[Jeanie]

Shout out to all heroes and villains this thread is for everyone. Please feel free to join us. I participate in other threads but I think ultimately we should all try to tie in to each other and mix it up a little. So far I have lots of heroes but we need some villains so don't be surprised if one of you villains gets a visit.

[Jeanie]

In the year 2007 the world was in a tailspin, spiraling, plunging deeper and deeper into its own demise. The planet itself was distraught, wailing in pain from the abuse of its inhabitants. Tales of global warming, wars, terrorism, demoralization of society, domestic violence and tyranny were household names. How long would it take for those responsible for halting this agony to realize they held the power to make the change, to make them stop and to start again. All it would take was just one to wake up from his slumber and open their eyes to the only thing that could save the world - HOPE! Who would be first? Where would they come from? What would their trademark be?

[Jeanie]

Name: Jeanie
Age: 25
Hero
Powers:
Necrokinesis/Shape Shifter - Ability to turn into any shape, person or animal dead or alive.
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What on earth is going on? Gasoline prices are just sky high. Am I going to have to buy a bicycle to get around or what. This is crazy.

Jeanie was just another frustrated resident of Puerto Rico. The society was feeling the pressures of uncontrolled inflation and political havoc. Looking for some relief she steps into a fortune teller's house seeking answers.

Fortune Teller: Hola, I've been waiting for you.
Jeanie: Me, do I know you?
Fortune Teller: Maybe not in this lifetime but we have met in the past that I am sure of.
Jeanie: I felt a sudden urge to come inside today even though I've past by here several times before.

Jeanie looked at the beautiful artwork and rich decoration in the room, a striking contrast to the simple storefront appearance on the outside. She felt amazingly at home.

Fortune Teller: It is time you fulfill your destiny my child. Come follow me, trust me the world needs some relief.

Jeanie: I wish I had an idea what you were talking about but I must be honest I haven't a clue, but something tells me I should trust you so lead on.

Fortune Teller: First I must prepare you some tea. Sit here and check out this site on my lap top, refresh your memory, I'll be right back.

Jeanie chuckled to herself. Boy times really do change, a fortune teller with a lap top. Lady Techno, ha, ha, ha. She begins to explore the site and feels that its contents are uncanningly familiar. Beautiful paintings of exotic animals and women and children caring for them. A dark figure with fire-filled eyes and horribly disfigured killing the animals and smoking and blinding all those around him.

Fortune Teller: Ay mija, here is the tea, I hope you like it. I have waited so long I almost couldn't find the recipe let alone the ingredients. Drink up and then we will talk.

Jeanie inhaled the aromatic tea. It smelled sweet and tasted like a mix of fruits and honey. It was delicious. As she drank she failed to realize the drowsiness to which she succumbed to so easily.

Jeanie: Where am I?
Traveler: Where you need to be. Welcome Princess we have been waiting for you.
Jeanie: Princess, who me? what are you kidding me?
Traveler: No I would never joke about something so important. Sit we have much to cover in very little time.

Jeanie sat down on a golden cushion, soft as a cloud it was. She was served a plate of fruits, strange exotic varieties she was familiar with from the Island of Paradise, mango, guanabana, bananas, pineapples, oranges and kenepas. The traveler proceeded to explain Jeanie's true origin and her role in the destiny of the world. In awe Jeanie listened, wide-eyed and yet calmly confident that she was in the right place.

Fortune Teller: Wake up my child, are you still with me?
Jeanie felt a little groggy but full of peace. Yes I am here. I thank you so much for your help. I understand now. I have a message for you.

In a second Jeanie was transformed into the image of the fortune teller's deceased daughter Mama, I miss you so much, I love you Mama, I will be here but you must wait a while longer till we are reunited, I love you Mama. Just that quickly the transformation took place and Jeanie found herself embracing the sobbing Fortune Teller Mi hija, mi hija, I miss you too.

Suddenly a man interrupted them and held a gun in his hand demanding the Fortune Teller and Jeanie go in the back room......

