A/N: Welcome one and all to our new series, Universal Runners! Along with my trusted collaborator, NashWalker (although he has some technical difficulties for a while), we're giving you guys a new twist of multiverse fanfic series! And don't worry, ToonSchool is still on-going and so does it's special, Revolution Wars. Just please be a little more patient and wait for their next releases. Until then, here is the plot and the bios of the OCs!
(Disclaimer: I'm going to put this once. I don't own the cartoon characters appearing in this fic, they belong to their respective owners! However, the OCs belong to me with a little credit to NashWalker, too!)
Update: Updated Zeus's bio and added one new supporting characters!
Universal Runners
Plot: Jordan Waters, a typical, tomboyish 11 year-old girl, moves from New York to California with her parents. She has according to her cousin, "the biggest obsession of cartoons, anime, manga, video games, and MMORPGs ever." Her favorite game is the immensely popular MMORPG, Universal Legends Online.
So imagine her shock when, one days she is suddenly sucked into the world of Totally Spies/The Amazing Spiez and later discovers that ULO, which exists in that world and many others as well, is more than just a game when the forces from an evil cult within the game attack the world.
Determined to stop them, Jordan unlocks the power from within her and becomes a real-life version of her ULO avatar, called a Runner, a world protecting youth who "runs through the world," and defeats them for the time being.
Together with her four new friends and rebel of a cousin (also Runners), and the Councilwoman of her designated Union (region), Jordan strives to protect the other worlds from the evil cult as well as ULO from inside and outside villains, all the while trying to lead as normal a life as possible.
Main Characters (Universal Runners):
Jordan Waters: The 11 year-old main protagonist and leader of the Black and White Runners, wielder of the Water element and RunCom. She has a major obsession with cartoons and video games, which is how she manages to become such an effective leader of the Runners. Zeus and Kani become her good friends, while Calla (formerly one of her enemy Lena Baker's posse) is her best friend. Her older cousin Bren often annoys her to no ends with his teasing, but they still care for one another. Jordan also has a crush on fellow Runner Itzal, who secretly returns the feelings.
Itzal Kurosawa: An 11-year old boy and Wielder of the Dark element and RunCom. He is really Tony Clark of the Amazing Spiez, turned into his avatar form by an accident with lightning and a computer. Unlike his real-life self, Itzal is a calm, serious person who looks before he leaps, thus making him the straight man of the team. Itzal develops a crush on Jordan, who secretly reciprocates it.
Zeus Starr: A mysterious 13 year-old boy and wielder of the Light element and RunCom. Described as the best Runner in the Black and White Union, Zeus is a friendly and sociable individual. Despite this, Zeus has a deep hidden secret that seems to have multiple links to the Pokémon world.
The secret is later revealed to be that he is actually Professor Oak from the Pokemon world, having been rescued after it had been seized by the Black Tundra. This, however, doesn't change his friendships with the others; in fact it motivates them even more to bring down the evil super-cult.
Calla Gale: A 13 year-old valley girl and wielder of the Wind element and RunCom. She was initially a friend and follower of Lena Baker, until a betrayal destroys their friendship. She then becomes best friends with Jordan and the others. While she keeps her good looks and her valley-girl personality, she still remains true and loyal to her new friends.
Brenton "Bren" Revie: Jordan's 12 year-old cousin and wielder of the Fire element and RunCom. A true rebel at heart, he has knack for mischief and taking risks, which often leads him into trouble. He often teases Jordan for her cartoon and game obsession, which often ends with her beating him down. Nevertheless, Bren is still a good friend to her and her friends, except for Zeus (most of the time), whom he sees as a rival.
Kanon "Kani" Kimura: Calla's 12 year-old cousin and wielder of the Earth element and RunCom. She is often called "Trading Kani," due to her being a jack-of-all-trades in just about every school subject (except Home Ec). She and her cousin Calla are very close; the two are practically like sisters and always have each other's backs.
Amica: Kani's tiger Faunia partner and best friend. She is a white, green-striped manifestation of Kani's friendship with Bella, a tiger that Kani had befriended at the L.A. Zoo years before. She normally takes the form of a baby tiger cub (which Kani passes off as stuffed), but will turn in an adult tiger when either of them is threatened or in battle. Amica is extremely loyal to Kani and is not hesitant to do anything to protect them both (including bite the pants off of Bren and Andre when they tease and flirt with her respectively).
