Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Bits o' Legionnaire Business Legion Worlds Ten - the final chapter. Update 3 Jan 25

This is part ten of the Legion World's stories. It will be the final section.

There will be a lot happening as a few dangling plot lines will get resolved, I'll attempt to clear up a mystery or two, introduce a couple of surprise guests, and have a few adventures along the way.

Though before all of that, here is a list of the current dramatis personae - there are a lot, and I'm posting this list here as much as a reminder for me as for you so that I don't forget anyone Don't feel you need to read and remember these as roll calls will be added at relevant sections.


Legion World Home Base - the Academy:

Former Legionnaires:
Triplicate Girl - Luornu Durgo of Carggg - able to split into three identical duplicates (part of Duplicate Girl)
Cosmic Boy – Rokk Krinn of Braal - manipulation of magnetic fields
Night Girl - Lydda Jath of Kathoon - incredible strength and durability out of direct sunlight
Colossal Boy - Gim Allon of Earth - increase personal size and mass at will
Wildfire - Drake Burroughs of Earth - composed of sapient anti-energy, extreme strength, speed, durability, space flight, anti-energy blasts
Chameleon Girl - Yera Allon of Durla - shape changer
Shadow Lass - Tasmia Mallor of Talok viii - summon and manipulate total darkness

Part time tutor:
Lady Memory - Kahnya Nahtahnie of Talok VIII - access to and manipulation of memories

Science Police training staff:
Jumping Jack - Science Police Senior Training Officer Jaxi Delgrado-Hynd of Morshesh 5 - hyper-awareness, reflexes and agility
Ms Big - Science Police Officer Erikka Chowdrey of Venus - increase her own muscle mass and density at will, combat specialist
Brain Girl - Science Police Officer Ella Drottmi of Titan - telepathy and telekinesis
Dream Boy - Pre-Commando Sergeant Rol Purtha of Naltor - precognition
Tues El - Science Police Officer Vae Loct of Daxam - incredible strength, speed, stamina, senses, laser vision, space flight, invulnerability.

Probational tutor:
Sun Boy ii - Sky-Lieutenant Annach’ha of the Tamaranean Sun-Corps - combat specialist - flight, strength, solar energy absorption and projection, tactile telepathy.

Support Staff on LWHB:
I.Z.O.R. - Gear ii – infrastructure manager - nannite collective being, technomorph
Henry – Anti Lad – Spatial warp controller
Numbers Guy - M’Rissey of Earth - super-efficient business management skills
Dr Boom - senior physician and United Planets Government envoy - Danii Schwartz-Geltt of Myar - physician and alchemist

Current interns from the Home Base training program included on missions in a probationary status:
Imp Master - Dorrolo Capicca Redsail of Zerox - Elven strength, speed and senses, minor mystic specialising in summoning and controlling imps
Impact - Dillon Blackstream of Myar - incredible strength, speed, durability, stamina, motion sense
Little Loki - Magnus Laviksen of Nordhelm - illusion casting
Mosaic - Science Police Officer Rish'ha Nor of Lallor - tactile mimicry of material properties
Thunderbolt - Ness Strakinos of Gardenhome - assumes electrical energy form
Haze - Science Police Cadet Tkemwa Autmi-Hu of Ungara - strength, durability, induce confusion and senselessness
Polestar - Science Police Cadet Nykko Rine of Braal - magnokinesis

Support staff trainee:
Snoop - Science Police Cadet Horol Gyllaspi of the Galentorio Satellites - astral projection

Some of the current body of students at the Academy:
Kid Flux - Uri Yekolleks of Rim World Stratokoviesk xii - hyper-reactive physical adaption to threat
Mentalla ii - Enali Dricommo of Titan - psionic possession and limited telepathy
Wraith Boy - previously Invisible Kid iii - Mors Gwokyalya of Earth - invisibility, reactive intangibility, strength, Martian senses
Granite Girl - Shessan Monasdotta from Frentoni Six - self petrification
Gravity Lass - Chayaanu Kir of Thanagar - flight, speed, strength, durability, healing, creation of gravity waves
Aqua Lass - Hetha Howahe of Europa - underwater survival, strength, hydrokinesis
Rebounder- Lozaro Koosta-Nevarra of Rimbor - dense molecular structure giving great strength, speed, durability and reflection of physical attack
Shape - Victa Mogretti of Rimbor - control of his own mass and dimensions
Phantom Boy - Bolton Ash-Singh of Rimbor - intangibility and extra sensory perception

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Legion World First Base:

Thunder - Team Leader, Cecelia Becks of 21st Century Earth, immense strength, speed, indestructibility, space flight, wisdom
Lightning Lass - Deputy Team Leader, Ayla Ranzz of Winath - electrical generation and manipulation
Duplicate Girl - Senior Team member, Luornu Durgo of Carggg - creation of multiple identical duplicates
Chameleon Boy – Espionage Squad leader, Reep Daggle of Durla - shape changer
Tellus - Ganglios of Hykraius - telepathy and telekinesis
Comet Queen - Grava of Extal colony - spaceflight, comet gas extrusion
Otaki - Bina Nawoti of Earth - mind-sense
Kid Quantum - Jazmin Cullen of Xanthu - creation of temporal quantum fields, flight
Ferro - Douglas Nolan of Earth - can assume invulnerable iron isotope form
Dragonmage - Xao Jin of Earth - dragon magics
Kinetix - Zoe Saugin of Aleph - telekinetic animation
MWindaji - Gahaji of Kiringyaga - super tracker, carries the Ruby of Life allowing tactile transformative magic
Backlash - Mrruaw MNau of Simballi - enhanced strength, speed, senses, absorbs kinetic energy to boost own size and mass
Comet King - Drinchnar Lamment of Extal colony - spaceflight, comet gas extrusion
Atom Girl - Sylva Nrilsan of Imsk - can shrink to microscopic size
Ultra Girl - Li-Fahn Qiong of Xanthu - incredible strength, speed, indestructibility, spaceflight, and projection of force blasts, effectively limited to one at a time
Polar Girl - Mel Lassar of Tharr - cryokinesis
Friction - Janee Whittakka of Xanthu - manipulates the force of friction
Spoiler ii - Gord Eno of Naltor - precognition, specialising in short range visions for combat situations
Solar Gorilla - D'Nadka Endarooga of Dmansca - generate and project extreme heat and light
Strobe - Denal Lort of Dryad - assume electro-magnetic energy form
Triple Nova - Elthur Mundo of Carggg - split into three separate bodies, each with either strength and durability, speed and reflexes, or laser vision

