To Victoria Wolf: Thankx alot for your reviews! Oh, and about Francis...I can't tell you much cuzI don't wanna spoil the story, but don'tworryabout him too much...he's my favorite character;)

To Glamek Stalker: Thankx again for your review and for letting me use Downy. I know I'm not getting too much in detail with it, but still...thankx.

Hey yawl. Chapter5 is up and ready for your enjoyment! Later.


On the other side of town, Virgil too woke up with strange new powers. As he did the same things he did every morning, like getting dressed, shaving, and washing his face, he noticed he was emitting a strange electric charge to everything he got near. Excited about his new powers, he rushed to his best friend, Richey's, house and showed him his new skills.

"Check it out Rich! I'm like a human fuse box here!" Virgil said as he shot out bursts of electricity from his hands.

"Way cool bro! You know what; you could so be a superhero with that kind of power!" Richey said enthusiastically.

"Yeah...I could...hmm...I could be like the guy that stops the wack bang babies."

"We gotta find you an outfit!" Richey and Virgil went through many different uniforms and outfits before they came out with just the right one. It was a white no-sleeved shirt with a neat lighting logo in the center, somewhat baggy navy blue pants, black boots, matching gloves, a long, navy blue and yellow hooded coat, and of course, a sleek white mask covering his eyes to hid his identity.

"It's a keeper for sure!" Richey said in excitement.

"Yeah. Now for a name...how 'bout Static?"

"Static...I like it!" Richey cleared his throat and acted like a news reporter. "So Static, what will be your first order of official business?"

Virgil suddenly grew very serious as he spoke, "I need to go check on someone I saw at the docks last night."

At that, Virgil left his friend with his new costume tucked tightly in his bag and began walking towards the Coffee Pot where Rie worked. Upon arriving, Virgil noticed Rioko wasn't there, so he walked up to another one of the employee's and did a little investigating.

"Na...I never thought she'd miss a day of work, but she just didn't show up today." The employee said.

"Hmm...well, do you know her address? Or maybe phone number?"

The employee nodded slightly and went over to a small computer on the side of the counter. "Yeah. Her address should be right..." he paused as he typed in Rioko's name on the keyboard. "Yeah, right here. I'll print it out for you."

"Thanks." Virgil said with a smile. The employee of the small cafe then printed out a copy of Rie's address and Virgil was off; back on the sidewalk again as he tried to figure out which way to turn.

"Oh boy...now I know Pop's doesn't want me in Downy Ville, but I've just gotta see if she's okay." Virgil couldn't help running through his mind all those times his father warned him about how dangerous Downy and its people were. He didn't really care now though—not now that he was a bang baby anyway. "Okay, she should live right here." He stopped his trek upon reaching an old, rundown building. Man, who could live in a place like this? he thought to himself as he walked in the building through the half-broken door.

"Are you looking for Rioko, kid?" An old, raspy voice said from nowhere.

"Uhh...yes. My name's Virgil. I'm a...a friend." Virgil said as he tried to figure out where the voice was coming from.

"There's no need for explanations kid. She's up two flights; second door on the right." Finally, the voice was placed with its owner. An old woman appeared from inside one of the apartments down the hall. "Oh, and be careful going up the stairs. I think there's a couple broken up near the top."

"Uhh...thanks...I think." Virgil's grew uneasy to see the long, warn steps ahead of him. "Well, here we go..." As he began to climb, he was cautious of his steps and almost jumped every time one of them creaked from his weight. Higher and higher he went until finally, he reached that very last step without any really trouble. Whew...well that wasn't too bad.

Virgil looked straight ahead down the short, crooked hall to the second door on the right. He didn't know why, but he felt nervous to knock on the door. Every step he took cracked underneath him; making him feel like the whole floor was going to collapse at any time. Upon reaching her door, Virgil stood for a moment before knocking.

Knock, Knock. Rioko was startled by the sound. She looked up from the small flame on her palm she was learning to control, quickly extinguished it by clenching together her fist, and walked over to her door. Virgil could hear her unlocking a couple of locks and soon after saw the door slowly creep open until he could plainly see Rioko standing in front of him.

"Virgil? What are you doing here?" Rie said curious to know what such an 'up-town' kid was doing in Downy, let alone her doorstep.

"Hey Rie. I just wanted to see if you were okay since you weren't at work today."

"Yeah, yeah I'm good. Umm…do you wanna come in?" Rie opened the door all the way and gestured for Virgil to come inside.

"Sure." Virgil walked into Rie's small home and immediately pitied her in his mind to see the state in which she was living. No wonder she looks so depressed all the time… Virgil thought.

"Ah, you can sit on the couch if you'd like." While Virgil quickly nodded and sat on the couch Rie continued, "Well, ahh…I know we both wanna know, so why don't I just start...did that gas to anything weird to you like it did to some of the other kids?"

Virgil contemplated for a moment before answering. "Umm...actually, before we get on that subject, there's another question I want to ask you first."


Well, I hopedeverybody liked it...haha...and if you didn't, well that's just too bad for you. K, I'll update again soon. Later.