On the ninth day of Christmas, or thereabouts
my true love (finally) gave to me
nine sullen silences
[Title] The North Tower Girls Fight Crime
[Fandom] Malory Towers (superhero AU)
[Rating] G
The Story So Far: Alicia, able to heal herself from any injury, researches people with super powers, and becomes friends with Darrell, who makes things explode when she loses her temper; Belinda, whose drawings come to life; telepath Sally; super-strong Mary-Lou; illusionist Daphne; and element of chaos Irene. Gwendoline, former friend of Mary-Lou, can steal and use the powers (and ultimately the life force) of anyone she touches, but loses these powers after an ill-judged attack on Alicia involving power-limiting technology.
Alicia elects to bring together people with superpowers, including Bill, who can talk to animals (primarily horses), Ruth, who can control others, and Clarissa, whose power of flight was lost when she was experimented on with similar technology. Alicia manages to destroy the tech but makes some morally ambiguous decisions in the process, as well as experiencing weakness and injury for the first time in her life.
Darrell's sister Felicity, who was injured long ago when Darrell lost control of her ability, comes to live with the group, as does Alicia's cousin June. June attempts to get the group into trouble with the law, and, facing the brunt of Darrell's fury, reveals that she has her own power: immunity to everyone else's. Alicia has long suspected June conspired with Gwendoline to attack her previously, and realises she is correct.
[Link] Nine parts, spread over several chapters
nine sullen silences
[Title] The North Tower Girls Fight Crime
[Fandom] Malory Towers (superhero AU)
[Rating] G
The Story So Far: Alicia, able to heal herself from any injury, researches people with super powers, and becomes friends with Darrell, who makes things explode when she loses her temper; Belinda, whose drawings come to life; telepath Sally; super-strong Mary-Lou; illusionist Daphne; and element of chaos Irene. Gwendoline, former friend of Mary-Lou, can steal and use the powers (and ultimately the life force) of anyone she touches, but loses these powers after an ill-judged attack on Alicia involving power-limiting technology.
Alicia elects to bring together people with superpowers, including Bill, who can talk to animals (primarily horses), Ruth, who can control others, and Clarissa, whose power of flight was lost when she was experimented on with similar technology. Alicia manages to destroy the tech but makes some morally ambiguous decisions in the process, as well as experiencing weakness and injury for the first time in her life.
Darrell's sister Felicity, who was injured long ago when Darrell lost control of her ability, comes to live with the group, as does Alicia's cousin June. June attempts to get the group into trouble with the law, and, facing the brunt of Darrell's fury, reveals that she has her own power: immunity to everyone else's. Alicia has long suspected June conspired with Gwendoline to attack her previously, and realises she is correct.
[Link] Nine parts, spread over several chapters