Science Police meta-squad seconded to Legion World First Base:
Captain Heavyweight - Senior Team liaison, Science Police Captain Tuk Shir of Daxam, Senior Team liaison - incredible strength, speed, stamina, senses, laser vision, space flight, invulnerability
Replicator - Science Police Officer Tarev Jusool of Talok viii - can mimic meta-abilities of those nearby for limited periods of time
Magno - Science Police Officer Dyrk Magz of Braal - manipulation of magnetic fields
Power Boy - Science Police Officer Jedidiah Rikane of Earth - personal density control

Other seconded members currently based on Legion World First Base:
Gazelle - J'izl Dtutuu from the Khundian Battle Brigade, of Khundia Prime - enhanced strength, speed, agility and metabolic control

Support Staff stationed on Legion World First Base:
Professor Querl Dox - Brainiac 5 - Operational Manager - 12th level intelligence
Dr Richard Kent Shakespeare - Impulse - Chief Medical Officer - enhanced strength, speed, durability, stamina
I.Z.O.R. - Gear iii - infrastructure manager - nannite collective being, technomorph
Danielle Foccart - Kid Computo - Technical support - technopathic communication and control over advanced technology
Henry - Anti Lad - Spatial warp controller
Ming Sul - Amp Girl - investigative officer - hyper-enhancement of her own sensory capacities
Shardwurd Gandussen of the Ten Peaks from Avalon - Silver Shaman - Medical Officer - biokinetic healing
Science Police Psychiatrist - Doctor Anje Falkner - alpha-level telepath
Flaurianarelle of Zerox - Greensleeves - orchard and farm caregiver - magical manipulation of plant life
Theena Greglenn of Silgor Marregorraus - Network - Communications Officer - hyper-pathic communication through symbiote
Solstin Wang of Earth - Booster - medical support - awareness and manipulation of physical properties of those around him
Gloriana Crestellen of Grighshtall iv - Glory - medical support - awareness and manipulation of bio-auras

Taikonglong - previously 'Szenlong' - the first Spirit-Dragon... of Space!

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Legion World Second Base team:

Tyroc – Team Leader - Troy Stewart of Marzal city pocket dimension - sonic control
Retro - Deputy Team Leader - Deen Toro of Ventura - limited reversal of personal timeline
Element Lad - Senior Team member, Jan Arrah of Trom - elemental transmutation
Mon El - Senior Team member, Lar Gand of Daxam - incredible strength, speed, stamina, senses, laser vision, space flight, invulnerability
Dawnstar of Starhaven - Senior Team member - space flight, incredible speed, tracking
Timber Wolf - Brin Londo of Zuun - enhanced strength, speed, agility, reflexes and senses
Dragonwing - Marya Pai of Earth - breathes dragon fire and acid
Glorith of Zerox - manipulation of magical energies
Shield - Laurel Kent of Earth - physical invulnerability, tactile psychometry
Monica Sade of Rimbor - strength, reflexes - line of sight teleportation
Lexikon - Princess Daheenisha of Tamaran iv - enhanced speed, strength, durability, flight, omni-linguist
The Huntress - Ambassador Amynta of Nostos ii - incredible strength, speed, invulnerability, space flight
Karate Kid iii – Mithindrivithis Ngandraffa of Lythyl - strength, reflexes, mimetic motor learning giving incredible combat skills
Thirteen – Dann Hortra of Naltor - line of sight probability manipulation
Babbage- I-45ENG/Nth Series, of the Robotica Confederated Worlds - strength, durability, internalised weapons, hyper awareness and analytical skills.
Starkling – telepathic swarm-being composed of indestructible ball bearing sized components
Spy (also team counsellor) - Dr Noah Kabbo - heightened awareness and limited telepathy
Bouncing Boy ii - Stoor Chamble of Pasnic - creation of personal spherical force field
Atomsmasher - Ergus Wraithcat of Betelgeuse - spaceflight, durability, hyper senses, limited telepathy, radiation manipulation
Kid Pulsar - Neel Koduah of Earth - incredible strength, invulnerability, projection of explosive blasts
Mindbender - Marmud Illic of Titan - alpha-level telepath
Poltergeist -Jaun Vineo of Titan - alpha-level telekinesis
Non - negative energy being - spaceflight, speed, alter own dimensions and density, explosive touch, limited telepathy

Science Police meta-squad seconded to Legion World Second Base:
Captain Phantom - Senior Team liaison, Science Police Captain Gryal Vrizza of Bgztl Dimension - intangibility
Power Lass - Science Police Officer Nel Duwi of Daxam - incredible strength, speed, stamina, senses, laser vision, space flight, invulnerability
Changer - Science Police Investigative Officer Urill Yagthal of Durla - shape changer
Gravity Kid - Science Police Officer Tel Vole of Earth - manipulation of personal or nearby gravity

Other seconded members currently based on Legion World Second Base:
Green Lantern - Dkyun Mu of Xudar - wearer of a Green Lantern power ring

Support Staff stationed on Legion World Second Base:
I.Z.O.R. - Gear iii – infrastructure manager - nannite collective being, technomorph
Henry – Anti Lad – Spatial warp controller
Hethuk Bran Drommsi - Smith from the Green Rift Forge of Talok viii - weapon maker and engineer
Dr Shoodixi Singh - Science Police Medical Officer - bio-empathic

Laipas - hunting dog from Nostos ii - enchanted to never lose a trail, fast and tough, far smarter than she looks!

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HOPE WORLD is the latest planetoid base, specialising in disaster relief.

