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Music Magic And Mayhem

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It started as a simple singing engagement in Greenwich Village. After a very successful show the Dazzler returned to her dressing room. But before she could even begin to remove her stage makeup her body started to tingle. Her mutant power kicked in and she started glowing. Ali was confused. This sound she was absorbing wasn't anything normal. It wasn't the surrounding noise of the local area. People, traffic and so forth. No this noise was different from anything she's ever encountered before. It was alien as alien could be. And it made her nauseous.

With considerable effort of will she surpressed the pulsating illumination. Having her band mates take care of her personal items Dazzler, still in stage costume, went out to investigate the odd sounds that no one but she was aware of.

A little over a block away was Bleecker Street. The source of the strange sounds seemed to originate from a brownstone. On top of the building was a round window with an odd symbol.

"This is the place, all right." Ali HAD to find out about the eerie noise. It was all she could do to keep from flaring up like a nuclear flash. And she felt sick to her stomach. There was no doorbell to ring. Alison Blaire was about to knock when it suddenly opened.

A bald Oriental stepped out.

"Miss Blaire. The fates are most kind this day."

"Y-you know me?" Ali asked.

"Indeed, Dazzler. I'm a fan of your singing talents. But it is your OTHER skills that are desperately needed.

"My other...?"

The man motioned for her to enter. As she followed him he dropped a bombshell on her.

"You are a mutant who can change sound to various forms of light. Though you prefer the path of peace you will fight if the cause is just. This cause is most just I assure you. I am Wong. And my master, Doctor Strange, fights not only for his life but for this plane of existence as well.

[Doctor Strange? Where have I heard that name before?]

Ali then remembered a tour of the FF's headquarters given her by Johnny Storm. There were photos of the team with other heroes and celebrities. There was one with Sue and a man with a custom high collar cloak. Dr. Strange. A master of the mystic arts Johnny had said. A magician of sorts.

"And you need MY help? Look I'm not..."

"You are far more than you believe yourself to be Alison Blaire. And right now you are my Master's only hope for survival. And this reality you call home. We need you."

She couldn't hold it in any more. The glow came back as particles of light started winking and blinking around her silver garbed form.

"This weird sound I'm picking up. It's..."

"From the dimensional realm my Master fights in. Though the portal is shielded from those on the other side the sounds only your body can sense still seep out. I dare not close the portal until my Master is safely home. I fear there is little time to waste, Miss Blaire."

"I bring your 'Master' home this portal will be closed and the noise will stop?"

Wong had to put on sunglasses as Dazzler's body grew brighter. "Yes. Will you help?"

She sighed. A man's life was at stake. Reality as she knew it was apparently at stake too. And this damned sound was driving her crazy. Three good reason for her answer.

"Well, anything for a fan."

Wong smiled. "Thank you, Miss Blaire. Thank you so much. And for what it's worth, my Master is a fan too."

Dazzler smiled despite the fact her belly was now being pelted by a herd of butterflys. Again she was being forced into a fight. In another dimension yet. But her conscience and the need to get rid of this unpleasent feeling power source was very compelling.




Dazzler stepped through the portal and found herself outside a castle in a three-dimensional Steve Ditko painting. The sounds that simply made her feel nauseous on the other side felt a hundred times worse here. Amazing she didn't throw up as she fell to her knees. As she fought to get up her sound abused body picked up a man speaking in rhyme. Then she saw odd flashes of light followed by an inhuman howl. Putting the Blaire stubborness into overdrive she got up and headed toward the source of the rhyming.

There he was. Dr. Strange, on his knees, on one side of a crumbling mystic shield. This horrible demon-like creature, firing some kind of mystic bolt, was on the other.

"Okay Kiddo." Dazzler said to herself. "Let's go for it."

She unleashed a strobe beam directly into the demon's eyes. As hoped the creature recoiled.

Dazzler ran over to the Doctor.

"D-Dazzler? Here?" Strange said gasping.

"What?" Ali responded with levity she didn't really feel. "You're the only one who makes house calls?"

The demon was coming for them.

"Ready for Round Two?" Dazzler asked.

"Eight, actually." Strange responded. "But thanks to you I'm finally getting a second wind. Ready to go for it?"

"Wong wasn't kidding." Dazzler said. "You ARE a fan."

And together mage and mutant double teamed the demon.


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At first glance I thought this was sequel (of sorts ) to the" Ordeal" series and made a posting to that effect at your collaborator's site. I should have been paying more attention.
That said I have to say that this is a great story.
I like how Ali is drawn to "Ground Zero"
I like how the character is presented . I liked that mention of the " Blaire stubbornness ( a defining characteristic I think I hope it 's origin and developement can be explored in upcoming stories). Also I like that DR. Strange and Wong are fans ( really enjoyed Dr. Strange's "go for it " comment-that was a great touch).
Thank you for a great story.