Zane woke up. He sees his room with a warm sun rising above, illuminating the room. He got out of bed. He ate breakfast and got cleaned up. As he got dressed, he realized what happened last night.
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Zane: Oh...forgot. What the hell was with all that?
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He tried to understand what happen. He started to swing his hands around, hoping something would happen.
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Zane: Nothing? No no, something must come out of that. I shouldn't be standing here after all of that nonsense.
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He then focused on his left arm and tried to flex. Soon enough, electricity started appearing out of nowhere and is dancing all around his arm. The yellow bolts brighten up the room. He did the same to his right and a similar reaction formed. He then have an idea. He went to the Business District and climbed one of the many tall buildings.
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Zane: I believe this. It's like I have superpowers. Let's see what I can do.
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Zane lined up some bottles of San Doo soda. He aimed his left hand at them and tried to destroy them. He tried flicking his fingers, punching and waving. Eventually he just channeled a bit of electricity and it shot out a lightning bolt. It shot too fast to see and it hit a bottle, shattering it.
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Zane: Haha, nice!
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He shot a few more and decided to do some boxing. He started punching a sandbag and noticed his arms are electrified.
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Zane: I got thunder fists? Awesome.
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He tried to get rid of some debris by shooting. He tried out some tricks. He once channeled some electricity and did a motion that resembles throwing his hands out. He created a blast of electricity pushing all the debris far. He finished after getting tired and accidentally fell off the building.
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Zane: Ah-woah! Woooaaaah!
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He landed and looked at himself. He was perfectly normal.
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Zane: Jeez...can't believe I survived that. Can't believe I'm tired..drained actually. Feels like I'm thirsty.
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His head felt as if he sent out a signal, like a sonar. His ping reached far and some pings came back to him. Some of them informed him that there are living beings nearby and the rest signaled energy. He followed one of the signals and found a lamp on a building. He reached for it and started draining the lamp until it's devoid of energy.
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Zane: Hah..feels better. It's like an energy drink.
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He kept playing around with his powers until it was late noon. He went back home, turned the tv on and started flipping the channels until he he turned to the news. He got up and grabbed a beer as the news keeps playing.
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TV: Welcome back to Channel 6 News with your host: Carl Sunder. Today's a boring day but fortunately we got crazy news on last night. A major blackout engulfs the entire city. The cause, likely a malfunction in the generators but of course there are people going around creating theories. Some say it has to do with the gangs around the city Like the Russian Mafia or the Drill Snakes. Others say an abnormal storm breached the city. Some believe that terrorists are attacking this country. Man, do people have a lot of free time. Of course, the blame goes to the tv hacker who calls his program "The Truth". His conspiracies and delusions are to be of course ignored.
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Zane: Heh, X is entertaining though. Surprised they haven't caught him yet.
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TV: Breaking news! A bank robbery is taking place in the Slums Border as a few criminals, believed to be members of the notorious Warlords.
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Zane: Cool...hmmm.
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Zane looked at his electrified arm.
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Zane: Time to go introduce myself.
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Thug 1: hurry up with that safe. The cops will be on their way.
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Thug 2: I'm moving as fast as I can.
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Thug 3: I'm gonna check the perimeter again.
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The Warlord goon left the two.
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Thug 2: Almost got it.
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Thug 1: Hurry up.
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Thug 2: I'm hurrying!
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They both heard a sound in the distance. Then, the third thug flew towards them and Zane jumped in front of them.
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Zane: Sup.
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Thug 1: Who the hell are you?
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Zane: Just a concern citizen.
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The first goon wiped out a baton and started attacking Zane, who dodged fast. He shot out some bolts and it hit the guy's baton, sending it flying away.
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Thug 1: The fuck?!
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Zane: Give up? If not, then the cops will come in here with three idiots with broken bones.
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Thug 2: Screw this, I'm out.
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The second thug ran away.
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Thug 1: Coward!
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He lunged at Zane.
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A few minutes later
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Cops barged in the bank to see two unconscious goons.
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Cop: What the..?
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Zane went back home, satisfied with what he did.
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Zane: Man. This power is so cool.
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