The large castle reminded Phantom Girl of the old medieval stories her mother used to read to her as a child before bed. She walked through the crowd of higher class Orandans, trying to find her mother. She felt awkward in her white down and with her hair done up in a fancy bun. "How did I manage to lose her again?"

She opened the communication on her flight ring. "Saturn Girl, where are you guys?"

"Right behind you, Tinya." She turned to Saturn Girl and XS in their own gowns and up-dos. "Don't tell me you're uncomfortable."

"I haven't been to a party like this in ages," she admitted, "and never for such serious business."

"I don't get it," XS turned her flight ring on, "tell me again why the Legion of Super-villains would be hiding here on the planet Orando, Brainy."


Up on the Legion cruiser observing the planet below, Brainiac 5 and Bouncing Boy worked at the console while Supergirl stood behind them at the wheel. "We believe that Esper, Tyr, Hunter and even Grimbor have been spotted here because of this planet's mastery of magic. If Esper can somehow find a way to enhance her powers here, she could become unstoppable."

"I feel like I should be down there," Supergirl told them as Brainy cut the communication off, "shouldn't the leader be in the midst of this dangerous situation? Or am I still not used to this?"

"You will be soon," Bouncing Boy replied, "trust me, it takes time. At least there isn't a Sun-Eater around this time."

He opened a screen in front of them, showing Dawnstar and Karate Kid patrolling the castle. "I can't believe the entire planet looks like it's been trapped in the medieval times," Supergirl commented.

Dawnstar smiled and pressed the button of her hearing device. "What is lacks in technology, Supergirl, it makes up for in the magical arts. Not on Zerox's level, but close. Their specialty is illusions."

"Hm," Supergirl sighed, "well at least it's just the Legion of Super-villains we have to deal with. Nothing too big."


A large screen opened up on the dark ship. It was the Dark Circle's leader, face covered by the hood. "You have a compliant about how I run my organization, Brainiac 6?"

Brainiac sat on his metal throne, studying her as soldiers moved around behind him, one carrying a large chunk of the kryptonite door. "You have yet to collect Brainiac 5. I am a patient man, but there are some things I long for that must be fulfilled."

"We will retrieve the Brainiac child for you, rest assured," the leader spoke in a monotone voice to him as the ship surveyed Orlando from afar, "and no planet of weakling illusionists will stand in our way."


ILLUSIONS

"Tinya, there you are!" Phantom Girl's mother approached her and the other girls with a young woman by her side. "It's my great honour to introduce you and your friends to Princess Projectra, heir to the throne of Orando."

She had long purplish-silver hair, beautiful dark eyes and an off-the shoulder long-sleeved indigo gown with a cape. "Lovely to meet you all," she gave them a courtesy, "and I thank you for coming in our time of need. My father, King Voxx, asks that you spend as much time as you need here until this problem has been fixed. We have full faith in your abilities."

"If I may ask, your highness," Saturn Girl asked, "have you heard or seen anything from the Legion of Super-villains or Grimbor the Chainsman lately?"

"I did not," she placed a hand on her chest as though nearly insulted, "I've been far too busy preparing myself for the throne to watch over such villainous garbage."

"Right…"

"Attention, please."

The entire room went silent as everyone turned to the front of the room, where an older man with silver hair and a golden outfit stood. It was King Voxx, and he was looking from face to face as he held his glass up, smiling. "I thank you all for coming. I know that there has been fear spreading throughout Orando with the arrival of these criminals, but rest assured that we have only the best here to deal with their crimes."

The crowds began to clap, save for Princess Projectra. "Tell me," she asked Phantom Girl as the room grew quiet again, "how will you deal with these criminals?"

"We'll apprehend them and send them back to Takron-Galtos."

Her nose twitched. "There are far better ways to make sure criminals never break the law a second time."

Phantom Girl shook her head. "We don't kill."

"…Shame."

"We thank the Legion of Superheroes for arriving here on our humble planet," King Voxx toasted them, "and we hope that this situation will be solved without any further casualties."

BOOM!

The throne and King Voxx vanished in a wave of hot smoke as a huge hole appeared in the wall. "Father!" Projectra ran towards the smoke, only to be smacked away by a long chain. Phantom Girl flew over to her as Grimbor walked into the room. "Sorry, hope I didn't injure your precious face, princess."

"I've got him," XS started to run but immediately tripped in front of President Wazzo, "whoa…okay, first, lose the heels." She took them off and ran around Grimbor in her dress, clearing the smoke as he tried keeping up with her with his chains to no avail. Behind him laid King Voxx.

"Save my father!" Projectra grabbed Phantom Girl's arm. "Please, I don't want to be ruler yet!"

Phantom Girl could see her fear. "Don't worry, we won't let anything happen to him."


"Dawnstar, Karate Kid, get in there," Supergirl commanded from the cruiser, "Karate Kid, get Princess Projectra out of there! Saturn Girl, get the location of the Legion of Super-villains from Grimbor's mind! The rest of you, take him down and get those people out of there!"

"On it," Phantom Girl answered as they watched on the screen, the chaos unfolding, "Karate Kid, over here!"

"So it's begun," Bouncing Boy frowned, "so the question remains – where is the Legion of Super-villains?"

I read that in the third season the creators of the cartoon were hoping to include Princess Projectra, so I thought, what the heck, let's put an episode towards her and Orando, one of the coolest planets of the thirty-first century! Her powers were always cool to read about in the comics, and her strong headed attitude will be a great addition to the episode.

Until the next chapter!