Author's Note:

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Hi, I'm Fox-The-Writer!

Tonight I'm posting the first chapter of a brand new story I've had in development ever since January of last year and it's finally going to make its premiere here on this website! That story is, "Shooting Seven Stars". This story is part of a trilogy that focuses not only on the Space Rangers, but also on other heroes whom they will be encountering, and together they will be taking on a threat larger than any of them combined. I've actually been building up to this story through my other stories, including "Helping a Star Dog", "Joker of the Pack", and two unnamed stories I will be posting in due time once I get around to writing proper introductions for them. Consider those stories to be the prequels, as they are, to this trilogy.

Thus, this first installment of the trilogy follows up after "Joker of the Pack" (it's not a requirement to read that fanfic or the others, but I would suggest it to gain a better understanding of what's to come in the stories). So it goes without saying that this is going to be a crossover of some sorts and it will have OFCs in it.

And so, I will place a warning here: if you're not a fan of crossovers or OFCs, then feel free to move on and pass over this story. 'Tis alright. But no flames please! I want to keep this story entertaining for all.

But if you are curious about reading this story, and in the next two installments to come, then thank you for your time and interest and I hope you enjoy the ride!

I will also mention that I have taken some artistic liberties with the canon here, much like I did with the aforementioned stories. Thus, this, much like the other aforementioned fanfics, are basically going to be an alternate universe of some sorts where what's generally happened in the show has happened, and yet there are some artistic twists thrown in to split away from the main canon, like Pix joining the ranks as the first dog Ranger, for example. I'll also be including other sources of BLoSC, including my own headcanons, other fanfics, the video games, and the comics. And as mentioned, there will be other heroes who will be entering the BLoSC world and interacting with the characters, even causing the main cast to think and change beyond what they're normally used to. Likewise, some of the heroes the Rangers will be interacting with will also go through changes of their own. With the other sources of canon, I will also be taking artistic liberties with these canons in order to fit the interpretation I see fit for these installments.

I'd like to take the time to point out that with my trilogy, I'll be categorizing it in the BLoSC section of this site because most of the action takes place there and because BLoSC is really the starting and ending point of the whole series. There will be a major turning point by the end of the trilogy, but I'll save that for when we get there.

In fact, I won't go into great detail with what I want to do with this series because that would need another page of notes and I think it might be easier to make notes about the trilogy on my blog since there'd be a lot to talk about regarding each chapter, but I'll try not to ramble about every chapter too much. But when I reach the end of the trilogy, I will put up some of my personal notes about how this story came to be and the sources of inspiration I used to fire up my muse, why I wrote it the way I did, what I learned in my time writing these stories, and what my goals were.

I will say this though: I hope to paint a story with words to the best of my ability.

That said, considering that these stories are going to be some of the largest I've ever written, and because I have other commitments I need to attend both online and in real life, I will be slower than usual in updating this trilogy.

I give my heartfelt thanks to Cakeless Pixels, Magic Emperor, Maskerade and One Lucky Unicorn for their never-ending support and aid through my planning and enthusiasm for this story. You all ROCK. :)

On a final note...I dedicate this story and the two next stories to three amazing men who are no longer of this world: Mr. Darwyn Cooke, who passed away in 2014, Mr. John Glenn (who passed away last year in 2016), and the recently departed Mr. Robert Osborne. Darwyn Cooke was an artist in the world of comics and who illustrated the DC comic,"New Frontiers" and inspired my own dedication to pushing myself into new territories. John Glenn? I don't think I need to say who he was, but his heroic and exploits as an astronaut and beyond will never be forgotten. And Robert Osborne? He was the best host on the television channel, Turner Classic Movies, who brought forth a sense of magic to films and storytelling as a whole. Thank you gentlemen for bringing the human imagination closer to the stars.

And now, from the author who brought you "Friday the 13th", "The Cat's Surprise", and "Nostalgia", from the summer of June 2017, may I present the first of the three-parter...

"Shooting Seven Stars".

Disclaimer: I don't own Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. In the spirit of TCM, I'd like to give this trilogy a television rating of TV-14.