Dream Girl- Team leader - Nura Nal of Naltor - precognition
Titan - Deputy Leader -Nasir N’Cube of Titan - alpha-level telepathy
Star Boy - Senior Team member, Thom Kallor of Xanthu - stellar mass transference
Harmonia - Senior Team member, Professor Harmonia Li of Earth - manipulation of the natural environment
Invisible Kid - Jacques Foccart of Earth - personal and tactile invisibility
Sister Eclipse - of Rhoohanisett iii - durability, heightened senses, physical possession of any living being
Southern Lights of Starhaven - spaceflight, magic user

Interns:
Dragon Lass - Mari Baertling of Rimbor - enhanced strength, durability, echolocation and flight
Orion -Science Police Cadet Tw'gg of H'lven - tracking skills, agility, enhanced senses and awareness of flaws or weaknesses
Tesseract - Sar Jerash Mor Toark of Mars - access to intra-dimensional space
Army of One - Ashia Servito of Luzonus Prime - self-replication

Support Staff stationed on Hope World:
I.Z.O.R. - Gear iv – infrastructure manager - nannite collective being, technomorph
Drura Sehpt - Infectious Lass – medical officer - containment and control over bacteria and viruses
Henry – Anti Lad – Spatial warp controller
J2351 of the Dominion - Ivy - bio-manipulation of Hope World's chloro-technology
The Bludgers - clone-grown Dominion workforce with enhanced strength and durability but 28 hour lifespan

Science Police Liaison Team:
'Smart Boy' - Senior Team liaison, Strategic Analyst Graq Maurus of Colu - 10th level intelligence specialising in disaster relief scenarios
Groovy - Science Police Officer Droo Vri of Daxam - incredible strength, speed, stamina, senses, laser vision, space flight, invulnerability
Magnetix - Science Police Officer Jooli Esra of Braal - manipulation of magnetic fields
Mama Tank - Science Police Lieutenant Lolla Grayfrau of Badenhoff vi - cybernetics giving incredible strength, invulnerability, AI manipulation

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Legionnaire on secondment to the Khund Battle Brigade:
Gates - Ti’Julk Mr’Asz of an alternate dimension Vyrga - creation of spatial warps

Academy Student currently within the Khundian Empire:
Inferno - Sandy Anderson of Earth - fire generation and manipulation

Other affiliated teams:

Weber’s World ambassadorial team:
Quislet, . of Teall dimension - able to animate inorganic matter though this causes the matters destruction
I.Z.O.R. - Gear i, Chief Maitre D' - nannite collective being, technomorph
Oodoo Shanair of Lallor - empath
Sentinel of the Khund Battle Brigade - strength, durability, manipulation of magnetic fields
Princess Shooradel of Tamaran iv - enhanced speed, strength, durability, flight, omni-linguist
Proty iii of Antares - shape changer, limited telepathy

The League of Super-Heroes (former Academy Students) - currently based out in the Rim:
Kid Dynamo - Ja Vlo of Dryad - incredible strength and invulnerability
Ballistix - Crishtrakrek 714 of Zuun - synthezoid with great strength, speed, durability, stamina and spaceflight
Magno Lass - Josi Rista of Braal - Magnokinesis
Kid Nimbus - Kendall Mekensy-Wolff the Fifth of Dryad - assume gaseous form
Flipside - Drannananna Otticolli of Grathvarth V - fast, agile, manipulate personal gravity orientation
Slingshot - Prince Alfon Gundrix Maunheesta of the Grindlaw Colonies of System Mondarsh - hyper-charge kinetic potential of objects by touch

The Wanderers - currently based in the U-Vabbishte Toktrec Settlements:
Quantum Queen - Queen Helanna Regina-Winzzor of the Eternal Empire of the Nomadic Sunkind, enhanced strength, flight, can assume the form of and manipulate ambient electro-magnetic spectrum energy
Psyche - Meena Estelli of the Firgrove settlements of Homestar 3, empathic emotional reading and manipulation
Blockbuster - Ardren Kent of Earth, super strong and invulnerable
Daramulum of the Dreamtime - great strength, durability, speed, shape changing, telepathy, and energy generation and manipulation
Ruby Huru of the U-Vabbishte Toktrec Settlements - half-Daxamite physiology, minor mystical abilities
Magus - Tarl Brolla of Trom - Elemental transmutation

On long term leave/ dismissed from active service:
Sun Boy (resigned)– Senior Team member, Dirk Morgna of Earth - generation of intense light and heat
Matter-Eater Lad (Medical leave) - Senator Tenzil Kem of Bismoll - mega-omnivorous consumption
Chemical Kid (removed from active duty) - Hadru Jamik of Phlon - catalyzes chemical reactions
Polar Boy (removed from active duty)- Brek Banning of Tharr - cryokinesis
Loutrahim Mango (Personal leave) - ‘Death Boy’ - Professor Li’s laboratory assistant, exemplary biochemist - sweat activated neuro-toxic palm secretions
XS (long tern leave)- Jenni Ognats of Aarok - move at hyper-velocities
Cosmic Kid (returned to home dimension) - Po Miman, Justice Legionnaire from alternate universe Mars - energy manipulation, flight

Encyclopedia Galactica - the Forever Pilgrimage

The definitive history of the Forever Pilgrimage is unknown and possibly will never be known as there are so many rumours, stories and legends around their history and origin it is impossible to discern a definitive truth.

By the time it was first spotted within the section of the Milky Way now known as the United Planets, there were already several dozen races involved. The history we have comes from hearsay told by those that have travelled with the Pilgrims themselves and not from any official documented source.

It is most often said that many thousands of cycles ago a world was destroyed by a meteor strike, though before that happened the indigenous species managed to create a fleet of crafts to take a select few off world to seed another planet. The whereabouts of this original planet is unknown, as is the exact length of time since its destruction. It has been theorised that if this story is true then the original race are now most likely to have fully adapted to their journey in space so are no longer looking for a world to colonise.

There are one hundred and thirty-three large zeppelin shaped crafts called the Original Arcs that lead and shepherd the Pilgrims journey. These appear to all be constructed using the same technology and to the same design specifications, and are understood to be the original crafts used by the species that fled their world. We must bear in mind that no official confirmation has ever been given.

What is documented is that Coluan astronomers first recorded seeing the Pilgrim's fleet over five thousand years ago. Since then, the Pilgrims have continued their zig zagging course through the Milky Way having little or no contact with the various species and galactic empires that they encounter. It is estimated that currently there are upwards of six million sapient beings from a wide variety of races and worlds that are on this pilgrimage.

The Pilgrims will welcome any craft into their convoy so long as they agree to follow their principles - they are pacifists with a basic barter culture. No violence or disharmonious behaviour will be tolerated. Despite being an obvious target for the unscrupulous, the Pilgrims will eject anyone who breaks their principles and have incredibly strong force field technology that protects them from physical threats from outside their convoy.

At various points in the last few thousand years, the Pilgrimage has been joined by many beings from the United Planets worlds (and beyond) wishing to leave their own circumstances, hoping that the pilgrimage will lead them to a better existence. Many scientists, artists, and scholars from a multitude of species have taken part in the Pilgrimage at points in their careers. Some of these stayed for only a year or two, while others have remained for longer, and in several well documented cases their families have stayed for generations. It is from those that left the Pilgrimage that we have our limited understanding of the society that has evolved amongst the many crafts that are involved in their seemingly endless journey.

