Could it Be Me: Introduction

Introduction: Princess of the Zoids

"Princess of the Zoids" is a set of fanfics that I am writing revolving around my character, Arasu Hemerosu. The title of the series is from the movie "Prince of Egypt," 'cause I was listening to the Nashville soundtrack when I got the idea for how to start the series. I do not own Zoids or anything related to it, but I do own Arasu.

Could it Be Me

This is Part One of "Princess of the Zoids." This story will introduce Arasu and how and why she is where she is and has done the things she has done. The story was inspired by the song "Could it Be Me" by Charlie Daniels, off of the Prince of Egypt: Nashville soundtrack.

Index

This is the table of contents for this story. When I figure out what the next chapter will be, I'll add it to the list, and I'll also mark when each chapter was uploaded, for quick reference:

1. Introduction and Author's Notes (uploaded 3-23-02; updated 11-23-04)

2. Lyrics to "Could it Be Me" (uploaded 3-26-02; updated 8-03-02)

3. Chapter 1: Dreams and Nightmares (uploaded 3-23-02; updated 11-23-04)

4. Chapter 2: Planning (uploaded 3-23-02; updated 11-23-04)

5. Chapter 3: Preparing to Fight (uploaded 3-36-02; updated 11-23-04)

6. Chapter 4: The First Battle (uploaded 4-19-02; updated 11-23-04)

7. Chapter 5: The First Battle, part 2 (uploaded 4-23-02; updated 11-23-04)

8. Chapter 6: Briefings (uploaded 5-14-02; updated 11-23-04)

9. Chapter 7: Invitation (uploaded 8-03-02; updated 11-23-04)

10. Chapter 8: Twin Eagles (uploaded 12-11-02; updated 11-23-04)

11. Chapter 9: Information (uploaded 9—5-03; updated 11-23-04)

12. Chapter 10: The Second Battle (uploaded 11-23-04)

13. Chapter 11: Captured (forthcoming)

14. Chapter 12: Reconsidering (forthcoming)

Author's Notes

• I use the Japanese names, rather than the English names. This is mainly because I find the Japanese names cooler, not because I have seen the Japanese version (although I have looked up some of the voices...). The Japanese names are as follows:

Bit Bit

Rinon Leena

Ballade Brad

Jiemi Jamie

Raon Layon/Laon (I've seen it both ways)

• The word "Arasu" means "to lay waste, devastate, damage, invade, or break into" in Japanese. However, if you take the kanji from "ara" and the kanji "su", it is the same kanji used for "Wild Eagle."

• I place Jiemi at age seven when his father had his accident, and there is a five-year difference between Jiemi and Arasu.

• This story takes place after they get the Shadow Fox, but before the Royal Cup.

• The ages of the characters I use are the official ages off of the Japanese site. These are Bit and Rinon: 16; Ballade: 17; Jiemi: 14; Torosu: 38.

• I feel quite disgusted over the yaoi and "Jiemi/Pierce" couplings (she's gotta be at least 10 years older than him, and he's not even of the age of consent in Japan!!), so don't expect to see any of it in any of my stories.

• 11-21-04 Update- Everything has had it's formatting changed, to make sure it fits, and some stuff has been re-written. Chapter 10 is almost done, and will be uploaded as soon as it's done.