Chapter One: Shocking Relatives
"Say what?" fifteen-year old Virgil Hawkins exclaimed when he heard the news.
His father repeated himself. "You and Sharon's aunt Ororo Munroe is coming for a visit
from Bayville for the summer. She hasn't seen you since you were very small, so that's
saying something." "It's not that", Virgil quickly replied, "I'm worried about what she'll
think of Sharon. After all, girls stick together", he grinned as his older sister frowned.
"Very funny, Virgil", she replied, getting up. She walked up to her room. Virgil stared
after her.
"Remind me again how Ororo's related to us", he said to his father. Mr.
Hawkins frowned in thought. "She was your mother's cousin, and is very nice, from her
Phone call. And she'll be sharing your room." Virgil walked to the door. "I'm going to
See how Ritchie's doing. He might like Ororo", his voice finished as he walked out, his
mind filled with questions. How come his father never told him of Ororo? Why was she
never in family photographs, or part of a reunion that had taken place when he was
seven?
Once out of earshot, Virgil crept into an alley, and changed into Static Shock.
Time for his round to make sure other Bang-babies were kept under control. Ritchie, also
known as Gear (Static's sidekick), was currently researching other people with powers on
the Internet in case there were new enemies.
Since the summer had started, Virgil had more time to patrol. The Meta- Breed
(led by Ebon) was currently in jail, but they would escape. They always did. Then there
was Shebang (Shaniece), the experiment girl who had come to Dakota? Since they had
rounded up the last of the clandestine group that had tried to clone her, she had come to
Dakota to stay and she was Virgil's girlfriend now. So, knowing each- other's secret
identities, them plus Gear made a great team. But Virgil had to admit, working with a girl
was very odd.
He met up with Shebang, and they continued their rounds. He told her about
Ororo and they both tried to think about why she was never mentioned before. "Maybe
your dad didn't want to, you know, mention your mom", Shebang said as they rode on
Static's disk. "Dad wouldn't do that", Static replied. Shebang shrugged. "It was just a
suggestion. Besides, how do we know she's not nice? Maybe she has powers also." Static
shook his head. "I highly doubt that."
Ororo at that moment was saying the same thing. Her X-men name was
Storm, and she could control the weather. But family matters came first. Even Professor
Charles Xavier advised her to go. "Family is as important as the world", he had said.
Logan (Wolverine) would take over for her, and watch over her nephew, Evan
(Spyke). Ororo didn't want to ruin Logan's vacation, as she secretly knew he was
planning to ask Rogue out on a date sometime. But he insisted. Xavier also told Ororo to
look out for mutants. "I wouldn't be surprised if Virgil or Sharon are", he had said. Ororo
had said she highly doubted it. But because everyone had urged her to go, she decided to.
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Scott (Cyclops) had driven her to the airport, and there she said she wasn't
worried. But in truth she was. She remembered her cousin, Jean Hawkins. Although she
hadn't told anyone, Jean had died from a stray bullet, and since then Ororo felt empty
inside. Jean was very nice and courageous. If Jean had been a mutant, she would have
been perfect for the X-men.
Then there was Virgil. Sharon was old enough to remember her aunt, but Virgil
probably didn't. Ororo smiled, remembering how funny Virgil used to be as a three-year
old. He would pretend to have super powers, but barely noticed when she had used her
powers to fix the television. But Virgil had probably changed. Everyone did. She just
hoped he still had a sense of humor.
"Do you trust him with the car, Dad?" Sharon asked suspiciously when Virgil
offered to drive Ororo from the airport. "Don't worry; we're all going", Mr. Hawkins
answered. Then both brother and sister had chosen to ride in the back, Ritchie with them.
He showed Virgil while both were in the airport restroom night vision goggles which also
worked, "-underwater, in a volcano, you name it", Ritchie whispered proudly as the
superhero tried them on.
Suddenly there was screaming outside, and Virgil and Ritchie changed into Static
Shock and Gear. Once outside, they saw the problem. Hotstreak had escaped (AGAIN)
and was on the intent of blowing up the airport. Static decided to shock him up a bit with
a few tricks of his own. He did some electric science, using his powers to wrap around
one of Hotstreak's arms and then electrifying it. Once he was knocked out, Static and
Gear changed back, and then they went to meet Ororo.
The last thing Virgil was expecting was a woman much taller than him with white
Hair. She was wearing blue jeans and a pink top, and seemed to observe him. Ororo
introduced her, and then said, "I hope Virgil still has his sense of humor." Mr. Hawkins
laughed and offered to carry her luggage. "It's okay. I can handle it." With awesome
strength she held both of her suitcases and her handbag, leaving the family and Ritchie
staring, then Mr. Hawkins laughing. "I forgot how strong she was", he said. Then Ritchie
whispered to Virgil after they were at the Hawkins residence, "Backpack picked up meta-
human signals." "Where are they coming from?' The African boy asked. "From your
aunt."
