" WHAT??!!"
Virgil reeled from Richie's reaction.
" YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!"
" Richie-, Richie-, Are you gonna let me talk? Then listen then! I can't afford for this to happen again. If you saw her, you'd understand. I can't do it." He said.
" I understand. Wait! What about Hotstreak and Talon and SHIV?" Richie asked.
" It's outta my hands." He said.
" Your call man." He said.
" I'll talk later." He said closing the shock box.
Virgil went in to see her. Mary was a vegetable. Sharon had to go outside to talk to Lisa. He was alone with her.
" Man, I really messed up this time. Because of me, you're in here. Well no more. I won't let it happen again. No more Static Shock." He said.
That night there was a terrible lightning storm. Virgil was glad it wasn't his doing. But it was worse at the hospital. A huge bolt crashed through Mary's window and shocked her. She opened her eyes, which were whited over. She ripped off the monitors and pulled out her IV. She hopped off the bed. She stuck her arms out to her sides and lighting formed at her fingertips.
" High Voltage."
The next day, Virgil had to go see her. He heard about the thunderbolt and feared she was dead. But she was in another room, unscaved. But the only way to see her was a guarded elevator. He went as Static Shock, but remained unseen.
" Whew. She's alright." He said.
Mary opened her eyes and sat up. She looked at him outside the window.
" Ah!!" He cried almost falling off his manhole.
When he looked up again, she was lying down again.
" The static must be going to my brain." He said.
He went back to school.
" V, you're trippin'. You didn't see her sit up." Richie said.
" I'm telling you what I saw." He said.
" Maybe you were just hallucinating." He said.
" Maybe man, but I'm really stressed out about this." He said.
" Tell you what, I'll go with you and Sharon to see her today. This way if she does get up, we'll know we're both crazy." He said.
Virgil laughed. They went to see Mary. Sharon was still crying. Lisa was there too. They were talking to
Mary like she was awake. Virgil was having major guilt-itus. Richie had to hold him back from going home and burning his uniform.
Things came and past. Mary was still on life support 3 months later. Virgil was a little better, he learned to accept it. But he didn't accept the parents publicly forgiving him. That only made him feel shoddier. To make things worse, F-Stop, aka " Hotstreak", was back in school. All the meta- humans were out. They had a ball with the city. Everyone wondered where Static Shock was. Richie begged him, but he would not go. He only used his powers nowadays to go see Mary. He'd tell her some of his adventures, about his enemies, even about his daily life.
" And Hotstreak, man! Lemme tell'ya! This guy must have tenacious tattooed on his arm! And they keep letting him out! He's a juvenile I suppose. But this guy is the worst. Another thing, he's the main bully at our school; by the way, everyone misses you there. But back to 'Francis'. That's his real name, at school he's F'stay-outta-my-way-or-I'll-pound-you-into-the-ground'- Stop." He said.
Mary was sitting up and listening to him. He had his back to her looking out the window.
" Go on." She said her voice sounding like electricity was going through her throat.
" And the funny part is, stopping is something he can never d-I'm sorry did you just-WAH!!" He cried faling down.
He saw her sitting up and looking at him. He was on the floor trying to slow his heart.
" Are you okay?" She asked leaning over her bed.
" Me?!! You-, You're suppose to be-, How are you-, Why aren't you unconscious?!" He stammered.
She sat Indian style on the bed and shrugged.
" The lightning storm woke me up. And now I'm just like you!" She said.
" What do you mean just like me? And what is with your voice?" He asked standing up.
" Well, I've got some powers like you. And the strike made my voice permanently sound synthesized. I can call lightning too! I'm full of energy. I can barely keep the machinery in here from blowing up." She said holding her arms.
He put his hand on her arm.
" It's my fault you're like this. So I'll teach you to control your powers. I gave them to you, it's my responsibility." He said.
She smiled.
" Maximum sweetness!! Can I be a superhero-ess too?" She asked.
" Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Hold your horses Cleopatra!! I didn't say that!" He said.
" The Batman in Batman Beyond has a partner." She said.
