CHAPTER ONE:
Sorcery Lass, who spent most of her time in her place of power at Castle Greyhair on Planet Alwaysurnia, always kept current on events all across the Milky Way Galaxy. Her contacts ranged from President Jackman Hughes of Heyho Earth, to Equivvalentor the Dragon of Reasonableness, to personnel of Bubblewrap Five, to native authorities on Redundantworld in the Triangulum Galaxy.
As we open, Weapons-Man checks in with his kingdom's revered advisor.
W.M.-- Lady Lass, are you familiar with a galaxy called Gamma Sateri?
S.L.-- Only so far as plain science catalogues it. You already know that there are billions of galaxies in the creation. Is there something in Gamma Sateri particularly which needs my attention?
W.M.-- There is. Not merely a new situation, but a new KIND of situation. You know of the Narnian sub-universe; you know that plenty of people on Primary Earth are inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia, and that the Almighty is pleased to see them deriving inspiration from the series.
S.L.-- All right, gallant sir, kindly get to the point.
W.M.-- As you wish. In sequential time, the Narnian pseudo-planet collapsed generations ago. But time is fluid. I believe you remember the good wizard Hector von Bootblack?
S.L.-- (nods)
W.M.-- He contacted me through Equivvalentor. Powers of good are preoccupied with worlds of the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy; plenty of work for the side of light. But there IS a terrestroid planet in Gamma Sateri. And, for the first time Hector knows of, a sub-reality is emerging in which there's a White Witch who HASN'T EVEN BECOME an evil witch.
S.L.-- You mean, a potential villainess who could be PREVENTED FROM turning bad?
W.M.-- Got it in one. The fact that you LOOK LIKE Jordash (that's the name of the Jadis-variant) is a sufficient clue to your being the best provider of supernatural preventive medicine.
Thus it befell that Sorcery Lass rounded up appropriate comrades for this mission, the same ones listed in the introduction. Hector's message really did offer a worthwhile challenge: not merely to defeat evil, but to get ahead of evil. Through Hector, she got in touch with the Janitors of the Universe. With scores of super-beings to call on, the Janitors lined up Captain Rightawrong to transport the four-person posse to Planed Churn.
