The Winsters and Winthers

**"Robots explore a technological world, through the flowers, the buildings and the light, a shining harmony, soon to be found. Where are we? What is this place? Are we alone? Where are we going now? A bright harmony, shining throughout an universe of flowers, futurism and dreams...is awaiting for you..."** - Summary

The Winsters and Winthers is a Supernatural-Fantasy Sci-fi Mystery AU with characters inspired by the popular family of operating systems Microsoft Windows created by the chinese artist-writer MetroSky/metrosilica, the concept of this AU started on 2016 and continued further in 2022.

The AU's elements are futurism, history, dreams and flowers.

**!WARNING! This AU may contain upsetting plots and designs(such as death of a major character and violence), please leave this page or be careful if you're sensitive to these topics. Additionally, this page contains spoilers, please leave this page right now if you do not wish to be spoiled or please view at your own risk.**

## Development & History

The Winsters and Winthers originally started on 2016 with 9 female characters(Representing **Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows NT 5.0, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8**).

However, They didn't continue the AU until in 2019, where a new character(Representing **Windows 8.1**) was added and both of the characters(**NT 4.0**) is replaced as a minor character, and two of the main characters were replaced as males. The AU was later continued even more in 2021, adding three more new characters(One of them represents **Windows 1.0,** one of them represents **Windows 3.1** and one of them represents **Windows 11**).

In early 2022, the AU stayed in a long hiatus until in November, where two more new characters(Both representing **Windows 2.0** and **Windows 3.0** respectively). The AU continued even further in early 2023, adding **Windows Server**, **Windows CE(Includes Pocket PC, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone)** and more **Codenames** characters.

## Plot

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The story begins in the 20th Century, 1985, a businessman named Bill created a new robot named Neopelina(**Windows 1.0**), who has special abilities unlike any other robots, powered by a legendary gemstone named the **Sapphire**. Since then, Bill started creating more robots who also have special abilities unlike any other robots, they are all powered by different legendary gemstones and Bill sent the robots away to different humans and challenge amongst themselves, the challenge is also known as the **Gemstone Battle**. When a robot wins the Gemstone Battle, they are given to have their grand eternity form where they will have stronger powers unlike others. There are 15 robots, dubbed as a Winster(for a female) and a Winther(for a male). The 15 Winsters and Winthers are named **Neopelina(Windows 1.0), Neo 2.0(Windows 2.0), Neo 3.0(Windows 3.0), Mario(Windows 3.1), Quinten(Windows 95), Bella(Windows 98), Emily(Windows 2000), Lulu(Windows ME), Dasom(Windows XP), Carissa(Windows Vista), Lillia(Windows 7), Yin(Windows 8), Yang(Windows 8.1), Akira(Windows 10) and Vannie(Windows 11).**

## Characters

**Neopelina(Windows 1.0)** - The leader and the oldest of the Winsters and Winthers, she is depicted as an intense and mysterious Winster due to her powers, however, she is actually a nice and calm Winster who always would protect the Winsters and the Winthers, she sometimes could be ignored due to her being the oldest, when she was born, she used to be the only one in the Winfamily, but until she had five more siblings: **Neo 2.0, Neo 3.0, Mario, Quinten** and **Bella**. Her spirit is Sapphire.

**Neo 2.0(Windows 2.0)** - The oldest of the Winthers, he is an energetic and caring Winther who would always call everyone his friend, the reason he does this is because he doesn't want to be lonely or make people sad and this makes him feel bored or sad that no one cared for him. He was also known to be a former sailor of the Cruise Ship H.P. Aspire, he became the sailor of H.P. Aspire is because he loved the ocean very much and he wanted to see it all day, His spirit is Star Sapphire.

**Neo 3.0(Windows 3.0)** - The second oldest of the Winsters, she is a mysterious and cynical Winster who is mainly a psychic because of her powers, which were different that she could summon anything mysterious onto Aquillia. She is also a vice principal of an infamous high school called Gemini High School, she would also never tell any students that she has magical powers, she also disliked the students because of their impatient behaviour which made her to become cynical. Her spirit is Obsidian and has an younger brother called **Mario**.

**Mario(Windows 3.1)** - The second oldest of the Winthers, known to be **Neo 3.0**'s younger brother and the judge of a group called 'Janus', he is a fierce and overwhelmingly annoying Winther who tends to cause problems by just blaming on people, but however he thought he was actually a nice person and he believed that he did the wrong thing, his blamings did annoy his older brother **Janus** a little bit, despite he cared for him. He would also fall asleep everyday at work. His spirit is Chrysoberyl.

