1: Futurama! Now we'll see...

Things are strange sometimes, especially when you have a galaxy of bright, flashing lights in front of you, casually talking to you in the vastness of space, where there is no up, down, or any other direction recognizable to the human senses.

"You are... interesting," the galaxy said with a rare tone of fascination in its voice. In all the vastness of this universe, this was the first time it had encountered anything like this.

Yes, he had seen Robot God and Robot Devil, which was a breath of fresh air for him at first, because he never thought that his children's creations would reach a divine state, but he, of all the beings inhabiting this universe, never expected to see a visitor.

That's what he called them, like that strange eye that lives in the universe next door, sometimes they both chatted about life and the things they saw, maybe that was the only thing beings as powerful as them could do.

"Oh, don't tell me, let me guess. I was wandering in the 'void' and blah blah blah you're a ROB who has blah blah blah three wishes and reincarnation blah blah blah... seriously, it's all too cliché, you know?" said the visitor, a small golden spark floating in the void of space.

His voice was transmitted strangely, but the two could communicate regardless of language or the distance that separated them. The galaxy showed its beautiful flickering lights briefly as if stunned by what the visitor said.

"I don't understand what you mean," was the first time he had ever said that to someone not on his level.

At that moment a very uncomfortable silence settled between them, the visitor hadn't expected this kind of development, wasn't he supposed to, like in fanfics, have some kind of breakdown or strong emotion, ask to know how he died, then he would get three wishes and a world to reincarnate in? Sure, if you were lucky, if not... ask a certain cursed gamer in the Omniverse.

"Can you explain?" asked the galaxy, genuinely interested in what the visitor from another universe had told it.

"Well, it all starts where I was born..." so the spark from another universe told the immeasurable galaxy about Earth, his origin as a human, the stories he read, and the classic tropes.

After an indefinite time in which the spark swore at the sight of a robot floating in space with a civilization embedded in its metallic body, the galaxy seemed to have concluded, an idea that could certainly make things interesting for both itself and the alien spark.

"What if I reincarnated you like in one of those stories?" the Galaxy asked with a noticeable interest in her tone as if she could get back into action after so long, act like she did in that wonderful week when she did the most incredible thing in her existence.

"Sure, why not?" the Spark replied, her glowing body seeming to fluctuate with excitement, but her tone barely showed it, as she was technically incapable of showing emotion in her current state.

"Fine, but of course there will be limits, many of them. I can't give you the ultimate power or template a character, rule-breaking powers, or anything like that, but I can do something for you.

There are a lot of "human" characters in your memory, right? Surely some of them do have not very overwhelming but interesting abilities, could you show them to me? You just have to want to, because it's YOUR choice and I can't do anything beyond respecting your own choices," the Galaxy explained, causing the alien spark to fall into deep thought for a few minutes before speaking.

"It's okay, just the characters, you can see them," as her words fell, the soul seemed to relive all the times it had seen or heard something of fantasy fiction or horror.

As ancient and powerful beings, immortal saints, super-powered superheroes, and people so vengeful they slaughtered the underworld were discarded, only a few interesting characters remained.

Schierke, Stanford Pines, Jimmy Neutron, Samus Aran, Summer Smith, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Asami Sato, Buttercup.

"Wow, both boys and girls, why?" asked Spark, causing the galaxy to 'stare' at him for a few moments before answering.

"Does it matter? I just chose the characters that fit you based on your soul," the Galaxy said, causing the Spark to wonder about something he hadn't considered.

"Who was I?" he asked, realizing he couldn't remember any details beyond the entertainment he enjoyed and the knowledge he learned.

He didn't know if he was male or female if he was old if he was happy, he didn't even know his name. But the galaxy's answer ironically cleared the dust in his mind.

"Does it matter?" It was the same question as before, but the way it was said conveyed all the meaning it wanted, causing the soul to sink into deep meditation before coming out of his stupor, just in time to see the galaxy talking to the robot from before.

"So you're God, the one on Futurama, but God all the same," the spark said, causing the galaxy to emit a few too many glows.

"I think so, based on what I learned from those characters, where you come from they have strange visions of what 'I' might be or how I would behave," the Galaxy said with a strange tone in his voice, as if what he learned from that alien spark had changed something in him, or rather confirmed something for him.

"Is that important?" Soul asked this time, causing God to burst out laughing.

"Thank you, now please choose one of these characters. They are all humans but with certain special abilities. Only some of them, like Samus and Marinette, need to be modified," God said, making Spark, who had already made his choice, pause for a moment.

"What kind of modifications?" he asked, and then God seemed to wave his invisible hand, showing him several screens of light with each character he had chosen.

"Buttercup, for example, has superpowers, and while they exist in my universe, this girl's origin is somewhat... shall we say, unnatural. They would have to develop her abilities from scratch as she grew up. It will also affect the background I'll put in for your integration.

