon Family has attacked neither Crystal Tokyo
nor 20th century Tokyo.
2.
Characters (and the names they go by)
A. I use Japanese names in both the Crystal Tokyo and Silver Millennium
time lines. For the flashbacks, dub names will be used.
B. You may have gathered by now that the Black Moon Family are characters
in this story; however, they are GOOD GUYS. That's very important
to remember. :) In all three time lines of the story, the Black
Moon Family is good. I'm not talking about the Sisters here; just
Dimando, Rubeus, Saffiiru and Esmeraud.
C. The Dark Kingdom Generals are back!! Yay! In all three time
lines they're GOOD GUYS, so don't get confused about that, either.
3.
Plot
A. What I'm trying to do with this story is explore the origins of Crystal
Tokyo and the Black Moon Family. The latter have always fascinated
me, and I wondered what would drive people to Nemesis, of all the hell-holes
in the Universe. In that vein, I've tried to craft a story that spans
the Silver Millennium, present, near future and Crystal Tokyo, all in the
hope that somehow we'll get an idea of how an Utopia was created from ashes,
and how enemies were created from friends.
So I guess that pretty much covers everything. I wish I could write a nice, simple three-part epic type thing. You know, one part would be Silver Millennium, another present and near future, and then a third for Crystal Tokyo. Sorry, guys, but I just can't do things that way. I hope you enjoy the story, and be sure to send me feedback!