**Quinten(Windows 95, Formerly Quincy)** - Quinten is a loyal and reliable Winther who works for a power source santuary in Aquillia, he is also an investigator of the North-East side of Aquillia, filled with tall buildings and has lots of disasters everyday, but mostly there are a lot of criminal records in there, which Quinten had to start to protest in the North-East area to stop criminal records in Aquillia. He can be sometimes bossy and rude. His spirit is Rhondonite.

**Bella(Windows 98)** - Bella is a charismatic, charming and noble Winster who acts like a lady, but however she is mostly timid in her olden days, this is due to that she wanted to become human because of that if she was a robot, she would be embarrassed although people appreciate her, she is also known to be the younger sister of **Quinten**, however unlike **Quinten**, she is more sweet and caring than him. Her spirit is Opal.

**Emily(Windows 2000)** - Emily is a workaholic and lovable Winster who loves to work very much, she mostly likes to work with **Quinten** because of that she was so grateful on how hardworking that **Quinten** was, she also worked in the same power source santuary that **Quinten** worked in. She would also be very careful as well, which she used to cause a lot of noise, she also has a sister called **Lulu**, the nicer and clumsier counterpart of her. Her spirit is Lazurite.

**Lulu(Windows ME)** - Lulu is a baker who loves to bake Blueberry Cookies, but however whenever she finishes making it and gives it to someone, they get poisoned and faint on what it tasted like, which made Lulu to overthink on what incorrect ingredient she added, luckily, her older sister, **Emily** told her that it was actually a dangerous berry called an Azure Beere, from now on, Lulu makes proper Blueberry Cookies as she learned her lessons. Lulu is a clumsy and energetic Winster who can sometimes be quiet, her spirit is Fluorite.

**Dasom(Windows XP)** - Known to be the youngest Winther, he is known to be the most friendliest Winther who usually hugs anyone when they feel upset, he does this all the time because of this: He didn't want to see anyone sad or upset, he only wanted to make the world a better place for everyone, it was later turned out that **Mayumi**'s traits were shared from him. He is a violinist that has a violin which could summon sound waves. His spirit is Lapis lazuli.

**Carissa(Windows Vista)** - Carissa is also known to be **Dasom**'s former rival, she is a kind and introverted Doll Winster who is known to be the first ever Winster that is not a robot. She was also mostly untrusted because of her being one of the most unpopular Winsters, this is because of that she was born way too late and wasn't expected to be what it was. She is also a violinist just like her former rival and cousin. Her spirit is Ruby.

**Lillia(Windows 7)** - She is known to be the most calmest Winster, this is because of that she doesn't enjoy noise very much, Lillia is a calm, easygoing and mature Winster who is also claimed to be the most mature Winster, the reason is because that she disliked loud people and immaturity, however, she still cared for the immature Winsters and Winthers, she is also known to be the founder of Aero Orchestra, the most famous Orchestra Brand in Aquillia. Her spirit is Rose Quartz.

**Yin(Windows 8)** - The deutagonist of the AU, Yin is known to be the most immature of the Winsters and Winthers, this is because of that she is an energetic and outgoing Winster who usually does a lot of pranks which made her sister **Yang** and her relatives a bit annoyed, but however she does apologise to them and promises not to do it again, after that, she will try to be more aware of her mindset more. She is also an idol as well. Her spirit is Amethyst.

**Yang(Windows 8.1)** - The protagonist of the AU, she is **Yin**'s younger sister who is also known to be a physical god although she never told it to anyone, the signs of her being a physical god are her halo and her wings, which allows her to float in the gravity unlike other Winsters. Yang also had the same traits as **Yin**, but she is more mature than her, she is also smart, calm and trustworthy. She is also claimed and believed to be the smartest of the Winsters, this is because of her own abilities. Her spirit is Jade. Although she is younger than the other Winsters and Winthers, she acts like the oldest.

**Akira(Windows 10)** - The tritagonist of the AU, Akira is also an energetic Winster who is known for her strong, loud and powerful voice which made most of the Winsters and Winthers annoyed and tell her off that being loud could make them feel uncomfortable, although **Yin** is the most immature Winster, Akira is more immature than her, her voice is also known to be the loudest of the Winsters and Winthers. She also wishes to grow up into a famous movie actor, her spirit is Tanzanite. She was also formerly regarded as the youngest of the Winsters and Winthers.

**Vannie(Windows 11, Formerly Vanessa, but shortended in order to avoid confusion, and Van)** - The final and last Winster, she is also known to be the youngest of the Winsters and also the most youngest-minded, Vannie is a humble and sympathetic Winster who would always apologise in the correct way of apologising, however, she can be sometimes distressed because of that she mostly has lots of fears, however **Akira**, including her older relatives, confronted her in a good way and told her not to think about it. Her spirit is Alexandrite.