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Kiki was sitting at the edge of the pond, watching the smooth surface of the water and listening to the children laughing and screaming as they chase each other and roll down the hill. Kiki let out a soft sigh and pulled her legs close to her chest. "Nobody knows....nobody knows that I have powers....not even my parents." she whispered to herself and watch the smooth surface become small ripples.

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Pierce was leaning against the wall of a dark alley, his arms crossed and his head low as he listen to the cars zoom by and the chatter of people. "Hmmm...I need to find someone to join my group. Once I have enough people, then I can continue to fulfill my vision on taking over this city." He chuckled evilly and smiled. "Now....where shall I start looking?"

The day seemed nice. Like nothing was going to happen. Everything seemed PERFECT. Like the sun was shining, birds were chirping and everybody was just dandy.
....
"GET..BACK!" Kayla shouted, smacking a monster with a giant frying pan that appeared in her hand.

At least, thats how the day STARTED.
As she continued to fight the beast, she wondered- What did SHE do to deserve this? Why did SHE get powers? WHY? To deal with things like this? This should be left to superheros OUT OF HIGHSCHOOL. She had grades to worry about for godsakes!

With one final blow, the monster fell, and she flew down and stood before the on-lookers. They cheered for her, chanting her "name"
"DreamGirl! DreamGirl! DreamGirl!"

She hated when she got this type of attention..
"Uhh..Thank you?" She laughed a little. "Better get out of here before the Reporters show.." She told herself, gliding away on her little cloud..

No really. SHE ABSOLUTELY ADORED THIS DAY. -_-

Daron had been sleeping behind some trashcans in the same alley as Pierce. Sitting up as he heard his monologue, he said to the man, "So. Another Bang Baby? With thoughts of taking over Dakota? You, friend, have balls." He stood and stepped around the cans. He held out his hand. "Daron Fawkes, though most call me the Banshee."

Pierce looked at the man before him and took his hand and shook it firmly. "I would have never thought of having a homeless person interested in my plans of taking over Dakota, but what the heck." He then release him grip from the man and nod. "Well, Banshee, you can just call me Pierce. Now tell me, what is your power?"

Daron laughed. So, someone, even a villain, had some eye for the homeless population. "You heard the name. Sound control." He held up a hand, and the sound of his voice replayed- "Control. Control. Control." He brought his hand down. "Yourself?"

To RJ, keyboards and mouses were obsolete. He was on his computer, his primary sanctuary. Unlike the other Bang Babies, who still went to school, Ronald Harvey Jr earned all his diplomas and degrees by the age of 13. He was only 15, making him too young for work, and he (above all the bang babies, he suspected) had the most free time to kill.

The reason he no longer needed a keyboard or mouse, was because of the power induced to him when he was in contact with what was now dubbed "Big Bang Gas". He had the power to command machines, control their very functions with only a thought. So, RJ used his power to surf the net and research the Big Bang, as well as trying to figure out the exact chemical components of the gas. So far, everything was classified. At least, for now. Hacking (something RJ only considered a part time hobby) became child's play when his technopathic power was thrown into the mix. He surmized, that there wasn't a single locked file he couldn't open. No data he could not aquire.

Of course, technopathic powers had other uses. working on high tech machines became astoundingly easier, and inventing tools and gadgets soon turned into a career for RJ. His bedroom was filled with gadgets designed for various functions. His most prized invention, the Meta-Radar, constantly scanned Dakota City for abnormalities that could be defined as Bang Baby powers. RJ wanted nothing more than to have a complete understanding of the Big Bang, and of the numerous Bang Babies it produced. In fact, all his gadgets were meant to help do one thing: provide him with list of all known Bang Babies, and a record of what their power was, and their primary weakness. That master archive was, for the moment, scarce, but RJ was determined to complete what he would call his "Big Bang Encyclopedia", or "MetaDex" as he liked to refer to it.

"One day..." he mumbled to himself, despite his voice being drowned out by the loud techno music pumping in his room (in order to drown out the sound of his inventions), "...my MetaDex will be complete, and every government will be willing to pay through the nose to catch a glimpse..."

