Hmmm . . .
This is my Section for unanswered questions. (I took a hint from
Mike Chenoweth's stuff. I hope you don't mind.)
1. Are you following the manga or the anime continuity?
As should be fairly obvious by the way that they died, the anime.
Basically. With a few elements of the manga thrown in for good
measure.
2. Why are the beginning and ending songs so long?
Got bored. I also wanted to torture you, *Mwahahaha*!
THE NEXT COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT THINGS THAT REFLECT ON MY
WRITING. I just felt like giving my opinion, too. ^_^
3. Who's your favorite Senshi?
Usagi. Definitely Usagi. Then Setsuna, Minako, and everybody else,
I suppose.
4. Who's your favorite Guardian?
Jadeite. He's so kawaii! Then Kunzite, Nephrite, and Zoisite.
(Hey, everybody loves the last three. Jade-kun needs somebody on
*his* side!
5. Who's your favorite couple?
Usagi and Mamoru/Serenity and Endymion. Close behind are Rei and
Jadeite, then I guess Minako and Kunzite, Michiru and Haruka, and
everybody else. Chibi-Usa and 'Elios are behind Usagi and Mamoru,
but ONLY in my 'fics. Haha, I'll get to that eventually.
6. What happened to Queen Serenity in the past? How come you never
explained some stuff Ñ like that scene in the song with the buckets?
I admit it, I hinted at some background information about Queen
Serenity's past and a lot of other stuff, but I never really
explained it. Well, I just wasn't inspired to write about it. (Now,
however, I have an idea. I could go back and write about it . . .)
7. What is Queen Serenity's husband's name?
He has none. I forgot the name of the real guy in the legend, and I
didn't want to use it anyway, and that's why he's just "the King", or
a "Hero". (I'm toying with Ophion. If you're really *REALLY* good
at Greek Mythology, you'll get this allusion. E-mail me if you do!)
8. Where are Luna and Artemis from, and how did they get to Earth?
Why?
Planet Mau. Don't know. To be Queen Serenity's advisors. Read the
manga.
9. Who are Rei's parents?
Read my new fanfic (even if it is in an alternate universe) and all
shall be revealed . . . This *may* not even be revealed in the
SEQUEL to "Past Loves." Ha! Some incentive for you.
10. Some of the things you write don't make any sense at all. For
example, little kids don't speak that well!
If you're wondering why Princess Serenity and her Senshi had such
good grammar at the ages of 3-6, well, uh, *hehe* it's a side effect
of being frozen in moonbeams for centuries. Their minds developed a
little faster than normal. They're older than they appear. (Or
something . . .)
11. Why does Princess Serenity meet Ikuko and Kenji?
It came to me in a flash of inspiration, and I thought it would make
Part Two less boring.
12. Is Shingo Ikuko's brother or her son?
Well, both. Originally, he was just her son who was named after her
brother, but what's wrong with reincarnating him three times?
13. Is the fact that Ikuko is tied to the Priestesses of the Moon the
fact that Serenity is reincarnated as her daughter?
Big YES!
14. Why didn't Serenity and Endymion do anything more interesting
during their week together?
Hentai! (Just kidding.) Well, I just ran out of ideas. Sorry.
15. What does the inscription on the archway mean and who is it
referring to?
The inscription simply means that at the zenith of the full moon,
anyone who has the blood of Serenity (Including Endymion because of
the whole blood thing. He uses it too, in the beginning of Part Five
when he wishes that he and his Guardians can access their powers so
that he can see "Usagi" again.) can make a wish, and due to the
amplification of their powers, it will come true. The "Serenity"
that it is referring to is Queen Serenity. However, as for the
goddess Selene, that's another story altogether. A rather
interesting one too. Does anybody want to read it?
16. Who the blazes is Clinden and should we even care?
Clinden. Well, about Clinden and his friends, what *is* their
purpose for existing? (Wouldn't we all like to know?) I wasn't going
to introduce any new characters that played an important or
semi-important role at first, but Endymion had to save Serenity from
*something* and I'm not that original. Later, Clinden took on a life
of his own, and I *was* going to have him reincarnated and stick him
in another fanfic, (as a villain) but I decided that I didn't really
like or hate him enough for that. Thus, he dies. Basically, he was
just a messed up character that I created. He suffered the terrible
loss of his family and blames their deaths on Princess Serenity.
17. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! You slaughtered the personality of my
favorite character!
