Brave New World: Black Lightning

Chapter 1

Jennifer Pierce was freaking out. She didn't know what was going on, all she knew was that she was stuck in her safe space and she didn't know why.

"Hello. Can anyone hear me?" Jen shouted as she thought back to what she'd seen in whatever it was she'd seen while she was in her safespace and she immediately knew that she didn't want to be either of those alternate versions of herself she'd seen and she now knew that she'd been stupid to work with Odell in the first place.

However, she did not know how or why she'd been able to see those things and why she couldn't leave her safe space.

"I hear you." a voice that Jen had never heard before said as suddenly, she found herself pulled out of her safe space and into what looked like outer space, except she could breathe and she was surprised to see a tall black guy with ridges in his head, mutton chops and wearing a ridiculously bulky suit standing there.

"Who are you and where am I?" Jen asked.

"Hello Jennifer Pierce. My name is Mar Novu and I am here to answer your questions, since I'm sure you have a lot of them." Novu said.

"You're not wrong. What the hell happened. Why did I get zapped to my safe space and why couldn't I leave it until now?" Jen asked.

"You should be thankful that your powers sent you to your safespace, since it protected you from the fate of the rest of the multiverse." Novu said.

"What's a multiverse?" Jen asked.

"Think of your universe as a room on a hallway. However, this hallway contains an infinite number of doors, each one leading to another universe." Novu said.

"So basically, my universe was just one of many?" Jen said, trying to wrap her head around the concept that Novu was sending her way.

"Indeed. I know it is hard to believe, but it is the truth. The other versions of yourself that you saw while you were in your safespace were your counterparts from other earths. However, those earths and your own no longer exist due to the crisis that is actually what caused your powers to send you into your safespace." Novu said.

"Wait, so what does that mean? Everyone I love is dead? My parents, my sister?" Jen asked.

"They were, but fortunately, the greatest heroes of the multiverse, the paragons, were able to create a new multiverse, one where your family is still alive, completely unaware of what's happened." Novu said.

"So why am I here instead of there with them?" Jen asked.

"Because there are things that you need to know before I allow you to arrive on the new world." Novu said.

"Like what?" Jen asked.

"Well for starters, the memories of your counterpart so that you can navigate your new life without arousing suspicion." Novu said as he waved his hand and gave Jen the memories of her counterpart.

Once she recovered from the brain dump, Jen looked at him.

"So, based on the memories you just gave me, it looks like I'll be arriving in the new world during the time my dad decided to give up being Black Lightning, which means that Freeland is going to need someone to protect it until he pulls his head out of his ass." Jen said.

"You will need a new suit though, since the one you are wearing will not exist, since your counterpart had no reason to have one made." Novu said.

"And I can't go to Uncle Gambi, since he'll just rat me out to mom and dad." Jen said.

"Fortunately, the new world contains other heroes who you can reach out to. I recommend Cisco Ramon at Star Labs in Central City. You'll know why when you meet him." Novu said.

"Can I ask one more question before you send me to this new world?" Jen asked.

"Of course." Novu said.

"Why did the world reset to the year 2011?" Jen asked.

"Because that is the year that the age of heroes began. You'll understand more as you learn more about the other heroes of the multiverse and this new world." Novu said and Jen just nodded, wanting to get this over with as Novu then sent her to the new world.