Disclaimer: I own no body but Mary.
" There he goes again." Sharon said.
" What'chu talkin' girl?" One of her best friends said.
" Dakota's finest, Static Shock, is fighting Meta-humans again. And he's getting his butt handed to him." She said.
" It's 3 against one. Give him a break. Not everyone can kick butt like we can." She said.
" Easy Mary. Just because you know Shotokan, Kickboxing, Muy Thai and Tae Kwon Do doesn't make you Jackiette Chan." Her other friend said.
" Whatever you say Lisa. But I say I can kick any Meta-humans butt, powers or not. I could beat them all with one hand tied behind my back, blind." She boasted.
" Girl, are you sippin' on the cardiac?" Sharon said.
" Yeah, Mary, even Static is having a little trouble. And he has powers. Better chill rich girl." Lisa said,
" Oh, please. Just because I'm rich you think my life is easy. 'Smile for the camera honey!', ' Do some of your kicking stuff!', ' Eww! Honey, you're sweating!'" She mocked her parents.
They all laughed. Then went to Mary's house to decide on what party to go to that weekend and what to wear.
" I think I'm gonna wear that black dress I have, you know the one that says ' High Voltage' in neon blue with lightning on the sides? And I got some cute black heels to go with them." Mary said.
" Oh, girl, that would look so cute on you." Sharon said.
" Yeah, so we hangin' at the Frat house or what?" Lisa asked.
" Slow down girls. You two are underaged." Sharon said.
" Shut up, you can't pull age on us." Mary said.
" Sorry, but I am not taking the grounding sentences this time." She said.
" Aw bugger! This bites." Mary said punching a lamppost.
In the split second it took to for her to do that, the electricity Static Shock was burning off picked up the echo of the metal and charged the post.
" AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Mary screamed being electrocharged.
" Mary!!" Lisa and Sharon cried at the same time.
She managed to pull away and was thrown into the brick wall across the street. She was out cold. Sharon and Lisa would have gone over, but she was still very hot. The paramedics came and got her. The news crews and the doctors pronouced she was hit by a stray surge of Static Shock's power. She was unconscious for days. The doctors said she was in a coma from the shock. If she didn't wake up, she would sleep forever.
" I can't beleve it Richie. I actually hurt somebody." Virgil said.
" It wasn't your fault V. You weren't in control." He said.
" Her parents don't think that. She won't think that, if she lives." He said.
" You don't know that." He said.
" I would think that." He said.
Richie was silent the rest of lunch. Virgil had to listen to what everyone thought of his mishap.
" Did you hear what Static Shock did to that girl?"
" I heard he did it because she wouldn't go out with him."
" I heard from my baby sister's boyfriend's cousin LaTresa that he did it because she comply with his 'demands'."
That one made him sick. It also made him make an important choice. He would go see Mary. He had to bit his tongue to keep from telling Sharon that he did it the way over because she was crying and talking at the same time. When they saw Mary, she was on a breathing machine. Virgil couldn't stand to look at her. He called Richie.
" Richie. I need to tell you something." He said.
" You're not gay are you?" He asked.
" What?!! No!!!" He almost shouted.
" Oh, then what's up?" He asked.
" Very funny. I'll laugh later. This is very important Richie. I'm...I'm going to stop being Static Shock."
" There he goes again." Sharon said.
" What'chu talkin' girl?" One of her best friends said.
" Dakota's finest, Static Shock, is fighting Meta-humans again. And he's getting his butt handed to him." She said.
" It's 3 against one. Give him a break. Not everyone can kick butt like we can." She said.
" Easy Mary. Just because you know Shotokan, Kickboxing, Muy Thai and Tae Kwon Do doesn't make you Jackiette Chan." Her other friend said.
" Whatever you say Lisa. But I say I can kick any Meta-humans butt, powers or not. I could beat them all with one hand tied behind my back, blind." She boasted.
" Girl, are you sippin' on the cardiac?" Sharon said.
" Yeah, Mary, even Static is having a little trouble. And he has powers. Better chill rich girl." Lisa said,
" Oh, please. Just because I'm rich you think my life is easy. 'Smile for the camera honey!', ' Do some of your kicking stuff!', ' Eww! Honey, you're sweating!'" She mocked her parents.
They all laughed. Then went to Mary's house to decide on what party to go to that weekend and what to wear.
" I think I'm gonna wear that black dress I have, you know the one that says ' High Voltage' in neon blue with lightning on the sides? And I got some cute black heels to go with them." Mary said.
" Oh, girl, that would look so cute on you." Sharon said.
" Yeah, so we hangin' at the Frat house or what?" Lisa asked.
" Slow down girls. You two are underaged." Sharon said.
" Shut up, you can't pull age on us." Mary said.
" Sorry, but I am not taking the grounding sentences this time." She said.
" Aw bugger! This bites." Mary said punching a lamppost.
In the split second it took to for her to do that, the electricity Static Shock was burning off picked up the echo of the metal and charged the post.
" AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Mary screamed being electrocharged.
" Mary!!" Lisa and Sharon cried at the same time.
She managed to pull away and was thrown into the brick wall across the street. She was out cold. Sharon and Lisa would have gone over, but she was still very hot. The paramedics came and got her. The news crews and the doctors pronouced she was hit by a stray surge of Static Shock's power. She was unconscious for days. The doctors said she was in a coma from the shock. If she didn't wake up, she would sleep forever.
" I can't beleve it Richie. I actually hurt somebody." Virgil said.
" It wasn't your fault V. You weren't in control." He said.
" Her parents don't think that. She won't think that, if she lives." He said.
" You don't know that." He said.
" I would think that." He said.
Richie was silent the rest of lunch. Virgil had to listen to what everyone thought of his mishap.
" Did you hear what Static Shock did to that girl?"
" I heard he did it because she wouldn't go out with him."
" I heard from my baby sister's boyfriend's cousin LaTresa that he did it because she comply with his 'demands'."
That one made him sick. It also made him make an important choice. He would go see Mary. He had to bit his tongue to keep from telling Sharon that he did it the way over because she was crying and talking at the same time. When they saw Mary, she was on a breathing machine. Virgil couldn't stand to look at her. He called Richie.
" Richie. I need to tell you something." He said.
" You're not gay are you?" He asked.
" What?!! No!!!" He almost shouted.
" Oh, then what's up?" He asked.
" Very funny. I'll laugh later. This is very important Richie. I'm...I'm going to stop being Static Shock."