It is known that within the caravan of crafts there are large farm domes, traderships and many ice water comets caught and held in stasis fields by the Original Arcs. These ensure all that join the Pilgrimage are kept supplied with the essentials while they travel.

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HOPE WORLD specialising in disaster relief.

Dream Girl- Team leader - Nura Nal of Naltor - precognition

Dream Girl stood beside the young Dominator they had taken to call Ivy in the middle of the Command Deck of Hope World.

On the screen in front of her were images of the Pilgrims, their massive egg-shaped force field and several dozen pirate crafts attempting to breach it. From what Nura could see, it appeared that the majority of the attackers were of Khund design, though they ranged in sizes from single-being crafts to at least one sleek - and most likely heavily modified - Sunskimmer yacht.

"Thom, are you ready?" Even as she asked, Nura signaled for the warp to open. She could see on the holo-monitor that Star Boy, Mama Tank and Orion, joined by Atom Girl from First Base were ready for this mission. Sylva had called Nura directly that morning asking if they needed any help as there were no missions currently showing on the Monitor Board on First Base. Nura had gratefully accepted the Imskian's offer.

Three hours later and here they were; Sylva was on a mission to invade a Khund pirate Command ship. Well, that should stop her from getting bored, Nura thought with a smile.

The Naltoran team leader also knew that the four of them were going to be enough to take control of the Command craft that was controlling the aggressive fleet currently harassing the Forever Pilgrims. She also knew that as much as he huffed and puffed, Thom liked the adrenaline rush he'd be getting as they stepped onto the Khund warship.

Outside of Hope World, Groovy led Dkyun Mu, the Green Lantern - also seconded for this mission from the main team - out to stop the pirate attack ships from causing too much harm. The Daxamite was probably powerful enough to repel the vast majority of the attacking pirate fleet by himself - he was certainly enthusiastic enough to try - though with the calmer Xudarian at his side, Nura was a lot more confident that they would take care of the aggressors while keeping the Pilgrims safe from harm.

The rest of the team were standing by to offer support to any of the Pilgrims that required it.

Before leaving on this mission, Nura had ensured that Hope World was fully stocked up on medical supplies and fresh produce, along with some common materials and technology that any of those on the pilgrimage may need upgrading. It was just a matter of waiting for the signal to say the Khunds attack had been stopped and any potential risks to the innocents were past before the team could distribute their offerings. Nura had foreseen it would happen in fourteen minutes, but for a precognitive of her calibre, those fourteen minutes were intensely frustrating!

Still, after that, Nura knew that they would be here for another eleven hours straight as they made sure that the Pilgrims were all safe and well, and perhaps they might have some fun too...

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Inter-ship School Journal of Seve Dalore-Candas, age eight and a half.

Yesterday was the scariest and best day of my life!

When the pirates attacked us Mummy said we would be okay, she told me the One Thirty Three would circle the wagons around us to keep us safe. This wasn't the first time we've been attacked. There are a lot of things out there that might attack us. I was born here but Mummy wasn't, so she knows what's out there far more than I do, or at least that's what she says. She had us bundled up in the escape pod just in case the pirates got through the shield. The pirates were Khunds. Mr Drachnachyak who runs the traders' ship that comes round every ten-day says they weren't decent Khunds like him, these were the real bad ones!

The shield the One Thirty-Three put round the Pilgrims was glowing and flashing from the attack, it was scary as we've never seen that before, even when we skim Oort Clouds! Mummy said not to worry as they would not get through, but I was still really scared.

We was listening to the inter-comms when the Legion sent a message saying they were here to help. I think I saw a tear fall in Mummy's eye as she stopped holding me so tight and started to smile. It was weird... I never saw an actual Legionnaire until later that day though Mummy said that they had saved her all those years ago on Korlon when her homeworld died.

It was only fifteen minutes later but felt like hours that they sent out another broadcast. They invited anyone who wanted a quick check up over to their amazing planetoid base, and of course over two thousand of us said we'd go!

It took three and a half hours until our name was called and it was the longest three and a half hours in my life but they... I don't know what it was but it spun in the air of our Headdeck, all golden and purple and we stepped through and we were in this garden that smelled of lots of living plants and crops and fruits I couldn't name, Mummy said after it smelled of salvation.

There was real Legionnaires standing right there in front of us as we stepped through the disc.

They looked beautiful!

Mummy hugged them all, even the strange rock-like ones they called Bludgers that stood by, and told them all this was the second time they had saved her life.

There were a dozen other families there as well but a Legionnaire with wings and blue skin asked me if I would like to fly with him. I was scared but nodded and he picked me up and flapped his wings and we flew round the garden. I screamed and he laughed before he dropped me back where he had picked me up. He said I was really brave to go flying with him. It was amazing!

Before we left ten minutes later, we were given a bag of sweet treats and mine had lots of nice things and something called a pomegranate that I had never tried before and they gave us some new clothes, medicines four litres of neutral synth-gloop for the meal replicators, two rev-plugs for the shuttle and everything we needed.

I told Mummy when we got back to homeship that one day I'll make her proud as I want to be a Legionnaire now too.

I will be a Legionnaire one day, I will!

I'll post more before Christmas as Mon El discovers the Legion aren't the only super group trying to defend the Fringe Worlds, then after that Chameleon Boy gets an introduction to an old frenemy of the team, Nura announces some plans that will change the team and Ayla plays with butterflies, kind of... More, more, more coming soon - Enjoy!

Hi, Harbi,

I feel so lucky I got in on the ground floor for your final Legion Worlds storyline.

The first chapter is wonderful! Nura is a personal favorite, and I'm glad to see that she still puts so much importance on having fun. That's so her! The pilgrim boy and his mother are both very likable.

Looking forward to finding out what Nura's plans are, which old frenemy Cham is going to encounter, which other super group wants in on the action, and whatever Ayla turns out to be up to (she's another personal favorite.)

yay, LW 10 is off!

a bit sad that you're going to end with this, on the eager hand, also really eager!

loving the journal entry, nice way to show what happened!

cool detail that a Khund is among the Pilgrims!

aw, so cool about the kid's mum having been saved by the Legion once.

Man, that Forever Pilgramage is amazing!

