New Era

s I was driving through the town I couldn't help but to reminisce about everything I did right and everything I did wrong tonight . Altogether I would call my heist a success even though there were a few incidents , I would have rather not shot an officer but we do what we must. There is no way I am letting myself get arrested so early in my campaign to greatness.

Turning right onto a street I see two police cruisers heading straight towards me , Rushing in the direction of Vicky's with their sirens blaring as they speed down the quiet street. My heartbeat increases and I feel my anxiety start to rise up. My mind wanders if the cop has reported me or gotten my license plate somehow . I push down my rising nervousness and remain as calm as I can . As they pass by me I release the breath that I was subconsciously was holding in , this being my first heist. I am not at all used to being under this much pressure , while I am proud of how I handled myself I know I have plenty of room for growth.

Pulling up to the Farm the first thing I noticed is the complete overgrowth of grass in the impact area of where the crystal landed. The air is thick with energy , purple mist like energy that I am finally coming to see is almost transparent rising out of the impact site. Every other second there is a pulse of light coming from the crater.

I watch as the wave of energy pulses out of the ground all around the area. With the energy going into anything that is nearby. The tree's and the earth seem to absorb most of the energy. Its as if the earth is being pumped full of some other form of energy.

Finally pulling myself from my thoughts I make the trek down to the lab with my prized possessions. Walking through the big opening of the barn doors I look around taking in all the empty space of the interior of the barn. My mind is swirling with possibilities and alterations I can make to the empty barn to add more security for my lab. Mayhaps the Gila monster would make a perfect defender for my Lair , with its strong bite and painful venom any of my enemies would be a fool to try to come here .

Making my way to Jerry and I's blood sample I move with a pep in my step as my excitement reaches its zenith after such a long night. I can't wait to study these samples and determine what is mutating myself and jerry. Once I can figure out what is affecting me, maybe I can figure out how to control it. After all of these years of studying the behaviors and genetics of these animals I never would have thought that they could be what makes me GREAT.

Utilizing the microscope to Zoom into the very structure of my D.N.A I notice that there is now a third helix that is attached itself to my genetic makeup with it being woven into my very being now. It's as if I was always like this. Next I move over to Jerry and check his D.N.A his genetics are a little different however i notice that his D.N.A is mutated just like mine. So it seems that the crystals are knocking people out and making their body go into hibernation while the body is pumped full of energy. That energy overwhelmed our D.N.A adding another stand that somehow allows us to interact with or have special abilities.

Jerry can bend light around himself & has Increased Strength and Durability . So considering that I can't manipulate light Getting a strength and durability upgrade must be part of the package when dealing with a crystal/substance-x mutation.

All of the pandemonium that is happening with the general public is caused by this extra helix getting added to animals and people alike. Speaking of people and animals, I can't help but get curious about what is going to happen to Vicky and her Cat. Substance-x has shown that it is quite Unpredictable

Pov Crime Scene Officer.Rose

I was walking in the direction of the door when me and the thief locked eyes. He had a parrot in his arms and was stuffing it into the bag in his opposite hand. He was wearing all black which is typical for most thieves however he was wearing a labcoat as well .

I told him to "freeze and drop the parrot" . I started to reach for my gun but he beat me to the draw. Shooting the gun from my grip I'm not sure but I may have a broken finger or two. Realization strikes me that this criminal may be more prepared than me. I reach for my radio and request back up immediately, that's when he shoots again this time in my left thigh I've never been shot before. The hot searing pain that came with it was all too sudden. I fell to the floor with all of my body weight immediately using my radio to let everyone know that I have been shot and I need emergency back up giving them the location as well . Seeing the thief rush through the store leaving a trail of destruction behind was very humbling , I'm not sure the thief even noticed the amount of damage he was doing to his surroundings.

I watched as he leaped up to the second floor clearing, almost disregarding taking the steps. As he reached to open the door it was locked i watched rapidly ensnared by his superhuman abilities. He leaned back and sent an air piercing kick to the door kicking it off of its hinges and breaking the wood it was attached to . Hoping that he doesn't do anything to the girl who called us, I yell for him to leave her alone. I started to crawl in the direction of the stairs passing through all of the animals that were on the floor with their cages smashed, Knowing I would never make it in time. I just can't sit here helpless not again. Not after what happened with my father.

I make it halfway through the store when I hear a thud outside and I see him get into a truck that was parked out front. It's a ford truck with a white and red paint job. The main body is white with the lines being red. I make my way up the steps and make it to the Room upstairs

Yelling out for the woman who was up here I get no response , crawling through all of the destruction of where the door used to be I find the Lady and her cat passed out with the cat on top of her. Not knowing what to do to be helpful, I just radio in the need for an extra ambulance.

