Masks & Dragons
Introduction
By Wanderer D
Disclaimer
Sailor Moon, the Sailor Senshi and all related characters were created by Naoko Takeuchi in the manga, and the animation rights belong to Bandai, I think.
In any case, there is no intention whatsoever of gaining profit from this story using "borrowed" characters. It is merely a form of fan appreciation and should be seen as such.
Black, Mask, Sapphire and the rest of the cast are my creations, except for some references to other animes here and there.
This is a rewrite of the original Masks and Dragons. A much needed re- write. I would like to thank, first off, Mike Koos, who didn't really help me on this re-write but who read the whole thing a few years ago and made many points that I, in my ignorance and downright stupidity, chose to ignore.
Mike, sorry about that. I hope you get to read this re-write, which is probably a lot better than the original read.
About M&D
M&D had its renown at one point in the history of internet fanfics. It's kind of speaking about "The old days when... The Sailor Moon Romance website was pretty new -it didn't have the forums or the new login system (and I lost my password! ); you had to make your own html index for starters-, the Anipike had only about three or four pages worth of fan fiction links... the FFML had much more input... and there were still echoes of 'The Bet' floating around..." yeah, the good old days.
The first chapter made its way into the ranks of the MSTings soon enough and although I was quite annoyed at the moment, reading the old version now... well, let's just say that my main problem was grammar and even I couldn't stop myself from rolling my eyes at some tedious mistakes that I haven't repeated ever since but didn't bother to correct at the time. (Again, sorry about that Mike, you DID point them out!)
I'm not really sure how long ago I wrote the original, probably around six years ago, but the story never left me. I would always go back to re- reading it and a few other old stories, thinking "There's still something I can do with it, but what?!" I felt -and still feel- that despite neglecting them for so long the stories are worth reading and I realize, while writing this small introduction, the problem was that I was honestly not up to the task to write the type of story I wanted to.
If you were -or are- one of those people that asked me to finish this story, or to continue it or to do something about it, I thank you for your support and I hope it is rewarded in this new version.
You're reading this... therefore it is.
If you're new to Masks and Dragons and my works, well, I complain a lot, think myself more clever than I probably am and would really like you to enjoy what I write. So, welcome to my own little niche in the Sailor Moon universe, and I hope you enjoy the ride!
-D
Introduction
By Wanderer D
Disclaimer
Sailor Moon, the Sailor Senshi and all related characters were created by Naoko Takeuchi in the manga, and the animation rights belong to Bandai, I think.
In any case, there is no intention whatsoever of gaining profit from this story using "borrowed" characters. It is merely a form of fan appreciation and should be seen as such.
Black, Mask, Sapphire and the rest of the cast are my creations, except for some references to other animes here and there.
This is a rewrite of the original Masks and Dragons. A much needed re- write. I would like to thank, first off, Mike Koos, who didn't really help me on this re-write but who read the whole thing a few years ago and made many points that I, in my ignorance and downright stupidity, chose to ignore.
Mike, sorry about that. I hope you get to read this re-write, which is probably a lot better than the original read.
About M&D
M&D had its renown at one point in the history of internet fanfics. It's kind of speaking about "The old days when... The Sailor Moon Romance website was pretty new -it didn't have the forums or the new login system (and I lost my password! ); you had to make your own html index for starters-, the Anipike had only about three or four pages worth of fan fiction links... the FFML had much more input... and there were still echoes of 'The Bet' floating around..." yeah, the good old days.
The first chapter made its way into the ranks of the MSTings soon enough and although I was quite annoyed at the moment, reading the old version now... well, let's just say that my main problem was grammar and even I couldn't stop myself from rolling my eyes at some tedious mistakes that I haven't repeated ever since but didn't bother to correct at the time. (Again, sorry about that Mike, you DID point them out!)
I'm not really sure how long ago I wrote the original, probably around six years ago, but the story never left me. I would always go back to re- reading it and a few other old stories, thinking "There's still something I can do with it, but what?!" I felt -and still feel- that despite neglecting them for so long the stories are worth reading and I realize, while writing this small introduction, the problem was that I was honestly not up to the task to write the type of story I wanted to.
If you were -or are- one of those people that asked me to finish this story, or to continue it or to do something about it, I thank you for your support and I hope it is rewarded in this new version.
You're reading this... therefore it is.
If you're new to Masks and Dragons and my works, well, I complain a lot, think myself more clever than I probably am and would really like you to enjoy what I write. So, welcome to my own little niche in the Sailor Moon universe, and I hope you enjoy the ride!
-D