[ingrocher]

Alexi finished the last lap in his mother’s backyard pool. He always went for a swim when he had a lot on his mind, ever since he was a little kid. He was lucky, he though, just before that huge explosion over New York, he had decided to return home to Puerto Rico, at end of the semester. He hadn’t spent a summer in Puerto Rico since he started college. He always managed to find some himself busy on summers either by doing some research or any type of school related work. He rapidly discovered he really liked what he was studying (physics mayor) and really liked to dedicate time to it. He also enjoyed his college life and of course his swimming. But for some reason he felt compelled to return to Puerto Rico for the summer, he missed his mother he though, but thought nothing more of it.

He quickly got out of the pool, toweled himself off, tied the towel around his waste, and entered through the large glass patio door into the kitchen were his mother Sonia was cooking. She was watching the local news in a small tv she had in the kitchen. Everybody, everywhere was talking about the explosion. As soon as Sonia saw his son enter the kitchen she walked right to him and hugged him.

Sonia:”Mi amor que bueno que estes aqui este verano lejos de todo ese rebolú de la bomba”
(Honey I’m so glad you are here this summer, far away from all that bomb mess)

Alexi:”Si mami yo también”
(Yes Mom, I’m glad too)

Alexi kissed his mother on her forehead and continued upstairs to his room. When he reached his room he quickly locked the door, threw himself on his bed, lifted his hand and when he lowered it, all of the lights in his room started to dim until they all together disappeared and the room was completely dark. He took a deep sigh and said

Alexi:”Tengo que regresar, tengo que hacer algo”
(I have to go back, I have to do something)

[Jeanie]

The Fortune Teller and Jeanie were told to sit on the couch with their hands extended in front of them.

The man with the gun threw some rope and signaled for Jeanie to tie the Fortune Teller's hands up. Once she was done he grabbed her wrist and suddenly Jeannie felt a shiver go straight through her.

Jeanie: I have a message for you Pedro.
Pedro: How'd you know my name lady? Do I know you?
Fortune Teller:Do not be afraid mijo, she means you no harm.

In a flash Jeanie transforms into an elderly woman with tear-filled eyes.

What the F***! Mami, mami is that you, what's going on? Who are you?

Elderly woman: Pedro mi hijo, solo quiero que sepas que no sufri. La explosion me apago como el viento apaga una vela. Solo siento no poder estar contigo otra vez. Si vienes a procurarme estoy en el parque Central en la fuente donde le estaba dando comida a las palomas.

Pedro's mother spoke about not suffering. That the explosion was like the wind putting out a candle. She was waiting for him at the Central Park Fountain where she was feeding the pigeons.

Pedro drops his gun and kneels down in front of the elderly woman and weeps like a baby.

Suddenly Jeanie returns to her normal self and falls back on the couch. The Fortune Teller begins to comfort Pedro who cannot control his sobbing. Then the emergency broadcast system starts blaring over the radio in the background

RADIO ANNOUNCER:Una explosión en NY ha causado mucho daño. Todavía no se saben los detalles de si se trata de otro ataque terrorista. No hay comunicación directa solo atraves de satelite. Les daremos mas detalles segun nos lleguen los reportes.

OMG, an explosion in NY and they don't know all the details. Is this insanity or what. What is going to happen?

Jeanie: NY, my friend Alexi goes to school there I'd better call his mother and see if she's heard anything

Marking the number on her cell phone Jeanie is so worried she is going to get bad news about Alexi. She had been meaning to call him but was so busy. They were childhood friends who had gone their separate ways but always kept in touch. RINGGGGGGG, RINGGGGG, RINGGGGG Please, please pick up!

[ingrocher]

Just as Alexi was about to doze of his cell phone started to ring, alexi jumped up kinda startled, when he flipped his phone he saw that it was Jeanie , a very dear childhood friends.
Alexi:"Hello Jeanie"

[Jeanie]

Alexi, OMG is that you I thought I was dialing your mom, how funny

OCC: LMAO. Next time read the post carefully, it says I was calling your mom. lol.

