Waikīkī Beach. Oʻahu. Hawaii
A brown haired, white skinned guy wearing a sun shirt and knickers stood facing the waters.
He then looked up as he saw the dark clouds and lightning in the sky spreading out.
"There's no way they can stop that alone. Lagos I hope you haven't missed me too much."
***
TwoDaysLater
BackInLagos. Jason'sHouse
Jason laid on the couch, while Mary sat on another chair.
"So what's the plan now?"
"I don't know sis, Jade still hasn't figured it out."
"Well just calm down, the answers will reveal themselves."
"Yeah you are right. I'll be back."
Jason then got up and went down to the lair.
This new lair was built by Jade, it was more advanced, better and aided Shadow well.
Jason walked in, switched on the lights and immediately he did this—
He turned and gave a drop kick to a brown haired guy, who moved back and hit a wall.
Jason then quickly grabbed a gun and aimed it at his face.
"Now tell me, who are you?"
"Calms bruv. The name's Mark Adrian."
***
SomeYearsAgo
Mark Adrian. From California, USA.
He worked for a research facility that deals on radioactive particles and substances. Well he was a supervisor.
On a normal day of work. He went into a room having plants that contained and transported gamma rays wearing a protective suit.
He usually does this, checking the plants for leaks, and any problems.
And today there was a problem.
There was a break in by some criminals. They needed bottles of uranium and well they walked into the room Mark was.
He hid behind a shelf as the armed robbers walked in wearing protective suits and searching the room.
After a while the room went silent and Mark came out aiming to turn on the alarm, but—
"Hit that button and I blow your fucking brains out."
A robber holding a gun to Mark's head threatened as Mark just stood still.
"Move it."
Both then walked out of the room, and Mark saw he held a case containing uranium.
"I can't let you leave with that element."
"And who do you think you freaking are to stop me?"
The robber then hit Mark in the head and pushed him forward.
Mark, seeing an opportunity, turned and hit the robber in the chest pushing him back.
"Arrgh. You fucking dog!"
The robber then got his balance and aimed his gun at Mark.
"No! Don't!"
BAM!
The first shot went hitting Mark in the chest
BAM! BAM!
Two more came and hit him again as he fell on the ground.
The robber then ran out of the room, but Mark held his leg trying to stop him.
"Let go of me fool."
The robber began kicking Mark who refused to let go. He then was about to shoot Mark again, but Mark dragged him making him fall and the robber missed his shot.
Kicking Mark in the face he ran away.
Mark struggled to breath and fought for his life laid on the ground bleeding.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The meter in the room beeped as the alarm went off.
It turned out the robber shot a plant and that caused a disturbance and reaction.
Mark tried to crawl his way out of the room, but couldn't although he tried his best.
Sitting and resting his back on a wall, he closed his eyes.
BOOM! BOOM!! BOOM!!
AMonthLater
"Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"
Mark screaming in pain woke up with shock.
He was in a junkyard and lying within plastic junk.
He got on his feet, making his way out of the junkyard.
"What happened?"
He wondered as he left, walking on the streets, people thought he was a lunatic seeing his messed up state and raggy appearance.
He made his way home.
It was locked and put up for sale. Asking the neighbours around who were new, they said the house has been put up for sale since the previous owner died a month ago and having no next of kin.
["I died?"]
He got inside and had his bath, changing into fresh clothes.
Later that day at night. He went to the research facility. It has been renovated.
Entering a neighbouring building and making his way to the roof, Mark looked, watching the place where he died.
"Who are they?"
Spotting a black van pulled up to the facility's back gate and guys dressed in all black came down.
He watched and then he saw him.
"You. The man that killed me."
Mark stood upright with rage as he watched.
WHOOSHHH!!!
"Woaw!!"
Mark gave out as the wind suddenly came from behind pushing him forward with great force, but he held himself close to the edge of the roof.
"What the hell was that?"
Later on, he got down and went to the research facility following the man and his squad.
Mark got inside but couldn't find his way, it was like the facility had changed so much since he was gone.
They even began working with chemicals and nanotechnology.
"What in the name of!"
Mark exclaimed as he entered a large room.
The place had chemicals cooking down below, like over 1000 feet.
