Vivica-A mean girl in Starland Academy. Has Empathy Powers in this story! Has silvery-blue hair. One wish is to be the most popular girl in school.
Ophelia-A on orphan, currently living at Piper's house in this story. Has Shapeshifting Powers in this story. Has red pigtails. One wish is to live in either Starling Academy or Piper's home.
Aerabelle, Violetta, and Brenna-Vivica's "friends". ALL have purple hair in this story.
Reverse Vacation/Vacation-A version of a vacation. A week is chosen to see either somebody's home or the school itself, depending on where they currently live.
Penny-Works at the pet shelter.
Tiny-Penny's dog.
Cuddles-Penny's cat.
Ander-Zoo curator. Used to fear butterflies.
Lizzie-Travels the world.
Fiona-Lizzie's.
Donna 2-Works at the pet shelter.
UPDATE!-August 4th 2024
UPDATE!-August 6th 2024
MAJOR UPDATE!-August 30th 2024
UPDATE!-September 9th 2024.
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UPDATE!-September 19th 2024.
One day, Vivica, all in silvery blue, and her friends, Aerabelle, Violetta and Brenna, in purple, were headed to the Celestial Café on the Cosmic Transporter when they saw Ophelia, all in pink and with pigtails.
"Hey, Star Dipper!" Vivica called out to her. "I thought you quit the other Dippers. What are you here for?"
"I'm on a reverse vacation," Ophelia said. "I wanted to see my friends again. Besides. Lady Stella wanted to see me."
Then her Star-Zap beeped and she looked at it as if she got a text and then went off in another direction.
Vivica flipped her hair as The Cosmic Transporter lead her and her friends away.
Soon, all four girls were about to eat when Vivica glanced towards "The Star Dippers".
The twelve of them were chattering and having fun.
Vivica frowned. Her friends never just talked. They always pointed at other students and poked fun at them.
Then Ophelia entered the room. Only she didn't sit with the "Dippers"-She went over to Vivica and her friends and sat down!
"What are you doing here?" Brenna asked.
"Aren't you girls. Alone?" Ophelia asked, too.
"Huh?" asked Violetta.
"I mean that I already have friends even though I'm barely here," said Ophelia. "And you don't act like friends."
"Beat it, Star Dipper!" said Aerabelle.
"Not until Vivica goes with me!" said Ophelia. "Lady Stella wanted me to get you. And see your 'friends', first."-
Vivica frowned. "Fine," she said, annoyed.
Then the girls heard for Lady Stella's office, unsure of what next.
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"So, Ophelia!" Lady Stella spoke great fully. "Vivica," Lady Stella said politely. "Do you girls know why you're here?"
"No," said both of them.
"I'm sending you both down to Wishworld a second time!"
Both girls exchange looks. "But I failed my last mission," said Ophelia.
"And Sage, Leona and Scarlet were sent after me!" yelled Vivica.
Both girls had just spoken of their past experiences they had with the other twelve.
"This will be different," said Lady Stella. "You'll be obtaining energy for yourselves, as well."
"Solar flares!" said Vivica. "Sounds like my kind of wish!"
"But isn't that kind of selfish?" asked Ophelia.
"Only if you don't grant the wishes of your Wishers," said Lady Stella.
"But why are we of all Starlings are being sent?" asked Ophelia.
"Because I'm giving you both each another chance," Lady Stella said. "I think you would be fine additions to The Star Darlings. And Vivica needs to redeem herself."
"'Star Darlings'?" Vivica asked. "Oh! Right! Star Darlings!"
"Excellent! Now, Piper has informed earlier today during our meditation session that you will be meeting with old Wishers-Wishers that have already had their wishes granted. They need to be granted yet again. See Tessa and Scarlet about it before you leave. Piper told them. They are the wish-granters.
"Glow for it, girls!"
Then they left the office.
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"Where is Tessa and Scarlet anyhow?" Vivica asked Ophelia.
"I think they would show up around here since-"
Then two Starlings jumped from around the corner.
"VIVICA!" yelled Tessa and Scarlet. (Although Scarlet was on Tessa's Star-Zap.)
"We're here to tell you that you better not try anything funny on your Wish Mission!" said Scarlet.
"When I last I saw Lizzie she was traveling all over Wishworld, or at least starting out. I mean I don't know where she is right now," said Tessa.
"And you, Ophelia-You and I took such a long time we almost didn't grant the wish in time. All I know is that Ander used to be afraid of things similar to flutterfocuses-butterflies of all things-until we showed her they were harmless," said Scarlet.
Lizzie-Vivica-Tessa Arden-Ophelia-Scarlet
"Is that all we need to know?"
"Yeah! One thing!" said Tessa.
"DON'T BE JERK!" they both yelled.
Then Tessa was about to leave with her Star-Zap when she turned.
