The earliest memory I have is being in a lab. When I was born every possible test was run on me, first of all, to see if I was healthy. After that, it was to see if I had any powers. After all the child of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman was bound to have some kind of ability. A lot of things were discovered, like how my skin appears to be twice the thickness of a normal humans and how my blood disappears once it hits the air. But as for abilities, that's where it gets a bit ambiguous. We really don't know what I can do.
I closed the cover of my laptop and sat back for a moment. My writing assignment was going to be tougher to do than I thought. I was supposed to write about a momentous occasion in my life. Well, there really hasn't been one yet. I suppose when my parents saved Greece after the earthquake. Or when my Uncle Ben got married to Alicia. But they really weren't momentous occasions for me. That's because I haven't done anything. I am almost 20 years old – and even my father – the great Mr. Fantastic could not discover if I have any abilites.
I sighed and stood, stretching my arms above my head. Then I slipped my laptop in my backpack, shouldered it, and left my room.
"You off to the gardens again?" My roommate asked from the couch. "Nope, gonna go to the real gardens today. For a little of the good old fashioned polluted air!" I said laughing. One of my father's projects was a new age garden facility of an entire block that is complete with a biosheild around it that keeps the air free of the cities pollutants. But on occasion, I still preferred Ringalla Park. I took the elevator downstairs and out into the sunshine. It was nice out, with some clouds in the horizon. One short subway ride and then I set up under my favorite tree. Opening my laptop again, I decided to do some other homework first. I was in my second year at MIT, for structural engineering and I had some models to fine tune in my CAD program. My dark brown hair blew across my face; I grabbed it annoyingly and threw it up in a ponytail with the hairtie I always had on my wrist. I also pushed up my glasses from where they had slipped down onto my nose.
"Excuse me?" I looked up from my computer. A woman with her daughter stood in front of me. "Are you Jenny Storm?" I smiled and nodded. "I'm sorry to bother you, but my daughter Angela wanted to meet you. I know sometimes she wished her parents were part of the Fantastic Four!" The woman said with a laugh. I grinned and looked at the little girl. "Trust me, not always fun especially when you go to storm out of the room and your mom puts up a force field." The girl smiled.
"What's your superpower?" My grin faltered.
"Well, we're still figuring that one out. Could be anything." I shrugged. "I think I know what yours is." The girl's eyes got wide.
"I have a superpower?" she asked. I nodded solemnly.
"You have the ability to make anyone you meet fall absolutely in love with you."
She grinned wide and her mother laughed.
"Lets leave Ms. Storm to her work. Thank you again." I shook my head.
"Not a problem. Bye Angela," I said, waving as they left. I was used to it. Growing up in the spotlight was crazy at times, but it was just a part of my life.
It was raining by the time I headed back towards home. I was hunched over trying to keep at least my stomach dry, when I heard the screech of tires. I looked up to see a car lose control and slam into one of the street poles that held up the crossing lights. More cars contributed to the crash while I stood frozen. I blinked and it was all over. Smoke was rising from two of the cars and I heard others screaming around them. There was a sputter and I looked up to see one of the light cables sparking.
"Get away!" I dropped my bag and ran towards the cars. "The cable!" I screamed and making many spectators run for it. I saw a small group still huddled around on of the cars. "The cable!" I screamed again as I ran. It was at that moment that it broke free from the pole. I grabbed the back of the first person I could and yanked them out of the way. The next thing I knew, a jolt of fire ran through my body and all went black.
