LIKE A DREAM
SYNOPSIS
Kimber
and Jerrica have a major blowout causing Kimber to leave Jem and the Holograms
and join up with Stormer and The Misfits.
Jem
and the Holograms find a stand-in keyboardist for the Holograms - Amethyste,
aka Amy Javan, who previously worked with Starlight Music as a recording
engineer/producer.
Three
new acts appear; Hard Candy, (Peach, Diamond and Zhana) a trio of
african-american R&B singers, Stryke (Bass and Treble)-a mainstream
male rock group, and Magenta pop's newest princess.
Eric
Raymond has a falling out with Riot and buys back Stingers Sound, re-naming
it once again "Misfits' Music."
Riot
re-opens Stinger’s Sound in a new location, with the dream of making it
an artists’ label, where their dreams and desires come first. Eventually,
the company becomes one of the largest in the industry.
A high-tech
artificially-intelligent computer, with holographic capabilities, is built
by Techrat for Minx is soon discovered to be able to control people’s minds
through music. Its desires are unknown, but it takes control of Minx’s
mental capacities leading her to frame Riot and send him to prison for
the attempted murder of Bass, while Entropy and the brainwashed Minx take
over Stingers Sound.
Jerrica
is driven away by Rio's inability to make a commitment to either Jem or
Jerrica, and begins seeing Bass, of Stryke who accidentally learns her
secret.
Eric
Raymond’s manipulation of Hard Candy ends when the girls sign with Starlight
Music.
Two
more additions arrive in the Like A Dream world; Steele a heavy metal rock
goddess is signed with Starlight Music, and Damion an ex-gang leader
with rock and roll dreams, who is trying to reform by working with Danse
at Haven House.
Kimber
and Jerrica reconcile, but Kimber still harbors feelings of resentment
toward Amethyste for trying to take her place. Eventually when Kimber overcomes
her jealousy, the two become close friends. Kimber also discovers that
her necklace, which once belonged to the late Jacqui Benton contains a
link to Synergy similar to Jerrica's Jemstar earrings.
Another
newcomer begins to terrorize the world of Like A Dream; Vixen a mysterious,
and crazy woman with secret ties to the Benton sisters. Her targets
concentrate on Magenta at first, but her major plan is kept under wraps.
Tragedy
strikes Hard Candy after experiencing the death of Peach’s father and the
antics of Jade, Diamond's evil sister who will stop at nothing to try and
come between the ladies of Hard Candy.
Riot
is freed from prison after Bass reluctantly testifies on his behalf. Riot
begins to use Entropy for his own desires to recruit new musical acts for
Stingers Sound.
Vixen
soon puts her ultimate plan into action, kidnapping Jerrica Benton and
making the world believe that she is murdered, with Damion being the prime
suspect.
Kimber
takes over as Jem, until Jerrica ultimately returns several months later.
Bass
is manipulated by Riot’s newlywed bride and becomes entangled in a relationship
with the woman. When Riot finds out about this, the feud between the two
men becomes even stronger, and Ambrosia dies accidentally at the hands
of Riot himself, also killing Bass’ unborn child.
Shana
and Anthony Julian wed in a hurricane of events on Rainbow Island. The
couple move into the newly restored former Starlight House. A year or so
later, Shana gives birth to their daughter Jacqui, named after Jacqui Benton.
Jerrica
reclaims the Jem mantle
Jewel
thieves Connell Della Rocha, and his mother the Countessa Della Rocha,
aristocrats who fund the family fortune through theft are out to capture
the Jemstar earrings and necklace.
Jerrica’s
return is revealed to the public and is riddled with controversy when Eric
Raymond claims it to be a publicity stunt for Starlight Music.
Jerrica’s
relationship with Bass ends with complications, but Jem finds solace in
the arms of Fire, a pop-singer from Australia.
Stormer
quits The Misfits, eventually leading them into falling out. Jetta is next
to leave and finally Roxy. Pizzazz, disgruntled, forms a new band
of Misfits and recruits Clash and Roulette (daughter of Countessa Della
Rocha) as new band members.
Roulette,
using her mother’s money, purchases Misfits Music from Eric Raymond, and
proceeds to boss Pizzazz. But the chaos ends when the Countessa steps in
and sells the company.
Jerrica
and the Holograms begin to receive mysterious phone calls from an ex-accomplice
of Vixen, trying to warn the girls of Vixen's next evil plan. Unfortunately,
it is too late, as Jem and the Holograms fall right into Vixen's clutches
while in Bermuda. Luckily they manage to escape, but Vixen is left for
dead.
