Let's Start at the Very Beginning... (*)
By Sharan McQuack, Launchpad's wife.
(*) Think "The Sound of Music". They're musicians, aren't they? With thanks to Erin T. Aardvark, whose work I would like Disney to read, since he is doing with the Impossibles what I'm TRYING to do with Ducktales.
One day, three young boys were having a picnic with three young girls. The boys went to the same music school together and they had a then-nameless band together, it was just a garage band at that point.
After eating, the girls got up to use the rest room, together. (1) Hardly had they left when it happened: a hungry alley cat chased something that was defiantly NOT a mouse or a rat, right past the boys. They saw it was a tiny man, colorfully dressed.
After staring in astonishment a minute, they stopped the cat from eating the tiny man. The middle-sized boy grabbed a pitcher full of water and dumped it on the cat. The tall boy grabbed the wet cat in one hand, holding it down, while he gently picked up the little man and held him well away from the cat. The plump boy took an empty garbage can and turned it upside down over the cat. He put some stones on top of the garbage can to weigh it down and it acted as a cage.
Then the boys turned their attention to the little man.
"Are you OK? Who are you? WHAT are you?" they asked.
"I'm an Imp. My name is Ozibel. You saved my life. Imp honor requires me to reward you. You have acted as heroes, you shall be heroes. I will give you powers. The one, who used water to help, shall be able to become water. The one who acted like two people, shall be able to become many. The one who used metal to help, shall become metal. You shall see." the little man said.
Then he hopped down and disappeared into the weeds. Only then, did the girls return. The boys somehow didn't tell them what had happened. Would you? They just fed the cat some food scraps and then let him go.
It did not take the boys long before they discovered their powers. Or to start to fight crime, together. They called themselves "The Impossibles" in the little man's honor. (2)They named their band "The Impossibles", too. Don't ask why everybody and his dog didn't quickly realize that the two groups were one. Maybe it's part of the Imp Ozibel's magic?
Soon, they joined whatever good guy spy guy organization Big D runs.(3) Said organization provided their costumes, vehicles and got them their first gigs as a "cover". Their costumes have some sort of color and pattern changing technology built into them. When they play a certain short tune on their guitars, their costumes change from the singing Impossibles to the crime-fighting Impossibles. (4)Soon, their group caught on. They started getting gigs on their own, gigs that were not intended as a "cover", but often worked out that way.
(1) Its a girl thing.
(2) He had not spelt his name for them.
(3) Who remembers? It was a spy guy Uncle-ish organization, no?
(4) Thanks to Erin Aarvark for reminding me them always played on their guitars to change. Ever hear of a rock band where all the members played guitar?