How are you? Where are you? OMG did you hear the news?

[ingrocher]

I'm fine, lucky me right, i just arrived from NY, i'm at my mom's house

[Reighben Labilles]

Reighben was just fresh out of his summer term in The University of the Philippines. Though he'll be entering his third year of Political Science by June add to that the fact he just got a new boyfriend, he chose to go to Puerto Rico after having strange distress calls from the forests in that region.

Its not that all the other plants and forests in other parts of the world have been sending waves of pain at him, its more of that forests in Puerto Rico are sensing something else. It is something more terrible and menacing than the logging, deforestation, extinction and even global warming that all plants in the world are suffering from.

Reighben studies in The University of the Philippines not just because he's smart, its more of the fact that its the best university in that country that financially challenged but smart people like him can afford. Heck, if your really down in the rough, you can even study for free with allowance! Given that sad, sad fact, going to puerto rico using normal, legal means was out of the question. He needed to use his powers to get there.

He first needed to identify where in Puerto Rico he could land without being noticed. A quick look at the internet made him choose Patillas Beach as a spot. It says on one website that the beach was 'virgin' so he assumed there's no resort or anyone at all stationed there. To him its the perfect spot. From there, he could find the specific forest area where the distress wave came from by psychic scanning the entire country during full plant form. He needed to find allies like him first so he decided to send a psychic message blast to the country once he sets sail. Though his psychic energy primarily affects plants, he still decided to make a gamble.

Since he can go all plant mode, all he needs to do is re-adjust he genetic structure so he can feed on ocean water and its nutrients for sustanence. He also added an underwater survival trait, so that he can survive with low light and low carbon dioxide levels. And yes, at that point his lungs can be readapted so it can breathe in water.

Using the tendrils he sprouted from his fingers, he alters the DNA of some hardwood trees in luneta grandstand which is very near the beach by attaching the tendrils to its trunks. After about 5 minutes of tinkering with the tree's DNA he realized in order to make a living yacht out of them that he needs support from the environment around him. In a wink, he sprouts roots from his left hands, while his hair and skin become a bright shade of green. Reighben has now entered full plant mode. His living yacht came to be a minute later.

The yachts lower side was deep woody brown, with a weave of thick tree trunks interlocking each other keeping it from sinking. In the lowest reaches of the yacht are specialized roots allowing the yacht and reighben himself to feed on the ocean. The upper parts of the living yacht was of course filled with many small green leaves. The leaves were made small to prevent too much evaporation, most of the pacific is quite hot you see. At the very top was a sail made of very flexible, yet very tough fibers which reighben can use if he wants to rest from using his main propulsion system. The yacht's rudder is a specialized trunk reighben can manipulate through his will. Its main propulsion system is a large, thick stem-like membrane that sucks in water around the boat and blasts it from the back in a highly pressurized form.

Since being discreet is the key when nearing Puerto Rican waters, he can dislodge from the yacht and use his underwater survival trait to swim to the Puerto Rican Mainland.

After a long talk with his Mother and his boyfriend, he finally left for Puerto Rico. As he started his propulsion system, he remembered that he promised his mom and his boyfriend that he'll return in a year to continue his education. Reflecting on the possible impending danger he'll face in Puerto Rico and beyond, he isn't even sure he'll be alive one year from now.

In hopes of finding people like him, and by that enhanced humans such as him, He focuses a big portion of his psychic energy and blasts a psychic message saying "I sense a great evil in your land. I was summoned by your forests. Heed my plea once you receive this, be at Patillas Beach in 2 weeks time and meet me there. My name is Reighben Labilles, an enhanced human like you from The Philipines. I would like to help you save your country, even the world.”. The psychic blast was focused towards Puerto Rico. Though his psychic abilities primarily affect plants, he hopes that a psy blast as strong as that can be felt by enhanced humans such as him.

Reighben pants in exhaustion after his Psy blast. He’s thankful the sun shone high that day, and the ocean waters were still full of nutrients. If the weather wasn’t that good, he might have passed out, prolonging his journey to Puerto Rico.

