Meet Gemma Fae Cross. She’s a real tough cookie. A pollster by occupation, she’s currently taking a break from full-time employment so as to avoid any perceived conflict of interest with her boyfriend, who’s running for the House of Representatives. Sadly, this has left her with little to do besides act as arm candy in the D.C. social scene, and hone her boxing skills at the gym she considers her second home. That’s right, she’s a boxer, capable of holding her own against would-be contenders and wannabe Rockys, able to kick serious butt when the occasion demands. And she’s just been informed that she, like her mother before her, is a tooth fairy.
I’m sorry, a what?
A tooth fairy. A wings-sprouting, magic-wielding, tooth-collecting member of a hidden mythological race, dedicated to preserving the innocence of the world. Not only that, but Gemma is that once-in-a-generation warrior, called to battle evil and stop threats to the Olde Way.
Yeah, she doesn’t exactly take it well at first either.
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