What category does this thing fall into? I think it's defining its own,
really, but before we say that let's make sure we all understand the
terminology.
From Lunacy's Fanfic Reviews site:
"Uber" is a German term that
literally means "over" but which is used in
academia to refer to the fundamental essence of a concept or an idea or a
character. An Uber-Xena story is one which takes the ESSENCE of the
characters in XWP and places these in another time, another place,
another reality.
This can mean a variety of things. Sometimes characters from a series are
transplanted wholly into a new setting (teleportation accident?
dimensional rift?). Sometimes characters are given the same names as
characters from a series, although their story and setting is very
different. Xena and Gabrielle as cowgirls, perhaps, or Usagi and Mamoru
as ballet dancers. They are not the same as the original characters, but
more along the lines of "What if?". Sometimes entirely new characters
that embody the personality types of the originals are featured.
So is this an uber-Xena story? Yes, definitely. Is it also an
uber-Sailor Moon story? Maybe, but the Sailor Moon community would more
likely just call it an "alternate universe" story.
If anyone can figure out what category this thing falls into, let me
know.