(I've always wondered if there would be something like that in the Marvel universe. Races whose homeworlds were eaten by Galactus, who had colonies on other worlds, or delegations off-world when it happened, now stuck sort of 'Galactic Homeless' and wandering in a vast convoy, perhaps not even *wanting* to settle on another planet that could *also* get eaten! And, of course, a faction of zealots who are convinced that worlds that get eaten by Galactus are being judged somehow, and failing, unlike the worlds, like Earth, that successfully fight him off and live another day, and the survivors of worlds that got destroyed must be hunted down and eliminated, to complete the 'holy work' of Galactus, which they have decided is judging the fitness of species to survive, and culling the unworthy from the universe...)

Dream Girl called for a meeting with Tyroc, Thunder and Cosmic Boy.

The holos of her fellow leaders appeared before Nura as she stood beside a dining table in one of Hope World's team rec rooms.

The four Legion World leaders exchanged a few pleasantries though Nura quickly brought the conversation round to the matter that she wanted to raise.

She stated the interns that had been working with the team on Hope World deserved full membership, though with the lack of a promotion process being established when they split the leadership between the three planetoid bases, she was unsure if she should just announce it or...

Thunder smiled broadly before stating that a few more of the intens that were helping out the teams deserved to be uplifted onto the team proper. Tyroc agreed without missing a beat.

"So, do we just announce it or...?"

"Let's hold a try out. Inform the interns that this is their chance..." Tyroc says

"They've already proven themselves." Nura said flatly.

"We can do both," again Cece smiled, "we'll say, hey, our interns are now fully fledged Legionnaires. Who wants to try out to join them?"

"I'm sure that the majority of the Senior class of students will be eager to show what they can do as well, and a few definitely deserve your full consideration." Rokk smiled as he said this.

The team leaders agreed that they would share their plan with the rest of the Senior Team and, as long as there were no major objections, they would hold a try-out and hopefully be accepting new members to their team.

"So, after we get agreement that this is a good idea, we'll have tryouts in, what, a week? I'll call up the rest of the Senior Team and make sure everyone's diaries are free for it." Nura said.

"Sounds like a good plan t'me." Troy replied, nodding.

"I'll get the Academy kids ready, thanks Nura, this is a great idea." Rokk added.

"Absolutely!" Thunder agreed.

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Mon El - Senior Team member, Lar Gand of Daxam - incredible strength, speed, stamina, senses, laser vision, space flight, invulnerability
Dragonwing - Marya Pai of Earth - breathes dragon fire and acid
Glorith of Zerox - manipulation of magical energies
Spy (also team counsellor) - Dr Noah Kabbo - heightened awareness and limited telepathy
Bouncing Boy ii - Stoor Chamble of Pasnic - creation of personal spherical force field
Non - negative energy being - spaceflight, speed, alter own dimensions and density, explosive touch, limited telepathy

Science Police meta-squad seconded to Legion World Second Base:
Gravity Kid - Science Police Officer Tel Vole of Earth - manipulation of personal or nearby gravity


The alert came through in the early hours, but Mon El was already awake so he was first to arrive at the Warp Control Room.

A Science Police alert stating meta-activity had arrived from Stemmian Dravus Three, a trader's planet out on the edge of the Fringe. Reading the report, Mon El knew of the central city state of Faraggon... A city state renowned for its Rimborian approach to law and order, so a request for assistance from the UP meant they immediately knew that it must be something serious.

It only took three minutes before the team were gathered, and the Daxamite quickly shared the information they had on the situation: An alert had been raised stating that there was an ongoing emergency in the central business district in Farraggo. Mon El succinctly explained that this city state had minimal official law enforcement and it was entirely likely that some sort of local turf war could be happening. There were reports of a meta-being creating several explosions and general pandemonium, though little more.

A honey and violet warp opened before the team and they stepped through.

The scene before them was like something from a medieval depiction of the very depths of hell!

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This block of the city centre had been smashed!

Screams and sirens filled the air. Several shattered buildings crumbled across the ground, fire and smoke billowed from dozens of points, bodies of victims and broken glass strewn as if swept there by the hands of a vengeful god.

<Non and Bouncing Boy, you're both with me... Spy, take the rest of the team and get civilians to safety. Prioritize saving the living, okay? If you encounter any meta-activity, you call for back-up before engaging> And with that telepathic broadcast across the flight ring matrix, Mon El took to the air. Non and Bouncing Boy followed as fast as they could.

<right...> Dr Kabbo took charge of his teammates, <let's get co-ordinates for First Responders and make sure we get survivors to them> A hard light screen sprung up from his flight ring as its AI tapped into local broadcasts to find where local support could be found. Dr kabbo sharerd the info with his colleagues, <Okay, Tel's with me, I'll be able to find anyone under the rubble. Marya and Glorith, help anyone you can find... we'll meet up in thirty minutes back at this spot, okay?>

Dragonwing and Glorith flew towards someone nearby they could hear shouting for help. As they approached, they could see the problem - a large metal beam had trapped a young woman underneath, and the young man with her was unable to move it. The woman lay unconscious in rubble soaked with her blood.

"Hey, I'm Marya, this is Glorith, we're gonna help you two, okay?" As Dragonwing said this, the young man's face crumpled and tears streamed down his face.

"It's my sister... We was goin'... we were shopping and this fiery hawk man... he did all this..." He muttered, turning back to look at his unconscious sister..

"It's okay, we're Legionnaires, we'll get her out for you." Marya stepped closer to him and smiled. <Team, we've just heard some kinda fiery hawk man caused this damage so be careful!> She broadcast across the telepathic matrix to her teammates.

Marya put an arm around the young man's shoulder; primarily to reassure him, but also to have a hold on him in case he suddenly moved closer and interrupted her teammate. Glorith settled on the ground beside the trapped woman.

The young mystic's facial marking started to glow as she drew in her magic. She brushed her finger tips across the metal beam and a circle of violet light expanded to cover the surface, and as it did the metal started to discolour. Within seconds fracture lines and rust ate into the beam, until after only twenty seconds the beam flaked apart and disintegrated into a cloud of tiny flecks. The mystical Legionnaire stepped back as the young man rushed in to grab his sister.

"Hang on a sec there sport," Dragonwing scanned the woman with her flight ring and held it up to share the hard light read-out it generated.

"Broken ribs and leg, bruising... probable minor concussion... She'll be fine with a bit of TLC. Let me help." Dragonwing nudged he man aside and gently picked up the unconscious woman. "There's help this way..." She levitated, letting her flight ring carry the weight. The man stepped back, his mouth wide.

"C'mon, let's get you and your sis to a medic." Dragonwing said over her shoulder as she flew across the rubble towards where their flight rings had indicated an emergency crisis centre had been set up.

