Prelude : July 28th 1992
"The crime-rate keeps going up here in Gotham City. I intend to slow it down if I can't stop it completely" My father, the mayor of Gotham, says to the citizens of Gotham City filling a little over half the chairs provided in rows outside City Hall during his press conference... As I sit on the makeshift stage slightly behind him to his left on one of the two chairs provided; one for me and one for my Mother. My father stands at the podium provided for him as the press snaps as many photos as they can ' I don't know how my Father does it, I'd go blind with all these camera flashes. Hell I feel like I AM going blind' I see someone in the crowd who catches my eye, tall with jet black hair I cant make out anything else as he is too far away, ' Who is he? It's mysterious the way he is standing just caught my attention almost as if he was waiting for something?;He must be what about my age? He cant be much older than I am at least he doesn't look it' My trance must have been noticeable because I am jerked out of it by my Mother elbowing me to pay attention. I look around for him again but I cant seem to find him. ' Hmm he must have left'. I thought as I turn my attention back to my father as he says"I also intend to set up a neighborhood watch in certain areas, anyone who..."
My father stopped talking and was looking in the sky. I turned to look in the direction he was staring. Then I saw it there was black smoke coming this way and fast!
"Death Eaters!" my mom yelled...
'Huh, what's a Death Eater?' I wondered. The smoke turned into people dressed in black robes with wands. They started attacking; every one ran in different directions to hide but I couldn't move. I stood there shocked. There were five of them and two had grabbed my parents. I smirked darkly.
"Big mistake! Let them go!" I was so angry that I started to glow a rather dark amber color. 'This is new? Yet feels somewhat familiar?' I thought confused
"Come with us, and we will let them go" , a man with long platinum blond hair said.
"Ha ha ha... Nope... I'd let them go if I were you. That's your first warning and I have a thing with threes!" I was getting angrier. Fireballs were forming in my hands out of nowhere. I was scared, angry and confused all at the same time; again this was new but the power I could feel surging through me some how felt natural. I couldn't help thinking what in the hell is happening, but at the same time thinking where did it come from and why me. Little did I know my life was about to change forever.
"Whoa!" I threw one of the fire balls at the platinum blond haired guy. It hit his right shoulder and he screamed, before vanishing in a black cloud of smoke. I threw another fireball at another man but he saw it coming and vanished and the fireball hit a nearby tree it went up in flames.
Uh oh, Papa is not gonna like that, I thought.
As if on cue, rain began pouring down putting out the tree, and thunder sounded. A lightning bolt hit the guy who I missed, and he vanished.
I turned my attention to a woman with long curly black hair and a long black dress. She started to run, but before she could get too far, tree roots came out of the ground and grabbed her. Crows came out of nowhere and started attacking her. As she was screaming in pain I hear my mother screaming
"Aaaaahhhhhhh...!"
I started to get even angrier. I turn to my parents
"What Are You Doing To My Mother?" I Yelled
Big crows started to fly around us as I stepped away from the dark haired lady. The tree roots let her go, and she vanished as the tree roots submerged back into the ground. I drew fire in one hand and water in the other. I Didn't understand what was happening I just somehow knew what to do.
"Sorry ,Mama and Papa", I said, then shot water their way. The two remaining guys let them go, but didn't vanish until I sent a few fire balls and crows at them. I ran to my parents.
"Mama, Papa, you okay?" I asked.
"Yes, Harley, we are okay" they replied.
My father continued."We need to go home and talk to Amaelea."
"Why do we need to talk to my nanny?" I replied
"Because I know she can explain this" he said looking around at the now smoldering tree and torn up ground. I waved my hand in a sweeping motion and all the damage that had been done was no more, the tree went from black to its original brown and green state and the ground where the tree roots came up went back to it's old flat self. I noticed the people of the city coming out from hiding looking around dazed and confused as if it might have been just a dream.
"Yeah I would like to know what that was" I replied.