This fic is the first of many Champions Fics starring my PCs from the Champions RPG.
This one details the origin and the first adventure of the Mystic superteam in my campaign the COURT OF DREAMS. It's a Magic Girl RPG that gets its inspiration from Many Magic Girl anime[SAILOR MOON,PRETTY CURE] and Sentai shows[Power Rangers] The setting , Med City is placed in the CHAMPIONS UNIVERSE shown in the CHAMPIONS P&P RPG and the CHAMPIONS ONLINE GAME.
DISCLAMER: just so you know, the places and characters from the Champions Universe are owned by HERO Games, the OCs are created by Me,Stanley Terica, and Mark Rand and Major Tom
Thanx and enjoy chapter one.
Dramatis Personae
Dreamstar[Allegra Powers]; Princess of the Dreamzone,leader of the Court of Dreams
Powers: The four elements and the Dreamzone
Moon Mystic[Alexa Powers]: Allegra's twin sister and second in command of the court
Powers: Moon, Gravity and the storm.
Animalia [Lucy Marie Pinchard]Third member of the court, best friend to Allegra.
Powers: Abilities of the animal kingdom
Oceana[Gabriella Montoya]Fourth member of the court who uses a mermaid form to fly through the skies and the seas: rumoured to be an Atlantean Princess whose mother is the villian Stingray and whose father is the hero Amphibian.
Powers: control of the element of water and aquatic creatures plus the power of flight via a mermaid form which helps her survive underwater.
Evergreen [Ayane Midori]Fifth member of the court with connections to the Trismegistius council of earth and Magitopia
Powers: Control of the element of earth and plants
Sunspell{Tabitha Clark]Sixth member of the court, once a boy named Tim Clark, but due to a battle with evil is permanently confined to the form[and mentality] of a girl
Powers; the sun and the element of fire
LOGIKA {Janine Ayala]: Final member of the court and tactics commander of the Court,also known as the "Geek Queen"
Powers: control of Time & Space and Probability,plus tech-alchemic abilities to create weapons and machines from ordinary materials.
The Knights Of Dreams
Dragonstar: Knight to the princess of dreams
Powers: Dragonfire and pure magic of the dream zone.
LeoStar[Ben Curtis] ; Lucy's classmate and sometimes protector; Awarded the powers of primordial energy when he covered for The Court.
Powers: Animal abilities and dreamsand.
AQUASTAR: Atlantean prince who fell in love with Oceana and is now engaged to her now that her heritage is revealed. Powers: Command of the seas and the creatures of the deep
GEOStar[Glen Mathers] :Ayane's classmate and resident tree hugger with a very huge crush on her.
Powers: control of the earth and plants
Solarstar: Kathula Athens,transformed into male in odrer to save Sunspell's life now permenently a boy, has taken Tim's place to keep his ID a secret.
Powers; The sun and the element of fire.
Cybistar ; Kenny Braverman, Prodigy and game designer,also RPG player who currently writes Fanfics for the COURT Of Dreams.
Powers: Probobility control,time control and Psionic powers.
Villians
Talisman; Twin sister to Witchcraft
DEMON: Organization dedicated to black magic
The Black Harlequin: Evil Clown with ability to create evil toys to torment the innocent.
Chapter 1
Friendly encounters
Do you know who I am? Do you really want to know?
My Uncle Rey often told me that asking questions is a good way to start off a story, it's also a good way to break the ice when you intro yourself to someone.
It's also a good way to break the tension
Ok, back to my intro, my name is Allegra Kiara Powers, part of your average American family[which would be one heck of a whopper if it was true] ,actually not that average.
The truth is that I belong to a family of superheroes protecting the world.[Say What!?]
You Heard right, I said "Superheroes". As in the spandex set with capes and tights. That's right!
My Mom's the original Dreamstar The Princess of the Dreamzone and she's been battling these things from beyond ever since she woke up from a coma she recieved in acrossfire from a fight between my uncle and a supervillian looking for a mutant at a friend's house.
Me? I was given the mantle and powers when mom outgrew the Dreamstar Title and took on the name Magistar when her powers grew stronger and became a Mystic Master.
