Ch. 4

"Hey. I noticed something. We've never seen your power. You've seen ours, time we saw yours. Otherwise, how do we know you are a true mutant." Said Dakota.

"Serena says I am."

"Yeah. Well we still deserve to know, how else are we supposed to come up with your codename?"

"Fine." Sandy sighed, not displeased, but also very bored. Without another word she leaned over and touched Dakota's bare arm. Dakota yelped, in surprise as well as pain. "My mutant power is electricity. I can create it, control it and absorb it. I can't destroy it though, that's impossible."

Serena intrigued by what had caused Dakota to yelp, came over and began to talk. "So, can you absorb the electricity of say, a power generator?"

"In theory yeah, never care to try it though. When I absorb electricity I get supercharged, it's like a sugar high from hell."

"Who said a sugar high was a bad thing?" asked Helen as she blinked and came over.

"A SUGAR high isn't bad, per say, but an extra 500 volts running through your nervous system is. I can't explain it but my body can withstand it. Here I'll show you." Sandy picked up a brand new battery that one of the girls had carelessly thrown on the floor. The other members of the Elite, stared in confusion and wonder as they watched a line of electricity flow from the battery to Sandy. "Not 500 volts, but still a bit of a charge." Then Sandy created a flow from her to the battery. "Now it's as good as new."

"Hey, guess we don't need to order that battery recharger now do we Jas (Jasmine)?

"No Hel (Helen), we got our own walkin' talkin' one."

"Christening time!" said Kota (Dakota) in a sing-song manner.

Rena (Serena) stood, "I nickname thee, Sandra Parks, Sandy. Codename . . . uh, Spark."

"No, Rena that's kinda MY codename." Said Hel.

Rena sat down with a huff, "Well, you think of something."

"Recharger?" They all made a face.

"How 'bout, Battery?" suggested Jas, again the faces.

"Shocker?" Dakota.

Even Sandy made a face. "Nuh, uh!"

"Well, name yourself, Fuse Box?"

"I don't know 'bout that name, but I always called myself . . . Live Wire."

"Live Wire, huh?" said Serena. "Well, by the power vested in me by the Elite, I christen you Live Wire!"

"Great!" yelled Dakota, "Now, let's get a beer!"

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Sorry so short, I'll try and make the next one longer.