Aja
is kidnapped by Connell Della Rocha and taken to Italy where she is forced
to become his bride. But when Aja falls in love with Connell it is
to the dismay of her friends.
The
girls soon find Starlight Music in financial trouble. The immense
Maiden Music, run by Desmond Lynche, and his venomous daughter Gwynneth,
has been stealing all of Starlight Music’s acts. It's bad news for Starlight
Music as more and more backers decide to pull out. Their only hope
is in the likes of Seraphim's Wings, a new goth/industrial band with enough
money to finance their own record on Starlight's label. Unfortunately,
with their mostly-underground fanbase the album isn't enough to save Starlight
Music from financial bankruptcy.
Riot
generously offers to purchase Starlight Music and but secretly dismantles
the company, selling contracts to the highest bidder.
DIVA,
being a cross between the egotistical Riot, and spoiled brat Pizzazz issues
a challenge to Jem and the Holograms and The Misfits to compete in a contest
to see who can sell the most albums in the shortest amount of time.
The Misfits and Jem and the Holograms accept the challenge, even without
a music company.
Jem's
career and planned comeback tour are put on hold as she decides to star
in Howard Sands’ new film with the devilish DIVA as her costar. But due
to a computer virus unleashed by Techrat, Jem is unable to complete the
film, as Synergy’s memory is erased. Jem is out of commission for weeks
and the movie filming must go on. Howard Sands loses millions and
is forced to replace Jem's leading role with Astral. Howard Sands is poisoned
against her, despite Jem’s best efforts to get back in his good graces.
Luckily, however, Jerrica manages to restore Synergy thanks to the help
of an artificial intelligence of Emmett Benton discovered at the Starlight
Drive-In. Jerrica also manages to upgrade Synergy, finishing Emmett’s work
and allowing Synergy’s holograms to use photon-based light energy, giving
them substance and feel.
Bass
befriends Samhain, a pagan nomad, who joins Stryke, much to the dismay
of Treble. It takes a while for Treble to warm up to the new member, and
initially he fears that Samhain will steal his spotlight.
Owen
Beech ups DIVA's challenge by turning it into the Platinum Ice competition,
where the winner receives a fully sponsored world tour! The winner
must be the first to sell 1-million copies of their single, with the proceeds
going to charity.
Jem
and the Holograms, along with most of their friends join with Michael Du
Voisin's new record company, WildStar, to produce their new album. In the
midst of recording the album, Jerrica is whisked off with many other celebrities
to Scottland to participate in Xanthos' annual charity event.
Pizzazz
takes new rock group B*Guil'd under her wing at Misfits Music and tries
to pit them against various WildStar acts, especially Stryke.
The
Holograms win Platinum Ice and embark on their world tour. The Misfits
also find great success with a top selling album and multiple awards.
The two bands battle for the top spot while The Stingers quietly plot their
next assault in secrecy.
While
on tour, Danse is finally re-united with her mother, and finds out that
she's been closer than she thought all these years. But in a sad turn of
events for Aja, her husband Connell is brutally murdered before her eyes
by his older brother Gregor.
Riot’s
plot turns out to be an attempt to stop Jem and the Holograms from ever
forming by going back in time. His plot is foiled, however, when Jerrica,
Kimber and Aja venture into the past to stop him.
Stryke
breaks up, as Bass decides that the life of a rock-star isn’t really what
he hoped for.
Steele
discovers she is pregnant with Treble’s child, but loses the baby in a
car accident, which raises new questions about her relationship with Treble
who is dating Diamond at the time.
The
Misfits make another unsuccessful attempt at re-grouping, leaving Clash
and Jetta out of the picture who form an all-new group, Shatter, much to
Jem and the Holograms' dismay. Meanwhile, Steele becomes engaged to Storm,
and Damion to Danse.
Hard
Candy is given a reality TV series, which probes into the personal lives
of Peach, Diamond and Zhana, plus the rowdy Vybe who is added by the producers
to spice up the girls’ lives.
Paige
Westley a model/entrepreneur from New York City, arrives and befriends
Jerrica. Jem and the Holograms often model for her clothing company, Body
SoXxX, and Paige becomes bitter enemies with Pizzazz and finds love in
Riot.
Pizzazz
manipulates Bass into falling for her, and together the two make trouble
for everyone.
Paige’s
assistant, Euthanasia, strikes a deal with Stingers Sound and a friendship
with Bass. When she is accused of stealing by a racist department store,
Jem and the Holograms, Paige Westley and Stryke band together to help her,
also helping to overcome a teen prostitution ring in the process.