"Good luck, Ophelia!" Tessa said.
Then she held up the Star-Zap.
"Yeah, good luck!" Scarlet said.
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Soon, Vivica had landed on Wishworld. She had on white-blonde hair and a lock of silvery-blue. She had on a backpack.
"Bring me to Lizzie," she asked her Star-Zap.
She passed by a billboard indicating the nearest farm was a long ways off, unfortunately. The rest of the neighborhood was a concrete jungle, also unfortunately.
She saw an old building. Vivica's Star-Z ap recognized it immediately. "HILLSBORO ANIMAL SHELTER".
"Welcome!" said a wavy-grey haired woman at the desk.
"Are you here to adopt?" asked another lady with similar hair.
"Hi, Penny! Hi, Donna! Where's Lizzie?" asked Vivica, right to business.
Both women were surprised.
"How do you know our names?" asked Penny.
"Um. Your nametags?" Vivica asked, nervously.
And she really did read them.
"Oh!" said Penny. "That's how you know! Now! How is it you know Lizzie?"
There was no way Vivica would be able to pretend to still be friends with the young Wishling.
"I don't know who Lizzie is," Vivica said to both ladies. "You're mistaken.
"Also, like I asked, are you here to adopt?" asked Donna."Or are you dropping off a pet? We'll be sure to give them a good forever home."
"What, do I look pregnant to you?" Vivica asked.
Donna's jaw dropped.
Vivica decided to work with the usual Starling power-mind control.
"I have never worked here before. I am, now," Vivica said.
"You've never worked here before. You are, now," Penny and Donna said at the same time.
Vivica's old Wish Pendant, a red necklace, was leading her further into the shelter. But where?
"You will show me where Lizzie is," Vivica turned to Penny with more more mind control.
"I will show you where Lizzie is," said Penny.
"Hey!" said Donna.
Vivica panicked. "Um. You will stay here!"
"I will stay here," Donna said. "I'm hungry."
"Follow me!" Penny gestured to Vivica. "Hmm. I smell raison cinnamon buns!"
That was another thing Vivica remembered-how adult Wishlings responded from mind control by remembering their favorite food.
It seemed that things were already looking up.
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Ophelia had also landed on Wishworld. She was in sandy pigtails with a dull orange lock and green eyes. She has on a backpack. Since Scarlet and herself were there first, she had an idea where to look.
She was in a field of fresh, green grass, yellow flowers and bright, blue sky.
Her wish pendant, a cuff, was guiding her to a strange building.
"This is the zoo, isn't it? she asked herself.
Ophelia entered the door. She saw various exhibits.
There was a "pride" of lions, which Ophelia saw looked like glions. There was a small cave full of bats, which were like biitbats. Then she entered a moonbug or firefly exhibit in a social insect exhibit.
Her pendant guided her to a specific room full of people.
The room appeared to have thousands of bugs all over the place in all shapes and colors!
Flutterfocusses!
A young lady, tall with black braids, was talking into a microphone sitting under her ear.
"...And this is the butterfly room!" she said.
Ophelia raised her hand. "Don't you mean, 'flutterfocuses'?"
The girl stared at her. "Um. No. Butterflies,"
"Why?" asked Ophelia. "Do they create butter?" Are they a type of fly?"
The crowd laughed.
"No laughing! She's obviously from somewhere else!" the girl
defended.
Ophelia frowned.
The girl cleared her throat.
"Now, butterflies are cute, but they may be very scary! At one time, I was afraid of them! Then, for some strange reason, I conquered my fear! Class, I hope you conquer fear! Believe in yourself and everything will work out!"
Ophelia realized something. "She must be Ander!"
As if on cue, her cuff flashed brightly.
Soon, the tour was over. Ophelia walked over to her Wisher.
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Vivica followed Penny to a back room.
It was filled with dogs and cats of all sizes.
Then they went even further.
"This is my personal office," said Penny. "Here's my laptop."
Vivica learned about laptops in school. Apparently, Wishlings searched for information on them.
Penny pressed some buttons on the object's screen. Then a picture of someone popped up.
It was Lizzie! She had straight reddish hair, tied back in a short ponytail.
"Hi, Penny!" Lizzie said.
"Hi, Lizzie!" said Penny.
'Who's your friend?" Lizzie asked.
More panic. Vivica needed a reason to be there.
"I am working over here for a few days. My name is Vivica," she said.
"She's working here for a few days. Her name is Vivica," Penny said.
"Lizzie travels all over the world," said Penny.
"Is this a holo-call?" Vivica asked.
"I'm on a computer, Vivica," Lizzie said.
"So, where are you right now?" Vivica asked.
"Where aren't I?" she smiled.
"Lizzie's family is traveling the world," said Penny.
"I just wish I would be able to visit my favorite home!"