I've been protecting the earth via the dreamzone for almost five years until I encountered stability problems with my powers. And for someone in my line of work,this is a very serious problem indeed.After a few days of blunders,boners, and outright screwups, My uncles advised me to get some help right away.
Which is precisely the reason why I've been sent to the Trismegistious Council.
It's to find a solution to the stability probs.
OK info 'bout the Council: They're a gathering of wizards and mages who watch over the earth and its people protecting it from the forces of darkness,they're pretty stuffy and are not to joked with.
I ought to know,I made the BIIIG Mistake of mouthing off to them once. Never Again!Anyhoo, their HQ is magically mobile so it can be anywhere, even in Med City,which is very convenient to me since I don't want to waste mana in traveling to their actual location. Good thing too,saves me a lot of walking.
By the time I got to the door,all kinds of crazy thoughts went through my braincells and I was as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. You might say that not only my brain was nervous but my heart was thumping louder than a drum as i knocked on the knocker on the door.I nearly jumped out of my skin[literally!] when the door grew a face and intoned "WELCOME LITTLE PRINCESS! WE'VE WAITING FOR YOU."
Now anyone who heard that would've turned round and jetted off the steps like the hounds of hell were after him, but this little princess just took a deep breath and opened the door to the manor,walking right into the council chamber.
There I walked to the center of the chamber and sat down on a chair stationed at the center facing the whole council,among the faces in the crowd I saw a few fammiliar them is Madame Agatha Warrick,master mage and my teacher at Ravenswood,Witchcraft of the CHAMPIONS, Dr Wrathe of the Protectors, and my classmate at Ravenswood, Solitaire.
"Welcome Little Princess!" Boomed the Speaker of the Council,Staring at me sternly, " Do you know why you have come here?" I bowed my head and spoke to him in a soft quiet voice, "Yes Milord Speaker, I do. It is to determine the solution of my magic's stability problems."
"Well spoken Little Princess!" Boomed the Speaker,clapping me on my back[Ouchie!],then another voice spoke out before he can continue further "the reason that you have encountered these problems is that the godpower you were given is universal,it belongs to no single individual It needs many to unleash its full potential."
"But sirs and madames" I asked with bowed head again"How am I going to unleash and control its' full potential?"
"By gathering to yourself a Team and sharing the power among yourelves."Answered another voice that I recognized as Witchcraft's"But the team must be more than a team but also strengthened with the bonds of Friendship."
One thing about Witchcraft, she gets right to the point, which is why she was appointed my mentor,even though I had to stay in Millennium city for a while during my training. But she also gave me something to think about after I left the manor in a foggy daze.
"Gather together a team." They said, "In Order to share the power and safeguard the earth." Right. There's only one problem,how to do it? I decided to take a walk in the park to clear my thoughts little knowing that fate would give me a hand, or in my case- A paw.
As I was gathering my thoughts about how to gather my team,I heard the sounds of barking in the distance , looking around for a minute I saw no one but I still heard the same eager barking coming closer and closer, before I turned around-
[SPLAM! WOOF WOOF! OOF!]
And I was flat on my back being licked to near drowning by a 298 lb Great Dane that's nearly as tall as me,maybe a lot taller. "!ESPARA! !ESPARA TU PERRO ESTUPIDO!" Screamed a Familliar voice coming up behind the dog.
By the time the voice's owner came up I was already awash in over three pounds of doggie drool from head to toe[EWWWWWWWWWW GRosss!] even my backpack was dripping with drool. "Lo Siento Princessa! Lo Siento! " Gasped out Gabi Montoya slapping the canine with a rolled up magazine, " How was I to know that he'd get away from me?"
"Esta Bien Gabi, Estabien." I Said to calm her down," How about we drop off the drool factory at the DOGGIE DEN then stop by your House for a change of clothes and a bath? I don't want to come back to class covered in drool."
"!SI! Con Mucho gusto! It's washing day anyway and I may have a extra uniform for you,but no loafers and sox. You'll have to wear heels and hose if you want a complete outfit for school." Gabi replied to my consternation, as if coming home to the penthouse,sopping wet with doggie drool is problematic enough, I'll have to wear heels and hose? Yeesh!