Uh, which one? ^^;;;
Seriously though, I apologize if I did a bad characterization of any
character, (Unintentional, I swear!) especially the Generals, er,
Guardians. However, at least in the case of the Guardians, you have
to admit that we never really find out (with the possible exception
of Nephrite) what their personalities would be like if they were
good. (Read: I took certain liberties with their personalities.)
18. Why does Ami act so out of character?
Uh, you may have noticed that Ami is my *least* favorite character.
That's not to say that I hate her, or even dislike her that much . .
. it's just that I don't *like* her that much. I would hate her if
it wasn't for a certain dream I had that you should *pray* I NEVER
write into a fanfic. Suffice it to say that it mainly has to do with
Ami, Haruka, and Michiru. And Michiru is NOT happy. The whole thing
was very twisted but it made me cry! (For a week after that dream, I
could NOT look at Ami without sniffling.) My subconcious is very odd
in the ways it likes to torture me. ^^;
Anyway, during the writing of this 'fic, it suddenly came to me why I
don't like Ami. She hardly ever SMILES! That's really irritating!
So that's why I had her loosen up a little and made Zoisite kind of
obssessed with making her smile. ^_^
19. What's up with Mina?
This one's hard. Well, in a great deal of fanfiction, the way that
Minako is written deals more with her "true" self, rather than her
bright, bubbly exterior. I think it's to give her a little more
"heart", and to keep her from being written too much like Usagi.
However, I believe that her boundless energy and enthusiasm are as
much a part of her as the deadly seriousness that we rarely see. So
Minako is a type of paradoxical, conflicting character, harder to
write than most people would think. She's not simply a blonde
airhead or a "deeply troubled, emotionally scarred or unstable"
(where did that come from?) individual. Thus, if I wrote her like
she had multiple personality syndrome, I'm sorry, but it's the best
that I could do.
P.S. I really *really* didn't mean to write her using a double
standard in Part Five. It was an accident! I wrote the scene with
her and Rei first, then I wrote the one where she's yelling at
Serenity. Then I went back and made a couple of changes to the first
scene . . . and well, Mina really is a better person than that.
Sorry!
20. Why aren't the Outer Senshi in this more?
Well, I wanted to focus on the *relationships* between Serenity and
her Inner Senshi and Endymion and his Guardians. (They will be in
the other fanfic more-the one that's a backstory to this backstory
and probably the sequel, too.)
21. Why does Pluto show up so much?
She's my favorite Outer. (It's favoritism, I admit it!)
22. What was the whole "blood scene" about?
Serenity shared her blood with Endymion, making him immortal.
Otherwise, he'd die, a long, long time before she did.
23. Why were there scenes of Kunzite and Minako in the song in Part
Four, even though they hadn't met yet?
Foreshadowing. They're so cute together!
24. Explain the purpose of the Guardians' stones, please.
They are magic stones (i.e. Ginzuishou, Golden Crystal) granted to
the Guardians. They are all linked to Endymion's quartz crystal,
which is *not* his magic stone (the Golden Crystal is) but is also
magic. Being of Earth, the crystals help unlock the powers belonging
to the Prince and his Guardians, but do not actually possess any
magic of their own. If anything happens to Endymion, his crystal
will amplify his distress, causing the Guardians' stones to respond
by flashing. They also strengthen their bond to their prince.
25. Are the Senshi attuned to Princess Serenity?
Yes, due to the oath that their mothers swore on their behalf in Part
One to gain the elixir of immortality. Her pain is their pain.
26. How does Minako know about the Dark Kingdom and what was her oath
exactly?
The Dark Kingdom came to the moon before and murdered her boyfriend
(Alan in the present day. Some things just repeat, huh?). Queen
Serenity banished them for a time, but could not keep them from
returning. Minako was a Healer, but because she failed to save her
boyfriend and his lover (Katarina, who was like a sister to her.) she
swore that she would never heal again. She also slit her wrist
(Yuck!) and healed the wound, leaving a scar so that she would never
forget what had happened. She vowed that if the Dark Kingdom ever
returned (meaning that she had failed completely) the scar would
reopen and she would bleed to death unless there was someone who
cared enough to save her life. (Aw, Pluto, I didn't know you cared!)
27. Why is Part Five so *loooooong*?
I warned you, didn't I? I got carried away, and it was my favorite
part of the whole fic, so I couldn't resist. 'Sides, I had to make
the climax better than the rest of the fic and give the readers a
reason to read, right? Also, I just *had* to write some of those
scenes, like the one with Pluto and Serenity and the Ball!