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Damn this traffic...

Warren silently cursed under his breath as he pulled his bike to a stop for the fourth time. His bike, a metallic blue and black Honda CBR600RR, was designed for speed, not stopping at every traffic light on God's green Earth. The freeway, though a longer route, would have actually been faster due to the lack of traffic lights, and Warren would have simply weaved through rush hour traffic.

When the light finally turned green, a fed up Warren veered off through an alley toward an emptier street, "That's more like it..." he muttered to himself as he briefly stopped at corner of the alley and street. Not far away, a couple of shadey-looking characters (Pierce and Fawkes) conversed in another alley.

Since they didn't seem too threatening, Warren shrugged them off as a pair of common urchins and roared the Honda's engine back to life as he veered onto the street and screamed past the two that were talking (letting himself catch a glimpse of them as he rode past, in case he needed to remember their faces, he was somewhat paranoid about that).

Pacing himself, Michael casually jogged along the sidewalk of the city. A dark smile could be seen if you looked close enough, but who would actually think about the meaning of the mischievous smile he had. What would any one do anyway. His hood being up greatly helped him from being recognized by the public eye. Unlike most Bang Babies, Michael wasn't afraid of his identity being on a front page paper. The only time covered up, was when he wanted a small break from it all.

The urge to use his powers always set in, and that was when these small breaks would come to an end. Michael's smile was a foreshadow into him doing something crazy. His eyes locked onto a car coming his way and his smile only grew wider. Without warning, Michael ran into the street in front of the car. The driver of vehicle found it being too late to break and was going to presume the young man's death. The man in the car was going forty miles per hour, but when the car made contact with Michael, it stopped. The man in the driver's seat could see a crimson glow surrounding the boy he just hit and shuddered in shock. Michael's hood was still up, but the man already had an idea of who he was.

"You should drive slower. I'll show you what should have happened to me." Michael said before pulling his fist back and punching the car. The front of the car was crushed, and blood seeped out the driver's side of the car. Screams and yells echoed the street at the sight of what Michael did.

"It's Crimson...! Run or he'll kill you... Help!" The typical pleas for help could be heard. Michael walked passed the car and back onto the sidewalk to continue in the direction he had already been walking.

One of them will come... I know it.

Pierce looked at Daron with a weird, unimpress look. "Well...when I'm done with you, you'll have a little more than sound control. Imagine how much more powerful you'll be when I help you unlock your power." he said with an evil grin then he turned his head slightly and notice someone riding past them. Hmmm...I got a feeling that he's a bang baby...might need to chat with him sometime soon. he thought to himself before he heard the screams. "Crimson...well I say its time to start your training. Ready to show me what you got Banshee?"he asked,amused. He wanted to see how Banshee could use his power in fighting situations, then maybe he can ask Crimson to join his group to take over Dakota.

As Kayla- Err..DreamGirl flew above the city, she began to think aloud. She sighed. "You know..my powers aren't bad.. a lot of people would be grateful for this, so why shouldn't I?" She asked herself. "I just thank god it's Friday.." She said. Suddenly, her cloud began to disapear. "What!? No! You've gotta be kidding me!!" She yelled. The cloud had dispated, and the poor girl was freefalling. Screaming, she needed to think quickly: Something to soften her fall..
Right before she hit the ground, a trampoline appeared under her. She bounced off. With only a few scratches, it could have been worse..she was grateful.
"Damn..I need to get more control of my powers.." She said. "Huh?" Kayla looked up. Before her were two men. (Pierce and Daron)

"Uhh..Hi." She said shakily.

Grinning, Daron stared at a parked car across the street. Taking a deep breath, he screamed. The sound, focused upon the car, shattered the windows of it and the building behind it. Silencing himself, he turned to Pierce to brag a bit... When a girl fell from the sky, a trampoline appearing beneath her.

"Uhh... Hi." She had said. Daron blinked. "Uh... Are you alright?" He asked. Fliers and the like never approved of bad guys.