Same with Marinette, she can create things depending on conditions, and while she relies on an object to do so, she could give you the intelligence necessary to do so, along with the enhanced physical abilities she possesses in her Ladybug costume.

Magic exists in my universe, but in a hidden way, you would have to develop your magic from scratch, I can't give you the knowledge to be like Schierke, that would be entirely up to you.

As for the others, you would only have their intelligence, but not their quirks, like Stanford's six fingers or Jimmy's extravagant hair, because in my universe, at the most 'interesting' point in their history, people have implemented genetic enhancement before any of them are born.

"The most interesting case would be Summer, in her world she is the granddaughter of an exceptionally intelligent human, so she would also bring her intelligence to you. Her backstory would fit the Professor as you know him.

And then there would be the most powerful among them, but the most difficult to adapt to... Samus Aran, your choice, I guess," God said in a somewhat amused manner this time, making Spark chuckle.

"I guess you already knew that, didn't you, what modifications would you make to it?" the alien asked.

 "Well, obviously you wouldn't have the suit, it's too powerful, but it wouldn't hurt to have different abilities from it. You wouldn't be a DNA mix either, you would be 100% human. I remind you that superpowers exist and are common among humans, as well as aliens and robots that want to wipe out humans.

 And since you will choose her, I will give you the details of how I will fulfill your wish, how I will integrate it into your backstory, are you ready?" God asked with a tone of anticipation in his voice that made the Spark wonder why, but he just went along with it.

 "Go ahead," and as the words fell, the Spark realized something extremely frightening.

 Everything around it began to 'move' quickly, so to speak, it saw the birth and end of planets, life, and stars. It saw the light expand and then diminish before everything inevitably died.

 There goes the last proton... then nothing, absolutely nothing, not even the smallest particle. Just absolute emptiness, no space, no time, no concepts.

 The soul saw the immensity and smallness of the universe in a few seconds and was extremely astonished.

 Then a terrible burst of light and heat flooded everything. The soul watched as a flood of green energy full of life permeated the universe, and it was at that moment that God acted.

 "Only at the beginning of the universe can I use the outpouring of the purest and most abundant green chi to create you, my child. You see, I could just make you a human with superpowers, that's what I would have done with Buttercup.

 But Samus is special, or at least she is to you. She was the protagonist of one of the games that influenced you the most, wasn't she? You may not have been a regular fan, but those games, here, had a place in your other life, a place that I respect.

 You will have an incredible physique that will give you senses, strength, and endurance beyond humanity, but you will have to train it yourself. Your intelligence may not be superior to the other choices, but you will have a mind that is quite receptive to knowledge.

 Samus possessed Chozo DNA, so you will be able to acquire certain mental abilities that she possessed, you will be able to see supernatural things and it will be a little easier for you to interact with those forces. What you do with that ability is up to you.

I also possessed Metroid and X DNA, so I can't give you their abilities, but I can give you some "perks". You will be resistant to high-energy zones, and you will have an excellent immune system. You will not be immune to diseases, but you will be able to overcome them much easier than the others, even if you catch something dangerous, you will just get sick and eventually, you will be cured.

The disadvantages you will have, because no life is perfect, will be the following. You will gradually become much weaker as the temperature in your environment drops. You will not be immune to diseases caused by technological or magical elements. By being able to see beings you should not see, you will also attract their attention.

Your abilities do not come from an extraordinary energy source, only from your own stamina and mental energy, so if you are tired or overwhelmed, your overall abilities will decrease, although training can enhance your body and mind, you will still be essentially human.

Oh yeah, if someone manages to get hold of your genetic material and clone you, they'll just create uncontrollable mutant aberrations that will want to ingest your flesh to perfect themselves, good luck with that," the soul seemed to have heard a subtle teasing laugh from God, but hey, she just went with it.

She knew that she would be reincarnated in the Futurama universe, of course, she would meet clones and maybe some of them, but that's a normal topic. What worried her was the "magic" part of this world.

Magic, or the supernatural in Futurama, is very hidden, making only a few brief appearances, either in-jokes or small plots, but there are certain moments where it plays a pivotal role. The fountain of youth or aging is one example.

The fictional fantasy world created by Bender, or the plot where Fry had to oversee the birth of hope for all species in the universe, where the appearance of green chi, the life-giving energy in the universe, is mentioned.

"It doesn't seem that strong," the Spark complained, but then he remembered the details God had given him.

"It is a balanced existence where the physical body is more prominent, but it has special talents that allow me to dabble in magic as well as technology... I won't be a super genius, nor will I be able to fly, but I will be able to do some interesting things on my own.

I guess thank you, God," the soul thanked him, but God didn't answer him, he was busy at the moment.

Soon everything became bright for our visitor from another universe, and when she opened her eyes she almost fainted at the sight of those huge claws about to touch her.