Thread: The Villain's Final Victory (Noon_Shadow and LadyTania)

Four Years Ago The young college student's hiking boots crunched into the rough ground as she watched the readouts on her Geiger counter. It's here somewhere, she said to herself. Pausing to look around the south Coloradoan landscape, Aisha pulled a few sweaty bangs from her forehead and shoved them back into the bobby pins. Just two nights ago while on duty at the observatory at UCLA, Aisha had seen the meteor come streaking across the sky. It had been an 18 hour drive, but if she could calculate the angle and speed of the meteor, then actually find the landing spot, Aisha would be guaranteed a grad school spot. Pausing atop a rocky hill, Aisha looked through her binoculars and found what she had came for. Aisha had been shocked by the long trail of damage and the mound of dirt she had expected a tiny impact crater and a few iron and nickel remains. It had taken her nearly an hour of digging with her little shovel to unearth the meteorite, and what she had uncovered shocked her. The meteorite was about six inches across with rough, jagged edges, and an eerie inner glow to it. Even in the bright sunlight, it glowed. What the hell? Aisha muttered. Without thinking, Aisha reached out to touch it. In an instant, the meteorite exploded, pouring energy and power into Aisha. The African-American student simply disintegrated in a burst of blue crackling light. - - - - - - - NO! Aisha cried out as she lurched up in bed. Her head whirled around in that first second of awakening until she realized it had all been a dream. Or nightmare. Plopping back into her pillow, back in her little apartment, Aisha still remembered that moment when it seemed like every cell in her body detonated. It had taken her two days to pull herself back together. Search crews had seen strange lights at night. When she finally stumbled out, it made some local news about the foolish L.A. college girl who had wandered out and gotten lost. That's when her powers began to manifest. Aisha ran the brush across her cheek as she gazed into the mirror. In the background, she heard the news. She never had watched the news until becoming a superheroine now it was a ritual. Get up, eat breakfast, get some makeup on, listen to the news. ...no lives were lost during the attack on CERN... she heard from the other room. CERN pulled her from her makeup-applying reverie. ...unknown assailant...terrorism? ... Aisha came into the room to watch grainy video of a man in black and white with a W on his chest. The creepiest part was the chrome mask he wore over his face. Despite the horror mask, what quickly drew her attention was the blue ball of energy in his hand. What the hell...? she muttered. Holding out her hand, she opened up her palm and, with the focus needed to swallow or walk, she brought forth a sparkling orb of blue energy. A shiver passed through her as she saw the tall, muscular male figure abruptly blast the camera into static. Plopping down into her chair, she gaped in shock. There's someone else with this energy? she gaped. It didn't look the same his was darker, less sparkly than her own, but questions ran around her head like wild beasts. What the hell??