"Say what?" fifteen-year old Virgil Hawkins exclaimed when he heard the news.
His father repeated himself. "You and Sharon's aunt Ororo Munroe is coming for a visit
from Bayville for the summer. She hasn't seen you since you were very small, so that's
saying something." "It's not that", Virgil quickly replied, "I'm worried about what she'll
think of Sharon. After all, girls stick together", he grinned as his older sister frowned.
"Very funny, Virgil", she replied, getting up. She walked up to her room. Virgil stared
after her.
"Remind me again how Ororo's related to us", he said to his father. Mr.
Hawkins frowned in thought. "She was your mother's cousin, and is very nice, from her
Phone call. And she'll be sharing your room." Virgil walked to the door. "I'm going to
See how Ritchie's doing. He might like Ororo", his voice finished as he walked out, his
mind filled with questions. How come his father never told him of Ororo? Why was she
never in family photographs, or part of a reunion that had taken place when he was
seven?
Once out of earshot, Virgil crept into an alley, and changed into Static Shock.
Time for his round to make sure other Bang-babies were kept under control. Ritchie, also
known as Gear (Static's sidekick), was currently researching other people with powers on
the Internet in case there were new enemies.
Since the summer had started, Virgil had more time to patrol. The Meta- Breed
(led by Ebon) was currently in jail, but they would escape. They always did. Then there
was Shebang (Shaniece), the experiment girl who had come to Dakota? Since they had
rounded up the last of the clandestine group that had tried to clone her, she had come to
Dakota to stay and she was Virgil's girlfriend now. So, knowing each- other's secret
identities, them plus Gear made a great team. But Virgil had to admit, working with a girl
was very odd.
He met up with Shebang, and they continued their rounds. He told her about
Ororo and they both tried to think about why she was never mentioned before. "Maybe
your dad didn't want to, you know, mention your mom", Shebang said as they rode on
Static's disk. "Dad wouldn't do that", Static replied. Shebang shrugged. "It was just a
suggestion. Besides, how do we know she's not nice? Maybe she has powers also." Static
shook his head. "I highly doubt that."
Ororo at that moment was saying the same thing. Her X-men name was
Storm, and she could control the weather. But family matters came first. Even Professor
Charles Xavier advised her to go. "Family is as important as the world", he had said.
Logan (Wolverine) would take over for her, and watch over her nephew, Evan
(Spyke). Ororo didn't want to ruin Logan's vacation, as she secretly knew he was
planning to ask Rogue out on a date sometime. But he insisted. Xavier also told Ororo to
look out for mutants. "I wouldn't be surprised if Virgil or Sharon are", he had said. Ororo
had said she highly doubted it. But because everyone had urged her to go, she decided to.
****************
Scott (Cyclops) had driven her to the airport, and there she said she wasn't
worried. But in truth she was. She remembered her cousin, Jean Hawkins. Although she
hadn't told anyone, Jean had died from a stray bullet, and since then Ororo felt empty
inside. Jean was very nice and courageous. If Jean had been a mutant, she would have
been perfect for the X-men.
Then there was Virgil. Sharon was old enough to remember her aunt, but Virgil
probably didn't. Ororo smiled, remembering how funny Virgil used to be as a three-year
old. He would pretend to have super powers, but barely noticed when she had used her
powers to fix the television. But Virgil had probably changed. Everyone did. She just
hoped he still had a sense of humor.
"Do you trust him with the car, Dad?" Sharon asked suspiciously when Virgil
offered to drive Ororo from the airport. "Don't worry; we're all going", Mr. Hawkins
answered. Then both brother and sister had chosen to ride in the back, Ritchie with them.
He showed Virgil while both were in the airport restroom night vision goggles which also
worked, "-underwater, in a volcano, you name it", Ritchie whispered proudly as the
superhero tried them on.
Suddenly there was screaming outside, and Virgil and Ritchie changed into Static
Shock and Gear. Once outside, they saw the problem. Hotstreak had escaped (AGAIN)
and was on the intent of blowing up the airport. Static decided to shock him up a bit with
a few tricks of his own. He did some electric science, using his powers to wrap around
one of Hotstreak's arms and then electrifying it. Once he was knocked out, Static and
Gear changed back, and then they went to meet Ororo.
The last thing Virgil was expecting was a woman much taller than him with white
Hair. She was wearing blue jeans and a pink top, and seemed to observe him. Ororo
introduced her, and then said, "I hope Virgil still has his sense of humor." Mr. Hawkins
laughed and offered to carry her luggage. "It's okay. I can handle it." With awesome
strength she held both of her suitcases and her handbag, leaving the family and Ritchie
staring, then Mr. Hawkins laughing. "I forgot how strong she was", he said. Then Ritchie
whispered to Virgil after they were at the Hawkins residence, "Backpack picked up meta-
human signals." "Where are they coming from?' The African boy asked. "From your
aunt."