High up in the heavens, the angels were on the lookout for anything that might threaten their existence. The day was going slowly, as usual, but the angels were always patient and vigilant. Suddenly, a messenger dove flew in urgently with a message. "Coo! Coo-coo-coo!" the dove cooed franticly. Michael let the dove land on his finger and touched it while saying, "Speak. What news have you to bring?"
The dove spoke anxiously, "Oh, it's terrible! It's an emergency!" Michael asked, "What is an emergency?" The dove answered, "The Seven Deadly Snakes of Sin are on the loose! This time, there are more of them! We'll never defeat them all at once!"
Michael contemplated, "No. Not alone, we're not. We're going to need some help."
After Michael pleaded his case before the Lord, he approached Raphael. He told him, "I have asked the Lord to send the Angels of Virtue on their first mission." Raphael protested, "Now?! But they're not ready yet!" Michael said, "If the Lord says they are ready, then they are ready. You should trust them. Bring them to Gabriel as soon as possible."
Raphael could do no more than to obey. He was the AOV's instructor, and over the last few months, he had seen some improvement. Still, he did not want to put them on a mission so soon. But it was not his place to object the Lord's judgment, so he went to retrieve the angels-in-training. He descended into Jericho where the AOV was based. It was the same Jericho where Jesus befriended Zacchaeus. It was now deserted and the base for the AOV to train to become Earth Angels.
The archangel Raphael saw the angels-in-training in the middle of their flying lesson. The children and Dina, angel of learning, cheered Destiny on as she soared happily in the air. Destiny was a 14-year-old French girl who had the ability to see the future. Before she was brought to train as an AOV, she was terrified of her clairvoyance and was believed to be crazy. But soon after the Lord rescued her, she began to gain courage and learned to use her gift for good. The one who believed in her the most was Aiden.
Aiden was a 15-year-old with an African father and a German mother. He looked mostly like his father, except he had hazel eyes. He was very adventurous and impatient. He and his friend Justin were known as the Hazel-Eyed Mixed Germans (H.E.M.G) Justin also had German in his blood, but he had a German father and an Asian mother. He looked mostly Asian, but he also had hazel eyes. He spent a majority of his life in Asia before his parents divorced and his father brought him to Germany.
Justin was a year older than Aiden and a loner. He didn't interfere with business that wasn't his and avoided trouble. When they were spirited away to train as angels, Justin learned to fight for justice and Aiden learned to control himself. All the while, Justin fell in love with a Chinese teenager.
Sunny was 12 years old when she got away from her troublesome life. Being in a large family, Sunny was often ignored. Whatever troubles she had, she took it out on others. She was not well-loved when she was saved. It took some time for Justin to melt her icy heart, but once he did, she learned the meaning of kindness. Now that she was 13, she embraced her status as the Angel of Charity.
Daniel lived a very exciting life as the preteen daredevil son of a wealthy couple. When he got into trouble for doing something dangerous, his friend sneaked him out that night to do one more escapade. But during their rock-climbing, Daniel fell and, in a flash of light, was brought to Jericho. As an Australian, it took him a while to grasp the idea of prudence. However, when his friend came in desire to become an angel, Daniel couldn't endanger his comrades or their goal. This led his friend to become a dark acolyte. He reformed soon after he poisoned a young girl who was also training to become an angel.
That girl was Holly, a now-10-year-old Indian living in the slums of America. She also had a brother, now-12-year-old Micah, who trained with her to become the Angel of Faith. Holly was to be the Angel of Hope, but their futures were dim when a loved one of theirs died. Holly was consumed by grief, but Micah got over it quickly and threw himself completely into science. He seemingly forgot about God and miracles and tried his best to make everyone proud. Despite being named after the angel of miracles, Micah refused to believe in any religion and relied only on science.
However, when his sister was poisoned, Micah believed in miracles again and it saved her! Even after the incident, the Lord believed his talent for science would prove useful. Together, the AOV was Justin (Justice), Destiny (Fortitude), Aiden (Temperance), Daniel (Prudence), Sunny (Charity), Micah (Faith), and Holly (Hope). When they got to go home again, everything in their lives turned for the better. They performed good deeds and were esteemed by their peers. Still, they returned to Jericho to train for their destined purpose: to become the Angels of Virtue.
While the children were busy encouraging Destiny, Raphael said to Dina, "Dina, a word with you." Dina nodded and the two walked to a safe distance to discuss the matter at hand. When they finished talking, Dina clapped his hands to get the AOV's attention. Fortunately, Destiny had landed on the ground when Dina called out, "Children, Raphael wishes to speak with you." The children gathered around Raphael as he said to them, "My angels-in-training, I do not wish to put you on a mission so soon, but we have an urgent matter." "What might it be, Archangel?" Justin asked. "You must go to Gabriel to learn what the trouble is," Raphael answered.
"Follow me." He spread his wings and flew upwards. The children and Dina followed suit and flew into Heaven to meet with Gabriel. "This is where I leave you, children," Dina said most respectfully. "I cannot help you for this. May God bless you all and I pray you'll have a safe journey. Farewell, angels-in-training."
As soon as Dina departed, Gabriel arrived to greet them. "Welcome, Angels of Virtue," he said to them. "We need you at this time of peril." He gently touched the water in the pool to show a picture of snakes. "What you see before you are the Seven Deadly Snakes of Sin," he continued. "They are especially dangerous and more of them have gotten loose.
"The Lord and Michael have agreed to send you for this task. You must capture them all before they ruin the known fictional world." "Wait, fictional?" Sunny asked. "You mean, whatever's written in books or shown on movies actually exists?" "You will travel to each world known to viewers in search of the snakes," Gabriel said. "You will be equipped with special technology that will enable you to detect what snakes are in which universe.
"However, you are to transform into whatever form certain inhabitants are, either animal or monster. If the inhabitants are humans, you may remain in your form. You must remember all that you have learned in your training and apply them. Otherwise, the snakes will get the better of you. Now, a few of you will have special jobs. Daniel, you are to draw blood if necessary. Aiden, you will use a special tool to capture each snake and tranquilize it.
"Micah, you're very adept in science, so I trust you have much knowledge when it comes to handling equipment and whatever comes your way. The rest of you, you will be given detection devices that will track the snake's powerful signature. There's also another detection device that will allow you to see the snake's whole body form without making as much noise as the first one. There are also healing agents in case of an emergency. I wish you had more time to practice handling the equipment, but this is a dire emergency. Now, you must go to Michael to explain to you all about these dangerous and deadly snakes. They must be stopped at all costs, and so you are the ones who can."