Location: Roanoke. Senshi: Pegasus, Astronomia/Galaxia Senshi of Wind and Storm Name: Jacen Lee Meaning: Jacen, derived from Jason, comes from the Greek for Healer. Lee means Field Meadow. I didn't choose the name for the meaning. ^_~ Age: 17 Birthdate: February 12 Astrological Sign: Aquarius, the Water Bearer Blood Type: AB Family: Mother - Alexandria Clarke (did not change name when she married). Mid-40s, appears younger. Blue eyes, blond hair. Plump, but not overweight. Operates a small boutique. Father - Colin Lee. Late-40s. Brown hair, green eyes. Fairly slender. Works as a lab technician in the QEII Health Centre. (Yes, it's a real hospital) School: International School for the Arts and Sciences (multimedia/film). Grade 12. Likes: Working with computers; performing on stage (singing, acting); movies; boys; horse-back riding Dislikes: Homophobia and prejudice in general Fav. Food: Cheese and Vegetable Soup, Garlic Bread Hated Food: Red meat (Not Vegetarian, just doesn't like red meat) Fav. Subject: Film and Video Hated Subject: Math Color: Pale blue/Silver/Purple/Yellow Hobbies: Writing and filming short films; reading; watching movies; singing Aspirations: To write, direct, and star in a main-stream movie featuring a gay lead character Gemstone: Aquamarine/Amethyst History (I apologize in advance for the brevity of the history; I'm the kind of author who gets the best ideas for a character's history halfway through the story, and if at all possible, I would much prefer to have a bit of lea-way with this, instead of boxing myself in. If, however, you would prefer a more detailed history, I will endeavor to provide) Jacen Lee was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Alexandria Clarke and Colin Lee. An only child, he was somewhat spoiled, though not excessively so. As his artistic aptitudes were discovered while he was growing up, they were nurtured, until eventually he was able to gain entrance to the International School for the Arts and Sciences (ISAS) in Roanoke, Virginia; in grade 12 now, he's been there since grade 9. Jacen had a fairly sheltered childhood; he was not exposed to very much of either the dark side or the light side of life, and had no real life-shaping experiences during his childhood. As such, he was, and to an extent still is, rather naive. However, this attitude was helpful while he was coming to terms with his homosexuality; while he wasn't exposed to it as he grew up, at the same time, he was not exposed to much of the negative attitude surrounding it. This allowed him to deal with it on his own terms; he came out to his best friends shortly before leaving for ISAS. To Jacen's knowledge, his parents remain unaware of this aspect of his life. However, what with their relaxed, calm, and open upbringing, Jacen When asked how he realized that he was gay, Jacen once responded, "How did you know you were straight?" He experienced no real problems with the realization that he was homosexual; the only reason he didn't come out until just before he left was that he was in a very clique-ish junior high that, in general, would not have reacted well. He felt no personal shame, and only dealt with it in this situation as he felt was logical. Growing up, Jacen didn't have a lot of friends, but what friends he did have he was very close to; his skill at making friends didn't really surface until reaching ISAS. Because of this, he values his close friends more than anything else, and will do almost anything for them. Jacen's best friends at home in Nova Scotia are Alexis MacAfee and Eric Kainazzo. Both were very supportive when he came out, and Jacen has kept in touch with them over the years he has been attending ISAS. At ISAS, Jacen is studying film and video; he decided to enter this field due to the combination of various fields he has an interest it - music, writing, and acting. An aspiring screen-playwright, he and several friends at ISAS will film new shorts constantly. One of Jacen's favorite pastimes is the arcade game known as 'Dance Dance Revolution', which he came across once arriving in Roanoke; he has been known to spend hours at a time playing this game. For his most recent birthday, he received the Playstation version of the game, with a dancepad, from his parents, and is able to play at home instead of spending hundreds of dollars a month at the arcade Jacen's first chance to try horseback riding occurred once he reached ISAS. A few months after he arrived, one of the few locals attending the school invited him to go riding. He loved it enough to beg his parents to send the money he needed for lessons. Now, in his grade 12 year, he was out riding alone one day when his horse brought him off the trail to a cave with which he wasn't familiar. Inside, he found a small altar, upon which lay a carved gemstone -- or, rather, two gemstones, for it was aquamarine and ametheyst fitted together in the shape of a small flying horse. A voice began speaking in his head, instructing him to come forward and take the stone. As he touched it, the stone began to glow, and he could feel the power begin to flow through him; with the first shout of his transformation