Kayla got up. "A few scratches..but it was better than falling to my death.." She said, getting up. She wiped the dirt off of her outfit and looked at him. "Well..I'm Dreamgirl" She said, putting out her hand, hoping for a handshake. The trampoline dispeared behind her. "..I gotta work on that." She said. Kayla turned back to him. "Sorry for..well..dropping in." She said embarrassed.

The sound of a piercing scream made Michael halt to a stop. He turned back with a smile to see two men who were the possible cause of the sound. Across the street from the two, there was glass that had shattered. Michael was a little impressed, and he knew that whoever wielded that power could beat him if he wasn't careful. He then heard another scream, but this was from above. A girl fell from the sky and onto a trampoline that appeared out of nowhere.

I knew it.

Michael looked to his right to see a few people gasp in awe at the sight of the girl. He looked toward her with curiosity, wondering why the people seemed to be in awe. Then it happened.

"It's Dreamgirl...! Dreamgirl save us Crimson!" The crowd of people yelled. Michael just sighed and continued to walk down the sidewalk. He laughed to himself.

"I don't see why you're relying on someone who makes trampolines appear out of nowhere." Michael said to the crowd.

Pierce study the effect from Banshee attack and smiled. "Not bad...not bad at all." he said then a girl appearing out of the sky and onto a trampoline. He stood quietly, studying the girl, then he heard the crowds chant. He stepped in between Dreamgirl and Banshee, pushing them apart while doing so. "She's not one of us, she's a hero." He grabbed Dreamgirl by the arm and and stared at her. "So, you like being a hero, huh girl? Well, I'll tell you one thing. If you ever interfere with my plans, I'll make sure you get nightmares for the rest of your life." With that said he shoved her away and stepped back. "Let's go Banshee." he said and the alley was soon surrounded by darkness and Pierce and Banshee disappeared, leaving no trace....they later appeared in a abandon old subway. "Welcome to your new home Banshee." he said evilly.


Kiki left the park and walked into the city. She looked into the window of the video store and saw the video of Dreamgirl beating up a monster with a giant frying pan. Kiki expression went blank. A frying pan....come on. Is that the best you can do? she thought then walked down the street until she bump into Crimson... literally. "Oh, sorry sir. I didn't mean to." she stuttered as she looked up at the young man before her.

Daron's eyes grew wide, startled as they warped out. Then he blinked in realization, and laughed. "You're like old Ivan Evans! Ebon! Hell, this looks like his old place..." He looked around the subway, amused. He sat on a busted up bench. "So, how many other people you planning on recruiting?" He asked, digging in his pocket for a cigarette and lighter.

Michael was walking slowly, trying to leave the area before the police flooded the streets looking for him. It wouldn't be hard taking care of them, but sometimes it just got annoying. It had only been a month since the he had his powers, and the city had been tilting from dangerous to safe every hour that passed. He enjoyed the chaos of it all, but he would soon become bored of it all. Michael was now headed straight home, until someone bumped into him.

Michael looked at the girl with an aggravated face at first, but his mood settled at the sound of her apology. She had black hair that was tied in a ponytail and was wearing an all black wardrobe. He looked down at one of his hands to see that it was glowing. He had absorbed the potential energy of the bump. He was expecting the girl to run from him as the glow only meant he was a Bang Baby, and if she watched enough of the news she would know that he was known as Crimson. He looked at the girl, waiting for her reaction. He much rather have her run away, than him causing a scene so close to his apartment building.

After Kayla recived the threat from a man, who obviously wasn't too fond of heros, she was about to respond but he got away. "..We'll see about that." She said. Another cloud appeared and she flew away.
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She sat down on a bridge that crossed over a small river. Dreamgirl was now back into her normal clothes, and now her normal self- Kayla. She sighed. "Why does it seem like I'm the only hero around here?" She asked no one in particular. Her light brown her carressed the cheek of her face lightly.
"Maybe if i learned to control my powers better, it wouldn't be so hard.." She told herself. She closed her eyes, and focused all her energy. "Lets try to make something cool..something awesome appear..like a sword" Kayla said.
Instead of a sword, a cake appeared, and fell.

"....HOW did I get a cake?!" She said. Kayla sighed once more. "I really am a scatterbrain.."