Vivica realized Lizzie's wish! To return home!
"Why don't you?" Tessa asked.
Lizzie slumped in her shoulders. "If only. I just don't have the money."
Then Vivica heard a voice. Two voices.
"Bark!"
"Meow!"
"Those two are Tiny the dog and Cuddles the cat," Penny said. "I own them."
"Ooh! May I see them?" Lizzie asked excitedly.
"Sure thing!" Penny said before entering another room.
She returned with a dog with big, floppy ears and was very slobbery. The cat was bigger than a normal cat.
"Here's Fiona!" Lizzie said as she presented her own dog.
"She's so cute!" said Penny.
"I'm surprised how big Cuddles is!" said Lizzie. "And I'll never forget Tiny's ironic nickname! But Penny, I was wondering if you'd like to meet my other friends. How about a conference video chat?"
"I'd like that!"
Soon, Vivica saw and talked with about a dozen teenage Wishlings.
She should feel happy meeting so many people.
Only she wasn't.
"Why are Tiny and Cuddles with you instead of your house, Penny?" Lizzie asked once the video chat was over.
"They're here because my apartment is being fumigated."
"That sounds bad!" said Lizzie.
"What's 'fumigated'?' Vivica asked.
"It's when pests overrun someone's house, and then are rid of," Penny said.
Vivica yelped. She didn't usually care when "pests" were in trouble, but it sounded serious.
Lizzie was equally worried. "But-but!"
"I told them not to harm them, by the way. They're being dropped off at the local zoo." Penny said.
"The zoo!"' Ophelia thought. The same zoo? She would be able to see Ophelia!
But before she would be able to see her sister, an idea popped up for her.
"May you please allow me to see them?" Lizzie asked.
"Okay!" said Penny. "But let me leave the laptop here. It's hard to carry. I'll bring my phone!"
"Mind if I work here while you're away?" asked Vivica.
"I'll ask Donna to help you," Penny said. "You'll watch Tiny and Cuddles and Donna may watch the rest. We'll close early."
Penny put her pets in the same room as Vivica then left.
Vivica tried something. On the laptop.
"'How to get money in a short amount of time.'"
Then Vivica almost forgot something!
"What are the things being towed to the zoo anyhow?"
"Oh, it's the strangest thing!" said Penny. "Butterflies!"
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Ophelia went to Ander.
"Um. Hi?" Ophelia asked, not sure what else to say. "I liked your presentation!"
"Thank you!" Ander said.
"I'm Ophelia. Who are you?"
"Ander!" the guide said.
"Do you like your job?" Ophelia asked.
"I love my job!" Ander said.
Wrong wish.
"Is there somewhere else you'd rather be?"
Ander frowned. "Well. I wish I could volunteer with other exhibits. But because I'm so familiar with butterflies, they only let me work with them! Ander went red on the face. "I'm sorry! I shouldn't be telling you all this!"
"It's fine!" Ophelia said. "I'll help you!"
"But how?" Ander asked.
"Let me talk to your boss!"
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Vivica had found what she was looking for. She had left Tiny and Cuddles with Donna. Her pendant guided her. She found the town zoo and walked in.
She saw a special exhibit.
Vivica saw Penny and her phone on looking towards another exhibit.
"'Butterflies'," Vivica read.
"Aren't they called, 'flutterfocuses' on Starland?" she asked herself.
"Vivica!" yelled somebody.
Ophelia discovered her fellow student!
"What are you here for?" Ophelia asked.
"I'm here to check on the butterflies. And grant Lizzie's wish," Vivica said.
"You mean that exhibit?" Ophelia asked. "The workers here were so busy with it! I'm surprised they were so fast! They're cute, aren't they? The butterflies?"
"Um,"
"Anyhow, I'm just about to grant my Wisher's wish!" Ophelia said. "Or would you rather be ahead of me?"
Vivica glanced at her Wisher.
"My Wisher is right over there," she said. "I'll be the first one."
Vivica walked over to Penny and to the phone-Lizzie.
"Excuse me?"
Penny was surprised. "Where's Tiny and Cuddles?"
"I left them with Donna. I wanted you to know I started a money pool For Lizzie. I saw on an 'online address book' on Penny's desk of names. You also talk to Lizzie's friends, right, Penny?"
"Yes," said Penny. "In case they want to visit our kennel one day."
"Well, the money pool is money from all across the world. And all of Lizzie's friends are paying for her to travel to her favorite town again!"
"That's amazing!" said Lizzie. "Where you are, Penny! I want to be where you are!"
Energy flowed from Lizzie to Vivica. The usual energy.
Then Ophelia returned her attention to the butterflies. Ander was gone. Ophelia went to a nearby bathroom to think.
"May she's getting her boss?" I wish there was a way I may talk to her in secret."
Then something happened!
Ophelia turned into a butterfly!
