Flights of Fancy document

A document for the main *Flights of Fancy* lore stuff. Main cast, supporting cast, villains, settings, etc.

## Setting

### Cosmology

The world of FoF takes place in a multiverse that was discussed into existence by the the Mystery, a mysterious entity called Qu'uq'umatz by the Maya and the Wanka Takan by Plains Indians, who discussed concepts of philosophy, science, spirituality, and many more concepts to create the Mortal Multiverse, and by extension, the Immortal Multiverse, which is a more pure series of universes that are closer to the true degrees of "existence".

Gods exist, though most have long sense given up on or moved on from humanity, for a variety of cruel or well-meaning reasons, and many in-between. Among the deities who still hang around humans, Jesus of Nazareth is perhaps the most prominent figure, manifesting himself across the globe, at all times, in different forms that take many forms, to offer advice and help to whoever needs it.

### World

In the United States, the Homestead Act never happened, and the colonization effort was on a much smaller scale, and so, Native American tribes all over managed to protect their lands and borders from trespassers far more effectively. Aztec, Maya, Inca, and countless other native cities and states not only remain, but grew in power and countess countries, some small, some major, exist across the land area.

### Moonlight Bay

Moonlight Bay is the primary city in which the story place in. The city was initially a trading post between northern expansion Aztec and Maya settlers that grew int a small town. In the 1910s, when the Transhumanary traits began to spread, Moonlight Bay was where the first heroes and villains formed, and thus, became a hub for them in the following decades, causing the small town to explode into a massive city that became the cultural capital of the nation.

### Other realities

The Multiverse was formally discovered when Marigold "Feathers" Evergreen detected radio signals from another universe (*idea pending*) and thus, she dubbed her world "Earth-Ladybug" and the other world "Earth-Butterfly". This other world was a world in which her partner and closest friend, Arunima "Python" Adarsh went mad with power and effectively took over the entire world.

There exists an infinite number of other realities, but they have not been properly explored or examined until the *Beyond Comprehension* storyline, in which the heroes must unite to fight against an invasion of demons, with the conclusion being a battle between the demon lord Baal and Python within Heaven, a meta fiction idea on the concept of ultimate hero vs ultimate villain, akin to the Superman storyline *Final Crisis: Superman Beyond*, in which Superman, representing the archetypal hero fought Drax.

## Cast

### Dramatis personae

#### Feathers

**GENDER**

#### Python

**GENDER**

#### Post-Haste

**GENDER**

### Villains

#### Unaffiliated villains

##### Post-Haste

**Post-Haste**, or **Sydney Smith** was a track runner in high-school, who always seemed to win races through slightly strange circumstances. Though her passion was with literature, her family would constantly push her to win as many awards as she could as a runner, and her coach treated her more akin to a tool to help boost his reputation. Due to the constant pressure from both her coach and parents, Sydney eventually snapped and discovered why she won so much, she had mastery over space and time, allowing her to run through time itself, arriving at destinations before she left. In her less-than-logical state, Sydney grew to hate herself, believing she had no talents or skills at all, and her awards were all done through cheating.

Sydney ran away and in her confused state, turned to a life of crime under the alias **Post-Haste**

## Planned storylines

### Flights of Fancy

#### Synopsis

Marigold Evergreen, a young woman round 18 years old, presents an invention of her own creation, a self-repairing prosthetic limb that can replicate human touch *to an extent* and goes to present it at the *Ultima Thule* building, a company dedicated to superpower based healthcare products (I.E. treating injuries caused by supervillains) and insurance. There, she befriends an older secretary named Jackie, and as they strike up a conversation, a gang of three no-name villains, Foxface, Deadline, and Cataclysm break in to steal technology.

Jacky instantly grabs Marigold and the group hide away in a hard-to-find closet but lo and behold, they're found, *and quick*. Deadline and Cataclysm both start arguing with Foxface that this wasn't their goal and plan, but he decides to hurt them anyway, just cuz'. He manages to injure Jacky nearly lethally, while Marigold passes out right as she sees another individual entering the picture.

Perspective switch: The story now briefly follows Python, the hero who just rescued the two, on her way to the hospital to comfort Marigold. This chapter explores her own insecurities in her concern that she's not good enough and people get hurt under her watch, all the while she has to keep a strong image up for the benefit of others. She has a brief, but memorable conversation with Marigold about heroics and what it means, losing her guard somewhat but she leaves.

Goes back to Marigold's POV. Now with confidence in herself, she begins working on a super-suit of sorts, based off birds, to become her own hero. From there, she has a few run ins with the Backstreet Bashers and encounters Deadline, whom she tries to see the good into. After nearly getting killed, she's saved by Deadline and the two are rescued by Python. This last bit may be told from Pythons POV

Deadline, having betrayed her gang, now doesn't know what to do and runs off while Python invites Feathers to join the League of Unified Visionaries, which she gracefully accepts. A few misc adventures are had before they get a lead on the Bashers and try to take down the gang themselves. Deadline gets word of this, and tries to help them out by giving them more info and helping the fight from the shadows, using her speed to stealthily take down some enemies.

Story ends with Feathers trying to convince Deadline to join them, but she once again, runs away.