Ordinarily I'd not wear heels and hose even on a best day, but given the choice between them and walking barefoot to class, I'd might as well wear them for even one day. So I Agreed to do so and we were on our way[after dropping the Great Dane off at the Doggie Den, a canine salon], and after a very soggy ride[YOU try riding a bus while wearing very soggy clothing and see how many yuks you get from observers], I arrived at her house minutes later.
I rang the doorbell and her sister ALICIA opened the door before reeling back holding her nose with a "EWWW GROSSS!" "Que Pasa Princessa? Stepped in a puddle up to your middle?" she finally asked with a supressed giggle. "Well You might say that," I replied, holding in my urge to add sarcasm to my statement, "If the puddle has four legs fur and a tongue plus weighing 299 lbs."
"Ah I get it , one of Gabi's "clients",eh?" she replied, "Well Princessita, go upstairs to her bedroom,strip down all the way,deposit your uniform and shoes in the basket,and I'll bring it downstairs to the laundry room where Mami does the washing." She pointed uptairs
"And Princessa? That includes your underwear as well.I'll have some fresh clean clothes and footwear upstairs for by the time you're finished."
I Nodded, kicked off my loafers and padded upstairs to Gabi's bedroom,where I stripped down all the way to the altogether,Grabbed a Towel and bathcloth from the closet,and stepped into the shower where I lathered up with body wash all over my body even my hair needed a washdown from all that doggy drool.
By the time I finished,I was freshly clean and clad in a clean wrap and padded in my bare feet to the bedroom where Gabi was laying out a fresh uniform on the bed with one glaring difference-no loafers,no sox.
Then Alicia came in with a pair of nude pantyhose and a pair of 4' high heeled pumps colored brown. I didn't have to say anything,she noticed my swiftly redening face,
"Lo sienta Princessa" she said," But like it or not, you have to wear them. it's part of the dress code." "I know but do I have to wear these!?" I asked pointing to the pumps. "It's either that or go barefoot Princessa" replied Gabi with a slight smile,"Besides You'll have to wear heels sometime in your life, if not now then when?"
" Besides your shoes won't be ready until tommorrow. " she continued " And I don't think the Headmistress is gonna be too keen for you walking the halls in just stocking feet." When it comes to making a point,Gabi ususally hits the bull's eye squarely in the center.
And she's right, there's no way anyone in the school will let me walk barefoot in the halls, much less with stocking feet. So I donned the spare uniform,slipped on the hose and the pumps and walked in them for a while to get the feel on my feet.
Just then I spotted the clock reading 12:35 I gasped "12:35? OH NO! I've got to get back to school or I'll be so late I'll be in detention for a month." Grabbing my bag and Gabi's hand and saying goodbye I tore out of the house at fantastic speed using a portal to get us both there in time.
Well- Actually 2 minutes late, because we were caught by a hall monitor for running through the halls.
Which is why we were both read the riot act by the headmistress. After classes it's difficult to concentrate on schoolwork because of the many wolf whistles and catcalls I got from the boys because of the heels and hose I was wearing.
Later at home I prepared the gemstones so they would head to the homes of those I deemed worthy of wielding the godpower and to be my court;
It's a fairly hard fought battle with me adding dreams to my propective teammates, finding failures and fan-girls till I found the right combination -A touch of irony considering that they were under my nose at that time.
So I powered up the Godgems and sent them to my six friends [five actually since Tim was given the Fire onyx by the council], Visited their dreams and waited for the results.
Oddly enough, Janine came to me the next day at lunch with a strange dream about changing into a magic girl and flying all around the city. She told me that Dreamstar invited me to join her team and to her surprise, she she awoke, she found a strange pendant that was glowining in bright colors.
Soon all the girls told me the same thing,all having the same dream and all recieving the strange pendant. I told them to meet me after school abd all will be explaned. I just hope that I felt as confident as I sounded.
So it's time for the moment of truth,time to tell these girls about their destinies as magic Girl Guardians of earth. The question is: Will I succeed or bomb big time? We'll have to wait and see.
That's it for chapter one next up: chapter 2: A Matter Of Trust. See you there! Hope You guys don't mind my deleting the first version as it had a lot of errors that needed correcting.