Dr.Ivan Black

Now that I know what is causing these strange new abilities I must learn to control them. That is the first step to understanding any of this chaos . I turn the T.V on and listen to the reporter ramble on aimlessly talking about how the governments are still looking for an answer but that the president shall be coming on tomorrow to give us the latest news on what exactly this meteor rock is and what it is doing to our population.

As i'm listening to the news they cut to a scene live in texas where a man is floating in the sky ablaze with green flames looking to be battling another person, a female figure that is controlling debress and sending them to attack the flying human combustible. She is picking up all of the broken concrete and sending it flying at the man ablazed in green. Whenever the rocks got close to the man he would send a concentrated flame at the concrete hoping that it would melt the rock however he was found to have zero luck. The concrete was making its way through the flames and slamming into him with the speed of an average baseball pitch. Getting hit with multiple pieces of concrete the woman dressed in combat boots and a tan cloak that covered her face clearly had the upper hand.

I watched the fight with ramped attention engrossed in the abilities being displayed. Watching this as if just a few days ago such things wouldn't have been placed in the science fiction category. I pull myself from my thoughts as I focus my attention back to the T.V. The Green Flaming man makes a break for the women. Flying right above where the woman is standing, floating in the air as he charges his flames. Watching him effortlessly conjure flames had me holding my breath watching as his flames gathered and became a darker green when the flames started to surge out of his grip as he directed the miniature ball of green plasma at the women in a sea of emerald flames.

The women to her credit held her own throwing her hand up and trying her best to deflect the blow however the

Flames started to push her invisible shield back giving her less and less room. The woman started to expertly move her feet in an amazing display of footwork reminiscent of a ballet dancer shifting the invisible shield and rotating the flames away from her.

The man seeing his flames not having any effect decided to fly away from the scene and there was no one that could stop him. The reporters are asking witnesses what happened and they explain that the man in flames was the aggressor trying to rob a bank when the women in the tan Cloak appeared out of the crowd and repelled the man the media is now calling him PYRO - The green Flame and they are dubbing the mystery women MYSTERIA - The women of Wonders. The public is going into an outrage with this being the first sighting of two actual super people going toe to toe in the public eye.

I was watching as they were moving and seeing what they were capable of. PYRO was flying around the street and MYSTERIA was using her telekinesis to run up invisible stairs to fight him. It was a spectacular display of what the future is going to look like.

I turn off the T.V and place my camera on the desk setting it to record me and my varying test.

First things first I need to see what my physical limits are. Walking outside I go over to the farm equipment and try to lift the side of a tractor with me struggling to get it off the ground but eventually being able to lift it off the ground before my strength was drained and I dropped the tractor.

Excited that I could lift what would have been impossible to me in the past , I also go look for my stopwatch to see how fast I can run. Setting the mark at 100 meters , I'm curious to see how fast I can run. At the pet store it felt as if I was moving so quickly. It all felt so natural moving with a grace I should not have.

Getting down into a sprinter's stance I start the pocket watch and take off as fast as i can , watching as the trees and nature blur together taking off. it's one step and then another and eventually i am at my destination 100 meters away in 4.5 seconds. Unbelievable , with a body like this there is not much i can't do. Now that I know my physical limits I need to determine my actual power. I've had a few brushes with it but I crave control. Control over anything and everything I can get my hands on.

I go back into the barn and take a meditative pose sitting with my legs criss-crossed. I lock my fingers together and I try to tap into my powers. I can feel an energy that is warm and erratic move through my body and finally reaches my brain. Immediately the world goes still and every detail is magnified. I can see in a perspective that most could only dream of. The energy that is rushing to my brain is refreshing and everything I imagine it to be , it completes me.

With this new found perspective I realize I have been foolish to think that I could create monsters and expect them to follow my lead. No , I must make a device to carry my will to all of my creations. I know the perfect thing to make.

Something only my genius can create , A whistle one empowered by substance-x so that every blow is not just a wave of sound but a wave of fueled intent to any creature in its radius pulsating out a purple pulse of energy when blown into reinforcing the last command I issued out. It would be perfect icing on the cake if you will.

My mind is supplementing all the knowledge that I need to make this device but I can feel the energy that I'm using supplement my brain starting to sputter out leaving me with an increasingly painful headache. What was once ecstasy is now a throbbing headache. I was feeling the effects of running out of "Energy" . I was barely able to finish writing the blueprint for the whistle when I passed out.