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"Guardians of the Multiverse"
Introduction and Notes
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This story is a sequel to both my existing W.I.T.C.H. stories (Kieva Lynn's Season Three, Redemption's Flame, and the Summer Break series) as well as my Final Fantasy Seven stories (Courage to Change the Things You Can, Stranger Highways, and Insert Disk Two). Obviously I recommend reading those, but since that's over 400,000 words I'm giving a brief review below for those who don't have that kind of time: (WARNING: Spoilers for my other stories). If you already know all of this, or just don't care, go ahead and skip to the next chapter to start the story.
W.I.T.C.H.:
Kieva Lynn's Season Three:
The Guardians faced an attack by Queen Neera, Ruler and Heart of the Planet Varthan. Neera intended to conquer Kandrakar, but due to her status as a magic-based entity she was unable to travel there of her own free will. Neera began manipulating the Guardian's parents into learning the truth about their daughters, threatening them in order to gain information about how the Guardian's powers worked. As a result, all of the Guardians parents now know the truth.
Still weakened by her power being used to contain Nerissa, Elyon is empowered by the Heart of Kandrakar as the Guardian of Light. Miranda escapes from prison, but gains a new perspective during her run and turns over a new leaf.
Neera used the information gained from the attacks to create her own "Dark Aurameres" with which she empowered her own Guardians, which she called "Dominators." These Dominators were brainwashed classmates of the girls; Sandra, Uriah, Judas, and the Grumper sisters.
Elyon uses some of the Heart of Meridian power to give Guardian powers to Cassidy, Alchemy, and Miranda.
The Dominators betray Neera and trap her in a crystal, then attack Meridian during Susan and Dean's wedding rehearsal. An extended conflict begins during which the world learns of the Guardian's existence, though their identities remain hidden. In the end, the Dominators go to Kandrakar. It turns out that Neera had been counting on their betrayal to get herself to Kandrakar. She battles the Guardians and is defeated. The Dominators lose their powers, and their memories of who the Guardians are.
Redemption's Flame:
Phobos escapes from prison, taking Cedric, Trapper, and Frost with him, leaving glamoured Lurdens in their cells to hide the escape. Miranda is contacted by the Oracle, who tells her she needs to be the one who recaptures Phobos. She is allowed help from Elyon and two others, she chooses Taranee and Hay Lin.
Phobos, unaware of the changes in Miranda's life and loyalty, seeks her out expecting her to rejoin him. She pretends to do so in order to learn of his plan. Phobos obtains a magical gemstone, unaware that it is a fake, the real stone removed by Elyon when Miranda warned her of Phobos' plans. The four girls confront Phobos and his servants and spring the truth of Miranda's new powers on him at the last minute, defeating him and returning him to prison.
Summer Break Series:
While practicing her powers, Alchemy meets a strange young man named Zach, who has no memories aside from his name, a certainty that he should be older, and the fact that he's from a world called Gaia. Himerish agrees to let Zach stay in Kandrakar until his memory returns. The remaining girls whose boyfriends still don't know the truth tell them.
Upon learning that Susan is pregnant, Will tells the other Guardians about a vision of the future she had, a vision which included her soon to be younger brother, and a warning of a terrible future enemy. The Guardian's parents travel to Kandrakar to meet with the counsel and learn that there used to be a sixth Guardian.
The former Dominators are accosted by a strange entity calling itself 'Mother.' The being restores their powers and tries to force them to obey it's will to destroy the world, but they successfully resist and Kandrakar removes the powers once more.
On the eve of the first day back to school, Elyon has a terrible nightmare in which she awakens years in the future to find her powers empty and both Meridian and Earth dead lifeless worlds. At school for the first day, the Queen meets a new transfer student: A strange lad named Sephiroth...
Final Fantasy Seven:
On a version of earth where actual events from other realities are known about in the form of fiction, a man named Christian is contacted by the immortal guardian Ganthet. Ganthet reveals to him that Gaia is real, and that he is concerned by the threat posed by Jenova. It turns out that Ganthet has used his powers to examine the future, and seen that out of all possible futures there is one, and only one, in which Jenova can be defeated permanently. But bringing that future into being requires that Aeris survive. Ganthet wants Christian to go to Gaia as his agent to make that change.
Christian agrees and finds himself traveling alongside Avalanche. He tries to keep the truth of his origin a secret, but as his relationship with Aeris grows closer she becomes more and more suspicious that something is unusual about him. At Cosmo Canyon, Bugenhagen reveals that he knows the truth and makes Christian tell Aeris. In spite of his best efforts to change things, Christian is unable to prevent Sephiroth from acquiring the Black Materia. Ganthet appears to Aeris, warning her that she will be injured but survive, but dark forces working behind the scenes will pull Christian back to his own world and block his memories of what has happened.
Things unfold as Ganthet warned. Christian manages to interfere with Sephiroth's attack, throwing off his aim enough to render Aeris' wound serious but non-fatal. Christian is torn away, and Tseng and Elena, working for Ganthet, spirit Aeris away to safety and medical help. The rest of Avalanche, confused about what has happened but assuming Aeris and Christian are dead, continue on their path.
After recovering in a Wutai hospital, Aeris is approached by Minerva just as Meteor is summoned. Minerva returns the White Materia to her, gifts her with a new staff called the "Heart of Gaia," and sends her to Earth to reunite with Christian. She helps him remember what happened, and they wait.
Several weeks later, Aeris and Christian return to Gaia and reunite with Avalanche. Joined by the Turks and guided by Christian's knowledge of what should happen, the group recovers the Huge Materia, defeats Hojo, and heads for the Northern Crater. As they approach, Jenova, unwilling to face them with Aeris still alive, flees the planet. Holy activates, destroying Meteor. Sephiroth attacks the group onboard the Highwind, and in a running battle is slowly whittled down and defeated...
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Character Info:
Will: Still dating Matt Olson. Getting along much better with her mother, and accepting of Dean Collins whom Susan is now married to.
Irma: Maybe a little more mature than in the show, but not by much. Dating Martin Tubbs.
Taranee: Getting more self-confident than she used to be. Dating Nigel Ashcroft.
Cornelia: Still with Caleb. As insufferable as ever, though she's getting better at dealing with Irma's sense of humor.
Hay-Lin: Same old Hay Lin. Dating Eric Lyndon.
Elyon: Most of her Heart Power still being used to contain Nerissia. Guardian of Light. Dating Joel.
Miranda: Guardian of Hope. Dating Gideon. Probation rules forbid shapeshifting except in life or death emergencies.
Cassidy: Guardian of Compassion. Miranda's legal guardian. Engaged to Peter Cook.
Alchemy: Guardian of Faith. May be involved with Zach.
Christian: Aeris' husband. Wields an enchanted sword called Desperado, forged from a fragment of Masamune.
Aeris: Last surviving Cetra. Wields the Heart of Gaia, a staff which may, in fact, be her world's Heart.
Lillian: Heart of Earth. Knows something is up with the girls, but isn't entirely sure what.
The Dominators: Judas, Sandra, Uriah, Bess, Courtney. Now powerless, but once given evil Guardian-like powers by Queen Neera.
Zach: A boy who has lost his memories and been sent to Earth.
Sephiroth: ?
T.E.M.P.U.S.: An organization of wizards, wise-men, and time travellers who protect the multiverse. Notable members include Ganthet, Himerish, and Gandalf.
Jenova: Dangerous, world-destroying entity of unknown origins.
Necron: Personification of death. Manipulating events from behind the scenes.