Hello all,

Some new Categories have been added, as requested.  I'm sorry that some of them took so long, as I have been unwell for a while now and also been busy with my writing.  If you have a Fanfic that you would like to submit and don't see a pairing or Category for up here on the Site, please contact me and I will add it for you. :)

I am also looking into a script that puts descriptions into the Categories, so they can say a little about the Couple.  This will tell readers unfamiliar with the fandom, all about it.

NEW CATEGORIES:

Sailor Moon:

Ami And Michiru
Ami And Minako
Ami And Rei
Chibi-Usa And Diana (Human and both Adults!)
Chibi-Usa And Setsuna (Both adults!)
Haruka And Makoto
Rei And Michiru
Luna And Artemis
Mamoru And Setsuna
Setsuna And Black Lady
Setsuna And Makoto
Setsuna And HarukaUsagi And Ami
Usagi And Luna (Both human!)
Usagi And Makoto

The Lost In The Shadows Series - A Round Robin:  I began this Round Robin Series back in 2000 and although there was a lot of interest in writing it, only three of us ended up doing Fanfics.  It's based around Usagi and Mamoru both being bitten by the same vampire in one night.  He then vanishes and the two are not exactly sure what happened to them at first, then they find out they can't stand the sun and start to crave blood.  They realize that each other is a vampire and because it's First Season, they still fight, but now have a strange longing for their enemy, who they eventually figure out is their Mate. 

I did design this Series for a multitude of Authors, so the idea was to have allthe Senshi bitten either by Usagi or Mamoru eventually (There's no hurry) and they will use these powers they gained to overthrow the Dark Kingdom.  I also played around with the idea that the Senshi will be paired with the General's, so feel free to add some romances in with them. 

Darius, the one who changed them was never supposed to come back into the Series, but one of the Author's didn't follow the rules *Dark look* and DID have him come back and I think Usagi beat the crap out of him and maybe killed him. 

I haven't read over this Fanfics in years to be honest, but I wanted to show them to you all to read and get interested, because I really would like to start this Round Robin again.  We have a lot of vampire fans here on Facebook and some of you like Hellsing and Sailor Moon.  Because this was started on the old Mailing Lists before Yahoo up and deleted all 20 of them because some malicious person made complaints about getting flamed, so the old rules have been lost.  I will have to try and figure them out all over again, but I do remember these ones:

1.  Do not bring Darius back in.  He bit Usagi and Mamoru and his part is over.  There's really no point in making him a major character.

2.  Each Fanfic has to be at least 50 KB long.  That's in text, not HTML (Which makes the file bigger.)  I will figure out how many words that is so that any of you who uses Word to write, can make the correct file size.  My entry was two Chapters at just over 100 KB.  It think about 100-150 KB would be fair as a Fanfic for this Series.  Anything more than that, and the Author would be dominating the Series and taking too much of the plot that another Author might like.

3.  Do not kill off any of the major Characters in Sailor Moon.  That's such as Naru, Motoki, Reika, the Senshi's parents, Miss Haruna Game Machine Joe, Ken... And definitely not the Generals!

4.  You can have a growing romance between the Generals and Senshi, but you must take your time with it.  Don't just jump right in and the next Author will continue with that relationship from where you left it.

5.  You can add in any One Hour Challenges that are Sentences, but don't add Scenes unless you've cleared it with me, as a lot of them will alter the whole flow of the Fanfic.

6.  Don't turn anyone else into a vampire without clearing it with me and how you intend to do it.

7.  You must end each Fanfic as you would a normal one.  I mean, don't just end in the middle of a scene.  Have the beginning, some sort of romance or battle with the Dark Kingdom and then resolve it.  

8.  Each Author must go in order of the List, because each new Fanfic will directly continue from where the previous Author left off.  The series is sort of written like Chapters and is all one big Fanfic, so it must flow from Fanfic to Fanfic smoothly.

9.  Ratings are up to the Author writing.  I wrote at M 15+ and so did another Author, but the third was only comfortable writing PG 13+ content.  You have the option of going anywhere from PG-R, so you can write light and fluffy (Especially if you're young) or you can write sexual content or very violent.  This way we get a diverse amount of Authors ages and writing experience.

10.  Keep the Senshi in Juuban, unless you clear it with the rest of us.  Say, if you want them to go on holiday or something.

11.  Before you start a romantic relationship with one of the Senshi and someone else, also clear it with the rest of it.  I do expect the Senshi to end up with the Generals, but you can have them with other people briefly, like Ami/Ken, Makoto/Joe (Can't remember their Japanese names).

12.  Mamoru and Usagi can go hot and heavy with each other, but before they have sex (Which I don't expect to happen for a while, since the plot will be slow moving and build their relationship up) you must clear it with the rest of us!  Don't just have them suddenly jumping into bed together, because it's a lot funner to have them fall in love and lust sloooowly.

I am trying to remember more rules, but I'm not having much luck finding the old ones.  :(  If anyone is interested in writing this Series, continuing from the third Fanfic in the Series, please let me know.  Just respond to this thread.  All Authors will write in order and there is no limit to the amount of members we have doing this Series. We could go on for ages.  I'm not certain of the timeline for writing, but I think it was two weeks for each Author to write their entry.  We could make it only a week, which would be fair, so the next Author won't have to wait forever.  If you find you will be too busy to write when your turn comes up, it will skip to the next Author.  I expect that we'll concentrate on just Usagi and Mamoru for a while and maybe add in a growing romance with some of the Senshi and Generals.

Overall, this is a supernatural romance, with vampires and can be as dark and sexy as you want, or as light and fluffy.

Absolutely anyone can join this Round Robin Series, even if you're a brand new Author.  I'm sure that people here on Facebook and Destiny's Gateway would be more than happy to be an editor and help you out.

Reviews would be wonderful! It means so much to an Author to hear how you liked their Fanfic, and what parts of the Chapter drew your attention. :) Also, if you spot discrepancies, or think that we can improve somewhere, that feedback is very welcome also.

Where To Go To Join The Series And Talk To The Other Authors:  This Series is being coordinated from the Facebook Group, also called Destiny's Gateway.  It's an open group, so you can come on over and read the posts without joining, but if you want to talk to everyone, you will need to join:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/destinysgateway/

 http://destinysgateway.com/viewseries.php?seriesid=141