The place was wide and large, containing different platforms for standing and different chemicals cooking on different levels below.
"Well, well, well. If it ain't Mark."
A voice said from a distance as Mark turned around.
"Boss?"
"I wonder how you are still alive, kid."
"I'm as surprised as you sir."
His boss began to walk towards him.
"Oh don't give me that bullshit."
"What do you mean sir?"
"No one experiences a gamma blast and survives or rather comes out the same."
"I'm sure it was the suit sir. Cause I seriously don't know how I survived."
"Nahh kid, there's something more to it and you right there are a breakthrough. So kid, I'm gonna to study you."
CLANG!
Mark turned around to see the man that shot him aiming his gun at Mark.
"Not you again."
"Oh yes. We meet again just like a match made in heaven."
Smiling dubiously the guy cocked his gun as he walked closer to Mark.
"Don't kill the specimen, just bring him alive."
"You heard the boss, now let's go."
"No!"
Mark yelled as he was moving back slowly.
"What you say?"
"I said no. I'm not coming with you."
Still moving back as the man came closer, but Mark soon ran out of space as he got to the end of the pavement.
"Nowhere to run, kid!"
"Arrgghhhhhh!"
Mark then took a dive at the man holding his gun.
Both struggling for the gun, Mark doing his best which was nothing.
"Damn you!"
The man then hit Mark with his knee making him bend, and then with his gun he wiped Mark in the face as he bled.
"Fuck what the boss says, I'm putting a bullet in you."
BANG!
Firing his gun, Mark, then staggering trying to recover from the previous hit he took, used his hands to cover his face.
"Arrgghhhhhh!!"
The man groaned as Mark dropped his hands. Checking and touching his chest but seeing no bullet holes.
"How did you fucking do that?"
The man asked as he was bleeding from his left hand.
"Do what?"
Mark asked, looking baffled, then got himself.
"Arrrggghhh!!!!"
BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!
The man shot his gun all the more till the round finished, but meanwhile—
Mark seeing the bullets come to him, before he knew it, he found himself flipping, twisting, turning, and dodging the bullets acrobatically.
He landed on his feet looking surprised and confused.
"Woaw, did I just—"
Before he could complete his words, the pavement they both stood on gave in.
Collapsing and crashing down.
"Aaaahhhhhhhh!!!"
They both yelled because beneath them was cooking acid.
Mark, trying to do something, then surprisingly grabbed the wall and immediately.
GRAB!
His palm stuck to the wall.
"Keep sticking, keep sticking."
He couldn't believe his eyes, but whatever was happening he prayed it continued, because he was so afraid of death.
"How the hell are you doing that?"
Mark heard the man's voice as it was then he released the man who was holding onto his leg so he wouldn't fall.
"You are here?"
Mark looked down as the guy was trying to climb.
But, Mark started slipping, losing his grip.
"Hey let go!"
"Are you mad or something?!"
"I'm slipping you damn fool!"
"No, no, no keep sticking kid!"
But then, he lost grip and both fell down towards the acid.
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"
Screaming in pain and panic both fell to their death, but then—
Mark began to feel it, the wind, it was pushing against him, flowing around him.
He realised he was the only one feeling it, the one being engulfed by it, and that moment he tried something stupid.
He spread his arms out to the side, palms facing down, his legs locked against each other and steady.
He fell down faster, diving towards the acid ahead of the guy.
"Hey! What the!"
The guy gave out as he saw Mark go and the next thing that played out left him speechless before he crashed into the acid.
Mark flew, gliding across and over the acid just before taking up bursting out of the facility into the air.
"Woaw! This is fucking amazing!!"
Yelling with excitement he flew home.
Entering his lab and testing himself, he understood what happened.
The gamma blast mutated his cells making him aerokinetic.
The stunt of sticking to the wall was because he reduced the air pressure between his palm and the wall creating a suction between them.
Weeks passed, Mark started learning how to control his powers and eventually seeing his town needed a crime check as a hero, he decided to take up the task.
Making a sky blue sleek, light weight suit, and wearing a domino mask that covers the eyes and upper nose.
The mask isn't just for disguise, but helps regulate ventilation of air and the eye cutouts have invisible lenses.
"Yessss…
"I AmGale"