VIRUS-ai 2

Author's Notes

Chapter 17: Author's Notes

I had lots of fun making this new fan fic as this was the second official fan fic I ever wrote for my ongoing sci-fi adventure series called VIRUS-ai.

Coming up with these new ideas came from a list of favorite movies and video games. The first being a completely new story written from the ground up which was inspired by video games such as Halo 1 and 2, while still maintaining the concept of cyber security and the united anti-virus movement which is what VIRUS-ai stands for as a fanfic series. With this new story, I was able to introduce lots of brand new characters including mistress ClamWin, Minister Webroot, Captain Cyber and his crew, etc.

To be honest, I was very lucky to write this fan fiction this time around with ease, especially since I already finished creating the story on YouTube a few months in advance before writing it into this fanfiction that you the readers have just read. It really was a fun experience to pick up this tory where we left off since the first VIRUS-ai fanfic.

As said in my previous author's note, I had interest in writing this fan fiction because I got inspired by opuscon789 who; before me wrote a popular fan fic with a similar formula, but again; unlike his SNT vs Sonichu fan fic, I wanted to tackle an original story with a topic that was rarely ever touched upon in the fan fic community: that being; Cyber Security.

Cyber Security is what continues to spark ideas for my YouTube series such as the newest story arc to which this fan fic is based of of called "VIRUS-ai: The fall of the academy." As for my knowledge on viruses, worms and other forms of malware, I'll always have Danooct1 on YouTube to thank for, i've continued to watch Danooct1's video "RELIGIOUSLY" and continued to learn everything about viruses, their payloads and stealth techniques and various ways to either annoy the user or destroy their data. Heck, I even recently purchased a book about viruses and cyber security to learn more about how viruses work and how they affect computers.

And again, Project SNT also added a spark to my fire when I was looking up sprite comics one night and I stumbled upon her old sprite comics which brought me back down to memory lane. I used to create sprite comics myself on a old website that unfortunately was taken down and is now forgotten history. Although my comics were not sonic related but rather Mario related since I was a Mario fanboy back then. It was Project SNT who introduced me to the world of Sonic.

As for OCs, again; I never actually had a sonic OC, I did however had a Mario OC which I never revealed to the world. He basically looked like Mario but without a moustache. Eventually, during my years in college, I gave my Mario OC a complete overhaul by changing his color from red to blue and giving him an axem rangers body after being inspired by episodes 5 and 6 of the best flash sprite animation at the time. It was made by Alvin Earthworm and titled "Super Mario Bros Z".

After watching Super Mario Bros Z as well as an old basic sprite series called "Super Mario Adventures X" by Rachetlombax, I began making my own sprite animations, they're not as good as Alvin Earthworm, in the sense that I did not own the sprite animation software he was using at the time. But I did earn the knowledge of how sprite animations work. Today, I am currently on season 14 of my new series "Axer Rangers S" which is a still ongoing series I began since October 25, 2009.

I then recently began to watch the complete playthrough of SNT Miitopia which eventually sparked an idea to have SNT's friends Daniela, Maria an Nicole included within the fanfic. Heck, I even went as far as to ask the original voice actresses themselves (Courtney, KN from SonicSong182, CuteyTCat, etc.) if they can lend me their voices for their respected characters in my YouTube series, to which, they agreed. Finally, I decided to write a powerful sci-fi continuation of my previous fan fic; which once again is complete with teamwork, romance, action, adventure, danger and drama featuring all my favorite characters and favorite YouTube stars.

SNT Miitopia as well as Opuscon789's fan fictions helped me greatly in writing this brand new story about 2 amazing OCs teaming up together again in order to save the computer world from viruses and other forms of malware.

Aside from my sprite show that's been in production since 2009, I got inspired by other videos, movies and video games as well such as: Super Mario Bros Z, Project SNT's comics and SNT forces, James Bond 007 The Spy Who Loved Me, James Bond 007 Diamonds Are Forever, and Danooct1's virus demonstrations.

Now again, many of you may be wondering, why did I make my OC Void Ranger fall in love with SNT? Similar to SNT's backstory, Void Ranger was the 6th virus along side his 5 clones created by a former united anti-virus movement member named Total AV. Originally, I planned for Void Ranger to be an axem ranger who was never supposed to fall in love in the first place. He was originally supposed to be this sad, dark, lonesome warrior who only ever cared about his allies, as well as completing the mission. So while giving Void similar traits to his original character, I also gave him the personality of a young boy who has yet to learn new things and will stop at nothing to learn as much as possible during his mission. Plus a chance to romance and spend time with SNT definitely gave my OC Void a much bigger personality than what was originally intended.

Another quick topic to explain once again, this sci-fi story, SNT was dealing with a brand new enemy of a completely different species than what she had faced before in previous adventures. With that in mind, she basically had no knowledge whatsoever of who these characters were, what powers they possessed or their weaknesses. In fact, Cyber Security was a completely new realm for SNT to jump into. Which is why I ended the story with SNT joining Void Ranger in the U.A.V academy; to study about viruses and the realm she ventured into throughout this adventure. To put it simply, it was as if she was heading towards Eggman's base for the very first time while blindfolded.

Also, why did I include Daniela, Maria and Nicole into this fanfic, ever since watching SNT stream Miitopia, I didn't want SNT to be by herself once again as he was in the previous VIRUS-ai fanfic, so I decided to bring in some familiar faces to help cheer up SNT whenever she's feeling down. Also, why did Sonic, Shadow, Silver and Tails also made an appearance in this fanfic? Well, during the golden age of YouTube a very popular Sonic sprite series called Sonic, Shadow and Silver show or the SSS show for short was known and is till known to this day as the most popular sonic sprite videos today, and this fanfic as well as my YouTube story arc, "VIRUS-ai: The fall of the academy" serves as a homage to the classic sprite series.

Finally, about the United Anti-Virus Movement as i previously mentioned in my last author's notes, as I wrote this story, I had a vision that all Anti-virus companies would come together in glory to sit down at an auditorium and discuss the one topic that all companies have in common, cyber security. But because there were more anti-viruses than anticipated, I decided to focus on a few anti-viruses while introducing 2 new anti-viruses, one of which who would be the key to unlocking my OC's tragic backstory.

Honestly, I am proud of this fan fic as i was wi5th my previous fan fic, it is everything I ever wanted in an adventure between 5 amazing Sonic OCs, it is definitely not perfect than the other fan fictions, but honestly, I definitely did a good job in giving the audience a story that many fans will remember for years to come.

As for Project SNT, CuteyTCat, SPD64 and SoonicSong182? Honestly, I don't know what their reaction will be of this fan fiction, I just wanted to share a beautiful story that has yet to be told in either SNT,. SonicSong182, CuteyTCat, SPD64 or Void Ranger's universe. If ever they discover this fan fiction and wish to read this story in a live stream, by all means. Please pm me and keep me posted.

I would like to thank Kanakarogoh and opuscon789 for proofreading this fanfic, and provide feedback throughout the development of this fanfic.

Thank you all so much for reading and enjoying my fan fiction as I once again poured my heart and soul into writing this beautiful continuing story just for you; the Sonic and Axem Rangers community.

-BiohazardStudios