Glorith smiled as she took the young man's hand and levitated them both, following after her teammate.

............................


Two hundred and fifty metres away, Dr Kabbo pointed towards a large pile of smashed masonry.

"There's four minds under this... one isn't human, a dog I think..."

Tel Vole hovered over the rubble pile and started to glow. With a thought he started to rise and as he did layer by later of the smashed stonework started to take to the air underneath him.

"Whoa, right there Tel!" Dr Kabbo shouted. In amongst the rubble there were two unconscious people floating before him. Gently, he prized them out, feeling a little bit sea sick as he moved between Gravity Kids column of weightlessness and the planets gravity.

As gently as he could, Noah laid them down and turned back to the floating pile before him. He could sense there were more minds in the tangle of stones, metal and glass. At his signal Tel strained his abilities to lift more rubble, and only a few feet underneath the other couple there was an elderly man with his arms wrapped around his pet hound. The dog whimpered as Spy maneuvered them out from the floating rubble.

"If you can gently let it down now Tel..." Dr Kabbo tried his best to shield the unconscious people from the dust cloud that blew out as the floating rubble fell back into the hole it had come from.

"C'mon Tel, let's get these folks some proper aid." Noah signaled his colleague to levitate the group they had just rescues from the rubble towards one of the makeshift crisis centre.

............................


Mon El raced ahead, with Non close behind.

Bouncing Boy pushed his force field to its hardest and urged his flight ring to go faster.

Stoor Chamble could see he would not keep up with his teammates as they tore through the sky towards the outskirts of the destruction. Even as he watched, in the distance a building at least ten stories high started to tilt and fall. Mon El and Non were already there - the Daxamite flying through the building at hyper-velocities rescuing everyone within as the Negative Energy being used its explosive touch to turn the falling masonry into dust clouds.

As he looked down, Stoor could see some sort of confrontation taking place in the street below him.

<Lar, there's some trouble here that I need to investigate, will keep you updated> He sent across the telepathic matrix to his team leader as he dived down to street level.

<Okay, let us know if you need assistance>

As he got close, Stoor could see a powerfully built man in black garb, swinging a scythe at a much smaller young dark blue skinned boy with wild hair. Every time the scythe got close the boy would disappear, almost as if he were moving too fast to be seen and reappear close by.

As Stoor's stutter didn't really command respect or project authority he had mentioned to Night Girl that he didn't like using the loudhailer app; she had kindly suggested he only use a minimum of words when he did need to use it so it would be less likely he'd get tongue tied. Remembering this advice, he tooka deep breath, put his right hand up to his face so his flight ring was in front of his mouth and yelled:

"S...STOP!" his word echoed across the landscape and the two beings beneath him both cowered instinctively at the roaring noise.

"A Legionnaire!" The brutish man said as he looked up towards Bouncing Boy, apparently happy to see him. As he shouted this, the boy suddenly appeared at his side and slashed the muscular man across his ribs before vanishing again and reappearing ten feet away. This time, Stoor could see dust suddenly move in the air between where the boy had been and where he now was - the dark blue skinned boy was a speedster.

Stoor flew towards the blue skinned boy, aware that if they moved at super speed he would be unlikely to do anything other than scare them away - at least his force field would stop him getting hurt, he hoped...

"Why you takin' that thug's side? Him and his Fringe Force destroyed the market buildings!" The blue skinned boy yelled as he jumped out of the way of the Legionnaire.

"Terrorist! We are stopping you and your kind..." Before the muscular man could say anything else, the blue skinned boy appeared before the bigger man's face and kicked him firmly in the jaw. The large man's head snapped back but he did not seem too hurt by the blow.

"You stand up for slavers yet want to be our heroes? Hypocrite!"

"SIT DOWN!" This time Stoor's voice did not stutter as he shouted through the loudhailer. He pointed to the floor and the large man with the scythe and the unruly looking boy with blue skin both immediately sat down.

"Right, you..." He pointed to the boy.

"We... We were trying to get the slaves free and this bunch..."

"You damaged the Central Market..."

"And your lot destroyed the centre of town! How many have you killed?"

"Enough!" Stoor didn't use the loudhailer this time but they still both turned to face him, quiet.

"P... Put out your r... right hands, now!" Stoor had surreptitiously taken two incapacity cuffs from a belt pouch and held one in each hand. As the two before him held out their hands he quickly swiped the cuffs around their wrists. Both were unconscious in seconds.

"Let the c... courts decide, you i... i... idiots!"

<Lar, I've two metas here, I think they had something to do with this mess. I'm gonna call Henry and get them into holding cells, okay... Lar? Can you hear me? .Mon El? Mon El... Are you there?>

The silence that followed as Bouncing Boy waited for Mon El to reply was worrying.

.............................


Mon El and Non had cleared the building before it had collapsed onto the plaza before it and now the Daxamite was ready to face those responsible.

In the air before them was a man with metallic wings generating heat - Mon El had noticed the melted streaks across the building so estimated he was responsible for its collapse.

"You!" The powerful Daxamite flew up towards them. He could see that the man wore a red and golden armour with a clear face plate - and had spotted the Legionnaires as his eyes grew wide and mouthed an obscenity.

"I am Sunhawk of Fringe Force, my team were called here to stop a terrorist cell. We are heros like you Legionnaires... welcome!"

"You're responsible for destroying this building so I doubt we're on the same side." With that, the Daxamite tore towards the man who called himself Sunhawk, preparing to rip the armour off his body.

<<stop! Get away from my colleague>> Although the voice in his head was not loud, it had an immediate effect.

Lar Gand had encountered telepathy many, many times before, but this time it felt very different as if it had been written across his mind by sharp rusting spikes. He had felt something like that pain before though and its cause was one of the few things he was truly vulnerable to: it was magic!

Clutching the side of his head, the Daxamite let loose a primal scream, before he flew straight up and out of the planets atmosphere and into space in an instinctive attempt to escape.

yay, more!

haha! it's so like Nura to be like "hold on, why make them try out again?" Good on Thunder to quickly pivot this to giving an opportunity for others. And I bet Cos is just so eager to have tryouts like the old days. and so like Nura to quickly take charge...

I'm so intrigued at what a central business district on a Rimbor-like planet would be like!


Stoor's stutter is such a cute character trait, and glad Lydda helped him with some tips. and good on Stoor for getting both combatants to actually sit down!

a magical telepath., whoa!

Comments as I read:

- Yay, a tryout coming up!

- "Rimborian approach to law and order," that made me laugh.

