Midvale, Illinois. Not exactly what people would call a big city, but more of a small town on the outskirts of Chicago. Midvale was not known to be fast paced, not like The Windy City. It seemed more laid back and comfortable. On a local street, a group of children played a game of tag as a white Cadillac rushed by in quite a hurry. Sitting behind the wheel was a woman named Selena. To be more specific, the woman was a practicing sorceress/ witch. She scowled at the children as they ran about in the street and on the sidewalk. "Filthy brats," she thought. "If I had my way everyday, I'd turn them into gerbils." Selena laughed at the thought as she pulled into the midway of her Ghost Train home. Very soon, she would be living much better than this. More in style when she would become ruler of all and everything.
"Biancaa? I'm home." Selena was greeted by the echo of her own voice. She knew that her best friend and fellow advisor was home. She hardly ever left the house while Selena stayed away. "Biancaaa?!?!" A woman answered, "Whaaaaaaaat?" in a tired sounding voice. To Selena it sounded more bored. "Show your face. I have a surprise for you." From her shawl, Selena produced a diminutive round glowing object, the Omegahedron! Its new home would be inside of the coffer of shadow, which the power source fit perfectly into. Bianca strode into the room, displaying much irritation, complaining about the hot water being turned off. She was a handsome woman, not especially beautiful , but mildly attractive. "I figure the only way we're gonna pay our bills next month in this dump is to go ahead and start our own coven."
Selena stood and pranced around the room, holding the coffer of shadow in the palm of both hands. "No longer necessary." Bianca grew curious as she watched her friend. "What's that you have in the coffer of shadow? And where's Nigel?" Selena smiled to herself. "Nigel, my dear, is ancient history. Along with the water department, and everything else. You name it, dear Bianca! I have finally been chosen. This world will soon be mine." Bianca puffed on a cigarette, wide-eyed. "So tell me. Whats the big secret? I'm your best friend, come on, spill it, Selena babes."
Selena petted the coffer of shadow as if it were a tiny kitten. "No more questions, Bianca. All you need to know is, I have the POWER." She pulled back a dusty rug which concealed a secret compartment that stored Selena's special books on witchcraft and various magic spells. In the compartment, she placed the coffer of shadow. "The world is at last my oyster."
On the other side of town, Nigel trotted along a dirt road near the spot where he and Selena had their picnic earlier that day. Never before had the man felt this irritated, besides all of the other times when he was forced to deal with the students at a private school for girls in Midvale. The little glowing ball that had spoiled their picnic was the main reason he was now walking home, still a good ten miles away. Thank goodness that the sun was beginning to set. Earlier he had been drenched in sweat, literally carrying the entire picnic on his back. Anyways, he would make it home eventually.
That little ball. Where had it come from? What was it? Why had Selena become so totally bewitched by it? The only way he would find out, would be through Selena. He demanded an explanation. "The nerve of that bitch to leave me stranded like that." Nigel knew that Selena was no angel, but he never realized the woman could be capable of such cruelty. Once he made it back to town, he would hail a cab, which made Nigel feel a bit better. The next morning he had school, which he was not looking forward to. But being quite the example setting adult, he would not miss one day of teaching his class. A noise above him, in the evening sky interrupted his thoughts.
Nigel stared in bewilderment as two red and blue forms streaked across the sky faster than a bird. He knew that one of the forms more than likely belonged to Superman, but whom did the other belong to? And.. wait a sec…. Was that a red skirt? Nigel stood in place for what seemed like minutes as the flying forms in the sky sped away, leaving the teacher down below to wonder about what he had just seen. "Superman must have family members," he thought. "Or a new girlfriend." Still captivated by the speeding shapes in the sky, Nigel turned, continuing on his long trek back to Midvale.