Parallel Universe 004      
                             
                             Intro


To start with an explanation of the arc's name: I consider
any work of fanfic as a parallel universe to the original. In
writing mine, I was strongly influenced by Ennien Ashbrook's
work, which in turn was influenced by that of Alara Rogers.
That makes two. Inserting Kathleen Coventry, who collaborated
with Ennien on a "Bring back BK" arc, it makes three, and my
parallel universe grew off theirs as a fourth.
   Yes, this is another "Bring back BK" arc. I happen to like 
the character. What I appreciate this show for is its mix of
farce and drama, something to which BK is well suited, and in
my stories I hope to achieve the same. Ergo, here is the first
warning: these stories are unsuitable for anyone who likes the
Heroes, loathes the Villains or generally disapproves of 
ridicule. In this particular arc, the deus ex machina is an
alien, though not quite of the same brand as X.


                  Credit where credit's due


As stated above, my world and characters owe a great deal to
Ennien's. Consequently, both Brace and Kai (or rather, the
memory of Kai) survive into this world, and there are references
to Ovanon. I've tried to stick to their character as the author
perceived them, although my characterization of Kai in "The Day 
that..." was way off. However, the timeline is different. I took
over her idea of the gaelic nations in the world segregating and
reverting to the clan system after the Third World War, but jumped
only one century ahead, to the 2070s (yes, the seventies again)
and had the main character return to Ovanon at fixed periods, rather
than for one specific part of hir life. I stole the term for the 
gendermorphing trick off Alara, but reincarnated her mama Bergmann
into a hysteric who was sterile but obsessed with wanting a baby,
married to a child-molesting sleazeball of a Galactor who took 
every chance of working his way up - ideal adoptive parents for
a future world conqueror, X must have thought.
   For the rest, I follow the Gatch tradition of mixing the known
with my own creations. Joe is born in Italy, but Katze in Halvatia;
the Black Crowes are existing persons, but the Raven is not;
"Codename Blenny" is a contemporary (21st century) version of Cutey
Honey; Galaxy Girl Yuuna has returned as "Cherry Blossom", and 
Vampire Miyu has been (ugh) serialized into 101 episodes. Instead
of the Highland clans, my counter-culture to Galactor (or rather,
two of them - I tried to get in some cultural diversity) is a race
of humanoid aliens whose only interest in Earth is for copying
(illegally) as many anime tapes and Alan Parsons albums as they can
get their grubby little paws on.


                                 Warning


Well, I guess I had to say it: in this arc, people go to bed with 
each other. Frequently. For s-e-x. Described in as much detail as 
I think is necessary for the plot, so if you don't approve of that 
sort of thing, don't bother to read it. (There will also be gory
disembowellings and heads ripped off spines, but I know that doesn't 
generally upset people.)
   Second warning, already mentioned above: I'm not very kind to any
of the characters, especially the Heroes. Joe fans have been known to 
take offence.


                                 Errata


No, the team can't fly. Glide, maybe; defy gravity, but all anime
characters can do that, it's stated in the Laws of Anime. However,
when I watched BOTP, I was under the strong impression that the
team could take to the air due to anti-gravity units, or something
(why else call yourself G-Force?) and by the time I'd learned 
otherwise, the stories were already written and I was too lazy to
edit them.
   No, the Peter Beckett of the Little River Band is not in fact 
the guest singer for Alan Parsons who won my undying admiration with
his rendering of "Time". (No, I'm not a Parsonomaniac, why?) It's 
not particularly important to the plot, I'm just finicky enough to
want to mention it.
   No, Ken is not half American. Blame the synopsis of the Gatch
movie. This erroneous statement is corrected in a later fic.
   Those are the only mistakes I can think of, up to story 5. I'm 
sure to make more as the arc progresses.


In conclusion, here is the full poem quoted in "Man the mighty
aviator", courtesy of Ogden Nash:


How courteous is the Japanese;
He always says: "Excuse it, please."
He climbs into his neighbor's garden,
And smiles, and says, "I beg your pardon";
He bows and grins a friendly grin,
And calls his hungry family in;
He smiles, and bows a friendly bow:
"So sorry, this my garden now."

Written in a time when Japanese-American relations were a little...
strained. But, as Win would say: "Mieux vaut en rire."