Jem
and the Holograms take Silhouette, a young pop-starlett into their lives
as mentors, but are stunned when she is revealed to be the malicious Vixen
in disguise.
Treble,
formerly of Stryke, joins a new band, Deviance who is as devious as the
name suggests. They become enemies with new R&B singer, Donovan, often
brutally attacking him. Treble, unhappy with the current state of things,
begins to use artificial substances to find solace, and becomes addicted
to drugs.
Vixen
threatens the life of a young rock singer Doc, when the media pegs her
as the “anti-Jem.”
Danse
and Damion’s relationship is compromised when a former flame re-enters
Danse’s life.
Riot
disappears from a concert, and the entire world thinks him dead. The media
pegs him as a legend, but Paige Westley’s heart breaks in the process.
Eventually she and Treble get together and find love in one another. But
when Diamond finds out about their relationship, she leaves Hard Candy
in anger and disappears forever.
Pizzazz
fakes a pregnancy and Bass proposes. But Bass doesn’t go through with it
because he’s still in love with Jem.
Damion
is killed in a struggle with Vixen, but when he comes back from the dead
he threatens Jerrica’s life. Fortunately, she sees through the hate and
he manages to overcome his manipulations.
Stormer
leaves the Misfits for good, taking up with Clash, and another newcomer
Nadine to form Whatcha Want.
Samhain
and Amethyste get married.
Minx
and Rapture befriend Rhapsody, a young woman with a musical mission, and
together they form Siren, an all-new group, but Minx’s own agendas threaten
the stability of the group. And Rapture deals with the consequences of
stealing a book of shadows from Samhain.
The
Countessa Della Rocha steals Shana’s baby and and wants the Jemstar earrings
as ransom. But her plot is foiled by a mysterious stranger who seems to
be Riot returned from the missing.
Devante,
Paige Westley’s ex-boyfriend threatens to kill all of Paige’s friends on
Halloween to ruin her new celebrity life. Bass temporarily loses his memory
in the process and his relationship with once again Jem ends in disaster.
It is only thanks to Chaylah Kret, an Australian agent, that the bands
make it out alive. But Chaylah has a secret of her own. She is working
undercover as the selfish popstar Electrica, to obtain information about
Countessa Della Rocha’s evil schemes.
Riot
re-emerges into the public eye, and proposes to Jem on national television.
Jem says yes, but her heart isn’t in it. Eventually Bass is led back to
Jem, and he proposes to her himself, leaving Riot bitter and out for revenge.
Damion
and Nadine begin a relationship, leaving Danse wondering about her own
feelings for the rocker. Danse also becomes the target of a plot against
her mother by evil terrorists, but finds help in both Damion, and Caine,
a private investigator and bounty hunter who previously worked with Chaylah
Kret.
Kimber
discovers that her feelings for Rio are more than simply friendship.
Samhain’s
young daughter from a previous relationship comes to live with him and
Amethyste when the girl’s mother is killed in an accident. But revelations
show that it may not be accidental, and Samhain may be the next target.
Close
to a mental breakdown from her visions, Rapture confronts Samhain with
the theft of his book. Samhain aids her anyway and it seems to have
helped her stop seeing things.
Minx,
bent on revenge for Riot spurning the Stingers and focusing only on Jem,
sets out to add every male significant other of the Holograms to her list
of conquests.
When
Zhana is stricken with cancer, she gives up performing forever. Peach becomes
the only original member of Hard Candy left, and begins a solo career,
turning to Jem and the Holograms as mentors.
After
the reunion between Danse and her mother, she has learned that Nadia was
working to hide secret documents from the government. An assassin was sent
to stop her, but his life was taken in the process. Out for revenge, his
beloved Diane DuViolette has taken up a personal grudge against Danse and
will not rest until she is dead. This puts Haven House in jeopardy and
causes Danse to lose her position.
Stormer
and Clash return to the Misfits leaving Whatcha Want in the cold, but giving
Nadine the opportunity to front the band.
Bass
and Jem’s engagement party is in uproar when Pizzazz and the Misfits invade,
and get involved with treasure hunters who steal Kimber’s necklace. Jem
confronts Pizzazz, forcing her to take a look at her personal demons.
Bhodi
is revealed to be the third son of Countessa Della Rocha, but how this
revelation will affect his relationship with Aja is yet to be determined.
Eric
Raymond, tired of Jem and the Holograms constantly interfering in his business,
decides to take matters into his own hands once and for all, hiring Challenge
Kret, an assassin to dispose of the singer. Jem fears for her life and
the lives of her Starlight Girls, and has to decide if continuing to lead
a double-life is in her best interest. |