It wasn't until much later in the day that Agatha could try out her new supersuit. Strangely enough, even the criminals thought better than to strike on a Sunday, a day where all the supers were free from their normal jobs (except Universal Man, who had no 'normal' job to speak of) and were roaming about. The Phantasmics and Beta Force, the 2 only super groups yet made, were on a much-needed vacation, so the rest of the supers were left to defend the city themselves.
Deciding to take a little break herself, though remaining in uniform just in case, Agatha invited Elastigirl out for an early dinner at a little restaurant where they wouldn't be bothered by paparazzi. Elastigirl loudly commented during the conversation that it was much better 'without the noisy groups squawkin' about". She had never taken much stock in the super groups, even though she herself had been invited to several…Elastigirl was very attractive, and highly sought after.
As for Apogee, she would've loved to be part of a super team. Of course, since she could only fight when the sun was out, the other supers were slow to warm up to her. They liked her as a person (or potential girlfriend, whichever came first), but doubted her super abilities. With a smirk, Agatha relished the thought that they might now respect her a little bit more.
At nearly 8 o'clock, Agatha heard the sound of fire truck sirens wailing. She and Elastigirl quickly exchanged glances, and then left the restaurant as Agatha quickly yelled "PUT IT ON MY TAB!" to which the store owner replied "YOU DON'T HAVE A TAB!" Agatha didn't hear this part, however, as she was already halfway down the street.
Soon enough, she and Elastigirl arrived at a burning apartment building. Fearing the worst, she asked the nearest fireman, "Was there anyone inside?"
"There's a little brother and sister in there, but we can't get inside! It's too dangerous!" he didn't say what he was thinking, but Agatha knew that the fire department would rather have 2 children die than risk the lives of the firefighters. With a loud sigh, Agatha took a deep breath and ran into the building despite loud protests from the fireman and Elastigirl.
Though it was clearly over 110 degrees Fahrenheit, Agatha wasn't as discomforted as she would've expected. Heat had never been too much of a problem for her; she drew her powers from the sun, which was millions of times hotter than anything you could find on earth. Her ears perked up as she heard the sounds of crying from a nearby room. Dodging falling rafters and mini-fires all over the place, she found the 2 children in a corner. The brother, the older of the 2, was frantically shaking his sister by the shoulders. He looked up when he saw Apogee and cried, "She collapsed and won't wake up!"
Agatha put 2 fingers in front of the girl's nose, and then shook her head. "She's still breathing, but we've got to get out of here fast before she gets smoke poisoning!" The boy nodded and got up off the ground. Agatha gently picked the girl up and slung her over one shoulder and ran towards the door, supporting the girl's head with one hand.
Suddenly, the boy yelled "WATCH OUT!" and Agatha looked up just in time to see a rafter fall down. In a moment's time, she thrust her free hand out and used her powers to hold up the ceiling beam. She knew that she couldn't run without letting the building completely collapse, so she tilted her shoulders and let the girl slide down into her brother's arms.
"Take your sister and run! I have to hold up this beam or we'll all die!" she told the boy. He hesitated, knowing that it wasn't right to leave her by herself. Angrily, Agatha snapped, "GO NOW OR YOU WON'T MAKE IT!" Finally, the boy ran and safely made it out the door. When he was gone, Agatha did a few calculations in her head.
Since the sun wasn't out, her powers wouldn't last very long, and it would take at least 30 seconds to make it out the door…would the ceiling hold for 30 seconds or take 30 seconds to collapse?
"APOGEE!" she heard a yell from outside. She knew that yell.
"GAZERBEAM!" she yelled back. Agatha knew he couldn't come in and save her. Gazerbeam couldn't save her this time. "Don't come in!" There was just a nanosecond's pause.
"If you die here, I'll never forgive you!"
Her heart skipped a beat. Looking up at the rafter, which was starting to quiver, then looking to the door, Agatha knew that it was now or never. She inhaled a deep breath, filled with smoke, and ran for the door. Agatha ran headfirst into Gazerbeam, and the building collapsed just as she felt his arms around her. She felt his warmth for just a few moments before she started coughing from the smoke poisoning.
"Here, let me help," Stormicide came into view and helped pull the CO2 from Agatha's lungs. Agatha coughed a little bit more, still out of breath, and then thanked Stormicide kindly.
"Apogee, that there was pretty impressive," drawled a male voice. Agatha turned around in Gazerbeam's arms to see Dynaguy beaming at her.
"Indeed…I didn't know you could use your powers when the sun was down." Gazerbeam added softly. Agatha pulled away gently and smiled.
"I got a new suit from E," she explained. "It absorbs solar power during the day, so I can use my powers at night…sort of like battery-power."
"I'd been meaning to ask you…" Dynaguy's slight accent was amusing, especially when he was trying to be serious. "Would you like to join a little group I've been planning?"
"You mean like a super group?" Agatha asked, full of hope.
"That's just the kind," he smiled genuinely. "Me and The Phylange, we thought it'd be boring just having 2 people…it'd be kinda like Blazestone and Universal Man in Beta Force. But we thought if we had 3 people…it would be sort of special."
She took only a moment to decide. "I'd love to, Dynaguy. Thanks so much for asking."
"Hey, don't even worry about it. Your powers are awesome. We'll be…the Thrilling Three. Yeah, there's a good name."
Agatha, as well as the rest of the supers, knew that Dynaguy wasn't exactly the best person to choose names for things. Here was a man who picked his superhero name after sitting in the diner for hours staring at things. She shuddered at the thought of what his children's names would be. Still, she didn't have much room to complain, she had gotten what she wanted and had a group. "It's a wonderful name, Dyna."
She turned to look at Gazerbeam, to see his reaction, but he had a strange look on his face. If she didn't know better, she'd say that he looked jealous. Agatha dismissed this thought with a mental laugh; Gazerbeam would never think of her as more than a friend, at most. A secretary, maybe, if the lawyer ever found out.
"The Thrilling Three…I think we'll make headlines." Agatha laughed.