Ronnie Cage was a member of the 75th Airbourne Rangers unit, Srgt. Maj. Ronald Cage as he was known back then. His unit it was deployed to Pakistan on a covert mission to locate a known terrorist cell, thought to have strong Al Quaeda links, the Pakistani government was to have no knowledge of their mission or the fact that they were even there. CIA Intel had narrowed down the location of the group to a small mountain range, surveilance sorties by Predator Drones over the area later confirmed the terrorists suspected location and Cage's unit was sent in.

The mission seemed rather routine, take out any hostiles, apprehend any terrorists that gave themselves up, and seize the WMD's that were thought to have been stored in the mountain cave. However things aren't always what they seem, Cage's unti went in and intially it was rather easy pickings as the element of surprise and the unit's training made it something of a cake walk. However one of the terrorists panicked and in desperation triggered one of the weapons which led to a massive explosion. The blast levelled part of the mountain, and was even visible from the Defense Department's satellites. The mission was a failure, all assets killed in action...or so command thought. A little more than an hour later Central Command started picking up a MayDay call from the mountain region, when Command replied, to say they were stunned to hear Cage's voice calling for extraction would be an understatement. Not only was Cage alive, but he was somehow able to maneuver enough to make it to the rendesvouz point.

Cage spent two months recovering in a NATO hospital in Germany before eventually returning home. By the time he landed on US soil his story was already across the country from coast-to-coast. The Military, desperate for some good press, were propping Cage up as a war hero telling his story...with a few editing points. The real reason of their mission was never released, the Military came up with some story that the unit's chopper crashed, and as they were attempting to get home they came across a terrorist cell and took action to eliminate them.

Once Ronnie was able he began the talk-shor circuit, with talk show hosts falling all over themselves to get him as a guest, Letterman, Leno, Stewart, Katie Couric, and the list went on. All the major news broadcasters would cover his story and for the most part everyone was hailing him as a hero, Ronnie didn't see how he was a hero but he figured the noteriety and the book deal and licensing of his story for use in a block buster movie would lead to a lot better retirement package than anything the Army could offer.

Which brings us to today. Ronnie has been asked to give a guest lecture at Carl University in Chicago to an assembly of students. It's the typical inspiration, "anyone can be a hero", type lecture/speech he's given countless times before. Everything is going as routine as can be when suddenly the entire auditorium is shaken, beams and lighting rigs fall from the ceiling as students scream and scramble for safety. The are more trembles and shakes felts as explosions are heard echoing across the city. Adding to the chaos, armed men dressed in combat camoflauge fatigues are seen storming across the campus yard, attacking whoever the see.

One of the professors, Dr.Jamieson, grabs Ronnie and pulls him along a hallway to a lab where Jamieson barricades the door. However Ronnie wants to get back out onto the campus yard and help. See what he hasn't told anyone is that the explosion in Pakistan left him with unique abilities, powers if you will. Powers that he has been working on mastering and controlling since his hospital stay in Germany.

This is where the story begins.....