Jedi Storytime: Rise of Fantastical Forces

Old Heroes Return

Featured song:
"Immortals" by Fall Out Boy, from Big Hero 6
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Qui-Gon took two buses and then got into a speeder he was scheduled to board to a secret location. He wore a black hood to conceal his identity the whole way, carrying a special burner phone that let him know each new drop off space and that would let him know when he reached the final destination.

The speeder landed at a port, where Qui-Gon then boarded another and traveled to another world. Finally, he walked for about half an hour before coming to what looked like an abandoned office building.

Qui-Gon kept his hood up as he walked around to the back of the building, and found a door and knocked the secret knock he was taught.
A small slot was opened.

A voice whispered, "The hero flies at midnight."
That was the signal for a key word all supers summoned had to speak in order to enter.

"But a true hero does not fly solo." Qui-Gon whispered back.

The door was opened, and Qui-Gon walked in to be taken to an elevator that took him down to the basement. While he was in the elevator, he donned his mask and removed the hood and trench coat he wore over his super suit, and when he arrived, he was met by none other than Blue Monarch and Gizmo Girl.

"Welcome, Captain Hardwear." Mariposa said. "We are so glad you could make it."

"Pleased to meet you in person, Blue Monarch. And Gizmo Girl... it's been so long." Qui-Gon said, feeling guilty.

"Ten years," said Gizmo Girl. "I don't blame you, Captain. My parents didn't believe it when the police told them you saw potential in me, but I held onto your words for years. Someone decided to exploit my gifts for her own gain, but now I have a chance to be a hero and help stop her."

"Come along now," said Blue Monarch. "The others will want to meet you as well."

The two heroes and aspiring hero-to-be walked to what looked like two sealed doors. Gizmo girl approached a scanner that scanned her hand, her eye, and had her spit into a cup to scan DNA. A green light flashed for clearance, and the doors opened to reveal what looked like a highly advanced laboratory of supercomputers and gizmos. And in the middle of it all was a round table where several former supers were gathered in their old supersuits, and some Qui-Gon didn't recognize.

Qui-Gon was astonished by the lab too.

"You like it? Designed and built all this myself." Gizmo Girl said. "Not to brag."

"I believe proper introductions are in order." Blue Monarch said.

Sure enough, many heroes Cpt. Hardwear knew from the glory days were present. Dr. Healix, Resistor, Storm Surfer, Tracker (Quinlan Vos), and Blue Tigress (Aayla Secura) were the ones he recognized, but one new face, or so he thought, was a human male in a suit of black and green tiger print that had a logo of two W's and a tiger print on the chest. The beard also made him hard to recognize.

"Long time no see, old mentor." said the man.

"Wild Whisperer?" Qui-Gon gasped. "Is that really you?"

Wild Whisperer lifted his mask and smiled at his old mentor.

"In the flesh." Obi-Wan smiled.

The two old friends hugged each other, Obi-Wan gasping for a moment as Qui-Gon accidentally squeezed a little too hard this time, like he sometimes did when he was excited. Thankfully, not enough to break any bones.

"Oh! Sorry!"

"Still super strong as ever, I see." Wild Whisper breathed, and took a good look at Cpt. Hardwear. "And I see you've managed to stay in shape."