Silent Mobius: Red Destiny

Book 0: Tokyo

Chapter 1: Author’s Notes

Authors: OSTOCOM

Rating: N/A

Disclaimer: We’re getting to that.

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And yes, in case you were confused on the title, this is an Author’s Notes Chapter. We just didn’t want to put this first and have it get in the way of reading what you actually *wanted* to be reading. But if you’ve finished Book 0, you might as well read this. Don’t worry, we’ll keep it short.

The Important Stuff First:

INSPIRATION:

Our inspiration for this fic came from a very simple (or so we thought) idea. What if there were other groups like AMP in other cities around the world? If the Lucifer Hawk are a world-wide problem, wouldn't it make sense that other major cities would have people to answer the threat of Nemesis? We started creating characters, and suddenly our "simple" idea EXPLODED.

OTHERWORLDS:

This is an otherworlds fic; it is based almost strictly off the anime TV series. We may incorporate elements and/or personalities and backgrounds from the manga if we see fit, but for the most part it’s from the anime. In particular, the names and situations are based off the Japanese version of the anime with English subtitles. *Stomps on the evil English dub* No offense.

One major difference from the manga: in our fic, Katsumi has a *son* not a daughter.

(and yes, to all you nay-sayers: Katsumi *is* pregnant at the end of the anime. The Japanese version makes this fairly clear)

AUTHORS:

Oh, and no, I *don’t* have multiple personalities, this *is* actually a "we" speaking. OSTOCOM is comprised of six active members and a few honorary ones. If we told you our real names we’d have to kill you, so for the moment you will know us as Acchan, Fubu-chan, Osaka-chan, Rei-chan, Sai-chan and V-chan. All six of us worked on this fanfic, with each of us being assigned chapters, characters, and the like. Of course, we often shared chapter assignments and helped each other out, so it wasn’t exactly fair for us to claim authorship on particular chapters…hence the name OSTOCOM for everything. If you want more info on us individually, you’ll have to look at the site.

WIP:

This is a WIP fanfic, which means it’s obviously not *finished* yet. We will be updating this fanfic once a week, so hopefully you won’t have to worry about going whole months without an update…we know that’s one of the evil things about WIPs, and we’re going to avoid that as much as possible. Book 1 at least is complete, so that’ll all come out on schedule.

**NOTE TO ALL THOSE WHO FEEL INTIMIDATED ABOUT HOW LONG THIS FIC IS**

Because we update once a week, our weekly installments are *not really that long*. So just treat us like your favorite TV show....you tune in once a week, and then you get to wait deliciously for what happens next.

Except without all the messy taping or waiting for reruns if you happen to miss an episode. ;)

DISCLAIMER:

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for….the disclaimer:

Silent Mobius does not belong to any of us. The idea, the story and the AMP characters all belong to Kia Asamiya, who of course would be sextuple-tackle-glomped if he ever happened to grace us with his presence. And if we ever *do* find him…yeah. The results may be somewhat messy. ;)

*However*…as you may have already guessed from Book 0, a large part of the cast is our own original characters. And those characters do belong to us. If you want to use them anywhere else (and that would thrill us to no end…) then please ask us first. If this story is to be archived anywhere else, please also ask us first and attach our name and website along for the ride.

WEBSITE:

Speaking of our website…go check it out! It is still under construction, but at least there. You’ll find all the latest chapter updates, pictures of the characters, and other fun and exciting stuff. The address for the site is www.geocities.com/silentmobius_reddestiny. Also, since some of the pics and characters have spoilers, we’re refraining from posting our extensive character bios until those characters are introduced…you can just look at the pictures and *wonder* what’s going to happen, so ha.

If you want to email us feedback, do so at [email protected] so that we can all read it. ^^

One last quick note…just so you know, the next chapter is told in first-person, whereas the rest of the fic is pretty much in third-person narrative. Just didn't want to throw anyone off.

Errr…guess that's it for now. Book 1 begins next week…enjoy the ride!

- Your friendly neighborhood OSTOCOM