Season 1
Episode 1: Tara "Twilight" Sullivan (Introductions)
February 2016
It was early February… The recent blizzard has covered the entire campus of Ymerton University in a deep blanket of snow. Despite the weather, the campus is still open for classes. In a near by apartment complex, several students were asleep. Except for one. A female student with long dark brown hair that has been dyed a purple with one strand of hair dyed pink. She placed the last stack of books away on the multiple bookshelves around her large room. Nearby was a male college student wearing a purple t-shirt and matching purple shorts. His hair dyed green and in a mohawk style. Despite the cold outside. It was nice a warm inside to wear t-shirt and shorts.
"Come on Spike!" the woman said, pulling the blanket off of the young man. "Time to get out of bed!"
The young man still slept cosily but turned over in response to the woman's attempts. The young woman had a better idea. She went into her small kitchen and filled up a small pitcher with cold water. Then she returned and poured all over the poor guy's head. Soaking the kid to the bone and waking him up suddenly.
"What the…? TWILIGHT!" the kid said. "What was that for!?"
"I tried to wake you up quietly but knew that this idea was way better to wake up deep sleepers that will sleep through World War III." Tara "Twilight" Sullivan said.
Tara's nickname was Twilight due to her love of science, most importantly astronomy, and special ability she has been taught by her teacher and friend. Twilight had been a strong martial artist, not only that she has always studied her particular martial art for many years since she was a kid. The style of fighting she's trained in has been kept secret for many centuries. Influencing many cultures and wars. Her younger adopted brother Spike hadn't studied himself but he is Twilight's assistant over the years.
"Come on sleepyhead! We have to get ready for classes!" Twilight said.
A young Tara Sullivan sat on a bench inside a prestigious school. the young seven year old sat next to a man with his hair cut short in a military buzzcut. He wore his Class A uniform of the United States Army Special Forces, or the known as the Green Berets. His name is Samuel Sullivan. His codename in the Green Berets is 'Shining Armor' as he saved his girlfriend, Cadence, in the middle of a fire fight. Basically a knight in shining armor. Hence the name stuck to him like glue and he has been dating the young eighteen year old Cadence ever since. He sat next to his little sister Tara while they waited on someone.
Tara had just finished the most important test of her life. Well most important currently in her life that is. She actually studied and studied until she knew everything she could to prepare for this test. A woman wearing a black and purple robe walked out of the Headmistress' office. this woman had tan skin with jet black hair dyed a dark blue color. Around her neck was a sapphire encrusted crescent moon pendant.
"Ms. Sullivan…" the woman said, "I am Assistant Headmistress Selene Luna. She is ready to see you now."
Tara stood up and looked at her brother. He gave her a reassuring nod of his head before Luna held the young girl's hand and led her into the office of Headmistress Eos Celestia. Inside Celestia sat at her desk finishing paper work before she can take Tara on a tour of the school.
"Oh Headmistress." Luna said, "I'm proud to present the young girl who had the highest and best score on the entrance exam Ms. Tara Sullivan."
The woman with whitish skin, wearing a white robe, and hair dyed blue, green and pink looked up from her work. "Oh Ms. Sullivan. I'm just finishing some paper work."
"What is going on here?" Tara asked Luna.
"Please have a seat in front of my desk dear." Celestia said, as a still confused Tara sat down in a comfortable leather chair. "You've been asked to see me personally because of your test scores on the entrance exam. The results are in and you Ms. Sullivan have actually managed to get the best and highest score on the entrance exam than I have ever seen. I've wanted you to come here personally to congratulate you and to say that I accept you as my personal student!"
Tara was left speechless.
Twilight had gathered up her books and stuffed them into her book bag. Once done she checked a spot on her checklist off. As she checked all of the stuff she needed done before heading to campus for classes. Spike was trying to put back the books Twilight read back onto their respective bookshelves.
"Might I suggest you read these books one at a time so you can put them back yourself?" Spike said as he laid the last book he had to put back into place.
"Nodody wants a smartass Spike." Twilight said, crossing off the last item on her checklist. Which was read as 'Listening to Spike's complaining every morning'.
Soon both young adults walked to campus and took their separate ways. Twilight went to her philosophy class while Spike went to his engineering class. As Twilight walked to the respective hall. She had a flashback to two years ago. When Ymerton was closed to a terrorist attack. It was actually a massacre.
Twilight ran out of the classroom with a fellow classmate, looking over to see her teacher's corpse laying on the floor. She ran for her life and eventually found her five friends. Where they made a run for it to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Don't you remember? a omnipresent voice said. "You entered a program by the United States government to kill every criminal scum on this planet. Then whe it was all over. You died…"
Twilight's eyes flashed opened. She realized she was going to be late for class and she was day dreaming in the early morning of this cold day. She quickly ran to the respective hall and went to her first class.
A year has passed since Tara was accepted as Celestia's personal student. Tara was given the nickname Twilight, as during her studies into esoterism, which included alchemy, a studying the energy force known as 'qi' or 'chi', and even witchcraft. Twilight had shown herself a capable student. Though she earned her nickname for mostly of her love for astronomy, and looking up at the stars every twilight phase of each day, both sunset and sunrise. Celestia smiled as she taught her student the ways of witchcraft and alchemy. Knowing the little girl was a joy to have around. While Twilight studied the power of qi and martial arts with Luna. Currently the young girl is training with Luna as usual every day. Celestia looks upon her student and her friend. Twilight charges up a small ball of chi. Which she throws the purple-pinkish ball of energy at her instructor. However the tiny ball was merely deflected.
"Twilight, what have we learned about chi?" Luna asked.
"To concentrate enough of it to form a powerful weapon to defend yourself or others." Twilight said. "But I am still having trouble concentrating enough to knock you down Luna-Sensei."
"It has been a year since you started a year ago today." Luna said with a smile. "I don't expect you to be a all powerful master at this style of fighting till much later on in your life. So I should apologize for what I said earlier, and you should ignore it too. Come on let's end our session today so we can celebrate your anniversary here with the other students."
Twilight's class ended for the day. She walked out of the lecture hall and towards the exit of the building itself when…
A explosion was heard in the parking lot. Twilight ran to a nearby window to see what was going on. Outside students were running in terror. As two students attending Ymerton currently. She could tell by their age and despite the bandanas worn around their mouths, she knew them from one time in the Applewood Hall. The place where the cafeteria and other dining places are located. As well as a movie theater. Twilight knew she had to spring into action and quickly, as the AK-47 wielding glasses wearing outcasts were firing on the innocent students. Even Spike was out there, hopefully found a good hidng spot nearby. She had hoped and prayed though.
Spike was in Applewood Hall getting himself a mocha latte. The weather was cold and his first class was okay. He is hoping to start building robots for a corporation. He took a sip of hs coffee, when screaming students rushed into the building.
"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!" a male student shouted. "THOSE TWO OUTCASTS ARE TRYING TO START ANOTHER MASSACRE!"
Spike growled to himself before shouting "Oh come on!"
He then ran outside into the cold with his coffee in hand.