" Well I'm not Terry and you're not Max!" He said.
" We both sistas!! That's close enough!" She said.
Static shook his head.
" No." He said.
" But,"
" No."
" C'mon!"
" No."
" Virgil,"
" No! No! N to da izz-O!" He said.
Mary got mad.
" Alright fine!!" She yelled.
Static looked shocked at her raising her voice.
" But you owe me!! You're the reason I'm in here! If you weren't shedding energy I wouldn't be in here!!" She said.
He was forced to agree.
" Alright. I'll teach you to do that too." He said reluctantly.
" Yosha!!" She cried throwing her fist up in the air.
" What?" He asked.
" Sorry. Left over from my Shotokan training in Japan." She said.
" You know Shotocon?"
" Shotokan."
" Whatever." He said.
" Well, I used too. I don't remember much past the night I was shocked. You called me Mary right?" She said.
" Beautiful. Just beautiful. Memory loss. Your name is Mary-Marie Kissatan. You're like the richest girl in Dakota High, you're parents like own a clothing franchise and Chuckie's Chicken franchise." He said.
" Makes sense. But if I'm going to be a superhero, all that ain't gonna matter. I'll be unconscious while we're out saving the world." She said.
" How's that gonna work?" He asked.
" Don't worry, I'm a black woman, I'm resourceful. I'll think of something." She said.
" I'm still not sure this is a good idea." He said.
" I won't be made useless." She said.
" Alright." He said.
So he began to train Mary after school with Richie's help. He was objective at first, but when Mary held him to the ceiling with her powers, he agreed. She chose her own uniform and means of transportation. A 'Bio-Hazard' sign as her ride. And her outfit was a dark blue spandex body suit with a black lightning bolt on her chest with a white background behind it. She had white gloves, boots and a mask like his.
" And your name Wonder Woman wannabe?" Richie asked.
She stuck out her tongue.
" My name is," She started.
She lifted her arms up and caused all the loose items in the garage to floating all around them and lightning to crash outside.
" High Voltage."
Virgil reeled from Richie's reaction.
" YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!"
" Richie-, Richie-, Are you gonna let me talk? Then listen then! I can't afford for this to happen again. If you saw her, you'd understand. I can't do it." He said.
" I understand. Wait! What about Hotstreak and Talon and SHIV?" Richie asked.
" It's outta my hands." He said.
" Your call man." He said.
" I'll talk later." He said closing the shock box.
Virgil went in to see her. Mary was a vegetable. Sharon had to go outside to talk to Lisa. He was alone with her.
" Man, I really messed up this time. Because of me, you're in here. Well no more. I won't let it happen again. No more Static Shock." He said.
That night there was a terrible lightning storm. Virgil was glad it wasn't his doing. But it was worse at the hospital. A huge bolt crashed through Mary's window and shocked her. She opened her eyes, which were whited over. She ripped off the monitors and pulled out her IV. She hopped off the bed. She stuck her arms out to her sides and lighting formed at her fingertips.
" High Voltage."
The next day, Virgil had to go see her. He heard about the thunderbolt and feared she was dead. But she was in another room, unscaved. But the only way to see her was a guarded elevator. He went as Static Shock, but remained unseen.
" Whew. She's alright." He said.
Mary opened her eyes and sat up. She looked at him outside the window.
" Ah!!" He cried almost falling off his manhole.
When he looked up again, she was lying down again.
" The static must be going to my brain." He said.
He went back to school.
" V, you're trippin'. You didn't see her sit up." Richie said.
" I'm telling you what I saw." He said.
" Maybe you were just hallucinating." He said.
" Maybe man, but I'm really stressed out about this." He said.
" Tell you what, I'll go with you and Sharon to see her today. This way if she does get up, we'll know we're both crazy." He said.
Virgil laughed. They went to see Mary. Sharon was still crying. Lisa was there too. They were talking to
Mary like she was awake. Virgil was having major guilt-itus. Richie had to hold him back from going home and burning his uniform.
