Author's Note: This is a story of bang baby in another city. If my last statement confuses you then I'll explain later in the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Static Shock or any of the characters or phrases or anything. If I did, would I be living with my mom?
Alright, everyone's heard of Bang Babies, heck I've met a few in my time. I've
met some of the most famous ones like Static Shock and Gear. If you're
wondering where I met them then let me elaborate. I'm a Bang Baby. Yup, that's
right, I'm a Bang Baby. I bet you're still confused, huh? It actually started a few
months ago; I was out in my yard working. I had just gotten done trimming the
hedges and I was about to go in for a water and bathroom break when it
happened. A purple gas filled the sky and I inhaled it. A cold feeling engulfed me
and I passed out coughing. Several hours passed apparently, because when I
woke up the sun was just about to set. If you're wondering why I'm home all
alone, my mom works as a night school teacher and she usually doesn't get home
until 9:30. I groggily stood up and walked, rather stumbled, into my house only to
pass out on my couch. A blanket was resting on the arm of the couch and I
pulled it over me because I was freezing. And the thing was it wasn't anywhere
near winter. It was April and it was currently 80 out, so I didn't know why I
was so cold. Another hour I woke up and smelled my clothes, they reeked of…
cranberry smoke? I'd never smelled burning cranberries before, but that's the
only way I can describe this smell. So I walked into my bathroom and shut the
door. I pulled my shirt off and threw it in the dirty clothes hamper. I reached for
the faucet in the shower and turned the knob to the hottest it could be. I like hot
showers, at least I did. After a few minutes of letting the water run I felt it to see if
it was the temperature I wanted. As soon as I touched the scalding hot water I
felt weak, it was inexplicable. I quickly took my hand out of the running water
and looked at my hand. It looked fine, but I could it tell wasn't. That gas did
something…funky to me.
I held my hand out again and the water began to freeze. That's right….freeze! I
quickly withdrew my hand from its current position and examined it. I put my
other hand to it and it felt cold. In fact, they both felt really cold. As I pressed my
hands together I heard the sound of ice, you know that sound that ice makes
when you put it in water, it was that kinda sound. I was freaking out, not out loud
because I didn't want my dog to bark, but my eyes were moving side to side
furiously. Different thoughts were racing through my mind, the first one was 'Am I
going crazy? Was that purple gas some kind of narcotic and am I super high or
something?' I turned the shower off and went into the living room, still shirtless
mind you. I grabbed the remote and pressed the power button. As the picture
came into view I saw that it was news, I rolled my eyes. I hated news, but my
moms soaked it in like a sponge. But something caught my ears; I leaned in
closer and turned up the volume. Over the speakers came these words, "Reports
of mutated teens are coming in from all over the city. An epidemic like this
happened recently in the city of Dakota. A mutagenic gas was blown open during
a gang war down by the Dakota Docks owned by a Mr. Alva. This same man is
responsible for the explosion in our fair city." I muted the sound and leaned back
into the couch. Could this explosion be the cause of my weird…abilities? Only
one answer floated in my head. DUH! I was given a gift and I felt as though I
should use it for good. As I sat there pondering my name, which I thought was
most definitely the best thing to do when finding out you have super powers, the
phone rang. I raced to the kitchen and answered the phone in my oh so familiar
formal manner. "Dude!" I held the receiver back and rolled my eyes, I
recognized this voice. "What's up, Daniel?"
A grunt of unhappiness was heard and even unhappier words were yelled,
"Dude! How many times do I have to tell you that's not my name?" I rolled my
eyes and was thankful that I had other friends, "Right, sorry, Duke. I don't know
what I was thinking." He liked to be called Duke instead of Daniel because he
says his parents made a mistake when naming him, thoroughly convinced that his
real name is Duke. And also that he's not of this earth. Weird kid. "You watching
the news?" he said excited. I sighed and sat on the countertop, "Unfortunately,
yes, why?" I knew what he meant, but I just wanted to hear what he would say.
"There was a Big Bang here, in Smalltown!" Smalltown is the name of my city,
often made fun of byout of towners. Often when I'm at a family reunion my
cousins ask me where I live and whenever I say Smalltown they laugh and ask
what small town. Kids are stupid. "I know, Dan…Duke, I heard." Another
excited squeal escaped his lips, "I inhaled the gas!" I smiled because he set
himself up. "How many times do I have to tell you not to inhale gas, it's not good
for you." An insincere laugh was heard and Daniel sighed exasperated, "That's
not what I meant and you know it!" He continued to talk, but I wasn't listening. I
was too bewildered by my own powers. I still thought about what to call myself.
After five minutes of listening to Dukey Boy talk, which is what I call him, I told
him I had to go. I hung up the phone and went back to the living room. I sat on
the couch and yawned. I was tired and almost ready to hit the sack. It was only
6:24, but I didn't care. My mom knows I don't like to stay up too late, and my
usual bedtime is 7:30. I unmuted the sound on the TV and heard these two
words being said by Biff Watters, the weatherman, "Cold front." Cold Front, I
liked it. It was catchy and it kinda just tripped off the tongue. I turned the TV and
jumped in my bed. I usually leave my door open for a while because my dog
likes to sleep on top of me. As I drifted off to sleep I thought about my new alias.
Cold Front. I liked it…I really liked it.
Author's Note: There it is, my first chapter of this story. This is my first Static Shock fanfic and my second fanfic altogether. I really hope you liked it, and please review! I love reviews; I'll try to respond to all reviews in my future chapters. This was a really long one, the longest chapter I've ever written.