Tom woke up all of a sudden. He had a sharp pain in his back. All of a sudden, there was a cracking sound, and an intense agony shocked his body for a second or two. The pain was gone, but he lay awake the rest of the night.

Tom's uncle (whom he was staying with) worked for the government. His parents did as well, but the Parsons were on a business trip in the Amazon for ten months. His parents were heads of a secret department that only other government officials knew about: Mutant Affairs. Because of the nature of the family job, Tom was one of the few children who knew about the existence of super-powered beings.

The next morning, Tom groggily went into the bathroom. He felt different, but couldn't quite figure out what was wrong. He tripped on the floor, and was knocked down. He fell straight on his nose, and broke it.

A diagram of Tom's nose suddenly appeared in his mind. He could see all the different parts, and text appeared:

"Your nose is fractured in one area. Estimated healing rate: two minutes."

"Wha-?" said Tom out loud, after seeing the diagram. Already his nose was starting to heal. He looked in the mirror-and screamed.

Two wings were on his back. They were only about a foot long. Tom knew what this mean- he was a mutant.

He wouldn't put it past his family to kill a mutant, even if it was their own son. He needed to run away-far, far away.

He packed a bag. Tom was very rich, and had five thousand dollars in savings. He packed his money, clothes, and his duck. Only he knew the sad truth about his duck-it was also a mutant, with psionic abilities. It was only a matter of time before his family found out, and he didn't want his duck killed. He only knew about his duck after looking at it, and seeing its diagram.

Jonathon fled to the streets. He didn't actually live anywhere, but he rented rooms with his five thousand dollars.

Using his powers, he began to fight crime. Known only by the codename of Ace, he was seen flying over the streets, beating up criminals with strength that didn't seem human.

Until the day when he met Jonathon.