phrase, he became Pegasus, Astronomia Senshi of Wind and Storm. Personality Jacen is a study in emotional dichotomy. One moment, he can be completely and utterly happy and social, and the next, he will be completely depressive and loner-ific. One moment, he can be easy- going and relaxed, the next he'll be tearing your head off - figuratively /or/ literally. This dichotomy extends to his friendships. On the one hand, we have the nerdy types: cyberhackers, bookworms and scholars, band-dweebs (and I am one, so I can say that. ^_^). On the other, we have the 'other' types: the sk8rs, the ravers, and the other undergrounders. Jacen floats effortlessly between the crowds, but never quite fits in perfectly. He doesn't have very many gay friends to associate with (READ: none), so he always feels like there's something that's keeping him apart from the rest of his friends. Jacen has the ability to make friends of pretty much anyone, and can do it swiftly. Rarely goes by the encounter that he fails to make a new friend, even a casual one. This is of great service to him in life - but as a Senshi, may be harmful, as if his identity is ever discovered, he is at great risk of having his many friends targeted. Jacen is also rather boy-crazy; he crushes very easily, and moves from boy to boy quite quickly. However, he's so used to it that he can act pretty much normal around anyone, even if talking directly to the object of his crush. If he falls in love with someone, however, he would do anything for them, almost to the point dying for them. He would sacrifice almost anything for someone he is truly in love with. Appearance Jacen is about 5'11", and a deceptive 140 lbs; his slender frame and slight, toned build hold more strength than most would suspect. He has muscle-tone, and a fair amount of it, just no real bulk; he keeps most of his weight off through playing DDR, so his legs are even more spectacularly defined than his upper-body. He has long, dark-ish ('lighter than dark, darker that light', as one friend put it) brown hair, which he keeps pulled back, and blue eyes; a small braid, each strand dyed a different colour (one a very dark blue, one a dark purple, and the third silver), extends from each temple to reach his chin, framing his open, slender face. Clothing-wise, Jacen goes more for comfort than anything else, wearing loose t-shirts and martial- art style pants, usually in dark blue, green, or black. However, for such occasions as dances, he will dress a little more daringly, including mesh shirts, tight, /tight/ pants, and shiny, shimmery materials. Fuku Pegasus' uniform consists of a long, sleeve-less shirt and loose white pants; the shirt is pale blue with a yellow pegasus detailed over the left breast, and belted a cloth-of-silver sash. The knot of the sash is encircled with an unbroken piece of aquamarine. At his wrists are simple, snug, identical silver bracelets, each set with a small amethyst and no other decoration. The elastics holding Jacen's hair back/in braids are replaced with small pieces of silver. His feet are bare. Transformation Since his henshin item was absorbed when he first encountered it, Jacen can transform on his own; he always has it with him. Using the activation phrase "Pegasus Galaxia Power, Transform!", Jacen thrusts his hand into the air and transforms into Pegasus in a whirlwind of yellow, blue, and violet energy. Sparkles of silver descend upon him, resolving in the silver decorations that hold back his hair and tip his two braids. Finally, silver energy surrounds his wrists and waist, resolving in his bracelets and belt. He ends by leaning against an invisible wall, his right leg up against it for balance; as the energy of his transformation fades, the wall slowly disappears, and he falls backwards, gently. About halfway down, he turns the fall into a flip, and lands, battle-ready. Powers Winds of Fury: Energy winds laced with purple lightning lash out at a foe, causing great pain and damage. Released from Pegasus' bracelets when he thrusts forth his arms and calls the activation phrase. Winds of Change: A variation of the traditional 'see-me-not' spell, Pegasus wraps magical winds around his body, preventing it from being detected by any means; he doesn't have to do anything but concentrate to bring about this effect. However, it can only be held as long as he can concentrate on the flow of power. At the moment, his limit is about three minutes. After this, he normally cannot perform the spell for another day or so, though stressful situations have been known to bring about the focus and concentration necessary to perform it, even within that interval. Stormwinds: Essentially a pumped-up version of Winds of Fury, Stormwinds, performed in much the same manner as the weaker version, is Pegasus' ultimate attack. Instead of thrusting his hands forward, Pegasus thrusts his hands to either side while calling the attack; this time, the effect is wide-range, but selective. It releases a super-charged, filled sphere of violet lightning laced with energy winds for about a 12' radius -- however, it affects only those that Pegasus wants it to, as long as he can maintain