Things came and past. Mary was still on life support 3 months later. Virgil was a little better, he learned to accept it. But he didn't accept the parents publicly forgiving him. That only made him feel shoddier. To make things worse, F-Stop, aka " Hotstreak", was back in school. All the meta- humans were out. They had a ball with the city. Everyone wondered where Static Shock was. Richie begged him, but he would not go. He only used his powers nowadays to go see Mary. He'd tell her some of his adventures, about his enemies, even about his daily life.
" And Hotstreak, man! Lemme tell'ya! This guy must have tenacious tattooed on his arm! And they keep letting him out! He's a juvenile I suppose. But this guy is the worst. Another thing, he's the main bully at our school; by the way, everyone misses you there. But back to 'Francis'. That's his real name, at school he's F'stay-outta-my-way-or-I'll-pound-you-into-the-ground'- Stop." He said.
Mary was sitting up and listening to him. He had his back to her looking out the window.
" Go on." She said her voice sounding like electricity was going through her throat.
" And the funny part is, stopping is something he can never d-I'm sorry did you just-WAH!!" He cried faling down.
He saw her sitting up and looking at him. He was on the floor trying to slow his heart.
" Are you okay?" She asked leaning over her bed.
" Me?!! You-, You're suppose to be-, How are you-, Why aren't you unconscious?!" He stammered.
She sat Indian style on the bed and shrugged.
" The lightning storm woke me up. And now I'm just like you!" She said.
" What do you mean just like me? And what is with your voice?" He asked standing up.
" Well, I've got some powers like you. And the strike made my voice permanently sound synthesized. I can call lightning too! I'm full of energy. I can barely keep the machinery in here from blowing up." She said holding her arms.
He put his hand on her arm.
" It's my fault you're like this. So I'll teach you to control your powers. I gave them to you, it's my responsibility." He said.
She smiled.
" Maximum sweetness!! Can I be a superhero-ess too?" She asked.
" Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Hold your horses Cleopatra!! I didn't say that!" He said.
" The Batman in Batman Beyond has a partner." She said.
" Well I'm not Terry and you're not Max!" He said.
" We both sistas!! That's close enough!" She said.
Static shook his head.
" No." He said.
" But,"
" No."
" C'mon!"
" No."
" Virgil,"
" No! No! N to da izz-O!" He said.
Mary got mad.
" Alright fine!!" She yelled.
Static looked shocked at her raising her voice.
" But you owe me!! You're the reason I'm in here! If you weren't shedding energy I wouldn't be in here!!" She said.
He was forced to agree.
" Alright. I'll teach you to do that too." He said reluctantly.
" Yosha!!" She cried throwing her fist up in the air.
" What?" He asked.
" Sorry. Left over from my Shotokan training in Japan." She said.
" You know Shotocon?"
" Shotokan."
" Whatever." He said.
" Well, I used too. I don't remember much past the night I was shocked. You called me Mary right?" She said.
" Beautiful. Just beautiful. Memory loss. Your name is Mary-Marie Kissatan. You're like the richest girl in Dakota High, you're parents like own a clothing franchise and Chuckie's Chicken franchise." He said.
" Makes sense. But if I'm going to be a superhero, all that ain't gonna matter. I'll be unconscious while we're out saving the world." She said.
" How's that gonna work?" He asked.
" Don't worry, I'm a black woman, I'm resourceful. I'll think of something." She said.
" I'm still not sure this is a good idea." He said.
" I won't be made useless." She said.
" Alright." He said.
So he began to train Mary after school with Richie's help. He was objective at first, but when Mary held him to the ceiling with her powers, he agreed. She chose her own uniform and means of transportation. A 'Bio-Hazard' sign as her ride. And her outfit was a dark blue spandex body suit with a black lightning bolt on her chest with a white background behind it. She had white gloves, boots and a mask like his.
" And your name Wonder Woman wannabe?" Richie asked.
She stuck out her tongue.
" My name is," She started.
She lifted her arms up and caused all the loose items in the garage to floating all around them and lightning to crash outside.
" High Voltage."