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Traci 13

Traci Thirteen is the daughter of the famed occult investigator, Dr. Terrance Thirteen, and a powerful sorceress known as Meihui Lan.  Traci’s mother died under tragic circumstances and her father blamed the matter on her meddling in magic.  For this reason. Traci’s father has forbidden her to follow in her mother’s path and become a sorceress; this despite her being a ‘Homo Magi’ with an innate proclivity for magic.  

In her early adolescence, Traci shared an adventure alongside her father where the two met various heroes who had been ‘erased from continuity’ as a result of cosmic crises. The affair left Traci very much inclined toward seeking out further action and adventure.

Traci left home when she was older and moved to Metropolis where she began to learn about the particular ‘urban magic’ that exists in large cities.  Her father’s wishes notwithstanding, Traci soon became an apt magic user, specializing in spells that enable teleportation.  Traci was recruited by The Phantom Stranger during the Day of Vengeance event.  Herein the young heroine aided in the recapturing of various demons who had been released after The Specter had destroyed the Rock of Eternity.  

Some time later, Traci began dating The Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) and had adventures alongside The Teen Titans.  Her relationship with Jaime ended and Traci entered into a romance with Natasha Irons.  Continuing to hone her magical craft, Traci working part time as a bartender at The Oblivion Bar.  She additionally shared adventures alongside Raven (whom she had a huge crush on).

Thereafter, Traci was approached by Baron Winters who recruited her into his Night Force.  This was a group of supernatural heroes who combated the villainous Shadowriders. 

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Steph's got exactly as little fucks as are required to openly mock ghosts and demons in a universe where both of those things exist.

Other possible versions (Ryans on the left, Shanes on the right):

Zatanna and Bruce

Garth and Wally

Constantine and Dr. Thirteen

Ted Kord and Scott Free

Weird idea I had.  In a sort of in-fanfic/in-a-reboot way. Not canon compliant.  And really more about pre-boot versions of characters.

If you read the old stories (1970s), Dr. Thirteen and Phantom Stranger become friends.  At least at one point.  I enjoyed that.

Terrence wasn’t the blind idiot he would be later at first. I wish skeptic characters would actually get treated as people that follow the evidence and catch con-artists instead of blind fools who refuse to see magic, etc.  Ironically, the first version of Phantom Stranger caught fake plots, but he had little in common with the later version.

Also, Doctor Thirteen had a wife he loved dearly back in the old days.  But, of course, she wasn’t Traci’s mom, as Traci wouldn’t be created for decades yet, and  her mother only retroactively existed.

Anyway, the idea that came into my head was that Traci was adopted.  But more importantly, Phantom Stranger brought her to friend Terrence to raise.