- "A honey and violet warp," beautiful description

- I adore Marya & Glorith

- Sunhawk of Fringe Force, awesome names. Can't wait to find out more about this magician telepath.

Loving this, Harbi! Keep up the good work!

Home Base gymnasium:

Wraith Boy - previously Invisible Kid iii - Mors Gwokyalya of Earth - invisibility, reactive intangibility, strength, Martian senses
Rebounder- Lozaro Koosta-Nevarra of Rimbor - dense molecular structure giving great strength, speed, durability and reflection of physical attacks
Granite Girl - Shessan Monasdotta from Frentoni Six - self petrification


Mors Gwokyalya was enjoying himself in the central student gymnasium on Home Base.

He'd been released from the medi-bay the day before and was more than ready to make the most of his freedom. He had been joined by his friend Lozaro Koosta-Nevarra, and the two young men were engaged in a competition to see who could complete the training AI's challenges.

Mors was literally racing ahead!

"Hey cheater, you had a mega-steroid jab before you left the medi-bay, dincha?" Lozaro shouted as fell further behind.

"Haha, this is the easiest course ever... I think the AI thinks I'm still sick." Mors laughed as he vaulted the last barrier and crossed the holo-finish line.

A good twenty five seconds later, as Rebounder crossed his finishing line, the Rimboran held out a hand for his fellow student to slap.

"So... those funky new powers you mentioned obviously include a physical upgrade, Mors. Bet you didn't tell the AI, did ya?"

"I... I don't know. Wow, I never realised." Mors was genuinely surprised as the realisation struck him that his friend was right. "C'mon, let's check..."

Quarter of an hour later, after some strenuous AI guided tests, the two young men had established that Mor's physical strength had more than quadrupled, while his stamina and reflexes rating were both more than double what they had been only a couple of months before. Along with his other abilities that had started to appear since his most recent treatment by the Martian Manhunter, Mors realised that he was no longer just another 'Invisible Kid'... Well, it had been mentioned that it was odd that he had decided to copy the name of an already active Legionnaire.

"Loz, man, I think..."

"Nah, dont believe you!" Lozaro interrupted with a grin.

"Yeah yeah, funny boy, anyway, with these other powers, maybe I need a new code-name. Wotcha think?"

"I dunno, like if you wanted something appropriate... how about Show Off Boy?" As Mors laughed sarcastically, Lozaro continued, "Or, something like Centre of Attention Lad?"

"Oh, you're just jealous that the girls all love me..."

"No denying that, my man." Lozaro gave a mocking bow.

"But seriously, I'm thinking of maybe something like Wraith Boy. What do you think?"

"Yeah... Try it out, it sounds cool to me, though if our classmates see a problem they'll soon let you know."

Before Mors could reply a familiar voice shouted across the gym at him.

"Mors! Hey there, I was wondering where you went."

Granite Girl ran across the gymnasium floor, almost bumping into another couple of students that were involved in a wrestling match.

"I'm gonna leave you to your adoring fanclub." Rebounder said quietly to his friend with a wicked grin.

"Thanks Loz, we can catch up later." The two young men clasped right hands and had a quick hug before Rebounder left.

Granite Girl ran up and hugged Mors tightly.

"I was worried when you weren't in your quarters earlier. Why didn't you say...?"

"Hey, Shessan, I was overdue a session in the gym and wanted to catch up with Lozaro..." As he spoke, Mors tried to disentangle himself from her grip.

"Silly, you should have called me." Shessan kept her arms around Mors, unwilling to let go.

"Shessan... Can you let go of me please." the smile fell from his face as he stepped back. "I... I am really grateful for all of your support recently, genuinely thankful and I'll always appreciate your kindness when I was so vulnerable... but I do have other friends and a life beyond the medi-bay." His expression was serious as he spoke.

"What are you saying?" She stepped towards him, but he stepped back, keeping a metre between them.

"I'm saying you're a real good friend Shessan, and I'm really grateful for that..."

"But now you're out of the medi-bay you're dumping me..." She turned her face away as she spoke.

"Shessan... whay? Oh... no, just no. How can I dump you when we're not a couple...?"

"Yeah, yeah, well, you tell yourself that Mors. Call me if you have any spare time after living your new life outside the medi-bay... you know where I am." She had turned away and was walking towards the exit as she finished speaking.

Mors Gwokyalya silently watched her go.

Before he had joined the Legion Academy, Mors had been a moderately famous adventure-influencer on the All-World Net, so had dealt with random fans being possessive over him before. This time, as he watched her leave, he knew that she was more than just a stranger that had imaginary relationships with him or wanted to live vicariously through him... he sksi knew they were never in a relationship like she seemed to believe.

He was also wise enough to know that chasing after Shessan would not help things between them right now.

Damn it!

..............................


Stemmian Dravus Three, a traders planet on the outskirts of the Outer Fringe region of the UP

Mon El - Senior Team member, Lar Gand of Daxam - incredible strength, speed, stamina, senses, laser vision, space flight, invulnerability
Dragonwing - Marya Pai of Earth - breathes dragon fire and acid
Glorith of Zerox - manipulation of magical energies
Spy (also team counsellor) - Dr Noah Kabbo - heightened awareness and limited telepathy
Bouncing Boy ii - Stoor Chamble of Pasnic - creation of personal spherical force field
Non - negative energy being - spaceflight, speed, alter own dimensions and density, explosive touch, limited telepathy

Science Police meta-squad seconded to Legion World Second Base:
Gravity Kid - Science Police Officer Tel Vole of Earth - manipulation of personal or nearby gravity


Dr Noah Kabbo pointed out sites where he could sense living minds.

The local rescuers were a rag-tag group of survivors from this calamity, a few locals who had avoided the destruction, and about a dozen or so from the local military that were the first to arrive at the disaster site. They were all eager to capitalise on the Legionnaires assistance as their resources were very limited. Gravity Kid helped move a lot of the rubble as Dr Kabbo and the locals picked out any survivor they could find.

Within minutes, their combined efforts had freed half a dozen people from their rubble tombs.


Dragonwing and Glorith took another group of locals to help find survivors amid the rubble as well. The young mystic spun a location spell that manifested a row of sparkling lights over the head of anyone trapped in the remains of the fallen buildings.

Her spell was not as specific as Dr Kabbo's physic senses and several of the people they freed from the rubble were sadly already dead. The locals were grateful to find their family members and neighbours, in whatever state. The tears that fell with each gruesome discovery were tears tinged with gratitude that at least the bodies were being returned.

