RotS S01E01: Lightning Shift

**Issue 1: Lightning Shift** is the first comic book-styled episode of the Rise of the Storm series. It started production on June 2. It centers around a young amnesiac man who starts his first day on the job as a forensic research assistant in Gemcore City. However as he learns something about his past, the Captain of the police force seems to do everything to hold back more investigations in an incident.

## Summary

**Gemcore City** - A young man arrives in the Gemcore Mining Center, asking for Detective Donner. The detective alerts him where he is and tells the young man to start recovering evidence from this crime scene. The detective reveals there was an explosion here and a box of valuable materials has been stolen. Before starting the young man introduces himself as Danny Beckett, which he jokingly surmises is the only thing he remembers from his past. As Danny gets to work, Captain Bennett enters the crime scene, ordering people around and telling Danny to hurry up bagging and tagging, he wants all evidence on his desk as soon as possible. Detective Donner congratulates Danny on his new job and leaves the crime scene.

**Downtown Gemcore City -**The Gemcore Holdings Bank was busy as usual when a group of elderly people enter. As the leader comes up to the counter, he pulls something out of his duffle bag and puts on a mask, revealing it to be a cardlike mask made of diamond. He shoots a camera and demands cash, revealing he is the Diamond King. His companions reveal themselves as well holding the bank hostage. Diamond King demands five million in gold right there. One of the attendees behind the counters pushes a silent alarm and Diamond King shoots her co-worker believing him to have tripped it. He then orders the Emerald Joker to get to the vaults and take the attendee with him. He then calls the GCCPD precinct and demands to speak with Detective Donner.

Detective Donner and Danny arrive in front of the Bank and speaks through the megaphone against the people in the Bank. At the point that Diamond King reveals his name, Detective Donner directly knows him, and Danny warns him not to go in. Detective Donner reminincenses about the first case he had together with Danny after he hired him and it involved Ricky. Ricky challenges Donner to come inside and Danny warns him not to go. However when Donner enters the bank, he is pulled inside and Diamond King throws out a hostage and shoots her. Diamond King welcomes Detective Donner, saying he has been waiting for this for a long time. Diamond King tells the Jade Queen to close the drapes which she does so. Donner demands to know why Ricky returned to Gemcore City and the Diamond King says he has a good reason to and now they have Donner, they can leave.

A car pulls up behind the bank and Jade Queen and Emerald Joker secure the back ally, allowing Diamond King to escape with Donner into the car. Danny gets around the corner, but is capable to just jump away from the car before getting hit. He then is struck by the fourth member of the gang, naming himself Danger Rook. Danny's eyes glow though and knocks back Danger Rook. Danger Rook pulls a gun on him, but Danny dodges the first two bullets before jumping into the air raising his hand and a sudden flash of lightning hits it, allowing Danny to smash into Danger Rook with a fist filled with lightning. Danny is scared by what he could do and quickly scrambles away from the scene, with the GCCPD finding Danger Rook.

To be continued...