Lilith Shroud: The Councilwoman of the Black and White Union and superior to the Runners. Named Tina Reyheart in real-life, she is also one of the creators of Universal Legends Online and the one who created the game's hypnosis program. She has extensive knowledge of the other worlds, and is charged with keeping them in balance and harmony. She also knows Zeus's hidden connection to the Pokémon world.
Supporting Characters:
Layla Song: Tina's 16 year-old assistant and the Runners' main friend who gives them their missions, notices and maintenance announcements for ULO.
Andre Renald: A 10 year-old computer programmer prodigy who is a good friend to the Runners. He knows about their adventures and uses his computer skills to cover the Runner's tracks while they are absent from class or in another world. He also has a crush on Kani, but she apparently prefers to stay friends.
Lena Baker: A 16 year-old popular high school girl who serves as a rival to the Runners (mainly Jordan and Calla). She and Calla were once friends, until Lena betrayed her for standing up for Jordan and the others. She enjoys putting down middle schools, feeling they have no place in the school. She, however, remains in the dark about the Runners and their adventures.
Sierra Merryland: Lena's best friend of who is part of her popular posse and often backs her up as her right-hand woman. She's rather an airhead, and often makes stupid remarks that have nothing to do with the situation at hand.
Ricky Waters: An American policeman, Jordan's father and Bren's uncle. Ricky is strict and very protective his only daughter and doesn't trust any boy other than Bren to be around her. He often investigates some strange phenomenon happening in California that result from the Runners missions and adventures in ULO.
Vina Waters: A Filipino woman who immigrated into the U.S. to become a fashion designer and married her sweetheart, Ricky. She is Jordan's mother and Bren's aunt. Unlike her husband, she supports her daughter's decisions and often let her feel free to decide her future, and to have a boyfriend. But she can often hand out discipline to Jordan when necessary.
Principal Scarlett Roenick: The principal of Fils-Aime Moffitt School. Hard-nosed and strict, she has very little tolerance for rebels and troublemakers, most particularly Bren Revie. She often tries to keep him under close watch, in the hopes that he'll behave for a change. Despite her strict attitude, however, she does try to be fair and impartial when it comes to discipline for wrongdoers.
Mr. N. Bigby: Fils-Aime Moffitt School's head guidance counselor. He is a good acquaintance of Jordan and her friends, often giving them and other kids news on current events and advice on how to get through school. He seems to be well liked by both his students and peers. His first name has not been revealed.
Simon Sanford: The 13-year old rich boy of the school and a secondary bully to the Runners. Pompous, arrogant, and spoiled rotten, he believes that he can do or have whatever he wants as long as he has enough money or resources for it. This has brought him into conflict with the UR Gamers Club on more than one occasion. He was once a master player in ULO, until he was suspended for 16 months, among other things, after it was exposed by the Runners he'd cheated and sabotaged his way to the top. Since then he has sworn revenge on the Runners, not knowing that they and the UR Gamers Club are one in the same.
Sam: The brains of a trio of WOOHP spies. Sam served alongside her best friends, Alex and Clover, until their world's Beverly Hills was invaded by the Black Tundra. While her friends were captured, she was able to escape to the Runners world, with some unintentional help from her boss, Jerry, who also escaped. After meeting with the Runners and their boss Tina, she now works as an intern in game programming and ally to them.
Jerry Lewis: The founder and boss of WOOHP in the Totally Spies world. After his world was seized by the Black Tundra, he barely managed to escape, gaining portal abilities similar to Zeus in the process. After arriving in the Runners world and helping them on a case, he now works as a consultant for CodeX United regarding ULO and the Runners themselves.
Chuck Foley: The school's 16-year old star quarterback, Lena's on/off boyfriend, bully to the middle schoolers and secondary antagonist to the Runners. He enjoys picking on those verbally and physically, but only resorts to verbal for the Runners after a humiliation courtesy of Zeus. He is portrayed as somewhat of a dimwit, but can show some intellect when he applies himself. His relationship with Lena is a dominant girl/underling boy relationship about half the time.
A/N: So that's the plot and the profiles. But unlike the intro chapter in ToonSchool, it will be updated with more characters during some future episodes. So until then, review and stay tuned, cause the series' premiere episode is coming today!