Now begins his journey towards the land he never thought he’d go to before.

[Jeanie]

With a sigh of relief Jeanie sits back down on the couch and realizes that Pedro is still sobbing

Alexi thank God you're alright! You are at your mother's house? I'll call you right back. I'm kinda in the middle of something but when I heard the news I immediately thought of you and had to call. Lots to talk about we have, so if I don't call you back don't hesitate to call me ok. So glad you're ok

Alexi was happy to hear that Jeanie still remembered him. As kids they were always close and they had a special bond that no matter how much time passed without seeing one another they always felt close.

Alright then gonna hold you to that, is that someone crying in the background, is everything ok? Where are you?

Pedro was starting to calm down although still a little shocked at seeing his mother. Jeanie hesitated to think if that meant his mother was dead or about to die, it was almost an eerie feeling that lingered around her. The Fortune Teller suddenly showed up with some warm tea and Jeanie looked inside the teacup inquisitively.

Fortune Teller: Oh no don't worry dear, this is just regular tea to warm the soul. That other brew was special for you. Drink up, things are going to get hectic from here on.

Jeanie: Ok, Alexi talk to you later. She puts the cell phone away and begins to sip from the cup.

MMM, this is good! Thank you so much. Turning to Pedro she asks Are you ok mister? Staring at the gun which sat on the night table just beyond her reach she wondered if this man's intentions had changed or at least she hoped they had.

Pedro: No I am not o.k. I am sorry if I frightened you. I am part of a secret Agency called Mother Nature's Guardians. I must go to NY and find my mother. How did you contact her? Can you bring her back so I can talk to her again, please?

Jeanie closed her eyes and she saw pigeons, lots of pigeons and they were all picking on this rug that lay on the floor - OH NO, that wasn't a rug, now what - how do I tell this man his mother's dead?

Fortune Teller: Her ability is not like that my child. She can sometimes control it but other times it is she who is being controlled.

Jeanie: I'm sorry I can't bring her back. Jeanie decided it was best if he found out the truth after reaching NY.

Mother Nature's Guardians, what is that all about?

Pedro: It is a society dedicated to finding and recruiting Nature's special creatures in order to protect the planet and its inhabitants from ultimate disaster. I understand why I was drawn to hold this place up, we were destined to meet. I lost my job and things have been really hard with the economy here being as unstable as it is. I am going to a meeting over by the beach in Condado. I was told I would meet a new member there but it seems they were wrong since I met you here instead. Still have to show up though, orders are orders. Will you come with me?

Jeanie was new to all this but it seemed like destiny was the word of the day.

Jeanie: Sure I'll go with you, what kind of car do you have?

Pedro: Well truth is I was going to hijack one.

Jeanie: Then it looks like you were supposed to meet me after all, come on I have a Mazda X3, we should be there in no time.

There was an element of freshness in the air. Jeanie felt lighter and suddenly full of energy. She found something she hadn't realized she had lost - HOPE! Together we are going to make a difference. Mother Nature's Guardian's, she repeated to herself, it had a nice ring. Then she remembered her failed attempts at gardening, a green thumb she did not have but she loved nature and that had to count for something.

Jeanie: How much do I owe you for the consultation madam?
Fortune Teller: Oh no, it is I who has something for you The Fortune Teller opened a chest and took out a necklace. It was black leather and from it dangled what apparently seemed like a miniature skull encased in Ambar. It was beautiful. She placed it around Jeanie's neck and kissed Jeanie's forehead. You will always be my spirit child, I will always be here with you as she pointed to the amulet. Suddenly Jeanie's eyes watered and without knowing why she cried as she hugged the sweet old lady. Her streaming white hair was filled with the aroma of the fruits Jeanie had smelt earlier. Goodbye for now and thank you

Pedro and Jeanie exited the store and walked onto the hot pavement. What lay ahead was unknown but they found strength in knowing they weren't alone.....