The
Global Protectors – True Romance
By Marcus Lycus
(Marcus_Lycus@hotmail.com)
If
you’ve read other GP stories you can probably skip this prologue, it’s
just a basic intro. If not,
welcome aboard, this should help you get up to speed.
Legal Horrors – The Global Protectors are copyright,
trademark etc. of Doctor Droid
(http://www.superstories.org/droidzone/)
and are used with his permission.
Other characters and text are copyright Marcus Lycus.
Prologue – Meet the Global Protectors!
The Kirby Guide to Superheroes and Heroines
– 2005
Edition
You’ve
seen them on billboards, TV commercials, and music
videos. Girls from 8 to 28 buy
their clothes and shoes. Men
and boys snatch up their videos and
posters. They’re the Global
Protectors, 8 beautiful young women in skimpy costumes dedicated to saving
the world (and making a buck). The
media likes to call them the Paris Hiltons of superheroes but the disdain
of elitist commentators had done nothing to dent the popularity or profits
of this group.
In the year 2000 the enigmatic Doctor
Boyd perfected a process for creating superpowers by activating latent psychic
energy in women. Since then he searched the world seeking out women with
the wisdom and heroic qualities necessary to become champions of
justice.
Each member hails from a different
corner of the world:
·
Maple
Leaf, the leader from
Canada
·
Tigress, second in command from Kenya.
·
Valkyrie, the team’s scientist from Sweden
·
Rising
Sun, their electronics expert from
Japan.
·
La
Sola, the Latin bombshell from Argentina
·
Shamrock, their shyest member from Ireland
·
Aussie
Girl, their boldest member from Australia (duh!)
·
Star, their most famous member from the United States
The team has caused considerable
controversy with their aggressive marketing and promotional
campaigns. Whether you’re
talking about Maple Leaf’s line of motivational videos, La Sola’s
swimsuit calendars or Star’s recording career (and complete lack of
talent) people tend to love it or hate
it. But as Star herself says,
“Not everyone is a millionaire playboy and the high tech HQ, supersonic
jets, all costs money y’know!”
But the GP are more than just pretty
faces in a magazine. These girls
pack a lot of punch. The Global
Protectors have the powers of super strength, invulnerability and
flight. Their bodies are always
in perfect physical condition (as anyone who bought La Sola’s calendar
will testify), their senses are sharper than normal, and they recover from
injuries much faster than normal humans.
Unfortunately their powers are tied
to their physical state. If
they grew tired or injured their powers rapidly decline until they are no
stronger than ordinary women. (A
fact many villains had discovered to their delight.)
The team’s official costume is
a strapless, backless leotard in the colors of each heroine’s flag
complimented with a pair of matching
boots. On their arms they wear
heavy bracelets that cover the forearm concealing sophisticated communicators
and around their necks are metal chokers concealing a powerful GPS
locator.
Watch out Avenging League of Justice
and Ex-Titans! With their powers,
their looks and their state-of-the-art equipment the Global Protectors are
on their way towards becoming the greatest superhero team in the
world!
Maple
Leaf
- The team leader, Maple Leaf is tough but
fair. She not only leads the
team on the battlefield she often puts in 18 hour days running the team’s
finances and raising funds for their
foundation. In addition she
created and markets a best-selling line of motivational books and videos
“The Heroine Within”.
The National Organization of Women has twice elected her Superheroine
of the Year.
Tigress - Probably
the most feared Global Protector, Tigress is said to have the best fighting
and tracking skills on the team.
As deputy leader she is responsible for training the
Protectors. She practices
relentlessly, often spending her own time tracking down teenaged gang members
and bringing them in. She also
founded the Global Protector’s Second Chance Program where juvenile
delinquents have a chance to work in the GP’s
headquarters.
Valkyrie - The smartest
Protector, Valkyrie has PhDs in science and
psychology! Besides fighting
crime she is also responsible for the team’s medical care and often
spends days in the lab working on
projects. But don’t think
she’s a bookworm, our sources tell us she’s the strongest Protector
as well as the smartest and one of the best
looking! Hey
guys! How come this hottie is
still single?
La Sola - Generally
considered the sexiest Protector, La Sola is also one of the most
talented. The Latin bombshell
designed the team’s costumes and a lot of their spin-off clothing
lines. Smart, funny and caring,
she is enormously popular both on and off the team.
Rising Sun -
Technology wiz, entertainer, fund-raiser
and heroine, is there anything Rising Sun can’t
do? This modest beauty designed the Protectors’ communication
and monitor system that allows them to respond to trouble anywhere in the
world. Her anime “Rising
Sun & Her Amazing Fliends” is a hit show in
Japan. Plus she also finds time
to raise money for good causes like the Red
Cross. And she does it all with
traditional Japanese humility and grace.
Shamrock - ‘The
quiet Protector’ Shamrock rarely does interviews or puts out
merchandise. Her only projects
have been a calendar for the ASPCA and a book of Gaelic
poetry. Though she has few fans
compared to some of the other Protectors, this sensitive redheaded Irish
lass has some of the most loyal.
Aussie
Girl
– The youngest Protector is also the
boldest! This wonder from down
under will try just about anything, from extreme sports to crushing
villains. This graceful blond
is the most agile of the Protectors and the best flier; she rarely keeps
her feet on the ground. With
her angelic face, athletic body and mischievous smile this cutie is going
to be breaking a lot of hearts once she gets
older.
Star -
By far the most famous and
popular member of the team, Star is at least as well known for her music
and TV appearances as for her heroics.
Actually better known. To
tell the truth she is rarely seen fighting alongside her teammates, though
she usually shows up to be interviewed and congratulated
afterwards.