his concentration on it. Should he lose his concentration, the entire attack will go out of control, blasting outwards and harming friend and foe alike. Before it can be used, Jacen/Pegasus must prepare for Stormwinds by meditating for about ten minutes; this can be done right before the attack is used, or as much as three hours before hand. Any more, and the risk of losing control of the spell increases, until finally, after about six hours, there's no hope of controlling it at all. If it's used, then it will be out of control; unable to stop the energy flow, Pegasus will burn himself out. Guardian - The horse that lead Jacen to his powers is actaully his Guardian, though Jacen doesn't know that. When she recognized the power lying dormant in her rider, she brought Jacen to where she had hidden the henshin tool, and, keeping herself outside the cave while leaving him to go inside, lead Jacen into awakening his powers by speaking to him telepathically, effectively keeping her identity secret. The guardian, whose name is Allat Dorsa, seems to enjoy life as a pleasure-horse, and is apparently content to continue that life, forsaking all responsibility upon awakening Pegasus. Explanation Pegasus, in Greek mythology, was the winged horse that sprang from Medusa's blood after the saw slain by Perseus. He roamed wild until Bellerophon captured him with a golden bridle he received from the goddess Athena; after this, Bellerophon rode Pegasus on many of his adventures. When Bellerophon attempted to ride Pegasus to Mt. Olympus, Zeus struck Bellerophon from Pegasus's back; after this, Pegasus carried thunderbolts for Zeus. The Pegasus dwarf spheroidal (Peg dSpH) is part of the local group of galaxies, likely a satellite companion of the Andromeda (M31) galaxy. The ametheyst and aquamarine associations are simply my own; I'm using them for the colour (purple for storms and aquamarine for sky/winds), not for any particular symbolism that the gems themselves have picked up over the years. The reason for the Guardian being a horse should be rather obvious; her name, Allat Dorsa, is the Arab Sky Goddess, thus connecting her to winds; the crater is on Venus. Writing Sample Jacen reined in his horse. "What are you doing? The trail goes this way." Not that she really understands... Dumb beast. The horse, Allat Dorsa, turned back and gave him a Look, one that seemed to say clearly that she knew both what he had said -- and what he had thought. She pulled once more against his tugging, and forged onwards through the thicket. "Okay, okay, I didn't really mean it. You're not a dumb bea..." Jacen trailed off as the horse came to a stop not far from the trail. In front of them was a cave from which there extended a pale, lavender glow. "What is this place?" Allat shook her head towards the cave opening, but refused to budge. "You want me to go alone," asked Jacen, all the while mentally berating himself for talking -- and listening -- to a horse. Allat seemed to understand, though, and nodded rather convincingly. After dismounting, Jacen made his way carefully into the cave, following the glow as it got stronger. Before long, he came to a place where the cave widened into a small cavern. "Bright Lady," he muttered, gasping, as he took in the site before him. A short way into the cavern there stood a small altar, upon which lay what seemed to be some kind of gemstone; this gem was the source of the glow. Making his way closer, Jacen realised that the glow was not simply one colour; it was a combination of aquamarine and a darker purple, closer to pure amethyst. Each colour was glowing from a separate half of the carved stone. Reaching the altar, Jacen could finally see the stone clearly. The two halves were fitted together, and carved to resemble a winged horse. /Take the stone./ "What? Who said that?" Jacen glanced around, not seeing the source of the voice. /Take the stone! How simple is that to understand?/ As Jacen kept looking for the source of the voice, it snorted. /I'm in your head, dearheart. You know, telepathy? I'm the one who guards this stone; it is yours by right of birth. Take it, and call out 'Pegasus Galaxia Power, Transform!'/ Reaching for the stone, he gasped as it turned into a ball of energy and flew at his chest, where it was absorbed. Power sped through his body. "Pegasus Galaxia Power, Transform!" Whirls of energy surrounded his body as he floated, limp. As the whirls dissipated, his body was clothed in loose, white pants, and a sleeveless, pale blue shirt; a yellow, winged horse was detailed over his left breast. His chest thrust forward, his head, arms, and legs flying back, and silver sparkles descended onto his hair, replacing his elastics with small bands of a silvery metal. Finally, as he floated back to the floor, silver wrapped around his wrists and waist, forming bracelets and a sash; the bracelets were set with amethysts, while an aquamarine surrounded the knot of the sash, which was set to his left side. He hit the floor, and leaned back against an invisible wall; the wall began to dissipate, and, as he fell backwards, Jacen turned the fall into a flip, landing in a battle stance.