Pierce glared at Banshee. "What I lack creativity so just shut your trap and make it yourself comfortable." he said,slightly irritated as he sat down on an old pipe. He looked at Banshee as he asked his question. "How ever many I can get my hands on. Its not easy getting the things that I need all on my own." when he said this he made his way to a small door and opened it, piles of money and jewelry poured onto the ground. "I bet you won't be homeless anymore after you get your hands on this stash." he said with a smirk.


Kiki follow the man's gaze and looked at his hand. "Oh, your a bang baby too?!" she said excitedly and looked up at the man then lower her voice to a whisper. "I'm a bang baby too and I know who you are. I've seen you on the news. Everyone calls you Crimson."she felt excited that she could talk to another Bang Baby but she heard that Crimson was a bad guy or at least that all Bang Babies are bad. She let out a sight and lowered her head. "Sorry."

The Honda screeched to a halt. Underneath that helmet, was the scowl of an aggrevated vigilante. His right eyebrow twiched as he killed the engine and parked the bike next to a telephone pole. Pocketing the keys, he turned and walked calmly to where the so-called Crimson was making trouble.

Crimson. Hotstreak. Ebon. Richter could give a damn. Anyone with the balls to cause trouble in his town was gonna feel just how painful the shaking earth could be.

Richter didn't even bother with introductions. Scum like Crimson weren't even worth the pleasantries. Palm was thrust out, and the ground around Crimson's feet would start shaking violently, "You'll be Crimson all right... especially after I'm through with you..." he muttered to himself, more than anyone else.

The only problem with Richter, was that he lacked any restraint in using his power. Sure, his intentions were good, but his little earthquakes tended to do more damage than good, resulting in the people not liking Richter as much they liked other heroes (such as Static). Whether Dakota liked it or not, the fight was one, and Richter was not about to lose, no matter how much damage he had to cause in the process.

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"Hm?" mumbled RJ as the Meta-Radar suddenly blipped up a storm, "Bang Babies..."

He jumped from his chair and donned his Matrix alter-ego. He checked his goggles, making sure the built in scanner/camera was functioning properly, then strapped them onto over his eyes.

After double-checking the location of the activity, he donned his jet boots (a technology he borrowed from observing Gear) and stood at the edge of his bedroom window and looked down on Dakota (he lives on the top floor of an apartment complex a few blocks away from where the action is), "Time to add a few pages to my MetaDex..." he said to himself before jumping. His jet boots fired to life and propelled him forward before he hit the ground and he soared upward.

In a matter of moments, he was on a roof watching Crimson (a bang baby he had already recorded) start trouble. There were 3 known Bang Babies that Matrix had already recorded. Crimson, Richter (who had just rode by on his bike and halted the vehical to join the fray), and DreamGirl.

Matrix managed to record Banshee as he shattered the car windows, and even Pierce as he whisked himself and Banshee away in a shadowy portal. There was still one girl he needed to record, then he would be finished here. Now it would just be a matter of waiting for her to use her power.

He sighed with frustration as Richter appeared to be starting a fight, "He better not interfere with my research..." he muttered to himself. He really couldn't do much to stop Richter anyway. All Matrix could do was command machines and technology, Richters seismic manipulation would easily overpower Matrix (unless there was an abundant amount of machinery for Matrix to control nearby). All Matrix did was sit and wait, specifically for the girl to act.

Kiki was standing right next to Crimson when she saw Richter she was about to speak but then she felt the ground shake causing her to loose her balance and fall. Crap! I think I just put myself in a bad situation. she thought as she looked up at Crimson then to Richter. "Uh...are you sure we can't settle this in a more mature manner?" she asked as she tried to stand up but lose her balance yet again, and fell back on her bottom.

Daron stood up in surprise, the cig falling from his mouth. He walked slowly over to the pile of valuables. "It's... How did you get all of this?" he stared in rapture. He shook his head. "I've gotten used to being homeless... The hobos listen to me. Besides, it'll be a bit conspicuous, paying for a house in gems." He grinned, wondering what he had in mind.