28. Are Endymion and Serenity really married?
In my 'fic, yes, they were.
29. Why did you write Beryl the way that you did?
She's an evil sorceress, but even evil sorceresses have reasons for
what they do. And no, I don't feel any compassion for her! It's not
'cause I'm heartless either, I just think she could have dealt with
her loss a *little* better. (Listen to me, *I* wrote her that way!
Ugh.)
30. Why did Beryl's mother summon Metallia?
She was evil and wanted power.
31. Doesn't the whole kidnapping thing get repetitive?
Yes, but that's the way I wanted to do it. Lay off!
32. Why was Part Six written like a really bad poem?
For once, I wanted images, not words.
33. What does *look up* mean?
I simply wrote that to show that the Senshi did look up, to see their
loves.
34. Whose point of view was most of Part Six in?
Minako or Rei's, I think. It could be any of the four Inner Senshi.
35. Why did Serenity and Endymion die at the end?
To be reborn.
36. Why were the other Senshi, the Guardians, Queen Serenity, and her
husband waiting for Serenity and Endymion?
They had already died. Serenity would never die before her Senshi,
don't you know that?
37. What happened to Chibi-Usa? Will she be reborn too?
She became Queen of Crystal Tokyo. Yes, I think she will. 'Elios
too, but that's another story. (Don't worry, I'm not writing that
one.)
38. What is that stupid motorcycle accident you keep writing about?!!
Read my new fanfic (once it's out-it's the alternate reality one, NOT
the prequel or sequel to "Past Loves") and see. The incident might
not come up for a while, though . . . and the circumstances will be
different, but it's *basically* the same thing.
39. What you wrote was exactly like something I read somewhere else!
Scary thought. I believe I have read, at the moment, the work of 60
or 70+ authors of SM fanfiction. However, it is not, nor has ever
been, my intent to steal something from someone else's work. If
there are any similarities, I assure you that they are completely
unintentional, except for Part Six, which was inspired by Monica
Shin's "Duty, Choices." However, if someone *intentionally* stole
something from *my* story, I will hunt you down and make you pay.
Get me? Uh, *hehe* don't feed the author!
40. Why did you write this fanfic?
Because.
Concept and The End Result
Dedicated to those who love, and hope, and dream.
At first this was going to be a simple love story about Serenity and
Endymion.
Then it was going to be a slightly more encompassing tale of the
Senshi and their loves.
Then I wanted to write a bit of a background and answer some
questions left unanswered.
Somehow, all of these things got woven together and this piece of fan
fiction became what it is now, and I don't rightly know what it truly
is.
But if it has moved you, inspired you, or brought something new to
your life, then I ask for nothing more.
A huge arigato goes out to Monica Shin, whose "Duty, Choices" as you
should know by now, inspired Part Six, and most of this fanfic.
I'd like to thank everyone who's supported me throughout the writing
of this fanfic (and afterwards), but that would take too long. You
know who you are. Oh, who cares, I'll list you all anyway!
Renee, Mimin, Connie, Lianne, Anastasia, Nicole, Sue Mei, Becky,
Glenda, Jay, Chibi-isa, Jade, Michi Kenshi, Christy C., Zeena (my
official "Past Loves" artist), Razzzberi, Sue, Alina, Elizabeth, La
Chanda Fogle, Beverly, MJ, Andi, and those two people who wrote me
but didn't leave their names. ^_^;;;
Thanks should also go to Lianne (Again!), Lynda, Connie Kotkins,
Renee (Likewise, again! Hi, Kit-Kat!), Razzzberi (Ditto!), Isabel
Arantes (I have no idea. *Was* that you who wrote me?), Sue Mei
(Read!), Jendra, Janelle Jimenez (Whom I've e-mailed, GOOD LUCK
GETTING TO JAPAN!!!), John Biles, Chris Davies, Laura Hudson, Naru
and Pitzy-chan (Minna, you MUST read "Wildflowers" NOW!!! It is the
*best* epic!!!! Bow down to the goddesses, please.) and everyone
else who made me appreciate the written word a little bit more and
showed me how a good piece of writing should be written.
Oh, and of course, I mustn't forget to give credit where it's due.
So THANK YOU to those people who made this all possible - My
wonderful administrators: Jupiter Knight, Luna & Artemis, the
Webmaster, Sailor Kity, and Icyfyre.
Ja (for now),
Fushigi Kismet
P.S. To anyone whose 'fic I haven't read yet and I promised to, I
will. Eventually.
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