Dragonwing didn't comment as she saw the tears on her teammates face, as she knew there were just as many streaking hers.


Dr Kabbo was pointing out a spot amongst the rubble where he could sense there were a few minds when an elderly woman wearing a nuns habit approached him. He barely noticed her until she spoke.

"I'm so very sorry about this..." her voice was quiet, her hands held out in front of her, "We only wanted to free the slaves in the market. We never meant this to happen."

The psychic counsellor stopped directing Gravity Kid and the rescue party to stare at her.

"I can help..." her hands sparkled with a pulse of magnetic energy.

"You're from Braal?" Dr Kabbo knew as soon as he asked it that it wasn't the question he really wanted to ask, though freeing those trapped in the rubble was their priority right at that moment.

"Uh huh, left over forty years ago. My associates called me Mother Magnetta... Silly, really, but there you go." As she said this she focused on a large I-beam. Her magnokinesis took hold, slowly shuddering the metal bar out of the way as two rescuers scrabbled past to search for trapped people underneath.

"Thank you." Dr Kabbo said, before adding "We'll talk about the slave issue once we're done here, okay?"

.........................


The Negative Energy being called Non swooped down towards the being with the billowing white cloak.

Non had been disintegrating the falling debris from the toppled building when it heard the magical telepathic comment and witnessed Mon El's flight out of the planetary atmosphere.

While it did not fully understand the situation, it knew that this was not a standard Legion scenario so decided to investigate. Mon El had been Non's mentor and it had observed the Daxamites reactions in many situations and this was clearly not expected... Even with its telepathic abilities t had not heard the magical mind-speech that had sent Lar Gand fleeing.

With its expansive senses the Negative Energy Legionnaire was aware the being that stood before it was in the middle of a swirling cloud of magical energies. Non had encountered this before, most notably around several of its teammates, though it had never considered how these strange forces worked in relation to the rather strict universal laws that governed everything else, it did know there were always unexpected results.

<desist> Non sent towards the cloaked figure. As it flew down towards them there was a roar from behind as the armoured man swept down, cutting right through the Legionnaire's torso with a slice of his wings. The Negative Energy being's two halves knitted back together in seconds. In a burst of speed, even as its body pulled itself back together, Non turned around and stretched out a hand.

The arm elongated and the Legionnaire's fingertips brushed against the tip of a wing setting off a cascade of small explosions.

Non turned back to the cloaked figure even as its destructive touch took its toll on the armoured wing - it crumbled as fracture lines spread out along its length that widened until shattering the wing. This sent the armoured man into a desperate spin as he struggled to control his flight.

Below the Legionnaire, the white cloaked figure was spinning their hands in the air and Non could perceive the arcane energies building up. Before these could be focused into some defense or attack, Non dived into the ground beside the mystic and phased through the soil, and began to circle it creating a ring of explosive blasts around them.

After several seconds of this, Non returned to the surface. The white cloaked being was unconscious on the ground surrounded by debris that the explosions had thrown up.

Non floated over them for a few seconds, taking in that they appeared to have similar physiology to one of the interns - the Imp Master - so it recognised that they were probably from a species called Elven. They were also relatively unhurt, with only superficial wounds. The Negative Energy being turned its attention towards the winged man in armour that had tried to harm it moments before.

<you will desist, now> Non sent this demand towards the still struggling man as he tried to get control of his flight pattern.

"Screw you, you freak!" He shouted back.

Above them, there was a sudden swoosh of air and Bouncing Boy, with his force field fully surrounding him, crashed into Sunhawk, smashing him into the rubble below.

<hey, you okay there Non? Where's Mon El?> Stoor sent across the telepathic matrix to Non, even as he landed next to the struggling man in armour. Sunhawk was swearing, as his armor sparked ominously. Stoor looked at the man he had just knocked out of the sky, trying to figure out where to snap an incapacity cuff onto, as he doubted it would work on the armour that he wore.

<Elf is awakening> Non alerted his teammate to the white cloaked mystic attempting to regain their feet. Stoor levitated over the rubble towards them. The young man from Pasnic tried to look as serious as he could, hoping to fool this opponent into surrendering without a fight, With his personal force field creating a diamond hard bubble around him, Stoor thought he looked pretty impressive.

"S... stay where you are!" Bouncing Boy said, as firmly as he could.

"No, Legionnaire, I won't. You have no authority here as we are not in the United Planets, but my team does have the authority. By the power vested in me as a member of the Fringe Force under the 3023 Law Enforcement Charter of Fringe and Affiliated Worlds, I'm placing you and that creature..." the Elf pointed towards Non, "under arrest for aiding and abetting beings actively participating in terrorism!"

Guys, Happy New Year and thanks for your kind words above, here's some more for you.

yay, more!

Are the people of Granite Girl's homeworld related to the Zwennians? the similar power set struck me

great power combo that Wraith Boy has, nice subset of the Martian powers.

also very perceptive of Rebounder. Wraith Boy must be finding this a big change, not surprised he hasn't yet fully grasped everything.

LOL Show Off Boy! Love Loz's funny personality.

ah young "love", or rather infatuation. Granite Girl has some growing up to do! and nice bit that Wraith Boy did use to be an influencer

ooph, always sad to see innocents die. poor Legionnaires, it never gets easier...

slaves, interesting eh? goodness, what happened here?

and a space-nun! Also great of you to sprinkle in characters who come from homeworlds with powers - I always did wonder why we didn't see more random Braalians, Titanians, etc. showing up in the comics!

your mentor system is a goldmine, Harbi! the relationships formed then are long-lasting, even the "bad" ones like Lu and (was it Mindbender)?

impressive combat skills from Non!

oh dear! a different super-team, one that likely has Legion status there too... well, this is getting better and better! great concept Harbi, eager to see how you spin these threads together!

Comments as I read:

- Gymnasium scenes always bring back good memories of the Baxter era.

- Love the banter.

- These student characters are very engaging. Your observations of the influencer trend (everything comes full circle after 1000 years) and how it affects younger people are very perceptive and insightful.

- More of Marya & Glorith -- even without either of them having a word of dialogue, you convey so much about them. Good writing.

- Looking forward to finding out more about Mother Magnetta. Good intentions and the road to hell...

- Wow! Another great cliffhanger!

Harbi, it's been a great pleasure to see your writing evolve and improve with each new volume of this series. To see it grow more economical, accessible, suspenseful, energetic, and clear. It's also a great inspiration and influence on my own writing. Thanks!