She waited until somebody opened the door-it was Vivica! Ophelia guessed that she had been too long.
Ophelia landed on her shoulder. Vivica left the room.
"I'm on your shoulder," she whispered into Vivica's ear.
Then Arden went into the room.
"I guess she left," she said with a shrug.
Ophelia went on her shoulder.
"Go to your boss."
Arden looked around the room.
"May as well," she said as Vivica watched them.
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In the supposed boss's office sat a gray-haired woman in a desk.
"I already told you, An-what is that thing?"
Ander finally noticed Ophelia.
"I guess it's a butterfly?"
"Those pest control people must've let some of the butterflies out by accident. But you've not had a problem since you were hired. Check the exhibit. If any more escape, it all depends on you. Now, after that, tour people in the firefly exhibit. It will be the beginning of your new promotion!"
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All Wishlings now had their memories erased.
The girls were able to leave, but Ophelia saw something was wrong with Vivica.
"Why don't you want to return home?" Ophelia asked.
Vivica frowned. "None of your business, Star Dipper."
"Do you want to talk?" Ophelia asked.
Vivica sat and hugged her knees. "It's just, lately, for no reason, I've discovered I have feelings. Deep feelings that have no sense. I want more friends. You Star Dippers and Lizzie have so many friends! And they aren't mean like my Starland friends! It's like we all are mean! And I don't know why."
"Hmm," Ophelia wondered aloud. "You know, you and I have more in common than I thought. You see, I was lonely for the longest time! Then I met The Star Darlings and I gained some friends. I even found my parents, and that was even better! You might need friends, too."
"My parents and I get along fine. But think I do want friends! Not just the friends I already have. But real friends!"
"Well, I've just discovered my special power is Shape Shifting. Want to practice getting friends on me?"
Vivica grinned. "Sure,"
Then Vivica realized something.
"Ophelia. If you're an orphan, how are you able to see your parents.
Ophelia simply smiled. " Tell you some other time."
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Soon, Ophelia had turned into Brenna.
"I hate those Star Dippers!" she said in a mocking tone. "Don't you agree, Vivica?'
"No! You're mean!" said Vivica.
Then Ophelia turned into Sage. "Want to be friends, Vivica?"
"Yeah!"
Then Ophelia kept changing into all The Star Darlings and Vivica's friends.
"Want to go home, now?" asked Ophelia.
"I'm ready!" said Vivica.
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Soon, they had returned home.
Vivica and Ophelia were in the cafe. They had locked arms! They went over to The Star Darlings usual table.
"What's she here for?" asked Violet.
Ophelia looked at Vivica in encouragement.
"I. I want to say that I'm sorry. For everything. I hurt your feelings and did mean things. May we please be friends?"
The girls all looked at each other and then got out their Star-Zaps. Then all twelve girls whispered to each other.
"Let's go one step at a startime," said Sage with a smile.
Then Aerabelle, Violetta, and Brenna walked over and were about to say mean things when Vivica stopped them.
"Girls, I know what you're thinking, but if you don't promise to no longer hurt peoples' feelings, I won't be your friends anymore.
The girls looked at each other.
They smiled.
"It's okay, Viv," said Brenna. "We prefer friendship over tricks."
"Yes," said both other girls.
"Hold on!" said Sage. "This is the official Star Darlings table. We are saying top-secret things only for us."
"Then I'll spend time with you all on different days!" said Vivica.
"YAY!" the girls agreed.
Then, all at once, Lady Stella walked in.
"I see you're all getting along," she said. "But I'm afraid it won't last."
"What do you mean, Lady Stella?" asked Vivica.
"I'm able to tell what and when somebody gets a new power. Vivica, you have Empathy Power. But I'm afraid it won't last. Soon, you will turn to normal. You'll be mean again.
"But I like who I am!"
"That, too will go," said Lady Stella. "I say you have about. 24-star hours left.
Vivica couldn't believe it!
Soon, she would be back to her mean self!
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The clock was ticking. Adora's watch Wish Pendant counted it down.
They were all in The Little Dippers' doorm.
Vivica was being hugged by the other girls.
Then the watch beeped!
It was over.
Well. It was supposed to be over.
Vivica looked at her hands and around the room.
"Nothing feels different," she said.
Everyone cheered!
"You didn't get an Empathy Power!" said Sage. "You felt it!"
Then both Ophelia and Vivica shined! Two Wish Orbs!
"More for Ophelia!" Lady Stella walked in "Gingerella-Power Crystal. And Frecklelite-Wish Blossom!"
Then she turned to Vivica.
"Prism-Power Crystal! St. John's Wort-Wish Blossom! For your forgiveness and protection! And you still might need protection because others still probably don't like you," she said.
And so, both Ophelia and Vivica gained, mostly, new powers. And new friends!
